Watch Ed Sheeran sing the Pokémon TV show theme at World Championships 2026
Ed Sheeran made a surprise appearance at the 2026 Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco, performing his song Celestial and an acoustic rendition of the classic Pokémon theme song. The event also saw announcements for a new animated film, Pokémon: Wild Card, and a new animated series, Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu.
- Entities
- Company: CloverWorks
- Company: Aardman Animations
- Company: The Pokémon Company
- Person: Ed Sheeran
- Game: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
- Game: Pokémon Winds
- Game: Pokémon Go
- Game: Pokemon
- Topic: Music
- Platform: Nintendo Switch 2
- Topic: Esports
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