| Event | 2025 World Championships |
|---|---|
| Location | Anaheim, CA, United States |
| Date | 15ā17 August 2025 |
| Attendance | 432 qualified players (MA) + 184 SR + 169 JR 371 in attendance (MA) + 126 SR + 111 JR |
| Videogame | PokƩmon Scarlet and PokƩmon Violet |
| Season | 2025 Season āĀ VGC Regulation Set I |
| Format | 8+2 Swiss rounds + top cut (all X-2 or better) single elimination Open team lists |
| Organizers | The PokƩmon Company International (TPCi) |
Check theĀ official website of the World ChampionshipsĀ for further info!
Table of Contents
Teams and results
Top cut
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9-1 | ![]() | Giovanni Cischke (PqlarBear) | 2026Ā Worlds $30,000 | Ā | ||
| 2 | 8-2 | ![]() | James Evans (James) | 2026Ā Worlds $20,000 | Ā | ||
| 3 | 9-1 | ![]() | Hirofumi Kimura (ć«ć»ćØć¼ć«) | 2026Ā Worlds $15,000 | Ā | ||
| 4 | 8-2 | ![]() | Montana Mott (Montana) | 2026Ā Worlds $15,000 | Ā | ||
| 5 | 9-1 | ![]() | Ko Tsukide (ćć¤ćŖć¬ćć) | $10,000 | Ā | ||
| 6 | 9-1 | ![]() | Michael Kelsch (Michi) | $10,000 | Ā | ||
| 7 | 8-2 | ![]() | Mao Harada (ć·ćŗ) | $10,000 | Ā | ||
| 8 | 8-2 | ![]() | VĆctor Medina (Torviv) | $10,000 | Ā | ||
| 9 | 9-1 | ![]() | Giuseppe Musicco (Peppe) | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 10 | 8-2 | ![]() | James Baek (V) | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 11 | 8-2 | ![]() | Yoshitaka Izawa (ć«ćæćÆćŖ) | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 12 | 8-2 | ![]() | Naoto Kishida (ć·ć£ć¼ććć) | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 13 | 8-2 | ![]() | Aaron Brok (Aaron) | $5,000 | Report | ||
| 14 | 8-2 | ![]() | Théotime Massaut (Didi) | $5,000 |  | ||
| 15 | 8-2 | ![]() | Nick Navarre (Nails) | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 16 | 8-2 | ![]() | Masayoshi Kuroo (ć¹ć«ć¼ć¬ćć) | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 17 | 8-2 | ![]() | Mattie Morgan (Mattie) | ā | Ā | ||
| 18 | 8-2 | ![]() | Carlos Cabal (miraii) | ā | Ā | ||
| 19 | 8-2 | ![]() | Cedric Bernier (Cedric) | ā | Ā | ||
| 20 | 8-2 | ![]() | Chuppa Cross IV (Chuppa*Cross) | ā | Ā |
Swiss rounds (Day 2)
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 7-3 | ![]() | Justin Tang (Panda) | ā | Ā | ||
| 22 | 7-3 | ![]() | Zee Costagliola (Vani) | ā | Ā | ||
| 23 | 7-3 | ![]() | Simone Sanvito (āSanvy) | ā | Ā | ||
| 24 | 7-3 | ![]() | Christopher Han (Darts) | ā | Ā | ||
| 25 | 7-3 | ![]() | Jude Lee (Winter) | ā | Ā | ||
| 26 | 7-3 | ![]() | Zachary Mnich (XZacLee) | ā | Ā | ||
| 27 | 7-3 | ![]() | Shoma Honami (ććØć©) | ā | Ā | ||
| 28 | 7-3 | ![]() | Louis Markl (Louis) | ā | Ā | ||
| 29 | 7-3 | ![]() | Brian Collins (Angeló) | ā | Ā | ||
| 30 | 7-3 | ![]() | Lin Longyu (ęę) | ā | Ā | ||
| 31 | 7-3 | ![]() | Daanvir Singh Narula (Daanvir) | ā | Ā | ||
| 32 | 7-3 | ![]() | Joji Kaieda (S) | ā | Ā | ||
| 33 | 7-3 | ![]() | Patrick Connors (Patrick) | ā | Ā | ||
| 34 | 7-3 | ![]() | Kian Campbell (Kian) | ā | Ā | ||
| 35 | 7-3 | ![]() | Chiu Chih-Hung (Syuan) | ā | Ā | ||
| 36 | 7-3 | ![]() | Max Morales (Shiba-Max) | ā | Ā | ||
| 37 | 7-3 | ![]() | Grant Laird (Verona) | ā | Ā | ||
| 38 | 7-3 | ![]() | Yan Sym (Hellraiser) | ā | Ā | ||
| 39 | 7-3 | ![]() | Hsuan-Chih Kuo (Suggy) | ā | Ā | ||
| 40 | 7-3 | ![]() | Shunsuke Minami (Ćrizabeth) | ā | Ā | ||
| 41 | 7-3 | ![]() | Victor Vieira (KSV Kids) | ā | Ā | ||
| 42 | 7-3 | ![]() | Wolfe Glick (Wolfey) | ā | Ā | ||
| 43 | 7-3 | ![]() | Nils Dunlop (Nils) | ā | Ā | ||
| 44 | 6-4 | ![]() | Alex Underhill (Lexicon) | ā | Ā | ||
| 45 | 6-4 | ![]() | Luca Ceribelli (Yume) | ā | Ā | ||
| 46 | 6-3 | ![]() | William Brown (billy) | ā | Ā | ||
| 47 | 6-4 | ![]() | Takahiro Futamura (ć©ć³) | ā | Ā | ||
| 48 | 6-4 | ![]() | Kiran Singh (Mev Lad) | ā | Ā | ||
| 49 | 6-4 | ![]() | Matteo Velata (Thunderman) | ā | Ā | ||
| 50 | 6-4 | ![]() | Duh Jenn-Chau (äøę³ååé¼ ) | ā | Ā | ||
| 51 | 6-4 | ![]() | Takuto Notohara (ć¹ć«ć¼ć¬ćć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 52 | 6-4 | ![]() | Tom Winter (TZ111) | ā | Ā | ||
| 53 | 6-4 | ![]() | Kevin Salvetto (Lil Bo Peep) | ā | Ā |
Swiss rounds (Day 1)
These were the results of the players that advanced to Day 2 after the Day 1 Swiss rounds!
