How I became the #1 ranked player in Scarlet and Violet

[@WolfeyVGC]

If you want to watch the full, unedited streams, they can be found on the Live tab of my channel! And make sure you subscribe if you want to watch me do these challenges live

[@Cheezyman3]

i’d love to get in to competitive but not sure where to start got any tips for beginners?❤

[@darkknight7174]

hey wolfe can you send me a discord link im a twicth sub just wanted to join the discordd

[@Schleimkeim19]

I bet they will patch the game to Dondozo getting poisoned once the Tatsugiri dies to poison in his mouth. Amazing strategy tho, did you came up with it yourself? And if so, do you think there are other hidden strategies that "break" the game?

[@countrystrong01]

@@Cheezyman3 study the type chart to learn what type is super effective/ resisted. then just play so you can learn what Pokemon tend to do what moves.

[@owogotem9306]

how did u teach belly drum to cetitan i really wanna use one myself in an ice team lol

[@RendKageki]

The fact that a team where you sacrifice half of your own team immediately got #1 in the world is truly a testament to the creativity of competitive Pokémon.

[@basti1899fürimmer]

"Creativity" is the new way to say ridiculous

[@RurouniiJay]

@@basti1899fürimmerits pretty creative chief lol

[@basti1899fürimmer]

@@RurouniiJay its just big pokemon big stats big move go

[@RurouniiJay]

@@basti1899fürimmer ah youre one of those guys who sees a unique strat on showdown and calls it cringe and complains while using a cookie cutter strat 😂

[@basti1899fürimmer]

@@RurouniiJay I dont?

[@ROFLconda]

This man woke up and realized "Oh right. I put No.1 in the world on my to-do list, better get started on that." The confidence level here truly puts the world champ difference on display.

[@ManoHSM]

Didn't you pay attention? He told himself 1000 times that he couldn't do it. Like any human being, he doubts himself lol this is not an anime

[@hyomink]

That first battle is actually hilarious. I love how excited Wolfey was towards the end

[@Remedy462]

YOU DOUBT ME CHAT! YOU ACTUALLY DOUBTED A WORLD CHAMPION!

[@antoniomendez3870]

"don't you feel silly, chat?"😭😭

[@georgekuttyshibu2203]

Why did the opponent withdrew armorouge?

[@pintobean6782]

The fact that you won that first battle is actually nuts. The world champ difference is simply too strong

[@AvocatoMint]

Wolfey went full "the only one who can beat me is me" attitude with this team and that was fun to watch. 😂

[@ZladeZek]

@zarazoostra the funny thing about his “confidence” is that he plays it up as his character

[@oghenerookpokoro2066]

No he went "I can't even beat me"

[@tesseygo]

@zarazoostra ngl I'm not too big of a fan on how he is increasingly getting more comfortable and outspoken of the "I AM THE BEST ABSOLUTE BEST I CANNOT LOSE, I AM THE ONE WITH ALL THE EYES ON ALL THE TIME" (not even talking of spamming world champion or something, that's just marketing), but i hope it's just him playing the part for casuals watching him, so that they have a role model to look up to, Because no way in hell someone, even the world champion from a while back, can claim to be "the best" with no huge results in all of gen 8, even he knows that, and even going by legacy results, yeah this ain't no Ray Rizzo. But yeah, in general his content is really well made and interesting, and Wolfey is of course still in the high-end of competitive players, no one could ever deny that, so while the attitude may not be the best for overall players, he's really funny and casuals love him, which is exactly what the competitive scene needed to get new players in

[@AvocatoMint]

@@tesseygo I understand what you mean, for me it's simply not too much yet. I only watch his youtube and not any full stream on any other platforms though. I think it's still fine as long as he and his audience well aware that it's just a joke/persona and know when to stop (I hope).

[@eimardgomes1128]

@@tesseygo I didn't even know him till last month and after I heard 'i'm so good" here I can't stand him already 😂😂😂

[@graylee945]

To summarize: Wolfe: "Nothing scares me. But that thing" *Murkrow* Wolfe: "It scares me"

[@Terrabyte425]

I think the meme is I fear no man But that thing It scares me

[@calook1334]

I feel like your meme contains a glaring contradiction

[@gigahammer662]

I think I fought Wolfey on the ladder earlier with this team and I was like, “Whoa, that’s genius”. Little did I know, it was the world champ difference.

