2026-2027 Gym Leader Challenge League

The Side Deck Canada - Gym Leader Challenge League 2026-2027

The Side Deck Canada hosts a Gym Leader Challenge tournament where the first-placed player after Swiss rounds earns a badge for the type they won the event with. If a player completes a badge card (Colorless, Darkness, Dragon, Fighting, Fire, Grass, Lightning, Metal, Psychic, Water), they may begin a new one. Although a player doesn't need to earn a Fairy badge in this league, they may still obtain a Fairy badge as a cool flex. You can view our leaderboard below. Clicking on the type icon under each player's name will take you to the deck list they won the event with!

	Trainer	Badge	Trainer Motto
1.	Justin G.
1.	Maxim Guillotte
2.	Luis Carlo Parga
3.	Vivien Verdeil

Winners by Week:

Week 1 - 08/19/2026: Maxim Guillotte - Psychic - Trevenant 
Week 2 - 08/26/2026: Luis Carlo Parga - Psychic - MunkiTina
Week 3 - 09/02/2026: Vivien Verdeil - Fighting - Barbiyama
Week 4 - 09/09/2026 Maxim Guillotte - Psychic - Trevenant 
Week 5 - 09/16/2026 Justin Gagnon-Lavoie  - Psychic - Straight Deuces
Week 6 - 09/23/2026 Justin Gagnon-Lavoie - Fighting - RDT w/Hariyama
Week 7 - 09/30/2026 Justin Gagnon-Lavoie - Fire - Pigs Lizards Chickens Slugs