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 5-3 | ![]() | Yuma Kinugawa (ć¹ć«ć¼ć¬ćć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 55 | 5-3 | ![]() | Taeseok Roe (ģ° ėØģ) | ā | Ā | ||
| 56 | 5-3 | ![]() | Zhang Hengyue (åę»ę»ēµåŗē¬) | ā | Ā | ||
| 57 | 5-3 | ![]() | Kazuki Ogushi (ććŖćŖć¢) | ā | Ā | ||
| 58 | 5-3 | ![]() | Ayumu Iwasaki (ć”ććć¾) | ā | Ā | ||
| 59 | 5-3 | ![]() | Ryoma Okamoto (ćććć¾) | ā | Ā | ||
| 60 | 5-3 | ![]() | Jaesung Lee (ė¼ģ) | ā | Ā | ||
| 61 | 5-3 | ![]() | Louis Milich (Uncle Lou) | ā | Ā | ||
| 62 | 5-3 | ![]() | Dimitri Koziaris (DimtheSim) | ā | Ā | ||
| 63 | 5-3 | ![]() | SebastiĆ”n Escalante (Sebastian) | ā | Ā | ||
| 64 | 5-3 | ![]() | AurĆ©lien Soula (Sakura) | ā | Ā | ||
| 65 | 5-3 | ![]() | Jiang Jin-Hao (PP) | ā | Ā | ||
| 66 | 5-3 | ![]() | Femi Jordanovic (BlueBreath) | ā | Ā | ||
| 67 | 5-3 | ![]() | Dylan Salvanera (Dylan) | ā | Ā | ||
| 68 | 5-3 | ![]() | Hanns Pizarro (IHancocKI) | ā | Ā | ||
| 69 | 5-3 | ![]() | Francesco Pio Pero (CICCIOTT) | ā | Ā | ||
| 70 | 5-3 | ![]() | Galo Orbea (EcuaDude) | ā | Ā | ||
| 71 | 5-3 | ![]() | Joshua Denk (DarkPine) | ā | Ā | ||
| 72 | 5-3 | ![]() | Paul Ruiz (Ralf) | ā | Ā | ||
| 73 | 5-3 | ![]() | Yuki Tanaka (Onion_) | ā | Ā | ||
| 74 | 5-3 | ![]() | Alister Sandover (ć¹ć«ć¼ć¬ćć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 75 | 5-3 | ![]() | Ryan Powney (Giggsy) | ā | Ā | ||
| 76 | 5-3 | ![]() | Fabian Kuhl (Fabi) | ā | Ā | ||
| 77 | 5-3 | ![]() | Kimitake Ikarashi (ćÆć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 78 | 5-3 | ![]() | Behzad Muntazir (Saten) | ā | Ā | ||
| 79 | 5-3 | ![]() | Cary D’Ortona (Cary) | ā | Ā | ||
| 80 | 5-3 | ![]() | Nikolaj HĆøj Nielsen (Nikolaj_H) | ā | Ā | ||
| 81 | 5-3 | ![]() | Taran Birdee (Taran) | ā | Ā | ||
| 82 | 5-3 | ![]() | Toby Kongmun (tob) | ā | Ā | ||
| 83 | 5-3 | ![]() | Chyr Wei (Megumiļ½) | ā | Ā | ||
| 84 | 5-3 | ![]() | Takahiro Ishida (ćć³ć°ćć³) | ā | Ā | ||
| 85 | 5-3 | ![]() | Katsuhiko Minami (ćæćŖćæć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 86 | 5-3 | ![]() | Lin Pin-Chun (DiGua) | ā | Ā | ||
| 87 | 5-3 | ![]() | Marcus Dion (striider) | ā | Ā | ||
| 88 | 5-3 | ![]() | Forhad Chodhoury (Forcho) | ā | Ā | ||
| 89 | 5-3 | ![]() | Michael Navas (Jejemena <3) | ā | Ā | ||
| 90 | 5-3 | ![]() | Antonio SĆ”nchez (Antonio) | ā | Ā | ||
| 91 | 5-3 | ![]() | Kiwamu Endo (ćć¤ćŖć¬ćć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 92 | 5-3 | ![]() | Kuninori Tanaka (ćć«ć®ć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 93 | 5-3 | ![]() | Jeongkyu Choi (SuiCa) | ā | Ā | ||
| 94 | 5-3 | ![]() | Estephan Valdebenito (Irina) | ā | Ā | ||
| 95 | 5-3 | ![]() | Daniel Marcelo Reyes (DanMarcelo) | ā | Ā | ||
| 96 | 5-3 | ![]() | Nicholas Kan (Nick) | ā | Ā | ||
| 97 | 5-3 | ![]() | Yuta Uehara (ććć·ć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 98 | 5-3 | ![]() | Juan Lucin (Samuel) | ā | Ā | ||
| 99 | 5-3 | ![]() | Lewis Tan (Multi boy) | ā | Ā | ||
| 100 | 5-3 | ![]() | Gabriel Agati (Ash) | ā | Ā | ||
| 101 | 5-3 | ![]() | Wonjae Kim (Della) | ā | Ā | ||
| 102 | 5-3 | ![]() | Angelo Piscitelli (Pisco) | ā | Ā | ||
| 103 | 5-3 | ![]() | Markus Hamann (Yoshi) | ā | Ā | ||
| 104 | 5-3 | ![]() | Jim Sullivan (Polaris) | ā | Ā | ||
| 105 | 5-3 | ![]() | Seiya Koyasu (Bruno boy) | ā | Ā | ||
| 106 | 5-3 | ![]() | Mingi Kim (ģķ ź·ģ½) | ā | Ā | ||
| 107 | 5-3 | ![]() | Christian Mossati (Christian) | ā | Ā | ||
| 108 | 5-3 | ![]() | Kylan Van Severen (Kylan) | ā | Ā | ||
| 109 | 5-3 | ![]() | Munenori Okumura (COM*) | ā | Ā | ||
| 110 | 5-3 | ![]() | Zachary Weed (Zach) | ā | Ā | ||
| 111 | 5-3 | ![]() | Juan Salerno (Juanfi) | ā | Ā | ||
| 112 | 5-3 | ![]() | Ginjiro Shiraki (ć¹ć«ć¼ć¬ćć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 113 | 5-3 | ![]() | Marco Marras (Noxill) | ā | Ā | ||
| 114 | 5-3 | ![]() | Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | ā | Ā | ||
| 115 | 5-3 | ![]() | Shohei Asakura (ććć£ć”ćć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 116 | 5-3 | ![]() | Norah Bowman (Bubs!) | ā | Ā | ||
| 117 | 5-3 | ![]() | Iker Rodrigo (Reki) | ā | Ā | ||
| 118 | 5-3 | ![]() | Alberto CaƱuelo (CaƱuelo) | ā | Ā | ||
| 119 | 5-3 | ![]() | Diego Ferreira (Diego) | ā | Ā | ||
