WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:29.680 Welcome everyone to the 2026 Pokemon World Championships. 00:29.680 --> 00:37.240 here in San Francisco. Competitors have been competing all week and long preparing for 00:37.240 --> 00:45.000 exactly this day. Championship Sunday and we are here in the Chase Center Arena. We are 00:45.000 --> 00:49.920 going to be starting with Pokemon Unite but we got all the Pokemon titles here and we 00:49.920 --> 00:56.280 are going to be crowning champion after champion on that stage. Welcome everybody. 00:56.280 --> 01:01.960 This is your pre-show, I am Zoinks, joined by Wondershep, Danly, and So-Chan. 01:01.960 --> 01:08.180 We're going to be talking all things world championships as the crowd starts pouring in. 01:08.180 --> 01:09.180 What's going on? 01:09.180 --> 01:14.800 It's early in the morning, but we have incredible Pokemon action to be breaking down. 01:14.800 --> 01:16.440 What a weekend it's been. 01:16.440 --> 01:19.040 Wondershep, how fun has this world championship been? 01:19.040 --> 01:20.040 It's been amazing. 01:20.040 --> 01:22.640 There's so much to go today. 01:22.640 --> 01:24.880 First we're starting off with Pokemon Unite. 01:24.880 --> 01:29.080 of course we all here on the desk are very excited about that the grand finals 01:29.080 --> 01:33.960 and then we're going over to Pokemon go grand finals right after that followed 01:33.960 --> 01:40.520 of course by the three different spots for TCG and then VGC a little bit later 01:40.520 --> 01:45.560 on for the junior senior and masters so lots of action throughout the entire 01:45.560 --> 01:50.720 day I know that Zoinks you and I both love all of the games and I know we're 01:50.720 --> 01:56.480 very excited for. Oh yeah, championship Sunday. You can't miss a single moment. I mean that's 01:56.480 --> 02:02.480 been the case for the Pokemon Unite Championship Series as well. Our tournament has been unbelievable. 02:02.480 --> 02:08.400 It has been a lot of fun in the landscape of Pokemon Unite has been changing quite a bit 02:08.400 --> 02:14.680 this year leading up to this championship Sunday moment. Denly, about this tournament, 02:14.680 --> 02:17.920 any favorite moments that you can think of that happen overall? 02:17.920 --> 02:20.520 Look, I think we have to be completely realistic here. 02:20.520 --> 02:23.320 The entire tournament has been my favorite experience. 02:23.320 --> 02:25.720 And this is the grand finale for Pokemon Unite 02:25.720 --> 02:27.760 because for anyone that is unaware, 02:27.760 --> 02:31.200 this is our last ever championship at World. 02:31.200 --> 02:33.760 After this, we won't be long to be around. 02:33.760 --> 02:36.160 So for crowning our last champion, 02:36.160 --> 02:38.600 we're basically experiencing the best of the best 02:38.600 --> 02:40.080 we could ever have for Pokemon Unite. 02:40.080 --> 02:42.360 And so, I mean, we've got an incredible weekend. 02:42.360 --> 02:43.920 We have had so many upsets. 02:43.920 --> 02:46.040 We assume our top teams are gonna be making 02:46.040 --> 02:51.240 to the grand final but time and time again our underdogs coming in and surprising us with 02:51.240 --> 02:57.000 some incredible plays. Yes that is so true Danily because we saw earlier in the tournament 02:57.000 --> 03:01.960 Fano one of the highest contenders that we had before going into Worlds getting eliminated 03:01.960 --> 03:07.080 then we saw Root Dignitas number one for North America getting eliminated and then we saw it 03:07.080 --> 03:14.120 seems like exist climbing up David Division of course they were our second place last year 03:14.120 --> 03:20.680 in 2025 but they won performing as great in their own region in Japan but completely stacked up 03:20.680 --> 03:27.400 when it came to championship Sunday right now as they got themselves to of course Kamai has been 03:27.400 --> 03:33.560 so incredibly powerful being the first seed in Europe did incredibly well almost undefended in 03:33.560 --> 03:40.360 groups going into the bracket stage they defeated Grimui Sports in the semis much like Zeta Division 03:40.360 --> 03:46.280 Defeated exist and here we are now points. Yeah, we got our two finalists set its seat on the bracket 03:46.280 --> 03:52.640 There's Sada division from Japan versus Komai from EU and let's start breaking down these teams 03:52.840 --> 03:57.640 Sada division are going to be the first of our competitors to take the stage 03:57.680 --> 04:05.020 We don't know Moomoo, Rom, Mizutama and Resta and fans of the Pokemon United Championship series specifically at Worlds 04:05.020 --> 04:11.880 We'll recognize a couple of those names Zeta division the runner-ups from last year's world championships 04:11.880 --> 04:19.520 Two of those players are the same as that last year roster and they have a second chance to take a world championship title 04:19.520 --> 04:21.680 The final one available. That's right 04:21.680 --> 04:26.280 You know, I feel like we're gonna hear a little bit something similar to that for the next team after this 04:26.280 --> 04:29.560 But I've got to talk about this. I said so much on broadcast yesterday 04:29.560 --> 04:34.400 But of course for every one out there who is this familiar with Pokemon unite the story of Zeta is ridiculous 04:34.400 --> 04:43.600 not only are they returning into this arena, this grand champion potential spot, but they only qualified out of Japan in the fifth place spot. 04:43.600 --> 04:45.600 But normally there would only be three places. 04:45.600 --> 04:55.200 There were two teams that were extremely strong to qualify through the other qualifier for everybody, kind of a last chance ish qualifier called ACL that qualified in first and second place. 04:55.200 --> 05:03.200 They both took their spots and moved them down because they're both Japanese teams and then both of those teams lost one of them to Zeta. 05:03.200 --> 05:07.240 So the only reason it's even here is because the entire region was so strong 05:07.240 --> 05:10.740 and then they fought up through that region from the final place 05:10.740 --> 05:15.020 to make it into our top two potentially our final champion. 05:15.020 --> 05:16.920 Right. I kind of want to add on to this as well. 05:16.920 --> 05:19.820 We did have an opportunity to talk to the Japanese casters, right? 05:19.820 --> 05:21.820 They're very passionate about their region. 05:21.820 --> 05:27.460 And apparently even the Japanese community was surprised that Zeta was able to make it so far in the tournament. 05:27.460 --> 05:28.960 Everyone thought it was going to be fennel. 05:28.960 --> 05:30.340 Everyone thought it was going to be reject. 05:30.340 --> 05:32.400 But after these two teams got knocked out 05:32.400 --> 05:35.760 and all of a sudden we have Zeta coming into the Grand Finals. 05:35.760 --> 05:38.920 This wasn't something that the community originally anticipated. 05:38.920 --> 05:42.120 And knowing Japan, they rally behind their teams 05:42.120 --> 05:43.520 as they make it into the Grand Finals. 05:43.520 --> 05:46.920 So you know Zeta is going to have huge community support, 05:46.920 --> 05:49.880 especially coming into such an important match-up 05:49.880 --> 05:51.600 in their entire career. 05:51.600 --> 05:54.360 So true, and honestly, when we talked to Shinohara, 05:54.360 --> 05:56.680 one of the Japanese cast is such a great person 05:56.680 --> 06:00.040 and incredible crew that they have there with TPC, 06:00.040 --> 06:05.120 the Pokemon Company in Japan. Honestly, it was incredible to hear from them just the 06:05.120 --> 06:10.720 storylines that Japan has really built all throughout 2026. And like you said, so many 06:10.720 --> 06:16.840 strong teams, their five teams made it into Worlds just as strong as that. They made 06:16.840 --> 06:21.200 it into the bracket stage as well. And there were so many Japanese teams that they had 06:21.200 --> 06:26.280 to face each other in multiple moments of this bracket stage. I'm mistaken. Quartus 06:26.280 --> 06:28.020 and then same ease as well. 06:28.020 --> 06:30.200 So yeah, it was a long road for them. 06:30.200 --> 06:32.880 But same for that other roster that we 06:32.880 --> 06:35.840 want to be talking about on that world stage out of EU 06:35.840 --> 06:36.440 will be. 06:36.440 --> 06:39.840 Oh my eSport Gattler toast, Gek, 06:39.840 --> 06:41.920 Narami, and a desu. 06:41.920 --> 06:44.240 We can hear the crowd going wild for this roster. 06:44.240 --> 06:47.640 All bracket day long and day number two and Gattler 06:47.640 --> 06:50.280 and a desu two players were members of nouns 06:50.280 --> 06:53.960 eSports in year one who had a chance at a world 06:53.960 --> 06:58.340 championship ended up being runners up in London in 2022. 06:58.340 --> 07:03.900 Amazing that we now have two teams that both have players on them that were runners up the 07:03.900 --> 07:06.580 first worlds and now the last world. 07:06.580 --> 07:09.020 So I should say the second the last worlds, you know, getting that opportunity now for 07:09.020 --> 07:11.100 the final worlds, they will be facing off. 07:11.100 --> 07:15.900 One of them will finally achieve that dream that revenge match of being able to become 07:15.900 --> 07:16.900 the world champion. 07:16.900 --> 07:20.900 We'll see which of those two can be my favorite moment of the tournament right there. 07:20.900 --> 07:26.220 I love it so much the storyline though of course of combined as well really interesting 07:26.220 --> 07:29.060 I kind of felt like they didn't have they weren't bad the entire time 07:29.060 --> 07:35.260 But they the rest of the season maybe they weren't quite as strong as they're showing and warms, which obviously has been incredible 07:35.260 --> 07:39.860 Yeah, I mean look they have to be driven now. They're here. They're going into grand finals 07:39.860 --> 07:44.800 We are gonna be going for a complete reset. There is no advantage for anybody and knowing a desu 07:44.800 --> 07:48.660 I saw a desk one of a desu's tweets last night and he said he's broken the top eight curse 07:48.660 --> 07:53.420 Yeah, he's motivated. He's got that energy. He has Gatlou to also be there to back him up 07:53.420 --> 07:59.180 I had a quick chat with Gatlou right after the show yesterday, and he's I saw the fire in his eyes 07:59.180 --> 08:04.280 You know that that that instincts that killer look to say that that title is mine 08:04.280 --> 08:07.780 And to know that this is his last chance to claim that title 08:07.780 --> 08:11.120 I think they're just gonna go all out in today's grand 08:11.420 --> 08:15.300 Love to see that fire. What are you thinking about come I so well honestly? 08:15.300 --> 08:19.440 I think they have been so consistent right first seed in regional league 08:19.440 --> 08:20.800 They did incredibly well 08:20.800 --> 08:25.300 But we know as well that a competition when it comes to regional going into 08:25.580 --> 08:33.580 International going into world state is a completely different beast and the way that come my has been handling all of these teamfights has been just so 08:33.820 --> 08:35.320 So focused 08:35.320 --> 08:40.680 Determined and they have a strategy that works and their strategy is we have so much available 08:40.680 --> 08:45.920 available in our options, the Pokemon pool and everything that they can use that they 08:45.920 --> 08:50.200 can adapt really well. And I believe that when I spoke to them, they were saying, well, 08:50.200 --> 08:56.160 it's very interesting because this meta is so versatile. It's just so wide that when 08:56.160 --> 09:01.880 you prepare, you're like, wow, there's so many options you need to be completely confident 09:01.880 --> 09:05.920 that you can deal with any threat. Exactly. Prepare for everything. Prepare for every 09:05.920 --> 09:12.400 opponent while there's only one more to prepare for on this grand final stage. We want to give a bit 09:12.400 --> 09:17.520 of a heads up to everybody in the crowd as well. World Championships is going to be going on all day, 09:17.520 --> 09:22.640 have some very exciting announcements for Pokemon coming up throughout the event, so make sure to 09:22.640 --> 09:28.480 stay tuned for every title all day long. But for those of you here in the arena, remember 09:28.480 --> 09:34.400 we love to cheer on our competitors and get them started at the beginning of every match. 09:34.400 --> 09:38.960 In Pokemon Unite, we hit a ready go before every single game. 09:38.960 --> 09:40.240 You'll see it on screen. 09:40.240 --> 09:43.360 We would love to get you to join in karaoke style. 09:43.360 --> 09:46.600 Hit the ready, hit the go, and encourage our players 09:46.600 --> 09:48.000 to start the match. 09:48.000 --> 09:50.540 You can see here we got a screen right now 09:50.540 --> 09:53.640 of the crowd predicting who is going to come away 09:53.640 --> 09:56.400 the champion currently in Zeta Division leading. 09:56.400 --> 09:58.440 But feel free to use that QR code 09:58.440 --> 10:00.400 and join the conversation. 10:00.400 --> 10:02.120 I think it might be time for us 10:02.120 --> 10:08.680 to start beginning that conversation we got a grand finals up and coming and we are on the 10:08.680 --> 10:15.080 analyst desk which sometimes means we have to make some difficult decisions so it's time 10:15.080 --> 10:21.080 for us to do our predictions we will begin I mean I just introduced the segment so I may as well 10:21.080 --> 10:27.800 start I'm agreeing with the crowd I am going say to the vision along with Danily and the rest 10:27.800 --> 10:31.160 of the crew is going with KOMI from EU. 10:31.160 --> 10:33.640 Wanderchef, how are you feeling about KOMI? 10:33.640 --> 10:36.920 You know, current chef, it's so torn, right? 10:36.920 --> 10:38.440 Current chef is so torn. 10:38.440 --> 10:39.760 Zeta is amazing. 10:39.760 --> 10:40.600 KOMI is so good. 10:40.600 --> 10:42.640 And both of them are pulling up ups this entire weekend. 10:42.640 --> 10:45.080 But as you can see on there, the picture of 2022 chef 10:45.080 --> 10:48.240 that hasn't been updated in five years, really likes KOMI, 10:48.240 --> 10:50.960 really loves Gatloo, really loves Adesu. 10:50.960 --> 10:52.640 I mean, just such a fun team. 10:52.640 --> 10:53.880 And I do feel like, of course, 10:53.880 --> 10:55.280 we've got to be a little bit biased. 10:55.280 --> 10:59.520 I just love to see you finally take a spot at Worlds. 10:59.520 --> 11:01.880 Japan has one world championship, 11:01.880 --> 11:03.880 and I do absolutely love Zeta. 11:03.880 --> 11:05.160 Love the entire Japanese scene, 11:05.160 --> 11:07.440 but it would just be such an amazing story. 11:07.440 --> 11:10.360 All right, and Dan Lee, defend our pick of Zeta Division. 11:10.360 --> 11:11.960 I thought it was going to be outnumbered. 11:11.960 --> 11:14.640 I was told originally, like, hey, everybody's pick, come on. 11:14.640 --> 11:17.200 I was like, do I save Zeta Division? 11:17.200 --> 11:18.640 I had to say it, you know? 11:18.640 --> 11:20.760 But ultimately, I would have loved 11:20.760 --> 11:22.000 to have supported both teams, 11:22.000 --> 11:23.360 but I think at the end of the day, 11:23.360 --> 11:28.560 My heart is telling me Zeta Division because as much as I love Komei, I kind of feel like 11:28.560 --> 11:32.880 between the two teams, Zeta, they seem to be a lot more composed in these very high-stress 11:32.880 --> 11:33.880 situations. 11:33.880 --> 11:37.960 I think yesterday was a really great example of Zeta testing that resolve. 11:37.960 --> 11:40.680 They were about to get knocked out of the tournament. 11:40.680 --> 11:46.080 They dropped two games, it was a best of five, and they came back with a three-game 11:46.080 --> 11:47.280 reverse sweep. 11:47.280 --> 11:51.560 A lot of teams might have collapsed under the pressure, losing two games back to 11:51.560 --> 11:57.080 back in the best of five, but they said, that's okay. We reset going into game number three. 11:57.080 --> 12:01.240 They get that one and things start to pick up the momentum picks up. They start to look really 12:01.240 --> 12:05.640 good. They're very quick with the draft. So you can tell that Zayna once they have that momentum, 12:05.640 --> 12:11.080 this team is deadly. The power of the reverse sweep is so incredible head in the championship 12:11.080 --> 12:16.040 Sunday. So yesterday, you had the opportunity to talk to so many of our players on that stage 12:16.040 --> 12:20.600 with interviews. You caught a little bit of a vibe from a lot of these players. I'm sure 12:20.600 --> 12:24.280 You'd go out with Coman, so what is leading you in that prediction? 12:24.280 --> 12:31.240 So, funnily enough, I would say that my position here for Coman Zoinks is more towards what I watched 12:31.240 --> 12:36.440 on in-game, more than it is even from talking to them, because these are players that we have 12:36.440 --> 12:41.640 been knowing them for so many years now through Championship Series that I was trying to, you 12:41.640 --> 12:46.680 know, try to get the bias away because I'm usually very unbiased, no region whatsoever 12:46.680 --> 12:53.880 that I am, you know, preferring during tournaments, but I decided to be a little more umpire than usual. 12:53.880 --> 12:59.240 So, trying to look more objectively onto just the games, the drafts, I totally agree with you, 12:59.240 --> 13:03.800 Dennerly. I've been torn as well, Chef, in regards to these two teams and who would I choose, 13:03.800 --> 13:09.880 because they are incredibly strong on their own. The way they fought through group stage and bracket 13:09.880 --> 13:13.180 was impressive and that three were sweet was amazing. 13:13.180 --> 13:18.420 But Kamai just felt more cohesive, I would say. 13:18.420 --> 13:20.720 All right, well, I mean, that's a good breakdown. 13:20.720 --> 13:22.720 I think both these teams have so much 13:22.720 --> 13:25.120 to offer on this grand final stage. 13:25.120 --> 13:28.680 If you are watching this event, you are in for a treat. 13:28.680 --> 13:32.480 The final Pokemon Unite World Championships 13:32.480 --> 13:33.720 are about to begin. 13:33.720 --> 13:35.560 And what follows after that is also 13:35.560 --> 13:38.880 going to be incredible finals for every single game here 13:38.880 --> 13:41.680 in the chase center. So exciting. 13:41.680 --> 13:44.800 The stage behind me is remarkable. 13:44.800 --> 13:46.560 Absolutely incredible. 13:46.560 --> 13:49.680 We have a wonderful, wonderful event set up for you 13:49.680 --> 13:52.520 and these competitors are getting set as well. 13:52.520 --> 13:54.680 This grand final is gonna be so exciting. 13:54.680 --> 13:55.960 We're split on our predictions. 13:55.960 --> 13:57.600 So is the crowd. 13:57.600 --> 14:01.800 This is going to be so unbelievably fun. 14:01.800 --> 14:03.600 I can't wait to get into this one. 14:03.600 --> 14:05.240 Thank you to our analyst desk. 14:05.240 --> 14:07.720 I'll have one more fist pound down the line. 14:07.720 --> 14:09.720 So let's send it over! 17:37.720 --> 17:39.720 I 18:07.720 --> 18:09.720 I 19:37.720 --> 19:40.280 We stand at the start of a new day 19:40.280 --> 19:42.920 Looking out on a new adventure 19:42.920 --> 19:45.560 No one knows where the road will take us 19:45.560 --> 19:48.760 Already said, cause now is time to go 19:48.760 --> 19:51.560 Maybe we can finally see 19:51.560 --> 19:53.720 A cruel man to be 19:53.720 --> 19:56.600 Let's be strong, we're ready for the story 19:56.600 --> 19:59.240 Every child we call a failure 19:59.240 --> 20:01.880 We know we've got a side to glory 20:01.880 --> 20:05.400 Together you and I will touch the stars 20:05.400 --> 20:09.080 And then, we'll do it all over again 20:09.080 --> 20:12.200 Cause even if we lose our way 20:12.200 --> 20:16.280 We will always say, here we go 20:18.680 --> 20:21.640 Here we go again 20:23.080 --> 20:25.640 And even better than our time 20:25.640 --> 20:27.240 Here we go 20:29.720 --> 20:32.600 Here we go again 21:02.600 --> 21:04.600 Again 21:32.600 --> 21:34.600 Here we go! 21:51.600 --> 21:53.600 Here we go! 21:54.600 --> 21:58.600 Here we go again! 21:58.600 --> 22:02.600 Let me blast that blast out 22:02.600 --> 22:06.600 And you take it away 22:06.600 --> 22:08.600 We go after this 22:08.600 --> 22:10.600 We go 22:10.600 --> 22:13.600 We go 22:13.600 --> 22:20.600 We go again 22:58.600 --> 23:20.000 Welcome to the Pokemon World Championships. 23:20.000 --> 23:25.680 Trainers from across the globe have spent the past year in relentless pursuit of one 23:25.680 --> 23:34.000 goal becoming a Pokemon World Champion. It all comes down to this. This is Championship 23:34.000 --> 23:37.360 Sunday! 23:37.360 --> 23:48.960 Of more than 2,000 trainers, only 24 remain. Each with one final opportunity to claim the 23:48.960 --> 23:53.200 the most coveted title in all of competitive Pokemon, 23:53.200 --> 23:55.240 World Champion. 23:55.240 --> 23:59.000 Broadcasting to you live from San Francisco, California, 23:59.000 --> 24:02.200 who's ready for championship Sunday. 24:09.840 --> 24:13.040 Take a look above you and witness the banners 24:13.040 --> 24:15.480 featuring champions from last year. 24:15.480 --> 24:28.180 This year's finalists hope to achieve the same honor across Pokemon champions, the Pokemon 24:28.180 --> 24:43.300 trading card game, Pokemon Go, and Pokemon Unites. 24:43.300 --> 24:47.980 It's time for us to stop talking history and start making it. 24:47.980 --> 24:54.420 Let's get this show on the road with our first feature title of the day, Pokemon Unites. 24:58.180 --> 25:05.940 I have a solo and a talent that I think this is re-enactment 25:05.940 --> 25:10.340 that they haven't and it's not a day and day that I see like Glacier. 25:10.340 --> 25:13.620 We can't go in a wrong hall the way down. 25:13.620 --> 25:15.780 And they secure the wrong state of town. 25:15.780 --> 25:18.500 The king makes the best of it and go by his vomit. 25:18.500 --> 25:21.140 They are a team of deterred undenied. 25:21.140 --> 25:24.980 Evil geniuses need to take a buck as all five members of state of division 25:24.980 --> 25:26.340 are blue and red. 25:26.340 --> 25:28.340 But then, Stalks rest a win. 25:28.340 --> 25:29.420 I'll have your talk. 25:29.420 --> 25:31.940 Holy majority. 25:31.940 --> 25:34.740 What an insane final stretch. 25:34.740 --> 25:36.220 No, it doesn't go in. 25:36.220 --> 25:36.720 Wait. 25:36.720 --> 25:37.980 Hold too hard. 25:37.980 --> 25:38.980 Hold too hard. 25:38.980 --> 25:40.620 Don't let go, Big. 25:40.620 --> 25:42.620 What just happened? 25:42.620 --> 25:44.100 A lot of murder going in. 25:44.100 --> 25:47.140 A few clean, but that one starts a fast fight. 25:47.140 --> 25:50.940 Zana Division runs it back three games. 25:50.940 --> 25:53.380 Straight for down two, left. 25:53.380 --> 25:56.060 And that won't be enough with 23 seconds left. 25:56.060 --> 25:59.420 I say that's a mission, incredible! 25:59.420 --> 25:59.920 What? 25:59.920 --> 26:02.420 Face out, out of the way, and pace land in! 26:02.420 --> 26:03.920 Secured by a day suit! 26:03.920 --> 26:05.200 And this is gonna be! 26:05.200 --> 26:07.900 Don't mind showing them finish this thing out! 26:07.900 --> 26:11.800 Call my fixing master, fight on your word, little man! 26:11.800 --> 26:15.300 Unfeeling, sweet, in our semi-finals! 26:26.060 --> 26:37.660 The past five years, the world's best Pokemon Unite teams have battled for one goal, becoming 26:37.660 --> 26:38.660 world champions. 26:38.660 --> 26:43.380 We saw the introduction of a league format this year in the Pokemon Unite Championship 26:43.380 --> 26:44.380 series. 26:44.380 --> 26:47.980 The most demanding competitive format in the game's history. 26:47.980 --> 26:50.260 Now, only two teams remain. 26:50.260 --> 26:55.020 With this marking the final Pokemon Unite World Championship, the stakes have never 26:55.020 --> 27:01.740 been hired. One last title, one final champion, one team will close this chapter of Pokemon 27:01.740 --> 27:07.300 Unite history forever. Zeta Division left last year's world championships with a second 27:07.300 --> 27:12.940 place trophy. At Worlds this year, Zeta Division proved that they have leveled up, starting 27:12.940 --> 27:17.980 off strong in the group stage and then dominating the bracket stage. Zeta Division 27:17.980 --> 27:22.340 will return to the championship stage for another chance at the greatest prize in 27:22.340 --> 27:25.540 Pokemon Unite, a world champion title. 27:27.380 --> 27:29.180 Komai led the way in the group stage 27:29.180 --> 27:31.460 with a flawless 3-0 result, 27:31.460 --> 27:34.300 including a win against defending world champs, 27:34.300 --> 27:35.380 Peru Unite. 27:35.380 --> 27:38.620 Komai found even greater heights in day two. 27:38.620 --> 27:40.900 A star-studded lineup of opponents 27:40.900 --> 27:43.500 fell to Komai in epic matches, 27:43.500 --> 27:47.140 including a 3-0 victory in the semi-finals. 27:47.140 --> 27:50.500 Adesu and Gatlu returned to the championship stage 27:50.500 --> 27:53.680 for the first time since 2022. 27:53.680 --> 27:57.200 This time with a brand new roster with the same goal, 27:57.200 --> 28:00.060 to become world champions. 28:00.060 --> 28:02.440 Two teams who have built the sting of second place 28:02.440 --> 28:04.820 now have a chance to rewrite history, 28:04.820 --> 28:07.220 but only one can become the final 28:07.220 --> 28:10.060 Pokemon Unite world champions. 28:15.260 --> 28:17.580 Whether they pulled off a reverse sweep 28:17.580 --> 28:20.220 or a clean 3-0 to get here. 28:20.220 --> 28:23.780 Both of our teams share a competitive spirit. 28:23.780 --> 28:27.580 It is time to meet our finalists for Pokemon Unite. 28:28.700 --> 28:32.100 First up, welcome to the stage, 28:32.100 --> 28:32.940 KOMI! 28:32.940 --> 29:00.940 And for the opposition, we have Zeta Division. 29:00.940 --> 29:02.940 Zeta Division. 29:12.940 --> 29:14.940 Get lost from Izutama, 29:14.940 --> 29:16.940 Nobu, Rome, 29:16.940 --> 29:18.940 Resta, and Titovo. 29:30.940 --> 29:40.420 before we get into the matches we have to get a word from the players and selves 29:40.420 --> 29:45.700 over on the side of Khomei this is the first appearance on the stage for Europe 29:45.700 --> 29:50.540 since the first world championship what does it mean to represent your region in 29:50.540 --> 29:55.360 such a fashion it means a lot I hope you're giving those for everyone in 29:55.360 --> 30:06.680 Europe but right now today is just me and my team is Zeta division is no stranger to the final 30:06.680 --> 30:12.280 stage how have you and your team been preparing to ensure it's a championship finish this time 30:12.280 --> 30:36.460 of the round. 30:36.460 --> 30:41.480 We've been doing everything we can to prepare for this moment and we're dead set on victory. 30:41.480 --> 30:46.480 Victory is in the air for one of these teams. 30:46.480 --> 30:48.480 I won't hold you any longer. 30:48.480 --> 30:50.480 Feel free to make your way to your battle stations 30:50.480 --> 30:52.480 and join the rest of your teammates 30:52.480 --> 30:54.480 to prepare for your matches. 30:54.480 --> 30:56.480 Best of luck, everybody. 31:00.480 --> 31:03.480 And with that, it takes the best of the best 31:03.480 --> 31:05.480 to get us ready for this matchup. 31:05.480 --> 31:09.480 Let's hear from our casters for Pokemon Unite. 31:11.480 --> 31:16.340 It's taken us five years to get to this point, and here we are. 31:16.340 --> 31:21.080 KOMI once again looking to become a world champion. 31:21.080 --> 31:27.380 We have Gatlu and Adesu, the two-time runner-up on the side of Zeta Division. 31:27.380 --> 31:33.280 We have VTOPO and Rome, the two-time runners-up. 31:33.280 --> 31:38.380 We will have a grand final with a brand new champion. 31:38.380 --> 31:44.920 Hello, everybody. Welcome to the final Pokemon Unite Grand Finals. 31:44.920 --> 31:50.320 I am Jake, your resident content cowboy yeetoo the ha joined by the one and only noob snacks. 31:50.320 --> 31:56.680 Hello, noob snacks. Hello, cowboy. Whether you've been watching Unite for day number one or this is the first time 31:56.680 --> 32:02.280 you're tuning in for Pokemon Unite at the World Champions. It's our World Championship. It's our last time. 32:02.580 --> 32:07.760 So let's have a good time. Showtime. Yeah, it's showtime. This is the last one. 32:07.760 --> 32:12.320 We will crown our final champion and it means no matter what we're leaving here today 32:12.320 --> 32:15.540 So we can kind of do whatever we want. We can pop up again if we want 32:17.800 --> 32:22.560 Will do that a lot it's gonna be a how far off can we get high off? 32:26.720 --> 32:28.120 We're just testing the range here 32:28.120 --> 32:30.920 It's gonna be important because you night has a ton of energy to it 32:30.920 --> 32:33.280 We bring a lot of energy to it because that's what it deserves 32:33.280 --> 32:36.160 And we need a lot of real estate to move as you can see that's right 32:36.160 --> 32:40.800 This is your first time watching United is a five versus five competitive battler 32:41.080 --> 32:47.680 Action-packed matches. That is what you are going to see the entirety of championship Sunday with again two teams 32:47.680 --> 32:55.360 Who are looking to become the first-time champion with multiple members who have come this close last year? 32:55.360 --> 33:00.780 Zeta division loses in the grand finals in Anaheim and our first year of competition 33:00.780 --> 33:10.400 two members of Comey come this close, but they go down to North America and now one of them will get that final moment that final trophy 33:10.400 --> 33:16.660 They will become our final champion. They get to finish writing their story for one of these teams 33:16.660 --> 33:19.940 They leave in shambles and the other one they're going to be crowned 33:20.380 --> 33:25.440 Champion, but of course these teams don't get as far as they do without the support of their friends and family 33:25.440 --> 33:28.980 So we have a friends and family interview for you right now take it away 33:30.780 --> 33:38.620 And hello there everybody. We are here to ask some questions. We have Sari, 33:38.620 --> 33:46.620 coach of Zeta Division, and Zara, a fan of my eSports. So, Sari, first question to you. 33:46.620 --> 33:50.940 What's it been like watching Zeta Division perform this weekend? 33:50.940 --> 34:02.940 They've been so strong, I feel really confident watching them play. 34:02.940 --> 34:14.940 Thank you so much for that, and thank you, Zara. I know we have seen you out in the crowd cheering for Okamari each time they are playing on the stage. What's it been like getting to watch them perform? 34:14.940 --> 34:20.060 This is just a dream come true. I think this is a very, very happy moment for us. I think we're 34:20.060 --> 34:27.740 really, really proud of that. Let's go. Hi. Let's go for my feeling proud. Now back to you, sorry. 34:28.540 --> 34:34.220 This is Data Division's second chance to play in the Grand Finals with the Potopah 34:34.220 --> 34:41.500 and Rong being on that safe last year. How do you feel seeing them up there once again to have 34:41.500 --> 34:45.100 a second chance at that world championship position. 35:01.100 --> 35:04.540 So last year they ended up second place, but they didn't get comfortable and they worked 35:04.540 --> 35:07.660 really hard to get back here, so I'm really excited to see them. 35:07.660 --> 35:11.020 Yes, hard work. They have definitely worked hard indeed. 35:11.020 --> 35:18.460 Nadal, back to you again. You have been there supporting EU region for quite some time. How has it been 35:18.460 --> 35:25.420 feeling seeing Galu and Adesu have that second chance spot at getting that world championship title 35:25.420 --> 35:31.740 alongside Kamai? It's absolutely amazing. I mean I was there to watch them at Worlds in London 35:31.740 --> 35:35.740 when they were in the finals and unfortunately they couldn't make it but I think this time 35:35.740 --> 35:40.060 they can definitely make it. I have a lot of faith in them. They've worked so hard. I've 35:40.060 --> 35:44.820 I've seen it with myself and I believe in them, they can do it. 35:44.820 --> 35:48.340 Thank you, it's been wonderful to hear from both of you here today. 35:48.340 --> 35:52.140 Any final words of encouragement you'd like to give to the team? 35:52.140 --> 36:03.660 I just really want them to have fun and play hard. 36:03.660 --> 36:08.660 And safe for you, Zara, any words of encouragement you'd like to give to my esports? 36:08.660 --> 36:10.100 We're all proud of you, Kermai. 36:10.100 --> 36:11.140 We know you can do it. 36:11.140 --> 36:13.420 Let's go, Kermai wins. 36:13.420 --> 36:16.980 Thank you so much, Sari and Sara. 36:16.980 --> 36:19.140 We're going to go throw it back to the casters 36:19.140 --> 36:20.860 to get this action started. 36:22.220 --> 36:24.740 Thank you very much, Kello. 36:24.740 --> 36:27.060 It is almost time. 36:27.060 --> 36:28.540 The stage is set. 36:28.540 --> 36:32.780 The two-time runner-ups on both sides. 36:32.780 --> 36:35.740 Versaida Division, they were the fifth seed team 36:35.740 --> 36:36.580 out of Japan. 36:36.580 --> 36:40.700 counted out, even though they are the strongest region in our game. 36:40.700 --> 36:45.060 It looks like there were many Japanese teams that were going to go deeper in this tournament. 36:45.060 --> 36:47.060 But Seta would not quit. 36:47.060 --> 36:52.340 They fought the entire way through, coming back to secure their spot in the grand finals 36:52.340 --> 36:56.060 on a reverse sweep after losing the first two games. 36:56.060 --> 36:58.860 And on the other side, Dupesnacks, we have Komei. 36:58.860 --> 37:01.940 Yeah, players have been around the game for a very long time, of course, in a day 37:01.940 --> 37:04.420 shoot datloo, and they're captain Gek. 37:04.420 --> 37:07.120 And then they got the two young upstarts there. 37:07.120 --> 37:12.720 Narami and Toast really bringing and throwing life and energy into this team. 37:12.720 --> 37:17.220 Both of these squads on what I like to consider a Cinderella run here. 37:17.220 --> 37:21.820 Nobody really put all their money on them to be the final two teams to make it. 37:21.820 --> 37:22.920 But here we are. 37:22.920 --> 37:27.620 All these teams needed with it was a chance and they absolutely snatched that opportunity. 