INTRODUCTION TO COMPETITIVE POKEMON! Pokemon Academy Lecture #1

[@WolfeyVGC]

JOIN THE POKEMON ACADEMY DISCORD SERVER: discord.gg/8Xj2PPR Also, what did you think of the lesson?

[@enzoforgets9456]

I cant wait for the first pop quiz!

[@geckohecko]

Nice! Glad to see this get going on my first year wanting to play competitive! Also rip New Zealand standard time. I have to work but now I am hyped

[@kioye9453]

honestly it was pretty epic and i cant wait for more i learned so much

[@shioera2871]

Hey, guys, I think the teacher put the wrong date on the presentation.

[@zachg.9075]

Can't wait to join!! Though the link seems dead at the moment....

[@nielsdebont8419]

The man is living his child dream, being a litteral pokemon master

[@EeveetoUmbreon25]

Niels De bont hes a literal pokemon Professor 😂😂😂

[@bisqueracaloy14]

Nope , adult's dream is to be a pokemon master

[@gloriousraven1512]

hes bad though

[@EeveetoUmbreon25]

Bisquera Caloy glad you speak for the collective of all adults😂😂

[@Eternatus]

Im not giving any more likes to you, because you already have 252

[@curtisfoo3625]

I’m a bit disappointed in myself for paying more attention during this lecture then any of my actual university lectures in the last 3 years of my degree

[@rachnyd3585]

ive never stayed awake for an entire class before now lol

[@cheezyfast4319]

Nah, you're just doing what you're love to do..

[@Tikorous]

@@cheezyfast4319 sleep

[@RahulSharma-qx4jg]

This actually matters man! I am here with my notepad and pen haha

[@quinnbeasley94]

Be proud!

[@victorvillanueva1104]

Now that my finals are done I can take a real educational course.

[@spindash64]

Victor Villanueva Aw man, even when I’m done with school I ain’t done with school. Welp, time to hit the books

[@gajeelredfox2794]

Facts I just got done too

[@MercuryA2000]

@@spindash64 Didn't you hear man? The book isn't required.

[@GobaGNon]

Mine are still going on, the essays are the worst man, I wish I could just take a test instead.

[@MercuryA2000]

@@GobaGNon same man.

[@kathrynblanchette476]

"I don't believe in paying $300 on textbooks" "Homework is not required"

[@chaosneto1]

say no more, im in

[@Captain_Garchomp]

Where is this in my life

[@adamdao4826]

if I was a teacher

[@kieranmalone1936]

Yes yes yes

[@MercuryA2000]

Already my favorite class this semester.

[@aug2873]

Intro: 0:00 What is Competitive Pokémon?: 1:40 What is VGC?: 4:43 Type Chart: 10:07 Intro to Stats: 14:46 HP: 18:03 Special/Physical: 20:44 Move Categories: 24:50 Speed and Speed Changes: 27:03 Priority: 32:20 Status Conditions: 36:49 Spread Damage Reduction: 43:55 Abilities: 46:41 Items: 47:43 Natures: 49:38 EVs and IVs: 51:57 Field Effects: 54:25 Interpreting Exports: 59:59 Homework: 1:01:39 Hope I could help!

[@jareddouglas6203]

Excuse me sir. i believe the intro never stopped

[@nicholasshe8318]

Legend

[@wearbroom]

God

[@jotarokujo3603]

Bs, only 1:40 intro? Is this even a Wolfey vid?

[@bisqueracaloy14]

Say no more

[@RyanChua1012]

Wolfe looking fresh as a professor. Tuned in to the very educational stream. It was good fun for both newbies and old players alike imo.

[@WolfeyVGC]

[@ridley_boi8272]

[@tomwolfe7782]

[@melwp0]

Thank you for not being patronizing, genuinely. As a life-long pokemon fan, I've always avoided competitive due to the sheer amount of judgement or insults thrown at people (even children) who are just trying to learn.

[@earningzekrom4173]

I’m sorry that happened, sending support to you!

[@watsonwrote]

This video reminded me how much I've taken Pokemon's complexity for granted. I've been playing since Red and Blue and so many of these features have been added gradually with each generation that it never felt overwhelming, but I can't imagine coming into this as a new player now

[@redsixx669]

Im a new player who missed out on pokemon growing up, its as overwhelming as youd think xD

[@jelkafabianova2801]

@@redsixx669 new player here as well, it´s SO much info...

