A couple of days ago, the official 2013 U.S. Pokémon National Championships were held in Indianapolis, Indiana – with over 3,000 attendees and 2,100 trainers from three different ages travelling to the event to compete in the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) and Video Game events. The top finalists in each division received a travel award for the 2013 Pokemon World Championships this coming August in Vancouver, Canada.
So just who are your champions?
Video Game National Champions
- Junior Division (born 2002 or later): Beau Berg, playing with Tyranitar, Garchomp, Zapdos, Cresselia, Hitmontop, and Scizor
- Senior Division (born from 1998 to 2001): Paul Chua, playing with Politoed, Kingdra, Cresselia, Scrafty, Metagross, Thundurus
- Masters Division (Born 1997 or earlier): Gavin Michaels, playing with Ludicolo, Amoonguss, Landorus, Metagross, Volcarona, and Tyranitar
Trading Card Game National Champions
- Junior Division (born 2002 or later): Carson St. Denis, running a team Plasma deck
- Senior Division (born from 1998 to 2001): Calvin Connor, running a team Plasma deck
- Masters Division (Born 1997 or earlier): Edmund Kuras running a “Deck and Cover” Gothitelle/Accelgor deck
