3rd April 2014 – Pokémon fans from around Australia and New Zealand will once again have the chance to compete in the Pokémon Video Game Australian National Championships in 2014.

In the lead up to the National Championships, fans will have the chance to learn from and test their skills against some of the best players in their city at Regional Championships to be held in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Auckland (NZ), with travel awards up for grabs to the Pokémon Video Game Australian National Championships.

At the National Championships, players will battle it out on the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y games for Nintendo 3DS, where top finishers can win a trip to Washington, D.C. to compete in the 2014 Pokémon Video Game World Championships, to be held 16th -17th August, 2014.

Players can begin to familiarise themselves with the official rules for the upcoming events at pokemon.com/play

Further information regarding the Pokémon Video Game Australian National Championships and Regional Championships will be announced in the coming weeks. Stay tuned to the recently launched Facebook and Twitter pages for upcoming announcements!