What happened at the 2024 Pokémon World Championships?

The Pokémon World Championships are now over for another year.

Thousands of fans gathered for the huge event in the Hawaiian capital of Honolulu from the 16-18 August.

The competition also saw some of the world's best trainers come together to battle it out for top prizes and titles.

Competitors took part in trading card game tournaments, Pokémon Video Game Championships and Pokémon GO competitions, and Pokémon UNITE World Championships tournaments.

Twelve-year-old Harrison from the UK travelled to Hawaii for the World Championships.

He's been working on his skills over the last five years and now ranks highly among the junior players in both the UK and Europe.

Harrison was invited to the Championships where he was able to compete against other young players from all around the world and make new friends.

He told Newsround all about his experience there.

"It's just so fun meeting new people from all around the world - who I never would have met otherwise," said Harrison.

Who were the big winners?

Sakuya Ota from Japan was the top finisher in the junior division from the Pokémon Trading Card Game tournament.

Meanwhile, Kevin Han from the US took the top spot in the junior division in the Pokémon Video Game Championships tournament.

Yip Kai Cheng from Hong Kong was the overall winner in the Pokémon GO tournament and team FENNEL from Japan were the winners in in the Pokémon UNITE World Championships tournament.

Where will the Championships be held next?

Yip Kai Cheng (right) from Hong Kong was the top finisher from the Pokémon GO tournament

The dates and locations for the Pokémon World Championships 2025 and 2026 have now been announced.

Next year's competition will be held in Anaheim, California from August 15 to 17.

2026 will see the event held in San Francisco, California from August 28 to 30.