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@1exar

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i like politics a lot 🇹🇼🇺🇦 | Political Fundraiser | ELEC Treasurer | Cloud9 Superfan | Ex-Pokemon Guy

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@1exar
Lex
1 year
I’ve received a few messages regarding people wanting to swap from TCG to VGC. As someone who has made the jump I cannot stress enough how much greener the grass has felt.
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@1exar
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1 year
PSA if you Ice Spinner a Red Card Indeedee Follow Me the Terrain stays up. I learned that in round 8 of Hartford.
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@1exar
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11 months
Sudden Death in cut is a joke. This worlds be trying to take the cake for most mickey event of the season. That being said the top cut matches have been a joy to watch.
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@1exar
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1 year
I love VGC. I do not love Tornadus Mirrors.
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@1exar
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1 year
Top 4 EUIC! I am incredibly happy and proud if my VGC Debut! I cannot wait to compete in more events and Worlds this year!
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Dante Horton
1 year
I don’t know who needs to hear this but no you cannot justify not using Flutter Mane lol
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@1exar
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1 year
Bro I still can’t seem to take notes at VG Tours Meanwhile my opponents are calculating the wind velocity of my bundles icy wind while writing a prisoners dilemma on their notepad and at the same time discussing the effects of the Geneva convention on Pokemon battles.
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@1exar
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1 year
Nice thing about being a Gen 9 VGC baby is that I am completely blissfully ignorant to the history of power creep in the game. What do you mean the mons are getting unhealthy levels of strong?? ME CLICK TERA NORMAL ESPEED!!! DNITE GO BRRRRRR!!!!
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@1exar
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1 year
Watching VGC Twitter have a panic attack rn.
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@1exar
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1 year
Bonuses off the top of head 1. No cheating 2. People are nicer 3. Great Gen battle mechanic to start off with 4. OTS makes the barrier to entry for newer players to get into VGC low 5. If looking for coaching there are infinite solid choices. Tho I recommend @ChuppaVGC :D
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@1exar
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11 months
I played hundreds of internals with @unironicpanda @BanVgc @StriiderPKMN @tsltang0508 @ChongjunVGC Our prep document was stupid large. At the end of the day it wasn’t enough for 4 of us, but two fucking heroes remain. Marcus and Shiliang! I am rooting for you! You deserve the
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@1exar
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1 year
Pokemon needs to provide financial compensation or psychological services for the mental damage caused to players by the Global Challenge.
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@1exar
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1 year
Won my first local! In Tera Normal Espeed I pray! 🎉🎉
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@1exar
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1 year
Oh and the biggest benefit for a lot of people most likely. ITS CHEAPER CAUSE U JUST NEED THE GAME.
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@1exar
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9 months
7-1 in Day 2 with Dondozo!!! Bringing the boy back!!!
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@1exar
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1 year
After thinking about it for a while and getting Top 4 at EUIC, I am proud to announce that I will not be offering coaching. You can sign up by not messaging me. My hourly rate is $800. Looking forward to not working with you.
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@1exar
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1 year
I love the passion and enthusiasm from the H-Goodra gang. Its too bad the mon is mediocre. 😈
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@1exar
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9 months
Dozo’s Last Ride??? Top 16 (10th) at Sacramento Regionals!! Once again shoutout to @StriiderPKMN for working on the team with me and the rest of Gambito for their amazing support! The players this weekend were some of the highest quality I have ever gotten to play against,
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@1exar
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1 year
Every Team I used to get my invite in Regulation C. Combined Set Record of 51-18 (Excludes GCs) Total CP: 652 None of this would be possible without the building group ty all. I wonder what I can do with more than 3 months next year? 😁 Shoutout to the goat coach @ChuppaVGC .
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@1exar
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9 months
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@1exar
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1 year
Finished Day 1 of @ninopokebros Reg D Tour 8-1 with my version of HO. This tour has been super helpful adjusting to the new format and wouldn’t be possible without this amazing community. Overall very happy with my play! Excited for Day 2. Reusing this GIF cause I like it. 😁
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@1exar
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1 year
Average Verlisify Viewer 🤡
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@1exar
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1 year
So I have my Worlds Invite now?? Huh.
