So I Entered a RANDOM Pokemon Tournament...

[@YouTube]

now THIS is a tournament 🤩

[@totallylegitorangepeel3410]

damn youtube found our boy wolfey

[@niccontra7368]

hi twitter

[@RapidFire1000]

Omg tiktok 😱😱

[@VoidBiscuit]

Nice

[@Exelda]

now THIS is a tournament 🤩

[@pokeaimMD]

I loved the way you approached this video. I just showed all the battles in a 3 hour vid LMAO but this is really cool for people who don't normally consume showdown content. great stuff

[@wilfordbrimley689]

The king of ran bats himself!

[@WolfeyVGC]

Thanks Joey! Ggs in the tourney

[@rethinktone]

Joey, please just do a little video editing every now and then. I love watching you play and see your thought processes, but I'm in physical therapy school and don't have time to watch a 3 hour videos.

[@daphenomenalz4100]

Ya joey, this was really creative. And i think you also need to start adding editing to make your channel reach out to even more people who don't usually enjoy long videos. I do watch almost every OU video of yours and complete them. But there are many who don't. So, i think you need to consider it :).

[@caolegend3125]

agree

[@tekayo63]

23:58 "it was not a good trade, it was a gamestop trade" this is the writing i watch wolfey videogamechampionships for

[@Good_Hot_Chocolate]

Most relatable thing I've heard in a long time

[@daphenomenalz4100]

@@Good_Hot_Chocolate not at all relatable to me cuz we don't have gamestop here😂

[@JmastersJ]

@@daphenomenalz4100 dont need it to buy the stock ;)

[@alexandergordon648]

That's why we watch the wideos

[@yassinerahou60]

I just learned what VGC stands for

[@wilfordbrimley689]

"We know from experience furret is broken" That may be the first time that phrase has ever been spoken out loud.

[@lasagnapig630]

imo furret sucks mainly because it can do almost nothing against steel and ghost types who are very strong and common competitively. but those types, coincidentally also have very poor distribution so in a randomized format therell be a lot fewer so furret hits way more mons hard than normal

[@MinoriGaming]

Furret walks all over its opposition

[@pheonixfire667]

"That's not a good trade, it was a gamestop trade"

[@SarcasticBeingYes]

it was sarcasm idiot@@lasagnapig630

[@SarcasticBeingYes]

Furret has one of the best coverage in the entirety of Pokemon..​@@lasagnapig630

[@PM7]

Still waiting for us to finish our best 3 out of 5 set

[@eddykidplayzyt]

You were a hype opponent so I won’t complain to see more battles :)

[@jotpuneetsingh8409]

big fan

[@gojouchiha4671]

Where's mikey?

[@blastoisemain2800]

def a underdog in this tourney, like wolfey said loser's bracket assassin was the truth

[@timothythexiii7548]

He was right I’d di find him through you

[@Patterrz]

I had a heart attack when I saw the roun 1 bracket LOL, good games from everyone though, this was loads of fun :D

[@jotpuneetsingh8409]

big fan bro

[@caolegend3125]

[@alamamamafoami2641]

ooga booga

[@benmapstone3818]

Just take home the 2v2 for the nutterz fam instead

[@Nblem7]

patterz yay

[@justinromero8859]

It's like watching an anime protagonist and his smart, bespectacled friend explaining what's happening. Except this time they're the same person.

[@WolfeyVGC]

LMAO

[@FayenMorval]

LOL

[@imaginaryboy2000]

Light Yagami moment

[@nicocchi]

He actually got protagonist tier plot armor in a couple battles, insane run on the winners bracket

[@Houkai1]

Shame you ran out of time at the end, because I think you would've had a good chance to win this entire thing. These vids are always super exciting to watch, I find myself cheering you on like it was live tv!

[@bradwurst8141]

Stally games are fine to watch on showdown imo because there's such a huge timesave in not having to watch the actual game's animations and (slow) text boxes

[@WolfeyVGC]

I think they’re fine to PLAY but watching them can be a lot less fun, at least IMO

[@Fig_Bender]

@@WolfeyVGC I love watching long, drawn out battles. Some of the best matches I've seen have been 150-200 turns, it's amazing witnessing the combination of logic and mental endurance.

