Press release

Tune In to Watch the Top Players Battling It Out at the 2025 Pokémon Europe International Championships and Receive Special Rewards

Viewers will be able to obtain digital rewards while watching the official Pokémon broadcast live from London, U.K., 21-23 February 2025.

London, U.K. — 14 February 2025 — Fans around the world can catch all the action from the 2025 Pokémon Europe International Championships (EUIC), live from London, U.K., by tuning in to the English broadcast on the official Pokémon channels from 21 to 23 February 2025. During three days of intense matches that will see hopeful Trainers competing in the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games (VGC), Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE for a chance to qualify for the 2025 Pokémon World Championships in Anaheim, California, viewers at home will be able to obtain exclusive digital giveaways to commemorate the Championships.

Digital rewards include codes for a special illustration rare card featuring Eevee ex in Pokémon Trading Card Game Live, and three-time International Champion Marco Silva’s Jumpluff from his winning team at the 2025 Pokémon VGC Latin America International Championships (LAIC)[1]. In addition, fans watching the Pokémon TCG competition on Twitch will receive extra Pokémon TCG Live surprises, while those watching Pokémon GO will be able to pick up Timed Research featuring Jumpluff, this time inspired by MartoGalde’s winning 2025 Pokémon GO LAIC team[2].

English streaming schedule: All times listed in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)[3]

Pokémon TCG
Dedicated Pokémon TCG streams: Twitch.tv/PokemonTCG, YouTube.com/Pokemon
Commentators: Ross Gilbert (@thewossy), Pablo Meza (@tablemon), Alex Dao (@DaoTCG), Amy Wosley (@Pumpkaamy), Adam Watson (@Scarzig)
Friday, February 21: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

  • Day 1 Swiss rounds
Saturday, February 22: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
  • Day 2 Swiss rounds
  • Top 8 and Top 4
Sunday, February 23: 12:30 p.m. Pokémon VGC
Dedicated Pokémon VGC stream: Twitch.tv/Pokemon, YouTube.com/Pokemon
Commentators: Charlie Merriman (@Chazingdra), Ben Kyriakou (@tapu_kyriakou), Labhaoisa Akcoş-Cromie (@louthepikachu), Lee Provost (@osirusvgc), Sierra Dawn (@sierradawnx3)
Friday, February 21: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • Day 1 Swiss rounds
Saturday, February 22: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
  • Day 2 Swiss rounds
  • Top 8 and Top 4
Sunday, February 23: 4:00 p.m. Pokémon GO
Dedicated Pokémon GO streams: Twitch.tv/PokemonGOYouTube.com/Pokemon
Commentators: Will Dunphey (@SpeediestChief2), Leonard König (@KoningLionheart), Ryan Hackeley (@ZyoniK_), Amanda Lundberg (@lundberger), Pedro Pablo Carrizo Alarcón (@swaggron333)
Friday, February 21: 9: 00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • Bracket play
Saturday, February 22: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
  • Bracket play until Top 3
Sunday, February 23: 10:30 a.m.  
Pokémon UNITE
Dedicated Pokémon UNITE streams: Twitch.tv/PokemonUNITE, YouTube.com/PokemonUNITE
Commentators: Jake “Spragels” Sprague (@spragels), Kirk “Doobsnax” Dubé (@doobsnax), Joshua “Zoinks” Hiebert (@ZOINKScasts), James "Reliq" Kirk (@justreliq)
 
Friday, February 21: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
  • Group play
 
Saturday, February 22: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
  • Bracket play
 
Sunday, February 23: 9:00 a.m. Keep up-to-date with the latest news from the 2025 EUIC here, and to find out more about the Play! Pokémon programme, be sure to visit Pokemon.com/uk/play-pokemon/.
 
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About Pokémon

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About Nintendo

Nintendo Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, has created franchises that have become household names worldwide, including Mario™, Donkey Kong™, The Legend of Zelda™, Metroid™, Pokémon™, Animal Crossing™, Pikmin™ and Splatoon™, through its integrated hardware and software products. Nintendo aims to deliver unique, intuitive entertainment experiences for everyone, manufacturing and marketing video game devices such as the Nintendo Switch™ family of systems, developing and operating applications for smart devices, and collaborating with partners on a range of other entertainment initiatives like visual content and theme parks. Nintendo has sold more than 5.4 billion video games and over 800 million hardware units globally. From the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System™ more than 30 years ago, through today and into the future, Nintendo’s continuing mission is to create unique entertainment that puts smiles on the faces of people all over the world. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, based in Frankfurt, Germany, serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in Europe. For more information about Nintendo of Europe, please visit the company’s website at https://www.nintendo-europe.com/

About Niantic, Inc.
Niantic, Inc. builds real-world experiences that foster fun, exploration, discovery and social interaction. Originally incubated within Google, Niantic was founded by John Hanke, who previously helmed the Google Geo team (including Google Maps and Google Earth) after his start-up Keyhole was acquired by Google. The company’s real-world adventure game Ingress has been downloaded more than 14 million times and is played in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. For more information on Niantic, please visit www.nianticlabs.com
 
 
[1] Codes for Pokémon TCG Live and for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet can be redeemed in-game.
[2] Additional digital rewards for Pokémon TCG Live and the special Timed Research for Pokémon GO will be distributed via Twitch Drops, and details about the redemption will be featured in the livestream. Terms apply to code use. Please tune in to the English 2025 EUIC broadcast on Twitch for more information.
[3] Schedule is approximate and subject to change.
[4] 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.