#vgc knoxville

[championoflosers]

As nobody on here knows since I talk to like. One mutual (btw yall should talk to me jmcd super nice and cool. Fnd. Anyways I'm currently hallucinating on gm sleepin pill, qnr I wm also currently b at the vgc rin knocxx vile.. oh IT s hitting Hinton now..

Anyways if theree are any plushi we s or kewyachains or r cards or smtickerds or hell even a bulbasaurr purse. Let me know?did. You can always DM and ask and I will c".cmc I will acquire these itssn and YOU Will give me. The paypalment. Or venmoment. This will create ?/tmaging

Yeah any wway DM if interesdt3d. If they show the stream. The whole room. I'm person who look s like a klod but is really a 23 yr old dommy mommy there to support their silly lil guy who is going to win. AT l3w s t top 32. I am mammifestitng it. Ok. Gn.

[kafus]

hello from knoxville regionals, my current W/L is 2/2 and both rounds i lost were SOO close and both went to battle 3 (1-2)

i’ve only been playing VGC for a year and this is my first regionals so my goal was literally to win one round, i’m more than satisfied >:) waiting for round 5 rn

[thetoxicgamer]

Pokémon Worlds 2023 may see a legendary player return after 6 years on the sideline

Aaron "Cybertron" Zheng, one of the all-time greats in the Pokémon Video Game Championship series, now has a confirmed invitation to the 2023 World Championships in Yokohama, Japan. He would be making his first major event appearance in six years. The beloved VGC player is known for his YouTube channel which has gained over 200,000 subscribers since he started back in 2010. Between content creation and competing, he’s also been busy with school, his career, and commentating events such as Knoxville and Portland Regionals this year. A run at the June 10 to 11 Fresno Regionals didn’t start out great for Zheng, though—he missed the deadline to submit his team for Fresno Regionals, resulting in an auto loss for the first round of the Swiss stage. This meant he would need better than a 6-3 record on day one of the tournament to secure his Worlds invitation. https://twitter.com/CybertronVGC/status/1667703456872927232 He ended up going 8-1, undefeated on the first day with the exception of his first-round penalty. Zheng ultimately finished in 24th place at Fresno, but regardless of the result, he earned enough championship points to qualify for Worlds this year. This would be the first time he’s competing at the pinnacle tournament since 2017. Last year, he flew to London for the World Championships, but not to compete. He instead took on the role of an analyst on “The Couch” segment of the tournament. During that time, he also mentioned his dream of winning Worlds someday. He’ll finally get another chance this year—if he decides to go. Based on his strong performance in Fresno this weekend and Vancouver Regionals earlier this year, Zheng would be among the top North American players to watch out for at Worlds alongside Wolfe Glick, Justin Tang, Emilio Forbes, and more. The Regulation D ruleset for Worlds is expected to give us the wildest meta so far in Scarlet and Violet, with the main event set to begin in mid-August. Update June 12, 2:20am CT: Zheng told Dot Esports he hasn’t committed to competing at Worlds yet. He may have to choose between competing and commentating. Read the full article

[kafus]

i can't stop thinking about pokemon regionals in february. i only started getting into competitive earlier this year but it's really doing so much for me. i'm excited to see what regionals is like and how it feels, i basically want to get a feel for if this is something i'd like to take more seriously or do a lot more of, and i just... want to compete IRL again.

it wasn't VGC, it was singles, but i did a small local tournament earlier this year, it was my first time competing in any pokemon thing IRL (aside from going to a tiny local event when i was 8 and had no idea what competitive pokemon was lol) and i lost in the finals but like... i got there. and i was very upset about losing at the time but now that stands out as one of my best memories of this year. the thrill of competing, meeting other pokemon fans, and even recovering from my loss and then just chilling out in the con lobby... i wouldn't trade that for anything. i want that excitement again even if i lose.

i don't think i'm an amazing player but i also don't think i'm bad, i've absolutely improved over the past year and while the skill ceiling is dauntingly high and i still have a lot to work on, both with my game skill and dealing with nerves, i really want to improve. even if i'm slow. or have to take breaks because i'm disabled. just for my own satisfaction and for the fun of the game or whatever

not to get dramatic about pokemon on main at 7 in the morning after a whole night of not sleeping but pokemon has changed my life in so many ways and as an adult it would be cool if vgc changed my life as well. i think that's possible, maybe, but we'll just have to see. i want to see how knoxville regionals goes and if i fall in love with it or not

[kafus]

I would basically ask you any of the questions, so instead: pick a question you feel like answering :P NFKSANFSADJK

10. what’s something you’re excited for?

