During the closing ceremonies of the 2024 Pokémon World Championships, it was announced that Morpeko will be added to Pokémon GO.

Something hungry is coming to Pokémon GO?!

Trainers,
Coming soon: Morpeko will charge into Pokémon GO, changing the way you battle! Certain Pokémon—like Morpeko—will be able to change form in battle by using a Charged Attack, unleashing new possibilities for you and your battle team. Stay tuned for more details on the Two-Sided Pokémon’s electrifying entrance!

Source: https://pokemongolive.com/post/morpeko-charged-for-battle

YouTube Clip - Something hungry is coming to Pokémon GO?!

Soon, this Pokémon (and more!) will be making their Pokémon GO debuts! Are you ready, Trainers?

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pils4LKL-k

During the 2024 Pokémon World Championships, a brand new 500-Point Battle mode was announced for Pokémon UNITE. It will be available in the Spring of 2025 and further details will be announced in the upcoming months.

Standard Battle

• 10-minute time limit
• Team with most points wins
• Players cannot see team scores
• Points double after eight minutes
• Defeating Zapdos immediately applies its effect to the opposing team's goal zones

500-Point Battle

• No time limit
• First to 500 points wins
• Players can see team scores
• Zapdos now travels to the opposing team's goal zones to apply its effects after it's defeated

Introducing Aeos Techology: Play can choose from a selection of buffs at different point thresholds.

Source: https://x.com/PokemonUnite/status/1824900310428422270

New Pokémon plushies will be available at Pokémon Centers in Japan on Saturday, September 14th, 2024! The plushies will also be sold at the Pokémon World Championships 2024, which will be held in Hawaii, United States from Friday, August 16th, 2024 to Sunday, August 18th, 2024. The lineup includes three Pokémon: Amamaiko, Cuwawa, and Collecurei (Chest Form). Enjoy your adventures with these unique Pokémon plushies! The Pokémon Center Online will start selling them starting on Thursday, September 12th, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

At the Amazon.co.jp Pokémon Store, pre-orders will be starting on September 14th, 2024, and sales starting on September 21st, 2024, but due to the limited number of products available, they may be sold during the pre-order period.

Please note that the release of the products may be postponed or cancelled due to the situation in the production area. Please be aware of this beforehand.

Item List (English):

Plushie Amamaiko - 2,970 yen
Plushie Cuwawa - 4,400 yen
Plushie Collecurei (Chest Form) - 4,400 yen

Item List (Japanese):

ぬいぐるみ アママイコ　2,970円
ぬいぐるみ キュワワー　4,400円
ぬいぐるみ コレクレー(はこフォルム)　4,400円

Source: https://www.pokemon.co.jp/goods/2024/08/240816_to01.html

From August 15th, 2024 to September 30th, 2024, patrons of the US, Canada, and UK Pokémon Centers that spend $50/£50 pr more, can receive a 2024 Pokémon World Championships Commemorative Coin with their order by using the codes:

coin24us in the United States
coin24ca in Canada
coin24uk in the United Kingdom

Celebrate Worlds 2024 with a Commemorative Coin!

Celebrate the 2024 Pokémon World Championships with a unique commemorative coin that's exclusive to Pokémon Center!

• Available from Pokémon Center in the US, Canada, and UK
• Preorders and digital products are not eligible for this offer
• A fee of $8 USD or $8 CAD will be applied to US and Canada returns regardless of whether the promo coin is included in the return. UK returns must include this Worlds coin to be eligible for a refund.
• UK customers must be 18 years or older.
• Limit one Worlds coin per order.
• Item Dimensions: 1.8 IN
• Country Of Origin: Made in China
• Materials: silver-plated zinc alloy
• SKU: 720E13055

Source: https://www.pokemoncenter.com/product/720E13055/2024-pokemon-world-championships-coin

ANA has collaborated with The Pokémon Company to create the world's first in-flight safety video featuring Pokémon. With this collaboration, they aim to provide excitement to their customers and provide an in-flight safety video that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The video will be shown on both the Pikachu Jet NH and the Eevee Jet NH aircrafts, starting on August 15th, 2024. The music in the videos was performed by the NHK Symphony Orchestra. The English narrator is Peter Von Gomm.

The videos were proposed by ANA to Pokémon, and took about a year and a half to produce. It was unveiled at Haneda Airport on August 15th, 2024 to coincide with the departure ceremony for the team participating in the Pokémon World Championships 2024, which will be held in Honolulu from August 16th to 18th, 2024 and it is also the peak summer vacation period.

They also created a Disembarkation Video featuring Pokémon. In this collaboration video between ANA and The Pokémon Company, you'll see ANA staff at the airport witnessing Pikachu's journey. Come explore the airport with us and experience what it's like to travel with ANA!

