How I Won the Biggest Pokémon Tournament Ever

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  • Опубліковано 17 бер 2023
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  • @WolfeyVGC
    @WolfeyVGC  Рік тому +499

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    • @MiiMavis
      @MiiMavis Рік тому +5

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    • @LeRodz
      @LeRodz Рік тому +5

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    • @verdibyrd
      @verdibyrd Рік тому +1

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    • @LeRodz
      @LeRodz Рік тому +3

      @@verdibyrd Disagree. One good deed isn't going to erase something they keep doing wrong. Those are completly unrelated. But i don't wanna turn this response thread into a morality debate that has nothing to do with the video, so i ain't gonna judge if you or anyone else decides to buy one. I just think it's an awful thing.

    • @literallyadog
      @literallyadog Рік тому

      would'nt arena trap work to

  • @jayd.doubledubs
    @jayd.doubledubs Рік тому +17023

    Wolfe accidentally climbing to the top of the Showdown ladder and causing his team to become popular and well-known is one of the funniest flexes of all time

    • @Materialist39
      @Materialist39 Рік тому +1861

      I just want to break down how absurd this is and reiterate both how strong Wolfeys team building and confidence in it is.
      Build a team with a uncommon strategy that becomes metagame warping as it leaps up the ladder, have everyone copy said team which then gets counter teams made for it, have the original team notified over time to deal with these counter plays, and then just enter the tourney with effectively the same original team anyway
      MF pulled without hyperbole a Starcraft Brood War Bisu Revolution for the season

    • @researchinbreeder
      @researchinbreeder Рік тому +1327

      ​@@Materialist39 tbf it helps that they didn't see how vital Scream Tail and Palafin were.
      They basically said "So we can make the car faster by making it lighter, right? Well there's this huge piece of junk in the front, I think it's called... the engine? Yeah, get rid of it."

    • @Spixxxx
      @Spixxxx Рік тому +337

      That’s the world champ difference 😂

    • @flookaraz
      @flookaraz Рік тому +480

      @@Materialist39 Yea the community not seeing *why* Wolfey used Scream Tail Palafin was the biggest dub. They didn't understand what made those choices important to his rise up the ladder.

    • @JubioHDX
      @JubioHDX Рік тому +435

      @@Materialist39 you can copy the strategy but you cant copy the world champ difference
      (or the hyper specific specialized EVs he calculated to take care of every big threat in the meta which is ,ore towards the teambuilding you mentioned lol)

  • @infernosam2117
    @infernosam2117 Рік тому +4312

    "Even if my opponents had experience against the team, it wasn't the same as having experience against me." is such a raw and terrifying line to hear from a world champion

    • @sillyalert14
      @sillyalert14 Рік тому +48

      RAWWW

    • @nedcurfman3486
      @nedcurfman3486 Рік тому +65

      Rawer than Tatsugiri sashimi

    • @davidparsons9914
      @davidparsons9914 Рік тому +57

      It's the world camp difference

    • @MJyoung35
      @MJyoung35 Рік тому +14

      Facts. I thought the same thing when i heard it.

    • @CamKoudo
      @CamKoudo 11 місяців тому +16

      I finally understand why Wolfey's catchphrase is world champ difference 😂

  • @sirus0s
    @sirus0s Рік тому +2808

    "Perish Trap is pretty widely considered the single hardest strategy to use in competitive Pokémon. it's so difficult in fact, that it has only ever won one official Pokémon tournament."
    "Yep. By me."

    • @Lycoriste
      @Lycoriste Рік тому +251

      humongous flex

    • @tylergendron535
      @tylergendron535 Рік тому +254

      Yeah a lot of subtle brags in here but this guy has earned it so it’s cool

    • @sirus0s
      @sirus0s Рік тому +130

      Truly the World Champ Difference

    • @Sheenifier
      @Sheenifier Рік тому +33

      *Insert Obama meme here*

    • @boombooomz
      @boombooomz Рік тому +1

      ​@@sirus0s frfr

  • @RocketPropelledMexican
    @RocketPropelledMexican Рік тому +5365

    Imagine being a pokemon, training hard for the greatest battle of your life... only to find yourself trapped in this weird room you can't escape from as Hungrybox and his tall goth gf sing a song so off-key it kills you

    • @tinyt.w.i.m7291
      @tinyt.w.i.m7291 Рік тому +253

      What is this gem comment in this sea of comments? 😂

    • @NyxVelguard
      @NyxVelguard Рік тому +136

      i dont think ive ever seen a funnier comment tbh, this is great

    • @obiwancannoli1920
      @obiwancannoli1920 Рік тому +47

      goated comment

    • @orpheusbalor8785
      @orpheusbalor8785 Рік тому +45

      may i have the permission to use this analogy whenever i talk about this strat

    • @King_jamiee
      @King_jamiee Рік тому +3

      😂😂😂😂

  • @HoodlumCallum
    @HoodlumCallum Рік тому +3015

    You're a better man than me. I'd be so salty if everyone started copying my team LMAO.

