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| {{samename|{{pkmn|anime}} competition known as the "Pokémon World Championships" in Japanese|World Coronation Series}}
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| [[File:Pokémon World Championships logo.png|thumb|250px|Logo]]
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| The '''Pokémon World Championships''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンワールドチャンピオンシップス''' ''Pokémon World Championships'') are an annual event held by the [[Play! Pokémon]] organized play division of [[The Pokémon Company International]]. The first ever World Championship event was run by [[Wizards of the Coast]], a division of [[Hasbro]], in August 2002 in Seattle, WA<ref>[http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=68329&p=irol-newsArticlePR_pf&ID=322673&highlight= First-Ever Pokemon Trading Card Game World Champion Titles Won by Dylan Austin, 14 of Ann Arbor, Michigan and Mindy Lambkee, 10 of Kent, Washington]</ref>. Due to the transfer of the licensing of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Trading Card Game]] from Wizards to Nintendo, neither company staged a World Championship in 2003. Nintendo resumed World Championships in 2004, and have held them each year since then. Prior to the start of the World Championships {{DL|Play! Pokémon|TCG Premier Events|tournament}} structure, the best players from around the world competed at the [[Tropical Mega Battle]] between 1999 and 2001, as well as at several Super Trainer Showdown events held in the US in 2000 and 2001.
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| The events are held in August of a given year. Players must qualify based on overall ratings, national champions, and past performances in the previous year's World Championships (see [[Championship Point]]).
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| ==Trading Card Game==
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| The championships are staged utilizing that year's {{TCG|Standard format}}, previously referred to as ''Modified Format'' prior to the {{TCG|2013-14 Modified format|2014 season}}. The {{TCG|2014-15 Modified format|2015 season}} introduced the {{TCG|Expanded format}}.
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| ===Standard/Modified Format Sets===
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| * '''[[2004 World Championships (TCG)|2004]]''' — {{TCG|Expedition}} to {{TCG|EX Hidden Legends}}
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| * '''[[2005 World Championships (TCG)|2005]]''' — {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}} to {{TCG|EX Emerald}}
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| * '''[[2006 World Championships (TCG)|2006]]''' — {{TCG|EX Hidden Legends}} to {{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}}
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| * '''[[2007 World Championships (TCG)|2007]]''' — {{TCG|EX Deoxys}} to {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}}
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| * '''[[2008 World Championships (TCG)|2008]]''' — {{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}} to {{TCG|Majestic Dawn}}
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| * '''[[2009 World Championships|2009]]''' — {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} to {{TCG|Rising Rivals}}
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| * '''[[2010 World Championships|2010]]''' — {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} to {{TCG|Unleashed}}
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| * '''[[2011 World Championships|2011]]''' — {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} to {{TCG|Black & White}}
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| * '''[[2012 World Championships|2012]]''' — {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} to {{TCG|Dark Explorers}}
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| * '''[[2013 World Championships|2013]]''' — {{TCG|Black & White}} to {{TCG|Plasma Freeze}}
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| * '''[[2014 World Championships|2014]]''' — {{TCG|Next Destinies}} to {{TCG|Flashfire}}
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| * '''[[2015 World Championships|2015]]''' — {{TCG|Boundaries Crossed}} onward
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| * '''[[2016 World Championships|2016]]''' — {{TCG|XY}} to {{TCG|Phantom Forces}}
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| * '''[[2017 World Championships|2017]]''' — {{TCG|Primal Clash}} onwards
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| * '''[[2018 World Championships|2018]]''' — {{TCG|BREAKthrough}} onward
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| * '''[[2019 World Championships|2019]]''' — {{TCG|Sun & Moon}} to {{TCG|Unbroken Bonds}}
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| * '''[[2020 World Championships|2020]]''' — {{TCG|Ultra Prism}} onward
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| ===Expanded Format Sets===
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| * '''[[2015 World Championships|2015]]''' — {{TCG|Black & White}} onward
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| ===World Championship decks===
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| {{main|World Championships Deck (TCG)}}
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| World Championship decks are purchasable [[Play! Pokémon|non-tournament-legal]] prints of 60-card decks used by World Championship players.
