The Pokémon World Championships is considered the biggest Pokémon event around the world that happens every year. Held in Honolulu, Hawaii this year from August 16-18, it featured the best Pokémon TCG, VGC, Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE players competing for their share of over $500,000 worth of prize money.
With Masters, Seniors and Juniors divisions for TCG and VGC tournaments, the World Championships see hundreds of trainers and VR fighting game lovers from more than 50 countries battle their way through the competition. This year’s event was especially huge with participation numbers growing by over 12% from 2023.
We have all the latest scores, standings and results from Pokémon World Championships 2024 on this page. Read till the end to learn about who won the championships in different categories, how much prize money they won and more exciting details.
You will also find the top 8 final rankings of Masters division of TCG and VGC with names of winners and prize amounts. To know more about what the biggest Pokémon event is, continue reading the next section.
What is Pokémon World Championships 2024?
The Pokémon World Championships is the annual finale of the Pokémon Championship Series. Held in a different city each year, it serves as the culminating competitive event for Pokémon TCG, VGC, Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE players.
Qualification is based on a season-long points system with top performers in each game and region earning an invite. There are three age divisions for TCG and VGC – Junior, Senior and Masters with the Masters division featuring the elite professional players.
Over the course of three days, tournament formats include Swiss and single or double elimination brackets. A range of World Championship titles are awarded including Video Game Masters, Trading Card Game Masters and overall Pokémon World Champion.
With a total prize pool upwards of $800,000, it remains the most lucrative Pokémon event of the year. The August 2024 competition in Honolulu saw over 2300 attendees from more than 60 nations. Game tournaments were livestreamed with viewership increasing 18% year-on-year.
2024 Pokémon World Championships Qualifications & Prizes
There are various prize pools and qualification criteria defined separately for each of the Pokémon TCG, VGC, Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE championships held at Worlds 2024. Qualification could depend on factors like the season-long Championship Point system, performance at specific Regional events or final ranking in the race.
We have shared the detailed information regarding qualification thresholds for each game, region and age division as well as different tiers of invitations below.
You can check the values of Travel Awards, Stipends and the breakdown of prizes awarded at each championship by reading the subsequent sections. This will help you understand how the best trainers from around the world earned their spot to compete at the pinnacle Pokémon event in Hawaii.
1. Trading Card Game
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is a tabletop battle format where duelists use customized decks to battle opponents. Participants must earn Championship Points through the season to be eligible for an invitation to Worlds. Different tiers of invitations offer Travel Awards or Stipends.
We have listed the qualification thresholds and prize breakdown for Junior, Senior and Masters divisions of the Trading Card Game below. There was prize money on the line ranging from $50,000 to $5,000 depending on final placement.
2024 Pokémon TCG World Championships Qualifications
| Rating Zone | Junior | Senior | Masters |
|---|---|---|---|
| US and Canada | 450 | 450 | 600 |
| Europe | 350 | 350 | 500 |
| Latin America | 250 | 250 | 350 |
| Oceania | 250 | 250 | 350 |
| Middle East & South Africa | 200 | 200 | 250 |
2024 Pokémon TCG World Championships Prizes
| Placement | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 |
| 2 | $30,000 |
| 3-4 | $20,000 |
| 5-8 | $15,000 |
| 9-16 | $10,000 |
| 17-32 | $5,000 |
2. VGC Championship
The fan-favorite Pokémon Video Game Championships witnessed doubles teams showcase strategic and technical play at the highest level. With a prize pool from $30,000 to $5,000, competitors had high stakes on each and every battle.
The Pokémon Video Game Championships see double battles take place on the Nintendo Switch consoles. Dynamic combat requires strategic team-building and on-the-flydecision making. As with TCG, Trainers need to amass Championship Points to qualify for this showcase event.
2024 Pokémon VCG World Championships Qualifications
| Rating Zone | Junior | Senior | Masters |
|---|---|---|---|
| US and Canada | 350 | 350 | 500 |
| Europe | 300 | 300 | 400 |
| Latin America | 200 | 200 | 300 |
| Oceania | 250 | 250 | 300 |
| Middle East & South Africa | 200 | 200 | 200 |
2024 Pokémon VCG World Championships Prizes
| Placement | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 |
| 2 | $20,000 |
| 3-4 | $15,000 |
| 5-8 | $10,000 |
| 9-16 | $5,000 |
3. Pokémon GO
Participation was at an all-time high for the Pokémon GO Masters Cup challenging players to earn points in a novel Cup format over 72 hours. Cash awards went as deep as $1,000 for achieving excellence in Niantic’s popular AR title. Fun fact, you can always use VR headsets for PC to play such games on any device of your choice.
