Huge Pokémon Freebie Available Right Now, Bag a New 'Mon

The Pokémon European International Championships is one of my favourite events in the competitive calendar.

Last year, I was front row at EUIC, cheering on Wolfe Glicke and Dyl Yeomans. This year, I’ll be sat watching from my sofa thanks to a nasty cold and a lack of competitor tickets.

If you’re there, I’m totally not jealous. You can get a hands on with Pokémon Pokopia, and no doubt, come Championship Sunday, we’ll be getting a fresh look at the upcoming competitive game Pokémon Champions, dropping on mobile and Nintendo Switch.

As a competitive Pokémon player myself, it’s probably one of my most anticipated games of this year.

One thing I know for sure, it’s definitely going to replace my 7am Pokémon Showdown losing streak. I wake up and I don’t even try to have a good day.

We always get some awesome freebies to celebrate EUIC, and this year is no exception.

You can bag yourself the exact Hisuian Typhlosion used to take Yuma Kinugawa to victory at the 2026 Latin America Internationals Pokémon VGC Championship.

Use code EU1C26HEATWAVE in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

Kinugawa’s Hisuian Typhlosion has a Timid nature, which increases a Pokémon's Speed stat by 10% while reducing its Attack stat by 10%. Of course, this special lad is a Special Attacker, so there’s no downside here.

To take home the LAIC crown, Kinugawa ran a Tailwind-offense team. Check out the winning moment below!

While Hisuian Typhlosion didn’t make an appearance in the final match, it was such a nail-biter, with a Fake Out going into a well-predicted double Protect right at the end that clinched Kinugawa the victory.

Its moveset is Eruption, Shadow Ball, Heat Wave, Overheat.

Blaze is its ability - When a Pokémon with Blaze uses a Fire-type move, the move's power will be increased by 50% if the user has less than or equal to ⅓ of its maximum HP remaining. This ability offsets Eruption’s downside - 150 base power at maximum HP, but its base power decreases proportionally to the user's remaining HP.

How to Redeem Hisuian Typhosion Gift Code

To redeem this code, you’ll need to go to the Poké Portal using X, choose Mystery Gift, and select "Get with Code/Password". A stable internet connection is required.

But be quick! You’ve only got until 20 February at 23:59 UTC.

Any Other Pokemon Freebies To Score?

If you’re at Pokémon EUIC this weekend, make sure to claim your special Pokémon HOME medal, featuring none other than Mega Charizard X. The competitor kits also have this special boy on them, but it’s not a patch on Ogerpon from last year, in my opinion.

If you’re watching via Pokémon Go’s Twitch, you can claim Twitch Drops for exclusive Pokémon Go Timed Research if you watch at least 30 minutes of the EUIC Livestream.

Make sure you tune in to see who takes the crown off Wolfe Glicke this weekend via the official Pokemon YouTube or Twitch. Good luck to all the competitors!