Mid-Year Celebration 2026
VG Gym Leader Challenge
Gym Leader Challenge — Regulation M-B historical teams
Event details
- Date
- Tuesday, June 30, 2026
- Round 1
- 6:00 PM
- Format
- Gym Leader Challenge — Regulation M-B historical teams
- Structure
- Doubles · Best-of-3, win with each team · Swiss + Cut
- Where
- Entry
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- Masters$5
- SeniorsFree
- JuniorsFree
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Entry is $5, paid at the store — bring $5 to check-in.
Pick two historical Gym Leader teams from our trainer database and play their actual rosters in Pokémon Champions Regulation M-B. Eligible rosters are trainers with 6–9 Pokémon that are legal in Pokémon Champions; the list updates June 17, 2026 when Regulation M-B starts.
Format
- Choose two teams from the historical Gym Leader rosters in our trainer database
- Eligible historical rosters are trainers with 6–9 Pokémon legal in Pokémon Champions Regulation M-B; the published list updates June 17, 2026
- Your two teams must total 12 entirely unique Pokémon — regional forms count as the same species (you can’t run both Raichu and Alolan Raichu)
- Play the trainers’ actual teams, limited to Pokémon available in Pokémon Champions (Regulation M-B)
- Standard VGC Doubles rules
- Best-of-3 — you must win a game with EACH of your two teams to win the match
- Swiss + single-elimination Top Cut
Up to 5 Swiss rounds — the round count grows with attendance.
🔴 VG team lists: All Mid-Year VG events use Pokémon Champions Regulation M-B. Use the classic Team Builder for your Pokémon Champions team list. For VG Gym Leader Challenge, browse the eligible historical teams in the trainer-team gallery; that list updates June 17, 2026 when Regulation M-B starts.
Prize
A Prize Pack for entering, plus one for every win — and a Mid-Year VG notebook to the winner.