Photos: Pokémon North America International Championships held in New Orleans
Players compete in the 2024 Pokémon North America International Championships at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Sunday, June 9, 2024. More than 2,600 players competed in four Pokémon games for a chance to advance to the world championships.
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Players Jose Cruz Galindo Resendiz, left, and Edison Chein compete in the junior finals of the Pokemon Trading Card Game during the 2024 Pokemon North America International Championships at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Players Jose Cruz Galindo Resendiz, left, and Edison Chein compete in the junior finals of the Pokemon Trading Card Game during the 2024 Pokemon North America International Championships at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The audience reacts to play between Jose Cruz Galindo Resendiz and Edison Chein compete in the junior finals of the Pokemon Trading Card Game during the 2024 Pokemon North America International Championships at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Players Jose Cruz Galindo Resendiz, left, and Edison Chein compete in the junior finals of the Pokemon Trading Card Game during the 2024 Pokemon North America International Championships at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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An inflated Pikachu looms over the proceedings during the 2024 Pokemon North America International Championships at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Paul Golden of Baltimore, Maryland watches a the action with Gengar, his shoulder buddy, during the 2024 Pokemon North America International Championships at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Players compete in the Pokemon Trading Card Game standard challenge during the 2024 Pokemon North America International Championships at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Dylan Rible of Los Angeles competes in the Pokemon Trading Card Game standard challenge during the 2024 Pokemon North America International Championships at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Players play Pokemon Unite during free-play during the 2024 Pokemon North America International Championships at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Players compete in a 2014 version of the Pokemon Trading Card Game during the 2024 Pokemon North America International Championships at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Ability markers are staged as players compete in a 2014 version of the Pokemon Trading Card Game during the 2024 Pokemon North America International Championships at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Players compete in the junior finals of the Pokemon Trading Card Game during the 2024 Pokemon North America International Championships at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Players Edison Chein, right, and Jose Cruz Galindo Resendiz compete in the junior finals of the Pokemon Trading Card Game during the 2024 Pokemon North America International Championships at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Attendees come and go during the 2024 Pokemon North America International Championships at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Competitor Dan 'Shifty' Samples of Cumming, Georgia takes a break during the 2024 Pokemon North America International Championships at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Sunday, June 9, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)