The Pokémon World Championships will be hosted for the first time in Asia the weekend of August 11–13 in Yokohama, Japan, following its previously expanding internationally to London, England, for the 2022 championship event. The event's official website has just released its newest trailer developed by Comix Wave Films, well known for creating Makoto Shinkai's body of animated work.
Watch it now below!
Check out the Pokémon World Championships staff below:
- Director・Storyboards: Asuka Dokai
- Girl: Maika Yoshida
- Pikachu: Ikue Otani
- Character Designer・Chief Animation Director: Maho Takagi
- Direction: Masami Shimoda
- Pokémon Animation Director: Shimpei Sawa
- Animation Director: Minoru Ohashi
- Prop Design: Rina Kagiyama
- Background Art Director: Tasuku Watanabe
- Color Director: Tomoko Yamamoto
- CG Director: Yu Ueda
- Photography Director: Ryosuke Tsuda (TROYCA)
- Sound Director: Masafumi Mima（Techno Sound inc.）
- Music: Conisch (Soranone INC.)
- Animation Producer: Shuhei Hamasaki
- Produced in Cooperation with KIKO
- Production: CoMix Wave Films Inc.
Not familiar with the Pokémon World Championships? Let's go over what it's all about! The championship will feature officially recognized competitions for a variety of Pokémon games, including Pokémon GO, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon UNITE, and the video games Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet.
Will you be attending the Pokémon World Championships? Or will you be tuning in online? Let us know in the comments down below!
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