[@thedevourofgods2730]

mf flexes his world champ difference every minute

[@mrgood8392]

680 likes! you have a base stat total on the same level as mewtwo and some other legendarys!

[@emilysmith2965]

I’m just gonna point out - going 40-15 is almost a 75 percent winrate. Which is incredibly difficult to the point of being OBSCENE. Congrats Wolfe; well deserved!

[@warmwater9509]

it's a lot closer to about a 60% winrate

[@donutglazuur]

@@warmwater9509 No 40/55 is a 72% winrate

[@Grunk369]

@@warmwater9509fool

[@tboltgames]

I saw this live and my mind was blown when it happened. I thought he was trolling but he actually won.

[@joshuajjames92]

That first battle was wild

[@Draezeth]

@@joshuajjames92 If I had a nickel for every time Wolfey said he would lose, then didn't...

[@mrsallad8984]

Me to

[@Unmustache1]

@@Draezeth I’d be Scrooge Mcduck

[@Gooobae]

@@Unmustache1 Play with this team and you’ll go from Scrooge McDuck to Splooge McFuck with all the womens you’ll be getting

[@Beestying]

I gotta say seeing Wolfe go full maniacal trainer who can't be stopped was a character arc I was not expecting.

[@Beestying]

Omg fr fr the real wolfey that totally isn't a scam ermahgerd I'm gonna die Frickin bots

[@leonel392]

Wtf with the bots lately XD?

[@Remedy462]

Was he the villain that became the hero or the hero that became the villain?

[@MediumDSpeaks]

Really? For the best trainer in the world you WEREN'T expecting that?

[@AlanisonYT]

That’s literally his whole persona

[@TheIrregularJester]

Pokémon society has truly snapped this man. Wolfey has entered his Joker phase. Grinding Tera Shards has had an unprecedented effect on his psyche. Endless murders of Murkrow has pushed the World Champ Difference ™ to the edge.

[@MERKthatDUCK]

i loved it when wolfey’s predictions came true and his confidence skyrocketed, “YOU HAD THE AUDACITY TO DOUBT MEEE?” hahahaha. completely deserved, one of the most insane teams i’ve ever seen. what a mind this guy has

[@Remedy462]

It was Godly...and Ungodly!

[@Zeldrake]

Wolfey's commentary manages to be both somehow so massive energy "DODGE IT!!" _and also_ incredibly informative. It makes these videos a blessing, especially with the little editing to cut bits of the downtime out. Amazing work on the team (who would have thought sacrificing half your team would give you a leg up xD) and amazing work on the gameplay

[@infamousgrosso]

The anticipation for the first match had me rolling, I love when Wolfey just has fun w it

[@nommingmochi]

fr everyone was telling him he was gonna lose then he did the unthinkable 😭

[@GenericGMR]

WORLD CHAMP DIFFERENCE BAYBEE

[@Remedy462]

THAT'S WHAT DOUBTER CHATS GET! MWUHAHAHAHA!

[@spookyscarylamppost3431]

Not a doubter but the guy choked so hard by Body Pressing into Flamigo. Man had an easy turn to change the game into a 3v1 or a 2v1 if double attacking and didn't choose it for some reason.

[@JubioHDX]

@@spookyscarylamppost3431 to be fair wolfey mightve been playing some child it was his first ever competitive match so it was practically unranked

[@loudwhispre9406]

49:03 Wolfe, Ice Shard is non-contact, so it doesn't affect you with Rough Skin, Rocky Helmet, Flame Body, or any other contact abilities/items.

[@bitofabruh6842]

Wolfey is that main character explaining how his ultimate move works before he defeats the main villain.

[@Mister_Clean]

Wolfey is the main villain

[@thatguyinthecorner4648]

@@Mister_Clean wolfglicke has the properties of rubber and gum

[@Remedy462]

Wolfey is both good and evil, though he sometimes evils more than he goods lol

[@alecbormia4523]

lol I feel like he's more like the villain who tells you exactly what he's going to do and still wins anyway.

[@pieoverlord]

The edited rank 1 runs were honestly my favourite content so I'm extremely happy to see it back.

