{"id":6967,"date":"2022-09-08T10:37:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T08:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/08\/whats-it-like-to-be-a-real-life-pokemon-trainer\/"},"modified":"2022-09-08T10:37:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T08:37:58","slug":"whats-it-like-to-be-a-real-life-pokemon-trainer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/08\/whats-it-like-to-be-a-real-life-pokemon-trainer\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s it like to be a real-life Pok\u00e9mon trainer?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Pok\u00e9mon Worlds, the wholesome tournament where childhood dreams can come true<\/p>\n

Like many 90s kids, when I was 10 I dreamed of becoming a Pok\u00e9mon Master. From car journeys spent craning my neck over a Game Boy screen while battling through Victory Road, to cranking the Pok\u00e9mon album on my Discman, I was determined<\/em> to be the very best. Life had other plans for me but, as I discovered on a sunny August weekend this year, for 5,000 dedicated competitors across the globe the dream is very much alive.<\/p>\n

After a Covid-mandated three-year hiatus, the Pok\u00e9mon World Championships have returned. And this year, Pikachu and pals took over London, coating the ExCel centre\u2019s concourse with Pok\u00e9-paraphernalia \u2013 even transforming the nearby cable car over the Thames. Surrounded by 100-foot-tall inflatable Pikachus and a stadium-worthy stage, this once drab conference hall is now a makeshift battleground for aspiring trainers young and\u2026 well, I\u2019m not ready to call myself old yet. Less young? That\u2019ll do.<\/p>\n

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\nWelcome to Pok\u00e9mon Worlds, the wholesome tournament where childhood dreams can come true
\nLike many 90s kids, when I was 10 I dreamed of becoming a Pok\u00e9mon Master. From car journeys spent craning my neck over a Game Boy screen while battling through Victory Road, to cranking the Pok\u00e9mon album on my Discman, I was determined to be the very best. Life had other plans for me but, as I discovered on a sunny August weekend this year, for 5,000 dedicated competitors across the globe the dream is very much alive.
\nAfter a Covid-mandated three-year hiatus, the Pok\u00e9mon World Championships have returned. And this year, Pikachu and pals took over London, coating the ExCel centre\u2019s concourse with Pok\u00e9-paraphernalia \u2013 even transforming the nearby cable car over the Thames. Surrounded by 100-foot-tall inflatable Pikachus and a stadium-worthy stage, this once drab conference hall is now a makeshift battleground for aspiring trainers young and\u2026 well, I\u2019m not ready to call myself old yet. Less young? That\u2019ll do. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Pok\u00e9mon Worlds, the wholesome tournament where childhood dreams can come true Like many 90s kids, when I was 10 I dreamed of becoming a Pok\u00e9mon Master. From car journeys spent craning my neck over a Game Boy screen while battling through Victory Road, to cranking the Pok\u00e9mon album on my Discman, I was …<\/p>\n

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