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Pikachu (Weltmeisterschaften 2025)

World Championships 2025 Celebration

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A weekend celebrating the 2025 Pokémon World Championships, which take place in Anaheim, California, from 15 to 17 August with the Pokémon GO matches streamed live each day. Pikachu debuts in a new varsity jacket costume in raids and Field Research, alongside battle-themed wild spawns, featured attacks such as Rage Fist for Annihilape and extra Special Trades. A paid Timed Research gives a Premium Battle Pass, Stardust and encounters including Guzzlord, and a code for a free 2025 Worlds Tee appears on the first day's stream.

Event bonuses

  • Up to five Special Trades per day
  • Extra Pokémon encounters on the GO Battle League reward track
  • Better chance of a shiny Pikachu wearing a varsity jacket
  • Lapras caught during the event know Ice Beam
  • Mankey evolved during the event become a Primeape with Rage Fist, and Primeape evolved during the event become an Annihilape with Rage Fist
  • Paldean Wooper evolved during the event become a Clodsire with Megahorn
  • New GO Battle League arena and battle music from 11 August at 20:00 UTC to 18 August at 06:59 UTC
  • Themed stickers from PokéStops, Gifts and the in-game shop
  • Free 2025 Worlds Tee (White) avatar item, via a code shown during the first day's World Championships stream

In raids

Pikachu (Weltmeisterschaften 2025) Pikachu (Weltmeisterschaften 2025) ✦ 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
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
Lapras Lapras ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 1,435 1,509
Weather boosted (level 25) 1,794 1,886

Top counters

  1. Mega-Lucario Kraftwelle / Aurasphäre
  2. Mega-Mewtu X Konter / Wuchtschlag+
  3. Mega-Lohgock Konter / Aurasphäre
  4. Mega-Raichu Y Donnerschock / Blitzkanone+
  5. Regieleki Zielschuss / Blitzgefängnis
  6. Mega-Gewaldro Zornklinge / Flora-Statue
Zwirrklop Zwirrklop
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 851 909
Weather boosted (level 25) 1,064 1,136

Top counters

  1. Necrozma (Morgenschwingen) Psychoklinge / Schattenstrahl
  2. Mega-Gengar Schlecker / Spukball
  3. Mega-Skelabra Bürde / Unheilböen+
  4. Mega-Absol Standpauke / Wirbler
  5. Mega-Mewtu Y Psychoklinge / Spukball
  6. Mega-Hundemon Standpauke / Finsteraura+
Grebbit Grebbit
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 806 862
Weather boosted (level 25) 1,008 1,078

Top counters

  1. Mega-Lucario Kraftwelle / Aurasphäre
  2. Mega-Mewtu X Konter / Wuchtschlag+
  3. Mega-Lohgock Konter / Aurasphäre
  4. Proto-Kyogre Kaskade / Ursprungswoge
  5. Mega-Quajutsu Wasser-Shuriken / Aquahaubitze
  6. Mega-Gewaldro Zornklinge / Flora-Statue

Research encounters

Pikachu (Weltmeisterschaften 2025) Pikachu (Weltmeisterschaften 2025) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 369 402

Pikachu (Weltmeisterschaften 2025) hat in Pokémon GO derzeit keine Entwicklungen.

Marill Marill ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 172 197

Marill entwickelt sich aus Azurill (25 Bonbons) und weiter zu Azumarill (25 Bonbons).

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

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

Gramokles Gramokles
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 556 595

Gramokles entwickelt sich zu Duokles (25 Bonbons), dann weiter zu Durengard (Schildform) (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).

Lapras Lapras ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 1,076 1,131

Lapras hat in Pokémon GO derzeit keine Entwicklungen.

Azumarill Azumarill
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 637 680

Azumarill entwickelt sich aus Marill (25 Bonbons).

Zobiris Zobiris ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 592 632

Zobiris entwickelt sich vorübergehend zu Mega-Zobiris.

Schlukwech Schlukwech
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 800 847

Schlukwech entwickelt sich aus Schluppuck (50 Bonbons).

Lepumentas Lepumentas
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 797 845

Lepumentas entwickelt sich aus Puppance (50 Bonbons).

Rocara Rocara ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 585 628

Rocara hat in Pokémon GO derzeit keine Entwicklungen.

Schlingking Schlingking ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 1,173 1,237

Schlingking hat in Pokémon GO derzeit keine Entwicklungen.

Lextremo Lextremo
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 941 993

Lextremo entwickelt sich aus Micrick (50 Bonbons).

In the wild

Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀ ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 699
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 757

Nidoran♀ entwickelt sich zu Nidorina (25 Bonbons), dann weiter zu Nidoqueen (100 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).

Marill Marill ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 395
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 428

Marill entwickelt sich aus Azurill (25 Bonbons) und weiter zu Azumarill (25 Bonbons).

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

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

Spoink Spoink ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,143
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,239

Spoink entwickelt sich zu Groink (50 Bonbons).

Iscalar Iscalar ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 795
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 861

Iscalar entwickelt sich zu Calamanero (50 Bonbons), dann vorübergehend zu Mega-Calamanero.

Meikro Meikro ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 571
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 619

Meikro entwickelt sich zu Kranoviz (25 Bonbons), dann weiter zu Krarmor (100 Bonbons).

Krokel Krokel ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 966
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,046

Krokel entwickelt sich zu Lokroko (25 Bonbons), dann weiter zu Skelokrok (100 Bonbons).

Quabbel (Männlich) Quabbel (Männlich) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,077
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,167

Quabbel (Männlich) entwickelt sich zu Apoquallyp (Männlich) (50 Bonbons).

Skallyk Skallyk ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,090
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,181

Skallyk entwickelt sich zu Grypheldis (50 Bonbons).

Shop

  • Paid Timed Research, US$5.00: one Premium Battle Pass, 25,000 Stardust, and encounters with Lickitung, Lapras, Azumarill, Sableye, Swalot, Claydol, Carbink, Guzzlord and Lokix. Rewards must be claimed by 17 August at 20:00 local time. Tickets can be gifted to Great Friends or above.
  • 2025 Worlds Jersey and 2025 Worlds Visor avatar items, which stay in the shop after the event

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