    • @jacob2069
      @jacob2069 Рік тому +56

      Same bro

    • @KenshinPlayz57
      @KenshinPlayz57 Рік тому +159

      Same I get so annoyed why when a good team is built everyone copies them because they can't use there own team they built.

    • @zhi1680
      @zhi1680 Рік тому +45

      ah really? I would honestly be really smug and proud that my team is being used everywhere XD. Everytime i'd fight it, ill tell myself: ha! thats MY team!

    • @kefkapalazzo1
      @kefkapalazzo1 Рік тому +14

      I’d feel great. My innovation influencing so many people? Dope shit

    • @DarkUltima999
      @DarkUltima999 Рік тому +61

      ​@@kefkapalazzo1yeah but not for the tournament you prepare for and want to win with it ❤😂 if they copy it after that it's an honor but if they copy it for this tournament it's annoying as hell

  • @m_arto
    @m_arto Рік тому +2871

    Wolfey preping: "i don't want to risk the tourney on a coinflip"
    Wolfey in the finals: "well good old coin, here we go again"

    • @itsukizy
      @itsukizy Рік тому +148

      he actually didn’t know ashton’s EVs until after the game and thought 252atk arcanine always picked up the KO. ashton was running an unusually bulky gholdengo

    • @ramanahveljeyaseelan5406
      @ramanahveljeyaseelan5406 Рік тому +44

      ​@@itsukizy tbh bulky gholdengo always feels like a bad idea, it worked here but almost every other mon would ko it.

    • @thatguythatdrawzz749
      @thatguythatdrawzz749 Рік тому +3

      Set up and pay-off

    • @maxspecs
      @maxspecs Рік тому +15

      Pokemon is a game of skewing chance in your favor.

    • @Dr.J42
      @Dr.J42 10 місяців тому

      @@ramanahveljeyaseelan5406 Nah Screens Lefties Gholdengo with Amoongus is OP.

  • @thotpatrol7737
    @thotpatrol7737 Рік тому +691

    This guy is literally a world champion and in the videos he makes us feel like he is the underdog. Amazing work

    • @yahav6267
      @yahav6267 6 місяців тому +5

      18:02-18:08

    • @0NeeN0
      @0NeeN0 4 місяці тому +6

      @@yahav6267 3:06 for even stronger flex. Though OP is right, Wolfey presents video as he really is an underdog and he isn't wrong but isn't right either as he won World Champion title in 2014. BUT It wouldn't be fair if I said it's washed up old dog because he wins regionals/NA tournaments or places very high almost every time he attends sometimes with "handicapping" himself like there. I love me some World Champion difference. I'd say he's like Ash with that plot armor but Ash won just after 20 years L

    • @tfthief4931
      @tfthief4931 3 місяці тому +5

      I feel like he is the underdog in most scenarios tho. He's not the world champion because of some magic ability, it's because he's so good at strategy and reading his opponents. He always uses riskier teams that have more downsides than they have upsides, literally a losing team, and then he compensates for the extreme downsides with immense personal skill.
      Genuinely fucking impressive

  • @mrchickinman9984
    @mrchickinman9984 Рік тому +1034

    wolfey really said “sure, you can copy my team. but you cant copy *me”*

    • @amanofculture4845
      @amanofculture4845 Рік тому

      Yfdsb

    • @chuganoga1908
      @chuganoga1908 Рік тому

      Oh yeah pokehex

    • @samamies88
      @samamies88 Рік тому +14

      this is what rappers have said about people copying flows or trends - something like "you can copy me but you can't be me" or "you can copy my style but you don't have your own to stand out" etc etc (probably has happened and keeps happening on other music genres and medias as well - but rappers bring this up in their songs and interviews constantly so its easier to find these types of comments even if you aren't diving deep in)

    • @jjgarcia156
      @jjgarcia156 Рік тому +16

      ​@@samamies88 will the real Wolfey Glick please stand up?

    • @prezel6463
      @prezel6463 Рік тому +1

      Someone should make an edit of Wolfie with this phrase lmao

  • @Eolri
    @Eolri Рік тому +1476

    The editor(?) who went through all the effort of replicating the matchups for our viewing experience is goated, even with Lycanroc having a cosmetic spooky balloon hat ):

    • @stupid13375p34k3r
      @stupid13375p34k3r Рік тому +330

      Right? For some reason I thought all the matches were recorded. I have so much more respect for Wolfe’s memory of the matches and all the effort of replicating them.

    • @sandgrunge
      @sandgrunge Рік тому +32

      Thats quality entertainment, thanks wolfey and his editor l.

    • @BananaWasTaken
      @BananaWasTaken Рік тому +66

      @@stupid13375p34k3r to be fair he did say the first round was 800 participants, so it makes sense not all of them were recorded
      Edit: although this isn’t why they weren’t recorded. It’s the much more logical explanation of preventing people from finding out EV spreads by analysing the footage. (as explained in jetnyan’s reply below)

    • @WolfGaming1995
      @WolfGaming1995 Рік тому +5

      Lycanroc with spooky balloon hat? I don't see what you mean. :(

    • @VXMasterson
      @VXMasterson Рік тому +10

      That explains the Thunder Shock on Rotom at 26:37

  • @pokeshorts4010
    @pokeshorts4010 Рік тому +1034

    @WolfeyVGC I was the kid who after the last match of the day I asked you to sign my bulbasaur and you signed it on the belly (this was in Tennessee in February 2023 near the end of the month) I just wanted to say thank you, I wanted you to sign my bulbasaur because it's number 1 in the pokédex, and your my number 1😊

    • @delibird3505
      @delibird3505 Рік тому +94

      This is so wholesome!