[@redsixx669]

@@jelkafabianova2801 and soooo many ladders apparently, its like every gen has 5 or so tiers its crazy xD

[@zyaicob]

I started playing in 2013 and everything since mega evolutions is greek to me. As far as my brain can tell all the different kinds of maxes are just slightly different mega evos and mythicals and primals and whatnot are all slightly different legendaries. All the kids coming into pokemon nowadays and keeping all this stuff in their head are so smart and I'm so proud of them

[@Elfking94]

I like a gen one boomer for gen 4/5. Anything after is too much, they keep changing things haha

[@TheUziGunner]

Hey guys. Hope you all enjoyed this! It's amazing to see everyone be so keen on this and I'm really excited to see how the competitive scene grows from here! Wolfe and I will do our best to make sure that these episodes continue to go up in timely fashion. This is just the beginning!

[@MrTwister22]

TheUzigunner Thank you for your work. :D

[@vedaryan334]

Thanks!

[@jericm151]

THIS MAN CAME IN WITH THE SUIT ON! ain't no way I'm missing out on this!

[@bryanwooo6132]

Me: Thinking I already know pokemon and am just watching the video to support Wolfe *55 minutes later* Wolfe: Terrains now only boost 1.3x Me: WHAT?!

[@16valvevaux37]

Same 🤓

[@sutranitsua]

I haven’t even got that far yet, but dang I never knew

[@12jswilson]

How did I not here about this? I read all of the Smogon data mining thread

[@xaropevic7918]

And now is removed by defog too

[@misbahshamsa482]

I knew that

[@kfcblaziken495]

Huge props to Uzi, Wolfe and everyone else for doing this and getting this on to KZbin. You guys are da best.

[@saralain7897]

Uzi? Sorry I’m stupid 😔

[@kfcblaziken495]

@@saralain7897 Wolfe's editor. :)

[@ashsgarden1811]

Sara Lain lil Uzi vert

[@tom_tells_jokes]

I love how wolfey is young enough to have this intro that's so spot on. Nice work

[@vincea1830]

Uhhh, you mean the exact same way every single professor has opened a class for decades?

[@zaklamb1227]

"And what Swiss means ... And I'm not talking about the cheese" - Insert typical Professor Laugh. You really do fit the mold of an accademy lecturer 😂!

[@MochachiiinoWorks]

*raises hand* wolfey: please leave questions till the end of the lecture *lowers hand*

[@AK-jt7kh]

Lol

[@alexkyle6765]

why do i feel like i'm going to watch these lectures more than my ACTUAL university lectures

[@unclequack3479]

I'm gonna watch this WHILE I have a lesson in my university

[@rustyshackleford1846]

Tru

[@than_487]

I've paid more attention to this video than every single class during quarantine combined.....

[@RamseyHawkeye]

Please more of this. Nobody is doing this style of informative format. As a new comp player, this resource is vital.

[@DaBannyGaming]

Wolfe: Your parents spent a lot of money to send you here. Me: I found this in my KZbin recommended.

[@mrcrabskachow3373]

This is Simultaneously the most intellectual and funny things I’ve seen on KZbin “ mr.Glick 4th period” 😂😂

[@DeuceBooty]

"There will be no foolish wand waving or silly incantations in this class!"

[@kitkatiecat]

There will be no foolish ally swapping or silly dynamaxing in this class!

[@leonti0027]

"Students caught playing with their pokeballs will be sent outside!"

[@chrismoiser6477]

"It would seem we have a celebrity among us... Mr Ketchum, I presume?"

[@ankhshield3793]

"What the Pokémon League doesn't know won't hurt them." I can't come up with any more Umbridge reference but Pokémon but props to y'all for coming up with this many!

[@spagandhi]

Wolfey: pokemon is very complex Me: haha earthquake machine go brrrr

[@sukunahaha]

Pelipper: FOOLISH MISCALCULATION

[@expiredmilk4470]

The similarity between this and my online law class (visually and in presentation) is spot on and hilarious

[@Not_Deku]

Wolfe gives me serious “Zoom call teacher” vibes, and I just love it 😂

[@bassanimation]

Man, thank you for these videos. I'm a relatively new player to Pokemon, didn't start til Black and White. I play the core games as well as Pokemon Go, but something that's always scared me is the competitive play. I just have no idea how to figure out all the moves, types, abilities, etc. This is a huge help and hopefully it will open up the games for me a bit!

[@MohiZidano]

That moment when KZbinrs explain better than school teachers

[@WolfeyVGC]

:O

[@awatkins64]

Been playing competitive pokemon since gen 4 and I'm am beyond happy to see VGC getting bigger. Definitely my favorite to play and this was a great lecture for both beginners and a refresher for experts.