[@ohnoo4468]

@@Fig_Bender to each their own, I guess. It’s mad boring for me

[@justsomewheel9379]

For me I can't stand playing and watching them on any game

[@fluffly3606]

Defensive matches of any game can be fun in moderation because of the excitement in anticipating what will crack first; emphasis on in moderation, since it can get old fast if it happens too frequently

[@awesomeclown]

I love how he goes “I’m worried that” *and proceeds to win every game*

[@Danfth]

Him always being careful its wake make him the champion

[@alex81657]

Hey Wolfey, just want to say the quality of your videos has skyrocketed in the last few months! I think your decision to move away from more daily uploads to curated content is really paying off!

[@WolfeyVGC]

Thank you! I’m really proud of how the video turned out

[@revel8683]

@@WolfeyVGC loved ur past content and loving ur current content! keep up the good work wolfey

[@toastedt140]

@@WolfeyVGC Hey, I'm proud of you

[@daphenomenalz4100]

@@toastedt140 i am proud of you for commenting proud of you everytime

[@pingufan1239]

Wolfe, you had me rolling when you mentioned Spinda was the only one who could dethrone Ferrithorn 💀

[@Niffunn]

Why(i am newb)

[@notme8232]

​@@NiffunnBecause Spinda is shit.

[@heimlich5026]

@@NiffunnIn case you’re actually being serious (cuz I don’t know if you are), Spinda is known for being a terrible pokemon that can’t really do much whilst Ferrothorn is known for being one of the strongest single battle pokemon in the format. One of the weakest pokemon being claimed as the only option to beat one of the strongest creates a sense of irony that I guess creates comedic effect?

[@purpleninja102]

​@noamschwammenthal9484 Basically what the other guy said, though you might be more familiar now. The fact that spinda was level 100 is meaningful, because I'm assuming this format is balanced by the weakest pokemon being level 100 and the others being lowered in level to compensate to everyone else around them in level.

[@Niffunn]

I was being serious thank you for the help of you both

[@boodstain]

Just wanted to say I’ve always been a guy who never cared much for the multiplayer aspect of Pokémon. But after finding your channel I’ve slowly been introducing myself to it and found I love it, I’ve even tried making non-meta teams based around your videos. Love the content and it’s criminal your channel hasn’t reached a million subscribers yet.

[@purpleenthusiast5814]

If everyone just followed the plan to introduce 2 people to the channel each, we would've been to 1 million ages ago

[@aemankheidi6983]

Same here

[@heavyrain5949]

I've always found this sentiment odd as Pokemon has always been a multiplayer game 🤷

[@boodstain]

Yes it has, I’ve just always appreciated a great story over a great multiplayer experience (which I still do) but Wolfey has helped to introduce me to Pokémon competetive multiplayer and I’ve never really gotten into it until recently.

[@yoganshkhandelwal8718]

same here I got into competitive after watching wolfey's 2016 world's it was the first match I ever watched and I enjoyed a lot but I only play singleplayer coz im not good at doubles

[@grahamflatt5838]

As a long time Wolfey fan, this is easily my favorite tournament related video of yours. Tournaments edited down with sarcastic commentary is greater than gold

[@sasaetsurikomiashi4454]

I love how accesible you make your pokemon videos! As someone who never played any of them (becouse i never owned a nintedo console) i appreciate it very much.

[@WolfeyVGC]

Thank you! I’ve been working hard to make sure everything is understandable

[@FOTHER_MUCKER]

@@WolfeyVGC gent

[@sasaetsurikomiashi4454]

@@WolfeyVGC It works super well. I never thought I could get invested in competitive Pokémon but here we are. The only thing I don't understand most of the time is the items and berries and what exactly they are doing. Probably because of my lack of experience.

[@idosomethingiguess3680]

@@sasaetsurikomiashi4454 If you want to know what items do,going to something like serebii could be pretty helpful,They got all the Pokemon info you could possible need.

[@charljuliojonnemek2652]

fortunately, you can still play them and it isn't even costly. you just need an emulator (free) and a download of the game you would wanna play (again, free)

[@Unknown-io9fc]

The fact the wolfey cares more about others feelings than the tournament is what's keeping me on his channel, the fact that he thought of his roommate's bday and tried to give his opponent a battle he thinks they deserve is heart warning

[@willcrozier1879]

I really liked this video, even more than your normal ones, made me laugh alot, especially the bits with solrock and stantler

[@WolfeyVGC]

Glad you liked it!

