Dallas, Texas: 1/19/19-1/20/10 Placing Player CP $ Team Used 1st Nick Navarre 200 $2,000 2nd Brandon Huang 160 $1,000 3rd Aaron Traylor 130 $500 4th Joshua Mecham 130 $500 5th Meghan Hyman 100 $250 6th Ken Huang 100 $250 7th Preston Gadling 100 $250 8th Ashton Cox 100 $250 Usage Usage % Pokémon 8 100% 7 87.5% 3 37.5% 2 ...
Read More »VGC19 Meta Snapshot [Dallas preview]
Despite the switch to Moon series, overall viability rankings are mostly unchanged. If something was good in Sun series, there’s a high chance it’s still good in Moon. However, several notable Pokémon gained significant tools with access to Z-Moves, and that’s what we’ll be looking at here. Kyogre Notable Z Options: Waterium Kyogre boasts the strongest Z-Move in the format ...
Read More »2019 Dallas Regionals Preview
Written by Stephen Mea WE’RE BACK BABYYYYYY The Dallas Regional Championships are right around the corner. This tournament has the potential to be the biggest Regional of the year and will have major implications on the race for the travel money to the European International Championships, which are to be held in Berlin. Dallas will also be the first major ...
Read More »2019 Panama Special Event
Ciudad de, Panama: 1/13/19 Placing Player CP Team Used 1st Alberto Rios 200 2nd Daniel Romero 160 3rd Gabriel Cedeno 130 4th Rodrigo Urena 130 5th Andres Samayoa 100 6th Samuel Jurado 100 7th Rene Alvarenga 100 8th Jonathan Singh 100 Usage Usage % Pokémon 5 62.5% 4 50% 3 37.5% 2 25% 1 12.5%
Read More »Dusk Mane non mangia colla! – A Top 8 International Challenge Report
Hello everyone! My name is Giuliano Bellini, but I’m best known online as GyulyVGC. You might remember me from my first team report I wrote in VGC17, which you can read up on here! I have decided to write another team report to give a shout out to a team that was often under-appreciated during the Sun Series, but that I think ...
Read More »A Comprehensive Introduction to VGC
Part 1: Tell Me More! 1.1 What is VGC? If you’re reading this article, you’ve probably already got some sort of idea of what VGC is about, but it never hurts to go over things! VGC, which stands for Video Game Championships, is the name of The Pokémon Company International’s officially endorsed competitive format. Some of you may already be ...
Read More »VGC19 Sun Series – Events, Top Cut Teams and Usage Stats
Sun Series (September 4th 2018 to January 7th 2019) Below are all International and Regional level events, their top cut teams and usage stats. Internationals North America Europe Latin America Oceania
Read More »VGC19 Moon Series – Sample Teams
This is a list of sample teams that new players can use to help them get straight into playing the VGC19 Moon Series format. We believe these teams are a great starting point for any player getting into VGC, or needing ideas for a team! We encourage you to use these teams as a guide for making your very own ...
Read More »2019 Tampines, Singapore – Special Event
Tampines, Singapore: 1/6/19 Placing Player CP Team Used 1st Harrold Khoo 200 2nd Martin Teo 160 3rd Ronald Seet 130 4th Melvin Keh 130 5th JS Deo 100 6th Tang Teck Meng 100 7th Rayland Low 100 8th Ismat Myron Beg 100 Usage Usage % Pokémon 7 87.6% 5 62.5% 3 37.5% 2 25% 1 12.5%
Read More »VGC19 Moon Series – Z Move Preview
With the end of 2018, the Sun Series of the 2019 VGC season also comes to an end! Beginning January 7, the Moon Series starts and will feature a slight change of rules. From January 7 until April 1, all Z-crystals, except Ultranecrozium Z, are allowed in your teams, so Z moves are allowed! Therefore, we give you a preview ...
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