Announcement 2026 ORAS Tournament Schedule

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This post contains the schedule for all the official ORAS tournaments that will be hosted in 2026.

ORAS OU Circuit 2026
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italics = doesn't count for circuit points

ORAS Winter Seasonal - January 4th (Type B)
ORAS Champions League - February 8th [Custom]
ORAS Trios - March 8th (Unofficial)
ORAS Cup - March 29th (Type C)
ORAS Global Championship - May 3rd (Type A)
ORAS Slam - June 7th (Unofficial)
ORAS Premier League - July 5th [Custom]
ORAS Summer Seasonal - August 16th (Type B)
ORAS Ladder Tournament - September 6th (Type C)
ORAS Last Chance - October 18th (Type C)
ORAS Invitational - October (Exact date TBA)
ORAS Circuit - December (Exact date TBA) [Custom]​

Type A/B/C explanation

Type A Tournaments

• Classic Cups: These five Bo3 Single Elimination tournaments form the qualification phase of Smogon Classic, the official tournament for the first five generations of OU. Their importance in the official circuit, their history, and their size are all crucial factors that make Cups such important tournaments within their respective circuits.
• Global Championships: In the most iconic Ruins of Alph tournament format, each round consists of two stages. In the first stage, you are paired with two opponents vs whom you need to play a Bo3, winning both gets you through to the next round, losing both gets you eliminated from the tournament. The second stage acts as a tiebreaker, where all players who went 1-1 in the first stage play a third Bo3 to go through to the following round.

Type B Tournaments

• Winter & Summer Seasonals: The second most iconic Ruins of Alph tournament format, the good old Bo3 Double Elimination. At your first series lost, you get a second chance at winning the tournament by being placed in the Loser Bracket for all remaining rounds, while undefeated players carry on in the Winner Bracket.

Type C Tournaments

• Ladder Tournaments: Similarly to the Official Ladder Tournament, these tournaments consist of two separate phases. In the first phase, players compete on the ladder with fresh accounts in different cycles. At the end of each cycle, the first x players at the top of the ladder qualify for the second phase, a Bo3 Single Elimination Playoffs bracket.
• Fairy Cups: These tournaments are meant to mimic Classic Cups in fairy gens.
• Last Chance: The last opportunity to earn points and qualify to the end of the year circuit championships, these tournaments are Bo3 Single Elimination (and almost always) No Johns, meaning round deadlines are significantly shortened.

Other ORAS Tournaments
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Individual
ORAS Slam | June 7th (ORAS Ubers, UU, RU, NU, PU, LC)
Players compete in 4 individual single elimination tournaments to qualify for playoffs. Based on the Smogon Grand Slam.

ORAS Ladder Tournament | September 6th (ORAS OU)
Players ladder in 4 separate weeks to qualify for playoffs. Based on the Official Ladder Tournament.

Team
Smogon Premier League | - January (ORAS OU)
10 teams, 12 slots (4x SV OU, 1x RBY through SS OU). Managers will draft players with credits in an attempt to build the best overall roster.

ORAS Champions League | - February 8th (ORAS OU, Ubers, UU, RU, NU, PU, LC, ZU, DOU, Monotype)
6 teams with 11 slots, OU x2, Ubers, UU, RU, NU, PU, LC, ZU, DOU, Monotype, and 3 subs. This tournament is designed to promote activity in ORAS Lower Tiers and to serve as a pre-cursor to ORAS Premier League.

ORAS Trios | March 8th (ORAS OU)
Players form 3-man squads (with 1 substitute allowed) and compete in a double-elimination tournament to decide a winner.

Ruins of Alph Premier League | - April 26th (ORAS OU)
Based on Smogon Premier League.

ORAS Premier League V | - July 15th (ORAS OU, Ubers, UU, RU, NU, PU, LC, ZU, DOU, Monotype)
Based on Smogon Premier League.

Retro Cup of Pokemon | - July 26th (ORAS OU)
16 teams, 28 pools (1x SS through RBY OU). Based on World Cup of Pokemon.

Note

• ORASCL is the now official name for the now official tour. This was previously ORAS Underground last year. This year it will be called ORASCL II.