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Posted by: Chance on 15 Dec 2011 12:21:01 (No. 14832)
More exciting news for Pokemon fans! Following on from yesterday's revelation that a new Pokemon game will be announced in January, the Pokemon Company has revealed the Pokemon VGC 2012 dates for the UK and Europe.
The big news is that the Pokemon VGC will take place a few months earlier than usual in 2012. The Pokemon VGC 2012 will kick off on March 3rd with five Pokemon Video Game National Championships across Europe.
UK-based Pokemon fans will be pleased to hear that the Pokemon Video Game National Championships are once again coming to Birmingham on March 3rd. Fans will be competing to reach the Pokemon Video Game World Championships 2012 which will take place in Hawaii between August 10th-12th, 2012. There, they will be taking on the Pokemon players from Japan and the USA. Can anyone defeat Ray Rizzo, the Pokemon VGC champion for the past two years?
The Dates
Here are the Pokemon Video Game National Championships European dates:
UK
Date: Saturday 3rd March
Location: Birmingham NEC: Hall 11
Germany
Date: Saturday 10th March
Location: Essen, Messe Essen, Halle 1A
France
Date: Saturday 17th March
Location: Paris, Espace Champerret, Hall C
Spain
Date: Saturday 24th March
Location: Madrid, IFEMA, Pabellón 5
Italy
Date: Sunday 1st April
Location: Milan, Centro Congressi Milanfiori, Strada 1
Pokemon World Championships 2012
Date: August 10th-12th
Location: Hawaii, USA
All tournaments are free to play with entry granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Space will be capped so you are encouraged to arrive early for registration. At all European National locations, the Masters Division line opens at 8:00 AM and closes at 8:30 AM while the Junior and Senior lines open at 12:30 PM and close at 1:00 PM. The caps are as follows:
Junior Division: 175 competitors
Senior Division: 275 competitors
Masters Division: 450 competitors
The Age Divisions
In the Pokemon VGC 2012 fans will compete in three age divisions:
Junior Division: Born in 2001 or later
Senior Division: Born in 1997, 1998, 1999, or 2000
Masters Division: Born in 1996 or earlier
This time more people will have a realistic chance of competing in the Pokemon VGC 2012 in Hawaii as all four top finishers (up from two last year) from each age division will win travel and accommodation for the 2012 Pokémon World Championships in Hawaii, USA. Players under the age of 18 will also receive travel and accommodation for one accompanying adult.
The Rules
New for this year, players can build their teams using Pokemon from the National Pokedex but they must play using Pokemon Black Version or Pokemon White Version.
The Pokemon VGC 2012 will use Double Battles and will take place via Infrared Connection. Players taking part at the European qualifying events may only use European versions of the video games and must have a Player ID to participate. If you have a Pokemon Trainer Club account but don't have a Player ID, you can obtain one by logging onto your account and visiting pokemon.com Competitors must bring their Player ID to their event to compete.
Source: http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/33497/pokemon-vgc-2012-dates-revealed/
The big news is that the Pokemon VGC will take place a few months earlier than usual in 2012. The Pokemon VGC 2012 will kick off on March 3rd with five Pokemon Video Game National Championships across Europe.
UK-based Pokemon fans will be pleased to hear that the Pokemon Video Game National Championships are once again coming to Birmingham on March 3rd. Fans will be competing to reach the Pokemon Video Game World Championships 2012 which will take place in Hawaii between August 10th-12th, 2012. There, they will be taking on the Pokemon players from Japan and the USA. Can anyone defeat Ray Rizzo, the Pokemon VGC champion for the past two years?
The Dates
Here are the Pokemon Video Game National Championships European dates:
UK
Date: Saturday 3rd March
Location: Birmingham NEC: Hall 11
Germany
Date: Saturday 10th March
Location: Essen, Messe Essen, Halle 1A
France
Date: Saturday 17th March
Location: Paris, Espace Champerret, Hall C
Spain
Date: Saturday 24th March
Location: Madrid, IFEMA, Pabellón 5
Italy
Date: Sunday 1st April
Location: Milan, Centro Congressi Milanfiori, Strada 1
Pokemon World Championships 2012
Date: August 10th-12th
Location: Hawaii, USA
All tournaments are free to play with entry granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Space will be capped so you are encouraged to arrive early for registration. At all European National locations, the Masters Division line opens at 8:00 AM and closes at 8:30 AM while the Junior and Senior lines open at 12:30 PM and close at 1:00 PM. The caps are as follows:
Junior Division: 175 competitors
Senior Division: 275 competitors
Masters Division: 450 competitors
The Age Divisions
In the Pokemon VGC 2012 fans will compete in three age divisions:
Junior Division: Born in 2001 or later
Senior Division: Born in 1997, 1998, 1999, or 2000
Masters Division: Born in 1996 or earlier
This time more people will have a realistic chance of competing in the Pokemon VGC 2012 in Hawaii as all four top finishers (up from two last year) from each age division will win travel and accommodation for the 2012 Pokémon World Championships in Hawaii, USA. Players under the age of 18 will also receive travel and accommodation for one accompanying adult.
The Rules
New for this year, players can build their teams using Pokemon from the National Pokedex but they must play using Pokemon Black Version or Pokemon White Version.
The Pokemon VGC 2012 will use Double Battles and will take place via Infrared Connection. Players taking part at the European qualifying events may only use European versions of the video games and must have a Player ID to participate. If you have a Pokemon Trainer Club account but don't have a Player ID, you can obtain one by logging onto your account and visiting pokemon.com Competitors must bring their Player ID to their event to compete.
Source: http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/33497/pokemon-vgc-2012-dates-revealed/
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Posted by: Chance on 15 Dec 2011 12:22:07 (No. 14833)
You'll need to use more skill and strategy than ever before in the Pokemon VGC 2012. That's according to the Pokemon Company's JC Smith who believes that using the National Pokedex will make the Pokemon VGC 2012 even more competive.
The Pokemon Company announced the Pokemon VGC 2012 dates this morning but they also revealed that players will be able to choose Pokemon from the National Pokedex for their team. This means you'll have more Pokemon to choose from than in the Pokemon VGC 2011 where players could only use Pokemon from the Pokemon Black and White's Unova region.
"Opening up the National Pokedex for competition, and thus expanding the number of Pokemon that can be used in the 2012 season, will only increase the skill and strategy needed to be crowned a Pokemon Video Game National Champion," said J.C. Smith, director of Consumer Marketing for The Pokemon Company International. "We look forward to seeing the thousands of Pokemon players and fans who will be attending the five European National Championships events this spring."
Source: http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/33514/pokemon-vgc-2012-youll-need-more-skill-to-be-a-champion/
The Pokemon Company announced the Pokemon VGC 2012 dates this morning but they also revealed that players will be able to choose Pokemon from the National Pokedex for their team. This means you'll have more Pokemon to choose from than in the Pokemon VGC 2011 where players could only use Pokemon from the Pokemon Black and White's Unova region.
"Opening up the National Pokedex for competition, and thus expanding the number of Pokemon that can be used in the 2012 season, will only increase the skill and strategy needed to be crowned a Pokemon Video Game National Champion," said J.C. Smith, director of Consumer Marketing for The Pokemon Company International. "We look forward to seeing the thousands of Pokemon players and fans who will be attending the five European National Championships events this spring."
Source: http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/33514/pokemon-vgc-2012-youll-need-more-skill-to-be-a-champion/
