{"id":14049,"date":"2024-04-10T15:37:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T13:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/10\/pushing-buttons-meet-the-pint-sized-pokemon-pros\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T15:37:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T13:37:54","slug":"pushing-buttons-meet-the-pint-sized-pokemon-pros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/10\/pushing-buttons-meet-the-pint-sized-pokemon-pros\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing Buttons: Meet the pint-sized Pok\u00e9mon pros"},"content":{"rendered":"

With its giant inflatable Pikachu, fairground games and friendly vibe, this just might be my favourite esports event around, and it\u2019s touching to see kids living out their trainer dreams<\/p>\n

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I spent much of my weekend at the ExCeL convention centre in London, where about 10,000 people from across Europe were gathered for the European Pok\u00e9mon championships. There were 4,500 competitors, playing the perennially popular trading card game, Pok\u00e9mon Go, the arena battle game Pok\u00e9mon Unite and, of course, the video games (currently Scarlet and Violet).<\/p>\n

The Pok\u00e9mon championships aren\u2019t like many of the other esports events I\u2019ve been to over the years. The prizes are only a few thousand dollars and a lot of the 340 Pok\u00e9mon professors (who act as judges and facilitators) attended on their own dime. The crowd is also significantly younger, as you might expect. Among the competitors were plenty of kids and teenagers, and there were even more among the spectators.<\/p>\n

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\nWith its giant inflatable Pikachu, fairground games and friendly vibe, this just might be my favourite esports event around, and it\u2019s touching to see kids living out their trainer dreams
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\nI spent much of my weekend at the ExCeL convention centre in London, where about 10,000 people from across Europe were gathered for the European Pok\u00e9mon championships. There were 4,500 competitors, playing the perennially popular trading card game, Pok\u00e9mon Go, the arena battle game Pok\u00e9mon Unite and, of course, the video games (currently Scarlet and Violet).
\nThe Pok\u00e9mon championships aren\u2019t like many of the other esports events I\u2019ve been to over the years. The prizes are only a few thousand dollars and a lot of the 340 Pok\u00e9mon professors (who act as judges and facilitators) attended on their own dime. The crowd is also significantly younger, as you might expect. Among the competitors were plenty of kids and teenagers, and there were even more among the spectators. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With its giant inflatable Pikachu, fairground games and friendly vibe, this just might be my favourite esports event around, and it\u2019s touching to see kids living out their trainer dreams \u2022 Don\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here I spent much of my weekend at the ExCeL convention centre in London, …<\/p>\n

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