Pokémon GO utilizes mobile devices to power real-world monster capturing adventures. At Worlds, experts compete through novel Cup formats testing diverse VR shooting games skills. We’ve outlined the qualification scoring requirements and prize distributions for various age group competitions in the augmented reality title underneath.
2024 Pokémon Go World Championships Qualifications
| Rating Zone | All Players |
|---|---|
| US and Canada | 500 |
| Europe | 400 |
| Latin America | 300 |
| Oceania | 250 |
| Middle East & South Africa | 200 |
2024 Pokémon Go World Championships Prizes
| Placement | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 |
| 2 | $15,000 |
| 3 | $13,000 |
| 4 | $12,000 |
| T-5 | $9,000 |
| T-7 | $5,000 |
| T-9 | $2,000 |
| T-13 | $1,000 |
2024 Pokémon World Championships Standings and Rankings
The thrilling conclusion to the World Championships saw nail-biting battles across several elimination brackets to determine the new Masters of each game. Among all the VR adventure games, Pokémon remains on top.
Below, we have listed the final standings from the top 8 of Masters divisions of Pokémon TCG and VGC along with the championship results from Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE at Worlds 2024.
Take a look to discover the top performers who stood above the rest to hoist the lion’s share of the record-setting prize pools. The rankings illustrate the amazing skills required to cement your place as the best Pokémon player on the global stage.
2024 Pokémon TCG World Championships Winners
| Ranking | Junior | Senior | Masters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 385 players | 403 players | 1147 players | |
| 1 | Sakuya Ota (JP) | Evan Pavelski (US) | Fernando Cifuentes (CL) |
| 2 | Logan Bailey (US) | Haruku Umehara (JP) | Seinosuke Shiokawa (JP) |
| 3 | Gregory Vexenat (FR) | Benjamin Hebert (CA) | Jesse Parker (US) |
| 4 | Cobey Huh (US) | Gabriel Fernandez (BR) | Raz Wolpe (IL) |
| 5 | Koutarou Matsudaira (JP) | Tristan Tse (CA) | Isaiah Bradner (US) |
| 6 | Levon Fatunz (DE) | Omar Cortes (US) | James Goreing (AU) |
| 7 | Edison Chein (US) | Alberto Zamuner (IT) | Ian Robb (US) |
| 8 | Kio Nagisa (JP) | Justin Newdorf (US) | Michael Davidson (US) |
2024 Pokémon VCG World Championships Winners
| Ranking | Junior | Senior | Masters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 players | 130 players | 694 players | |
| 1 | Kevin Han (US) | Ray Yamanaka (JP) | Luca Ceribelli (IT) |
| 2 | Tatsuomi Shimanuki (JP) | Luke Kroll (US) | Yuta Ishigaki (JP) |
| 3 | Keisuke Furusho (JP) | Min Jun Oh (KR) | Michael Kelsch (DE) |
| 4 | Minato Kodama (JP) | Michael Vono (CA) | Seong Jae Jeong (KR) |
| 5 | Yudai Fukue (JP) | Adam Colson (US) | Diego Ferreira (AU) |
| 6 | Kapono Masuda (US) | Robbie Schaaij (NL) | Chenyue Zeng (JP) |
| 7 | Fabian Musikant (DE) | Charlie Kim (US) | Navjit Joshi (CA) |
| 8 | Hideo Uezu (JP) | Kosuke Miyahara (JP) | Yuxiang Wang (JP) |
2024 Pokémon Go World Championships Winners
| Ranking | Player Name | Username | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yip Kai Cheng | Yekai0904 | HK |
| 2 | Martijn Versteeg | Inadequance | NL |
| 3 | Martin Galderisi | MartoGalde | AR |
| 4 | Ved Bamb | Beelzeboy | IN |
| T-5 | James Smyth | LurganRocket | UK |
| T-5 | Aiden Hedderly | OutOfPoket | US |
| T-7 | David Bustos Nordgren | PvpDavid07 | SE |
| T-7 | Carlos Rocha | rochababyface1 | MX |
Final Words
With another highly successful Pokémon World Championships in the books, trainers can now set their sights on qualifying for the 2025 edition.
Hope this covered all the exciting details from the scores, standings and news coming out of the August event in Honolulu. Please feel free to reach out 5thScape Blog if any other information is required.
On behalf of everyone here, we’d like to congratulate all the competitors who battled their way to success under the bright lights. Here’s to an even bigger Worlds next year!
