Experience: I’m a world champion Pokémon player

Chile's president invited me to the palace and asked to see some of my cards

I started playing the Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG) around 10 years ago, when Iwas seven. My older brother, Marco, had already been playing with my dad for years. At first, the three of us just played at home. For me, Pokemon TCG is a family activity - it keeps us close. Ithink that's important, especially nowadays when everyone is on their phone.

I'm from Iquique, a city in the north of Chile. We have a strong Pokemon community here, and several local shops host tournaments. The game is two-player, and involves each person preparing a deck of 60 cards - each card represents one Pokemon, with different abilities and powers. You then battle your opponent with your cards; whoever has the more powerful combination of cards is the winner.