I'm looking to sell my 2025 Pokemon Worlds competitor kit. DM if interested #CompetitorKit

Amoonguss was at over 600 but got edged out by late-season BFL replacements...how the mighty have fallen (asleep)

Happy trans day of visibility y'all

I recently made this VGC match analysis video that can be listened to like a podcast. The match showcases how to approach volatile matchups at a high level, is between two players I deeply respect, and has the funniest turn of the 2024 season🦋🌊⚔️💀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH4e... #pokemon #vgc

From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.

Now that I think about it the fact that I knew a MU was bad enough to make that post and stuck with the team was an unforced error

No one run the restricted I’m thinking of right now in the GC please and thank you

You may have heard of the Bastiodon Mafia. Now its time for you to hear the real story of how Bastiodon made Day 2 at the San Antonio regionals. The long awaited Bastiodon Mafia video is finally here youtu.be/oGufks8pBgc

Made my first day 2 at the Vancouver Regionals! Paonite cleaned up so many games, but Poached Egg was the mvp 🥚 +100 -> 435/???

This is the story of the Bastiodon Mafia. About how you can win with your favorites. About a sweet-ass tournament run. About the VGC community and everything that makes it so special. But mostly this is a story about BIG BAST BUSTIN' OUT THE BODY PRESSES BOUTA BUY A BODY BAG AND BEAT 'EM BACK AND

Replacing Rillaboom with Amoongus on your Pokemon Balance Team. #pokemon

Global challenge II really do be global and really do be challenging

Here's a short video essay on my GC run youtube.com/watch?v=Y6XF... I threw away quite the chunk of points #PokemonVGC

2/5 on inaccurate move hits 0/3 on inaccurate move hits when opponent hasn't set gravity for me 1/1 sucker punch mindgames into substitute CSR 0/7 disconnects (season record for first 7 games) GC has been pretty fun so far. I also learned that Luminous Moss is a held item that exists #PokemonVGC

Honored to be a part of @mentalsyndrome.bsky.social 's Bastiodon Mafia this past weekend. Huge shout-out to @slyabby.bsky.social for making day 2 with the team!! And props to the rest of the Bastio Believers for doing so well!! Couldn't ask for a better teambuilding group 💕

This weekend also marks my first time doing ogre oustin + muti-battles on the plane 😆✈️

So the elephant in the room: only 5 of 6 people in this photo brought Bastiodon. I contributed to teambuilding, particularly the later stages, but chickened out Saturday at 5 AM and swapped to comfort. I then eliminated a bast from day 2 contention in an insanely close set (1/3)

SoCal VGC is fundraising for our players and community affected by the wildfires. Any support would be appreciated. www.gofundme.com/f/help-socal...

I apologize for what SoCal players bring to locals and bring to online ladder.

Pokemon Puzzle #19 (v2) This is a revision of Pokemon Puzzle #19 because v1 had a critical error. Sorry about that! Here's an updated version with the error resolved: connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-OFBcjy... I hope you enjoy, learn something, or both! #Pokemon #VGC #PokemonVGC

Pokemon Puzzle #19 This week's theme is movepools! Every category is "Learns the move ___" and all moves are meta in Regulation G, though not necessarily on the mons in this puzzle! connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-OFAtLN... I hope you enjoy, learn something, or both! #Pokemon #VGC #PokemonVGC

Merry Christmas!

Pokemon Puzzle #18 To celebrate the return of legendaries to VGC, the theme of this week's puzzle is Legendary Pokemon! connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-OE_Vaj... No puzzle last week since I was busy with Toronto regionals. I hope you enjoy, learn something, or both! #Pokemon #VGC #PokemonVGC

Abby did an excellent job with this; her analyses of both practical examples and abstract theory are spot-on. Rage Fist and Arch are only the tip of the iceburg!

