Events · Announced
PokémonXP & 2026 Pokémon World Championships
10 AM Aug 25 to 10 AM Aug 28Live now
Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 10 AM to Friday, August 28, 2026, 10 AM local time
Featured Pokémon
Bonuses
- The maximum number of sets you can play per day will increase from five to 15 - for a total of 75 battles.
- Pokémon encountered via GO Battle League rewards will have a wider variance of Attack, Defense, and HP.
Bonuses as listed on the official post. Read it on pokemongo.com.
Pokémon GO is headed to the 2026 Pokémon World Championships!
Tune in to watch live!
English Stream:
- Day 1: Pokémon GO Twitch Channel
- Day 2: Pokémon GO Twitch Channel
- Day 3: Pokémon Twitch Channel
Avatar Items to Celebrate
- 2026 Worlds Tee (Green): Available globally via a code shared during the World Championships stream.
Field Research Task Rewards
New Avatar Items
- PokémonXP & 2026 Worlds Backpack
2026 Pokémon World Championships
Team Building: Great League Bonus Timed Research
2025 World Champion's Timed Research
Every list on this page is the one the official post published. Read it on pokemongo.com.
Announced. Scopely published this. Window and details come straight from that post.
Source: Celebrate PokémonXP and the 2026 Pokémon World Championships in Pokémon GO!, posted Aug 5, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC. First seen by this site September 5, 2026.
The official post quotes the window as: “Tuesday, August 25, at 10:00 a.m. to Friday, August 28, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. local time.”