• The 2019 Pokémon World Championships returned to Washington D.C. for the second time in history. It was a three-day event, where anyone who met the Championship Point threshold was invited to play in Day 1 on Friday. Of which 418 players (not counting JP or KR players) competed in 8 Rounds, and anyone with a record of 5-0-3, or 6 wins, moved on to Day 2.

• Day 2 (Saturday) consisted of the above players that made it through a rough Day 1, as well as the Top X players from throughout the season, seperated by region, found below. Day 2 was also 8 Rounds long, but resulting in a Top 8 Cut. (118 Master division players competed in Day 2.) All Top 8 and Top 4 matches were played out that night, saving each division's Grand Finals for Sunday.

• This event also featured the "D.C. Open," a large, sanctioned side event for players to get a head start to earn an invitation to the next year's World Championships, which coincidently was paused and extended out into the 2022 season due to covid. Also at the venue was a pop-up Pokémon Center.