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@1exar
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1 year
JK 6-3 Made Day 2 at 29th!!! I’m 5-0ing tomorrow to make up for my shit play today. GL to everyone tomorrow!
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@1exar
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11 months
The reaction to Worlds in Hawaii is one of the most “I’m so happy” or “I can’t believe they did that” divides I have seen in a while.
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@1exar
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1 year
Please fix the VGC venue caster volume. We cannot hear them cast the game and we are literally at the event.
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@1exar
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11 months
The new Pokemon VGC circuit changes are great. Toxic Day 2 Race Removed ✅ Reg Win/IC T2 = Worlds Invite ✅ Locals Expanded and Matter ✅ Higher CP Req for Invite ✅ Just want/hoping for a higher prize pool for tours. Love the direction the game is going next year.
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@1exar
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11 months
This is my 4th Worlds but 1st in VGC. I’ll do my best! Good luck everyone! 💯
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@1exar
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1 year
Just saying the 3 Americans in Top 8 of EUIC, me, @TheKingVillager , and Champion @Paul_Chua_ are all from New Jersey.
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@1exar
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1 year
Would people be interested in a tournament report? I’d love to talk through the process of preparing for my first event!
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@1exar
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9 months
Life Update: I am now employed and have been busy with that an other irl stuff. :D
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@1exar
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6 years
Remember to vote on November 6th! Voice your opinion! Let's bring those voting turnout numbers up! Have an excuse not to vote? Boo! That's weak, just ask @BarackObama !
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President @BarackObama doesn't have time for these 7 excuses not to vote.
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@1exar
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11 months
My worlds testing is finally very productive. Have my 6 locked, now just to iron out EVs, movesets, and gameplans. Gl to every1! See ya’ll in Yokohama! 🇯🇵
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11 months
Most importantly make sure to have fun tomorrow. I spent my past 3 worlds when I played TCG beating myself up after, but this mentality stunts improvement. If things don’t work out there is still a ton of stuff to watch and see. I’m still so proud to just get to play this
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@1exar
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1 year
Team got me to Rank 1 on Showdown many times and now on cart. This is mostly based on @Neil_VGC ’s Vancouver team. He is a great team builder and his Youtube content is very helpful. Also ty to @ChuppaVGC for being a great coach! His sessions have been extremely informative.
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1 year
Finished Fresno Day 2 4-1! Overall Score 10-4! Happy to have had a great second day! Will see what place I end up.
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@1exar
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9 months
My nickname theme for the weekend.
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@1exar
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1 year
7-1 WE FUCKING DID IT! Day 2 at my first INTERNATS!!!!
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@1exar
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8 months
7-1 Dozo Day 2 Runback at Toronto!!! :D
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@1exar
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1 year
6-3 out after Day 1 at NAIC! I played a few more tough matchups than I could afford and didn’t get enough calls/rolls right. Best of luck to all my friends in Day 2 tomorrow! I have no regrets, my first season (excluding Worlds) went fantastic! See ya’ll in Yokohama! 😁
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@1exar
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6 years
Went canvassing for @VerrelliForLD15 today! Had a great time! Make sure you come out and vote on November 6th for the Dems!
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@1exar
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11 months
We worked endlessly and I am so happy to be playing competitive games again! Ty to all here and those I have worked with in the past. Much Love, see ya’ll next season. -1exar
@StriiderPKMN
Striider
11 months
The goats! We all did so well and built a super goated team. 2 of us reached day 2, neither of us took it all of the way, but all of us had a hell of a good time. Thanks so much for the fun times!
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1 year
Finished Top 16 (15th) at Fresno Regionals!! After a very mediocre 6-3 Day 1 I was very happy to have brought it back for a 10-4 overall score! Huge shoutouts to @VgcJesse for building the team and @ChuppaVGC and @StriiderPKMN for helping me prep. Loving VGC so far! :D
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1 year
This was my 2nd time team-building with a group of people. It was so fun working with them and talking over matchups and spreads! I really hope one or a few of us can take the team far in the tournament. Regardless of my performance, I’m stoked to meet people! GLHF everyone!
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@1exar
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1 year
7-2 made Day 2 of Hartford Regionals! Super happy and excited to play tomorrow! GL to everyone tomorrow!
