How I Won the Biggest Pokémon Tournament Ever

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  • čas přidán 17. 03. 2023
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  • @WolfeyVGC
    @WolfeyVGC  Před rokem +503

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      @verdibyrd Před rokem +1

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      @LeRodz Před rokem +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 Před rokem

      would'nt arena trap work to

  • @samirahmed2295
    @samirahmed2295 Před rokem +5870

    “Even if my opponents had experience against the team, it wasn’t the same as having experience against me” - The real world champ difference

  • @infernosam2117
    @infernosam2117 Před rokem +4346

    "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 Před rokem +48

      RAWWW

    • @nedcurfman3486
      @nedcurfman3486 Před rokem +65

      Rawer than Tatsugiri sashimi

    • @davidparsons9914
      @davidparsons9914 Před rokem +57

      It's the world camp difference

    • @MJyoung35
      @MJyoung35 Před rokem +14

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

    • @CamKoudo
      @CamKoudo Před 11 měsíci +16

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

  • @sirus0s
    @sirus0s Před rokem +2829

    "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 Před rokem +253

      humongous flex

    • @tylergendron535
      @tylergendron535 Před rokem +257

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

    • @sirus0s
      @sirus0s Před rokem +133

      Truly the World Champ Difference

    • @Sheenifier
      @Sheenifier Před rokem +35

      *Insert Obama meme here*

    • @boombooomz
      @boombooomz Před rokem +2

      ​@@sirus0s frfr

  • @RocketPropelledMexican
    @RocketPropelledMexican Před rokem +5388

    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 Před rokem +255

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

    • @NyxVelguard
      @NyxVelguard Před rokem +138

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

    • @obiwancannoli1920
      @obiwancannoli1920 Před rokem +48

      goated comment

    • @orpheusbalor8785
      @orpheusbalor8785 Před rokem +46

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

    • @King_jamiee
      @King_jamiee Před rokem +3

      😂😂😂😂

  • @HoodlumCallum
    @HoodlumCallum Před rokem +3029

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

    • @jacob2069
      @jacob2069 Před rokem +56

      Same bro

    • @KenshinPlayz57
      @KenshinPlayz57 Před rokem +160

      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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +14

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

    • @DarkUltima999
      @DarkUltima999 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +2880

    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 Před rokem +150

      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 Před rokem +44

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

    • @thatguythatdrawzz749
      @thatguythatdrawzz749 Před rokem +3

      Set up and pay-off

    • @maxspecs
      @maxspecs Před rokem +15

      Pokemon is a game of skewing chance in your favor.

    • @Dr.J42
      @Dr.J42 Před 11 měsíci

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

  • @thotpatrol7737
    @thotpatrol7737 Před rokem +700

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

    • @yahav6267
      @yahav6267 Před 6 měsíci +5

      18:02-18:08

    • @0NeeN0
      @0NeeN0 Před 4 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci +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 Před rokem +1043

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

    • @amanofculture4845
      @amanofculture4845 Před rokem

      Yfdsb

    • @chuganoga1908
      @chuganoga1908 Před rokem

      Oh yeah pokehex

    • @samamies88
      @samamies88 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +16

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

    • @prezel6463
      @prezel6463 Před rokem +1

      Someone should make an edit of Wolfie with this phrase lmao

  • @Eolri
    @Eolri Před rokem +1478

    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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +32

      Thats quality entertainment, thanks wolfey and his editor l.

    • @BananaWasTaken
      @BananaWasTaken Před rokem +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 Před rokem +5

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

    • @VXMasterson
      @VXMasterson Před rokem +10

      That explains the Thunder Shock on Rotom at 26:37

  • @pokeshorts4010
    @pokeshorts4010 Před rokem +1044

    @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 Před rokem +94

      This is so wholesome!

    • @meh9114
      @meh9114 Před rokem +69

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

    • @Hyunckel101
      @Hyunckel101 Před 11 měsíci +29

      This is so cute, I'm gonna die.

    • @WinterRedstone
      @WinterRedstone Před 10 měsíci +6

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

    • @pokeshorts4010
      @pokeshorts4010 Před 9 měsíci +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

  • @joshuafrazier3904
    @joshuafrazier3904 Před rokem +295

    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 Před 11 měsíci +36

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

    • @Pablo360able
      @Pablo360able Před 7 měsíci +3

      and he was right

  • @CrumblingCoin99
    @CrumblingCoin99 Před rokem +652

    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 Před rokem +126

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

    • @yamamoto800
      @yamamoto800 Před rokem +29

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

    • @tobylovesart6115
      @tobylovesart6115 Před rokem +1

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

  • @DrCrazyPhenom
    @DrCrazyPhenom Před rokem +1068

    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.

  • @pokeaimMD
    @pokeaimMD Před rokem +278

    Goat. Super deserved million subs soon and fantastic performance

  • @ScammertronVGC
    @ScammertronVGC Před rokem +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.

