A Grassroots Metagame Analysis, Potential Pokemon World Championship Preview?
We are just under three weeks away from the 2019 Pokemon World Championships in Washington D.C. While official competition has ceased ever since the climactic...
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“Sau Paulo Challenge” online tournament faced with ghosting scandal
The online “challenge” tournaments held unofficially by Sam Pandelis (aka @ZeldaVGC on Twitter) have been a great series of tournaments allowing top finishers to earn...
VGC 2018 San Jose Regional Championships recap
Jirawiwat Thitasiri is your 2018 San Jose Regional Champion. Despite the rather important implications of this tournament, the event flew under many people’s radars due...
Community organized tournament raises enough money to send winner to 2018 London International Championships
No stipend, no problem. The current #2 player in the world, Sam Pandelis, organized yet another “challenge” tournament that reached a prize pool of over...
Strategies to expect for the remaining 2017 Pokemon VGC season
The 2017 World Championships have come and gone, and so far, two regionals have already taken place. There are still many remaining events that will...
Japan is Back!: 2017 Pokemon World Championships recap
The 2017 Pokemon World Champions have been crowned after an exciting weekend of fierce competition. Japanese National Champion Ryota Otsubo brings Japan another World Championship...
Who Will Win the 2017 Pokemon World Championships?
We’ve talked enough about which Pokemon will have an impact on the 2017 World Championships, but what about the players? To be honest, it’s been...