Meet the Managers of the NPA and Player Registration
Sign ups have ended with 10 of the previous managers and 23 new users signing up to manage for this season of the National Pokémon Association. Only 6 spots were open and lots of thought was put into the managers chosen. It was tough to make the final calls, but these are the managers and teams that will be playing in this season.
Returning Managers
Zach, Fortree Brave Birds
Zach was the manager of the Brave Birds in the second season of the NPA. He has a large community presence, is a moderator on Nugget Bridge, and has organized many tournaments and kept track of their stats. He won three Regionals in 2013 and barely needed to attend US Nationals that year in order to clinch his Worlds invite. He is committed to victory and knows how to work hard to clutch out.
DrFidget, Goldenrod Gamblers
DrFidget has been a much-loved member of the community after being the only person to stream Worlds in 2010. He is also the organizer of The Lava Pool, a highly informative podcast about the Video Game Championships, usually featuring many powerful trainers sharing advice and strategy. In 2013, he placed 3rd and 7th at two different Regionals. The Gamblers finished 4-4 in NPA 2, and are hungry for an even better placing this season.
Ray, Hearthome Holy Spirits
The three-time World Champion Ray Rizzo. There is not enough space in this brief article to cover his Pokemon successes. In the first NPA, he managed the Cleveland Escavaliers, which finished seventh. Last season, he led the Holy Spirits to a 6-2 final record, losing in the Final Four to the Sunyshore Chargers. He is known for drafting star player DeagleBeagle every season. As always, expect the best.
PrettyLittleLiar, Sunyshore Chargers
PrettyLittleLiar experienced a brief stint as a player in the first NPA before returning as a manager in NPA 2, leading the Sunyshore Chargers to a 6-2 finish in the regular season and 2nd place overall. He has placed at Worlds himself, losing in the Top 4 in 2011 to eventual champion Ray Rizzo. He is an active poster, player, and threat.
Huy, Castelia Cones
Huy has had an incredibly strong presence in the online competitive Pokemon community since the early 2000s. He has also been mighty on the battlefield, with back-to-back Top 8 finishes at Worlds in 2009 and 2010. In the original NPA, the team he co-managed with Darnell Washington, the Chicago Afrobulls, reached the finals, losing to the Sacramento Slakings 2-3. His team, the Cones, went 4-4 last NPA season with a strong comeback at the end of the season. Expect big business from this manager.
Tan, Celestic Stars
Tan has been a member of the VGC community since 2012. The Stars have been known to flood the forum with not only their team spirit but also their good cheer. In NPA 2, he led the stars to a mediocre 4-4 finish. However, the Stars were the only team to take a week away from the Seafoam Islanders all tournament. If they can recreate that success, Tan’s Stars will definitely be a top tier team.
TalkingLion, Fuchsia Ninjas
TalkingLion returns to manage the Fuschia Ninjas, which made the Final Four in NPA 2 with a 4-4 record losing to eventual champions, the Seafoam Islanders. TalkingLion has been a member of the VGC community since 2011 with several high placings in offline tournaments in both the Senior division and the Masters division. He is active as a moderator on Pokemon Showdown and although one of the youngest managers, has shown he knows how to lead.
feathers, Fallarbor Flames
feathers returns to manage the Flames for NPA 3! The Flames finished 3-5 in NPA 2 with strong team players like Fish, gene, and PROFESSORLABCOAT. feathers is a powerful player herself, with an undefeated Swiss run at Oregon Regionals in 2013. She is one of the artists who regularly creates artwork for Nugget Bridge and also the only Canadian manager.
theamericandream38, Seafoam Islanders
theamericandream38 is the player who perhaps has had the most success in the NPA. In the first NPA, he played for the winning team, the Sacramento Slakings. In NPA 2, he led the Seafoam Islanders to a nearly undefeated victory. theamericandream38 and his Islanders are definitely the team to beat this season.
makiri, Mistralton Jets
Like Huy, makiri has been integral to the online Pokemon community for many years. He has had many first place Regional finishes and played in the World Championships. Last NPA season, he managed the Jets and in the eyes of many “won” the draft, emerging with an extremely powerful roster. Although the Jets had a mediocre performance in NPA 2, ending the season at 4-4, Makiri has led several teams in Pokemon tournaments to victory, as well as being a winning player on the Sacramento Slakings in the first NPA. You can never count him out!
