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Pokémon National Championships Streaming Online In July
The Pokémon Company International has announced that the upcoming Pokémon National Championships will be streamed online via Twitch.
The National Championships, where players will compete in the trading card game and in Pokémon X & Y, takes place July 4 through 6 in Indianapolis, Indiana. You will be able to check it out at Twitch.tv/Pokemon when it is happening. The World Championships, taking place August 16 through 17 in Washington D.C., will also be streamed online.
If you're able to make your way to Indiana to spectate (or participate) in the championships in Indiana, you will be able to get your hands on a special Shiny Mamoswine. If you think you've got the skills to compete, you can head here to learn more about signing up.
For the full press release head to page two.
Our Take
I think this has the potential to become a big event for Nintendo and Twitch. We already know people love watching each other play Pokémon online. To watch them compete in Pokémon online could be huge.
Pokémon Streaming US National Championships Live for the First Time
Competitors and Fans Can Get a Special Shiny Mamoswine at 2014 Pokémon US National Championships
BELLEVUE, WA—June 5, 2014—The Pokémon Company International announced today that the 2014 Pokémon US National Championships, taking place July 4–6 in Indianapolis, Indiana, will be streamed live for the first time, featuring two days of coverage of the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y video game and Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) competitions. The 2014 Pokémon World Championships, taking place August 16–17 in Washington, DC, will also be streamed live. Fans can follow the action from both events at Twitch.tv/Pokemon.
Visit Twitch.tv/Pokemon at the following times to watch the 2014 Pokémon US National Championships:
• Saturday, July 5, noon–5 p.m. EDT: Pokémon Video Game Swiss Rounds
• Saturday, July 5, 5–9 p.m. EDT: Pokémon TCG Swiss Rounds
• Sunday, July 6, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. EDT: Pokémon TCG Top Cut and Finals
• Sunday, July 6, 2–5 p.m. EDT: Pokémon Video Game Top Cut and Finals
Competitors and fans attending the US National Championships can get a special Shiny Mamoswine for their video game. This powerful Pokémon is similar to the Mamoswine used by 2013 Pokémon World Champion Arash Omatti, the first Pokémon video game World Champion from Italy. The Level 50 Shiny Mamoswine has an Adamant Nature, comes with the Thick Fat Ability, and holds a Choice Scarf item. This Mamoswine also knows the following moves: Icicle Spear, Earthquake, Icicle Crash, and Rock Slide. Those attending the US National Championships and interested in receiving this Mamoswine will need to bring their own copy of Pokémon X or Pokémon Y and their own system in the Nintendo 3DS family.
The US National Championships is open to all Pokémon X and Pokémon Y video game players. Pokémon TCG players in the Junior and Senior Divisions must have earned 5 Play! Points during the current Pokémon Championship Series season in order to compete, and Masters Division players must have earned 10 Play! Points. Qualified players interested in preregistering to attend the 2014 Pokémon US National Championships can now conveniently and quickly do so at the following link: http://2014.registration.pokemon.com.
Nearly 500 Pokémon video game and TCG players have already received Travel Awards or Travel Stipends to the 2014 Pokémon US National Championships based on the Championship Points they earned throughout the year at city, state, and regional events. Altogether, more than $300,000 in Travel Awards and Travel Stipends have been awarded to competitors attending the US National Championships this year by The Pokémon Company International.
Visit Pokemon.com, Like the official Pokémon Facebook page at Facebook.com/Pokemon, and follow @Pokemon on Twitter.
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