Rome! Madrid! Paris! Birmingham!
The Pokémon Company has announced touring details for the 2011 Pokémon Video Game Championships.
The competition will criss-cross Europe and North America in the coming months, before a final showdown this August in San Diego.
Do you know your Charmander from your Chandelure? Your Litwik from your Lickitung? Nintendo has once again designated Birmingham’s NEC as the UK’s pocket monster Mecca. Battling begins there in June, with space for 1024 Pokémon trainers to duel and probably get their photos taken with a man in a Pikachu costume. But beware, entry is determined on a first come, first served basis.