Anaheim and San Francisco to Host Worlds 2025 and 2026!

Pokemon just announced Worlds 2025 will be held in Anaheim, CA from August 15th to 17th and Worlds 2026 will be held in San Francisco, CA from August 28th to 30th.

This is the first time they’ve revealed a Worlds location two years ahead of schedule. This could be because in February the San Francisco location leaked.

Under TPCi, this will be the 20th and 21st Worlds tournaments. Previous Worlds were held in:

  • 2004: Orlando, Florida
  • 2005: San Diego, California
  • 2006: Anaheim, California
  • 2007: Kona, Hawaii
  • 2008: Orlando, Florida
  • 2009: San Diego, California
  • 2010: Kona, Hawaii
  • 2011: San Diego, California
  • 2012: Kona, Hawaii
  • 2013: Vancouver, Canada
  • 2014: Washington, D.C.
  • 2015: Boston, Massachusetts
  • 2016: San Francisco, California
  • 2017: Anaheim, California
  • 2018: Nashville, Tennessee
  • 2019: Washington, D.C.
  • 2020: —
  • 2021: —
  • 2022: London, UK
  • 2023: Yokohama, Japan
  • 2024: Honolulu, Hawaii