37:27.620 --> 37:29.120 No question about it. 37:29.120 --> 37:32.620 There were so many amazing teams showing up to this competition. 37:32.620 --> 37:37.140 Huge teams like the top squad out of Japan getting eliminated first in day two. 37:37.140 --> 37:42.820 Our former world champions going down first match of day two as well on their side. 37:42.820 --> 37:45.900 Just incredible the entire way through. 37:45.900 --> 37:51.260 A story you would never expect but a perfect ending for Pokemon Unite. 37:51.260 --> 37:56.300 Two teams that were so close to hoisting that championship trophy. 37:56.300 --> 38:02.220 One of them will now walk away as the final Pokemon Unite champion. 38:02.220 --> 38:12.220 That is without a doubt. Just one best of five separates five players from their championship title that they've been yearning for. 38:12.220 --> 38:20.220 Again, Zeta Division on the doorstep last year. Two of their players, Votopo and Rome, just falling short against Peru Unite. 38:20.220 --> 38:31.220 And on the other side, you have Colmai and Adesu and Gatlu in London falling just shy in the World Championship chase of that year. 38:31.220 --> 38:38.160 Everybody has the opportunity to correct the record and again stamp themselves not only as a Pokemon tonight world champion 38:38.260 --> 38:41.980 But the final Pokemon Unite world champion 38:41.980 --> 38:46.780 You know I think a lot of what happens here is going to be decided early on in these matches 38:46.780 --> 38:50.140 In fact, it's going to be decided before the match in this draft screen 38:50.140 --> 38:54.040 We're going to find out what Pokemon they're going to be bringing into battle 38:54.040 --> 38:58.640 And I have a feeling that the team that out drafts the other out picks the other out 38:58.640 --> 39:04.660 skills the other and what they are bringing to Thea Skyruins will be the team that wins the entire thing. 39:04.820 --> 39:09.320 Yeah, typically when you draft better play better and execute better you tend to win. 39:09.640 --> 39:13.480 So that strategy makes a lot of sense. Well, that's the kind of analysis people 39:14.600 --> 39:20.240 You know if you play better you end up winning and I've always said that. Yeah, you know if you want to play not good 39:20.240 --> 39:25.340 That is not the way to get yourself across that finish line if your goal is to be champion 39:25.340 --> 39:27.840 which I'm pretty sure that's the goal of both these teams. 39:27.840 --> 39:31.640 They're gonna look at our crowd here in San Francisco. 39:31.640 --> 39:34.940 The Chase Center is gonna be filled throughout this day for 39:34.940 --> 39:39.640 all of our incredible competition from our multiple titles. 39:39.640 --> 39:44.140 And we have a ton of people here ready to crown our final 39:44.140 --> 39:45.940 Unite Champion. 39:45.940 --> 39:49.040 Something we do here for Pokemon Unite that let's be honest, 39:49.040 --> 39:52.640 we stole from the Japanese casters is the ready go. 39:52.640 --> 39:56.920 So at the start of our match, we see the ready go at the beginning. 39:56.920 --> 39:58.920 And we are all going to do that here together. 39:58.920 --> 40:01.560 So in just a moment, we are going to test it here 40:01.560 --> 40:04.960 and get a little energy from you in San Francisco. 40:04.960 --> 40:07.720 We're going to have a fly through of the Fayette Sky Ruins. 40:07.720 --> 40:10.240 It's going to cut to a screen with the 10 minute timer 40:10.240 --> 40:11.200 clocked up. 40:11.200 --> 40:13.400 And then it goes into the ready go. 40:13.400 --> 40:16.400 We're going to have a couple, at least one practice 40:16.400 --> 40:16.880 round here. 40:16.880 --> 40:18.280 We're getting told it's ready. 40:18.280 --> 40:19.560 So let's get into it. 40:19.560 --> 40:20.680 We'll do this together. 40:20.680 --> 40:22.320 Again, we'll have the fly over. 40:22.320 --> 40:24.880 As soon as you see the 10 minute timer, it's ready go. 40:24.880 --> 40:25.720 Let's get into it. 40:25.720 --> 40:28.360 Let's give it a whirl, a little test run here. 40:28.360 --> 40:30.040 Beautiful Fea Sky ruins. 40:30.040 --> 40:33.160 Ready, go! 40:33.160 --> 40:34.880 That's right, San Francisco. 40:34.880 --> 40:38.000 That's what we're going to be doing the entire time. 40:38.000 --> 40:40.400 Get ready for EU2. 40:40.400 --> 40:43.040 Oh, and it looks like they were playing for a second there. 40:43.040 --> 40:45.320 I thought it was a real match. 40:45.320 --> 40:47.400 I was freaking out. 40:47.400 --> 40:49.760 I was hearing my voice, and I was like, am I? 40:49.760 --> 40:50.580 Am I? 40:50.580 --> 40:55.060 what is going on here? I know I have all the faith of the world that the fans and 40:55.060 --> 40:58.500 the stands are going to be able to deliver the energy that these teams want to 40:58.500 --> 41:03.140 hear and feel being in the chase center and of course let's get a little pep in 41:03.140 --> 41:07.220 that step by being active participants. That's right bringing the energy to this 41:07.220 --> 41:11.140 and we can see our players right now practicing getting ready for this match 41:11.140 --> 41:15.340 here. Zorak is a Pokemon that I'm gonna have my eye on. I really do feel 41:15.340 --> 41:21.820 I feel like if Komae allows this Pokemon onto the battlefield, it will be a huge problem. 41:21.820 --> 41:25.980 The Toppo qualify basically because of this Pokemon. 41:25.980 --> 41:31.100 The high skill level of that player and the top level play on that Pokemon. 41:31.100 --> 41:35.620 With that in doubt, I mean when you're looking at Zeta Division, it's really tough to say 41:35.620 --> 41:41.740 that their run was not absolutely anchored by the Toppo going into that hyper carry 41:41.740 --> 41:42.740 mode. 41:42.740 --> 41:48.320 Zorak, we've also seen them do it on Urshifu, the rapid strike Urshifuers. We like to call 41:48.320 --> 41:54.320 it the Blue Shifu, getting those crazy combos with the Unite move. I've never seen Atali 41:54.320 --> 42:00.800 as high as Votopo yesterday on this Blue Bear, getting 49 hits off that Unite move. 42:00.800 --> 42:04.480 Yeah, this is going to be quite a matchup here. And then on the other side, you know, 42:04.480 --> 42:08.080 when you take a look at Komae, they've had some incredible plays throughout the day. 42:08.080 --> 42:14.880 Kiro saves last night by a desu on their team a desu playing in that attacker role a lot of Pokemon 42:14.880 --> 42:17.400 We've seen throughout this tournament espion has been a huge one 42:17.400 --> 42:22.080 But a desu bringing up the new to whine this Pokemon incredibly strong 42:22.080 --> 42:26.160 But not seen as much in the competition lately a desu 42:26.160 --> 42:31.920 However making huge hero plays on the mega view to yeah, I mean just a mobility or 42:31.920 --> 42:35.360 for escape ability that Mewtwo Wang has, 42:35.360 --> 42:37.040 especially through those two dashes, right? 42:37.040 --> 42:38.680 It can dash and dash again. 42:38.680 --> 42:41.360 And of course, it goes into that unstoppable mode 42:41.360 --> 42:43.760 when it's lining up that big side strike 42:43.760 --> 42:46.640 which deals damage and has a stun associated with it. 42:46.640 --> 42:48.320 So it's a great engagement tool, 42:48.320 --> 42:50.520 it's a great disengagement tool, 42:50.520 --> 42:52.080 and overall it's your night move, 42:52.080 --> 42:54.760 that infinite side burn from space 42:54.760 --> 42:58.040 that just rains supreme on the heads of the opponent 42:58.040 --> 43:00.720 is a great way to start or end a battle. 43:00.720 --> 43:06.340 So many powerful picks that these two teams are going to be fighting over a Pokemon that has gotten so much priority 43:06.860 --> 43:14.000 Lately in the United Championship series is surfetched played in that top path got Lou on it most of the day yesterday for 43:14.000 --> 43:16.240 Comey having some incredible games 43:16.240 --> 43:21.920 But when you recognize your opponent has a strength in a Pokemon there are a couple things you can do you could ban it 43:21.920 --> 43:27.120 Away from them and you can also pick it for yourself as no two Pokemon will be the same in our matches 43:27.120 --> 43:32.640 Yeah, of course, as we go through our band phase here, there's going to be three bands per side, 43:32.640 --> 43:38.880 and then we go into the snake draft order. So it'll be one pick, two, two and two, two, one. 43:38.880 --> 43:43.840 And that's going to round out your teams of five to make sure that these teams are able to square 43:43.840 --> 43:48.800 away. A lot of teams prefer that first pick. On the other hand, a lot of the best teams 43:48.800 --> 43:53.760 like that last pick where they've got as much information as possible that they can make 43:53.760 --> 43:58.880 that big big counterpick to counter punch inside that 10 minute game. That's right there are so 43:58.880 --> 44:02.960 many different strategies when it comes to the Pokemon you are picking in the order you want 44:02.960 --> 44:08.240 to play them in and it also is based on which map you were playing right depends if you're on 44:08.240 --> 44:13.840 the Sky ruins with grout on in the middle Kyogre, Rayquaza each one lends itself to a different 44:13.840 --> 44:18.000 strategy where Kyogre map you might be seeing Pokemon that are a little tankier than others 44:18.000 --> 44:22.960 something really high HP because if you get that Kyogre buff it's incredibly difficult to 44:22.960 --> 44:28.080 to take them down. Meanwhile, Groudon giving you all of that crazy attack damage, some of 44:28.080 --> 44:31.320 the more powerful carry Pokemon maybe played on that map. 44:31.320 --> 44:35.120 Without a doubt, and again we will see all our maps here because it is a Vest of Five 44:35.120 --> 44:40.280 and we'll be cruising through those as we are watching again these players warm up 44:40.280 --> 44:45.800 as they get ready to battle in a Vest of Five for the World Championship title. 44:45.800 --> 44:51.840 It's going to be incredible when they get to face off. Obviously the nerves 44:51.840 --> 44:55.680 between these two squads must be intense with everything on the line here. 44:55.680 --> 44:58.320 Not only is everything on the line looking for the championship, 44:58.320 --> 45:01.920 but this is our final championship series match. 45:01.920 --> 45:07.760 This will be the last time Pokemon Unite crowns a champion here at Worlds. 45:07.760 --> 45:09.360 You want to be the final champion. 45:09.360 --> 45:11.920 You don't want to miss your final shot. 45:11.920 --> 45:15.120 As we have another pan of the crowd here, they're getting anxious. 45:15.120 --> 45:16.480 I know I'm getting a little anxious. 45:16.480 --> 45:19.920 I want to see these teams scrap it out and get into the action. 45:19.920 --> 45:22.160 and we will be in there shortly. 45:22.160 --> 45:24.160 Until then though, we've got some stats. 45:24.160 --> 45:27.360 Take a look at the top Pokemon by Bandrae throughout this tournament. 45:27.360 --> 45:28.960 So these are things that both teams say, 45:28.960 --> 45:31.280 okay, it's not coming out onto the battlefield. 45:31.280 --> 45:32.320 No shocker here. 45:32.320 --> 45:34.720 One of the recent releases to our game, 45:34.720 --> 45:39.040 the Feraligator, getting our top band, followed by Kumpay. 45:39.040 --> 45:42.640 Feraligator, incredibly powerful, crazy amounts of burst damage, 45:42.640 --> 45:45.680 especially with its Unite move and its attack crunch. 45:45.680 --> 45:49.280 And then Kumpay, one of the most difficult supporters 45:49.280 --> 45:56.240 to shut down, it can just hop onto a Pokemon and basically act as if another version of it, 45:56.240 --> 46:01.200 just giving it more HP, giving it more speed, huge shield, it's so tough to fight. 46:01.200 --> 46:06.080 On down the line, Blissey, Zashin, Snorlax, and you, Feraligator worth mentioning, 46:06.080 --> 46:11.520 so strong that the only game that Luke didn't play Surfetched is because Feraligator was 46:11.520 --> 46:16.080 available and at that point he was pretty much no-lifing that Surfetched. That's just 46:16.080 --> 46:20.620 Notice how strong Feraligator is when it's allowed into that draft screen. 46:20.620 --> 46:21.620 Yeah. 46:21.620 --> 46:25.060 Powerful Pokemon that neither team wants to see here. 46:25.060 --> 46:26.620 Snorlax being a real top defender. 46:26.620 --> 46:29.260 And now we're going to see the Pokemon that make it through. 46:29.260 --> 46:34.260 So even though Snorlax view top ban Zasin as well, also when they are not banned, they 46:34.260 --> 46:37.500 are picked almost every time they can be. 46:37.500 --> 46:41.100 Blastoise has been an absolute menace this weekend. 46:41.100 --> 46:42.100 Yeah. 46:42.100 --> 46:47.340 Blastoise has been the top Pokemon by Pickrate on this screen for every year, for last like 46:47.340 --> 46:48.340 three years. 46:48.340 --> 46:49.340 It is so strong. 46:49.340 --> 46:50.580 I mean, both kits, right? 46:50.580 --> 46:54.300 You can wrap it, spin it, Hydro Pump, and you can have those big surfs if you're playing 46:54.300 --> 47:00.620 a more true defender style, and of course, that big swirling unite, that Hydro Typhoon 47:00.620 --> 47:05.700 which has the capacity to get big knockups on multiple members on the opposing team 47:05.700 --> 47:08.420 and often is Curtains if you hit multiple targets. 47:08.420 --> 47:11.260 Yeah, you'll notice that our top Pokemon by Pickrate here, 47:11.260 --> 47:14.460 three of them are in that sort of Defender Support Core, 47:14.460 --> 47:16.580 Blastoise, Snorlax, and Psyduck. 47:16.580 --> 47:19.740 All incredibly powerful, and all sort of feeling 47:19.740 --> 47:22.060 more of that tanky Defender role, 47:22.060 --> 47:23.780 even though Psyduck is a support. 47:23.780 --> 47:25.540 These are Playmaker Pokemon. 47:25.540 --> 47:27.260 They're so difficult to fight. 47:27.260 --> 47:28.900 They're not the ones in there doing the damage. 47:28.900 --> 47:30.620 We do see a few of those here too. 47:30.620 --> 47:31.900 Mew from long range. 47:31.900 --> 47:35.220 Espeon is one of the best attackers in that bottom path. 47:35.220 --> 47:36.460 Then we have Zashin. 47:36.460 --> 47:41.340 incredibly powerful, not shocked at all, that is one of our top encounter rates. 47:41.340 --> 47:45.940 Almost every top path player in our game has this in their repertoire. 47:45.940 --> 47:51.580 Without a doubt, so encounter rate if you're new again to Pokemon Unite means it was either picked or banned, 47:51.580 --> 47:55.380 which means it showed up in the draft screen in some capacity. 47:55.380 --> 48:00.540 So for Alligator leading the charge, unsurprising, if it's not banned, you better believe it's getting picked. 48:00.540 --> 48:02.620 It is just so strong. 48:02.620 --> 48:04.060 Yeah, and down the line. 48:04.060 --> 48:06.580 Last one, Snarlax, Mew, and Sida. 48:06.580 --> 48:09.460 Mew is one of those attackers that it is getting some bans, 48:09.460 --> 48:12.140 especially when you know that there's a powerful Mew player 48:12.140 --> 48:13.260 on the other side. 48:13.260 --> 48:15.580 But with only three bans per team, 48:15.580 --> 48:17.500 it's sometimes hard to target ban 48:17.500 --> 48:18.980 exactly what's on the other side. 48:18.980 --> 48:22.140 For instance, Sada Division, so many powerful choices. 48:22.140 --> 48:24.700 They have the Zorak yesterday, 48:24.700 --> 48:27.420 Lodios and Lodius on their side, 48:27.420 --> 48:28.940 especially played in tandem, 48:28.940 --> 48:31.980 so difficult to deal with, and they were bringing that out. 48:31.980 --> 48:34.220 But you can only ban so many things. 48:34.220 --> 48:37.340 You can only take away their platoids and their Zora. 48:37.340 --> 48:40.300 It's just there's so many options right now. 48:40.300 --> 48:42.820 The meta feels incredibly diverse. 48:42.820 --> 48:43.940 It really does, right? 48:43.940 --> 48:45.860 Deck actually said it in an interview yesterday. 48:45.860 --> 48:48.180 The game is so balanced right now 48:48.180 --> 48:49.820 that a team can bring a strategy 48:49.820 --> 48:51.260 that you never even considered 48:51.260 --> 48:53.900 and you just go, oh no, that can actually work 48:53.900 --> 48:54.980 and we're not ready for that. 48:54.980 --> 48:57.660 And a perfect example is the Galarian Rapidash 48:57.660 --> 48:58.780 they had to face down. 48:58.780 --> 49:00.380 It gave them so many problems. 49:00.380 --> 49:06.380 They just ended up just having to ban it because in their book of strategies, they didn't have anything to combat that. 49:06.380 --> 49:17.380 That's right. Komai almost knocked out of our tournament, I believe in our top 8, as they were running into C2 from Japan, playing Galarian Rapidash, and they had no answer for it. 49:17.380 --> 49:23.380 One answer that you do have, of course, is that draft screen, and they were able to get rid of it, and they were able to beat that team. 49:23.380 --> 49:26.580 But if you could just find the Pokemon that your opponents can't counter, 49:26.580 --> 49:29.880 if they don't have time to figure out exactly what they're going to do about it 49:29.880 --> 49:33.080 and they don't ban it, that could be a way that you win these things. 49:33.080 --> 49:39.180 Without a doubt. I mean, you have to not be afraid to just take the tough thing off the table. 49:39.180 --> 49:45.580 You know, sometimes it feels bad to use a ban on a Pokemon that's not considered S tier or the best thing going. 49:45.580 --> 49:50.180 But hey, if your team can't deal with it, just get it out of there and then face the next problem head on. 49:50.180 --> 49:55.340 Yeah, absolutely. And that's what these teams are going to have to decide as they start to head for these matches. 49:55.340 --> 50:00.180 As we mentioned, so many powerful picks that you really only get to pick a few things that you don't want to see. 50:00.180 --> 50:07.340 You can ban it, you can steal it away from your opponents, but at the end of the day, you're going to have to face something powerful by a top-level player. 50:07.340 --> 50:14.380 And as we've mentioned, so many of these players with so much to prove here. Some of them, their first time on a world stage like this. 50:14.380 --> 50:20.380 And again, others is their second time, not a single champion amongst them yet. 50:20.380 --> 50:23.020 But there will be, just a short best of five. 50:23.020 --> 50:24.940 We're taking a look at Komae, you know, 50:24.940 --> 50:27.100 there Achilles heel has always been that top eight. 50:27.100 --> 50:31.660 They finally broke through that ceiling and then breezed through the top four 50:31.660 --> 50:34.140 into this grand finals. 50:34.140 --> 50:36.060 Can they keep up that pace? 50:36.060 --> 50:39.740 And it's really tough to contend with the momentum of a reverse sweep, too, 50:39.740 --> 50:41.100 on the side of Zeta Division. 50:41.100 --> 50:50.360 So both of these teams really finishing yesterday strong and in a commanding fashion, leading them to this moment and set up for success. 50:50.360 --> 50:52.840 And now it all boils down to execution. 50:52.840 --> 51:06.400 Yeah, I wonder which you'd rather have walking through on a 3-0 victory feeling strong or recognizing that your team is the kind of team that can adjust and pull out a victory when you absolutely need it by winning the reverse sweep. 51:06.400 --> 51:08.940 Well, that is what Saida Division out of Japan did. 51:08.940 --> 51:11.980 They were down 2-0, it looked like they were going to be heading home. 51:11.980 --> 51:16.300 I think most people thought they were the weaker team, but they found another level. 51:16.300 --> 51:20.140 They changed their strategy, they went in there with what they played best, 51:20.140 --> 51:23.020 and they absolutely crushed the next three games. 51:23.020 --> 51:26.540 Without a doubt, when you think about Zeta Division and Komei, 51:26.540 --> 51:29.100 we keep saying they've both been runner-ups before. 51:29.100 --> 51:33.100 That being said, Zeta Division's finals run, grand finals run, 51:33.100 --> 51:38.700 was a much stronger showing than the last time Komei's players made the world stage. 51:38.700 --> 51:42.500 They got absolutely rinsed in 2022, straight up 3-0. 51:42.500 --> 51:44.940 Curtains packed them up, send them home. 51:44.940 --> 51:48.100 Zeta Division, on the other hand, took Peru to the limit. 51:48.100 --> 51:50.900 And yes, they went down in four games, three to one. 51:50.900 --> 51:53.380 However, every single one of those games 51:53.380 --> 51:55.540 was balanced on a knife's edge. 51:55.540 --> 51:57.460 The thing I worry about for both of these squads 51:57.460 --> 51:59.900 is what happens to the team who loses that first game. 51:59.900 --> 52:01.380 You know, for Zeta Division, they 52:01.380 --> 52:04.060 won their first game against Peru. 52:04.060 --> 52:06.340 And then Peru came back, figured them out, 52:06.340 --> 52:08.140 We're able to take them down. 52:08.140 --> 52:10.940 KOMI, if they start to lose their first game, 52:10.940 --> 52:14.420 are they going to fall back into that year one? 52:14.420 --> 52:15.740 What happened there where they just 52:15.740 --> 52:18.540 seemed to fall into this quicksand and not 52:18.540 --> 52:20.140 be able to pull themselves out? 52:20.140 --> 52:21.020 We're going to have to see. 52:21.020 --> 52:23.140 But both of them approved through this tournament 52:23.140 --> 52:25.060 that they can win when they are behind. 52:25.060 --> 52:26.620 It's one of the most exciting things 52:26.620 --> 52:28.180 that you can see in Unite. 52:28.180 --> 52:30.860 A reverse sweep happens all the time. 52:30.860 --> 52:33.860 And there's nothing I'd rather see in these grand finals 52:33.860 --> 52:35.180 than a game five. 52:35.180 --> 52:39.260 We have never had one on championship Sunday. 52:39.260 --> 52:42.740 All right, you can go ahead and scan that QR code 52:42.740 --> 52:45.180 to see yourself on the video board. 52:45.180 --> 52:47.380 Go ahead and get your phone out there, cowboy. 52:47.380 --> 52:48.220 I'll scan it. 52:48.220 --> 52:49.460 Maybe I'll get on the video board. 52:49.460 --> 52:52.780 I'm concerned that we haven't been on camera enough. 52:52.780 --> 52:53.940 Been looking at all our graphics. 52:53.940 --> 52:54.940 There we go. 52:54.940 --> 52:55.440 Oh, wow. 52:55.440 --> 52:58.220 That's actually really cool. 52:58.220 --> 52:59.500 I did not anticipate that. 52:59.500 --> 53:00.140 Are we on? 53:00.140 --> 53:01.180 Are we going in? 53:01.180 --> 53:02.180 That would be so great. 53:02.180 --> 53:03.180 I'm starting to get in right now. 53:03.180 --> 53:09.340 imagine the ego on the two of us. Can we get on the video board that we're already on? 53:09.340 --> 53:13.820 It's loading up. We'll get there in a moment. It's loading up. It's something that we actually 53:13.820 --> 53:18.220 do care a lot about. Well, it's our last go here. If the Pokemon 53:18.220 --> 53:22.700 Univworld Championships, let's have a little fun. What do you think? The camera is on, 53:22.700 --> 53:27.260 but are we on the screen? Just leave it open. I'll keep talking or you can talk. 53:27.260 --> 53:30.460 Taking a look at our crowd here in San Francisco. 53:30.460 --> 53:34.660 I know we are all excited and hyped to get into our matches. 53:34.660 --> 53:37.160 Our players getting ready on the big stage. 53:37.160 --> 53:40.160 Once United get started, it goes pretty fast, guys, 53:40.160 --> 53:43.860 with 10-minute matches, extremely fast pace, 53:43.860 --> 53:46.960 all leading to this big fight in the middle 53:46.960 --> 53:50.660 over that groud on Kyogre or Rayquaza. 53:50.660 --> 53:54.460 And now, I love that people are having their camera up, 53:54.460 --> 53:58.020 having their camera up and just finding themselves on the jump boat. 53:58.020 --> 53:59.620 Tron is a very excellent thing. 53:59.620 --> 54:02.820 I'm glad we did that, especially for you and I, who are going to try and pepper 54:02.820 --> 54:04.700 that thing with our own presence all day long. 54:04.900 --> 54:05.220 We're good. 54:06.100 --> 54:07.740 Yeah, they have to put us on the screen. 54:07.780 --> 54:08.380 You know what I mean? 54:10.060 --> 54:10.660 What about us? 54:10.900 --> 54:12.580 I think is what everybody at home is asking. 54:13.660 --> 54:15.620 I think that's what everybody's ultimately asking. 54:15.660 --> 54:17.620 Oh, listen, listen. 54:18.940 --> 54:21.420 They've looked at us and they're like, listen, we know it's an arena and 54:21.420 --> 54:24.140 what you guys are thinking is obviously bigger capes. 54:24.140 --> 54:31.700 Right, but we said no use that on Pikachu. It's gonna make for great key art for our 30th anniversary of the game of Pokemon 54:32.140 --> 54:37.300 So shout out to us for being so kind shout out to Pikachu for wearing that cape so darn well 54:37.300 --> 54:43.820 Yep Pikachu looks great on it. Obviously we inspired that and no you are not seeing double unless you're seeing four of us 54:43.820 --> 54:49.260 Then yes, you are seeing double you might be concussed you might be concussed, but we do look like the same person 54:49.260 --> 54:51.500 We have to get confused for each other. 54:51.500 --> 54:52.500 It's great. 54:52.500 --> 54:56.340 The very first interaction I had here in San Francisco was, 54:56.340 --> 54:57.340 hey, Spragels! 54:57.340 --> 54:59.340 And I was like, no! 54:59.340 --> 55:01.380 I'm the author guy. 55:01.380 --> 55:03.380 And then we both went, aww. 55:03.380 --> 55:07.700 To be fair, when someone says, hey, Spragels, I'm like, hey, they go, aww. 55:07.700 --> 55:08.940 So it happens to me too. 55:08.940 --> 55:12.540 Well, I'd like to think that at least somebody cares about us somewhere. 55:12.540 --> 55:14.300 I think they're out there somewhere. 55:14.300 --> 55:15.620 I don't know how we get confused. 55:15.620 --> 55:18.840 We only look alike, sound alike, dress alike, 55:18.840 --> 55:20.600 stand next to each other all the time, 55:20.600 --> 55:23.280 have the exact same takes on everything. 55:23.280 --> 55:25.880 We don't do ourselves any favors, to be fair. 55:25.880 --> 55:27.760 We haven't really taken it to heart, 55:27.760 --> 55:29.360 but let's differentiate a little bit. 55:29.360 --> 55:31.360 We just kind of, I don't want to say lean into it, 55:31.360 --> 55:32.920 but we're not course-correcting either. 55:32.920 --> 55:33.920 No question about it. 55:33.920 --> 55:34.840 You know, something I'd like to do 55:34.840 --> 55:36.160 is our players are getting ready, 55:36.160 --> 55:38.920 is get a little energy here in this stadium 55:38.920 --> 55:39.960 in San Francisco. 55:39.960 --> 55:41.700 How you feeling, Chase Arena? 55:43.240 --> 55:44.600 It's pretty good. 55:44.600 --> 55:48.920 pretty good but I think we could do a little bit better I think we can let's try this all right 55:48.920 --> 55:59.160 oh whoa they're getting loud beautiful all right let's see do we we have a get loud up there on 55:59.160 --> 56:07.080 the jumbo tron I love it do we have a get quiet do we have a B son do we have one of those yeah 56:07.080 --> 56:13.000 let's try and get everybody as quiet as possible yeah and on to we'll just erupt right I want to 56:13.000 --> 56:17.000 So I want to see everyone, not a sound. 56:17.000 --> 56:20.000 I want to be able to hear a pin drop in the arena. 56:20.000 --> 56:21.000 Nothing. 56:21.000 --> 56:24.000 And now, we're going to start with a light clap. 56:24.000 --> 56:25.000 Oh, OK. 56:25.000 --> 56:26.000 A little bit of a golf clap. 56:26.000 --> 56:28.000 Oh, that was something kind of neat. 56:28.000 --> 56:29.000 All right. 56:29.000 --> 56:31.000 Oh, now something a little more interesting happened. 56:31.000 --> 56:33.000 Kind of get a little more energy going a little bit. 56:33.000 --> 56:34.000 Oh, my gosh. 56:34.000 --> 56:36.000 One of your favorite players is on stage playing 56:36.000 --> 56:37.000 something you absolutely love. 56:37.000 --> 56:38.000 And then here we go. 56:38.000 --> 56:40.000 We're heading to the grand finals. 56:40.000 --> 56:41.000 Let's hear it. 56:41.000 --> 56:51.120 San Francisco. Not bad. Not bad at all. And that's a way to lead into our draft here. Our 56:51.120 --> 56:57.640 fans are locked in a day's to grabbing espion off rip. Sororark band, the Topos, just a prime 56:57.640 --> 57:02.840 pick. Blissey Zaschen and the Feraligators serve fetched Mimikyu. Toast on Mimikyu was 57:02.840 --> 57:07.920 going crazy yesterday. Now NoMu locking in the Crustler, something that Gek as their 57:07.920 --> 57:09.320 defender player loves to play. 57:09.320 --> 57:12.020 Yeah, this phase of the game is so important, Dupestacks. 57:12.020 --> 57:14.460 We're stealing things away from our opponents. 57:14.460 --> 57:16.120 We are banning things away from them. 57:16.120 --> 57:18.120 Gek was amazing on Crestle. 57:18.120 --> 57:19.900 And now Zeta Division has that. 57:19.900 --> 57:22.160 Using the priority for that espion, 57:22.160 --> 57:24.260 it has been a power pick all weekend, 57:24.260 --> 57:26.000 especially when paired with Machamp, 57:26.000 --> 57:28.300 which is not currently banned. 57:28.300 --> 57:30.000 No, and it's been terrific. 57:30.000 --> 57:31.600 So we'll see where Kamae wants to invest. 57:31.600 --> 57:33.600 Gatlou going with the Kupwawl. 57:33.600 --> 57:36.920 Gek on the Snorlax has been a presence to contend with. 57:36.920 --> 57:39.180 I absolutely love this Kupwawl pick. 57:39.180 --> 57:40.840 a recent addition to the game. 57:40.840 --> 57:43.180 And when a player gets a head on this Pokemon, 57:43.180 --> 57:45.400 it is so difficult to shut down. 57:45.400 --> 57:48.240 Wolf, Vito Poe on the other side, 57:48.240 --> 57:51.560 playing my absolute favorite, the three headed bird, 57:51.560 --> 57:52.720 Doe Drio. 57:52.720 --> 57:55.340 This speedster is incredibly powerful, 57:55.340 --> 57:58.400 especially when it comes to harassing your opponents, 57:58.400 --> 57:59.880 invading their central area, 57:59.880 --> 58:02.360 putting pressure on them all game. 58:02.360 --> 58:04.560 So you're gonna look for that from Zeta. 58:04.560 --> 58:06.280 Resta, again, on the Latios. 58:06.280 --> 58:09.040 It's worth mentioning, Rom, immediately to Ladeos. 58:09.040 --> 58:12.880 Gonna take those planes to battle as Toast grabs there. 58:12.880 --> 58:16.440 It shows Scizor, but you can either be Scizor or Scyther. 58:16.440 --> 58:19.000 And Toast is most likely gonna be Scyther here. 58:19.000 --> 58:22.280 Worth mentioning Mizutama on this Mega Lucario. 58:22.280 --> 58:26.040 Great, great secure, great rip on objectives. 58:26.040 --> 58:29.040 It's really, truly the meaning of an all-rounder 58:29.040 --> 58:30.960 and can help take over a game. 58:30.960 --> 58:33.880 Tell me about this Ladeos-Ladeos combination. 58:33.880 --> 58:41.180 Yeah, they are powerful Pokemon, one the attacker, Lodious, and one the supporter of the Lodious, but both of them do incredible damage. 58:41.180 --> 58:47.280 They work even better when they're together, getting increased movespeed, the ability to fly to each other across the map, 58:47.280 --> 58:52.880 and they unite move the combos together, dealing extra damage on the same target. 58:52.880 --> 58:58.480 We saw Zeta use this yesterday perfectly. We're going to see if Komai has an answer for it. 58:58.480 --> 59:02.280 One Pokemon they did not want to see, and I'm not shocked, is that first ban. 59:02.280 --> 59:03.460 That is Zoroark. 59:03.460 --> 59:06.800 Zoroark from Pitopo was so incredibly powerful, 59:06.800 --> 59:12.000 as our players are now loading in for our first match here 59:12.000 --> 59:14.280 of our grand finals. 59:14.280 --> 59:17.520 You can see the Pokemon selection up on the stage. 59:17.520 --> 59:19.720 What a time to be alive, new snacks. 59:19.720 --> 59:21.640 All right, we've got our flyover. 59:21.640 --> 59:22.880 We're going to see that 10 minute. 59:22.880 --> 59:24.880 We're going to get our ready go. 59:24.880 --> 59:26.760 Everybody, let's do it. 59:26.760 --> 59:27.600 Here we go. 59:27.600 --> 59:28.960 Zeta Division. 59:28.960 --> 59:31.960 Oh my, our first match. 59:33.100 --> 59:35.800 Ready, go! 59:35.800 --> 59:40.500 Oh my, your purple team stated division, your orange team. 59:40.500 --> 59:44.600 We are getting this thing started here in just one moment. 59:45.660 --> 59:47.600 You know, better to pause when everybody's in base, right? 59:47.600 --> 59:50.260 Before things actually develop, you know, make sure it's all sorted out. 59:50.660 --> 59:53.860 I'm not going to say the production did that to us on purpose 59:53.860 --> 59:57.900 because I yelled ready, go with a lot of energy, but I think they might have. 59:57.900 --> 01:00:01.860 You know what just for the sake of the ready go let's just remake the whole thing, right? 01:00:01.860 --> 01:00:05.100 Let's get this going start from the top. Yeah, let's just do a free show again 01:00:05.100 --> 01:00:09.780 Yeah, all the way back going back out here. Let's do the warm-up. Let's do the practice 01:00:09.780 --> 01:00:14.080 Let's get into our first game and hit them with another ready go and I promise you production 01:00:14.080 --> 01:00:18.580 We'll get us to that 10-minute thing that we said was gonna happen so we can all get into the ready go together 01:00:18.580 --> 01:00:20.080 You know I'll tell you this 01:00:20.080 --> 01:00:24.480 When when this show goes live did not not this rehearsal that we're having right now, right? 