And the Newcomers
benjitheGREAT, Goldenrod Rollouts
benjitheGREAT, while a relatively unknown player until the start of the 2011 season, has picked up considerably since, winning multiple Regionals in 2013 and 2014. He is replacing Smith as the manager of the Goldenrod Rollouts. Last season in the NPA, benjitheGREAT went 6-2 playing for the Stars and has shown he knows how a successful team runs in the league.
CT MikotoMisaka, Lavarre Pixies*
CT MikotoMisaka, although sometimes partaking in the oft-forgotten Trading Card Game section of official Pokemon tournaments, has been a longtime member of the online Pokemon community. He joins his Sacramento Slakings teammates makiri and theamericandream38 in the ranks of managers for NPA 3. He played for the Mossdeep Rockets in NPA 2, but otherwise has won every Pokemon team tournament he has participated in.
jio, Lilycove Cruisers*
Jio began his VGC career in 2011. Although he was unable to attend Regionals for the first year, he continues to be an active teambuilder and breeder for many high-level players. When he finally attended a Regional in 2012, he placed Top 8. He is one of the most powerful trainers active in the breeding scene.
Dubulous, Viridian Forest Hornets*
Dubs managed in the first NPA, but took a year off before returning to the scene. His team, the Golden State Wartortles, reached the Final Four before losing 3-2 to the eventual champions, the Sacramento Slaking. He has been a member of the competitive Pokémon community since around 2009.
Alaka, Olivine City Splashes*
Alaka is the second manager to return from the original NPA to manage in NPA 3 without managing last season. He led the Orlando Magikarp to a 5th place finish out of the 8 teams present, drafting a strong roster featuring current Regional champion mattj and first NPA 2 draft pick skarm. Alaka has shown intelligence in both managing and operating a team, and he will not disappoint this season.
Dim, Ever Grande Elite*
Dim has been an active user in the VGC community since 2010, and achieved success in the Senior division in 2012 by winning the World Championships. He didn’t stop there, with high finishes at Regionals, US Nationals, and especially at Worlds in 2013, barely losing in the last round to Cybertron who would go on to make Top 4. Dim continues to be a strong player in the 2014 season, and has clinched his Worlds invite.
Thank you again to everyone who took the time to sign up, sorry if you missed the cut.
*These are new teams and their logos are currently being worked on.
Player Sign-ups
To sign up as a player you must post the following in the comments thread:
Timezone:
Tell us about yourself:
Notable accomplishments (Optional):
Now, signing up won’t put you on a team by itself. The NPA draft will take place at some point after the 2014 Pokémon World Championships. The registrations will make up the pool of players that the managers will bid on. You can keep an eye out for managers doing try out sessions in this thread, but please keep in mind that spots are limited and not everyone will be drafted! We will be working to ensure the NPA is as entertaining for spectators as well as the participants themselves. Sign ups will last until August 17th! We look forward to seeing who will sign up this season to be drafted onto one of these 16 teams!
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I need more cute anime girls to sign up for me to draft.
where ya’ll @?????
2nd is the first loser
Now Onto My Application:
Timezone: Central
Tell us about yourself: I’m George, after randomly stumbling upon vgc late last season, I have become a huge enthusiast of the format. Pokemon is love. Pokemon is life. Embc and I are dragon dancing Tyranitar Buddies. Future Eagle scout. I’m funny.
Notable accomplishments (Optional): 2014 Madison, Wisconsin Winner
2014 Nationals Top 16
Top 32 Nugget Bridge Major
Won a bunch of small tournaments that don’t matter
1650 Ladder rating on showdown
Timezone: BEST timezone (see what I did there)
Tell us about yourself: Im a weeaboo, part of the reason why PS! is cancer, and a global mod on the largest panda website sadpanda
Notable accomplishments (Optional):
Drafting me means you have
Consistency: TOP 2500 of every international challenge always just above 1500
Dedication: At every NE regional this year with a personal best 5-3
Potential: Every ps! account I made has always been this close to making it onto the leaderboards, but with a great team by my side I can go far beyone what my ladder ranking says
Timezone: GMT
Tell us about yourself: I live with Zog up in the far North (of Wales) and build teams with him as well as go on crazy nights out.
Notable accomplishments:
UK nationals 2009: 2nd Place (Didn’t win because Zog told me to use camerupt)
San Diego Worlds 2009: 18th Place
Attended all other UK nats but nothing better than top 16
Went 5-0 at Manchester 6 but kinda lost top 16
Timezone: BST or GMT I don’t know daylight savings times or whatever, but I live in the UK
Tell us about yourself:
-I’m fairly young, with this year being my first year in Masters
-I am a weeaboo
-I guess I’m respected enough to moderate the VGC room on Pokemon Showdown, I tend to hold small practice tournaments frequently there
-I have good hair
Notable accomplishments:
-Top 16 at UK Nats in Seniors, barely losing to the eventual winner
-I won the first big VGC ’14 tournament of the season, while it wasn’t sanctioned there were a lot of prizes at stake woo
Timezone: EST
Tell us about yourself: I’m a good Ontaria’ Boy who’s been playing VGC for a year. Was going to go to Vancouver nationals but I was really sick so I didn’t. I’ve been on Showdown in preparation for the next season.
