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{{samename|{{pkmn|anime}} competition known as the "Pokémon World Championships" in Japanese|World Coronation Series}}
{{samename|{{pkmn|anime}} competition known as the "Pokémon World Championships" in Japanese|World Coronation Series}}
[[File:Pokémon World Championships logo.png|thumb|250px|Logo]]
[[File:Pokémon World Championships logo.png|thumb|250px|Logo]]
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 was hosted in Sydney, Australia, during the [[wp:2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]] which were also held there. Players from Australia, Belgium, {{pmin|France}}, {{pmin|Germany}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, {{pmin|Spain}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, and {{pmin|the United States}} competed using {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and {{game|Yellow}}. The second 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] Deadlink</ref> but instead the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Trading Card Game]] was used. Due to the transfer of the licensing of the TCG 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 (excluding 2020 and 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]), with the video games returning to the event alongside the TCG from 2008 onwards. Prior to the start of the World Championships {{DL|Play! Pokémon|TCG Premier Events|tournament}} structure, the best TCG players from around the world competed at the [[Tropical Mega Battle]] from 1999 to 2001, as well as at several Super Trainer Showdown events held in the US in 2000 and 2001.
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]]. They function as the finals for both the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] and [[Video Game Championships]]. Since 201X, the World Championships have also featured events for additional Pokémon video games, including [[Pokkén Tournament]], [[Pokémon GO]], and [[Pokémon UNITE]]. The Pokémon World Championships are held annually, occurring every August.


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]]).
Competitors usually must qualify for the event based in their performance in other events in the same season, such as regional championships, national championships, dedicated qualifying tournaments, or the previous year's World Championships. The exact qualification requirements depend on the exact year, the region the player is from, and the game in which they are playing.
 
While the Pokémon World Championships are held as a single unified event featuring multiple different games, each of the games are run as an entirely separate tournament. Competitors compete in only one of the featured games, and the qualification requirements of each are entirely separate. Additionally, competitors usually are separated into one of three age groups, meaning that three world champions are crowned for each game each year.


Minor announcements are usually revealed during the events, such as upcoming types of TCG cards, the ruleset of the following VGC format, and the city where the next World Championships will be hosted.
Minor announcements are usually revealed during the events, such as upcoming types of TCG cards, the ruleset of the following VGC format, and the city where the next World Championships will be hosted.


==Video games (core series)==
==History==
===Predecessors===
Before the introduction of the modern Pokémon World Championships, both the TCG and video games held some international competitions.
 
For the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the [[Pokémon Tropical Mega Battle]] was an international Pokémon Trading Card Game tournament held annually from 1999 to 2002 in Hawaii by [[Wizards of the Coast]] (the distributor of the Pokémon Trading Card Game in many regions outside of Japan at the time). Players from Canada, Latin America, Europe, the United States, and Japan were invited to the event. After Wizards of the Coast's license to distribute the Pokémon Trading Card Game reverted to The Pokémon Company in 2003, this event was replaced by the Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships.
 
In 2000, the coincide with the {{wp|2000 Summer Olympics}} in Sydney, Australia, the [[2000 World Championships|first ever Pokémon World Championship]] was also held in Sydney. Players from Australia, Belgium, {{pmin|France}}, {{pmin|Germany}}, {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, {{pmin|Spain}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, and {{pmin|the United States}} competed using {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and {{game|Yellow}}. This was a one-time event, with a video game World Championship not being held again until 2009.
 
===Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships===
In August 2002, Wizards of the Coast held the [[2002 World Championships (TCG)|first Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championship]] in Seattle, Washington in the United States.<ref>[https://indexarticles.com/business/business-wire/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/ 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 from Wizards to Nintendo, no World Championship was held in 2003. Now with control of the Pokémon Trading Card Game licence, [[Pokémon USA]] formed [[Pokémon Organized Play]] to manage Pokémon Trading Card Game events.
 
In August 2004, Pokémon Organized Play held the {{TCG|2004 World Championships|2004 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships}}. From 2004 to 2008, the event was titled the Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, reflecting the fact that it was specifically for the Pokémon Trading Card Game only.
 
At the {{TCG|2008 World Championships|2008 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships}}, a special video game event called the [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown 2008]] was held. This event featured players from the United States and Japan competing with {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. However, since only two countries were involved, the winner was not awarded the title of world champion.
 
===Pokémon World Championships===
In August 2009, the first unified Pokémon World Championships were held, featuring both the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the Pokémon Video Game Championships. This format has continued until the present.
 
From 2015 to 2022, [[Pokkén Tournament]] was also featured at the Pokémon World Championships. In 2015, the Pokkén Tournament competition was run as an invitational due to the lack of preliminary events. After the 2022 World Championships, it was announced that Pokkén Tournament would no longer appear at the Pokémon World Championships.
 
Starting in 2019, [[Pokémon GO]] was added to the Pokémon World Championships. In 2019, the Pokémon GO competition was run as an invitational due to the lack of preliminary events.
 
Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the planned [[2020 World Championships|2020 Pokémon World Championships]] to be held in London, England were cancelled, and were not held in 2021. The World Championships returned with the [[2022 World Championships|2022 Pokémon World Championships]], held in London, England like the original 2020 plan.
 
