The Pokémon Company International has confirmed the streaming schedule for the 2022 Pokémon World Championships, which will kick off on Thursday 18th August 2022.
You will be able to tune in to follow all the competitive action from London, United Kingdom on Twitch livestreams, complete with expert commentary across all four days of the event.
Competitors from all around the world are descending on the international event to battle to be crowned Pokémon World Champion, with more than $1,000,000 in prizes across the Pokémon video game, Pokémon UNITE, Pokémon GO, Pokkén Tournament DX and Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) categories.
The live stream broadcast will start with the opening ceremony on Thursday morning, before moving on to rotating matchups throughout the weekend, before the final matches and closing ceremony are held on Sunday.
Links to this weekend’s streams can be found here:
- Pokémon Video Game (VG) Championships Stream: Twitch.tv/Pokemon
- Pokémon TCG Championships Stream: Twitch.tv/PokemonTCG
- Pokkén Tournament DX Stream: Twitch.tv/PokkenTournament
- Pokémon GO Championships Stream: Twitch.tv/pokemongo
- Pokémon UNITE Championships Stream: Twitch.tv/pokemonunite
Streaming Schedule: All times BST
Thursday 18th August 2022
Opening Ceremony on all streams at 9 a.m.
Main Stage Stream:
9 a.m.: Opening Ceremony
9:30 a.m.: Preshow
Pokémon VG Stream:
9 a.m. – 8 p.m.: VG Swiss Rounds
Pokémon TCG Stream:
9 a.m. – 9 p.m.: TCG Swiss Rounds
Pokkén Tournament DX Stream:
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Pokkén Tournament DX Last Chance Qualifier
Pokémon GO Stream:
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Pokémon GO Last Chance Qualifier
Friday 19th August 2022
Pokémon VG Stream:
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.: VG Swiss Rounds
Pokémon TCG Stream:
9 a.m. – 9:15 p.m.: TCG Swiss Rounds
Pokkén Tournament DX Stream:
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Pokkén Tournament DX Main Double Elimination Bracket
Finals: 3:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Pokémon GO Stream:
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Pokémon GO Main Double Elimination Bracket
Pokémon UNITE Stream:
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Group Stage
Saturday 20th August 2022
Pokémon VG Stream:
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.: VG Single Elimination Top Cut
Pokémon TCG Stream:
9 a.m. – 7 p.m.: TCG Single Elimination Top Cut
Pokémon GO Stream:
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Main Bracket Completes
Finals: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. with trophy presentation immediately following
Pokémon UNITE Stream:
9 a.m. – 7:15 p.m.: Double Elimination Bracket
Finals: 5 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. with trophy presentation immediately following
Sunday 21st August 2022:
Main Stage Stream:
9 a.m.:
TCG Junior Finals
TCG Senior Finals
TCG Masters Finals
12:30 p.m.:
VG Junior Finals
VG Senior Finals
VG Masters Finals
4 p.m.:
Closing Ceremony
Pokémon Center Pop-Up Store
Additionally, fans in London can also look forward to the Pokémon Center Pop-Up Store available throughout the 2022 Pokémon World Championships, featuring a range of Pokémon Center-branded products and Pokémon World Championships merchandise not found anywhere else, including the Pikachu 2022 Pokémon World Championships Poké Plush.
Store Hours (in BST):
Wednesday 17th August: 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 18th August: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Friday 19th August: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 20th August: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sunday 21st August: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Pokémon Center Pop-Up Store will be located in the Capital Hall of the ExCeL Centre London.
All times approximate and subject to change.
Broadcast Digital Rewards
Fans can tune in to the Pokémon World Championships livestream to receive special digital rewards!
Video Game Distribution Featuring Mythical Pokémon Victini
Victini will be distributed as follows:
Game: Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
Level: 50
Moves: V-Create, Zen Headbutt, Work Up and Flame Charge
Other Digital Broadcast Rewards
Fans can additionally receive the following while watching the broadcast:
- Pokémon UNITE Worlds-themed T-shirt[1]
- Pokémon GO Worlds-themed T-shirt[2]
- Pokémon TCG – Path to the Peak (SWSH10 #213)[3] card in Pokémon TCG Online & Pokémon TCG Live
The safety and well-being of our competitors, organizers, employees, local communities and partners continue to be our top priority. Information on our COVID-19 policy can be found here.
[1] Redemption Expires: August 30, 2022 @ 23:59 UTC[2] Redemption Expires: August 22 @ 23:59 UTC
[3] Per User Redemption Limit: 1 / Redemption Expires: August 29, 2022 @ 06:00 UTC