Notable accomplishments: I’ve mastered the semicolon; have passed the high bar of registering for nuggetbridge
Timezone: PDT
Tell us about yourself: I’ve been apart of some other Pokemon communities over the years including Neoseeker and Pokecheck and have recently joined Nugget Bridge to further my VGC side of things. I’ve been playing VGC since 2012 and am looking to expand on top of what I’ve done by attending some closer Premier Challenges and possibly another Regional next year. I am a hopeful looking to work hard and play hard with some awesome matches.
Notable accomplishments (Optional):
Placed in the top 64 of both Long Beach Regionals for ’13 and ’14.
Score of 1521 in June International Challenge (mainly due to Time constraints)
Score of 1630 in the May International Challenge
Timezone: GMT (+0)
Tell us about yourself: I’m a 16 year old portuguese guy, whose VGC career began this exact season. Most people say I’m immature, but I think that the seriousness associated to maturity is too boring and negative. IMO, laugh connects people, so why should we be so serious and reserved? Anyways, I’m also one of the “stupid” people from showdown and i think our problem is that we have way more freedom than we do on chatrooms like the IRC, so we tend to talk more than we should. (Now that I’ve said this, I’m not getting drafted lol)
Notable accomplishments (Optional): My 1st and only official live event was UK Nats, which ended up not going as I expected (5-3 on Swiss rounds).
14th on Europe for the June IC
Top 5 on the Battle Spot Special Ladder at least twice worldwide
NB Major 3 Top 64
Summer Scramble Top 8
Last NB Live with Swiss 6-1, Top 8
NB Invitational season 3 (at least Top 32. I’m updating this tomorrow)
Portuguese unofficial Nats runner-up (lost finals due to at least 6 RS Flinches, but that’s the game we play)
Mini-NPA player for the Pastoria Palpitoads (1-1 as of now)
Now, I’d like to give you guys a list of almost every well known player I managed to beat at leastt once. I know this doesn’t mean much, but the size of the list should impress you (obv most of you don’t care about this, but still). I’d like to ask for no hard feelings, as I’ll be naming a lot of people here. If there’s any problem with me writing this, tell me and I’ll remove it ASAP!
Wolfey ; Ryuzaki ; mattj ; Cybertron ; Simon ; Massi ; WhiteAfroKing92 ; Lajo ; Froschi (countkroeterich) ; Babbytron ; Biosci ; Keewan ; Osirus ; Pwny Person ; Competny ; 13Yoshi37 ; Tman ; Joej M ; daFlo ; Evan Falco ; Lati ; Unreality ; Fatum ; ThrillerMiller ; Stormfront ; Dingram ; Toquill ; Hibiki(ni) ; OmegaDonut ; FonicFrog ; Greyson(g) ; Melevin(9) ; Zubat ; Jio ; Feis ; LPROX ; KingOfMars ; TKOWL ; Mr. Bopper ; Alaka ; Dracoeye ; TrickSage ; Zog ; Zach ; Sekiam ; Soulofaetherym ; Sejun ; Smith ; Baz ; Szymoninho ; PM649 ; TheBattleRoom ; SoulSur ; Scott ; Amarillo ; DrizzleBoy ; TechnoZ ; LPFan ; P3DS ; TalkingLion ; KermitTheFrog14 ; Boomguy ; Gengarboi ; Blaze King7 ; Pokeguru01.
Timezone: EST
Tell us about yourself: I’m Asian.
Notable accomplishments (Optional):
3rd US Nationals 2012 and 2014
1st US Nationals 2013
9th Worlds 2012
8th Worlds 2013
Around 3k games on the showdown vgc ladder
thats pretty much all the relevant stuff
Timezone: EST
Tell us about yourself: I like to play Pokemon (and thats usually the only thing I ever do). I have been pretty successful since 2013 in VGC getting top 4 at worlds which basically my goal that I never thought I would accomplish. I’ve met a lot of really nice people in the community and I am glad to be a part of it.