| 120 | 5-3 | ![]() | Dillon Kleinvehn (MLBD) | ā | Ā | ||
| 121 | 5-3 | ![]() | Scott Kennedy (Roy) | ā | Ā | ||
| 122 | 5-3 | ![]() | Dyl Yeomans (Dyl) | ā | Ā | ||
| 123 | 5-3 | ![]() | Renzo Navarro (NotRenzo) | ā | Ā | ||
| 124 | 5-3 | ![]() | Jack Clarke (Jack) | ā | Ā | ||
| 125 | 4-3 | ![]() | Raghav Malaviya (ragi) | ā | Ā | ||
| 126 | 4-4 | ![]() | SebastiĆ”n RodrĆguez (Kommander) | ā | Ā | ||
| 127 | 4-3 | ![]() | VĆctor JimĆ©nez (VictorJColl) | ā | Ā | ||
| 128 | 4-4 | ![]() | Joseph Martin (JosĆ©) | ā | Ā | ||
| 129 | 4-4 | ![]() | Shonosuke Ikari (ćć¢) | ā | Ā | ||
| 130 | 4-3 | ![]() | Paul Chua (Paul) | ā | Ā | ||
| 131 | 4-4 | ![]() | Lorenzo Silvestrini (Lore) | ā | Ā | ||
| 132 | 4-4 | ![]() | Jack Roth (jrmun) | ā | Ā | ||
| 133 | 4-4 | ![]() | Cruz Ting (Ze Banded) | ā | Ā | ||
| 134 | 4-4 | ![]() | Bruno Rebello (Bruno) | ā | Ā | ||
| 135 | 4-4 | ![]() | Christian Dave Vista (Khun) | ā | Ā | ||
| 136 | 4-4 | ![]() | Aldo Loyola (STATS*Ike) | ā | Ā | ||
| 137 | 4-4 | ![]() | Ashton Cox (Ash) | ā | Ā | ||
| 138 | 4-4 | ![]() | Dorian QuiƱonez (Dorian Quinonez) | ā | Ā | ||
| 139 | 4-4 | ![]() | Kenneth Gamboa (KENNETH) | ā | Ā | ||
| 140 | 4-4 | ![]() | Lin I-Sheng (Mirror) | ā | Ā | ||
| 141 | 4-4 | ![]() | Marcus Koh (Calculus) | ā | Ā | ||
| 142 | 4-4 | ![]() | Matt Maynard (bwenty) | ā | Ā | ||
| 143 | 4-4 | ![]() | Billy Cubillan (Kubi) | ā | Ā | ||
| 144 | 4-4 | ![]() | Seung Lee (letzi) | ā | Ā | ||
| 145 | 4-3 | ![]() | Oliver Eskolin (Owe) | ā | Ā | ||
| 146 | 4-4 | ![]() | Giorgio Dela Cuesta (Giodude) | ā | Ā | ||
| 147 | 4-4 | ![]() | Yuki Zaninovich (ććć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 148 | 4-3 | ![]() | Stefan Mott (Pengy) | ā | Ā | ||
| 149 | 4-4 | ![]() | Yuta Ishigaki (ćć©ć¬ć¹) | ā | Ā | ||
| 150 | 4-4 | ![]() | Len Deuel (Len) | ā | Ā | ||
| 151 | 4-4 | ![]() | Jittarin Rojmahamongkol (Jit) | ā | Ā | ||
| 152 | 4-4 | ![]() | William Bassolino (wjbax) | ā | Ā | ||
| 153 | 4-4 | ![]() | Oliver Ramsay (Adonis) | ā | Ā | ||
| 154 | 4-4 | ![]() | Giulio Tarlao (Giulio) | ā | Ā | ||
| 155 | 4-4 | ![]() | Sam Tabner (Sam) | ā | Ā | ||
| 156 | 4-4 | ![]() | Nattanon Wongwiwatchai (boomngong) | ā | Ā | ||
| 157 | 4-4 | ![]() | Alexander Canseco (CansecoChann) | ā | Ā | ||
| 158 | 4-4 | ![]() | Kazuki Hatakeyama (ć¹ć«ć¼ć¬ćć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 159 | 4-3 | ![]() | Collin Heier (Pecoā ) | ā | Ā | ||
| 160 | 4-4 | ![]() | Bryce Ong (Bryce) | ā | Ā | ||
| 161 | 4-4 | ![]() | Eric Rios (AEsir) | ā | Ā | ||
| 162 | 4-4 | ![]() | Yoshimasa Hayakawa (ćæćć®ćæć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 163 | 4-4 | ![]() | Tam Ngai (ęå ä»å) | ā | Ā | ||
| 164 | 4-4 | ![]() | June Lintner (Linty) | ā | Ā | ||
| 165 | 4-4 | ![]() | Ferdinando Vincenti (TedWinners) | ā | Ā | ||
| 166 | 4-4 | ![]() | Mark Cotter (Mark) | ā | Ā | ||
| 167 | 4-4 | ![]() | Naoto Kiriyama (Kirito) | ā | Ā | ||
| 168 | 4-4 | ![]() | Ryan Loseto (SableyeVGC) | ā | Ā | ||
| 169 | 4-4 | ![]() | Gabriel Llansó (billy beilys) | ā | Ā | ||
| 170 | 4-4 | ![]() | Ryotaro Kimura (ćććććć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 171 | 4-4 | ![]() | Kaoru Ueki (ććć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 172 | 4-4 | ![]() | Toler Webb (Toler) | ā | Ā | ||
| 173 | 4-4 | ![]() | Dominic Vogel (Dominic) | ā | Ā | ||
| 174 | 4-4 | ![]() | Wang Yuxiang (SGā ) | ā | Ā | ||
| 175 | 4-4 | ![]() | Lai Yan-Bo (ē“é³ēēŖåé²) | ā | Ā | ||
| 176 | 4-3 | ![]() | Giovanni Costa (Gioā¢) | ā | Ā | ||
| 177 | 4-4 | ![]() | Ernesto Verdugo (ErnestoVR) | ā | Ā | ||
| 178 | 4-4 | ![]() | Ryosuke Kosuge (ćć¹ć¼) | ā | Ā | ||
| 179 | 4-4 | ![]() | Mark Mullender (Mark) | ā | Ā | ||
| 180 | 4-4 | ![]() | Riley Factura (Riley) | ā | Ā | ||
| 181 | 4-4 | ![]() | Diego Aguirre (Diego) | ā | Ā | ||
| 182 | 4-4 | ![]() | Ben Madigan (Maddo) | ā | Ā | ||
| 183 | 4-4 | ![]() | Ryan Pareja (Choco.Pau) | ā | Ā | ||
| 184 | 4-4 | ![]() | Adam Cherfaoui (Shao) | ā | Ā | ||
| 185 | 4-4 | ![]() | William Holtsbaum (Thara Blake) | ā | Ā | ||
| 186 | 4-4 | ![]() | David Carrasco (Kevid) | ā | Ā | ||
| 187 | 4-4 | ![]() | Oscar Gilley (Oscar) | ā | Ā | ||
| 188 | 4-4 | ![]() | Wang Zhiyuan (å°å) | ā | Ā | ||
| 189 | 4-4 | ![]() | Davide Carrer (Nirinbo) | ā | Ā | ||
