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==In-game effects==
Starting from [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown 2008]] (and excluding VGC 2010), aesthetic changes are made to the link battle arena during the World Championships. These tend to come in the form of a unique battle background made specifically for the event, but can also change the music, either by using a track unique to the World Championships (such as ''Pokémon World Championships Final'' used from [[Generation V]] to [[Generation VII]]) or locking music selection to a pre-existing track.

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background: #{{Pokémon color dark}}; border: 3px solid #{{Pokémon color}}"
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Year
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Game
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}; | Arena
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}; | Picture
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}" | Music
! style="background:#{{Pokémon color light}}" | Differences
|- style="background:#FFF"
|  [[Pokémon Video Game Showdown|VGS '08]]
|  rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrevss|PBR}}
|  [[Sunset Colosseum]]
|  [[File:Sunset Colosseum PBR.png|150px]]
|  Orchestral arrangement of ''Battle! ([[Cyrus|Team Galactic Boss]])'' from {{g|Diamond and Pearl}}
|  Unique build of Pokémon Battle Revolution that featured a new arrangement of ''Battle! (Team Galactic Boss)'' that appears to have been made specifically for Pokémon Video Game Showdown '08.<br>Used for at least the semi-finals and finals matches in both Junior and Senior divisions.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
|  [[2009 World Championships|VGC '09]]
|  [[Waterfall Colosseum]]
|  [[File:Waterfall Colosseum PBR.png|150px]]
|  ''Battle! (Pokétopia Master [[Mysterial]])''
|  Unique build of Pokémon Battle Revolution that used the [[Pokémon Platinum Version|Platinum]] designs for [[Lucas (game)|Lucas]] and [[Dawn (game)|Dawn]] during DS Multiplayer which are not present in the retail release of Battle Revolution. Additionally, matches played on this build used the battle track that plays when facing Mysterial in [[Stargazer Colosseum]], which is not usually an available music choice for Waterfall Colosseum. <br>Used for at least the semi-finals and finals matches in both Junior and Senior divisions.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2011 World Championships|VGC '11]]
|  rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrev5|BW}}
|  rowspan=3 | Link battle room
|  rowspan=3 | [[File:Battle terrain Championships B2W2.png|150px]]
|  rowspan=3 | <p>''Battle! (Trainer)''</p>''Pokémon World Championships Final'' (during finals matches)
|  rowspan=3 | During [[Generation V]] Regional, National and World Championships events, a unique white link battle background was used. The music track used during these battles was typically ''Battle! (Trainer)''; however, the music changes to ''Pokémon World Championships Final'' during each division's final set. This battle background and the track ''Pokémon World Championships Final'' are not used anywhere else in-game with the exception of several special [[Pokémon World Tournament#Download|Download Tournament]] events in {{g|Black 2 and White 2}} based on the World Championships.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2012 World Championships|VGC '12]]
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2013 World Championships|VGC '13]]
| {{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
|  [[2014 World Championships|VGC '14]]
|  {{gameabbrev6|XY}}
|  rowspan=3 | Link battle room
|  [[File:Battle terrain Championships XY.png|150px]]
|  rowspan=3 | <p>''Battle! (Trainer)''{{sup/6|XY}}</p>''Pokémon World Championships Final'' (during finals matches)
|  rowspan=3 | <p>During the 2014 World Championships, a unique rainbow-themed battle background was used. The music track used during the 2014 World Championships battles was typically ''Battle! (Trainer)''; however, the music would change to ''Pokémon World Championships Final'' during each division's final set.</p>A new background was made for {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}} that would be used during the 2015 and 2016 World Championships, this time only being used during each division's final set. It adds dark blue flooring, a spinning globe in the background and multicolored spotlights. Both battle backgrounds and the track ''Pokémon World Championships Final'' are not used anywhere else in-game.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2015 World Championships|VGC '15]]
| rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrev6|ORAS}}
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Battle terrain Championships ORAS.png|150px]]
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[2016 World Championships|VGC '16]]
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
|  [[2017 World Championships|VGC '17]]
|  {{gameabbrev7|SM}}
|  rowspan=3 | Link battle room
|  rowspan=3 | [[File:Battle terrain Championships USUM.png|150px]]
|  rowspan=3 | ''Pokémon World Championships Final''
|  rowspan=3 | During each division's final set at [[Generation VII]] World Championships events, a unique battle background with multicolored spotlights and a jumbotron displaying a crown was used. This battle background and the track ''Pokémon World Championships Final'' are not used anywhere else in-game.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
|  [[2018 World Championships|VGC '18]]
|  rowspan=2 | {{gameabbrev7|USUM}}
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
|  [[2019 World Championships|VGC '19]]
|-|}
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
|  [[2022 World Championships|VGC '22]]
|  {{gameabbrev8}}
|  Link battle stadium
|  [[File:Battle Stadium Championships SwSh.png|150px]]
|  ''Battle! ([[Leon|Champion Leon]])''
|  A unique battle stadium with the World Championships logo present on the advertising boards and a [[Poké Ball (item)|Poké Ball]] displayed on the jumbotron was used during all 2022 World Championships matches. This battle background is not used anywhere else in-game.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
|  [[2023 World Championships|VGC '23]]
|  {{gameabbrev9}}
|  [[Mesagoza]]
|  [[File:Mesagoza Championships SV.png|150px]]
|  ''Battle! ([[Nemona|Champion Nemona]])''
|  A festival-themed variation of Mesagoza at night was used during the 2023 World Championships for top 32 onwards, adding fireworks, decorations and a large crowd of spectators, along with unique camera angles that would later be used in all online games from version 2.0.1 of {{g|Scarlet and Violet}} onwards. This battle background is not used anywhere else in-game.