I Played in the Pokemon World Championship in Japan

Yokohama, 2023
0:00 Introduction
0:52 Teambuilding
5:50 Round 1
7:58 Round 2
11:06 Round 3
13:24 Round 4
16:32 Round 5
19:13 Round 6
Edited by / tazprods
Video building the team:
• Competitive Pokemon IS... .
Rental Code: T4J12Y
Pokepaste: pokepast.es/9a477c80fa516c10
Thanks to @CommanderWasp for the thumbnail, @imablisy for the team, teamrocketelite for the Round 2 footage, KrystalKiwi for helping with footage recreation, and every VGC player who's helped me this season :)

[@FreezaiPokemon]

Spoiler Guard. Don't scroll down if you want to avoid spoilers

[@raichu8143]

thank you

[@fokspoks]

This guard does not work on phones tho.

[@cryochick9044]

Pinned comments don't block on mobile frendo

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

19:15 bro thats myanmar, thailand is right next to it

[@alexandrosmourelatos7690]

Have you tried Inner Focus - mental herb - Orangaru with instruct? Your team has several spread moves. Try Instruct , trick room, encore and an attacking move of choice like psychic. 212 HP - 116 Defence - 180 sp.atk. Psychic is enough to guarantee OHKO on an Urshifu with 60 or less HP EVs and Urshifus SP.DEF is very poor and it cannot 1 shot Orangaru even if it's adamant and choice banded....

[@Lucas007Brawler]

That Urshifu walking against the wall in the beginning sure tells alot about our current Pokemon society.

[@Acheron747.]

2:40 so does ursaluna

[@bmac4]

And yet we live in it

[@umbriel706]

That’s how I establish dominance

[@TheStrongestBaka]

18:50 As a wise man would say, if you don't wanna miss Hydro Pump, use Bubble.

[@mewziikal8331]

If you wanna take risks and then be salty, use Hydro Pump. If you want to make your opponent's Pokemon salty instead, just use Brine 🧂🌊

[@zigzag321go]

This comment section is so soaked in puns, it turned into a water type.

[@mewziikal8331]

Please report the bot 😮‍💨

[@imablisy]

first i made this team very pog

[@SergE1020]

Nice work man 👍🏾

[@grunkleg.3110]

Hey props to putting up a good fight in Round 3 vs the runner up of the entire tourney

[@chibiraptor]

Ends up getting invited to the pokemon world championship, and finishes day 1 with more wins than losses. That's only technically defeat imo.

[@alohaboy3570]

Thats a whole ass defeat

[@ninthfloor]

Michael is basically the final boss of this channel at this point. Can't stop running into him

[@thomast7794]

True :D

[@kefkapalazzo1]

Damn Freezai and Wolfe lost day 1. The level of play must be so high at worlds no mistakes

[@token0855]

the abomasnow pick was super creative and surprisingly effective, keep it up, cant wait to see how you do next year!

[@AstralAkshay]

Thanks for the spoiler

[@crarlo]

how’s that a spoiler at all

[@walmartnibba4726]

it was a high risk high reward. but we saw that it was the main reason for him losing his 3 games as it was dead weight against meta teams

[@tejaskarthickthangaperumal9530]

​@@AstralAkshaybruh why u reading comments without completing the entire vid

[@AstralAkshay]

@@tejaskarthickthangaperumal9530 because im a savage

[@irakyl]

Michaelderbeste is such a great player. He also won your freedom cup that you hosted

[@LS-bw9xz]

he's probably the most well rounded player, a top player in both smogon and VGC. Bro has forgotten more about Pokemon than most people probably remember

[@firewall5189]

​@@LS-bw9xzhe also seems to perpetually be rank 1 on any smogon randbats format lol. dude is talented and it just cant be denied

[@crarlo]

huge props to the dude but honestly if we’re talking about well rounded i think sejun park is the most. vgc world champ and has gotten worlds invites for tcg, unite, go, and i think pokken (not sure about the last one)

[@abbasnadiri3031]

i have to sit up straight in my chair when i match against him in randbats lol

[@IamBATMAN13]

Spoiler . . . Dude went 4-3 in one year of starting vgc. Massive respect. Best of luck for the coming years

[@thedude-nf1uf]

Took me 3 years to qualify in tcg and I missed this year. Making it year 1 is an amazing feat

[@GrayVMhan]

Not to be a hater or such but dude had tons of experience with competitive pokemon before hopping into VGC so it's not like some dude who's only ever played gens 1-3 hopping into VGC

[@thedude-nf1uf]

@GrayVMhan it's a lot different playing at an event vs playing on your computer at home. Although I do see your point, imo it doesn't subtract from his accomplishment whatsoever.

