May 02, 2005
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Orlando, Fla., Native Has Loved Collecting and Battling Pokémon Since 1998
There's a new champion in the Pokémon universe, and he heralds from an unusual realm: Orlando, Fla. Chris Darling, 20, bested more than 36,000 registrants across the United States and Canada in tests of Pokémon knowledge to be crowned Nintendo's Pokémon Emerald Ultimate Frontier Battle Brain. On April 30, Darling sent his Pokémon into battle at the Pokémon Emerald Battle Tower (Seattle's landmark Space Needle) and defeated 12 other finalists to win a trip for two to the new Pokémon The Park 2005 in Nagoya, Japan.
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Make sure u also visit http://emerald.pokemon-games.com/ for more details on the contest
Now... that adds another point for the fact that Pokemon is NOT only for kids :p
