The dates and locations for the European National Pokémon Championships have been announced.
The UK event will take place in Manchester from May 30-31 at EventCity. Those who are successful at the event can win a number of prizes such as scholarships a share of the $2million prize pool and a spot at the World Championships in Boston this August.
Over 40 qualifying events like the one detailed above will be held across multiple counties in the run up to the World Championships. The German event will take place in Stuttgart in mid May while the Italian event will be held in Assago in mid June.
More details, along with rules and format can be seen on the Pokémon website.