01:00:24.480 --> 01:00:30.400 It's gonna be so good. I'm sorry production. What how long this is live? Okay? 01:00:33.360 --> 01:00:37.520 You know what I can't I like I am feeling yes anxiety right now 01:00:37.520 --> 01:00:44.000 I can't imagine being in the seats of those players who are now at this point been waiting all night all morning 01:00:44.320 --> 01:00:46.320 gearing up for this moment and 01:00:46.640 --> 01:00:51.720 Just when they think they're gonna get into the Faes guy ruins and start rocking and rolling 01:00:51.720 --> 01:00:57.680 We've got a quick hit pause that being said I much rather have it happen when both teams are in home base 01:00:57.680 --> 01:01:01.080 Yeah, then in some pivotal critical moment in the middle of the game 01:01:01.080 --> 01:01:06.720 So let's get this sorted to make sure that we are keeping this competition above board and we can crown our true champion with no 01:01:06.720 --> 01:01:08.320 Astrix no question about it 01:01:08.320 --> 01:01:12.400 We want to make sure that these matches are perfect as we were taking a look at our stage right there 01:01:12.400 --> 01:01:18.180 I absolutely love it and that is going to be changing throughout the day for all of our titles 01:01:18.180 --> 01:01:26.840 This is gonna be a very special day of competition the most incredible stage set here for Pokemon's 30th anniversary 01:01:27.340 --> 01:01:30.820 In San Francisco, and they really have gone all out 01:01:30.900 --> 01:01:35.220 They absolutely have I want you all to know that in that middle table with the two chairs Sprayles 01:01:35.220 --> 01:01:40.940 And I tried to allow them for us to cast from there, and they said it's absolutely fine 01:01:40.940 --> 01:01:47.140 There's no way we are doing that. I can't believe you even I said what percent chance do we have they said an absolute? 01:01:47.140 --> 01:01:53.380 Zero zero percent negative. We give it to you. It's a zero percent. That's what they say well according to our stats team 01:01:53.820 --> 01:01:56.680 You can round to zero and you can round to a hundred 01:01:56.680 --> 01:01:59.760 We'll see if we get that shake out for our final 01:02:00.100 --> 01:02:05.840 Pokemon Unite competition match right now. This is one of those tough moments where of course these players getting into this game 01:02:05.840 --> 01:02:10.080 They're ready for it, but they are now put on ice here for a second 01:02:10.080 --> 01:02:16.300 This does give you the opportunity to refocus really discuss what happened in your draft screen and 01:02:16.300 --> 01:02:19.100 and recognize some mistakes that you may have made 01:02:19.100 --> 01:02:22.800 outside of the pressure of running right back into another game. 01:02:22.800 --> 01:02:24.800 So before we have the information about what happened, 01:02:24.800 --> 01:02:28.500 you can say we really didn't expect them to immediately steal Crustle from us. 01:02:28.500 --> 01:02:30.500 That's something we're going to have to prepare for. 01:02:30.500 --> 01:02:32.940 Yeah, I mean, especially something that I don't think 01:02:32.940 --> 01:02:36.100 Khomei has scrapped up against this tournament too much, 01:02:36.100 --> 01:02:38.500 which is the Latias-Ladios combination. 01:02:38.500 --> 01:02:40.800 Now, obviously, these high-level players are familiar with 01:02:40.800 --> 01:02:42.700 what all these characters can do. 01:02:42.700 --> 01:02:45.800 However, this is a great opportunity to use this pause 01:02:45.800 --> 01:02:49.080 and look, hey, we might be on eyes for a second, 01:02:49.080 --> 01:02:52.440 but we can use this to gain momentum, at least strategically, 01:02:52.440 --> 01:02:56.360 getting into this game and making sure that we're checking all those early game boxes 01:02:56.360 --> 01:02:58.680 so that we can execute on our game plan. 01:02:58.680 --> 01:03:01.480 You know, we talked a little bit about some of these team compositions. 01:03:01.480 --> 01:03:03.720 I love that you can see them up on the stage right there. 01:03:03.720 --> 01:03:07.240 As we're looking at the composition here from Zeta, the Dodrio, 01:03:07.240 --> 01:03:10.680 the Mega Lucario, Crustle, and the Lodious. 01:03:10.680 --> 01:03:12.520 Lodious back to the other side. 01:03:12.520 --> 01:03:18.320 Espeon, Kukbabel, Snorlax, the Scizor, which will probably be Scythor and Psyduck. 01:03:18.320 --> 01:03:23.420 When you look at these two teams, it feels like Komei needs to win fights, right? 01:03:23.420 --> 01:03:28.020 But we have opportunities on the side of Zeta Division to not necessarily win a fight, 01:03:28.020 --> 01:03:32.520 but win a huge objective. You have crazy burst damage from this Lodio. 01:03:32.520 --> 01:03:38.320 So you have Dodrio that can be extremely aggressive, surprising with all of its mobility. 01:03:38.320 --> 01:03:42.620 And then of course, Mega Lucario, probably the scariest thing on their side. 01:03:42.620 --> 01:03:46.620 Because if you leave Mega Lucario alone for just a moment on an objective, 01:03:46.620 --> 01:03:51.720 it will use its Unite move, go Mega, and then rip through it before there is much you can do about it. 01:03:51.720 --> 01:04:00.020 If Komae is not careful, even if they're playing well and they take their eye off the ball for just a moment, Zeta can steal the match from them. 01:04:00.020 --> 01:04:05.720 Without a doubt. So, when you think about Dodrio, it actually plays the game in a much different way compared to a lot of other characters. 01:04:05.720 --> 01:04:07.560 It has high, high mobility. 01:04:07.560 --> 01:04:10.200 The way it scores is actually in pieces. 01:04:10.200 --> 01:04:13.160 It's split up into three, one for each head, of course. 01:04:13.160 --> 01:04:15.720 And because of that, it scores incredibly quick. 01:04:15.720 --> 01:04:16.440 Yep. 01:04:16.440 --> 01:04:20.440 And it can really flank easily, because it has such high speed. 01:04:20.440 --> 01:04:22.600 So it's one of those things, if you take your eye off the ball, 01:04:22.600 --> 01:04:24.200 you can lose track of that trio, 01:04:24.200 --> 01:04:27.480 and then it's right behind you, dealing massive damage on a flank. 01:04:27.480 --> 01:04:30.360 And then Megalucario is in your face with that close combat, 01:04:30.360 --> 01:04:31.800 that big power up punch. 01:04:31.800 --> 01:04:34.520 You mentioned Quakwavel is incredibly strong. 01:04:34.520 --> 01:04:39.960 if it gets ahead. But if you look at the side of Zeta Division, Dodreo can give it fits and soak in 01:04:39.960 --> 01:04:46.200 that megalooka. So just a small investment on the side of Zeta to make sure one of those characters 01:04:46.200 --> 01:04:51.240 is higher than Perpoval, it could just become a 1v1 for the rest of the game. Like my only goal 01:04:51.240 --> 01:04:55.000 is to make sure Gatlou does not get this thing online and I think we'll find some success 01:04:55.000 --> 01:04:59.320 with that. Well, with how well Gatlou was playing yesterday, there is a question as to who 01:04:59.320 --> 01:05:03.160 you're kind of trying to target on the other side, right? What player do you want to shut 01:05:03.160 --> 01:05:07.900 down the most. And if the Scopable gets online, gets its Unite move, starts dancing through 01:05:07.900 --> 01:05:12.640 some of these battles, it could be very, very tough for the side of Zeta. So that would 01:05:12.640 --> 01:05:16.300 be a good player to shut down. One that's going to be extremely hard is going to be 01:05:16.300 --> 01:05:22.660 a Desu on this Espion. Espion evolving at level 4, all of our EVs do in this game. 01:05:22.660 --> 01:05:27.940 They're so strong early. Espion probably the strongest with the ability to secure 01:05:27.940 --> 01:05:32.340 easily with SciShot. Yeah, and not to mention, it could also go into that stored 01:05:32.340 --> 01:05:36.180 power which we saw yesterday as well which is pretty solid against Doudreo 01:05:36.180 --> 01:05:40.300 right because Store Power has that sure hit and can really track a 01:05:40.300 --> 01:05:44.700 Doudreo so it helps at least mitigate some of that crazy mobility that Doudreo 01:05:44.700 --> 01:05:48.840 has to escape fights that it doesn't want to be in so I'm gonna be looking to a 01:05:48.840 --> 01:05:52.500 day suit to see how they cover let's talk about the support core of 01:05:52.500 --> 01:05:55.620 Komae which has been critical get the captain of the team on that 01:05:55.620 --> 01:06:00.140 Snarlax and very quietly the Kit Narami on this Psyduck has been 01:06:00.140 --> 01:06:05.420 having crazy crazy psychic pulls you put the disc down and then you yank somebody 01:06:05.420 --> 01:06:08.960 out of the tall grass and they've been setting up great chaos for their squad 01:06:08.960 --> 01:06:12.920 by doing that. You know you and I love to talk about the support cores of these 01:06:12.920 --> 01:06:16.720 teams because while all of these you know carry Pokemon are flashy they're 01:06:16.720 --> 01:06:21.040 picking up huge KO streak sometimes wiping out the entire enemy team none of 01:06:21.040 --> 01:06:25.580 that happens without these playmaker Pokemon on their side and we've seen 01:06:25.580 --> 01:06:31.180 huge plays from both of these teams. Gak in particular on Komei I feel like has 01:06:31.180 --> 01:06:36.540 made some hero plays for the squad. Absolutely has right and we keep talking 01:06:36.540 --> 01:06:43.820 about Gatlou, Adesu, Gak, Naurami, but also there is Toast and Toast most 01:06:43.820 --> 01:06:46.900 primarily on the Mimikyu. We've seen them go across a couple things of course 01:06:46.900 --> 01:06:51.820 gonna be on the Cypher. This game also is a great shutdown player like they 01:06:51.820 --> 01:06:53.460 They can make huge plays. 01:06:53.460 --> 01:06:56.060 They're always pacing the other team as well 01:06:56.060 --> 01:06:59.140 and stressing them by attacking from different angles. 01:06:59.140 --> 01:07:03.700 So amazing seeing this hype crowd here in the Chase Center, 01:07:03.700 --> 01:07:06.260 the arena filling up throughout our day. 01:07:06.260 --> 01:07:09.820 I've been told it seats almost 300 people. 01:07:09.820 --> 01:07:11.460 Wait, oh, you're getting something else. 01:07:11.460 --> 01:07:14.460 18,000 people, it was way off. 01:07:14.460 --> 01:07:16.660 Yeah, you don't know numbers, my friend. 01:07:16.660 --> 01:07:18.020 Here's the good news. 01:07:18.020 --> 01:07:20.180 We might be game pause, but all that's doing 01:07:20.180 --> 01:07:26.020 allowing for more people to file in and enjoy the experience of Pokemon Unite live here in 01:07:26.020 --> 01:07:31.860 the chase center and its experience unlike any other that you will get today because this game 01:07:31.860 --> 01:07:36.900 is fast paced action. No turn-based action here. We're all about the smoke once we get into 01:07:36.900 --> 01:07:40.980 the Vethaius Sky Ruins. That's right. The texture of all of our games here on Championship 01:07:40.980 --> 01:07:46.020 Sunday is so interesting, exciting. Each one having their own flavor and Unite, no question 01:07:46.020 --> 01:07:51.600 about it is the most high energy of our titles non-stop action and battling 01:07:51.600 --> 01:07:55.920 throughout in our 10 minute matches here do snacks as we're taking a look at our 01:07:55.920 --> 01:08:00.000 hype crowd I love how the plushies were brought of course there's Pikachu who's 01:08:00.000 --> 01:08:04.040 using our capes from last year we are representing our teams here Zeta 01:08:04.040 --> 01:08:07.760 Division got the jacket on got the jersey on dripped out of control to 01:08:07.760 --> 01:08:12.320 support the squad as they make their run the championship gold man I 01:08:12.320 --> 01:08:14.280 I absolutely love this stage. 01:08:14.280 --> 01:08:14.800 It's awesome. 01:08:14.800 --> 01:08:17.360 It's so cool what they were able to do with this. 01:08:17.360 --> 01:08:20.680 It's an even bigger step up from last year, 01:08:20.680 --> 01:08:23.840 which was already an amazing stage in the arena. 01:08:23.840 --> 01:08:25.600 This is just incredible. 01:08:25.600 --> 01:08:26.600 What's that production? 01:08:26.600 --> 01:08:30.040 You do want us to cast from the table in the middle. 01:08:30.040 --> 01:08:30.920 Amazing. 01:08:30.920 --> 01:08:32.000 Are we sure it's set up? 01:08:32.000 --> 01:08:33.040 Should we run down there right now? 01:08:33.040 --> 01:08:33.640 Right now. 01:08:33.640 --> 01:08:34.320 OK. 01:08:34.320 --> 01:08:35.360 What's that we're lying? 01:08:35.360 --> 01:08:35.840 Bear. 01:08:35.840 --> 01:08:36.640 Oh. 01:08:36.640 --> 01:08:37.320 Bear. 01:08:37.320 --> 01:08:38.600 Our game is being remade here 01:08:38.600 --> 01:08:40.400 to make sure that all of our players can get it. 01:08:40.400 --> 01:08:42.360 And as soon as it is ready to go, 01:08:42.360 --> 01:08:44.640 we are going to head down to Thea Sky Ruins 01:08:44.640 --> 01:08:46.560 and watch them battle it out here 01:08:46.560 --> 01:08:49.280 in our first game of the PESTA 5. 01:08:49.280 --> 01:08:51.240 Got one of the greatest signs. 01:08:51.240 --> 01:08:54.640 You have to bless the old me and only me, 01:08:54.640 --> 01:08:59.360 said by the legendary two-time world champion, Overlord. 01:08:59.360 --> 01:09:03.520 I will secure also a great, great sign. 01:09:03.520 --> 01:09:05.200 And I love, I've been watching those signs 01:09:05.200 --> 01:09:08.360 pop up throughout the fans all weekend long. 01:09:08.360 --> 01:09:10.200 And the energy commitment and passion 01:09:10.200 --> 01:09:13.520 these fans have for this game cannot be denied. 01:09:13.520 --> 01:09:14.360 And you know what? 01:09:14.360 --> 01:09:15.440 I asked for the game to be remade 01:09:15.440 --> 01:09:18.160 so we could hit a hard ready go. 01:09:18.160 --> 01:09:21.440 So let's make sure that we are now getting a second fight 01:09:21.440 --> 01:09:22.600 at this game one ready go. 01:09:22.600 --> 01:09:25.040 Apple, let's make it a big one. 01:09:25.040 --> 01:09:27.160 So our players are getting ready to head 01:09:27.160 --> 01:09:28.840 into the match right now. 01:09:28.840 --> 01:09:30.920 I always wonder with moments like these, 01:09:30.920 --> 01:09:33.640 whether it's a technical issue of player needs a moment 01:09:33.640 --> 01:09:34.760 or something like that, 01:09:34.760 --> 01:09:38.320 how that changes the mental state of these competitors 01:09:38.320 --> 01:09:40.500 as you're getting ready for this match. 01:09:40.500 --> 01:09:42.820 There's so much on the line here, 01:09:42.820 --> 01:09:44.380 and I don't know about you, Dupesnacks, 01:09:44.380 --> 01:09:46.540 but I know for me, I would just want to be thrown 01:09:46.540 --> 01:09:48.060 into the defense right away. 01:09:48.060 --> 01:09:49.260 Yeah, 100%. 01:09:49.260 --> 01:09:52.620 And I don't want to bring up past history or old wounds, 01:09:52.620 --> 01:09:54.780 but if you recall, this same EU team 01:09:54.780 --> 01:09:58.540 with a lot of these players got stuck on ice on stage 01:09:58.540 --> 01:10:01.780 in the World Championships and fell apart afterwards. 01:10:01.780 --> 01:10:04.900 If you recall that, I'm hoping the mental fortitude 01:10:04.900 --> 01:10:07.540 is there, and they are ready to go. 01:10:07.540 --> 01:10:12.960 And I'm hoping that Gek, again, is keeping this team from tearing apart at the seams. 01:10:12.960 --> 01:10:16.260 Because Zeta Division, again, we know their resilience. 01:10:16.260 --> 01:10:24.500 Comai, the question is really still up in the air because we've seen this team have some bizarre, bizarre missteps. 01:10:24.500 --> 01:10:29.300 But if their focus is there and their intensity is there, they can deliver in a big way. 01:10:29.300 --> 01:10:33.080 What you'll notice about Unite is it's often a game of momentum. 01:10:33.080 --> 01:10:40.000 It seems like a team that's winning keeps winning here, but both of these squads with the reverse sweep yesterday really shows you 01:10:40.000 --> 01:10:44.760 That they can pull it out when it counts change everything and there is something about a team 01:10:44.760 --> 01:10:49.960 That's been losing and then they start to win. It's just so hard to defeat them at that point 01:10:49.960 --> 01:10:55.100 It's like they figured something out and then once they hit that their opponents can do nothing about it 01:10:55.960 --> 01:10:57.960 That's without a doubt, you know 01:10:58.400 --> 01:11:02.200 Is this production is this an opportunity where you can put me in the cowboy back on screen? Oh? 01:11:03.080 --> 01:11:04.640 What's your plan? 01:11:04.640 --> 01:11:07.040 Oh, nope. No. Oh, you have no plan? 01:11:07.040 --> 01:11:08.000 And what so ever? 01:11:08.000 --> 01:11:08.500 Great. 01:11:08.500 --> 01:11:10.560 Like, at all, actually. 01:11:10.560 --> 01:11:12.680 I just feel like we're dressed nice. 01:11:12.680 --> 01:11:15.720 And, you know, I'd like to be seen. 01:11:15.720 --> 01:11:17.320 He's not wrong. 01:11:17.320 --> 01:11:19.040 He's not wrong. 01:11:19.040 --> 01:11:20.840 The fact that this is our last day, 01:11:20.840 --> 01:11:24.040 I mean, it sounds like it with how we're acting. 01:11:24.040 --> 01:11:24.600 Doesn't it? 01:11:24.600 --> 01:11:26.280 It really does seem like it. 01:11:26.280 --> 01:11:29.880 Listen, I feel like production is minimizing 01:11:29.880 --> 01:11:31.120 the amount of time we're on camera 01:11:31.120 --> 01:11:34.200 because they don't know if we actually have tapes or not. 01:11:34.200 --> 01:11:36.200 Yeah, they're wondering if we're going to put them back. 01:11:36.200 --> 01:11:39.000 Are they going to unfurl the tape back there? 01:11:39.000 --> 01:11:40.600 They have crowns. 01:11:40.600 --> 01:11:43.360 They have those ipollettes, those gold shoulder things 01:11:43.360 --> 01:11:44.200 with hassles. 01:11:44.200 --> 01:11:45.040 Nobody knows. 01:11:45.040 --> 01:11:46.520 I love that you're bringing up all the things 01:11:46.520 --> 01:11:47.720 that we asked if we could bring in. 01:11:47.720 --> 01:11:48.560 They said after we got them. 01:11:48.560 --> 01:11:50.800 No, no, they said no to all. 01:11:50.800 --> 01:11:52.960 But you put positive out. 01:11:52.960 --> 01:11:54.200 Maybe it's positive back. 01:11:54.200 --> 01:11:55.760 Maybe we get something back. 01:11:55.760 --> 01:11:57.600 Surely if someone in the audience had a crown 01:11:57.600 --> 01:12:00.560 and they brought it to us, I could not wear it. 01:12:00.560 --> 01:12:01.900 I mean, I can't work. 01:12:03.400 --> 01:12:07.100 But actually, what's that you're going to get rid of us before the end of the show? 01:12:07.100 --> 01:12:08.440 Okay, that makes sense. 01:12:08.480 --> 01:12:13.080 Yeah, that's where we always thought we would be in the trap here. 01:12:13.280 --> 01:12:17.920 Doop snacks, stadium filling in to you absolutely love to see. 01:12:17.920 --> 01:12:19.820 I love this, this ripple effect. 01:12:19.820 --> 01:12:21.460 I love seeing myself in the jumbo tron. 01:12:21.480 --> 01:12:22.060 That's terrific. 01:12:22.560 --> 01:12:23.620 I'm a big fan of that. 01:12:23.660 --> 01:12:25.960 I can, I cannot deny this is a great experience. 01:12:26.000 --> 01:12:29.460 It's a great experience for those of you in the arena, of course, great 01:12:29.460 --> 01:12:33.780 experience for our players on stage. Phenomenal experience for me and the 01:12:33.780 --> 01:12:37.700 capital. Selfishly for us. This is a great day. It's just so good. Yeah, we're 01:12:37.700 --> 01:12:42.700 absolutely loving it right here and this is our final Pokemon Unite cast. It 01:12:42.700 --> 01:12:47.580 really is the most amazing way to send this game off. You know last year in 01:12:47.580 --> 01:12:52.020 the arena it was absolutely electric and this is even bigger huge snacks. Yeah 01:12:52.020 --> 01:12:56.020 exactly. That's again why everybody at home assumed larger capes but now 01:12:56.020 --> 01:12:58.440 Now look, just look how sharp we look. 01:12:58.440 --> 01:13:01.400 And here, and here. 01:13:02.440 --> 01:13:03.280 Well done. 01:13:03.280 --> 01:13:04.840 Let's talk about these teams again. 01:13:04.840 --> 01:13:06.880 Zeta Division on that reverse sweep, 01:13:06.880 --> 01:13:09.360 you talked about momentum and how critical that is, 01:13:09.360 --> 01:13:12.060 but we've seen time and time again. 01:13:13.040 --> 01:13:17.120 The momentum not necessarily carrying into the next day. 01:13:17.120 --> 01:13:19.520 We've seen teams go on miracle runs 01:13:19.520 --> 01:13:21.280 through day two of a bracket, 01:13:21.280 --> 01:13:23.960 hit grand finals and fall apart. 01:13:23.960 --> 01:13:26.120 Is this going to be the case for Zeta Division? 01:13:26.120 --> 01:13:28.040 That's a question that remains unanswered. 01:13:28.040 --> 01:13:29.400 Yeah, it really is. 01:13:29.400 --> 01:13:31.760 I mean, can these teams keep that momentum? 01:13:31.760 --> 01:13:35.640 Can Zeta keep that huge win going from being behind 01:13:35.640 --> 01:13:36.600 to now winning? 01:13:36.600 --> 01:13:38.960 Or are they shaken by the fact that the team 01:13:38.960 --> 01:13:42.880 on the other side three owed their opponents 01:13:42.880 --> 01:13:45.000 as we're getting set up for our match right now? 01:13:45.000 --> 01:13:48.040 And it sounds like we will be soon heading into our game. 01:13:48.040 --> 01:13:51.200 Once we do, 10 minutes time on the screen. 01:13:51.200 --> 01:13:52.160 Ready, go. 01:13:52.160 --> 01:13:53.680 We're all going to do it together. 01:13:53.680 --> 01:13:55.840 I want to show everybody at home what they're missing out 01:13:55.840 --> 01:13:57.080 as they're watching through their screen 01:13:57.080 --> 01:13:59.640 because we're going to have a raucous crowd here to get 01:13:59.640 --> 01:14:01.960 loud and deliver the energy to these players on stage. 01:14:01.960 --> 01:14:03.440 You can see the screens. 01:14:03.440 --> 01:14:07.920 Our players are loading in now for our first match 01:14:07.920 --> 01:14:14.600 of our grand finals here in San Francisco. 01:14:14.600 --> 01:14:16.560 I need to take a deep breath. 01:14:16.560 --> 01:14:17.560 I want to get into it. 01:14:17.560 --> 01:14:18.440 Here we go. 01:14:18.440 --> 01:14:21.400 Ready, go! 01:14:21.400 --> 01:14:24.700 Koma Esports, your purple team. 01:14:24.700 --> 01:14:27.840 Zeta Division, your orange team. 01:14:27.840 --> 01:14:33.400 The first game of our grand finals begins now. 01:14:33.400 --> 01:14:37.000 We see the players on their minimap cruising towards their path. 01:14:37.000 --> 01:14:38.540 We'd love to see the character of this group. 01:14:38.540 --> 01:14:39.080 Oh, here we go. 01:14:39.080 --> 01:14:42.480 Because GOMU is immediately going cross-town shootout, 01:14:42.480 --> 01:14:44.720 and they're going to go for an invade to slow down 01:14:44.720 --> 01:14:45.720 the progress of Toast. 01:14:45.720 --> 01:14:47.600 Narami sussing it out quickly, 01:14:47.600 --> 01:14:48.920 and going to A, press him down. 01:14:48.920 --> 01:14:50.760 Yeah, this play right here is taking 01:14:50.760 --> 01:14:54.920 of your Pokemon especially with an experience share across the map trying to steal away some 01:14:54.920 --> 01:15:00.920 experience from their powerful central area of Pokemon. No move, looking to see if they can secure 01:15:00.920 --> 01:15:07.000 this buff for their squad and no it goes over to Toast. Resta and Rom downstairs there with 01:15:07.000 --> 01:15:11.560 the Snarlax and a Desu moving through the S-men already evolved and Toast decides to collapse 01:15:11.560 --> 01:15:15.400 in the bottom path but Toppo now peeling back up top trying to see where all the action is. 01:15:15.400 --> 01:15:22.980 Yeah, here we go. Adesu seeing the side here of Zeta Vitopo throwing some of that tri attack at them as we head to our top path here. 01:15:22.980 --> 01:15:26.820 Mega Lucario starting off extremely strong, almost already level 5. 01:15:26.820 --> 01:15:31.000 Yeah, meanwhile the other side look, we are struggling to get our evolutions. 01:15:31.000 --> 01:15:33.960 Toast and Naramie have to pull up for get a little support on Gatlu. 01:15:33.960 --> 01:15:39.000 Swablu and Altair here, big dual wingbeat, and we do have our evolution for Gatlu. That's a start. 01:15:39.000 --> 01:15:42.840 Meanwhile, we have a fight in the bottom path that looks like Dodrio was there for just a moment. 01:15:42.840 --> 01:15:47.400 And we might have a scrap in the center of the map here as Scyther and Dodrio are very close to each other. 01:15:47.400 --> 01:15:49.240 Vytopo moving in now, Dupesnacks. 01:15:49.240 --> 01:15:50.580 Yeah, Vytopo actually seeing that. 01:15:50.580 --> 01:15:51.080 Whoa! 01:15:51.080 --> 01:15:54.680 There's two players there, the K-Opener gonna go to Koai. 01:15:54.680 --> 01:15:58.040 Narami gets the credit, but the damage done by Gatlu and Toast. 01:15:58.040 --> 01:16:02.040 And now Nobu's struggling to evolve, but they're losing sight of Mizutama, 01:16:02.040 --> 01:16:05.340 who is getting now matching parity with Gatlu on the levels. 01:16:05.340 --> 01:16:06.840 And Gatlu quickly caught out. 01:16:06.840 --> 01:16:07.780 The pressure's on. 01:16:07.780 --> 01:16:09.640 The dry attack's gonna seal the deal. 01:16:09.640 --> 01:16:14.040 And Gatlu, overstanding is welcome in the central area there of Zeta Division. 01:16:14.040 --> 01:16:18.120 Kind of giving up a lot of the experience lead that they got from KOing that central area. 01:16:18.120 --> 01:16:21.800 Pokemon unfortunately, those are some of the plays you have to make though. 01:16:21.800 --> 01:16:25.160 If you could extend that victory even further, it would be incredible. 01:16:25.160 --> 01:16:28.760 Adesu, they are on the stored power build, which is going to be tough for the bird. 01:16:28.760 --> 01:16:31.800 It is going to be very difficult. No move, finally hitting the crustal, 01:16:31.800 --> 01:16:35.560 going to be able to space out and see that big rock tomb, shelling toast away, 01:16:35.560 --> 01:16:38.360 which means Zeta Division is going to grab the first Regi Drago. 01:16:38.360 --> 01:16:42.160 Great secure from Zeta Division, giving their entire team some team-wide experience 01:16:42.160 --> 01:16:44.560 and a buff that allows Nomu to score faster. 01:16:44.560 --> 01:16:48.960 And it looks like we have two members of Zeta hiding in the tall grass, trying to take down Toast. 01:16:48.960 --> 01:16:53.560 Oh, they know when those timers are going to be on the respawn, but Toppo and Nomu are going to put pressure on Toast. 01:16:53.560 --> 01:16:57.660 Toast actually bailing into the bottom path, which means once these things spawn back up, 01:16:57.660 --> 01:17:00.360 if Zeta Division wants to hang out long enough, they can take them all. 01:17:00.360 --> 01:17:02.960 And that's how aggressive that Dodrio can be. 01:17:02.960 --> 01:17:06.960 Toast just had to leave here and see what they could secure in the bottom path. 01:17:06.960 --> 01:17:11.520 Here comes Nomu. Meanwhile, Dodrio taking all the experience on the side of Comai. 01:17:11.520 --> 01:17:15.840 Yeah, Nomu coming down from the central area, giving Zeta Division the rest of the information they need, 01:17:15.840 --> 01:17:20.960 which means Votopo knows that they're pretty safe to grab all the experience from the side of Comai. 01:17:20.960 --> 01:17:25.760 Meanwhile, up top, it looks like Narami and Gautler are doing a good job. We do have Kukwable online. 01:17:25.760 --> 01:17:28.480 We do, yeah, and it looks like they did pretty well into this Lucario, 01:17:28.480 --> 01:17:31.920 but Gautler's gonna need to be careful right here. Lucario has incredible secure potential. 01:17:31.920 --> 01:17:34.400 Kukwable does not. They're moving forward, looking for a fight. 01:17:34.400 --> 01:17:37.600 4v3 big heavy slam for Kwavel, closed it out, they're all over NoMu. 01:17:37.600 --> 01:17:41.520 NoMu getting shredded, big X scissor, put the block, Eject button out of the cross, 01:17:41.520 --> 01:17:42.720 to get back on the back side. 01:17:42.720 --> 01:17:44.800 Reds, they have the Ladius, is trying to make it happen. 01:17:44.800 --> 01:17:47.440 Toast secures the Regice, and they might look for a push here. 01:17:47.440 --> 01:17:48.720 They got a 4v2. 01:17:48.720 --> 01:17:52.400 They're gonna get the Cheeky scores in now, and they're gonna go for the big 36 over. 01:17:52.400 --> 01:17:54.960 And now the points lead, but gone belongs to Koma. 01:17:54.960 --> 01:17:57.120 That's right, 159-53. 01:17:57.120 --> 01:17:58.400 Koma ahead. 01:17:58.400 --> 01:18:01.760 We have a Desu trying to fight the Topu on this goal zone, 01:18:01.760 --> 01:18:03.440 but they are not able to take them down. 01:18:03.440 --> 01:18:07.680 even the Unite move could not save them. We now have the Topo scoring stacking up 01:18:07.680 --> 01:18:11.240 their attack weight in this bottom path making them more and more powerful for 01:18:11.240 --> 01:18:14.920 all these fights. Here comes Koumai right back at it looking for NoMu when they 01:18:14.920 --> 01:18:19.320 pick up Akeo. Now they're moving forward. Nerami get gonna be the security guards 01:18:19.320 --> 01:18:24.240 for Toast. That big Scyther. Tons of burst damage but incredibly fragile when 01:18:24.240 --> 01:18:28.160 it comes to taking damage themselves. Nerami nice little psychic reposition 01:18:28.160 --> 01:18:31.760 Jerome. Heavy slam there to separate Resta. The block is back. We're 01:18:31.760 --> 01:18:32.880 trying to put damage down. 01:18:32.880 --> 01:18:35.080 Nirani gets hit with a Unite with their low on HP. 01:18:35.080 --> 01:18:37.640 Do a wing beat, knockout, pressure gun, heavy slam again, 01:18:37.640 --> 01:18:39.360 and hook Wobble's moving to the back line. 01:18:39.360 --> 01:18:40.560 Nomu's getting shredded. 01:18:40.560 --> 01:18:42.760 Huge psychic reposition on Mizutama. 01:18:42.760 --> 01:18:44.880 They're on the back side, they missed a close combat, 01:18:44.880 --> 01:18:46.560 and a day suit closes the door. 01:18:46.560 --> 01:18:47.840 Nomu getting shredded. 01:18:47.840 --> 01:18:50.080 Do a wing beat, and Espeon gets credit. 01:18:50.080 --> 01:18:52.200 Holy smokes, Komai is here to play. 01:18:52.200 --> 01:18:55.560 Komai is absolutely cooking in this bottom path right now, 01:18:55.560 --> 01:18:57.560 but they're deciding not to break this goal, 01:18:57.560 --> 01:18:58.400 Dube Snacks. 01:18:58.400 --> 01:19:00.080 I want to keep this bottom path open 01:19:00.080 --> 01:19:02.720 so they can continue securing some of this experience. 01:19:02.720 --> 01:19:05.440 Meanwhile, Vito Pugh trying to take everything away. 01:19:05.440 --> 01:19:07.760 Big way out and they're gonna be able to get out. 01:19:07.760 --> 01:19:09.440 They're running away from the central area 01:19:09.440 --> 01:19:11.120 and that is the power of Dodrio. 01:19:11.120 --> 01:19:12.760 That is the power of Vito Poe. 01:19:12.760 --> 01:19:14.320 The Toppo up a level. 01:19:14.320 --> 01:19:17.040 If Narami hits that psychic and drags, 01:19:17.040 --> 01:19:18.960 Vito Poe will go down to toast. 01:19:18.960 --> 01:19:21.640 They use, I believe, the full heal to cleanse that away 01:19:21.640 --> 01:19:23.720 so they can get the knockout and escape. 01:19:23.720 --> 01:19:27.000 And on top of all that, they got Narami's unite move. 01:19:27.000 --> 01:19:28.320 Let's talk about a quiet battle 01:19:28.320 --> 01:19:29.960 that has been happening throughout this match. 01:19:29.960 --> 01:19:32.880 And that is the battle that Lodious and Lodious are playing. 01:19:32.880 --> 01:19:37.200 These two Pokemon are looking to continue stacking up their Aeon power. 01:19:37.200 --> 01:19:39.560 They get stronger and stronger throughout this match and 01:19:39.560 --> 01:19:42.240 have crazy potential as the game goes on. 01:19:42.240 --> 01:19:46.400 Komei looking good now, but these could turn into real problems for them later. 01:19:46.400 --> 01:19:49.720 Big Kukwable dunk downstairs, 240-wound, 110. 01:19:49.720 --> 01:19:51.520 Komei is there in the face of Ford. 01:19:51.520 --> 01:19:53.600 No move goes down, no get can move forward. 01:19:53.600 --> 01:19:54.800 Mr. Tom appeals back. 01:19:54.800 --> 01:19:57.360 Rom using their United Group on a day-to-day strike target. 01:19:57.360 --> 01:19:59.460 Half HP gone, rest is eviscerated, 01:19:59.460 --> 01:20:00.860 but Toast is gone as well. 01:20:00.860 --> 01:20:02.520 Gek is looking for Rambi's Uthama, 01:20:02.520 --> 01:20:05.060 strikes down on the Rambi, close combat doesn't fit a damage. 01:20:05.060 --> 01:20:07.360 Votoko stressed the scoreboard downstairs. 01:20:07.360 --> 01:20:09.320 Close combat is there, back on top of the Desu. 01:20:09.320 --> 01:20:10.360 Nice, heavy slamming. 01:20:10.360 --> 01:20:13.320 Okay, we took care of the trash then, 01:20:13.320 --> 01:20:15.460 and now Koma is pivoting to Registeel. 01:20:15.460 --> 01:20:17.620 No comeback for the action, but it's gonna be tough. 01:20:17.620 --> 01:20:19.220 Meanwhile, while this is happening, 01:20:19.220 --> 01:20:20.660 Dodrio is scoring in the bottom half, 01:20:20.660 --> 01:20:22.460 trying to even up the scoreline. 01:20:22.460 --> 01:20:24.820 No moves, stopping the big-time Rumble Rouser unite, 01:20:24.820 --> 01:20:26.960 and here come the Ladi-Os and Ladius. 01:20:26.960 --> 01:20:30.400 They took their eye off the Regi Steel and since they took the fight, no move but enough 01:20:30.400 --> 01:20:31.400 time. 01:20:31.400 --> 01:20:34.720 Now Gekis trapped in their option, they had it be slammed back over the wall, but now 01:20:34.720 --> 01:20:38.800 it's Sadie Division that has control of the Regi Steel objective. 01:20:38.800 --> 01:20:42.120 Absolute swings back and forth here, Lucario back. 01:20:42.120 --> 01:20:46.000 This is going to be very difficult for Komei to stop at this point with the incredible 01:20:46.000 --> 01:20:49.280 secure potential on the side of Zeta and they do take it there. 01:20:49.280 --> 01:20:53.480 It is the Ladeos getting them the Regi Steel, a huge buff that is going to give 01:20:53.480 --> 01:20:56.360 them extra attack and special attack. 