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2024 Pokémon World Championship Celebration

Event

Starts:
Friday, August 16, 2024, at 10:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at  8:00 PM Local Time

Pokémon GO is celebrating the 2024 Pokémon World Championships and all things GO Battle League!




Bonuses

Up to five Special Trades can be made each day
Up to five Special Trades can be made each day
You can use a Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokémon forget the Charged Attack Frustration
You can use a Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokémon forget the Charged Attack Frustration

Features

Pokémon Debut

A new costumed Pokémon will appear during this event!

  • shiny
    World Championships 2024 Pikachu

Crowning a World Champion!

The 2024 Pokémon World Championships will take place from August 16 to 18, 2024, in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

The top qualifying Pokémon GO players from around the globe will compete to determine who will be crowned the 2024 Pokémon GO World Champion!

Among other prizes, the Pokémon GO World Champion will receive an in-game World Champion 2024 outfit and pose!


Tune in to watch live and earn rewards!

Tune in and watch all the action beginning at 9:00 a.m. HST each day!

English Stream:

For more details on the watch rewards or Twitch Drops visit here.


Avatar Items to Celebrate

Keep your eyes on the broadcast—there will be a code for the following T-shirt for your avatar!

  • 2024 Worlds Tee (White): Available globally via a code shared during the World Championships stream on the first day of the competition.

Code: A6NEWU63K9AU8

Link to automatically redeem: https://store.pokemongolive.com/offer-redemption?passcode=A6NEWU63K9AU8


PokéStop Showcases

Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!


GO Battle Week: Shared Skies

A GO Battle Week event will run concurrent to the World Championship Celebration

Bonuses

  • 4× Stardust from win rewards. (This does not include end-of-set rewards.)
  • The maximum number of sets you can play per day will increase from five to 20 (for a total of 100 battles) from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time.
  • Free battle-themed Timed Research will be available. Rewards include a wig avatar item inspired by Lana.
  • Pokémon encountered via GO Battle League rewards will have a wider variance of Attack, Defense, and HP.

Active Leagues

The following leagues will be active.

  • Great League
  • Ultra League
  • Master League
  • Catch Cup: Great League Edition

Spawns

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

  • shiny
    Mankey
  • shiny
    Lickitung
  • shiny
    Marill
  • shiny
    Paldean Wooper
  • shiny
    Swablu
  • shiny
    Fletchling
  • Carbink
  • shiny
    Grubbin
  • shiny
    Mareanie

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

  • shiny
    Skarmory

Raids

Raid Battles

Appearing in 1-Star Raids

  • shiny
    World Championships 2024 Pikachu
  • shiny
    Mienfoo

Appearing in 3-Star Raids

  • shiny
    Lickitung
  • shiny
    Galarian Stunfisk
  • Diggersby

Appearing in 5-Star Raids

  • shiny
    Thundurus (Incarnate)

Appearing in Mega Raids

  • shiny
    Mega Kangaskhan

Shadow Raids

Appearing in 1-Star Shadow Raids

  • shiny
    Magnemite
  • shiny
    Dratini
  • Wooper
  • shiny
    Gligar

Appearing in 3-Star Shadow Raids

  • Wobbuffet
  • Kirlia
  • shiny
    Sableye

Research

Field Research Tasks

The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks.

  • Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    ×5
    Poké Ball ×5
    ×2
    Revive ×2
    ×3
    Super Potion ×3
  • Win a raid
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny World Championships 2024 Pikachu
    Max CP
    402
    Min CP
    369
    shiny Mienfoo
    Max CP
    595
    Min CP
    555
  • Power up Pokémon 10 times
    REWARD
    shiny Mienfoo
    Max CP
    595
    Min CP
    555
  • Power up Pokémon 15 times
    REWARD
    shiny World Championships 2024 Pikachu
    Max CP
    402
    Min CP
    369
  • Battle in the GO Battle League
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Swablu
    Max CP
    353
    Min CP
    322
    shiny Mareanie
    Max CP
    416
    Min CP
    383
  • Battle in the GO Battle League 5 times
    REWARD
    shiny World Championships 2024 Pikachu
    Max CP
    402
    Min CP
    369

2024 Worlds Premium Timed Research

Premium Timed Research

For US$5.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research.

Unannounced Detail: All encounters are at “level 10” rather than “level 15”.

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
STEP
1
2024 Worlds Premium Timed Research (1/1)
Power up Pokémon 5 times Skarmory
Power up Pokémon 10 times Vigoroth
Use 5 supereffective Charged Attacks Galarian Stunfisk
Use 10 supereffective Charged Attacks Charjabug
Win a raid Carbink
Win 2 raids Lanturn
Battle in the GO Battle League Lickitung
Battle in the GO Battle League 5 times Azumarill

REWARDS

Cresselia
×25000
×1

Moves

Certain Pokémon encountered during the event will know a featured attack!

Lickitung

  • Lickitung caught during the event will know the Charged Attack Body Slam.

Mienfoo

  • Mienfoo caught during the event will know the Charged Attack High Jump Kick.

Certain Pokémon evolved during the event will learn a featured attack!

Quagsire

  • Evolve Wooper during the event to get a Quagsire that knows the Charged Attack Aqua Tail.

Altaria

  • Evolve Swablu during the event to get an Altaria that knows the Charged Attack Moonblast.

Charjabug

  • Evolve Grubbin during the event to get a Charjabug that knows the Fast Attack Volt Switch.

Talonflame

  • Evolve Fletchinder during the event to get a Talonflame that knows the Fast Attack Incinerate.

Shiny

For the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Mienfoo—if you’re lucky!

  • Mienfoo
  • Mienshao

Sales

New Avatar Items

The following items will be available beginning on August 16, 2024.

  • 2024 Worlds Ukulele Pose
  • 2024 Worlds Bucket Hat
  • 2024 Worlds Aloha Shirt

Pokémon GO Web Store - Special Boxes

Get your party ready for GO Battle Week with new deals in the Pokémon GO Web Store!

  • For US$9.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), the TM Fanatic Box will net you fifteen Fast TMs, twenty Charged TMs, and one Star Piece.

  • For US$19.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), the TM Elite Master Box features two Elite Fast TMs, two Elite Charged TMs, six Fast TMs, and six Charged TMs.

Now even more Trainers can enjoy the web store! Trainers with Pokémon Trainer Club (PTC) accounts will now be able to log in to the Pokémon GO Web Store with the same credentials used to log in to Pokémon GO. And don’t forget, Trainers can get a 15% discount on their first web store purchase of any item that costs US$9.99 or more!

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