A culmination of a long-fought year of Pokémon VGC battles, the Pokémon World Championships is each season's biggest and most prestigious event! Thousands of players worldwide battle and train hard every year for the chance to compete and, hopefully, win the World Championships, the one goal every player shares.
This article will cover the history of the Pokémon VGC World Championships and showcase past results. Check each event's results to see which players and teams have performed well at previous World Championships, and, if available, the teams that players used.
Recent News
- American player Giovanni Cischke won the 2025 World Championships, becoming the third American to do so.
- The 2026 World Championships have been announced for San Francisco, California, on August 28-30, 2026.
- Pokémon Champions has been announced as the official game for VGC, which will be played at the 2026 World Championships.
Worlds History
First held under the name Video Game Showdown, 2008 marks the first year the Pokémon video games were featured at the World Championships! This event was a single-elimination tournament featuring players from the United States and Japan, won by Japanese player Izuru Yoshimura.
2009 was the first official year of Pokémon VGC, with the World Championships held every year except 2020 and 2021, which were canceled due to COVID-19. The World Championships have primarily been held in the United States, although they have also been held in other countries. In 2013, players traveled to Canada. In 2022, players traveled to London for the first World Championships in Europe. In 2023, players traveled to Yokohama for the first World Championships in Japan.
In 2025, the World Championships were held in Anaheim for the second time since Worlds 2017 and for the first time ever, the Championship Sunday Finals took place in an Arena. The 2026 World Championships will return to San Francisco for the second time since 2016, and the Championship Sunday Finals will be held in the Chase Center.
Past World Championships
Championships Teams
These teams and players have won the World Championships! Thanks to a combination of impressive play and the way these players built and trained their Pokémon, they fought hard to hold up the championship trophy and called themselves World Champions!
![Rotom [Wash Rotom]](https://www.smogon.com/forums/media/minisprites/rotom-wash.png "Rotom [Wash Rotom]")
![Tornadus [Incarnate Forme]](https://www.smogon.com/forums/media/minisprites/tornadus.png "Tornadus [Incarnate Forme]")
![Landorus [Therian Forme]](https://www.smogon.com/forums/media/minisprites/landorus-therian.png "Landorus [Therian Forme]")
![Marowak [Alolan Form]](https://www.smogon.com/forums//media/minisprites/marowak-alola.png "Marowak [Alolan Form]")
![Landorus [Therian Forme]](https://www.smogon.com/forums//media/minisprites/landorus-therian.png)
![Urshifu [Rapid Strike Style]](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nerd-of-now/NCP-VGC-Damage-Calculator/main/image_res/urshifu-rapid.png)
![Ogerpon [Hearthflame Mask]](https://www.smogon.com/forums/media/minisprites/ogerpon-hearthflame.png "Ogerpon [Hearthflame Mask]")
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