[@destroyer4929]

@@ItzGold77it is top comment

[@kefkapalazzo1]

@@GrayVMhanvgc and singles are almost completely different games

[@fen_u9401]

02:42 ursaluna went FLYING also, love the trust in abomasmow, we love abomasnow in this house

[@gyro3430]

Getting to worlds in your first year is probably something very few VGC players get to experience. These videos have been very enjoyable to watch and i love your channel! Even if you don't compete in VGC next year, i will be looking forward to seeing more from you in the future!

[@AT-qu2bz]

Amazing feat, but lets not pretend he is some average bum who started playing pokemon a couple years ago. Reality is top single players are just better overall than VGC players, and his journey is an example of that.

[@ttmfndng201]

@@AT-qu2bz I don't see how. A VGC player could go do pretty well in a singles tournament

[@wz_shaderzz1162]

After watching this video 33 times, this is a certified Freezai classic.

[@PlatyRush]

Dang, you were fast !

[@eeveeblazelol]

yo, it’s a time warper able to watch it so fast

[@gambloxxed655]

?? How could you have watched this video 33 times that would be more than 10 hours and the time this video has been out rn is less than 20 minutes People really come on the internet to lie 😐

[@eeveeblazelol]

@@gambloxxed655 you have missed the joke, congratulations

[@mlao1333]

This man really commented this 1 minute after the video was posted 😂

[@254zero]

Very cool to see abomasnow put in work for you. Was awesome to see your journey throughout the year.

[@eclipseeffigy]

GGs. It's oddly poetic in a way that Michael, who frequently features in the background of your Smogon videos (such as the highest rated player on ranbats or the freedom cup...), is the player you had the most nailbiting series against and then went on to place 2nd. Your performance this year was great. No matter what's next and what you decide to pursue, good luck & thanks for all the content along the way!!

[@dodusa5399]

I also famously send in my grass type pokemon to counter heatran 3:16

[@Kigro]

So proud of you, and thank you so much for sharing your hard work with us! These videos have been great to watch and are extremely entertaining as well as informative. You are a winner in our eyes

[@kingzerko]

Lovely video! Love this team breakdown!

[@belicose9]

This video series has been a highlight of my KZbin experience this year. Thank you so much for sharing your journey! I know that committing to another year of vgc is daunting but this has been a real joy for your fans to see you claw and fight your way up the ladder. Thanks for everything!

[@queengames8421]

Well done, man. Even if you didn't get as far as you wanted, it was a hell of a season. I had fun following every step of the way, and I honestly have not looked forward this much to a video in a long, long time.

[@anderchan1181]

THANKS FOR THE VIDEO. Loved hearing abt your tournament run and I hope you compete next year! Love watching your videos!

[@beenie_boygames4816]

Loved watching this journey with you. Love all your videos

[@xyznihall]

great video! Loved this series. would love to see this again

[@micahholzer9822]

It was so exciting to follow along your VGC journey! Whatever you decide to do in the future, I wish you all the best.

[@chocoboko123]

It's so cool to see you do so well your first year of vgc! Huge congrats and cant wait to see more in the future

[@ToastbackWhale]

I loved this video! Very engaging, with helpful editing :)

[@willcraige1452]

This was a great series of videos. Really enjoyed following your journey :)

[@Hunter688]

that was a cool team! and it was fun watching your journey leading up to yokohama, thanks for doing this series!

[@ethanjones8041]

Hope to see you again at another regional some day man! Loved watching this journey of yours both on youtube and in person. Either way keep up the good content!

[@thedude-nf1uf]

Tbh its a big commitment so i understand being undecided about next year. But i hope you come back next year man, win or lose the events are always a blast.

[@MrJoemccloskey]

You went for it man, that’s pretty amazing, keep grinding all your efforts are leading you in the right direction!

[@thewarmembraceofafriend]

I was rlly hoping the name of this video would be “I won the Pokémon world championship in Japan.” Gratz tho man.

