Teams from the VGC ’14 Winter Regionals
The first major block of events in the 2014 Pokémon Video Game Championship Series have finished and it’s a good time to look back on what was used by the top players on the field so we can start preparing for the next wave of events later this year. Below, we have the teams used by Masters division players who made the top cut at each of the Regional Championships in January. Curious about Virginia? We had it in a separate article here.
St. Charles, Missouri
1. Matthew Carter (mattj)
2. Wesley Morioka (Wesley)
3. Ashton Cox (linkyoshimario)
4. Greyson Garren (Greysong)
5. Blake Hopper (mrbopper)
6. Scott Glaza (Scott)
7. Greg Johnson (bgt)
8. Leonard Craft III (DaWoblefet)
9. Keegan Beljanski (Darkeness)
10. Collin Heier (TheBattleRoom)
11. Jonathan Rankin (Jrank)
12. Tyler Hagan (Tyler)
13. Joseph Brummet (lucariojr)
14. Joseph Darby (JoseSucio)
15. Erick Herrera (Godofcloud9)
16. Tiffany Stanley (Shiloh)
Salem, Oregon
1. Alex Stempe (Stempe)
2. Alex Ogloza (Evan Falco)
3. Tony Cheung (Chinese Dood)
4. Kacey Traver (KTween)
5. Michael Hutchinson
6. Jason Wynja (Arti)
7. Hajime Uesegi (Aravalent)
8. Sean Webb
Long Beach, California
1. Omari Travis (BadIntent)
2. Gavin Michaels (kingofmars)
3. Paul Hornak (makiri)
4. Jackson Daugherty (Jackson7 D)
5. Alberto Lara
6. Alec Wild (Pokemonmaster649)
7. Colten Lybbert
8. Mike Suleski (OmegaDonut)
9. Sam Johnson (RastaCharmander)
10. Anthony Jimenez (DarkAssassin)
11. Johnathan Mendoza
12. Luis Chamorro (religiousjedi)
13. Travis Evans (shinryu)
14. Erik Holmstrom
15. Tiffany Sera (tiffyxy)
16. Bridger Snow
17. Diego Cruz
18. Len Deuel (Alaka)
19. Tony Pan
20. Riley Factura (Gengarboi)
21. Andy Garcia
22. Eric Chan
23. Andrew Kemmett
24. Jose Ochoa (supe)
25. Kyle Loh (Mr. Fookie)
26. Daniel Claus
27. Kellen Ho
28. Jobany Vasquez
29. Kevin Molina
30. Rolland Wu
31. Grant Wheatley
32. Justin Biller
Orlando, Florida
1. Zach Droegkamp (Zach)
2. Stephen Scruggs
3. Mike Suleski (OmegaDonut)
4. Ashton Cox (linkyoshimario)
5. Ray Rizzo (Ray)
6. Matt Souerbry (matt)
7. Stephen Morioka (Stephen)
8. David Brickeen (Relados)
9. Ian Packer
10. Michael Shaw
11. Alison McDonald (Fishy)
12. Ryan Luu
13. Brian Jens
14. DeVon Ingram (dingram)
15. Richard Colina (Pulpsock)
16. Edwin Baez (Chogy64)
Winter Regionals Masters Top Cut Usage Statistics
| Rank | Pokemon | Uses | % (/82) |
| 1 | Garchomp | 42 | 51.22% |
| 2 | Rotom-W | 39 | 47.56% |
| 3 | Kangaskhan | 36 | 43.90% |
| 4 | Talonflame | 34 | 41.46% |
| 5 | Salamence | 28 | 34.15% |
| 6 | Tyranitar | 19 | 23.17% |
| 7 | Amoonguss | 18 | 21.95% |
| 7 | Charizard | 18 | 21.95% |
| 9 | Rotom-H | 17 | 20.73% |
| 10 | Ferrothorn | 15 | 18.29% |
| 11 | Mawile | 14 | 17.07% |
| 12 | Scrafty | 13 | 15.85% |
| 13 | Gyarados | 12 | 14.63% |
| 13 | Venusaur | 11 | 13.41% |
| 15 | Manectric | 11 | 13.41% |
| 16 | Chandelure | 8 | 9.76% |
| 16 | Gardevoir | 8 | 9.76% |
| 18 | Azumarill | 7 | 8.54% |
| 18 | Meowstic | 7 | 8.54% |
| 18 | Scizor | 7 | 8.54% |
| 21 | Clawitzer | 6 | 7.32% |
| 21 | Hydreigon | 6 | 7.32% |
| 21 | Mamoswine | 6 | 7.32% |
| 21 | Mienshao | 6 | 7.32% |
| 25 | Aegislash | 5 | 6.10% |
| 25 | Ludicolo | 5 | 6.10% |
| 25 | Klefki | 5 | 6.10% |
| 28 | Abomasnow | 4 | 4.88% |
| 28 | Aerodactyl | 4 | 4.88% |
| 28 | Greninja | 4 | 4.88% |
| 28 | Lucario | 4 | 4.88% |
| 28 | Zapdos | 4 | 4.88% |
| 33 | Aromatisse | 3 | 3.66% |
| 33 | Conkeldurr | 3 | 3.66% |
| 33 | Diggersby | 3 | 3.66% |
| 33 | Dragonite | 3 | 3.66% |
| 33 | Florges | 3 | 3.66% |
| 33 | Goodra | 3 | 3.66% |
| 33 | Gourgeist | 3 | 3.66% |
| 33 | Noivern | 3 | 3.66% |
| 33 | Weavile | 3 | 3.66% |
| 42 | Chesnaught | 2 | 3.66% |
| 42 | Gengar | 2 | 2.44% |
| 42 | Heracross | 2 | 2.44% |
| 42 | Liepard | 2 | 2.44% |
| 42 | Mr. Mime | 2 | 2.44% |
| 42 | Politoed | 2 | 2.44% |
| 42 | Rhydon | 2 | 2.44% |
| 42 | Roserade | 2 | 2.44% |
| 42 | Trevenant | 2 | 2.44% |
| 51 | Absol | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Articuno | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Bisharp | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Blastoise | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Delphox | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Drifblim | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Exploud | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Gothitelle | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Hariyama | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Krookodile | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Machamp | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Magnezone | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Malamar | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Medicham | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Nidoking | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Nidoqueen | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Reuniclus | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Rotom-C | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Rhyperior | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Sableye | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Slowking | 1 | 1.22% |
| 51 | Vaporeon | 1 | 1.22% |
Notes: Data is currently out of 82 teams listed rather than out of all 88 teams. Two Pokemon are missing from this data: the Rotom who’s forme we were unsure of and one other mystery Pokemon who somehow fell through the cracks. Since it’s a little hard to see with the way the table is presented, 72 different Pokemon were used in a Winter Regional Masters Top Cut match. The Virginia teams are included with the teams from the four Regionals listed on this page in this data.
About the Author
kingofmars Gavin has been playing VGC since 2011, with notable finishes including Top 8 at Worlds 2012 and 1st at 2013 US Nationals. He also keeps track of everyone's championship points in a format that isn't horrible to navigate. He will be attending the University of Southern California in the fall.
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Lol I gotta say **bad joke alert** it was sunny in california.
Well if you wanted to know. I am Brian Jens, finished 13th at Orlando, I used Tyranitar, Garchomp, Kangashkan, Rotom-W, Talonflame, Bisharp. NuggetBridge Name – TStorm