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These Pokémon players rose to the challenge in the latest event of the 2025 Championship Series season.
The Pokémon North America International Championships took place over three exciting match-filled days in New Orleans, Louisiana, from June 13–15, 2025. As the final International Championships event of the season, the event featured heated competition across the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), Pokémon Video Game Championships (VGC), Pokémon GO, and Pokémon UNITE.
These are the top finishers for the Pokémon TCG by division:
| Junior | Senior | Masters | ||||
| # Total Players | 330 | # Total Players | 420 | # Total Players | 3812 | |
| 1 | Annabelle Oono | US | Gabriel Fernandez | BR | Isaiah Bradner | US |
| 2 | Kenji Oono | US | Omar Cortes | US | Riley Mckay | CA |
| 3 | Oliver Cahill | UK | Mattaeus N | US | Tord Reklev | NO |
| 4 | Michael Rubin | US | Justin Templer | US | Greg Minklei | US |
| 5 | Jose Roberto Rueda | CO | Kyle Xia | US | Ray Chen | US |
| 6 | Haruki Okunishi | MY | Joseph Bjerg | US | Piper Lepine | US |
| 7 | Callan O’Brien | US | Polaris Altares | US | Cameron Shenoy | US |
| 8 | Henry Kuninari | BR | Cássio Moraes | BR | Rosh Patel | US |
These are the top finishers for the Pokémon VGC by division:
| Junior | Senior | Masters | ||||
| # Total Players | 58 | # Total Players | 83 | # Total Players | 1129 | |
| 1 | Joaquin Roquett | US | Isaac Moreira | BR | Federico Camporesi | IT |
| 2 | Izhaq Hoggui | FR | Apollo Stephens | US | Marco Hemantha Kaludura Silva | IT |
| 3 | Damon Zhu | NZ | Felipe Reyes Castro | CL | Kazuki Kobayashi | JP |
| 4 | Theo Kraai | US | Conner Pietrusinski | US | Eric Rios | ES |
| 5 | Jacob Moore Matise | US | Cauã Ribeiro | BR | Francesco Pio Pero | IT |
| 6 | Ismael Hoggui | FR | Carlos Verástegui | PE | Yuma Kinugawa | JP |
| 7 | Magnus Kjær Andreasen | DK | Charlie Kim | US | Ruben Gianzini | IT |
| 8 | Elijah Yusuf | UK | Kira Fitzgerald | US | Gabriel Agati | BR |
These are the top finishers for Pokémon GO:
| 1 | Payden Bingham | ItsAXN | US |
| 2 | Ilam Rojas Guerrero | Ilqm | US |
| 3 | Leo Marín Torres | P4T0M4N | ES |
| 4 | Cedric Voigt | Zzweilous | DE |
| T-5 | Ricardo Gonzalez | Richie1409 | MX |
| T-5 | Tristen Wastell | twastell | US |
| T-7 | John Waggoner | Sceptileice25 | US |
| T-7 | Teddy Harvey | TeddybearXD | US |
These are the top finishers for Pokémon UNITE in the Final Stretch:
| Placement | Team Name | Trainer Name | Full Name | UCS Region |
| 1 | Luminosity | slash | Sean Tucker | NA |
| kyriaos | Kihyun Lee | |||
| Trainer | Leonardo Calle | |||
| Otter | Alan De Mier | |||
| Overlord | William Byrnes III | |||
| DimLitSkies | Kalee Lucero | |||
| 2 | Revelation | Dispenza | Anthony Dispenza | NA |
| Celest | Brayden Dodd | |||
| PikaDiff | steve tran | |||
| Oblivion | James Packard | |||
| luniar | Hunter Trawick | |||
| 3 | PERÚ | Khea | Axel Xavier Rivas Perez | LA-S |
| Zynuz | Erick Jean Bartolo Cotrina | |||
| DrakenN | Salvador Vasquez | |||
| Anemo | Jose Arias | |||
| Tempo | Jeremy Wilman Rivas Nunura | |||
| Charlogg | Carlos Arias | |||
| 4 | Orange Juicers | OG | Gerardo Flores | NA |
| zugrug | Merek Kangas | |||
| Kraitos | Ryan Tokeshi | |||
| Flareons | John Woodall | |||
| Rollin | Anthony Vazquez | |||
| Metallics | Trayvis Francklin | |||
| Top 8 | bees | bits | Nithin Jonnalagadda | NA |
