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The Pokémon World Championships is an invite-only esports event organized by Play! Pokémon.It is held annually in August and features games from the Pokémon series such as the Pokémon video games, Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon Go, Pokémon Unite and Pokkén Tournament (until its 2022 edition).
Play! Pokémon, formerly known as Pokémon Organized Play (often abbreviated as POP), is a division of The Pokémon Company International established in 2003 and known for hosting the Pokémon World Championships, a competitive eSports tournament which features the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), Pokemon Go, the Pokémon Video Game Championships (VGC), and the Pokémon UNITE Championships. [1]
The tournament featured eight events in four games. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet made its debut as the ninth Pokémon video game in the Pokémon World Championships. [18] For Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and the Pokémon Trading Card Game, there were three events for both games where each event was dedicated to a specific age division. [19]
The most coveted reward was the rare Masters Scroll Pokémon card, which required 8,600 points to obtain. This card's estimated value in November 2023 is listed at $250,712. PSACard/Canva
Competitive play in Pokémon generally involves player versus player battles that take place using the Pokémon video games.Players construct a team of Pokémon as defined by a specific set of rules and battle as they would in the game until all Pokémon on a player's team have fainted or when a player resigns.
Wolfe Glick (/ ˈ w ʊ l f /; born December 6, 1995), [4] also known as Wolfey and known online as WolfeyVGC, is an American competitive Pokémon player, streamer and YouTuber.He is the 2016 World Champion of the official Pokémon Video Game Championships (VGC) format, [5] and has won numerous other VGC competitions.
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At the closing ceremonies of the Pokémon World Championships in Hawaii, a new trailer for the game was released, revealing its official release date of October 30, 2024. [12] In August, the Pokémon Company announced over 6 million people had pre-registered for the game.