I think if I heard a friend say that I’d correct they every single time honestly….

Can’t be stopped. Simply unstoppable.

Congrats on such an incredible season Dawei! You were really my first friend in VG with all the local drives last year before I really knew anyone and I’m thankful to have gotten to know you and learn from you! Age is just a number and I’m sure you will accomplish whatever you set out to do #RIVGC

I hope to keep improving, learning, traveling, and having fun playing this game for years to come with the friends I’ve made.

Long post, but I’m a numbers nerd and wanted to share mine! Much appreciated for anyone who actually read this long🫶

My goal now shifts to worlds and putting on the best performance I can. Not sure what next season has in store and I’m looking to make the most of this opportunity!

I’m really proud to have earned this invite, but I’m nowhere near the peak that I strive to reach.

Thanks for having me on!!

@pengy.bsky.social for obsessing over Kyogre with me and having so much fun working together.

And so many others not limited to Zach @konqvgc.bsky.social @lintyy.bsky.social @charjoscho.bsky.social Grant @sunoru.bsky.social Zhe Yichun and the rest of New England VGC!

This game has been made so much better by those I’ve met and want to thank!
Sam P for consistently pushing and motivating me to get better, the most underrated player in NA.

Tone for prepping and cheering each other on all season. Absolute goat.

I told myself I was not going to grind a worlds invite this year and would focus on these goals, but I managed to stay within T75 all year. It wasn’t fun slipping in rank after EUIC since Bologna was the only major I attended afterwards, but overall I’m really proud of my season.

My quantitative goals this season were:
1. Get my first top cut (Sacramento ✅ San Antonio✅)
2. Get my first IC day 2 (EUIC ✅)

Qualitatively my goals were to have fun, improve as a player, and build/test more with friends.

Qualifying in 2024 was something I’d wanted to do since 2010. When I finally did at Indy 2024 I couldn’t believe it, but it was a grind and it’s all I focused on that season. This season I had no clue if I could qualify again, and I wanted to set different goals for myself.

It also shows that if the same system had been in place last year I wouldn’t have come close to qualifying for Honolulu. All that said I grew a ton this year and getting my invite this year was actually way less stressful than before because my goal wasn’t to qualify at all.

What my previous post shows is that if I’d had the same season I had this year, last year instead, I would have finished 21st in NA. This year those finishes equated to 58th place showing how much further players had to push to get their invites this season with the new system.

This is a direct comparison to last year. CP payout/BFL were all changed this year so looking at CP this year vs last head on doesn’t really tell the full story.

2025 CP Actual: 1025 CP
2024 CP adjusted for 2025: 665 CP

2024 CP Actual: 550 CP
2025 CP adjusted for 2024: 847 CP

Next, I wanted to share the breakdown of how I earned my invite between Majors, Locals, and GC’s. I used a google sheet to keep track of my BFL’s throughout the year. It also includes paste, notes, and regulation.

I officially qualified for the 2025 Pokémon VGC World Championships!

I wanted to go over the numbers and my overall thoughts in this thread.

First, here are the Pokemon (BFL only) that helped me secure my 2nd trip to worlds! (Special shoutout only day 2 Greninja this year!)

Someone went 4-4, T512 with Marshtomp at NAIC!!!! pokepast.es/ba0ebe24d829...

I’m in love with this set, proud of Marshtomp, a bit jealous it wasn’t me haha. Congrats Aaron!! Insane meta call 😤😪

Any Marshtomp in sight?? 👀

Awesome run!! Top cut coming soon I’m sure

🌈SURPRISE! CHARITY TOUR TIME!!🌈

i have always wanted to host a metronome tournament and what better way to host one than to make it for a good cause! test your luck on saturday, june 21st at 12PM EST on limitless! minimum $5 donation required to enter. hope to see you there!

Although they haven’t announced it yet (which is crazy since it’s the only region in the world not to confirm this) my guess is they will all still qualify and get their invite

Since the very first day the Shibuya Pokemon center opened I’ve asked the employees every time I visit when they would add Hoenn Pokémon to the design lab. My wish finally came true 🫶💙 #ヌマクローLove

Kian working so hard the past 2 seasons and finally getting a huge pop off was so awesome!! I wish I’d been there to witness it, but I’ll be there for when he does it again in Milwaukee at least

New England showed up for Atlanta. Been such a great stream to watch day 1

How New England Spouted its way to Victory!! Pokémon VGC Team Report YouTube video by MaineMarshtomp

youtu.be/2w7wy3Xzoo4?...

My friends @pengy.bsky.social, Anthony, and I made a team report for the Kyogre team we used during Reg G 2.0!! Was such a pleasure running the squad with the both of them and having a great yap sesh about how the team came to be and what makes it so great!

Top 32 NAIC, Top 4 San Antonio????

Don’t forget to put them in sleeves

Dakota worlds run has me hyped lfg

Rude

😤😤😤😤 Also the only successful New Englander to dodge a team kill!! You’re my hero 🐐 Congrats