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These are the Trainers who reached the top at the first International Championships event of the 2025 Championship Series season.
The Pokémon Latin America International Championships took place in São Paulo, Brazil, from November 15-17, 2024. As the first International Championships event of the 2025 Championship Series season, the event featured exciting battles and heated competition across the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), Pokémon Video Game Championships (VGC), and Pokémon GO.
These are the top finishers from the Pokémon Trading Card Game tournament by age division:
| Junior | Senior | Masters | ||||
| 120 players | 179 players | 1810 players | ||||
| 1 | Henry Kuninari | BR | Gabriel Fernandez | BR | Miloslav Posledni | CZ |
| 2 | Sergio Lopez | US | Justin Templer | US | Brent Tonisson | AU |
| 3 | Lucas Lima | BR | Alessandro Vezzoni | IT | Ilya Kornilov | FI |
| 4 | Jose Cruz Galindo Resendiz | US | Logan Romero | US | Daniel Magda | CZ |
| 5 | Luke Giffen | US | Marcelo Rubio Turra | BR | Jackson Ford | CA |
| 6 | Antônio Santos Bassanezi | BR | Rafi Tuchman | US | Rose Gregson | UK |
| 7 | Léo Blanchard | FR | Rohan Scott | UK | Austin Ellis | CA |
| 8 | David Lucca Tenenbaum | BR | Rj Squires | US | Raz Wolpe | IL |
These are the top finishers from the Pokémon Video Game Championships tournament by age division:
| Junior | Senior | Masters | ||||
| 34 players | 27 players | 455 players | ||||
| 1 | Ismael Hoggui | FR | Pietro Nihal Kaludura Silva | IT | Marco Hemantha Kaludura Silva | IT |
| 2 | Takumi Matsuo | AU | Carlos Verástegui | PE | Víctor Medina | ES |
| 3 | Damon Zhu | NZ | Leland Smith | US | Ashton Cox | US |
| 4 | Catalina Ignacia Suarez Ayala | CL | Felipe Reyes Castro | CL | Renzo Navarro | PE |
| 5 | Adrian Hui | AU | Isaac Moreira | BR | Eric Rios | ES |
| 6 | Angel Vivar | CL | Kevin Han | US | Daniel Marcelo Reyes | US |
| 7 | Franco Manzano | CL | João Felipe Leite | BR | Alex Gómez Berna | ES |
| 8 | Eduardo de Souza Mello | BR | Cauã Ribeiro | BR | Oliver Eskolin | FI |
These are the top finishers from the Pokémon GO tournament:
| 227 players | |||
| 1 | Martin Galderisi | MartoGalde | AR |
| 2 | Vitor Vitorello | 12Vitorello | BR |
| 3 | Ricardo Gonzalez | Richie1409 | MX |
| 4 | Carlos Rangel | Ashtonash | US |
| T-5 | Colin Spa | Colin6ix | NL |
| T-5 | Ilam Rojas Guerrero | Ilqm | US |
| T-7 | Alexander Doone | Doonebug97 | US |
| T-7 | Corey Bowman | TheC2U | US |
These are the top finishers from the Pokémon UNITE tournament:
| 23 teams | ||||
| Placement | Team Name | Trainer Name | Full Name | UCS Region |
| 1 | Luminosity Gaming | Overlord98TV | William Byrnes III | NA |
| slash | Sean Tucker | |||
| kyriaos | Kihyun Lee | |||
| otter | Alan De Mier | |||
| TrainerLGC | Leonardo Calle-Perez | |||
| 2 | Tuzzy | LeL | Leonardo Pereira Rivello Louro | BR |
| Souto | Brian Souto | |||
| Falb | Misael Oliveira Ferreira | |||
| MaxzinN | Maxwilliam Costa | |||
| Jandeco | Jander Macedo | |||
| 3 | Team YT | Akeelo | Leon Chong | NA |
| Youmuus | Philip Ve | |||
| Chaotic | Luke Rosario | |||
| sosadsamYT | Sam Tang | |||
| Fwii | Yongsheng Huang | |||
| nvnci | Nancy Lee | |||
| 4 | Fusion | Anemo | Jose Arias Leon | LA-S |
| DrakenN | Salvador Vásquez | |||
| KHEA | Axel Rivas Perez | |||
| Tempo | Jeremy Wilman Rivas Nunura | |||
| Zynuz | Erick Jean Bartolo Cotrina | |||
| Replicate_ | Antonio Carlos Tucci Thiesen | |||
| T-5 | Plaga | Texasinho | Juan Moro | LA-N |
| Kira | Marco Antonio Granados Ortiz | |||
| DonLux | Luis Enrique Herrera Cadena | |||
| Froy | Froylán Morales | |||
| Jax4ever | Luis Francisco Ojeda Leon | |||
| Mex0li | Oliver Rocha Márquez | |||
| T-5 | Nouns Esports | ADESu | Alberto González Torralbo | EU |
| Ghatlue | Hassan Al Abadi | |||
| Toon | Conor McDermott | |||
| Sareyu | Azeroual Souheil | |||
| BruvHD | Anton Levi | |||
| xBlaine | Alexander Kruse | |||
| T-5 | The Code | Barbosa | Raphael Ferreira Barbosa | BR |
| Lulu | Julieth Souza | |||
| DuLove | Pedro Henrique Pereira Cabral | |||
| ObaGin | Lucas Santos | |||
| Zeru | Renan Bernardo | |||
| Vzn | Joaquim Pedro Acerbi Rodrigues | |||
| T-5 | DreamMax | Cadu | Carlos Eduardo | BR |
| f3rZera | Fernando de Oliveira | |||
| Gzn | Luiz Guilherme Gonçalves Xavier | |||
| Olivo | Matheus Olivoto | |||
| Mazo | Felipe Eduardo Vicentin Mazo | |||
| VиC |
Of course, there are still plenty more events to be held in the 2025 Pokémon Championship Series that will lead up to the 2025 Pokémon World Championships in Anaheim, California. If you want to try your hand at qualifying for the 2025 Worlds, be sure to also check out the changes being made this season.
Congratulations to all our 2025 Pokémon Latin America International Championships winners, and good luck to those battling in upcoming competitions!
Congratulations to Luminosity, your #PokemonLAIC Champions! 🏆 #PokemonUNITE #UNITEesports
Championship Sunday | 2025 Pokémon Latin America International Championships
Tune in to catch this weekend’s final showdown between VG, TCG, GO and UNITE as we determine our 2025 Pokémon Latin America International Champions!
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
