Announcement Smogon VGC Circuit 2025-2026

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It's time for the next year of the Smogon VGC circuit! Here's to another year of tough competition and success stories. Continuing from last year, we will use the automatic invite system for tournament winners. The remaining 11 slots will go to the top finishers in circuit points for a total of a 16 man playoff. The winner of this tournament will receive a custom avatar and the Smogon VGC circuit champion ribbon.

Circuit Tournaments & Timeline

Fall Seasonal
Double Elimination
Signups - Monday October 13th
October/November/December

VGC Ladder Tour
Ladder Qualification + Single Elimination Playoff
November/December
Cycle 1 - December 8th
Cycle 2 - December 15th
Playoffs - December 22nd

VGC Swiss
Swiss + Record-based Top Cut
January/February/March

Spring Seasonal
Double Elimination
April/May/June

VGC Last Chance Qualifier
Single Elimination
June/July

VGC Circuit Playoffs
September


Points Distributions:
Seasonals
1st - 200 CP + Automatic Qualification to the Smogon VGC Invitational
2nd - 175 CP
3rd - 150 CP
4th - 130 CP
5th-6th - 110 CP
7th-8th - 95 CP
9th-12th - 80 CP
13th-16th - 65 CP
17th-24th - 50 CP
25th-32nd - 40 CP
33rd-48th - 30 CP

Swiss
1st - 200 CP + Automatic Qualification to the Smogon VGC Invitational
2nd - 160 CP
3rd/4th - 130 CP
5th-8th - 100 CP
9th-16th - 75 CP
Top Cut - 55 CP
Final Record of 4-3 - 40 CP
Final Record of 3-3 - 30 CP

Ladder Tour & Last Chance Qualifier
1st - 130 CP + Automatic Qualification to the Smogon VGC Invitational
2nd - 110 CP
3rd/4th - 90 CP
5th-8th - 70 CP
9th-16th - 50 CP
17th-32nd - 30 CP (LCQ Only)

Team Tournaments

Smogon x NPA - TBD

VGC Classics PL IV - Fall 2026​