Notable accomplishments (Optional):
second place MA regionals 2013
top 4 placing 2013 nats
top 4 placing 2013 worlds
second place PA regionals 2014
VA regionals champ 2014
top 10 twice in the US for the ICs
top 32 nats 5-3 (choke after 5-0 lol)
Missing top 4 in CP this year because my parents didn’t want to drive me to a PC 45 minutes away
I’m doing try-outs for the Pixies.
and by try-outs I mean I’m only drafting weeaboos and qt anime girls. so if you are interested in joining the PIXIES. NPA WORLD CHAMPS. shoot me a message telling me about how much of a weeaboo you are and your taste in anime. only the players with good taste will be drafted :3
Timezone:
BST (the correct time)
Tell us about yourself:
Being a aficionado of office furniture I naturally have many desks, tables, and chairs on which to perform my daily duties. These can range from sitting down comfortably, to sitting down comfortably at a desk, to even sitting down comfortably at a meeting table. Whatever your needs, I have an ergonomic solution for you*. Can I deliver? My service includes delivery, installation, and caring after sales with complimentary burn heals.
*height adjustment at additional cost
Notable accomplishments (Optional):
Nationals:
Winning uk nationals 2012 (via poo)
Winning uk nationals 2013 (had a poo sometime during the tournament)
UK Nationals 2014 13th place (forgot to have a poo)
Milan nationals 2014 5th place (pooed to early)
Worlds:
2012: 32nd (should have used the Gary team)
2013: 13th
2014: Probably won it already, just gotta turn up and poo at the right time (manager will be granted the honour of walking me to my victory cubicle)
Timezone: EST
Tell us about yourself: Skinny and white. I like art.
Notable accomplishments (Optional): I can draw wigglytuff really well.
Darn i only watch Sonic X
Timezone: CET
Tell us about yourself: I’m actually Wolfe. And I hope you believe this, because I have no chance of getting drafted otherwise.
On the bright side, I have written some articles for Eggy Emporium
Notable accomplishments (Optional): I’m glad this is optional
.
Timezone: Mountain Time
About Self: First year player in VGC, member of Team Tank Top!
Notable Accomplishments:
Top 4 Utah 2014
Top 32 NB Major
Timezone: us mountain time
About myself: been playing since
Accomplishments:
2013:
1st place slc regionals
34th us nationals
2014:
7th may international
Top64 nb major
6-3 us nationals
Timezone: See below.
Tell us about yourself: As the only Pokémon player
cleverpretentious enough to go To Oxford University, I am indeed the king of Swagger (though I have a habit of losingtokeys).Notable accomplishments (optional): See above.
Timezone: GMT
Tell us about yourself:
I’m kawaii.
I am a Foodking sympathiser.
/gd/ and /toy/ are my ‘home’ boards on 4chan
I am prone to headaches, like a Psyduck.
Notable accomplishments:
I noticed the power of Kangaskhan 2 years before Game Freak.
I once swallowed half a peach (there was choking involved because it was a large peach).
I went 8-0 in swiss on the first day of UK nats, 2014. I came 9th place at UK nats, 2014.
Timezone: US EST
Tell us about yourself: I’m a great guy looking for some fun matches and an awesome time. If you decide to draft me, I can bring an energy and spirit to lead us to victory. I will dedicate my life to the game and my presence will have a positive impact on the team.
Notable accomplishments (Optional): –
Timezone: EST
Tell us about yourself: Potterhead- Ravenclaw4lyfe, although I think I would have done well in Slytherin. I also am a fan of a certain show that i will not mention at this time. Actually I am a very good writer and have a brilliant mind. I seek to be unique. I am very friendly, forgiving, and generous, although I have a competitive side.
Notable Accomplishments:
#1 Bearsfan annoyer 2014
#1 Ray Rizzo signature asker
#1 most banned chatter on Nugget Bridge irc
#1 most devoiced on showdown VGC chat
“Most likely to complain about staff at Massachusetts 2014”
“Most likely to not get drafted 2014”
“Most likely to win worlds with a ridiculous team out of nowhere to spite all of you jerks”
“Most likely to get drafted in the last round and end up as season MVP”
actually yesterday i made it into the top 250 on showdown vgc i was so happy ;-;
Although I’m disappointed that I wasn’t selected to manage, there’s still an opportunity to play, so time to make the most of it. Congrats to everyone who was selected to manage.
