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If @pokemon does not begin to include performance-based filters for its sold-out #playpokemon VGC events, it will not be taken seriously compared to other sports no matter how much money they spend. Imagine if The Masters was open to the first 150 people to click "enter event".

Give me 500 30+ point Elite Eight losses before I ever lose one like that. My God.

Have to say it now, Jon Scheyer is not the coach that K was. K would have recognized far sooner that the officials were calling the game differently in the 2nd half, and made the necessary adjustments to hold on to a win. Another brutal collapse.

🔴LATE GOALS CONCEDED 2025/26🔴 The JL Alty Files has the interesting attached article documenting 8 occasions when Alty have conceded goals on or after the 86th min of games this season...

mega emboar sucks. Never use him. Ever. Mold Breaker is useless and should be deleted. There are no cases where Mold Breaker is good. Never use a pokemon with Mold Breaker or equivalent ability. They should all be removed. 👍👍

@Dimsunlight @palaknightprime The question will be if multiple accounts will be possible. If so, based on the GO GBL, the likely "meta" is to crash one's rating intentionally to get easy matchups. A team with choice items and 1 move/mon will win at some ELO, so you can press 1 button every 5 min to "grind".

@palaknightprime let's say, e.g., the "training tickets" let you fully train a pokemon & change its moves/ability -- then there is a way to buy the ability to train your mons, sidestepping vp.

Bp is only gotten via playing the game They comfirmed this since day 1 I know we are pokemon fans and reading is hard but come on now

@GabbySnyder @osirusvgc Membership in what? I'm not being snarky that's a serious question. It seems like it is a pokemon showdown software basically. Cannot imagine people outside of VGC paying a subscription fee for that.

@osirusvgc I know people will complain regardless but $45 a year for membership is honestly not that bad.

Pokemon Champions Japan micro-transactions revealed. Converts roughly for UK/US Starter pack: 980 yen  = £4.50 /$6 usd Membership: 7000 yen  = £33.00/ $45 usd Battle pass: 1400 yen  = £7.00 /$9 usd

US broadcast of Spurs vs Forest just had a halftime TV ad from a financial services firm that was "We will tell you the hard truths, if there's a problem with your lifestyle or decision-making, we'll tell you". Perfectly targeted for an audience watching Spurs vs Forest...

As we get ready for Arsenal vs City, it is a good day to remind everyone that the EFL Cup was sponsored for 6 years back in the 80s by the Milk Marketing Board, so if you want a disparaging nickname, just call it "The Milk Cup". None of this "Mickey Mouse Cup" stuff is needed!

Checked the #PokemonVGC Houston Regional standings, and @SuperMorioka is 8-0? Had that on my 2011 bingo card maybe, perhaps not on my 2026 one. Congrats, keep it up!

@altrinchamfc Well done, almost across the line, keep it up

4⃣ home victories in a row ✅ #Alty

@SenMarkKelly Whether or not the order is given, the public statement in itself is a violation of the Geneva Conventions (Article 23)? This is not merely semantics. If your enemy is made to believe you will not accept their surrender they will not offer it, leading to extra tragedy.

“No quarter” isn’t some wanna be tough guy line - it means something. An order to give no quarter would mean to take no prisoners and kill them instead. That would violate the law of armed conflict. It would be an illegal order. It would also put American service members at greater risk. Pete Hegseth should know better than to throw around terms like this.

@AshtonCoxGAZ The ruleset announcement feels suspiciously like they just received a status report of "the new battle system software is behind schedule, go-live date TBD" and they had to make a decision on what to do in the interim.

Bruh

Duke wins 80-79, UNC loses 79-80. Perfectly balanced as all things should be.

@ManCity Not get shredded by counters challenge: Difficulty impossible?

Pep's reaction to tonight's defeat in Madrid 💬

600 million spent and a year and a half later, Manchester City are still being ripped apart on the counter, and their midfield is far too easy to play through. For a squad that was already title-winning, that’s a shocking issue for Pep Guardiola not to have solved.

@433 Who actually lifted the cup then, some staff member? Someone from the bench? The ballboy?

𝟐𝟑 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒 😳🤯 Absolute chaos in the final seconds of the Campeonato Mineiro final between Cruzeiro and Atlético MG as a huge brawl leads to 23 straight red cards 🟥 After things finally cooled down, Cruzeiro lifted the trophy 🏆

@altrinchamfc @altymoore1 Huge! Well done! Closer and closer to the safe finish!

Another 3️⃣ points on the board 😍 📸 @altymoore1 | #Alty

@Lee_Chappy Crazy that list of teams heading for League One comprises 6 of the 126 winners of England. However, I still think you take it, otherwise what differentiates you from the 100ish teams who have languished in tiers 2-5 forever?

Question for the non Big Six supporters…. Winning the premier league title at the cost of being league One in 10 years ….. Would you still take it ?

@Shiftyz38 @ChuppaVGC The Pig!!

@ChuppaVGC What Pokémon is this?

Well rounded bulk stats, rare immunity to ghost type moves, complete counter to taunt, can do 50% to ANYTHING, access to sleep?? This pokemon was overlooked for way too long