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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 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
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
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 Palma da Força / Aura Esférica
  2. Mega Mewtwo X Contra-atacar / Soco Dinâmico+
  3. Mega Blaziken Contra-atacar / Aura Esférica
  4. Mega Raichu Y Trovoada de Choques / Canhão Zap+
  5. Regieleki Mirar / Prisão Elétrica
  6. Mega Sceptile Cortador de Fúria / Planta Mortal
Dusclops Dusclops
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 851 909
Weather boosted (level 25) 1,064 1,136

Top counters

  1. Necrozma (Asas Alvorada) Corte Psíquico / Feixe Espectral
  2. Mega Gengar Lambida / Bola Sombria
  3. Mega Chandelure Feitiço / Vento Ominoso+
  4. Mega Absol Rosnado / Balanço Violento
  5. Mega Mewtwo Y Corte Psíquico / Bola Sombria
  6. Mega Houndoom Rosnado / Pulso Sombrio+
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 Palma da Força / Aura Esférica
  2. Mega Mewtwo X Contra-atacar / Soco Dinâmico+
  3. Mega Blaziken Contra-atacar / Aura Esférica
  4. Kyogre Primitivo Cachoeira / Pulso Original
  5. Mega Greninja Estrela Ninja de Água / Hidro Canhão
  6. Mega Sceptile Cortador de Fúria / Planta Mortal

Research encounters

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

No momento, Pikachu (Campeonato Mundial 2025) não tem evoluções em Pokémon GO.

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

Marill evolui de Azurill por 25 doces e para Azumarill por 25 doces.

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

Wooper de Paldea evolui para Clodsire por 50 doces.

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

Honedge evolui para Doublade por 25 doces, depois para Aegislash (Forma Escudo) 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.

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

No momento, Lapras não tem evoluções em Pokémon GO.

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

Azumarill evolui de Marill por 25 doces.

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

Sableye evolui temporariamente para Mega Sableye.

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

Swalot evolui de Gulpin por 50 doces.

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

Claydol evolui de Baltoy por 50 doces.

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

No momento, Carbink não tem evoluções em Pokémon GO.

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

No momento, Guzzlord não tem evoluções em Pokémon GO.

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

Lokix evolui de Nymble por 50 doces.

In the wild

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

Nidoran♀ evolui para Nidorina por 25 doces, depois para Nidoqueen por 100 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.

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

Marill evolui de Azurill por 25 doces e para Azumarill por 25 doces.

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 evolui para Clodsire por 50 doces.

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

Spoink evolui para Grumpig por 50 doces.

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

Inkay evolui para Malamar por 50 doces, depois temporariamente para Mega Malamar.

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

Rookidee evolui para Corvisquire por 25 doces, depois para Corviknight por 100 doces.

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

Fuecoco evolui para Crocalor por 25 doces, depois para Skeledirge por 100 doces.

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) evolui para Jellicent (Macho) por 50 doces.

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

Vullaby evolui para Mandibuzz por 50 doces.

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 .