2026 Pokémon World Championships Conclude in San Francisco

The 2026 Pokémon World Championships concluded in San Francisco on August 30, crowning new champions across multiple game titles and announcing that the 2027 event will be held in Singapore. The finals took place at the Chase Center, which organizers noted was the largest venue ever to host a Pokémon tournament. The event, which ran from August 28 to 30, brought together top competitors from around the world. In the Video Game Championships, Kazuki Kage of Japan won the Junior division, Vikram Thiagarajan of the United Kingdom took the Senior title, and Takuma Yamazaki of Japan claimed the Master division. For the Trading Card Game, Yuta Araki of Japan won the Junior division, Jake Ng of Australia won the Senior division, and Andrew Hedrick of the United States won the Master division. Hiroki Yamauchi of Japan won the Pokémon GO title, and the team Zeta Division from Japan won the Pokémon UNITE championship, which was noted as the final appearance for that game at the World Championships.