[@i_psyche_3805]

Love the fact that you talked about the why every single pokemon fits in.

[@Remedy462]

Oooh i_Psyche_ you naughty you 😘 hahaha

[@newto2794]

Won't lie, this was beyond entertaining to watch and for once I get to see a Gen 9 competitive video that doesn't showcase Showdown battles... I know that it's the best option for trying out wacky stuff, but watching it be done in the actual game is by far "prettier". You earned the sub, Wolf-person 👍

[@saltminer4429]

I just wanted to say thank you wolfe! This is the first gen I have bought since gen 3 and have never played competitive vgc before. I was able to get to masterball with my own team I built myself. I know I would have never been able to do that without your content and commentary!

[@Shisno]

You just gave me a serious dose of Deja Vu... I had never gotten into VGC before Sword and Shield even though I've been playing Pokemon since gen 1 but I reached Master ball during season 1 of SWSH thanks to Wolfey's videos. I said something eerily similar to your comment, to Wolfey, when I did. Congratulations!

[@Pants.69]

1:34:22

[@brayzaroo]

@@Pants.69 LMAOOOOO

[@Annoyyo7]

@@Pants.69 proceeds to say "it's so hard against a good opponent"

[@BeholderBrawlStars]

GOD DAMN RICH BOI

[@therealmorganofficial]

This is one of my favorite tournaments you've done!

[@timothylee245]

"Leave it to Wolfey to find the cheesiest strat in a Pokemon game" -Alpharad

[@MrCherrycoke18]

Foofootoo made a video on this strat 3 weeks ago, doesn’t mean he can’t use it but this isn’t new information

[@LycanMOON]

@@MrCherrycoke18 ok and?

[@Remedy462]

Cheese is Gooda!

[@Mr._Milou]

You clearly haven’t heard about WeedleTwineedle, the gimmick master, the weakness policy inventer, the non-binary icon, the best Poketuber 🤭🤪

[@rundomrun]

@@Remedy462 I hit the translate to English button and it said 'Cut Cheese!'

[@allencunningham9002]

I very much enjoy the commentary outside of just why you select a move. It's like watching an irl commentator of a legit battle.

[@Imoxone]

It was so funny how after dismissing Murkrow's prankster haze as a threat, he proceeded to get destroyed by Murkrow's prankster haze multiple times 🤣

[@Remedy462]

The bird is the word...and the word is death!

[@voigto]

Subtlety is a lost art form.

[@mattyice165]

In a Row! Lol

[@blubberdust]

That was foreshadowing not dismissal

[@russ6541]

wolfey is so fucking hilarious down to his very tendencies. for example: “if i do this then this but i need this to happen so i could go for this” five seconds later “OH NOOOOOOO” 5 minutes later “that was my world champ difference” every single time lol

[@marcster6767]

It's mind-boggling to me that you manage to put out so much top tier quality content. I thought this would be just a sequence of streams spliced together but it's fully edited, that's incredible. Props to you, your team and your editors!

[@calook1334]

50:38 idk why but hearing Wolfe just cry “JESUS CHRIST THAT DOES A LOT” gets me every time 😂

[@AG92451]

Banger after banger video, good job to Wolfey and the editing team! Don't burn yourself out lol

[@kjack157]

Mans is grinding while his channel is hot, it’s a very smart business strategy

[@El_Kanto]

@@kjack157 It makes sense to pump out content at the start of a new generation but burnout can ruin entire careers so finding a good balance is key

[@ThrustersX]

@@El_Kanto the man is literally a competitive player. I don't think burnout exists to those kind of people lol

[@El_Kanto]

@@ThrustersX It absolutely does lol. There have been countless esports athletes who abandoned the scene because they found themselves no longer enjoying their respective game.

[@Watburnt]

@@ThrustersX MFW you dont follow competitave senes then huh

[@splash_potion_of_milk]

Wolfey has earned every villainous laugh and monologue that he has done.

[@edwardmonroe5175]

Wolfey has been consistently killing these wideos

[@dcbellamy17]

From 21:45 to 23:22 he sounds like a yu-gi-oh antagonist explaining his turn

[@davekowens643]

Always love these how I got to #1 wids, but just wanna say how much i appreciate hearing your team build thought process at the top. It’s SO helpful and inspiring. PEAK edutainment, my guy!!

