The Pokémon GO World Championships 2026 featured attacks give Trainers another chance to obtain a large selection of special moves, including Meteor Mash Metagross, Hydro Cannon Feraligatr, Rage Fist Annihilape, Brutal Swing Hydreigon and several other attacks that are not normally available through standard evolution.
The featured attacks will be available during the PokémonXP and 2026 Pokémon World Championships celebration running from August 25 to August 30, 2026.
Certain Pokémon caught or evolved during the event will know their listed featured attack. There are 18 different Pokémon included, with Walrein receiving two featured moves.
Featured Attacks Checklist
| Pokémon | Featured attack | Type | PvP | Raids | Done |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alolan Sandslash | Shadow Claw | Fast Attack | High | Low | |
| Primeape | Rage Fist | Charged Attack | High | Low | |
| Lickitung | Body Slam | Charged Attack | High | Low | |
| Feraligatr | Hydro Cannon | Charged Attack | High | Medium | |
| Quagsire | Aqua Tail | Charged Attack | High | Low | |
| Gardevoir | Synchronoise | Charged Attack | Situational | Low | |
| Walrein | Powder Snow | Fast Attack | High | Low | |
| Walrein | Icicle Spear | Charged Attack | High | Low | |
| Metagross | Meteor Mash | Charged Attack | High | High | |
| Lickilicky | Body Slam | Charged Attack | High | Low | |
| Togekiss | Aura Sphere | Charged Attack | Situational | Medium | |
| Gallade | Synchronoise | Charged Attack | Situational | Low | |
| Hydreigon | Brutal Swing | Charged Attack | Situational | High | |
| Greninja | Hydro Cannon | Charged Attack | High | Medium | |
| Decidueye | Frenzy Plant | Charged Attack | Medium | Medium | |
| Incineroar | Blast Burn | Charged Attack | Medium | Medium | |
| Inteleon | Hydro Cannon | Charged Attack | Medium | Medium | |
| Corviknight | Air Cutter | Charged Attack | Situational | Low | |
| Annihilape | Rage Fist | Charged Attack | High | Low |
All Pokémon GO World Championships 2026 Featured Attacks
The complete list of Pokémon GO World Championships 2026 featured attacks includes a mixture of Fast Attacks and Charged Attacks.
| Pokémon | Featured Attack | Attack Type |
|---|---|---|
| Alolan Sandslash | Shadow Claw | Fast Attack |
| Primeape | Rage Fist | Charged Attack |
| Lickitung | Body Slam | Charged Attack |
| Feraligatr | Hydro Cannon | Charged Attack |
| Quagsire | Aqua Tail | Charged Attack |
| Gardevoir | Synchronoise | Charged Attack |
| Walrein | Powder Snow | Fast Attack |
| Walrein | Icicle Spear | Charged Attack |
| Metagross | Meteor Mash | Charged Attack |
| Lickilicky | Body Slam | Charged Attack |
| Togekiss | Aura Sphere | Charged Attack |
| Gallade | Synchronoise | Charged Attack |
| Hydreigon | Brutal Swing | Charged Attack |
| Greninja | Hydro Cannon | Charged Attack |
| Decidueye | Frenzy Plant | Charged Attack |
| Incineroar | Blast Burn | Charged Attack |
| Inteleon | Hydro Cannon | Charged Attack |
| Corviknight | Air Cutter | Charged Attack |
| Annihilape | Rage Fist | Charged Attack |
The Pokémon GO World Championships 2026 featured attacks are particularly useful because the event also increases the availability of several Pokémon needed for these evolutions.
How to Get Pokémon GO World Championships 2026 Featured Attacks
To obtain the Pokémon GO World Championships 2026 featured attacks, Trainers need to catch or evolve the relevant Pokémon during the event period.
The exact method depends on the Pokémon. Some of the Pokémon receiving featured attacks can be found directly during the event, while others can be obtained by evolving Pokémon appearing in the PokémonXP or World Championships wild encounter pools.
This makes it worth keeping suitable Pokémon rather than immediately transferring every event spawn.
For example, Alolan Sandshrew appears more frequently during the World Championships portion of the event and can be evolved into Alolan Sandslash, which will know Shadow Claw.
Mankey is also an event spawn. Its evolution line gives access to both Primeape with Rage Fist and Annihilape with Rage Fist.
Totodile can be evolved through Croconaw into Feraligatr with Hydro Cannon, while Wooper can be evolved into Quagsire with Aqua Tail.
Froakie can become Greninja with Hydro Cannon, and Litten can eventually become Incineroar with Blast Burn.
Featured Attacks From PokémonXP Spawns
PokémonXP runs from August 25 at 10:00 a.m. until August 28 at 10:00 a.m. local time.
Several Pokémon appearing more frequently during PokémonXP connect directly to the Pokémon GO World Championships 2026 featured attacks.
| PokémonXP Spawn | Relevant Evolution | Featured Attack |
|---|---|---|
| Ralts | Gardevoir | Synchronoise |
| Ralts | Gallade | Synchronoise |
| Spheal | Walrein | Powder Snow and Icicle Spear |
| Sobble | Inteleon | Hydro Cannon |
| Deino | Hydreigon | Brutal Swing |
Deino is listed as a less common PokémonXP encounter, so Trainers looking to build Hydreigon with Brutal Swing may want to prioritise any useful Deino they encounter.
Ralts is particularly notable because the same event spawn can eventually produce either Gardevoir or Gallade, and both receive Synchronoise during the event.
