THOUSANDS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND FOR THE 2024 POKEMON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. IT'S A FIRST OAHU, CRYSTAL TRON JOINS US LIVE AT THE HAWAII CONVENTION CENTER WITH MORE. HEY, CHRIS. >> GOOD MORNING. SARAH AND SAM HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. YOU WANT TO BE THE VERY BEST LIKE NO ONE EVER WAS. WELL, YOU BETTER FIND YOURSELF HERE AT THE HAWAII CONVENTION CENTER FOR THE 2024 POKE MON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. AND IT'S A FIRST FOR OAHU. AND WE'RE GLAD THAT IT'S HERE BECAUSE IT'S BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVERY JUST LIKE BIG BEHIND TO TELL US MORE IS OPEN GUY. HE'S A SENIOR PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER FOR THE POKEMON COMPANY INTERNATIONAL. GOOD MORNING TO THE FRIDAY. HAPPY ALOHA FRIDAY TO YOU. AND IT'S A BIG ONE BECAUSE POKE HIM OBJECT WILL CHAMPION THEIR HERE. I TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE POKEMON WORLD CHAMPION SHIRT. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO BE BACK IN HAWAII. SO WE HAVE WE'VE HAD 3 ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THEY WERE ALL ON THE BIG ISLAND. SO BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN HONOLULU. SO WE'RE SO HAPPY TO BE HERE. BUT YEAH, AS YOU SAID, THIS IS THE 2024 POKEMON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. >> COMPETITION START TODAY. THEY GO UNTIL SUNDAY. YES. AND FACILITIES ALREADY STARTED YESTERDAY. THERE WAS. I HEARD THERE'S A COOL DRONE SHOW. TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SURE THOSE A DRONE SHOW LAST NIGHT ACTUALLY WAS OUR FIRST ONE GONNA BE ANOTHER ONE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TONIGHT THERE'S GOING TO BE FIREWORKS AND IT'S ALL AT THE HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE. OKAY. THAT SOUNDS GREAT. SO WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IS COMPETITION HAPPEN RIGHT HERE, CORRECT. SULLIVAN IS SORT OF SPLIT INTO 2 LOCATIONS. SO AT THE CONVENTION CENTER, IT'S THE COMPETITIONS. ALL THAT ATTENDEES COME TO THE CONVENTION CENTER. THE COMPETITION IS THERE AS WELL AS OUR PUBLIC. SO THE POKEMON CENTER AND THEN WE HAVE OTHER BRAND ACTIVATIONS AT THE HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE. WE HAVE THE TRAINER TOWN. WE HAVE ALL THESE ARTS AND CRAFTS ON THESE ARE ACTIVITIES FOR THE KEIKI. SO EVERYONE EVERYONE CAN ACTUALLY GO TO THOSE ACTIVATIONS. BUT THAT'S AT THE HILTON. HAWAIIAN VILLAGE CAME OVER HERE. YOU NEED A POKE BATCH. TELL ME HOW YOU GET THAT THAT'S HOW YOU GET CORRECT. SO YOU HAVE THAT REGISTERED A WHILE AGO. THEY DID GO VERY FAST. SO THERE ARE NO MORE. BUT PEOPLE WANT TO WATCH ALL THE ACTION, THEY CAN WATCH IT ONLINE ON OUR OFFICIAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL AS A WELL AS OUR OFFICIAL TWITCH CHANNEL, THEY CAN WATCH OR STREAM CALLED ALL 3 DAYS THEY CAN ALSO HEARD. YEAH, THAT THE POPE CAME ON POP-UP STORE HAPPENED YESTERDAY. HOW WAS THAT RECEIVED AS YOU CAN REALLY, REALLY? WELL, IT'S EXCLUSIVE MERCHANDISE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IN THE U.S. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PHYSICAL POKEMON CENTER STORES AND IT'S ONLY AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. SO PEOPLE LOVE IT. WE HAVE REALLY GREAT STUFF IN THERE AND I INVITE EVERYONE TO GO ONLINE AND SEE HOW THEY CAN GET A RESERVATION AND COME ON DOWN AND SEE WHAT WE GOT. THAT SOUNDS GREAT. ELVIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. EVERYTHING YOU DO BRING IN POLK HIM ON BACK TO HAWAII. BIGGER AND BETTER. NEVER RIGHT HERE AT THE HAWAII CONVENTION CENTER. COME CHECK IT OUT. A LOT MORE INFORMATION ON IT ON OUR WEBSITE AT KHON, 2 DOT COM. SO. >> GO CHECK IT OUT AND MAKE SU