[@savagecommentator8593]

I came to your videos as a casual Pokémon player Now I’m completely addicted to making my team as strong as possible Thank you for having some of the most informative Videos around definitely earned my subscription

[@joneselmundo8311]

I really love your "How I became the #1 ranked player" videos. Your streams are also great. Keep up the good work and much love

[@musicalnerd5738]

I watched this live and I love how Wolfey became a maniacal villain in his own story LOL. I'm calling it, 2023 is Wolfey's year.

[@rin-kun2104]

Im surprised. When you used this team, I started looking into it and because I didn't know the EV spreads i had to guess them and WOW, i was only wrong about how much to do in sp.def of cetitan. Proud of myself and also good to see it cut together, something to watch while testing another team. Thanks for the video wolf

[@niallbyrne5262]

Can you send me an ev spread or link to a pokepast for it as I'd like the team to have my OT instead but don't know what the ev spreads are? Please, I'd really appreciate it?!

[@GenericGMR]

When the first game of the video has you on the edge of your seat, you know this is about to be a fun one

[@starbomber]

Someday, whenever we get national dex, someone needs to make an "outnumber the enemy!" meme-team...with Dugtrio, Phalanx, and Maushold (Not sure what other multiple-pokemon are out there, but that's already 13 pokemon!)

[@astranix0198]

Combee, Exeggcute, Wishywashi

[@Charstorms]

does magneton count? and klink

[@nero9506]

Pult does technically also have 2 more mons

[@juliawidobravely]

Metagross, Magneton, Exeggcute, Wishiwashi?

[@mopeluso]

Falinks

[@michaelbread5906]

I really like how compact the editing was in this video. It's nothing but meat, and cutting out all the fluff.

[@YJ_Chris]

You can see how hyped wolfey is for this team

[@Remedy462]

It's contagious *ACHOO* excuse me

[@HocksMarkus]

Its really interesting to see that the back up strategy with cetitan was used alot more than the initial whale strategy

[@Sugarist0]

50 minutes in and I’m still impressed by the ways that these murkrow players can throw

[@chrisfacchiano7356]

I come back to this video so much because I love the editing and the team breakdown, and unique sets/teams in Pokémon are just so cool to me

[@chasesimmons1271]

That first game is crazier than a roller coaster, adding the reactions from Golfe Wick

[@alexschneller3268]

The absolute Rollercoaster of emotions at 9:50 and absolute switch up at 15:30 had me rolling !!

[@averagecitizen8632]

When he laughs like a Yu-Gi-Oh villain I feel that.

[@BKLYNspider.]

I love when Wolfey said “it’s morbin’ time” and continued to win the first match.

[@purp1e_exe]

Alternate video title: Watching Wolfe slowly going insane for 2 hours

[@DylanMaanimal]

The commentary throughout this video is fantastic. Knowledge, Drama, Excitement, Flare, it has it all.

[@larrytheslime]

Can we have a moment of silence for all of the tatsugiri that were sacrificed in this video...

[@Zsy6]

He was so much more serious in the second session - he put in the work and got the results!

[@Kevmane_the_bird]

I saw foofootoo have a similar Dondozo toxic orb tasugiri Flamigo core before the ladder even officially started, and was surprised it wasn't more common! I figured haze everywhere was yucking everyone's yum, but it's awesome to see wolfey piloting the trio!

[@blazechaos212]

Also, I heard Toxic Orb is not needed due to Tatsugiri being decent enough.

[@MattBoehm87]

He most definitely got this idea from foo.

[@JubioHDX]

@@blazechaos212 toxic orb isnt needed to make tatsu viable, just to abuse flamigo costar + commander

[@silentstormshadow2755]

I like how you clearly go over the use of each Pokémon on the team and then show it in action! Teaches me a lot about competitive play, as someone just getting into it

[@tlanda6]

Agreed 😂

[@michaellittle-q7x]

It’s been a year now, how has your competitive grind been since? Also is this played on PC?

[@Emilia-_.]

@@michaellittle-q7xno it’s on the switch. you can play competitive on pokemon showdown tho, thats a website

[@SuaveGambino]

I just got into battling as well how is yours going a year later?