    • @meh9114
      @meh9114 Рік тому +69

      @@delibird3505 yeah it’s nice to see good things on the internet

    • @Hyunckel101
      @Hyunckel101 11 місяців тому +29

      This is so cute, I'm gonna die.

    • @WinterRedstone
      @WinterRedstone 10 місяців тому +6

      Even if this isn't true, it is very wholesome. Any confirmation wolfey? Did a kid actually do this?

    • @pokeshorts4010
      @pokeshorts4010 9 місяців тому +3

      @loganmak2284 this is true imma go to sanantonio regionals on Christmas break hoping to see wolf and tell him about this comment and show him the funko pop he signed

  • @pokeaimMD
    @pokeaimMD Рік тому +273

    Goat. Super deserved million subs soon and fantastic performance

  • @DrCrazyPhenom
    @DrCrazyPhenom Рік тому +1063

    This is a bit of a nostalgia for me, first time I ever watched a Wolfe video was the thing he did with Shady way back when and he had just won a regional with perish trap against Ashton, which incidentally is the first vgc match Ive ever watched. I kinda kept up with the man since, needlessly to say things went relatively well.
    And a cool little detail, that team Wolf built with Shady originally had jigglypuff, but they had to remove for Politoed it since the team was so weak to Zard Y. It may have needed to go back a few thousand years, but Jigglypuff finally became the star of a Wolfe perish trap team.

    • @anximonkey6196
      @anximonkey6196 Рік тому +26

      That was the first time I saw Wolfe in a video too!

    • @professoryorick5676
      @professoryorick5676 Рік тому +25

      this is a beautiful articulate comment
      🙏

    • @jackwoody270
      @jackwoody270 Рік тому +3

      so what is this the last one you're gonna watch?

  • @CrumblingCoin99
    @CrumblingCoin99 Рік тому +651

    Funny how you changed lots of stuff in your team to counter Torkoal thinking there were gonna be a lot, yet didn't have to play a single one all tournament.

    • @KhoiNguyen-xv4jd
      @KhoiNguyen-xv4jd Рік тому +125

      The irony is Torkoal got reduce in play because people starting to pick up his team right before the event.

    • @yamamoto800
      @yamamoto800 Рік тому +29

      @@KhoiNguyen-xv4jd that’s how regionals often play out. You never know what your match-ups will bring meta or rogue.

    • @tobylovesart6115
      @tobylovesart6115 Рік тому +1

      Yeah, I bet some teams had Torkoal just no one who has it fought him

  • @joshuafrazier3904
    @joshuafrazier3904 Рік тому +290

    I find it hilarious that Wolfey basically said “yes I threw away one of my biggest advantages away on accident but I wasn’t worried since all the people know how to do is fight the copies and simply they ain’t me!”

    • @spookysquirtle
      @spookysquirtle 11 місяців тому +36

      “Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power!”

    • @Pablo360able
      @Pablo360able 7 місяців тому +3

      and he was right

  • @ScammertronVGC
    @ScammertronVGC Рік тому +243

    Wolfey going up to number one in the ladder, giving everyone experience against his team, and still going on to win, is the DEFINITION of world champ difference.

  • @Zeldrake
    @Zeldrake Рік тому +830

    The editing on this is _absurdly_ high quality, it's one of the best I've ever seen. Being able to keep up with everything and the video not being fifteen hours long is incredible

    • @Just.Kidding
      @Just.Kidding 10 місяців тому

      It's _good,_ no doubt. But (no offense) if it's one of the best you've ever seen, i think you should broaden your viewing habits a bit.

    • @jebalitabb8228
      @jebalitabb8228 8 місяців тому +5

      ⁠​⁠@@Just.Kiddingyou should broaden your social awareness

  • @Secrona
    @Secrona Рік тому +1672

    Holy crap. It’s always scary having to leave a match up to a coin flip. But having that same situation in ANY tournament match has to be HEART POUNDING!

    • @Varlerie
      @Varlerie Рік тому +79

      It's also pretty funny that he didn't bring sing to avoid a coin flip scenario, but in the end it all came down to a coin flip.

    • @PersonOfRandomnesss
      @PersonOfRandomnesss Рік тому +44

      I think I remember hearing that Wolfe wasn't aware of the damage roles and assumed it would always KO so in the moment, I imagine, it wouldn't have been that scary - only for that to be a heavy realization once made.

    • @psycojosho
      @psycojosho Рік тому +31

      According to what he said in a video he put up shortly after the tournament, he didn't know that the Gholdengo was actually bulky until Ashton told him.

    • @Gaby4440
      @Gaby4440 Рік тому +2

      Can someone explain why it was 50% chance that Flare Blitz would KO Goldengo? I didn’t understand that part.