[@grimatheart]

@@WolfeyVGC agreed. This is good stuff Wolf. Love ya.

[@AnTiRENT]

I liked the part where he said he was too smart for pokemon🧠

[@udostillhavetime]

Agree, it was tons of fun

[@wezen89]

IT PICKS UP A ONE HIT KO!

[@Kyle-km7eg]

Wolfey: we had several down do the wire battles Also Wolfey: shows a game where he 6-0d him

[@ghoum56]

This was a great video, especially as someone who's not that versed in competative battling. You explained the situations and the moves really well and I was able to follow along perfectly. More vids like this are always welcome!

[@Hi-lu5vf]

the way "world champ difference" just turned into "luck is a skill"

[@beneficial9687]

I watched the whole tournament live, but this video was so well put together that I watched it again. Great commentary and organization

[@aidenpons9584]

The amount of editing that went into this is really impressive and makes the video insanely high quality! The intro was marvellous and set me up with everything I needed to know, which then made the rest of the commentated content so understandeable. Amazing wideo!

[@kvar_runeback]

I knew randbats was skill intensive but wow. I've been grinding the gen8 randbats ladder basically since it exists and best I did was top 100 for a couple days I think And the guy just shows up and gets top 16 to prepare for a tourney when he's a VGC player at heart. The world champ difference really isn't fair ;p

[@deeznoots6241]

A lot of the skill is learning all the randoms sets so whenever you see a pokemon you know what its moves and item might be

[@kvar_runeback]

@@deeznoots6241 Oh trust me I *know* the sets but I still make so many mistakes in game plan... I also have a very bad mentality (I'm the human equivalent to archeops. Defeatist really does work like that irl) so I end up throwing games I had no right losing. That and I don't take enough time to check my exact moves early game so I might rely on something I don't have. And a milion other things I fuck up. Wolfe's criteria are much more important than set knowledge (after all, as you see he just uses the randbat command to see possible moves, which I just learned about). I know I suck at a lot of things but knowing what I'm against ain't one of them. Wolfe is a much better player in general so he only needs to grind out for a couple days to get used to a format and he's going to be top 1%. That's in part his talent and also his overwhelming experience he can translate (because VGC or not, pokemon is pokemon)

[@idosomethingiguess3680]

@@deeznoots6241 Pokemon have more than 1 set which makes it harder to memorize.I got rhyperior twice in a row and neither of those rhyperiors shared a single move.

[@merleawe_]

You are talking about Wolfe Glick. This is the same guy who, last year- won the entire World Championships AGAIN because people criticized him for click baiting 'World Champ' in his video titles. So after winning the competition; the next video he was like 'So Anyway, as the World Champion.." Wolfe is a human wildcard

[@sirtetris]

@@idosomethingiguess3680 wdym memorize there's a command called /randbats [pokemon] that shows the possible moves of any pokemon in random battles

[@cannondorf]

Honestly, I started watching you because of Alpharad. You personally inspired my curiosity of VGC. I had never really considered competitive Pokémon until I watched your videos then I got completely swept into it for a while. Building teams, writing down EV and IV spreads, moves, abilities, and items id use for each team and even variations of those teams for about a year. Now I’m starting to get back into it, watching your videos again. Thanks for inspiring me!

[@Brandonhayes-r6e]

Amazing video. Always happy to see *heavily edited* high quality single battle content

[@imsonny1635]

19:56 i love how moxie subscribed on twitch whilst mid battle lmao

[@knox9739]

chad moment

[@esrohm6460]

furret walking on that elevator for like 100 years did some serious work just look how buff it got doing all that important work in round 1

[@kieranismyfav]

I remember watching that stream, it was too enjoyable

[@GyroCannon]

As someone who started playing doubles after discovering this channel, I can affirm that going from singles to doubles or vice versa is sooooo different But at the same time, Wolfey is definitely bigger Pokemon brain than me. He approached some of those matches (particularly the ones with bad leads / bad team comps) so much better than I would have.

[@JohannesBee]

Loved the turn-by-turn commentary! It's really interesting to hear the strategy behind the choices.

