2020 Pokémon Players Cup 2 VGC Global Finals L3 - Wolfe Glick vs Miguel Caballero

Pokémon Players Cup 2 VGC 2020 Global Finals Losers Round 3, Wolfe Glick vs Miguel Caballero.

[@caitnostamas2040]

This 2nd end game was so poetic. Close combat vs close combat, Urshifu vs Urshifu, just as master Mustard would have wanted.

[@jewii3824]

Exactly, and that gmax would've put mustard in tears

[@levy9595]

but Miguel's urshifu was -1 and Wolfes was +1

[@BlackSalamander439]

So, there I was watching a championship wideo

[@ChimRichalds34]

Wolfe Glick, back against the wall...

[@giulioballoni3807]

I totally did not expect to see that gmax-urshifu, he basically calculated the amount of damage he was going to take the next 3 turns.

[@jewii3824]

Ya when I was watching I didnt even think about the possibility of gmax urshifu but now in hindsight it's really the safest play

[@jewii3824]

@Professor Thinker it defo was the safest play. Aqua jet into self gmax coalossal is extremely risky, because whoever wins the speed tie basically wins the match. That's a 50% chance. Because the threat is so huge, the opponent is pressured into attacking the coalosal. Gmaxing urshifu definitely lives an attack from the opponent coaloal and would definitely ko coalosal in return.

[@kenzofukuda5209]

He also timed it with grassy terrain running out so the Rillaboom in the back couldn’t keep grassy gliding

[@levy9595]

I thought gmaxing coal into a max guard and surging strikes would have been better at the time. Either knocks out their coalossal or at the very least puts it in aqua jet range so it wont get another attack off regardless. That also allows you to keep your full hp coal alive and set up the rocks the next turn. cant argue with the results tho, especially since if miguel targets urshifu in that situation your boned regardless. But that's probably true regardless of which you gmax, targeting the urshifu is always better there IMO since your coal can always OHKO their coal with max quake/earth power the urshifu was the real threat from that position and wolfey realized it but miguel did not. that is why wolfey won

[@federicorusso4368]

@@jewii3824 wolfey put out the video where he explains his plays, it was his only option because he knew that his coalossal was slower, so it wasn't a speed tie

[@jewii3824]

Damn wolfey with 2000 iq this game

[@levy9595]

god damn wolfey is a genius. Maxing urshifu to ko coalossal then max guarding to cover the last turn of glassy glide priority on grassy terrain. Just unbelievable planning and no wonder he won the pc2

[@stoicauritra7147]

I'm telling you no one expected gmax urshifu while there's a colossal beside it

[@stoicauritra7147]

@Professor Thinker ok professor

[@levy9595]

@Professor Thinker max guarding coalossal and surging strikes into coal would have also won the game. Either finishes off coalossal or puts it in aqua jef range while keeping coal alive instead of stacking it. Miguel had this game in the bag but he mistakenly identified the coal as the threat in that position when the urshifu was actually the threat. If you gmax coal or gmax urshifu wolfey loses if miguel attacks urshifu, but max guarding coal and surging strikes was the safest win condition Wolfe had at that position IMO, but cant argue with the results lol

[@stoicauritra7147]

@Professor Thinker damn I had no idea I can dynamax a number of candidate onto my team 🤦‍♂️

[@stoicauritra7147]

@Professor Thinker Yes 🥺

[@stoicauritra7147]

@Professor Thinker teach me sensei 🥺

[@bluespellmaster8592]

A nail biter set all around and that last game was so close

[@jackellington6431]

What item is on the dragapult commenting before watching

[@Nameless_mixes]

I wonder what would have happened if Miguel had used Grassy Glide and Earth Power on Wolfe’s Coalossal (because Rillaboom would have priority and Coalossal would have outsped the Dragapult) to either apply as much damage onto the opposing Coalossal before Dragapult went for Surf (and maybe take it out then and there) or take it out without the Surf. That would definitely put a lot of pressure onto Dragapult to finish out the game by itself against two mons.

[@ReturnOfGodEnel]

Team sheet that the guy mentioned is to keep track of your opponent correct? It’s not information on your opponents team given to you by the tournament right?

[@Kisarez]

Interesting mirror teams, obviously Miguel is a great battler and has come very far, but I wonder about the synergy with Indeedee and Banded Rillaboom having trouble locking in GGlide and Urshifu having trouble Aqua Jetting Coalossal in Psychic Terrain. Miguel has positioned very well and he surely is great, but it feels like this team composition might actually hinder him more than enabling him...?

