Opening ceremony @ 9am PDT and will likely have an S/M announcement, after that is a whole day (11 hours!) of matches SO GET IN HERE
>stream schedule
http://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/worlds/2016/live-stream-info/
>stream links
Central hub: http://pokemon.com/live (click the ORAS tab for 2nd stream)
Individually: twitch tv/pokemon + twitch tv/pokemonvgc
>I haven't followed recent VGC, why are Groudon and friends allowed?!
VGC uses a unique format every year and since 2015 already used the full ORAS dex, 2016 went with the 2010 ruleset where 2 banned legendaries are allowed per team. So yes, expect every team to have at least 1 of Groudon/Kyogre/Rayquaza/Xerneas. However, this also results in niche mons like Bronzong and Jumpluff being good, so let's hope we see some cool stuff this weekend
>and will likely have a S/M announcement
Doubt
>>27912017
Every year has an announcement for the upcoming game m8
>>27912017
> 2013 ceremony -> Mega Kangaskhan
> 2014 ceremony -> Mega Slowbro
> 2015 ceremony -> Pokkén Wii U
Doubt what, it's highly possible.
>>27911998
Is there a particular time the presumed announcement will be made?
>>27912290
Might want to direct that question to Nostradamus.
>>27912290
Last year they announced Pokken Wii U at the opening ceremony, can't remember when the Mega Kangaskhan and Slowbro reveals were in the other years
>>27912290
It's usually during the Opening Ceremony, so it will be the first thing.
Wasn't Mega Kangaskhan announced in Ending ceremony in Sunday?
>>27912491
newfag
>>27912491
Just checked and it was actually the opening ceremony
>>27911998
If we get a reveal what do you think we'll get? Given that mega evolution was announced for two different years, I think a new Alolan form will be revealed, not to get hopes up tho
>>27912319
all of them were the opening ceremony, so we shouldn't have to wait long if we're getting something
>>27912658
The new mega mechanic
does someone have that old pic where there was the heraldic shield of vgc, or something like that?
pic related was part of the image
>pokemon evolved: 0
lol
>>27912876
>pokemon hatched: 0
Opening ceremony starting right now
GET IN HERE
It's habbiding
20 seconds boys.
>>27912966
>>27912966
Happening?
Don't the usually have a special pikachu for these
Is it gay dressed in leather?
>>27912966
Doubles confirm
>talking for this long
zzz
>>27911998
I bet they'll announce the Gen 2 games on vc
Why are they pronouncing Pokken like "pocket?" Please tell me that isn't official.
should we spam the hashtag with porn and gore?
>>27913137
yes, let's.
>twitch chat disabled
lame
>>27913137
No, Don't be an asshole
It's gonna fucking happen, Ash-Greninja will be revealed and this will be everyone's reaction
>VGC only start in 47 minutes
How long is the oppening ceremony?
They keep switching between Pockken and Pohkken
>>27913173
>revealing Ash-Greninja right after everybody it ruins everybody's dreams
???
>>27913173
>Ash Greninja revealed
>The hashtag is spammed by Alan/Charizard X images
So are they just going to talk or what
>>27912735
anyone?
>banners of only first 150 Pokemon.
Fucking genwunner pandering won't end.
I need Pikipeks evos, come on Worlds
Stage 1 of starters would be amazing but that's not realistic;_;
>>27913212
Holy kek
>you'll never go to worlds
>you'll never want to go to worlds
feels bad man
>chat disabled
notwitch cancerfun allowed
>>27913159
saved themselves the trouble of deleting hundreds of orgasm faces every time Gardevoir is switched in.
>opening ceremony
>ceremony
Two guys just talk, wow how cool for the 20th annivesary right?
they wont reveal something groundbreaking, like the ash greninja thing
probably a new pokemon or alola form
>>27913264
try junior division
>they're still fucking talking
I don't care about this stuff, every event has this shit.
>>27913264
got my ass bitten by an alomomola a couple days ago,healing pretty wellits a buttscab joke i'm sorry
>>27913242
Isn't it full of kids who are too young to care about Gen 1
seems like an odd choice of decoration
>chat disabled
>>27913333
>yfw the announcement is about GO
>>27913301
This isn't the opening ceremony
>post yfw the evo leaks are confirmedfake
>>27913324
I wouldn't mind if they didn't say the same thing again and again.