  • @gamesplayerrose
    @gamesplayerrose Před rokem +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 Před rokem +93

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

    • @themasterblaze7563
      @themasterblaze7563 Před rokem +30

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

    • @RockHoward256
      @RockHoward256 Před rokem +22

      Bro so good the world spoiled his entire team while training

  • @Secrona
    @Secrona Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +2

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

    • @Varlerie
      @Varlerie Před rokem +27

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

  • @albertlofling7310
    @albertlofling7310 Před rokem +42

    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

  • @chileplease3474
    @chileplease3474 Před rokem +170

    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!

  • @nou1360
    @nou1360 Před rokem +2182

    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 Před rokem +104

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

    • @daviddaniel8304
      @daviddaniel8304 Před rokem +24

      @@jakwq8994 elaborate

    • @lordgrub12345
      @lordgrub12345 Před rokem +38

      ​@@jakwq8994 Your girlfriend cheated

    • @expo_pkmn
      @expo_pkmn Před rokem +21

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

    • @lordgrub12345
      @lordgrub12345 Před rokem +8

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

  • @Zeldrake
    @Zeldrake Před rokem +831

    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 Před 10 měsíci

      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 Před 8 měsíci +5

      ⁠​⁠@@Just.Kiddingyou should broaden your social awareness

  • @MeargleSchmeargle
    @MeargleSchmeargle Před 11 měsíci +123

    "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.

  • @oscarwenham632
    @oscarwenham632 Před rokem +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

  • @icarlygod
    @icarlygod Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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.

  • @Patterrz
    @Patterrz Před rokem +1069

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

  • @heisamonster
    @heisamonster Před 11 měsíci +29

    Wolfe explaining his team choices is some of my favorite content on CZcams.

  • @InsertNameHere649
    @InsertNameHere649 Před rokem +32

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

  • @scottcrysel
    @scottcrysel Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +59

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

    • @flookaraz
      @flookaraz Před rokem +13

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

  • @emberdusk5278
    @emberdusk5278 Před rokem +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 Před rokem

      That felt kinda obvious

    • @cheddarsunchipsyes8144
      @cheddarsunchipsyes8144 Před rokem

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

    • @trytoo5167
      @trytoo5167 Před rokem +6

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

    • @samael5552
      @samael5552 Před rokem +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 Před 11 měsíci +3

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

  • @gabdex83
    @gabdex83 Před rokem +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

  • @ace_ln6991
    @ace_ln6991 Před rokem +55

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

  • @JayTremblay
    @JayTremblay Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +10

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

  • @rayandthejets
    @rayandthejets Před rokem +304

    Huge congrats Wolfey! Truly a WCD moment.

  • @butter_0021
    @butter_0021 Před rokem +484

    Truly one of the world champ differences of all time.

    • @HaVoCbReNgEr
      @HaVoCbReNgEr Před rokem +24

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

    • @yanashiro7341
      @yanashiro7341 Před rokem +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 Před rokem

      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 Před rokem +1

      @@jakwq8994 everyone does who cares

    • @Cat.In.A.Wig.
      @Cat.In.A.Wig. Před rokem +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

  • @L-Puffin
    @L-Puffin Před rokem +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

  • @Tsitchom
    @Tsitchom Před rokem +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.

  • @nbain
    @nbain Před rokem +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

  • @edenromanov
    @edenromanov Před rokem +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!

  • @galenburnett9791
    @galenburnett9791 Před rokem +10

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

  • @frankcaggiano8282
    @frankcaggiano8282 Před rokem +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!

  • @daking6361
    @daking6361 Před rokem +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

  • @simonbrown5017
    @simonbrown5017 Před rokem +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 🙌

  • @KNGKNG7
    @KNGKNG7 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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!

  • @arininquotes8396
    @arininquotes8396 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +1

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

    • @arininquotes8396
      @arininquotes8396 Před rokem

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

    • @Midiport
      @Midiport Před rokem +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 Před rokem

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

  • @trollof229antthevariable9

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

  • @kvar_runeback
    @kvar_runeback Před rokem +8

    Something I just realized:
    Despite the whole "world champ difference" thing, and the fact he knows how good he is, he's humble. He admits his mistakes, and respects all his opponents. Maybe that is the *true* world champ difference

    • @ChickenJoe-tq6xd
      @ChickenJoe-tq6xd Před rokem

      That’s why I think he should admit to his cheating allegations, admit and be humble

    • @jebalitabb8228
      @jebalitabb8228 Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@ChickenJoe-tq6xdwhy would someone admit to allegations if they’re baseless lies?

  • @NassiLove
    @NassiLove Před měsícem +2

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

  • @abhineetkarn8633
    @abhineetkarn8633 Před rokem +100

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

    • @viviannabriano5645
      @viviannabriano5645 Před rokem

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

    • @LitPinata
      @LitPinata Před rokem +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 Před rokem

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

    • @viviannabriano5645
      @viviannabriano5645 Před rokem

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

    • @viviannabriano5645
      @viviannabriano5645 Před rokem

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

  • @JustSaiyanZ
    @JustSaiyanZ Před rokem +79

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

  • @loganbuternowsky4634
    @loganbuternowsky4634 Před rokem +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)

  • @cartoonizerph4152
    @cartoonizerph4152 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +25

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

    • @varungupta8241
      @varungupta8241 Před rokem

      i didnt even catch that lol

    • @Rosa-kd2cl
      @Rosa-kd2cl Před měsícem

      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.

