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22nd at Atlanta, making that back to back day 2’s, my first cut, and my first stream match! To say I had an amazing time this weekend would be an understatement, hoping to keep it up going into Reg I!

Shoutout @playpokemon for my Dawgs4L @MogoVGC @sparkbeat congratulations @Norbio7

@kingpminch clauncher and maushold!!

I'm gonna prove something. I have a Google Doc of every single Pokémon, from 1-1025. COMMENT YOUR FAVORITE and I'll add your name until we've found someone who likes every single one!

@psychicceej @Yonepatchi let us not compete, but rather allow each other to grow in the best way possible

@MogoVGC @Yonepatchi enjoy it while it lasts. when my testosterone kicks in it’s over for u

@428_dom imo it’s a good thing to keep for accessibility reasons, since that seems to be the idea for champions redesigns to the game. i personally enjoy both CTS and OTS and don’t feel strongly about one being played over the other, i think they both have strong merits

I’m surprised we haven’t seen a return of the CTS vs OTS debate given there’s a real chance OTS goes away in a ruleset without Tera. Most players don’t like thinking of OTS in VGC as a crutch, so I’m interested to see how arguments shift in the next couple months for keeping it.

@Yoshiandlugia it was so funny that this set made people scared that reg c was going to be an awful meta, just for people to generally drop fissure on ting lu like 2 weeks later

This set haunted me for years cause people were saying I couldn't play the game and just relied on luck and it got in my head, but now I look back on this and think this clip is just funny cause of how low odds this situation was.

I don’t mind sharing my research but it’s not for use by racists, bullies, or homophobes. @Verliswolf please remove any references to my research from your video. Anyone else please go give him a thumbs down and leave a comment asking him to remove my content

@bunchonumb3rs @Lizardlogan_TWO @Braseg_257 stall was decently popular in swsh ou but that’s besides the point, the average SV ou game on smogon goes on around 20-40 turns where the average VGC game is like 5 or so. to run a bo3 in singles just takes so much more time and to still be able to play 8 rounds would be too much

@Lizardlogan_TWO @Braseg_257 Sure, but stall hasn’t been very good for a couple gens now

Pokémon is a simple game. Everybody prepare their teams, think, have ideas, test the matchups, and then the tournaments are won by Incineroar Rillaboom Urshifu

@konqVGC generational

mind you the winner of this set qualifies for worlds…

@konqVGC your qrt’s of it are going to be just as timeless

they're calling it the most timeless tweet of all time

@psychicceej YUUPPPPP THATS MY PSYCHICCEEJ

95/750 7-5 record with cornerstone sun! ☀️ this team and its performance this weekend is so much more than me. it is an amalgamation of so much hard work and planning that involved so many people that i will shout out below🧵

@bbuugsy tweets that aged like milk

didnt bring my Whims plush to toronto im so cooked im gonna bot4 im 8th its so over im 2-3 drop

@EmbracingVGC congrats, that’s so exciting!!

Life update! Been MIA over the past couple of months but my girlfriend and I are expecting our first baby! Her and I will both be at Houston so we can see and talk to everyone there ❤️

Reg f does not inspire joy

@sunlitamber @vicwingly i would also like to know this one victoriawingly from twitter.com/theeverythinga…

@vicwingly victoriawingly from twitter do u fw rivals of aether 2

i feel so burnt out from vgc. ive only played in 1 local since worlds, and i have another tomorrow but i cant really find the motivation. all ive been playing is za and tcgp lol. maybe its because its reg h idk. hopefully i can lock back in, especially for the toronto regional.

I don’t intend to stop people from speaking publicly about any of their experiences, but I do not think it is worthwhile to air my personal grievances with other people online, and I tend to refrain from “exposing” my private disagreements with other content creators and online community members, unless I think they are a danger to others. I am friends with people, both in real life and online, who have done things I disagree with, and I tell them how I feel and try to guide them in the right direction, privately. Sometimes, if they are publicly sharing an opinion, I will publicly disagree with and criticize that opinion, of course, but I tend to think that dogpiling over petty private interactions is bad, even if the person in question was wrong or mean. Every google doc/twtlonger/cancellation thread that “exposes” a person for secretly being a “bad person,” without serious accusations that deserve to be brought to light, results in a drama fest, attracting people who are simply eager to have a righteous excuse to bully someone. I think, as a person with a following, it is my responsibility not to weaponize that, because there would be disproportionate consequences for bad behavior if the bad behavior were not significant. We can care about multiple things at once, and we should, but with everything that is going on in the world today, I don’t think that shifting the online discourse to something that has mildly hurt your feelings is productive. I hope anyone that does this learns to engage in more effective coping strategies, like having a strong, tightknit support network (not your followers on social media) and learning to self soothe and deal with negative behaviors you experience from others, in a healthier manner. This obviously doesn’t refer to serious accusations, and it doesn’t refer to one specific incident. It has happened so many times at this point. If you have some sort of document that fits this description out there, I am not weighing in on it here, because I have not read it and do not have time to care.

@SwampVGC Apparently we’re getting goobed in the US lmao, I’ve been told most stores only have 50 to give out and some just straight up didn’t get any

@JiwonVGC @FrostedCaribou @Norbio7 absolutely vouch for these two as well!

@FrostedCaribou Biased but I have watched/helped @Norbio7 intervene multiple times with people being creepy towards women/making sure women get home safe after the bars, and Ive also watched @MogoVGC sac his whole night to make sure people are safe and okay, anyone should feel safe w them

Can we use replies on this to vouch for others who’ve made you feel safe and supported at Pokémon events? Whether that’s walking around the venue with you, making sure you had someone to travel with, or just checking in when you needed it etc. For me, I’ve gone to plenty of events by myself, and I often end up walking around alone. It can feel isolating, and honestly, I don’t want to keep doing that anymore. I also know I’m not the only one. A lot of people online are currently saying they will help / are safe but I feel like others vouching goes a long way. Thank you.