YouTube Clip - ANA Disembarkation Video featuring Pokémon (English)

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFabb4IDEt0

YouTube Clip - ANA Disembarkation Video featuring Pokémon (Japanese)

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw-aR3JAhJg

YouTube Clip - ANA Safety Video featuring Pokémon (English)

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAolvci7SeA

YouTube Clip - ANA Safety Video featuring Pokémon (Japanese)

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4wQ8YkYCo4

The ANA in-flight safety and disembarkation videos featuring Pokémon will be shown on all aircraft!

From December 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025*1, you can enjoy the ANA in-flight safety and disembarkation videos featuring Pokémon on all domestic and international flights*2 operated by ANA. Let your favorite Pokémon bring extra joy to your travels and make your flight experience special!

*1. Due to maintenance, the videos may not be shown on some aircraft until after December 1st.
*2. Please note that the Star Wars special livery aircraft (B777-200ER C-3PO livery aircraft, B787-9 R2-D2 livery aircraft) will continue to show the original safety and disembarkation videos.

Source: https://www.ana.co.jp/en/us/the-ana-experience/pikachujet/

Twitch Drops for the 2024 Pokémon World Championships were announced and players of Pokémon GO can get codes for exclusive Timed Research during the Twitch broadcast.

Timed Research Codes via the Pokémon GO Twitch Live Stream

In addition to the upcoming Pokémon GO worldwide event and the live festivities taking place in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, we’re excited to share that Trainers will have the opportunity to get up to two codes for exclusive Timed Research by watching 30 minutes of the Pokémon GO Twitch live stream on Days 1 and 2 of the Pokémon GO World Championships!

Additionally, a third code for Timed Research will be available to Trainers who watch 30 minutes of the official Pokémon GO co-streams that are showing the Pokémon GO World Championships.

Day 1: 2023 Pokémon World Champion

Trainers who redeem Day 1’s live stream code will get exclusive Timed Research that honors both itsAXN, the 2023 Pokémon GO Master’s Division World Champion, and a key Pokémon that helped him become Champion!**

Trainers will have a chance to obtain the following rewards from this Timed Research.

• An encounter with a Sableye* that knows the Fast Attack Shadow Claw and the Charged Attack Foul Play
• An Elite Charged TM
• And more!

Trainers that redeem this code will also have access to the following bonuses until August 31 at 11:59 p.m. local time.

• Sableye caught during this time will know the Fast Attack Shadow Claw and the Charged Attack Foul Play.
• One additional Candy XL for Trainers level 31 and above who complete three-star Shadow Raids. (Shadow Sableye may appear in these raids during the Honolulu 2024 Pokémon World Championships event!)

* If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
**These codes will be valid until August 26, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. UTC. Trainers can only claim each Timed Research code once.

Day 2: Team Building: Great League

Trainers who redeem Day 2’s live stream code will get exclusive Timed Research focused on battling basics.**

Reward encounters include Pokémon that’ll make a worthy Great League team in the Season after the World Championships!Trainers will get to choose between the following reward encounters.

Team Option 1
Dunsparce*
Mantine*
Pancham*

Team Option 2
Galarian Weezing*
Skorupi*
Chespin*

Team Option 3:
Jigglypuff*
Shellos*
Inkay*

Additional Rewards:
8,500 Stardust
And more!

There are a slew of impactful changes slated for the upcoming Season of Pokémon GO—stay tuned to learn more details about the big shake-up!
You will receive East or West Sea Shellos based on whatever is native to your location upon redemption.
** These codes will be valid until August 26, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. UTC. Trainers can only claim each Timed Research code once.

Pokémon GO World Championships Co-Streamers: Greetings from Honolulu!

Tune in to any of our official Pokémon GO co-streamers to receive the third exclusive Timed Research for this year’s 2024 Pokémon World Championships, taking place in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.**

Trainers who watch any of the official Pokémon GO co-streams between Friday, August 16, at 9:00 a.m. HST and Monday, August 19, 2024, at 12:00 a.m. HST will receive a code that they can redeem for exclusive Timed Research.

Visit this page to see a full list of official co-streamers.

Timed Research rewards include the following.

• World Championships 2024 Pikachu*
• And more!

* If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
** These codes will be valid until August 26, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. UTC. Trainers can only claim each Timed Research code once.

How to Obtain and Redeem a Code - 1. Follow the official Pokémon GO Twitch channel

Make sure you’re following the official Pokémon GO Twitch channel so you’ll get a notification when the broadcast begins.

Follow the link below to our channel. https://www.twitch.tv/pokemongohttps://www.twitch.tv/pokemongo

2. Connect your Pokémon Trainer Club account to Twitch

Follow steps 1–3 on this FAQ page to link your Twitch account.

