| Event | 2025 Grand Challenge I |
|---|---|
| Location | Online |
| Date | 20–22 September 2024 |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Videogame | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet |
| Season | 2025 Season – VGC Regulation Set H |
| Format | In-game ladder competition |
| Organizer | The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) |
Table of Contents
Sign-up instructions
Sign-ups for the event are done through your own Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game, only available if the Online Competition settings are configured to any TPCi region (that is, any region excluding Asia-Pacific).
To register, enter the Poké Portal → Battle Stadium → Online competitions → Search for a competition (in the Official Competitions column).
You will need to register and lock a team at the time of registration.
Sign-ups are open from 12 September at 00:00 UTC until 19 September at 23:59 UTC, when the tournament starts.
Platform and schedule
The tournament is held online, in your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game, at the Online competitions section of the Poké Portal’s Battle Stadium.
The tournament starts on 20 September 2024 at 00:00 UTC. You will be able to play up to 15 battles on 20 September, up to 30 battles by 21 September and up to 45 battles by 22 September. You will be able to enter any battle until 22 September 2024 at 23:59 UTC.
Prizes
This event is an official Online Competition, and is part of the 2025 official circuit in all regions governed by TPCi, that is: North America, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, and Middle East & Africa.
As a participation prize, any player that finishes at least three battles will receive 100,000 League Points, a Gold Bottle Cap and an Ability Patch.
Players are warned that only one user can participate per Nintendo account, even if they are playing both Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet in the same account. Playing with both versions of the game may result in penalties.
| Placement | Championship Points | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 170 CP | 0 |
| 2nd | 160 CP | 4 |
| 3rd and 4th | 150 CP | 8 |
| 5th to 8th | 140 CP | 17 |
| 9th to 16th | 130 CP | 33 |
| 17th to 32nd | 120 CP | 65 |
| 33rd to 64th | 80 CP | 129 |
| 65th to 128th | 65 CP | 257 |
| 129th to 256th | 50 CP | 513 |
| 257th to 512th | 35 CP | 1025 |
| 513th to 1024th | 20 CP | 2049 |
Overview
The 2025 Grand Challenge I is an official Online Competition featuring double battles, and is region-locked. It is the seventh VGC-relevant Online Competition in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games for players in the TPCi regions, and the first in the 2025 season. It is the first-ever Grand Challenge, the region-locked version of the Global Challenges.
It is played with VGC Regulation Set H.
The original announcement had a typo that indicated it would be played with VGC Regulation Set F. It was corrected later that day.
A little bit of history
Online Competitions are usually a part of the casual gameplay, but they have been featured in the official circuit for some years now. They are one of the few tournaments in which all world regions play together, and it generally grants National invites in TPC regions and Championship Points in TPCi regions.
The most recent Online Competition for players in the TPCi regions was the 2024 Global Challenge III, played in March 2024 with the VGC Regulation Set F. This Online Competition also awarded CP for players in TPCi regions, and invites to the National Championships in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand to the respective players of those regions. First place was earned by 2022 World Champion Eduardo Cunha, who earned a rating of 1818 and obtained 160 CP. Eduardo beat 2-time International finalist Davide Cognetta, who earned a rating of 1817 and obtained 130 CP.
American James Evans, the 2018 Senior Division World Champion, defeated Brazilian Gabriel Agati in the NAIC finals.
