I ENTERED MY FIRST MAJOR POKEMON TOURNAMENT • NAIC 2025

I went to my FIRST MAJOR Pokémon Trading Card Game Tournament! I SMILED and LAUGHED my way through NAIC and New Orleans! I met a ton of really awesome people who share my passion for Pokémon. I fought my way to a win and in to make day 2 of competition. And I did it all the love of my life. I got to meet two of my favorite creators and attend my dream tournament after 13 years of wanting to go! Enjoy my NAIC 2025 vlog and my experience getting deeper into the competitive Pokémon scene.

Pokémon tournaments are for ALL Pokémon fans! The Pokémon Trading Card Game is my favorite game of all time. If you are a Pokémon I think you might really enjoy it too if you give it a try. I had so much fun at the 2025 North American International Championships held in New Orleans, Louisiana.

I traveled all the way to New Orleans to compete with my girlfriend Livie and all of our friends! I had two goals for the weekend: Hit Ace Trainer (200 championship points) and go out on Bourbon Street. Mission complete!

THANK YOU TO...
My girlfriend Liv for being my inspiration and getting me involved in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Liv also helped with editing, the graphics, and the thumbnail.
Patrick for helping me with the Raging Bolt deck list!
John, Tytus, Jesse, Adrian, Dante, and America for being travel companions in the Airbnb!
All of the people who came up to me to take pictures and say hello!
The Pokémon community for treating me so kindly
The Pokémon Company for an amazing event!
All the players I played against
My local NJ Pokémon community

00:00 Intro
00:37 Dan Pokémon Lore
05:06 NAIC Day 0 (Thursday)
07:40 NAIC Day 1 (Friday)
09:18 Round 1
10:35 Round 2
11:41 Round 3
12:27 Round 4
13:23 Round 5
14:36 Round 6
16:07 Round 7
17:47 Round 8
19:48 Round 9
21:38 NAIC Day 1 (Friday)
23:24 NAIC Day 2 (Saturday)
25:04 Bourbon Street
25:32 NAIC Day 3 (Sunday)
26:01 What's next?

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