Introduction - Everything About the 2025 Pokémon World ChampionshipsThe 2025 Pokémon World Championships recently took place in Anaheim, California - on August 15th, 16th, and 17th.In this article, we'll show you the best decks from each category as well as the most interesting strategies and the top rankings. We'll also show you some online content from YouTubers who attended this event and explored the entire venue, the promo kits, products, and more.At the end of this article, we'll also discuss the new Pokémon TCG spoilers for the latest set, which focuses on Mega Evolutions, and Mega Charizard X ex, which has just been announced.2025 Pokémon World Championships Opening Ceremonies TrailerOpening CeremonyEvent RecapExploring the Event and ProductsStageEvent MapMega Gardevoir StatuePlayers Welcome Kit and Visitors Welcome KitPlaymatsCoin, Damage Counter Dice & Condition Marker SetStaff BoxHighlights - Exclusive Pokémon Center ProductsExclusive SurfboardShiny Gyarados StatueTrophies and Promo CardsTrophiesTop 3 Promo CardSource: @DJGigabyte for PokéGuardianWorlds Promo CardPikachu Promo CardYouTube VlogsBy JTGily.By RealBreakingNate.By AwesomeAdam.During the EventOnly a limited number of players could qualify for the 2025 Pokémon World Championships, according to the new rules introduced in 2024. If you'd like to know more about them, click here, or if you'd like to learn how to classify for next year's tournament, click here.The Brazilian pride Gabriel Fernandez ended his journey in the Senior category splendidly at this event as a runner-up.Several decks were incredibly popular in the Master category, such as Gholdengo ex sv4 139, Raging Bolt ex TEF 123, and Dragapult ex TWM 130. And, once again, Gardevoir ex sv1 86 was quite relevant.Other relevant decks were Tera Box with Ogerpon ex, a certain number of Ethan's Ho-Oh ex DRI 39 with Armarouge sv4pt5 15, as well as some Flareon ex PRE 14.The most interesting detail is that Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex DRI 136, which looked promising to many players who wanted to rank among the best and has performed well in past tournaments, didn't rank all that well at this event.Players by CountryJunior Category_____________________________________________________________________Senior Category_____________________________________________________________________Master CategoryTop 8s and ChampionsJunior CategorySenior CategoryMaster CategoryBest Decks from the Junior Category - World ChampionshipsDeck by Yuya O. - Raging Bolt ex - 1st PlaceDeck by Jose Cruz G. - Dragapult ex + Dusknoir - 2nd PlaceDeck by Haruki O. - Gholdengo ex - 3rd PlaceDeck by Cedrik B. - Milotic ex + Farigiraf ex - 4th PlaceBest Decks from the Senior Category - World ChampionshipsDeck by Fuguan L. - Gholdengo ex + Joltik - 1st PlaceDeck by Gabriel Fernandez - N’s Zoroark ex - 2nd PlaceDeck by Riku N. - Raging Bolt ex - 3rd PlaceDeck by Joseph B. - Gholdengo ex - 4th PlaceBest Decks from the Master Category - World ChampionshipsDeck by Riley McKay - Gardevoir ex - 1st PlaceDeck by Justin Newdorf - Dragapult ex + Dusknoir - 2nd PlaceDeck by Shizuki Nakagawa - Raging Bolt ex - 3rd PlaceDeck by Junya Tanaka - Charizard Terastal ex + Pidgeot ex - 4th PlaceInteresting Decks from the Junior Category - World ChampionshipsDeck by Akito H. - Roaring Moon + Dudunsparce - 7th PlaceDeck by Attila R. - Froslass + Munkidori - 61st PlaceInteresting Decks from the Senior Category - World ChampionshipsDeck by Alberto G. - Blissey ex - 43rd PlaceDeck by Jones D. - Ethan's Typhlosion - 67th PlaceInteresting Decks from the Master Category - World ChampionshipsDeck by Alex Schemanske - Tera Box - 31st PlaceDeck by Nathan Spry - Ethan's Ho-Oh ex + Armarouge - 32nd PlaceBroadcastsYoutubeDay 1EnglishJapaneseDay 2EnglishJapaneseDay 3/FinalsJapaneseFinals - JuniorFinals - SeniorFinals - MasterWorld Championships RewardsTwitch DropsYou can get these drops through your TCG Live account, but only for a limited time.World Championships News - Spoilers!Pokémon TCG: New Mega Evolutions and Secret Arts!VideosEnglishJapaneseAt the 2025 Pokémon World Championships, The Pokémon Company revealed Mega Charizard X ex, which will be released in the second set in the Mega Evolution block, Phantasmal Flames. It will probably be out in October or November 2025 in the West.Stage 2 Pokémon. It evolves from Charmeleon.Attack: Inferno X (F)(F) - discard all basic Fire energies attached to your Pokémon. For each energy you discard this way, this attack deals 90 damage.As this is a Mega Evolution, it gives the opponent 3 Prize cards when Knocked Out.Another spoiler was Mega Dragonite from the VGX, as well as a new game called Legends ZA. As for the TCG, this Pokémon will probably come out in the Mega DREAM ex set, the Japanese set centered around it. In the West, it should be out only by 2026.Stage 2 Pokémon. It evolves from Dragonair.Ability: Sky Transport - you can only use this ability during your turn. Switch your active Pokémon with one of your Benched Pokémon.Attack: Ryuno Glide (W)(L)(L) - deals 330 damage but forces you to discard two energies attached to this Pokémon.Pokémon Pocket - Mega Evolution ReleaseMega Evolutions will also be released in Pokémon Pocket and give the opponent 3 points when Knocked Out, just like the tabletop versions give the opponent 3 Prize cards when Knocked Out.VideosEnglishJapanesePokémon XP - A New ExperienceVideoNext Pokémon World Championships - 2026, San FranciscoAs we mentioned before in our article covering the Honolulu World Championships, The Pokémon Company has announced 2 Pokémon World Championships in the U.S.A., one in Anaheim (2025) and one in San Francisco (2026).What do you think? Tell us your thoughts in our comment section below.Thank you for reading, and see you next time!
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