Pokémon is going to SoCal for its next Pokémon World Championships. Over the weekend, The Pokémon Company hosted the 2025 Pokémon Europe International Championships (EUIC), its annual international tournament featuring Pokémon trainers from across the globe. As with other Pokémon tournaments, the Pokémon EUIC featured major competitions for the Pokémon video games and the Pokémon card game, with popular Internet personality Wolfe Glick emerging victorious in the Masters video game tournament.
To close out the competition, Pokémon revealed additional details about the Pokémon World Championships. The event, set to take place from August 15th to August 17th, will be a special invitation-only competition to determine the top trainers across multiple games.
The Pokémon Company revealed a first look at the special artwork for the event, featuring Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Machamp, and several other Pokémon going on a road trip to California in an "electrifying" yellow convertible. Additionally, The Pokémon Company will open up spectator ticket registration next month, with interested fans signing up to be entered into a random lottery.
The Pokémon World Championships represents the pinnacle of Pokémon competition, with major tournaments in the Pokémon video game (VGC), the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon GO, and Pokémon...
