Unreal end to my season, with a crazy schedule, my first ever top 8, and then my first ever top 4. I felt great coming into this weekend and it’s good to see all the prep pay off. Shame I can’t make worlds, but I’m proud to end on this achievement!
Brian Hands is my GOAT 🐐🐐🐐
And yet the much more successful guy who actually won the tournament hasn’t had people try to “screw up their life” 🤔 It’s almost like it’s not just envy, but that being bigoted and problematic has consequences and has no place in the community
🏳️⚧️Trans rights baybeeeeeeee🏳️⚧️
None of you care what Neil did. Just now is he doing well and your envy prevents you from letting people live.
There is a big difference between wanting someone to apologize for their actions and wanting to screw up their life.
You have tried with Kasty, Edu, and now him.
People are lazy lol. Every person who played with a hacked Pokémon deserves to be disqualified. Ruins the integrity of the game and undermines the hard work of people who WORK for what they desire.
The Wide League is a safe place for everyone to play, no matter your Skill level, Gender, Race, OR any other reason you can think of. Everyone deserves to feel safe while competing.
We will never tolerate players being Toxic, Taunting, or Harassing others for any reason.
Hey
@playpokemon
I’m actually begging you for worlds dates. There’s zero reason why they shouldn’t be announced at the same time as the location, and definitely no reason we shouldn’t have them by mid March. All it does is make scheduling harder and drive costs up for attendees
Worlds dates finally announced and… I can’t go. Honestly I wasn’t sure I would’ve gone anyway.
@playpokemon
the dates were announced way too late, and the already controversial location is inaccessible at the best of times even without last minute prices. Do better next year
@Rose_VGC
I’d say the lack of experience means your opinion on the matter is less informed and holds less weight than, say, the senior division worlds runner up, who you told to stop talking to you simply because he’s a senior
Brian Hands is my GOAT! Stockholm top 4 team report is out! In it I go through the teambuilding process, each Pokemon's role, and the EV spreads. Link in replies!
Today I saw a tweet about getting two losses and a bye for 32 CP at a local, and another where a 2-1 record won a 6-person MSS on resistance. Some day 2 players at larger regionals will get LESS CP than someone going 2-1 at a 6-person local. Locals CP needs to be reworked 🧵(1/5)
But allowing someone like this to remain in the community in any capacity can also end badly. I don’t wish harm on him or anyone, but it’s not the community’s responsibility to try to help him reform, especially given the extraordinary number of times he’s done stuff like this
Round 1 of a no-stakes limitless tour and my opponent hits me with the classic “your play was bad” and a condescending “you understand?” after getting 2-0d
Don’t be like this person
Now bear with me, because we’re about to get controversial. Hot take:
Maybe we should be told what the official ladder format will be more than 2 days before the ladder starts
Please don’t cancel me for this
So proud of everyone on the team, not just players but managers and helpers. Everyone really pulled their weight to make this happen
Also super proud of my own personal run at this tournament, finishing at the very top of this year’s player standings!
It’s been far too long but I’m back in day 2! 🎉🎉
Last couple of tournaments were a little disappointing but I was playing really well leading up to this and I’m so happy I’ve converted that into a strong result
Now to do better than my last day 2 😅
Insanely privileged take
I’m fortunate that I can afford travel and entry, but for many people, $70 is a week of groceries or an energy bill. This is a barrier to entry that actively discourages new players from joining the scene and favours wallet warriors for day 2 invites.
I did it! Not a huge milestone, but everyone has to start somewhere! Been a fun hobby, and it’s cool to know people enjoy sitting down and watching my content. Looking forward to keeping it going!
🎉🎊🎉
I think I maybe had the most crazy day 1 schedule I’ve ever had, but I still pulled through for 7-2 and day 2! Super proud of the team and my performance so far, felt great coming into the tournament and it paid off. Wish me luck for tomorrow!
Day 2 is a different beast. Ended 8-6 overall and 68th place. Bit disappointed in my day 2 performance and missing t64 CP but learned some important lessons about how to play & build for a strong day 2 run.
On the whole, super proud of my performance and first day 2!
