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Pikachu (Championnats du Monde 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 (Championnats du Monde 2025) Pikachu (Championnats du Monde 2025) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 493 536
Weather boosted (level 25) 616 670
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Monorpale Monorpale
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 742 794
Weather boosted (level 25) 927 993
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Lokhlass Lokhlass ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 1,435 1,509
Weather boosted (level 25) 1,794 1,886
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Téraclope Téraclope
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 851 909
Weather boosted (level 25) 1,064 1,136
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Excavarenne Excavarenne
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 806 862
Weather boosted (level 25) 1,008 1,078
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Research encounters

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

Pikachu (Championnats du Monde 2025) n'a actuellement aucune évolution dans Pokémon GO.

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

Marill est l'évolution de Azurill pour 25 Bonbons, et évolue en Azumarill pour 25 Bonbons.

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

Axoloto de Paldea évolue en Terraiste pour 50 Bonbons.

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

Monorpale évolue en Dimoclès pour 25 Bonbons, puis en Exagide (Forme Parade) pour 100 Bonbons.

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

Excelangue évolue en Coudlangue (Pierre Sinnoh) pour 100 Bonbons.

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

Lokhlass n'a actuellement aucune évolution dans Pokémon GO.

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

Azumarill est l'évolution de Marill pour 25 Bonbons.

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

Ténéfix évolue temporairement en Méga-Ténéfix.

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

Avaltout est l'évolution de Gloupti pour 50 Bonbons.

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

Kaorine est l'évolution de Balbuto pour 50 Bonbons.

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

Strassie n'a actuellement aucune évolution dans Pokémon GO.

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

Engloutyran n'a actuellement aucune évolution dans Pokémon GO.

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

Gambex est l'évolution de Lilliterelle pour 50 Bonbons.

In the wild

Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀ ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 699
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 757
Férosinge Férosinge ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 998
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,081
Marill Marill ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 395
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 428
Axoloto de Paldea Axoloto de Paldea ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 550
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 596
Spoink Spoink ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,143
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,239
Sepiatop Sepiatop ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 795
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 861
Minisange Minisange ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 571
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 619
Chochodile Chochodile ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 966
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,046
Viskuse (Mâle) Viskuse (Mâle) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,077
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,167
Vostourno Vostourno ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,090
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,181

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 .