Rise to the Kabutops: A 10th Place UK Nationals Report
How’s it going, Nugget Bridge? My name is Matteo ‘Matt’ Dorrell, and I’ve been playing VGC since March. I built a team on Pokémon Showdown and won a tournament there, so I bred the Pokémon in game....
View ArticleTalonflame Ate Its Charti Berry: Nugget Bridge Major Top 32 Report
Hello, my name is Sheldon Isaac, but I go by Differentology on Showdown. I participated in the 4th Nugget Bridge Major and finished in the Top 32 after going 7-2 in Swiss and winning 2 of my Top Cut...
View ArticleWhat the Duck? A Top 16 Fort Wayne Regionals and 1st Place Premier Challenge...
Hello Nugget Bridge, my name is Sam Schweitzer, known on Twitter and Showdown as SamVGC (You can follow me here). For those who don’t know anything about me, Fort Wayne 2014 was my first live event,...
View ArticleAlice Unchained: A 20th Place US Nationals Report
Hi everyone! My name is Kevin Reed (xGSx3ntr0py/TM Silv3r). I started playing competitively in 2012 and placed 20th at 2013 and 2015 US Nationals. The 2015 season turned out to be a fairly decent one...
View ArticleWhen In Doubt, Punch It- A Seniors Top 8 US Nationals Report
Good day everybody, I would assume most don’t know who I am, but my name is Stefan Smigoc. I am 15 years old and this was my first and last year as a senior. Some of you may know me as Eekthegeek, the...
View ArticleSinging in the Rain: A 3rd Place Singapore Nationals Report
Hi, I am Edward Cheung from Hong Kong. I finished 3rd in the Singapore Nationals to secure my Worlds invite. This year is important to Hong Kong players as we start to have our own premier challenges....
View ArticleTop 4, Top 4, We’ve Never Used This Team Before
Normal font: Written by Caitlin (RandomVGC) Bold-face font: Written by Alec (Polecat) Italicized font: Written by Jonathan (MrEobo) The Three Competitors: Hey everyone, I’m Caitlin Beach (RandomVGC)...
View ArticleBlazing Forward! A Malaysian Regionals 2nd Place Report
Hi Nugget Bridge, this is Aiman Ishak hailing from Malaysia here. With the conclusion of Boston 2015 World Championships, I would like to share my team that I’ve used to clinch 2nd place in our first...
View ArticleThe Other Fire Doge: A Top 8 Lancaster Report
Hey, guys! I’m back to show you all the team I used to get top 8 at the recent Lancaster Regional for the second year in a row, as well as the team building process. I was stuck for something to use,...
View ArticleMemoirs of a World Champion: by 2015 World Champion SHADEviera
This is a translation of Shoma Honami (SHADEviera)’s recent blog post, chronicling his involvement with the Pokémon Video Game Championships from its start in 2009 to his recent crowning as Masters...
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