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

Top counters

  1. ArcheoGroudon Colpodifango / Spade Telluriche
  2. MegaGarchomp Colpodifango / Geoforza
  3. Landorus (Forma Totem) Colpodifango / Tempesta Ardente
  4. Deoxys (Forma Attacco) Cozzata Zen / Psicoslancio
  5. MegaMewtwo Y Confusione / Psicobotta
  6. MegaHeracross Tagliofuria / Terremoto
Honedge Honedge
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 742 794
Weather boosted (level 25) 927 993

Top counters

  1. Blacephalon Bruciatutto / Sbalorditesta
  2. MegaDelphox Turbofuoco / Magifiamma+
  3. MegaChandelure Turbofuoco / Funestovento+
  4. MegaBlaziken Turbofuoco / Incendio
  5. MegaGengar Leccata / Palla Ombra
  6. Necrozma (Ali dell'Aurora) Ombrartigli / Raggio d’Ombra
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. MegaLucario Palmoforza / Forzasfera
  2. MegaMewtwo X Contrattacco / Dinamipugno+
  3. MegaBlaziken Contrattacco / Forzasfera
  4. MegaRaichu Y Tuonoshock / Falcecannone+
  5. Regieleki Localizza / Elettrogabbia
  6. MegaSceptile Tagliofuria / Radicalbero
Dusclops Dusclops
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 851 909
Weather boosted (level 25) 1,064 1,136

Top counters

  1. Necrozma (Ali dell'Aurora) Psicotaglio / Raggio d’Ombra
  2. MegaGengar Leccata / Palla Ombra
  3. MegaChandelure Sciagura / Funestovento+
  4. MegaAbsol Urlorabbia / Vorticolpo
  5. MegaMewtwo Y Psicotaglio / Palla Ombra
  6. MegaHoundoom Urlorabbia / Neropulsar+
Diggersby Diggersby
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 806 862
Weather boosted (level 25) 1,008 1,078

Top counters

  1. MegaLucario Palmoforza / Forzasfera
  2. MegaMewtwo X Contrattacco / Dinamipugno+
  3. MegaBlaziken Contrattacco / Forzasfera
  4. ArcheoKyogre Cascata / Primopulsar
  5. MegaGreninja Acqualame / Idrocannone
  6. MegaSceptile Tagliofuria / Radicalbero

Research encounters

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

Al momento Pikachu (Campionati Mondiali 2025) non ha evoluzioni in Pokémon GO.

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

Marill si evolve da Azurill con 25 caramelle e a sua volta in Azumarill con 25 caramelle.

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

Wooper di Paldea si evolve in Clodsire con 50 caramelle.

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

Honedge si evolve in Doublade con 25 caramelle, poi in Aegislash (Forma Scudo) con 100 caramelle.

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

Lickitung si evolve in Lickilicky (Pietra Sinnoh) con 100 caramelle.

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

Al momento Lapras non ha evoluzioni in Pokémon GO.

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

Azumarill si evolve da Marill con 25 caramelle.

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

Sableye si evolve temporaneamente in MegaSableye.

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

Swalot si evolve da Gulpin con 50 caramelle.

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

Claydol si evolve da Baltoy con 50 caramelle.

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

Al momento Carbink non ha evoluzioni in Pokémon GO.

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

Al momento Guzzlord non ha evoluzioni in Pokémon GO.

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

Lokix si evolve da Nymble con 50 caramelle.

In the wild

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

Nidoran♀ si evolve in Nidorina con 25 caramelle, poi in Nidoqueen con 100 caramelle.

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

Mankey si evolve in Primeape con 50 caramelle, poi in Annihilape con 100 caramelle.

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

Marill si evolve da Azurill con 25 caramelle e a sua volta in Azumarill con 25 caramelle.

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

Wooper di Paldea si evolve in Clodsire con 50 caramelle.

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

Spoink si evolve in Grumpig con 50 caramelle.

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

Inkay si evolve in Malamar con 50 caramelle, poi temporaneamente in MegaMalamar.

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

Rookidee si evolve in Corvisquire con 25 caramelle, poi in Corviknight con 100 caramelle.

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

Fuecoco si evolve in Crocalor con 25 caramelle, poi in Skeledirge con 100 caramelle.

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

Frillish (Maschio) si evolve in Jellicent (Maschio) con 50 caramelle.

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

Vullaby si evolve in Mandibuzz con 50 caramelle.

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 .