395Masters players
Yamazakiworld champion
2Italians in the Top 8
53%teams with Kingambit
The titles
- Takuma Yamazaki (Japan) is world champion, in an all-Japanese final against Hiroshi Onishi.
- Italy earns applause: Stefano Greppi seventh and Giovanni Piscitelli eighth.
- Kingambit is the most used: in more than half of the teams.
The story
Welcome, trainers. The first Worlds played on Pokémon Champions, under Regulation M-B, crown Yamazaki. The team: Mega Dragonite, Mega Floette, Basculegion, Kingambit, Sneasler and Garchomp. According to a single source the final ends 2-1, with the debut of Mega Dragonite in game 2.
For Italy it is a historic weekend: Greppi and Piscitelli in the world Top 8. In Seniors, Briton Vikram T. wins; in Juniors, Japan's Kazuki K.
Sources. victoryroad.pro/2026-worlds, limitlessvgc.com/tournaments/437, pokebase.app, levelup.com, culturageek.com.ar; research of October 11, 2026.