The 2024 Pokémon World Championships will take place from August 16 to 18, 2024, in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

The top qualifying Pokémon GO players from around the globe will compete to determine who will be crowned the 2024 Pokémon GO World Champion!

Among other prizes, the Pokémon GO World Champion will receive an in-game World Champion 2024 outfit and pose!

Tune in and watch all the action beginning at 9:00 a.m. HST each day!

English Stream:

• Day 1: Pokémon GO Twitch Channel
• Day 2: Pokémon GO Twitch Channel
• Day 3: Pokémon Twitch Channel

A new costumed Pokémon will appear during this event!

World Championships 2024 Pikachu*

• Up to five Special Trades can be made each day.
• You can use a Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokémon forget the Charged Attack Frustration.

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

Mankey*
Lickitung*
Marill*
Paldean Wooper*
Swablu*
Fletchling*
Carbink
Grubbin*
Mareanie*

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

Skarmory*

The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks!

World Championships 2024 Pikachu*
Swablu*
Mienfoo*
Mareanie*

For US$5.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research.

Timed Research rewards include the following.

• One Premium Battle Pass
• 25,000 Stardust
• Encounters with event-themed Pokémon such as Azumarill, Vigoroth, Cresselia, and more!

The following Pokémon will appear in raids. Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Mienfoo—if you’re lucky!

One-Star Raids
World Championships 2024 Pikachu*
Mienfoo*

Three-Star Raids
Lickitung*
Galarian Stunfisk*
Diggersby

The following Pokémon will appear in Shadow Raids! Gyms not under Team GO Rocket control may still host other raids.

One-Star Raids
Shadow Magnemite*
Shadow Dratini*
Shadow Wooper
Shadow Gligar*

Three-Star Raids
Shadow Wobbuffet
Shadow Kirlia
Shadow Sableye*

Certain Pokémon encountered during the event will know a featured attack!

Certain Pokémon evolved during the event will learn a featured attack!

The following items will be available beginning on August 16, 2024.

• 2024 Worlds Ukulele Pose
• 2024 Worlds Bucket Hat
• 2024 Worlds Aloha Shirt

Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!

• 4× Stardust from win rewards. (This does not include end-of-set rewards.)
• The maximum number of sets you can play per day will increase from five to 20 (for a total of 100 battles) from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time.
• Free battle-themed Timed Research will be available. Rewards include a wig avatar item inspired by Lana.
• Pokémon encountered via GO Battle League rewards will have a wider variance of Attack, Defense, and HP.

The following leagues will be active.

Great League
Ultra League
Master League
Catch Cup: Great League Edition

Get your party ready for GO Battle Week with new deals in the Pokémon GO Web Store!

For US$9.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), the TM Fanatic Box will net you fifteen Fast TMs, twenty Charged TMs, and one Star Piece.

For US$19.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), the TM Elite Master Box features two Elite Fast TMs, two Elite Charged TMs, six Fast TMs, and six Charged TMs.

Now even more Trainers can enjoy the web store! Trainers with Pokémon Trainer Club (PTC) accounts will now be able to log in to the Pokémon GO Web Store with the same credentials used to log in to Pokémon GO. And don’t forget, Trainers can get a 15% discount on their first web store purchase of any item that costs US$9.99 or more!