Celebrate the 2022 Pokémon World Championships in Pokémon GO!
Celebrate the 2022 Pokémon World Championships in Pokémon GO!
The Pokémon GO World Championships
Celebration event in Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO is headed to the 2022 Pokémon World Championships!
Crowning a World Champion!
The 2022 Pokémon World Championships will take place from August 18–21, 2022, in London, England, at the ExCeL London convention center!
The top qualifying Pokémon GO players from around the globe will compete to determine who will be crowned the 2022 Pokémon GO World Champion!
Among other prizes, the Pokémon GO World Champion will receive an in-game World Champion 2022 outfit and pose!
Tune in to watch live!
Tune in and watch all the action beginning at 9:00 a.m. UTC each day!
- English Stream — Pokémon GO Twitch Channel
- Japanese Stream:
- Day 1
- Day 2
Celebratory avatar items
Two new in-game avatar items will be available in commemoration of the 2022 Pokémon World Championships!
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2022 Worlds Tee: Available globally via a code shared during the World Championships Stream.
The code will also be distributed on official Pokémon GO social media channels shortly after. The code will be valid through August 22, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. UTC.
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2022 Worlds Participant Tee: Available from the PokéStop located at the Pokémon GO Booth in the World Championships venue in London during the event.
A World Championships Celebration in Pokémon GO!
From Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time
Pokémon GO is celebrating the 2022 Pokémon World Championships and all things GO Battle League!
Pokémon debuts
World Championships 2022 Pikachu makes its Pokémon GO debut in raids, Field Research, and Timed Research!
World Championships 2022 Pikachu
If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!
Event bonuses
Challengers with Pokémon teams inspired by the ones used by Trainers who won the Pokémon GO Regional Championships will appear at PokéStops.
The maximum number of GO Battle League sets you can play per day will be increased from five to 10, for a total of 50 battles per day.
3× Stardust from GO Battle League win rewards.
Timed Research
Timed Research will be available during the event. Complete the tasks to receive rewards, which include the following.
World Championships 2022 Pikachu
Elite Fast TM
Elite Charged TM
Wild encounters
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.
Nidoran♀
Mankey
Machop
Mudkip
Sableye
Meditite
Swablu
Spheal
Croagunk
Dewpider
If you’re lucky, you might encounter the following.
Scraggy
Galarian Stunfisk
If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!
Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in raids.
One-Star Raids
World Championships 2022 Pikachu
Galarian Farfetch’d
Marill
Barboach
Timburr
Scraggy
Three-Star Raids
Primeape
Lickitung
Skarmory
Five-Star Raids
Zacian
Zamazenta
Mega Raids
Mega Slowbro
If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!
Field Research task encounters
You can encounter the following Pokémon when you complete Field Research tasks!
Bulbasaur
World Championships 2022 Pikachu
Gastly
Rhyhorn
Magikarp
Chikorita
Mudkip
Galarian Zigzagoon
Beldum
Galarian Stunfisk
Fletchling
If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!
Featured attacks
Rhyperior
Evolve Rhydon (Rhyhorn’s Evolution) during the event to get a Rhyperior that knows the Charged Attack Rock Wrecker.
Rock Wrecker
- Trainer Battles: 110 power
- Gyms and raids: 110 power
Gengar
Evolve Haunter (Gastly’s Evolution) during the event to get a Gengar that knows the Charged Attack Shadow Punch.
Shadow Punch
- Trainer Battles: 40 power
- Gyms and raids: 40 power
Gyarados
Evolve Magikarp during the event to get a Gyarados that knows the Charged Attack Aqua Tail.
Aqua Tail
- Trainer Battles: 50 power
- Gyms and raids: 50 power
Metagross
Evolve Metang (Beldum’s Evolution) during the event to get a Metagross that knows the Charged Attack Meteor Mash.
Meteor Mash
- Trainer Battles: 100 power
- Gyms and raids: 100 power
Talonflame
Evolve Fletchinder (Fletchling’s Evolution) during the event to get a Talonflame that knows the Fast Attack Incinerate.
Incinerate
- Trainer Battles: 15 power
- Gyms and raids: 29 power
Featured Avatar Item
To celebrate the 2022 Pokémon World Championships’ Galar theme, the following Galar-inspired avatar items will be featured in the in-game shop.
- Dragon-type Sport Top
- Dragon-type Sport Shorts
- Dark-type Sport Top
- Dark-type Sport Shorts
Please be aware of your surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing Pokémon GO. Upcoming events are subject to change. Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receiving push notifications, and subscribe to our emails to stay updated.
