This little guy was definitely the key to my run this tournament! I'm really glad I was able to do Garchomp/Corviknight justice too since it's a core I love that no one else uses/believes in. I tried my best and I'm happy with the results. See you all in Knoxville!
I recently passed 900 sales on my Etsy and I'm running my first ever sale! If you're interested, check out all my joy con options down below and use code "VGC10" to get 10% off your order. Sale goes on until the end of Sunday and most orders ship Monday!
I'm sorry if you tried talking to me today & I didn't say much. I found out Angel had passed away at 2am today & I stayed up most of night crying/unable at sleep. The tournament was of little importance to me & why I declined a stream interview. RIP my friend I'll miss you ❤️
My dad passed away yesterday. He meant so much to me and he always supported me. This is one of the last pictures I have with him from 2017. He was in a dark place for a while, I just never knew how dark. He is at peace now. If you ever need someone to talk to, I'm here for you
A significantly higher CP bar instead of top 75 would've solved the main issues. Nothing wrong with TPCI wanting a smaller Worlds. CP bar makes it so you don't have to care how others do at the events you can't attend. A bar is a clear goal to reach & you control your own destiny
To any VGC players who have their Worlds invite, but are unsure if they can make it to Japan because of costs, read my post below. I am buying welcome kits & I can pay you upfront (like today) to try & help you get to Worlds. Info is in the post!
Last time I had this much confidence going into a big tournament was San Diego. I would've loved to win, but 3rd was close & I finally get to add a Regionals medal to my trophy collection! Team was 10/10 & one of my favorites I've ever built. I'll try again in Sacramento 😄
Team I used to get 12th in Dallas with no dynamax candy on 5/6 Pokemon. Can't say I would've won the whole thing without this issue, as it didn't come into play in my top 16 loss actually. No team is perfect, but this one is very versatile and all members carry their weight :)
Ah darn couldn't get that the last win! I knew it was going to be tough to win, and
@carson_confer
played/prepped really well! After 4 years of playing though I finally have one of these that I can add to my collection :)
If you would've told me at San Diego that I would have a new signature Pokemon that I'm know for that wasn't ScarfChomp, Substitute Celesteela or Salamence, I wouldn't have believed you. I earned 1000+ CP with Klefki this season 🤣 Also Corv=Celesteela & Roaring Moon=Mence haha
⚠️ VGC REGULATION SET H ⚠️
The Regulation Set H details have been announced!
🗓️ 1 Sep 2024–5 Jan 2025
🚫 All Paradox, Treasures of Ruin and Legendary Pokémon will be INELIGIBLE
🌎 This will be the format at LAIC!
🔙 Reg. Set G will be BACK from January to April 2025
With all the drama this has caused, some good Samaritans should help. Worlds kits FLY OFF THE SHELVES for $2k apparently with no risk, so reply below if you'll give someone $1,500 BEFOREHAND so they can get to Worlds. You make $500 & you get to feel morally great about yourself!
If you have your invite & need help getting to Worlds, I can help with $850 towards a flight to get you there in exchange for your kit. You can look at the info & my terms below. If you are interested, send me a DM. The amount of people I can do this for is limited.
Got these for newer players in time for Oregon, I don't know how much of a difference they'll make, but worth a shot! Thanks to Gio as well for helping design them.
Let's try this again because a Top 32 cut isn't a great structure. Hi
@AlphaZealot
@playpokemon
a day 2 swiss structure like at the international championships would be greatly appreciated by the community. TCG has had it for years, so I think it's time for VGC to join them.
Run ends in top 8! You've done me well this season Klefki, but it might be time for retirement. Hope the run secured my day 2 invite! Shout out to for the sick joy-cons :)
Hey Everyone! Since I don't have a big tournament until North America Internats, I decided to do a fun project! I put a ton of work into it so please check it out and share it if you enjoyed it!