1. If you don’t have a Pokémon Trainer Club account, sign up .
2. If you don’t have a Twitch account, sign up .
3. Follow the steps here (rewards.pokemon.com) to log in with your Pokémon Trainer Club Account and link it with Twitch.

3. Watch the live stream

Be sure to catch the Pokémon GO World Championships live stream on Day 1, Day 2, or Day 3 for 30 minutes. (Please note that minimizing the stream will pause the Twitch Drop progress timer on Twitch.)

The Pokémon GO Twitch live stream dates are as follows.

• Friday, August 16, 2024, starting at 9:00 a.m. HST and running until the end of the day’s rebroadcast.
• Saturday, August 17, 2024, starting at 9:00 a.m. HST and running until the end of the day’s rebroadcast.
• Sunday, August 18, 2024, starting at 9:00 a.m. HST and running until the end of the day’s rebroadcast.

Rebroadcasts will occur throughout the weekend outside of the above-listed live show times. If you miss the live broadcast, you can still follow these steps during a rebroadcast to get a code.

4. Claim your Twitch Drop

Once you’ve watched a stream for 30 minutes, a pop-up in Twitch chat will prompt you to claim your Twitch Drop. You may also claim your drop by visiting the Twitch Drops Inventory Page here.

5. Find your code

After you select Claim, go to rewards.pokemon.com and select View Inventory. Find the drop and select Show Code.* *These codes will be valid through August 26, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. UTC. Only one of each of the Timed Research codes can be claimed per account.

6. Redeem your code

Copy the revealed code to your clipboard. Open the Offer Redemption page here to redeem your code. Having trouble? Please refer to this article to learn more about redeeming codes.

There’s more to celebrate!

That’s not all we have planned to celebrate the Pokémon GO World Championships!

• Enjoy a global celebration event in Pokémon GO!
• The 2024 Worlds Tee (White) will be available globally via a code shared during the Pokémon GO World Championships live stream. You can also get the code when it’s distributed via official Pokémon GO social media channels shortly after the live stream. The code will be valid until August 26, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. UTC.
• A celebration in Honolulu! Keep an eye out for a special local Pokémon GO 2024 World Championships treat in the 2024 Pokémon World Championships venue in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Trainers who attend in person will be able to participate in a local Timed Research called the 2024 Pokémon World Championships Scavenger Hunt. This special Timed Research focuses on the various Pokémon activities around the venue.

Completing this Timed Research will award Trainers with an exclusive World Championships–themed T-Shirt for their avatar.

Source: https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/world-championship-twitch-timed-research-2024/

Earn a Platinum Gengar Boost Emblem to celebrate Pokémon Worlds! From August 12th, 2024 at 00:00 UTC until August 19th, 2024, players of Pokémon UNITE can redeem the code WCS2024 to earn the reward.

Source: https://x.com/UniteEsports/status/1821939734710489227

Twitch Drops for the 2024 Pokémon World Championships have been announced and players of the Pokémon TCG Live, Pokémon UNITE and Pokémon GO can get some digital rewards in-game. Tune in to Twitch.tv to get rewards for these games.

Turn Up Your Worlds Experience with Twitch Drops

The 2024 World Championships is set up to be the most exciting Pokémon event of the year, and watching the live stream just got even more rewarding. The Pokémon TCG, Pokémon GO, and Pokémon UNITE live streams, as well as partnered co-streams, will feature Twitch Drops—digital rewards that you can obtain on Twitch by watching the live stream for a specific amount of time. All you have to do is connect your Twitch account to your Pokémon Trainer Club account and you’ll be ready to go!


For more information on how to connect your account, earn progress toward Drops, and redeem your rewards, check out the Twitch Drops FAQ.

Pokémon TCG Live

Tune in to Twitch.tv/PokemonTCG for at least 90 minutes to earn an alternate-art version of the 2024 World Championships deck box, coin, and card sleeves featuring the 2024 Worlds Pikachu for Pokémon TCG Live. You can also earn two digital booster packs from the latest Pokémon TCG expansion, Scarlet & Violet—Shrouded Fable, if you watch for at least 30 minutes. These in-game items are only available for a limited time.

Pokémon GO

Tune in to Twitch.tv/PokemonGO for at least 30 minutes on August 16 to earn unique Timed Research that will award you an encounter with Sableye! Sableye was a pivotal part of ItsAXN’s championship-winning team in the 2023 Pokémon GO World Championships. This Timed Research features three different team options and various rewards. See the potential teams below.

• Mantine, Dunsparce, Pancham.
• Galarian Weezing, Skorupi, Chespin.
• Jigglypuff, Shellos*, Inkay.

*You will encounter West Sea Shellos or East Sea Shellos based on your location.