—The Pokémon GO team
Tickets available now for Pokémon GO Safari Zone: Taipei!
Trainers,
Get ready—Pokémon GO Safari Zone: Taipei will take place from Friday, October 21, 2022, to Sunday, October 23, 2022, and tickets are on sale now! Trainers who attend the event can look forward to photo opportunities, giveaways, and more.
Join us in exploring beautiful Da’an Forest Park and the city of Taipei!
In addition to the Pokémon GO Safari Zone festivities, a Pokémon Air Adventures event is coming to the city of Taipei! Trainers who have a ticket to the Pokémon GO Safari Zone event will have access to exclusive gameplay, but some features will be available to all Trainers. Trainers can participate in the Pokémon Air Adventures event from October 21, 2022, to October 23, 2022, no matter where they are in the city!
Pokémon GO Safari Zone: Taipei ticket holders will encounter Pokémon themed around the Pokémon Air Adventures, such as Flying Pikachu and Snorlax–they may even encounter Pachirisu, which is usually only found in certain regions. What’s more, for the first time in Pokémon GO, ticket holders will be able to encounter Shiny Finneon—if they’re lucky!
General Admission tickets are available now for NTD$380* and will grant access to gameplay within the event space at Da’an Forest Park from 12:00 p.
m. to 6:00 p.m. local time on the day of your choice. Those who would like to start their adventures early at 10:00 a.m. can opt to purchase an Early Access ticket instead for NTD$520*. Please note: a ticket is mandatory to experience event gameplay, and event gameplay can only be experienced within the designated space at Da’an Forest Park in Taipei.
Safari Zone: Taipei
Gameplay
Ticket-holding Trainers can look forward to the following features within the event space on the day and time indicated on their event ticket.
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Four additional Special Trades can be made during the event for a maximum of five for the day.
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Trades made during the event will require 50% less Stardust.
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Enjoy a short event-exclusive Special Research story.
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Event-themed Field Research will be available. You may encounter Pikachu wearing a safari hat by completing some tasks.
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Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) activated during the event will last for eight hours.
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Lure Modules activated during the event will last for four hours.
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Increased chance that Buddy Pokémon will find Souvenirs.
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Buddies may find an exclusive paper airplane Souvenir.
Featured Pokémon
The following Pokémon will appear in the wild throughout the event space on the day and time indicated on your event ticket.
Pikachu wearing a green T-shirt (Berry)*
Flying Pikachu with multicolored balloons*
Flying Pikachu with green balloons*
Doduo*
Seel*
Tangela*
Scyther*
Snorlax*
Chikorita*
Togetic*
Marill*
Unown T*, P*, and E*
Corsola*
Lotad*
Wingull*
Swablu*
Pachirisu
Finneon*
Munna*
Solosis
Ferroseed*
Clauncher
*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Tickets are available here. Tickets to this event are nonrefundable (subject to applicable laws and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service).
Tickets are first come, first served and will be available for purchase while supplies last. There is no global gameplay component available for this event.
Pokémon Air Adventures
Gameplay
All Trainers in the city of Taipei can enjoy the following features from October 21, 2022, to October 23, 2022 (GMT+8).
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Mega Latias and Mega Latios will appear in Mega Raids.
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Team GO Rocket will appear more frequently in balloons.
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Pokémon Air Adventures stickers will be available.
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Confetti will appear on the map.
Featured Pokémon
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild throughout the city of Taipei from October 14, 2022, to October 23, 2022 (GMT+8).
To celebrate Pokémon Air Adventures, Trainers in Taipei will be able to encounter Pikachu wearing a green T-shirt (Berry) for months to come!
Can’t make it to Taipei? Pokémon Air Adventures–themed stickers will be available to all Trainers globally from October 14, 2022, at 8:00 a.
m. to October 23, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time. Collect yours by spinning PokéStops or opening Gifts.
Celebrate the start of Pokémon GO Safari Zone: Taipei by completing free globally available Timed Research! Complete it to earn encounters with the Wing Fish Pokémon, Finneon.
Let’s GO!
Please be aware of your surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing Pokémon GO. Upcoming events are subject to change. Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receive push notifications, and subscribe to our emails to stay updated.
* Including applicable taxes and fees. Safari Zone: Taipei attendees may only purchase tickets for one day of the three-day event. Tickets are available for purchase on the Pokémon GO Live Events Ticketing page. You will see “Tickets Available” next to the Safari Zone Taipei event ticket if it hasn’t sold out yet. The event experience will be available only at this location on the specified date and time. Tickets to this event are nonrefundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service).
