2013 Pokémon National Championship Results

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 Video Game National Champions

  • Junior Division (born 2002 or later): Beau Berg, playing with Tyranitar, Garchomp, Zapdos, Cresselia, Hitmontop, and Scizor
  • Senior Division (born from 1998 to 2001): Paul Chua, playing with Politoed, Kingdra, Cresselia, Scrafty, Metagross, Thundurus
  • Masters Division (Born 1997 or earlier): Gavin Michaels, playing with Ludicolo, Amoonguss, Landorus, Metagross, Volcarona, and Tyranitar

Trading Card Game National Champions

  • Junior Division (born 2002 or later): Carson St. Denis, running a team Plasma deck
  • Senior Division (born from 1998 to 2001): Calvin Connor, running a team Plasma deck
  • Masters Division (Born 1997 or earlier): Edmund Kuras running a "Deck and Cover" Gothitelle/Accelgor deck

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Honedge

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It is now known that Honedge comes into being when a departed spirit possesses a sword that once belonged to humans. It can use the blue cloth attached to its hilt as nimbly as an arm. Pokémon Trainers who carelessly take this blade in hand may find the blue cloth wrapping itself around them and draining their energy! 

Honedge can learn the attack Swords Dance, a Normal-type move. Swords Dance is a frenetic dance that uplifts the fighting spirit and sharply raises the user’s Attack stat. The effect can be increased by using this move multiple times in succession, helping Trainers who deploy this move at the beginning of a battle to overwhelm one opponent after another! 

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Pokédex 3D Pro vs. Pokédex for iOS

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Pokédex 3D Pro vs. Pokédex for iOS

So let’s talk about the Pokédex 3D Pro first. This app only works on the Nintendo 3DS and you can download it in the Nintendo eShop for $14.99. This app debuted in Japan on July 14th, 2012, and it was made available to pretty much everyone else on November 8th, 2012. Of course being on the 3DS, this app features Pokémon in 3D on the top screen. When you select a Pokémon, you have a really cool voice shout out that Pokémon’s name. 

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