    • @Varlerie
      @Varlerie Рік тому +27

      @@Gaby4440 Ii believe it was a damage roll, where half the damage rolls killed, half didn't.

  • @chileplease3474
    @chileplease3474 Рік тому +169

    Wow. Having to face off against Ashton again with Perish Trap must have been chilling for both of you. It’s like a fated rematch. I love how even though I knew the outcome I was still at the edge of my seat. This is why i love your videos. Congratulations on the win!

  • @MeargleSchmeargle
    @MeargleSchmeargle 11 місяців тому +121

    "Im gonna practice and get good with this team, and I'll have the element of surprise going into this tournament"
    *5 minutes later:* "Shit, I accidentally made my team meta!"
    Part-flattered, part-horrified.

    • @rinabegum-xh3wq
      @rinabegum-xh3wq 6 місяців тому

      24 likes and no comments now that’s wack

    • @rinabegum-xh3wq
      @rinabegum-xh3wq 6 місяців тому

      Now it’s 25

    • @buisnessman1237
      @buisnessman1237 2 місяці тому

      @@rinabegum-xh3wqGood Job! You can read!

    • @rinabegum-xh3wq
      @rinabegum-xh3wq 2 місяці тому

      @@buisnessman1237 great job you know what sarcasm is

    • @buisnessman1237
      @buisnessman1237 Місяць тому

      @@rinabegum-xh3wq Good Job! You can think!

  • @gamesplayerrose
    @gamesplayerrose Рік тому +633

    only wolfey can just casually drop that he accidentally got to number one on the pokemon showdown ladder, and then just move on

    • @12jswilson
      @12jswilson Рік тому +93

      "Whoops! I'm too OP! Now everyone knows about this team!"

    • @themasterblaze7563
      @themasterblaze7563 Рік тому +30

      Imagine being so far in the lab you don't even realize how far you got.

    • @RockHoward256
      @RockHoward256 Рік тому +22

      Bro so good the world spoiled his entire team while training

  • @nou1360
    @nou1360 Рік тому +2180

    I loved this tourney, especially when Wolfey said: "Maybe the real world champ difference was the friends we made along the way" and difference'd over his opponents. Truly the difference of all time.

    • @obiwancannoli1920
      @obiwancannoli1920 Рік тому +104

      I loved when Screm Tail screamed: "AHHHHHHHHHH" . Truly the scream of all time.

    • @daviddaniel8304
      @daviddaniel8304 Рік тому +24

      @@jakwq8994 elaborate

    • @lordgrub12345
      @lordgrub12345 Рік тому +38

      ​@@jakwq8994 Your girlfriend cheated

    • @expo_pkmn
      @expo_pkmn Рік тому +21

      ​​@@jakwq8994 according to the creator of pkhex, so are about half of the people who have competed in regional this year 😁

    • @lordgrub12345
      @lordgrub12345 Рік тому +8

      ​@@monk2780 Don't worry, my friend. You will find the right person one day.

  • @oscarwenham632
    @oscarwenham632 Рік тому +46

    i have to say, its so genuinely impressive to have not only played through these games once during a super stressful event, but to have remembered enough about them and put time and resources into recreating the teams and battles for the video

  • @albertlofling7310
    @albertlofling7310 Рік тому +41

    Imagine being alex here.not only do you end up second again, not only did you lose to the same guy again. but he beat you the same damn way again

  • @Patterrz
    @Patterrz Рік тому +1064

    I can't believe Karen from Gen 2 was right this whole time, real champs win with their favourites

    • @frankfort332
      @frankfort332 Рік тому +87

      It helps when your favorites are good

    • @Gspoink
      @Gspoink Рік тому +49

      Real trainer lose with their favorite :)

    • @zacmayes2802
      @zacmayes2802 Рік тому +23

      My favourite is metapod with harden

    • @kellystlouis3388
      @kellystlouis3388 Рік тому +2

      Hi patterrz

    • @elsquidwardo
      @elsquidwardo Рік тому +21

      What if my favorite pokemon is Landorus-Therian

  • @emberdusk5278
    @emberdusk5278 Рік тому +474

    8:42 This foreshadowing is so genius and I love it, showing a coin flip and saying you don't want it coming down to luck only for that to be the end of it all is amazing scripting well done Wolfe for another amazing video!

    • @samael5552
      @samael5552 Рік тому

      That felt kinda obvious

    • @cheddarsunchipsyes8144
      @cheddarsunchipsyes8144 Рік тому

      @@samael5552🥰😀🤭🤭hmm? It was obvious?🤭🥰😁

    • @trytoo5167
      @trytoo5167 Рік тому +6

      @@samael5552 Was it really? I thought it was nice.

    • @samael5552
      @samael5552 Рік тому +13

      @@trytoo5167 After rewatching it I realize that it’s not so obvious after all. Maybe it’s something I’ve picked up from prev videos but when I watched the coinflips part for the first time I did think that was gonna come back

    • @ZVPieGuy
      @ZVPieGuy 11 місяців тому +3

      ​@@samael5552I thought the Arcanine double protect was going to be the coin flip, but he lost it.