01:20:56.360 --> 01:21:01.660 off-screen we had Potopo on the De Draco level 13 go down tons of experience in 01:21:01.660 --> 01:21:06.060 the hands of Komei three minutes and 20 seconds left in this game and it is 01:21:06.060 --> 01:21:10.040 getting close. It's getting very close you're less than 100 points separate 01:21:10.040 --> 01:21:13.300 these two teams and when Dodrio is on the side of Zeta you cannot feel good 01:21:13.300 --> 01:21:16.700 about that it can run away from our final fight in double time and make 01:21:16.700 --> 01:21:20.700 some huge plays. Reggie are lucky now being taken by Zeta no one from 01:21:20.700 --> 01:21:23.580 Komei in a position to deal with this in fact they're just looking for 01:21:23.580 --> 01:21:27.060 experience on their side of the map. I think they recognize they have to win a 01:21:27.060 --> 01:21:31.420 huge fight. We are at the three minute mark, which means in one minute here we 01:21:31.420 --> 01:21:35.100 are going to have grout on spawn in the center and these two teams are going to 01:21:35.100 --> 01:21:40.740 need to decide how they want to play the final moments of this match. Take a 01:21:40.740 --> 01:21:45.540 deep breath 40 seconds and our boss monster here in our first map is going 01:21:45.540 --> 01:21:50.180 to materialize. Meanwhile these teams are waiting the call before the storm 01:21:50.180 --> 01:21:52.980 getting their levels up and Zeta Division on the hunt trying to get 01:21:52.980 --> 01:21:55.920 vision and you can see Zedid is right here with some extremely aggressive 01:21:55.920 --> 01:21:58.760 position do they decide to go in it looks like they're going to use the 01:21:58.760 --> 01:22:04.160 power-up punch fly backwards and throw some damage on to the Snorlax here they 01:22:04.160 --> 01:22:07.920 know exactly where they are on the side of Komae this makes it difficult for 01:22:07.920 --> 01:22:12.080 Komae to engage. Oh Narami's getting real close to that Dodrio on our mini-map 01:22:12.080 --> 01:22:17.000 Roman Resta, Nomu moving forwards in the bottom path here we've got five 01:22:17.000 --> 01:22:20.600 seconds brother. Yeah here we have five seconds till our first. Oh no! 01:22:20.600 --> 01:22:22.760 Over the wall, this could be too early, noob snack. 01:22:22.760 --> 01:22:23.840 Oh, straight into the United move, 01:22:23.840 --> 01:22:25.840 they get hit with everything on the sun, the Ladius. 01:22:25.840 --> 01:22:26.680 Whoa! 01:22:26.680 --> 01:22:28.120 The huge KO. 01:22:28.120 --> 01:22:30.960 Rock Tomb bubbles out to support Core and Adesu. 01:22:30.960 --> 01:22:32.960 They're trying to put the store power on, no move. 01:22:32.960 --> 01:22:34.400 Groudon's getting worked on. 01:22:34.400 --> 01:22:36.680 We've got to make a loop choreo going for the rip. 01:22:36.680 --> 01:22:39.280 Groudon in the central area, all of Komae spaced out. 01:22:39.280 --> 01:22:40.200 Get to the back side, 01:22:40.200 --> 01:22:41.720 Ghost Frenel using their United move. 01:22:41.720 --> 01:22:43.400 The Aspire United pops up a couple, 01:22:43.400 --> 01:22:45.360 but everybody's still standing, the power nap. 01:22:45.360 --> 01:22:46.680 It's just on no move. 01:22:46.680 --> 01:22:48.920 And there's only three players standing for Komae. 01:22:48.920 --> 01:22:50.920 Gek just get the knockout from the rip is started. 01:22:50.920 --> 01:22:52.920 Noremi is there to make a hero play. 01:22:52.920 --> 01:22:54.920 They can't get it, it's Potopo! 01:22:54.920 --> 01:22:57.920 Insane Division secures the first objective in a grand final! 01:22:57.920 --> 01:22:59.920 And here they go, rushing to score. 01:22:59.920 --> 01:23:02.920 Here they just need one huge one to even this up. 01:23:02.920 --> 01:23:05.920 241-248, but this match is incredibly close. 01:23:05.920 --> 01:23:09.920 In just a moment here these players are about to find out how close it is. 01:23:09.920 --> 01:23:14.920 When it says it is close battle, that means no one knows which side exactly is up. 01:23:14.920 --> 01:23:19.400 But with these grout on buffs, Zeta Division is in a perfect position to win. 01:23:19.400 --> 01:23:22.100 They just have to have one player sneak off and score. 01:23:22.100 --> 01:23:24.440 For Komai, they need to run to the other side of the map. 01:23:24.440 --> 01:23:28.940 They need to KO members of Zeta, take these buffs for themselves, and make something happen. 01:23:28.940 --> 01:23:32.780 Komai now looking to figure out exactly how they're going to make that fight. 01:23:32.780 --> 01:23:36.620 We have two members of Komai in the bottom path, and here comes Zeta Division, 01:23:36.620 --> 01:23:38.440 sneaking from Tallgrass. 01:23:38.440 --> 01:23:42.620 Get getting the information, but of course the Doudreo has a great capacity to score 01:23:42.620 --> 01:23:45.020 and stretch this lead that's a division have. 01:23:45.020 --> 01:23:46.220 Gatlou has exposed themselves. 01:23:46.220 --> 01:23:48.260 The Rock 2 forces out of Desu and Narami. 01:23:48.260 --> 01:23:50.060 Backdoor, heavy slam by Gatlou. 01:23:50.060 --> 01:23:51.620 They're trying to block and isolate. 01:23:51.620 --> 01:23:53.060 Gatlou looking for a target 01:23:53.060 --> 01:23:55.660 and they're trying to pin down that big rest. 01:23:55.660 --> 01:23:56.700 The rest, it gets out. 01:23:56.700 --> 01:23:59.460 And now they're trapped and the United move back from Rome. 01:23:59.460 --> 01:24:00.860 And it's going to pinch in the middle. 01:24:00.860 --> 01:24:02.060 Toast is using the United move, 01:24:02.060 --> 01:24:03.360 but it's a fruitless endeavor. 01:24:03.360 --> 01:24:05.260 They're getting absolutely eviscerated. 01:24:05.260 --> 01:24:07.560 Meanwhile, the Topo's on a scoring mission. 01:24:07.560 --> 01:24:09.100 They're up by over 100. 01:24:09.100 --> 01:24:12.060 Insated Division is cruising in the next 10 seconds. 01:24:12.060 --> 01:24:15.820 Beautiful crowd on fight, perfectly played by Zeta Division. 01:24:15.820 --> 01:24:19.020 As we mentioned earlier, you leave the Megalucario alone 01:24:19.020 --> 01:24:21.140 and they are taking that objective. 01:24:21.140 --> 01:24:24.820 Koumai, having the Kukwabu fly over on the jump pad, 01:24:24.820 --> 01:24:26.060 getting absolutely caught. 01:24:26.060 --> 01:24:28.020 I don't think it's what they wanted to do at all. 01:24:28.020 --> 01:24:29.700 I think the Rock Tomb got them stuck 01:24:29.700 --> 01:24:32.500 in a crazy position that they did not expect 01:24:32.500 --> 01:24:34.460 and then everything started to go wrong. 01:24:34.460 --> 01:24:36.700 The beautiful Unite move from Latios, 01:24:36.700 --> 01:24:37.980 able to pick up the KO. 01:24:37.980 --> 01:24:41.420 Latios and Latia, they both honed in on the right target. 01:24:41.420 --> 01:24:44.420 And you know what, if the other team gives you an inch, 01:24:44.420 --> 01:24:45.660 it'd take a mile. 01:24:45.660 --> 01:24:47.060 And that's exactly what happened. 01:24:47.060 --> 01:24:50.460 I have no idea why Gattlou springboarded into the middle. 01:24:50.460 --> 01:24:52.580 They landed in an absolute blender, 01:24:52.580 --> 01:24:55.700 and Zeta Division made them pay in the biggest way. 01:24:55.700 --> 01:24:57.820 We're going to have to take a look at some of those moments 01:24:57.820 --> 01:24:59.020 in a replay here in a second. 01:24:59.020 --> 01:25:02.340 So that is something that I want to watch back as well. 01:25:02.340 --> 01:25:05.260 I think it was a rock to get into forcing them over the wall. 01:25:05.260 --> 01:25:06.740 Let's take a look at some of these moments here. 01:25:06.740 --> 01:25:08.580 So it's a nice early fight here from Kamae, 01:25:08.580 --> 01:25:09.780 but they did end up paying for it. 01:25:09.780 --> 01:25:11.680 They could not get Nomu in this situation. 01:25:11.680 --> 01:25:13.540 Gottlieb does go down. 01:25:13.540 --> 01:25:16.980 Again, great early, early game action out of Comai. 01:25:16.980 --> 01:25:18.820 And if they were sticking with their game plan 01:25:18.820 --> 01:25:21.460 in the final stretch, I think they would have been fine. 01:25:21.460 --> 01:25:24.380 Here we have a great little fight here on the Regice. 01:25:24.380 --> 01:25:26.260 Going to be able to lock it down as well. 01:25:26.260 --> 01:25:28.720 Yeah, Regice here being taken. 01:25:28.720 --> 01:25:31.140 We have Gottlieb getting extremely aggressive, 01:25:31.140 --> 01:25:33.420 pushing forward towards the side of Zeta. 01:25:33.420 --> 01:25:34.760 Very aggressive plays from them. 01:25:34.760 --> 01:25:37.020 They knew they needed to win a fight as a team. 01:25:37.020 --> 01:25:38.060 They were not able to do it. 01:25:38.060 --> 01:25:42.340 As we mentioned before, Latios and Latios getting stronger and stronger throughout the match. 01:25:42.340 --> 01:25:46.720 By the end there, they were able to use that connect move as a delete button on Gatling. 01:25:46.720 --> 01:25:52.240 Oh, without a doubt. And now you're seeing when Komae is taking agency in these fights and not on the back foot. 01:25:52.240 --> 01:25:56.860 They're doing very well. Unfortunately for them, Gatling over the wall. 01:25:56.860 --> 01:26:00.080 I can't wait to see it so we can really analyze how that went down. 01:26:00.080 --> 01:26:03.220 Yeah, here we go. Looking at some of the scores. 01:26:03.220 --> 01:26:05.860 Yuzutama moving forward right here. 01:26:05.860 --> 01:26:08.100 Rome, our player of the game. 01:26:08.100 --> 01:26:09.600 I mean, are you shocked there? 01:26:09.600 --> 01:26:11.640 The damage just starts going up and up and up. 01:26:11.640 --> 01:26:14.100 And I really do think that catch on Gottlieu 01:26:14.100 --> 01:26:16.640 from the side of Zeta Division entirely, 01:26:16.640 --> 01:26:18.640 but especially the Unite movement to finish them off 01:26:18.640 --> 01:26:21.280 really was what set up Zeta to win. 01:26:21.280 --> 01:26:22.780 Yeah, one thing I want to talk about. 01:26:22.780 --> 01:26:24.440 We mentioned a lot at the top of the show, 01:26:24.440 --> 01:26:26.480 Votopo being a critical member 01:26:26.480 --> 01:26:28.120 of the Zeta Division team, 01:26:28.120 --> 01:26:31.180 getting them to replay the finals here. 01:26:31.180 --> 01:26:35.740 However, Votopo a very quiet game, in game number one. 01:26:35.740 --> 01:26:38.540 So if you look at what Komae was putting together, 01:26:38.540 --> 01:26:42.060 and if their plan was shut down, Votopo, they succeeded. 01:26:42.060 --> 01:26:45.140 However, they kind of lost sight on every other player 01:26:45.140 --> 01:26:46.260 in the game. 01:26:46.260 --> 01:26:48.540 Here we go, right back into draft. 01:26:48.540 --> 01:26:49.260 Amen. 01:26:49.260 --> 01:26:52.620 Komae is going to need to deal with what just happened there. 01:26:52.620 --> 01:26:55.780 Adesu picking the SP on here first. 01:26:55.780 --> 01:26:56.980 They like their strategy. 01:26:56.980 --> 01:26:59.340 It really was going well for Komae. 01:26:59.340 --> 01:27:05.340 It just went catastrophically bad there at the end when Gatlu got caught as we're seeing the next couple of picks over to the side of Zedah 01:27:05.540 --> 01:27:10.500 Division are we going to see the same Pokemon? They did just win with it. So you might not need to change much up 01:27:11.780 --> 01:27:16.220 Sweetcoon and they are one of the few teams that have been playing a sweetcoon 01:27:16.220 --> 01:27:18.980 And I talk about the sweetcoon unite move how 01:27:19.460 --> 01:27:26.020 Devastating it can be if it tracks and freezes multiple targets when you have the skill set on the rest of your team like Zedah 01:27:26.020 --> 01:27:29.280 that the mission does, it is curtains for you, son. 01:27:29.280 --> 01:27:30.620 Yeah, and what they're really setting up here 01:27:30.620 --> 01:27:32.760 with these bands and the Feraligato, the Surfetch, 01:27:32.760 --> 01:27:34.920 the Mimikyu, they're targeting out a lot of these 01:27:34.920 --> 01:27:35.760 all-rounders. 01:27:35.760 --> 01:27:38.660 We're seeing exactly what Gottlieu wants to play here. 01:27:38.660 --> 01:27:40.520 Kukwable looked pretty good last match, 01:27:40.520 --> 01:27:43.600 but Kukwable into Suikun sounds like a nightmare, 01:27:43.600 --> 01:27:44.440 dude, snacks. 01:27:44.440 --> 01:27:45.480 He wants to fight at close range. 01:27:45.480 --> 01:27:48.080 It does not want to be stunned by this Pokemon. 01:27:48.080 --> 01:27:51.280 Worth noting that Mizutama went with base model, 01:27:51.280 --> 01:27:52.320 Lucario. 01:27:52.320 --> 01:27:54.760 Komefe enters the game here. 01:27:54.760 --> 01:27:57.500 one of the most banned Pokemon all tournament long. 01:27:57.500 --> 01:28:00.940 Rome on the Zarina will see how Comai reacts, 01:28:00.940 --> 01:28:03.960 and now they're gonna get the Machamp-Espion combination. 01:28:03.960 --> 01:28:05.620 So you're gonna see a big submission, 01:28:05.620 --> 01:28:07.980 and then that Sci-Shock Bam stun. 01:28:07.980 --> 01:28:09.480 I was wondering what the final pick 01:28:09.480 --> 01:28:11.280 was gonna be here for Comai. 01:28:11.280 --> 01:28:12.480 The reason I was wondering is because 01:28:12.480 --> 01:28:15.980 what Pokemon would they want to play into this Suicune? 01:28:15.980 --> 01:28:17.660 I don't think it would be the Scyther. 01:28:17.660 --> 01:28:19.380 We've got a slightly tankier Pokemon 01:28:19.380 --> 01:28:21.460 with the Mega Charizard X, 01:28:21.460 --> 01:28:22.460 and if they could pick something up, 01:28:22.460 --> 01:28:24.740 especially something that already has a confé on it, 01:28:24.740 --> 01:28:27.680 and delete it fast, you're kinda getting two KOs 01:28:27.680 --> 01:28:29.260 for the price of one. 01:28:29.260 --> 01:28:31.020 One combination that we have on Ko-Mai 01:28:31.020 --> 01:28:32.620 that has been absolutely brutal 01:28:32.620 --> 01:28:34.220 throughout this entire tournament 01:28:34.220 --> 01:28:36.300 is the Machamp and the Espeon. 01:28:36.300 --> 01:28:38.980 Machamp with submission, making themselves unstoppable, 01:28:38.980 --> 01:28:40.900 running towards the enemy side, 01:28:40.900 --> 01:28:42.260 grabbing one of their opponents, 01:28:42.260 --> 01:28:44.060 throwing them over their shoulders, 01:28:44.060 --> 01:28:46.740 and then letting Hadesu on this Espeon 01:28:46.740 --> 01:28:49.220 hit them with the side-shock and side-beam. 01:28:49.220 --> 01:28:51.300 It's kind of a one-to-punch 01:28:51.300 --> 01:28:53.700 that knocks out most things in the game. 01:28:53.700 --> 01:28:56.220 The question is, does Adesu want to play that build, 01:28:56.220 --> 01:28:58.140 or is he still feeling the stored power? 01:28:58.140 --> 01:28:59.860 I think without the Dodrio around, 01:28:59.860 --> 01:29:01.940 we're probably seeing the Sci-Shock. 01:29:01.940 --> 01:29:04.100 I think you want to go Sci-Shock 100%, right? 01:29:04.100 --> 01:29:06.100 Especially because Rome or Votopo 01:29:06.100 --> 01:29:07.660 is going to be carrying the Compe. 01:29:07.660 --> 01:29:09.500 So doing the Suplex stun right there 01:29:09.500 --> 01:29:12.260 is going to get you that what I call that little Vogo deal. 01:29:12.260 --> 01:29:15.580 You get the big guy down, and the Compe comes for free. 01:29:15.580 --> 01:29:16.900 Here we go. 01:29:16.900 --> 01:29:21.380 Heading into game number two in the Chase Arena, 01:29:21.380 --> 01:29:25.740 our final Pokemon Unite World Championship 01:29:25.740 --> 01:29:27.960 as our teams are loading in. 01:29:30.940 --> 01:29:31.780 Ready? 01:29:31.780 --> 01:29:33.600 Ah! 01:29:33.600 --> 01:29:34.940 No! 01:29:34.940 --> 01:29:35.940 Pretty good, noobs, nice. 01:29:35.940 --> 01:29:37.860 You saved that well. 01:29:37.860 --> 01:29:38.700 You think? 01:29:38.700 --> 01:29:39.540 Yeah, I think you did great. 01:29:39.540 --> 01:29:40.380 Yikes, brother. 01:29:40.380 --> 01:29:42.180 Unite's staying true to itself, 01:29:42.180 --> 01:29:44.140 fell the bell here, save the thing. 01:29:44.140 --> 01:29:44.980 Here we go. 01:29:44.980 --> 01:29:46.180 Go on your purple teams. 01:29:46.180 --> 01:29:48.980 Zeta Division, your orange team up one game now 01:29:48.980 --> 01:29:50.700 in our best of five. 01:29:50.700 --> 01:29:54.700 Jack, running across the map, looking to see what they can take away from Zeta. 01:29:54.700 --> 01:29:57.700 When you have an Urshifu on the other side, you want to be very aggressive 01:29:57.700 --> 01:30:00.700 because this is one of the toughest early game Pokemon. 01:30:00.700 --> 01:30:02.700 Kapfu really struggles to get online. 01:30:02.700 --> 01:30:05.700 Struggles in a big way. Jack doing a great job with invasion. 01:30:05.700 --> 01:30:07.700 You think, hey, are they going to get knocked out? 01:30:07.700 --> 01:30:09.700 What are they actually trying to accomplish here? 01:30:09.700 --> 01:30:10.700 And it's the waste time. 01:30:10.700 --> 01:30:11.700 Yeah. 01:30:11.700 --> 01:30:13.700 And Jack is being incredibly successful right now. 01:30:13.700 --> 01:30:16.700 And now they're pulling up the slow smoke from rest of the Topo. 01:30:16.700 --> 01:30:21.140 of the topo still that couple does get both buffs but slowed down immensely. 01:30:21.180 --> 01:30:23.140 Yeah. And you want to slow this down, right? 01:30:23.140 --> 01:30:27.340 Because if you do not slow down this or she foo, it is going to enter the battle 01:30:27.380 --> 01:30:31.220 very quickly with that rapid strike. It could be a real problem here. 01:30:31.340 --> 01:30:32.540 No move trying to secure that. 01:30:32.540 --> 01:30:34.900 But it looks like that Lou was able to take that in the bottom path. 01:30:35.020 --> 01:30:38.740 Couple now looking for their moment, looking for their level five. 01:30:38.820 --> 01:30:40.700 They have it. They have evolved. 01:30:40.700 --> 01:30:43.300 This is a scary place, especially with the come fake caller. 01:30:43.380 --> 01:30:46.340 They're going to be very careful on the side of Khomei right there. 01:30:46.340 --> 01:30:50.300 right in the middle looking for their opportunity is a little machop saying I 01:30:50.300 --> 01:30:54.340 just want to get my points and can't I know 30 of frozen for absolutely no 01:30:54.340 --> 01:30:58.220 value here we'll see if they get knocked out rest of the topo cruising through 01:30:58.220 --> 01:31:01.540 the central area here as Kami is committing to the top pack yeah and 01:31:01.540 --> 01:31:04.860 beautiful stuff from Kami there right they recognize that that fight was not 01:31:04.860 --> 01:31:07.820 going to go well for them however they put a lot of pressure on top but we 01:31:07.820 --> 01:31:10.220 do have the urshifu making their way to the top pass seeing if they can 01:31:10.220 --> 01:31:13.580 punish some of the players no move here in the bottom path just trying 01:31:13.580 --> 01:31:15.440 to attack them on this gold zone. 01:31:15.440 --> 01:31:17.540 Romm now already level six. 01:31:17.540 --> 01:31:19.500 Giving them fits here. 01:31:19.500 --> 01:31:21.060 Romm with so much mobility. 01:31:21.060 --> 01:31:23.380 You see that big stomp out of this arena 01:31:23.380 --> 01:31:24.900 and just gliding in. 01:31:24.900 --> 01:31:26.980 Queenly Majesty takes going up 01:31:26.980 --> 01:31:28.020 as they're about the action. 01:31:28.020 --> 01:31:29.540 And now they're just wasting time 01:31:29.540 --> 01:31:31.860 because they're able to prevent Gautu from evolving. 01:31:31.860 --> 01:31:34.060 His toast is getting bullied in his own central. 01:31:34.060 --> 01:31:34.900 And look at this here. 01:31:34.900 --> 01:31:36.460 Here comes Vito Poo. 01:31:36.460 --> 01:31:38.860 This is the power of some of these Pokemon 01:31:38.860 --> 01:31:40.700 like Urshifu, the Dodrio. 01:31:40.700 --> 01:31:42.700 They can really move through the enemy central area. 01:31:42.700 --> 01:31:45.660 Look how aggressive Zeta is being never letting up here. 01:31:45.660 --> 01:31:47.140 They've already taken game one. 01:31:47.140 --> 01:31:48.260 They want to finish this. 01:31:48.260 --> 01:31:49.500 They absolutely do. 01:31:49.500 --> 01:31:53.100 And look at that quick little freeze from NoMu, Rome as well. 01:31:53.100 --> 01:31:55.420 I mean, everything is moving for Zeta Division. 01:31:55.420 --> 01:31:57.380 They have complete control of Reggie Drago. 01:31:57.380 --> 01:31:59.540 Narami trying to move forward as a little Duxy 01:31:59.540 --> 01:32:00.260 when they can do. 01:32:00.260 --> 01:32:01.260 Whoa! 01:32:01.260 --> 01:32:02.500 Narami! 01:32:02.500 --> 01:32:04.260 Honestly, you don't know the value 01:32:04.260 --> 01:32:07.180 that that just brought to a struggling Komei team. 01:32:07.180 --> 01:32:10.340 And sometimes all you need is a cheeky objective steel 01:32:10.340 --> 01:32:11.580 to get yourself back in it. 01:32:11.580 --> 01:32:13.720 Yeah, there's something about just taking something 01:32:13.720 --> 01:32:15.540 that you shouldn't have gotten from your opponents. 01:32:15.540 --> 01:32:17.940 Your team can kind of get the energy they need back 01:32:17.940 --> 01:32:18.580 in this match. 01:32:18.580 --> 01:32:20.540 Narami heading to the bottom path here. 01:32:20.540 --> 01:32:22.060 The Chards are toast heading to the bottom. 01:32:22.060 --> 01:32:24.060 Adesu as well with the Unite move, 01:32:24.060 --> 01:32:26.860 making their way to the bottom path, looking for a fight. 01:32:26.860 --> 01:32:28.660 Consistent freezes from Nomu. 01:32:28.660 --> 01:32:30.300 Always getting at least one target. 01:32:30.300 --> 01:32:32.020 Sometimes multiple. 01:32:32.020 --> 01:32:32.980 Very impressive. 01:32:32.980 --> 01:32:34.780 You've got the moral pool down, pushing forward. 01:32:34.780 --> 01:32:35.860 Ice beam lined up. 01:32:35.860 --> 01:32:37.060 No, Regi Rucks working. 01:32:37.060 --> 01:32:38.260 Raul is stomping. 01:32:38.260 --> 01:32:39.820 Narami trying to give cover. 01:32:39.820 --> 01:32:40.940 Nomu with the support. 01:32:40.940 --> 01:32:44.580 And here comes Mizutama, power up, punch close to the door, moving forward. 01:32:44.580 --> 01:32:46.500 Nomu getting credit, with the pressure's on. 01:32:46.500 --> 01:32:49.140 Toast is pinned against the walls, Charizard, they're knocked out. 01:32:49.140 --> 01:32:52.940 Then running away is Rome, rest of hopping off as the comfy jumps right back on. 01:32:52.940 --> 01:32:55.060 And the Regirock belongs to Zeta Division. 01:32:55.060 --> 01:32:57.060 Regirock being ripped apart right here. 01:32:57.060 --> 01:33:00.060 The Serena playing so well for the side of Zeta. 01:33:00.060 --> 01:33:04.940 And also the fact that it has the comfy on it just makes it more difficult to fight. 01:33:04.940 --> 01:33:10.140 You don't realize it when you're fighting it all the time, but you are fighting two Pokémon at the same time. 01:33:10.140 --> 01:33:11.580 with a little psychic pull from Hirami, 01:33:11.580 --> 01:33:13.100 can't come out and do anything with it. 01:33:13.100 --> 01:33:14.540 Have you seen him over Suplex? 01:33:14.540 --> 01:33:15.700 Forced set the Earthshake for United. 01:33:15.700 --> 01:33:17.700 11 hits down, blocked, except right, 01:33:17.700 --> 01:33:18.940 Mizutama from the team. 01:33:18.940 --> 01:33:20.860 On the back side, we're getting Adesu knocked out, 01:33:20.860 --> 01:33:22.100 but Toko's still going. 01:33:22.100 --> 01:33:25.260 Mizutama's right there, and they get Suplexed into path. 01:33:25.260 --> 01:33:27.780 Keck looking for cover, with the goal zone is closed. 01:33:27.780 --> 01:33:29.060 K.O. Striga 3. 01:33:29.060 --> 01:33:30.860 Gatlu keeps trying to hold it down, 01:33:30.860 --> 01:33:32.180 but they're gonna be dispatched. 01:33:32.180 --> 01:33:33.820 Announce the Rami and Adesu. 01:33:33.820 --> 01:33:35.540 Toast isn't even paying attention. 01:33:35.540 --> 01:33:37.900 Complete control, first data division. 01:33:37.900 --> 01:33:38.980 Toast with the United move, 01:33:38.980 --> 01:33:40.800 coming right back, trying to stop them right here, 01:33:40.800 --> 01:33:42.360 but gets taken back up into the air. 01:33:42.360 --> 01:33:43.200 Fire! 01:33:43.200 --> 01:33:45.320 The Ice Age freezes, come on! 01:33:45.320 --> 01:33:47.760 And that allows Aida Division to keep pushing. 01:33:47.760 --> 01:33:50.520 K.O. Srigatu for the legendary dog, 01:33:50.520 --> 01:33:52.040 as they're gonna peel back. 01:33:52.040 --> 01:33:54.760 And it's finally a Machamp, get steps up, 01:33:54.760 --> 01:33:57.580 block back, suplex, but is there enough for the tank? 01:33:57.580 --> 01:33:58.880 Here we go, Machamp Unite move, 01:33:58.880 --> 01:34:00.240 looking to get a K.O. right here at Destu, 01:34:00.240 --> 01:34:02.840 coming in with missing the shy side-shock and side beam, 01:34:02.840 --> 01:34:05.800 because the Topu was able to move out, 01:34:05.800 --> 01:34:06.960 beautiful plays there, 01:34:06.960 --> 01:34:10.640 Zedah Division 4, Dominating Game 2. 01:34:10.640 --> 01:34:14.040 Holy brother, you take your eyes off of Toppo 01:34:14.040 --> 01:34:16.680 and you're getting arranged by Vizutama. 01:34:16.680 --> 01:34:20.000 You take your eyes off Vizutama and it's NoMu buckling you 01:34:20.000 --> 01:34:21.440 with the ice blocks. 01:34:21.440 --> 01:34:23.240 Zedah Division in complete control. 01:34:23.240 --> 01:34:24.480 Zedah Division in control. 01:34:24.480 --> 01:34:26.760 Komai struggling here. 01:34:26.760 --> 01:34:28.200 There are a few bright lights. 01:34:28.200 --> 01:34:30.240 They finally have their levels where they can have 01:34:30.240 --> 01:34:32.560 Unite moves, especially that Charizard. 01:34:32.560 --> 01:34:35.120 Unfortunately for them, they were absolutely shut down 01:34:35.120 --> 01:34:36.400 the last time they used it. 01:34:36.400 --> 01:34:40.000 They need to get a great fight online and isolate some big targets. 01:34:40.000 --> 01:34:43.200 Good suplex, blocked there to ensure at least vision top. 01:34:43.200 --> 01:34:45.520 Here comes the total on coffee, snatched into the air, 01:34:45.520 --> 01:34:46.760 we're gonna try and burn them down. 01:34:46.760 --> 01:34:49.360 Works for United, the combo hits a 36. 01:34:49.360 --> 01:34:50.760 They're looking for more suplex. 01:34:50.760 --> 01:34:51.720 Can they convert? 01:34:51.720 --> 01:34:53.440 No, 42, 45. 01:34:53.440 --> 01:34:54.720 The numbers keep climbing. 01:34:54.720 --> 01:34:57.040 No move with a huge freeze on the backside. 01:34:57.040 --> 01:35:00.760 And it's Rome looking to stop through the rest of Comai. 01:35:00.760 --> 01:35:03.960 Rome might be a water type, no, they're a grass type. 01:35:03.960 --> 01:35:05.440 They're burning it down for sure. 01:35:05.440 --> 01:35:08.780 Don't worry, we make a lot of mistakes here. No one will notice that once. 01:35:08.780 --> 01:35:12.400 Snorlax in the top path, we have the SIDA moving with it, but here comes VITOPO. 01:35:12.400 --> 01:35:15.780 Once again in this central area, looking to make something happen. 01:35:15.780 --> 01:35:21.600 Doomsnacks, like they have been all game. Just take over the map, take all the experience from KOMI. 01:35:21.600 --> 01:35:29.640 This is such a difficult match. If they were able to get a huge pick, a submission into the side-shot, into the Charizard United. 01:35:29.640 --> 01:35:34.100 They can take down one of these huge targets, but SIDA has been playing so well. 01:35:34.100 --> 01:35:37.460 They've got to make sure. Oh, the champion night for three. 01:35:37.460 --> 01:35:41.400 Mr. Thomas there, though, pressure on Gatlou, Fruitslitz, and never gone. 01:35:41.840 --> 01:35:45.260 Here we go. Vythopu heading back towards their side, Gek now in the top path. 01:35:45.260 --> 01:35:49.240 Rome level 12 up here as we have toast also level 12. 01:35:49.240 --> 01:35:52.160 But you would really hope that your central area Pokemon would be out 01:35:52.160 --> 01:35:55.760 leveling us right here as we have 13 on the other side for Zayna Division. 01:35:56.100 --> 01:35:59.240 Koma is not out of this, but the fights are looking grim for them. 01:35:59.400 --> 01:36:02.740 Listen, this is exactly how some of their matches went yesterday, 01:36:02.740 --> 01:36:05.300 getting bullied most of the game and finding it in the final moments. 01:36:05.300 --> 01:36:06.300 No one was very low. 01:36:06.300 --> 01:36:07.660 There's a quality knockout opportunity. 01:36:07.660 --> 01:36:10.580 Charizard United does lock down the Suicune. 01:36:10.580 --> 01:36:11.540 Now, Rome has to stop. 01:36:11.540 --> 01:36:13.620 Boy, right back in is the Blunshifu. 01:36:13.620 --> 01:36:17.380 Getting combos up to 45, 47, 56, 57. 01:36:17.380 --> 01:36:19.740 We keep pushing, Megan, 60. 01:36:19.740 --> 01:36:22.420 Wow, unbelievable from Zeta. 01:36:22.420 --> 01:36:25.300 You just see the level that this player is playing at 01:36:25.300 --> 01:36:27.540 as they score another 50 points. 01:36:27.540 --> 01:36:31.580 75 to 312 from Zeta, 01:36:31.580 --> 01:36:33.720 and they are dominating all of these fights. 01:36:33.720 --> 01:36:36.060 You can see why Kumpfe is one of the most banned Pokemon 01:36:36.060 --> 01:36:37.460 in our entire tournament. 01:36:37.460 --> 01:36:40.160 It is so difficult to shut down a player 01:36:40.160 --> 01:36:42.040 that has this on them, especially people 01:36:42.040 --> 01:36:44.840 that are playing at this level like Vitopo. 01:36:46.360 --> 01:36:49.240 Okay, take a deep breath, Komae, just like I did. 01:36:49.240 --> 01:36:50.800 Figure out the type of your Pokemon, 01:36:50.800 --> 01:36:52.480 because apparently I'm still learning that. 01:36:52.480 --> 01:36:53.740 Let's see what you can come up with together 01:36:53.740 --> 01:36:54.840 in the next 40 seconds, 01:36:54.840 --> 01:36:56.320 because you've got a big fight to win. 01:36:56.320 --> 01:36:58.420 Regi Alecki now being taken down by Komae, 01:36:58.420 --> 01:36:59.620 they have to deal with this, 01:36:59.620 --> 01:37:02.860 where Zeta gets to do whatever they want on the map. 01:37:02.860 --> 01:37:04.900 What they're gonna do is hide in this tall grass 01:37:04.900 --> 01:37:06.900 and see if they can catch a member of Komaite 01:37:06.900 --> 01:37:08.220 early before this fight. 01:37:08.220 --> 01:37:11.340 30 seconds until Kyogre makes their way to the center. 01:37:11.340 --> 01:37:12.660 Narami hitting a psychic. 01:37:12.660 --> 01:37:13.500 Galu moving in. 01:37:13.500 --> 01:37:15.420 They might take the fight early as they brought the sweet goon. 01:37:15.420 --> 01:37:16.260 New Plex over the wall. 01:37:16.260 --> 01:37:17.100 Rome is two. 01:37:17.100 --> 01:37:18.380 Nobu's low. Nobu's knocked out. 01:37:18.380 --> 01:37:19.740 Ice Sage gets three. 01:37:19.740 --> 01:37:21.260 The block is there to protect the team. 01:37:21.260 --> 01:37:23.380 Votopo looking for a flank right back into the middle 01:37:23.380 --> 01:37:24.220 is Mizuzama. 01:37:24.220 --> 01:37:26.300 Rome on the backside looking for To-Votopo. 01:37:26.300 --> 01:37:27.140 Eyes down, Gax. 01:37:27.140 --> 01:37:28.580 We finally have the charge there tonight 01:37:28.580 --> 01:37:29.500 with their punch. 01:37:29.500 --> 01:37:30.960 They're shielded, they're back! 01:37:30.960 --> 01:37:32.400 Finally, Mississippi goes down. 01:37:32.400 --> 01:37:33.600 Roma's on the top of Bucks, too. 01:37:33.600 --> 01:37:36.240 Black's spot, up on the heavy slam. 01:37:36.240 --> 01:37:37.600 Gowler needs to use a move, 01:37:37.600 --> 01:37:39.800 but we have a huge jersey for United again. 01:37:39.800 --> 01:37:41.840 They get 60 and counting. 01:37:41.840 --> 01:37:43.140 They're pushing back, 01:37:43.140 --> 01:37:45.300 and it's just two players on Zaynep Division, 01:37:45.300 --> 01:37:46.200 but they're fighting. 01:37:46.200 --> 01:37:48.000 Oh, so well. 01:37:48.000 --> 01:37:50.800 Vy Topo somehow making their way 01:37:50.800 --> 01:37:53.200 through the relentless assault from Koma. 01:37:53.200 --> 01:37:55.760 The Charizard Unite move picked up multiple members, 01:37:55.760 --> 01:37:57.800 and now, for just a moment, 01:37:57.800 --> 01:38:02.800 The calm before another storm, Kyogre in the middle, Zeta coming back. 01:38:02.800 --> 01:38:05.560 We now have Charizard coming back in just five seconds, 01:38:05.560 --> 01:38:08.440 but will Zeta start this before Charizard is ready to fight? 01:38:08.440 --> 01:38:11.840 Here comes Lucario looking for Gek, the block right now. 01:38:11.840 --> 01:38:14.880 No one wants to make a mistake here, but Zeta wants to scrap. 01:38:14.880 --> 01:38:16.800 So, the Toppo getting straight in the middle, 01:38:16.800 --> 01:38:18.680 a little bit of a freeze, follow-up suplex. 01:38:18.680 --> 01:38:20.920 The Toppo is split, the Toppo goes down. 01:38:20.920 --> 01:38:23.440 Narami's getting chased, they're snuffed out and snuffed. 01:38:23.440 --> 01:38:26.120 Just two players for Komai, Toast is on the chase. 01:38:26.120 --> 01:38:28.120 Singular Unite move from Rome. 01:38:28.120 --> 01:38:31.280 And Rome is in fact burning for Komae here in game two. 01:38:31.280 --> 01:38:33.000 They're not gonna worry about Kyogre. 01:38:33.000 --> 01:38:34.760 They're gonna assault those goals zone. 01:38:34.760 --> 01:38:38.920 They are heading towards the central area goal here of Komae. 01:38:38.920 --> 01:38:41.960 And this is going to increase their points lead considerably. 01:38:41.960 --> 01:38:43.440 There's still time on the clock, 01:38:43.440 --> 01:38:46.120 but now Komae's only shot is going to be able 01:38:46.120 --> 01:38:48.600 to quickly get that central area objective 01:38:48.600 --> 01:38:49.680 and make something happen. 01:38:49.680 --> 01:38:52.440 171-528. 01:38:52.440 --> 01:38:55.920 And we can see Rome attacking multiple members here 01:38:55.920 --> 01:38:58.960 of Komei, fighting them on their own goal zone. 01:38:58.960 --> 01:39:00.960 It doesn't look like there's going to be enough time 01:39:00.960 --> 01:39:03.260 for Komei as Charizard finally hits the map. 01:39:03.260 --> 01:39:05.920 Gotlu working on Kyogre in the center. 01:39:05.920 --> 01:39:08.680 And meanwhile, the rest of Komei getting snuffed out 01:39:08.680 --> 01:39:10.880 as the scores keep going in. 01:39:10.880 --> 01:39:14.840 Zeta Division with an exclamation point on the line 01:39:14.840 --> 01:39:16.240 that was game one. 01:39:16.240 --> 01:39:20.080 They hammer home game two, and they're up by so many points 01:39:20.080 --> 01:39:22.520 with 13 seconds left, it's going to be tough. 01:39:22.520 --> 01:39:23.960 And you see Zeta Division right here. 01:39:23.960 --> 01:39:27.200 look at how smart they are deciding. There's no reason to fight near the 01:39:27.200 --> 01:39:31.200 tier one goal zone. They just have to stop them from scoring in here and in the 01:39:31.200 --> 01:39:36.520 home goal zone. Beautiful plays from Zeta. An absolutely dominant performance here 01:39:36.520 --> 01:39:43.640 in game two and they are now one game away from being your final Pokemon 01:39:43.640 --> 01:39:49.160 Unite World Champions. You said the team that would win the first game 01:39:49.160 --> 01:39:55.200 would gain the momentum and carry it through and right now we have Zeta 01:39:55.200 --> 01:40:01.000 Division with all the momentum in the world but Zeta Division knows what 01:40:01.000 --> 01:40:07.520 being down 0-2 means yes because they did the reverse sweep yesterday and they 01:40:07.520 --> 01:40:13.360 have to keep the pedal to the floor you cannot let a team with the skill level 01:40:13.360 --> 01:40:18.440 of Comai scratch and claw their way back into this you got to snuff them out 01:40:18.440 --> 01:40:26.440 Just like we saw yesterday, both of these teams have been in a position to reverse sweep, so this is not over by any means. 