2015 Pokémon US National Championships: TCG Masters Finals

Watch Jason Klaczynski battle Enrique Avila in the finals of the 2015 Pokémon Trading Card Game US National Championships Masters Division! Learn more about the Pokémon Championship Series on our site! bit.ly/ST1xUq
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[@Hunter-os5yx]

Jason picking up the warlord you can just see the sadness in his eyes when he realizes that it has 250 hp😂

[@Mega-Char-X]

**healing intensifies**

[@jamiechesnut6110]

The most exciting paint dry I have ever watched. This was so exciting to watch live

[@tannerharmon7660]

If you clicked on the video and watched it enough to decide it was boring then you can't blame them for boring you. A lot of people enjoy this but you obviously don't so don't hate, just move on to the next video.

[@JoeyDubsJR]

+Tanner Harmon It was bad. I feel bad for anyone sitting there about an hour for 1 game. This is why even though I like the game it can suck really bad as well. Not to mention the sheer amount of shuffling. I'd rather kill myself than play with physical cards... It was Seismacancer versus Wailcancer though. Not really surprised. It was like watching paint dry for sure.

[@tannerharmon7660]

***** Sounds a bit extreme

[@avertok3460]

U

[@lucasxavier3564]

Jamie Chesnut j.k. Won easly he’s the best player in the world

[@TheGamer1830]

And the crowd goes mild!

[@hiccup6285]

Been nearly 2 years, still one of the best matches ever

[@brandonshort876]

Nearly 7 and still one of the best

[@samuellopez8502]

Nearly 9 and still one of the best

[@xilicks]

LOL The guy at the end with the digimon shirt

[@MelvinArthurMurray]

xilicks Lol i saw that too XD

[@DonovanAngus_Moustache4Ever]

Poke Mel Breh. Pokebros. :o

[@MelvinArthurMurray]

Donovan Angus XD nice to meet a poke-fanatic like me lol

[@DonovanAngus_Moustache4Ever]

Poke Mel Lel

[@ryanhansen9779]

I liked the Hiker at the end in the audience, he even had the exclamation mark that you see in Pokémon Red and so on

[@johnharshberger5722]

what happens if two wailord decks play each other

[@Marapetersen1]

John Harshberger Armageddon

[@fantacer]

Draw pass

[@runeheiremans9865]

Nothing

[@stungbybeedrill8956]

I have a lot of respect for Enrique, nowadays people are using the same old speed quaza and volcanion decks

[@ARDIZsq]

9 years later and I still think this is the most legendary PTCG match ever. An unstoppable force VS an immovable object.

[@KelThaFunkeeGaming]

One of the greatest games I've ever watched, never got spoiled for it either.

[@ahoneybee823]

We all know who the real winner was.

[@rainbowyoshi9894]

the troll user? won? no he's dumb he can't even win by attacks

[@TheEndSquared]

+Nicholas Norton no you're dumb for not appreciating how the game works and the skill it takes to come up with such a radical strategy

[@bigballer3710]

Remember as a kid watching this legendary matchup live brings back so many memories

[@theyu-gi-ohpilgrim2704]

this was sooo much better than 2016 night march final, dang this was superb

[@fred8720]

Shiny Heracross The greninja vs Mega Audino was amazing though

[@Sid_1629]

"MLG Trick shovel" Joshua Wittenkeller 2015

[@squeegeemcgee3917]

I legit get a little frustrated but enjoy watching what Enrique did That is some quality deckmanship

[@KingNekro]

1:40:52 Digimon shirt in the bottom right... lol

[@WaterNinja1678]

Lol😂

[@ineslima8892]

TheKingNekro lol

[@TheLightningDragon42]

TheKingNekro He's even holding up his shirt XD

[@alfredo970]

TheKingNekro XD why did he bring that XD lol

[@sebastianlovenhjelm3100]

TheKingNekro haha, troll level: master

[@emmaramirez4330]

This is still one of the all-time best TCG matches

[@Gabriel64468]

Those are some ... interesting timer and tiebreaker rules.

[@davidsosa507]

I've been waiting for a deck like that to appear in the new meta. You know, using those skull grunt with, I don't know, Gumshoos for strategy. I really want to see something like that.