Made day 2 at Fresno with my completely bad & outdated team! This is definitely Klefki's last ride, it's done me well this season. All my friends need to hold me accountable & make sure I have a new team for NAIC because if not I won't secure my day 2 invite lol
8-1 top cut baby! I've top cut all 3 500+ player regionals in the past 10 years(SoCal 2014, Dallas 2020, & now this)! So happy the work I've been putting in has paid off! Time to not lose in top 32!
If you have your invite & need help getting to Worlds, I can help with $850 towards a flight to get you there in exchange for your kit. You can look at the info & my terms below. If you are interested, send me a DM. The amount of people I can do this for is limited.
I finally did it, I finally cut my first internats after always bombing day 2! 7-0!!! kind of bitter sweet because I completely robbed Desu game 2, genuinely hoping he wins his last round.
Journey to Japan is starting! Unfortunately we had to cancel Okinawa because of a stupid typhoon, but we'll still be in Kyoto/Osaka and Tokyo before heading to Yokohama for Worlds!
With the season coming to an end, here is the newly updated list of every North American player who has won multiple regional championships since the inception of VGC. Thanks to
@The_One_Gio
for the graphics!
I just top cut Dallas!!!!!! Beyond estatic, you guys have no idea (You'll find out why tomorrow)!!!!!! So happy, I'm fucking back baby!!!!!!! My team was amazing, I loved it so much :)
Decided to cancel Knoxville last minute. Just haven't gotten enough time to practice. This little guy is too sweet/cute and we just got him so I'll spend the weekend with him ☺️
@AlphaZealot
@EnoshShachar
@Pokemon
@playpokemon
Hi Chris, I hope you're willing to consider changing the overall game time from 15 minutes to 20 minutes. With dynamax and max moves, the amount of time these animations take will make many games reach the time limit too often. I am positive the community would appreciate this.
Will try my best tomorrow in finals vs
@komvgc
tomorrow even if it's a difficult matchup. Even if I lose, I will be happy with my play this tournament and happy for Gavin becoming champion!
I came to NAIC with one goal, to secure my day 2 invite for Worlds. I'm happy to say I accomplished it & I'll be competing in day 2 for the first time since 2018! I had a great time hanging out with friends this weekend & shout out to everyone who came over on Saturday/Sunday!
Hey
@KiernanWagner
this person needs help getting to Worlds, why'd you delete your post shitting on me a month ago? 🤣
Come on, Worlds kits are worth $2,000 guaranteed, you should step up and help out with $1,200 upfront like you said in your post 🤔
It's July 1st and I'm ngl, Worlds is looking a little cooked. I'm having 0 luck with job searching and flight prices are rising daily. I considered selling my Champion's Festival 22 to at least pay for some of the trip and the money I owe but it'll take 21 days to clear payment.
7-1!! First time in a long time I don't have a win and in to make it into day 2. Genuinely not happy with the updated version of my team for Regulation C, but I've been playing well overall today.
Going home from EUIC & this was one of my favorite tournaments results aside! For once I finally took pictures & went into the city to explore & do stuff unlike Worlds. I need to make an effort to take more pictures with friends for the memories. See you all in Portland😁
After a little over two weeks my time in Japan is coming to an end. I had an amazing time, but I am glad to be going home finally! I wasn't planning on playing until Sacramento, but I loved my Worlds team so much I said screw it and booked Pittsburgh. See everyone there :)
The run ended in top 8. It felt great top cutting two regionals in a row though and it's a great start to the season! Maybe see you all in Toronto? Definitely in Brazil next month 😁
NAIC salty suite/party going down at the Hyatt Regency (connected to convention center) 👀 Will have free drinks/snacks! If any friends/mutuals want to come through DM me for details! Gotta be 21+ as well.
Out at 3-3. My team was honestly amazing, but I just played poorly in all my losses. All 3 went to game 3 so they were very winnable. Also didn't help that I didn't practice since late July because I have been in Japan. It was a sacrifice I was willing to make, be back next year!
