Pokemon X and Y Become Official Versions for Nintendo's Championship Series
Pokemon X and Y are now the official versions for Nintendo's championship series.
The company announced that it is leaving behind Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 as the premier games for the Pokemon World Championships.
It also stated that its plans for this year's series will come into play in the U.S. during this month. This is the first time the championships have been held since the Pokemon X and Y games were released and they give players a chance to compete against one another for accolades.
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Nintendo will hold five regional events this month and the winner will receive trophies and the opportunity to enter into the U.S. National Championships and potentially the 2014 World Championships, which will be held this August in Washington D.C.
These events are open to the public and anyone who owns a 3DS and a copy of Pokemon X or Y can enter into the contest. The championships also feature Pokemon trading card-game competitions for those who do not want to play the 3DS game.
The Pokemon X and Y games came out in the fall of this year and an accompanying anime is expected to debut in English on Jan. 18 on Cartoon Network.
A new trailer has been made available for those interested in the new series, which has already begun airing in Japan. Eleven episodes have been released and the show is currently on hiatus until Jan. 9, 2014, which is just 9 days before it hits the U.S.
The preview gives fans a good look at what's to come with the Pokemon anime series. The first episode scheduled to air in the States will be accompanied by another special one titled "Mewtwo: Prologue to Awakening."
Familiar characters such as Ash from previous animated iterations of Pokemon will make their return in this new series.
