The 2025 Pokémon World Championships marks the end of another year of competitive Pokémon play, with the top players gathering to compete one last time in hopes earning the actual Champion title.
For an entire weekend, the top players across the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon Video Game, Pokémon Go, and Pokémon UNITE battled it out on the franchise’s biggest stage in Anaheim, California. Not only that, but it was also the largest iteration of the Pokémon World Championships ever, with early estimates indicating that attendance was nearly double the number of unique badge holders compared to the 2024 Pokémon World Championships.
That size was reflected on the showfloor of the Anaheim Convention Center, where players and fans alike had the opportunity to do much more than just compete. Whether you wanted to shop at the Pokémon Center, browse the official museums or trade Pokémon cards and pins, The Pokémon Company has continued to expand the casual offerings at the World Championships.
This year, those offerings also included the first chance to try out Pokémon Legends: Z-A via a special demo, which Esports on SI played early.
If you were busy looking for cards to collect or missed some of the matches while tuning in from home from Aug. 15 to 17, here is a full recap of the 2025 Pokémon World Championships across every featured game.
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Placement |
Player |
Prize |
|---|---|---|
|
First |
Peru UNITE |
$100,000 |
|
Second |
ZETA Division |
$70,000 |
|
Third |
Luminosity Gaming |
$50,000 |
|
Fourth |
Santos Laguna |
$50,000 |
🔑 @Peru_GG 🔑#PokemonWorlds | #UNITEesports pic.twitter.com/eSw3NTVscz
— Pokémon UNITE Championship Series (@UniteEsports) August 17, 2025
After a somewhat slow start, Peru UNITE managed to dominate Pokémon UNITE and the 2025 World Championships, defeating both Luminosity Gaming and ZETA Division to take home a major with for the Latin America region.
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Placement |
Player |
Prize |
|---|---|---|
|
First |
Beelzeboy |
$20,000 |
|
Second |
P4T0M4N |
$15,000 |
|
Third |
LNDsRargef |
$13,000 |
|
Fourth |
LNDsKourlash |
$12,000 |
Beelzeboy is your 2025 #PokemonWorlds Champion! 🏆 #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/9uk38crNAM
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) August 17, 2025
After coming extremely close to winning it all at the 2024 Pokémon World Championships, Ved “Beelzeboy” Bamb is bringing the trophy and title home to India after perennial Pokémon Go powerhouse Leo “P4T0M4N” Marín in the grand finals.
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Pokémon TCG Results will be added as the Juniors, Seniors, and Masters divisions conclude their final matches.
Pokémon World Championships 2025 – TCG Juniors
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Placement |
Player |
|---|---|
|
First |
Yuya Okita |
|
Second |
Jose Cruz Galindo Resendiz |
Yuya is your #PokemonTCG Junior Division 2025 #PokemonWorlds Champion! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/gWGV45GZ5I
— Pokémon TCG (@PokemonTCG) August 17, 2025
Pokémon World Championships 2025 – TCG Seniors
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Placement |
Player |
Prize |
|---|---|---|
|
First |
TBD |
$50,000 |
|
Second |
TBD |
$30,000 |
|
Third |
Riku Nishihashi |
$20,000 |
Pokémon World Championships 2025 – TCG Masters
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Placement |
Player |
Prize |
|---|---|---|
|
First |
TBD |
$50,000 |
|
Second |
TBD |
$30,000 |
|
Third |
Shizuki Nakagawa |
$20,000 |
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Pokémon World Championships 2025 – VGC Juniors
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Placement |
Player |
|---|---|
|
First |
TBD |
|
Second |
TBD |
|
Third |
TBD |
Pokémon World Championships 2025 – VGC Seniors
|
Placement |
Player |
Prize |
|---|---|---|
|
First |
TBD |
$30,000 |
|
Second |
TBD |
$20,000 |
|
Third |
TBD |
$15,000 |
Pokémon World Championships 2025 – VGC Masters
|
Placement |
Player |
Prize |
|---|---|---|
|
First |
TBD |
$30,000 |
|
Second |
TBD |
$20,000 |
|
Third |
Montana Mott |
$15,000 |