01:40:26.440 --> 01:40:35.440 But if you're Zeta, you have to feel good about how that match went. Game 1 was very close. Game 2, they were in control the entire time. 01:40:35.440 --> 01:40:39.600 NoMu on this Suicune was a problem, brother. 01:40:39.600 --> 01:40:44.400 And you can see why Zeta Division committed a first pick to it. 01:40:44.400 --> 01:40:48.040 A Pokemon that has been quiet all weekend long, 01:40:48.040 --> 01:40:52.080 and now surging onto the scene with the surging strikes 01:40:52.080 --> 01:40:53.480 from Blue Shifu. 01:40:53.480 --> 01:40:56.240 And really, Blue's a good color on Zeta Division. 01:40:56.240 --> 01:40:57.080 Game to win. 01:40:57.080 --> 01:40:57.800 Look at that. 01:40:57.800 --> 01:41:02.040 95,000 damage from Rome on this arena. 01:41:02.040 --> 01:41:04.200 This is a Pokemon that's received a lot of bans 01:41:04.200 --> 01:41:07.400 throughout our tournament because of a team plays it they are incredible 01:41:07.400 --> 01:41:14.960 you are pretty big number there Vito po 18 knockouts 18 knockouts to assist one 01:41:14.960 --> 01:41:22.880 faint and that gives you a KO plus a over F a cough of 20 91 K damage out of 01:41:22.880 --> 01:41:27.480 Vito po I mean every one of these characters was a problem yeah real 01:41:27.480 --> 01:41:31.320 problem toast not coming online as fast as they needed to on the side of 01:41:31.320 --> 01:41:33.400 Komae was also a real issue. 01:41:33.400 --> 01:41:35.920 Mega Charizard had some huge moments throughout that match, 01:41:35.920 --> 01:41:38.160 but you want it early, and you want them often. 01:41:38.160 --> 01:41:40.160 You want to be megging in a lot of these fights, 01:41:40.160 --> 01:41:42.960 picking up huge KO's, and they only had a few 01:41:42.960 --> 01:41:45.000 that went their way, and even when they did, 01:41:45.000 --> 01:41:46.880 Zeta played so incredibly well 01:41:46.880 --> 01:41:48.720 that they were able to stem the tide, 01:41:48.720 --> 01:41:51.800 get right back in there, and win the refight. 01:41:51.800 --> 01:41:54.280 Look at that heat map, brother, everywhere. 01:41:54.280 --> 01:41:56.200 Once Rome got online, they were skating 01:41:56.200 --> 01:41:58.200 all over the map, finding targets, 01:41:58.200 --> 01:42:01.800 and taking them down as we have our crowd right there 01:42:01.800 --> 01:42:05.320 plundered up ready to go for game number three. 01:42:05.320 --> 01:42:07.080 Oh, I'm getting word from our production teams. 01:42:07.080 --> 01:42:07.580 Thanks. 01:42:07.580 --> 01:42:08.600 This is actually a huge deal. 01:42:08.600 --> 01:42:12.960 Your mistake in the last match, that is our 10,000th mistake. 01:42:12.960 --> 01:42:13.960 Whoa! 01:42:13.960 --> 01:42:14.920 Let's hear it! 01:42:14.920 --> 01:42:15.920 We did it, everybody! 01:42:15.920 --> 01:42:19.480 Look how excited they are about our 10,000th mistake. 01:42:19.480 --> 01:42:20.200 Big deal. 01:42:20.200 --> 01:42:21.160 A big deal for us. 01:42:21.160 --> 01:42:22.600 A lot of us said we could do it 01:42:22.600 --> 01:42:23.840 before we shut the game down. 01:42:23.840 --> 01:42:24.800 But you know what? 01:42:24.800 --> 01:42:26.040 Yes, we can. 01:42:26.040 --> 01:42:28.000 Never give up on your dreams. 01:42:28.000 --> 01:42:30.960 of just catastrophic mistakes on the biggest stage. 01:42:30.960 --> 01:42:33.160 You'll love to see it from the boys. 01:42:33.160 --> 01:42:34.440 We won't be back tomorrow. 01:42:34.440 --> 01:42:36.520 Ha ha ha. 01:42:36.520 --> 01:42:38.600 As we're getting ready for what could be our final match, 01:42:38.600 --> 01:42:40.400 dupesnacks, between these two squads. 01:42:40.400 --> 01:42:42.600 KOMI, they're really going to need to figure something out. 01:42:42.600 --> 01:42:46.680 There is something about a loss that huge 01:42:46.680 --> 01:42:48.920 that gets you to recalibrate everything. 01:42:48.920 --> 01:42:50.320 Go back to what you know. 01:42:50.320 --> 01:42:52.560 Go back to what you know is going to win. 01:42:52.560 --> 01:42:55.680 Stop trying to play better than what you are. 01:42:55.680 --> 01:42:59.480 Play the Comi that got you here in the first place, 01:42:59.480 --> 01:43:01.800 but they need to make it happen right now 01:43:01.800 --> 01:43:04.440 as Zeta Division could become your champion 01:43:04.440 --> 01:43:06.240 in just 10 short minutes. 01:43:06.240 --> 01:43:10.040 Again, Comfe available for one of these teams. 01:43:10.040 --> 01:43:12.080 Blastoise is the first pick. 01:43:12.080 --> 01:43:14.240 The band's the exact same, 01:43:14.240 --> 01:43:16.640 and Zeta Division has been navigating their draft 01:43:16.640 --> 01:43:18.800 after these bands incredibly well. 01:43:18.800 --> 01:43:20.120 They feel confident. 01:43:20.120 --> 01:43:23.000 Comi feels like they're just going with the flow. 01:43:23.000 --> 01:43:23.840 Here we go. 01:43:23.840 --> 01:43:25.080 Next couple of picks over to Zeta. 01:43:25.080 --> 01:43:30.840 They are going to take that crustle and they are going to take Ladius, which we saw in game number one. 01:43:30.840 --> 01:43:36.800 Obviously, this could easily lead to Rome once again being on that Ladius, which was incredibly powerful, 01:43:36.800 --> 01:43:42.280 difficult for Komai to shut down, especially towards the late game, when the burst damage was just so high 01:43:42.280 --> 01:43:44.640 that Gottlieu went down immediately. 01:43:44.640 --> 01:43:52.240 They're back on the Kupava, which for Komai, their early game in game number one has been their strongest showing throughout this entire tournament. 01:43:52.240 --> 01:43:54.640 So I understand heading back towards this. 01:43:54.640 --> 01:43:58.280 Yeah, absolutely. They have to make sure that whatever toast picks 01:43:58.880 --> 01:44:02.840 isn't super duper susceptible to an invade because you really want 01:44:02.840 --> 01:44:06.280 Narami to be sticking in path with Gottlieb to get them on lock. 01:44:06.280 --> 01:44:11.160 And this has been the Achilles heel of Comai on Saturday. 01:44:11.160 --> 01:44:16.000 The games they have lost in rough fashion have been because across the way 01:44:16.200 --> 01:44:19.200 was the horse, the Galarian Rapidash. 01:44:19.200 --> 01:44:23.200 This pick right here from Zeta Division is the most targeted pick 01:44:23.200 --> 01:44:25.200 that we've seen throughout this entire series. 01:44:25.200 --> 01:44:28.200 Recognizing that Komai had a very difficult time 01:44:28.200 --> 01:44:29.360 into this Pokemon yesterday, 01:44:29.360 --> 01:44:32.120 so much so that they needed to ban it. 01:44:32.120 --> 01:44:34.880 This could be the ace in the hole for Zeta right now 01:44:34.880 --> 01:44:36.680 and how they win the entire tournament. 01:44:36.680 --> 01:44:40.080 Adesu back on their hero Pokemon from day two. 01:44:40.080 --> 01:44:44.040 Mew2Y and Toast on the Talon Flame, incredibly fast. 01:44:44.040 --> 01:44:47.120 So we have a very quick speedster on both sides. 01:44:47.120 --> 01:44:49.240 Yeah, and I mean Talon Flame does a decent job 01:44:49.240 --> 01:44:51.240 holding its own in the early stages as well. 01:44:51.240 --> 01:44:53.240 it has some decent secure in its kit. 01:44:53.240 --> 01:44:55.080 Rome is going to Lodios, 01:44:55.080 --> 01:44:57.520 and this Lodios-Lodios combination in game one 01:44:57.520 --> 01:44:59.960 we saw was incredibly strong. 01:44:59.960 --> 01:45:02.680 So, Coman, with their back against the wall, 01:45:02.680 --> 01:45:04.160 they are fighting with Blastoise, 01:45:04.160 --> 01:45:08.640 Proquovel, Psyduck, Mewtwo, Y, and Talon, Flay. 01:45:08.640 --> 01:45:10.840 State of division with everything on the line, 01:45:10.840 --> 01:45:14.800 the championship one game away, stealing away the crustal, 01:45:14.800 --> 01:45:17.120 which had some huge place for them in game one. 01:45:17.120 --> 01:45:18.840 The Lodios-Lodios coming back out, 01:45:18.840 --> 01:45:23.120 And now two speedsters on the side of Zeta 01:45:23.120 --> 01:45:27.560 as we're taking a look at our crowd here in San Francisco. 01:45:27.560 --> 01:45:29.080 Hopefully we do the flyover right, 01:45:29.080 --> 01:45:32.760 and we can brace this game with a team ready go. 01:45:32.760 --> 01:45:37.360 There are battlefield, Thea Sky Ruins 01:45:37.360 --> 01:45:40.400 with Ray Quasar in the center. 01:45:40.400 --> 01:45:43.320 This could be your final match 01:45:43.320 --> 01:45:46.920 of Pokemon Unite in the championship series. 01:45:46.920 --> 01:45:52.120 One more game for Zeta Division, and they will become your champion. 01:45:52.120 --> 01:45:55.160 KOMI needs to win three in a row. 01:45:55.160 --> 01:46:00.600 It's been done before, members of KOMI have done it before, but KOMI, this is tough. 01:46:00.600 --> 01:46:03.320 Ready, go! 01:46:03.320 --> 01:46:08.040 KOMI, your purple team, Zeta Division, your orange team, 01:46:08.040 --> 01:46:12.920 as we are one game away from crowning Zeta, the champion. 01:46:12.920 --> 01:46:14.520 But standing in the way is KOMI. 01:46:14.520 --> 01:46:16.520 You are down, but you are not out yet. 01:46:16.520 --> 01:46:19.360 Keep your eye on the prize and keep on fighting 01:46:19.360 --> 01:46:22.320 and make your story happen. 01:46:22.320 --> 01:46:24.160 Narami immediately sussing out. 01:46:24.160 --> 01:46:26.600 Nomu putting a press pressure on, 01:46:26.600 --> 01:46:28.760 which means auto attacks on your opponent. 01:46:28.760 --> 01:46:30.700 That's right, you're looking to shut this thing down 01:46:30.700 --> 01:46:32.280 before it could really do something 01:46:32.280 --> 01:46:33.780 towards the central area. 01:46:33.780 --> 01:46:35.680 We have Toast right now looking to see 01:46:35.680 --> 01:46:37.040 if they can get some of this experience. 01:46:37.040 --> 01:46:38.600 Nomu trying to steal it right here, 01:46:38.600 --> 01:46:40.820 but that does go over to the side of Komei. 01:46:40.820 --> 01:46:43.880 Not only is Toast trying to get this experience right here, 01:46:43.880 --> 01:46:47.040 But they're also trying to shut down that Dwebble if they can. 01:46:47.040 --> 01:46:48.920 Yeah, I mean, just the little rocks 01:46:48.920 --> 01:46:51.160 peppering you on the top of the head for that miniature stun 01:46:51.160 --> 01:46:52.040 is so annoying. 01:46:52.040 --> 01:46:54.400 And Toast actually getting surprisingly low, 01:46:54.400 --> 01:46:56.160 does close out with the knockout. 01:46:56.160 --> 01:46:58.680 So Toast's going to hit path, but not quite level five. 01:46:58.680 --> 01:47:02.000 Yeah, you could see the red buff was taken there by the Dwebble. 01:47:02.000 --> 01:47:04.280 And that's why getting that KO, they get the buff back. 01:47:04.280 --> 01:47:06.320 But they're still not yet level five. 01:47:06.320 --> 01:47:08.760 They're going to take some of this experience right here. 01:47:08.760 --> 01:47:11.040 And Talonflame is getting closer and closer. 01:47:11.040 --> 01:47:14.400 It does evolve at level seven to its final evolution. 01:47:14.400 --> 01:47:15.280 These are Toma. 01:47:15.280 --> 01:47:16.840 I'm down to Swablu in Altaria. 01:47:16.840 --> 01:47:18.280 Great presence from Komae. 01:47:18.280 --> 01:47:19.000 Rob Chum is there. 01:47:19.000 --> 01:47:19.920 Not actually isolated. 01:47:19.920 --> 01:47:21.280 Gottlieu very quickly. 01:47:21.280 --> 01:47:23.240 And something they need to watch out for. 01:47:23.240 --> 01:47:24.680 VTOPO is now something they're going 01:47:24.680 --> 01:47:25.520 to need to watch out for. 01:47:25.520 --> 01:47:26.840 As Dojrio really gets to decide 01:47:26.840 --> 01:47:28.000 how they want to play this. 01:47:28.000 --> 01:47:29.600 Looking for the town flame in the center 01:47:29.600 --> 01:47:31.480 as we're fighting over some experience right here. 01:47:31.480 --> 01:47:34.040 VTOPO moving forward, seeing if they get the KO on Toast. 01:47:34.040 --> 01:47:36.600 Toast actually has to run away from their own central area. 01:47:36.600 --> 01:47:38.880 And this has been the story of all of these matches. 01:47:38.880 --> 01:47:42.320 Zeta Division doesn't look at my half of the map, your half of the map. 01:47:42.320 --> 01:47:44.160 It's all their map. 01:47:44.160 --> 01:47:45.040 And it's working. 01:47:45.040 --> 01:47:46.000 It's working great. 01:47:46.000 --> 01:47:47.640 We see toast behind on levels. 01:47:47.640 --> 01:47:50.360 We see Fatopo doing whatever it is they want. 01:47:50.360 --> 01:47:54.440 The Galarian Rapidash, the horse with the sharp stuff coming out the top of its head 01:47:54.440 --> 01:47:56.880 is looking good now because they just hit their evolution. 01:47:56.880 --> 01:48:00.280 Narami's headache takes over after a rock doom from Nomu. 01:48:00.280 --> 01:48:03.360 And really, Komai is just kind of turtling up all over the map. 01:48:03.360 --> 01:48:07.200 Yeah, Komai not up on levels, so they're going to need to fight together 01:48:07.200 --> 01:48:09.340 if they can make something happen here. 01:48:09.340 --> 01:48:11.940 But Saito Division with the Vitopo already at 7, 01:48:11.940 --> 01:48:14.940 really taking over the map and stealing everything they can 01:48:14.940 --> 01:48:16.220 from the side of Komae. 01:48:16.220 --> 01:48:18.780 Rome now getting the blue buff here in the bottom path 01:48:18.780 --> 01:48:21.580 while Dodrio is going to clean up some of the experience. 01:48:21.580 --> 01:48:24.780 Calm for a moment as we have a huge objective spawning 01:48:24.780 --> 01:48:26.820 in 40 seconds in the top and bottom path. 01:48:26.820 --> 01:48:29.760 But before that, we have a fight over some Altaria 01:48:29.760 --> 01:48:31.860 as well. 01:48:31.860 --> 01:48:35.060 Desu doing a decent job trying to keep pace 01:48:35.060 --> 01:48:36.960 on these levels, but being left alone 01:48:36.960 --> 01:48:40.080 is the Mutu-wise Difficult, Rome and Resta, 01:48:40.080 --> 01:48:41.800 seeing that they can put some pressure on 01:48:41.800 --> 01:48:44.700 and they do indeed, you see the life bar of Adesu 01:48:44.700 --> 01:48:47.200 just getting clunked every single time. 01:48:47.200 --> 01:48:48.800 Here comes Gett for a little bit of support 01:48:48.800 --> 01:48:49.640 on the Warthorne. 01:48:49.640 --> 01:48:52.160 Yeah, now we have the block there of the side strike. 01:48:52.160 --> 01:48:53.580 They're looking to make something happen 01:48:53.580 --> 01:48:56.040 in the bottom path, but they are behind in levels 01:48:56.040 --> 01:48:57.560 and that is a really tough place to be. 01:48:57.560 --> 01:49:00.160 Blastoise desperately needing their level seven. 01:49:00.160 --> 01:49:02.640 Toast is still not Talonflame. 01:49:02.640 --> 01:49:04.000 Level six is vicious. 01:49:04.000 --> 01:49:06.240 Taking over to seven is at least something. 01:49:06.240 --> 01:49:09.060 Nice reposition, Rome getting knocked out by Adesu. 01:49:09.060 --> 01:49:11.080 Adesu's gonna have to anchor this team for a bit 01:49:11.080 --> 01:49:12.560 because Toast is so far behind. 01:49:12.560 --> 01:49:14.320 Here comes Nogumu and Batopu. 01:49:15.200 --> 01:49:16.560 Rock, two pins, Gek. 01:49:16.560 --> 01:49:18.920 Adesu slides back, Regiroc getting worked on. 01:49:18.920 --> 01:49:21.120 Tri is in there, Gek secures, 01:49:21.120 --> 01:49:23.700 and this is great opportunity for Komae now. 01:49:23.700 --> 01:49:25.640 This is a huge moment for Komae. 01:49:25.640 --> 01:49:27.900 Koukwable alone in the top half, 01:49:27.900 --> 01:49:29.280 and moving as a unit here, 01:49:29.280 --> 01:49:32.540 we actually have something happening from Komae. 01:49:32.540 --> 01:49:34.840 Zeta Division in control of this match 01:49:34.840 --> 01:49:40.440 up until this point, but that was a huge swing of momentum and experience towards the side of EU. 01:49:40.440 --> 01:49:49.160 Comai, Poquaval, just super, super quietly level 9, and Potopo going down is kind of huge. 01:49:49.160 --> 01:49:53.720 Adesu getting big now, they're getting credit for a lot of these big-time knockouts. 01:49:53.720 --> 01:49:57.240 Yeah, this is actually getting kind of tough for Zeta Division. All of a sudden, 01:49:57.240 --> 01:50:01.320 we're seeing a lot of cracks in the armor of this squad in control for a while, 01:50:01.320 --> 01:50:07.000 But Komae gets together. They Pokemon unite if you will and now they are winning this game 01:50:07.380 --> 01:50:12.800 Deccan try and hold down this pad in the face of three players from Zeta division and doing a pretty good job 01:50:13.440 --> 01:50:17.480 Stimying that push in the top path. We've got quakwaba working on regi 01:50:17.480 --> 01:50:22.680 Alecki Neurami is there for the support and we'll see where Komae's next move is as the talent flame secures 01:50:22.840 --> 01:50:28.440 The surf is gonna get the surf gonna pin back that Alteria and the unite move from Rome does hit 01:50:28.440 --> 01:50:31.720 Yeah, yeah, and you can see the Rome use this not to get a huge KO 01:50:31.720 --> 01:50:37.560 But just to charge up those a on stacks is here comes come on in the top path looking for a fight talent flame in the air big-time flame 01:50:37.560 --> 01:50:42.100 Sweep that's no moon and that's a knockout. No trio unite back to pad to get with the team 01:50:42.100 --> 01:50:45.840 You see that big triangle gas layering rapid as your neck toe sticks the skies again 01:50:45.960 --> 01:50:50.620 Big you to why you might gonna disjoint say to division good fight from come on 01:50:50.620 --> 01:50:56.520 I read you like he hits and the scoreboard belongs to EU. Good morning. Come on 01:50:56.520 --> 01:50:59.520 Welcome to the World Championships Grand Finals. 01:50:59.520 --> 01:51:01.520 Where have you been this entire time? 01:51:01.520 --> 01:51:04.520 They just needed a little bit of a wake-up call, 01:51:04.520 --> 01:51:08.520 and it turns out their alarms were set to five minutes left in game three. 01:51:08.520 --> 01:51:10.520 205 to four. 01:51:10.520 --> 01:51:12.520 KOMI in commanding position here. 01:51:12.520 --> 01:51:17.520 Zeta actually for the first time getting beaten in this series. 01:51:17.520 --> 01:51:18.520 KOMI looking incredible. 01:51:18.520 --> 01:51:20.520 It must have been the switch over to the Mew2Y. 01:51:20.520 --> 01:51:22.520 You got to believe in Adesu. 01:51:22.520 --> 01:51:24.520 You got to believe in Adesu. 01:51:24.520 --> 01:51:26.520 There's a little headache taking off from side-up. 01:51:26.520 --> 01:51:29.520 It's enough to slow down Zeta division, at least for now. 01:51:29.520 --> 01:51:32.520 And what I'm impressed by is how far behind Komai was 01:51:32.520 --> 01:51:34.520 and how far ahead they are now. 01:51:34.520 --> 01:51:36.520 Regi Rock now just being taken by Zeta. 01:51:36.520 --> 01:51:39.520 No one on Komai really ready to do much about this 01:51:39.520 --> 01:51:41.520 and to how in flame actually taking as much experience 01:51:41.520 --> 01:51:43.520 as they can in the top half. 01:51:43.520 --> 01:51:45.520 Got a little bit of a fight breaking out here. 01:51:45.520 --> 01:51:47.520 Role looking for a unite move at Deso. 01:51:47.520 --> 01:51:49.520 Mega, Mewtwo wise and peels out with Teleport. 01:51:49.520 --> 01:51:51.520 Yeah, Teleport using that to just escape there, 01:51:51.520 --> 01:51:53.520 not overextend is good. 01:51:53.520 --> 01:51:57.420 Mizzutama, their own team's Roptoom, keeping them from pushing forward. 01:51:57.420 --> 01:51:59.260 Here comes Rome lining up a target. 01:51:59.260 --> 01:52:03.560 Mizzutama can't use that smart strike to get a pined target, so they peel back for just 01:52:03.560 --> 01:52:04.560 an instant. 01:52:04.560 --> 01:52:08.620 Gek on half HP, Narami as well, but they're holding pretty strong. 01:52:08.620 --> 01:52:12.400 We talked about this when we saw the Lodios earlier, but there is another game happening 01:52:12.400 --> 01:52:14.920 here that really only Rome is playing. 01:52:14.920 --> 01:52:18.160 They are trying to get as much A on power as they can, and they get that by hitting 01:52:18.160 --> 01:52:21.920 that dragon pulse on their opponents, or KOing wild Pokemon. 01:52:21.920 --> 01:52:25.040 more times this happens the stronger it's going to be in the late game and we 01:52:25.040 --> 01:52:28.760 saw the power of that without quickly they were able to do Spatch of Gotlu on 01:52:28.760 --> 01:52:32.960 the Kupval last time big fight starting there comes the glaring rapidash with a 01:52:32.960 --> 01:52:36.080 flank with Topo forced out and Arami gonna put a bubble beam on them we do 01:52:36.080 --> 01:52:39.040 have the rapidash tonight move into the middle toast gets the knockout on 01:52:39.040 --> 01:52:43.760 Dodrio Mitsutama bush back as Kupval secures they do grab a berry that 01:52:43.760 --> 01:52:48.600 chases on nice stun we take to the sky with fly and the door is closed 01:52:48.600 --> 01:52:50.160 on the rapidash finally. 01:52:50.160 --> 01:52:51.160 And here we go. 01:52:51.160 --> 01:52:54.720 They have the Reggie Alecchi walking towards the side of Zeta 01:52:54.720 --> 01:52:55.360 Division. 01:52:55.360 --> 01:52:57.320 And Koma is going to use this opportunity 01:52:57.320 --> 01:52:59.040 to make something happen in the bottom path. 01:52:59.040 --> 01:53:04.000 Already up on the scoreboard, 250 now, 260, 303 to 79. 01:53:04.000 --> 01:53:05.640 No moving trouble right here. 01:53:05.640 --> 01:53:07.680 X-Scissor back on deck, Votopo peppering 01:53:07.680 --> 01:53:09.880 in some damage with a try attack. 01:53:09.880 --> 01:53:11.720 There it goes, back to the skies, fly, 01:53:11.720 --> 01:53:13.000 Toast gets credit for another. 01:53:13.000 --> 01:53:15.680 Ejects into the bush, but Votopo predicts and gets 01:53:15.680 --> 01:53:17.400 a big charge in knockout. 01:53:17.400 --> 01:53:23.560 get goes down and now Koma has overextended their welcome and Zeta division is more than happy to show them the door. 01:53:23.560 --> 01:53:28.240 Here comes Gwaml, do they decide to fight? No, Gottlue is intelligently brought to life. 01:53:28.240 --> 01:53:33.040 Get out of there. You know there's a part of Gottlue that's thinking, I am going to fight everyone from Zeta right now. 01:53:33.040 --> 01:53:38.340 What I'm going to do, I'm going to springboard in the middle of their entire team. Not a good look. Gottlue just get out of there for now. 01:53:38.340 --> 01:53:45.040 That's very heads up play here by Koma intelligently moving away from that fight because in 23 seconds we have Rayquaza hitting the map. 01:53:45.040 --> 01:53:48.640 This could be our final objective of our world championships. 01:53:48.640 --> 01:53:50.480 Zeta just needs to win one more game. 01:53:50.480 --> 01:53:54.760 Comi playing incredibly, but everything is on the line. 01:53:54.760 --> 01:53:56.320 10 seconds left. 01:53:56.320 --> 01:53:58.520 The question is who is going to start this fight? 01:53:58.520 --> 01:54:01.120 Can they stop Rome and the crazy amount of damage 01:54:01.120 --> 01:54:03.040 from this Latios? 01:54:03.040 --> 01:54:06.040 And at the same time, can Zeta kind of get this match 01:54:06.040 --> 01:54:07.080 back under control? 01:54:07.080 --> 01:54:10.200 Gek hiding in the tall grass on the side of Zeta Division, 01:54:10.200 --> 01:54:12.880 possibly looking to make a big flank here 01:54:12.880 --> 01:54:17.600 As Blast Loose is now moving doob snacks around on the minimap, we see Zayda getting extremely aggressive. 01:54:17.600 --> 01:54:18.400 Here comes Galoo! 01:54:18.400 --> 01:54:21.420 Galoo, United move right in the middle! U2Y, United to stun them down! 01:54:21.420 --> 01:54:23.160 Hydro Typhoon hits a bunch! 01:54:23.160 --> 01:54:27.920 With Tombo's taking care of Mr. Tombo's y'all low, putting a triangle down, they're knocked out! 01:54:27.920 --> 01:54:30.320 Everybody on Zayde Division is getting scrubbed! 01:54:30.320 --> 01:54:34.900 Galoo's a crowd circuit, sacrificing themselves and the team converging to Reykwaza. 01:54:34.900 --> 01:54:38.080 Noamu's looking for a way in, but Reykwaza's getting low. 01:54:38.080 --> 01:54:39.740 We've got Resta stepping up. 01:54:39.740 --> 01:54:40.960 Can we have a hero play? 01:54:40.960 --> 01:54:42.240 Rock toom's too early! 01:54:42.240 --> 01:54:44.800 Can we get a secure? The whole team's gone. 01:54:44.800 --> 01:54:46.720 Koma is going to take Rayquaza. 01:54:46.720 --> 01:54:49.760 And Koma is looking to take game number three. 01:54:49.760 --> 01:54:52.880 Koma coming back in this, but it is not over. 01:54:52.880 --> 01:54:55.760 They have the Rayquaza Shields a minute 12 on the clock. 01:54:55.760 --> 01:54:58.680 Toast was knocked out in that final moment, 01:54:58.680 --> 01:55:00.960 I think by Rayquaza itself, 01:55:00.960 --> 01:55:03.640 possibly helping Xayah Division secure a win here. 01:55:03.640 --> 01:55:06.560 But with a minute left, Xayah needs to make a huge play. 01:55:06.560 --> 01:55:08.120 And unlike our other objectives, 01:55:08.120 --> 01:55:10.800 they cannot steal these buffs away from Koma. 01:55:10.800 --> 01:55:13.760 All they can do is simply break these Rayquaza shields. 01:55:13.760 --> 01:55:17.280 Komai in a great position here, but it is not over. 01:55:17.280 --> 01:55:19.280 All right, Geck getting pinched a little bit, 01:55:19.280 --> 01:55:22.160 gonna surf towards the pad and gonna create the chase 01:55:22.160 --> 01:55:24.120 onto them, waste some of that time. 01:55:24.120 --> 01:55:25.200 They're gonna go for the score, 01:55:25.200 --> 01:55:27.720 they're gonna get pinned, isolated and knocked out. 01:55:27.720 --> 01:55:30.200 Zeta Division eyeing up what a comeback looks like. 01:55:30.200 --> 01:55:32.160 Yeah, Zeta Division looking to make something happen here. 01:55:32.160 --> 01:55:34.280 Here comes Vito, who is that's doing some cover right now. 01:55:34.280 --> 01:55:35.480 Multiple members of Komai, 01:55:35.480 --> 01:55:37.560 already caught, that's two down. 01:55:37.560 --> 01:55:40.160 Oh my, you can't go down here. 01:55:40.160 --> 01:55:41.480 Gottlieu is in a blender. 01:55:41.480 --> 01:55:42.960 They have just a shriveled HP. 01:55:42.960 --> 01:55:43.960 Oh, no! 01:55:43.960 --> 01:55:45.000 Three players down. 01:55:45.000 --> 01:55:46.440 We've got to cover the pads. 01:55:46.440 --> 01:55:47.640 Toast is sitting there. 01:55:47.640 --> 01:55:49.880 Reston Votopo looking to make a move. 01:55:49.880 --> 01:55:51.960 And here we go with the Side-X scrambling across the map 01:55:51.960 --> 01:55:54.040 with reston not able to score with a double KO 01:55:54.040 --> 01:55:55.240 from Talonflame. 01:55:55.240 --> 01:55:56.680 10 seconds left. 01:55:56.680 --> 01:56:00.040 Komei can breathe a sigh of relief. 01:56:00.040 --> 01:56:02.600 They are still in this tournament. 01:56:02.600 --> 01:56:06.440 We're heading to game number four. 01:56:06.440 --> 01:56:08.840 What a bounce back from Komei. 01:56:08.840 --> 01:56:12.520 That beginning of that game felt in shambles. 01:56:12.520 --> 01:56:15.920 Just a couple cheeky plays, nice little secures, 01:56:15.920 --> 01:56:18.840 and all of a sudden, the team has life. 01:56:18.840 --> 01:56:22.080 This is very scary for Zeta Division. 01:56:22.080 --> 01:56:24.160 Now, obviously, they're up in this series, 01:56:24.160 --> 01:56:27.560 but this has been happening time and time again. 01:56:27.560 --> 01:56:30.200 Zeta Division, reverse sweeping to get here. 01:56:30.200 --> 01:56:33.720 Komei, reverse sweeping to move on through their bracket. 01:56:33.720 --> 01:56:37.160 Zeta is also a team that was up in the grand finals 01:56:37.160 --> 01:56:39.760 that they lost to a team coming back. 01:56:39.760 --> 01:56:41.880 They have to be worried about how this is going 01:56:41.880 --> 01:56:43.760 after game number three. 01:56:43.760 --> 01:56:48.160 Ooh, we're watching some great plays from this game specifically. 01:56:48.160 --> 01:56:50.600 And right around that five minute mark 01:56:50.600 --> 01:56:53.200 is when the KOMI alarms were set to wake up 01:56:53.200 --> 01:56:55.840 because they showed up and really 01:56:55.840 --> 01:56:59.280 closed this game out in a meaningful and powerful way. 01:56:59.280 --> 01:56:59.780 Yeah. 01:56:59.780 --> 01:57:01.360 And this is exactly what you're hoping for, 01:57:01.360 --> 01:57:02.680 of course, in our grand finals. 01:57:02.680 --> 01:57:06.240 If you're a KOMI fan, this is exactly what you want to see. 01:57:06.240 --> 01:57:09.480 This team does not shrivel when they are behind. 01:57:09.480 --> 01:57:12.720 They instead get big head on in there 01:57:12.720 --> 01:57:14.320 and fight their opponents. 01:57:14.320 --> 01:57:17.080 Look at the aggression here from the Blastoise. 01:57:17.080 --> 01:57:20.280 The flank, Unite move, taking every KO they can. 01:57:20.280 --> 01:57:22.920 And the patience here of this fight, so impressive. 01:57:22.920 --> 01:57:24.920 Ripping through Raekwaza, then once their opponents 01:57:24.920 --> 01:57:28.200 come back in, knocking them out before the secure. 01:57:28.200 --> 01:57:30.480 Great stuff from Kamai. 01:57:30.480 --> 01:57:31.600 I'll tell you what. 01:57:31.600 --> 01:57:33.600 Whatever studying Kamai did overnight 01:57:33.600 --> 01:57:37.920 about this Galarian Rapidash, they certainly snuffed out that problem. 01:57:37.920 --> 01:57:42.080 Zero knockouts, five faints, one assist, Mizutama, 01:57:42.080 --> 01:57:44.960 an absolute non-factor here in game number three. 01:57:44.960 --> 01:57:47.360 Yeah, I would say the Galarian Rapidash was 01:57:47.360 --> 01:57:50.160 a completely useless Pokemon for them, 01:57:50.160 --> 01:57:52.360 and I know the reason they picked it because they 01:57:52.360 --> 01:57:55.680 recognize that it was the Kryptonite yesterday for Komai, 01:57:55.680 --> 01:58:00.400 but they did not have the strategy behind it that C2 had. 01:58:00.400 --> 01:58:08.080 Comey wins the game and now they're slowing down and potentially snatching back the momentum from Zeta Division 01:58:08.080 --> 01:58:15.520 I am shocked that Zeta Division didn't go back into the well of game number two for game number three because all of those 01:58:15.680 --> 01:58:21.680 Pokemon were still available and they could have easily just ran it back and said you couldn't deal with it once 01:58:22.240 --> 01:58:24.280 Let's see if you can deal with it now. Yeah 01:58:24.560 --> 01:58:28.520 The question is how does Zeta want to react to a moment like this 01:58:28.520 --> 01:58:34.040 Once you lose a match it can shake a team. We've seen it many times. You've seen teams that are almost 01:58:34.740 --> 01:58:42.040 Unbeatable brought an entire season of Unite and then something happens a bad match happens and their mental falls apart 01:58:42.200 --> 01:58:47.880 We'll have to see if Zeta can bounce back from a game like that after being so dominant in game two 01:58:47.880 --> 01:58:49.880 You have to wonder where they went 01:58:50.080 --> 01:58:52.080 Yeah, I mean 01:58:52.680 --> 01:58:56.720 They just took their foot off the gas belt, right? I mean we've seen it time and time again 01:58:56.720 --> 01:59:01.860 You're like, oh, you know, we've got some games to give, you know, maybe that, you know, maybe they're cheekily thinking, 01:59:01.860 --> 01:59:06.920 um, well, if we win this game, what Pokemon do I want to be represented by as being champion? 01:59:06.920 --> 01:59:10.620 Uh, when in reality, you gotta win first before you get represented by something. 01:59:10.620 --> 01:59:16.820 And, uh, we've got the Zorina band, the Zorak band, Zashian, has been unleashed from this band section, 01:59:16.820 --> 01:59:19.720 and Gek is still grabbing Blastoise first. 01:59:19.720 --> 01:59:24.620 I think it's a great call. A huge playmaker here. We do have Zashian from Mizutama. 01:59:24.620 --> 01:59:33.620 And given how he played the last game, I'm excited to see them on a Pokemon that they're more willing to play or that they have more experience with, I should say. 01:59:33.620 --> 01:59:39.620 With that in doubt, how do we react here from the side of Komai? NoMu on the tree Pryo is crazy. 01:59:39.620 --> 01:59:40.620 Yeah. 01:59:40.620 --> 01:59:46.620 They are prioritizing NoMu's pick every single game and clearly they are working through that player. 01:59:46.620 --> 01:59:52.620 Galu, Narami, Poquaval, Psyduck. We're keeping it with the birds over there. All water types as well. 01:59:52.620 --> 01:59:57.780 as well. Interesting. We're looking at the Umbreon here from Zeta and we have a Mew from 01:59:57.780 --> 02:00:02.300 the side of Zeta Division. So obviously we're moving away from the Lodios and Lodius that 02:00:02.300 --> 02:00:06.740 we've been seeing for a few games out of Zeta. They're deciding that strategy is not working 02:00:06.740 --> 02:00:11.860 the way they wanted to. Komei here now getting some late picks that are extremely powerful. 02:00:11.860 --> 02:00:15.740 Adesu does get the SP on all the way at the bottom of the draft basically. That 02:00:15.740 --> 02:00:20.020 was the fastest lock-in on the Lurch and War. Yeah, it was the fastest Urshifu we've 02:00:20.020 --> 02:00:24.860 seen but the real question is is this going to be as powerful without the 02:00:24.860 --> 02:00:30.400 comeback as an accelerant for these Pokemon right? That's a huge deal. Toast now 02:00:30.400 --> 02:00:33.420 with the talent flim they had a great talent flim game the best we've seen 02:00:33.420 --> 02:00:37.500 from them I'd say throughout this series here a Desu very comfortable here on 02:00:37.500 --> 02:00:42.140 this espion and Gottlieu had an amazing game especially in that top half all 02:00:42.140 --> 02:00:46.700 the loan with Kupapu. Yeah well they got to have a good game and because 02:00:46.700 --> 02:00:49.980 they were left alone in the top half and if I'm Zedah Division I'm just 02:00:49.980 --> 02:00:52.820 He's not letting him be on babysat. 02:00:52.820 --> 02:00:54.540 Don't let him take over. 02:00:54.540 --> 02:00:56.700 Taking a look at our crowd here. 02:00:56.700 --> 02:01:00.100 Getting hyped for game number four 02:01:00.100 --> 02:01:02.500 between these two squads. 