The announcement that Vancouver will be the host city for the Pokémon World Championship in 2013 was made Sunday at the closing ceremony of this year’s Championships in Waikoloa, Hawaii.

The Pokémon World Championships feature top players from around the world. Each year features three winners each in both the card game and video game categories. This year’s 2012 Senior Division Pokémon TCG (trading card game) World Champion is Chase Moloney. According to the Pokémon World Championships website, Moloney is from B.C.

The Pokémon World Championships attract hundreds of players from around the world to compete. Pokémon originated as a Nintendo video game in 1996. The first World Championships were held in 2004.

The 2013 Pokémon World Championships will likely be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre in August of next year.