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The 2022 World Championships was held at ExCeL London in London, United Kingdom from August 18 to 21, 2022. It was the seventeenth invitation-only championships for players of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the twelfth for players of the Pokémon video games, the fifth for players of Pokkén Tournament and the first for players of Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE. This was the second time the Pokémon World Championships were held outside of the U.S. following the 2013 World Championships in Vancouver, Canada.

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Invitations for the Trading Card Game and the video game events were awarded to players who accumulate enough Championship Points throughout the season. Invitations for Pokkén Tournament were awarded to the top placements at three International Championships and players from Japan. There were also Last Chance Qualifiers held for Pokkén Tournament.

These Championships were initially intended to be held at ExCeL London from August 14 to 16, 2020, but were canceled along with the 2020 Play! Pokémon Championship Series as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] Preliminarily moved to August 2021, the World Championships were finally moved to 2022.[3]

A pop up Pokémon Center was opened during the 2022 World Championships.[4] The theme song for these World Championships is "Claim Your Glory" by Popnick.

Trading Card Game Championships

 
Photo of the main stage at the World Championships

The Pokémon Trading Card Game featured the 2021-22 Standard format, using all cards from Sword & Shield onward. Players received invitations from gaining enough Championship Points throughout the year, with the best of them receiving Day Two Invitations, or from the previous World Championships.

Day One of the tournament consisted of Swiss rounds for all players who didn't receive a Day Two invitation. Players with two or fewer losses and no ties advanced to Day Two. Day Two consisted of a new set of Swiss rounds not using the previous day's records and players could change decks between days. Players from this round with two or fewer losses and no ties were then seeded into a single-elimination tournament.


Junior Division

Haruki Miyamoto of Japan was the defending champion.

Rikuto Ohashi of Japan became the new World Champion with a record of 6-0-1.

Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Championship match
2  Rikuto Ohashi    
 Kuto Kawamoto    
    2  Rikuto Ohashi    
     Prince Williams    
 Misha Shapkin  
 Prince Williams    
    2  Rikuto Ohashi  
    3  Tristan Tse  
3  Tristan Tse    
 Marcelo Rubio Turra    
    3  Tristan Tse  
     Chung Yen-Tso    
 Hatsuto Kogawa  
 Chung Yen-Tso    



Senior Division

Kaya Lichtleitner of Germany was the defending champion.

Liam Halliburton of the U.S. became the new World Champion with a record of 6-1-1.

Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Championship match
 Owen Dalgard    
 João Gabriel    
     João Gabriel    
     Sebastian Lashmet    
 Roberto Costanzo  
 Sebastian Lashmet    
     Sebastian Lashmet  
     Liam Halliburton  
 Justin Newdorf    
 Liam Halliburton    
     Liam Halliburton  
     Soma Yoshimura    
 Soma Yoshimura  
 Daniel Magda    



Master Division

Henry Brand of Australia was the defending champion.

Ondřej Škubal of Czechia became the new World Champion with a record of 6-0-2.

Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Championship match
1  Daichi Shimada    
8  Otavio Gouveia    
    1  Daichi Shimada    
    4  James Cox    
5  Andrew Estrada  
4  James Cox    
    1  Daichi Shimada  
    3  Ondřej Škubal  
3  Ondřej Škubal    
6  Andre Chiasson    
    3  Ondřej Škubal  
    2  Ryota Ishiyama    
7  Kaiwen Cabbabe  
2  Ryota Ishiyama    



The following cards were not legal for play specifically at these World Championships due to not being distributed worldwide:


Video Game Championships

Players received invitations from gaining enough Championship Points throughout the year, with the best of them receiving Day Two Invitations, or from the previous World Championships.

Matches took place in Pokémon Sword and Shield and were all Double Battles. All Pokémon in the Galar Pokédex except Mythical Pokémon and certain Legendary Pokémon, given they had a Galar symbol, were allowed. Levels for all Pokémon were adjusted to level 50 and no duplicate Pokémon or items were allowed. Players were given seven minutes of Your Time, 45 seconds of Move Time, and 15 minutes of Game Time per game.


Junior Division

Pi Wu of Taiwan was the defending champion.

Kosaku Miyamoto of Japan became the new World Champion with a record of 8-2-0.[5]

Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Championship match
 Alexander Musikant    
 Kiara Nguyen    
     Kiara Nguyen    
     Hatsuki Fujiwara    
 Eiru Miyamoto  
 Hatsuki Fujiwara    
     Kiara Nguyen  
     Kosaku Miyamoto  
 Annk Isaac Rodriguez Arguello    
 Kosaku Miyamoto    
     Kosaku Miyamoto  
     Mikoto Inaishi    
 Mikoto Inaishi  
 Sosuke Ueno    



Senior Division

Ko Tsukide of Japan was the defending champion.

Yasuharu Shimizu of Japan became the new World Champion.

Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Championship match
 Nicholas Kan    
 Thomas Downling    
     Nicholas Kan    
     Yuma Suzuki    
 Yuma Suzuki  
 Aurelién Soula    
     Nicholas Kan  
     Yasuharu Shimizu  
 Yasuharu Shimizu    
 Hayato Hasegawa    
     Yasuharu Shimizu  
     Kylan Van Severen    
 Kylan Van Severen  
 Ryosei Ishikawa    



Master Division

Naoto Mizobuchi of Japan was the defending champion and finished as a quarterfinalist.

Eduardo Cunha of Portugal became the new World Champion.

Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Championship match
 Eduardo Cunha    
 Naoto Mizobuchi    
     Eduardo Cunha    
     Paul Chua    
 Calvin Foster  
 Paul Chua    
     Eduardo Cunha  
     Guillermo Castilla Diaz  
 Meaghan Rattle    
 James Baek    
     James Baek  
     Guillermo Castilla Diaz    
 Davide Carrer  
 Guillermo Castilla Diaz    



Pokkén Tournament Championships

Invitations were given out to top placements at the Oceania, Europe, and North America International Championships. Two Senior and four Masters invites were awarded at the Europe and North America Championships each, while the Oceania Championships only awarded one Senior and two Masters invites. The remaining invitations were split between Japanese players and players who made it through the Last Chance Qualifiers.

Pokkén Tournament DX was used for the tournament, with every player required to use their own HORI Pokkén Tournament Pro Pad or HORI Pokkén Tournament DX Pro Pad.

Senior Division

Colin "Ashgreninja1" Jones of the U.S. was the defending champion in the Seniors Division.

Reuben "Fruitprime" Staples of the UK became the new World Champion with a record of 6-0-2.

Masters Division

Hiroki "Subutan" Ishida of Japan was the defending champion in the Masters Division and finished as a semifinalist.

Davon "Shadowcat" Amos-Hall of the U.S. became the new World Champion with a record of 6-0-2.

Winners Semifinals   Winners Final   Grand Final   Reset
 Subutan    
 Shadowcat        Shadowcat    
 M2Cloud      M2Cloud        Shadowcat      Shadowcat  
 Mewtater        Mewtater      Mewtater  
Losers Quarterfinals   Losers Semifinal   Losers Final
 Saba        M2Cloud  
 Mewtater        Potetin        Mewtater  
 Subutan      Mewtater    
 Potetin    

Pokémon GO Championships

Senior Division

Maxwell "MEWeedle" Ember of Switzerland became the World Champion.

Winners Semifinals   Winners Final   Grand Final   Reset
   
         
               MEweedle  
           alan716  
Losers Quarterfinals   Losers Semifinal   Losers Final
       
             
       
   

Masters Division

Robert "DancingRob" Waßmer of Germany became the World Champion.

Winners Semifinals   Winners Final   Grand Final   Reset
 Zarddy    
 CrescentAngels        CrescentAngels    
 MartoGalde      godanhada        godanhada      DancingRob  
 godanhada        DancingRob      godanhada  
Losers Quarterfinals   Losers Semifinal   Losers Final
 Zarddy        CrescentAngels  
 DancingRob        DancingRob        DancingRob  
 MartoGalde      LurganRocket    
 LurganRocket    

Pokémon UNITE Championships

Team BLVKHVND (Sean Tucker, William Byrnes III, Nicholas Kim, Kihyun Lee and Angelo Huang) of North America became the World Champions.

Winners Semifinals   Winners Final   Grand Final   Reset
 T2 Japan  
 Renaissance Asia-Pacific      Renaissance Asia-Pacific  
 BLVKHVND North America    BLVKHVND North America      BLVKHVND North America         
 IX Gaming North America      Nouns Esports Europe         
Losers Quarterfinals   Losers Semifinal   Losers Final
 IX Gaming North America      Renaissance Asia-Pacific
 Nouns Esports Europe      Nouns Esports Europe      Nouns Esports Europe
 T2 Japan    T2 Japan  
 No Show South Korea  

Event Pokémon

 
Photo of ExCeL London during the World Championships
Wonder Card 525 | Sinestea with Celebrate Gift
#0854  Sinistea
Antique Form
 
Dynamax Level: 0
  Level 50  
Type:
   
Ability: Cursed Body
Held item:   Moomoo Milk
ID: 220818
OT: WCS22
WCS22
Met: WCS 2022 (fateful encounter)
Nature: Random
Ribbon:   Event Ribbon
Memento
 Dark  
Metronome
 Normal  
Aromatherapy
 Grass  
Celebrate
 Normal  
Games Method Location Duration
SwSh Local Communication ExCeL London, UK August 18 to 21, 2022
This Pokémon may only be redeemed once per save file.
Date received is the date on the system when the gift is redeemed.
This Pokémon is set to the same language as the game that received it.

References

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Pokémon World Championships
Pokémon Trading Card Game only 2004-2008; TCG and Video Games 2009-on
2004: Blaziken TechMagma SpiritRocky BeachTeam Rushdown
2005: Bright AuraDark TyranitarKing of the WestQueendom
2006: B-L-SEeveelutionsMewtrickSuns & Moons
2007: FlyveesLegendary AscentRamboltSwift Empoleon
2008: Bliss ControlEmpotechIntimidationPsychic Lock
2009: StallgonCrowned TigerQueengarLuxdrill
2010: LuxChomp of the SpiritHappy LuckPower CottonweedBoltevoir
2011: MegazoneReshiphlosionThe TruthTwinboar
2012: Pesadelo PrismTerraki-MewtwoEeltwoCMT
2013: Anguille Sous RocheAmerican GothicDarkraiUltimate Team Plasma
2014: Plasma PowerTrevgorEmerald KingCrazy Punch
2015: The Flying HammerPunches 'n' BitesHonorStoisePrimal Groudon
2016: Black DragonBebe DeckMagical SymphonyNinja Blitz
2017: Infinite ForceGolisodorIce Path FTWSamurai Sniper
2018: Victory MapDragones y SombrasGarbanetteBuzzroc
2019: Pikarom JudgeFire BoxMind BlownPerfection
2022: ADPThe Shape of MewCheryl AgainIce Rider Palkia
2023: Mew's RevengePsychic EleganceColorless LugiaLost Box Kyogre
2024:
Champions Jason KlaczynskiJun HasebeRay Rizzo


  This article is part of both Project TCG and Project Games, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game Championship Tournaments.