[@aquapengplays5531]

A grass type would be handy here huh

[@okokay7043]

+AquapengPlays It wouldn't matter unless it could one shot a wailord with a hard charm... it'd have to do 150 damage or more.

[@MatteSilver]

+ok okay bee revenge vespiquen

[@okokay7043]

Bee revenge vespiquen was not out at nationals. And this deck no longer is good. Try again idiot.

[@okokay7043]

***** You got me on this comment that's over two months old

[@jordansalsa8874]

ok okay How bout 3 years old

[@pokemonmastersam4765]

I'm watching this in 3030.

[@fairygoodmuller8065]

I started in 2016. still watching now... dammit wailord!

[@SleimanSam]

😂 lol Jerk.

[@wing7046]

Digimon Kid Strikes Again at 1:40:50

[@flyingpickle7611]

whats interesting is if Enrique brought energies he could have put one on his wailords to cure the poison because of his ability water veil

[@tommytwos5933]

flyingpickle garbodor

[@skylarfox_bmb]

@@tommytwos5933 and that's why he didn't play any

[@kaijutraps]

​@tommytwos5933 what was its effect or do remember around what set that card came out in

[@Wooker]

@@kaijutraps negates all abilities

[@ashokakamalturneysilvawali3360]

This is why they will never make a Mega Wailord EX!

[@ethanwebber5308]

It would have 300hp

[@justinkomesar8757]

They did. It has 300

[@deathi]

wait till they have a vmax wailord

[@la0122]

The perfect casters for the perfect match

[@catsozen]

*plays Pokemon TCG OST - Grandmaster Duel while watching this*

[@Geeku_14]

Am i the only one who watches these don't know what happens, but thinking they just started and suddenly realized its actually already over? And still be like who won??

[@allthefacts-n6d]

Enriques deck was so awesome

[@ChrisG555]

Wow. Jwitttz made on the Pokemon Channel!

[@jamyfra]

Just awesome! This wailord EX deck is a real challenge from its creator. Very funny to see!

[@mech0p]

ahhhh!!!! most stressful game ever waiting for whoever gets the next best card and make a move

[@Bakurafan88]

Shout out to The Jwittz (Josh) for landing as a host.

[@skylarfox_bmb]

Man, stalling is so much more entertaining in PTCG than it is in Smash

[@caterpietcg3596]

Two best narators ever; JWIttz and Top Cut

[@trevorbustamante7139]

Was there a reason Jason didn't Head Ringer the active Wailord turn one of game one?

[@irismarin8613]

While I know I'm late in responding, the Head Ringer would've done nothing attached to the Wailord and keeping it in his hand allowed Jason one more card to potentially shuffle back into his deck with N

[@24Eagle11]

If they are going to time these matches they should do it with chess clocks, so each player gets an equal amount of time to think.

[@okokay7043]

+24Eagle11 The problem is that it would be very hard for local tournament organizers to have enough chess clocks for everyone, more confusing on small children in Juniors, and enforcing everyone to bring their own wouldn't work.

[@24Eagle11]

+mister nice well I can see it being a slight problem in local play, but not at the finals which would maybe be top 8 or 16. They should at least make chess clocks optional, and not a requirement. This way, if players find it more to their liking, or more fair, then they will invest in one until it becomes more of a regularity. And if kids at chess tourneys can understand the concept, I'm sure kids playing pokemon can too.

[@okokay7043]

I definitely agree that chess clocks would be great, but you can't split the time format like this for different tournaments, it's just not good for the game. What needs to be done is enforcing 75+3 or even 90+3 for best of 3 and having judges be more on top of slow playing. (and yeah, good kids can understand chess clocks, but young kids trying to learn pokemon - it's already a complicated game, it would make it even more complicated.)

[@24Eagle11]

What do you mean by, "you can't split the time format like this for different tournaments." The finals (top 16, 8, or whatever) of the tournaments that really count (regionals, nationals, and worlds) can be the tournaments that use the chess clocks. I don't feel it would affect the game in anyway, only make it fair. There's nothing hard about pushing a button down after you attack. Although true about the judging, it would be hard to be strict on slow playing in my opinion. How are judges supposed to know when someone is slow playing, or legitimately trying to come up with a strategy. I easily understood the game as a 2nd/3rd grader, and I don't think adding a clock would've made the game any more complicated. That's just my opinion though, I don't think saying that the addition of a clock would make the game more complicated for the kids is a valid argument.

