Pokebattleathon 2002

Pokebattleathon 2002 (PBT 2002) was the 15th edition of the Pokebattleathon and it was held in Moscow Russia. The event comes to Russia after Nyushu was victorious of Pokebattleathon 2001 in Rotterdam Netherlands. 35 nations confirmed including the debut of Albania, Belarus and Ukraine. However, Austria and Italy withdrew from this edition.

Contest
The contest was split into two semi finals of 15 and the top 10 qualify for the final going to the 5 nation from 2001.



Other Nations

 * Austria confirmed that they will not compete in the PBT 2002 due to financial restraints
 * Hungary did not enter the PBT 2002 due to lack of interest.
 * Italy withdrew from this edition due to the protest against the big four rule and the failure of the last edition.
 * Malta did not enter due to lack of interest
 * Monaco did not confirm for this edition due to financial restraint.
 * Slovakia decided not to compete in this edition but stated that a return is possible in the near future.