Pokemon World Championships 2025: All winners, prize pool distribution, and more

The 2025 Pokemon World Championships has just concluded, and we have the list of winners and their share of the prize pool for Pokemon GO, Pokemon TCG, Pokemon VGC, and Pokemon Unite. This year's chapter was held in Anaheim, United States, from August 15 to August 17, 2025.

Over three days, Pokemon fans were treated to some top-notch gameplay and strategies by the best trainers from around the world. Attendees were also able to try out the Pokemon Legends Z-A demo, showcasing the gameplay, rogue evolutions, and battle mechanics.

*Our list mentions the top winners for each game (with prize money) for the Masters tier.

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Pokemon World Championships 2025: Pokemon VGC, GO, TCG, and Unite standings

Pokemon VGC

Place	Prize	Player
1st	$30,000	Giovanni Cischke
2nd	$20,000	James Evans
3rd-4th	$15,000	Montana Mott Hirofumi Kimura
5th-8th	$10,000	Ko Tsukide Michael Kelsch Victor Medina Mao Harada
9th-16th	$5,000	Nick Navarre Naoto Kishida Masayoshi Kuroo Giuseppe Musicco James Baek Aaron Brok Yoshitaka Izawa Theotime Massaut

Also read: Beelzeboy wins Pokemon GO World Championships 2025: Highlights

Pokemon GO

Place	Prize	Player
1st	$20,000	Beelzeboy
2nd	$15,000	P4T0M4N
3rd	$13,000	LNDsRargef
4th	$12,000	LNDsKourlash
5th-6th	$9,000	LyleJeffslll Maxy1000000P
7th-8th	$5,000	Firestar73 MasterMihir295
9th-12th	$2,000	MagicMayson IceCr15 joqqs13 TrentSzcz
13th-16th	$1,000	Kentosarunori Pokemitchy62 Emil0oXx TontonBatteuse

Pokemon TCG

Place	Prize	Player
1st	$50,000	Riley McKay
2nd	$30,000	Justin Newdorf
3rd-4th	$20,000	Shizuki Nakagawa Junya Tanaka
5th-8th	$15,000	Öjvind SvinhufvudPiper LepineMarco CifuentesMateusz Łaszkiewicz
9th-11th	$10,000	Daigo Yoshihara Landen Kaetler Ryota Tanaka
12th-16th	$10,000	Matt BacnisEsteban O'CompleyCalvin ConnorBenny BillingerAaron Arturo Aguirre Osuna
17th-32nd	$5,000	Keito Arai Kian Amini Julian Gort-Barry Augusto Beringuer Ciaran Farah Shoichi Saito Gabriel Smart Lok Kan Hui Preston Rutledge Misaki Kumada Noah Sakadjian Taisei Ito Andres Lostaunau Trevore Read Alex Schemanske Nathan Spry

Pokemon Unite

Place	Prize	Player
1st	$100,000	Beelzeboy
2nd	$70,000	P4T0M4N
3rd	$50,000	LNDsRargef
4th	$50,000	LNDsKourlash
5th-8th	$37,500	LyleJeffslll Maxy1000000P
9th-16th	$10,000	Firestar73 MasterMihir295

You can learn more about the format used at the event by going through our Pokemon World Championships 2025 guide.

About the author

Angshuman is an Assistant Content Manager, Gaming, at Sportskeeda with a specialized focus on Pokemon. While completing his Master's degree in English Literature, Angshuman's research topics primarily included the many facets of game studies. That, along with his love for the medium which he believes to be the pinnacle of storytelling, led him to become a writer in the genre.

Angshuman prefers both solo and multiplayer titles on PC and PS5. His love for gaming stemmed from playing Bounce and God of War on mobile phones, and on to Age of Empires and Zoo Tycoon on PC. If he ever wished to convert a gaming cynic into a admirer, he would recommend indie games because of their versatility and their ability to be unaffected by genre-stifling publisher expectations.

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