Twenty-five years ago, I drove my mother up the wall every Saturday to take me to the local Toys R' Us in South Florida. At the time, the retailer hosted some of the first Pokémon Leagues in the U.S. ...

The 2025 Pokémon World Championships marks the end of another year of competitive Pokémon play, with the top players gathering to compete one last time in hopes ...

The 2025 Pokémon World Championships brought fierce competition, immersive fan experiences and major franchise announcements to life this past weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center. It marked the ...

Lucas is a writer and narrative designer from Argentina with over 15 years of experience writing for games and news. He keeps a watchful eye at the gaming world and loves to write about the hottest ...

This year’s Pokémon World Championships was one for the books with lots of announcements. The heart of the event centered around Mega Evolution. With the return of the battle gimmick coming later this ...

Charming Holiday is a news article writer from the United States who has been working with GameRant since August 2023 and self-publishing since May 2025. He is a former cultural policy advisor who has ...

The 2025 Pokémon World Championships just concluded, and as is tradition, the closing ceremonies featured new announcements fun for Pokémon fans of all kinds, presented by Tzunekazu Ishihara, ...

The annual Pokémon Go World Championship is returning for 2025. Trainers will compete in a three-day event for a prize pool of over $2,000,000, the highest prize pool in the Championship Series ...

In a world where most esports events feel like exclusive VIP clubs guarded by spreadsheets and gatekeeping, Pokémon’s World Championship Series is out here throwing open the doors and saying, “Come ...

This past weekend was a big event for those who love pocket monsters. Specifically, the Pokemon World Championships occurred, bringing card and game battlers together to see who was the top player ...

Mega Evolution was first introduced in Pokémon X & Y and marked the first of the franchise’s “battle gimmicks,” which super-charge Pokémon battles in some way. These are temporary transformations to ...