The 2026 Grand Challenge III was won by 2016 World Champion Wolfe Glick. More details on the highest-placing teams from each region can be found below!
This event was the third Online Competition in the 2026 Championship Series and used the Regulation Set H ruleset, banning the use of all Paradox, Legendary, and Restricted Special Pokémon. Additional Grand Challenges are confirmed to take place in January and May; Global Challenges will be taking place too, but their dates are currently unannounced.
The results below show the Top 16 players from each rating zone, as well as their rating in the event, and each player's team—which you can select to view any publicly available information regarding the Pokémon, such as held items, moves, abilities, and more. Any team or rental code seen below is eligible for use in any event using the Regulation Set H ruleset, which is currently running from 1 September to 30 November 2025.
Results
US & Canada
There was a total of 1,066 trainers within the Masters Division playing in the US & Canada rating zone, with Wolfe Glick winning the event both globally and in their respective rating zone. While their team is currently unknown, this result highlights how Wolfe Glick continues to cement themself as one of the most formidable trainers in the Video Game Championships (VGC), with an unmatched total of 10 Regional titles, at least 1 National title, 2 International titles, a victory in the Players Cup II, 2 Online Competition titles, all on top of being a Worlds Finalist in 2012 and a World Champion four years later in 2016.Region | Global | Trainer | Rating | Pokémon |
1st | 1st | Wolfe Glick | ??? |
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2nd | 10th | Joseph Ugarte | 1779.646 |
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3rd | 12th | Shiliang Tang | 1778.627 |
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4th | 14th | Michael Klymchuk | 1772.601 |
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5th | 17th | Zachary Weed | 1764.521 |
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6th | 18th | Yuki Zaninovich | 1764.296 |
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7th | 19th | Olivia Moledzki | 1763.864 |
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8th | 20th | Christopher Han | ??? |
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9th | 25th | Justin Tang | 1757.538 |
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10th | ??? | Patrick Dillon | ??? |
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11th | ??? | Aaron Jaffe | 1753.400 |
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12th | ??? | Sam Danneker | ??? |
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13th | ??? | Zhang Ruizhe | ??? |
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14th | ??? | Leonard Craft III | 1739.500 |
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15th | ??? | Raghav Malaviya | ??? |
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16th | ??? | Jared Angster | ??? |
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Europe
There was a total of 1,118 trainers within the Masters Division playing in the Europe rating zone. 2022 Europe International Champion and 2x Regional Champion Eric Rios reached 1st place in Europe and 2nd place globally. The team puts massive pressure on its opponents with Hisuian Typhlosion threatening to deal huge damage with its Choice Specs, able to move before its opponents can react with a supportive Tailwind from Whimsicott.Region | Global | Trainer | Rating | Pokémon |
1st | 2nd | Eric Rios | 1798.446 |
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2nd | 3rd | Emanuele Briganti | 1789.058 |
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3rd | 4th | Victor Jiménez | 1788.462 |
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4th | 6th | Marcus Koh | 1785.634 |
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5th | 7th | Luca Ceribelli | 1785.133 |
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6th | 8th | Nikolaj Høj Nielsen | 1783.663 |
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7th | 9th | Jorge Tabuyo | 1782.698 |
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8th | 11th | Michał Kwiatkowski | 1779.375 |
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9th | 13th | Frederik Høj Nielsen | ??? |
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10th | 15th | Louis Fontvieille | ??? |
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11th | 16th | Adrian Krajinovic | ??? |
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12th | 21st | René Oertel | ??? |
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13th | 22nd | Nemanja Sandic | 1755.649 |
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14th | 26th | Jonas Nienhüser | ??? |
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15th | 30th | Eduardo Cunha | ??? |
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16th | ??? | Stefano Greppi | 1742.100 |
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Latin America
There was a total of 432 trainers within the Masters Division playing in the Latin America rating zone. 2x Regional Champion and 2019 Senior Oceania International Champion Juan Salerno came out on top in this region with a well-rounded balance team featuring top threats like Gholdengo and Dragonite.Region | Global | Trainer | Rating | Pokémon |
1st | 5th | Juan Salerno | 1788.392 |
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2nd | 23rd | Pedro H. Soares Feitosa | 1759.219 |
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3rd | 24th | João Felipe Leite | ??? |
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4th | 68th | Fran Gribaudo | 1710.154 |
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5th | 83rd | Max Morales | 1702.500 |
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6th | ??? | Fábio Lima | ??? |
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7th | 86th | Felipe Casas | 1700.922 |
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8th | ??? | Juan Mejía | ??? |
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9th | ??? | Mario García | ??? |
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10th | ??? | Yan Sym | ??? |
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11th | 116th | Enrique Escobedo | 1687.017 |
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12th | ??? | Carlos Oryan | ??? |
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13th | 125th | Antonio Marco Rodrigo | 1682.044 |
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14th | ??? | Leandro Pezán | ??? |
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15th | ??? | Sebastián Escalante | ??? |
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16th | ??? | Valentino Parra | 1659.200 |
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Oceania
There was a total of 153 trainers within the Masters Division playing in the Oceania rating zone. 2024 Brisbane Regional Champion and 2017 Junior World Champion Nicholas Kan claimed first place with a currently unknown team.Region | Global | Trainer | Rating | Pokémon |
1st | ??? | Nicholas Kan | 1728.400 |
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2nd | ??? | Joji Kaieda | 1728.000 |
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3rd | ??? | Henry Rich | ??? |
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4th | ??? | Lewis Tan | ??? |
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5th | ??? | Liam Shorter | ??? |
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6th | ??? | Yoav Reuven | ??? |
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7th | ??? | Patrick Dawson | ??? |
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8th | ??? | Ben Madigan | ??? |
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9th | ??? | Lorenz Ravalo | ??? |
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10th | ??? | Dimitri Koziaris | ??? |
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11th | ??? | Jack Roth | ??? |
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12th | ??? | Mitch Kendrick | ??? |
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13th | ??? | Daniel Quek | ??? |
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14th | ??? | James Katsaros | ??? |
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15th | ??? | Jarrod Cristaldi | ??? |
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16th | ??? | Dylan Mak | ??? |
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