Making a jump across the pond for 2020 the Pokémon World Championships are to be held in London for the first time. The Pokémon people told us over the weekend that this year’s Pokémon World Championships will be held at ExCeL from the 14th–16th August 2020. The event will see the very best Pokémon Trading Card Game and video game players from across the globe invited to compete and fans gathering to watch the excitement unfold in this, the most prestigious event in the Pokémon Championship Series. At the event there’ll be a Pokémon Centre store, well of course, and you’ll be able to bag booty a plenty from across the Pokémon-o-sphere and a bunch of stuff specifically designed for the event. To keep up to date with the latest information on the 2020 Pokémon World Championships and other Play! Pokémon events, visit the website.