[@fgcFoobiez]

This is the kind of creativity that makes pokemon still so interesting even after 25 years of playing. Well done

[@FlatlandsSurvivor]

I have legitimately never played a pokemon game (never owned a Nintendo) I just love pokemon as a spectator sport because there is so much stuff like this. It's fascinating to watch

[@totalSLACK]

Whoa, cool. Good on ya!

[@akaneriyun4774]

I encountered a guy who used this exact team in Showdown last night. God that Tatsugiri suicide into Costar is THE WORST. Damn... Pokemon is so awesome. Thanks for bringing such world champ difference material strategies to the table, Wolfie! Sincerely.

[@prof.reuniclus21]

tatsuicide

[@andreasbirnbaumboeldaniels3446]

Ok, but is it possible to revive Tatsugiri with Pawmot and get the Commander Boost twice?😂

[@ixchel3330]

Wait, you're on to something

[@The_Pikaboi]

I dont think you can since even if Tatsugiri dies Dozo is still in a commanded state

[@timberlymeekins6797]

You don’t I tried this a few days ago on showdown and it didn’t works

[@lunamaster123]

@@timberlymeekins6797 You need to try it in game. Showdown doesn't have every quirk properly coded. (For example, Order Up didn't give a boost when protected on Showdown while it does in game.)

[@Remedy462]

Gamefreak weirdness

[@gsherman9133]

Arguably your best competitive livestream compilation ever, maybe even better than the full Metronome tournament one Please make a team centered around Dudunsparce next

[@caitlin4598]

Really enjoying watching the beginning of Wolfey's supervillain arc

[@dylansullivan565]

dondozo tats vs dondozo tats every game is a brutal meta.

[@shinyrayquaza2729]

This was the best series to start off competitive play in scarlet and violet

[@jonahpearson9512]

Dude I know nothing about competitive Pokémon but you’re still really interesting to listen, and I feel like I’m learning

[@TheSpaceOpera]

Wolfey’s editing is so good - easily some of the best Pokémon content on KZbin

[@josegomes-yi1ie]

I love how Wolfe genuinely feels like a villain. Dude's crushing dreams and enjoying the hell out of watching his foes fall.

[@basedcapybara6967]

flamigo was the goat throughout most of this journey, absolute unit of a mon

[@leodotlol]

this competitive scene is looking really interesting so far . looking forward to more scarlet and violet competitive content in the near future :D

[@keyternal]

Didn't realize I had watched this for 2 hours but no regrets, that was a fun journey!

[@Zsy6]

Watching this live was so much fun! Murkrow is a perfect counter to it though, and watching him realize that Murkrow was already popular and still getting to number 1 was great.

[@Pathardo]

If the opponent has murkrow you just use cetitian. Ice shard has more prio than prankster + haze. It checks murkrow and allows the strat to work.

[@copperaggron8632]

this team is the embodiment of the 'i am the one who knocks' speech from breaking bad

[@perpingperp]

This was my first wolfey vid, been here since it came out, gj wolfey for making really entertaining content for a year straight

[@Me_myself_and_u]

I cannot believe he won that first game… absolutely stunned fr. Bravo WolfeyGlick Bravo bro

[@thomasduff6658]

From 2011 to 2018, he qualified for Worlds every year, qualifying again in 2022. After he won the 2019 North American International Championships, Glick became the first player to win a Regional, National, International and World Championship.[16][17] As well as this, Glick has qualified the most times for World Championships, reached the most top cuts (round of 24) at World Championships and has played in two world finals (the only other person to ever do so is Ray Rizzo... and I add here that Ray won 3 worlds 2010, 11, 12. Defeated wolfe in the finals in 12... Masters was added in 2011.) Wolfe the fookin GOAT.

[@mittarikinz]

I love the way he narrates his own matches, it's so fun lol

[@joshuastreet8664]

Couldn’t catch the whole thing live, so I’m super glad there was an edited video version!

[@calhughes6159]

That Palafin game made me think... What if you brought it in turn 1, then switched it with a pokemon with Parting Shot while another pokemon did Wide Guard to protect the switch, and then Parting Shot with the new Pokemon to switch back into Palafin?