02:01:02.500 --> 02:01:07.500 Zeta, still one game away from becoming your champions 02:01:07.500 --> 02:01:09.340 and there is our battleground. 02:01:09.340 --> 02:01:14.340 Thea, Sky, Ruins, Groudon will be our map here. 02:01:14.700 --> 02:01:17.540 Zeta Division, two, Comi, one. 02:01:17.540 --> 02:01:21.460 Koma needs to win two in a row right now, Doob Snacks. 02:01:21.460 --> 02:01:25.100 Let's get ready as we're getting into game. 02:01:25.100 --> 02:01:26.420 A good ready go. 02:01:30.340 --> 02:01:33.180 Ready, go! 02:01:33.180 --> 02:01:35.940 Koma, your purple team, Zeta Division, 02:01:35.940 --> 02:01:39.220 your orange team, Zeta, one game away 02:01:39.220 --> 02:01:41.060 from becoming the final 02:01:41.060 --> 02:01:44.900 Pokemon Unite Grand Finals World Champion. 02:01:44.900 --> 02:01:57.900 All right, Narami, Gatlou heading to the top half, the birds of a feather flocking together here as they're going to see what they can do in the face of Mizutama, Zashin, an early game, Manus quickly stunned, good secure. 02:01:57.900 --> 02:02:05.900 Here we go, Gatlou looking to stop, rest of right here, Gak in the bottom half, hit some trouble, few incredibly difficult fights, especially early with that electro ball. 02:02:05.900 --> 02:02:13.060 Yeah, absolutely. It puts so much pressure on, of course, it has so many tools in its toolkit, and that makes it difficult overall. 02:02:13.060 --> 02:02:19.380 Nomu trying to out secure, going to grab a fairy, as really Komai doesn't care. They just want to make sure they're getting their wild Pokemon down. 02:02:19.380 --> 02:02:23.960 And they do here, and that means Adesu does evolve as they are moving forward right here. 02:02:23.960 --> 02:02:27.360 They can evolve, they can try to out secure the Mew, which is the plan. 02:02:27.360 --> 02:02:32.640 Toast, level 5. They weren't level 5 last game until 7 minutes in, so doing a lot better already. 02:02:32.640 --> 02:02:36.840 boosted auto, step up a day suit on the gym so the gap doesn't go down. 02:02:36.840 --> 02:02:38.840 You can see the power of that side shock, right? 02:02:38.840 --> 02:02:42.840 An incredible amount of damage while at the same time a huge stun. 02:02:42.840 --> 02:02:45.940 Here we come, Vitopo back down to the bottom path. 02:02:45.940 --> 02:02:47.540 Toast baiting in Vitopo. 02:02:47.540 --> 02:02:50.440 The side shock misses, Vitopo decides to peel back 02:02:50.440 --> 02:02:51.740 and that's what they were setting up. 02:02:51.740 --> 02:02:54.440 Present toast, allow them to retreat, hit a side shock 02:02:54.440 --> 02:02:55.640 and maybe take a big fight. 02:02:55.640 --> 02:02:57.740 Vitopo actually staying in this bottom path. 02:02:57.740 --> 02:02:59.240 They did not expect it right here. 02:02:59.240 --> 02:03:01.740 They pick up a tail, a desolence of trouble right now 02:03:01.740 --> 02:03:03.860 deciding whether or not they want to stay here to fight. 02:03:03.860 --> 02:03:05.860 If Utopu decides to dash forward, 02:03:05.860 --> 02:03:06.900 they can pick up a huge win, 02:03:06.900 --> 02:03:09.300 but we do have members of Pomai here to counter it, 02:03:09.300 --> 02:03:10.820 and it looks like Utopu sussed that out. 02:03:10.820 --> 02:03:13.580 They say, ah, this feels too good to be true. 02:03:13.580 --> 02:03:15.500 Yeah, I mean, Utopu really hiding out. 02:03:15.500 --> 02:03:16.500 They got their prize, right? 02:03:16.500 --> 02:03:17.700 They got a knockout. 02:03:17.700 --> 02:03:20.140 Why overextend and give up that value 02:03:20.140 --> 02:03:21.180 you just picked up? 02:03:21.180 --> 02:03:24.500 Gatlou now doing pretty good job keeping pace. 02:03:24.500 --> 02:03:26.540 Actually outpacing Mizutama, 02:03:26.540 --> 02:03:27.700 and they haven't been helped, though. 02:03:27.700 --> 02:03:30.140 Here comes Resta for the support on this Umbria. 02:03:30.140 --> 02:03:32.780 Yeah, Resta now up in the top path is some brand. 02:03:32.780 --> 02:03:34.820 I'm not sure which umbrella we're going to be looking at here, 02:03:34.820 --> 02:03:37.820 whether it is going to mean look or it is going to be foul play. 02:03:37.820 --> 02:03:40.620 More often we see the mean look, so shut down your opponents, 02:03:40.620 --> 02:03:43.460 keep them in an area where you can tail them as a team. 02:03:43.460 --> 02:03:46.940 Yeah, Umbreon, a mean look on the talent flame would go pretty hard right now. 02:03:46.940 --> 02:03:48.060 No more getting chumped. 02:03:48.060 --> 02:03:49.700 Reston, Votopa moving forward. 02:03:49.700 --> 02:03:50.900 Are they eyeing up a combat? 02:03:50.900 --> 02:03:54.100 No, no more going to leash everybody along, fly to the skies. 02:03:54.100 --> 02:03:57.460 That's a knockout, but Reggie Drago is going to go to Zeta Division. 02:03:57.460 --> 02:04:09.460 Data Division takes Richie Drago, but they do lose their trevenant for that fight as now we're now moving back down to the bottom path that looks like trevenant is going to be here for the spawn of the Swablu Altaria at 7 minutes 20 seconds. 02:04:09.460 --> 02:04:11.460 Resta in some trouble right now. 02:04:11.460 --> 02:04:19.460 Yeah, tons of damage down, but the wish from the Umbreon is going to keep their HP topped off so that they don't get burst down by the Big Talon flame. 02:04:19.460 --> 02:04:23.460 Here we go. Gek, Adesu in this bottom path, seeing what they can secure. 02:04:23.460 --> 02:04:30.540 Obviously we want to get as much experience as we can over to a desu, but deck only level six here still a war turtle 02:04:30.540 --> 02:04:32.720 We need level seven before we get served. Yeah 02:04:32.720 --> 02:04:36.320 Look at the swap the guava going down the rest of my going up 02:04:36.320 --> 02:04:41.000 They're showing a different look here and Mizutama thinks they've got a free nice pull by Narami 02:04:41.000 --> 02:04:44.400 The fly of the skies is gonna fall just short. They can't land on their target 02:04:44.400 --> 02:04:47.300 E ball eaten by deck on the front line red guy stepping up 02:04:47.300 --> 02:04:52.280 We've got the side shot put it to the Rami that gets credit snatched is that Reggie? 02:04:52.280 --> 02:04:59.280 Reg Ice over to the side of Ko by beautiful secure right here. They're actually moving forward despite another psychic catch 02:04:59.280 --> 02:05:06.460 They're looking for rest of the guava gets the KO time a KO here on Zashi and looking for it with toast, but no 02:05:06.460 --> 02:05:10.080 They just barely miss solar beam does hit a day soup 02:05:10.080 --> 02:05:14.480 But that's enough for Naramian got loo to flip the script and get a knockout on that 02:05:15.000 --> 02:05:19.600 151 and now come on fading back and they've got the slightest score lead 02:05:19.600 --> 02:05:27.440 Josh, you're way behind here in the top half only level seven right now compared to the wobble already at level nine for 02:05:27.440 --> 02:05:33.920 Komai this match incredibly close between these two squads no one dominating early all right nice pull on no move 02:05:33.920 --> 02:05:38.220 But I don't think they know that they are outgunned right now big solar beam on Jack 02:05:38.680 --> 02:05:41.240 Trying to figure out our position in our way in here 02:05:41.240 --> 02:05:46.320 We go five members of Zeta hiding in the tall grass right here not letting them know that the topo is there 02:05:46.320 --> 02:05:50.960 but it looks like Koma is pretty aware that they don't see this Hershifu anywhere on the map. 02:05:50.960 --> 02:05:55.920 We've got the Kukwavo flank attempt, the Topo susses it out, and now Gatlu just has to run away. 02:05:55.920 --> 02:06:00.400 Yeah, Gatlu has to run away because multiple members of Zeta could collapse on this Pokemon, 02:06:00.400 --> 02:06:04.800 as you see Rome heading to the top path with Mizutama, seeing what they can make happen. 02:06:04.800 --> 02:06:08.320 Gatlu, all alone here right now, Psyduck is on the way, 02:06:08.320 --> 02:06:11.200 but here comes the Topo looking for the KO and they get it. 02:06:11.200 --> 02:06:15.200 That's absolutely Fisher-Price, Psyduck coming out from the Psyduck, 02:06:15.200 --> 02:06:19.840 going to lower the damage that's going to be dealt fly to the sky and that's a big knockout for Toast. 02:06:19.840 --> 02:06:24.720 Flaying sweep, it's a wall that's the only target it ever gets 100% of the time. 02:06:24.720 --> 02:06:26.720 Here we go. Oh, nice pull! 02:06:26.720 --> 02:06:29.840 Side kick and they're looking for the KO here of the Zashi unit. 02:06:29.840 --> 02:06:33.360 Go down, but right back the other way they take Talon playing. 02:06:33.360 --> 02:06:37.520 What an exchange there. What a pull by Narami. Hornley's back into the gut. 02:06:37.520 --> 02:06:41.200 Three-position, KO Shrigatu for Rome. Narami's on the back side. 02:06:41.200 --> 02:06:49.200 I give credit to rest of three players in a heartbeat dispatch and now Zeta Division takes control in the top path because we've got a Reggie spawning 02:06:49.200 --> 02:06:55.540 We go Gottlieu looking for something right here, but incredible positioning from Zeta and look at the talent flame seeing what they can do 02:06:55.540 --> 02:06:57.940 It's a little too early. They can't get the secure 02:06:58.240 --> 02:07:02.040 Beautifully played by Zeta Division retty rock to their side giving them increased offenses 02:07:02.040 --> 02:07:04.480 Well, it wasn't enough for the trevenant as they go down 02:07:04.480 --> 02:07:10.980 I we saw on the left-hand side of your screen a nomu actually went in and hornly each three players from Komae away 02:07:10.980 --> 02:07:15.880 giving them that window of opportunity to secure the top red king while Potopo 02:07:15.880 --> 02:07:19.280 wasn't even scrapping with them scoring points downstairs. 02:07:19.280 --> 02:07:21.280 See, Potopo almost level 13 here. 02:07:21.280 --> 02:07:23.780 Gotlu trying to make something happen in this bottom half. 02:07:23.780 --> 02:07:24.880 Looking for my big time. 02:07:24.880 --> 02:07:26.080 Unite move, they go in. 02:07:26.080 --> 02:07:28.080 Potopo went on the back side right to the championship. 02:07:28.080 --> 02:07:29.280 Big Unite move. 02:07:29.280 --> 02:07:30.180 Picking up a bunch. 02:07:30.180 --> 02:07:31.280 Hits her at 31. 02:07:31.280 --> 02:07:32.380 The scales are continuing. 02:07:32.380 --> 02:07:33.580 Komaia is falling. 02:07:33.580 --> 02:07:35.280 Potopo's taking over. 02:07:35.280 --> 02:07:38.080 They're taking that last performance personally 02:07:38.080 --> 02:07:40.380 and they are putting the team in their backpack. 02:07:40.380 --> 02:07:43.560 Look at this here from Zeta Division. 02:07:43.560 --> 02:07:45.160 These fights are beautiful. 02:07:45.160 --> 02:07:49.020 Kobai taking this opportunity to score and keeping this close. 02:07:49.020 --> 02:07:51.760 103-128. 02:07:51.760 --> 02:07:54.660 Mizutama, a bit of a non-factor this match as well, 02:07:54.660 --> 02:07:56.760 but Zashin is now getting online. 02:07:56.760 --> 02:07:58.900 Resta, peeling back towards their squad. 02:07:58.900 --> 02:08:01.980 So aggressive this player from Zeta Division is. 02:08:01.980 --> 02:08:03.600 Regi Drago now just being ripped apart. 02:08:03.600 --> 02:08:05.580 This is something Zashin can do so well 02:08:05.580 --> 02:08:07.940 with Metal Claw and the increased attack speed. 02:08:07.940 --> 02:08:09.720 They take that, no problem. 02:08:10.380 --> 02:08:14.660 Noamu is going to end this game with like 400,000 damage taken. 02:08:14.660 --> 02:08:16.700 It's like 12 feints. 02:08:16.700 --> 02:08:18.340 But all they're doing, Forsaken Division, 02:08:18.340 --> 02:08:21.300 is buying time everywhere on the map 02:08:21.300 --> 02:08:23.220 so that the topo can get huge. 02:08:23.220 --> 02:08:25.220 So it's Mitsuzama. 02:08:25.220 --> 02:08:27.060 Excuse me, Mizutama can catch up. 02:08:27.060 --> 02:08:29.260 It's a great look right now. 02:08:29.260 --> 02:08:31.100 In trouble right here, Gek has to peel back. 02:08:31.100 --> 02:08:32.900 But Gek also doing this job of getting 02:08:32.900 --> 02:08:34.420 a lot of information from the team. 02:08:34.420 --> 02:08:36.700 Gatlu right now fighting over this. 02:08:36.700 --> 02:08:40.340 And look, stolen by the Umbreon. 02:08:40.340 --> 02:08:44.040 I mean, what a look by Zeta Division here. 02:08:44.040 --> 02:08:46.320 Comey had some moments, but so does Zeta. 02:08:46.320 --> 02:08:48.180 Votopo almost level 14. 02:08:48.180 --> 02:08:49.880 Getting caught here, nice little pull. 02:08:49.880 --> 02:08:51.920 Mizutama with great cover. 02:08:51.920 --> 02:08:55.080 Here we go, two minutes, 45 seconds on the clock. 02:08:55.080 --> 02:08:57.120 We do have an objective in this top path. 02:08:57.120 --> 02:08:58.520 I don't know if Comey wants to fight over 02:08:58.520 --> 02:08:59.620 to get some experience. 02:08:59.620 --> 02:09:01.460 Looks like they are sending Talonflame back. 02:09:01.460 --> 02:09:03.000 Reggie Seal could be massive. 02:09:03.000 --> 02:09:04.500 The increased attack and special attack 02:09:04.500 --> 02:09:06.100 can change the fight in a huge way. 02:09:06.100 --> 02:09:07.300 But are they able to get it? 02:09:07.300 --> 02:09:09.840 Toast, eating a solar beam right there from the Mew. 02:09:09.840 --> 02:09:18.440 No one looking for this fight. Zeta, however, looking to set themselves up perfectly for the final moments here with such a high level or Shifu. 02:09:18.440 --> 02:09:27.600 This is going to be difficult for Kamii. Over the wall, we are looking for something. No move. Just getting chipped a little bit right here, but everyone from Zeta is ready to fight. 02:09:27.600 --> 02:09:38.740 These could be your final Pokemon Unite moments in our championship series. The question is, how does this fight start? Zeta Division chipping at the crowd on, looking for their opportunity to move in. 02:09:38.740 --> 02:09:40.840 Gottlieu looking for a fight, Toast on the other side. 02:09:40.840 --> 02:09:44.720 Here comes Jack with the blasters, peeling back the huge solar beam! 02:09:44.720 --> 02:09:47.920 You into the mist, Hydro Typhoon, Eject button, done get Votopo! 02:09:47.920 --> 02:09:50.960 Gottlieu collapses, Surf is there, but Votopo gets out. 02:09:50.960 --> 02:09:53.080 The Rocks ball, we're looking for the move. 02:09:53.080 --> 02:09:56.140 The Forest on the top side, Curses there, Flames sweep! 02:09:56.140 --> 02:09:58.220 Doesn't hit anybody, but does get a reposition. 02:09:58.220 --> 02:10:00.040 Fly out of the back side, Rome is gone. 02:10:00.040 --> 02:10:02.040 Votopo trying to work through the rest of the team. 02:10:02.040 --> 02:10:03.760 Two players down for Saito Division. 02:10:03.760 --> 02:10:05.680 B2 Zama, waking up! 02:10:05.680 --> 02:10:08.600 They crash, Land does Toast, looking for a couple more. 02:10:08.600 --> 02:10:10.360 The RIP is happening on Ground On! 02:10:10.360 --> 02:10:12.120 Mitsutama the whole way! 02:10:12.120 --> 02:10:13.640 They're completely alone! 02:10:13.640 --> 02:10:15.160 No one is with them! 02:10:15.160 --> 02:10:18.200 Zeta Division is gonna take Ground On! 02:10:18.200 --> 02:10:20.920 Zeta Division is running to score! 02:10:20.920 --> 02:10:22.600 No betas for Zeta! 02:10:22.600 --> 02:10:24.440 They're looking to be out for today! 02:10:24.440 --> 02:10:27.960 103, 228, one minute left on the clock. 02:10:27.960 --> 02:10:29.400 Koumai is behind it. 02:10:29.400 --> 02:10:30.920 It all comes down to this. 02:10:30.920 --> 02:10:32.840 Zeta Division with the Ground On buffs 02:10:32.840 --> 02:10:34.280 and a beautiful fight. 02:10:34.280 --> 02:10:37.640 The Fly on Toast just barely misses VitoBo. 02:10:37.640 --> 02:10:43.160 And because of the entire fight, Ghost Sideways, a beautiful rip there for Mizutama. 02:10:43.160 --> 02:10:44.680 50 seconds left. 02:10:44.680 --> 02:10:50.120 Komai is going to need a miracle play to stay in this tournament as they are looking for this fight. 02:10:50.120 --> 02:10:54.840 Narami, Gotlu, Toast, Adesu, Gek all positioned here. 02:10:54.840 --> 02:10:56.360 40 seconds left. 02:10:56.360 --> 02:10:58.040 The Solar Beams fly. 02:10:58.040 --> 02:11:00.200 Multiple members of Zeta looking to score. 02:11:00.200 --> 02:11:01.480 30 seconds left. 02:11:01.480 --> 02:11:02.440 Thrupe Snacks. 02:11:02.440 --> 02:11:03.160 Surfing in. 02:11:03.160 --> 02:11:04.440 We're trying to make a play. 02:11:04.440 --> 02:11:06.520 Perquavo on the backside getting roam. 02:11:06.520 --> 02:11:08.520 Toast doesn't land on anybody. 02:11:08.520 --> 02:11:10.760 The defense between Resta and Nomu. 02:11:10.760 --> 02:11:12.160 They're anchoring it down. 02:11:12.160 --> 02:11:13.460 They're standing tall. 02:11:13.460 --> 02:11:14.620 They're peeling back. 02:11:14.620 --> 02:11:15.920 They'll give up that goal zone 02:11:15.920 --> 02:11:17.700 because they just counter scored. 02:11:17.700 --> 02:11:21.000 Oh, Hondo Burger back the other way. 02:11:21.000 --> 02:11:22.400 10 seconds left. 02:11:22.400 --> 02:11:23.460 10 seconds left. 02:11:23.460 --> 02:11:25.600 The defense a huge hydro typhoon, 02:11:25.600 --> 02:11:27.840 but it looks to be too little, too late 02:11:27.840 --> 02:11:29.540 as the clock is counting down. 02:11:29.540 --> 02:11:32.980 It's Aida Division fights on their tier two goal zone. 02:11:32.980 --> 02:11:42.980 Zeta Division are your final Pokemon UNITE WORLD CHAMPIONS! 02:11:54.980 --> 02:11:56.980 The comeback story. 02:11:56.980 --> 02:12:06.980 Zeta, second place last year, the bottom seed out of Japan, and now your final champion. 02:12:06.980 --> 02:12:16.980 Japan, a region that loves this game, that supports this game, that invests all the time into this game. 02:12:16.980 --> 02:12:22.980 You want to talk about how strong a region is. Japan is without a doubt the strongest. 02:12:22.980 --> 02:12:35.980 Their fifth place team out of their whole region just crowned themselves world champion. 02:12:35.980 --> 02:12:42.980 Amazing stuff. What a story for this squad being counted out by their region. 02:12:42.980 --> 02:12:48.980 And now here they are, the victors. 02:12:48.980 --> 02:12:56.980 You can see the excitement and well-earned, well-thought, well-deserved, and what a set of games. 02:12:56.980 --> 02:13:00.980 Unbelievable for these two squads. Both of them. 02:13:00.980 --> 02:13:05.980 Second place runners-up. Zeta finally securing that victory. 02:13:05.980 --> 02:13:11.980 And we're going to take it down to the big stage with Soinks for your winners interview. Take it away. 02:13:11.980 --> 02:13:21.980 All right, congratulations again to your world champions, Zeta Division! 02:13:21.980 --> 02:13:22.980 You did it! 02:13:22.980 --> 02:13:33.660 The final Pokemon United World Champion! 02:13:33.660 --> 02:13:34.660 You're doing it on stage. 02:13:34.660 --> 02:13:38.060 You get a second chance after last year. 02:13:38.060 --> 02:13:43.460 How good does it feel to win on the world stage? 02:13:43.460 --> 02:13:49.060 This is the second time we've won the championship. 02:13:49.060 --> 02:13:53.460 It's the last time we've won a Pokemon Night. 02:13:53.460 --> 02:13:57.060 Can you tell us what you think? 02:13:57.060 --> 02:14:03.500 Right now, we've won the WCS championship in Pokemon Unite for the last year. 02:14:03.500 --> 02:14:06.500 I think we've won the championship. 02:14:06.500 --> 02:14:10.860 We've been playing for a long time, and we've been able to reach one step at a time. 02:14:10.860 --> 02:14:12.860 I'm really, really happy. 02:14:13.460 --> 02:14:25.460 So yeah, it's extra special to be able to do it on this final stage and especially that first step didn't come through for us to just incredibly happy. 02:14:25.460 --> 02:14:36.460 Of course, I mean, you're gonna have to celebrate so much after this big win, but alongside this team of yours, this team of five looked incredible. 02:14:36.460 --> 02:14:41.460 How good does it feel to work together as a team and become the world champions? 02:14:41.460 --> 02:14:52.900 I was able to win the team work and win the championship, but can I ask you something about that? 02:14:52.900 --> 02:14:58.860 Yes, I'm doing it passionately as a judge, so I think it feels good. 02:14:58.860 --> 02:15:05.700 It's incredible. Working together we were able to achieve our goal and we're just overjoyed. 02:15:05.700 --> 02:15:14.700 Alright, amazing. One final question. Anything to say to everyone who is supporting you here in America as well at home in Japan? 02:15:28.700 --> 02:15:32.700 We're just so grateful for your support. Thank you so much. 02:15:32.700 --> 02:15:37.700 All right, let's give it up one more time for Zeta Adonisio! 02:15:40.700 --> 02:15:42.700 Analysts, take it away. 02:15:44.700 --> 02:15:52.700 What an incredible grand final set to close out Unite at World 2026. 02:15:52.700 --> 02:15:57.700 I am so happy for Zeta division, extremely well earned. 02:15:57.700 --> 02:15:59.700 Of course, we've got the rest of our casters here on the desk. 02:15:59.700 --> 02:16:04.700 We saw us all a little bit earlier in the pre-show but Kela will be joining us this time as well. 02:16:04.700 --> 02:16:06.700 Hopefully we can see everybody else pretty soon. 02:16:06.700 --> 02:16:09.700 But wow, what an amazing tournament. 02:16:09.700 --> 02:16:16.700 A great way to close out what I think many would consider the greatest Pokemon Unite tournament that we have ever seen. 02:16:16.700 --> 02:16:18.700 And Danily, of course, you've got a chance to. 02:16:18.700 --> 02:16:19.700 We were kind of watching together. 02:16:19.700 --> 02:16:23.700 And I mean, how do you feel just in general about how both these things played? 02:16:23.700 --> 02:16:26.700 I put my money on Zeta Division. 02:16:26.700 --> 02:16:30.480 division. I knew coming into the grand panels that they looked so clean in 02:16:30.480 --> 02:16:33.900 yesterday's games. Like there were times where they kind of faulted but I think it 02:16:33.900 --> 02:16:37.340 was especially that semi-final matchup where that that was where they solidified 02:16:37.340 --> 02:16:41.380 their position at Worlds, their form, that perfection, the line-up, their 02:16:41.380 --> 02:16:45.620 Pokemon that they played. Like we we see there are definitely Pokemon that they 02:16:45.620 --> 02:16:48.540 can play at that top level and as soon as I saw that drafting game 02:16:48.540 --> 02:16:52.180 four I thought that was it. This is the championship winning draft. They 02:16:52.180 --> 02:16:54.780 They got it, it was clean, it was smooth, 02:16:54.780 --> 02:16:59.620 Zeta Division just impressed at the last World Speed Unite. 02:16:59.620 --> 02:17:01.500 That's right, and it does seem like 02:17:01.500 --> 02:17:03.660 before I get to ask a few any more questions, 02:17:03.660 --> 02:17:05.580 I do think we are going to have an announcement 02:17:05.580 --> 02:17:08.940 for something that's coming up very soon in Unite. 02:17:08.940 --> 02:17:10.740 So I'm very excited to see what that is, 02:17:10.740 --> 02:17:12.700 because to be honest, I don't think any of us 02:17:12.700 --> 02:17:14.060 have a chance to see it. 02:17:14.060 --> 02:17:16.500 So let's check out something new. 02:18:16.500 --> 02:18:41.620 It is perfect that we stop right before Kelesaurus before we got to that video. 02:18:41.620 --> 02:18:44.620 Hello, we've got all the EVs! 02:18:44.620 --> 02:18:51.120 All the EVs! I'm so happy, and I can hear that the crowd is happy about that announcement as well. 02:18:51.120 --> 02:18:59.620 The fact that we have the complete set of EV illusions now, Flareon and Jolteon are going to go and join Vaporeon. 02:18:59.620 --> 02:19:02.620 So, that generation one is complete. 02:19:02.620 --> 02:19:07.620 Genuinely? We didn't see this or know about it before this, to be honest. 02:19:07.620 --> 02:19:11.120 I didn't even know I was going to throw it, I'll just be honest, but that's a great way to surprise us. 02:19:11.120 --> 02:19:15.080 us so that's very very exciting I mean we were all hoping eventually we're gonna 02:19:15.080 --> 02:19:19.280 get everything but what a great set of announcements so if anything in there 02:19:19.280 --> 02:19:24.440 you excited about? I'm a big fan of evolutions as well and I know everybody 02:19:24.440 --> 02:19:28.680 much like myself and Kelly are so excited about Jolteon and Flareon 02:19:28.680 --> 02:19:33.720 personally Flareon which one are you guys from the two of them most excited 02:19:33.720 --> 02:19:39.360 about Flareon? Flareon still? Well I like the player Flareons but Jolteon is 02:19:39.360 --> 02:19:42.800 actually my favorite evillution so I'm really excited we finally got it I mean 02:19:42.800 --> 02:19:46.840 Sylveon might be close there so I'm definitely a jolteon enjoyer I'm gonna 02:19:46.840 --> 02:19:49.520 be excited about that one but speaking of electric types as well I've been 02:19:49.520 --> 02:19:52.760 talked to you was an awesome choice I've got to book what I really liked just 02:19:52.760 --> 02:19:56.160 lots of really cool pics with an action was a lot of electric types I know that 02:19:56.160 --> 02:20:00.840 I think about that time exactly exactly so I'll just I mean all of those 02:20:00.840 --> 02:20:06.720 are very exciting can't wait to see how those play out but I mean wow that 02:20:06.720 --> 02:20:12.160 a little bit of a surprise at the end of an amazing set. I mean anybody have any fun thoughts on 02:20:12.160 --> 02:20:18.480 those VLC announcements before we move on to the set? You didn't say which one you were more excited 02:20:18.480 --> 02:20:27.440 for. Oh you can't make me choose. I'm sorry. I'm excited for both. All right well it's all for 02:20:27.440 --> 02:20:31.920 Kellogg. If anybody out there knows Kellogg it's definitely all but okay going back to it of course 02:20:31.920 --> 02:20:36.200 I mean we've got to give so much love to Zeta Division. I mean what an ending to an 02:20:36.800 --> 02:20:42.400 Incredible story and the story I mean is the entirety of Pokemon Unite at the world championship series 02:20:42.400 --> 02:20:46.680 I mean truly the fact that we got a second chance for some of these players on Zeta Division 02:20:46.800 --> 02:20:52.760 Who have been playing for such a long time and also a second chance of course to my who did an amazing job with 02:20:52.760 --> 02:20:58.160 You so much love to them. They played their hearts out on stage this entire weekend 02:20:58.160 --> 02:21:03.040 They made it not an easy fight right they definitely didn't go down without a fight didn't get swept 02:21:03.040 --> 02:21:06.440 So it's great to be able to see that but okay 02:21:06.440 --> 02:21:09.080 Can I ask you down already your thoughts on some of this set? 02:21:09.080 --> 02:21:13.280 But any thoughts on these teams and their their parents throughout this weekend fellow I? 02:21:14.600 --> 02:21:18.520 Honestly having interviewed sorry their coach a little bit earlier 02:21:18.520 --> 02:21:22.920 I know that they must be feeling really proud of them right now that just you know 02:21:22.920 --> 02:21:27.400 Not only this weekend, but it's this whole season the fact that you know 02:21:27.400 --> 02:21:34.400 They didn't exactly place the highest in terms of the Pokemon Japanese Championship in order to make it here, right? 02:21:34.400 --> 02:21:41.400 The fact that they have actually put in the work, put in the effort, it has clearly been demonstrated here. 02:21:41.400 --> 02:21:45.400 Just that hard work and honestly, I'm feeling proud of them. 02:21:45.400 --> 02:21:51.400 I'm sure as I said, everybody there supporting them is feeling proud of them and I'm hoping they are feeling very proud of themselves. 02:21:51.400 --> 02:21:56.400 Oh yeah. I mean it's such an incredible showing, especially from Europe in general this year. 02:21:56.400 --> 02:22:00.480 just to kind of actually step away from the arena for a moment. So I want to ask you, of course, 02:22:00.480 --> 02:22:04.880 you had a chance to see Brazil, you know, a region that you are very familiar with, plays 02:22:04.880 --> 02:22:10.160 extremely well as well in this final thing. Well, you know what, real quick, real real quick, 02:22:10.720 --> 02:22:14.960 you felt just a little bit of love to them. A lot of love for all of the regions in 02:22:14.960 --> 02:22:19.040 Bokeh, and when you add a lot of love for Japan. And shout out to the Japanese fans that 02:22:19.040 --> 02:22:23.120 are here in the arena today and everybody in the audience as well at home. And of course, 02:22:23.120 --> 02:22:26.720 I'm always going to be a crazy Brazil region fan, 02:22:26.720 --> 02:22:28.320 but that's about it for me for now. 02:22:28.320 --> 02:22:30.620 All right, well, we've all got our thoughts in. 02:22:30.620 --> 02:22:33.320 Let's set it up to our champions, of course, 02:22:33.320 --> 02:22:36.620 on the stage to receive their awards. 02:22:40.120 --> 02:22:44.320 The tenacity of these teams was terrifically tested 02:22:44.320 --> 02:22:47.020 across four full games. 02:22:47.020 --> 02:22:50.920 And now we must recognize our finalist in Pokemon Unite 02:22:50.920 --> 02:22:57.720 and crowned our first champions of the 2026 Pokemon World Champions. 02:22:58.360 --> 02:23:05.160 Let's get into it. First up, we have our runner-up team, the Pride of Europe, 02:23:05.160 --> 02:23:11.000 but they can stride onto this stage with their heads held high. Give it up for Komar! 02:23:15.720 --> 02:23:18.200 Congratulations to Nurami! 02:23:20.920 --> 02:23:39.920 We have toast. 02:23:39.920 --> 02:23:59.920 It's got you! 02:23:59.920 --> 02:24:27.920 And a desu. 02:24:27.920 --> 02:24:29.920 And finally, GAC. 02:24:29.920 --> 02:24:53.680 Our next team not only pulled off back-to-back stage appearances, but can now add champions 02:24:53.680 --> 02:24:55.680 to their resume. 02:24:55.680 --> 02:24:59.680 give it up for Zeta Division! 02:25:01.680 --> 02:25:04.680 First, it leaves you, ha ha! 02:25:20.680 --> 02:25:23.680 We've got Nomo! 02:25:25.680 --> 02:25:50.680 Come on down a wrong. 02:25:50.680 --> 02:26:19.900 It's Resta! 02:26:19.900 --> 02:26:24.900 And finally, Vittopo! 02:26:41.900 --> 02:26:48.900 Everyone in the Chase Center, give it up one more time for your Pokemon Unite by Melissa! 02:26:49.900 --> 02:27:19.460 and we want to thank every one of you that has supported the world's journey, whether 02:27:19.460 --> 02:27:24.860 it is our devoted developers, staff, competitors, and all of you 02:27:24.860 --> 02:27:30.340 trainers in the arena. This may be the end of Pokemon Unite's 02:27:30.340 --> 02:27:34.380 tenure on the world championship stage, but it is not the end 02:27:34.380 --> 02:27:37.900 of our journey. Our analysts are prepared to reminisce upon 02:27:37.900 --> 02:27:40.700 the wonderful memories we have created throughout these 02:27:40.700 --> 02:28:08.940 years. Wonderful memories. They have been indeed these last five years has absolutely blown by and that cannot go understated from the fans to the players to the energy that is just brought to the broadcast and passion exist throughout all of those categories. 02:28:08.940 --> 02:28:17.060 I think our mark has been undeniably left on the world championship series in one way or another 02:28:18.300 --> 02:28:24.060 It is the 30th anniversary and if Pokemon has taught me anything in the last 30 years 02:28:24.060 --> 02:28:28.720 It's that a trainer's adventure never truly ends and with that cowboy 02:28:29.260 --> 02:28:31.260 Take us into the sunset brother. Yeah 02:28:31.940 --> 02:28:34.080 This is a huge moment for all of us 02:28:34.080 --> 02:28:38.180 We love the United Championship series and what we've been able to bring you. 02:28:38.180 --> 02:28:42.980 So just a final bit of gratitude from all of us here at United. 02:28:42.980 --> 02:28:44.780 Thank you so much for this. 02:28:44.780 --> 02:28:48.380 Thank you to the players for competing at the highest level 02:28:48.380 --> 02:28:51.480 and showing us what that looks like up on the big stage 02:28:51.480 --> 02:28:56.480 in front of thousands of people here and an arena with everything on the line. 02:28:56.480 --> 02:28:59.380 Thank you so much to my fellow casters who are amazing 02:28:59.380 --> 02:29:03.580 and care deeply about this game and making something that you enjoy. 02:29:03.580 --> 02:29:09.740 Thank you so much to our crew that puts up with us when they definitely probably shouldn't have. 02:29:09.740 --> 02:29:14.940 Thank you so much to Pokemon and TPC Eye for putting on this tournament right away. 02:29:14.940 --> 02:29:19.980 It really feels like Unite came at the perfect time for so many of us in this community. 02:29:19.980 --> 02:29:23.500 So it means a lot that they created this series for us. 02:29:23.500 --> 02:29:29.100 Thank you to our incredible producer, Will, who is an amazing leader and an even better person. 02:29:29.100 --> 02:29:31.540 And most importantly, thank you. 02:29:31.540 --> 02:29:32.700 Thank you for watching. 02:29:32.700 --> 02:29:33.840 Thank you for being here. 02:29:33.840 --> 02:29:36.900 Thank you for showing up live to events like this 02:29:36.900 --> 02:29:38.900 and cheering on these players. 02:29:38.900 --> 02:29:41.680 Thank you for every comment, for every like, 02:29:41.680 --> 02:29:42.900 for every time you shared it. 02:29:42.900 --> 02:29:44.140 Stop to take a picture. 02:29:44.140 --> 02:29:46.800 Just reminisce about this game and this community. 02:29:46.800 --> 02:29:48.040 It means a lot. 02:29:48.040 --> 02:29:50.300 Thank you so much, everyone. 02:29:50.300 --> 02:29:52.700 I had the privilege of welcoming you 02:29:52.700 --> 02:29:54.940 to the Pokemon Unite Championship Series 02:29:54.940 --> 02:29:56.700 just a few short years ago. 02:29:56.700 --> 02:30:00.540 And now I have the honor of saying goodbye to all of you. 02:30:00.540 --> 02:30:06.180 So this has been the Pokemon Unite Championship Series. 02:30:06.180 --> 02:30:07.180 Goodbye. 02:30:37.180 --> 02:30:38.940 The Stuttles have no way! 02:30:38.940 --> 02:30:40.140 Another player for a score! 02:30:40.140 --> 02:30:41.340 Got a hundred! 02:30:41.340 --> 02:30:42.380 I just ate dinner! 02:30:42.380 --> 02:30:44.380 They're gonna have to pay for this! 02:30:44.380 --> 02:30:45.420 You're black! 