The Pokémon Company International has announced the competitors who were crowned 2026 Pokémon Europe International Champions on the Excel London stage last weekend.
After three days of incredible skills, perseverance and sportsmanship, those who claimed top places in the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games (VGC), Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE categories were rewarded with direct invitations to the 2026 Pokémon World Championships taking place in San Francisco this August.
List of 2026 Pokémon Europe International Champions
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]
