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They all be Jelly of my Power: A Kansas Regionals First Place Senior Division...
Hey guys, my name is Carson, better known as Footballfreak99. I started playing VGC this year after watching the Nationals and Worlds streams. I have racked up an impressive amount of CP, but mostly...
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The Tree Thing in High Heels: A Spring Season Team Report
Hi everyone! My name is Stephen Brown III, or pyromaniac720. Today I’ll be discussing the evolution of a Sun team that I’ve been using all spring. I won’t cover every single revision (there were far...
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Mega Absol Brings a Disaster! A Seattle Top Cut Report
Hello, My name is Jake Hwang-Twigg, although I’m known as Jake HT or Jhoqk mostly. I have been playing Pokemon competitively since 2009, where I finished in 5th place at my first regional, and have...
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The Boss You Can’t Take Down: A Top 32 Singapore National Championship Report
This is posted and translated by Martin Tan (mewmart) from Singapore on behalf of Hugo Ng Chi Yat (hugo0379) from Hong Kong. Greetings from Hong Kong! I’m Hugo Ng, an avid VGC player starting since...
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Who Needs Protect? A UK Regionals Top 4 Report
Hi, I’m Jamie Boyt, and I recently came in 3rd place at the first UK Regionals. This was quite the achievement for me because not only did I go 8-0 in Swiss, it was my first official tournament apart...
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Where’s the Speedometer? A Beginner’s Guide to Speed Control: Part 1
Hello there, Nugget bridge! This here is MrGX, bringing to you a beginner’s guide to Speed control! Introduction Are you tired of being outsped by your opponent and seeing your Pokemon get knocked out?...
View ArticleWorlds 2015: The Boston Open announced
It has been revealed today on Pokemon.com that, in addition to the main World Championship 2015 event, there will be an open event titled the Boston Open occurring on Saturday, August 22, 2015....
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Tlaloc’s Rain Room: Mexico Regional 1st Place Report
Hi, my name is Joaquin Campuzano (Joaquin Page) and I’m 23 years old. I’ve been playing Pokémon for a long time and I’ve always enjoyed it. This is the first year that Mexico had official tournaments...
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NPA 4 Commencement
It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for: the commencement of the 4th NPA! Everything (or at least most of it) that you need to know will be laid out in this post. If you plan on signing up, you...
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Training for Pokemon like an Elite Athlete
G’day, I’m Mindape. You may recognize my username from the Showdown chat, a post on the forums, or the Twitch chat during a stream. When I’m not playing Pokemon, I train and compete at an elite level...
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Mr. Top 32 or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Shadow Tag
Evening all, most of you won’t know me, but my name is James Kean and I’m fairly new to the competitive scene. A few of you may actually recognise my name, as I was featured in this year’s Italian...
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New York & New Jersey Invitational Preview
Hi everyone, I’m Jen Badamo, Tournament Organizer and VG Judge from Queens, NY. I’ve been a TO for about two years and was lucky enough to be included in the group chosen to pilot Premier Challenges...
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A Deafinite Victory: Top 4 in Melbourne Regional and Australia National
Hello! My name is Jackson Lakey, but some of you might know me as FamousDeaf. I’ve played competitive Pokemon since late 2011, with my best friend Nicholas Steer (IncredibleChaos) who initially...
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Perish Trap was not the Trap! A 9th Place Italy Regionals and Top 32 Italy...
Hi guys, my name is Thomas and I am from Austria. After participating in both the Italian Regionals and Nationals I figured it was time for me to share the team I used in both tournaments. Since I...
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We Stand on Garde for Thee: 2015 US Nationals Runner Up Report
Hello there reader! Rapha “bagel bagel” Bagara here! I recently earned a second place finish at the US National Championships, losing to former World Champion Toler Webb (Dim) in the finals. Playing 18...
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20XX Mence: Two Time Regional Champion & Top 32 US Nationals Team Report
Hey everyone! My name is Alberto Lara, and I go by CaliSweeper/Sweeper online (just call me Alberto though). I will give a quick competitive background on myself before I get into it. I have been...
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From Wannabe to Professional: Asia Pacific Circuit Top 2 Report
Hello and thank you for clicking on this report. My name is Phil Nguyen, also known as Boomguy. I am a 27 year old part time professional Pokemon VGC player from Brisbane, Australia. OK, I don’t get...
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Flaming in Indiana: A US Nationals Top 4 Report
Hello everybody! My name is Blake Hopper, but you can call me Bopper. I’m here to talk about my team that I used at the United States National tournament where I placed 3rd. This was not only my first...
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Mad as a March Hare: A VGC 2015 Season Team Report
Hello everyone, my name is Jon Hu (JHufself) and today I’m writing about my VGC 2015 season and the team I created and cultivated from the start of the format change. However, I’m getting a little bit...
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A Major Accomplishment: The Champion’s Journey Through the Season 4 Nugget...
Honestly, it was rigged the entire time. MAJORBowman. Nugget Bridge MAJOR. Coincidence? Yes, actually. Hey there, I’m MajorBowman, and I recently won the largest Pokemon tournament ever held. This 4th...
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