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Artwork for Pokémon Worlds 2024 featuring Pokémon in snorkeling gear.
Image via The Pokémon Company

How much is the Pokémon World Championships 2024 prize pool?

Not just a trophy.

The Pokémon World Championships is the biggest Pokémon event on the planet, and like any massive tournament, it has to have some awesome prizes, right?

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Not only do you get to take home a trophy if you win the Pokémon World Championships 2024, but there are other prizes, including prize cards, and, of course, cash.

While there are multiple age divisions, each with unique prizes, we’ll focus on the Master’s Division prize pool here, as it’s the largest and most straightforward to follow.

Pokémon World Championships 2024 – Full prize pool numbers and payout totals

A sneak peek of merchandise for the Pokemon World Championships 2024.
Its that time of year again. Image via The Pokémon Company

Each game at the Pokémon World Championships 2024 has a unique prize pool, so winning in the VGC event can net you less money than becoming a champion in the TCG portion. It’s unlike events such as Evo that cap the prize pool for each game.

VGC Masters Pokémon World Championships 2024 prize pool

The VGC price pool totals $160,000, split between first to 16th place. The prizes are broken down as follows:

PlacementPrize money
1st$30,000
2nd$20,000
3rd to 4th$15,000
5th to 8th$10,000
9th to 16th$5,000

TGC Masters Pokémon World Championships 2024 prize pool

The TGC Masters Worlds prize pool is the second biggest out of all four games and splits a massive $340,000 between the top 16 players.

PlacementPrize money
1st$50,000
2nd$30,000
3rd to 4th$20,000
5th to 8th$15,000
9th to 16th$10,000

Pokémon Go World Championships 2024 prize pool

Pokémon Go players get the smallest prize pool of the entire event, with a meager $77,000 split between the top 16 cut.

PlacementPrize money
1st$20,000
2nd$15,000
3rd $13.000
4th$12,000
5th to 6th$9,000
7th to 8th$5,000
9th to 12th$2,000
13th to 16th$1,000

Pokémon UNITE World Championships 2024 prize pool

Last but not least, UNITE has a whopping $500,000 prize pool, divided among the top 16 teams. The teams have multiple players, so the money is split between them all. While these might seem like large prizes, each player only gets a fraction of the cut.

PlacementPrize money
1st$100,000
2nd$75,000
3rd $65.000
4th$60,000
5th to 6th$45,000
7th to 8th$25,000
9th to 12th$10,000
13th to 16th$5,000

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Assigning Editor. In 2015, Adam graduated from the University of Aberystwyth with a bachelor's in Media and Communications. Working in the industry for over ten years. If it has anything to do with Nintendo and Pokémon chances are you will see me talking about it, covering, and likely not sleeping while playing it.