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| Published December 11th, 2015 by MajorBowman
Hey there! As you probably know by now, the VGC 2016 format includes previously banned legendary Pokemon like Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza. Since their respective Primal Reversions and Mega Evolutions are allowed as well, a number ... Read More →
| Published December 10th, 2015 by Level 51
The standard ruleset for VGC 2016 has just been announced, and with all these new legendaries to work around, it’s more important than ever to fine-tune your own team’s EVs to outrun the right threats. While together ... Read More →
| Published November 18th, 2015 by BadIntent
This is BadIntent’s Evil Thoughts, a VGC series where I will explain advanced tactics or take a stance on controversial issues concerning the VGC Circuit. Today I will be covering Hyper Offense. I have included a video version ... Read More →
| Published October 7th, 2015 by Zog
VGC. Is it an esport? Maybe not. Yet. But it’s still our game. And while we’re not all the way there to playing a fully-fledged esport, it’s interesting to think about how we could get there. ... Read More →
| Published September 11th, 2015 by kingofmars
The World Championships of any season brings out the very best the metagame has to offer. The field sees a mix of standard teams perfected to be the best representation of the meta and anti-meta teams ... Read More →
| Published August 19th, 2015 by Wyrms Eye
This is it, everyone! After twelve grueling months of competition and hundreds of thousands of competitive battles around the world, the 2015 season concludes this weekend at the World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts. Roughly 300 players ... Read More →
| Published August 18th, 2015 by benjitheGREAT
Hey everyone! The 2015 World Championships are right around the corner, and this year, it’ll be bigger than ever before. The North American circuit kicked off right after last year’s tournament, and we’ve seen twelve months ... Read More →
| Published August 2nd, 2015 by jenbamo
Hi everyone, I’m Jen Badamo, Tournament Organizer and VG Judge from Queens, NY. I’ve been a TO for about two years and was lucky enough to be included in the group chosen to pilot Premier Challenges ... Read More →
| Published July 29th, 2015 by MindApe
G’day, I’m Mindape. You may recognize my username from the Showdown chat, a post on the forums, or the Twitch chat during a stream. When I’m not playing Pokemon, I train and compete at an elite ... Read More →
| Published July 1st, 2015 by kingofmars
Editor’s Note: With the distribution of Championship Points this season, players have been playing year-round to get themselves in a favourable as possible position going into the United States National Championships. The top 40 players in ... Read More →