02:30:45.420 --> 02:30:47.820 And if you're a world champion, 02:30:47.820 --> 02:30:49.580 I'll put them on you now! 02:30:49.580 --> 02:30:50.220 Oh! 02:30:50.220 --> 02:30:51.020 Oh, no! 02:30:51.020 --> 02:30:51.740 Are you kidding me? 02:30:51.740 --> 02:30:53.020 This could be a video scouting! 02:30:53.020 --> 02:30:53.900 Oh! 02:30:53.900 --> 02:30:54.700 There's a stout! 02:30:54.700 --> 02:30:55.820 Come on, win! 02:30:55.820 --> 02:30:56.940 Now, stop! 02:30:56.940 --> 02:30:57.980 Interdress the score! 02:30:57.980 --> 02:30:59.660 But that will be the end of the game! 02:30:59.660 --> 02:31:00.940 This is the end of the point! 02:31:00.940 --> 02:31:01.900 Time for a challenge! 02:31:01.900 --> 02:31:03.260 The team team is the one! 02:31:03.260 --> 02:31:04.220 Transact! 02:31:04.220 --> 02:31:05.260 Take it to the end! 02:31:05.260 --> 02:31:05.980 Take it to the end! 02:31:05.980 --> 02:31:10.980 Change the best team in the world, two years at a roll! 02:31:10.980 --> 02:31:12.480 Team Trash on the front! 02:31:12.480 --> 02:31:13.980 That's a banter! 02:31:14.980 --> 02:31:15.980 That's a banter! 02:31:15.980 --> 02:31:23.980 Our champion, Spaddle! 02:31:23.980 --> 02:31:25.980 He's gonna score! 02:31:25.980 --> 02:31:26.980 Whoa! 02:31:26.980 --> 02:31:28.980 That's a tie-dating! 02:31:28.980 --> 02:31:29.980 He's gonna win! 02:31:29.980 --> 02:31:30.980 He's gonna win! 02:31:30.980 --> 02:31:31.980 Wow! 02:31:31.980 --> 02:31:32.980 Wait, look at these builds! 02:31:32.980 --> 02:31:33.980 Yeah? 02:31:33.980 --> 02:31:36.180 I don't get a snort, they're going in for Skorhoff. 02:31:36.180 --> 02:31:39.180 I don't know, this is just a sneak down the lead. 02:31:39.180 --> 02:31:42.260 With 10 seconds to go, now they're being cleared. 02:31:42.260 --> 02:31:44.820 And even though they haven't done it, 02:31:44.820 --> 02:31:48.860 they have broken through with a Skorhoff. 02:31:48.860 --> 02:31:51.100 They hide their way in, break with the flow. 02:31:51.100 --> 02:31:53.900 It's good, they're in center. 02:31:53.900 --> 02:31:55.500 What's up, you guys? 02:31:55.500 --> 02:31:59.500 Are you girls in the air? 02:31:59.500 --> 02:32:00.500 Go back to your position. 02:32:30.500 --> 02:32:38.680 The room finally doesn't and becomes your world champions and they I assume they were 02:32:38.680 --> 02:32:42.500 gonna go from that camp because clearly it is the other camp but I'm not turning around. 02:32:42.500 --> 02:32:47.500 Nobody deflates a moment like old Spragels and Snacks. Holy smokes. 02:32:47.500 --> 02:32:53.500 Of course we have the stairs. These ones. This is a solid angle. Yeah, bring them in this way. 02:32:56.500 --> 02:32:59.500 We are. We're gonna slay. Oh we're so gonna slay. 02:33:00.500 --> 02:33:05.500 Okay, delicious, you might find out. 02:33:05.500 --> 02:33:07.500 Oh, baby. 02:33:07.500 --> 02:33:09.500 It's okay. 02:33:09.500 --> 02:33:12.500 He's killing you, but you take both. 02:33:12.500 --> 02:33:14.500 I don't know. 02:33:14.500 --> 02:33:15.500 You don't know? 02:33:15.500 --> 02:33:18.500 You'll take that as a yes! 02:33:18.500 --> 02:33:20.500 I'm not sure about you, babe. 02:33:20.500 --> 02:33:22.500 I am a crime-ranophysicist, so that it does work. 02:33:22.500 --> 02:33:24.500 It seems he's not capitalized, so it's not my title. 02:33:24.500 --> 02:33:25.500 It's just a description. 02:33:25.500 --> 02:33:26.500 I don't know. 02:33:26.500 --> 02:33:30.700 Zoinks now currently erasing his tower rankings behind him. 02:33:30.700 --> 02:33:32.500 You can see how difficult this is for him, 02:33:32.500 --> 02:33:35.500 but not only apparently physically, but also emotionally. 02:33:35.500 --> 02:33:37.500 Let him do it. 02:33:37.500 --> 02:33:39.500 I'll do it more than later. 02:33:39.500 --> 02:33:41.500 The coin is here. 02:33:41.500 --> 02:33:43.500 Oh! 02:33:43.500 --> 02:33:45.500 Something exciting for you right now. 02:33:45.500 --> 02:33:47.500 We have an interview lined up. 02:33:47.500 --> 02:33:49.500 Thank you so much, Destin, for nouns, everybody. 02:33:49.500 --> 02:33:52.500 Grace, I think you're scared. 02:33:52.500 --> 02:33:53.500 I think he's scared, too. 02:33:53.500 --> 02:33:55.500 Sometimes I just get scared at night, 02:33:55.500 --> 02:33:59.980 But it's just because I don't have a light on oh hey, so why don't you bring us home here? 02:33:59.980 --> 02:34:01.980 I always like to share the stage with you 02:34:07.980 --> 02:34:13.820 He knows the gameplay again, performing like the big moments that I really got is definitely a special feeling 02:34:20.060 --> 02:34:25.340 Well if there's nothing else to be said you and I are gonna lock in lock eyes right here as we send it back to the booth 02:34:25.500 --> 02:34:30.500 take it away. Goodbye everybody. A final yee-haw to you and yours. You did it. 02:34:30.500 --> 02:34:34.500 You did it! Y'all! 02:34:42.500 --> 02:34:48.500 What a wild ride. And again to everyone who helped build the Pokemon Unite community 02:34:48.500 --> 02:34:52.500 and give it your all. Thank you so much. 02:34:52.500 --> 02:34:59.080 While this may be the end of our Pokemon Unite World Championships, the action don't stop, won't stop. 02:34:59.160 --> 02:35:05.960 We've got another title, another opportunity for glory. It's time for Pokemon Go. 02:35:09.780 --> 02:35:18.280 Trainers from around the world have come together for an incredible weekend filled with Pokemon Go competition. 02:35:18.580 --> 02:35:22.200 And now, everything comes down to this. 02:35:22.500 --> 02:35:27.860 After we've seen so many incredible plays, unforgettable moments, 02:35:27.860 --> 02:35:33.020 and trainers making their name on the stage, we still have so much more to come. 02:35:33.020 --> 02:35:36.060 And this stage is ready. 02:35:36.060 --> 02:35:41.940 Our trainers have been preparing for this exact moment. 02:35:41.940 --> 02:35:49.580 And in just a few moments from now, our Pokemon Go Finals will be underway! 02:35:49.580 --> 02:36:00.580 I apologize, I'm getting something seems to be happening. 02:36:00.580 --> 02:36:02.580 I'm getting an alert. 02:36:02.580 --> 02:36:07.580 Okay, yeah, so I think we need to go over to the desk for some more information. 02:36:07.580 --> 02:36:09.580 Analysts, you got us covered? 02:36:09.580 --> 02:36:14.580 Attention, trainers, we have a Pokemon emergency. 02:36:14.580 --> 02:36:18.460 just detected a very powerful psychic type presence 02:36:18.460 --> 02:36:20.380 in this very arena. 02:36:20.380 --> 02:36:22.660 It's Mega Mewtwo X. 02:36:22.660 --> 02:36:26.520 It's an unexpected challenger has entered the arena 02:36:26.520 --> 02:36:30.920 and it's standing between the Pokemon Go Grand Finals and us. 02:36:30.920 --> 02:36:33.860 There's only one way we're taking it down. 02:36:33.860 --> 02:36:37.540 Every trainer in here, we have one goal together. 02:36:37.540 --> 02:36:40.740 Let's defeat Mega Mewtwo X. 02:36:40.740 --> 02:36:43.220 Take out your phones, launch Pokemon Go 02:36:43.220 --> 02:36:45.920 and get ready to join the fight. 02:36:45.920 --> 02:36:47.760 Bring your strongest Pokemon. 02:36:47.760 --> 02:36:51.480 We need every single trainer here to stand together. 02:36:51.480 --> 02:36:53.640 Let's show Mega Mewtwo X what happens 02:36:53.640 --> 02:36:56.820 when trainers stand side by side in battle. 02:36:56.820 --> 02:36:59.060 And take a look at that countdown. 02:36:59.060 --> 02:37:02.660 We've got just a couple of minutes until it attacks. 02:37:02.660 --> 02:37:04.940 There's only one way we're stopping it. 02:37:04.940 --> 02:37:09.940 Every trainer, one goal, one battle. 02:37:09.940 --> 02:37:11.700 Take out your phones. 02:37:11.700 --> 02:37:16.020 Launch Pokemon Go and get ready to join the fight. 02:37:16.020 --> 02:37:20.300 We are going to need every trainer we have. 02:37:20.300 --> 02:37:24.380 Trainers, this is Mega Mewtwo X we're talking about. 02:37:24.380 --> 02:37:27.020 One of the most powerful Pokemon we face 02:37:27.020 --> 02:37:29.140 has just taken over our arena 02:37:29.140 --> 02:37:31.660 and it's going to take all of us working together 02:37:31.660 --> 02:37:32.820 to bring it down. 02:37:32.820 --> 02:37:35.980 So if you haven't already, get those phones out, 02:37:35.980 --> 02:37:39.100 open Pokemon Go because we need you for this fight. 02:37:39.100 --> 02:37:41.500 And that clock is still ticking. 02:37:41.500 --> 02:37:43.660 Look around this arena. 02:37:43.660 --> 02:37:46.820 We've got trainers here from all over the world, 02:37:46.820 --> 02:37:49.220 all here for Championship Sundays. 02:37:49.220 --> 02:37:52.580 No matter if you're team mystic, team instinct, 02:37:52.580 --> 02:37:57.060 team baller, we need you to band together 02:37:57.060 --> 02:38:01.180 and be on the same side to defeat Mega Mewtwo X 02:38:01.180 --> 02:38:06.180 because it picked the wrong arena to challenge. 02:38:06.220 --> 02:38:07.940 So get ready, trainers. 02:38:07.940 --> 02:38:11.500 Bring your strongest Pokemon, bring your best strategy, 02:38:11.500 --> 02:38:15.340 and most importantly, bring everything you've got 02:38:15.340 --> 02:38:20.180 because taking down Mega Mewtwo X isn't going to be easy. 02:38:20.180 --> 02:38:21.520 We're getting closer. 02:38:21.520 --> 02:38:23.300 If you've got Pokemon, go open. 02:38:23.300 --> 02:38:25.740 You are exactly where we need you. 02:38:25.740 --> 02:38:28.100 Keep your eyes on the big screen 02:38:28.100 --> 02:38:30.780 and get ready for your next instructions. 02:38:30.780 --> 02:38:35.780 This arena is about to become one giant battlefield. 02:38:35.780 --> 02:38:41.920 thousands of trainers one mega Mewtwo and one chance to take it down 02:38:42.500 --> 02:38:46.480 Trainers get ready to enter that raid lobby now 02:38:46.600 --> 02:38:52.580 Make sure that you get into the battle select your team and prepare to take on mega Mewtwo X 02:38:52.880 --> 02:38:58.660 Wait, wait, hold on hold on we're getting another alert. There isn't just one mega Mewtwo X 02:38:58.740 --> 02:39:05.660 There is multiple mega Mewtwo X have been detected and with battle taking place across the arena 02:39:05.780 --> 02:39:11.740 Insidings near Moscow. So trainers your battle may not match what we're seeing on the broadcast 02:39:11.740 --> 02:39:15.620 That's because there's multiple Mega Mutu x-rays happening 02:39:16.860 --> 02:39:23.580 Simultaneously, don't worry. You're in the right fight every battle counts every victory matters 02:39:23.580 --> 02:39:28.220 So let your strongest Pokemon and get ready. It's almost time 02:39:28.740 --> 02:39:35.380 thousands of trainers multiple Mega Mutu x one goal take them all down and who knows 02:39:35.780 --> 02:39:38.740 Maybe we'll even get the chance to catch one. 02:39:38.740 --> 02:39:40.220 Get ready, Trainers. 02:39:40.220 --> 02:39:45.020 When that clock hits zero, we take back the arena. 02:39:45.020 --> 02:39:46.220 All right, Trainers. 02:39:46.220 --> 02:39:50.340 It's time to battle Mega, Mu2X. 02:39:50.340 --> 02:39:53.500 Everybody together, give it everything you've got. 02:39:53.500 --> 02:39:55.500 Let's go, Pokemon Trainers. 02:40:05.780 --> 02:40:12.260 the timer is ticking down if you are in one of those original raid lobbies you 02:40:12.260 --> 02:40:18.780 might have 40 seconds 50 seconds on the clock until we take on this mega mu2x 02:40:18.780 --> 02:40:23.420 anticipation is building we are moments away from taking on this challenge but 02:40:23.420 --> 02:40:26.740 if everybody battles together we can do it 02:40:26.740 --> 02:40:46.740 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, let's go! 02:40:47.740 --> 02:40:52.740 It's time to battle Mega Mewtwo X! 02:40:52.740 --> 02:41:06.980 Make sure to work together and take down this Pokemon. 02:41:06.980 --> 02:41:11.660 It is not going down easy, make sure you are brought your strongest Pokemon to take 02:41:11.660 --> 02:41:12.660 it down. 02:41:12.660 --> 02:41:21.660 Over 240 trainers are trying to go for this single task. 02:41:21.660 --> 02:41:23.660 We're getting closer and closer to take you down. 02:41:23.660 --> 02:41:25.660 We're over halfway there, trainers. 02:41:25.660 --> 02:41:27.660 We've got this. Keep up the pressure. 02:41:30.660 --> 02:41:32.660 We might give up, yes. 02:41:32.660 --> 02:41:35.660 It is starting to go into the red health bar, 02:41:35.660 --> 02:41:38.660 but we need to keep on pushing. 02:41:38.660 --> 02:41:40.660 Are we doing faster? Is we nearly done? 02:41:40.660 --> 02:41:44.660 We are so close to taking back this arena. 02:41:44.660 --> 02:41:46.660 We're getting closer and closer. 02:41:46.660 --> 02:41:49.660 We're getting closer and closer to taking down. 02:41:49.660 --> 02:41:54.660 We are almost there being a Mewtwo. 02:41:54.660 --> 02:41:57.660 It's almost been defeated. 02:41:57.660 --> 02:41:59.660 Send in your strongest Pokemon. 02:41:59.660 --> 02:42:02.660 Fight to the very last victory will be ours. 02:42:02.660 --> 02:42:07.660 Now we have to band together for our unity attack. 02:42:07.660 --> 02:42:09.660 All your devices in. 02:42:09.660 --> 02:42:12.660 You're going to have to use the Mewtwo. 02:42:12.660 --> 02:42:15.660 You're going to have to use the Mewtwo. 02:42:15.660 --> 02:42:18.660 You're going to have to use the Mewtwo. 02:42:18.660 --> 02:42:22.360 devices into the air. Do it together. 02:42:27.860 --> 02:42:31.660 There we go. It's amazing seeing everybody in this arena get involved. 02:42:31.660 --> 02:42:34.860 Last moments here to take down the Mega Mewtwo X. 02:42:34.860 --> 02:42:36.660 Charging is complete. 02:42:42.260 --> 02:42:46.460 Hold up those phones. Trainers charge off your Unity attack. 02:42:46.460 --> 02:42:49.740 Mega Mewtwo X must be defeated. 02:42:49.740 --> 02:42:52.300 We're so close now, we just got a little bit more 02:42:52.300 --> 02:42:53.820 to go over the finish line. 02:42:54.940 --> 02:42:58.580 The shield is wearing down, we are almost there. 02:43:00.020 --> 02:43:03.660 One more time, hold those devices up trainer. 02:43:03.660 --> 02:43:06.220 We have to save this arena 02:43:06.220 --> 02:43:08.460 and the Pokemon Go Grand Finals. 02:43:08.460 --> 02:43:12.500 For a third Unity attack, it is an excellent one 02:43:12.500 --> 02:43:16.420 as we take down the final shield for Mega Mewtwo X. 02:43:16.420 --> 02:43:27.700 Let's go! 02:43:27.700 --> 02:43:28.940 You did it, Trainers! 02:43:28.940 --> 02:43:34.500 Together, you defeated Mega Mewtwo X and saved Championship Sunday! 02:43:34.500 --> 02:43:42.020 Give yourselves a huge round of applause! 02:43:42.020 --> 02:43:48.260 an incredible sight. Trainers across the arena and beyond all battling together to take down 02:43:48.260 --> 02:43:55.620 Mega Mewtwo X and trainers. The battle might be over, but don't put those phones away just 02:43:55.620 --> 02:44:04.020 yet. It's time to catch that Mega Mewtwo X. Wow, what an incredible moment seeing everybody 02:44:04.020 --> 02:44:08.260 with their hands in the air in this beautiful arena joining together to catch Mega Mewtwo 02:44:08.260 --> 02:44:09.920 You asked one a moment. 02:44:09.920 --> 02:44:12.060 And I even got the shot. 02:44:12.060 --> 02:44:13.060 You shot me. 02:44:13.060 --> 02:44:14.060 Whoa. 02:44:14.060 --> 02:44:15.060 Let's go. 02:44:15.060 --> 02:44:16.420 Let's go, Caleb. 02:44:16.420 --> 02:44:17.300 Woo. 02:44:17.300 --> 02:44:18.500 Let's go. 02:44:18.500 --> 02:44:20.140 What an awesome time. 02:44:20.140 --> 02:44:22.860 And thank you all for being a part of it. 02:44:22.860 --> 02:44:27.340 Because trainers, we have now defeated mega mutual ex 02:44:27.340 --> 02:44:28.340 together. 02:44:28.340 --> 02:44:29.780 And hopefully you made the catch. 02:44:29.780 --> 02:44:32.940 Because now, it's time to turn our tension back 02:44:32.940 --> 02:44:34.220 to the stage. 02:44:34.220 --> 02:44:37.060 We just had thousands of trainers band together 02:44:37.060 --> 02:44:40.580 to take down Megami to X in an epic battle. 02:44:40.580 --> 02:44:44.400 And we have our top two trainers in the entire world 02:44:44.400 --> 02:44:47.800 about to face off on the biggest stage 02:44:47.800 --> 02:44:50.040 in Championship Sunday. 02:44:50.040 --> 02:44:53.760 And it finally comes down to this. 02:44:53.760 --> 02:44:57.080 Butters, how are you feeling about these grand finals? 02:44:57.080 --> 02:44:58.440 I am feeling amazing. 02:44:58.440 --> 02:45:00.720 This is a grand finals rematch. 02:45:00.720 --> 02:45:04.160 They played each other in the winners' finals just yesterday. 02:45:04.160 --> 02:45:08.120 Of course, Hiromaru did win that decisive game number five 02:45:08.120 --> 02:45:10.140 to come in on that winter side of the bracket. 02:45:10.140 --> 02:45:12.900 That means our former Pokemon Go World Champion, 02:45:12.900 --> 02:45:16.100 Amy Weedle, is on that loser's side of the bracket. 02:45:16.100 --> 02:45:17.680 And what's most fascinating to me, 02:45:17.680 --> 02:45:20.420 home size Henry, is how about Hiromaru 02:45:20.420 --> 02:45:23.180 using the exact same line of three 02:45:23.180 --> 02:45:25.140 for four straight battles? 02:45:25.140 --> 02:45:28.460 And it was a spicy line of three at that. 02:45:28.460 --> 02:45:30.980 What I really like about Hiromaru is, 02:45:30.980 --> 02:45:33.540 Hiromaru has chosen to try and break them 02:45:33.540 --> 02:45:39.380 rather than bringing a Pokemon like Shadow of Pound on that maybe not necessarily every trainer believed in. 02:45:39.380 --> 02:45:44.340 But, take a look across the most used Pokemon, this Pokemon like the Dantornine Tales and 02:45:44.340 --> 02:45:50.100 M.E. Weedle used in that finals and Pound on Dip very well there. Now Hiromaru was able to 02:45:50.100 --> 02:45:56.500 emerge victorious there. It was a traumatic Best of Five series, but at the 2025 World Championships 02:45:56.500 --> 02:46:03.300 you will remember, Plato Man entered from the winner's side and Beelzeboy won two Best of Fives 02:46:03.300 --> 02:46:05.940 getting that Bracket reset and becoming world champion, 02:46:05.940 --> 02:46:12.740 will history repeat itself or will Hiromaru become the first Pokemon Go world champion for Japan? 02:46:12.740 --> 02:46:17.140 There's so much incredible history to be made and we're only a few moments away from seeing which 02:46:17.140 --> 02:46:21.380 of those two incredible trainers will be our world champion at the end of the day. If the 02:46:21.380 --> 02:46:25.620 winners finals was anything to go by, this is certainly going to be a treat. 02:46:25.620 --> 02:46:30.260 It's a great point because it did come down to the decisive game number five. It was 02:46:30.260 --> 02:46:31.820 incredibly close. 02:46:31.820 --> 02:46:34.180 Emi Wiedel said it yesterday in his interview 02:46:34.180 --> 02:46:36.460 that he had four elite battles, 02:46:36.460 --> 02:46:38.220 and after that it was type two to two. 02:46:38.220 --> 02:46:41.860 He said he had a rare misstep in that game number five, 02:46:41.860 --> 02:46:44.980 but he had the entire night to think about it 02:46:44.980 --> 02:46:47.140 to adjust his strategy. 02:46:47.140 --> 02:46:51.640 And it is time for the Pokemon Go Grand Finals. 02:46:51.640 --> 02:46:53.640 Oh, no. 02:47:21.640 --> 02:47:42.120 It's 2026, Mewtwo has fallen, hundreds of trainers entered the battlefield, now two remain, 02:47:42.120 --> 02:47:49.360 and only one will be crowned the 2026 Pokemon Go World Champion. 02:47:49.360 --> 02:47:53.200 We are finalists, shall we? 02:47:53.200 --> 02:47:58.320 First up, making a run for the record books. 02:47:58.320 --> 02:48:03.280 We will be getting ready to be introduced to our finalists 02:48:03.280 --> 02:48:04.280 soon enough. 02:48:07.280 --> 02:48:09.040 We've got one coming for the record books. 02:48:09.040 --> 02:48:10.960 And now we are going to be throwing 02:48:10.960 --> 02:48:12.960 to get us set up for the match ahead. 02:48:19.360 --> 02:48:21.160 It goes for the acrobatic. 02:48:21.160 --> 02:48:23.040 It is lighted in the clash. 02:48:23.040 --> 02:48:23.880 It's like a deathmatch. 02:48:23.880 --> 02:48:24.380 No! 02:48:24.380 --> 02:48:25.380 It's equal to it. 02:48:25.380 --> 02:48:27.760 An end comes with no chase and two hits. 02:48:27.760 --> 02:48:29.360 It's Delta trying to go for the swat. 02:48:29.360 --> 02:48:30.720 Oh! 02:48:30.720 --> 02:48:31.760 Beautiful replays. 02:48:31.760 --> 02:48:32.680 Like he owned up deeply. 02:48:32.680 --> 02:48:34.400 He wants to hang out, punch out the buckle, 02:48:34.400 --> 02:48:36.200 but then this army voice is there. 02:48:36.200 --> 02:48:37.800 He is one of a Pokemon. 02:48:37.800 --> 02:48:40.120 No, he didn't beat Ghost for a reason. 02:48:40.120 --> 02:48:41.720 It's got nothing left. 02:48:41.720 --> 02:48:44.480 What an incredibly well piloted game. 02:48:44.480 --> 02:48:45.800 What a series for her. 02:48:45.800 --> 02:48:46.300 It's up. 02:48:46.300 --> 02:48:47.400 It's like a point. 02:48:47.400 --> 02:48:48.400 He doesn't go home. 02:48:48.400 --> 02:48:52.440 He's got the magic gas and the well of all absolutely huge from the world champ. 02:48:52.440 --> 02:48:58.440 It survives, Jin's can't believe it, PVP David, he fools. 02:48:58.440 --> 02:49:00.800 I don't even know how he found that with God. 02:49:00.800 --> 02:49:03.840 It knocks out the new in the hallway. 02:49:03.840 --> 02:49:06.040 My God, it's fucking amazing. 02:49:06.040 --> 02:49:09.400 The even Marshall Golden's absolutely in shock. 02:49:09.400 --> 02:49:12.000 Yeruel Maru is in sub-attach position. 02:49:12.000 --> 02:49:12.960 Does he swap? 02:49:12.960 --> 02:49:14.560 No, he throws the energy ball. 02:49:14.560 --> 02:49:16.960 Yeruel Maru has changed the script and 02:49:16.960 --> 02:49:18.960 And he is making to the grand finals! 02:49:18.960 --> 02:49:21.960 Kill and watch my side away! 02:49:21.960 --> 02:49:24.960 And Becky Lido will secure his spot! 02:49:24.960 --> 02:49:27.960 You gotta get any done to him! 02:49:41.960 --> 02:49:45.960 Across the globe, our trainers have been battling all season. 02:49:45.960 --> 02:49:50.840 using new and exciting Pokemon in ever-changing and unique matters. 02:49:50.840 --> 02:49:55.240 But all of those journeys ultimately came down to this. 02:49:55.240 --> 02:49:58.200 Before Pokemon Go enters a new chapter next season, 02:49:58.200 --> 02:50:01.520 with the introduction of 3v3 battles at Worlds, 02:50:01.520 --> 02:50:07.920 this final 1v1 match will crown the last Pokemon Go World Champion of the current era. 02:50:07.920 --> 02:50:11.920 History is a remake. 02:50:11.920 --> 02:50:16.080 from hundreds of world competitors, only two remain. 02:50:16.080 --> 02:50:19.880 GGs489 Hiramaru and M.E. 02:50:19.880 --> 02:50:24.000 Going for his second ever world championship title, 02:50:24.000 --> 02:50:27.280 the first in the planet you ever possibly achieved 02:50:27.280 --> 02:50:28.480 that impossible. 02:50:28.480 --> 02:50:33.400 2022 Senior World Champion is back on the big stage 02:50:33.400 --> 02:50:36.440 with the opportunity to not only become the first ever 02:50:36.440 --> 02:50:39.040 two time Pokemon Go World Champion, 02:50:39.040 --> 02:50:42.960 but also the first and last world champion 02:50:42.960 --> 02:50:45.240 of the current 1v1 era, 02:50:45.240 --> 02:50:48.340 any Weedle has everything to play for here 02:50:48.340 --> 02:50:49.660 on Championship Sunday. 02:50:51.160 --> 02:50:54.000 Qualifying for his first ever World Championships 02:50:54.000 --> 02:50:57.200 after a top 12 finish in the Japan Championships, 02:50:57.200 --> 02:50:59.240 Hiromaru was one of a number 02:50:59.240 --> 02:51:01.200 of talented Japanese players 02:51:01.200 --> 02:51:03.760 looking to make their mark in San Francisco. 02:51:03.760 --> 02:51:06.080 Hiromaru is first ever World Championship 02:51:06.080 --> 02:51:09.260 looking to pave his own legacy. 02:51:09.260 --> 02:51:12.520 Having played and beaten any Weedle on day two, 02:51:12.520 --> 02:51:16.120 this grand final is a rematch to relish. 02:51:16.120 --> 02:51:19.680 Hiromaru cemented his place in Championship Sunday 02:51:19.680 --> 02:51:21.800 on the winner's side of the bracket. 02:51:21.800 --> 02:51:22.840 Covered on the post. 02:51:24.000 --> 02:51:28.240 However, Pokemon Go is no stranger to a bracket reset 02:51:28.240 --> 02:51:32.120 and any Weedle is ready to write history. 02:51:32.120 --> 02:51:34.680 Your hip is still gonna be hungry after our battles. 02:51:34.680 --> 02:51:49.400 Now we are right and ready to get going with our Pokemon Go World Championship. 02:51:49.400 --> 02:51:52.040 Let's go ahead and meet our finalists. 02:51:52.040 --> 02:51:58.160 First up, making his first World Run, he's already taken down champions to get here. 02:51:58.160 --> 02:52:16.720 Let's give it up for hero Maru. 02:52:16.720 --> 02:52:22.600 Up next, he's already gotten a taste of World Championship caliber in 2022 and now looking 02:52:22.600 --> 02:52:26.240 to do the same thing in 2026. 02:52:26.240 --> 02:52:48.440 to the stage, M.E. Weedle. 02:52:48.440 --> 02:52:52.560 Word is that your Hisune Electro has been putting in work. 02:52:52.560 --> 02:52:59.560 What do you think your greatest strength as a player has been in this tournament so far? 02:53:22.560 --> 02:53:26.880 Yeah, he wanted to trust his might he found on. 02:53:28.480 --> 02:53:33.360 The trust is real. The trust is real. Now, I mean, Viral, I know you were saying in your postgame interview 02:53:33.360 --> 02:53:39.120 yesterday that you felt like you had four strong games. What are you doing to make sure you have 02:53:39.120 --> 02:53:44.160 full confidence going into every single game today? Nothing different, to be honest. I feel 02:53:44.160 --> 02:53:50.640 like if I keep up the performance that I had in those four games that you mentioned, then 02:53:50.640 --> 02:53:56.640 I have the potential to flip the bracket win the whole thing. So I'll give it my all. 02:53:56.640 --> 02:53:59.640 I know you'll both give a ear all. Thank you so much. 02:53:59.640 --> 02:54:05.640 Go ahead and sit down at your battle stations and we'll be getting into your match soon enough. 02:54:05.640 --> 02:54:11.640 All right, pastors, I know we're ready to get into this match up. Take it away. 02:54:11.640 --> 02:54:22.380 Go ahead. These two Titans in our game, they started out with 16 different groups on day 02:54:22.380 --> 02:54:27.980 one of Worlds. Now it's down to the final two here in the Chase Arena. We're about 02:54:27.980 --> 02:54:32.620 to see who's going to become the 2026 San Francisco World Champion. 02:54:32.620 --> 02:54:39.620 Elite talent, perfect plays and not just over a single day but two long grueling 02:54:39.620 --> 02:54:46.720 days of competition these trainers have shown us they have everything it takes to be on this stage and Amanda as Mewtwo once said 02:54:47.060 --> 02:54:49.780 The circumstances of one's birth are relevant 02:54:49.780 --> 02:54:57.100 It is what you choose to do with the gift of life that truly defines you and what transpires here in this arena 02:54:57.180 --> 02:54:59.180 Will be remembered forever 02:54:59.660 --> 02:55:05.640 From the first focus stops to spawn the first egg hatched in the first legendary raid boss defeated 02:55:05.640 --> 02:55:12.280 For 10 years, Pokemon Go Trainers have been chasing Pokemon around the globe, and now 02:55:12.280 --> 02:55:16.480 two Trainers will be chasing their dream of being the World Champion. 02:55:16.480 --> 02:55:22.880 Kirumaru, the heart and the hope of Japan is in search of his first title. 02:55:22.880 --> 02:55:24.720 Meanwhile, Emile Wiedel. 02:55:24.720 --> 02:55:30.760 Yeah, well, Emile Wiedel, our 2022 Senior Worlds Division Champion, is searching for 02:55:30.760 --> 02:55:32.640 his second crown. 02:55:32.640 --> 02:55:35.000 They were able to take it to game five 02:55:35.000 --> 02:55:37.680 in their first best of five matchup. 02:55:37.680 --> 02:55:39.720 M.E. Weedle's giving knockdown to that loser side 02:55:39.720 --> 02:55:43.400 of the bracket, coming back up to be able to play here. 02:55:43.400 --> 02:55:47.880 And the real question is going to be, who will take it all? 02:55:47.880 --> 02:55:50.960 Yurimaru seems so calm, cool, and collected. 02:55:50.960 --> 02:55:52.640 M.E. Weedle with a bit of a stumble. 02:55:52.640 --> 02:55:55.400 We came very close to an all Japan grand finals, 02:55:55.400 --> 02:56:00.520 but Kanto no could not hold off M.E. Weedle's determination, 02:56:00.520 --> 02:56:02.200 defeating him in game five. 02:56:02.200 --> 02:56:06.240 another incredible series that we capped off yesterday with and it all comes 02:56:06.240 --> 02:56:10.400 down to this. Emmy Weedle has fought so hard two best of five, it's coming up just 02:56:10.400 --> 02:56:15.760 short. Kiro Maru needs to win two sets, excuse me, if Emmy Weedle needs to win two 02:56:15.760 --> 02:56:20.220 more sets straight, whereas Kiro Maru only needs to win one. Absolutely, if 02:56:20.220 --> 02:56:24.640 Kiro Maru can take this first game of five, he will be immediately crowned 02:56:24.640 --> 02:56:28.760 that champion. Emmy Weedle will have to flip that bracket, but if anyone could 02:56:28.760 --> 02:56:33.040 So it's someone who has that amount of prestige that amount of cloud behind his name 02:56:33.040 --> 02:56:38.280 He has been someone who has been on this stage before he has what we call the gauntlet 02:56:38.280 --> 02:56:45.040 He is a world champion. He was our stuttgart regional champion and he was also the EUIC 02:56:46.080 --> 02:56:49.520 Champion one trainer in search of another crown 02:56:50.080 --> 02:56:53.920 Another trainer in search of their first and maybe that dream is a pie in the sky 02:56:53.920 --> 02:57:00.480 They're gonna fight as hard as possible to turn it into a reality such fascinating Pokemon 02:57:00.480 --> 02:57:06.660 We've seen over the weekend again. He no more with the shadow have out on and pursuing an electrode has been absolutely 02:57:07.480 --> 02:57:12.980 Electric all weekend long, but does he have what it takes to bring down Emmy Weedle again? 02:57:13.400 --> 02:57:19.020 Absolutely some of these Pokemon we saw all weekend that take a ton was everywhere that shadow can turn mind tells 02:57:19.640 --> 02:57:21.640 everywhere licky-licky, but 02:57:21.640 --> 02:57:26.340 Shadow, hip-hop on, trusting in the hip-hop on to take everything you heard in his interview. 02:57:26.340 --> 02:57:29.340 I have no doubt that we're gonna see it in some of these games. 02:57:29.340 --> 02:57:36.040 And don't forget about Jealousynd either, a Water and Ghost type Pokemon that was largely overshadowed by picks like Galarian Corsula, 02:57:36.040 --> 02:57:44.240 but it has such unique coverage and it really helps you tomorrow to shore up some of those matchups and address the corebreakers that Amy Weedle's trying to bring. 02:57:44.240 --> 02:57:49.240 Going ahead, taking a look at these teams yesterday, he really relied on a certain free. 02:57:49.240 --> 02:57:54.980 We have to wonder if he's had some time to think about that if he's recognizing that those three will still be his strongest 02:57:54.980 --> 02:58:01.200 Against the opponent that he played in the winners finals or if he's going to do a little bit of a mix-up change of his plan 02:58:01.200 --> 02:58:03.200 Now that we're here in the arena 02:58:04.100 --> 02:58:08.040 Everything comes down to refinement when you watch the winners finals yesterday 02:58:08.040 --> 02:58:14.280 You probably noticed a lot of similar Pokemon being used matching and match out each of these trainers through their five battles 02:58:14.280 --> 02:58:19.860 actually used the same team four times. These Pokemon are absolutely instrumental 02:58:19.860 --> 02:58:23.600 and for Emmie Weedle he relied so heavily on the Shadow Kento Ninetales, 02:58:23.600 --> 02:58:28.120 Shadow, Quack, Sire, and Licky Licky. Well Emmie Weedle told us a little bit 02:58:28.120 --> 02:58:32.160 earlier on was that actually up until the first game that he played against 02:58:32.160 --> 02:58:37.280 Hiramaru he actually used Empolion for every single battle to get him into 02:58:37.280 --> 02:58:40.560 those winners finals. However that was not a Pokemon that he's really 02:58:40.560 --> 02:58:45.440 relying on against hero Marlsteam, relying more on a Pokemon like that Shadow of Magsire. 02:58:45.440 --> 02:58:49.600 It's one of the more fascinating things about show 6, pick 3, and the championship series for 02:58:49.600 --> 02:58:54.160 competitive Pokemon Go, because you can bring different tools to address different opponents, 02:58:54.160 --> 02:58:58.080 but it kind of makes you predictable if you keep running the same picks over and over. So let's 02:58:58.080 --> 02:59:04.400 see which trainer made the best adjustments and who has the best plan going into the most 02:59:04.400 --> 02:59:09.760 important games they've ever played in their careers. And we saw that taking a look around 02:59:09.760 --> 02:59:18.160 the arena taking it all in as this is the largest Pokemon go tournament 30 years of Pokemon 10 years 02:59:18.160 --> 02:59:25.520 of Pokemon go and five years on the competitive circuit. Ami Rideau with such a fascinating 02:59:25.520 --> 02:59:31.360 opportunity here could be our first Pokemon go senior world champion and the last individual 02:59:31.360 --> 02:59:37.120 Pokemon go world champion before we switch to a team format next year what a legacy that would 02:59:37.120 --> 02:59:40.960 would be. He is coming in from that loser side of the bracket in our double 02:59:40.960 --> 02:59:45.200 elimination tournament. That means he's going to have to win this first best of 02:59:45.200 --> 02:59:50.160 five to be able to play one more time with a bracket reset. But as we've known, 02:59:50.160 --> 02:59:55.240 as we've seen, this man is no stranger to a bracket reset. He's had plenty of time 02:59:55.240 --> 03:00:01.200 to be playing this game. No mental mistakes, perfect execution. Our trainers 03:00:01.200 --> 03:00:04.680 got a lot of rest last night. I'm sure that they're ready for a big 03:00:04.680 --> 03:00:10.680 This could go three battles or could go the distance all the way to 10 games. 03:00:10.680 --> 03:00:14.680 Cuner Amaro is going to be tested by a former world champion. 