  • @cory...j3097
    @cory...j3097 Před rokem +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.

  • @loggizzo
    @loggizzo Před rokem +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.

  • @Leinnn
    @Leinnn Před 9 měsíci +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

  • @scarlet7960
    @scarlet7960 Před rokem +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!

  • @illegalmemedealer3549
    @illegalmemedealer3549 Před rokem +55

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

  • @eddypr3
    @eddypr3 Před 4 měsíci +2

    10 months later and... he does it again!

  • @KTA_ESP
    @KTA_ESP Před rokem +6

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

  • @CthonicWisdom
    @CthonicWisdom Před rokem +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.

  • @IconicTristan
    @IconicTristan Před rokem +31

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

  • @IceSCream4u
    @IceSCream4u Před 11 měsíci +2

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

  • @g4mm47
    @g4mm47 Před rokem +5

    the circle composed storytelling with the coin flip being something you want to avoid with sing, and then it being a coin flip with the flare blitz is amazing storytelling

  • @verdibyrd
    @verdibyrd Před rokem +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

  • @robinsong4298
    @robinsong4298 Před rokem +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.

  • @cXspXr
    @cXspXr Před 18 dny

    i love how wolfey didn't seem jaealous, mad, or literally really anything that people stole his team. he's jus basically like "yea but they cant do it like me" to the whole competitive pokemon community.

  • @orshteinbok7762
    @orshteinbok7762 Před rokem +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

  • @MB-bl4nl
    @MB-bl4nl Před rokem +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.

  • @e13gunner97
    @e13gunner97 Před rokem +11

    Imagine losing twice to the same person using the same plan

  • @PiNkSuGaRx2Alicia
    @PiNkSuGaRx2Alicia Před rokem +1

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

  • @wyldecard723
    @wyldecard723 Před rokem +14

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

  • @Schione.
    @Schione. Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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.

  • @ChaosNo65SolarWind
    @ChaosNo65SolarWind Před rokem +6

    I didn't know the team had become so well-known before the tournament! That's a cool dynamic. Round 8 must've hurt, though, losing the mirror to a "copy".

  • @hbHidan
    @hbHidan Před rokem

    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!

  • @ItsAZues
    @ItsAZues Před rokem +23

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

  • @joshuastreet8664
    @joshuastreet8664 Před rokem +60

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

  • @That_Bandicoot_CB
    @That_Bandicoot_CB Před rokem +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.

  • @MattFabian94
    @MattFabian94 Před rokem +1

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

  • @ColinMower
    @ColinMower Před rokem +20

    I’m so glad he got to use this title. Good for him.

  • @rufusdrumknottvgc
    @rufusdrumknottvgc Před rokem +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!

  • @squidonglitter2320
    @squidonglitter2320 Před rokem

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

  • @gdez88
    @gdez88 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Wolf glick goated, literally showed his hand and still beat everyone down to a pulp with barley any offensive pokemon, just wild

  • @dayko.
    @dayko. Před rokem +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.).

  • @kylerstrickler1750
    @kylerstrickler1750 Před rokem +33

    Crazy how good valiant is in singles but is apparently “useless” in doubles lol

    • @blazechaos212
      @blazechaos212 Před rokem +4

      Thanks to being frail iirc and not able to hit that hard enough. It has to take two attacks and survive.

    • @TerrariaLuvr
      @TerrariaLuvr Před rokem +3

      Yeah.Palafin was on the underrated list because people in doubles think taking a whole turn to transform instead of damaging or applying pressure is unfavorable. And I've heard Palafin was broken in singles lol.

  • @gerharddamm5933
    @gerharddamm5933 Před rokem +1

    Imagine being so good, everyone just copies you and tries to perfect your strats only to get slapped by the original. Poetic.

  • @alexemp6201
    @alexemp6201 Před rokem +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

  • @martin5988
    @martin5988 Před rokem +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 👌

  • @TLPenenn
    @TLPenenn Před rokem +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!

  • @SoulB123
    @SoulB123 Před rokem

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

  • @lightslionsshikari
    @lightslionsshikari Před rokem

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

  • @edwardgreene2884
    @edwardgreene2884 Před rokem +9

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

  • @fervorx
    @fervorx Před rokem +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.

  • @Qriz-Topher
    @Qriz-Topher Před rokem

    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

  • @mastertrainergaming
    @mastertrainergaming Před rokem

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

  • @Imoxone
    @Imoxone Před rokem +6

    I like how low-key he called out all the people who copied his team, claiming it as their own.
    May be able to copy a team but can't copy the world champ difference, baby!