For coverage of the 2025 World Championships' Day 1, click here! For coverage from the finals on Championship Sunday, make sure to keep an eye on Bulbagarden once it has concluded!
The 2025 Pokémon World Championships were held in Anaheim, California from the 15th-17th of August. It is the final event in the 2025 Championship Series and the final currently-announced event using the Regulation Set I ruleset, allowing the use of Paradox Pokemon, Legendary Pokemon, and a choice of two Restricted Special Pokemon per team. To see the results of every streamed battle, see the bottom of this page.
The following list shows every player to have reached Top Cut, any prize money earned in USD, as well as the teams they used and how they qualified for the 2025 World Championships. All teams shown below can be used in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's online Ranked Battles while Regulation Set I is running from 1 May to 31 August, 2025, or while Regulation Set J is running from 1 September, 2025, to 4 January, 2026.
Standings
With both finalists bringing Koraidon, the Winged King Pokémon has effectively already won the 2025 World Championships, following its counterpart Miraidon's win in the previous year. The finals on Championship Sunday will decide whether or not this victory is shared by Lunala or Calyrex Shadow Rider who both currently have one Worlds win, in 2019 and 2022 respectively.# | Prizes | Trainer | Pokémon | Invite | |
Finalists | $20,000 - $30,000 | 2026 Worlds Invite | James Evans |
| Ranked Top 75 in US & Canada |
Giovanni Cischke |
| Ranked Top 75 in US & Canada | |||
Top 4 | $15,000 | 2026 Worlds Invite | Montana Mott |
| Ranked Top 75 in US & Canada |
Hirofumi Kimura |
| Japan Championships Top 48 | |||
Top 8 | $10,000 | Michael Kelsch |
| 2024 Worlds Semi-finalist | |
Víctor Medina |
| Latin America International Finalist | |||
Ko Tsukide |
| Japan Championships Top 64 | |||
Mao Harada |
| Japan Championships Top 64 | |||
Top 16 | $5,000 | James Baek |
| Ranked Top 75 in US & Canada | |
Nick Navarre |
| Ranked Top 75 in US & Canada | |||
Naoto Kishida |
| Japan Championships Top 12 | |||
Giuseppe Musicco |
| Ranked Top 75 in Europe | |||
Masayoshi Kuroo |
| Melbourne Regional Champion | |||
Aaron Brok |
| Ranked Top 75 in US & Canada | |||
Yoshitaka Izawa |
| Japan Championships Top 24 | |||
Théotime Massaut |
| Ranked Top 75 in Europe | |||
Top Cut | — | Carlos Cabal |
| Ranked Top 75 in Europe | |
Mattie Morgan |
| Ranked Top 75 in Europe | |||
Chuppa Cross IV |
| Ranked Top 75 in US & Canada | |||
Cedric Bernier |
| Ranked Top 75 in US & Canada | |||
Top Pokémon
Raging Bolt and Flutter Mane have seen incredible success in Day 2, reaching 35.8% and 20.8% usage respectively. These two are indispensable within teams on which they feature, with Raging Bolt providing great utility by threatening fast Pokémon with its signature priority attack Thunderclap, and Flutter Mane similarly provides utility, typically by outspeeding every other Pokémon thanks to its ability Protosynthesis and using Icy Wind to slow them down even further, allowing their teammate to benefit.Pokémon | Day 1 | Day 2 | |
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| Incineroar | 56.6% | 54.7% (-1.9%) |
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| Urshifu (Rapid Strike) | 32.1% | 32.1% (+0.0%) |
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| Rillaboom | 26.7% | 30.2% (+3.5%) |
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| Raging Bolt | 25.3% | 35.8% (+10.5%) |
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| Amoonguss | 21.3% | 26.4% (+5.1%) |
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| Smeargle | 18.1% | 15.1% (-3.0%) |
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| Chien-Pao | 17.8% | 20.8% (+3.0%) |
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| Whimsicott | 17.0% | 17.0% (+0.0%) |
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| Volcarona | 14.8% | 11.3% (-3.5%) |
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| Flutter Mane | 13.5% | 20.8% (+7.3%) |
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| Landorus (Incarnate) | 13.5% | 7.5% (-6.0%) |
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| Farigiraf | 11.9% | 3.8% (-8.1%) |
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| Ursaluna | 9.2% | 13.2% (+4.0%) |
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| Chi-Yu | 8.6% | 13.2% (+4.6%) |
Top Restricted Pokémon