  • @heisamonster
    @heisamonster 10 місяців тому +29

    Wolfe explaining his team choices is some of my favorite content on UA-cam.

  • @gabdex83
    @gabdex83 Рік тому +35

    This might be my favourite wideo you ever made. The turn by turn detail of each fight, the recreation of battles... It's amazing. I wish more people would do this, but it looks like a crazy amount of work. So worth it tho!! This was legit GREAT

  • @icarlygod
    @icarlygod Рік тому +166

    It's honestly insane how difficult this tournament was for Wolfe (despite the WCD)
    - Prior to the tournament, he basically leaked his team, which ruined the major surprise/unfamiliarity factor his team had. (I think he also leaked his team's EV spreads and nature but idk how much info showdown provides on other people's teams)
    - He had back pain. (Mental energy lost to enduring pain is bad for performance turn-based competitive game)
    - He had to fight the teams he had lost to in swiss and the only player that was undefeated at that point in the single elim bracket
    - He had to win two coin flips with Gholdengo damage rolls in the finals (I assume Ashton must've EV'd his Gholdengo as such given that Wolfe's team got a lot of attention prior to the event)
    This tournament should have been a disaster for Wolfe given these circumstances and yet he still won it all.

    • @ramanahveljeyaseelan5406
      @ramanahveljeyaseelan5406 Рік тому +6

      You exaggerated with the evs and Ashton preping for wolf's team part.
      1. If you accept open sheets you can get the moves item and tera, like in tournament so getting the ev spreads is impossible.
      2. BRO WDYM, there's no shot Ashton prepped gholdengo specifically for wolfes team, prob directly towards arxanine but that's also a stretch since its a 50% coin flip so unless we get into a calc and compare every mon we won't know what he was prepping for.

  • @scottcrysel
    @scottcrysel Рік тому +363

    I ran into this team so many times on the ladder and I think only lost to it once. And i dont say that to insinuate i'm awesome, but to say how hard this team is to pilot really well (let alone in an open teamsheet environment!). This was one of my favorite tourney runs to watch due to the sheer amount of skill in pulling it off. Well done Wolfey

    • @Materialist39
      @Materialist39 Рік тому +62

      some of these plays (from him and his opponents) especially in the final bracket are mind-bending- something underrated about VGC Pokémon that really hit me this video is the life or death weight of every single button you click

    • @Londronable
      @Londronable Рік тому +59

      @@Materialist39 The entire thing turns into a "you know that he knows that you know that he knows that you know..."

    • @flookaraz
      @flookaraz Рік тому +13

      @@Londronable but they don't know we know they know we know!

  • @ace_ln6991
    @ace_ln6991 Рік тому +55

    Whoever edits these videos, hats off. Insane amount of work.

  • @InsertNameHere649
    @InsertNameHere649 Рік тому +32

    His team's one weakness was not torkoal, but instead it was back pain.

  • @JayTremblay
    @JayTremblay Рік тому +197

    "Even if my opponents had experience against the team, that didn't mean they had experience against me" is the most badass 'Final Boss - Protagonist' thing I've ever heard 👏

    • @terrillwilliams1515
      @terrillwilliams1515 Рік тому +1

      I mean if you spend hours with a team dedicated to scouting teams and practicing and getting pokemon in odd ways then yeah.

  • @louishardiman7749
    @louishardiman7749 Рік тому +83

    Whoever put together the background music should get a medal. Not only SMTV and Gravity Rush music but Ace Attorney music when Wolfe says to bring out his ace... too good 😂

  • @conallross1694
    @conallross1694 Рік тому +11

    Something hilarious and great about the way that Wolfe says some of the highest ego (in a good way) stuff like “just because they had experience against the team, they still don’t have experience against me” so earnestly and in a non-boastful way. Love it

  • @Falgor62
    @Falgor62 Рік тому +12

    Wolfe has insane protagonist energy, and the way everything happens and is told in this video only reinforces that!
    I don't think any VGC player will ever manage to beat him in my heart.

    • @antonioscendrategattico2302
      @antonioscendrategattico2302 Рік тому +10

      Dude literally just said "fuck the meta, I'm winning with my fave!" and accidentally created a new meta.

  • @edenromanov
    @edenromanov Рік тому +97

    Wolfeys recents collabs the last year and change have seriously increased his charisma in his videos, he used to feel kinda monotone but you can feel his energy and expertise just radiating out of him now, his videos are also better edited overall it's great to see his growth and can't wait for him to reach the big 1 Milli! Great video like always Wolfey!

  • @rayandthejets
    @rayandthejets Рік тому +304

    Huge congrats Wolfey! Truly a WCD moment.

  • @Tsitchom
    @Tsitchom Рік тому +7

    That tournament was probably the most fun I’ve ever watched, and it was thanks to your team. GG Wolfey, now go and bring home the world title in Japan !!! We’re rooting for you.

  • @L-Puffin
    @L-Puffin Рік тому +12

    This was such an incredible and comprehensive video, but one of my favorite parts has got to be the quick drawing at 4:52 of Wolfey's friends! Seeing Markus, the Aarons, and the rest of the squad in such cute fanart for their quick shoutout in the video is so sweet

  • @daking6361
    @daking6361 Рік тому +221

    The VGC tournaments this year have been really exciting. I started watching competitive during gen 8 so it's nice to finally see a full season of events

  • @nbain
    @nbain Рік тому +162

    “having experience against the team wasn’t the same as having experience against me” literally gave me chills. the best in the world, the greatest of all time, the world champ difference

  • @KNGKNG7
    @KNGKNG7 Рік тому +10

    I like how your videos are explained in details and very friendly to those non-competitive casuals like me. Got me interested in vgc! Congrats again!

  • @ryujedong
    @ryujedong Рік тому +5

    I love these long form analysis style videos. They're always so I formative and gripping. Huge W Wolfey, thanks for all the content!

  • @butter_0021
    @butter_0021 Рік тому +484

    Truly one of the world champ differences of all time.

    • @HaVoCbReNgEr
      @HaVoCbReNgEr Рік тому +24

      @@jakwq8994 Are you ever going to elaborate or are you just gonna say he cheats on every comment

    • @yanashiro7341
      @yanashiro7341 Рік тому +12

      @@HaVoCbReNgEr I think its just people whining about pkhex or something, when building a full team normally would realistically take months and is not at all reasonable lol

    • @justinmcmullen3328
      @justinmcmullen3328 Рік тому

      Probably a heat of the moment thing but Ashton couldn’t use Fake Out that last game because you had Extreme Speed on Arcanine to pick Tatsugiri off.

    • @joshuaericsantos3552
      @joshuaericsantos3552 Рік тому +1

      @@jakwq8994 everyone does who cares

    • @Cat.In.A.Wig.
      @Cat.In.A.Wig. Рік тому +3

      @Jakwq that’s an opinion. However, I have a question: who asked? Who gave you permission to talk? Nobody. In fact, I went through the entire Ultra Space mini game and didn’t find a single person who asked

  • @simonbrown5017
    @simonbrown5017 Рік тому +288

    SEMI SPOILERS
    The final matchup being the same as the first time you won with this team was iconic, what a great video Wolfe, you definitely deserved this win 🙌

  • @frankcaggiano8282
    @frankcaggiano8282 Рік тому +6

    I absolutely love seeing people use things that aren't "meta" in any competitive way. Modern gaming has been ruined by people only using the "highest potential" options in every situation because they can't think too hard for themselves, and it just reduces the number of innovations and advances in gameplay. I love when Wolfe does well with interesting choices, congrats on the win!

  • @galenburnett9791
    @galenburnett9791 Рік тому +10

    the bit about everyone copying your team was hilarious! you’re such a protagonist, it’s amazing!

  • @arininquotes8396
    @arininquotes8396 Рік тому +67

    Wolfe's wideos are incredible because I spend the entire time in awe of the World Champ Difference then immediately feel more confident and inspired to build my own, despite how truly terrible at even playthrough Pokemon I am.

    • @bornasotoudeh4044
      @bornasotoudeh4044 Рік тому +1

      Excuse me, what’s that symbol next to your name, why is it there?

    • @arininquotes8396
      @arininquotes8396 Рік тому

      @@bornasotoudeh4044 It's a member badge, I pay monthly to join the channel (sort of like on Twitch) 😊

    • @Midiport
      @Midiport Рік тому +2

      ​@Borna Sotoudeh Basically it means they're a channel member. hey support Wolfe by giving him money each month, this gives them a member badge by their name and other perks

    • @bornasotoudeh4044
      @bornasotoudeh4044 Рік тому

      @@Midiport thank you. While I do know what a channel member is, never seen one of Wolfe’s

  • @trollof229antthevariable9
    @trollof229antthevariable9 Рік тому +76

    That performance single handedly brought me back into playing and not just spectating. OG strategy new application. Brilliant, brother. 💪🏽

  • @loggizzo
    @loggizzo Рік тому +3

    I really enjoy this style of video that breaks down a strategy/meta for a tournament (or set of battles) and then has you explain each decision during a battle.

  • @KTA_ESP
    @KTA_ESP Рік тому +6

    Mad props for the effort it must be to remember and recreate these sets. Congrats Wolfey!

  • @JustSaiyanZ
    @JustSaiyanZ Рік тому +79

    Oh boy you just know Wolfey is gonna keep bringing this up for the next 5 years 😂💀🫠

  • @cory...j3097
    @cory...j3097 Рік тому +61

    You know what I love about these videos ? Is that they fully explain the massive skill it takes to be the best while highlighting the excitement and risks of it all. I have been playing pokemon since red and blue came out, but these make it as epic as they feel in my head. Great work.

  • @IceSCream4u
    @IceSCream4u 10 місяців тому +2

    I love this video format! Watching your teambuilding process first makes the tournament battles even more enjoyable. Keep going !

  • @cartoonizerph4152
    @cartoonizerph4152 Рік тому +3

    I don't play Pokemon that much but your storytelling kept me hooked and you informed me enough for me to know what is happening allowing me to understand what I am watching.

