This year’s Pokémon GO World Championships 2025 is being celebrated with some exclusive treats for those who tune in to the Twitch live stream!
Trainers will have the chance to receive two exclusive Timed Research codes when they watch the Pokémon GO Twitch live stream during the Pokémon GO World Championships! You need a Pokémon Trainer Club account linked with Twitch in order to get these codes.
The 2025 Pokémon World Championships will take place from August 15 to 17, 2025, in Anaheim, California. Tune in and watch all the action beginning at 9:00 a.m. PDT each day!
English Stream:
- Day 1: Pokémon GO Twitch Channel
- Day 2: Pokémon GO Twitch Channel
- Day 3: Pokémon Twitch Channel

Trainers who redeem Day 1’s live stream code will get exclusive Timed Research that honors the 2024 Pokémon GO Master’s Division World Champion, Yekai0904, and one of the key Pokémon that helped him become a champ!
2024 Pokémon World Champion: Bonus Timed Research (1/2)
| Task | Rewards |
|---|---|
| Catch 10 Pokémon |
10×
Skarmory
Candy
|
| Catch 20 Pokémon |
10×
Skarmory
Candy
|
| Catch 30 Pokémon |
10×
Skarmory
Candy
|
| Rewards |
|
2024 Pokémon World Champion: Bonus Timed Research (2/2)
| Task | Rewards |
|---|---|
| Power up Pokémon 10 times |
1×
Skarmory
Candy XL
|
| Win a Trainer Battle in the Great League |
1×
Skarmory
Candy XL
|
| Win 3 Trainer Battles in the Great League |
1×
Skarmory
Candy XL
|
| Rewards |
|
Trainers who redeem Day 2’s live stream code will get exclusive Timed Research focused on making battle-ready teams. Reward encounters include Pokémon that’ll make a worthy Great League team! Trainers will get to choose between the following reward encounters:
Team Option 3
Additional rewards
Regardless of your choice, you will get this amount of Stardust:
-
8500×
Stardust
You can also watch the Pokémon GO World Championships on the Twitch channels of official Pokémon GO co-streamers to get an increased chance of Buddies (level Ultra and above) bringing a Torn Ticket or Cactus Fruit souvenir, along with a Timed Research providing the following rewards:
| Task | Rewards |
|---|---|
| Win a Trainer Battle in the Great League |
Pikachu
Wearing a varsity jacket
|
| Stage rewards | |
2025×
Stardust
|
2025×
XP
|
Trainers that redeem this code will also have access to the following bonus until August 31 at 11:59 p.m. local time.
- Increased chance of Buddies (level Ultra and above) bringing a Torn Ticket or Cactus Fruit souvenir
- These codes will be valid until August 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. UTC. Trainers can only claim each Timed Research code once.
Redeem code Z3USC2JQS9LWN for a free 2025 Pokémon Worlds T-Shirt!
That’s not all we have planned to celebrate the Pokémon GO World Championships!
- Enjoy a global celebration event in Pokémon GO!
- The 2025 Worlds Tee (White) will be available globally via a code shared during the Pokémon GO World Championships live stream. You can also get the code when it’s distributed via official Pokémon GO social media channels shortly after the live stream. The code will be valid until August 30, 2025, at 11:00 p.m. UTC.
Keep an eye out for a special local Pokémon GO 2025 World Championships treat in the 2025 Pokémon World Championships venue in Anaheim, California.
Trainers who attend in person will be able to participate in local Timed Research called the 2025 Pokémon World Championships Scavenger Hunt. This Timed Research focuses on the various Pokémon activities around the venue.
| Task | Rewards |
|---|---|
| Spin the Pokémon Play Lab PokéStop |
Pikachu
Wearing a varsity jacket
|
| Battle another Trainer in the Great League 5 times |
Pikachu
Wearing a varsity jacket
|
| Power up Pokémon 25 times |
Pikachu
Wearing a varsity jacket
|
| Send 5 Gifts and add a sticker to each |
Pikachu
Wearing a varsity jacket
|
| Spin the Welcome to Worlds 2025! PokéStop |
Pikachu
Wearing a varsity jacket
|
| Catch 25 Fairy-type Pokémon |
Pikachu
Wearing a varsity jacket
|
| Win 3 Raids |
Pikachu
Wearing a varsity jacket
|
| Hatch 2 Eggs |
Pikachu
Wearing a varsity jacket
|
| Spin the Welcome to Worlds 2025! PokéStop |
Pikachu
Wearing a varsity jacket
|
| Catch 25 Electric or Psychic-type Pokémon |
Pikachu
Wearing a varsity jacket
|
| Make 25 Great Curveball throws |
Pikachu
Wearing a varsity jacket
|
| Explore 5 km |
Pikachu
Wearing a varsity jacket
|
| Stage rewards | |
2025×
Stardust
|
2025×
XP
|
Exclusive Yellow World Championships T-Shirt
|
|
Completing this Timed Research will award Trainers with an exclusive World Championships–themed T-Shirt for their avatar.
How to Obtain and Redeem a Code
In order to get these codes you need to link your Pokémon Trainer Club account to your Twitch account. Of course, if you are not using PTC to login, remember to link PTC to your main login method first.Once you do that, follow the instructions below.
1. Follow the Pokémon GO Twitch channel
Make sure you’re following the official Pokémon GO Twitch channel so you’ll get a notification when the broadcast begins.
2. Connect your Pokémon Trainer Club account to Twitch.
Follow steps 1–3 on this FAQ page to link your Twitch account.
2. Watch the Pokémon GO World Championships live stream on Day 1 or Day 2
Be sure to catch the Pokémon GO World Championships live stream on Day 1, Day 2, or Day 3 for 30 minutes. (Please note that minimizing the stream will pause the Twitch Drop progress timer on Twitch.)
The Pokémon GO Twitch live stream dates are as follows.
- Friday, August 15, 2025, starting at 9:00 a.m. PDT and running until the end of the day’s rebroadcast.
- Saturday, August 16, 2025, starting at 9:00 a.m. PDT and running until the end of the day’s rebroadcast.
- Sunday, August 17, 2025, starting at 9:00 a.m. PDT and running until the end of the day’s rebroadcast.
Rebroadcasts will occur throughout the weekend outside of the above-listed live show times. If you miss the live broadcast, you can still follow these steps during a rebroadcast to get a code.
4. Claim your Twitch Drop.
Once you’ve watched a stream for 30 minutes, a pop-up in Twitch chat will prompt you to claim your Twitch Drop. You may also claim your drop by visiting the Twitch Drops Inventory Page here.
5. Find your code.
After you select Claim, go to rewards.pokemon.com and select View Inventory. Find the drop and select Show Code.*
*These codes will be valid until August 30, 2025, at 11:00 p.m. UTC. Trainers can only claim each Timed Research code once.
6. Redeem your code.
Copy the revealed code to your clipboard. Open the Offer Redemption page here to redeem your code.


