How I Won A VGC Tournament!

Here's a recap video of the Nuzlocker VGC Tournament that was hosted by Andrew Collette on Saturday September 25th!
0:00 - Intro
2:06 - Round 1 vs Ludiloco
17:51 - Round 2 vs Andrew Collette
42:55 - Semifinals vs Quick Nuzlockes
1:02:24 - Finals vs Andrew Collette
I was coached to victory by the awesome James Baek! Check out his VGC channel here: / jameswbaek
I used Santino Tarquinio's Players Cup 25th Anniversary Invitation Team. Check out the team info below!
Team Creator: / supahsanti
Rental Code: 0000 0003 8NXV KV
Paste: pokepast.es/2d5917012f0aece1
Check out Tournament Host Andrew Collette's Channel: / theandrewcolletteshow
Other Tournament Competitors
Keegan J - / keeganj
Morty - / @mortychallenges
AntlerboyLIVE - / @antlerboylive
Chaotic Meatball - / chaoticmeatballtr
Quick Nuzlockes - / quicknuzlockes
Ludiloco - / @ludiloco

[@westnlyguard]

Urshifu did a great job keeping that bench warm for the rest of the team. xD

[@Lmjacks]

This teamcomp is really interesting. Lots of defensive synergy and options while maintaining near constant offensive pressure. Really impressive play, seems like you really learned how to use it to the fullest

[@stellarknight04]

I think it's the other way around Tsareena and Weavile are very bad defensively

[@Chikien-me2df]

So we learned 2 things: 1.FlygonHG is great in both nuzlocking and competitive play 2.He loves haribo's gummy bears and is willing to sell his soul to them- wait what the fu-

[@_SodaZ]

3. He plays around the critical hits!!

[@un4tunate]

4.He is the best battler amoung all the nuzlockers

[@monsterman4209]

5. He is the best youtuber of all of them

[@r1ain.602]

6. He is a doctor cause Pokémon is similar to biology.

[@panosplays4297]

7. He pronunces everything right.

[@KeeganJ]

GG Well played Flygon! I haven't quite been the same since watching my Giratina get slaughtered :')

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

I still stand by the fact that Thievul/Lele is one of the neatest leads in this game, wish we got to battle during the tourney!

[@frozenfeet4534]

what exactly does thievul do in the meta? i did a mono dark swsh nuzlocke and it seemed extremely underwhelming

[@AutisticPotato7]

Hi ChaoticMeatball

[@cuttlefish_cult9992]

@@frozenfeet4534 to my memory it was unburden support shenanigans. It got moves like snarl, fake tears, foul play, and howl

[@edu.8552]

FlygonHG serving high quality gameplay & high quality vocals at 18:25!

[@Rylockes]

Was a ton of fun competing! Congrats on the W!

[@SchmavidSchmobb]

Man, you had some awful luck in that second battle!! Nice work overall though… sometimes that’s just how it goes I guess.

[@big13O]

This is def cool, don’t know if it would be too much effort/time or lack of interest from other viewers, but having you and possibly your coach speed through the gameplay and explain/review thought processes could be really cool. Especially at least for me and ppl who don’t know as much about VGC meta and what you’re predicting opponents to have.

[@JAP633]

You might already know him but CybertronVGC is very good for learning how to approach enemy teams with reads and stuff. I've learned a lot from watching his videos and you get to see a lot of interesting teams in play with rental codes and stuff.

[@potatoepic7514]

This team looks very good as a competitive pokemon player for singles and doubles i can really say this team is really good. Tsareena helps with revenge killers weavile with wide lens almost guarantees 3x triple accel tornadus for speed and support with icy wind to slow speed rillaboom is a very good part of this team too it can help revenge kill zacian and kill some scary pokemon like kyogre groudon calyrex with knock off and more and with kyogre as your offensive pressure. this team is really good and I really hope for more content like these in the future (all i see is nuzlockes nowadays lol)

[@defscanvas7633]

No better way to win a tourney than with a congratulatory dog snuggle. Awesome video as always!

[@thebunchmister]

I'm literally addicted to this channel since I found it last week, having watched all of the nuzlocke's now working my way through the rest of the channel😂

[@Dark_Side_Productions]

I am glad Flygon won. Either Flygon or Antlerboy are my favourite of the bunch but I do love all of the nuzlockers involved and found them separately sometime before.

