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Pikachu (Weltmeisterschaften 2026)

2026 Pokémon World Championships

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This event celebrates the 2026 Pokémon World Championships, held in San Francisco from 28 to 30 August, where the winner is crowned Pokémon GO World Champion and receives the World Champion 2026 outfit. In the game, World Championships 2026 Pikachu makes its debut in one-star raids alongside the spacesuit Pikachu. Watching the streams unlocks Timed Research, including the Tinkaton the 2025 champion won with. The GO Pass that began with PokémonXP continues until the end.

Event bonuses

  • Up to 15 GO Battle League sets per day (75 battles), instead of five
  • Wider range of Attack, Defense and HP for Pokémon from GO Battle League rewards
  • World Championships arena and battle music in the GO Battle League from 24 August at 12:00 to 30 August at 23:59 PDT
  • Featured attacks for Pokémon caught or evolved: Alolan Sandslash (Shadow Claw), Primeape and Annihilape (Rage Fist), Lickitung and Lickilicky (Body Slam), Feraligatr, Greninja and Inteleon (Hydro Cannon), Quagsire (Aqua Tail), Gardevoir and Gallade (Synchronoise), Walrein (Powder Snow and Icicle Spear), Metagross (Meteor Mash), Togekiss (Aura Sphere), Hydreigon (Brutal Swing), Decidueye (Frenzy Plant), Incineroar (Blast Burn) and Corviknight (Air Cutter)
  • Event stickers from PokéStops, Gifts and the in-game shop
  • Live streams start at 9:00 PDT each day, on the Pokémon GO Twitch channel on days 1 and 2 and the Pokémon Twitch channel on day 3
  • Watch the stream for 30 minutes: Great League Timed Research, choosing from the Lickitung, Totodile and Paldean Wooper lines
  • Watch the stream for 60 minutes: Timed Research with the Tinkaton Beezleboy used to win in 2025, with a special background, plus an Elite Charged TM
  • Watch official co-streamers for 45 minutes: Timed Research with a World Championships 2026 Pikachu encounter
  • Watch the PokémonXP panel on 10 years of Pokémon GO for 30 minutes on 29 August: Timed Research with an encounter with Pikachu wearing a Cosmog-themed spacesuit
  • Code for the 2026 Worlds Tee (Green) avatar shirt, shown during the stream

In raids

Pikachu (Weltmeisterschaften 2026) Pikachu (Weltmeisterschaften 2026) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 493 536
Weather boosted (level 25) 616 670

Top counters

  1. Proto-Groudon Lehmschuss / Abgrundsklinge
  2. Mega-Knakrack Lehmschuss / Erdkräfte
  3. Demeteros (Tiergeistform) Lehmschuss / Wüstenorkan
  4. Deoxys (Angriffsform) Zen-Kopfstoß / Psyschub
  5. Mega-Mewtu Y Konfusion / Psychostoß
  6. Mega-Skaraborn Zornklinge / Erdbeben
Pikachu (Cosmog-Raumanzug) Pikachu (Cosmog-Raumanzug) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 493 536
Weather boosted (level 25) 616 670

Top counters

  1. Proto-Groudon Lehmschuss / Abgrundsklinge
  2. Mega-Knakrack Lehmschuss / Erdkräfte
  3. Demeteros (Tiergeistform) Lehmschuss / Wüstenorkan
  4. Deoxys (Angriffsform) Zen-Kopfstoß / Psyschub
  5. Mega-Mewtu Y Konfusion / Psychostoß
  6. Mega-Skaraborn Zornklinge / Erdbeben
Gramokles Gramokles ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 742 794
Weather boosted (level 25) 927 993

Top counters

  1. Kopplosio Einäschern / Knallkopf
  2. Mega-Fennexis Feuerwirbel / Magieflamme+
  3. Mega-Skelabra Feuerwirbel / Unheilböen+
  4. Mega-Lohgock Feuerwirbel / Lohekanonade
  5. Mega-Gengar Schlecker / Spukball
  6. Necrozma (Morgenschwingen) Dunkelklaue / Schattenstrahl

Research encounters

Pikachu (Weltmeisterschaften 2026) Pikachu (Weltmeisterschaften 2026) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 369 402

Pikachu (Weltmeisterschaften 2026) hat in Pokémon GO derzeit keine Entwicklungen.

Pikachu (Cosmog-Raumanzug) Pikachu (Cosmog-Raumanzug) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 369 402

Pikachu (Cosmog-Raumanzug) hat in Pokémon GO derzeit keine Entwicklungen.

Granforgita Granforgita
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 914 964

Granforgita entwickelt sich aus Tafforgita (100 Bonbons).

Schlurp Schlurp ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 564 604

Schlurp entwickelt sich zu Schlurplek (Sinnoh-Stein) (100 Bonbons).

Karnimani Karnimani ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 449 485

Karnimani entwickelt sich zu Tyracroc (25 Bonbons), dann weiter zu Impergator (100 Bonbons).

Paldea-Felino Paldea-Felino
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 247 275

Paldea-Felino entwickelt sich zu Suelord (50 Bonbons).

In the wild

Alola-Sandan Alola-Sandan ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,108
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,201

Alola-Sandan entwickelt sich zu Alola-Sandamer (50 Bonbons).

Menki Menki ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 998
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,081

Menki entwickelt sich zu Rasaff (50 Bonbons), dann weiter zu Epitaff (100 Bonbons).

Schlurp Schlurp ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,209
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,310

Schlurp entwickelt sich zu Schlurplek (Sinnoh-Stein) (100 Bonbons).

Karnimani Karnimani ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 970
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,051

Karnimani entwickelt sich zu Tyracroc (25 Bonbons), dann weiter zu Impergator (100 Bonbons).

Felino Felino ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 550
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 596

Felino entwickelt sich zu Morlord (50 Bonbons).

Tarnpignon Tarnpignon ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 839
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 909

Tarnpignon entwickelt sich zu Hutsassa (50 Bonbons).

Froxy Froxy ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 851
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 921

Froxy entwickelt sich zu Amphizel (25 Bonbons), dann weiter zu Quajutsu (100 Bonbons).

Flamiau Flamiau ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 887
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 961

Flamiau entwickelt sich zu Miezunder (25 Bonbons), dann weiter zu Fuegro (100 Bonbons).

Togetic Togetic ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,464
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,586

Togetic entwickelt sich aus Togepi (25 Bonbons) und weiter zu Togekiss (Sinnoh-Stein) (100 Bonbons).

Tanhel Tanhel ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 837
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 906

Tanhel entwickelt sich zu Metang (25 Bonbons), dann weiter zu Metagross (100 Bonbons).

Shop

  • PokémonXP & 2026 Worlds Backpack: avatar item, on sale after the event ends

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Source: the official announcement on pokemongo.com. Published .