The Pokémon Company is continuing to host official Play! Pokémon competitive events on a regular basis:
Check Out the Full Streaming Schedule and More Information on Digital Giveaways
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Nov. 8, 2024 – Pokémon Trainers can tune in November 15–17 for the 2025 Latin America International Championships (LAIC) and watch as competitors gather to face off in São Palo, Brazil, in the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games, Pokémon GO, and Pokémon UNITE. Competitors in attendance have their eyes set on qualifying for the 2025 Pokémon World Championships in Anaheim, California.
Fans at home will be able to follow along live all weekend on Twitch and YouTube, and those watching the streams will be eligible for exclusive digital giveaways in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, Pokémon Trading Card Game Live (TCGL), and Pokémon GO. Complete details can be found here.1
The action kicks off at 4:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on Twitch and YouTube in English, and a full streaming schedule can be found below:
Streaming Schedule: All Times Listed in Pacific Standard Time (PST)2
Pokémon TCG Stream: Twitch.tv/PokemonTCG, YouTube.com/Pokemon
Commentators: Ethan Hegyi, Freya Pearce, Kyle Sabelhaus, Chip Richey
Friday, November 15: 4:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 16: 4:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 17: 7:00 a.m. on Twitch.tv/Pokemon and YouTube.com/Pokemon
Pokémon VGC Stream: Twitch.tv/Pokemon, YouTube.com/Pokemon
Commentators: Evan Latt, Kosta Daidimos, Rosemary Kelley, Aaron Zheng
Friday, November 15: 4:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 16: 4:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 17: 10:30 a.m. on Twitch.tv/Pokemon and YouTube.com/Pokemon
Pokémon GO Stream: Twitch.tv/PokemonGO, YouTube.com/Pokemon
Commentators: Amanda Lundberg, Steven Sanders, Fareed Anees, Martijn Versteeg
Friday, November 15: 4:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 16: 4:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 17: 5:30 a.m. on Twitch.tv/Pokemon and YouTube.com/Pokemon
Pokémon UNITE Stream: Twitch.tv/PokemonUNITE, YouTube.com/PokemonUNITE
Commentators: Jake “Spragels” Sprague, Kirk “Doobsnax” Dubé, Joshua “Zoinks” Hiebert, Sophia de Ipanema
Friday, November 15: 4:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 16: 4:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 17: 4:00 a.m. on Twitch.tv/Pokemon and YouTube.com/Pokemon
Keep up to date with the latest news from the 2025 LAIC here, and to find out more about the Play! Pokémon program, be sure to visit Pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon.
1 Codes for Pokémon Trading Card Game Live and Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet can be redeemed in-game. Codes for Pokémon GO will be distributed via Twitch Drops, and details about redemption will be featured in the live stream. Terms apply to code use. Please tune in to the LAIC broadcast for more information.
2 Schedule is approximate and subject to change.
3 All finals on Sunday will run subsequently; each final will not start until the previous final has finished, and thus start times for each match depend on the length of all prior matches that day.
Source: Pokemon.com and Play Pokémon!
Source: Pokemon
