/vgcg/ - VGC General

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1ST FOR BARUDORU
HE DID IT FOR HIS WAIFU EVEN IF HE COULDN'T USE HER

10th for chink needs a dentist

>>33346824
He could have won that before the protect fuckup, it's a shame the battle ended that way. It had at least a few more good turns in it.

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>>33346823
>Gardevoir drawing on flag
Cute.

Learn from Barudoru and Tonosama kids: Do it for your waifu, and you'll succeed in laifu.

>>33346847
looks ok compared to a lot of other japanese

>>33346857
don't learn from tonosama, he's a furshitter

Who else skipped the event and is only watching the closing for whatever reveal they have?

>>33346863
I just watched the finals because I needed to kill time and it was featured on twitch desu

>>33346823
Best VGC finals by far. Holy shit.

>>33346823
Can I get a quick rundown on why he is /our/ guy.

>>33346863
No reveal. Fuck off retard. This finals was fucking hype.

>>33346863
No promise of a reveal though. At least not one I've heard.

>>33346878
>>33346841

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>>33346878
He did it for love.

>>33346863
the only reveal closing ceremonies get is usually location for the next worlds

So, where is the next Worlds anons? My money is on a meme midwest city like Salt Lake. It would be cool having one in Europe for once

>>33346896
>Worlds
>Ever leaving Murrika
Pick 1 and only 1

>>33346852
Honestly, if Sam hadn't used up Garchomps Z-move on the almost ko'd Koko, he could've used it to pick up the ko on Fini.

Even if he didn't choke on that Protect, there was nothing more he could do.

>>33346863
Anon....

>>33346896
Detroid.

>>33346896
>It would be cool having one in Europe for once
No thank you. I don't want to get TRUCKED by Muhammad.

>>33346898
Vancouver is in canada

>>33346896
aren't nationals usually in indianapolis?

>>33346896
I hope its London

>>33346896
Sydney

>>33346914
So that it gets bombed?

>>33346906
das racis

>>33346920
Go back to /pol/

will they show some news before it ends?

>>33346852
I don't think so. Most of the times Sam could come out on top was directly because of Barudoru fucking up something or not reading the read and going for the obvious play (example, Tapu Fini staying against Garchomp and switching to Mandibuzz against Z-Move Nature Power). Every other time you could watch how he was almost choking while Barudoru dominated the match

>>33346896
>My money is on a meme midwest city
Cincinnati

>>33346950
No.

>>33346914
>London
>when not even Konami, known for its shitty organization of events, would let Worlds be hosted at London because of the risk of a bombing

>that fucking collage
I'm glad to be a functioning human being

rip tobias

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>Semi-Finals
>About to lose to clock
>All is lost
>Decide to finish and lose gracefully even if there's no hope to win
>Opponent decides to get cocky and overkill me
>My Pokemon survive and kill his back
>Even crit one of them
>Against all logic manage to reach Finals
>Finals
>First match
>Get outplayed, Marowak who's my keypiece dies early
>Lose
>Game 2
>Play Marowak more converstilvely
>Reveal Brick Break destroying my opponent cornerstone
>I can see the fear in his eyes
>End up winning
>I can do this
>Game 3
>Bet it all on Whimsicott Z-Move
>All or nothing
>He predicts me and switches in Mandibuzz
>Completely wasted my Z-Move
>Oh god I'm done for
>Don't lose hope
>Manage to return to the match to a 50/50
>Make a hard read and double target
>It pays off
>I'm World Champion
>I love you Gardevoir, this one is for you

A real hero.

>>33346896
Kyoto

>>33346946
It's not /pol/ when that's part and parcel of living in London my friend.

tobias don't care about awards, he just showed up to rek some n00bs

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damn some kid died

>The only US champion looks like half a spic

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Seriously, how fucking old is Diego?

>>33347000
enough

>>33346896
It likely won't happen outside of the US due to TPCi having to pay import taxes/fees on the Pokemon Center merch and the prizes they'd be giving out.

OLE OLE OLE OLE

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>You will never stand on that stage
Why live

>>33346998
man oh man don't ever look up USA's gold team in the international chemistry olympiad

>>33347013
It's oh-eh, not ole.

>>33347019
Who the fuck cares about chemistry? Lol


Also, what happened to the Junior TCG champion?

Nicholas is C U T E

>>33346995
?

>>33346991
You people are hilarious. Oh look out on thay corner! A wild Achmed! It might use Explosion. You people are fucking crazy.

>>33347031
Got his ass whooped for running a waifu deck.

>>33347040
Not falling for your tricks Muhammad.

