While hordes of competitors will be duking it out in both the Pokémon card and video games, the folks behind the event have also decided to give fighting game fans some love by holding a special Pokkén Tournament invitational. Organized to celebrate the title’s impending arrival on Wii U, this exhibition will feature appearances by Evil Geniuses’ Justin Wong, HugS, NYC Fab, Tasty Steve, Spooky, RIP, and more.
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Results
Pokkén Tournament
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7. Spooky (Suicune/Frogadier, Suicune/Fennekin, Suicune/Eevee, Suicune/Emolga)
7. Jason K. (Gardevoir/Frogadier, Gardevoir/Lapras, Gardevoir/Eevee)
Winners Finals
EG|Justin Wong vs. RIP
Winners Bracket
NYC Fab (Charizard/Fennekin, Charizard/Emolga) vs. EG|Justin Wong (Weavile/Frogadier) – 0-2
RIP (Pikachu/Frogadier, Pikachu/Eevee) vs. Se Jun Park (Suicune/Frogadier, Suicune/Snivy) – 2-0
Losers Bracket
HugS (Machamp/Emolga) vs. Jason K. (Gardevoir/Frogadier, Gardevoir/Eevee) – 2-0
Spooky (Suicune/Frogadier, Suicune/Eevee, Suicune/Emolga, Suicune/Fennekin) vs. Tasty Steve (Blaziken/Frogadier, Blaziken/Eevee) – 0-2
First Round
Jason K. (Gardevoir/Frogadier, Gardevoir/Lapras) vs. EG|Justin Wong (Weavile/Frogadier) – 0-2
HugS (Machamp/Emolga) vs. NYC Fab (Charizard/Emolga, Charizard/Fennekin) – 1-2
Tasty Steve (Blaziken/Frogadier, Blaziken/Eevee) vs. Se Jun Park (Suicune/Frogadier, Suicune/Eevee, Suicune/Snivy, Suicune/Lapras) – 1-2
RIP (Pikachu/Frogadier, Pikachu/Eevee) vs. Spooky (Suicune/Frogadier, Suicune/Fennekin) – 2-0
Source: Pokémon, special thanks to Nugget Bridge for their picture of the invitational bracket.