{"id":386949,"date":"2026-10-11T19:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-pokemon-world-championships-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T19:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T18:00:19","slug":"inside-the-pokemon-world-championships-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-pokemon-world-championships-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Pok\u00e9mon World Championships | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/83-H_wxJDnI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the Pok\u00e9mon World Championships | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/83-H_wxJDnI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A lot has happened in the 30 years since Pok\u00e9mon burst into the world, but one thing that hasn\u2019t changed is its enduring appeal. <\/p>\n<p>Nowhere is the popularity of Pok\u00e9mon more apparent, than at the Pok\u00e9mon World Championship Finals. <\/p>\n<p>Tech Now&#8217;s Alasdair Keane headed to the event in San Francisco, where more than 2000 players from 50 countries were taking part. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Pok\u00e9mon #Pokemon #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot has happened in the 30 years since Pok\u00e9mon burst into the world, but one thing that hasn\u2019t changed is its enduring appeal. 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