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

Top counters

  1. Groudon Primigenio Disparo Lodo / Filo del Abismo
  2. Mega-Garchomp Disparo Lodo / Tierra Viva
  3. Landorus (Forma Tótem) Disparo Lodo / Simún de Arena
  4. Deoxys (Forma Ataque) Cabezazo Zen / Psicoataque
  5. Mega-Mewtwo Y Confusión / Onda Mental
  6. Mega-Heracross Corte Furia / Terremoto
Honedge Honedge
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 742 794
Weather boosted (level 25) 927 993

Top counters

  1. Blacephalon Calcinación / Cabeza Sorpresa
  2. Mega-Delphox Giro Fuego / Llama Embrujada+
  3. Mega-Chandelure Giro Fuego / Viento Aciago+
  4. Mega-Blaziken Giro Fuego / Anillo Ígneo
  5. Mega-Gengar Lengüetazo / Bola Sombra
  6. Necrozma (Alas del Alba) Garra Umbría / Rayo Umbrío
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 Palmeo / Esfera Aural
  2. Mega-Mewtwo X Contraataque / Puño Dinámico+
  3. Mega-Blaziken Contraataque / Esfera Aural
  4. Mega-Raichu Y Impactrueno / Electrocañón+
  5. Regieleki Fijar Blanco / Electrojaula
  6. Mega-Sceptile Corte Furia / Planta Feroz
Dusclops Dusclops
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 851 909
Weather boosted (level 25) 1,064 1,136

Top counters

  1. Necrozma (Alas del Alba) Psicocorte / Rayo Umbrío
  2. Mega-Gengar Lengüetazo / Bola Sombra
  3. Mega-Chandelure Infortunio / Viento Aciago+
  4. Mega-Absol Alarido / Giro Vil
  5. Mega-Mewtwo Y Psicocorte / Bola Sombra
  6. Mega-Houndoom Alarido / Pulso Umbrío+
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 Palmeo / Esfera Aural
  2. Mega-Mewtwo X Contraataque / Puño Dinámico+
  3. Mega-Blaziken Contraataque / Esfera Aural
  4. Kyogre Primigenio Cascada / Pulso Primigenio
  5. Mega-Greninja Shuriken de Agua / Hidrocañón
  6. Mega-Sceptile Corte Furia / Planta Feroz

Research encounters

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

Pikachu (Campeonato Mundial 2025) no tiene evoluciones en Pokémon GO por ahora.

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

Marill evoluciona de Azurill por 25 Caramelos, y evoluciona a Azumarill por 25 Caramelos.

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

Wooper de Paldea evoluciona a Clodsire por 50 Caramelos.

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

Honedge evoluciona a Doublade por 25 Caramelos, y luego a Aegislash (Forma Escudo) por 100 Caramelos.

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

Lickitung evoluciona a Lickilicky (Piedra Sinnoh) por 100 Caramelos.

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

Lapras no tiene evoluciones en Pokémon GO por ahora.

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

Azumarill evoluciona de Marill por 25 Caramelos.

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

Sableye evoluciona temporalmente a Mega-Sableye.

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

Swalot evoluciona de Gulpin por 50 Caramelos.

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

Claydol evoluciona de Baltoy por 50 Caramelos.

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

Carbink no tiene evoluciones en Pokémon GO por ahora.

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

Guzzlord no tiene evoluciones en Pokémon GO por ahora.

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

Lokix evoluciona de Nymble por 50 Caramelos.

In the wild

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

Nidoran♀ evoluciona a Nidorina por 25 Caramelos, y luego a Nidoqueen por 100 Caramelos.

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

Mankey evoluciona a Primeape por 50 Caramelos, y luego a Annihilape por 100 Caramelos.

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

Marill evoluciona de Azurill por 25 Caramelos, y evoluciona a Azumarill por 25 Caramelos.

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

Wooper de Paldea evoluciona a Clodsire por 50 Caramelos.

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

Spoink evoluciona a Grumpig por 50 Caramelos.

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

Inkay evoluciona a Malamar por 50 Caramelos, y luego temporalmente a Mega-Malamar.

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

Rookidee evoluciona a Corvisquire por 25 Caramelos, y luego a Corviknight por 100 Caramelos.

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

Fuecoco evoluciona a Crocalor por 25 Caramelos, y luego a Skeledirge por 100 Caramelos.

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

Frillish (Macho) evoluciona a Jellicent (Macho) por 50 Caramelos.

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

Vullaby evoluciona a Mandibuzz por 50 Caramelos.

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 .