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Pikachu (World Championships 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 (World Championships 2025) Pikachu (World Championships 2025) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 493 536
Weather boosted (level 25) 616 670

Top counters

  1. Primal Groudon Mud Shot / Precipice Blades
  2. Mega Garchomp Mud Shot / Earth Power
  3. Landorus (Therian Forme) Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm
  4. Deoxys (Attack Forme) Zen Headbutt / Psycho Boost
  5. Mega Mewtwo Y Confusion / Psystrike
  6. Mega Heracross Fury Cutter / Earthquake
Honedge Honedge
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 742 794
Weather boosted (level 25) 927 993

Top counters

  1. Blacephalon Incinerate / Mind Blown
  2. Mega Delphox Fire Spin / Mystical Fire+
  3. Mega Chandelure Fire Spin / Ominous Wind+
  4. Mega Blaziken Fire Spin / Blast Burn
  5. Mega Gengar Lick / Shadow Ball
  6. Dawn Wings Necrozma Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam
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 Force Palm / Aura Sphere
  2. Mega Mewtwo X Counter / Dynamic Punch+
  3. Mega Blaziken Counter / Aura Sphere
  4. Mega Raichu Y Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon+
  5. Regieleki Lock-On / Thunder Cage
  6. Mega Sceptile Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant
Dusclops Dusclops
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 851 909
Weather boosted (level 25) 1,064 1,136

Top counters

  1. Dawn Wings Necrozma Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam
  2. Mega Gengar Lick / Shadow Ball
  3. Mega Chandelure Hex / Ominous Wind+
  4. Mega Absol Snarl / Brutal Swing
  5. Mega Mewtwo Y Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball
  6. Mega Houndoom Snarl / Dark Pulse+
Diggersby Diggersby
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 806 862
Weather boosted (level 25) 1,008 1,078

Top counters

  1. Mega Lucario Force Palm / Aura Sphere
  2. Mega Mewtwo X Counter / Dynamic Punch+
  3. Mega Blaziken Counter / Aura Sphere
  4. Primal Kyogre Waterfall / Origin Pulse
  5. Mega Greninja Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon
  6. Mega Sceptile Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant

Research encounters

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

Pikachu (World Championships 2025) currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

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

Marill evolves from Azurill for 25 Candy, and into Azumarill for 25 Candy.

Paldean Wooper Paldean Wooper ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 247 275

Paldean Wooper evolves into Clodsire for 50 Candy.

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

Honedge evolves into Doublade for 25 Candy, then into Aegislash (Shield Forme) for 100 Candy.

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

Lickitung evolves into Lickilicky (Sinnoh Stone) for 100 Candy.

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

Lapras currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

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

Azumarill evolves from Marill for 25 Candy.

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

Sableye temporarily evolves into Mega Sableye.

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

Swalot evolves from Gulpin for 50 Candy.

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

Claydol evolves from Baltoy for 50 Candy.

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

Carbink currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

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

Guzzlord currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

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

Lokix evolves from Nymble for 50 Candy.

In the wild

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

Nidoran♀ evolves into Nidorina for 25 Candy, then into Nidoqueen for 100 Candy.

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

Mankey evolves into Primeape for 50 Candy, then into Annihilape for 100 Candy.

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

Marill evolves from Azurill for 25 Candy, and into Azumarill for 25 Candy.

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

Paldean Wooper evolves into Clodsire for 50 Candy.

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

Spoink evolves into Grumpig for 50 Candy.

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

Inkay evolves into Malamar for 50 Candy, then temporarily into Mega Malamar.

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

Rookidee evolves into Corvisquire for 25 Candy, then into Corviknight for 100 Candy.

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

Fuecoco evolves into Crocalor for 25 Candy, then into Skeledirge for 100 Candy.

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

Frillish (Male) evolves into Jellicent (Male) for 50 Candy.

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

Vullaby evolves into Mandibuzz for 50 Candy.

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 .