BELLEVUE, Wash. — Feb. 16, 2026 — After three days of incredible skills, perseverance and sportsmanship, top Pokémon players were crowned 2026 Pokémon Europe International Champions on the Excel London stage in the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE.
The highly competitive weekend (February 13 to 15, 2026) saw players, supporters and fans from across the globe gathering in London. Challengers battled it out for direct invitations to the 2026 Pokémon World Championships taking place in San Francisco in August, as well as commemorative prizes, Pokémon TCG booster packs and over $500,000 spread across the four games.
The 2026 Pokémon Europe International Champions are:
Video Game Junior Division:
1st place: Hideo Uezu [JP]
2nd place: Zachary Thomas [US]
Video Game Senior Division:
1st place: Charlie Kim [US]
2nd place: Leland Smith [US]
Video Game Masters Division:
1st place: Paul Chua [US]
2nd place: Zachary Weed [US]
Trading Card Game Junior Division:
1st place: Koutarou Matsudaira [JP]
2nd place: Reo Otake [JP]
Trading Card Game Senior Division:
1st place: Jacob Lee [US]
2nd place: Maurycy Wilczek [PL]
Trading Card Game Masters Division:
1st place: Edwyn Mesman [NL]
2nd place: Drew Stephenson [UK]
Pokémon GO:
1st place: Leo “P4T0M4N” Marín Torres [ES]
2nd place: Colin “Colin6ix” Spa [NL]
Pokémon UNITE:
1st place: Team Peps [EU]
2nd place: Evil Geniuses [North America]
Keep up to date with the latest news from the 2026 Pokémon Championship Series here.
To find out about the Play! Pokémon program and how you can participate, be sure to visit Play.Pokemon.com.
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