[@Mitjitsu]

Enrique did waste time constantly looking through discard piles. If he sorted his and his opponents discards it would have been easier to track resources. That's not to say Jason ultimately was able to win via shady slow play.

[@Mewtuber]

Pause at 59:13 look at the Twitter comment thing

[@Brian79Jones]

Hahahahah loved it

[@samk.511]

for such a boring matchup, i really enjoyed watching

[@zahrd_fan]

I didn't know the odd1sout was playing tcg this whole time.

[@blacrosekora2638]

I just watched this for the first time today and this is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever seen

[@kingheracross8923]

This is 4 years old but I now wanna make a wailord deck

[@brandonshort876]

I’m working on a better version now if you want a list

[@kingheracross8923]

@@brandonshort876 sure

[@brandonshort876]

@@kingheracross8923 sorry for late reply… x4 Moltres Zapdos Articuno GX x1 Zacian GX x4 Cherens Care x4 Acerola x4 AZ x4 Team Rocket Handiwork x4 Team Flare Grunt x3 Lusamine x1 Faba x4 Stevens Resolve x4 Gladion x1 Scoop Up Cyclone Ace Spec x4 VS seeker x4 Max Potion x4 Crushing Hammer x4 Enhanced Hammer x1 Jubilife Village x1 Capture Energy x4 Counter Catcher

[@jr_fishing9287]

I dont understand why Jason would put so many pokemon into play if he wasnt in danger of being attacked.

[@HRPrime]

I used to be a card competitor but then I took expenses to the wallet.

[@saammoo_8241]

I wanna b the very best like no one ever was

[@skylarfox_bmb]

just realized jwittz is one of the commentators :o

[@justalittlefangirl882]

Pokémon is awesome ❤️❤️❤️❤️👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😄

[@SkellerART]

That was a pretty intense match

[@chefbigdog9601]

im going to be joning this year im so happy

[@benpiercy8021]

This match was so frustrating to see live. I was waiting for the Video Game finals after, and the length of this match threw everything off schedule.

[@pokemonvault181]

Viva Enrique!

[@prestondiggs6349]

I love your profile pic :)

[@chromaphasia453]

It's always a nice surprise to see a youtuber as the announcer/narrator? I dunno. But still cool!

[@chromaphasia453]

Commentators? Dangit...

[@bigred3322]

They are in my hometown. Yes

[@Daikkenaurora]

Enrique's play style means that he'll never get prize cards.

[@axphykz1669]

Jason Klaczynski and ross cawthon are THE best players in this game

[@firejz7341]

what if you wait for wailord to play 1 card and just pass the rest of the game

[@alexmalarick17]

the Guy who did the interview looks like he works for Team Rocket lol.... T he Trainers better keep a close eye on their Pokemon xD

[@Mjmannella]

;(

[@isaacsantizo-johnson2918]

Why would you not put the head ringer on sailors to prevent the hardcharm

[@NXZTKegmine]

TheJWitts is a Commentator YAY

[@BosDOfficial]

I'm be in the 2016 Pokemon Tournament

[@fred8720]

HotSpot GrandMan which one? nationals? regionals?

[@Zero-li4lb]

Great battle, both decks we're awesome, but wailord is my favorite...

[@lanacoe2230]

Lol the crowd goes mild

[@allied006]

His deck is not new, there was a deck just like it when the Pokemon TCG FIRST came out. With Chansey and Alakazam.

[@MrMegamicroman]

"sudden" death

[@UndercoverFreakazoid]

that was sooo good i think im going to work up to stuff like this start at legues and work up to stuff like this

[@connorkelly7074]

jason was time stalling throughout the whole game disgusting from the 3 time world champ

[@connorkelly7074]

if you look he just sits there turn after turn looking through his discard i have no idea why it wasnt pick upon, but high end competive pokemon is just a circle jerk

[@fred8720]

connor kelly No it's smart...

[@connorkelly7074]

Patrick Whiting no its cheating xD look at the rule pdfs

[@fred8720]

connor kelly No stalling is slow snuffling and pretending to be thinking XD. This is using HP to your advantage.

