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Joseph Ugarte has been one of the most consistent North American players in the post-World Championships era of the 2019 VGC season. A top 4 finish at the Knoxville Regional Championships, a top 8 finish at the Richmond Regional Championships and now finally a win at the Portland Regional Championships. This recent string of results…
It has been quite some time since a foreign player has won a United States tournament, but top European player, Nils Dunlop, successfully invaded the Richmond Regional Championships this past weekend. Dunlop is one of the top players over in the European circuit, and has several notable finishes on the international stage. Interestingly, he hasn’t…
The Knoxville Regional Championships, despite an unfortunately low player turnout, produced one of the most compelling storylines in recent Pokemon VGC history. Kyle Livinghouse and his friend thought their hopes of attending the tournament were all but crushed after a car wreck halted their trip in its beginning stages. However, this accident happening so early…
Andrew Ding is a brand new face to the Pokemon VGC scene, and a name that you might be hearing a lot more often as the season progresses. The Atlantic City Regional Championships that took place last week was Ding’s first ever VGC tournament, and he managed to make the Top 8 after going 6-1…
Last weekend saw a double-header of VGC action with regional championships taking place in Atlantic City, New Jersey as well as Cologne, Germany. Atlantic City was the first North American regional to take place after the Pokemon World Championships, and was won by now six-time regional champion, Paul Chua. Meanwhile, across the pond, European rising…
With the 2019 World Championships behind us and Sword and Shield on the horizon, many Pokemon players and fans have their sites set already on the next generation. However, official competitive play remains on the 3DS with the 2019 Ultra Series rule set until January 4, 2020. That means four more months of restricted legendary…
The title of Pokemon World Champion has once again returned to the nation of Japan thanks to Naoto Mizubuchi. Winning this year’s championship was heavily in Japan’s favor when Japanese players made up three out of the four spots in top 4, with James Baek being the lone defender of his home country. As usual,…
The 2019 season is coming to an end which means it’s almost time to crown a new World Champion. Over three different phases of VGC 2019, there have been many different players, strategies and storylines all culminating in a final showdown in the United States’ capital: Washington D.C. But who will be going home with…
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 international showdown in Columbus last month, the community has taken upon itself to hold their own tournaments to not only prepare for the event, but to also give out some…
The Pokemon Video Game Championships have never produced an unplanned adjustment to the current season’s rule set, but in the latest edition of the Play! Pokemon Video Game Rules document (released July 17, 2019), it had appeared that a big change was coming. One of the first to make this change known was Joe Merrick,…
After winning back-to-back national-level tournaments, Mega Rayquaza has cemented its place at the top of VGC 2019’s Ultra Series. In light of its recent dominance, it’ll definitely be a top pick for the 2019 World Championships, but what variant of Mega Rayquaza will be the most popular/sucessful? One of Mega Rayquaza’s best qualities is its…
After an intense three days worth of battles at the North American International Championships, the final international champion of the 2019 season has been crowned. Wolfe Glick once again proves that he’s one of the best players in the game with him finally capturing that elusive international championship title. Results & Teams (Top 8) Wolfe…
Members of the Pokemon VGC community love sharing their “hot takes” with varying degrees of sincerity. Since the last major tournament before the 2019 World Championships is coming up this weekend, the time is now to serve up some hot takes and predictions. One of the key skills in being a good Pokemon player is…
One of the most important tournaments of the VGC season has finally come to pass. And like usual, it didn’t disappoint. The Japan National Championships is a pivotal tournament due to their worldwide impact on the VGC scene. This tournament has historically taken place before the final International Championship of a given season (usually North America),…
The final North American regional championship has come to pass, and it seems that the annual Paul “Chua-bomb” has dropped. This phrase has become popular in the VGC community as a reference to well-known American player Paul Chua and his tendency to have amazing late-season results. This most recent development has earned Chua his eighth…
Players across the world are currently battling in what will (presumably) be the final International Challenge tournament to take place in Pokemon’s 3DS era. These tournaments are usually opportunities for players to try out more creative and fun strategies, but there are still some Championship Points on the line. To most, the small amount of…
The successful invasion of northern California’s regional championships resulted 0 natives to the region in Top 8 and Ashton Cox’s second regional win of the season. Top Cut featured a few familiar names that comprise some of North America’s best players, but also Rene Alvarenga representing the nation of El Salvador. The diversity of Santa…
This past weekend, four major tournaments happened in different parts of the world, each with their own little spin on the Ultra Series metagame. Of course, each region had their selection of “standard” teams and strategies, however each tournament’s results developed a unique identity for itself as well as its region. Let’s take a look…
After a long career of numerous regional and international Top Cut appearances, Tommy Cooleen finally became a regional champion in Hartford. Up until this tournament, Cooleen hadn’t even earned a coveted trophy for making it as far as the semifinals, but in Hartford, he went all the way to the top. Amidst a tough field…
After three intense days of competition, Flavio Del Pidio emerged as Europe’s 2019 International Champion. Del Pidio triumphed over his fellow Italian player, Davide Carrer, in a three game set that came down to the wire. The title of “European International Champion” has returned to Italy. However, it returns with Flavio Del Pidio. With over…
