Players from all around Australia traveled to Melbourne for the Australian Pokémon Video Game Championships, to put everything they had on the line to try and get a top two placing in their division, earning them a paid expenses trip to Vancouver, Canada to participate in the Pokémon World Championships. Here we have the teams for the top cut of 16 from the Masters Divisions, top cut of eight from the Seniors Division and top cut of four from the Juniors Division.
Masters Division
1. Ben Kilby
2. Hugh Ronzani
3. Jordan Bradley
4. Peter Seo
5. Jack Clarke
6. Nicholas Steer (IncredibleChaos)
7. ???
8. Rob Whitehill (No1 Machop Fan)
9. Alex
10. Marcus Raj
11. Martyn Brookshaw
12. Jackson Lakey (FamousDeaf)
13. Michael Kan
14. Attila B.
15. Kaine Matthews
16. Nathan
Seniors Division
1. Michael Z.
2. Brent
3. Matt
4. Larry
5. Harry
6. Angus
7. Ruben
8. James
Juniors Division
1. Nick K.
2. Aj B.
3. Peter
4. Blake
Frequency Per Pokémon
So how did the Australians fare in terms of their Pokémon usage at the Nationals event compared to the rest of the world? Keep in mind when viewing the table that the data in it is from across three divisions where some teams are incomplete. If you see a Pokémon on this list it is definitely something to prepare to encounter.
| Tyranitar | 10 |
| Metagross | 8 |
| Thundurus | 8 |
| Garchomp | 7 |
| Gastrodon | 7 |
| Scizor | 7 |
| Cresselia | 6 |
| Hitmontop | 5 |
| Latios | 5 |
| Scrafty | 5 |
| Chandelure | 4 |
| Ferrothorn | 4 |
| Heatran | 4 |
| Hydreigon | 4 |
| Politoed | 4 |
| Terrakion | 4 |
| Togekiss | 4 |
| Abomasnow | 3 |
| Amoongus | 3 |
| Breloom | 3 |
| Crobat | 3 |
| Kingdra | 3 |
| Liepard | 3 |
| Dragonite | 2 |
| Excadrill | 2 |
| Gliscor | 2 |
| Infernape | 2 |
| Latias | 2 |
| Lucario | 2 |
| Ludicolo | 2 |
| Milotic | 2 |
| Porygon2 | 2 |
| Rhyperior | 2 |
| Rotom-Wash | 2 |
| Salamence | 2 |
| Tornadus | 2 |
| Virizion | 2 |
| Volcarona | 2 |
| Arcanine | 1 |
| Bisharp | 1 |
| Dusclops | 1 |
| Eelektoss | 1 |
| Escavalier | 1 |
| Gyarados | 1 |
| Landorus | 1 |
| Landorus-Therian | 1 |
| Magnezone | 1 |
| Mamoswine | 1 |
| Maractus | 1 |
| Raikou | 1 |
| Rotom-Heat | 1 |
| Sableye | 1 |
| Slowbro | 1 |
| Toxicroak | 1 |
| Whimsicott | 1 |
| Zapdos | 1 |
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