[@remo450]

You can priority attack your own Pokémon in psychic terrain just not your opponents.

[@Kisarez]

@@remo450 Really? That is very interesting

[@LOLquendoTV]

@@remo450 the more you know

[@Iamthe2G]

Miguel lost game 1 when he decided not to double target the dragapult. I just feel it was obvious Wolfey would protect it and then set the screen up given that pult has a sash (if I recall correctly), but still, good games, well played by both sides!

[@lOI0IOl962]

Pult has safety goggles, Urshifu has sash

[@Iamthe2G]

@@lOI0IOl962 Oh true, my bad then. But still, I think double targeting it was the play, and I'm sure Miguel later realized it too

[@lOI0IOl962]

@@Iamthe2G I think it's too risky, rillabooms out on the field and dragapult is immune to close combat and resists surging strikes so he was in no danger and expanding force isn't even in terrain. Follow me ensures grassy glide hits indeedee, if he doubles up Urshifu maybe goes down before it attacks, which he needs to set up coalossal. Also it's game one is usually played more carefully, especially this game 1 where they only played for position until like the last 2 turns which is insane

[@Iamthe2G]

@@lOI0IOl962 Oh but I ment when Miguel had Rillaboom and Coalossal facing Dragapult and Coalossal just before it had its weakness policy activated (last turns). Grassy Glide + maybe Max ground into the Dragapult for the +1 sp.def rise would have made Miguel both take the Drapault down, and since (at least in my opinion) it was almost clear that Wolfey would protect Coalossal, that was its chance to stop the weakness policy activation. And even if Wolfey did not protect Coalossal, Max ground into pult was the play, since it either protected if it ran protect (which means no weakness policy activating that turn) or used surf, but because of grassy glide and the speed boost from Coalossal, it would have gone down before pulling it off. And then the sp.def boost would have made Coalossal take a potential hit from the opposing (unboosted) one I think

[@lOI0IOl962]

@@Iamthe2G almost clear is key here yeah, he didn't want to risk it which is understandable after this far in the game because if he calls protect not coming out he loses his coalossal and wolfe's still has max HP with flare coming out on a non assault vest rillaboom for the win. Assuming he called protect correctly then your play guarantees the win, but it's a high pressure situation where both players had a clear path to victory on the same turn and no one wants to lose a game to protect called wrong lol

[@VeGiTo3Po2]

Why in the tittle you put “Miguel Caballero”? I mean maybe in America to shorten the last’s names you only use the second one, but in spain we usually use the first one.

[@julianbrunet6290]

Americans dont have a second surname. They probably thought Caballero was his surname, and Pedraza just a second name.

[@STFUGaming]

Why does wolfie went into loser bracket? He won the W1

[@STFUGaming]

@O K thanks for the reply, nice to know 👍🏻

[@kevins8850]

He lost to Davide carrer in W2

[@mic01851165]

He lost 0:2 against one opponent so it takes way more to climb back up.

[@champking20]

So many new Pokémon. I’m clueless after diamond,pearl, and platinum

[@ivanzegarra9765]

I'm going to list some of the most important Pokemon introduced so you can look them up -5th Gen, Black and White: Ferrothorn, Tornadus, Thundurus, Landorus, Excadrill, Reuniclus, Gothitelle, Bisharp, Hydreigon, Volcarona, the five Rotom formes -6th Gen, X and Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire: Greninja, Sylveon, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde, Hoopa, Diancie -7th Gen, Sun and Moon: Incineroar, Primarina, Golisopod, Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, Tapu Fini, Necrozma -8th Gen, Sword and Shield: Dragapult, Grimmsnarl, Hatterene, Indeedee, Coalossal, Urshifu, Rillaboom, Cinderace, Inteleon If you wish, I can write a quick resume on the one you want

[@ronnycrawf2441]

@@ivanzegarra9765 - Inteleon + Grimmsnarl

[@ivanzegarra9765]

@@ronnycrawf2441 Inteleon: Is a fast Water type who specialises in denting targets with critical hits, thanks to its hidden ability Sniper, which makes the critical hits even more powerful. Grimmsnarl: A dual Dark/Fairy type who sees high usage thanks to Prankster, an ability that gives priority to status moves. It can set up Reflect and Light Screen, paralyze with Thunder Wave (all of which have priority) and also lower the target's stats.

[@snapclub8751]

Is it just me or was there a lot more switching in these two battles than normal?

[@moontruther7519]

Yea, it was like a smogtour.

