Hi I’m Pokémon Professor Kai and welcome to the fourth PKWorlds series: ★ PKWorlds 2026 ★

INFO

⚠️ PKWorlds 2026 Final Chance for invites! ⚠️

So you still want your invite to PKWorlds but there are no more tournaments? No worries! Keep reading to see if you can still get your invite!

You need 30 PKPs to gain your invite. If you do not have enough, please be sure you have done the following:

Complete all 3 quizzes! ... This should give you enough for the next step:

Do you have 15-29 PKPs? GREAT! There are 4 ways of gaining your invite:

• Play in this tournament!
• Playing in the bonus METRONAME ONLY tournament on Showdown (day after this).
• Submitting to me via DM, why you should play in the PKWorlds 2026 finals (minimum 250 words).
• If an invitee will not be able to play, they may nominate you in their place (you MUST have completed all 3 quizzes to be eligible for nomination).

Note: To gain your invite you must play all swiss rounds, failing to do so will result in no additional PKPs. If you have 0-14 PKPs you will not gain any PKPs. You may complete the Quizzes DURING the tournament to gain your invite. Any player with cautions or warnings for unsportsmanlike behaviour are not eligible for their invites.

You have until the end of July to secure your invite. After this time you will not be able to get your invite!

DM me if you have any further questions!

★ CHAMPIONS on the switch.

★ Open team sheet.

★ Number of swiss (BO3) rounds will depend on player number, players will be informed of this in the discord.

• 17-32 players > 5 swiss rounds > Top 8 (right after swiss)
• 33-64 players > 6 swiss rounds > Top 8 (right after swiss)
• 65-128 players > 7 swiss rounds > Top 16 (right after swiss)
• 129-256 players > 8 swiss rounds (day 1) > Top 16 (day 2 guaranteed)
• 257-409 players > 9 swiss rounds (day 1) > Top 16 (day 2 guaranteed)

★ Rounds last 50 mins with around a 5 mins break between rounds.

★ Late rules:

• 128 Players or less: 5 minute check-in timer for staff to know there is an issue. Call a judge. 0-10 mins late = Round reset, play as normal. 11-19 mins late = Game 1 loss. 20 minutes late = Game 2/ Round loss.
• 129 Players or more: 10 minute check-in. Round loss if check in timer missed.

★ If you have entered, you must join the discord. You’ll get live information for the rounds, results, points awarded, can contact opponents if they haven’t shown up, disputes are able to be resolved faster and rules are easily accessible on the discord.

★ Please read the rules in the discord to avoid sanctions. The rules are still applicable to you even if you do not read them.

★ After the tournament, those in top cut will have their teams (Pokemon only) posted on the discord and twitter (@KaiTheProfessor)

★ If you are enjoying these tours and want to help, please consider making a donation here: www.paypal.me/PokemonProfessorKai