Spheal also gives access to one of the few Pokémon receiving two Pokémon GO World Championships 2026 featured attacks. Walrein will know both Powder Snow as its Fast Attack and Icicle Spear as its Charged Attack.
Featured Attacks From World Championships Wild Spawns
The wild spawn pool changes when the World Championships portion begins on August 28 at 10:00 a.m. local time.
Several of these Pokémon lead directly to featured-move evolutions.
| World Championships Spawn | Relevant Pokémon | Featured Attack |
|---|---|---|
| Alolan Sandshrew | Alolan Sandslash | Shadow Claw |
| Mankey | Primeape | Rage Fist |
| Mankey | Annihilape | Rage Fist |
| Lickitung | Lickitung | Body Slam |
| Lickitung | Lickilicky | Body Slam |
| Totodile | Feraligatr | Hydro Cannon |
| Wooper | Quagsire | Aqua Tail |
| Froakie | Greninja | Hydro Cannon |
| Litten | Incineroar | Blast Burn |
| Togetic | Togekiss | Aura Sphere |
| Beldum | Metagross | Meteor Mash |
Togetic and Beldum are both listed as less common wild encounters during the Pokémon GO World Championships 2026 event.
Beldum is therefore an especially useful spawn to watch for if you need Candy or a suitable Pokémon to evolve into Metagross with Meteor Mash.
How to Get Meteor Mash Metagross During Pokémon GO Worlds 2026
Metagross is one of the Pokémon included in the Pokémon GO World Championships 2026 featured attacks list.
Metagross obtained through the required event evolution conditions will know the Charged Attack Meteor Mash.
Beldum will be one of the rarer wild encounters during the World Championships part of the event from August 28 to August 30.
Trainers who already have suitable Beldum or Metang can also prepare them ahead of the event and complete the relevant evolution while the featured attack is available.
How to Get Hydro Cannon During the Event
Hydro Cannon appears three times among the Pokémon GO World Championships 2026 featured attacks.
Feraligatr, Greninja and Inteleon can each receive Hydro Cannon.
Their relevant first-stage Pokémon are also featured during the celebration.
Totodile appears during the World Championships event, Froakie appears during the World Championships event, and Sobble appears during PokémonXP.
This gives Trainers an opportunity to collect Candy and search for suitable Pokémon before evolving them during the event.
Rage Fist Primeape and Annihilape
Both Primeape and Annihilape are included in the Pokémon GO World Championships 2026 featured attacks.
Each will know the Charged Attack Rage Fist.
Mankey will appear more frequently in the wild during the World Championships portion of the celebration, providing a direct source of Mankey Candy and potential evolution candidates.
The evolution requirements for Annihilape still need to be completed normally. The event announcement does not state that Annihilape’s evolution requirement will be removed or changed.
Body Slam Lickitung and Lickilicky
Lickitung and Lickilicky will both receive Body Slam as their featured Charged Attack.
Lickitung will appear more frequently in the wild from August 28 until August 30.
Trainers who want Lickilicky can therefore catch Lickitung during the event and evolve a suitable one while the featured attack is available.
Pokémon Without Featured Event Spawns
Not every Pokémon on the Pokémon GO World Championships 2026 featured attacks list has a corresponding Pokémon announced as an increased wild spawn.
Decidueye receives Frenzy Plant and Corviknight receives Air Cutter, for example, but Rowlet and Rookidee are not included in the announced PokémonXP or World Championships wild encounter lists.
That does not remove them from the featured attack list. Trainers who already have the required Pokémon available for evolution can still prepare them for the event.
The same principle applies whenever the necessary evolution candidate is already stored in Pokémon storage rather than being available as an event spawn.
When Do the Pokémon GO World Championships 2026 Featured Attacks End?
The wider PokémonXP and World Championships celebration concludes on Sunday, August 30 at 8:00 p.m. local time.
Trainers planning multiple evolutions should therefore prepare Candy and suitable Pokémon before the final event window rather than leaving every evolution until the last few minutes.
The official announcement specifically confirms the Pokémon and featured attacks available during the event. It does not state that the moves will remain freely obtainable through normal evolution after the celebration ends.
Featured Attacks Checklist
| Pokémon | Featured attack | Type | PvP | Raids | Done |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alolan Sandslash | Shadow Claw | Fast Attack | High | Low | |
| Primeape | Rage Fist | Charged Attack | High | Low | |
| Lickitung | Body Slam | Charged Attack | High | Low | |
| Feraligatr | Hydro Cannon | Charged Attack | High | Medium | |
| Quagsire | Aqua Tail | Charged Attack | High | Low | |
| Gardevoir | Synchronoise | Charged Attack | Situational | Low | |
| Walrein | Powder Snow | Fast Attack | High | Low | |
| Walrein | Icicle Spear | Charged Attack | High | Low | |
| Metagross | Meteor Mash | Charged Attack | High | High | |
| Lickilicky | Body Slam | Charged Attack | High | Low | |
| Togekiss | Aura Sphere | Charged Attack | Situational | Medium | |
| Gallade | Synchronoise | Charged Attack | Situational | Low | |
| Hydreigon | Brutal Swing | Charged Attack | Situational | High | |
| Greninja | Hydro Cannon | Charged Attack | High | Medium | |
| Decidueye | Frenzy Plant | Charged Attack | Medium | Medium | |
| Incineroar | Blast Burn | Charged Attack | Medium | Medium | |
| Inteleon | Hydro Cannon | Charged Attack | Medium | Medium | |
| Corviknight | Air Cutter | Charged Attack | Situational | Low | |
| Annihilape | Rage Fist | Charged Attack | High | Low |