Despite its dominance throughout the format, Miraidon has dramatically underperformed in Day 2 of the 2025 World Championships. It drops all the way to 30.2% usage, falling from 1st place to 4th. Outside of the expected success from Calyrex Shadow Rider, other less common Restricted Pokémon in Koraidon and Lunala have seen an increase in usage as well. Koraidon specifically jumps all the way to 20.8% usage in Day 2, partially thanks to its popularity with Japanese players.Pokémon | Day 1 | Day 2 | |
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| Miraidon | 47.7% | 30.2% (-17.5%) |
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| Calyrex (Shadow Rider) | 41.8% | 47.2% (+5.4%) |
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| Zamazenta (Crowned) | 33.2% | 34.0% (+0.8%) |
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| Calyrex (Ice Rider) | 32.3% | 34.0% (+1.7%) |
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| Koraidon | 11.9% | 20.8% (+8.9%) |
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| Lunala | 11.6% | 15.1% (+3.5%) |
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| Kyogre | 7.5% | 7.5% (+0.0%) |
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| Groudon | 7.0% | 3.8% (-3.2%) |
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| Terapagos | 4.0% | 3.8% (-0.2%) |
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| Zacian (Crowned) | 2.2% | 1.9% (-0.3%) |
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| Zacian | 0.3% | 0.0% (-0.3%) |
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| Rayquaza | 0.3% | 0.0% (-0.3%) |
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| Ho-Oh | 0.3% | 1.9% (+1.6%) |
Top Restricted Pairs
As described above, Miraidon has had a hard time at this event. While its more common pairings with Lunala and Calyrex Ice Rider haven't dropped too far, its pairings with Calyrex Shadow Rider and Zamazenta have taken a huge hit.Pokémon | Day 1 | Day 2 | ||
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| Calyrex (Shadow Rider) | Zamazenta (Crowned) | 25.3% | 32.1% (+6.8%) |
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| Miraidon | Calyrex (Ice Rider) | 20.5% | 18.9% (-1.6%) |
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| Miraidon | Lunala | 8.1% | 7.5% (-0.6%) |
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| Miraidon | Calyrex (Shadow Rider) | 7.5% | 3.8% (-3.7%) |
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| Miraidon | Zamazenta (Crowned) | 6.2% | 0.0% (-6.2%) |
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| Koraidon | Calyrex (Shadow Rider) | 5.9% | 7.5% (+1.6%) |
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| Calyrex (Ice Rider) | Kyogre | 4.0% | 3.8% (-0.2%) |
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| Koraidon | Calyrex (Ice Rider) | 3.8% | 5.7% (+1.9%) |
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| Calyrex (Ice Rider) | Groudon | 2.7% | 3.8% (+1.1%) |
Streamed Battles
Swiss Round 9
Day 2 of the 2025 World Championships kicks off with an electrifying battle between 2018 Stuttgart Regional Champion Giuseppe Musicco and 4x Regional Champion, 2020 Latin America International Champion, and 2x Worlds Semifinalist James Baek.
Giuseppe Musicco | 2 - 0 | James Baek |
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Swiss Round 10
The battles continue with 2x Regional Champion and 2025 Grand Challenge I Champion Nick Navarre facing down 2025 Taiwan National Champion Chih-Hung Chiu.
Nick Navarre | 2 - 1 | Chih-Hung Chiu |
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Top 16
Following their loss in Swiss Round 9, 4x Regional Champion, 2020 Latin America International Champion, and 2x Worlds Semifinalist James Baek faces down 2025 Latin America International Finalist Víctor Medina in the first battle of the Top 16.
Víctor Medina | 2 - 1 | James Baek |
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Nick Navarre | 1 - 2 | Ko Tsukide |
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Top 8
A legendary battle opens the Top 8, with 2024 Los Angeles Regional Champion Montana Mott taking on 3x Regional Champion, 2024 Worlds Semi-finalist, and 2023 Worlds Finalist Michael Kelsch, a fan-favourite to win the event.
Montana Mott | 2 - 1 | Michael Kelsch |
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Víctor Medina | 1 - 2 | Hirofumi Kimura |
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Semi-finals
Opening the semi-finals of the 2025 Pokémon World Championships, 2018 Senior World Champion and 2022 North America International Champion James Evans faces down 2024 Los Angeles Regional Champion Montana Mott.
James Evans | 2 - 0 | Montana Mott |
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Giovanni Cischke | 2 - 0 | Hirofumi Kimura |
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