The Pokémon GO World Championships celebration event will take place from August 15, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. to August 17, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time, giving the rest of us a chance to celebrate, cheer, and compete while the world's top Pokémon GO players come together for the 2025 Pokémon World Championships in Anaheim, California from August 15 to 17. This event marks the Pokémon GO debut of Pikachu in a varsity jacket!
Raids with a single star
A varsity jacket is worn by Pikachu.
Honedge
Raids with three stars
Lapras
The Dusclops
Diggersby
Additionally, the next Pokémon will be more common in the wild.
Nidoran ♀
A mankey
Marill
The Paldean Wooper
Spoink
Frilly
A lullaby
Inkay
The Rookidee
Fuecoco
These Pokémon will be aware of a featured attack if they were captured or evolved during the event.
The Charged Attack Ice Beam will be familiar to any lapras captured during the event.
To obtain a Primeape that is proficient in the Charged Attack Rage Fist, evolve Mankey.
To obtain an Annihilape with the Charged Attack Rage Fist, evolve Primeape.
To obtain a Clodsire that is familiar with the Charged Attack Megahorn, evolve Paldean Wooper.
