Image Credit: Pok�mon Taking place in Anaheim, California, this past weekend, the Pok�mon World Championship 2025 is the franchises top-tier competition for the TCG and esports ecosystem.
Split into four competitions, top players fought to become the very best across the Pok�mon Trading Card Game, Pok�mon Video Game, Pok�mon Go and Pok�mon UNITE. Here are all the winners of the 2025 Pok�mon World Championship.
The VGC Masters World Championship saw a full domestic final between James Evans and Giovanni Cischke.
The latter defeated his opponent 2-1 to record his first-ever tournament win in the game. Luke Whittier and Kevin Han were the winners of the Juniors and Seniors divisions, respectively, with the United States sweeping the entire VCG category.
It was a dominant run for Canadian Riley McKay, who conquered most of his playoff opponents, including the finals Justin Newdorf. McKay took his first-ever world championship and with it, $50,000 (~�36,913) in the prize pool. Chinese player Liao Fuguan took the Seniors division, with Japanese Yuya Okita winning the Junior division.
Despite only finishing second in its group in the first phase of the tournament, South American team PER� made an incredible run to win the Pok�mon UNITE championship.
The team notably defeated Luminosity Gaming in the semi-finals and the Japanese team ZETA Division in the final match. PER� had previously taken part in the 2024 and 2023 editions, with a top-eight finish as the best result.
Image Credit: Pok�mon After coming in fourth place during last years world championship, Indian player Ved Beelzeboy Bamb took the crown at this years Pok�mon GO championship.
Beating Leo P4T0M4N Mar�n with a 3-1 and 3-2 score, this is the first time an Indian player has won an esports world championship.
The 2026 Pok�mon World Championships will take place at the Chase Center, the same venue used for several other esports events, including the League of Legends World Championship back in 2022. Multi-day passes will be available for purchase starting on September 17th.
2026 will also mark the year of the first-ever Pok�mon Champions competition, the new strategy game of the franchise. Shifting to the free-to-play game for the VCG, the game will be released on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices.
In addition to the competitions, there will also be a new fan experience, Pok�mon XP, at the Moscone Center, featuring a variety of offerings and activities, according to a release.
