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Pokémon-inspired skateboards, jazz bands, burlesque dancers — San Francisco was catching ’em all. Aug 31, 2026 An attendee poses for a photo at the Pokémon World Championships and PokémonXP fan convention held at Moscone Center in San Francisco on Aug. 28, 2026. (Nina Glick/KQED)

The 2026 Pokémon World Championships took place over three exciting match-filled days in San Francisco, California, from August 28–30, 2026. This global capstone event of the 2026 Championship Series season featured heated matches between competitors from across the world in the Pokémon Video Game Championships (VGC), Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), Pokémon GO, and Pokémon UNITE.

PokémonXP and the 2026 Pokémon World Championships took over San Francisco, California, all weekend long, igniting the passionate fervor of fans from all over the globe. The events and battles are over, but we had plenty to share during the weekend at exclusive PokémonXP panels and made our proper goodbye to San Francisco at the…

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