Press Release

VENUE AND DATES ANNOUNCED FOR 2022 POKÉMON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Bellevue, WA—March 17, 2022—Today, The Pokémon Company International announced that the 2022 Pokémon World Championships is scheduled to take place August 18–21, 2022, at ExCeL London.[1] Top Pokémon players will be invited to compete in the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield video games, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokkén Tournament DX, Pokémon UNITE and Pokémon GO for the title of World Champion.
 
The safety and well-being of our competitors, organizers, employees, local communities and partners continue to be our top priority. Information on our COVID-19 policy can be found here.
 
To keep up-to-date with the latest information on the 2022 Pokémon World Championships and other Play! Pokémon events, please visit pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon.