The 2025 Pokémon World Championships have concluded, and Giovanni Cischke has won the event with their very first tournament win! This is the first World Championships title for Koraidon, Brute Bonnet, Chi-Yu, and Ursaluna, as well as the second Worlds title for Lunala and Flutter Mane. Kevin Han and Luke Whittier won in the Senior and Junior Divisions respectively, with both players bringing Miraidon and Calyrex Ice Rider. Kevin Han makes history as the first ever player to win two World Championships in two different age divisions. More details on every battle featured today can be found below!
Check out Bulbagarden's coverage from Day 1 and Day 2 of the 2025 Pokémon World Championships as well!
Results
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 and rental codes 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.# | Prizes | Trainer | Pokémon | Rental |
World Champion! | $30,000 2026 Worlds Invite | Giovanni Cischke |
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2nd | $20,000 2026 Worlds Invite | James Evans |
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Top 4 | $15,000 2026 Worlds Invite | Montana Mott |
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Hirofumi Kimura |
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Top 8 | $10,000 | Michael Kelsch |
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Víctor Medina |
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Ko Tsukide |
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Mao Harada |
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Top 16 | $5,000 | James Baek |
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Nick Navarre |
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Naoto Kishida |
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Giuseppe Musicco |
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Masayoshi Kuroo |
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Aaron Brok |
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Yoshitaka Izawa |
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Théotime Massaut |
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Top Cut | — | Carlos Cabal |
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Mattie Morgan |
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Chuppa Cross IV |
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Cedric Bernier |
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Top Pokémon
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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%) |
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| Brute Bonnet | 2.2% | 3.8% (+1.6%) |
Top Restricted Pokémon
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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
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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%) |
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| Koraidon | Lunala | 1.3% | 5.7% (+4.4%) |
Streamed Battles
Masters Division Finals
In the finals of the 2025 Pokémon World Championships, 2018 Senior World Champion James Evans plays against Giovanni Cischke. Both players bring Koraidon, but Evans opts for Calyrex Shadow Rider as its partner whereas Cischke chooses Lunala.
James Evans | 1 - 2 | Giovanni Cischke |
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Senior Division Finals
The Senior Division finals of the 2025 Pokémon World Championships take place between 2024 Junior World Champion Kevin Han and Sian Lee.
Sian Lee | 0 - 2 | Kevin Han |
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Junior Division Finals
The Junior Division finals of the 2025 Pokémon World Championships take place between 2025 Japan National Semi-finalist Sosuke Arinori and 2025 Milwaukee Regional Regional Champion Luke Whittier.
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