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got 3rd thanks @AngryGooseGames for the support thanks @brhiro_ & @MarioGuerrero45 for the gas money

Starmie 5/6 in events, love starmie. Fun games again with amazing people, unfortunately ran into double friendly fire today but you can’t avoid it. @brhiro_ for the dice and @cmen___ for the ride!! Thank you as always my sponsor @AngryGooseGames !!

I want to clearly state that Ethan is not going around randomly touching people, patting them on the back or head duck-duck-goose style. I'm not looking for vindication or to prove my son's innocence. Here are some considerations for public transparency: - He had previously played against them at other regionals - He thought this was a friend or acquaintance and had conversations with them at subsequent regionals - He sat next to this person and said good luck to them during phase 1 at Orlando in an amicable fashion - Wanted to say good luck to them for their win-and-in round Ethan was never told or given any indication that this person was not a friend, uncomfortable, or did not want any interaction with them. At least not to his knowledge. This situation could have possibly been addressed through a kid-to-kid or parent-to-parent interaction, e.g. "I'm not comfortable talking to you or interacting with you", or "I do not consider you a friend" or "Please stay away from my child". We had no such warning or conversation between families or even mediation from the judges. My view as a parent is that this outcome has created a massive ripple in the community and for families. This could have happened to any one of the kids we know. We're all having conversations now about who you can trust and who you can or should be friends with. This is creating unintended emotional distress and paranoia about what can or will be considered acceptable or safe interactions. This situation completely erodes the perception of psychological safety, family friendliness, approachability and trust throughout the community. This has severe implications on the weaponization for the standards of conduct vs the spirit of the game and positive intent. Why should I risk and broaden my child's exposure to new people and friendships that could backfire on him? One of the most beautiful things that Pokemon had was that you could meet players from all around the world, discover your love of Pokemon together, compete and establish new friendships. Maybe you'd get to see each other at the next regional or IC or worlds and celebrate each other's accomplishments. It's delightful to see the kids cheering each other on, roaming the halls and eating ice cream together and playing video games and tag or trading plushies. Many people know that I am a strong proponent for the merits of Pokemon and the growth framework that it provides for the kids. It puts them in the driver's seat for their own self-improvement, develops resilience and pushes them to become determined to reach their goals. This could have been a private learning opportunity between families but has escalated to the general community. Ethan has already come to terms with the situation. He accepts full responsibility for touching someone who didn't want to be touched. He accepts that if his actions created anxiety or hurt someone, then his disqualification is appropriate. He understands that this ruling will help to inform the broader community about consent and boundaries, and ideally creates a safer space for all families and participants. I am proud of my son for his character, his integrity, his kindness, and his maturity and willingness to learn from this situation. I hope you all got a chance to witness this in his interview with Pokemon this past weekend.

United Wings We Stand ✊ 🫡 Farewell, you will always be remembered. #Rotation2026 Thoughts and Prayers

@brhiro_ @DestineFantasy @AngryGooseGames @RichardYannow @HuyTranTCG THATS WHY HES MY GOAT!!!!!! THEY CALL HIM BRENDON WHO BARTS TO POKEMON CHALLENGES OKANO, HES MY GOAT!! but for real tho that one piece practice right beforehand really helped I think. But most importantly, bro finally fixed dengo 👏 congrats

4th challenge win at @DestineFantasy Games !! 🥇🥇🥇🥇 Cut a lot of techs today, played some good players, had some really close games, most importantly dodged crustle 😎 Pokegear might be broken Thanks @AngryGooseGames :P

@alaxoe10 me

@cmen___ prepare for extinction

@RichardYannow THATS WHY HE'S MY GOAT!!! RICHARD YANNOW ✋🙂‍↕️🤚

Finished 10-2-2 for top 32 with Gardevoir! Hit a lot of strong players today, very happy with my run. That puts me on 637 points on the season; still work to do, but definitely doable!

7-1-1 in day 1 at Houston! My best day 1 yet. Excited to keep it going in day 2! Ty @DestineFantasy for the support.

@JMoose177 @vws2001 @88Cardhouse 😮‍💨 ain't no stopping him

24th at Houston Regionals 26'! Cashed 3 events in a row 😎 Made my own Absol list and its probably my favorite version of the deck. Got on Stream and Feature matches this event!!! +100 Cp (1080 now), +1k💰 S/O @88Cardhouse and all my opponents for being cool.

@BalakayPokemon @MerlionGames_ca Underrated & FUN!!

@cmen___ @MerlionGames_ca Yo, this is fire. Prerelease control is underrated for sure

was cookin in the studio with this one!! although if I pulled a klefki that would've been cinema 🙌 had lots of fun at @MerlionGames_ca first ever prerelease!! Step 1. Attack w/ Diggersby Step 2. Disrupt Step 3. Disrupt Step 4. Disrupt Step 5. Win w/ T-Rex read alt text 4 more

@alaxoe10 @MerlionGames_ca needed 4 energy swatter, then I would've been satisfied 🙂‍↕️

@cmen___ @MerlionGames_ca 4 crushing⁉️⁉️

@brhiro_ skill diff

Cup yesterday, 2 prizes left, I need boss to win the game: 3 copies left in deck, thinned out everything theres 16 cards left mew for 2, I miss Fez for 3, still no boss Pokegear for 7 Last 4 cards after gear are all 3 copies of boss 🥲

Meta for LA regionals?

@JMoose177 @88Cardhouse and ppl laughed when I said kyurem was tech @brhiro_ Did it actually come into play during your last matchup?

Won a league challenge with Kyurem and 59 cards +$70 +ETB. S/o @88Cardhouse

@JMoose177 @88Cardhouse @Julius07142873 @gshen0603 THATS WHY HES STILL MY GOAT

3rd Place 🥉at Seattle Regionals 26' with Absol :) My first time on stream too! I appreciate all the love from all my Pokemon friends this weekend! Dream run 😭 Could have played better tho. S/o @88Cardhouse , @Julius07142873 , @gshen0603 , and all my friends/opponents. Woo!

When you’re bored on the flight home xd Final deck list that me and @cmen___ ran to seattle Officially retired from mega mawile 👍

@JMoose177 THATS WHY HES MY GOAT

TOP 4!!! IM ON STREAM NEXT AHHHHHHHHH THIS ISNT REALL

"a man takes advantage where there is an advantage to be taken" - Sun Tzu Art of War Lost the win and in twice :( Double brick against Gardy Alakazam to end off the day R6 also pretty crazy Got all of my opponents, friends, and some top ranked players to sign my playmat. 😃👍

matchups

got my first "1st" from @GamesofConcord only 5 players 😆 but they were real games tho trust