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==In official events and tournaments== | ==In official events and tournaments== | ||
===2024 World Championships location announcement=== | ===2024 World Championships location announcement=== | ||
At the end of the [[2023 World Championships]] on August 13, 2023, it was announced that next year's [[Pokémon World Championships]] will be held in {{wp|Honolulu}}, {{wp|Hawaii}}; it will be the fourth World Championships to be held in the state. As it was announced in the wake of {{wp|2023 Hawaii wildfires|wildfires happening throughout Hawaii}} beginning early August 2023, this announcement has been met with criticism, with people citing issues with announcing the news during an ongoing tragedy and the over-tourism in Hawaii causing problems to the state as it tries to meet the tourism demand.<ref>Nightingale, Ed (August 14, 2023). "[https://www.eurogamer.net/the-pokemon-company-donates-200k-to-hawaii-after-announcing-it-as-2024-tournament-location The Pokémon Company donates $200k to Hawaii after announcing it as 2024 tournament location]." ''Eurogamer''.</ref><ref>Bailey, Kat (August 15, 2023). "[https://www.ign.com/articles/pokemon-world-championships-hawaii Why the Pokémon World Championships Going to Hawaii Is Proving to be a Controversial Choice]." ''IGN''.</ref> | At the end of the [[2023 World Championships]] on August 13, 2023, it was announced that next year's [[Pokémon World Championships]] will be held in {{wp|Honolulu}}, {{wp|Hawaii}}; it will be the fourth World Championships to be held in the US state. As it was announced in the wake of {{wp|2023 Hawaii wildfires|wildfires happening throughout Hawaii}} beginning early August 2023, this announcement has been met with criticism, with people citing issues with announcing the news during an ongoing tragedy and the over-tourism in Hawaii causing problems to the state as it tries to meet the tourism demand.<ref>Nightingale, Ed (August 14, 2023). "[https://www.eurogamer.net/the-pokemon-company-donates-200k-to-hawaii-after-announcing-it-as-2024-tournament-location The Pokémon Company donates $200k to Hawaii after announcing it as 2024 tournament location]." ''Eurogamer''.</ref><ref>Bailey, Kat (August 15, 2023). "[https://www.ign.com/articles/pokemon-world-championships-hawaii Why the Pokémon World Championships Going to Hawaii Is Proving to be a Controversial Choice]." ''IGN''.</ref> | ||
[[The Pokémon Company]] made a donation of $200,000 to the Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund via the nonprofit GlobalGiving, which was announced on the [[Play! Pokémon]] Twitter account shortly after the 2024 World Championships location announcement.<ref>[https://twitter.com/playpokemon/status/1690638821468364800 @playpokemon on Twitter.] Posted on August 13, 2023.</ref> | [[The Pokémon Company]] made a donation of $200,000 to the Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund via the nonprofit GlobalGiving, which was announced on the [[Play! Pokémon]] Twitter account shortly after the 2024 World Championships location announcement.<ref>[https://twitter.com/playpokemon/status/1690638821468364800 @playpokemon on Twitter.] Posted on August 13, 2023.</ref> | ||