Pokemon World Championships 2025

Event Dates: August 15th 2025 - August 17th 2025 Location: Anaheim California Tickets: None As part of the annual Pokémon World Championships event, to celebrate the coming together of trainers for the Pokémon video games and Trading Card Game, a special event was held around the Anaheim COnvention Center that featured a regional through Field Research given at all the PokéStops within a small radius

Anchors	Spawns	New Moves	New Pokémon	Raids
	Max Battles	Field Research	Timed Research	Collection Challenge
	Location Background

Spawn Increases In Event

Specific Pokémon

No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0052		Meowth
#0066		Machop
#0103		Exeggutor
#0103		Exeggutor
#0183		Marill
#0198		Murkrow
#0201		Unown
#0201		Unown
#0201		Unown
#0201		Unown
#0201		Unown
#0201		Unown
#0396		Starly
#0538		Throh
#0669		Flabébé
#0669		Flabébé
#0741		Oricorio
#0821		Rookidee

Special Move When Evolved/Caught

No.	Pic	Name	Type	Move
#0068		Machamp		Payback
#0823		Corviknight		Iron Head

New Pokémon in Event

No.	Pic	Name	Type
#0890		Eternatus

Event Specific Raid Battles

No.	Pic	Name	Type	Rank	Max. CP At Capture
#0025		Pikachu		☆	Normal: 536 Boosted: 670
#0115		Kangaskhan		☆☆☆	Normal: 1477 Boosted: 1847
#0888		Zacian		☆☆☆☆☆	Normal: 2845 Boosted: 3556
#0889		Zamazenta		☆☆☆☆☆	Normal: 2384 Boosted: 2980

Event Specific Max Battles

No.	Pic	Name	Type	Rank	Max. CP At Capture
#0003		Venusaur		Max ☆☆☆☆☆☆	Normal: 1554 Boosted: 1943
#0006		Charizard		Max ☆☆☆☆☆☆	Normal: 1651 Boosted: 2063
#0009		Blastoise		Max ☆☆☆☆☆☆	Normal: 1409 Boosted: 1761
#0012		Butterfree		Max ☆☆☆☆☆☆	Normal: 1044 Boosted: 1305
#0812		Rillaboom		Max ☆☆☆☆☆☆	Normal: 1899 Boosted: 2374
#0815		Cinderace		Max ☆☆☆☆☆☆	Normal: 1724 Boosted: 2156
#0818		Inteleon		Max ☆☆☆☆☆☆	Normal: 1693 Boosted: 2117
#0849		Toxtricity		Max ☆☆☆☆☆☆	Normal: 1486 Boosted: 1858
#0890		Eternatus		Max ☆☆☆☆☆☆	Normal: 2530 Boosted: 3163

Timed Research Introduced in Event

2025 Pokemon World Championships Scavenger Hunt
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Spin the Pokémon Play Lab PokéStop	Pikachu Encounter	Stardust * 2025 2025 XP WCS 2025 Tee (Yellow) *
Battle another Trainer in the Great League 5 times	Pikachu Encounter
Power up Pokémon 25 times	Pikachu Encounter
Send 5 Gifts and add a sticker to each	Pikachu Encounter
Spin the Welcome to Worlds 2025! PokéStop	Pikachu Encounter
Catch 25 Fairy-type Pokémon	Pikachu Encounter
Win 3 Raids	Pikachu Encounter
Hatch 2 Eggs	Pikachu Encounter
Spin the Pokémon WCS Arena PokéStop	Pikachu Encounter
Catch 25 Electric or PSychic-type Pokémon	Pikachu Encounter
Make 25 Great Curveball Throws	Pikachu Encounter
Explore 5km	Pikachu Encounter

Max Mystery Bonus Timed Research
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Defeat Eternamax Eternatus in a Max Battle	890 XP	Eternatus Encounter 890 XP Stardust * 890

Collection Challenge Introduced in Event

Orange Groves Collection Challenge
Catch a Murkrow	Elite Fast TM * 1 Elite Charged TM * 1 Poffin * 1
Catch a Exeggutor
Catch a Alolan Exeggutor
Catch a Flabébé

Event Exclusive Field Research

Task	Reward
Power up Pokémon 5 times	Shellos Encounter Shellos Encounter
Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms	Pikachu Encounter

Event Exclusive Location Backgrounds

Picture	Pokémon
	Eligible Pokémon Pikachu