| 190 | 4-4 | ![]() | Jonathan Zuniga (Jawnzu) | ā | Ā | ||
| 191 | 4-4 | ![]() | Koji Kanamori (ć«ććØć«) | ā | Ā | ||
| 192 | 4-4 | ![]() | Lee Ping-Jung (éæå®¹) | ā | Ā | ||
| 193 | 4-4 | ![]() | Kentaro Matsumoto (ć¹ć«ć¼ć¬ćć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 194 | 4-4 | ![]() | Kevin Lan (笨ēč) | ā | Ā | ||
| 195 | 4-4 | ![]() | Ibrahim Maarouf (Alice) | ā | Ā | ||
| 196 | 4-4 | ![]() | Lee Cheng-Lin (cheng0) | ā | Ā | ||
| 197 | 4-4 | ![]() | Benny Vasquez (Benny) | ā | Ā | ||
| 198 | 4-4 | ![]() | Kusha Kanani (Busha) | ā | Ā | ||
| 199 | 3-3 | ![]() | Marco Silva (marcofiero) | ā | Ā | ||
| 200 | 3-4 | ![]() | Max Musumeci (Ember) | ā | Ā | ||
| 201 | 3-5 | ![]() | Arath Vera (Arath) | ā | Ā | ||
| 202 | 3-3 | ![]() | Narawitch Naenna (MyStars) | ā | Ā | ||
| 203 | 3-3 | ![]() | Gavin Michaels (HUH?!!) | ā | Ā | ||
| 204 | 3-4 | ![]() | Ryan Haig (botchkiss) | ā | Ā | ||
| 205 | 3-3 | ![]() | Junxi Zhu (zgr) | ā | Ā | ||
| 206 | 3-5 | ![]() | Samuel Pereira (CSK) | ā | Ā | ||
| 207 | 3-3 | ![]() | VinĆcius Junqueira (Vini) | ā | Ā | ||
| 208 | 3-3 | ![]() | Luca Paz (0-x in swiss) | ā | Ā | ||
| 209 | 3-3 | ![]() | Daniel Bezerra (Solid Calf) | ā | Ā | ||
| 210 | 3-3 | ![]() | Takumi Kamisugi (ććććć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 211 | 3-5 | ![]() | Luke Kroll (Luke) | ā | Ā | ||
| 212 | 3-5 | ![]() | Hidetsuna Shimizu (ć¹ć«ć¼ć¬ćć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 213 | 3-3 | ![]() | Andrew Ding (Valentineā ) | ā | Ā | ||
| 214 | 3-5 | ![]() | Choi Yin Fung (ę„) | ā | Ā | ||
| 215 | 3-4 | ![]() | Jean López (Jean) | ā | Ā | ||
| 216 | 3-5 | ![]() | Andrew Figueras (Andrew) | ā | Ā | ||
| 217 | 3-3 | ![]() | Nicholas Morales (Charmdi) | ā | Ā | ||
| 218 | 3-5 | ![]() | Chase Matteo (Chase) | ā | Ā | ||
| 219 | 3-5 | ![]() | Kazuya Shiraishi (ć©ć¤ć©ććÆ) | ā | Ā | ||
| 220 | 3-3 | ![]() | Pan Xicheng (Arashi) | ā | Ā | ||
| 221 | 3-5 | ![]() | Pai Yu-Ping (White) | ā | Ā | ||
| 222 | 3-5 | ![]() | Tomoyuki Tanaka (gin) | ā | Ā | ||
| 223 | 3-4 | ![]() | Pedro Cadaval (Anderson) | ā | Ā | ||
| 224 | 3-5 | ![]() | Thomas Schultz (Tos) | ā | Ā | ||
| 225 | 3-3 | ![]() | Eric Bush (Eric) | ā | Ā | ||
| 226 | 3-5 | ![]() | Matthew So (Galahad) | ā | Ā | ||
| 227 | 3-5 | ![]() | Simon Bernard (Ryo) | ā | Ā | ||
| 228 | 3-5 | ![]() | Hirotoshi Mori (GNO) | ā | Ā | ||
| 229 | 3-3 | ![]() | Andrew Zheng (honorstoise) | ā | Ā | ||
| 230 | 3-5 | ![]() | Nicolò Pollato (Nik) | ā | Ā | ||
| 231 | 3-5 | ![]() | David RodrĆguez (davidness) | ā | Ā | ||
| 232 | 3-3 | ![]() | Sam Pandelis (ā„Misakaā„) | ā | Ā | ||
| 233 | 3-5 | ![]() | Yotam Cohen (yotam) | ā | Ā | ||
| 234 | 3-5 | ![]() | Omar AcuƱa (TG Homero) | ā | Ā | ||
| 235 | 3-5 | ![]() | Sidy Badiane (Dysi) | ā | Ā | ||
| 236 | 3-5 | ![]() | Marco Antonio RodrĆguez (Gateishion) | ā | Ā | ||
| 237 | 3-3 | ![]() | Takumi Okuo (Va) | ā | Ā | ||
| 238 | 3-5 | ![]() | Francesco Di Biase (Fradibis) | ā | Ā | ||
| 239 | 3-5 | ![]() | Liang Chih-Chun (Barry) | ā | Ā | ||
| 240 | 3-5 | ![]() | Kenichi Yanagitani (ćć¶) | ā | Ā | ||
| 241 | 3-5 | ![]() | Worrachate Bosri (BoyHachiiz) | ā | Ā | ||
| 242 | 3-5 | ![]() | Rahim Farzan (Pres) | ā | Ā | ||
| 243 | 3-5 | ![]() | Juan MejĆa (Yuanyo) | ā | Ā | ||
| 244 | 3-5 | ![]() | Edward Fan (iss) | ā | Ā | ||
| 245 | 3-5 | ![]() | Michael Vono (Joseph) | ā | Ā | ||
| 246 | 3-4 | ![]() | Daniel Yu (ArKane) | ā | Ā | ||
| 247 | 3-4 | ![]() | Witsarut Buadit (GnPete) | ā | Ā | ||
| 248 | 3-5 | ![]() | Lo Shih-Chun (ē“ęŖ) | ā | Ā | ||
| 249 | 3-5 | ![]() | Caelan Brown (Cabro) | ā | Ā | ||
| 250 | 3-5 | ![]() | Wataru Kawashima (ć_saba) | ā | Ā | ||
| 251 | 3-5 | ![]() | Noppasorn Tangkasem (Zora) | ā | Ā | ||
| 252 | 3-5 | ![]() | Francisco Alca (Falcon) | ā | Ā | ||
| 253 | 3-5 | ![]() | Lin Tse-Yu (čé¼»ęæę¹Æ) | ā | Ā | ||
| 254 | 3-5 | ![]() | Xavier MĆ©ndez (Xavi) | ā | Ā | ||
| 255 | 3-4 | ![]() | Daniel Núñez (Donitaā„) | ā | Ā | ||
| 256 | 3-5 | ![]() | Peter Vowles (Peetorr) | ā | Ā | ||
| 257 | 3-3 | ![]() | Suwoong Cheong (Scarlet) | ā | Ā | ||
| 258 | 3-5 | ![]() | Donguk Jung (ėģķ¤ė øė§ķ¤) | ā | Ā | ||
| 259 | 3-5 | ![]() | Roman Manukjan (Choci) | ā | Ā | ||
| 260 | 3-5 | ![]() | Si Dawei (é²é²āŖ) | ā | Ā | ||