[@BlackArche0ps]

Yeah wolfey was saying that. It’s a big positioning battle

[@daphenomenalz4100]

Wolfe glick 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@STFUGaming]

Why does wolfe goes into loser bracket, he won the w1

[@kevins8850]

@@STFUGaming lost the next round (w2) to Davide carrer

[@madawars]

Se pasaron de verga con los nombres en español no mamen

[@julianbrunet6290]

Jajaja estan pésimos, pero hay algunos que me gustaron mas que en inglés. Como herbogénesis en vez de grassy surge.

[@azazelc8079]

Noooo should've had wolfe on this side so it'd be in english 😢

[@iceangel22_]

Seventh

[@ghostface534]

Verlisify: ThEsE pOkEmON aRe HacKEd!!! Pokémon community: lol it’s the sociopathic village idiot... it’s ok lil man

[@betlog4654]

Fifth

[@letstalkteethwithdrpriyam]

second

[@Rio-zb8nd]

Damn that youtubist always have something unexpected up his sleeve

[@badvoodoo2097]

You mean loser bracket sniping for easier matches?

[@Diamond44444444]

What the fuck is this take lmao? Loser’s bracket is way more stressful in literally any tournament, not to mention you have to play more matches anyway

[@jewii3824]

@@badvoodoo2097 bruh you do realize even in the losers bracket these are still the best players in the world right

[@caitnostamas2040]

@@badvoodoo2097 yeah this makes no sense. It's way more stressful, you have to play and win an extra match, you face the strongest players in the end, and he will have to face Davide Carrer in the final (the one that 2-0 him)

[@daphenomenalz4100]

@@caitnostamas2040 but i am still on wolfey's side, i love his videos, his nature is also really nice and a great person and one of the greatest trainer.

[@yanman3633]

Sixth

[@mic01851165]

2nd match when you see Miguel detect in front of Urshifu you knew this is his downfall :> Wolfey will never ignore those opportunities. Seriously every matches when Wolfey participates it becomes so thrilling XD.

[@moberlysquad67]

All the matches today were great. But this mirror match was probably my favorite. Basically long defensive plays and so fun

[@jewii3824]

But what can you do? It's natural to expect fake out into urshifu and surging strikes into coalosal. Wolfe just played really well

[@abhinavc9044]

Yoo that Gigantamax urshifu is smart .......

[@demi-godcrisis849]

When wolfe says he can win this he means it.

[@CurriB09]

He’s seen himself win these.

[@jasonpun269]

Wolfe Glick back against the wall

[@alvaro445]

Alguien que habla español???

[@angelbeatzbell4057]

Sí güey

[@VeGiTo3Po2]

Diga

[@EnderHeart5911]

Sé un poco

[@champking20]

That follow me is cheese

[@Marco-wv6oj]

On the first game after coal ended his gygamax he needed to use grassy glide and attack dragapult and oposite coalossal with heat wave, because in case draga survived, which he wasnt going to, wolfs coal would have attacked with no WP boost and as we saw dragapult would have been taken out, bad play from miguel.

[@Whatupitskevin]

Spoiler: Wolfe just plays him like a fiddle lol

[@BlackArche0ps]

Basically 😂

[@cbckeem8957]

Does anybody stillz play Pokémon platinum diamond or pearl ... I’m looking for a friend to play with, you knoz, link upp, battle an trade 🤷🏽‍♂️⁉️🤔👀 I’m in Atlanta ga

[@shinjiluigi]

Fourth

[@hime1896]

Third

[@throwaway7425]

whos idea was it to show the Spanish perspective in this game. English casting, majority English audience.

[@Cowboykace]

Uh it's just Miguel's screen 🤦 he speaks Spanish lol

[@andreirosianu5337]

I'm pretty sure this is the game wolfy didn't record, in his latest video he said that there was a coalossal mirror match in witch he played really well but he forgot to hit record

[@iAdriann]

Americans proving once again that anything but average english is hard for them to learn.

[@giulioballoni3807]

Is that so annoying to you? I mean you don't need to read to tell which moves he's running...

[@lOI0IOl962]

However will I know when he uses grassy glide or surging strikes 🤯 Also it's the GLOBAL finals and spain would be around 8-11pm (depending on time for the match) on a Saturday night so there would be a sizable spanish audience actually. Also this is the match wolfe said he forgot to record so if anything it was just impossible.

[@Insertnamehereplz]

I don’t read mahfjqdjjesk language

[@San-yc3lc]

Its spanish.

[@vinitaulabhaje5473]

im not surprised