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@angelohunter_ So good man. Congrats on the run!

I finished 29th at the 2025 Pokemon World Championships! 🔥 Had a lot of fun running a wacky version of CSR Zama. Went against some insane players and had a blast competing among the best in the world. Couldn’t quite get the job done in Day 2 but I know I’ll get there someday!

@45mice Same! I loved this game.

Fire emblem is probably my favorite game series, and decided to replay an old favorite. Still one of the best the series has to offer. Great story, maps, characters. Relevant themes around racism that still hit hard all these years later. Still one of my favorite games ever!

2025 Video Game Media thread! Seen others do this, always wanted to. First game down of this year! Metaphor Refantazio. Always a big atlas fan, this one didn’t disappoint. Great story, characters. Climax didn’t hit quite as hard as some other Atlus games holding it from top tier

@aileneshots 🤣

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@angelohunter_ Amazing work dude

Finished 35th in the 2024 VGC World Championships! After such a special season, and over a month of hard work preparing for this tournament paying off, I feel so insanely happy. Despite falling just short of cut I’m incredibly proud of this accomplishment on the world stage.

@IsAStarter Amazing work, NJ. Legend

7-1 at my first worlds! I wasn’t really able to practice as much as a liked before the event due to work and it showed with some of the rust in some sets. I’m glad the team I built and the choices I made came in clutch. I’ll do my best tomorrow! 🙏

@PacoTacoWT @Pokemon

@Pokemon @CrawlShots 👀

Hi! I like shorts! They're comfy and easy to wear!

@AllyVGC Happy birthday big guy

You’re obligated to say happy birthday and be nice to me today. I don’t make up the rules. 28 years old 🥱

@ahailstone All the best to you, Andy. I know you did so much behind the scenes for the internships that no one noticed. Hope you land somewhere great. 🙏

Shared from Facebook - some thoughts on my last night in KC.

@AshtonCoxGAZ Do you think that has more to do with the mons or the open vs closed sheets?

Teambuilding hasn’t been rewarding since before we had regulation formats 😶‍🌫️

@BlubVGC Thanks for the kind words dude

@CrawlShots Still the goat imo and I believe in you regardless. You have power no matter your age man. Excited to potentially see you come back someday <3

I think my age has caught up to me! I am not the crawlshots of a few years ago and that's ok. Dropped at 3-3 today which makes it my worst 8/9 round regional to date. Was fatigued & missed some big moves Will consider a comeback if CTS comes back I think. Til then, a break. <3

@Azulite_poke Explain?

@CrawlShots wayback machine?

Are old Twitlonger pages just gone now?... Or is there some way to recover them?

@45mice pokepast.es/31c1baeb578c23… Early 2017, brought this to a PC and went undefeated in swiss. Lost to @PacoTacoWT in finals on a G3 Tapu Koko speed tie. Felt like a good player for the first time. I remember clicking Sludge Bomb into a Kartana on a G1 T1 bc I called Fini coming in

What was the first team you ever brought to a tournament that you felt proud of? pokepast.es/def6584a665474… My first team and first ever tournament! Went 8-1 in Swiss before getting destroyed by Taran in top cut. It’s inefficient (sash max HP lol), degenerate but I love it.

@45mice Thought about this for a bit and I think it's actually gen 8 regieleki. 2016 Smeargle objectively is worse but that was my first format and I have a weird fondness for it.

What is your most hated Pokémon of all time? (Write in comments if yours isn’t in t4)

The professional photo session that streamed players get backstage.... Anyone know if/how those photos are viewable?

@Gaming_Mammoth_ I didn't really do calcs for this tour, which is unusual for me but I didn't have the time. It does live a tera fairy specs Moonblast from flutter. Mainly I wanted to hit hard (max attack) and be faster than most Iron Hands, Sinistcha, and other slowish mons

@CrawlShots Any specific calcs for the Ttar?

Serious prep for Peoria felt unfun, so instead I brought Houndstone and 0 top usage mons and had some fun. Started 5-1 and went on stream, which was pretty cool and exceeded my expectations. Finished 5-4. Gholdengo was my nightmare MU 😅 Team: pokepast.es/a3cff93b9ff9d1…

OH - I don't have the DLC or Legends so big shoutout to @Staticasaurus for trading me the Enamorus and Sinistcha. Glad your mons got to be on stream :)

I went undefeated and won @Izzy22x1's Ray Ray Draft League season 4 with this killer team. Thanks Izzy for hosting, it was fun. I'm a few dollars and a few friends richer! Huge thanks to @AllyVGC and @PacoTacoWT for the prep and ideas throughout the season.