A Link Between Us: Italy Nationals Top Cut Team Report
Hi, I’m Pietro Chiri (kirro). On May 31, 2014 I attended my very first tournament: the 2014 Italy National Championships. For this special event, I wanted to use Heracross, my favorite Pokémon. After...
View Article2014 May International Challenge Retrospective
The dust has settled on the first Wi-Fi tournament with something at stake and sign-ups for the next are already open. After the debacle that was last year’s Wi-Fi system, it was pretty clear that...
View ArticleMagical Manchester Misadventures: A UK Nationals Report
Hi, I’m Gazooki, best known for such wonderful things as inadvertantly getting fellow Brit Kinneas disqualified from the 2010 Pokémon World Championships and showing up very much worse for wear at the...
View ArticleCommentators Announced for the 2014 Pokémon World and US National Championships
The Pokémon Company International has chosen its commentators for the 2014 United States Pokémon National Championships and the 2014 Pokémon World Championships! A few new faces will join the familiar...
View ArticleStructure Revealed for US Nationals and Advance Registration is Required
The 2014 US Pokémon Video Game National Championships is coming and it looks to be the largest yet, with more than last year’s participants already pre-registered for the Masters division. Quite a few...
View ArticleVGC ’14 USA vs Germany International Friendly
Three days after the FIFA World Cup match between the United States of America and Germany, the two countries will face off in a friendly exhibition Pokémon tournament this Sunday. While previous...
View ArticleThe Keys to Top Cut: A 2nd Place Pokémon UK Battle Tournament and Top 16 UK...
Hello Nugget Bridge! I’m Lee Watson (Redemption003 on the forums here) and this is the team I used to achieve second place at the Pokémon UK Battle Tournament and reach the top 16 at this year’s UK...
View ArticleThe Power of Gothitelle: A Top 16 UK National Report
Hi! My name is Cláudio Serpa, also known as TrickSage. Almost no one in the VGC community knows me because I’m too lazy to interact on the forums and IRC chat! But first let me introduce myself a...
View ArticleThe Wrath Of Smaugan: Querétaro Premiere Challenge 3rd Place Report
Hey everyone! My name is Julio Fernández but you might know me as VKoball from the forums (but probably not). I’ve been playing Pokémon games since I was a kid, however it’s only been since the release...
View ArticleResults from the 2014 International Challenge — June
Our final online ladder-based tournament for Championship Points this season is finished and the results are out! 11,101 players in the Masters Division and 2,012 in the Junior + Senior Division...
View Article2014 US Pokémon National Championships Side Event Schedule
The Pokémon Company International has put up the schedule for side events at the United States National Championships happening just over a week in Indianapolis! Friday Game Time Event Price Format...
View ArticleChampionship Point Wrap Up: How Well Do You Need to Do at US Nationals?
Hi everyone, I’m Gavin Michaels, otherwise known as kingofmars, and I’ve been keeping track of everyone’s Championship Points, or CP, for this entire season in this handy spreadsheet. For those...
View ArticlePokémon: Symphonic Evolutions Concert Tour to Kick Off at World Championships
Pokémon fans will be treated to a new event at the Pokémon World Championships this year taking place in Washington DC from August 15th to 17th. The night of the Last Chance Qualifier on August 15th,...
View ArticleVGC 2014 Metagame Overview
While we’re pretty far along in the VGC 2014 format, with US Nationals upcoming I would imagine a lot of players are dusting off their 3DSs and getting reacquainted with Pokémon VGC. For some players,...
View ArticleInori’s a Tank: A Third Place Italian Nationals Report
Hello, Nugget Bridge. My name is Umberto Pallini, also know as Terrakhaos here, and this is the team I used to get 3rd place at Italian Nationals. This team ended up being very similar to the one that...
View ArticleUS Pokémon Online Store to Launch on August 6th — Take a Sneak Peak at New...
Hey there Pokémon fans! The news today isn’t completely VGC related, but I know many of you really enjoy collecting some fantastic Pokémon merchandise, so we thought you might like this news....
View ArticleAntique Terror Team Report
This is R Inanimate here to report about a team that I’ve been running for the past month or two. While the team wasn’t used in a big way, such as at a Regional or National. I ran it in a number of...
View Article2014 United States Pokémon National Championships Preview
We’re just a day away from play beginning at the 2014 United States Pokémon National Championships, which is noteworthy, because tomorrow is a Friday, decisively not the day the tournament normally...
View ArticleCoverage of the 2014 United States Pokémon National Championships
The VGC ’14 United States National Championships have arrived! For those not attending the event, there will be live coverage of the event by both Nugget Bridge as well as The Pokémon Company...
View Article46 Players Move to Day 2 of the VGC ’14 US National Championships
The first day of competition is over at the VGC ’14 United States National Championships! 491 Masters divisions players participated and 46 of them will be moving on to Day 2 of the competition...
View Article