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@1exar
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8 months
3-2 Day 2 for a 10-4 Top 32 Finish in Toronto! Proud of my consistency and being the last bastion of NA Dozo (as far as I’m aware). Will 100% be cutting a tour soon I’m so close!
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1 year
Made Top 4!!!!!
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@1exar
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1 year
I went 6-3 with a R1 No Show.
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@1exar
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9 months
Finished 10-4!! Played very well I feel overall just ran into some rough matchups in the end! Was glad I took games off both of them! GGs!
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@1exar
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1 year
One more time for those in the back.
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@1exar
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1 year
I’ve been trying to ladder more on cart to get exposed to more international play for worlds. This reg is prob my least favorite reg to play CTS out of the 4 we have had so far. That being said overall enjoying Reg D.
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@1exar
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1 year
Showdown currently, Game 1: HTR Game 2: HTR Game 3: Quick Guard Game 4: HTR Game 5: HTR + Quick Guard Man Pao-Dnite rlly made some ppl frustrated.
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@1exar
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11 months
This is a PSA to all those who may work with me on a team in the future. If and when you are in a group-chat with me prepare for infinite notifications. Thank you all for listening. 😇
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@1exar
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9 months
Honestly wasn’t super enjoying playing mons till a team i picked up yday. Hoping to Day2 and more in Sac and have fun while doing it. Enjoying the game is so important to me that I am the kind of player that even if you give me the unequivocal best team in the format if it
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@1exar
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11 months
Win or lose I am eating ramen after this next round! So I win regardless! 😁
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@1exar
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11 months
After the absolute cluster fuck of disorganization this years Worlds was its clear that these events at the very least need more full time staff, a revamping of many rules, and much clearer communication channels. This competitor experience should never happen again.
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@1exar
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1 year
I have enough Showdown accounts that I am simultaneously at every elo possible. I am fairly sure my winrate in 1800s+ is higher than my 1300-1600 accounts with the same teams. Hmmge 🤔
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1 year
I will be going to my first local in New Brunswick this weekend! Excited for some low stakes gaming! 😁
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@1exar
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1 year
VGC Twitter needs to stop eating entirely with these food takes going around.
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@1exar
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1 year
Made Top 8, 5th Seed!
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1 year
10-1 to 10-4 in @ninopokebros Reg D Tour! Played fantastic the first two rounds, but then unfortunately played poorly/my opponents were goated. GGs!
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@1exar
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1 year
To the guy who swapped his Dozo set to the Tera Poison and Order Up speed specifically for me. Fuck you. :D
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@1exar
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1 year
NAIC starts tomorrow, my first goal will be Day 2, but I hope I can do even better! GL to everyone competing! Remember to just take it one game at a time. 😁
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@1exar
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11 months
@FedeCampoVGC This is a really outstanding thing to do! Congrats again on your Top 4!
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1 year
Huge shoutout to @ChuppaVGC , @CarsonConfer , and @pero_francesco ! They helped me prep immensely and get the team ready for the tourney! We all piloted it and 3 of us got Day 2!
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@1exar
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9 months
@__guba 12 Years A Reroller
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@1exar
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11 months
I thankfully did get in to registration for Pitt, but if they don’t expand the capacity ima be sadge af. See every1 there.
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@1exar
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9 months
Will do a wrap up post when I get back home, but considering my expectations for this weekend were low af I am very happy that I had a blast both hanging out with ppl and playing some high quality Pokemon.
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@1exar
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11 months
@TomHayden27 @MoyCituk @Normalssbbbx @unironicpanda @bsmiffy_ Ima clear things up right now. I worked with Chuppa for NAIC we did exactly 0 extra prep for Wolfes Team. 2 maybe 3 people at max were bringing it and it would be foolish to change stuff on our team for that low percentage or worry about it. As Wolfe mentions in the video
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@1exar
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11 months
The 1700s on Showdown is the 7th Circle of Hell.
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11 months
1st 2nd Worlds Incoming?
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justin
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First season brothers 🤝
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@1exar
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1 year
When @Neil_VGC Tera Fairys his Ting-Lu vs you this weekend, just know it was 30 games of me clicking Outrage and wiping his team that led him to that choice.
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1 year
5-0 at NJ Local! 1st Seed going into cut. Feeling good about my play!
