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I have now been banned from the Pokémon Professors Discord. They deleted all of my messages regarding the incident. Will update everyone when I get my disciplinary email from Play!Pokemon. @Firestar73_ you deserved to win. They can’t silence me on that.

@playpokemon AI could have written a better statement.

Statement Regarding Orlando Pokémon Regional Championships pkmn.news/3OFDcrA

let me make sure i’m understanding this correctly the supreme court is refunding all tariff money back to corporations. the same corporations that didn’t pay a single cent of those tariffs to begin with. they passed every dollar directly to you through higher prices on everything you buy you went to the store and paid more for groceries. you paid more for clothes. for car parts. for literally everything. that money came out of YOUR pocket not theirs and now the refund goes to THEM? the corporations who used the tariffs as an excuse to raise prices even higher than the tariff itself and pocket the difference the american people funded the tariffs. the corporations profited off the tariffs. and now the corporations get a refund on money they never spent in the first place and nobody in washington thinks the people who actually paid should get the money back. not a single person has even suggested it guess we are never getting our DOGE checks either this country does not work for you. it works for them. it’s a joke and they’re not even pretending anymore

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@chennney Absolutely robotic behavior from the Judges. I'm not familiar with judge policy, but it seems like they treated a matter between minors with the severity of an adult altercation. A written warning and/or mediation between parents should have preceded any penalties.

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.

@TrifGaming No one tell him abour PKMN Orlando Regionals

BEING HUMBLE IS A SCAM. HAVE A MASSIVE FUCKING EGO. WHEN YOU BELIEVEEEE IN YOURSELF WITH ALL OF YOUR MIGHT YOU SUBCONSCIOUSLY GIVE OTHERS THE PERMISSION TO BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES TOO!!!!! IF YOU ARE READING THIS AND SOMETIMES LACK CONFIDENCE JUST TRUST ME!!!!! FUCK WHAT OTHERS THINK AND BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. THE NEXT CHAPTER OF YOUR LIFE IS ALWAYS THE BEST CHAPTER BECAUSE YOU ARE BOTH THE AUTHOR AND THE EDITOR THIS IS A LAW OF THE UNIVERSE.

Its crazy how the last bastion of pop-offs is the FGC and its currently owned by the Crown Prince. 💀 Nerd-competition sucks in the big 26.

In America, they do not let you pop off when you win the tournament. You must sit as still as a statue until the judge gives you permission to move, or else you will be disqualified and your prize money and worlds invite will be forfeited to the opponent you just beat.

Orlando promo was cooking fr and we didn’t even know it

@chennney @SerenaHarumi So many clowns amongst the judge staff at Orlando. Camraderie being rewarded with a DQ is INSANE.

Lots of mixed emotions for this weekend in Orlando. Ethan was disqualified for unsporting conduct and creating an unsafe environment. At the end of Phase 2, we were called up to the hive and notified that Ethan was getting disqualified. It was reported that E had touched someone on the head or shoulder, and it bothered that person. When we asked what could have transpired, E thinks that it might've been when he walked past someone and tried to pat them on the shoulder to wish them good luck, but accidentally touched them on their head because they turned. He touched someone who didn't want to be touched. Regardless of his positive intent, we were told that this was unwanted behavior and that he had been asked not to do this before (he wasn't aware of this), and determined to be severe unsporting conduct and disqualification. While we don't fully understand the ruling, and we don't know the other child's story, we respect the expectations and the standards of conduct. The judges are just following the rule book and trying to create a safe space. For the family that we have caused distress towards, we are sorry. If you come across this, please feel free to reach out and help us improve our understanding of boundaries, and acceptable interactions. It’s a hard lesson for us and our community about the broadening need for respect, recognizing people's boundaries, and to not assume what might be acceptable to someone else.

Orlando regionals summed up

Something about nickels. Crazy we got a BOGO special on Easter lmao.

Street Fighter 6 if it had special character-specific intros, Volume 2:

Current scene situation

@TheCensoredRock @SpecialOlympics @KamalaHarris A multi-racial music group singing about everyone getting retarded is proof that we had most societal issues solved by the early 2000's which scared the shit out of The Man so they had to divide us again.

RIP Battle Stage your cultural significance was this gif

4-2 at 88 Chall March 23rd, 2026 My Mexican genes so strong, I am building houses with the Zoro 60. Can’t believe I wasted my time netdecking a Houston 60 just to get donked by Hop’s-apult.

conspiracy theorists are back to back winning we can’t take any more winning.