Browsing the "Articles" Category
| Published March 11th, 2013 by tlyee61
The Winter Friendly was certainly an interesting tournament format. Much like the VGC 2010 ruleset, this WiFi competition allowed the use of the normally banned “Uber” Pokémon. This was also the case with the Japan-only Christmas ... Read More →
| Published March 1st, 2013 by Cassie
Speed tiers. If you’re new to competitive Pokémon, this probably doesn’t make a bit of sense to you. It’s a lot simpler than it sounds: speed tiers are just groupings of Pokémon with similar Speed stats. ... Read More →
| Published January 29th, 2013 by Scott
During every Pokemon event, we learn a little bit about the game of Pokémon and the community that surrounds it that is worth reflecting on. This Masters-centric column will appear following major events and highlight important ... Read More →
| Published January 19th, 2013 by Scott
While battling by ourselves for hours alone in dark rooms over Wi-Fi has been super fun, we will once again return to the “outside” and battle in person at Regionals on Sunday! As the third event ... Read More →
| Published January 18th, 2013 by Cybertron
For me, the week before Regionals is always nerve-wracking and tense. After all, there’s a lot on the line: money, travel awards for Nationals, and most importantly, the Championship Points we all desperately need to get ... Read More →
| Published January 17th, 2013 by Braverius
If you’re heading to a regionals next weekend, whether you’ve been there before or not, it’s always great to have a good reminder of what to make sure you get done before the event. In this ... Read More →
| Published January 15th, 2013 by Scott
Article image created by feathers for Nugget Bridge. View more of her artwork on her tumblr or Nugget Bridge forums thread. I think normally when people write articles including their team it is because they think what they did was very ... Read More →
| Published January 7th, 2013 by Scott
During every Pokemon event, we learn a little bit about the game of Pokémon and the community that surrounds it that is worth reflecting on. This Masters-centric column will appear following major events and highlight important ... Read More →
| Published January 2nd, 2013 by Duy
2012 was a banner year for VGC and competitive Pokemon in general. We saw some incredible matches, intensely competitive tournaments, and a complete reshaping of the North American tournament circuit over the course of the year. ... Read More →
| Published December 19th, 2012 by Chalkey
By now we’ve all read the news about championship points. For those who haven’t, the top 12 CP totals in North America will receive invites to compete in the World Championships, though the National Champion and ... Read More →