2019 World Championships

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The 2019 Pokémon World Championships was held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. from August 16 to 19, 2019. It was 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 featured a share of over $500,000 in prizes. It is the second time that Washington, D.C. held 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 was the defending champion but became eligible for the Seniors Division in 2019. He did not advance to Day Two, finishing with a record of 4-3.

Haruki Miyamoto of Japan became the new World Champion with a record of 8-1-1.

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship match
1	Logan Maracle
8	Hotaru Yoshinari
					1	Logan Maracle
					5	Haruki Miyamoto
5	Haruki Miyamoto
4	Mitchell Ransome
										5	Haruki Miyamoto
										7	Isaac Terceira
3	Daniel Magda
6	Cássio Moraes
					6	Cássio Moraes
					7	Isaac Terceira
7	Isaac Terceira
2	Sechan Oh

Senior Division

Magnus Pedersen of Denmark was the defending champion but was eligible for the Masters Division in 2019. He earned an invitation to Day Two where he finished 73rd.

Kaya Lichtleitner of Germany became the new World Champion with a final record of 8-0-2.

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship match
1	Iain Harding
8	Thomas Naylor
					8	Thomas Naylor
					4	Grant Shen
5	YouTae Woo
4	Grant Shen
										4	Grant Shen
										2	Kaya Lichtleitner
3	Rowan Stavenow
6	James Cox
					3	Rowan Stavenow
					2	Kaya Lichtleitner
7	Noa Bell
2	Kaya Lichtleitner

Masters Division

Robin Schulz of Germany was the defending champion and finished in 20th place.

Henry Brand of Australia became the new World Champion, defeating the 2016 TCG World Champion Shintaro Ito of Japan. Brand finished with a record of 8-1-1.

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship match
1	Shintaro Ito
8	Isaiah Williams
					1	Shintaro Ito
					4	Tord Reklev
5	Pacco Saurus
4	Tord Reklev
										1	Shintaro Ito
										6	Henry Brand
3	Kaiwen Cabbabe
6	Henry Brand
					6	Henry Brand
					2	Blaine Hill
7	Ryota Ishiyama
2	Blaine Hill

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 was the defending champion but was eligible for the Senior Division in 2019, where he finished 47th.

Pi Wu of Taiwan defeated Teddy French of England to become the first Taiwanese World Champion.

First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship match
1	Justin Miranda-Radbord
16	Morgan Lola Yuen				1	Justin Miranda-Radbord
8	James Gilbert				9	Teddy French
9	Teddy Gilbert									9	Teddy French
4	Pietro Nihal Kaludra Silva									5	Connor Yuen
13	Felipe Reyes Castro				13	Felipe Reyes Castro
5	Connor Yuen				5	Connor Yuen
12	Emily Eastham														9	Teddy French
2	Pi Wu														2	Pi Wu
18	Kenneth Fung				2	Pi Wu
7	Sota Tamemasa				7	Sota Tamemasa
10	Kotaro Isozaki									2	Pi Wu
3	Keigo Tatsuma									14	Yuta Nakaue
14	Yuta Nakaue				14	Yuta Nakaue
6	Masahiro Miyamoto				6	Masahiro Miyamoto
11	Jaesung Lee

Senior Division

James Evans of the United States was the defending champion but was eligible for the Masters Division in 2019. He was knocked out in Round 6 of Day One.

Ko Tsukide of Japan defeated Lewis Tan of Australia to become the new World Champion.

First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship match
1	Kareem Muakkit
	Received a bye				1	Kareem Muakkit
8	Baik Jongyoon				8	Baik Jongyoon
9	Hidetoshi Asari									8	Baik Jongyoon
4	Enzo Reci									5	Lewis Tan
13	Nicholas Kan				4	Enzo Reci
5	Lewis Tan				5	Lewis Tan
12	Yuri Shimogauchi														5	Lewis Tan
2	Kenshin Hosoi														3	Ko Tsukide
15	Park Sungmin				2	Kenshin Hosoi
7	Lee Junhee				7	Lee Junhee
10	Sorane Ono									2	Kenshin Hosoi
3	Ko Tsukide									3	Ko Tsukide
14	Sayaka Hosoi				3	Ko Tsukide
6	Alessandro Marchionne				6	Alessandro Marchionne
11	Ràmi Combette

Masters Division

Paul Ruiz of Ecuador was the defending champion. He received an invitation to Day Two but was knocked out in Round 3.

Naoto Mizobuchi of Japan became the new World Champion after defeating the Japanese National Champion Hirofumi Kimura.

First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship match
1	Jamie Boyt
17	Naoto Mizobuchi				17	Naoto Mizobuchi
8	Eric Rios				8	Eric Rios
9	Eduardo Cunha									17	Naoto Mizobuchi
4	James Baek									4	James Baek
13	Brandon Meckley				4	James Baek
5	Meaghan Rattle				5	Meaghan Rattle
12	Aaron Traylor														17	Naoto Mizobuchi
2	Gabriel Agati														11	Hirofumi Kimura
15	Kazuki Kobayashi				15	Kazuki Kobayashi
7	Álex Gomez				7	Álex Gomez
10	Ryusei Yamane									15	Kazuki Kobayashi
3	Zheyuan Huang									11	Hirofumi Kimura
14	Stephen Mea				14	Stephen Mea
6	Melvin Keh				11	Hirofumi Kimura
11	Hirofumi Kimura

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	PogoKieng
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: 081619 OT: Worlds19 Met: WCS 2019 (fateful encounter) Nature: Random Ribbon: Event Ribbon
Ancient Power Rock Special Rock Polish Rock Status Wide Guard Rock Status Celebrate Normal 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.

Trivia

• Isaac Terceira, upon recieveing their Runner-up winner trophy; started to walk away holding the trophy when the silver cup broke off. He got the trophy fixed up moments afterward.

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.