Thousands gather as Pokemon World Championships kick off in Japan

The Manila Times

Thousands gather as Pokemon World Championships kick off in Japan  Over 10,000 people join the 2023 Pokémon World Championships in Yokohama, Japan. About 2,000 contestants from 50 countries vie for the world champion title in card and video games, aiming for $1 million in prizes.  Video by AFP  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes  #japan  #pokemon  #pokemonworldchampionships

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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:03 I think it's really exciting that the fact that there's

00:16 so many people from all over the world

00:19 here to celebrate Pokemon.

00:20 [CHATTER]

00:23 It's kind of like chess, where if you didn't play chess

00:36 and you were watching a high-level chess match,

00:39 you wouldn't know what was going on.

00:40 But once you get to a certain kind of skill level,

00:42 there's a lot of depth and complexity into it.

00:45 [CHATTER]

00:49, Yeah.

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