Tickets are first come, first served and will be available for purchase while supplies last.
All visitors entering Taiwan are subject to special entry procedures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by the government. Please be sure to confirm most update to date information prior to making travel arrangements to Taiwan.
**—The Pokémon GO team**
Pikachu will disappear from the Pokemon series
Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, the central figures of the Pokemon media franchise, will not appear in the new seasons of the anime series. They will be replaced by characters that have not previously appeared in the Pokémon universe, called Face and Swarm.
A still from the Pokemon TV series
Photo: Creatures
A still from the Pokemon TV series
Photo: Creatures
“A brand new Pokemon series has been announced! Join 2 new characters and 3 Paldea starter Pokémon as you journey through the world of Pokémon! Also, commemorate Ash’s journey with special episodes ending Pokemon Ultimate Journeys: The Series,» the franchise tweeted.
The last episodes of the series with the old characters will air on January 13, 2023. nine0003
The publication is accompanied by a video showing the new main characters of Pokemon. It is not specified whether the franchise update will affect card and computer games.
The first episode of a series based on the Pokemon video game series was released in 1997. The anime enjoys tremendous commercial success and is shown in 177 countries around the world.
In November, The Toy Zone conducted a study that showed that Pikachu is the most recognizable and popular Pokémon in the franchise.
Andrey Sapozhnikov
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Pokémon first appeared in two Game Boy video games in 1996.
They were created by the Game Freak studio. There were 151 types of Pokémon in the games. Set in the fictional region of Kanto
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nine0028 Sequels followed the first two games. The Pokémon universe has become one of the most famous in the world. Movies, anime, new games were created on it
Pictured: actor Andy Dick with Pikachu on his head and singer Faith Hill at the 1999 Vogue Fashion Awards.
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In October 1996, the Pokémon card game was released. It has spread to over 40 countries. Even in the Vatican, this game was positively reviewed, stating that it develops children’s imagination and teaches them friendship
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Achim Scheidemann / picture alliance / Getty Images
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On July 1, 1998, the Japanese airline All Nippon Airways introduced the first aircraft of the Pokemon Jet line.
These were Boeings with images of Pokemon
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Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP
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In 1998, the film «Pokemon: the first movie» was released. It grossed over $163 million at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing anime of its time.
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Gleb Garanich / Reuters
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A Pikachu hot air balloon flies over Times Square during the New York Thanksgiving Parade
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Jeff Christensen / AP
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Performers dressed as Pikachu at a parade rehearsal in Japan
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Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
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In 2009, Pokemon Red and Blue entered the Guinness Book of Records as the best-selling Game Boy RPG and the best-selling RPG of all time.
In the photo: a granite ball painted like a pokeball in Yekaterinburg
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Kommersant / Vladislav Lonshakov
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Pokemon burger line at an Australian restaurant
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Jason Reed/Reuters
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In 2016, Pokemon Go was released on mobile phones.
In it, users using augmented reality technology could catch Pokemon on the streets of their hometowns. The game was a huge success and in just a few months after the release, raised more than $ 440 million
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Kommersant / Mikhail Grebenshchikov
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Police officers hold Pokemon balloons as part of a campaign against drivers playing Pokemon Go on the streets of Bangkok
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Wichan Charoenkiatpakul / Bangkok Post / AFP
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Pokemon Go Fest attendees at Grant Park in Chicago
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Amr Alfiky / AP
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People wearing Pikachu hats at the Gay Pride Parade in Taipei, Taiwan
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Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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Pikachu figurine at the pumpkin exhibition in Ludwigsburg, Germany
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Thomas Kienzle / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance / AFP
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Performers dressed as Pikachu at the parade in Yokohama in Japan
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Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
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A demonstrator dressed as Pikachu fights police at a yellow vest demonstration in Paris in 2019
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Marion Vacca/Hans Lucas/AFP
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Activists dressed as Pikachu follow a policeman to protest Japan’s support for the coal industry at the United Nations Climate Summit in Scotland
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Alberto Pezzali / AP
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Street artist dressed as Pikachu on a shopping street in the center of Madrid
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Pokémon first appeared in two Game Boy video games in 1996.
They were created by the Game Freak studio. There were 151 types of Pokémon in the games. Set in the fictional region of Kanto
Photo:
Kommersant / Alexander Petrosyan
/ buy photo
Sequels followed the first two games. The Pokémon universe has become one of the most famous in the world. Movies, anime, new games were created on it
nine0005 Pictured: actor Andy Dick with Pikachu on his head and singer Faith Hill at the 1999 Vogue Fashion Awards
Photo:
Timothy A. Clary/AFP
In October 1996, the Pokémon card game was released.
