Pokemon World Championships 2026 Opening Ceremony August 29, 2026

As far as gamers are concerned, there’s only ONE major competition worth paying any attention, and that is the Pokemon World Championships. Hosted this year in San Francisco, California, the multi-day event will feature competitions from the best Pokemon players across the world as they try to determine who is, to put it simply, the very best like no one ever was!

Yesterday, the event kicked off with a major opening ceremony. If you haven’t had the chance to watch the event so far, we’re providing you a link to the archived stream. During the event, codes were provided for active players of the various Pokemon games to check out!

Good luck, Trainers!