Pokémon World Championships 2024 dates confirmed

The Pokémon Company has announced the dates for the Pokémon World Championships 2024.

The biggest event in the competitive Pokémon season takes place from August 16 – 18 at the Honolulu Convention Center in Hawaii.

Players who’ve competed throughout the season will be invited to participate in the event, which each year sees thousands of players and fans travel from across the world to compete in the various Pokémon disciplines.

Pokémon Video Game Championships, Pokemon Trading Card Game, and Pokemon Unite will all see new champions crowned.

The 2022 event took place in London, and last year’s event hailed from Yokohama Japan. 2022’s event was the first Pokémon World Championships to take place outside of the US.

The winners of 2023’s event were:

Pokémon TCG (Masters Division)

• 1st – Vance Kelley ($25,000 Prize)
• 2nd – Tord Reklev
• 3/4 – Michael Pramawat / Azul Harcia Griego

Pokémon VGC (Masters Division)

• 1st – Shohei Kimura ($10,000 Prize)
• 2nd – Michael Kelsch
• 3/4 – Federico Camporesi / Mao Harada

Pokémon GO(Masters Division)

• 1st – ItsAXN ($10,000 Prize)
• 2nd – xXRubixMasterXx
• 3rd – wdage
• 4th – ElCheasdasd

Pokémon Unite (Masters Division)

• 1st – Luminosity ($100,000 Prize)
• 2nd – OMO Abyssinian
• 3rd – Oyasumi Makuro
• 4th – Mjk

The Pokémon Company released a spoof video for April Fool’s Day, promoting a fictional Pokémon Sleep World Championship.

The comedy video shows competitors ‘playing’ Pokémon Sleep in an arena by sleeping in a bed in front of a large, cheering audience.

The next game in the Pokémon franchise, Pokémon Legends Z-A, has been officially announced. 

The game, which will be the second Pokémon Legends game following Pokémon Legends Arceus, was revealed during a Pokémon Presents showcase last month.

The game will see players revisit the Kalos region and Lumoise City, and is set for release in 2025.