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 (Dünya Şampiyonası 2026)
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Caught (level 20) | 493 | 536 |
| Weather boosted (level 25) | 616 | 670 |
Top counters
- Kadim Groudon Çamur Atışı / Uçurum Bıçakları
- Mega Garchomp Çamur Atışı / Yeryüzü Gücü
- Landorus (Theria Formu) Çamur Atışı / Yakan Kum Fırtınası
- Deoxys (Saldırı Formu) Zen Kafa Darbesi / Psişik Yükleme
- Mega Mewtwo Y Kafa Karışıklığı / Psişik Saldırı
- Mega Heracross Öfkeli Kesme / Deprem
Pikachu (Cosmog Uzay Giysisi)
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Caught (level 20) | 493 | 536 |
| Weather boosted (level 25) | 616 | 670 |
Top counters
- Kadim Groudon Çamur Atışı / Uçurum Bıçakları
- Mega Garchomp Çamur Atışı / Yeryüzü Gücü
- Landorus (Theria Formu) Çamur Atışı / Yakan Kum Fırtınası
- Deoxys (Saldırı Formu) Zen Kafa Darbesi / Psişik Yükleme
- Mega Mewtwo Y Kafa Karışıklığı / Psişik Saldırı
- Mega Heracross Öfkeli Kesme / Deprem
Honedge
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Caught (level 20) | 742 | 794 |
| Weather boosted (level 25) | 927 | 993 |
Top counters
- Blacephalon Kül Etme / Zihin Patlaması
- Mega Delphox Ateş Dönüşü / Mistik Alev+
- Mega Chandelure Ateş Dönüşü / Uğursuz Rüzgâr+
- Mega Blaziken Ateş Dönüşü / Tahrip Yanığı
- Mega Gengar Yala / Gölge Topu
- Necrozma (Şafak Kanat) Gölge Pençesi / Hayalet Ay Işını
Research encounters
Pikachu (Dünya Şampiyonası 2026)
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Research reward (level 15) | 369 | 402 |
Pikachu (Dünya Şampiyonası 2026) şu anda Pokémon GO'da evrimleşmiyor.
Pikachu (Cosmog Uzay Giysisi)
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Research reward (level 15) | 369 | 402 |
Pikachu (Cosmog Uzay Giysisi) şu anda Pokémon GO'da evrimleşmiyor.
Tinkaton
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Research reward (level 15) | 914 | 964 |
Tinkatuff (100 şeker) evrimleşince Tinkaton olur.
Lickitung
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Research reward (level 15) | 564 | 604 |
Lickitung evrimleşince Lickilicky (Sinnoh Taşı) (100 şeker) olur.
Totodile
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Research reward (level 15) | 449 | 485 |
Totodile evrimleşince Croconaw (25 şeker) olur, o da evrimleşince Feraligatr (100 şeker) olur.
Paldea Wooper
| Encounter | Min CP | 100% IV |
|---|---|---|
| Research reward (level 15) | 247 | 275 |
Paldea Wooper evrimleşince Clodsire (50 şeker) olur.
In the wild
Alola Sandshrew
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Max CP |
|---|---|
| Wild (up to level 30) | 1,108 |
| Weather boosted (up to level 35) | 1,201 |
Alola Sandshrew evrimleşince Alola Sandslash (50 şeker) olur.
Mankey
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Max CP |
|---|---|
| Wild (up to level 30) | 998 |
| Weather boosted (up to level 35) | 1,081 |
Mankey evrimleşince Primeape (50 şeker) olur, o da evrimleşince Annihilape (100 şeker) olur.
Lickitung
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Max CP |
|---|---|
| Wild (up to level 30) | 1,209 |
| Weather boosted (up to level 35) | 1,310 |
Lickitung evrimleşince Lickilicky (Sinnoh Taşı) (100 şeker) olur.
Totodile
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Max CP |
|---|---|
| Wild (up to level 30) | 970 |
| Weather boosted (up to level 35) | 1,051 |
Totodile evrimleşince Croconaw (25 şeker) olur, o da evrimleşince Feraligatr (100 şeker) olur.
Wooper
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Max CP |
|---|---|
| Wild (up to level 30) | 550 |
| Weather boosted (up to level 35) | 596 |
Wooper evrimleşince Quagsire (50 şeker) olur.
Foongus
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Max CP |
|---|---|
| Wild (up to level 30) | 839 |
| Weather boosted (up to level 35) | 909 |
Foongus evrimleşince Amoonguss (50 şeker) olur.
Froakie
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Max CP |
|---|---|
| Wild (up to level 30) | 851 |
| Weather boosted (up to level 35) | 921 |
Froakie evrimleşince Frogadier (25 şeker) olur, o da evrimleşince Greninja (100 şeker) olur.
Litten
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Max CP |
|---|---|
| Wild (up to level 30) | 887 |
| Weather boosted (up to level 35) | 961 |
Litten evrimleşince Torracat (25 şeker) olur, o da evrimleşince Incineroar (100 şeker) olur.
Togetic
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Max CP |
|---|---|
| Wild (up to level 30) | 1,464 |
| Weather boosted (up to level 35) | 1,586 |
Togepi (25 şeker) evrimleşince Togetic olur, o da evrimleşince Togekiss (Sinnoh Taşı) (100 şeker) olur.
Beldum
✦ Shiny
| Encounter | Max CP |
|---|---|
| Wild (up to level 30) | 837 |
| Weather boosted (up to level 35) | 906 |
Beldum evrimleşince Metang (25 şeker) olur, o da evrimleşince Metagross (100 şeker) olur.
Shop
- PokémonXP & 2026 Worlds Backpack: avatar item, on sale after the event ends
Also running
Source: the official announcement on pokemongo.com. Published .