Timezone: EST
Tell us about yourself: I’ve been playing this game a long time, but have only recently begun to put the money out to travel to events. I’ve played every format since VGC 2009, although the only in person tournaments I could play in were under VGC 2012 and VGC 2014 rules. I’m also a massive sports fan with all my favorite teams being New York based, but I’ll watch anything, especially soccer. I also play fantasy sports, such as fantasy football, and organized the league on the forums last year. This year, I’ve enjoyed the IRL social interaction with the community, and I hope to continue it with the people I met this season (online this time) while contributing to a championship. If any manager needs more info/battle vids, etc, feel free to PM me. I will likely be doing the same to many of you.
I also survived a 400 foot drop over the weekend with notable community personalities such as Aaron “CT 500 Likes Cybertron” Zhang and Ray “BlueCookies” Rizzo. (Yes, I remember THOSE days, lol.)
Notable accomplishments:
Top 8 October 2012 Philly Regionals (7-1 Swiss, losses were to Human [Round 3] and Cybertron [2-1])
Top 32 January 2014 Virginia Regionals (6-3 Swiss)
Top 64 January 2014 Florida Regionals (6-3 Swiss)
Top 32 April 2014 Massachusetts Regionals (6-2 Swiss)
March 2014 NYU Grassroots Tournament Finalist
Battle of Legends Tournament: 16-3, 1703, 198th Place Globally/9th Place USA
Timezone: GMT -8 / PST
Tell us about yourself: Just a poor kid from the city surviving day by day.
Notable accomplishments (Optional): Sponsored by the Ha Foundation.
Timezone: GMT +1 (Italy)
Tell us about yourself: If you want a little bit of italianess in your team, choose me , can be useful!
I’d like to be part of the Hearthomes or Goldenrod Gamblers because I know the managers; Ray which I faced at Worlds in 2011 and Dr.Fidget which I faced in a friendly match between our clans Team Aqua and Team Magma! Anyway, thats all , ciao ciao
Notable accomplishments: 1st Place VGC 2011 Rome , 7th Place at Worlds 2011 , 17th in Milan VGC 2013 .
Timezone: CST
Tell us about yourself: Hello my name is Mark and I’ve been playing since VGC 2010. This is my last year in the seniors division and I hope to do well at worlds.
Notable accomplishments (Optional):
Juniors:
2010 Dallas Regionals Top 16
2010 USA Nationals 18th place bubble
Seniors:
2013 Top 4 Houston Regionals
2013 15th Place Vancouver Worlds
2014 Top 16 Houston Regionals
2014 Top 8 St. Louis Regionals
2014 Top 4 Kansas City Regionals
2014 Top 8 USA Nationals
Qualified for worlds through LCQ in 2013 and will be competing in about two weeks in seniors representing USA at worlds.
Timezone: EST
Tell Us About Yourself:
Notable accomplishments: Not losing my game card two days before Regionals again.
Timezone: CET
Tell us about yourself: I’m a Spanish Pokemon player who um… likes the game. :] I’m passionate about what I do so I’ll give it my all to win, and yeah. I like smileys a lot :p.
Notable accomplishments (Optional): Having started this year I haven’t got much to boast about, but here it goes,
-Top 8 VGC Madrid (Unofficial but there were some amazing players there, such as Sekiam or Flash)
-#4 in Europe (#28th overall) on the May IC
-#10 in Europe (#44 overall) on the June IC
-I went 6-3 VGC Milan 2,014 after some… bad luck on a couple matches xp.
Timezone: EST
Tell us about yourself: I have a youtube channel that is just starting and I am taking advice from Megatron, I have been playing Pokemon for as long as I can remember but i didnt own a game until Emerald came out and i got Ruby. I just started VGC this year so I don’t have any accomplishments in VGC, but I was a fairly good Singles battler. I love pokemon and know I can bring a team to victory! I am also addicted to the pokemon theme songs and regularly sing them out loud in public….
Notable accomplishments (Optional): Ghost type gym leader in 3 seperate FB leagues
Ghost type Elite Four Leader of one of those leagues (I no longer participate though…)
Timezona: CET
Im Spanish boy, and this year, is my last year in senior, I am qualified for the wcs 2014 senior division
VGC 2013
– TOP 7 UK NATIONAL SENIOR DIVISION
VGC 2014
-TOP 4 ITALY NATIONAL SENIOR DIVISION
I Go to wcs 14
Timezone: EDT (GMT -4) for this time of year
Tell us about yourself: I’ve been playing Pokemon for as long as I can remember, and about a year and a half ago is when I got interested in it competitively. With the release of X/Y I started to actually get involved and compete, and I feel that I have gotten pretty good at making use of Pokemon many would never think of using, such as Probopass (External The one good replay I have showing its potential) . Anyway I hope someone will at least give me a shot even though I don’t have numerous accolades.