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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]]. They function as the finals for both the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] and [[Video Game Championships]]. Since 2015, 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.

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

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.

** {{pkmn2|Event}}-exclusive [[Event_Pokémon#Event-exclusive_moves|moves]] and [[event item|items]] are allowed unless the format explicitly says otherwise.

** Only [[Adex|Alola Pokédex]] Pokémon were allowed. Kantonian form counterparts to {{rf|Alolan|Form}}s were '''not''' considered to be part of the Alola Pokédex. [[Mega Stone]]s were disallowed.

*** Regulation Set A (Dec 2, 2022 - Jan 31, 2023):<ref>[https://victoryroadvgc.com/2023-tainan/ 2023 Tainan Regionals] - By Alberto Núñez, VictoryRoadVGC.com, December 1, 2022.</ref> Only Pokémon in the [[Pdex|Paldea Pokédex]] were allowed. Pokémon and regional forms not in the Paldea Pokédex, such as {{p|Quagsire}} and Johtonian {{p|Wooper}}, were disallowed. [[Paradox Pokémon]] and the [[Treasures of Ruin]] were also disallowed.

*** Regulation Set C (Apr 1 - Jun 30, 2023): The Treasures of Ruin became allowed.

**** Prior to the release of [[Pokémon HOME]] compatibility, the rules stated that Pokémon transferred from HOME would become allowed when the feature was released.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230528124948/https://assets.pokemon.com//assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-vg-rules-formats-and-penalty-guidelines-03252023-en.pdf</ref> At this point, none of the three regulation sets stated that a Scarlet and Violet origin mark was required.

**** When HOME compatibility was released on May 30 after 4pm JST, the rules were changed to state that a Scarlet and Violet origin mark was required for the rest of the series (with the only competitive effect being to disallow Roaming Form [[Gimmighoul]]).

**** Regardless of the above requirement, the HOME update also caused [[Plate]]s and certain [[Egg Move]]s to become newly available and allowed immediately.

**** Players competing in events in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, and Hong Kong between June 3-4, who were required to lock in their teams by 9am May 31, were sent an email at 11:10pm May 30 stating that the newly available Plates and Egg moves would be disallowed for those events.<ref>[https://victoryroadvgc.com/2023-singapore/ 2023 Singapore National Championships] - By Alberto Núñez, VictoryRoadVGC.com, April 28, 2023.</ref> Players competing in Japan between June 10-11 were sent a similar email on June 1. Events in other locations on the same days were unaffected and Plates/the Egg Moves were allowed.

When series may overlap at the start or end of a year, events may use either of the two formats. For example, the Korean League Season 1 on December 15-16, 2019 used 2020 Series 1 rules, while the Kuala Lumpur Regionals on December 21-22, 2019 used 2019 Ultra Series rules.<ref>[https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020-season-events/ Pokémon VGC events for the 2020 Season] - By Victory Road, VictoryRoadVGC.com, September 6, 2019.</ref>

* In 2008, for at least the semifinals onward, players connected their [[Nintendo DS]]es to [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]. No Battle Revolution-specific clauses were set.

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* 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 Video Game Rules, Formats & Penalty Guidelines] - Date of last revision: October 23, 2020 - Pokémon.com</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 Video Game Rules, Formats & Penalty Guidelines] - Date of last revision: January 25, 2021 - Pokémon.com</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 Video Game Rules, Formats & Penalty Guidelines] - Date of last revision: March 29, 2021 - Pokémon.com</ref> This was fixed sometime in 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 Video Game Rules, Formats & Penalty Guidelines] - Date of last revision: February 15, 2022 - Pokémon.com</ref>

* Hidden in the code within every core series game (from [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]] onwards) is a special battlefield that is only activated for either the entire tournament or only for players who have reached the latter stages (Top 32, Top 16, etc.). Notable battlefields include a custom-made [[Wyndon Stadium]] for [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]] and a festive [[Mesagoza]] in [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]].

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