[@Robotnikthecat2]

I discovered you through SmallAnt's channel; I really can't believe that such a multitalented, charming, and articulate Pokémon tournament World Champion was unknown to me- I suppose the world of VGC is fairly new to me despite having played Pokémon for 24 years. I hope you continue to grow as a creator, a tournament participant, and as a mentor to others who wish to become competitive players! I'm glad I discovered your channel!

[@PhaythGaming]

Man. I went from thinking competitive pokemon was dumb to being obsessed with it because of you wolfey. You're a monster.

[@symystry]

The commentary you gave behind the whole video was really good and it showed how high of a level you were thinking on. Really well edited too. Good vid :)

[@rodrigoortiz7501]

Lmao I like how when I saw his second team I was like "broooo Furret sucks" and turns out furret pretty much saved that match

[@yhuan4386]

Just wanna say that wolfey's vids have literally evolved like a pokemon. It's really on a different level

[@dongueW]

Agreed. Top tier quality honestly

[@RandigTiger]

This tournament was so much fun to watch live! Great summary.

[@WolfeyVGC]

Thank you!

[@sagacious03]

0:21 Oh. Not Randomized stats. I guess there are limitations, yeah. 1:01 Ah, so legal sets only. No Sacred Fire Togepi or something. 1:13 Interested to see how this impacts things. 3:21 Awww, that's a little disappointing. 5:37 Lol. That's rough. 24:36 Nice. Anyway, fun video! Although, I didn't initially realize it was gonna be more "random, competitively viable sets". Thanks for uploading!

[@eduardoantohe5172]

This is actually how I’ve been playing on showdown for 2 years (gen 7 and 8) before finding your channel and discovering VGC. It’s a… fun experience let’s say

[@bulanthakur]

what's the full form of VGC ??

[@RenShinomiya121]

@@bulanthakur it's Video Game Championship? That's how i saw people describe the acronym.

[@secondsea2]

I really like the format of these newer videos. The explanation of the tournament at the beginning and the running commentary of your thought process is both entertaining and helpful.

[@hollamonm]

You earned a sub my man! I LOVE listening to these types of like... explanatory videos, like "how I did X" kinda deal, so, you got my sub. Glad to be pre-500k crowd.

[@WolfeyVGC]

Thank you!

[@Pokemazda]

Wolfey, you know what I can appreciate. The fact that you now answer people with a real comment instead of smileys. I can imagine having 500k followers, you can't answer anyone of course. But it's better to not answer, than answer in the form of smileys. And I wanna say; your content really gets better! I know you mostly via Aaron 'Cybertron' Zeng. And compared to him, you are freaking chaotic haha yet, in a kind of good way, my friend haha but I always love to see how you two match uo with each other. However you are covering interesting stuff lately. Thoughts about.. and teaching people how to build teams. I like that! And uh.. I know you know for about 1.5 years, so not that long. Yet, I feel like you've grown in making Pokémon content accessible for people who wanna learn about Pokémon VGC! So thanks! And I wish someday we find/fight each other on the ladder! Haha cheers!!

[@georgesteffey8375]

Random battles are fun, it's the only showdown mode I play because I don't know how to make a team

[@jamarcusshakespeare6440]

"Single battles are not really my thing " - sucks to hear because you're so good at them lmao. This was an incredible watch, man. The breakdowns and plays were next level.

[@miaspaghetti]

This video looks sick so far. Def one of your better ones, would rewatch

[@WolfeyVGC]

Thank you!

[@durpanda123]

I like how you manage to make these fights sound intense and like the opponent is doing just as well when you're clearing wrecking them lmao

[@LinkThinks]

Watched Joey's perspective on this but I was waiting for your side to drop! This was a sweet tournament. Thanks for the amazing content, Wolfey. The editing is always super on point.

[@7DQuillion]

Imagine youre a big fan of gen 6 random battles, finally reaching the top three, then wolfey comes along and does what took you years in a matter of days. Still though, fun tournament, would love to see it again some day

[@theSato]

This video is SO good. Editor deserves a raise, or at the very least, a major "take a bow" praise in the video. Honestly loved this editing more than something like Game Theory or whatever else that pulls in the millions. Keep him.

