The 2026 Pokémon Las Vegas Regional Championships were won by 2018 Roanoke Regional Champion Dylan Salvanera. The event ran from 15-16 November 2025, and featured a total of 705 trainers battling for an invite to the 2026 Pokémon World Championships.
This was the final tournament in North America to use the Regulation Set H ruleset, banning the use of all Paradox, Legendary, and Restricted Special Pokémon. It was also the final event before the format's biggest tournament: the 2026 Latin America International Championships (LAIC), taking place from 21-23 November 2025. The 2026 Championship Series concludes with the 2026 World Championships, scheduled to take place in San Francisco, California, from 28-30 August 2026, with the Video Game Championships (VGC) division held in the upcoming Pokémon Champions title.
The following list shows the Top 32 players; 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 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 1 September to 30 November 2025.
Results
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1st | $6,000 | Worlds Invite | Dylan Salvanera |
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2nd | $4,000 | Zachary Weed |
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Top 4 | $2,000 | Zachary Carlson |
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Carson St. Denis |
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Top 8 | $1,000 | James Evans |
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Joseph Ugarte |
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Justin Tang |
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Henry Rich |
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Top 16 | $750 | Oliver Eskolin |
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Andrew Figueras |
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Raghav Malaviya |
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Collin Heier |
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Behzad Muntazir |
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Top 32
Top 16 (cont.) | $750 | Montana Mott |
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Alexander Canseco |
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Cary D'Ortona |
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Top 32 | — | Yuma Kinugawa |
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Yosuke Takayanagi |
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Brandon Davis |
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Cayden Owens |
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Will Inabinet |
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Carson Jones |
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Paul Chua |
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Navjit Joshi |
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Rajan Bal |
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Alex Underhill |
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Elijah Shimabukuro |
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Junxi Zhu |
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Josh Robinson |
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Ryan Loseto |
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Diego Chan |
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Shane Gaffney |
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Top Pokémon
# | Pokémon | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | | # | Pokémon | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | ||
#1 |
| Incineroar | 53.2% | ▲ 60.0% | #8 |
| Archaludon | 19.0% | ▼ <18.0% | |
#2 |
| Rillaboom | 40.8% | ▲ 42.0% | #9 |
| Ninetales (Alolan) | 18.0% | ▲ 21.0% | |
#3 |
| Gholdengo | 40.6% | ▲ 41.0% | #10 |
| Annihilape | 16.5% | ▲ 19.0% | |
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| Ursaluna (Bloodmoon) | 37.8% | ▼ 35.0% | #11 |
| Volcarona | 15.3% | ▲ 22.0% | |
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| Sneasler | 26.8% | ▲ 27.0% | #12 |
| Pelipper | 14.3% | <18.0% | |
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| Dragonite | 25.8% | ▲ 28.0% | #13 |
| Farigiraf | <14.3% | ▲ 23.0% | |
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| Basculegion (Male) | 21.5% | ▲ 23.0% | #14 |
| Torkoal | <14.3% | ▲ 18.0% | |
Streamed Battles
Day 1
Swiss Round 2 | ||
Aditya Subramanian | 2 - 1 | James Baek |
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Swiss Round 3 | ||
Chuppa Cross IV | 1 - 2 | Dawei Si |
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Swiss Round 4 | ||
Christopher Han | 0 - 2 | Cary D'Ortona |
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Swiss Round 5 | ||
Thomas Gravouille | 2 - 0 | Yosuke Takayanagi |
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Swiss Round 6 | ||
Raghav Malaviya | 2 - 1 | Masahiro Ito |
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Swiss Round 7 | ||
Oliver Eskolin | 2 - 1 | Ryan Bailey |
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Swiss Round 8 | ||
Marcus Dion | 0 - 2 | Shoma Honami |
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Day 2
Swiss Round 10 | ||
Ryan Loseto | 0 - 2 | Joseph Ugarte |
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Swiss Round 11 | ||
Henry Rich | 2 - 1 | Raghav Malaviya |
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Swiss Round 12 | ||
Justin Tang | 2 - 0 | Will Inabinet |
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Top Cut | ||
Joseph Ugarte | 2 - 1 | Behzad Muntazir |
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Top 8A | ||
James Evans | 1 - 2 | Dylan Salvanera |
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Top 8B | ||
Joseph Ugarte | 1 - 2 | Zachary Carlson |
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Top 8C | ||
Justin Tang | 0 - 2 | Zachary Weed |
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Top 8D | ||
Carson St. Denis | 2 - 1 | Henry Rich |
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Top 4A | ||
Dylan Salvanera | 2 - 1 | Zachary Carlson |
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Top 4B | ||
Zachary Weed | 2 - 1 | Carson St. Denis |
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Finals | ||
Dylan Salvanera | 2 - 1 | Zachary Weed |
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