Pokémon World Championships 2022

Pokémon World Championships 2022 was 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
These Pokémon were released at the start of the event:

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

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

These Raid Bosses were available during the 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
These Field Research tasks were available during the event:

Timed Research
Pokémon World Championships 2022 Timed Research was available during the event:

Team Building: Great League Timed Research was available during the event. 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 could choose one of three paths to obtain different Pokémon for their team. This research was available until September, 2022.

Challengers
These Challengers were available 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 at the start 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
These offers were available from the shop during 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.

These 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 at the start of the event: PS Unown PS Unown

These Raid Bosses were available during the event:

Field Research event tasks
These Field Research tasks were available during the event:

Collection Challenge
To complete the Collection Challenge, Trainer must obtain these Pokémon during the event:

Avatar items
These avatar items were released at the start 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: