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LATIONS TO ALL THE
TROOPERS WHO GO ABOVE AND
BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY EVERY
DAY.
>>> WELL, POKEMON HAS SWEPT
THE WORLD, CRAZE STARTED WITH
JUST A SIMPLE GAME.
WINNER.
NOW A BOY FROM SOLEBURY
TOWNSHIP BUSINESS TO COMPETE
TO BECOME THE WORLD'S BEST
POKEMON PLAYER.
HE'S ALREADY CONQUERED
AMERICA.
HERE'S GERALD KOLPAN.
>> PEAKCHEW NO.
REPORT REPORT JUST BECAUSE IT
HASN'T BEEN IN THE NEWS EVERY
MINUTE LATELYDON'T BELIEVE
FOR A SECOND THAT THE POKEMON
CRAZE IS ANY LESS NUTS.
SUBMITTED FOR YOUR APPROVAL,
IAN GAR VERY, 13 YEAR-OLD
STRAIGHT A STUDENT, SCIENCE AN
MATH WHICH IS.
>> THE UNITED STATES POKEMON
MASTER.
>> PARALYZED ON THE SPOT.
>> Reporter: NOT JUST THE KID
DIVISION, MASTER, PERIOD, NOT
OF THE LITTLE CARD GAM EITHER
BUT THE SUPER COMPLICATED
HIGHLY EXTRA TEEJ CALIFORNIA
INDIVIDUAL YES VERSION KNOWN
AS POKEMON STADIUM.
IAN WENT TO THE FINALS AS
NORTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMP
TAKING ON KIDS FROM T
SEATTLE, SAN DIEGO AND FORT
WORTH DIVISIONS.
>> I WANT TO BE IN THE NEW
YORK CITY ONE, AND ALL 4 KIDS
FROM ALL PLACES AROUND THE
UNITED STATES WENT TO SEATTLE
TO COMPETE IN THE UNITED
STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS.
AND I WON THAT.
I'M GOING TO SIDNEY, AUSTRALIA
TO COMPETE IN THE WORLD'S
FINALS.
>> Reporter: IAN LEAVES
TOMORROW ON THE ALL EXPENSE
PAID TRIP WHICH EXPLAINS WHY
HIS DAD STEVE IS CARRYING THAT
BAG.
AFTER ALL A3 YEAR OLD CAN'T
GO DOWN UNDER ALL BY HIMSELF.
>> YEAH, I MEAN WE HAD NO CLUE
IT COULD LEAD ANYWHERE.
HE'S A WHICH IS AT STRATEGY
GAMES AND HE JUST TOOK IT TO
THE FURTHEST EXTENT HE COULD
POSSIBLY TAKE A VIDEO GAME I
GUESS.
>> Reporter: IAN'S PARENTS SAY
HE APPROACHES POKEMON PRETTY
MUCH THE SAY HE APPROACHE
MOST THINGS.
ONCE HE FIND SOMETHING HE
LIKES HE DOESN'T QUIT UNTIL HE
MASTERED IT.
WHICH IS PROBABLY THE REASON
WHY IN COMPETITION HE'S BEATEN
16 YEAR-OLD, 17 YEAR OLD, EVEN
30 YEAR OLD.
NINTENDO ISN'T SAYG WAT THE
PRIZE FOR A FIRST WIL BE B
IAN ISN'T ASKIN MANY
QUESTIONS.
HE KNOWSHEN IT IS TIME T
AND, GO. IN THE LIM
IN SOLEBURY TOWNSHIP GERALD
KOLPAN, "FOX NEWS".