2024 Pokémon World Championships

The 2024 Pokémon World Championships was held in , , on August 16-18, 2024. It was the nineteenth invitation-only world 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. It was the sixteenth time the Pokémon World Championships has been held in the U.S., and the fourth time the event has been held in Hawaii, having previously been held in in 2007, 2010 and 2012.
==Trading Card Game Championships==
The 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 Pokémon 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 was the defending champion but was eligible for the Senior Division. He was knocked out on Day Two with a record of 7/3/0.
Sakuya Ota became the new TCG Junior Division World Champion with a final record of 12/2/0.
===Senior Division===
Gabriel Fernandez was the defending champion and finished in fourth place.
Evan Pavelski finished with a record of 12/2/0 to become the new Senior Division World Champion.
===Master Division===
Vance Kelley was the defending champion and was knocked out on Day Two with a final score of 8/3/1. Ian Robb was eliminated and didn't make it to Top 4 due to unsportsmanlike conduct.
Fernando Cifuentes defeated Seinosuke Shiokawa to become the first Chilean Pokémon World Champion.
==Video Game Championships==
Players in territories managed by The Pokémon Company International received invitations from either: gaining enough Championship Points throughout the year, winning a Regional Championship, winning a Special Event in Europe, or coming first or second at an International Championship. Players in Asian territories (managed by The Pokémon Company and Pokémon Korea) earned invites by placing well in their respective National Championships, which were qualified for via in-game Official Competitions via Battle Stadium. Additionally, the top 4 in each age division from the previous Pokémon World Championships received an automatic invite.
Top Championship Point earners in the TPCi rating zones received a round 1 bye: the Top 4 of Oceania, Top 8 of Latin America, Top 12 of the US and Canada, and Top 16 of Europe. The round 1 bye was also given to top finishers in the various Asian National Championships. This replaced the automatic Day 2 invitation players could earn in previous years.
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 16 was determined. The Top 16 then had a single elimination bracket, with the finals taking place on Day Three. All games were best of 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. Battles used the Regulation G ruleset which allowed for every Pokémon available in Scarlet and Violet, except for Mythical Pokémon and , however players were restricted to one Special Pokémon per team.
===Junior Division===
Sora Ebisawa was the defending champion but did not attend Worlds.
Kevin Han, the Junior Division Champion at both the North American and European International Championships, became the new World Champion.
===Senior Division===
Tomoya Ogawa was the defending champion but did not attend Worlds.
Ray Yamanaka of Japan defeated Luke Kroll of the United States to become the new World Champion.
===Master Division===
Shohei Kimura was the defending champion. He was knocked out in the last Swiss round by Seong Jae Jeong.
Luca Ceribelli of Italy defeated Yuta Ishigaki of Japan to become the new Masters Division VGC World 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 Pokémon 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 was the defending champion and was knocked out on Day One.
Yip Kai "Yekai0904" Cheng went undefeated to become the first Chinese Pokémon World Champion, as well as the first Pokémon GO Champion from Asia.
==Pokémon UNITE Championships==
Teams qualified for the Pokémon UNITE Championships by having the most Championship Points within their regional zone, winning their Regional Finals, or winning the Aeos Cup or Final Stretch tournaments. Regional zones had the following number of invitations: four from Asia-Pacific West and Asia-Pacific East; three from North America, Europe, Latin America - North, and Japan; two from Brazil, Latin America - South, and Oceania; and one from Korea and India.
All matches were 5-on-5 and took place on Theia Sky Ruins. Players were allowed to play on any of the three available platforms. Day One had the teams compete in a best of three Single Round Robin bracket to determine Top 16. On Day Two, the Top 16 competed in a best of three single elimination bracket, with finals being best of five.
Luminosity Gaming were the defending champions but were knocked out in the group stage.
The Japanese regional champions FENNEL (Shouki "py1" Takada, Yumeto "yume爱" Tanabe, Haruki "TON•GG" Yoshiura, Mashika "Ma•shio" Shirakawa, Yuma "Lucapo" Sato, and Ryuto "Panchop" Isamu) defeated Korea's XoraTigersGaming to become the new Pokémon Unite World Champions.
==Distributions==
Several Pokémon and item distributions were made through serial codes and live stream Twitch Drops throughout the event.
;Pokémon GO
*The code A6NEWU63K9AU8 gave players a shirt featuring the Pikachu from the event's key art
*For the first 24 hours of the event, watching one of the official Pokémon GO Twitch channels for 30 minutes rewarded a Timed Research
*From August 16 - 26, watching a co-streamed Pokémon GO Twitch channel for 30 minutes rewarded a Costumed (swimming gear) Timed Research
;Pokémon TCG Live
*The code OutbustWorlds24 gave players a copy of the Special Illustration Rare print of Pecharunt
*From August 16 - 27, watching the official PokemonTCG Twitch channel for 30 minutes rewarded two booster packs of , and 90 minutes rewarded a deck box, card sleeves, and a coin featuring the Worlds 2024 key art
*From August 16 - 27, watching a co-streamed Pokémon TCG Twitch channel for 30 minutes rewarded two booster packs of Shrouded Fable, and 60 minutes rewarded a deck box, card sleeves, and a coin bearing the Spheal Appeal design
;Pokémon UNITE
*The code WCS2024 gave players a platinum Boost Emblem (August 16 - 19)
*From the start of the event until the beginning of the finals, watching the official PokémonUNITE Twitch channel for 60 minutes rewarded 50 Item Enhancers
*For the finals on August 17, watching the official Pokémon UNITE Twitch channel for 60 minutes could possibly reward a Unite License Selection Box, however there was a limited supply
===Event Pokémon===
This Sylveon is based on 2023 VGC Senior Division Champion Tomoya Ogawa's Sylveon and was available with the code SLEEPTALKW0RLDS.
A code card for this was given to attendees of the event.
==Related articles==
* 2024 Pokémon World Championships (album)
==References==
==External links==
* Pokémon.com
* Event site
* RK9 event landing
* Challonge | Pokémon GO Championships
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