[@zigzag321go]

You (almost) conquered Pokemon doubles in only one year! Congrats on making it, and it's impressive how quickly you can adapt quickly to a new meta game with completely different mechanics. What format are you going to conquer next year? Yu-Gi-Oh?

[@Papersak]

This series was so inspiring! And the editing was fantastic. 😄 Worlds sounds like a great experience, getting to battle people in all different countries. It's kind of beautiful, seeing everyone come together. But wow does it look hard to get all the points. 😱 Great job qualifying! And it's so interesting seeing how Smogon players strategize. I think your skills carried over well, even though the format was extremely different from my perspective. It looked like a matter of redefining team synergies or something.

[@CB_W0lf]

You did really really good for your first tournament! You are very skilled, and I hope you give VGC a try again when you have the time and money to do so. I'd be willing to watch more!

[@inclinebench]

Best Pokemon content creator rn, and it’s not even close

[@mewziikal8331]

I prefer Smogon singles over VGC, but this series was amazing and this is the most interested I've ever been in the official format thanks to you, your flawless explanations, your cool strategies, your impressive skill, and your great narration. Thank you very much and congratulations !!

[@johnnyrankin]

Mad respect to you man. You set out to accomplish an immensely challenging goal and I think you more than succeeded. Whatever you decide to do I’m sure will go fantastic

[@Yaniko__]

Great run and really well played, hope to see you competitive more and making videos out of them (Also hearing that Ally Switch is a move that does do much stroke me in the soul)

[@Lumpfriend]

It's been fun following this series!

[@robertshea9796]

The editing on this video was absolutely top tier. Much love to a man who inspires and motivates others every day, and is already a champion in the eyes of every one of his viewers

[@elGonho]

Aside from how amazing it's to get so far in your first VGC year, the editing in this video is fire. The custom design floating around the ingame models was really creative.

[@_Gemkas_]

I've been waiting for this videoooo!!!!!

[@Vice_1]

Awesome... You really did it well. Thank you for share the process with all us.

[@bloom3561]

I loved watching your vgc videos, here’s hoping that the saga continues

[@soju_b]

great editing!

[@datnoobbee8576]

I hope this isn't the end of your vgc. Your Pokémon videos are my absolute favorite to watch. I'm real bummed you didn't make it to day 2, but I'm willing to bet a whole lot you'll make it next year

[@xbrucehunter]

These videos have been super fun. Even if this is the end of VGC, as long as you're competing I'd be interested in this style of video for any tournaments you're a part of.

[@tomh5369]

Congrats on a successful debut season!

[@EssentiallyLogical]

You should be proud of your performance this season, what a great showing as a first timer. Loved the VGC content and would love to see more of it in the future.

[@ultimatehope549]

Never thought I’d see the day that I’d hear “Grass-Ice is a good type combo”

[@Nim2]

Hello, congrats on the video! Awesome editing, explanation and gameplay. Sad that you could't get to day 2. Also the video ended a bit abruptly, did kinda catch me off guard, lol. Keep up the good work!

[@nerdbrain396]

Congrats on making it to worlds your first time ever competing, thats actually amazing. I also love the creativity in the team, it's nice to see fresh new strats

[@GeorgeLennon77]

Loves this series

[@poms2995]

You did an amazing job for your first year in VGC and every one of your videos about it are super entertaining. No matter what you choose ill be watching

[@rayneingdown]

That’s an amazing win set for your first year! Rain just happened to be your nemesis, but every team has a weakness. Abomasnow was such a cool pick and I liked seeing a trick room team in action!

[@WishMakers]

Your journey was incredibly admirable to watch, and I respect the commitment to it a lot. It was incredibly enjoyable to watch more Smogon vets play VGC. I'm sure you knew this a long time ago, but... it's a very different ball game, just with the same pieces, and I'm glad it was such an enjoyable ride. Cheers to a great season!!

[@aspazzyoctopus]

It’s so insane to see how far you’ve come with the channel.

[@pokefan7254]

Awesome achievement getting to worlds. Congrats! and continue with the uploads. I'll watch no matter what.

[@nanometer6079]

Sheeesh the video production here is cleaaaan

[@thomaskretz7888]

Very impressive run. This has been a very fun journey to keep up with.