  • @robincottrez38
    @robincottrez38 Рік тому +25

    26:53 this "tera" ghost is hilarious! Great editing job and awesome storytelling as always

    • @varungupta8241
      @varungupta8241 Рік тому

      i didnt even catch that lol

    • @Rosa-kd2cl
      @Rosa-kd2cl 28 днів тому

      Knowing from the comments that the match footage wasn’t recorded but was actually recreated based off Wolfe’s memory, that edit makes so much more sense! I was so confused when I first saw that lol.

  • @scarlet7960
    @scarlet7960 Рік тому +28

    Dang, this video was incredible. Everything from accidentally climbing to top of showdown to that insane ending. Time flew by so fast I didn't even realize the video was almost an hour long!

  • @robinsong4298
    @robinsong4298 Рік тому +1

    Wolfe, I love you so much man. Your creativity and humble yet hard won achievements and even failures never cease to impress, entertain, and teach me. I hope you read this because I'd like you to know you're not just a content creator to me, but honestly a benchmark of a well rounded person in my mind. That probably sounds exaggerated since I don't actually know you but I think I can pick up what you put down enough to say I look up to you and aspire to be like you in a number of ways, regardless of the fact that our medium for connecting is a game largely intended for kids. I look forward to seeing more of you and your genius brother. Peace and love.

  • @PiNkSuGaRx2Alicia
    @PiNkSuGaRx2Alicia Рік тому +1

    even just watching that last battle was TENSE!!!
    Amazing video it was so worth the wait! I loved watching you play live

  • @CthonicWisdom
    @CthonicWisdom Рік тому +15

    I was so amazed when Wolfe won. There's a lot of really talented new players coming in and this just goes to show that despite focusing on content, Wolfe's still with it when it comes to high level play. That's the world champ difference.

  • @abhineetkarn8633
    @abhineetkarn8633 Рік тому +100

    He proved that the meta isn't dead, Wolfey really the goat

    • @viviannabriano5645
      @viviannabriano5645 Рік тому

      Fire spin and magma storm wreaks this team. I'm the Goat 🐐

    • @LitPinata
      @LitPinata Рік тому +6

      Who actually runs those moves, though? Why would you run Fire Spin over, say, Heat Wave? Just to catch 1 specific team?

    • @viviannabriano5645
      @viviannabriano5645 Рік тому

      @@LitPinata you do know you can run to fire moves on the same set dummy 🤭

    • @viviannabriano5645
      @viviannabriano5645 Рік тому

      @@LitPinata I run those moves and I shatter meta teams

    • @viviannabriano5645
      @viviannabriano5645 Рік тому

      @@LitPinata I also run clear smog to just catch one specific team which is Dondozo. Bozo 🤡

  • @squidonglitter2320
    @squidonglitter2320 Рік тому

    Congradutions Wolfe! Your tournaments and content are always incredicle to watch.

  • @hbHidan
    @hbHidan Рік тому

    I watched this whole video, having not played the Pokemon video game in years, just because this was so well put together. Great job Wolfe, congratulations!

  • @illegalmemedealer3549
    @illegalmemedealer3549 Рік тому +55

    I loved the part where Wolfey said “It’s World Champ Difference Time” and proceeded to World Champ Difference all over his opponents

  • @IconicTristan
    @IconicTristan Рік тому +31

    Wolfey’s so good, he accidentally became number one on showdown.

  • @MattFabian94
    @MattFabian94 Рік тому +1

    Had a blast watching this live, congrats on the win!

  • @Leinnn
    @Leinnn 9 місяців тому +3

    Just so you know, I know nothing about competitive pokemon but I sat through this entire video and fully understood what was going on in the games. You're onto gold here. Please do not stop these kinds of videos

  • @orshteinbok7762
    @orshteinbok7762 Рік тому +39

    I gotta say, these videos are some of the best pieces of competitive Pokémon content I have ever seen, you can truly tell the amount of effort and passion that is put into these videos, I genuinely believe I speak for everyone when I say that we are honoured to have you Wolfe, VGC would not be the same without you, I can't wait to see you hit that 1M

  • @verdibyrd
    @verdibyrd Рік тому +24

    Oh man wolfey don't mess around with back pain, if it hurts you gotta stop and rest or it takes even longer to fix. Hope it's doing better now

  • @SoulB123
    @SoulB123 Рік тому

    I’m so happy how much your videos have improved over the years, well done!

  • @That_Bandicoot_CB
    @That_Bandicoot_CB Рік тому +1

    Damn this is so tough. Big respect to Wolfe very inspiring to just really make the team you want to work win despite the meta.

  • @rufusdrumknottvgc
    @rufusdrumknottvgc Рік тому +3

    Love the play-by-plays of the entire tournament! Been loving all the content we've got just from you winning this tournament, I don't get tired hearing about the insane amount of skill required to make this team work. I would love breakdowns of all tournaments you enter like this or even just as BonusWolfe content, but I appreciate how much hard work you put into every video and that that's not always possible. Cheers on the WCD and hoping you hit 1m subs soon!