Pokémon UNITE

Tune in to Twitch.tv/PokemonUNITE for at least one hour—before the start of the Finals match on August 17—to earn an Item Enhancer Box that features 50 item enhancers for leveling up your held items. Watching the stream for at least an hour can net you a Unite License Selection Box, which allows you to add one Unite license to your collection. Unite licenses unlock the use of the corresponding Pokémon in Unite Battles on Aeos Island, so you won’t want to miss it. These items are only available while supplies last.

Co-Streaming Rewards

There are more than the official live streams—tune in to a partnered co-stream during Worlds to earn additional rewards through Twitch Drops! If you watch a partnered Pokémon TCG co-stream for at least an hour, you can round out your deck-building accessories with the Spheal Appeal deck box, coin, and card sleeves for Pokémon TCG Live. These in-game items are only available for a limited time. Watching a partnered Pokémon GO co-stream for 30 minutes can net you unique Timed Research that ends in an encounter with a costumed Pikachu perfect for celebrating the World Championships!

The Pokémon World Championships will be taking place August 16 through August 18, so be sure to check out Twitch.tv/Pokemon, Twitch.tv/PokemonTCG, Twitch.tv/PokemonGO, and Twitch.tv/PokemonUNITE all weekend long!

Source: https://worlds.pokemon.com/en-us/news/turn-up-worlds-with-twitch-drops/

Distributions for the 2024 Pokémon World Championships have been announced and players of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet can get Tomoya Ogawa’s Sylveon, while players of Pokémon TCG Live can get a Pecharunt ex card and players of Pokémon GO can get Sableye.

Watch the 2024 Pokémon World Championships live stream to claim these in-game rewards

Catch the 2024 Pokémon World Championships on Twitch for passwords you can use to claim in-game rewards. Watch the Pokémon VGC live stream to get a special Pokémon in your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game—then check out the Pokémon TCG live stream for another password that will let you receive a beautiful special illustration rare card in Pokémon TCG Live. If you have Twitch Drops enabled and tune in to the Pokémon GO live stream, you can also earn Timed Research in Pokémon GO that will award you with a celebratory encounter.

Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet: Tomoya Ogawa’s Sylveon

Tomoya Ogawa was able to secure his victory in the Senior Division of last year’s World Championships in Yokohama, Japan, with the help of his trusty Sylveon—and now you can have it join your team! Keep an eye on the official 2024 Worlds stream for a password you can use in the Mystery Gift feature of your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game to receive Tomoya Ogawa’s Sylveon.

This special Sylveon comes with the same moves and stats as Tomoya’s, so give it a try on your own competitive team! You’ll even see that it has a special ribbon that, when assigned, imparts it with the title “Sylveon the Battle Champion” when it’s sent out in battle.

Code: SLEEPTALKW0RLDS

This password can be used only once per save data. It takes approximately 1 to 1.5 hours of play time before you are able to access the Mystery Gift feature, where you can input the password. This password will expire on August 19, 2024, at 4:59 p.m. PDT.

Pokémon: Sylveon
Game: Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet
Poké Ball: Cherish Ball
Gender: Male
Level: 5
Original Trainer: Tomoya
Ribbon: Battle Champion Ribbon
Nature: Modest
Ability: Pixilate
Held Item: Choice Specs
Moves: Hyper Voice, Tera Blast, Hyper Beam, Sleep Talk

Pokémon TCG Live: Pecharunt ex

The Subjugation Pokémon brought its treacherous energy into the Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Shrouded Fable expansion, and now you can add this sinister special illustration rare card to your collection in Pokémon TCG Live!

Code: OutburstWorlds24

Redeemable until August 25, 2024, at 4:59 p.m. PDT or until supplies last.

Pokémon GO: Sableye

ItsAXN dominated the 2023 Pokémon World Championships with Sableye—and if you tune in to the 2024 Pokémon World Championships stream, you’ll be able to take on the GO Battle League with your own! Enable Twitch Drops on your Twitch account and watch the stream to receive unique Timed Research in Pokémon GO that will award you with an encounter with Sableye.

Visit this Pokémon Support page for more information on Twitch Drops and detailed instructions on how to connect Twitch to your Pokémon Trainer Club account.

Source: https://worlds.pokemon.com/en-us/news/get-a-pokemon-during-the-2024-pokemon-world-championships-live-stream/

Take a look at the official Pokémon World Championships 2024 skateboard deck, sporting a fin-tastic hand-crafted design and colorful wheels! Each board comes with a card of authenticity, featuring a signature and serialized number. Reservations are required to visit the 2024 Worlds Pokémon Center Store.

Find Bear Walker at the official Worlds Pokémon Center pop-up store in Honolulu for a live carving and painting demonstration as well as a board signing event onsite.

Board Making Demo: August 16th, 2024 & August 17th, 2024 from 10am-12pm
Board Signing: August 16th, 2024 & August 17th, 2024 from 2pm-3pm

Source: https://x.com/Pokemon/status/1818693117236658497