From April 22-24, Pokémon fans and players from around the world gathered in Germany at Messe Frankfurt for the Pokémon International Championships of Europe 2022. Players competed in the Pokémon Trading Card Game,
Pokémon Sword and
Pokémon Shield video games, the first
Pokémon GO International Championships in partnership with Niantic, and
Pokkén Tournament DX. Over three days of intense competition, Trainers from the Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon video games battled it out to win the title of International Champion and secure a spot in this year’s Pokémon World Championships, which will be held in London, England from August 18-21.
Pokémon GO and
Pokkén Tournament DX players also competed for a spot at the 2022 Pokémon World Championships. This year’s champions received a special Pokémon trophy, scholarship and cash awards, as well as many thousands of dollars worth of prizes across the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon video game,
Pokémon GO and
Pokkén Tournament DX competitions. Here is the list of lucky winners:
Trading Card Game – Junior Category: 1st place: Nathan Osterkatz [US] 2nd place : Luka Levain [FR]
Trading Card Game – Senior Category: 1st place: Caleb Rogerson [US] 2nd place : Roberto Costanzo [FR]
Trading Card Game – master category: 1st place: Gustavo Wada [BR] 2nd place : Frank Percic [US]
Video game – junior category: 1st place: Alexander Musikant [DE] 2nd place: Francesca Zaglio [IT]
Video game – senior category: 1st place: Nicholas Kanv [AU] 2nd place: Alessandro Marchionne [IT]
Video game – master category: 1st place: Eric Rios [ES] 2nd place : Oliver Eskolin [FI]
Pokémon GO – senior category: 1st place: Maxwell Ember (MEweedle) [GB] 2nd place: Stefan Cojocaru (KrowMDIV) [DE]
Pokémon GO – master category 1st place : Jakub Zatloukal (Aeeriils) [CZ] 2nd place : Domnik Wieber (Fr43ka) [DE]
Pokkén Tournament DX – senior category: 1st place: Fardin Rahman Mikan (Royume) [DE]
Pokkén Tournament DX – master category : 1st place: Florian Blank (Cloud) [DE] 2nd place: Motochika Nabeshim (Elm) [JP]
For more information on Pokémon Championships, including rules, locations and dates, schedules, and tournament awards, visit www.pokemon.com/fr/play-pokemon/.
