With the 2013 World Championships coming to a close a little over a week ago, the best players in the world assembled for one final time during Generation 5, competing for the championship and giving their views on what the best Pokemon to use in this metagame through their teams as a result. While in any tournament some players will come out on top while other players will get some extra motivation to work hard again next season, simply making it to Worlds is a large accomplishment and all of the teams and players here are worthy of enshrinement for their impressive accomplishments during the 2013 VGC season.
The Teams
1. Arash Ommati (IT) (Mean)
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2. Ryosuke Kosuge (JP) (gebebo)
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3. Aaron Zheng (US) (Cybertron)
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4. Benjamin Gould (GB) (Ben91293)
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5. Sejun Park (KR)
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6. Enosh Shachar (US) (Human)
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7. Luigi Lo Giudice (IT) (LProx)
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8. Matthias Hellmoldt (DE) (Tyvyr)
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9.Barry Anderson (GB) (Baz Anderson)
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10. Yuki Matsumoto (JP) (Haruto)
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11. Christoph Kugeler (DE) (drug duck)
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12. Toler Webb (US) (Dim)
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13. Ben Kyriakou (GB) (Kyriakou)
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14. Stephen Morioka (US) (Stephen)
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15. Jaime Martinez (ES) (repr4y)
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16. Baris Akcos (DE) (Billa)
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17. Ben Rothman (US) (Nightblade7000)
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18. Randy Kwa (CA) (R Inanimate)
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19. Michael Riechert (DE) (Michilele)
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20. Matthias Suchodolski (DE) (Lega)
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21. Jordi Picazo (ES)
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22. Gavin Michaels (US) (kingofkongs)
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23. Osamu Shinomoto (JP) (ru-ni)
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24. Albert Bañeres (ES) (Arbol Deku)
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25. Wolfe Glick (US) (Wolfey)
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26. Ray Rizzo (US) (Ray)
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27. Demitri Camperos (US) (Demitri)
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28. Shota Nakata (JP)
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29. Trista Medine (US) (ryuzaki)
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30. Daniel Nolan (GB) (Zog)
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31. Matteo Gini (IT) (Matty)
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32. Kamaal Harris (US) (FonicFrog)
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33. Nabil Lakehal (FR) (Showmeasign)
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34. Alberto Gini (IT) (BraindeadPrimeape)
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35. Rina Purdy (GB)
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36. Rachel Annand (GB) (SPEevee)
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37. Lee Provost (GB) (Osirus)
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38. Alan Schambers (US) (Metabou)
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39. Eloy Hahn (DE) (Dragoran5)
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40. Abel Sanz (ES) (Flash)
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41. Wai Yin Low (SG)
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42. Christopher Arthur (GB) (Koryo)
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43. Ben Irons (US) (benjitheGREAT)
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44. Ben Kilby (AU)
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45. Zach Droegkamp (US) (Zach)
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46. Hugh Ronzani (AU)
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47. Jamal El Moutaoikil (DE) (Toazdt)
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Frequency Per Pokémon
As the Pokemon used in the most important tournament under the VGC 2013 ruleset, the Pokemon below are those who have left the biggest mark on the game when it counted this year. The most common Pokemon in the tournament predictably consists mostly of metagame mainstays, with four of the five most common Pokemon at Worlds being the same as both the cumulative European Nationals top cuts and United States Nationals top cut in Cresselia, Tyranitar, Amoonguss, and Thundurus. Only Landorus-T, the fourth most common Pokemon in the Japan Cup, was able to break into the international top five at Worlds. Also showcased below are some less common Pokemon that the game’s best players thought were good enough to catch their peers off-guard in spite of the risk this year, like Magmar, Marowak, Registeel, and Torkoal.
| # | Pokemon | # of Uses | % Usage |
| 1 | Cresselia | 25 | 53.19 |
| 2 | Tyranitar | 21 | 44.68 |
| 3 | Landorus-T | 16 | 34.04 |
| 4 | Thundurus-I | 16 | 34.04 |
| 5 | Amoonguss | 13 | 27.66 |
| 6 | Heatran | 12 | 25.53 |
| 7 | Volcarona | 12 | 25.53 |
| 8 | Latios | 11 | 23.4 |
| 9 | Scrafty | 10 | 21.28 |
| 10 | Hydreigon | 9 | 19.15 |
| 11 | Conkeldurr | 8 | 17.02 |
| 12 | Scizor | 8 | 17.02 |
| 13 | Tornadus-I | 8 | 17.02 |
| 14 | Breloom | 7 | 14.89 |
| 15 | Hitmontop | 7 | 14.89 |
| 16 | Metagross | 7 | 14.89 |
| 17 | Excadrill | 6 | 12.77 |
| 18 | Politoed | 6 | 12.77 |
| 19 | Abomasnow | 5 | 10.64 |
| 20 | Kingdra | 5 | 10.64 |
| 21 | Terrakion | 5 | 10.64 |
| 22 | Bisharp | 4 | 8.51 |
| 23 | Jellicent | 4 | 8.51 |
| 24 | Rotom-W | 4 | 8.51 |
| 25 | Suicune | 4 | 8.51 |
| 26 | Gyarados | 3 | 6.38 |
| 27 | Landorus-I | 3 | 6.38 |
| 28 | Latias | 3 | 6.38 |
| 29 | Liepard | 3 | 6.38 |
| 30 | Ludicolo | 3 | 6.38 |
| 31 | Mamoswine | 3 | 6.38 |
| 32 | Thundurus-T | 3 | 6.38 |
| 33 | Togekiss | 3 | 6.38 |
| 34 | Chandelure | 2 | 4.26 |
| 35 | Gastrodon | 2 | 4.26 |
| 36 | Magmar | 2 | 4.26 |
| 37 | Zapdos | 2 | 4.26 |
| 38 | Arcanine | 1 | 2.13 |
| 39 | Bronzong | 1 | 2.13 |
| 40 | Ferrothorn | 1 | 2.13 |
| 41 | Garchomp | 1 | 2.13 |
| 42 | Gliscor | 1 | 2.13 |
| 43 | Gothitelle | 1 | 2.13 |
| 44 | Gothorita | 1 | 2.13 |
| 45 | Heracross | 1 | 2.13 |
| 46 | Hippowdon | 1 | 2.13 |
| 47 | Marowak | 1 | 2.13 |
| 48 | Registeel | 1 | 2.13 |
| 49 | Rhydon | 1 | 2.13 |
| 50 | Rotom-H | 1 | 2.13 |
| 51 | Sableye | 1 | 2.13 |
| 52 | Salamence | 1 | 2.13 |
| 53 | Torkoal | 1 | 2.13 |
| 54 | Virizion | 1 | 2.13 |
Thanks to everyone who helped compile this information. See anything we messed up or missed? Feel free and leave a comment and I’ll fix it as quickly as I can.
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