When we got this bag in our competitor kits I was super excited because I had been wanting a satchel/small bag while in Hawaii & I liked the design. It turned out to be a pin binder which was a big disappointment so I used some scissors & turned it into a satchel 🤣
4-2 to 7-2 and I'm moving onto day 2 at OCIC! So happy after bombing Orlando which was the worst I had done at a regional in like 5 years. Really happy with how I've played today overall!
Lost in top 16 but honestly I'm still very happy. I lost game 3 final turn on an air slash miss but I had good luck throughout the tournament so I'm really not salty. So all my Pokemon except one didn't have dynamax candy LOL! So I played with a huge disadvantage all tournament🤣
If next season there is no CP bar it would be a HUGE step backwards. In 2015 my regional finishes were 1/1/32 (BFL was 3) & if I missed points at US nationals I would've missed my Worlds invite. Imagine how toxic day 2 races have been in past years & amplify it SIGNIFICANTLY
Resistance has not been kind to me this season 🥲
3rd time I've gone 11-3 & not be able to move on when an 11-3 can win the tournament.
Also miss out on top 16 CP & money.
That's how tournaments go sometimes so just gotta keep the consistency going!
In the past month I've had about a dozen people asking me about selling their Worlds welcome kit to get to Worlds so here's a tweet regarding that if you're interested.
How many sets of VGC have you played at official tournaments this season? Wondering if anyone is close to my number. I've played 104 & gone 77-27 in them (swiss & top cut).
I was just thinking on my flight from London how I'm so happy to have a 3 week break until Portland 😅
To celebrate securing my day 2 invite and Klefki's retirement, I am running a sale on my Etsy shop for the first time in 3 years! Grab yourself a cool custom pair of joy-cons and use code KLEFKI for $10 off your order! Code expires on Friday!
Argh I threw that G2, I was trying to play really fast in case I lost because my flight leaves in 1 hour. It happens, I shouldn't book such an early flight next time 😅
Sucks to lose after a good tournament run, but I should make my flight. I'll be back in Lille next week 😎
Cancelled Hartford last minute
:( I've had bad food poisoning since Wednesday or something and have not felt better. Getting on a cross country 5 hour flight seems miserable. First regional I'll be watching from home this season, good luck tho to all my friends!
Playing VGC again for the first time in two years and I have some questions
Is there a newer damage calc? Trainer tower is kinda out of date.
Why's no one using xerneas? Maybe it's low ladder, but it has felt extremely strong to me.
Any good stats websites besides Smogon?
View from our hotel in Tokyo. Probably the most insane view I've ever had in a hotel 😳
First thing I noticed getting into Tokyo is the insane amount of people in the streets compared to Kyoto/Osaka.
It has been a crazy year with so many highs and lows, but after 14 years I'll finally be moving back to LA on Saturday! Gio and I got an apartment and I'm really looking forward to this big change :)
I've accepted that I broke the rules and deserved the DQ, but that doesn't mean I can't still be upset about it.
I should've been DQ'd in top 8, not top 4.
Yuree should've been allowed to move on to top 4.
The penalty for asking for a win is more severe than actual cheating.
Zoe and I could hear the spectators during our match and that was really bad and distracting. Spectators were giving out crucial items and moves on Pokemon during the game. Surprised it's round 3 and we were the 1st to complain about it.
I started an Etsy store recently selling Nintendo Switch joy cons with cool new shells on them. If anyone is interested, you should check them out! I can ship worldwide or if you're going to Worlds, I could give them to you then. DM me if interested :)
@WolfeyGlick
I rarely respond to these kinds of things, but it's true. I don't understand why people feel the need to talk trash to someone they barely even know publicly, keep it to yourself. This has always been a problem in the community even when I was new, like with Justin Flynn.
