Pokémon 2013 World Championships Website Live
With just a little over two weeks left until the bulk of competitors land in Vancouver for the 2013 Pokémon World Championships, the Pokémon Company International has put up the website for the...
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Live and Let Live: 11th Place US Nationals Report
Howdy friends! Scott here again, this time with my annual reminder that I do play this game in addition to writing about it sometimes! While I feel like I spend more of my time writing about and...
View Article2013 Global Showdown and Pokémon Global Link Transition to X & Y
We’d like to remind everyone that the final WiFi tournament of the 5th Generation, the 2013 Global Showdown, has registration open for just another day or so. It doesn’t count for Championship Points...
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The Second Nugget Bridge Invitational Bracket is Released
The bracket for the second Nugget Bridge Invitational is set! After months of grueling competition in live tournaments, the Nugget Bridge Major and other Nugget Bridge tournaments, our 16 invitees are...
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Red Scizor Was Here: Shiny Scizor Is a Loser
Hi everyone, my name is Aaron Zheng and I’m a competitive Pokemon VGC player. I had a great weekend at the 2013 Pokemon National Championships two weekends ago, and this article is about my team and my...
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Fullmetal Steelix: 10th Place US Nationals Report
Hey everyone, this is Adib. I also go by honchkro13 on Nugget Bridge. I’m here today to talk about my team, which finished 10th place at US Nationals. Half of this team is a Fullmetal Alchemist:...
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Top Teams at the VGC’13 Australian National Championships
Players from all around Australia traveled to Melbourne for the Australian Pokémon Video Game Championships, to put everything they had on the line to try and get a top two placing in their division,...
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Stepping It Up: Small Ways to Improve Your Game
[Note: This article was written before nationals and has references to the now concluded event.] What you see below you is a large list of small things that can be done to improve your game, split up...
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Mrbopper Crowned Second Nugget Bridge Invitational Champion
After a long and hard fought season that culminated in the Nugget Bridge Invitational today, Mrbopper has been crowned the Nugget Bridge Circuit Season 2 Champion. Mrbopper secured his invite to the...
View ArticleFirst VGC ’14 Regional Date and Locations Revealed (Updated)
Players who aren’t able to make it out to the 2013 Pokémon World Championships might already be looking towards the 2013 – 2014 season. The Premier Tournament Organizers seem to be on the same train of...
View ArticleImprobability Drive: A Guide to Probability in Pokemon Battles
Hax. A phenomenon known the whole world over that has caused thousands of dc’s and rage quits. A startling number of players curse this entity without any idea of how little (or much) reason there is...
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Top 16 Teams at the 2013 European National Championships
Back in May, the first European national championships using the Swiss system followed by a top 16 cut were held. Following the examples of North America as well as Australia, we have collected most...
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Team Dancing Queen: 1st Place Nugget Bridge Invitational Report
Why hello there! I’m Blake Hopper also known as Mrbopper here on Nugget Bridge, and I recently placed first in the Nugget Bridge Invitational with the following team. The original draft of this team...
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Meet Team North America
Next weekend, 15 of the best Pokemon trainers in the world will represent North America in the 2013 Pokemon Video Game World Championships. Here on Nugget Bridge, we normally only present you with a...
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Scouting Report: Players to Watch at the 2013 World Championship (Seniors)
As many of you know, the most important event of the entire VGC season draws near. In nearly a week, three players will be crowned the 2013 World Champions. But who? Who of the 56 (including LCQ)...
View Article[NBR] Best Friends Quackcast Featuring Cybertron 004
Huy and Paul are joined by the third best friend Aaron Zheng aka Cybertron as they talk about the current happenings of Pokémon and the Video Game Championships. This weeks topics include US Nationals,...
View ArticleLivestreams at the 2013 Pokémon World Championships
While many players are arriving in Vancouver or preparing for their journey, many more will be home this weekend trying to follow along with what is happening at the 2013 Pokémon World Championships in...
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2013 Masters VGC Worlds Championships Preview
Here we go! LCQ is only about two and a half days away as I write this, so if you’re a Pokemon VGC player and your adrenaline isn’t pumping, I suggest seeing a doctor. We’re in for the most competitive...
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Meet Team UK
Next weekend, some of the best Pokemon trainers in the world will represent the United Kingdom in the 2013 Pokemon Video Game World Championships. While they weren’t able to get information on all of...
View ArticleMega Kangaskhan First Video from Worlds 2013
At the Opening Ceremonies of the 2013 Pokémon World Championships today in Vancouver, BC, Pokémon X and Y director Junichi Masuda introduced us to Mega Kangaskhan. We have the first video footage of...
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