Road to the Pokémon World Championships 2025: North American champions and college Pikachu kit

The Pokémon World Championships 2025 is just around the corner. The world’s best Pokémon players are about to gather. In addition to celebrating the competition, special merchandise is one of the attractions that fans look forward to each year, and yesterday, at the conclusion of the North American International Championships we got a first glimpse of what to expect.

First look at the Anaheim 2025 competitor kit

We’ve already seen a Beefeater Pikachu at London 2022, a Pikachu with his ramen at Yokohama 2023 and a diver Pikachu at Honolulu 2024. This time, we will have a Pikachu with his University jacket. This will be the Pikachu that will be part not only of the event merchandise, but also of the welcome kit that each of the competitors will receive during the next World Championship in Anaheim.

Winners ahead of the Pokémon North American International Championships 2025

The North American International Championship left us with the last winners before reaching the World Championship. Within TCG, the winners of the Junior category stand out, the siblings Annabelle and Kenji Oono, who came to face each other in the grand final. Also, in the Senior category we have the undisputed Brazilian Gabriel Fernandez, who won the three international championships of the circuit.

Video games (Junior category):

• First place: Joaquin Roquett [US]
• Second place: Izhaq Hoggui [FR]

Video Games (Senior category):

• First place: Isaac Moreira [BR]
• Second place: Apollo Stephens [US]

Videogames (Master category):

• First place: Federico Camporesi [IT]
• Second place: Marco Hemantha Kaludura Silva [IT]

Pokémon Trading Card Game (Junior category):

• First place: Annabelle Oono [US]
• Second place: Kenji Oono [US]

Pokémon Trading Card Game (Senior category):

• First Place: Gabriel Fernandez [BR]
• Second Place: Omar Cortes [US]

Pokémon Trading Card Game (Master category):

• First place: Isaiah Bradner [US]
• Second place: Riley Mckay [CA]

Pokémon GO:

• First place: Payden “ItsAXN” Bingham [US]
• Second place: Ilam “Ilqm” Rojas Guerrero [US]

Pokémon UNITE:

• First place: Luminosity [North America]
• Second place: Revelation [North America]

The Pokémon World Championships 2025 will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, from August 15-17. If you want to relive our experiences at past editions of the tournament in London, Yokohama and Honolulu, don’t miss our special articles.

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