On Sunday, The Pokémon Company International revealed new information about the 2024 Pokémon World Championships, which will take place August 16-18 at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center in Honolulu. Pokémon fans who attended the 2024 Pokémon North American International Championships (CIAN) in New Orleans this past weekend, or who tuned into the official Pokémon live stream of the event, were able to experience the Pikachu plush toy and the “In Pokémon Paradise” Hotel promo card exclusive to the Worlds. These two items will be part of the welcome kit that those qualified for the World Championships will receive. In addition, the Pikachu plush will only be available at the temporary Pokémon Center store at the 2024 Pokémon World Championships.
The 2024 Pokémon CIAN brought together thousands of talented Pokémon Trainers who competed in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Purple video games, as well as the Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE mobile games for the chance to win. to qualify for the 2024 Pokémon World Championships. After three days of intense competition in New Orleans, the people below won the titles of Champion of the 2024 Pokémon North America International Championships:
Pokémon Collectible Card Game (TCG), junior category:
1st place: Jose Cruz Galindo Resendiz [US]
2nd place: Edison Chein [US]
Pokémon TCG, senior category:
1st place: Nathan Osterkatz [US]
2nd place: Daniel Magda [CZ]
Pokémon TCG, master category:
1st place: Andrew Hedrick [US]
2nd place: Stéphane Ivanoff [FR]
Pokémon Video Game Championships (CJV), junior category:
1st place: Kevin Han [US]
2nd place: Damon Zhu [NZ]
CJV Pokémon, senior category:
1st place: Joshua Robinson [US]
2nd place: Adam Colson [US]
Pokémon CJV, master category:
1st place: Patrick Connors [US]
2nd place: Aurélien Soula [FR]
Pokémon GO:
1st place: OutOfPoket [US]
2nd place: Ashtonash [MX]
Pokémon UNITE:
1st place: Orange Juicers [NA]
2nd place: Nemesis [NA]
