Nintendo's First Full OP Year - 2004 In Review
Many Pokemon Organized Play Events took place in 2004. It was definatly a year to remember for Pokemon.
~*~January~*~
-Plans for a new Professor test released
~*~February~*~
-2003/2004 OP Season City Championships held
~*~March~*~
-EX: Team Aqua vs. Team Magma prereleases and set release
-Release of Pokemon Colliseum for GCN
~*~April~*~
-2003/2004 State Championships held (Ours were on my birthday...)
~*~May~*~
-2003/2004 Gym Challenge series starts around the US
-Information for 2004 World Championships released
~*~June~*~
-EX: Hidden Legends prereleases and set released
~*~July~*~
-National Championships and Stadium Challenge series
-Toys R' Us 'Pokemon Play Days' began
~*~August~*~
-World Championships 2004 held in Orlando, FL (with Japan sweeping all 3 divisions)
-EX: Fire Red and Leaf Green prereleases and set released
~*~September~*~
-Release Fire Red and Leaf Green GBA games
-New league starts called the Sevii Islands league
-OP Series 1 set released
~*~October~*~
-New Modified format takes effect (EX-on)
-EX: Team Rocket Returns prereleases
~*~November~*~
-EX: Team Rocket Returns released
-2004/2005 City Championships series starts
~*~December~*~
-Professor program starts
-Player rewards are announced
The plans for 2005 are astounding! With City Championships continuing into the month of January, with EX: Deoxys coming out in February, and with State Championships in March, 2005 looks like a great OP year as well!