[@bubblyeo]

After attending Worlds this past weekend, I'm super interested in getting into competitive, thank you so much for the video!! I've loved Pokemon for about 16 years but I've never dabbled into it, I appreciate the explanations!!

[@Gredran]

This guy is what I now picture the first segment in Scarlet and Violet, taking class in the Academy

[@Steve_A93]

I love how for like 45 minutes this has been super serious and then after that Wolfey's inner comedian regains control

[@zapatosverdes5058]

Wolfie: For all those of you who follow smash bros, you’ll notice that all the characters are always the same Hero: Laughs in RNG

[@kieranmalone1936]

Trainer *Laughs in Charizard*

[@jovannydiazabad6123]

@@kieranmalone1936 Little Mac laughs in recovery

[@cpccroixssantplayer1403]

Mii gunner laughs in Megalovania

[@Jaycielantern]

hero just be using metronome

[@getbn6547]

As does G&W, Peach and tripping over from a soft attack.

[@HaruGamingCh]

There's something that's been bothering me through out the whole lecture: Is Mr. Glick wearing pants? 🤔

[@certifiedholsum8377]

Hmm

[@mushspore3865]

Only the most professional of professors wear a suit and boxers.

[@pokemonfadi626]

This lecture is dope can’t wait for the rest

[@xCM3Lx]

Wolfey: "This chart will be on the test" Me: *school mode activated* "Oh shit" *proceeds to look for notebook*

[@kirbygrandma]

i was super big into competitve pokemon back in gen 6 and a little bit of gen 7, but i kind of fell out of it. ive really been wanting to get back into it and this will really help. thank you so much for doing this!

[@speedpoke]

Best class ever The terrain jokes were on point 😂😂

[@DaEzChez]

I was watching this while grinding for my 2nd pokemon white play through... just as the episode ended my pawniard evolved. This was all very helpful, thanks for the content!

[@TrustNx7]

I bet you got a huge laugh out of putting an Ad right after you yelled "DID YOU KNOW" when talking about the change for terrain

[@ZAnerudo]

Me: "I'm watching this because I love Wolfey's content, but I doubt I'll learn anything new, at least in the first few classes" Also me: "WTF TERRAINS ARE 1.3 NOW???"

[@delta5838]

“I do not believe in paying $300 for a textbook” Wolfey is officially the best professor

[@ipadbossbaby4558]

Just finished out my finals and already back to class. Knowledge is power.

[@buttstink5763]

Lol my last one is Thursday when I’m taking Prof. Wolfy as a winter class

[@wizard3841]

26 minutes in and I’ve learnt a ton. It’s true at the beginning of the video, not many people know about the competitive aspect. I’m a competitive person, I’ve just turned 20 and having played Pokemon since I was a child, I’ve only just heard about VGC a couple of days ago. Good luck to all the noobs out there! I’m one of them.

[@jaredhacker6782]

Watched live. Here to represent and support what I believe to be the greatest movement in the history of Pokémon competitive play. This could shape the future of competitions, and it’s exciting to know the knowledge is available to so many. You are doing a great job, and there’s no one better for it than our world champ. Cheers. :)

[@wyrm_in_space]

I'm Wolfe Glick, and welcome to my masterclass.

[@The_Pikaboi]

Im homeschooled so i know the basics. Cant wait for the more high level lessons

[@AlefSousa017]

I've already watched it live yesterday, I previously already knew most of this stuff, and yet here I am watching the whole thing again just because of how good it is! You've done an amazing job, Wolfe, and I'm really excited for the next classes!

[@ausryanvgc4042]

Okay, so what I’ve learnt is that horn drill is like going all in with a flush draw 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@toolackluster2788]

Pretty much. All in for a nickel!

[@beansfebreeze]

Thanks for not making this a subscription-based class. Real champ is a real champ.

[@thereverseeffect7269]

Hey can you do a lesson on how to get started in participating in VGC events? For example, how to find tournaments that distribute CP, what CP is, the entry fee, etc I'd really like to participate but have very little idea as to how and what tournaments even give me cp and I'm sure there's many more like me

[@theultimatewaluigi4594]

There is an event locator in the pokemon website. You can even filter the distance.

[@bruhmoment1835]

I don't think this is the place to be looking for CP. It's kinda illegal

[@Adequate__]

Bro looking for places that distribute CP

[@gloriousleader406]

I swear it was like last week that you were at around 70k subs, nice job man.