It has spread to over 40 countries. Even in the Vatican, they positively commented on this game, saying that it develops imagination in children and teaches them friendship
Photo:
Achim Scheidemann / picture alliance / Getty Images
On July 1, 1998, the Japanese airline All Nippon Airways introduced the first aircraft of the Pokemon Jet line. These were Boeings with Pokemon images
Photo:
Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP
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In 1998, Pokemon: The First Movie was released. It grossed over $163 million at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing anime of its time
Photo:
Gleb Garanich / Reuters
A Pikachu balloon flies over Times Square during the New York Thanksgiving Parade
Photo:
Jeff Christensen / AP
Performers dressed as Pikachu at a parade rehearsal in Japan
Photo:
Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
nine0003
In 2009, Pokemon Red and Blue entered the Guinness Book of Records as the best-selling Game Boy RPG and the best-selling RPG of all time.
In the photo: a granite ball painted like a pokeball in Yekaterinburg
Photo:
Kommersant / Vladislav Lonshakov
/ buy photo
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Pokemon burger line at an Australian restaurant
Photo:
Jason Reed/Reuters
In 2016, Pokemon Go was released on mobile phones. In it, users using augmented reality technology could catch Pokemon on the streets of their hometowns. The game was a huge success and in just a few months after the release, raised more than $440 million
Photo:
Kommersant / Mikhail Grebenshchikov
/ buy photo
Police officers hold Pokemon balloons in a campaign against drivers playing Pokemon Go on the streets of Bangkok
Photo:
Wichan Charoenkiatpakul / Bangkok Post / AFP
Pokemon Go Fest at Grant Park in Chicago
Photo:
Amr Alfiky / AP
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People wearing Pikachu hats at the Gay Pride Parade in Taipei, Taiwan
Photo:
Tyrone Siu/Reuters
Pikachu figurine at the pumpkin exhibition in Ludwigsburg, Germany
Photo:
Thomas Kienzle / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance / AFP
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Performers dressed as Pikachu at the parade in Yokohama, Japan
Photo:
Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
A demonstrator dressed as Pikachu fights police at a yellow vest demonstration in Paris in 2019
Photo:
Marion Vacca/Hans Lucas/AFP
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Activists dressed as Pikachu follow a police officer to protest Japan’s support for the coal industry at the United Nations Climate Summit in Scotland
Photo:
Alberto Pezzali / AP
Street artist dressed as Pikachu on a shopping street in the center of Madrid
Photo:
Francisco Seco / AP
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The game Pokemon Go brought the creators $500 million / E.
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Users of the popular game Pokemon Go have already spent more than $500 million on it, follows from the data of the analytical company AppAnnie. We are talking about users from all over the world who have downloaded the game through the AppStore and Google Play app stores. AppAnnie predicts that by the end of 2016, Pokemon Go will bring its creators at least $1 billion.
Pokemon Go is an augmented reality game. Its goal is to find and train Pokémon — virtual animals — in the real world, and then participate in battles with other players’ Pokémon. The game itself is free — users spend money on in-game purchases. According to YouGov, an international market research center, every fifth player spends money on additional paid features of the application. nine0003
In terms of revenue growth, Pokemon Go is the absolute record holder. The game managed to earn $500 million in just 60 days since the launch of the project in July this year. Other popular games such as Candy Crash Saga, Clash of Clans and Puzzle & Dragons took 200 and 400 days respectively to achieve this result.
Who owns Pokemon
The developer of Pokemon Go — Niantic was founded by Google alum John Hanke, creator of Google Maps and Google Streets, as well as the product that Google Earth was based on. Niantic spun off from Google in August 2015 and soon announced a $30 million investment from The Pokemon Company, Google and Nintendo. The Pokemon Company owns a share of the rights to the Pokemon trademark. Nintendo recently told investors that it has no control over the Pokemon Go game and only owns a 23% stake in The Pokemon Company. After that, Nintendo quotes fell by 18%. nine0003
However, user payments will no longer be the sole source of revenue for Pokemon Go. In early September, Japanese SoftBank and McDonalds agreed with game developer Niantic on a partnership: now 3,700 stores and restaurants will be designated in the game as pokstops (Pokestop) and gyms (Pokemon Gyms).
These are places marked on the game map that match the real places where players gather to get bonuses and the necessary tools to continue playing.
