Ved Bamb becomes the first Indian Pokemon GO World Champion: Pokemon GO Worlds 2025

August 17th, 2025, marked a historic day in Indian eSports, as Veb Bamb aka 'Beelzeboy' became the first Pokemon GO World Champion from the country. Beelzeboy defeated his Spanish counterpart, 'P4T0M4N' Marin, in the Grand Finals of the Pokemon GO World Championships 2025. Beelzeboy edged out his Spanish foe in an edge-of-the-seat thriller. Beelzeboy defeated Marin by a scoreline of 3-2 in the grand finals of the Pokemon GO world championships.

This is a historic feat for any Indian e-athlete as his history marks the first 'Championship' win for any Indian team or Individual at the world stage. Beelzeboy rose above adversities in his draw in the tournament to give the country its first eSports World Champion. The win also earned him a hefty prize money of $20,000 and cemented his position as one of the best Pokemon GO trainers, not just in India but in the entire world.

Ved Bamb becomes the first Indian Pokemon GO World Champion

Pokemon GO's official X(formerly Twitter) handle broke the news on August 17th, 2025, at 7:18 PM UTC. The tweet congratulated the new Pokemon Go World Champion, Ved Bamb, aka Beelzeboy.

The news brought in waves of appreciation for the young Indian e-athlete from across the world. Beelzeboy clutched his way to the crown after lagging for most of the match. This marked the first S-tier tournament victory for the 2024 Pokémon GO India National Champion. Despite lagging in game 2, Beelzeboy staged an unbelievable comeback with his Pokemons Lapras, Galarian Moltres, Shadow Steelix, and Shadow Annihilape in games three and five, respectively. Beelzeboy's Laparas turned out to be the ace of his team, as it delivered the final blow to 'P4T0M4N' Marin's cradily.

Beelzeboy secured the World Title on his second appearance. He finished fourth in the previous edition of the tournament in 2024. Beelzeboy got the better of P4T0M4N' Marin twice in this edition of the tournament. The Pokemon franchise also crowned world champions in its other games, viz Pokemon Unite and Pokemon TCG, on the same day.

Community Reaction to the first Indian Pokemon GO World Champion

The new Pokemon GO world champion attracted the attention of the entire community, and fans appreciated him for his performance. One user, @Legendaddy1018, wrote

Another user, @NewAge2012dotTV, expressed his elation at Asian Dominance

Another user, @NikhilPatelNBM, congratulated the world champion

One user, @Chris24four, explained the champions playstyle

Another user, @gnanavikas, wrote