[@NtheCloud]

Loved the stream, been re-watching the VOD taking notes waiting for this to drop. 😂 Awesome content man! 👍

[@WolfeyVGC]

Thank you!

[@bigpoppapope1061]

Thanks funny forward aerial man for bringing this channel to my attention. Didnt give a damn about competitive pokemon until about 2 weeks ago thanks to him and Wolfey. Thanks for the lecture, only one I haven't fallen asleep in this semester :p

[@pkmnaj8281]

That was like a real deal lecture this was great bud

[@jayjaywarrior1207]

Respect for this dude actually putting together a nice lil' powerpoint for us.

[@kfcblaziken495]

I love Professor Wolfe. :)

[@WolfeyVGC]

:)

[@geckohecko]

We were robbed of Prof Wolfe with glasses

[@Hoodlet]

Thanks Wolfy for posting this video with a link to the discord as well, I couldn't seem to find the discord link on any of your other videos. This video was also very helpful for me, so thank you for going through the time to teach less educated people on the nature of competitive pokemon.

[@jotarokujo3603]

Now I can’t ride my bike inside without hearing Wolfey in my head: “it’s not the time for that!”

[@Sidorio]

47:49 Pokemon know how to play with toys (battle hold items) but they don't know how to take medicine (revive, potions, etc.), but they do know how to eat food (berries, herbs) :)

[@AznDumbum]

As someone who has done lectures before, can you make the font larger? Also I think it helps if you animate the text points to show up one by one. When there is a wall of text, no one really reads it.

[@AznDumbum]

Your priority slides could be better shown in a table similar to the bulbepedia’s priority table. It makes it easier to see. Status slides, easier to see and how image or status. A newbie can associate it better. If you like help with your slides, I can help you out a lot there to make it more welcoming to new players.

[@KC-zm5lg]

this is SO HELPFUL. Thank you so much for this series

[@LucidProtean]

Looks like the Registrar may have over-booked this one, teach...

[@breakfastdonut5594]

This is the real pokemon prof.

[@mahatma14]

Hi I’m professor Glick ! Welcome to the world of Pokemon !

[@NoobieSnake]

Woah nice!!! I thought we aren’t getting the academy until March of 2020? Prof. Wolfey in da house with the suit!

[@HannahsPixels]

Paldea got me in the learning mindset, so listening to this and reading through VGC Guide in my free time! Maybe this year is the year…

[@Michael.032]

"because, like, that's more realistic, realistically" - WolfE, 2019

[@austinwilliamson5530]

All I can say is THANK YOU. So many questions answered. Amazing video/tool. Thanks again!!

[@garchompelago]

Question: Is there going to be a quiz!? I hate quizzes. Also, is every lesson in this class will be on the finals!?

[@WolfeyVGC]

Yes, quiz next lecture on twitch

[@garchompelago]

@@WolfeyVGC Hot damn!

[@maxoyew2965]

WolfeyVGC This is why I need Twitch again

[@unclequack3479]

so we also have labs

[@Solereaper21]

The final is actually just a tournament, only top 16 pass.

[@Serufi]

Absolutely love this. I've been playing Pokémon my whole life and I'm finally getting interested in competitive play. This is so helpful, thank you 😊

[@Mo-kw7xi]

Same here maybe we can learn together?

[@Tacosoncrack]

@@Mo-kw7xi poké-simp LMFAO

[@zonez__1522]

The one dislike is Verlisify

[@buttface6t4]

a gentleman and a scholar. thank you.

[@ReederMG]

10:14 "VGC events are only in person" Well that line didn't age well

[@JadeEmeraldATE]

Tell me about it

[@badassfroslass]

I'm so stoked for this, I'm confident in my general abilities in battling but I'm sure I'll learn a ton, and Wolfe is so good at explain everything

[@nintendope8837]

Watching this inbetween my fake school lessons is a lifesaver

[@tesha6132]

While some of the information has changed because of Gen 9, the fundamentals are still very much the same. Started getting into VGC last year and going over the basics is helping me understand a lot easier

[@sjaakbakker9944]

Wolfe:‘Each move has one type’ Flying press: am I a Joke to you

[@suppmydiff3257]

Yes. Flying press is a joke. It's two of the most pointless types you could combine and the only notable interaction is 8x on dark/grass pokemon

[@DarknutAssassin]

I haven't played since gen 2, so this is extremely helpful. Thank you!

