World Championships Tournament

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The 2012: Junior Division Challenge (Japanese: ジュニアせかいおうじゃに　いどめ！ Challenge the Junior World Champion!) tournament feature the top four contestants from Junior Division from the World Championship Nationals that were held in Hawaii in August 2012. It is part of the series of tournaments based off of the tournament finalists. Its distribution began on October 21, 2012 for Japanese and international releases and January 3, 2013 for Korean release.

The tournament is conducted under Double Battle rules; therefore, the opponents will pick four of their six Pokémon to battle with. All Pokémon will be set to level 50. No duplicate Pokémon or held items are allowed, and no moves are banned. The Soul Dew is the only held item banned.

Due to an error in World Finalist Brendan's team, a fixed version of the tournament has been released on October 23, 2012. The original can be differentiated from the updated version by the colon on the title (originally being 2012 Junior Division Challenge).

Participants

World Champion Abram

World Champion Abram Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 World Champion and Professor Abram Oak Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Water Ice Ability: Skill Link Held item: Choice Scarf Cloyster♂ Lv.50 Icicle Spear Ice Physical   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Hidden Power Normal Special   --       Razor Shell Water Physical   --       Types: Electric Flying Ability: Prankster Held item: Flying Gem Thundurus♂ Lv.50 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Hidden Power Normal Special   --       Types: Bug Fire Ability: Flame Body Held item: Lum Berry Volcarona♀ Lv.50 Heat Wave Fire Special   --       Quiver Dance Bug Status   --       Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Ground Flying Ability: Sand Force Held item: Yache Berry Landorus♂ Lv.50 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Rock Dark Ability: Sand Stream Held item: Focus Sash Tyranitar♀ Lv.50 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: Fighting Gem Hitmontop♂ Lv.50 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Wide Guard Rock Status   --

World Runner-up Brian

World Runner-up Brian Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 World Runner-up and Professor Brian Oak Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Dark Ghost Ability: Prankster Held item: Lagging Tail Sableye♂ Lv.50 Trick Psychic Status   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Rock Dark Ability: Sand Stream Held item: Chople Berry Tyranitar♂ Lv.50 Protect Normal Status   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Types: Dark Dragon Ability: Levitate Held item: Haban Berry Hydreigon♀ Lv.50 Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: Occa Berry Metagross Lv.50 Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Meteor Mash Steel Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: Fighting Gem Hitmontop♂ Lv.50 Detect Fighting Status   --       Feint Normal Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Types: Electric Water Ability: Levitate Held item: Choice Specs Rotom Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Trick Psychic Status   --       Hidden Power Normal Special   --

World Finalist Brendan

Initial team

This party was available from October 21 to 23, 2012 for international releases and October 22, 2012 to October 24, 2012 for Japanese games.

World Finalist Brendan Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 World Finalist and Professor Brendan Oak Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Drizzle Held item: Macho Brace Politoed♂ Lv.50 Scald Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Hidden Power Normal Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Water Dragon Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Dragon Gem Kingdra♀ Lv.50 Draco Meteor Dragon Special   --       Muddy Water Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Effect Spore Held item: Black Sludge Amoonguss♂ Lv.50 Spore Grass Status   --       Rage Powder Bug Status   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Electric Water Ability: Levitate Held item: Choice Specs Rotom Lv.50 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Thunder Electric Special   --       Hidden Power Normal Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Leftovers Cresselia♀ Lv.50 Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Safeguard Normal Status   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: Lum Berry Metagross Lv.50 Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --

Updated team

This party was used starting on October 23, 2012 for international releases and October 24, 2012 for Japanese games due to the inaccurate team information.^[1]

World Finalist Brendan Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 World Finalist and Professor Brendan Oak Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Dragon Ground Ability: Sand Veil Held item: Yache Berry Garchomp♂ Lv.50 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Rock Dark Ability: Sand Stream Held item: Chople Berry Tyranitar♀ Lv.50 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Bug Steel Ability: Technician Held item: Steel Gem Scizor♂ Lv.50 Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Bug Bite Bug Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Electric Flying Ability: Prankster Held item: Sitrus Berry Thundurus♂ Lv.50 Hidden Power Normal Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: Fighting Gem Hitmontop♂ Lv.50 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Wide Guard Rock Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Choice Specs Cresselia♀ Lv.50 Hidden Power Normal Special   --       Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Psyshock Psychic Special   --       Trick Psychic Status   --

World Finalist Kippei

World Finalist Kippei Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 World Finalist and Professor Kippei Oak Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: Shuca Berry Metagross Lv.50 Meteor Mash Steel Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Rock Dark Ability: Sand Stream Held item: Dark Gem Tyranitar♂ Lv.50 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: Fighting Gem Hitmontop♂ Lv.50 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Wide Guard Rock Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Sitrus Berry Cresselia♀ Lv.50 Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Safeguard Normal Status   --       Types: Electric Flying Ability: Pressure Held item: Leftovers Zapdos Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Heat Wave Fire Special   --       Tailwind Flying Status   --       Detect Fighting Status   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Storm Drain Held item: Rindo Berry Gastrodon♀ Lv.50 Earth Power Ground Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Protect Normal Status   --

Credits

• Junior Division World Champion Abram Burrows as "World Champion Abram"
• Junior Division Runner-up Brian Hough as "World Runner-up Brian"
• Junior Division 3rd Place Finisher Brendan Zheng as "World Finalist Brendan"
• Junior Division 4th Place Finisher Kippei Takaki as "World Finalist Kippei"

In other languages

Language Title Japanese ジュニアせかいおうじゃに　いどめ！ French Défi catégorie junior 2012 German Junioren-Herausforderung 2012 Italian Categoria Junior 2012 Korean 마스터 세계강자에게 도전하자! Spanish Reto Categoría Júnior 2012

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