The 2026 Pokémon Frankfurt Regional Championships were won by Emanuele Briganti, claiming their first victory in the Video Game Championships by knocking out 2025 Latin America International Finalist Victor Medina in the finals!
This tournament was the first in-person event in the 2026 Championship Series, and used the Regulation Set H ruleset. This bans the use of all Paradox, Legendary, and Restricted Special Pokemon. The current series concludes with the 2026 Pokémon World Championships taking place in San Francisco, California from August 28-30, 2026, with the Video Game Championships taking place in the upcoming Pokémon Champions title.
The following list shows each player that made it to Top Cut as well as the teams they used—which you can click or tap to see more information, such as each Pokémon's moves or ability— and any rewards earned. This includes Championship Points (CP), prize money in USD, and invites to the 2026 World Championships. Any team or rental code shown below can be used in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's in-person events while Regulation Set H is running from September 1 to November 30, 2025. Click or tap on each team to see more information, including each Pokémon's moves, ability, Tera Type, and more.
This tournament was the first in-person event in the 2026 Championship Series, and used the Regulation Set H ruleset. This bans the use of all Paradox, Legendary, and Restricted Special Pokemon. The current series concludes with the 2026 Pokémon World Championships taking place in San Francisco, California from August 28-30, 2026, with the Video Game Championships taking place in the upcoming Pokémon Champions title.
The following list shows each player that made it to Top Cut as well as the teams they used—which you can click or tap to see more information, such as each Pokémon's moves or ability— and any rewards earned. This includes Championship Points (CP), prize money in USD, and invites to the 2026 World Championships. Any team or rental code shown below can be used in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's in-person events while Regulation Set H is running from September 1 to November 30, 2025. Click or tap on each team to see more information, including each Pokémon's moves, ability, Tera Type, and more.
Results
# | Rewards | Trainer | Pokémon | |||
1st | $6,000 | 350 CP | Worlds Invite | Emanuele Briganti | ||
2nd | $4,000 | 325 CP | Victor Medina | |||
Top 4 | $2,000 | 300 CP | Shohei Kimura | |||
Davide Carrer | ||||||
Top 8 | $1,000 | 280 CP | Fabian Braun | |||
Valentijn Visser | ||||||
Joan Garcia | ||||||
Oliver Eskolin | ||||||
Top Cut | $750 | 200 CP | Florian Hoffmann | |||
Nikolaj Hoj Nielsen | ||||||
Giuseppe Alario | ||||||
Adam Cherfaoui | ||||||
Julian Freund | ||||||
Victor Jimenez Coll | ||||||
Top Pokémon
# | Pokémon | Day 1 | Day 2 | | # | Pokémon | Day 1 | Day 2 | ||
#1 | Sneasler | 38.5% | ▲ 42.1% | #9 | Archaludon | 19.8% | ▲ 25.2% | |||
#2 | Gholdengo | 38.1% | ▲ 45.8% | #10 | Amoonguss | 17.7% | ▲ 19.6% | |||
#3 | Incineroar | 37.9% | ▲ 42.1% | #11 | Volcarona | 17.0% | <19.7% | |||
#4 | Rillaboom | 35.9% | ▲ 42.1% | #12 | Kingambit | 16.6% | <19.7% | |||
#5 | Dragonite | 34.7% | ▲ 38.3% | #13 | Ninetales (Alolan) | <16.7% | ▲ 20.6% | |||
#6 | Annihilape | 25.4% | ▲ 29.9% | #14 | Pelipper | <16.7% | ▲ 20.6% | |||
#7 | Ursaluna (Bloodmoon) | 25.2% | ▲ 30.8% | #15 | Basculegion (Male) | <16.7% | ▲ 19.6% | |||
#8 | Ursaluna | 20.2% | ▼ <19.7% | | ||||||
Streamed Battles
Davide Carrer | 2 - 1 | Julian Freund |
Game 1 | ||
0 - 1 | ||
Game 2 | ||
1 - 1 | ||
Game 3 | ||
2 - 1 | ||
Victor Medina | 2 - 1 | Oliver Eskolin |
Game 1 | ||
1 - 0 | ||
Game 2 | ||
1 - 1 | ||
Game 3 | ||
2 - 1 | ||
Emanuele Briganti | 2 - 1 | Shohei Kimura |
Game 1 | ||
1 - 0 | ||
Game 2 | ||
1 - 1 | ||
Game 3 | ||
2 - 1 | ||
Davide Carrer | 0 - 2 | Victor Medina |
Game 1 | ||
0 - 1 | ||
Game 2 | ||
0 - 2 | ||
Emanuele Briganti | 2 - 0 | Victor Medina |
Game 1 | ||
1 - 0 | ||
Game 2 | ||
2 - 0 | ||
