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Pikachu (Campeonato Mundial 2026)

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

Pikachu (Campeonato Mundial 2026) Pikachu (Campeonato Mundial 2026) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 493 536
Weather boosted (level 25) 616 670

Top counters

  1. Groudon Primitivo Tiro de Lama / Lâmina Abissal
  2. Mega Garchomp Tiro de Lama / Poder da Terra
  3. Landorus (Forma Therian) Tiro de Lama / Tempestade Saibrosa
  4. Deoxys (Forma Ataque) Cabeçada Zen / Impulso Psíquico
  5. Mega Mewtwo Y Confusão / Golpe Psíquico
  6. Mega Heracross Cortador de Fúria / Terremoto
Pikachu (Traje espacial de Cosmog) Pikachu (Traje espacial de Cosmog) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 493 536
Weather boosted (level 25) 616 670

Top counters

  1. Groudon Primitivo Tiro de Lama / Lâmina Abissal
  2. Mega Garchomp Tiro de Lama / Poder da Terra
  3. Landorus (Forma Therian) Tiro de Lama / Tempestade Saibrosa
  4. Deoxys (Forma Ataque) Cabeçada Zen / Impulso Psíquico
  5. Mega Mewtwo Y Confusão / Golpe Psíquico
  6. Mega Heracross Cortador de Fúria / Terremoto
Honedge Honedge ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 742 794
Weather boosted (level 25) 927 993

Top counters

  1. Blacephalon Incinerar / Explosão Mental
  2. Mega Delphox Chama Furacão / Fogo Místico+
  3. Mega Chandelure Chama Furacão / Vento Ominoso+
  4. Mega Blaziken Chama Furacão / Queimadura Explosiva
  5. Mega Gengar Lambida / Bola Sombria
  6. Necrozma (Asas Alvorada) Garra Sombria / Feixe Espectral

Research encounters

Pikachu (Campeonato Mundial 2026) Pikachu (Campeonato Mundial 2026) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 369 402

No momento, Pikachu (Campeonato Mundial 2026) não tem evoluções em Pokémon GO.

Pikachu (Traje espacial de Cosmog) Pikachu (Traje espacial de Cosmog) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 369 402

No momento, Pikachu (Traje espacial de Cosmog) não tem evoluções em Pokémon GO.

Tinkaton Tinkaton
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 914 964

Tinkaton evolui de Tinkatuff por 100 doces.

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

Lickitung evolui para Lickilicky (Pedra de Sinnoh) por 100 doces.

Totodile Totodile ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 449 485

Totodile evolui para Croconaw por 25 doces, depois para Feraligatr por 100 doces.

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

Wooper de Paldea evolui para Clodsire por 50 doces.

In the wild

Sandshrew de Alola Sandshrew de Alola ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,108
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,201

Sandshrew de Alola evolui para Sandslash de Alola por 50 doces.

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

Mankey evolui para Primeape por 50 doces, depois para Annihilape por 100 doces.

Lickitung Lickitung ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,209
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,310

Lickitung evolui para Lickilicky (Pedra de Sinnoh) por 100 doces.

Totodile Totodile ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 970
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,051

Totodile evolui para Croconaw por 25 doces, depois para Feraligatr por 100 doces.

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

Wooper evolui para Quagsire por 50 doces.

Foongus Foongus ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 839
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 909

Foongus evolui para Amoonguss por 50 doces.

Froakie Froakie ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 851
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 921

Froakie evolui para Frogadier por 25 doces, depois para Greninja por 100 doces.

Litten Litten ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 887
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 961

Litten evolui para Torracat por 25 doces, depois para Incineroar por 100 doces.

Togetic Togetic ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,464
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,586

Togetic evolui de Togepi por 25 doces e para Togekiss (Pedra de Sinnoh) por 100 doces.

Beldum Beldum ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 837
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 906

Beldum evolui para Metang por 25 doces, depois para Metagross por 100 doces.

Shop

  • PokémonXP & 2026 Worlds Backpack: avatar item, on sale after the event ends

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Source: the official announcement on pokemongo.com. Published .