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Parasect vs. The World: A 2010 Worlds Retrospective
As the curtain drops on another generation of Pokémon, everyone is excited to see what the future holds. While many of you have already started preparing for the future, I thought it would be valuable...
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Bulking Up: A Guide to Defensive EV Spreads
Note: Some game mechanics such as Draco Meteor’s base power have changed since the writing of this article which factors into the examples, but the content itself is still valuable for the 6th...
View ArticleNPA Season 2 Battle Videos
12 teams consisting of 72 players entered the ring at the beginning of the season and only one could come out victorious. The second season of the National Pokémon Association is over we have battle...
View ArticleThe Pokémon Company announces King of Dragons Tournament for Japan
Special ruleset tournaments such as the Kanto Cup, Christmas Cup and All-Star Cup are nothing new to the Japanese scene. Recently, The Pokémon Company has unveiled its first such tournament for the 6th...
View ArticleLooking Ahead to Pokémon X & Y Part 2: Raising a Competitive Team
Welcome to part 2 of Nugget Bridge’s Pokémon X & Y changes review! Last time I wrote a bit about some of the gameplay mechanics changes and move updates in X & Y, and before moving on to the...
View ArticleNintendo UK Presents the Pokémon Winter Event 2013
Nintendo is looking for the best trainers in the UK to face off in one exciting invite-only event, taking place in London, England on December 7th, 2013. Over the course of November, various StreetPass...
View ArticleNugget Bridge Circuit Season 3 Set to Begin
Big news for everyone who has been awaiting the next season of the Nugget Bridge Circuit! We’re back, bigger, and better than ever! Black and White are behind us and we now enter the age of X and Y....
View ArticleX & Y Battle Spot Doubles: An Early Look At Pokémon Usage
While we still don’t have an official ruleset for the VGC ’14 season, many players have been battling on the Doubles ladder on the in-game Battle Spot feature in order to get practice with the X &...
View ArticlePokémon Announces Standard Format for VGC ’14 Season
The official rules document for the VGC ’14 season has been updated by The Pokémon Company International and is more or less what we reported on a few weeks back. You can find the full rules document...
View ArticleVGC ’14 Pokémon Speed Tiers
While together they look a bit like a reference table in a mathematics textbook, Speed tiers are what drive turns in Pokémon. Knowing whether your Pokémon is going to move before or after its opponents...
View ArticlePokémon Showdown Adds Standard Ladder for the VGC ’14 Season
With the Pokémon Global Link down for maintenance every Monday and there not actually being an in-game ladder using the Standard ruleset at this time, Pokémon Showdown is a useful alternative to start...
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Joey’s Wisdom: Natures, IVs and EVs for Newcomers
“Remember my super cool Rattata? My Rattata is different from regular Rattata. It’s like my Rattata is in the top percentage of all Rattata.” ~Youngster Joey While walking in the tall grass, you’ve...
View ArticlePokémon X & Y Season 2 Special Ladder Ruleset Announced
With the release of the Standard ruleset for the VGC ’14 season last week, many players were disappointed that there would be no in-game ladder to easily find opponents to practice against from around...
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Ludimoth Was Here, Topmoth is a Loser: 2013 Masters US National Champion Report
For those of you who don’t know, I’m kingofmars. I managed to win US Nationals. I started my VGC career in 2011 in the newly created Seniors division, where I placed top 4 at the NorCal Regional,...
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Nintendo UK Pokémon Winter Event Preview
Nintendo UK’s Pokémon Winter Event Finals take place this weekend, featuring many of the United Kingdom’s best players. I thought it’d be a good idea to write a preview article about the event and...
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Mastering Kalos: Tips for the In-Game Trainer
So, you’ve learned where the best places to EV train your Pokémon are and how to breed those flawless babies for the perfect team. However, sometimes you get to that point in creating your team when...
View Article[NBR] Under the Bridge 005: VGC ’14 Rules, Breeding Mechanics (You’ll Need to...
The boys are back! After a week off to attend to various job interviews, hosts Alan Sutterlin (Dubulous), and Matt Sybeldon (bearsfan092) return just in time for the holidays. Listen as they discuss...
View ArticlePokémon X & Y Version 1.2 Patches WiFi Exploit
Version 1.2 has been released for Pokémon X and Y and is available from the eShop. This patch is required to go online with the games as of December 12th, 2013. This patch fixes the exploits which...
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I’m #3 so Should Probably Try Harder: Third at the Nintendo UK Winter...
Hi, I’m Zog! I’ve been playing Pokémon tournaments for years now, so you might’ve seen me around. I like free stuff, and obtaining free stuff from playing Pokémon is my favourite method of obtaining...
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Fairy Invasion: An Introduction to Fairy-type Pokémon in VGC
For the first time since the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver in 1999, Pokémon introduced a new type in Pokémon X and Y, the Fairy type. Initially, response to the Fairy type was mixed. The...
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