Carnation teen repeats as pokemon champ

Published 3:26 pm Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Henry Maxon of Carnation earned the title of Pokémon Winter Regional Champion at the 2015 Pokémon Winter Regional Championships, following a weekend of head-to-head Pokémon video game battles in Portland, February 14 and 15.

Maxon is among only five champions from across North America to earn the title. The winter regional championship tournament is the second of three regional tournaments in the U.S. and Canada in the 2015 Pokémon Championship Series season. Spring regional championships are in May.

Along with the title, Maxon has earned points toward an invitation to the 2015 Pokémon World Championships in Boston this August.

Players who win enough points can earn a spot in the Pokémon World Championships. For more, visit www.pokemon.com/play.