2023 Pokémon World Championship: How to watch the Pokémon World Championships

The Pokémon World Championships are taking place this weekend from Yokohama, Japan.

All weekend, the world’s best players will be battling it out in Pokémon video game, Pokémon Go, Pokémon Unite, and Pokémon Trading Card Game tournaments.

The show will kick off on Friday morning Japan time, which is 1 AM BST Thursday night/Friday morning. If you can’t stay up to watch the action, all of the events from the show will be archived on the various official Pokemon channels.

Across the events, there is over $1,000,000 in prizes to be won. To be invited to the 2023 Pokémon World Championship, players had to earn hundreds of points at events throughout the year, meaning this event, which is taking place in Japan for the first time ever, will only feature the very best players.

2023 Pokémon World Championship Streaming Schedule (All times BST)

Pokémon TCG

Twitch.tv/PokemonTCG
Friday, August 11: 01.00 am – 12.30 pm BST — Day 1 Swiss
Saturday, August 12: 01.00 am – 2.00 pm BST — Day 2 Swiss, Top 8, and Top 4
Sunday, August 13: 02.00 am – 6.00 am BST — Final matches for all three Pokémon TCG age divisions on Twitch.tv/Pokemon

Pokémon VGC

Twitch.tv/Pokemon
Friday, August 11: 01.00 am – 12.30 pm BST — Day 1 Swiss
Saturday, August 12: 01.00 am – 2.00 pm BST — Day 2 Swiss, Top 8, and Top 4
Sunday, August 13: 06.00am. – 09.00 am BST — Final matches for all three Pokémon VGC age divisions on Twitch.tv/Pokemon

Pokémon GO

Twitch.tv/PokemonGO
Friday, August 11: 01.00 am – 10.00 am BST — Bracket Stage
Saturday, August 12: 01.00 am – 09.00 am BST — Bracket Stage until Top 2
Sunday, August 13: 01.00am. – 10.00 am BST — Grand Finals

Pokémon UNITE

Twitch.tv/PokemonUNITE
Thursday, August 10: 01.00 am. – 12.00 pm BST — Group Play
Friday, August 11: 01.00 am – 1.00 pm BST— Bracket Play

Closing Ceremonies

Twitch.tv/Pokemon

Sunday, August 13: 09:00–09:30 am BST