2026 Pokémon World Championships
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This event celebrates the 2026 Pokémon World Championships, held in San Francisco from 28 to 30 August, where the winner is crowned Pokémon GO World Champion and receives the World Champion 2026 outfit. In the game, World Championships 2026 Pikachu makes its debut in one-star raids alongside the spacesuit Pikachu. Watching the streams unlocks Timed Research, including the Tinkaton the 2025 champion won with. The GO Pass that began with PokémonXP continues until the end.
Event bonuses
- Up to 15 GO Battle League sets per day (75 battles), instead of five
- Wider range of Attack, Defense and HP for Pokémon from GO Battle League rewards
- World Championships arena and battle music in the GO Battle League from 24 August at 12:00 to 30 August at 23:59 PDT
- Featured attacks for Pokémon caught or evolved: Alolan Sandslash (Shadow Claw), Primeape and Annihilape (Rage Fist), Lickitung and Lickilicky (Body Slam), Feraligatr, Greninja and Inteleon (Hydro Cannon), Quagsire (Aqua Tail), Gardevoir and Gallade (Synchronoise), Walrein (Powder Snow and Icicle Spear), Metagross (Meteor Mash), Togekiss (Aura Sphere), Hydreigon (Brutal Swing), Decidueye (Frenzy Plant), Incineroar (Blast Burn) and Corviknight (Air Cutter)
- Event stickers from PokéStops, Gifts and the in-game shop
- Live streams start at 9:00 PDT each day, on the Pokémon GO Twitch channel on days 1 and 2 and the Pokémon Twitch channel on day 3
- Watch the stream for 30 minutes: Great League Timed Research, choosing from the Lickitung, Totodile and Paldean Wooper lines
- Watch the stream for 60 minutes: Timed Research with the Tinkaton Beezleboy used to win in 2025, with a special background, plus an Elite Charged TM
- Watch official co-streamers for 45 minutes: Timed Research with a World Championships 2026 Pikachu encounter
- Watch the PokémonXP panel on 10 years of Pokémon GO for 30 minutes on 29 August: Timed Research with an encounter with Pikachu wearing a Cosmog-themed spacesuit
- Code for the 2026 Worlds Tee (Green) avatar shirt, shown during the stream
In raids
피카츄 (월드챔피언십 2026)
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Caught (level 20) | 493 | 536 |
| Weather boosted (level 25) | 616 | 670 |
피카츄 (코스모그 우주복)
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Caught (level 20) | 493 | 536 |
| Weather boosted (level 25) | 616 | 670 |
단칼빙
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Caught (level 20) | 742 | 794 |
| Weather boosted (level 25) | 927 | 993 |
Research encounters
피카츄 (월드챔피언십 2026)
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Research reward (level 15) | 369 | 402 |
피카츄 (월드챔피언십 2026)(은)는 현재 포켓몬 GO에서 진화하지 않습니다.
피카츄 (코스모그 우주복)
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Research reward (level 15) | 369 | 402 |
피카츄 (코스모그 우주복)(은)는 현재 포켓몬 GO에서 진화하지 않습니다.
내루미
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Research reward (level 15) | 564 | 604 |
내루미(은)는 내룸벨트 (신오의 돌) (사탕 100개)(으)로 진화합니다.
리아코
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Research reward (level 15) | 449 | 485 |
리아코(은)는 엘리게이 (사탕 25개)(으)로 진화합니다. 이후 장크로다일 (사탕 100개)(으)로 진화합니다.
In the wild
알로라의 모래두지
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Max CP |
|---|---|
| Wild (up to level 30) | 1,108 |
| Weather boosted (up to level 35) | 1,201 |
Shop
- PokémonXP & 2026 Worlds Backpack: avatar item, on sale after the event ends
Also running
Source: the official announcement on pokemongo.com. Published .