2025 Pokémon Worlds qualification, explained

The Pokémon Company announced some huge changes coming to the 2025 competitive season, and qualifying for the World Championships will look very different from previous years.

Here’s what you need to know about how to qualify for 2025 Pokémon Worlds for VGC, TCG, and Go. UNITE players must wait until after Worlds 2024 for more information on how the next season will work.

How to qualify for 2025 Pokémon Worlds

Wolfe Glick after winning Orlando Regionals 2024
Earn your Worlds invite by earning CP or winning major events like Wolfe Glick. Image via The Pokémon Company

The biggest difference between Worlds qualifications in 2025 versus 2024 is the number of players who qualify. In 2024, the requirements to earn your Worlds invite were to acquire a certain amount of Championship Points (CP) or win a regional or international event—meaning there was no limit to how many players qualified for Worlds, as long as they earned enough CP.

In 2025, however, only a certain number of Worlds invitations will be issued to the highest CP-earners in their age division and region. This limit does not include players who qualify by placing first at a regional event or in the top four at an international event.

Pokémon Worlds number of invitations for TCG

Region Junior Senior Masters
US and Canada 75 100 125
Europe 75 100 125
Latin America 50 50 100
Oceania 10 10 20
Middle East and South Africa 5 5 10

Pokémon Worlds number of invitations for VGC

Region Junior Senior Masters
US and Canada 20 20 75
Europe 20 20 75
Latin America 15 15 50
Oceania 10 10 20
Middle East and South Africa X X X

Pokémon Worlds number of invitations for Go

Region Worlds invitations
US and Canada 75
Europe 50
Latin America 50
Oceania 10
Middle East and South Africa X

Earning Championship Points to qualify for 2025 Pokémon Worlds

Competitors in VGC, TCG, and Go can earn CP throughout the 2025 season (July 2024 to May 2025, plus NAIC and Worlds) by placing high in League Challenges and Cups, Regionals, Special Events, and Internationals. VGC players also have access to Global Challenges.

Championship Points in League Challenges, League Cups, and Global Challenges

CP from your best four League Challenge finishes, best four League Cup finishes, and best three VGC Global Challenges will count toward earning your Worlds invitation.

Placement Kicker (number of participants) League Challenges League Cups Global Challenges (VGC only)
1 0 15 50 170
2 4 12 40 160
3-4 8 10 32 150
5-8 17 8 25 140
9-16 33 6 20 130
17-32 65 4 16 120
33-64 129 13 80
65-128 257 65
129-256 513 50
257-512 1025 35
513-1024 2049 20

Championship Points in regional, special, and international events

Placement Kicker (number of participants) Regional and Special International
1 0 350 750
2 4 325 700
3-4 8 300 650
5-8 17 280 600
9-16 33 160 400
17-32 65 125 350
33-64 129 100 250
65-128 257 80 150
129-256 513 60 120
257-512 1025 40 80
513-1024 2049 20 40

The Pokémon Company also teased a “Championship Points Season Reward program” for “trainers who show great dedication to the Play! Pokémon program, which will operate similar to the fixed CP threshold from recent years.” So not all hope is lost yet for competitors who may find themselves missing their 2025 Worlds invite. We’ll just have to wait for more information to be released on this new program.


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