Inkampani yePokemon imemezele ukuthi iPokemon World Championships 2021 ikhanseliwe ngenxa yomqedazwe we-COVID-19.
Kulo mqhudelwano bekuzoqhudelana kuwo I-Pokemon Sword futhi I-Pokemon Shield amageyimu evidiyo, I-Pokken World Tournament DX, futhi Pokemon Umdlalo Wekhadi Lokuhweba. Kodwa-ke, imiqhudelwano isiphinde yakhanselwa ngenxa ye-COVID-19.
Ngenkathi umcimbi wawuzoba seLondon, eNgilandi- isizwe esaphefumulela isifunda saseGalar Inkemba futhi Isihlangu- Inkampani yePokemon ichaze ku-a isitatimende ikhansele umcimbi ngemuva kwezeluleko zeziphathimandla zendawo, iWorld Health Organisation, kanye neCenters for Disease Control and Prevention.
Ngokuqondile, bathi umqhudelwano ube “Wathuthela” kuya ku-2022 futhi izohlala eLondon, zonke izimemo zomqhudelwano wezi-2020 zizohlonishwa ngomcimbi wangonyaka ozayo. I-Pokemon World Championships yakhanselwa ngo-2020 ngenxa ye-COVID-19, kanti futhi bekufanele yenzelwa eLondon.
Inkampani ye-Pokemon iyaqhubeka nokuqapha isimo emazweni ahlukahlukene ngokulandelana. Njengango-2020, bazoqhubeka nokusekela imiqhudelwano ngokudlala ku-inthanethi kanye ne-Pokemon Players Cup, Play! I-Pokemon Team Challenge, ne-League ekhaya.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, The Pokemon Company kumemezela basebenzela ukulungisa ukutholakala kwemikhiqizo ye-Pokemon Trading Card Game. Inkampani inyathelisa okwengeziwe ukuze ibhekane nesimo sokutholakala okulinganiselwe. Ukwandiswa kwesikhathi esizayo kuzophinde kube "nokukhiqiza okuphezulu" ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi kukhona ukutholakala okwengeziwe lapho kwethulwa.