2019 World Championships

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The 2019 Pokémon World Championships will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. from August 16 to 19, 2019. It will be the sixteenth invitation-only championships for players of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the eleventh for players of the Pokémon video games, and the fourth for players of Pokkén Tournament. The championships will feature a share of over $500,000 in prizes. It is the second time that Washington, D.C. will hold the competition, having previously held the 2014 World Championships.

Invitations for the Trading Card Game and the video game events were awarded to players who accumulated enough Championship Points throughout the season. Invitations for Pokkén Tournament were awarded to the top placements at three International Championships and players from Japan. There were also Last Chance Qualifiers held on Friday for Pokkén Tournament.

Trading Card Game Championships

The Pokémon Trading Card Game will feature the 2018-19 Standard format, using all cards from Sun & Moon onward. Players received invitations from gaining enough Championship Points throughout the year or from the previous year's World Championships.

Junior Division

Naohito Inoue of Japan is the defending champion.

Senior Division

Magnus Pedersen of Denmark is the defending champion.

Masters Division

Robin Schulz of Germany is the defending champion.

Video Game Championships

Matches will take place in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon and will be all Double Battles. All Pokémon except Ash-Greninja and Mythical Pokémon are eligible, given they have an Alola symbol. As with the 2010 and 2016 World Championships, up to two special Pokémon can be used under the GS Cup format. All moves and held items are allowed. Levels for all Pokémon were adjusted to level 50 and no duplicate Pokémon or items were allowed. Players were given seven minutes of move selection time per game.

Junior Division

Wonn Lee of Japan is the defending champion.

Senior Division

James Evans of the United States is the defending champion.

Masters Division

Paul Ruiz of Ecuador is the defending champion.

Pokkén Tournament Championships

Invitations were given out to top placements at the Oceania, Europe, and North America International Championships. Two Senior and four Masters invites were awarded at the Europe and North America Championships each, while the Oceania Championships only awarded one Senior and two Masters invites. The remaining invitations were split between Japanese players and players who made it through the Last Chance Qualifiers.

Pokkén Tournament DX was used for the tournament, with every player required to use their own HORI Pokkén Tournament Pro Pad or HORI Pokkén Tournament DX Pro Pad. The tournament was double elimination and was the Team Battle format, with each match being best three out of five games.

Senior Division

Kato Yusuke of Japan was the defending champion in the Seniors Division and was runner-up for 2019. The previous year's runner-up, Colin "Ashgreninja1" Jones, defeated him to become Pokkén Tournament DX Senior Division Champion.

Winners Semifinals

Winners Final

Grand Final

Reset

Kato

Ashgreninja1

Ashgreninja1

YveltalX

YveltalX

Shadow Mewtwo, Aegislash, Mewtwo

Ashgreninja1

N/A

Kotaro

Pikachu Libre, Aegislash, Mewtwo

Kato

N/A

Losers Quarterfinals

Losers Semifinal

Losers Final

Kotaro

YveltalX

Indigomega

Indigomega

Kato

Kato

Kato

Sneezy

Masters Division

Jacob "ThankSwalot" Waller of the United States was the defending champion in the Masters Division but was knocked out in Top 16. After finishing second in the Last Chance Qualifier, Subutan finished with no losses to become the new Pokkén Tournament DX Masters Division Champion.

Winners Semifinals

Winners Final

Grand Final

Reset

Shadow Mewtwo, Braixen, Decidueye

Tonosama

Darkrai, Sceptile, Braixen

Shadowcat

Shadow Mewtwo, Decidueye, Braixen

Tonosama

Pikachu Libre, Weavile, Mewtwo

Potetin

Pikachu Libre, Braixen, Aegislash

Subutan

Chandelure/Aegislash, Braixen, Pikachu Libre

Subutan

N/A

Chandelure, Pikachu Libe, Braixen

Subutan

Pikachu Libre, Aegislash, Darkrai

Haruyuki

N/A

Losers Quarterfinals

Losers Semifinal

Losers Final

Darkrai, Sceptile, Braixen

Shadowcat

Aegislash, Pikachu Libre, Darkrai

Haruyuki

Pikachu Libre, Aegislash, Darkrai

Haruyuki

Aegislash, Pikachu Libre, Darkrai

Haruyuki

Shadow Mewtwo, Braixen, Decidueye

Tonosama

Pikachu Libre, Weavile, Mewtwo

Potetin

Pikachu Libre, Weavile, Mewtwo

Potetin

Decidueye, Mewtwo, Shadow Mewtwo

Sarutaro

Pokémon GO Invitational Tournament

An invitational tournament for Pokémon GO was held on the first day of the World Championships. Six competitors and Game Freak's Junichi Masuda and Shigeki Morimoto competed in Trainer Battles against each other in a double elimination tournament. The Great League was utilized and each match was best three out of five games.

Winners Semifinals					Winners Final					Grand Final					Reset
3	PogoKieng
0	Carrymeh				1	PogoKieng
0	Strawburry17				3	Poké AK				2	Poké AK				0	Poké AK
3	Poké AK									3	PogoKieng				3	PokeKieng
Losers Quarterfinals					Losers Semifinal					Losers Final
3	Carrymeh									0	Carrymeh
0	Yamada				3	Carrymeh				3	PogoKieng
2	Strawburry17				0	Shigeki Morimoto
3	Shigeki Morimoto

Event Pokémon

#0142 Aerodactyl Level 50 Type: Ability: Unnerve Held item: Rare Bone	ID: Unknown OT: Unknown Met: Unknown Nature: Unknown Ribbon: Unknown Ribbon
Celebrate Normal Status Ancient Power Rock Special Rock Polish Rock Status Wide Guard Rock Status
Games Method Region Location Duration SMUSUM local wireless all Walter E. Washington Convention Center Halls D & E, Washington, DC, United States August 16 to 18, 2019
Moves in bold can be taught again at the Move Reminder as a special move if forgotten.
Date received is the date on the system when the gift is picked up from the deliveryman.
This Pokémon is set to the same language as the game that received it.

External links

• Official site

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This article is part of both Project TCG and Project Games, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game Championship Tournaments.