>>27913159
>>27913265
>>27913337
how newfag are you? when has there been a pokémon stream with the chat activated?
>>27913358
What? So when is it?
>>27913327
Gen 6. ORAS and XY most recent games. SM coming up next. Nothing to do with G1 at all.
I'm so salty about it.
>>27913382
yesterday kinda
>>27913391
Any minute now
>>27913376
Every event stream is like this, it's the worst.
>>27913391
after the talking shit
So how long until the opening ceremony so I can get back on Showdown and play/watch a superior format?
>>27913351
Also mfw they keep saying pockken
>>27913327
Kids are getting into Gen 1 through Go. But it's still odd because the only common faces we're going to see in matches are Kangaskhan and Clefable.
Are you ready for fun?
so when is this actually starting
>>27913406
official vgc stream =/= german nintendo streaming at gamescon
>>27913438
what does lilligant do?
>>27913438
fucking smeragle outta nowhere
>>27913438
Oh, I am.
>>27913470
moral support
>>27913438
>Talonflame
old ass meta
>>27913438
>yfw there are adult people who act as if Pokemon is a competitive game
Can't wait to see the same team 20 times again
>>27913451
good thing too,or else this stream would be destroyed with Rick Harrison memes
>look at twitter
>see synchro (シンクロ) first on trendings
>PANIC
>it was for the Olympics
Oh well
>>27913438
lilligant in the finals pls
>>27913492
newfag
Just announce the Sun and Moon information. Nobody cares about this actual tournament.
opening ceromony when?
>>27913470
>send liligant
>opponent don't want to KO her because she is cute
>set up and sweep everything
>>27913483
What does Clefairy do?
>>27913470
Chlorophyll, but Jumpluff is better since it can actually outspeed Xerneas and Encore it
I'm writing all official sites url with alola + gen 1 Pokemon. Still nothing
>>27913517
hah i know all the current memes boi
rage comics,trollface,even lolcats
i've mastered them all
>>27913438
Wait, aren't legendarys banned? They're banned in game in the battle maison and such
>really strong players in america
he makes it sound as if playing this game takes some kind of skill
>>27913548
thats not how it works dumb cuck
>>27913544
>>27913472
>>27913470
the fuck are you doing in a vgc thread?
>>27913483
>Clefairy
Wow, thought the whole Friend Guard thing was a gimmick. Though I assume from the position that it wasn't brought?
>>27913552
No. Read the fucking thread.
>>27913552
Read the OP
Opening ceremony at half-past?
STOP FUCKING TALKING
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
>All this talking
Jesus fuck make it stop
So when should we expect any kinds of surprises? Like a new Pokemon reveal or a new battle feature reveal? Is it the first day, or the last day or the day in between?
When was M-Kangaskhan revealed anyway? Alongside the Gym Leader Battle Theme?
>almost half-an-hour in
>still talking about the same thing over and over
>Pokken
Are Tonosama and his Braixen competing?
>>27913551
VGC BEGINS IN 36 MINUTES
>VGC BEGINS IN 36 MINUTES
VGC BEGINS IN 36 MINUTES
>VGC BEGINS IN 36 MINUTES
VGC BEGINS IN 36 MINUTES
>VGC BEGINS IN 36 MINUTES
THEYRE GOING TO KEEP TALKING
>>27913552
>how do I read the OP?
how the fuck can they talk so much
Give me the exact same team someone else in the world championship uses and I'll easily make it to the top 8 myself
>>27913621
>Starring in under a minute
>Always have cool announcements
HABBENIN
>>27913556
It does though, otherwise certain players wouldn't be so consistent
IT BEGINS
>>27913632
They are paid for it
FINALLY
OHSHT
>>27913574
Trying to learn.
>talking
ALOLA ARCANINE HOLY SHIIIIIIT
>Taiwan
Don't they mean Chinese Taipei?
>>27913621
>>27913582
>>27913583
Sorry, I didn't read it, stream hype
>taiwan
>>27913597
2013: M-Kangaskhan revealed
2014: M-Slowbro/M-Audino revealed (but leaked on Korean website beforehand)
2015: Pokken Wii U revealed
2016: ? ? ?