[@pptoni064]

0:44 Wolfey that was a huge missed opportunity of putting: "The Don-giri strategy-ri"

[@camocow666]

That first game was a true showing of the World Champ Difference. This is why I love Wolfey😂😂

[@pawedziedzic3250]

I rewatch the first battle of this video so often, its such a wonderful rollercoaster

[@d8-remy]

I watched this live and I gotta say, arrogant Wolfey was just as good as I remembered it 😆

[@minkaizen]

I love watching your videos even though I haven't played pokemon since Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald and never played competitive pokemon ever. Thank you for putting up the descriptions of all the items/abilities/moves etc on the screen. It makes a huge difference!

[@MrCollead]

I always think "this season I'm gonna really commit to getting into competitive Pokemon". I love pokemon, I love theorycrafting teams rotating around my favorite mons (the existence of Zoroark in Scarlet and Violet fills me with joy). Then I watch something like this, and while Wolfey's team is a delight to behold, there's a whole, what, 20 unique mons in the ladder? Less? I just feel like I would get bored, and I wish there was more room in all competitive metas for representation of a larger piece of the roster.

[@kitgodsey]

I wish the official game had tiers you could join, because I usually love playing with strategy in stuff like UU and RU rather than being stuck in the OU hell that is regular competitive

[@pokeinator7834]

No need to do it like that,you can still you use wacky teams,cybertron pulls stuff like this every damm week,so you can check him out,you won’t be top 500 itw,but you will have fun and if you’re good at the game,you will win too!

[@pokeinator7834]

@@kitgodsey ou is hella fun,if you know how to team build,what are you on about

[@Cremlindor]

Loved the Zinnia battle theme at the start while you were explaining your team composition!

[@ironicallypineapple]

I think this is the most creative Pokémon team I’ve ever seen, amazing work Wolfey

[@lennietheragdoll615]

In the 3rd game he seriously was just talking about how “he plays the cards and he decides the outcome of the game” and it was so funny 🤣.

[@Chorutowo]

Can we appreciate how Wolfey came out with this banger just after the terastelizing wideo

[@tlanda6]

I learned more about competitive battling in the first 10 minutes of this than I ever knew before. Very, very intriguing

[@enigmaticksscvi4060]

Coincidentally enough, this happened to me and I skill swapped Pixilate on to my Maushold while they were setting up and proceeded to population bomb the flamigo for super effective damage haha

[@travisfrost6508]

This is the first game I've enjoyed this much since World of Warcraft and a large part of that is studying up watching your videos. Thanks:)

[@jonahcooper8049]

I appreciate these videos lol the teams you come up with are just insane. I love taking inspirations from these videos to make my own teams with twists from yours. Would've never came up with these teams without your videos ❤❤

[@antarbenson9328]

I labbed it in dubers and terra grass dondozo with tera blast can kill an enemy dondozo clean. Also, using tatsu stretchy for the speed boost with order up makes your flamigo faster than enemy flamigo and bravebird kills it. This is to be considered since now dubers is full of variations of this team on Showdown. Also Kingambit and Houndstone make optimal use of the initial 2 sacs. Dondozo's Spread Uber (Dondozo) @ Leftovers Ability: Unaware Shiny: Yes Tera Type: Grass EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpA Brave Nature - Order Up - Body Press - Wave Crash - Tera Blast

[@TheMattAMusic]

Props to you and your editor - insane video! :)

[@hoopoloatucd]

This is the most perfect villain bsckstory (complete with evil laugh) that I've ever seen. Give this man an Oscar.

[@jeffreylaws5227]

Bolfey your energy in this video is so infectious and funny, love it mango you’re doing awesome

[@Dudre]

The quality of these videos has been absolutely crazy. Keep it, Wolfe!!

[@tyronenelson9555]

This strategy is ACTUALLY genius!! There is a back up for the back up for the back up! Then there’s Murcrow 😂 There is SOOOOO MUCH to consider to build a team this well! The fact that its Only real weakness is HAZE. It’s next level 💯!! The reads, the plays, the predictions. It’s sooooo entertaining! You are on your way to 1million for sure🤩

[@getrektnoob777]

I was able to witness the murkrow counter first hand and boy have they learned

[@Curelyshot]

been loving your content lately wolfey. Keep it up

[@RedstarIsHere]

Baiting chat in the first fight was some next level acting. Well done.

[@PokeReplay]

Love the rank 1 run vids they get better everytime