[@Shyguy71588]

Screw being a brain surgeon. I'm going to be a pokemon professor instead

[@voidofecto]

Finally a class I care about

[@werowero9167]

why earth type are not supper effective vs ghost type? that's where they bury the dead

[@bisqueracaloy14]

Im 20years old only knowing that pokemon is complicated game with such ev,iv, sync team composition , etc. Remembering the Pokemon emerald days that only building secret base with my friends and battle them by countering their pokemon elements. Hahaha pokemon now is really evolving love it

[@vulcanflash4228]

🤔 is that a fire emblem soundtrack I’m hearing to my ears 👂😭 good choice my good sir!👌🏾 very well put together video.Cyberton and you are my favorite vgc players , blunder and ctc for singles 👌🏾( you and blunder getting together made my whole 2019!! Please do it again soon!!)

[@renerufonjr.5359]

Though I'm just a casual player, this lecture really helped me a lot. Thanks!

[@sleepy_kiwi]

This'll be fun and interesting to watch! I want to get into VGC now that stuff such as Lando-T and Tapu Koko are gone, plus it just seems like it's hella fun Also, love the Persona 3 test theme in the background

[@TheGrossDemon]

Who needs pokemon s/v when we have pokemon school at home

[@zeenthescene]

Does anyone else think Dracovish is really... phallic looking? Like seriously, I haven't wanted to name something "Dickhead" since my rival in pokemon red, but... the name does fit.

[@geckohecko]

No more than base castform

[@spindash64]

If you turn your head real hard, MAYBE? I just named mine Phil Swift, now selling FLEX REND

[@sandgrunge]

I named mine draco yabish

[@Hikarahime]

Mine is Asthma because backstory

[@heypaisana]

How come I knew like 80% of this but I was 100% entertained?

[@BladeTNT2018]

My reason for attending this class is because of Pokemon Radical Red.

[@ErdingerLi]

I think in the status part one very important thing is that some Pokémon of certain types cannot be affected by some status effects normally/usually: Electric - Paralysis Poison/steel - Poison (unless w/ corrosion ability) Fire - Burned Ice - Frozen

[@ltea104]

phew. got to class just in time

[@sutranitsua]

Trainer Skitz try evolving before class next time

[@ltea104]

@@sutranitsua you right. But i need friendship at night :(

[@DeviantKirigishi]

Just wanted to pop in and say that I think this was super well-done. Even though I've been playing singles on Showdown for a couple of years and don't plan on playing VGC, I found some yummy nuggets of information in here. Keep up the good work, and thanks for all you do for the Pokemon community!

[@magtac1]

Some constructive criticism: Try to focus on the core aspect of what is taught, and try to avoid exceptions. For beginners, it may be hard to comprehend exceptions, and it would be better to learn the core concept of an idea, such as speed, first. If this truly is an ongoing class, it would be beneficial to teach exceptions later on, or only feed a spoonful of information whilst teaching a new subject.

[@poycicle1953]

This x10000

[@chargestone96]

Still acknowledging there are exceptions is important

[@thebandanapirates8591]

chargestone96 defitely mention that their are exceptions but don’t go into them at all

[@shawndiaz7528]

@@chargestone96 It's absolutely not important in intro classes. They don't teach children to count to -10 at the same time they learn to count to ten and they don't typically acknowledge negative numbers for a while. In a crash course it's fine but I don't think that's the goal here.

[@chargestone96]

@@shawndiaz7528 acknowledging exceptions exist and dwelling on them are different things

[@VoltageCowboy]

I just came here to Like the video! Will be back to watch the entire thing. Just happy to support you man! 👍

[@JLikeTheLetterGames]

Watching in quarantine, now I can focus on REAL e-learning

[@MLittleBrony]

something about this hits different after the past year

[@garchompelago]

A timestamp for each important portions will be much appreciated.

[@garchompelago]

@@aug2873 Thanks!

[@ahscott2001]

I think gen 9 is the first one I'm going to take somewhat seriously competitively. This should be great to get me started.

[@ltea104]

Excuse me professor Wolfey. You mentioned that you get circuit points for playing VGC. How many points do you get for each tournament win and do you only get points if you win or can you get points with a high enough points, as well as how much points for non 1st place top placings?

[@andrewcapuno3507]

I can help. It depends on the the size of the event. More info here: www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-events/pokemon-tournaments/regional-championships/

[@NateJulien-v4z]

this really just explained the pokemon basics more thoroughly. what i NEED is to know what platform they play competitive pokemon on and how i can play competitive pokemon online.

[@patmullineaux1382]

Anyone else hear fire emblem three houses in the background

[@mickjay933]

I can't believe I'm watching this 11 months later when I've been playing Pokemon my whole life and played hours pf competitive VGC and pokemon showdown 😂😂