cdawg getting old

The come down after an event is always hard. NAIC 2024 was an absolute blast, and if I talked about all of it, this thread would be a novel. Here’s my story of how I snuck into Top 256 of NAIC and repped sword dog

@AquamarineVGC how it feels to chew 5gum

"Man, this battle looks awesome! I finally hit the battlefield and can't wait to show off what I can-- wait, why is Tyranitar making the clouds darker on my si-- AAAAAAAAA"

They designed Blood Wave specifically to let Hotashi clip farm better

I live in fear of this scenario every day of my life.

it should be 85 accuracy actually

the Pelipper hatred in the replies

I expected manual Sandstorm. This is levels of Pelipper hatred I never anticipated

You’ll never guess what happens on this turn. #PokemonChampions

we don’t hate Pelipper enough

I've seen some posts about players complaining about "new" players taking up NAIC registration spots away from the "competitive" players, and I want to let y'all know that Pokémon is for EVERYONE! While I do think a Play Point requirement could be interesting in the future, I also dislike the idea of turning away new faces that could become regulars just because they haven't played as much as other players. We already have a priority registration option for the BEST players in the game which seems fair - anyone is also allowed to compete to get priority registration (T32 at least in NA). Nobody deserves to play more at NAIC than another player! Regardless if you agree or not, there will be players who struggle because they won't get into NAIC - Championship Points being high or non existent. As much as it stings to "miss your invite" because you "whiffed NAIC registration", I'd argue that it is merely part of the global chase for Worlds. Some sticks will be thrown in your wheels, shit will happen, etc. Pivot to your next best plan or anticipate the worse. Nobody wants to have to use NAIC to lock up an invite, and it will unfortunately be a battle for some of y'all. There was registration for Melbourne, Prague, Campinas, and more this week... It's a global game now, many players from all over the world are learning this and exploring new opportunities to reach their goals. The only thing I want to see is players who collect their swag kit and drop immediately deal with some sort of repercussions for those actions. It's clear in the Pokémon rulebook that playing in an event for participation prizing / swag is against the rules, and I would like to see everyone who gets into the tournament compete to their hearts content. At least play 3 rounds or something like that. Even though I'll be in New Orleans for NAIC, I'm NOT competing (afaik), and I won't be signing up just for the swag kit. If you just wanna sell your Blastoise kit, think about the 100s or 1000s of players that would've loved JUST the opportunity to play. As events grow larger and larger, I'm sure we will continue to experience growing pains, but let's remember not to turn on each other. We are all here because of our love for Pokémon, and events mean SO MUCH MORE than just competing for Championship Points. I'm done yapping, but I just felt like I needed to say something. I wouldn't have always agreed with what I wrote above, but I guess that's what happens when I'm still playing this game in my 30s. Perspective, learning, and maturing changes a lot - I hope everyone who wants to play gets in. If you don't, the event is still a BLAST even if you are spectating. Ok, that's it for now, back to building all of the new Post Rotation decks IRL...

“All you had to do was pay us enough to fucking live” The capitalist class - after decades of gutting labor unions, stripping worker protections and generally committing social murder - has forgotten that this is what happens when workers are left with no other way to negotiate

I was arrested for protesting during spring '24. Two of my fellow protestors were only acquitted last week, nearly two years after. Protesters at my campus had wrists broken by cops and had their civil rights violated in jail. Others were indefinitely suspended. Under Biden(1/3)

I'm sorry, but where is the biological advantage in throwing a dart at a board? Oh yeah, it's not there because, like in sports such as eSports and chess, biological advantage in darts doesn't exist. This is just purely and only the DRA taking advice from people who think they are know it alls on fairness in sports, but instead are know it alls in imported culture wars. #TransWomenAreWomen

Australian chef Zomi Frankcom left everything behind to feed starving children in Gaza. The IDF killed her. Photos of her body and a bloodied passport were then shared on Telegram channels, celebrated by 125,000 followers. Remember her name.

It's always strange to me when people argue against diagnosing autistic and ADHD children by using the 'we shouldn't be putting labels on them' argument. Because I was undiagnosed as a child - and wait until you hear about all the other labels I got instead.

The reason college campuses are so quiet now after 1.5 years of protesting the genocide in Gaza is because the entirety of Congress, Republican and Democrat led states and the democratic president condemned those protesters, had them deported, expelled, had teachers fired.

[Bug Notice] We are currently investigating the following issue(s): 🔹Incorrect Mega Evolution order 🔹Incorrect Leech Seed description 🔹Encore state issue We appreciate your understanding and patience, and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you want to know ingame how many turns of Tailwind, Trick Room or Weather are left without opening the Information Tab be sure to turn on “Show combat information” setting in combat settings!

Indy’s going to be hilarious

Democrats are, once again, punting on what to do about Israel. DNC members voted down a measure condemning AIPAC’s influence in primaries and deferred ones that would support conditioning military aid to Israel. politico.com/news/2026/04/0…

At this point, it's abundantly clear that voters want Dems to distance themselves from Israel, and that doing so would actually help them with elections. That they still won't is a testament to the Israel lobby's influence, which deserves much more attention.