The Pokemon World Championships return once again in 2025, bringing together the best Trainers from across the world to compete in a high-stakes environment to determine who is the very best.
As has become standard from previous years, the event will consist of various fixtures spread across several games to determine a champion for each over three days. Once winners across all specialties have been decided, a closing ceremony, where The Pokemon Company traditionally reveals new details about various games, takes place.
As the event unfolds and concludes, we’ll keep this page updated with all the latest information. For now, though, here’s everything you need to know ahead of the event.
This year’s Championships take place in Anaheim, California, at the Anaheim Convention Center, from August 15-17, 2025.
Where to watch
You’ve got several options on how to watch all the action at home. Pokemon’s dedicated Broadcast Hub provides a handy multi-video player that allows audiences to switch between live streams for every game.
If you’re only interested in a single game and prefer Twitch or YouTube as your go-to streaming platform, all events will be streamed on each. See below for links.
- Pokemon VGC (Twitch, YouTube)
- Pokemon TCG (Twitch, YouTube)
- Pokemon Go (Twitch, YouTube)
- Pokemon Unite (Twitch, YouTube)
Won’t be free during your favourite event? Don’t worry, we’ll update this article with all the VODs as and when they’re made available.
Featured games
Fixtures for four games will take place during the Championship weekend, with the current core games, Scarlet & Violet, representing the headline event. The featured games are as follows:
Event schedule
The full 2025 Championships schedule can be found below. For every day of the event, play takes place between 8 AM PST / 11 AM EST / 4 PM BST and concludes no later than 7 PM PST / 10 PM EST / 3 AM BST.
Closing Ceremony
This year, The Pokemon Company has managed to keep any surprises under lock and key. If we look back at previous years, however, some predictions for 2025’s ceremony include a potential new trailer or Mega Evolution form reveal for Pokemon Legends: Z-A, card reveals for the TCG, and new content teasers for Pokemon Unite and Go.
The above is all speculation, of course, and we’ll have all of the official reveals shown during the Championships Closing Ceremony right here on August 17 as they happen, so be sure to check back!
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