  • @ItsAZues
    @ItsAZues Рік тому +23

    I've never thought this strat would make a comeback. Congrats on beating the meta!

  • @milky7257
    @milky7257 Рік тому

    This video was engaging all the way through! Great job and congrats Wolfey.

  • @Qriz-Topher
    @Qriz-Topher Рік тому

    Gotta say, I love the editing, story telling and incredible explanation here. Besides, I also love the background music choices! Keep it up and congratulations on 1 mil

  • @MB-bl4nl
    @MB-bl4nl Рік тому +4

    The fact that other competitive players saw how good your team was, tried to copy it and didn't like it, and then adjusted your team getting rid of the two Pokémon that made it unique is pretty funny imo.

  • @wyldecard723
    @wyldecard723 Рік тому +14

    I've never played actual pvp pokemon but I appreciate the time spent explaining each turn of combat

  • @lightslionsshikari
    @lightslionsshikari Рік тому

    Really loved this video. The detailed breakdown of team building and game-by-game strategy is awesome. Makes me want to start battling.

  • @stephenmadrox2597
    @stephenmadrox2597 Рік тому

    I appreciate all the hard work that goes into these videos... props to wolfey and the editor guys 👍

  • @TLPenenn
    @TLPenenn Рік тому +3

    It's always great seeing these kind of videos out of you; love hearing how you build your team and the reasoning behind your plays!

  • @martin5988
    @martin5988 Рік тому +12

    I went to Orlando and it was amazing seeing you in the final, again huge congrats on this and all of the achievements you have earned so far and I repeat you what I said when we took a picture “we are not even at half of the year”, I now the rest of the year will be amazing for you 👌

  • @Maskins1
    @Maskins1 Рік тому +1

    Wolfey, I loved the storytelling, you did such an amazing job with this video!

  • @BubblegumYamper
    @BubblegumYamper Рік тому

    I really love these videos. I'm interested in comp as a spectator and wanting to understand what's going on, so these step by step videos are excellent for boosting my understanding!

  • @fervorx
    @fervorx Рік тому +8

    This is your best video. Can't wait for you to hit 1MM subs. Also, this team and your performance were both insane. Keep on being amazing.

  • @KarlRF_
    @KarlRF_ Рік тому +8

    Wolfe the effort going into your recent videos have been staggering! Absolute madman keep it up!!!!

  • @NassiLove
    @NassiLove Місяць тому +2

    3:20 they sounded so defeated 😭 like “sigh yeah he won with perish trap I guess”

  • @chunli2672
    @chunli2672 Рік тому

    The video is insane. shoutouts to the fact you recreated all the matchs offstream too.

  • @edwardgreene2884
    @edwardgreene2884 Рік тому +9

    your command of a good story alongside your world champ diff gameplay always makes a great watch.

  • @joshuastreet8664
    @joshuastreet8664 Рік тому +60

    This was such a blast to watch live! I wish there were some regionals near my area in the midwest. Maybe some year!

  • @mastertrainergaming
    @mastertrainergaming Рік тому

    The production value is skyrocketing in your content, and your music choices are phenomenal. Great video!

  • @susch7466
    @susch7466 Рік тому

    such an exciting and informant video. it is often hard to watch videos about competetive pokemon because i constantly have to look up what all the moves do.

  • @dayko.
    @dayko. Рік тому +6

    Really love that you still compete and are doing so well. Many "pro players" stop competing after making it big with content creation on youtube or twitch (shroud, xqc etc.).

  • @alexemp6201
    @alexemp6201 Рік тому +4

    This videos are always amazing, the insight behind every play seriously never fails to stun me. There's always much to learn by these and are also very enjoyable in general. Thanks a lot wolfey, at this point you're carrying a quarter (probably even more) of the pokemon competitive scene by yourself

  • @loganbuternowsky4634
    @loganbuternowsky4634 Рік тому +3

    It's so cool that both times Wolfe won with Perish trap, he had to face Ashton Cox to do it.
    (Congrats to Ashton too, he is also a phenomenal player)

  • @iamthespeedhunteriamthespe2828

    The persona 5 music that starts at 9:48 is just perfection. Fits in with what wolfey’s saying and just adds hype, great vid 👌🏻👌🏻

  • @Schione.
    @Schione. Рік тому +8

    The fact that you fought against Asthon at grand finals using perish team twice and won both of them is somehow feels like a destiny

    • @jdk2535
      @jdk2535 Рік тому +1

      however it does set up for an underdog anime-twist win where this happens a third time and ashton wins. or, rather, the alternate universe where he won the gholdengo-arcanine 50/50.

  • @rileyslostmind5441
    @rileyslostmind5441 Рік тому

    This was a fun watch! I used to team build and damage calculate back when Megas were a thing after that I stopped playing competitively. This makes me want to start again!

  • @foxfox1422
    @foxfox1422 Рік тому

    This was such a ride, good job Wolfe and editor

  • @jwanie366
    @jwanie366 Рік тому +3

    The biggest official tournament to date and it’s won by you of all people lol. Congrats again Wolfe, and well done on this video. I can see why it took a month and a half to complete it