[@enigmatic2878]

I'm not competitive, so the way you explain these things are so entertaining. Also I love 14:21 saying Furret is your secret weapon just makes me smile because Furret is my favorote pokemon

[@Kimchivender]

Wolfey your editing and script in this video was amazing, the timing of the jokes were spot on and you compressed your experience of the tourney in a really nice way. Glad you had as much fun as you did and hope your friend's birthday went well hopefully we get to see you collab with more of the community it's always a good time when everyone gets together to have fun and provide content to their viewers, cheers Wolf and good to see that you got to have fun with it despite singles format not being your favorite thing in the world.

[@mnm4evernever]

First pokemon competitive video to watch... I'm hooked. would def watch way more videos like this.

[@acetiger10]

Really like this format and editing

[@WolfeyVGC]

Thank you!

[@GoodNormals]

This kind of narrated/edited tournament video is really fun. I played so much randombattles on Showdown over the years that it's fun to see the different generations highlighted here.

[@Juli_is_Online]

This tournament was super fun, followed along all 6 hours and it was an absolute blast

[@juanokug4]

Bro spinda two shotting ferrothorn is fucking hilarious and awesome

[@mxneymarxo8074]

this is one of my favourite videos from Wolfey. The editing (genshin impact intro lol) and some of my favourite Pokémon KZbinrs are featured in the video. Also I’ve been getting into 6v6 singles in BDSP and I learned a few things from this video. Great job Wolfey

[@umbrejoltchu]

I actually burst out laughing when I saw the Furret on your team, and was wondering the whole time after if it'd be useful. I'm super glad that my absolute favorite Pokemon was one of the keys to that game.

[@1337est1337]

The editing makes this even better to watch lol. Really nice

[@quochunginh2918]

As someone who loves Pokemon but is always short on free time, I love the switch from longer, lightly edited videos to shorter, more accessible format you've made over the last few months. Personally, I think this is the correct direction your channel's heading towards and I'm really glad you're doing well and finally getting the attention you deserve as such a dedicated content creator.

[@TheProswagonist]

So I now know that the world champ difference doesn't just apply to making clutch hard reads, but also clutch 3 turns of sleep. 😴

[@WolfeyVGC]

World Champ Difference Baybee

[@johnmelendres4951]

Dude that second battle with John was so one sided on match up but you literally played perfectly. I absolutely love your content!

[@RonanMathieson]

I love getting to watch you play battles against other people. The way you play, analyze and predict is so interesting to watch. I hope you make more content like this

[@AlanNess]

Really appreciate the thoughts and explanations for the decisions you made throughout the entire wideo. Competitive pokemon is really deep and fascinating.

[@WolfeyVGC]

Doing my best!

[@DJMankiewicz]

Hey it takes courage to say you don't want to show the last battle, I appreciate your honesty and respecting our time + only doing what content you want representing you. Makes a ton of sense and is a good call. I have zero interest in playing pokemon but love your videos, energy, and explanations. Fun to see how the world champ brain works. Keep it up!

[@Nathaniel_Wilson]

This was amazing! I'm surprised that no one has done this sooner, and would love to see more of them!

[@Ghaztapere]

Love your involvement in both the competitive Pokémon the TFT communities!

[@WolfeyVGC]

Thank you!

[@mrfranklin1763]

I enjoyed every moment. Your narration was on point! Thank you.

[@popsikern5848]

I really love you and your videos, so thanks for giving me something to free my mind up from all the stresses of life. I really appreciate all that you do. Thank you for giving me a smile everytime.

[@BestgirlJordanfish]

I know it's not always the easiest, but I love your videos that have such clean yet simple editing, and really keeps that pacing moving! Awesome

[@Alphard72]

Someone please help me I had a dream last night that Wolfey started dressing as a middle-aged goth lady.

[@NerdySatyr]

This was some high quality, well edited content Wolfey! Thanks for the play-by-play! Would love to see more :D

[@drkpmnair]

How did fricking ludwig make it that far

[@LazarusMcPush]

ay yo 🤣

[@chadeofspades]

The tournaments dark horse

[@9Yosef]

he made a hard rom hack to nuzlocke because normal games were too easy

[@grunkleg.2934]

Ludwig isn't that bad. He was the first to hardcore nuzlocke Mogul Platinum, and he's got the luck of an anime protagonist

[@morgan4626]

The style of this vid is awesome!

