2026 Grand Challenge II announced for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet — Online competition to run from October 3rd-5th

The second online competition in the 2026 Championship Series has been announced. The sign-up period for the 2026 Grand Challenge II runs from September 25th at midnight (UTC) to October 2nd at 11:59pm (UTC), and the event itself runs from October 3rd at midnight (UTC) to October 5th at 11:59pm (UTC). The results and winning teams from the 2026 Grand Challenge II, also known as the 2026 Grand Challenge 2, will be found here on Bulbagarden once the event has concluded.

Despite there being no official ranked ladder for this format, the 2026 Grand Challenge II uses the Regulation Set H ruleset, banning the use of all Legendary, Mythical, and Paradox Pokémon. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Ranked Season 34 began on September 1 and instead uses the adjacent Regulation Set J ruleset. Many players have criticised this decision, as it means there's currently no official way to practice any online event in Regulation H.

The 2026 Grand Challenge II is only available for players who reside in "Championship Point-earning regions," including the 'USA & Canada', 'Europe', 'Latin America', 'Oceania', and 'Middle East & South Africa' rating zones. As such, players who rank high at the end of this event will receive Championship Points, a rating that allows the top players in each region to qualify for the 2026 World Championships. CP rewards are based on your placement in your respective rating zone; if you place 8th globally but 1st in the 'US & Canada' rating zone, for example, you receive CP based on your latter rating.

For more information on how to qualify for the World Championships in the 2026 Championship Series, visit Pokémon's official Championship Series website.

Placement​	Championship Points (CP)​
1st​	75 CP​
2nd​	65 CP​
Top 4​	54 CP​
Top 8​	52 CP​
Top 16​	25 CP​
Top 32​	13 CP​
Top 64​	11 CP​
Top 128​	7 CP​
Top 256​	5 CP​
Top 512​	4 CP​
Top 1024​	3 CP​

For a reminder on the results from the previous 2026 Grand Challenge I, check out Bulbagarden's coverage here. The event was won by Davide Fazio with a final rating of 1847.123 alongside a team consisting of Gholdengo, Sneasler, Bloodmoon Ursaluna, Rillaboom, Incineroar, and Alolan Ninetales.

Entries are limited to one per user per game version per Nintendo Switch system, and no entries will be accepted once the competition period has started. All players who participate, by completing at least 3 battles, receive a participation prize of 100,000 League Points, a Gold Bottle Cap, and an Ability Patch. Trainers will be limited to 15 matches per day, however any unused matches will be carried over to Trainer's limits for the next day of the competition.

To register for the competition, follow these steps:

1. Launch your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game.
2. Open the X menu.
3. Select Poké Portal.
4. Select Battle Stadium.
5. Select Online Competitions.
6. Under Official Competitions, select Search for a Competition.

To check rankings after the competition is over, follow these steps:

1. Launch your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game.
2. Open the X menu.
3. Select Poké Portal.
4. Select Battle Stadium.
5. Select Online Competitions.
6. Select Previous Results.