An Alola Form or maybe Ash-Greninja is likely. Actual new Pokemon are reserved for smaller expos like Honedge/Salandit @ Japan Expo or Turtornator @ Gamescom
>>27913620
>THEYRE GOING TO KEEP TALKING
>THE REGION OF YOUNOVA
>>27913544
Eviolite fairy with friend guard, follow me, helping hand and icy wind.
>>27913616
>Filthy Frank
Are you enjoying the 4th grade?
literally who?
>gamur gurl
>>27913691
I'm enjoying your mom licking my asshole
>smoker teeth
Disgusting.
THEY'RE GONNA REVEAL SOMETHING RELATED TO GO, GODAMMIT
No you dumb cunt, GO already lost its hype and died
>>27913726
eh they always hire nobodies for this kind of shitdoodly doodly doo
>2016 has been an amazing year for Pokemon
Unless you're Ash.
>GO
GET OUT NORMIE RREEEEEEEEEERRRRR
>>27913678
Someone here said they could reveal something for Pokemon Go, so I'm scared.
>>27913691
>knowing who he is
Are you enjoying the 4th grade?
>>27913732
>SHILLING GO AFTER IT DIED
who dis
makes me hard
>closed to the public
It really shows
>>27913726
they couldn't get pikachu to host it mate, he's not real
>>27913764
As disappointing as it was, making the finals of something is still pretty good.
>>27913737
You have no idea what you're talking about.
S U R P R I S E
S U R P R I S E
S U R P R I S E
>not Masuda
shit
get ready theres a jap on stage
>>27913789
Are you salty, smoker? :^)
>dat translator CIA powerstance.
>>27913678
2016: TCG shit
WHAT ARE THEY GONNA REVEAL, FUCK MAN
It's the dear leader
>>27913783
DELET
TCG
C
G
>TCG SHIT
BLUNDER OF THE CENTURY
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
NO SUN/MOON INFO
NO SUN/MOON INFO
NO SUN/MOON INFO
TCG ONLY TCG ONLY TCG ONLY TCG ONLY TCG ONLY TCG ONLY TCG ONLY TCG ONLY TCG ONLY TCG ONLY
>TCG announcement, not VG
Fucking kill me
>>27913777
Didn't mean to quote.
I DONT CARE ABOUT THE CARD GAME YOU FUCKING SHITS GIVE ME S/M NEWS
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
that audience
>I don't want a cute girl to hype me up
>shut up, I want news
>btw I'm autistic
>TCG
THAT HOT BALD GUY FROM THE E3
YES DADDY GIVE IT TO MEE
hope the president kills himself for this
>>27913786
>>27913764
You gotta admit, for a "10 year old" he did fucking good
Dear God the 3D cards look SO ugly
Who likes this?
GX???
F ZERO GX CONFIRMED
>TCG CARDS
lol no sun and moon news
YUGIOH GX
Well that was exciting. Totally worth the wait.
wooo
i don't know what any of that means
wooo
>GX
WE YU-GI-OH NOW
yu gi oh gx?
YO I CAN STEAL GX MEGA BREAK CARDS FROM ALL THE LITTLE CHILDREN AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD
YU GI OH GX CONFIRMED
So GX attacks are like Z-moves, only usable once per match?
BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO BTFO
>introducing z- moves in tgc
20 minutes left right?
No one is here for TCG dammit, I'm fucking done with this stream, this killed my hype. No way they're gonna reveal anything else
they better have an actual sun/moon announcement, nobody gives a shit about tcg.
>audible groaning
>>27913848
>That screenshot someone took of his bulge from E3
This nigga knows
>Trading cards
>awkward silence
I feel bad for him
WHERE'S MASUDA
WHERE'S THE REAL ANNOUNCEMENT
You already got Turtornator VGCcucks. APOLOGIZE.
She did say surprises, plural. There's still hope
>at least it sounds like some of the audience cares
DID SOMEONE SAY GX!?
JUST
What happened to the pokemon card game?