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| ==Video games (core series)== | | ==Video games (core series)== |
| The [[core series]] Pokémon games were first featured at a World Championship event at [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown 2008]] (VGS). Starting in 2009, the events were renamed the Video Game Championships (VGC). | | The [[core series]] Pokémon games were first featured at a World Championship event at [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown 2008]] (VGS). Starting in 2009, the events were renamed the Video Game Championships (VGC). |
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| ===Trivia=== | | ===Trivia=== |
| * While [[Mythical Pokémon]] have never been allowed, {{pkmn2|event}}-exclusive [[Event_Pokémon#Event-exclusive_moves|moves]] and [[event item|items]] have nearly always been allowed, and event-exclusive [[Hidden Abilities]] have never been disallowed. In addition, {{p|Zorua}} and {{p|Zoroark}} were allowed in 2011 and 2012 despite being event-exclusive at the time. | | * While [[Mythical Pokémon]] have never been allowed, {{p|Zorua}} and {{p|Zoroark}} were allowed in 2011 and 2012 despite being event-exclusive at the time due to not being Mythical. In addition, {{pkmn2|event}}-exclusive [[Event_Pokémon#Event-exclusive_moves|moves]] and [[event item|items]] have nearly always been allowed, and event-exclusive [[Hidden Abilities]] have never been disallowed. (For example, {{m|Bounce}} was an event-exclusive move on {{p|Gyarados}} in VGC 2017 only, as it otherwise needs a [[Move Tutor]] to learn Bounce and so could not have the [[black clover]] at the time.) |
| * The first half of 2020 is the only time that non-event Pokémon have been disallowed because of rarity. Specifically, Gigantamax Pokémon that were rarely available normally in-game did not become allowed until the start of the first [[Wild Area News]] event that temporarily made them more common. This would become moot with the release of The Isle of Armor, which would make all relevant Gigantamax Pokémon available without relying on rarity. | | * The first half of 2020 is the only time that non-event Pokémon have been disallowed because of rarity. Specifically, Gigantamax Pokémon that were rarely available normally in-game did not become allowed until the start of the first [[Wild Area News]] event that temporarily made them more common. This would become moot with the release of The Isle of Armor, which would make all relevant Gigantamax Pokémon available without relying on rarity. |
| * Between approximately October 2020 and March 2021, the published rulebook mistakenly implied {{p|Regigigas}} was disallowed (by omitting its National Pokédex number from the list of allowed Pokémon that do not have a Galar/Isle of Armor/Crown Tundra Pokédex number).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20201027152813/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-10232020-en.pdf</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210126052431/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-01252021-en.pdf</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210511201450/https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-03292021-en.pdf</ref> This was fixed sometime on or before February 2022.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220309173223/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-02152022-en.pdf</ref> | | * Between approximately October 2020 and March 2021, the published rulebook mistakenly implied {{p|Regigigas}} was disallowed (by omitting its National Pokédex number from the list of allowed Pokémon that do not have a Galar/Isle of Armor/Crown Tundra Pokédex number).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20201027152813/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-10232020-en.pdf</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210126052431/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-01252021-en.pdf</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210511201450/https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-03292021-en.pdf</ref> This was fixed sometime on or before February 2022.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220309173223/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-02152022-en.pdf</ref> |
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| ==Pokkén Tournament==
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| ===Games used===
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| *2015 - Pokkén Tournament (arcade version, invitational only)
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| *2016 - Pokkén Tournament
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| *2017 - Pokkén Tournament
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| *2018 - Pokkén Tournament DX
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| *2019 - Pokkén Tournament DX
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| ==Pokémon GO==
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| *2019 (invitational only)
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| ** [[Junichi Masuda]] and [[Shigeki Morimoto]] were among the exhibition opponents.
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| ==Scheduling and matchups==
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| The Championships are set over three days with a last chance qualifier (known to players as "The Grinder") on the Friday to fill seats left vacant for various reasons (no travel, local qualifiers) until all seats are filled. The second day is limited to Swiss Pairings over a set number of rounds, and the top players (16 each in the Junior and Senior Divisions, as well as the top 32 in the Masters division) move onto the Sunday rounds. The format for this final is single elimination, until the finals, which are a best two matches out of three to decide the World Champion. There are three divisions: Junior (known as the 10 Years Old and Under Division until 2006), Senior (known as the 11 to 14 Year Old Division until 2006) and Masters (called the 15 Years and Older Division until 2006). In 2010, a Last Chance Qualifier was held on Friday to fill all vacant spots. In 2011, a Masters age Division was added to the VGC to parallel the TCG. The event format consists of Swiss rounds, followed by a single elimination tournament. In 2009, the top two advanced to play the finals on Sunday, whereas since 2010, the top eight advance to play in a head-to-head single elimination event to decide the World Champions.
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| ==In other languages==
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| {{Langtable|color={{gold color}}|bordercolor={{gold color dark}}
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| |zh_yue=寶可夢世界錦標賽 ''{{tt|Pokémon Saigaai Gámbīuchoi|Pokémon World Championships}}''
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| |zh_cmn=寶可夢世界錦標賽 / 宝可梦世界锦标赛 ''{{tt|Pokémon Shìjiè Jǐnbiāosài|Pokémon World Championships}}''
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| |nl=Pokémon Wereldkampioenschap
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| |fr=Championnats du Monde Pokémon
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| |de=Pokémon-Weltmeisterschaften
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| |it=Campionati Mondiali Pokémon
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| |ko=포켓몬 월드챔피언십 ''Pokémon World Championships''
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| |pl=Mistrzostwo Świata Pokémon
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| |pt_br=Campeonato Mundial Pokémon<br>Campeonato Mundial de Pokémon
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| |pt_eu=Campeonato Mundial de Pokémon
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| |ru=Чемпионат Мира по игре в Покемон ''Chempionat Mira po igre v Pokémon''
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| |es=Campeonato Mundial Pokémon
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| }}
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Play! Pokémon]]
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| * [[Pokémon League (TCG)]]
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| * [[Championship Point]]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| ==External links==
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| * [https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-events/pokemon-tournaments/pokemon-world-championships/ Official website]
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| {{World Championships}}
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| [[Category:Play! Pokémon]]
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| [[Category:TCG World Championships|*]]
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| [[Category:Video Game World Championships|*]]
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| [[Category:Video game tournaments]]
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| [[Category:TCG tournaments]]
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| [[de:Pokémon-Weltmeisterschaften]]
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| [[es:Campeonato Mundial Pokémon]]
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| [[fr:Championnats du monde]]
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| [[it:Campionati Mondiali]]
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| [[ja:ポケモンワールドチャンピオンシップス]]
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| [[zh:宝可梦世界锦标赛（现实比赛）]]
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