Coming as the third event in the International Championships division in 2025,Pokemon’s North American International Championships, simply known as NAIC, just concluded yesterday with multiple finals forPokemon TCG,PokemonVGC,Pokemon Unite, andPokemon GO. There were many players who participated in NAIC 2025, to the point it was one of the biggest events in the franchise’s history, though the avenue was also open to fans who could take part in side events and activities or purchase cool merchandise, including exclusive items at the Pokemon Center. With four bigPokemongames having a huge competition, as well as divisions for Juniors, Seniors, and Masters, there are several NAIC 2025 winners.
Pokemon TCG Winners At NAIC 2025
Pokemon TCG’s Destined Rivals expansionwas released just over two weeks ago now, but it still made it to the decks used in NAIC 2025. The meta shift was arguably not too major with this set, and some of the top decks of the meta remained as such when it was released. ThePokemon TCGwinners at NAIC 2025 are:
Annabelle Oono managed to win the finals in the Junior Division against her own sibling, Kenji Oono, with them taking home first and second place prizes. Both players used Charizard Ex andDragapult Exfor their decks. Gabriel Fernandez used a Charizard Ex variant with Pidgeot Ex, with the latter’s ability making it easier to find the right cards to win. Isaiah Bradner claimed victory with a Gardevoir Ex deck using a single copy of Mew Ex, Fezandipiti Ex, and Lilly’s Clefairy Ex.
Pokemon VCG Winners At NAIC 2025
Still in thePokemon Scarlet and VioletVGC meta, NAIC 2025 didn’t see extremely innovative teams compared to recent events, withPokemon like Incineroar, Lunala, Urshifu, and Miraidon being top performers and seen in most teams. ThePokemonVGC winners at Naic 2025 are:
Interestingly, both Roquett and Moreira had Koraidon on their team, with Roquett also sporting an Incineroar, whereas Camporesi had multiple breakout Pokemon in the team, including Whimsicott, Urshifu, Ursaluna, Miraidon, Lunala, and Incineroar. Notably, Moreira broughtDondozo and Tatsugiriback to the top, even though the duo had not been among the best performers overall for quite some time.
It’s worth noting that the Master Division top 8 at NAIC 2025 included four Italian players, two Japanese players, one Spanish player, and one Brazilian player, with no American representation.
Pokemon Unite Winners at NAIC 2025
The Grand Final ofPokemon Unitewas the first to be shown at NAIC 2025, and it was played by Luminosity Gaming and Revelation. ThePokemon Unitewinners at NAIC 2025 are:
Luminosity Gaming managed to bring home multiple tournaments this season, winning not only the Grand Final at NAIC 2025, but also getting third place at the Pokemon UNITE Asia Champions League 2025, first place at the Pokemon UNITE Championship Series 2025 - Aeos Cup, and first place at the 2025 Pokemon Latin America International Championships - UNITE. This is an impressive streak, hopefully not coming to an end anytime soon.
Pokemon GO Winner at NAIC 2025
Structured differently in terms of rounds and participants,Pokemon GOtournamentstypically have the Winners Finals followed by the Losers Finals and then the Grand Final, which also occurred at NAIC this year. ThePokemon GOwinner at NAIC 2025 is:
Notably, both grand finalists used essentially the same team, with Dedenne, Dusclops, Drapion, Lapras, and Diggersby, with the only difference being Araquanid for ItsAXN and Golisopod for Ilqm. Both critters are Water/Bug, though.