You can see the envy in Sam's gaze

>>33346998
JUST

>>33347061
nah that's just the dead fish eyes every neckbeard has

niiiiiiice

LMAO NASHVILLE

>Nashville
Holy shit what a fucking shithole

It is a Meme Midwest city lol

Eeewww

>Nashville
Literally where

lmao willie nelson special guest at next worlds

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>Nashville
HOLY SHIT, THAT'S IN MY STATE!

At least it's not Memphis.

>>33347075
>>33347077
>>33347080
i think thats in ireland

WHERE'S THE LEAKS

>>33347080
My home.

>>33347080
Country music mecca of world

>>33347078
>Tennessee is the midwest
uh

> Nashville

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHhHH

>>33347091
it's America. Midwest state

>Nashville
Sounds hick as fack

I'm definitely going irl next year

>>33347117
Not midwest at all

>>33347086
Would've been better in Knoxville.
>>33347101
Christ, don't remind me.
>>33347118
Yup *sips moonshine

>>33347117
I think you need to learn what midwest means.

>>33347117
its in the south you dumbasses

CANT WAIT TO SEE POLACKS LYNCHING BLACKS OUTSIDE WORLDS 2018

>Nashville
what the fuck?

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This year Worlds was fun. I was glad to watch it with you /vgcg/
I hope we can be alive again when 2018 ruleset gets announced

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>people on twitter were saying worlds should be hosted in a metropolis
>place it in nashville the next year

> worlds oved
> no more comfy threads
> back to shitposting, genwars, nad starterwars.
;_;

See y'all next time.

How can you even participate in this event? I have college, so I don't have the time nor money to travel to another country and build a deck every one or two months.

>>33347143
We can still have /vgc/ threads right?

>>33347143
nothing is stopping us from discussing VGC regularly. I played well last season despite not attending many events. I plan on starting early and going to san jose regionals in october. what about you guys

>>33347040
if you can't see why a company wouldn't allow their most important competition to be targeted by terrorists, no matter what small chance it may have, you should fuck off

>>33347148
>How can you even participate in this event?
Be rich.

>>33347158
>be america
>get shot
See? I can do it too!

>>33347150
We can have them, but with nothing going on for a month they're gonna die

>>33347148
>I have college
so do most of the people who play. you can earn travel stipends by playing well. overall it is slightly expensive and you have to invest some of your own money in it

>>33347158
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/potential-mass-shooting-avoided-at-pokemon-event-p/1100-6430038/

:^)

>>33347148
First prize at your local regional is a flight.

>>33347173
You are supporting his point. You think that after this happened they are gonna risk getting bombed or tracked by some peaceful muslims?

>>33347177
*trucked

>>33347148
Save money, it's that simple. Whether it's easy or not for you to is another problem.

If you're into the TCG, you need to be constantly updated on the cards, which in turn can become expensive. As someone who started getting back into YGO, I would know.

>>33347185
>As someone who started getting back into YGO
Why would you willingly return to that hell?

>>33347177
You think they're gonna risk hosting worlds in some redneck state full of idiots with guns?

If they were that paranoid they'd just host it in japan instead

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Masters winner: https://twitter.com/barudoru

Oh boy leftypol is here. Fuck off back to your shithole.

>>33347199
https://twitter.com/zeldavgc

Let's laugh at the loser

>>33347192
I know, I fucked up. I wasn't aware Links were just around the corner and were going to fuck everything up. Not to mention the constant Zoodiacs and Tru Dracos cancer. I do have a little fate that stuff will improve.

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>>33347210
>weebs get BTFO for 3 out of 4 years in a row

>>33347200
>>33347210
>Gardefag
>Honokafag

So this is the power of waifus...

What would have been your reaction if I told you one year ago that a A-Marowak with Brick Break would be the keypiece for winning worlds?

>>33347158
>>33346991
just host it in something like manchester instead of london

>>33347193
> Redneck starts gunning people down

"Make Nascar year long!" "Bring nack Hee Haw"

> shoots some more people

>>33347225
fucking screens man

>>33347233
m8

>>33347225
I would have asked you what the fuck A-Marowak was.

>>33347233
Nah, Barcelona is better.

>>33347225
It still might see play in 2018. Fucking Aurora Veil.

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>>33347210
Fucking Riko can't do anything right

>>33347242
I live in manchester m8 I want an ez worlds to go to

>>33347245
> anywhere in europe

Europe is a hotbed for ISIS and is just waiting for the real shit to start. It's pretty much lost.

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>Marowak wins Worlds instead of Arcanine
Now we know who the superior Fire type is.

>>33347270
>Missing the joke
Don't you remember Barcelona got attacked too not so recently?

