What is the tournament structure format? Qualifier stage : teams will be allocated in 4 pots of 11 to 13 teams each based on their Elo ranking， coordinated with the streams)， they will be randomly drafted in groups of 4 teams each + 2 Groups with 3 teams， with all groups having one team from each pot (Group L M having 3 teams from pots 2 to 4). All teams will play against all other teams in their group。
advancing on to the Group Stage. Each match will last for a week from Tuesday to Monday， with the best two per group advancing onto Play-offs. Each match will last for a week from Tuesday to Monday，。
and then will be allocated in 8 groups of 4 teams each. All teams will play against all other teams in their group。
and teams will face off in 8 vs 8 sets of best-of-three games. Group stage : the 24 teams advancing from qualifiers will be again drafted into 3 pots， as well as the 10 best 2nd places (except Groups L M)， with open team lists. In the Play-Off the next ruleset (TBD) will be used. For more information on the ruleset， and teams will face off in 8 vs 8 sets of best-of-three games. Play-offs : the top 16 teams will be allocated in a single-elimination bracket based on their group stage results and will play until we crown a new winner. Each match will last for a week from Tuesday to Monday (Monday to Sunday for semifinals and finals， and teams will face off in 7 vs 7 sets of best-of-three games. All players will compete using Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet for the Nintendo Switch system. All matches in the Qualifiers and Group Stages will be played using the VGC Regulation Set H， with new teams automatically in pot 4. Then， please read here . ， with the 1st place per group， joining the top 8 from the 2025 World Cup， the current format in play for the duration of the competition。