[@TrappyJenkins]

That's really cool that you even competed, and you made it realllly far. I think you would do better next year

[@theboostedbaboon4586]

Hey great job Freezai! Getting into the worlds and beating 4 players on year one is a great accomplishment

[@Tine_of_Nice_Dreams]

Happy you got to have this experience! Whether you commit to it again or not im glad you could follow your passion so far.

[@coachmatt668]

Good try! Good luck next year man! You inspired me to give competitive a time next year!

[@hugomvpais]

Congrats on your performance!

[@rewrose2838]

Kudos man, for doing so well in your first VGC tournament! I am sure everyone looks forward to your VGC games now, and I love this post commentary style video

[@theronsokol8078]

❤❤❤❤ amazing videos man! Thanks so much for letting us keep up with you during it. I loved watching. Congratulations on your success. Maybe you can make it even further in the future! Don't give up!

[@c3_pulsar]

I’d love to see you compete next year aswell. This whole series over the last year was what brought me back to vgc after a long while. I’ll support you either way of course and it’s totally understandable if you choose not to, I just wanted to mention how much I loved the content :)

[@user-zn4yf7ee5x]

Great job man!

[@andreyhenriquethomas9554]

Imagine in like, 4 years we have the pokemon world Championships finals of the century Wolfe Glick vs Freezai, what a crossover.

[@jonathanlgill]

Freezai, you did incredible for someone who's just begun VGC (well, incredible in general). I've really appreciated all of your content. I was rooting for you at Worlds. Abomasnow has always been among my favorite Pokemon, so I thought it was an incredible team.

[@iamjustkiwi]

It was wild watching blisy's video building your team for this, i hope TPC helps make building ideal teams in the future less of a struggle.

[@elemangell2981]

I absolutely love the team you came up with! The fact you even made it to the biggest tournament in the world should also say a lot even if you didn't make it to the end. It was a lot of fun seeing you dip your toes into VGC!

[@brett1908]

Cool video, good showing for a 1st year VGC.

[@pritpal3622]

You did awesome! I do think trick room was a bit bold due to everyone having a counter for it. Anyways gg, was enjoyable to watch

[@chimpact]

What an incredible year of pokemon from you

[@gravityvertigo13579]

Awesome series

[@LunarWingCloud]

Watched im a blisy's video on this team. Very nice team comp, love the choices and reasoning behind them

[@KeatonWadzinski]

Man i loved this series. And I normally hate VGC 😂. But every episode I learned a ton and got more invested, specifically bc of how you explain metas and decision making. Crossing my fingers that you play again next season!

[@lukijez]

I love the in-game footage haha

[@Ben79k]

The journey to worlds in your first year was an amazing one to watch. You still did amazing.

[@JJBeauregard1]

Qualifying for worlds the same year you start out VGC is very impressive, in my opinion. It's also very cool that he put his own spin on the team with a completely unconventional Pokemon in Abomasnow.

[@ginwilliam7763]

Freezai, I fkn love you man. Thanks for everything that you do. You're honestly the best content creator ever IMO.

[@vicenblanco]

Congratulations for making it this far, even if it doesn't feel good to almost get to the next round. With time, you'll appreciate the result more. :)

[@vava85]

Great work

[@megamanzero29]

You made it to the world championships, that by itself is quite the achievement

[@abasicpotato4451]

I was rooting for you, sad that you lost but at least you made it to worlds!

[@Mepphy99]

i mean being 4-3 to your First world competition is still a pretty good result congratulazion

[@LanternComicnerd]

I loved this video. Honestly, event or not, you can still do laddering for vgc. Or, you can come down and chill in the vgc chatroom on showdown. A lot of other vgc players hang out in there, including chuppa cross, and Joe…something. Guy who used wo-chien. We’d love to have you join us

[@rodridante]

I don't know why, but after reading the title my brain auto completed with "so you don't have to".

[@Musasensei1674]

lmao,funny shit fr

[@Arkets]

I would love to see you play next season

[@EchoDrifter]

Good job Freezai. You fought incredibly for your debut year

[@brunomartinboix9197]

great video!

[@MochiPupusa]

The graphics of introducing the team was super cool

[@matiastorres2553]

amazing run

[@FROZENbender]

awesome video

[@misuvittupaa8068]

Congrats on your first vgc championship tournament

[@dek4714]

You may have lost, but you still made it to worlds in your first year! That's probably amazing idk I never have competed. Love the content!