+100 CP
Top of the chain because I have Opinions™️ on this. I’m aware that I’m lucky to be in a position that I can buy all the games and compete, but for some people $60 is a huge amount of money and I don’t think competing in the game we love should be subject to financial gatekeeping
@bwentyVGC
If you broke and lazy then just say that. Save the sarcasm for somebody who gives a fuck because I don’t. Follow the rules and make sure you pass your back checks from now on. Caio.
Just looked over the top cut teams for the VR S12 Challenge and Zacian was on 31 of 41 teams, putting its usage at 75.6%, which is both completely insane and exactly what I expected
Broken ass Pokemon
My first worlds is finished, and I finished 76th out of 280ish with a 4-3 record, and only lost to day 2 players 😅
Didn’t quite make day 2, but I’m really happy with how I did overall. Going positive and placing that well in such a strong field is still a good result in my eyes
Stopping here after a massive 12-2 run in my last 14 games. If the CP cutoffs are even remotely similar to the previous GCs then this should be 40 CP, which means, at least tentatively… 250/250
THAT’S MY WORLDS QUALIFICATION! 🎉🎊🎉 bwenty to Japan baybeeeee
Got to 9-2 and then an unfortunate crit and a few poor plays knocked me to 9-5. Not how I wanted to end the tournament after playing so well all weekend, but still happy with the result and for getting to 9-2 in the first place. A good weekend overall!
Top 32, +60 (172/400)
Started Bremen 1-2, and then went on a godlike comeback run to end 6-2 and in top 16. Super proud of my mentality in particular today, playing each game as it happened and not giving up. Now 280/300 CP, just gotta get some CP from Milan and that’s bwenty to worlds! So close now!
Excited to be picked for team U.K. in the World Cup of Pokemon! I may not have qualified for worlds but it’s cool to see that my hard work over the last few months is still paying off 💪🏻
Not quite top 8, but I’m super proud of 11th at my first regional!
Was a v fun experience, great to meet so many new people!
Played a couple people who made top 8 -
@riopaser
@PengyTwitch
ggs and good luck tomorrow! It’ll be me up there next time!
Somehow today was my first ever local. Thought I’d try to practice with an archetype I’ve never really used before, and got top 4 so I’m pretty happy with the result
+32 CP and the road to worlds begins!
Holy crap I made it to top 16 in EU bracket! Had a rough loss early in winners side and then managed to fight my way through losers. I'll be happy with my run regardless of how I end up next week, but that doesn't mean I'm not eyeing one of those qualification slots 👀
Needed some time to process a really disappointing ending to Bochum today, 6-0 -> 6-3 and throwing a sure win in g3 of round 9. Still happy with the run overall though, broke my stream curse and proved that I can cut even if I messed it up today
+50 CP and onto the next one
Second ladder tour in a row that I’ve won - I think I’m getting the hang of this format. Volcarona fully the MVP of the run, I’ve decided that I love the bug. Big thanks to
@osirusvgc
for hosting!
Yo
@CybertronVGC
featured my Palkia team! Super cool to see one of my teams on his channel given how long I've been watching him for - if you somehow haven't seen any of his content then I strongly recommend. Check out the paste and the rental code here!
Didn’t realise the bus to the airport in Bilbao was cash only and I didn’t have any euros on me, and someone on the bus overheard and paid my fare. Sometimes people are just nice, feelsgoodman
So I was explaining to my gf how GMax Volcalith works and when I told her how much passive damage it did, her response was "what the fuck? It's called chip damage not chonk damage" and I lost it lmao
Forgot to make a Liverpool tweet because my run was another unspectacular 6-3. The real highlight was my friends
@iiSalad
and
@Jarshall02
who both had by far their best regional runs to date 🎉💜 Glad I could donate a round to one of them
+40, 237/400
Can’t wait to pay £2,000 to fly to Hawaii for this garbage format. Why have they changed the usual regional, national, restricted cycle? It worked so nicely, but worlds last year was a mess, worlds this year will likely be a mess, and we’ll have another restricted worlds next
Serebii Update: The Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Ranked Battle Regulation G ruleset has been officially revealed. Allows for 1 Restricted Pokémon per team
Details being added @
Don’t worry about what all the women in the community say about their lived experiences. This man doesn’t personally care about how women are treated so it’s okay actually
Anyone who agrees with anything in this sexist, transphobic moron’s tweet, please never interact with me
@45mice
lol adults play Pokémon to.
