Twitch Drops for 2026 Pokémon World Championships - Leek Duck

Get codes for exclusive Timed Research, a Worlds Tee avatar item, and special Pikachu encounters by tuning in to the 2026 Pokémon World Championships and PokémonXP livestreams.

Trainers can earn up to five Pokémon GO rewards across the official Pokémon GO broadcast, the Pokémon World Championships finals stream, official co-streamers, and the PokémonXP Pokémon GO panel. Here’s everything you can unlock.

How to use Twitch Drops

⚠️ You do not need to connect your actual Pokémon GO account to Pokémon Trainer Central.

Follow the Twitch Channels

Follow Twitch.tv/PokemonGO, Twitch.tv/Pokemon, and Twitch.tv/PokemonXP so you'll get a notification when the broadcasts begin.

Go to Pokémon Trainer Central and follow the steps to log in through Twitch.

Watch the Live Stream

Tune in for the required watch time for each reward below. Official Pokémon GO coverage airs on August 28 and 29 on Twitch.tv/PokemonGO, with Day 3 coverage on Twitch.tv/Pokemon. (Minimizing the stream may pause the Twitch Drop progress timer on Twitch.)

Claim Your Twitch Drop

Once you've hit a watching threshold, a pop-up in Twitch chat will prompt you to claim your Twitch Drop. You may also claim your drop by visiting your Twitch Drops Inventory.

Find Your Code

After you select Claim, go to https://trainer.pokemon.com/rewards/my-rewards or on the Pokémon Trainer Central page, visit Rewards, then My Rewards. Rewards may take some time to appear, so check back if you don't see them right away.

Redeem Your Code

Copy the revealed code to your clipboard. Open the Offer Redemption page to redeem your code. Having trouble? Please refer to this article to learn more about redeeming codes.

* Pokémon GO livestream, co-stream, and PokémonXP rewards expire Friday, September 11, 2026, at 20:00 UTC. Trainers can only claim each Timed Research code once.

You can check your Twitch Drop progress by clicking the chest icon in the chat.

Your inventory at Pokémon Trainer Central will look like this:

Rewards may take some time to appear, so check back if you don’t see them right away.

Features

Pokémon GO Livestream Rewards

Trainers can earn rewards for watching the World Championship on Twitch!

Team Building: Great League – Bonus Timed Research

Tune in to Twitch.tv/PokemonGO on August 28 and 29, and Twitch.tv/Pokemon on Day 3 of the competition, for 30 minutes to earn Timed Research that lets you create a Championship-ready Great League team with Lickitung, Totodile, or Paldean Wooper.

* Expires Friday, September 11, 2026, at 20:00 UTC.

2025 World Champion Timed Research

Tune in to Twitch.tv/PokemonGO on August 28 and 29, and Twitch.tv/Pokemon on Day 3 of the competition, for 60 minutes to earn Timed Research that grants an encounter with a Tinkaton with stats identical to the Tinkaton on Beelzeboy’s 2025 Pokémon World Championships team and a Special Background, along with an Elite Charged TM.

* Expires Friday, September 11, 2026, at 20:00 UTC.

2026 Worlds Tee (Green)

Redeem promo code SANFRANCISCO2026 for the 2026 Worlds Tee (Green) avatar item.

* Expires Friday, September 11, 2026, at 20:00 UTC.

Co-Streaming Reward

Watch any official Pokémon GO co-streamer for 45 minutes on any day of the competition to earn Timed Research that grants an encounter with World Championships 2026 Pikachu.

Partnered 2026 Worlds co-streamers:

Visit the official co-streaming page for the latest approved co-streamer channels.

You can also visit the 2026 Pokémon Worlds Twitch event directory. Any streamer shown at the bottom of the page whose stream title begins with “Co-streaming” is an eligible co-streamer.

* Expires Friday, September 11, 2026, at 20:00 UTC.

PokémonXP Reward

Tune in to the Pokémon GO panel on Twitch.tv/PokemonXP on Saturday, August 29, 2026, for 30 minutes to earn Timed Research that grants an encounter with Pikachu wearing a Cosmog-themed spacesuit.

