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	The '''Pokémon World Championships''' are an annual event staged by the [[Play! Pokémon]] organized play division of [[The Pokémon Company International]] (formerly known as Pokémon USA). The first ever World Championship event was run by [[Wizards of the Coast]], a division of [[Hasbro]], on 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 ever since. 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.		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 staged by the [[Play! Pokémon]] organized play division of [[The Pokémon Company International]] (formerly known as Pokémon USA). The first ever World Championship event was run by [[Wizards of the Coast]], a division of [[Hasbro]], on 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 ever since. 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.

	An annual invitational-only event held in August of a given year, players are chosen on overall ratings, national champions and past performances in the previous year's World Championships.		An annual invitational-only event held in August of a given year, players are chosen on overall ratings, national champions and past performances in the previous year's World Championships.