For my North American readers, read this following article: Thousands Expected to Attend the 2013 Pokémon U.S. National Championships in Indianapolis
Nintendo of Australia have confirmed that Pokemon fans from around Australia and New Zealand will have their chance to compete in the Pokemon Video Game Australian National Championships which is to be held at PAX Australia in Melbourne, Victoria on the 20th and 21st of July 2013.
Players will battle it out on the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 games utilising specified rules for a chance to win a trip to the 2013 Pokemon Video Game World Championships to be held in Vancouver, Canada on the 9th – 11th August 2013. As with the North American event there are three age groupings which are as follows:
- Junior Division: Born in 2002 or later
- Senior Division: Born in 1998, 1999, 2000, or 2001
- Masters Division: Born in 1997 or earlier
Players who place in the top two of their age division will win flights, accommodation and invitation to the Pokemon Video Game World Championships, hosted by The Pokemon Company International. Hopeful competitors without a ticket to the sold-out PAX Australia will have the opportunity to battle for the chance to win flights, accommodation and entry tickets to the expo plus additional standalone tickets to PAX at a number of Pokemon Meet-ups to be held around Australia in the coming weeks. Pokemon Battle Competitions will take place at the following Pokemon Meet-ups:
- Perth (Supanova Pop Culture Expo) Sunday 30th June
- Melbourne (Deakin Edge – Federation Square) Saturday 6th July
- Brisbane (Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre) Sunday 7th July
- Adelaide (AVCon Anime and Video Game Convention) Saturday 13th July
- Sydney (Luna Park) Sunday 14th July
Just head HERE to read the events nine pages of rules and regulations – and then if you are up to the challenge then good luck! I look forward to hearing some great news from the Australian representatives at the World Championships.
