Pokémon North America International Championship 2026

The Pokémon North America International Championship 2026 is the final International Championships event of the 2026 Championship Series season, featuring exciting competitions for the Pokémon Video Game Championships, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon GO, and Pokémon UNITE.

North America International Championship 2026 (NAIC 2026) concludes the 2026 Champion Series with a Mega-Evolved Pokémon to pump up the hype. Mega Blastoise is the Mega Pokémon.

NAIC 2026 is on Friday, June 12, 2026, to Sunday, June 14, 2026, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. 900 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 USA.

Players will be vying for a suite of incredible prizes, including their last chance to earn Championship Points that help determine who will earn an invitation to the 2026 Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco, California, in August.

You can find the event schedule and other important information for those going to the NAIC 2026. Check the Play Pokémon page.

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Pokémon North America International Championship 2026 Livestream

You can watch the livestream via Pokémon GO’s Twitch Channel if you are not going to Louisiana for NAIC 2026. The livestream will also be on Pokémon GO’s YouTube Channel.

The main broadcast will be in English, but captions in French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Portuguese will be available.

The schedule is as follows.

Friday, June 12, 2026: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT
Saturday, June 13, 2026: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PDT
Sunday, June 14, 2026: 7:00 a.m.  to  6:00 p.m. PDT

NAIC 2026 Livestream Rewards

Watch the NAIC livestream on Pokémon Twitch channels with Twitch Drops enabled in your settings, and you may be eligible to get an exclusive Timed Research in Pokémon GO. The research is inspired by P4T0M4N’s big win at the 2026 EUIC where he defended his crown for the second year in a row.

Enable Twitch Drops on your Twitch account, tune into Pokémon GO’s Twitch Channel during NAIC, and watch for at least 30 minutes to receive unique Timed Research.

READ: Watch Pokémon GO Twitch Stream to Earn Rewards to learn how to enable Twitch Drop on our Twitch account.

This Timed Research will include the following rewards.

An encounter with a Seaking that knows the Charged Attack Icy Wind
20 Goldeen Candy XL
10 Fast TMs
10 Charged TMs

You will have until Friday, June 26, 2026 to code to claim the Timed Research.

That’s not all; if you watch for at least 45 minutes, you’ll receive the NAIC Battle Bundle, a code awarding the following items to get your team up to speed.