Italy is amazing and Venice is probably my favorite city I've ever visited. No cars, only walking/boat rides, everything is hella old/feels historic and it's just beautiful 😊
Damn LA regionals is cursed man. The last time we had a top tier venue in LA was 2014 and that tournament started 3 hours late and finals ended at 2am.
Out at 3-3. My team was honestly amazing, but I just played poorly in all my losses. All 3 went to game 3 so they were very winnable. Also didn't help that I didn't practice since late July because I have been in Japan. It was a sacrifice I was willing to make, be back next year!
Anyone ever think about how they chose the wrong game to love and put time into to play at a top level? Like there are many other games that reward you with a career when you're one of the best (League, Fortnite, Overwatch, etc.), but not the game you chose to play.
I was 19 & still in college when I went to my first Regional in 2013. Most people at this age aren't financially stable. $70 is absurd & the barriers it creates for new players is insane. I know if Regionals were $70 when I first started playing, I would likely not be here still.
Onto top 8! Had a really good clean set vs
@aDrive_tK
shame there was no stream honestly. I'll be playing
@WolfeyGlick
in top 8, hoping he doesn't get his revenge from swiss haha
Great set with
@YureeVGC
he completely outplayed me game 1 and he played really well game 3. I made the call he would tbolt since sand would've run out and his zapdos would've lived, so the roost wasn't necessary. Pretty happy with my play though overall!
I should make my flight, got saved by someone! Sorry if I didn't get to say bye, Steelers game just ended so I needed to get out of downtown right away before the the insane traffic jams in downtown started. Will have a post about my run/team later!
It's time for the final boss, can San Antonio regional champion
@the_one_gio
defeat
@RookieVGC
's famous VGC15 baby team? If he loses he will have to pawn off his first place medal in shame!
Sucks the way we found out, but I'm glad that TPCI heard the community and changed the timer.
Now if only we can get them to give North America 16 day 2 slots. It's still really unfair that we only have 8 day 2 slots and Europe has 16 when Worlds isn't in North America this year.
Finally got my top 4 trophy from Pittsburgh (they had the wrong strap at Pittsburgh)! Anyone have a good medal display stand recommendation? I haven't been able to find one I like really on Amazon to display it with my other trophies. Bricks > medals lol
I got into collecting again a few months back after selling the majority of my collection a few years back and I've finally completed my favorite set in NM/M condition after starting it 7+ years ago. Thanks in part to
@Leonhart54YT
viral Charizard video that made me start again!
Lesson for everyone, trains in Japan aren't 24 hours. Stayed out late in Osaka while our hotel was in Kyoto and had to pay for a $200 taxi ride to get back to our hotel 😅 This would normally be like a $15 train ride 🥲
Hit 1000 CP exactly after the two Global Challenges got updated! I still don't think I'm 100% locked for day 2 since the race is so tight. All it takes is not getting points at NAIC & other players close in CP doing well.
Unfortunately lost in top 16, faced one of my tougher matchups in wide guard Garganacl & Baxcalibur. My opponent played really well also. See you all in Orlando & Melbourne! I'll be at every regional and IC this year :)
Hi
@AlphaZealot
@playpokemon
San Diego for VGC is going to be one of our biggest tournaments ever. A day 2 swiss structure like at the international championships would be greatly appreciated by the community. TCG has had it for years, so I think it's time for VGC to join them.
I know I haven't been too active this season, but I will be at Columbus! Not really going for my invite unless it happens from NorCal + Columbus. I haven't missed nationals since 2014 and it's one of my favorite events. I'll be at worlds even if I don't get my invite too :)
San Antonio 32/523
Portland 25/502
Vancouver 17/401
EUIC 27/975
I've been very consistent, that is 4x day twos in a row. I just haven't had the big win or finish I've been looking for though and it has been a while. Just a little disappointed 🥲
I've been watching some VGC vids since I haven't been motivated to compete with no IRL circuit and it has been a lot of fun. What are some the sickest/craziest plays you've ever seen in tournament? Here's of my faves from Yuree at Worlds 2018.