Pokebattleathon 2005

Pokebattleathon 2005 (PBT 2005) was the 18th edition of the Pokebattleathon hosted in Valletta, Malta. The event arrives in Malta after Davinia was victorious of Pokebattleathon 2004 in Munich, Germany. 40 nations confirmed including the return of Serbia-Montenegro after two years. Andorra and Georgia also debuted in this edition. Bosnia-Herzegovina and Portugal opted to withdraw from the competition.



In 2005, the Pokemon mascots were introduced into the competition. This year's mascot was Aerodactly in homage to Davinia's Aerodactyl. These mascots are the symbol of the contest and the host nation. Davinia's Aerodactyl was the first Aerodactyl to compete in Pokebattleathon.

Contest
The contest was split into two semi finals with 17 nations in each semi final. The top 6 from the previous edition will join the top 10 nations from the semi finals. The semi final draws are completely random. Israel asked to be in Semi final 2 due to a previous broadcasting agreement during semi final 1.



Fun Facts

 * 2005 was the only year where a Metagross did not compete.
 * 2005 saw the debut of Bayleef and Rattata.
 * 2005 was the second time that more than 50% of the battlefield is underwater. The first time was 1994 in Tel Aviv.

Other Nations

 * Armenia sent a delegation to the 2005 contest. They hope to debut in the future
 * Azerbaijan has applied for membership into the ETU. They also sent a delegation.
 * Due to a string of poor results, Bosnia-Herzegovina has withdrawn from the competition in order to reorganize their broadcaster and method of choosing their representative.
 * RTL HOD Lens Flaggart stated that Luxembourg will not return to the competition in the near future.
 * Portugal confirmed that they withdrew from the contest due to financial troubles.