[@nealbansal1513]

Yeah, me too

[@Muthal17Edits]

@@nealbansal1513 me too

[@Muthal17Edits]

Antler boy has funny jokes and makes hardcore nuzlockes look easy

[@blualien4674]

We need to get the Gummy Bear Hardcore Nuzlocke in the next video, just use all the bear pokemon in a gen 6 or 7 game

[@Dark_Side_Productions]

As a reminder here are their teams. Antlerboy: Rillaboom, Volcarona, Water Urshifu, Incineroar, Xerneas, Regieleki Keegan: Gyarados, Stakataka, Mienshao, Giratina, Volcarona, Rillaboom Morty: Nihilego, Whimsicott, Spectrier & Calyrex, Incineroar, Water Urshifu, Rillaboom ChaoticMeatball: Amonguss, Zacian Crowned, Therian Landorus, Raikou, Thievul, Tapu Lele Quick Nuzlockes: K-Raichu, Incarnate Landorus, Tsareena, Incarnate Tornadus, Incineroar, Kyogre Andrew Collette: Female Indeede, Lunala x Necrozma, Torkoal, Lilligant, Stakataka, Mienshao Ludiloco: Regieleki, Tsareena, Incarnate Tornadus, Kyogre, Incineroar, Rillaboom Flygon: Weavile, Water Urshifu, Tsareena, Incarnate Tornadus, Kyogre, Rillaboom Looking at these teams I now understand why it’s called Over-Used.

[@KanjoosLahookvinhaakvinhookvin]

This is not overused. This has nothing to do with standard Smogon formats.

[@spky-wc7wn]

I’m ngl I wish it was broken up by person because reading this all as one paragraph gave me a headache

[@spamtoncrocker9067]

they dont have much choice bc of the dex being limited

[@luiseduardo8806]

Marvel: _EndGame is the biggest crossover ever._ We: _OMFG THE NUZLOCKERS TOURNAMENT IS GONNA START_

[@SchmavidSchmobb]

Very impressive reads throughout this video. Definitely a several crucial moments where luck played into his favor, but he played really well and he deserved to win most of these battles. Nice work Flygon!

[@101damnations7]

I'm glad I subbed to you HG. You're my favorite Pokemon content creator, keep it up!

[@Goose-dw2ct]

Competitive Pokémon is like chess but fun.

[@dilosalty]

And RNJesus

[@peet-janissen5838]

Chess fun

[@thelazymanatee2506]

Like chess but with RNG... It's fun and I enjoy both. But pokemon seems like the objectively worse game

[@Skylerrelyks93]

Chess is very fun tho 🤔

[@GaffiLikeDuh]

Once I realized it's like chess, i started actually watching VGC vids!

[@figueroth]

I love that your streams/vids are so chill, they’re the best

[@sxturn8964]

Cant wait to see this video’s outcome! LIVING for your content 🤩

[@danielhale1]

When you apologized to your opponent for the stream of brutally bad paralysis luck, I felt that. I play x-wing (tabletop) and it hurts when your opponent gets crushed by luck instead of your skill, nearly as much as when luck whips around and throws the game for you. Nuzlockers definitely have a lot of empathy and you exemplify that!

[@joeyjohnson5657]

I loved this video regardless of how you did. I think it was awesome to see how you yourself is still learning with your team just as us watching are. :)

[@iohan2801]

Flygon, I and others are starting to try nuzlockes thanks to your amazing videos. So I think a video about the best pokemons for Nuzlocke from each game would be great. :)

[@defscanvas7633]

Best monotype nuzlocker and pkmn content creator, i am NOT open to criticism.

[@itsandreastbh2156]

ggs dude! I love the team choice and the way you played, grassy surge rillaboom is amazing imo

[@emilysmith2965]

This is such a cool idea. Personally I’ve grown to be an excellent Nuzlocker, but I would absolutely need a VGC (and tbh also even a Singles) competitive coach.

[@mrwhite2203]

Can’t wait to see you win Worlds next year!

[@philyk.illagan3161]

Weavile is awesome. I was so glad to see it on the thumbnail and even more glad that it earned its spot there.

