BELLEVUE, Wash. — June 15 — The dust has settled, and the newest Pokémon North America International Champions have been crowned after an intense weekend of competition in New Orleans, where players competed across the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE.
Fans who attended and tuned in to the closing ceremonies of the 2025 Pokémon North America International Championships also saw the unveiling of this year’s Pokémon World Championships Pikachu plush, Worlds celebratory Pikachu promo card and Worlds competitor welcome kit. Fans also got a first look at merchandise that will be available later this year at the on-site Pokémon Center store at the 2025 Pokémon World Championships in Anaheim, Calif. Complete details can be found here.
After an intense weekend in New Orleans, the 2025 Pokémon North America International Champions are:
Video Game Junior Division:
1st place: Joaquin Roquett (US)
2nd place: Izhaq Hoggui (FR)
Video Game Senior Division:
1st place: Isaac Moreira (BR)
2nd place: Apollo Stephens (US)
Video Game Masters Division:
1st place: Federico Camporesi (IT)
2nd place: Marco Hemantha Kaludura Silva (IT)
Trading Card Game Junior Division:
1st place: Annabelle Oono (US)
2nd place: Kenji Oono (US)
Trading Card Game Senior Division:
1st place: Gabriel Fernandez (BR)
2nd place: Omar Cortes (US)
Trading Card Game Masters Division:
1st place: Isaiah Bradner (US)
2nd place: Riley Mckay (CA)
Pokémon GO:
1st place: Payden “ItsAXN” Bingham (US)
2nd place: Ilam “Ilqm” Rojas Guerrero (US)
Pokémon UNITE:
1st place: Luminosity (North America)
2nd place: Revelation (North America)
Keep up to date with the latest news from the 2025 Pokémon World Championships here, and to find out more about the Play! Pokémon program, be sure to visit Pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon.
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About Pokémon
The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing and marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world. For more information, visit www.pokemon.com.
About Nintendo
Nintendo Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, has created franchises that have become household names worldwide, including Mario™, Donkey Kong™, The Legend of Zelda™, Metroid™, Pokémon™, Animal Crossing™, Pikmin™ and Splatoon™, through its integrated hardware and software products. Nintendo aims to deliver unique, intuitive entertainment experiences for everyone, manufacturing and marketing video game devices such as the Nintendo Switch™ family of systems, developing and operating applications for smart devices, and collaborating with partners on a range of other entertainment initiatives like visual content and theme parks. Nintendo has sold more than 5.8 billion video games and over 850 million hardware units globally. From the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System™ more than 30 years ago, through today and into the future, Nintendo’s continuing mission is to create unique entertainment that puts smiles on the faces of people all over the world. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at https://www.nintendo.com/.
About Niantic
Niantic's global-scale augmented reality platform and digital map power spatial computing experiences in the real world. Incubated out of the Maps team at Google, Niantic first created Ingress and then Pokémon GO, a collaborative effort with The Pokémon Company, which has become a cultural phenomenon and hit game played by tens of millions of people each month. Niantic’s Lightship platform, which powers Pokémon GO, also supports the company's other games including Pikmin Bloom, Peridot and Monster Hunter Now. Developers use Niantic’s platform to build their own AR applications and experiences, either with the Lightship Platform or directly through the web with 8th Wall.
About TiMi Studio Group
TiMi Studio Group makes high quality, high fidelity and highly accessible games for all ages. Founded in 2008, TiMi is a subsidiary of Tencent Games and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China with offices in Los Angeles, Seattle, Montréal, Singapore, Shanghai and Chengdu.