It used to have cool looking cards
Now it's all so crowded with ten million effects and hyper gx extreme ex shit and 3D
>that crowd not cheering
damn, this is hard to watch
>>27913912
WHERE
I NEED TO SEE
MASUDA
MASUDA
HERE COMES MASUDA
SAVED
>Masuda(2) coming on stage
Maybe THIS time.
Okay, good. There's more.
it's masuda!
M A S U D A
A
S
U
D
A
>Masuda
MASUDA WILL SAVE US
MASUDA
OITS HAPPENING DGSGA???????
MASUDHYPE
Masudaaaaa
SAVE US MASUDA
MASUDA TIME
HAPPENING
THANK GOD MASUDA IS HERE
words i thought i'd never speak
MASUDA UP
MASUDA SAVE US
MASUDA GET HYPE!
Masuda, Our lord and savior
>>27913920
OH SHIT
MASUDA MASUDA MASUDA MASUDA MASUDA MASUDA MASUDA MASUDA
CRINGE
SO LONG DENTAL PLAN
Maybe Masuda will save us
give me my mega evolutions back
mega arcanine plz
Pokemorning!
I love him
MASUDA FUCK MY ASS
>P-POKEMOONIIG
>ramen falls out of my pockets
>poke morning
>>27913921
> (You)
OUT LORD AND SAVIORFDSGVAFDBFDBG
PUNCH CRAB
Shitmon
>Shitmon
Shitmon
>Shitmon
Shitmon
>Shitmon
Shitmon
>Shitmon
Shitmon
>Shitmon
Shitmon
>Shitmon
IT'S STEVE FOX FROM TEKKEN AS A POKÉMON
KRABBY 1.1
IS THIS WIMPOD EVO?
Anti-VGC-mon confirmed!
>beating up all the top tier mons
KEK
>another crab
C R A B
R
A
B
CRABRAWLER IS THE ANTI-VGC CONFIRMED
GET REKT VGC KEK
i think it was very intentional that crabrawler knocked out kangaskhan, ferrothorn, cress, landorus-therian, and smeargle
CRAB BATTLE
MASUDA HAS CRABS CONFIRMED
>PURE FIGHTING
YES IT CAN GO ON TEAM POPPLIO
Mew can't learn Crabhammer.
But Crabrawler can.
I REALLY LOVE CRAP
SAN FRANCISCO IS FAMOUS FOR CRAP
fucking Little Mac just straight up
I also thought they were about to reveal Ash-Greninja because it said "heart of a champion"
I think that crab is an alcoholic
__B
M A S U D A
__S
__E
__D
>>27914078
WHERE IS MY ALOLA ARCANINE
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>27914078
Confirmed for PU
>Not Water/Fighting
YOU BLEW IT MASUDA
water/fighting sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
>>27914078
>it's not a mantis shrimp
>it doesn't have Huge Power
Dropped
>>27914089
But, Ash isn't a champion.
Did someone screenshot the cards? Fuck
>>27914074
Please let CHALK be banned from all gen 7 doubles games.
>No water typing
What the fuck, it's literally a crab.
gud ruck!
I like that it was shown beating up a bunch of Pokemon most common in the meta.
>>27914078
Is that a fucking pistol shrimp?
>>27914089
>a champion
>Ash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHuBqerfyec
>>27914093
TOP KEK
>>27914116
No one cares about those
>powerful enough to break tree trunks
I need Crabrawler punching alolan exeggutor out of the universe now.
FUCK YEAH CRAB FIGHTER
What an ugly shitmon
Don't like that one
>>27914086
>that lazy eye
Perfect
>>27914123
not all crabs live in water
LITTLE MAC OF POKEMON
>>27914078
>Its mandibles give it a bouffant
I love it.
>>27914126
thank you crap eater
>>27914126
gudruck 2
>>27914131
Looks like a coconut crab, would explain why he isn't water.
>>27914154
>implying
>>27914132
>>27914115
I thought they were just fucking with us
>>27914131
what the fuck, no? it's a crab. we GOT a pistol shrimp last gen.
sooo, that's it? a new fighting type?
i could beat up literally everyone in this montage tbqh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1hsh267tUM
>Crabrawler attacks Kang, Ferrothorn, Cress, Lando-T, Smeargle in trailer
Masuda you smug bastard
https://youtu.be/-1hsh267tUM new pokemon
>>27914116
Here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qLSii_HS1U
Can we get a sticky?