| 261 | 3-5 | ![]() | Liu Genting (UncleG) | ā | Ā | ||
| 262 | 3-5 | ![]() | Felix Kwok (å°ē “) | ā | Ā | ||
| 263 | 3-5 | ![]() | Wu Yichun (åØå») | ā | Ā | ||
| 264 | 3-5 | ![]() | Lien Chin (VicL) | ā | Ā | ||
| 265 | 3-5 | ![]() | Carlos Agarie (onox) | ā | Ā | ||
| 266 | 2-5 | ![]() | Manuel HernĆ”ndez (Manu) | ā | Ā | ||
| 267 | 2-5 | ![]() | Paul Bautista (Pong) | ā | Ā | ||
| 268 | 2-3 | ![]() | Miguel Paquete (Nono Hana ā¤ļø) | ā | Ā | ||
| 269 | 2-3 | ![]() | Joan Garcia (Top) | ā | Ā | ||
| 270 | 2-4 | ![]() | Javier Freire (Javi) | ā | Ā | ||
| 271 | 2-3 | ![]() | Ruben Gianzini (Sedia) | ā | Ā | ||
| 272 | 2-3 | ![]() | Aditya Subramanian (ck49) | ā | Ā | ||
| 273 | 2-4 | ![]() | Luca Lussignoli (MOODY GIRL) | ā | Ā | ||
| 274 | 2-3 | ![]() | AdriĆ”n Isidoro (Adri) | ā | Ā | ||
| 275 | 2-4 | ![]() | Patrick Jan Cabangin (Paaattt) | ā | Ā | ||
| 276 | 2-3 | ![]() | Javier Nain (jvvieree) | ā | Ā | ||
| 277 | 2-5 | ![]() | Junhyuk Song (ėģ§ė) | ā | Ā | ||
| 278 | 2-4 | ![]() | Aaron Traylor (Traylor Moon) | ā | Ā | ||
| 279 | 2-3 | ![]() | Brady Smith (B) | ā | Ā | ||
| 280 | 2-3 | ![]() | Yoav Reuven (Cloud) | ā | Ā | ||
| 281 | 2-3 | ![]() | Noah Gardner (MemesNDreams) | ā | Ā | ||
| 282 | 2-3 | ![]() | Kazuma Sobashima (ćć¤ćŖć¬ćć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 283 | 2-3 | ![]() | Javier SeƱorena (Javi) | ā | Ā | ||
| 284 | 2-3 | ![]() | Ryo Nonami (ććµćµć®) | ā | Ā | ||
| 285 | 2-3 | ![]() | Hiroki Kimura (ććć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 286 | 2-6 | ![]() | Lee Jin Yang (Husky) | ā | Ā | ||
| 287 | 2-6 | ![]() | Tomoki Kinoshita (ćć£ćŖć¼) | ā | Ā | ||
| 288 | 2-3 | ![]() | Panyawut Noijan (Rizaya) | ā | Ā | ||
| 289 | 2-3 | ![]() | Federico Camporesi (FedeCampoVGC) | ā | Ā | ||
| 290 | 2-6 | ![]() | Arthur Mosca (Thurmos) | ā | Ā | ||
| 291 | 2-4 | ![]() | Cristhian Andrade (Cedrico) | ā | Ā | ||
| 292 | 2-4 | ![]() | Kazuki Kobayashi (CRYMAX) | ā | Ā | ||
| 293 | 2-6 | ![]() | Hiroki Kusafuka (Q) | ā | Ā | ||
| 294 | 2-6 | ![]() | Connor Swikart (Condor) | ā | Ā | ||
| 295 | 2-6 | ![]() | Ismat Myron (Ismat Myron) | ā | Ā | ||
| 296 | 2-6 | ![]() | Yuki Ishikawa (whiz) | ā | Ā | ||
| 297 | 2-3 | ![]() | Roberto Parente (Roberto) | ā | Ā | ||
| 298 | 2-4 | ![]() | Lorenzo Arce (Lorenzo) | ā | Ā | ||
| 299 | 2-4 | ![]() | Gustavo Kengo (KENGO) | ā | Ā | ||
| 300 | 2-4 | ![]() | Pavel Valencia-Acuna (Pavel) | ā | Ā | ||
| 301 | 2-3 | ![]() | Flavio Del Pidio (PADĆ) | ā | Ā | ||
| 302 | 2-6 | ![]() | Javier Ponce (Ponka) | ā | Ā | ||
| 303 | 2-6 | ![]() | Chiu Yuan-Ming (Circle) | ā | Ā | ||
| 304 | 2-4 | ![]() | Walid Souak (Dilaw) | ā | Ā | ||
| 305 | 2-6 | ![]() | Chen Chih-Chun (ToooTz) | ā | Ā | ||
| 306 | 2-6 | ![]() | Ng Tsz Tung (Nsan) | ā | Ā | ||
| 307 | 2-6 | ![]() | Vijay Sood (V) | ā | Ā | ||
| 308 | 2-5 | ![]() | Gonzalo Barrera (gonzAL-TH) | ā | Ā | ||
| 309 | 2-6 | ![]() | Haruki Sato (Jolly) | ā | Ā | ||
| 310 | 2-6 | ![]() | Shai RabĆ (Shabarai) | ā | Ā | ||
| 311 | 2-6 | ![]() | Kota Uchiyama (ć¹ć«ć¼ć¬ćć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 312 | 2-6 | ![]() | Tsai Hau-Yu (米寶äøå) | ā | Ā | ||
| 313 | 2-3 | ![]() | Francisco Trigo (ZCaT) | ā | Ā | ||
| 314 | 2-4 | ![]() | Sara Spiller (Taiga) | ā | Ā | ||
| 315 | 2-4 | ![]() | Takuya Yonemura (ćµćć£ćØ) | ā | Ā | ||
| 316 | 2-6 | ![]() | Lam Tsz Hin (DAWN) | ā | Ā | ||
| 317 | 1-3 | ![]() | Shohei Kimura (ćć³ć¹) | ā | Ā | ||
| 318 | 1-3 | ![]() | Zachary Chia (SoulKnight) | ā | Ā | ||
| 319 | 1-3 | ![]() | Guilherme Queiroz (Queiroz) | ā | Ā | ||
| 320 | 1-3 | ![]() | Hippolyte Bernard (ā AllySwitchā ) | ā | Ā | ||
| 321 | 1-3 | ![]() | Emily Parson (Zanzibar) | ā | Ā | ||
| 322 | 1-4 | ![]() | Ćlex Gómez (celenex) | ā | Ā | ||
| 323 | 1-3 | ![]() | MatĆas DĆaz (TG 21) | ā | Ā | ||
| 324 | 1-3 | ![]() | Jamie Boyt (Boyt) | ā | Ā | ||
| 325 | 1-4 | ![]() | Seongjae Jeong (ėģ°ā„ļø) | ā | Ā | ||
| 326 | 1-4 | ![]() | Darsh Patel (Darsh) | ā | Ā | ||
| 327 | 1-3 | ![]() | Justin Burns (Justin) | ā | Ā | ||
| 328 | 1-4 | ![]() | Alejandro Terrazas (Alec) | ā | Ā | ||
| 329 | 1-3 | ![]() | Frederik HĆøj Nielsen (Hoej) | ā | Ā | ||
| 330 | 1-3 | ![]() | Diego GutiĆ©rrez (Zero) | ā | Ā | ||
| 331 | 1-4 | ![]() | Eden Batchelor (#1RalseiFan) | ā | Ā | ||
