The Pokémon World Championships and Pokémon XP fan convention are both happening in San Francisco this weekend, and competitive players are gathering at the event for the biggest Pokémon tournament of the year. However, a few notable players, including a previous world champion, will not be playing after being banned for cutting the line at the merch booth.
Players Luca Ceribelli, Ruben Gianzini, and Luca Lussignoli had their event passes confiscated, though Ceribelli claims the group was told their passes would be reprinted so they would be able to actually enter Worlds and compete in the days ahead. In a lengthy
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