[@erikmatthews4498]

I'm dying he so stuck in nuzlocke mode he said first badge 🤣🤣🤣 gotta love it. Keep up the great vids man

[@itsdaniel9756]

I was watching a really good video but I knew this would be better I couldn’t help clicking it when I got a notification. 😊😊

[@crackerate]

Same but after a good video finished

[@axel51668]

Loved this thoroughly

[@cheewinkaewthai8781]

Its kinda weird to see you play VGC yet I'm more amazed that you naturally fit in and even won the tournament. GJ man!!

[@crackerate]

I was watching zwiggo's video and right after it finished you uploaded nice!

[@HarveyMeadowlark]

All these nuzlockers that I enjoy so much all in one place :D gg doctor flagon

[@lelis8344]

Dude's winning VGC tournaments now? Legend.

[@alexanderst.7993]

i didn't even know there was a nuzlocker tournament, this is some pretty cool stuff.

[@bluehera1946]

same! i think this is very interesting

[@TheKelliestKelly]

Gosh, I hope Flygon gets a Haribo sponsorship. That would be a hilarious ad spot

[@amaanverma8248]

I loved this challenge

[@abysmal-yy3lo]

I'll love to see more vgc hg

[@mewtationssb]

How did I know that you would play Santi Ogre lol? Most optimal Nuzlocker plays most optimal team. Nice win HG!

[@melindamuller4466]

Man, you went undefeated!

[@jathinmhl-1c4ipl75]

I like how quick nuzlockes came till the semi-finals and then got haxxed to death by master flygon

[@TheDeathby2]

Congrats man!

[@AshenDust_]

Wow, such a commanding victory. Also cute dog

[@kohinoorbanerjee4009]

Come on, everybody knew flygon would win, this isn't even a surprise.

[@TheMinecraftHype]

Thanks for the spoiler... I haven't finished the vid...

[@LunaroseClaire]

@@TheMinecraftHype ...have you seen the title of the video?

[@RusaiAkaCrispy]

@@TheMinecraftHype the video is literally called 'How I won a VGC tournament'

[@TheMinecraftHype]

@@LunaroseClaire That's the joke...

[@LunaroseClaire]

@@TheMinecraftHype welp, wasn't obvious.

[@amidstthebloodshed1581]

This is awesome content! Approved!

[@siddhant4871]

extremely excited for this :) was the first one here so thought it'd be fitting to leave a comment lol. great job and congratulations! edit: not the first one here lmao

[@Jlevens]

lets go flygon, i already hoped u would win (but gz)

[@centraltexasmetalman]

I haven’t played VGC since ORAS, so not sure how the Current meta is played, but I was predicting every move your opponent made and you made almost ever choice I would of, you got that nice clean victory. Now I know I’m just a random on the internet but hey I ran ray kyogre in oras then saw that Wolf won worlds with that comp so I gotta know a little something right?? Great gameplay!

[@Mattschmalzter]

I lowkey love that all the Nuzlockers are friends!

[@calculus3661]

Except twig and darkrai lol

[@aayushkumar.9506]

And PC nobody likes pc

[@janelennon3598]

james baek & flygonhg best duo!! :)

[@ericeis6647]

Rip urshifu, no play time

[@rainhavik000]

That’s our boy

[@wackduck5866]

Nice job flygon :D

[@Dreamyzas]

Okay, for someone who knows nothing about doubles and has zero interest about it, i got WAY to invested in this video.

[@akivat.899]

The cutoff point was perfect lol

[@Hammyography]

Nice job Flygon!

[@phalz7781]

Video Suggestion: Play Pixelmon (a mod for minecraft) as a hardcore nuzlocke using only generation. The main challenge is to be all 8 gyms.

[@cricketlord6801]

Yoooooo you used santi's team I love this team so much

[@Kneefoil]

Next should be a *Nuzlocke* VGC tournament: you let a Pokémon faint in a match, you don't get to use them in any of the future matches.

[@Kanbei11]

That would be cool, pick about 20 mons each. Could be done in showdown for ease of team building

[@henrique_212]

13:20 That was easily a Specs, you both did same damage whilst his Kyogre had about 100 less base power (dismantled base power attack is 150 + 75 (STAB) = 225 x 2 (Rain) = 450 base power, -30% HP = 450 (450=100% HP) -30% (Current max HP 70% = 70% base power) which 70% of 450 is 315 which was the base power of the opposing Kyogre’s Water Spout) 25:30 Event Torkoal, it has Eruption, at least it should have. Great job playing around that.

