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Versus the World: An International Challenge – April Report
Greetings! I’m James Bunkley, and after lurking for months, I decided to finally step out of my shell. I’ve been playing in the Video Game Championships since 2010, when I entered the rain-infested...
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2013 Italian Nationals Preview
Finally, the first European National tournament is here! For the first time, instead of the abysmal single elimination format European National tournaments have used in the past, this year Italian...
View ArticleResults from the 2013 Italy and Korea Pokémon National Championships
The last two weekends saw two separate National Championships on two different continents. On May 5th, 2013 in Seoul, the Korean National Championships determined the champions that would be sent to...
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Amazing Haetae Power: VGC ’13 Korea Nationals Top 4 Team Analysis
Hello everyone! I am Korean VGC player Wonseok Jang (CROC). I think some of you may know me from the Korea vs USA matches. I am here to introduce my friend Cheol Hwan Yeom‘s Top 4 team. I think the...
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Results and Stats from the 2013 Japan Cup
With the Japan Cup once again determining which players would move on to the 2013 Japan National Championships, players pulled out all the stops to insure they’d be in the Top 32 in their division. The...
View ArticleVGC ’13 Championship Points Update: Italy Nationals
With the Italy National Championship over with, we have a decent picture of who will have byes going into the Germany National Championship next weekend. Please note that some players have not opted...
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The Prince and the Politoed: Regional 10th Place and April International Team...
Hello everyone, my name is Joseph Brummett, perhaps better known as lucariojr. I started battling competitively in ’09 when I got into top cut by sheer luck (because of the lottery and quality of my...
View ArticleThe Problem With Small Top Cuts in VGC
We love competitive Pokémon here at Nugget Bridge. We largely think that TPCi has done a great job of improving the tournament system this season by making thoughtful changes such as adding a top cut...
View ArticlePre-Registration for US Nationals is Open
For the first time, there will be an official pre-registration system at the United States National Championships for both the trading card game and video game. If you are 100% confirmed for Nationals,...
View ArticleLive Updates from the VGC ’13 Germany National Championship
The second National Championship of the season is just about here! As we have for past events, we’ll be doing our best to update live on Twitter and the forums for you to know how your friends and...
View ArticleResults from the Pokémon 2013 Germany National Championships
The most central event in the European circuit has just finished out and we have the results for you here! Players from many countries including the UK, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Czech Republic,...
View ArticleVGC ’13 Championship Points Update: Germany Nationals
Two down, one to go! With both the Italy and Germany National Championships finished, we only have the event in the United Kingdom and one online International Challenge left to determine the Top 16...
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2013 UK Nationals Preview
The final National tournament for Europe is almost upon us. While European players will have one more chance at earning CP in the final Wi-Fi tournament in a few weeks, the UK National tournament will...
View ArticleLive Updates from the VGC ’13 United Kingdom National Championship
It’s crunch time! The final 2013 Pokémon National Championship in Europe is upon us and players are scrambling to lock in their invites for the Pokémon World Championships. As we have for past events,...
View ArticleResults from the Pokémon 2013 United Kingdom National Championships
The final European National Championship of the 2013 season is sure to go down in history. With 364 Masters, it was possibly the largest video game National since the beginning of the Video Game...
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Danger! Danger! High Voltage! An Overview of Electric Pokemon in VGC
Hey Nugget Bridge! The lead-up to US Nationals has put us in an article slump so I’m here to hopefully help spark some articles with a type overview. This time I’ll be looking at my second favorite...
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The Empoleon Strikes Back – A Utah Regionals Runner-Up Team Analysis
After a pretty disappointing start and finish in Long Beach and finishing too low in the CP standings for my taste, I knew I needed to do it big in my next regional. I decided that I was not going to...
View Article2013 International Challenge — June
The final International Challenge of the VGC ’13 season is upon us! With 11th to 13th place in North America tied and the live events in Europe over, there has never been as much at stake as there is...
View ArticleStream of Nugget Bridge Major 2 Finals
Tomorrow on Sunday, June 9th, 2013, MrFox and Unreality will square off in the final match of the second Nugget Bridge Major. Both players had a difficult path to the finals and we are excited to...
View ArticleNintendo Confirms Fairy Type for Pokémon X and Y at E3
For all those waiting for the reveal of a new type for Pokémon, Nintendo President & CEO Satoru Iwata has just confirmed that Pokémon X & Y will introduce a new type: Fairy. So far the only...
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