VGC players when Wolfe wins yet another regionals

Ended T128 at Toronto with a record of 7-4. Two losses were the combo of rough MUs and my poor play while the other two were completely due to my poor play. I’m talking stuff like missing checkmate, inputting the wrong move, timing out, not double-checking which two are lead mons, poor macro. (1/3)

This isn't the closest I've been to a tournament without a team locked in But it's the second closest, and the third closest was far enough out to call it "reasonable prep time" Gonna yoink something strong, have fun with it, and do my best

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Turned off my phone to focus on a time-sensitive task for work Missed EUIC registration notifications Hoping for wave 2, but also since 1000 people already registered there can't be many spots left. Last year less than 1000 people competed for VGC masters and I know registration slots were full

Pokemon Puzzle #17 Theme: Immunities Imagine your opponents' tools simply failing. Powerful, right? connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-ODS93l... Mold Breaker and its ilk exist, but for this puzzle assume attackers lack abilities I hope you enjoy, learn something, or both! #Pokemon #VGC #PokemonVGC

2nd disconnect at game 5, I’m not playing any more games in this network That one was mid-game a game I was gonna lose anyway though

Load up GC after serious prep -> G1 disconnect at team select that counts as a loss. Not a good feeling at all

Grand Challenge Weekend! Here are the cutoff points from GC 1 & GC 2

A mix of driving music and tournament hype music

Excited to share our new SoCal VGC logo designed by @mochachiiino.bsky.social !! Our community voted for Ogerpon-Hearthflame as our new mascot We'll be using this logo for our 3rd SoCal VGC jersey and will be taking orders soon!

I think this is the most lost in a metagame that I’ve ever been

Pokemon Puzzle #16! Theme: Intimidate Intimidate is arguably the best ability with wide distribution. Intimidate got nerfed HARD in recent generations but is still quite powerful! connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-OCtp_l... I hope you enjoy, learn something, or both! #Pokemon #VGC #PokemonVGC

Nothing quite like curling up after work with an excellent book. I’ll have to address the backlog of messages and general responsibilities of life once I finish, but for now I relax and immerse myself in the story

Sometimes I feel like tournament weekends are over in the blink of an eye and that makes me sad. It feels like I just took off from the airport on Friday

Had a fun time at Sacramento! 1-3 was frustrating even with a 5-3 finish but I’m very happy to see friends succeed. Shoutouts to @slyabby.bsky.social for her second Day 2 and 7-4 finish with the team we built, and to @steeltrainer.bsky.social for working on it (though they brought a different team)!

Congrats to Carter on currently being in 1st for Sac!

As far as Sacramento: I am maxed out on happiness for my friends and their success, and maxed out on frustration regarding my own run. I’ve come to realize that I can feel both these things in full, they don’t contradict each other!

Pokemon Puzzle #15! Theme: Ability Manipulation Regigigas fans, this one's for you! @slyabby.bsky.social helped make this one in the Sacramento airport. Fun times! connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-OCKteu... I hope you enjoy, learn something, or both! #Pokemon #VGC #PokemonVGC

I’m so glad it’s sealed for my safety

Heartbreaking: the fun and strong team I've been building and refining for Sacramento for the past two weeks gets 94-6ed by the LAIC champion team Gonna be a week of building it seems

The streamed matches from LAIC were so fun to watch. Some made this format look simple and some showcased this format's brutal complexity. Highly recommend This is truly one of the VGC formats of all time

This is beautiful. I am in tears. When times get dark I will think of this and remember that there is light

Pokemon Puzzle #14! Theme: Regional Forms! Consider mainline game of most recent appearance. connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-OBlBtB... Tough puzzle to make. There aren't many regional forms and they have a lot in common. I hope you enjoy, learn something, or both! #Pokemon #VGC #PokemonVGC

Pokemon Puzzle #13! Theme: Attacking your own Pokemon connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-OBA3M6... Two answer categories focus on Pokemon that use a move on their partner. Two focus on benefitting when targeted by a partner. I hope you enjoy, learn something, or both! #Pokemon #VGC #PokemonVGC

(1/2) A couple things not getting enough attention today: - Targeted sabotage of the US education system for decades - A behemoth of a propaganda machine with obscene cash funnelled into its fuel tank