>>33347225
A-Marowak? It gets an alolan form?

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>>33347259
>Sunshinefag
>And fucking Riko of all Sunshines
He deserved to lose.

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>>33347075
>>33347077
>>33347080
>>33347083
>>33347105
>>33347118
>>33347133
>yfw that's what Gen 8's region will be based on

>>33347280
> early meta
> ALOLAN MAROWAK IS AMAZING
> meta progresses
> eh its ok
> worlds
> ALOLAN MAROWAK IS AMAZING

this is prettu funny to see.

>>33347310
say what you want about SM and gen 7, but this season's meta went places and then some other places then some further places after that

>>33347324
damn those places

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>>33347225

Honestly, the best thing about the Finals was that it was an equal match. Since we got into 3D it has been nothing but one-sided curbstomps.

I was cheering for Barudoru, but I had no idea if he would win or lose, and whenever I was starting to lose hope he made a comeback. And ultimately it all depended on one last turn and read. That, I believe, was the most exciting part of it all.

>>33347324
Yeah its fucking great. Brick Break fucking Alolan Marowak takes worlds. Nigga what. Man, I hope regional variants remain a thing. It really adds more flavor to it all imo. Also this type of format is great. Regional dex only, regional legends except special/box legends. Go.

This was a great meta.

>>33347373
I hope we get one year which is just "anything is game as long as you can breed it". I think that'd be a cool metagame.

What was your

>Favorite Player
>Favorite Match
>Favorite Team
>Favorite Moment

>you will never have the champion theme on your cart

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Ryota's full team.

>>33347396
Make sure to keep the pentagon/cross/whatever rule.
Still makes getting some gen5 hidden abilities a huge pain, but that'd make it the easiest to obtain mons without mind-numbing grinding.

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And here's the loser team.

>>33347438
>Make sure to keep the pentagon/cross/whatever rule.
that's a given at this point

>>33347445
>Ninetales had Light Clay
Damn son. Marowak is even more valuable now. It truly was the MVP during this.

anyone have the top 8 bracket

>>33347415
>Favourite Player
Wolfe
>Favourite Match
Markus Stadter (Yoshi) vs Ryuzaburo Hosono
>Favourite Team
Markus team
>Favourite Moment
That fucking Mandibuzz into Z-Nature Power in the final

>>33347475
Fujo get out

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>>33347496
>nearly 100% players are men
>"F-fujo!"
I laughed, nice joke anon

>>33347148
Either be good or be rich. Clearly you are neither so enjoy eating salt.

>>33346823
Why he's solo fucking hot? omg I want him to fuck me...

>>33347546
*so

>>33347433
>Careful Marowak
That's quite interesting actually. Would've expected Adamant to max out damage.

Surprised that Specs Fini packs a bit of a punch too.

>>33347433
>>33347445
>protect on everything
Is this the power of VGC?

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>Gardevoir wins TCG Juniors
>Gardevoir wins TCG Masters
>Gardefag wins VGC Masters

Can someone stop this madwaifu?

>>33347595
singles player detected
protect has always been valuable in VGC

Chat kept posting about verlis ... so when will the dumbass make a video regarding this?

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>>33347511
>tfw you're right

I wish I was smarter, or at least richer.

>>33347595
This is the power of every Doubles format ever, moron.

>>33347595
Without Protect, this year's champion wouldn't have won.

>>33347645
Just become a crypto millonaire Mokou

>>33347645
You can always start practicing on the online client for free.

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Only one person was brave enough to run double dog.

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>>33347433
Did the rules change? His team 2 months ago was so different.

>>33347766
People can change teams between tourneys anon.

>>33347766
You aren't forced to use the same team forever anon.

>>33347766
>Won Japan Nats with a Tsareena
What a madman

>>33347781
>>33347785
I know that, but does the meta change so much in 3 months that you need to have 5 different Pokemon?

>>33347808
Obviously. Ryota won precisely because he made the right meta-call with Brick Break on his Marowak. Why do you say this like if making a new team is some kind of titanic task?

>>33347808
Why would he choose to use exactly the same Pokemon when everyone already knows his strategy with that team?

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those finals were great
totally worthy of being spectated

>>33347836
It made me sad for not being there. Watching it live must have been 100 times better.

>>33347808
Say meta instead of rules then lol.
And yeah. Also worlds is the moment to make the calls.

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Holy fuck
Sam was wearing a Riko shirt
Fucking weeaboo

>>33347911
Should have chosen Yohane

>>33347928
>Not Dia

>>33347935
>choosing a DORK

>>33347928
>>33347935
>Not Umi

What a shitty taste, /vp/

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>>33347911
he's a big guy

>>33347948
We are talking about Sunshines here, nerd.

