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In a few weeks, the 2024 Pokémon World Championships will be held which includes the GO Battle League!

Celebrate the 2024 Pokémon World Championships in Pokémon GO!

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Pokémon GO is headed to the 2024 Pokémon World Championships! Crowning a World Champion! The 2024 Pokémon World Championships will take place from August 16 to 18, 2024, in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The top qualifying Pokémon GO players from around the globe will compete to determine who will be crowned the 2024 Pokémon GO World Champion! Among other prizes, the Pokémon GO World Champion will receive an in-game World Champion 2024 outfit and pose!


Tune in to watch live!

Tune in and watch all the action beginning at 9:00 a.m. HST each day!

English Stream:

Avatar Items to Celebrate

Keep your eyes on the broadcast—we’ll display a code for the following T-shirt for your avatar!

2024 Worlds Tee (White): Available globally via a code shared during the World Championships stream on the first day of the competition.

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A 2024 Pokémon World Championships Celebration in Pokémon GO!

Friday, August 16, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Pokémon GO is celebrating the 2024 Pokémon World Championships and all things GO Battle League!

Pokémon Debut

A new costumed Pokémon will appear during this event!

World Championships 2024 Pikachu Shiny Icon

Shiny Icon: If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Event Bonuses

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  • Up to five Special Trades can be made each day.
  • You can use a Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokémon forget the Charged Attack Frustration.

Wild Encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

Mankey Shiny Icon
Lickitung Shiny Icon
Marill Shiny Icon
Paldean Wooper Shiny Icon
Swablu Shiny Icon
Fletchling Shiny Icon
Carbink
Grubbin Shiny Icon
Mareanie Shiny Icon

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

Skarmory Shiny Icon

Shiny Icon: If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Field Research Task Rewards

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The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks!

World Championships 2024 Pikachu Shiny Icon
Swablu Shiny Icon
Mienfoo Shiny Icon
Mareanie Shiny Icon

Shiny Icon: If you’re lucky, you If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Paid Timed Research

For US$5.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research.

Timed Research rewards include the following.

  • One Premium Battle Pass
  • 25,000 Stardust
  • Encounters with event-themed Pokémon such as Azumarill, Vigoroth, Cresselia, and more!

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Raids

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The following Pokémon will appear in raids. Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Mienfoo—if you’re lucky!

One-Star Raids: World Championships 2024 Pikachu Shiny Icon, Mienfoo Shiny Icon
Three-Star Raids: Lickitung Shiny Icon, Galarian Stunfisk Shiny Icon, Diggersby

Shiny Icon: If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Shadow Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in Shadow Raids! Gyms not under Team GO Rocket control may still host other raids.

One-Star Raids: Shadow Magnemite Shiny Icon, Shadow Dratini Shiny Icon, Shadow Wooper, Shadow Gligar Shiny Icon

Three-Star Raids: Shadow Wobbuffet, Shadow Kirlia, Shadow Sableye Shiny Icon

Shiny Icon: If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Featured Attacks

Certain Pokémon encountered during the event will know a featured attack!

Lickitung - Lickitung caught during the event will know the Charged Attack Body Slam.
Mienfoo - Mienfoo caught during the event will know the Charged Attack High Jump Kick.

Certain Pokémon evolved during the event will learn a featured attack!

Quagsire - Evolve Wooper during the event to get a Quagsire that knows the Charged Attack Aqua Tail.
Altaria - Evolve Swablu during the event to get an Altaria that knows the Charged Attack Moonblast.
Charjabug - Evolve Grubbin during the event to get a Charjabug that knows the Charged Attack Volt Switch.
Talonflame - Evolve Fletchinder during the event to get a Talonflame that knows the Fast Attack Incinerate.

New Avatar Items

The following items will be available beginning on August 16, 2024.

  • 2024 Worlds Ukulele Pose
  • 2024 Worlds Bucket Hat
  • 2024 Worlds Aloha Shirt


PokéStop Showcases

Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!

GO Battle Week: Shared Skies

Friday, August 16, at 12:00 a.m. to Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. local time

Bonuses

  • 4× Stardust from win rewards. (This does not include end-of-set rewards.)
  • The maximum number of sets you can play per day will increase from five to 20 (for a total of 100 battles) from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time.
  • Free battle-themed Timed Research will be available. Rewards include a wig avatar item inspired by Lana.
  • Pokémon encountered via GO Battle League rewards will have a wider variance of Attack, Defense, and HP.

Active Leagues

The following leagues will be active.

Great League
Ultra League
Master League
Catch Cup: Great League Edition

Pokémon GO Web Store - Special Boxes

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Get your party ready for GO Battle Week with new deals in the Pokémon GO Web Store! For US$9.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), the TM Fanatic Box will net you fifteen Fast TMs, twenty Charged TMs, and one Star Piece.

For US$19.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), the TM Elite Master Box features two Elite Fast TMs, two Elite Charged TMs, six Fast TMs, and six Charged TMs.

Now even more Trainers can enjoy the web store! Trainers with Pokémon Trainer Club (PTC) accounts will now be able to log in to the Pokémon GO Web Store with the same credentials used to log in to Pokémon GO. And don’t forget, Trainers can get a 15% discount on their first web store purchase of any item that costs US$9.99 or more!

Source: https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/world-championships-event-2024/
Last edited 01 Aug 2024 02:26 PM by ForumBot