Announcement National Dex Tournament Schedule 2026

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2026 National Dex Tournament Circuit
Circuit Leaderboard (in the works...)
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Welcome to the 2026 National Dex Tournament Circuit! This circuit will have players compete in a variety of tournaments to gain points and ultimately face off against each other in the Tournament Circuit Playoffs for the Grand Prize of the National Dex Circuit Ribbon! Without further ado, here is the tournament schedule:

Circuit Tournaments
[Type A Double Elim] National Dex Winter Seasonal - Signups on January 4

[NEW; replacing Majors][Type B] National Dex Swiss I - Signups on February 15

[NEW; LCQ-style single-elim Bo3][Type C] National Dex Spring Showdown I - Signups April 13

National Dex Ladder Tournament VI
Cycle 1 - Signups go up May 31
Cycle 2 - Signups go up June 7
Cycle 3 - Signups go up June 14
Cycle 4 - Signups go up June 21
[Type B] Playoffs - June 28

[Type A Double Elim] National Dex Summer Seasonal - Signups go up August 2

[NEW; reduced to Type C][Type C] National Dex Last Chance - Signups go up October 4

National Dex Circuit Playoffs - After Last Chance ends [Custom Avatar & Ribbon]


Team Tournaments
National Dex Champions League I (This happens in 2025 though)
~ Already happening!
[NEW; 2 weeks earlier] National Dex World Cup VI [Custom Avatar]
~ Manager signups go up March 15
~ Player signups go up March 22
National Dex Premier League VII [Custom Avatar]
~ Manager Signups go up August 9
~ Player Signups go up August 16