| 332 | 1-3 | ![]() | Mitch Kendrick (Who) | ā | Ā | ||
| 333 | 1-3 | ![]() | Alessio FuscĆ (NikyuAlex) | ā | Ā | ||
| 334 | 1-7 | ![]() | Wong Chung Yin (Hot me) | ā | Ā | ||
| 335 | 1-3 | ![]() | Stefano Greppi (Ste) | ā | Ā | ||
| 336 | 1-4 | ![]() | Alvin Rambano (Vin) | ā | Ā | ||
| 337 | 1-4 | ![]() | Rishi Gupta (MrRishi) | ā | Ā | ||
| 338 | 1-3 | ![]() | Diego Ortiz (Mesquo) | ā | Ā | ||
| 339 | 1-3 | ![]() | Adam Colson (Adam) | ā | Ā | ||
| 340 | 1-4 | ![]() | Raj Desai (Raj) | ā | Ā | ||
| 341 | 1-4 | ![]() | Jiven Reddy (Bellz) | ā | Ā | ||
| 342 | 1-7 | ![]() | Justin Won (Justin) | ā | Ā | ||
| 343 | 1-4 | ![]() | Alessio Ferrara (Alessio) | ā | Ā | ||
| 344 | 1-3 | ![]() | Davide Miraglia (Dede) | ā | Ā | ||
| 345 | 1-3 | ![]() | Yosuke Takayanagi (ććŖć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 346 | 1-4 | ![]() | Selahattin Sturm (Sela) | ā | Ā | ||
| 347 | 1-5 | ![]() | Li Chieh-Ling (č²č²) | ā | Ā | ||
| 348 | 1-5 | ![]() | Tanner Mask (Tanner) | ā | Ā | ||
| 349 | 1-3 | ![]() | Rain Hizola (Rain) | ā | Ā | ||
| 350 | 1-7 | ![]() | Shawn Tang (AquaDragon) | ā | Ā | ||
| 351 | 1-7 | ![]() | Keisuke Koga (ć±ććć) | ā | Ā | ||
| 352 | 1-6 | ![]() | Chang I-Hsiang (ē ę°£aYEē„„) | ā | Ā | ||
| 353 | 1-4 | ![]() | Camilo Liberona (Linko) | ā | Ā | ||
| 354 | 0-5 | ![]() | NicolĆ”s del Campo (Guiltythree) | ā | Ā | ||
| 355 | 0-5 | ![]() | Or Kei Yin (Cyrus) | ā | Ā | ||
| 356 | 0-1 | ![]() | Rafi Ahmed Ansari (Scarcing) | ā | Ā | ||
| 357 | 0-3 | ![]() | Papon Jirawattanakul (Terrestrialz) | ā | Ā | ||
| 358 | 0-5 | ![]() | Minjun Oh (ģė¹āŖ) | ā | Ā | ||
| 359 | 0-3 | ![]() | Jeudy Azzarelli (Wyatt) | ā | Ā | ||
| 360 | 0-3 | ![]() | Zhang Zhe (天é¾åæ±ęÆ) | ā | Ā | ||
| 361 | 0-3 | ![]() | Tan Ying Kiat (YK) | ā | Ā | ||
| 362 | 0-4 | ![]() | Sunghyeon Hong (Kź³ ģ¼) | ā | Ā | ||
| 363 | 0-3 | ![]() | Hunter Braum (DeskSmash) | ā | Ā | ||
| 364 | 0-3 | ![]() | Carson Confer (Carson) | ā | Ā | ||
| 365 | 0-3 | ![]() | Ben Grissmer (chef) | ā | Ā | ||
| 366 | 0-1 | ![]() | Thomas Irwin (Thomas) | ā | Ā | ||
| 367 | 0-5 | ![]() | Kyle Livinghouse (Animus) | ā | Ā | ||
| 368 | 0-3 | ![]() | Zachary Kelly (Nate) | ā | Ā | ||
| 369 | 0-3 | ![]() | Olivia Moledzki (timbit) | ā | Ā | ||
| 370 | 0-3 | ![]() | James Katsaros (Who?) | ā | Ā | ||
| 371 | 0-8 | ![]() | Jeongbin Cho (ķė©) | ā | Ā |
Teams and results - Seniors & Juniors
Seniors Top 16
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8-0 | ![]() | Kevin H. | 2026Ā Worlds $30,000 | Ā Report | ||
| 2 | 6-2 | ![]() | Sian l. | 2026Ā Worlds $20,000 | Ā | ||
| 3 | 7-1 | ![]() | Vikram T. | 2026Ā Worlds $15,000 | Ā | ||
| 4 | 6-2 | ![]() | Conner P. | 2026Ā Worlds $15,000 | Ā | ||
| 5 | 7-1 | ![]() | Pietro S. | $10,000 | Ā | ||
| 6 | 6-2 | ![]() | Sota T. | $10,000 | Ā | ||
| 7 | 6-2 | ![]() | Leland S. | $10,000 | Ā | ||
| 8 | 7-1 | ![]() | Alberto F. | $10,000 | Ā | ||
| 9 | 6-2 | ![]() | Felipe R. | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 10 | 6-2 | ![]() | Minwoo K. | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 11 | 6-2 | ![]() | Matthew H. | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 12 | 6-2 | ![]() | Matthew H. | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 13 | 6-2 | ![]() | Francesco G. | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 14 | 6-2 | ![]() | Louis F. | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 15 | 6-2 | ![]() | Masahiro M. | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 16 | 6-2 | ![]() | Kenshi K. | $5,000 | Ā |
Juniors Top 16
| # | Swiss | Flag | Player | Prize | Team | OTS | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6-2 | ![]() | Luke W. | 2026Ā Worlds $30,000 | Ā | ||
| 2 | 6-2 | ![]() | Sosuke A. | 2026Ā Worlds $20,000 | Ā | ||
| 3 | 7-1 | ![]() | Hideo U. | 2026Ā Worlds $15,000 | Ā | ||
| 4 | 7-1 | ![]() | Fabian M. | 2026Ā Worlds $15,000 | Ā | ||
| 5 | 7-1 | ![]() | Damon Z. | $10,000 | Ā | ||
| 6 | 7-1 | ![]() | Ismael H. | $10,000 | Ā | ||
| 7 | 6-2 | ![]() | Zach S. | $10,000 | Ā | ||
| 8 | 6-1 | ![]() | Tyler Kota C. | $10,000 | Ā | ||
