London, UK – 20 January 2026 – From 13 to 15 February 2026, competitors around the globe will travel to London to battle it out at the 2026 Pokémon Europe International Championships (EUIC) in the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games (VGC), the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE categories. After three days of intense matches and friendly competition, top players will be rewarded with direct invitations to the 2026 Pokémon World Championships taking place in San Francisco, California, in August, commemorative prizes, Pokémon TCG booster packs, and over $500,000 spread across the four categories.
Fans at home will be able to follow the excitement by tuning in to the English broadcast of the championships on the official Pokémon channels from 13 to 15 February 2026. Viewers will be able to obtain the following digital rewards while watching the official 2026 Pokémon EUIC livestream[1]:
- Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet: Yuma Kinugawa’s 2026 Pokémon Latin America International Championships-winning Hisuian Typhlosion[2].
- Pokémon TCG Live: four Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes booster packs2, Mega Charizard X-themed deck cosmetics and avatar jacket, and two special illustration rare cards from Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes[3].
- Pokémon GO: unique Timed Research featuring Dewgong, inspired by Eric “NiteTimeClasher” Wang’s 2026 Pokémon Latin America International Championships-winning team, 15 Seel Candy XL, 20 Charged TMs, 20 Fast TMs, and an Elite Charged TM3.
- Pokémon UNITE: a 2026 Pokémon EUIC in-game sticker2 and a platinum Charizard boost emblem3 that can be used to alter the stats of your Pokémon.
Streaming Schedule: All times listed in GMT[4]
Pokémon VGC Stream: Twitch.tv/Pokemon, YouTube.com/@Pokemon
Casters: Labhaoisa Akcoş-Cromie, Jamie Boyt, Kosta Daidimos, Rosemary Kelley and Lee Provost
Friday, February 13: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 14: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 15: Finals begin at 4:00 p.m.Twitch.tv/PokemonYouTube.com/@Pokemon
Pokémon TCG Stream: Twitch.tv/PokemonTCG, YouTube.com/@Pokemon
Casters: Joe Bernard, Ross Gilbert, Freya Pearce, Chip Richey and Kyle Sabelhaus
Friday, February 13: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 14: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 15: Finals begin at 12:3Twitch.tv/PokemonYouTube.com/@Pokemon
Pokémon GO Stream: Twitch.tv/PokemonGO, YouTube.com/@Pokemon and tiktok.com/@pokemongo
Casters: Fareed Anees, Will Dunphey, Martin Galderisi, Amanda Lundberg and Martijn Versteeg
Friday, February 13: 9: 00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 14: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 15: Finals begin at 10:3Twitch.tv/PokemonYouTube.com/@Pokemon
Pokémon UNITE Stream: Twitch.tv/PokemonUNITE, YouTube.com/@PokemonUNITE
Casters: Kirk “doobsnax” Dubé, Joshua “Zoinks” Hiebert, James “Reliq” Kirk and Jake “spragels” Sprague
Friday, February 13: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 14: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 15: Finals begin aTwitch.tv/PokemonYouTube.com/@Pokemon
Keep up to date with the latest news from the 2026 Pokémon EUIC here, and to learn more about the Pokémon Championship Series, visit Championships.Pokemon.com.
To find out about the Play! Pokémon program and how you can participate, be sure to visit Play.pokemon.com.
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About Pokémon
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About Nintendo
Nintendo Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, has been providing a wide range of entertainment products and experiences since its founding in 1889, beginning with the manufacture and sale of Hanafuda playing cards. Since the 1983 release of the Family Computer (Famicom) system in Japan, and continuing through Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo’s focus has been the development, manufacturing, and sale of its gaming systems and software. To date, Nintendo has sold more than 5.9 billion video games and over 860 million hardware units globally, and has created franchises such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, The Legend of Zelda™, Pokémon™, Metroid™, Kirby™, Animal Crossing™, Pikmin™, and Splatoon™. Nintendo strives to expand the number of people who have access to its characters and worlds. Its continuing mission is to put smiles on the faces of everyone it touches with unique entertainment experiences, centered on its integrated video game hardware and software products. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, based in Frankfurt, Germany, serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in Europe. For more information about Nintendo of Europe, please visit the company’s website at https://www.nintendo.com/eu.
[1] Details about redemption will be featured during the livestream. Terms apply to code use. Please tune in to the 2026 Pokémon EUIC broadcast for more information.
[2] Codes to redeem these in-game rewards will be revealed live during the 2026 Pokémon EUIC broadcast.
[3] These rewards will be distributed via Twitch Drops. Visit the Pokémon Twitch Rewards page for more information on Twitch Drops and detailed instructions on how to connect Twitch to your Pokémon Trainer Central account.
[4] Schedule is approximate and subject to change. All finals on Sunday will run subsequently; each final will not start until the previous final has finished and thus start times for each match depend on the length of all prior matches that day.