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@1exar
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1 year
Heading to EUIC today. It will be my first Pokemon tournament since 2018, and basically my debut playing competitive VGC. I have gotten so much help and support from the community going into the tourney that I am excited to meet people and compete again. Safe travels to all!
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1 year
Hey look thats me! (Getting my ass handed to me) 😂
@playpokemon
Play Pokémon
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Trainers from around the globe have battled hard throughout the 2023 competitive season to qualify for this year’s #PokemonWorlds . Come meet each of your World Championships Stars by region, starting with Latin America! 📖
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1 year
8-1 to end Day1! What an incredible experience EUIC has been so far!
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1 year
Made it close! GGs @AgatiGa ! Gl in the finals!
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1 year
The Team is coming together! Regardless of how I do at Hartford I am super grateful for all the supportive and helpful friends I have made in the VGC community so far.
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1 year
The only religion I practice is Dondito and the Cross I pray to is the IV coming of @ChuppaVGC . Hail the Savior. 😇 Hallelujah my fellow followers.
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@1exar
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1 year
Check out my Top 4 EUIC Team Report! Thanks to @VGCVictoryRoad for giving me the opportunity to write for them!
@VGCVictoryRoad
Victory Road
1 year
A new #PokemonScarlet #PokemonViolet team report is out! 🥳 In his first tournament appearance, 🇺🇸 Alexander D'Andrea ( @1exar ) made a splash by finishing Top 4 at the European Internationals in London! 🥉 🔗 ⬇️🧵⬇️
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1 year
Pokemon Twitter: “Please flight don’t be delayed!!” TFT Twitter: “something something draven! Devs on summer break??? No hotfix smoge!” Both Twitters are in equal panic right now and I’m just sitting here in Ohio wondering if I locked the right EV spreads.
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1 year
The Gambito team just won on stream vs a bad matchup and Iron Defense Gambit cause of a teamsheet error. This team is cracked.
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@1exar
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10 months
Since we called Pitt Shittsburgh I would like to petition the VGC community to call Peoria the following. Peorrhea
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1 year
With there being 0 people left playing high-elo Reg C Ladder, it is time to indulge in a guilty pleasure of mine! Spectating the shitshow that is Low Ladder!
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1 year
I still feel like I get stream jitters but I was really happy with how I closed out today! Only up from here! Ty to everyone in my building group, ya’ll are goated! ❤️😁
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1 year
5-1 cut my first local! :D
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1 year
Played super poorly in the GC this time round but was able to hit 1700 which should be good for a small amount of points. Gl to all playing the rest of your games today!
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@1exar
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11 months
4-3 was unable to clutch it! Game 1 got away from me and game 2 I got the turn 1 wrong haha. What a crazy first season though!
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9 months
I’m bringing Psychological Warfare to Sac tom. Gl to all my opponents! :D
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1 year
Finished 9-5 Top 64! Wish I coulda taken Gambit further but rooting on @tsltang0508 ! He is a beast and is gonna carry Gambito corp to victory!
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10 months
@TBFUnreality @tsltang0508 look another person who does the 6 pp thing!
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10 months
@kyk1ri Calling something the Rizzifinity Guide should be automatic disqualification from discourse on any platform for 3 months.
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1 year
Even though I am almost certainly out I am rooting on @ChuppaVGC who brought the same exact 6!!! Additionally lets go @Neil_VGC ! Shoutout to @VgcJesse for building the team its goated and I wish I could’ve brought it further!
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1 year
Nothing quite matches the elation I feel when I discover a new YT channel to binge.
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1 year
Certain people I knew back in my TCG days having bad takes on the situation revolving the winner of Masters TCG in Hartford does not surprise me at all. There is zero tolerance for this bullshit and you are accountable for the people you continue to surround yourself with.
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1 year
Finished Top 4 at the NJ Local! Had a great time and am very happy with my performance! Excited for NAIC!! 😁
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1 year
I spent the 3 weeks post EUIC talking about how garbage Glimmora was only to drop Chi Bundle and keep Glimmora for this GC btw. 🤡 12-2 Day 1, 1640 Rating, I’ll play the rest when I feel like it.
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1 year
Dondozo building group boutta win a regional without Dondozo. 😁 Lets fucking go @tsltang0508 is in the finals!!! TAKE IT HOME!
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