>>27914186
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_crab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qLSii_HS1U
Welp, time to fuck out of this stream now that the news is over
>>27914228
>stufful
great
>>27914209
total cringe montage
pokefags look autistic af
>"NO THEY'RE ONLY GOING TO BE TALKING"
>pause stream
>resume after hearing about newcomer
>teaser over, they start talking again
>>27914264
>>27914257
Literally ages 12 below OR 21 and up.
>>27914220 Sandygast's ability makes me so hype you have no idea
why is meloetta banned?
>>27914241
Nice hasty editing faggot.
>>27914317
Mythical.
>>27914317
It's an event legend. That's why.
>>27914211
>price tag on stuffles butt
cute.
>>27914220
Stuffal literally has a tag coming out of its ass?
>>27914273
That's why you only mute the audio.
Is Mega Fug banned or is it going to be on literally every team for the entire tournament?
>>27914251
New doubles strategy
>Min phys. attack Accelgor used Water Shuriken!
>Palossands defence rose sharply!
Could it work?
>Restricted Pokemon
This is a thing now? Most of those used to be banned from older VGC formats.
>>27914211
>>27914220
>>27914228
>>27914251
>that new Shadow Ball animation
Holy christ my dick
>>27914433
Not banned, not that great in vgc
>>27914241
>buries itself underground
Sounds like we missed out on a good Ground/Fighting combo
>>27914433
Not banned. But it isn't that great in VGC, apparently. And takes both a legendary and a Mega slot.
>>27914433
>le mega rayquaza is most broken pokemon meme
Groudon and Xerneas are better
>>27914220
Palossand looks retarded with the empty space going through it.
So are battles happening right now? Only seeing banned&restricted pokemon on the twitch channel
>>27914451
It's TPCi's way of shaking up the metagame, since there was no new game or anything between VGC15 and VGC16.
It's shit.
Hopefully it'll go back to regional dex next season.
>>27914241
>>27914478
Speaking of land-based crustaceans, pillbug Pokemon when?
>>27914520
10 minutes
>>27914496
>le you're a retard meme
You're a retard.
>>27914537
your the retard kid... stfu
>shit reveals ruined the VGC thread before the first round of Swiss
Why can't they just reveal the damn second stage starters already
>>27914528
National Dex would be alright with those legendaries banned.
>>27914582
They are always revealed in September
>You now realise people you don't like could be watching Worlds right now!
>>27914591
That was last year. Decent meta
>>27914591
The fucking genies would still be there, so I disagree with you.
>Stufful's attack animation
Stop it I don't want to like this mon.
>>27914433
It's usable but not amazing. You basically need to run Mega Fug, Kyogre, and then devote the remaining four mons to support for it to work.
>>27914632
Ban the genies then, they're legendaries too, though Tornadus isn't that good and I think you can still deal with the other 2.
>>27914632
Memes aside I never minded facing the genies. Just need a paralysis nerf so Prankster Thunder Wave isn't cancer.
me rn because of this comfy music
>>27912017
and it happened. kys faggot!
Quick predictions for winning tcg deck and vgc team
How much use does Trick Room see?
It's one of my favorite Doubles strategies
>>27915071
Depends on the year.
A bit this year.
2010 was king vgc era
>>27915071
Lots, Trick Room + Gravity teams with Groudon have recently dominated
>>27915071
Legendaries tend to be slow, and being slow also benefits the Primals and their weather. So should be some.
>>27915051
It will be a cookie-cutter Jap team again.
The meta seems to me to encourage power over gimmicks. We might see a niche Smeargle move, like, I don't know, Forest's Curse to make pokemon weak to Groudon's fire attacks or something.
HEEEERE WEEE GO
>when bae is on screen
>>27915257
Does Groudon get any spread fire moves?
>>27915336
Eruption?
>>27915336
Only Eruption.
>>27915407
>what is Lava Plume?
>>27914582They'll be revealed with Rockruff's evo and whatever gimmick ties them together