Idc honestly, it’s refreshing to not just see a female partake in these hobbies, but a decent looking one and biologically one.
WCOP group stages done and I’ve ended at 13th in the individual standings with a 5-1 record, dropping only 3 games in those 6 sets. Super proud of how I’ve played into some very tough opposition, including regional champions and internats finalists. ggs to everyone I played!
I truly agree that when you’re starting out or learning a new meta, you’ll see greater immediate improvement by practicing with stolen teams. However, suggesting that anyone who isn’t the same level as world champ Wolfe “WolfeyVGC” Glick shouldn’t ever build is clown behaviour
Update: be like my round 2 opponent who clicked after you with their Lilligant in a 1v4 endgame, which I thought was funny, and then we proceeded to have a nice chat about our teams and the meta
Online tours are such a mixed bag but interactions like this are great
Round 1 of a no-stakes limitless tour and my opponent hits me with the classic “your play was bad” and a condescending “you understand?” after getting 2-0d
Don’t be like this person
With a week between Lille and Bremen, I decided to go to Roland Garros to watch the French Open live for the first time! Plus a few days of solo travel around Paris - it’s a good week lined up
There have been so many features to make creating mons in game easier over the years, and now Tera shards are like 15 steps back. Getting enough shards to change types takes around 13-15 5 star raids of a specific type, 3-6 times per team. This is why people hack mons
Peaked at
#3
on ladder today with Slowbro! I wasn’t streaming much during the regionals run so haven’t been this high in a while. Was a really fun stream, thanks all for hanging out and especially to
@videogameshay
for the raid!
6-3 at Lille, not the result I was aiming for at the start but one I’m weirdly happy with.
Had my worst ever start to an event, going into lunch at 1-3, but I’m really proud of my mentality to recompose and drop just one game in the next five sets to get t128.
+40 CP, 72/400
Okay so turns out I got 10 CP from the IC rather than the 5 I thought, which puts me at 140. This makes a worlds invite more doable even if I miss t32 at one of the three EU regionals, especially if there are more ICs. The bwenty to worlds dream is still alive!
Disappointment has worn off and I want to reflect on some of the good from this weekend
- Really proud of my play on stream and the interview after
- Met many lovely people
- 6-0 start was huge
- Proved to myself that I’m good enough to cut - no mistakes next time though 💪🏻
One of the highlights of EUIC for me was doing a dumb Metronome-only pick up pod with a bunch of friends. Figured I’d share the team we were using in case anyone wanted to mess around with Metronome but didn’t have a team to do it with
World Championships today baybeee!
Really excited to play my first worlds! Real life stuff has meant I’ve not had as much prep time as I’d like, so I’m not really going in with any expectations. Just gonna play my best and enjoy facing off against the world’s best! Wish me luck!
@MoxieBoosted
Skeledirge has felt so close to being good for ages. Good bulk, great ability, amazing signature move, access to recovery. It’s just not quite bulky enough and not quite strong enough to do what it needs to do, and its typing is a lot worse in Reg D so its all downhill for croc
For the last few weeks I've identified part of my VGC game that I consistently need to improve on, and today I won a set because I implemented that change and it won me g3
feelsgoodman :)
Ended up 5-2 at Lille, not the most incredible result but I played really well throughout the day; my two losses were in maybe the most entertaining set I’ve ever played, and then a great player with a hard counter team. Proud of coming back from 3-2 to get CP - worlds is alive!
Top 8 at Orpington MSS today, Metagross went crazy! Latias feels a bit outdated and I lost a couple rough matchups, but feeling good about how I played even in those matchups so there’s a positive there and I learned that this isn’t the Liverpool team lol
+25, 197/400
Slowbro? More like Slowbroken
Went 9-0 with the Slowbro team on stream today, ended at rank 24 and managed to get this very aesthetically pleasing screenshot on the way. Full credit to
@BanVgc
for the team, it’s insanely fun to use
Here's the rental for my Liverpool team! I'll be doing a more in-depth look at the team on stream tomorrow and on my YT channel next week, so look out for that. I think the team is incredibly flexible which makes it super fun to play. Enjoy!
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