Pokémon World Championships 2022

Pokémon World Championships 2022 is a tie-in regional event in Pokémon GO for the real-world World Championships of Pokémon Championship Series organized by The Pokémon Company at ExCeL London Convention Center, London, England.

Features
Trainers could unlock this medal, along with specific research, with a code shared during the World Championships Stream, which was valid for one hour after it was released.

Featured Pokémon
The following Pokémon were released with the start of the event:

These Shiny Pokémon were released with the start of the event: PS Pikachu

Selected Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild and from Incense or Lure Modules:

The following Raid Bosses were available for a time of this event:

Exclusive move
In order to obtain Shadow Punch, Rock Wrecker, Aqua Tail, Meteor Mash or Incinerate, Trainers had to evolve Haunter, Rhydon, Magikarp, Metang or Fletchinder into Gengar, Rhyperior, Gyarados, Metagross or Talonflame respectively during the event. Trainers cannot use TMs to obtain the attacks.

Field Research event tasks
There were several Field Research tasks exclusively for the duration of the event.

Timed Research
During this event there was a Timed Research campaign that was titled Pokémon World Championships 2022 in game.

During this event there was a Timed Research campaign that was titled Team Building: Great League in game. Trainers could unlock this research, along with the medal, with a code shared during the World Championships Stream, which was valid for one hour after it was released. Trainers can choose one of three paths to obtain different Pokémon for their team. This research was available until September, 2022.

Challengers
During the event, six Trainer characters were available in-game at PokéStops to battle. Their teams were themed from the ones used by Trainers who won the Pokémon GO Regional Championships. Several Poké Balls and Berries would be rewarded if the player defeated them.

Avatar items
These avatar items were released with the beginning of the event: Available globally via a code shared during the World Championships Stream. The code WRGUZRVKRR2M3 was valid through August 22, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. UTC:

Shop special offer
The following offers were available from the shop from the start of the event. Each box could only be bought a maximum of three times.

In-person Event Features
As part of the annual Pokémon World Championships event, to celebrate the coming together of trainers for the Pokémon video games and Trading Card Game, a special event was held around the ExCeL London Convention Center in a 1 mile radius.

Themed Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild and from Incense or Lure Modules:

Increased spawns of a Pokémon for 10 minutes after defeating raids

These Shiny Pokémon were released with the start of the event: PS Unown PS Unown

The following Raid Bosses were available for a time of this event:

Field Research event tasks
There were several Field Research tasks exclusively for the duration of the event.

Avatar items
These avatar items were released with the beginning of the event: Pokémon GO World Champions exclusive:

Available from the PokéStop located at the Pokémon GO Booth in the World Championships venue in London during the event:

Collection Challenge
To complete the Collection Challenge, Trainer must catch all of the following Pokémon during the event.