The 2026 Pokémon World Championships ran simultaneously with the first official Pokémon fan convention, PokémonXP, but that doesn't mean there wasn't a slew of exciting announcements during the Pokémon World Championships closing ceremonies. Here's everything announced at the 2026 Pokémon World Championships you need to know, President and CEO of The Pokémon Company, Tsunekazu Ishihara shared the latest Pokémon news with us.
The 2027 Pokémon World Championships is coming to Singapore, returning to Asia for the first time since 2023, when it was held in Yokohama, Japan.
Regulation Set M-C was announced for Pokémon Champions, which will now include Rillaboom, Baxcalibur, and new Z-Megas Mega Absol Z, Mega Lucario Z, and Mega Garchomp Z. Additionally, Heatran was teased in the trailer but has not been confirmed otherwise. The additions arrive in Pokémon Champions on September 9th JST.
Beginning in the Pokemon GO Fest 2026 Mega Finale, eligible Mega-Evolved Pokemon will gain an additional Charged Attack and Armored Mewtwo will return for the first time in six years.
A new set featuring the Legendary Beasts, Suicine, Raikou, and Entei, and New "Mega Attack Rare cards" were teased.
Flareon, Jolteon, Morpeko, and Toxtricity are all coming to Pokemon UNITE this September and October. This rounds out the Eevee line, with all eight evolutions playable along with Eevee.
The news comes after Zeta Division won the Pokémon UNITE world championships during the final time it'll be featured on the Pokémon World Championships stage, marking the end of an era. Next year, there will be a separate tournament for UNITE, the Pokémon UNITE Aeos Crown 2027 Tokyo, tentatively scheduled for late March 2027.
Though technically announced during a panel at PokémonXP on Friday, we got our first trailer for Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d and Pichu, which was also revealed to be exclusive to on Disney+ and DisneyXD.
The Fitbit Air Special Edition Pokémon Sleep was also revealed on Thursday. In an unrelated panel at PokémonXP, President and CEO of The Pokémon Company, Tsunekazu Ishihara, spoke on how going forward, a challenge for the company may be figuring out how to integrate Pokémon more with wearable technology.
During the Pokémon TCG Pocket panel at PokémonXP, dual-type cards were revealed, and will be rolling out starting October 2026.
For more on PokémonXP, the Pokémon World Championships, and future Pokémon events, read the enlightening interview with Director, Global Esports and Events Producer Chris Brown. In it, Brown acknowledged the challenges that come with producing an event with more demand than there is supply.
Casey DeFreitas is the deputy editor of guides at IGN, and has attended the Pokémon World Championships since 2017. Catch her on socials @ShinyCaseyD.