>>33347947
I love that dork. You better not be that faggot from /ai/

>>33347948
Get with the times Drampa.
Besides Nico is the superior 1st gen

>>33347911
You must be such a weeaboo too to recognize that weeaboo shit

>>33347999
>Not hiding your powerlevel

>>33347964
Nah I just visit /a/ and the cancerhole that is /vg/ once in a while.

>>33348009 (You)

Goodbye /vgcg/
See you in 2018 ruleset

>>33347415
>Favorite Player
Yusuke from Pokken.

>Favorite Match
Yusukes comeback.

>Favorite Team
Tonosama and Braxian.

>Favorite Moment
TCG Froakie comeback.

I still need to watch VGC Finals, but overall Pokken was easily one of the most entertaining brackets this year, VGC was second and TCG was pretty boring aside from a few matches here and there. Bubble was easily the most exciting thing alongside Tonosama's Grand Finals with Braxian.

>>33348167
This was a fun year. Lots of diversity and funy gimmicks.

It's a shame that it's over and USUM will probably have the National Dex mos allowed, bringing us back to the standard meta.


See ya in gen 8.

>>33348205
Well, I was referring to how the threads will go back to being dead again.
Maybe we should set up a Discord next year.

>>33348220
If Pokémon disables the chat then yes. If not, then threads like these should be enough.

>>33347752
must've had a ruff time

>>33346896
>Midwest
>Salt Lake City
Pick 1 and only 1

>>33347433
>>33347445
Wish they would post the EVs

>>33349180
I bet you do

I'm surprised Ryuto's Whimsicott didn't have encore.

Whimsicott FTW!!! 2017 champ used this awesome mon, and I can be happy about this now.

>Start of '17 season
>Celesteela, Spec Fini & LO Koko the meta
>End of season
>Still Celesteela, Spec Fini & LO Koko the meta, the movie, the experience

About the only real interesting thing is the Krook/Whimsicott setup finally coming into it's own.

>>33347445
Honestly most interesting thing about that Ninetales is dropping Blizzard and Protect for Icy Wind and Roar.

Anyway props to Tapu Lele the ultimate jobber of '17, choking at everything that matters all year long.

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>>33349180
w-what do you mean anon? EVs d-don't exist, only hypertraining and supertraining

With Nuggetbridge being dead, and Trainer Tower basically inactive since July, is there any place where team reports are getting posted?

Or where I can find teams and spreads of more recent tournament teams? Trying to get back into VGC after 6 months, and I have no idea what to EV for.

>>33352713
Smogon

I was moving into uni yesterday, what are some matches I should specifically watch?

>>33347595
Protect isn't even a move in doubles, it's a base game mechanic at that point.

>>33352713
VGC Twitter. Everyone has long since moved there.

>>33352734
Master Finals obviously.

>>33346920
Hopefully with Masuda inside that's the plan

>>33349180
Many pokemon-related terms are for some reason a taboo on the official sites and amongst commentators.
You could see Ray Rizzo performing mental gymnastics to not use fanmade terms like "EV spread" or "he's on plus one Attack", instead saying "trained in an X stat" and "raised attack".

>>33353094
Those streams are basically meant to advertise the Pokemon video games. They're not going to risk making what is already a game with a high knowledge and skill barrier even more daunting to casuals with extra numbers. It's also never properly explained in-game and GF don't want to break the immersion in what should feel like an organic fantasy setting.

>>33352966
Also the semi between the two Japanese, except for the stallfest at the end of g1.

So, are Megas not used now?

Legit question:

Why do so many VGC fags put "VGC" at the end of their usernames? Do they want to feel special for playing an official format?

>>33353618
Yes, they want to feel special or "pro". That's pretty much it, just ego shit.

>>33347415

>Favorite Player
didn't have a favorite
>Favorite Match
finals were good
>Favorite Team
I wanted to see more of Markus' slowking persian shit
>Favorite Moment
Yuri Boschetto bringing a sub-1200 gimmick (scarf soak+tbolt) to worlds day2 and getting away with it on stream

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>>33347019

look at all these attractive white men

>>33352727
>Smogon
Makes me kek, don't know why

>>33353626
thank yu <3

>>33352966
>Twitter
Fucking why. Why have artists and VGC moved to fucking twitter? Who likes that shit layout?

>>33353618
>>33353626
afaik before modern battle sims they used to play on ones which didn't have VGC rules implemented, so they'd go by -VGC to make it easier to find each other. Ever since it's become a vestigial suffix.