[@connorkelly7074]

no, he was fakeing thinking look everyturn he spends at least 2 mins looking in his grave

[@lildtrz]

what are the headsets for? just to talk and listen to each breathe or what

[@okokay7043]

+lildtrz So they can't hear the commentators (and the crowd) because the commentators are saying stuff live about what's in each others hands and whatnot.

[@love4remind]

Reminds me of the Millstone decks from Magic: The Gathering.

[@fairygoodmuller8065]

at least that deck actively milled. this is literally just stalling behind a wall

[@jamiechesnut6110]

1:40:50 I'm in the video. Guy in the purple plaid and beard that's me. slightly toward the left of the center of the frame

[@Hey_Im_Cable]

Ok

[@kitkatkatehh2400]

the wailord needs too much energy to attack :c

[@benzc43]

KitKat Katy tiff

[@benzc43]

Patrick Whiting did qddedx

[@liltone9614]

Can't a poison deck beat a warlord deck

[@magikarpkingdom9698]

Funniest and most interesting deck out match ever!!!

[@danielkang9974]

Did he not grenade hammer to continue quaking punch lock?

[@URGLsRealm]

Daniel Kang yes

[@anndysilva4766]

Josh is the KZbinr the JWITZ

[@stephenhughes1862]

Can you imagine hoe Furstrated Jason must have been? LOL!

[@awesomematthew1237]

wow this dude is strong

[@ace101guy]

Anyone know where I can find the Whalord deck list ?

[@noahgilbert5588]

Are megas not allowed in the world championships?

[@Hey_Im_Cable]

They are just not as many people use them cause they take up one more card spot and are just an extension for EXs

[@babixzuber1789]

jason is playing slow very nicely in game 2...

[@firelizardryko]

Jwits what?

[@whythemilk8861]

Go Jason K.

[@gutierrez2081]

do they give you the cards to play or you bring your own

[@KamisamanoOtaku]

This is a Constructed Format Event, which is where you bring your own 60 card deck from home. You have to submit a written deck list before the tournament begins so that they know your deck is legal, and you cannot change your deck after that point. There are two major Formats within Constructed: Standard and Expanded. I don't remember which one this event used. Expanded both then and now includes cards all the way back to the Black & White set, but the Standard Format changes yearly and only has about the last two year's worth of sets allowed.

[@FireStormBaller]

Is this standard or expanded?

[@rohanpokemonlife4281]

Next time i will challange the winner

[@cullenkelley4828]

I want that wail deck

[@chikeedoo]

so Enrique is the champion if theres no time lol

[@muzan9248]

cassius is a great card to be now

[@hansparrocho8989]

Why people don't make a Ashgninja

[@FandomsTreasure]

Troll Level is Over 9000 :D GG

[@greninjathe9355]

3:22 ON WISCONSIN!

[@sharpedogamer8000]

why did enriqe role twice for the laser?

[@brodyburgess7468]

Probably a support card.

[@Official_papersock]

wish i can play my deck there

[@SpintriXX11]

What is it?

[@pokeblade6277]

when pokemon tournament will held in india

[@fred8720]

Pokeblade Search it up yourself

[@mierahisrael9223]

i want to sign up

[@jin8684]

sooooooo slooowwwwww I can build 10 houses before that hand is over.

[@fred8720]

Don Car So you want to have people rush and play idiotically?

[@fred8720]

Don Car Just don't watch?

[@fred8720]

Don Car So sad that you had to resort to calling me a female when its not even an insult. I especially love that you can't create a valid argument to support your views and so you, instead of accepting your own faults, swear at me relentlessly.

[@bluesonic124]

Patrick Whiting Wow he is so triggered.

[@benny4892]

I saw scul in the stream

[@joebidencito9659]

pokemon tcg androiddddddddddddddddddd

[@MrKenny175]

Lost against Wailord Ex deck with Garchomp/Altaria on PTCGO tournament match with only 1 prize left but not enough time... only 10 or 15 min for a match. Would've won otherwise. And that's the first time I saw Wailord EX mill deck..

[@lanacoe2230]

Come on Enrique!

[@bike_lain]

What happens when time runs out? Thank you.

[@jamesf7310]

I believe the match ends. The purpose is so you don't have 3 hour games.

[@flossen_lp3857]

+Dinomations KZbin sudden death

[@merepancake5922]

is the kyurem deck good?

[@URGLsRealm]

MEREpancake which kyurem