| 9 | 6-2 | ![]() | Shuntaro O. | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 10 | 6-2 | ![]() | Khristian S. | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 11 | 6-2 | ![]() | Charlie B. | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 12 | 6-2 | ![]() | Changwoon h. | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 13 | 6-2 | ![]() | Aayansh S. | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 14 | 6-2 | ![]() | Jacob M. | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 15 | 6-2 | ![]() | Sihyun K. | $5,000 | Ā | ||
| 16 | 5-3 | ![]() | Naotaro K. | $5,000 | Ā |
Streaming
The event is broadcast live on several platforms and in several languages.
- In English: streamed live onĀ TwitchĀ andĀ YouTube, with Rosemary Kelley, Scott Glaza, Aaron Zheng, Ben Kyriakou, Charlie Merriman, Lee Provost, Sierra Dawn and Gabby SnyderĀ as casters.
- In Japanese: streamed live on Niconico and YouTube, with Kosuke Hiraiwa, Shohei Taguchi, RefuĀ and Hakushu TakeuchiĀ as casters.
- In Korean: streamed live onĀ YouTube, with Suwon Han, Dongmin Park, Mori Ahn, and Yongnyeo Kim as casters.
For the first time ever, a side stream will be available, featuring matches from the feature station, different from those on the main stream:
- Streamed live on Victory Road’s Twitch and YouTube, with Hayden McTavish, Kosta Daidimos, Simon Van der Borght and Thaison Hughes as casters.
The schedule for the streams is the following:
- Opening ceremony and Day 1: stream starts on 15 August at 15:30 UTC.
- Day 2, including top cut (except finals): stream starts on 16 August at 15:30 UTC.
- Finals: stream starts on 17 August at 15:15 UTC. VGC finals will come after Pokémon UNITE, Pokémon Go and Pokémon TCG, and they are estimated to start on 17 August at around 23:00 UTC.
Take a look at the following matches.
You can take a look at the Feature Station matches playlist here!
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | ![]() Paul Ruiz |
vs | ![]() Eric Rios |
| R2 | ![]() Michael Kelsch |
vs | ![]() Marco Silva |
| R3 | ![]() Christopher Han |
vs | ![]() Luca Ceribelli |
| R4 | ![]() Mattie Morgan |
vs | ![]() Yuma Kinugawa |
| R5 | ![]() Shoma Honami |
vs | ![]() Yoshitaka Izawa |
| R6 | ![]() Giovanni Cischke |
vs | ![]() Mao Harada |
| R7 | ![]() VĆctor Medina |
vs | ![]() Justin Tang |
| R8 | ![]() Wolfe Glick |
vs | ![]() Marcus Dion |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | ![]() Riley Factura |
vs | ![]() Juan Salerno |
| R2 | ![]() Shoma Honami |
vs | ![]() Nick Navarre |
| R3 | ![]() Simone Sanvito |
vs | ![]() Nikolaj HĆøj Nielsen |
| R4 | ![]() AurƩlien Soula |
vs | ![]() VĆctor Medina |
| R5 | ![]() Yuma Kinugawa |
vs | ![]() Ko Tsukide |
| R7 | ![]() Alex Underhill |
vs | ![]() Chyr Wei |
| R8 | ![]() Luca Ceribelli |
vs | ![]() Carlos Cabal |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R9 | ![]() Giuseppe Musicco |
vs | ![]() James Baek |
| R10 | ![]() Nick Navarre |
vs | ![]() Chiu Chih-Hung |
| Top 16 | ![]() VĆctor Medina |
vs | ![]() James Baek |
| Top 16 | ![]() Nick Navarre |
vs | ![]() Ko Tsukide |
| Top 8 | ![]() Montana Mott |
vs | ![]() Michael Kelsch |
| Top 8 | ![]() VĆctor Medina |
vs | ![]() Hirofumi Kimura |
| Top 4 | ![]() James Evans |
vs | ![]() Montana Mott |
| Top 4 | ![]() Giovanni Cischke |
vs | ![]() Hirofumi Kimura |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R9 | ![]() Hirofumi Kimura |
vs | ![]() Shunsuke Minami |
| R10 | ![]() Joji Kaieda |
vs | ![]() Masayoshi Kuroo |
| Top 16 | ![]() Yoshitaka Izawa |
vs | ![]() Mao Harada |
| Top 16 | ![]() Aaron Brok |
vs | ![]() Hirofumi Kimura |
| Top 8 | ![]() Giovanni Cischke |
vs | ![]() Mao Harada |
| Top 8 | ![]() James Evans |
vs | ![]() Ko Tsukide |
| Top 4 | ![]() James Evans |
vs | ![]() Montana Mott |
| Top 4 | ![]() Giovanni Cischke |
vs | ![]() Hirofumi Kimura |
| Round | Player 1 | vs | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Finals | ![]() Sosuke A. |
vs | ![]() Luke W. |
| Senior Finals | ![]() Sian L. |
vs | ![]() Kevin H. |
| Masters Finals | ![]() James Evans |
vs | ![]() Giovanni Cischke |
Participating players
The World Championships is an invitational event in which players from all over the world can play if they meet some qualifying criteria. These players are sent an email with all the instructions they need to follow to confirm their attendance and register their teams.