[@sergiodelrioreyes7655]

29:55 this has to be one of the luckiest battles I've seen in a tournament

[@JoelDZ]

This is the kind of content that gets people into competitive Pokemon! Love to see it

[@corey2232]

I love random battles in basically ANY game. Recently I got hooked to Smite's Assault mode, where everyone gets a random god. This is right up my alley 😁

[@WolfeyVGC]

Hope you enjoy!

[@ChuckNorris7749]

I still play smites assault mode lol

[@shieldplus]

I REALLY liked this wideo!! It was the perfect balance of explaining for the uninitiated (me) and jokes/memes to keep the pacing up. Excellent job, I'd love to see more Showdown tournament summaries like this!

[@nintendope8837]

Friendships ended

[@zimtschatten1997]

I really love your commentary during the battles. It really shows the way one has to think in order to compete. Keep up the great content! You‘re such a likeable guy!

[@Nadie47]

You play Random because of the challenge. I play Random because I don't know jack shit about building teams. We are not the same

[@WolfeyVGC]

Agree

[@blueshell0]

Summarising perfectly: 29:45 Quite good video style btw, I really liked it!

[@rainydays8307]

I've played a lot of random battles on Showdown with my partner. Despite being very good at battling, i'm not much of a planner and not super into competetive, so i always do better in random battles. They're so fun and it's nuce to see how a world champ has to adjust to the challenge :]

[@artoftherighteous7529]

This was very accessible and enjoyable for me, someone who's not "super" into competitive pokemon, but still loves pokemon and your content. I watched the whole thing through! Keep up the great videos that you want to make!

[@chiekohoki]

This is suuuuuuuuch a good format for these long tourney videos. I do like watching the whole things, but I really like you explaining exactly what you were thinking in an easier to consume chunk also!

[@nickfrigillana2645]

I love this type of video. I'm not super familiar with the competitive scene, so just getting this rapid fire breakdown of what was happening and your thought process was super cool.

[@JOKONOLO]

I love the new "game theory"-like editing format

[@mookman11]

thanks for the shoutout 18:30

[@exannualspritecranberryrev8656]

What a video! I always catch myself watching your videos on the side when i’m not super busy and I love them so much. 500k isn’t far away!

[@TheJfzero]

Wow watching this video made me realize how much I love pokemon, That inner monologue of why are you doing what you are doing everystep of the way was amazing, I'd love some vcg battles like this, such an awesome educational content

[@Mr137928]

this was great! i loved your commentary & the insights you provided into how this seemingly random game mode still requires a lot of skill to win.

[@patrickmaennel]

This is a great format! I didn't know about you until today, but this video definitely made me watch more of you :)

[@xanderscott807]

The format of this video made me watch the whole way through. Do more!

[@Cheezyjr]

I really love this style of video. Your commentary is funny and engaging and helps me follow along with what’s happening. I’ve played Pokémon since gen 1 but stopped paying attention to the competitive scene after gen 3. So I am usually pretty confused during your free form videos

[@sGzBugz]

I like the way you did this video Wolfey and the editing was also very good. It was so entertaining I enjoyed the watch even while already knowing how the tournament plays out from all the streams. Great video for the showdown format

[@joshchrono]

Really enjoyed this video! It was edited down and narrated in a concise, entertaining way, and 30 mins is just enough time for my attention span. Great job my dude, and congrats

[@zippo20001]

This was really fun to watch. You explain your thoughts, gameplan and more, which makes for very interesting commentary. I love your singles content as well

[@biologynerd3]

I really liked this video! I normally don’t watch showdown content at all, I just don’t find it enjoyable. But your voiceover explaining everything made it super fun to watch!

[@demiseduke8000]

I was almost positive I was subscribed to you, but I would never see your videos recommended to me. I'm really glad I checked back in to find so much content, you're a beast Wolfey

[@jacoblawton7716]

I really like videos like this, it’s cool to hear your opinion on battle styles you don’t normally play in. It’s fun to watch you branch out into some different styles on this channel

[@FlowerBoyWorld]

i'm so happy for joey that he clinched it as he was the only 'real' singles player to participate but i also love how well you did wolfe :)

[@Butter1532]

Loved this vid Mr. Wolfe! I love Competitive content like this! Much love from Georgia U S of A ❤️