Pokemon World Championships 2023 Events For Pokemon GO Detailed

The Pokemon Company has shared details about some special events for Pokemon GO which will run during the Pokemon World Championships 2023.

Firstly, the Pokemon GO World Championships will be held at the event in Yokohama Japan. They will take place over three days from August 11th till August 13th. The livestreams for the event can be found below, starting at 12:00 AM UTC each day:

• Day 1: Pokémon GO Twitch Channel
• Day 2: Pokémon GO Twitch Channel
• Day 3: Pokémon Twitch Channel

Outside of the World Championships, the following special events and goodies will be run in the game for all players to enjoy:

Avatar Items to celebrate

Keep your eyes on the broadcast—we’ll display a code for the following T-shirt for your avatar!

2023 Worlds Tee (Yellow): Available globally via a code shared during the World Championships Stream on the first day of the competition. The following item will be available beginning on August 11, 2023.

• 2023 Worlds Tee (Gray): Available globally in the in-app shop at no cost.

A 2023 Pokémon World Championships Celebration in Pokémon GO!

From Friday, August 11, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time, Pokémon GO is celebrating the 2023 Pokémon World Championships and all things GO Battle League!

Pokémon debuts

Passimian, the Teamwork Pokémon, will make its Pokémon GO debut!

New costumed Pokémon will appear during this event!

• World Championships 2023 Pikachu

Event Bonuses

• The maximum number of sets you can play per day in the GO Battle League will go up from 5 to 10.
• Pokémon encountered via GO Battle League rewards will have a wider variance of Attack, Defense, and HP.

Timed Research

World Championships–themed Timed Research will be available throughout the event! Complete the research tasks to earn an Elite Fast TM, an encounter with a World Championships 2023 Pikachu, and more!

• World Championships 2023 Pikachu
• Elite Fast TM

Wild encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild. Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Scraggy—if you’re lucky!

• Machop
• Chinchou
• Wooper
• Sableye
• Meditite
• Spheal
• Drilbur
• Scraggy
• Bunnelby
• Wooloo
• Onix
• Lickitung

Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in raids.

One-Star Raids

• World Championships 2023 Pikachu
• Alolan Sandshrew
• Gligar
• Scraggy

Three-Star Raids

• Skarmory
• Galarian Stunfisk
• Passimian

Five-Star Raids

• Cresselia

Mega Raids

• Mega Gyarados

Field Research task encounters

You can encounter the following Pokémon when you complete Field Research tasks!

• World Championships 2023 Pikachu
• Alolan Sandshrew
• Seel
• Magikarp
• Galarian Zigzagoon
• Spheal
• Passimian
• Wimpod

Featured attacks

Alolan Sandslash

Evolve Alolan Sandshrew during the event to get an Alolan Sandslash that knows the Fast Attack Shadow Claw.

Machamp

Evolve Machoke during the event to get a Machamp that knows the Charged Attack Payback.

Dewgong

Evolve a Seel during the event to get a Dewgong that knows the Fast Attack Ice Shard and the Charged Attack Icy Wind.

Walrein

Evolve Sealeo during the event to get a Walrein that knows the Fast Attack Powder Snow and the Charged Attack Icicle Spear.

Obstagoon

Evolve Galarian Linoone during the event to get an Obstagoon that knows the Charged Attack Obstruct.

Avatar Items

The following items will be available beginning on August 11, 2023.

• 2023 Worlds Jersey
• 2023 Worlds Jacket

What do you think? Let us know in the comments.