CheckĀ hereĀ the info on these criteria, as well as who the players that earned an invite are!
Venue and schedule
The tournament will be held inĀ the following location:
Anaheim Convention Center
800 W Katella Ave
Anaheim, CA 92802, United States
Check-in and badge pickup for players can be done on priority time brackets: Thursday 14 August from 10:30 am to 2 pm PDT for Masters players; 9 am to 10:30 am PDT for Senior players; and 8 am to 9 am for Junior players. Later windows will be available, to be announced in early-August. Spectators can select their badge pickup window.
Day 1 players must be ready in the venue onĀ 15 August at the conclusion of the opening ceremonies, approximately at 9:15 am PDT (16:15 UTC) for the players meeting. The tournament starts right thereafterĀ with the Day 1 Swiss rounds. All players with 2 or fewer losses at the end of the Swiss rounds advance to the Day 2 Swiss rounds.
Day 2 players must be ready in the venue on 16 August at 8:45 am PDT (15:45 UTC) for a new players meeting. The tournament continues right thereafter with the Day 2 Swiss rounds and the top cut, until only two players remain.
Finals will be played on 17 August at 9 am PDT (16:00 UTC), starting with Pokémon UNITE, Pokémon Go, Pokémon TCG and finally Pokémon VGC (VGC finals estimated at around 4 pm PDT / 23:00 UTC).
Prizes
This event is the most important event in theĀ 2025 official circuitĀ for all regions. It does notĀ reward Championship Points (CPs).
All participating players receiveĀ a special kit of goodies.
Additionally, the best-placed players will receive the following prizes:
| Placement | Prize money | Other prizes |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $30,000 |
|
| Runner-up | $20,000 |
|
| Semifinalists | $15,000 |
|
| 5th to 8th | $10,000 |
|
| 9th to 16th | $5,000 |
|
| 17th to 32nd | – |
|
| 33rd to 64th | – | 36 PokĆ©mon TCG booster packs |
| 65th to 128th | – | 18 PokĆ©mon TCG booster packs |
| Placement | Prize money | Other prizes |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $30,000 |
|
| Runner-up | $20,000 |
|
| Semifinalists | $15,000 |
|
| 5th to 8th | $10,000 |
|
| 9th to 16th | $5,000 |
|
| 17th to 32nd | – |
|
| 33rd to 64th | – | 9 PokĆ©mon TCG booster packs |
| Placement | Prize money | Other prizes |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $30,000 |
|
| Runner-up | $20,000 |
|
| Semifinalists | $15,000 |
|
| 5th to 8th | $10,000 |
|
| 9th to 16th | $5,000 |
|
| 17th to 32nd | – |
|
| 33rd to 64th | – | 9 PokĆ©mon TCG booster packs |
If prize money is $5000 or more, it will be given as a choice of scholarship (in all cases) or cash (for minors, as a Pokémon Visa® Prepaid Card). For lower prizes, it will be given as cash (for minors, as a Pokémon Visa® Prepaid Card).
Overview
The World Championships is the most important event for Pokémon VGC, Pokémon TCG, Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE for every region (either in TPCi, TPC or Pokémon Korea), as the culmination of all events throughout the season.
It is the 15th edition of the World Championships for Pokémon VGC. After a special event held during the 2008 Pokémon TCG World Championships, dubbed the Video Game Showdown (and won by Japanese player Izuru Yoshimura), VGC Worlds has been celebrated every year starting in 2009, with the only exception of 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemics. See the results of the previous editions:
- 2009, won by
Kazuyuki Tsuji - 2010, won by
Ray Rizzo - 2011, won by
Ray Rizzo, for the 2nd time - 2012, won by
Ray Rizzo, for a record 3rd time - 2013, won by
Arash Ommati - 2014, won by
Sejun Park - 2015, won by
Shoma Honami - 2016, won by
Wolfe Glick - 2017, won by
Ryota Otsubo - 2018, won by
Paul Ruiz - 2019, won by
Naoto Mizobuchi - 2022, won by
Eduardo Cunha - 2023, won by
Shohei Kimura - 2024, won by
Luca Ceribelli
The ruleset isĀ VGC Regulation Set IĀ and it is played using open team lists.
A little bit of history
The United StatesĀ has been part of the North America region of the official TPCi circuit since the very beginning, also being home to the TPCi headquarters. It has hosted multiple major events, including Regional Championships, old-era National Championships, all editions of the North America International ChampionshipsĀ and most World Championships (only excluding 2013, 2022 and 2023).Ā The United States’ greatest VGC success are the four World Championship wins achieved byĀ Ray RizzoĀ (2010, 2011 andĀ 2012) andĀ Wolfe GlickĀ (2016), not even counting being the home country of 6 Senior Division and 6 Junior Division World Champions too.
The most recent tournament held in theĀ United States was theĀ 2025 North America International Championships (NAIC), hosted in New Orleans, LA, and played with the VGC Regulation Set I in June 2025. The finals saw 2023 Worlds semifinalist Federico Camporesi defeat 3-time International Champion Marco Silva to win his first International title!
The last time the World Championships were held was theĀ 2024 edition, held in Honolulu, HI, and played with the VGC Regulation Set G. The finals saw 2018 Turin Special Champion Luca Ceribelli defeat Japanese Yuta IshigakiĀ to win the crown of World Champion!
It’s the second time that Anaheim is the host city of the World Championships, after the 2017 edition, played with PokĆ©mon Sun & PokĆ©mon Moon with the VGC17 ruleset. The finals saw 2017 Japan National Champion Ryota Otsubo defeat then 3-time Regional Champion Sam Pandelis to win the crown of World Champion!
Sign-up instructions
Qualified players need to register throughĀ Rk9 LabsĀ by 31 July at 11:59 pm PDT (1 August at 06:59 UTC).
Team lists must also be submitted through Rk9 Labs 1 hour before the event starts, by 15 August at 8 am PDT (15:00 UTC).
A chance to getĀ spectator passes is decided by a lottery. The first step is to join anĀ Interest List by 24 March at 06:59 UTC. A lottery is later drawn amongst those in the Interest List and, if you are selected, you can purchase single-day passes, which cost $39, or a multi-day pass, which costs $99.

































