Players Can Battle the Pokémon Teams of Three-Time World Champ Ray Rizzo and 11 Other Finalists in the Pokémon World Tournament!

To be among the elite video game players at the Pokémon World Championships, players must collect and train a powerful Pokémon team, spend countless hours preparing for battle, and plan a strategy for the intense competition they must face. For a select few players who competed at the 2012 Pokémon World Championships in Hawaii, their hard work, dedication, and success earned them a place in the upcoming Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 video games launching October 7th in North America.

Twelve video game finalists from this year’s Pokémon World Championships—including three-time World Champion Ray Rizzo—will be the basis for Pokémon Trainers inPokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 to challenge players as part of the in-game Pokémon World Tournament

.Beginning on October 22nd, three distribution events via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service will unlock Pokémon World Tournament events featuring those finalists. Each distribution will feature four finalists from a Pokémon World Championships age division, and you can battle them after reaching the Pokémon World Tournament found in the Unova region’s Driftveil City.