2024 World Championships
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The 2024 World Championships will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States in August 16-18, 2024. It was the ninteenth invitation-only championships for players of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the fourteenth for players of the Pokémon video games, and the third for players of Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE. This was the sixteenth time the World Championships is held in the U.S., and the fourth time the event was held in Hawaii, having previously been held in Waikoloa Village in 2007, 2010 and 2012.
Trading Card Game Championships
The 2024-25 Standard format was used for the Pokémon TCG Championships, allowing all cards with regulation mark F or later. Players received invitations from gaining enough Championship Points throughout the year or from the previous World Championships. The top cut for some rating zones were able to go straight to Day Two: the Top 2 of the Middle East and South Africa, Top 4 of Oceania, Top 12 of Latin America, Top 16 of US and Canada, and Top 22 of Europe.
Day One was composed of Swiss rounds, with players earning enough match points moving on to Day Two. Players competed in a new set of Swiss rounds on Day Two until a Top 8 was determined. The Top 8 then had a single elimination bracket, with the finals taking place on Day Three. All games were best of three.
Junior Division
Shao Tong Yen is the defending champion.
Senior Division
Gabriel Fernandez is the defending champion.
Master Division
Vance Kelley is the defending champion.
Video Game Championships
Players received invitations from gaining enough Championship Points throughout the year or from the previous World Championships. The top cut for some rating zones were able to go straight to Day Two: the Top 4 of Oceania, Top 8 of Latin America, Top 12 of the US and Canada, and Top 16 of Europe.
Day One players competed in Swiss rounds, with those ending the day with fewer than three losses and no ties moving on to Day Two. A new set of Swiss rounds was played Day Two until a top cut could be determined to play a single elimination bracket. The finals of this bracket were played on Day Three.
Matches took place in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and were all Double Battles. Levels for all Pokémon were adjusted to level 50 and no duplicate Pokémon or items were allowed.
Junior Division
Sora Ebisawa is the defending champion.
Senior Division
Tomoyo Ogawa is the defending champion.
Master Division
Shohei Kimura is the defending champion.
Pokémon GO Championships
New to 2024, Pokémon GO adopted a champions points qualification system, similar to the one used in the Video Game and Trading Card Game Championship, however the there are no byes awarded to top-cut players, instead top-cut players were only awarded with travel stipends/awards. Players received invitations from gaining enough Championship Points throughout the year or from the previous World Championships.
Competitors for the Pokémon GO Championships were grouped into four double elimination pods to determine a Top 32. Top 32 competed in another double elimination bracket on Day Two, with grand finals taking place Day Three. The Great League format was utilized. All non-finals matches were best of three, while finals were best of five.
ItsAXN is the defending champion.
Pokémon UNITE Championships
The qualification circuit structure for Pokémon UNITE has yet to be announced
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