[@GravityIsFalling]

That kyogre is not specs, it used protect

[@henrique_212]

@@GravityIsFalling That’s why baiting exists, I can’t remember if it used 2 different moves before swapping, but if it just used protect it’s an average bait

[@rukshanapanwar4353]

Best video

[@elizabethbrandt8642]

Haribo: Breakfast of Champions

[@imn_fauler3197]

This is the Team who destroys everyone Hops and Dreams

[@LunaroseClaire]

Is that a pun?

[@cyburger7257]

WolfeyVGC collab when?

[@LunaroseClaire]

Hopefully Wolfe reacts to this video.

[@tetheuxpprt]

urshifu sitting in the box all tourney like 😐

[@Raaayyyyyyyyyy]

Urshifu mvp

[@cisco5595]

Urshifu just wanted to play man

[@pileofhagfish]

Consider for a nuzlock: swsh with only food themed pokemon and only healing through curry

[@earthdragonw]

the puppy made a feature! and HARIBO IS THE BEST

[@pokemonking9994]

He team is so powerful that he didn't need to use urshifu

[@lili.ana.]

is the gen 8 meta made up entirely of the same 10 pokemon?

[@aussiecanuck3628]

Tower of waters is my favourite music

[@zerekblackford6094]

What game is this? Is this shield and sword?

[@squatch9253]

face cam covers move selection in bottom right. doesnt look like anything important is happening top left

[@soloplay256]

What Pokemon game would you recommend for a first time Pokemon player

[@GravityIsFalling]

Emerald or platinum on emulator If you want a recent game, sword or shield

[@shisuifirr8691]

I mean flygon dope...

[@matias9011]

Are you part Finnish somehow since your name is Matti?

[@kirbmaster9405]

Nice

[@johnnyb4123]

You should do a nuxlocke where you use Pokémon from a certain color

[@spky-wc7wn]

I saw my boy Weavile and I had to click 💪😤😤😤😤

[@linlucas491]

Doggo :D

[@thetechmaster4296]

Anyone else think that in the second round against Andrew if you would have fake outed the torcoal then triple axle the liligant then double up on the torcoal for the win

[@thefoodyscarecrow7391]

winner!!!!!1111111

[@gregoriusdermawan2292]

man legit just used Haribo as YT outro. Fucking based

[@TsuriaDragon]

Can you nuzlocke The Collosuem games???

[@Edoss98]

Bro what's the story behind your in game name? I'm starting to think you're Italian ahaha

[@sakshamsaksham20]

Bro 5 rh one And love from India 😀🙏

[@luisgarbanzos1650]

Who else thinks that Matti is adorable when he asks for forgiveness when he para'd twice🤩

[@hpvijayvargiya]

The best nuzlocker in world Pokemon challenges wasn't even invited he was the only person who started nuzlockes

[@plabcentral630]

I wonder if they even invited Pokémon challenges?

[@edchanful]

flygonhg should try the world tournament

[@shepherd374]

What does VGC stand for?

[@calculus3661]

Video game championships

[@double-anonplays2765]

Have a good day!

[@draqueus]

How would someone be able to quickly put together a team? Levelling a team and EV training, let along getting perfect IVs takes forever, and I'm pretty sure hacking them in is banned. And getting some of these legendaries and hidden ability starters sounds really difficult.

[@WickedWizardBrews]

It's not actually as difficult as it seems! As long as you have a 5-6 IV mon as one of the parents then that doesn't take long, and bottle caps can fill any gaps (you also don't need perfect IVs for the stat you don't use) and with the different ways to farm money/watts you can just buy all the EV meds like proteins. It takes a while when you first start out, but once you've made a few then you get the hang of it

[@francescomalguzzi2123]

Also hacking is "banned", meaning that if you don't take obviously hacked mons (IE shiny locked shinies, or mons with illegal moves) nobody gives a damn lol Every competitive player gens at least some of his mons, it's impossible to keep up with all the little tweaks you need to do while building and testing a team

[@n.s.955]

the team flygon used here was via a code i thought - it's shown at the start of the video. thanks to the code sharing mechanic, anyone can "rent" a team with no effort on their part other than typing the code

[@jagplaysroblox2169]

cool

[@gamlex2403]

Omg

[@imkapie]

You cant trust someone that doesnt like haribo

[@opcharizardanthony7333]

Hold on this is someones team

[@MortyChallenges]

Next time I think we need to give you a handicap 😂