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Meet the real-life Pokémon professors, the unsung heroes of competitive monster-battling

Source: The Guardian · Published 24 Sept 2026, 09:00

<p>They offer advice, referee card games and manage players’ tantrums – we caught up with some of the volunteer profs who keep the competitive game going at this year’s world…

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