POKEMON REGIONALS SOON... i'm literally leaving in less than a week now for knoxville regionals!! it's my first time competing in vgc and also i'm meeting some longterm internet friends for the first time :D i'm kind of nervous about covid but i've taken all the precautions i can and i'm mostly just excited now

[kafus]

i made yet another twitter account lmao i just need to be able to keep up to date with vgc accounts easier, but if you're interested it's here

[kafus]

Genuine thank you for the post about Pokémon vgc players, I get anxiety about competitive Pokémon but I’m realizing it’s because I’m mostly seeing vocal minority who are super serious about it and never even seem to have fun, and that makes me afraid haha. Your post helped me realize that thank you! Who are your fave Pokémon, meta competitive and just in general?

oops i missed this somehow NO PROBLEM AT ALL!! VGC really isn't that scary tbh, it's just when you first look into it of course you see some of the loudest and most passionate (and sometimes elitist) voices first because they're the easiest to find. there are SO many more casual ways to enjoy VGC and people of all skill levels out there i promise. i'm pretty chilled out about it myself

in terms of the actual meta i have always been a huge flutter mane enjoyer, i love its design, there's comedy in the fact that what is essentially an alternate Misdreavus is one of the best pokemon in the game, and it also doesn't feel sucky to play against despite being such a dominating force for so long? i have the opposite effect with urshifu-R, playing against it is annoying and it's also a really dominating force, so every time i run into one i'm rolling my eyes about it, but flutter mane feels manageable and healthy for the game to me. i have a shiny one named Brunch that my QPP got for me in his scarlet that i used at knoxville regionals in february and that i also use on ladder and it's a little bit sentimental to me :]

my fav pokemon in general are NOT meta picks though LOL - sprigatito, zigzagoon, jolteon, flygon, latias... at the very least sprigatito's final evolution is Decent and was good back in earlier regulations in SV's lifespan, and latias is like... you can make it work if you try hard enough lol

[championoflosers]

Second selfie posting bc I forgot I actually met Wolfe at Knoxville VGC lol. Ignore the shellder on my head he's my emotional support shellder

Btw if anyone is a nerdy nervous person and Not A Creep that wants to meet up and make a pokemon homie I believe my partner and I will be going to possibly the Hartford VGC and almost certainly the international in Columbus :3

[thetoxicgamer]

Newcomer Wins on Debut Ahead of VGC Legends at Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Vancouver Regionals

Justin Tang won the first Pokémon Regionals he entered at the most recent Pokémon North American competition in Knoxville. This past weekend, Abdullah Mohayyuddin, a first-time contender, had a similar experience. He went undefeated in the first eleven Swiss rounds and lost just two games overall. In the finals, he prevailed over fellow Canadian Ryan Loseto to win the trophy and the Regional Championship. Sounds impressive already, but there’s more to the story. To get to the finals, Abdullah had to face some of the biggest names in the scene. In Rounds seven and 14, he took down Gavin Michaels, a three-time regional champion and the current Oceania International Champion. Gavin had actually been the reigning champ of the tournament before Abdullah’s big win today. Adding to his incredible tournament run, the newcomer also went head-to-head against one of the most well-known VGC players of all time, Aaron “Cybertron” Zheng, in Round 10 of swiss. In addition to being a popular content creator and official VGC commentator, Aaron has won two Regionals and one U.S. Nationals throughout his 15-year Pokémon career. Vancouver was Aaron’s first return as a competitor since the release of Scarlet and Violet. While their match was not shown on stream, it was Abdullah who came out on top. He would have faced Aaron again in the finals if the veteran had won his semi-finals match. Unfortunately for Aaron, he had a huge Will-O-Wisp miss against Ryan Loseto in the semi-finals to end his run just shy of the finals. Big names aside, Abdullah’s overall performance was impressive, piloting a strong sun team of Lilligant, Torkoal, Flutter Mane, Great Tusk, Dragonite, and Kingambit (all nicknamed after songs from the popular K-pop group TWICE). While Torkoal has been commonly seen on Trick Room teams with Armarouge and female Indeedee, Abdullah’s fire tortoise was partnered up with Lilligant, a rare pick in the current Series Two format. The idea with this sun duo is to set up the sun with Torkoal and get the Speed boost from Lilligant’s Chlorophyll. From there, Lilligant can either put targets to sleep with Sleep Powder or use After You to help Torkoal get off a massive Eruption before taking damage. The rest of Abdullah’s team was more standard, with all four Pokémon being among the top 12 most used on Day Two. Sure, there were a lot of other Flutter Mane and Dragonite flying around, but it was Abdullah who piloted the team to victory. When asked in the pre-finals interview if he had any plans to attend the World Championships in Yokohama, Abdullah admitted, “Probably not this year. I just came for fun, and I’m so happy I made it this far, but not this year.” Read the full article