The United States 2012 Pokémon National Championships took place at the Indiana Convention Center on June 29th through July 1st, 2012. Over 2,000 Pokémon Trainers gathered at the Indiana Convention Center, making the 2012 US Pokémon National Championships the biggest Pokémon tournament ever held. The top eight Pokémon TCG players and top four Pokémon video game players in each division received invitations to the Pokémon World Championships in Hawaii in August.

Press Release

Bellevue, WA - July 2, 2012 - Three days of intense Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) and video game competition at the 2012 Pokémon U.S. National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana culminated in the crowning of six U.S. National Champions and the formation of an elite group of finalists ready to battle against the world's best this August at the 2012 Pokémon World Championships in Hawaii. From a group of thousands, only 36 American Pokémon TCG and video game players will travel to the Big Island of Hawaii with one goal in mind, becoming a Pokémon World Champion.

As a special incentive for the Pokémon video game players advancing to Hawaii, The Pokémon Company International will choose a select number of top players and their Pokémon teams who are participating at the 2012 Pokémon Video Game World Championships and distribute them via the Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection service into the upcoming Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 [1] video games (launching in the U.S. October 7). Once distributed, players can battle these elite Pokémon World Championships participants and the Pokémon they trained in the Pokémon World Tournament, a new battle arena debuting in the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 games. More information about the Pokémon World Tournament is coming soon, and the 2012 Pokémon Video Game World Champion player distribution details will be announced later this fall.

Below is a complete list of U.S. Pokémon TCG and video game finalists that earned invitations to the 2012 Pokémon World Championships taking place August 11-12 in Waikoloa, Hawaii.

MASTERS DIVISION - Born 1996 or Earlier

Pokémon Video Game Finalists
1st place - Wolfe Glick (16) - McLean, Virginia
2nd place - Joe Pulkowski (20) - Stockton, California
3rd place - Danny Zollner (24) - Edgewater Park, New Jersey
4th place - Manoj Sunny (16) - Des Plaines, Illinois

Pokémon Trading Card Game Finalists
1st place - John Roberts II (23) - St. Louis, Missouri
2nd place - Kevin Nance (22) - Trinity, North Carolina
3rd place - Jay Hornung (23) - Madrid, Iowa
4th place - Christopher Murray (23) - Woodbridge, VA
5th place - Ashon Haswell (22) - Fayetteville, North Carolina
6th place - Tom Dolezal (24) - Akron, Ohio
7th place - Breton Brander (19) - Colorado Springs, Colorado
8th place - Carl Scheu IV (17) - Middleburg Heights, Ohio

SENIOR DIVISION - Born 1997 to 2000

Pokémon Video Game Finalists
1st place - Aaron Zheng (14) - New York City, New York
2nd place - Jonathan Hiller (13) - Parkesburg, Pennsylvania
3rd place - Toler Webb (14) - Apex, North Carolina
4th place - Paul Chua (13) - Union, New Jersey

Pokémon Trading Card Game Finalists
1st place - Ty Wheeler (15) - Dayton, Ohio
2nd place - Jason Martinez (13) - Glendale, California
3rd place - Brandon Smiley (15) - Dallas, Texas
4th place - Sean Hipp (15) - Mesquite, Texas
5th place - Jeremy Gibson (13) - Morris Plains, New Jersey
6th place - Alan-Luc Nguyen (14) - Renton, Washington
7th place - Seth Hanslik (12) - Uhrichsville, Ohio
8th place - Kaitlin Young (15) - Greenwood, Indiana

JUNIOR DIVISION - Born 2001 or Later

Pokémon Video Game Finalists
1st place - Abram Burrows (11) - Santee, California
2nd place - Brian Hough (11) - Ann Arbor, Michigan
3rd place - Devon Roth (10) - New Hyde Park, New York
4th place - Gerardo Gonzalez (11) - Fremont, California

Pokémon Trading Card Game Finalists
1st place - Ian Robb (9) - Warwick, Rhode Island
2nd place - Jonathan Croxton (11) - Charlottesville, Virginia
3rd place - Daniel Sargent (11) - Roy, Utah
4th place - Natalia Routhier (11) - Coppell, Texas
5th place - Morgan Davies (11) - North Olmsted, Ohio
6th place - Michael Catron (11) - Frederick, Maryland
7th place - Shane Kittelson-Burke (10) - Monticello, Minnesota
8th place - Anthony Menchaca (10) - Frisco, Texas

Source: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/news_op_nats12_day3_wrap-2012-07-01/