North American Invites to the 2014 Pokémon World Championships Determined
With the second day of the VGC ’14 US National Championships finished, we have a complete picture of who’ll be making the World Championships! Once the final National Championship of the season...
View ArticleResults from the 2014 United States Pokémon National Championships
Congratulations to our new United States National Champions! Masters Division: Alex Ogloza (Evan Falco) Senior Division: Mackenzie Karouzos (Aubrey) Junior Division: Cory Connor All three played some...
View ArticleFor Whom the ‘Bel Tolls! A 10th Place UK Nationals Report
Hello Nugget Bridge! My name is Terence Dray, and unless you met me in Manchester then you will have no idea who I am! I’m a long-time lurker, practically zero-time poster here on the site. I finished...
View ArticleThe Flower’s Protector Punk: A Third Place Mexico City’s Premier Challenge...
Hi, my name is Carlos Rendón, also known as TulioCaraven here on Nugget Bridge, and I’m here to tell you my experience at the very first Premier Challenge in Mexico City, the biggest in the world so...
View ArticleTeams from the VGC ’14 United States National Championship
46 of 491 players finished with a record of 7-2 or better on Friday at the United States Pokémon Video Game National Championships allowing them to move on to Day 2 of the competition. These are the...
View Article2014 Australia Pokémon National Championships Preview
Australia & New Zealand will be holding their 2nd VGC national event so many thanks to Nintendo Australia & New Zealand for organizing the event. My name is Phil Nguyen but you may know me by...
View ArticleVGC ’14 USA vs Germany International Friendly Stream Archive
If you missed it live and haven’t had a chance to take a look at our YouTube channel yet, you’ll be happy to know that the archive of our USA vs Germany International Friendly last month is up! Each...
View ArticleWhat We Learned: 2014 US Nationals Edition
During every Pokémon event, we learn a little bit about the game of Pokémon and the community that surrounds it that is worth reflecting on. This Masters-centric column will appear following major...
View ArticleA Heart Remade Fullmetal: 2014 US Nationals Runner-up Report
Hey guys, for those of you who don’t know me, my name is Adib. I also go by honchkro13 on Nugget Bridge. Today, I’m here to talk about my team and experience at the 2014 US National tournament, where I...
View Article2014 Pokémon World Championships Invitee List
With the Australia National Championships finished, we’re done with every tournament in the Pokémon Championship Series this season and can finally take a look at who has an invitation to the 2014...
View ArticleThat’s My Policy! A UK Top 32 Report
Hello everyone, my name is Richard Fairbrother, otherwise known as NidoRich. I started playing Pokémon competitively in 2012 and that year I finished 5th at the UK Nationals (one win away from a Worlds...
View ArticleSouth African National Champion’s Report
South Africa joined the VGC circuit this year. Most players viewed this as positive news, whilst other players were unimpressed and said that other countries should be afforded the opportunity before...
View ArticleIt’s a Trap! A 9th Place UK Nationals Report
Hello, Nugget Bridge! I’m Tyler Bakhtiari or, as you may know me, Pokeguru01. I participated in the 2014 VGC National Championship in the UK, taking 9th place overall, so I felt that I should break out...
View ArticleBoom! Shake the Room: UK Nationals Report
Hello, I’m Nick Bailey. I go by Decretum here, but beforehand I used to go by Teh_Black_Mage. I’m relatively new to VGC, only starting to play around the time of the Winter Event Qualifiers after...
View ArticleNational Pokémon Association 3 is Starting Soon
It’s been almost a year since the last season of the National Pokémon Association started, and we’re back at it for another! Last season had 12 teams with 72 players total fight it out for that #1 spot...
View Article2014 Pokémon World Championships Schedule, Prizes, & LCQ Registration Info
With less than a month left to go, players are making plans for their Pokémon World Championship weekend in Washington, DC! Not everyone has an invitation to play though so there will be great interest...
View ArticleLest Ye Become a Pocket Monster – How Zog Topped UK Nationals, Badly
Alright, lads and lasses. I got some free time to go play Pokémon again, so here’s another piece from Zog. How about that, eh? It’s your lucky day! Now, as I sip on my glowing glass of rooibos and gaze...
View ArticleAudino’s Healing Hands: US Nationals Top Cut Report
Hello friends! You may all know me as commentator Duy’s older brother, but many years ago (before my famous 0-7 or whatever at Nats 2011) I used to take pride in doing well at Nationals. The past...
View ArticlePokémon 2014 World Championships Website, Stream Schedule, & Aegislash...
The online hub for the 2014 Pokémon World Championships has launched and this year it will be taking on a new form. Rather than the style used in the past several years, it looks more like what we had...
View ArticleNap Time: Singapore CGF Swiss Qualifiers First Place Report
Hi guys! Evilwolf here again, with a team report from the sunny island of Singapore! From the weekend of 27-29 June, we had a local tournament at a local gaming event and it was the equivalent of...
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