Starting in 2022, [[Pokémon UNITE]] was added to the Pokémon World Championships.
 
==Events==
Since 2004, the Pokémon World Championships have been held annually, except in 2020 and 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
 
{| class="roundtable" style="background: #{{water color}}; border: 3px solid #{{water color dark}}"
! Year
! Dates
! Venue
! City
! Region
! Country
! Games
|-
| [[2000 World Championships|2000]]
| September 22, 2002
| {{wp|University of Sydney}}
| Sydney || New South Wales || [[File:Australia Flag.png|20px]] Australia
| VGC<!--technically VGC didn't exist yet, but unless we list the specific VGC games in this table, this seems to be the clearest way to display it-->
|-
| [[2002 World Championships (TCG)|2002]]
| August 3 to 4, 2002
| {{wp|Seattle Convention Center}}
| Seattle || Washington || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG
|-
| [[2004 World Championships (TCG)|2004]]
| August 20 to 22, 2004
| {{wp|Wyndham Palace Resort & Spa}}
| Orlando || Florida || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG
|-
| [[2005 World Championships (TCG)|2005]]
| August 19 to 21, 2005
| Town and Country Resort and Convention Center
| San Diego || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG
|-
| [[2006 World Championships (TCG)|2006]]
| August 18 to 20, 2006
| {{wp|Hilton Anaheim}}
| Anaheim || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG
|-
| [[2007 World Championships (TCG)|2007]]
| August 10 to 12, 2007
| {{wp|Hilton Waikoloa Village}}
| Waikoloa Village || Hawaii || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG
|-
| [[2008 World Championships (TCG)|2008]]
| August 15 to 17, 2008
| {{wp|Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista}}
| Orlando || Florida || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG
|-
| [[2009 World Championships|2009]]
| August 13 to 15, 2009
| {{wp|Hilton San Diego Bayfront}}
| San Diego || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC
|-
| [[2010 World Championships|2010]]
| August 13 to 15, 2010
| {{wp|Hilton Waikoloa Village}}
| Waikoloa Village || Hawaii || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC
|-
| [[2011 World Championships|2011]]
| August 12 to 14, 2011
| {{wp|Hilton San Diego Bayfront}}
| San Diego || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC
|-
| [[2012 World Championships|2012]]
| August 13 to 15, 2012
| {{wp|Hilton Waikoloa Village}}
| Waikoloa Village || Hawaii || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC
|-
| [[2013 World Championships|2013]]
| August 9 to 11, 2013
| {{wp|Vancouver Convention Centre}}
| Vancouver || British Columbia || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC
|-
| [[2014 World Championships|2014]]
| August 15 to 17, 2014
| {{wp|Walter E. Washington Convention Center}}
| colspan=2 | Washington, D.C. || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC
|-
| [[2015 World Championships|2015]]
| August 21 to 23, 2015
| {{wp|Hynes Convention Center}}
| Boston || Massachusetts || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén
|-
| [[2016 World Championships|2016]]
| August 19 to 21, 2016
| {{wp|San Francisco Marriott Marquis}}
| San Francisco || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén
|-
| [[2017 World Championships|2017]]
| August 18 to 20, 2017
| {{wp|Anaheim Convention Center}}
| Anaheim || California || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén
|-
| [[2018 World Championships|2018]]
| August 24 to 26, 2018
| {{wp|Music City Center}}
| Nashville || Tennessee || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén
|-
| [[2019 World Championships|2019]]
| August 16 to 19, 2019
| {{wp|Walter E. Washington Convention Center}}
| colspan=2 | Washington, D.C. || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén, GO
|-
| [[2022 World Championships|2022]]
| August 18 to 21, 2022
| {{wp|ExCeL London}}
| London || England || [[File:United Kingdom Flag.png|20px]] United Kingdom
| TCG, VGC, Pokkén, GO, UNITE
|-
| [[2023 World Championships|2023]]
| August 11 to 13, 2023
| {{wp|Pacifico Yokohama}}
| Yokohama || Kanagawa || [[File:Japan Flag.png|20px]] Japan
| TCG, VGC, GO, UNITE
|-
| [[2024 World Championships|2024]]
| ''TBA''
| ''TBA''
| Honolulu || Hawaii || [[File:United States Flag.png|20px]] United States
| ''TBA''
|}
 
==Video Game Championship==
The [[core series]] Pokémon games were first featured at a Nintendo-organized World Championship event in 2000 with single battles, and later returning as [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown]] (VGS) in 2008 as a side-event to the [[2008 World Championships (TCG)|2008 Trading Card Game World Championships]] with double battles. Starting in 2009, the events were renamed the Video Game Championships (VGC).
The [[core series]] Pokémon games were first featured at a Nintendo-organized World Championship event in 2000 with single battles, and later returning as [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown]] (VGS) in 2008 as a side-event to the [[2008 World Championships (TCG)|2008 Trading Card Game World Championships]] with double battles. Starting in 2009, the events were renamed the Video Game Championships (VGC).


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