| dan | Daniel Cho | |||
| BidoofisGOD | Colin Hedgespeth | |||
| lemongrab | Jessica Xuan | |||
| Bats | Emily Gasca | |||
| Top 8 | Stamina Esports | Regi | Luis Angel Rodriguez Rivera | LA-N |
| Frank | Luis Francisco Ojeda Leon | |||
| Senku | Jossué Alejandro Tristán Rosas | |||
| Ranma | Angel De La Rosa | |||
| Pachy | Emilio Yael González Andrade | |||
| Leto | Gilberto Gallardo Martínez | |||
| Top 8 | Nouns Esports | Toon | Conor McDermott | EU |
| Bruv | Anton Levi | |||
| Inder | Inder Gill | |||
| ADESu | Alberto González Torralbo | |||
| Ghatlue | Hassan Al Abadi | |||
| Blaine | Alexander Kruse | |||
| Top 8 | Daybreak | DB Anon | Ayush Atri | OC |
| Liz | Elizabeth Tran | |||
| Joe | Joseph Jebrael | |||
| DSystemC | Hou Tin Tung | |||
| Fu | Yu Hang Fu | |||
New Orleans played host to the final International Championships of the 2025 season, but the competition is far from over! The 2025 Pokémon World Championships are set to take place in Anaheim, California. Competitors from around the globe will compete for the title of World Champion in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon Video Game Championships, Pokémon GO, and Pokémon UNITE. Keep checking in to Pokemon.com to learn more about the season’s capstone event.
Source: Pokemon.com
North America International Champions Are Crowned as Season Turns to Anaheim
BELLEVUE, Wash. — June 15 — The dust has settled, and the newest Pokémon North America International Champions have been crowned after an intense weekend of competition in New Orleans, where players competed across the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE.
Fans who attended and tuned in to the closing ceremonies of the 2025 Pokémon North America International Championships also saw the unveiling of this year’s Pokémon World Championships Pikachu plush, Worlds celebratory Pikachu promo card and Worlds competitor welcome kit. Fans also got a first look at merchandise that will be available later this year at the on-site Pokémon Center store at the 2025 Pokémon World Championships in Anaheim, Calif. Complete details can be found here.
After an intense weekend in New Orleans, the 2025 Pokémon North America International Champions are:
Video Game Junior Division:
1st place: Joaquin Roquett (US)
2nd place: Izhaq Hoggui (FR)
Video Game Senior Division:
1st place: Isaac Moreira (BR)
2nd place: Apollo Stephens (US)
Video Game Masters Division:
1st place: Federico Camporesi (IT)
2nd place: Marco Hemantha Kaludura Silva (IT)
Trading Card Game Junior Division:
1st place: Annabelle Oono (US)
2nd place: Kenji Oono (US)
Trading Card Game Senior Division:
1st place: Gabriel Fernandez (BR)
2nd place: Omar Cortes (US)
Trading Card Game Masters Division:
1st place: Isaiah Bradner (US)
2nd place: Riley Mckay (CA)
Pokémon GO:
1st place: Payden “ItsAXN” Bingham (US)
2nd place: Ilam “Ilqm” Rojas Guerrero (US)
Pokémon UNITE:
1st place: Luminosity (North America)
2nd place: Revelation (North America)
Keep up to date with the latest news from the 2025 Pokémon World Championships here, and to find out more about the Play! Pokémon program, be sure to visit Pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon.
ItsAXN is the Pokémon GO Champion at the 2025 Pokémon North America International Championships
Source: Pokemon.com and The Pokémon Company
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