* Expires Friday, September 11, 2026, at 20:00 UTC.

More details are available on the PokémonXP Featured page and the 2026 Worlds digital rewards page.

Research

Team Building: Great League – Bonus Timed Research

The first step asks you to choose the Lickitung, Totodile, or Paldean Wooper path. The Timed Research below starts with page 2. Page 3 is assumed to have the same tasks as the previous two years.

Choose Lickitung

This path features encounters with Lickitung, Swablu, and Piplup.

STEP

Team Building: Great League – Bonus Timed Research (2/3)

Defeat a Team GO Rocket Grunt

Lickitung

Power up Pokémon 10 times

Swablu

Use a Charged TM

Piplup

×25

STEP

Team Building: Great League – Bonus Timed Research (3/3)

Battle another Trainer in the Great League

×1000

Stardust ×1000

Win a Trainer Battle in the Great League

×2500

Stardust ×2500

Win 3 Great League Trainer Battles against another Trainer

×5000

Stardust ×5000

×25

Choose Totodile

This path features encounters with Totodile, Marill, and Pineco.

STEP

Team Building: Great League – Bonus Timed Research (2/3)

Defeat a Team GO Rocket Grunt

Totodile

Power up Pokémon 10 times

Marill

Use a Charged TM

Pineco

×25

STEP

Team Building: Great League – Bonus Timed Research (3/3)

Battle another Trainer in the Great League

×1000

Stardust ×1000

Win a Trainer Battle in the Great League

×2500

Stardust ×2500

Win 3 Great League Trainer Battles against another Trainer

×5000

Stardust ×5000

×25

Choose Paldean Wooper

This path features encounters with Paldean Wooper, Kecleon, and Sentret.

STEP

Team Building: Great League – Bonus Timed Research (2/3)

Defeat a Team GO Rocket Grunt

Paldean Wooper

Power up Pokémon 10 times

Kecleon

Use a Charged TM

Sentret

×25

STEP

Team Building: Great League – Bonus Timed Research (3/3)

Battle another Trainer in the Great League

×1000

Stardust ×1000

Win a Trainer Battle in the Great League

×2500

Stardust ×2500

Win 3 Great League Trainer Battles against another Trainer

×5000

Stardust ×5000

×25

2025 Pokémon World Champion Bonus Timed Research

Twitch Drop-exclusive Timed Research

The Tinkaton encounter has a Special Background.

The second page of this Timed Research is assumed to have the same tasks as last year’s World Champion Bonus Timed Research.

STEP

2025 Pokémon World Champion Bonus Timed Research (1/2)

Catch 10 Pokémon

×10

Tinkatink Candy ×10

Catch 20 Pokémon

×10

Tinkatink Candy ×10

Catch 30 Pokémon

×10

Tinkatink Candy ×10

×2026

959 XP

Tinkaton

STEP

2025 Pokémon World Champion Bonus Timed Research (2/2)

Power up Pokémon 10 times

×1

Tinkatink Candy XL ×1

Win a Trainer Battle in the Great League

×1

Tinkatink Candy XL ×1

Win 3 Trainer Battles in the Great League

×1

Tinkatink Candy XL ×1

×2026

959 XP

×1

Greetings from San Francisco! Bonus Timed Research

Twitch Drop-exclusive Timed Research

Complete the task to encounter World Championships 2026 Pikachu.

STEP

Greetings from San Francisco! Bonus Timed Research (1/1)

Win a Trainer Battle in the Great League

World Championships 2026 Pikachu

×2026

2026 XP

PokémonXP Bonus Timed Research

PokémonXP Twitch Drop-exclusive Timed Research

Complete the task to encounter Pikachu wearing a Cosmog-themed spacesuit.

STEP

PokémonXP Bonus Timed Research (1/1)

Catch 26 Pokémon

Pikachu wearing a Cosmog-themed spacesuit

×2026

2026 XP

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