03:00:14.680 --> 03:00:19.680 And again, this is just his first world championships event ever, and he's done so well. 03:00:19.680 --> 03:00:25.680 Cuner Amaro calm and collected throughout this entire tournament while his expression might not be so much. 03:00:25.680 --> 03:00:29.680 His skill expression and the game has been absolutely top notch. 03:00:29.680 --> 03:00:32.960 not to be able to go in, sweep his bracket day number one, 03:00:32.960 --> 03:00:35.160 stay on that winners side, 03:00:35.160 --> 03:00:37.720 and now we're gonna see what he can do here 03:00:37.720 --> 03:00:39.600 on Championship Sunday. 03:00:39.600 --> 03:00:42.500 The mighty Pippoudon going to be taking on 03:00:42.500 --> 03:00:45.940 M.E. Weedle's shadow, Kanto Ninetales. 03:00:45.940 --> 03:00:48.040 It's gonna be dynamic, it's gonna be fiery, 03:00:48.040 --> 03:00:50.440 there's gonna be fireworks galore. 03:00:50.440 --> 03:00:52.280 As we take one more look at the teams, 03:00:52.280 --> 03:00:54.140 just compare the accolades. 03:00:54.140 --> 03:00:56.580 M.E. Weedle with so much hardware, 03:00:56.580 --> 03:01:03.860 medals, trophies and beyond. Meanwhile, Hiromaru, the heart and hope of Japan trying to bring 03:01:03.860 --> 03:01:09.700 that trophy home. And I know that we just see these teams of six, but actually Hiromaru is 03:01:09.700 --> 03:01:14.500 bringing some unique things that we didn't see very often in that tournament. Not only that 03:01:14.500 --> 03:01:18.420 Shadow of the Paldon, but also that Jellison was something that we really didn't get an 03:01:18.420 --> 03:01:23.300 opportunity to see very much. Exactly. Jellison, such an interesting Pokémon. We highlighted it 03:01:23.300 --> 03:01:27.260 briefly before but I think it's gonna come out pretty much every game in this 03:01:27.260 --> 03:01:31.620 series it's too good to leave on the bench it's up to any needle to address 03:01:31.620 --> 03:01:34.660 that and find ways around it all that these trainings looks like they're 03:01:34.660 --> 03:01:42.820 getting locked in we're getting ready to get into any needle shadow black 03:01:42.820 --> 03:01:46.300 sire my part is gonna get things I protect for this as does the awkward 03:01:46.300 --> 03:01:49.580 tail but this shadow ball does hurt quite a bit in the shadow packs I 03:01:49.580 --> 03:01:53.100 can not absorb too. Going ahead and actually taking that first one here. 03:01:53.100 --> 03:01:56.220 Mark has noticeably gone for that shuttle quite a few times with that 03:01:56.220 --> 03:02:00.020 Licky-Licky when he does have the body to slam already loaded and he 03:02:00.020 --> 03:02:03.820 readle one of the few people wondering a shadow flag siren with mud bomb and 03:02:03.820 --> 03:02:06.780 actually does a little bit more damage that Licky-Licky no protect shield 03:02:06.780 --> 03:02:09.580 used by here tomorrow. The trainers though their damage calculations 03:02:09.580 --> 03:02:12.740 inside and out. Second mud bomb going to connect here but gotta be honest I 03:02:12.740 --> 03:02:16.220 think Emmy Weedle needs a few more mud shots to get the job done because 03:02:16.220 --> 03:02:19.900 this wiki-liki is so bulky. Meanwhile, the second shadow ball is ready to go. 03:02:19.900 --> 03:02:25.020 Not fooling around here, going for the big attack. Each time no potential is used by Emmy Weedle, 03:02:25.020 --> 03:02:27.340 and this shot at Park Sire is going down. 03:02:27.340 --> 03:02:32.140 That's the first knockout of our World Championship finals here in 2026. Outflips the shadow and 03:02:32.140 --> 03:02:36.300 bowed on the key Pokemon for Huromaru in his first two days of competition. 03:02:36.300 --> 03:02:40.460 This hippo might be hungry, but is not going to be able to take this energy ball very well 03:02:40.460 --> 03:02:44.380 at all. He rolled a perfect protection, and there he does it. Last second great protection 03:02:44.380 --> 03:02:48.700 they're recognizing how much damage I could do while he continues to sort up extra energy 03:02:48.700 --> 03:02:52.300 throwing his first attack now. Such a great call. I think Eni-Wido could have 03:02:52.300 --> 03:02:56.300 aided the weather ball fire there, but chooses not to. Miwa, weather ball, rock 03:02:56.300 --> 03:02:58.660 firing back the other direction. That would definitely knock out the 03:02:58.660 --> 03:03:02.500 Kanto Ninetail so Eni-Wido-Wisey protects it. Here comes another charged 03:03:02.500 --> 03:03:05.260 attack. Going and talking about that bait now that bait call has not been 03:03:05.260 --> 03:03:08.900 called as a second shield is used in this mid-game matchup. Hiromara has no 03:03:08.900 --> 03:03:11.940 protection so a quick pivot up by Eni-Wido into the licky-licky. 03:03:11.940 --> 03:03:15.860 Switch timer not yet up for Kiro Maru, who can't go to that trusty Hasuin Electro's. 03:03:15.860 --> 03:03:17.820 He's gonna throw the Earth Power Big Shield call for Emile Wiedel. 03:03:17.820 --> 03:03:20.060 Let's it! Through! So much damage! 03:03:20.060 --> 03:03:21.900 Each time, shout-able, shout-able! 03:03:21.900 --> 03:03:25.340 Now the Earth Power going through Emile Wiedel's Pokemon are getting desperately low, 03:03:25.340 --> 03:03:27.580 but he's starting to throw back some attacks of his own, 03:03:27.580 --> 03:03:30.100 and with no protect shields remaining for Hiromaru, 03:03:30.100 --> 03:03:32.140 he's going to have to take the front of it all. 03:03:32.140 --> 03:03:34.180 I think that Hiromaru wants to preserve his Switch, 03:03:34.180 --> 03:03:36.180 and he thinks he can get speedy one more charge stack. 03:03:36.180 --> 03:03:39.460 In comes the Hasuin Electro to start gathering up that energy, 03:03:39.460 --> 03:03:44.880 He can definitely absorb a one Shadow Ball and a couple of body slams, but the first charge attack will be energy ball here. 03:03:44.880 --> 03:03:46.300 This is all about pacing. 03:03:46.300 --> 03:03:51.700 Emile doesn't want protection, but he's using it on the licky-licky here because he's got quite a bit of energy, 03:03:51.700 --> 03:03:53.000 and now he's going to go for an attack. 03:03:53.000 --> 03:03:57.640 Don't actually swap and help him to his star with Keter Mara, and he's going to be able to take this attack. 03:03:57.640 --> 03:04:00.200 This is so critical because Keter Mara throws the wild charge. 03:04:00.200 --> 03:04:06.020 This is going to deep up his ensuing electrode, and to get much more susceptible to any charge attacks that Emile will decide to throw, 03:04:06.020 --> 03:04:09.400 he needed a healthy hand, and the Keter Mara attack just offered that. 03:04:09.400 --> 03:04:11.120 Great timing by Emmy Weedle. 03:04:11.120 --> 03:04:12.880 He knew that that tarp deck was thrown 03:04:12.880 --> 03:04:16.080 and a suing Electrode would need to build back up energy 03:04:16.080 --> 03:04:17.600 before throwing anything else. 03:04:17.600 --> 03:04:19.960 Since its attack was lowered, it's essentially 03:04:19.960 --> 03:04:22.640 knocked out right there, but the Hapaldon already 03:04:22.640 --> 03:04:23.720 has an attack. 03:04:23.720 --> 03:04:27.400 One spite of all his heroics, Kudoromaru with the rock 03:04:27.400 --> 03:04:29.600 weather ball, able to pick up the KO. 03:04:29.600 --> 03:04:32.240 And with that, he takes game number one. 03:04:32.240 --> 03:04:33.920 Really relying on that Hapaldon. 03:04:33.920 --> 03:04:35.920 He borned Emmy Weedle in the beginning. 03:04:35.920 --> 03:04:38.440 He said this Hapaldon is going to take you down 03:04:38.440 --> 03:04:42.960 If game one is any reflection of this, I think that Emmy Weedle should have been taking notes. 03:04:42.960 --> 03:04:49.660 So creative. I really like how Emmy Weedle forced that Cantonite Tails back into the battle to absorb the wild charge. 03:04:49.660 --> 03:04:52.780 It definitely gave him a bit of ground, but it just wasn't enough. 03:04:52.780 --> 03:04:57.260 It was a road too far for him to travel because it had out on stored that energy. 03:04:57.260 --> 03:05:01.220 Thanks to that weather ball rock, he was able to come right back out and fire it off. 03:05:01.220 --> 03:05:05.260 Now, in a typical game for Pokemon Go, we play best of threes. 03:05:05.260 --> 03:05:08.420 but here on this big stage in the chase arena, 03:05:08.420 --> 03:05:11.220 we are going for a best of five. 03:05:11.220 --> 03:05:14.500 So this first game is a good fact finding mission for them. 03:05:14.500 --> 03:05:16.820 I know they played yesterday in the winners' finals, 03:05:16.820 --> 03:05:18.660 but it's going to be a little bit different 03:05:18.660 --> 03:05:21.940 on this main stage with all eyes on them. 03:05:21.940 --> 03:05:25.340 Here, Maro has a great lead here with that 1-0 victory. 03:05:25.340 --> 03:05:28.860 If he gets two more, we will crown him that champion. 03:05:28.860 --> 03:05:32.780 But M.E. Wiedel said that he knew that he played great before. 03:05:32.780 --> 03:05:35.100 He just needed to do a little bit of refinement 03:05:35.100 --> 03:05:38.700 and it wouldn't surprise me to see him start putting on some quits on the board. 03:05:38.700 --> 03:05:41.740 No, exactly. Emmy Weedle has been under the bright lights, 03:05:41.740 --> 03:05:44.540 our first senior division world champion. 03:05:44.540 --> 03:05:46.380 We're going to jump right into game number two, everybody. 03:05:46.380 --> 03:05:50.060 This time, Thor just takes the field for Emmy Weedle leading into that jealousen. 03:05:50.060 --> 03:05:53.180 Now, Emmy Weedle said once before that he actually has an attack 03:05:53.180 --> 03:05:54.620 where the Thor just came to visit. 03:05:54.620 --> 03:05:56.940 Thor together for Mickey Mickey coverage. 03:05:56.940 --> 03:06:01.980 And to the peak of your horrors, there's no Mickey Mickey to be found this in. 03:06:01.980 --> 03:06:05.980 Alolan have used that trusty Jellison and already thrown his first charge attack. 03:06:05.980 --> 03:06:10.980 This Forgeist actually is very close. There goes Disarming Voice and he fired off here. 03:06:10.980 --> 03:06:18.980 It's going to need two charge stacks to bring down the Jellison, but the pacing is slightly in the Forgeist's favor as well as Disarming Voice number one connects. 03:06:18.980 --> 03:06:20.980 And number two is ready to go. 03:06:20.980 --> 03:06:26.980 One hell outpace is here a while soon to see if he wants to put up a potential as this next charge attack will be able to go. 03:06:26.980 --> 03:06:30.980 It looks like it's going to connect, knocking that Jellison very down low but still. 03:06:30.980 --> 03:06:33.780 has a little more gas in the tank, gonna go for one more, sir. 03:06:33.780 --> 03:06:36.580 Yeah, here tomorrow, waiting the turn does not want to get caught on, 03:06:36.580 --> 03:06:39.060 so he expects the Jellison to be a floor just to stay, 03:06:39.060 --> 03:06:40.820 so he can fire off the surf of the Jellison. 03:06:40.820 --> 03:06:42.180 Now he's taking control of switch events, 03:06:42.180 --> 03:06:43.060 Alphonse can't deny this. 03:06:43.060 --> 03:06:45.460 He's right back up again to go back to the shot of Hapaldon. 03:06:45.460 --> 03:06:49.860 Hapaldon did so well for him, gave number one last time, 03:06:49.860 --> 03:06:51.540 and he knew to rip for the energy ball. 03:06:51.540 --> 03:06:52.820 Will he be able to call to me here? 03:06:52.820 --> 03:06:54.020 He calls the bait! 03:06:54.020 --> 03:06:54.980 This is huge for him! 03:06:54.980 --> 03:06:56.180 Yes, it doesn't cost damage, 03:06:56.180 --> 03:06:58.740 but it doesn't threaten the knockout like that energy ball. 03:06:58.740 --> 03:07:01.180 And now Hepaldon's gonna start chowing for the way. 03:07:01.180 --> 03:07:04.860 Insane call out in the most important battle of his life. 03:07:04.860 --> 03:07:07.140 Hepaldon meanwhile throwing back the Earth power. 03:07:07.140 --> 03:07:08.660 Glarecorsla protects Shields Up. 03:07:08.660 --> 03:07:10.220 No defense fall either. 03:07:10.220 --> 03:07:12.340 So Glarecorsla might be able to assigns all the way down. 03:07:12.340 --> 03:07:14.940 It's gonna be so close everybody, no, it doesn't get there. 03:07:14.940 --> 03:07:17.220 Oh you see how hurt he is by this. 03:07:17.220 --> 03:07:19.180 He lived wanting to throw a weather ball 03:07:19.180 --> 03:07:21.380 just for a little bit of chip damage 03:07:21.380 --> 03:07:23.860 but decided a little too late. 03:07:23.860 --> 03:07:25.860 This Corsala is standing strong 03:07:25.860 --> 03:07:28.020 and I don't know if this ensuing electric 03:07:28.020 --> 03:07:29.380 is afraid of no ghosts. 03:07:29.380 --> 03:07:32.740 Galarian Corsola is weighing down on Hiromaru. 03:07:32.740 --> 03:07:34.340 He has the Delcent in the back, yes, 03:07:34.340 --> 03:07:35.780 but it's got very little HP. 03:07:35.780 --> 03:07:38.420 It's nothing more than a sacrificial shield, 03:07:38.420 --> 03:07:39.900 a third shield that he can swap into 03:07:39.900 --> 03:07:40.980 a Drill-of-Charge attack, 03:07:40.980 --> 03:07:42.300 so he's gotta be very careful 03:07:42.300 --> 03:07:44.020 how he plays that Pokedmash from here on out. 03:07:44.020 --> 03:07:46.100 Already throwing yet another Nightshade 03:07:46.100 --> 03:07:47.140 into the Saseu Electrum, 03:07:47.140 --> 03:07:49.540 giving the potential up on the Hiromaru side. 03:07:49.540 --> 03:07:52.940 He's really been relying on the Saseu Electrum 03:07:52.940 --> 03:07:54.260 for these past couple games, 03:07:54.260 --> 03:07:56.380 now going for an energy ball. 03:07:56.380 --> 03:07:59.960 It's going to be a littlest damage, but it also doesn't lower its own defenses. 03:07:59.960 --> 03:08:04.040 And Iwita feels so safe. No protection here on his Ghost-type Pokemon. 03:08:04.040 --> 03:08:06.380 Makes it pivot out in the shadow, Kanto Ninetales. 03:08:06.380 --> 03:08:08.380 This is a little bit curious, but I think the Kanto Ninetales... 03:08:08.380 --> 03:08:09.380 Oh! 03:08:09.380 --> 03:08:10.380 Oh! 03:08:10.380 --> 03:08:11.380 Here goes Maru! 03:08:11.380 --> 03:08:18.380 And Iwita's hand in his hands, and the really good atropome starts to slide away with this fantastic catch. 03:08:18.380 --> 03:08:23.880 And here goes Maru. Tons of energy on the electrode, and he goes for a bait of his own with this energy ball. 03:08:23.880 --> 03:08:26.540 Emmy Weedle, no shield, this is huge! 03:08:26.540 --> 03:08:31.240 Massive call by Emmy Weedle, he is not stumbling whatsoever 03:08:31.240 --> 03:08:33.420 as he's able to call the energy ball, does get the fence dropped, 03:08:33.420 --> 03:08:36.460 but the embers and the weather fireballs are coming through. 03:08:36.460 --> 03:08:38.020 We're going to see another charge attack next year. 03:08:38.020 --> 03:08:40.200 Emmy Weedle stumbles, but does it fall down, 03:08:40.200 --> 03:08:42.620 weather ball connects, he takes out his sewer and let go, 03:08:42.620 --> 03:08:44.820 then he ties up the series. 03:08:44.820 --> 03:08:46.700 What an insane turn of events, 03:08:46.700 --> 03:08:48.700 the swap into the jealous that we called that out 03:08:48.700 --> 03:08:51.860 as being one of the only win cons there for Q-Termaru, 03:08:51.860 --> 03:08:54.560 But calling the energy ball in the Kanto Ninetales 03:08:54.560 --> 03:08:58.080 when you were at risk of losing your most important Pokemon, 03:08:58.080 --> 03:09:00.240 Emi Rideau is playing so well. 03:09:00.240 --> 03:09:01.400 He saw it on his face. 03:09:01.400 --> 03:09:03.800 He kind of gave a shrug like, well, if this is it, 03:09:03.800 --> 03:09:05.720 this is it, but what a call to make 03:09:05.720 --> 03:09:08.720 and what a time to make it. 03:09:08.720 --> 03:09:11.400 Starting out strong, Emi Rideau was really 03:09:11.400 --> 03:09:13.800 in the driver's seat for most of this game. 03:09:13.800 --> 03:09:16.360 But here, a moral, doing everything he possibly 03:09:16.360 --> 03:09:19.160 could to get back in that map with a great catch 03:09:19.160 --> 03:09:22.200 onto that Jelison to soak up some of that energy. 03:09:22.200 --> 03:09:24.160 These trainers are taking mental snapshots 03:09:24.160 --> 03:09:25.000 throughout the game. 03:09:25.000 --> 03:09:26.000 They're trying to project forward. 03:09:26.000 --> 03:09:27.320 What is my win condition? 03:09:27.320 --> 03:09:30.840 How do I execute to get another win on the board? 03:09:30.840 --> 03:09:34.400 And right now, everybody, we are tied up one to one 03:09:34.400 --> 03:09:35.680 in this best of five. 03:09:35.680 --> 03:09:38.280 Speaking of the board, take a look at that stage 03:09:38.280 --> 03:09:39.400 as we zoom down. 03:09:39.400 --> 03:09:42.520 We get to see that whole team up six for each of these. 03:09:42.520 --> 03:09:45.080 This agreement is absolutely incredible. 03:09:45.080 --> 03:09:46.880 We just took down new 2X. 03:09:46.880 --> 03:09:48.840 And one of these trainers is about to take down 03:09:48.840 --> 03:09:52.320 the other to be the first San Francisco world champion. 03:09:52.320 --> 03:09:53.920 The stage is bigger than ever. 03:09:53.920 --> 03:09:56.360 The lights are brighter than ever. 03:09:56.360 --> 03:09:58.040 Again, Emmy Weedle with so much experience. 03:09:58.040 --> 03:09:59.680 But here tomorrow, the challenger, 03:09:59.680 --> 03:10:01.480 we're going to see a Hesuit Electro lead 03:10:01.480 --> 03:10:03.840 into the Shadow Kenten Itals for game number three 03:10:03.840 --> 03:10:05.200 and a swap into Licky Licky. 03:10:05.200 --> 03:10:08.840 Licky Licky was that top-use Pokemon for this whole weekend 03:10:08.840 --> 03:10:10.720 and it has this free and a lead. 03:10:10.720 --> 03:10:12.400 Also in that safe swap position, 03:10:12.400 --> 03:10:14.320 being able to soak up energy will also 03:10:14.320 --> 03:10:17.320 be able to deal out energy quite quickly. 03:10:17.320 --> 03:10:20.920 Me, now, by Emmy Weedle, into his old Licky Licky. 03:10:20.920 --> 03:10:23.480 They're going to be sticking their tongues out at each other for quite a while, Will. 03:10:23.480 --> 03:10:25.160 We like to call that the chip and dip, right? 03:10:25.160 --> 03:10:27.880 Emmy Weedle knows the mirror matchup is going to be closed, 03:10:27.880 --> 03:10:32.040 so he fires that weather ball, connects the damage, and then makes the pivot out. 03:10:32.040 --> 03:10:33.800 Now, his Licky Licky has an advantage. 03:10:33.800 --> 03:10:36.120 But keep one eye on the switch timers, everybody. 03:10:36.120 --> 03:10:38.760 Kido Maru will be able to switch his Pokemon out first. 03:10:38.760 --> 03:10:41.000 Now, should they try to do an attack at the same time, 03:10:41.000 --> 03:10:42.680 it could be a charge attack priority. 03:10:42.680 --> 03:10:45.560 The ones with a higher attack will win that first Emmy Weedle, 03:10:45.560 --> 03:10:50.040 go straight for the body slam doesn't want to let your arm out get off any more damage first. 03:10:50.040 --> 03:10:52.760 This is not enough to knock out, so we could see a quick pivot out. 03:10:52.760 --> 03:10:53.880 That's exactly what's going to happen. 03:10:53.880 --> 03:10:56.680 He's on the left of the left hand with the Hapaldon. 03:10:56.680 --> 03:10:58.120 Yeah, maybe a little indecisive there. 03:10:58.120 --> 03:11:01.080 Reach for the Kanto Ninetales, but decided to divert Hapaldon. 03:11:01.080 --> 03:11:03.000 He needs protection of the Shadow Ball, but he doesn't. 03:11:03.000 --> 03:11:04.600 That's a lot of damage coming through. 03:11:04.600 --> 03:11:06.680 Half of Hapaldon's health is already gone. 03:11:06.680 --> 03:11:07.960 This is a dance. 03:11:07.960 --> 03:11:10.200 Quick, quick swaps by both of these trainers. 03:11:10.200 --> 03:11:12.440 In a minute, that the timer is off. 03:11:12.440 --> 03:11:14.520 The Hapaldon is going for an attack. 03:11:14.520 --> 03:11:20.220 And look at Ami-Rio, he pulls his eyes, he doesn't put up a shield, and this doesn't do much damage at all! 03:11:20.220 --> 03:11:25.860 Absolutely insane, definitely could have been an Earth Power there, and here tomorrow, trying to get to one here, and he fails again! 03:11:25.860 --> 03:11:27.620 Unable to get to the charge stack! 03:11:27.620 --> 03:11:32.660 Oh, this is the sort of good thing, when you've been in the arena before, when you've been playing on the big stage, 03:11:32.660 --> 03:11:35.460 you know that sometimes you can make a mistake, but bounce back. 03:11:35.460 --> 03:11:39.900 Does here tomorrow have this in him being the first time the editor here? 03:11:39.900 --> 03:11:46.900 Nightshade will connect into Hussuina Electro, but the options are starting to dwindle down for Kiritomaru. 03:11:46.900 --> 03:11:50.740 That Kanto Ninetales and Licky Licky in the back for Inuito are still relatively healthy, 03:11:50.740 --> 03:11:53.420 and the glaring Horseslaw has been so problematic for him. 03:11:53.420 --> 03:11:55.540 This is the big thing with Hussuina Electro. 03:11:55.540 --> 03:12:00.380 You have to go for this energy pass a lot of times because you can't slip and swap out. 03:12:00.380 --> 03:12:02.740 Those Horseslaw drivers would really lower you on the fence. 03:12:02.740 --> 03:12:07.580 It's still enough to knock out the Horseslaw, but there's still two shields to hide behind on the side of Manny Wietel. 03:12:07.580 --> 03:12:09.880 I mean, you've got the shields, but you don't have HP, right? 03:12:09.880 --> 03:12:12.560 We've got to manage our HP and keep our Pokemon in the battle. 03:12:12.560 --> 03:12:14.280 Energy Ball will pull the shield away here, 03:12:14.280 --> 03:12:17.560 but Enduido realizes he's applying so much pressure with the Kanto Ninetales. 03:12:17.560 --> 03:12:20.120 A little bit of energy on those, and the counter-flop into the mirror. 03:12:20.120 --> 03:12:22.680 Huge hoping to land that on the Kanto Ninetales. 03:12:22.680 --> 03:12:28.560 Unsuccessful as the Licky Licky pops into the battle to absorb it all on the chin. 03:12:28.560 --> 03:12:31.320 Here, Amaro going up just a little bit more, 03:12:31.320 --> 03:12:33.360 trying to get off as much energy as possible 03:12:33.360 --> 03:12:36.120 before throwing his next body slam right at the last second. 03:12:36.120 --> 03:12:43.620 That reaches the double up here. If any Weedle shields, he will get the knockout, but instead Opsa led his Licky Licky go, put it all on the Kanto Ninetales, 03:12:43.620 --> 03:12:48.420 and that Pokemon comes out right away, and the Ember will knockout, but the body slam was cut up first. 03:12:48.420 --> 03:12:56.320 Go on ahead, using that last Protect Shield here, real question is how much of a good tank for that Nisuu in the Electro would be able to get farmed down to, 03:12:56.320 --> 03:13:03.620 and if the flexible is already loaded, doesn't even throw them, goes for that fast attack farmed down taken, game number three. 03:13:03.620 --> 03:13:05.300 Three embers was enough. 03:13:05.300 --> 03:13:09.460 Emmy Weedle now up to one in this grand finals. 03:13:09.460 --> 03:13:12.860 One final reminder everybody, this is a best of five 03:13:12.860 --> 03:13:15.340 and if Emmy Weedle wins this next battle, 03:13:15.340 --> 03:13:19.100 he will force a bracket reset and a fresh best of five. 03:13:19.100 --> 03:13:21.940 Coming in from that loser's side of the bracket, 03:13:21.940 --> 03:13:25.740 Emmy Weedle had quite a run in this tournament so far. 03:13:25.740 --> 03:13:27.740 In the group stage, day number one, 03:13:27.740 --> 03:13:31.580 he two owed everyone except for one player 03:13:31.580 --> 03:13:34.020 And then in the final stages of day two, 03:13:34.020 --> 03:13:37.860 he took out so many well-known and talented trainers 03:13:37.860 --> 03:13:40.660 getting up to this place where he went two, three 03:13:40.660 --> 03:13:43.020 to Hiromara to be here on the main stage. 03:13:43.020 --> 03:13:46.820 Both of these trainers carrying the torches for their region. 03:13:46.820 --> 03:13:49.260 I feel like whenever you beat a trainer from your region, 03:13:49.260 --> 03:13:51.580 you have to take their energy, take their skill, 03:13:51.580 --> 03:13:54.420 and win it for them, win it for your friends. 03:13:54.420 --> 03:13:56.460 And these trainers have so much riding 03:13:56.460 --> 03:13:59.540 on this series here at the World Championships. 03:13:59.540 --> 03:14:01.860 Kanto Naitales and Glaring Corsair. 03:14:01.860 --> 03:14:04.420 Such a problematic duo for Hiromaru. 03:14:04.420 --> 03:14:06.780 Let's go into the next game here, everyone, 03:14:06.780 --> 03:14:10.460 as soon as our trainers are locked in and we are ready. 03:14:10.460 --> 03:14:13.540 This is more of a better leap for Hiromaru at this part 03:14:13.540 --> 03:14:15.460 as the energy fall is the only thing 03:14:15.460 --> 03:14:18.220 that really just going to start threatening the HP of it 03:14:18.220 --> 03:14:20.500 and it paces a little bit slower 03:14:20.500 --> 03:14:21.500 and we're actually, I mean, 03:14:21.500 --> 03:14:23.940 we're going straight for at the very beginning 03:14:23.940 --> 03:14:25.620 part of the matchup and Hiromaru 03:14:25.620 --> 03:14:26.820 puts up a protect shield. 03:14:26.820 --> 03:14:28.220 Yeah, such a great call out early. 03:14:28.220 --> 03:14:31.940 do not want to take a lot of super effective damage from a shadow Pokemon on your first 03:14:31.940 --> 03:14:35.580 go around, but the swapping the catch, this is actually fine because you want to throw 03:14:35.580 --> 03:14:38.500 serve into the Licky Licky, not the double resisted shadow ball. 03:14:38.500 --> 03:14:41.780 I think Hiromaru was saying, okay, you know what, that's why I'll take that Licky Licky 03:14:41.780 --> 03:14:46.060 usually has a great matchup against the Jelson. Jelson goes for one more basket before 03:14:46.060 --> 03:14:50.620 swapping into his own Licky Licky. We saw this in game number three, going for 03:14:50.620 --> 03:14:54.300 a chip and then going ahead and dipping out, absorbing the energy of the Licky 03:14:54.300 --> 03:14:55.700 Licky onto the other. 03:14:55.700 --> 03:15:00.700 I will say that the weather ball from any Weedows Kenta Nightsails last game did a bit more damage 03:15:00.700 --> 03:15:02.700 and made this Miramatch a bit more comfortable for him. 03:15:02.700 --> 03:15:07.700 So, he tomorrow has a lot to work through as he fires off yet another body slam. 03:15:07.700 --> 03:15:10.700 These two trainers have probably had this Miramatch quite a few times 03:15:10.700 --> 03:15:13.700 in the games that they have played against each other. 03:15:13.700 --> 03:15:16.700 I wonder if they do know who wins Charged Detector early, 03:15:16.700 --> 03:15:19.700 because that does change how you play out these matchups here. 03:15:19.700 --> 03:15:21.700 Body slam still coming through. 03:15:21.700 --> 03:15:23.700 A lot more energy here throwing the next one. 03:15:23.700 --> 03:15:27.300 one on the side of the gear tomorrow. I don't think Emmy Weedle's gonna protect you of his own. 03:15:27.300 --> 03:15:31.860 No I don't think so either. He can withstand this body slam plus a couple more rollouts even though 03:15:31.860 --> 03:15:37.460 he's even to the rim. These trainers know their Pokemon so well. Another body slam getting fired 03:15:37.460 --> 03:15:41.620 off here and we're getting very close to ending this mirror match. Truly welcome to the slam as 03:15:41.620 --> 03:15:46.580 we see it over and over again looks like the Emmy Weedle actually throws that body slam and 03:15:46.580 --> 03:15:50.580 catches here on the side of the gear tomorrow. This is a not very effective attack against 03:15:50.580 --> 03:15:54.340 a ghost type Pokemon going to be able to just get a little bit more angry and 03:15:54.340 --> 03:15:58.060 Emmy we watch this is fine I'm coming in with my other 03:15:58.060 --> 03:16:03.500 Jellison counter with my Galarian Corsola. In Pokemon go ghost type Pokemon can learn 03:16:03.500 --> 03:16:06.380 so many different fast and charge attacks and the difference you're going 03:16:06.380 --> 03:16:10.740 to see here is the hex Jellison versus the damage oriented astonished 03:16:10.740 --> 03:16:14.340 Galarian Corsola. Look at it just chipping down that HP with every fast 03:16:14.340 --> 03:16:17.460 attack. Now going ahead using that first protection on that bait of the 03:16:17.460 --> 03:16:20.860 surf and actually using both protect shields now on this glaring force look 03:16:20.860 --> 03:16:24.500 correctly should have a shielding up that shadow ball and just continuing the 03:16:24.500 --> 03:16:29.700 fast attack completely down this course look is loaded with energy is very nice 03:16:29.700 --> 03:16:32.940 we do have that just doing the electrode that is healthy the licky licky 03:16:32.940 --> 03:16:36.180 is very weak waiting down that switch timer so he can make this walk out 03:16:36.180 --> 03:16:40.300 oh my goodness fires off the nightshade into the electric and brass type he 03:16:40.300 --> 03:16:43.500 fires it off immediately takes a look up well hoping that it didn't go into 03:16:43.500 --> 03:16:46.740 that licky licky but no this is doing the electrode has to take it has to 03:16:46.740 --> 03:16:49.820 start trying to ramp up energy. Quick pivot by both of these traitors. 03:16:49.820 --> 03:16:52.900 Blade can you miss it? And this night tails comes back in. 03:16:52.900 --> 03:16:58.060 You swap by swap, we swap. Shadow ball into that shadow kit, so Night Tails takes it deep into the Wren, 03:16:58.060 --> 03:17:00.980 but it will eventually take this matchup for the Licky Licky. 03:17:00.980 --> 03:17:03.780 This is huge coming out with so much energy. 03:17:03.780 --> 03:17:10.180 Emmy Wiedel already popping his fist in the air as he gets that last potential with that first fire. 03:17:10.180 --> 03:17:10.980 Weather ball. 03:17:10.980 --> 03:17:13.980 He's got a second one ready to go. It's super effective damage. 03:17:13.980 --> 03:17:19.700 Emi-Wido thinks he's got this game in the bag and with it he will force the bracket reset. 03:17:19.700 --> 03:17:26.340 You want a bracket reset? You got a bracket reset! Emi-Wido takes the first get-mast-of-my-matter! 03:17:30.220 --> 03:17:34.020 Shaken, but a stumble doesn't have to mean a fall. 03:17:34.020 --> 03:17:39.060 Kieromaru and Emi-Wido are now locked in a fresh best of five everybody. 03:17:39.060 --> 03:17:41.300 No more resets from here on out. 03:17:41.300 --> 03:17:48.300 This is it. Whoever wins the next three battles will be your Pokemon Go World Champion. 03:17:48.300 --> 03:17:52.060 It's so great to see these three trainers playing off against each other. 03:17:52.060 --> 03:17:57.260 If you take a look at the lines that they brought in this third game, or this fifth game actually, 03:17:57.260 --> 03:18:01.420 Jealousy was a Pokemon that Hiromaru really relied on. 03:18:01.420 --> 03:18:08.380 But there were two heavy Jealousy counters in the back for any needle with that Galerian Corsola and also that Licky Licky. 03:18:08.380 --> 03:18:10.900 So as long as he got the Ninetales off of it, 03:18:10.900 --> 03:18:13.620 he was completely fine throughout this matchup. 03:18:13.620 --> 03:18:15.900 Exactly, and speaking to the point of alignment, 03:18:15.900 --> 03:18:19.460 I think Emilito also found that he was in the right spot 03:18:19.460 --> 03:18:20.700 at the right time. 03:18:20.700 --> 03:18:23.380 Of so often, his Kanto Ninetales was lined up 03:18:23.380 --> 03:18:24.740 against an ensuing electrode, 03:18:24.740 --> 03:18:27.380 and I think that really the only way 03:18:27.380 --> 03:18:31.140 that Hiromaru can absolutely reign in that glaring Corsola 03:18:31.140 --> 03:18:33.900 is to put his Licky Licky on the field against it. 03:18:33.900 --> 03:18:35.820 And I don't think Emilito wants that to happen. 03:18:35.820 --> 03:18:37.860 Well, Emilito didn't say that he built his floor 03:18:37.860 --> 03:18:42.460 specifically to counter Licky Licky so he definitely has a plan to be able to 03:18:42.460 --> 03:18:47.300 outmaneuver the top used Pokemon in the world championships. Hiromara is a 03:18:47.300 --> 03:18:52.420 trainer that we have not had the opportunity to see play very often. This 03:18:52.420 --> 03:18:57.460 is his first Worlds competition he was managed to be able to qualify for Worlds 03:18:57.460 --> 03:19:01.580 getting in the top 12 of the Japanese qualifier so I think a lot of trainers 03:19:01.580 --> 03:19:04.980 recognize that he's a very good trainer but they haven't got to see 03:19:04.980 --> 03:19:09.540 him very often it's so cool to see him on the main stage but a little fun fact 03:19:09.540 --> 03:19:13.060 about these trainers is although they've never played against each other in an 03:19:13.060 --> 03:19:16.420 official competitive circuit they battle against each other and go 03:19:16.420 --> 03:19:20.300 battle league all the time as they fight for that number one spot on the 03:19:20.300 --> 03:19:24.060 leaderboard. It's incredible right you can queue up against anyone else in the 03:19:24.060 --> 03:19:28.620 world and try your skills you know they picked up on some tendencies and 03:19:28.620 --> 03:19:32.740 notice what each other like to do in critical moments but here tomorrow is no 03:19:32.740 --> 03:19:37.460 stranger to taking down world champions having beaten BLTBOY in round one of 03:19:37.460 --> 03:19:42.820 day two and Emmy Weedle to end the day. He's got to beat a world champion three 03:19:42.820 --> 03:19:46.740 times if he wants to win the crown this weekend. He says okay I see that crown 03:19:46.740 --> 03:19:50.500 that was on your head. It looks pretty nice up there. I'm trying to take it 03:19:50.500 --> 03:19:55.580 for myself. De-throning champions after champions. He's got to be able to take 03:19:55.580 --> 03:20:00.820 three games to do so. But even so this is the first time Japan has at 03:20:00.820 --> 03:20:08.460 Anyone in the finals absolutely incredible plays by all the region. I believe eight of them were in the top of day 32 03:20:08.460 --> 03:20:15.300 I mean, that's absolutely incredible. I think that you tomorrow needs to get more value out of his shadow about on not once 03:20:15.300 --> 03:20:22.360 But twice we saw it get astonished down a farmed down by Emmy Weedle and that Pokemon that is so 03:20:22.700 --> 03:20:26.060 Instrumental to his success thus far just came up flat 03:20:26.060 --> 03:20:30.320 he needs to find a way to get it more involved, to fire off more charge attacks, 03:20:30.320 --> 03:20:34.100 maybe even shield it more often, and try to get more value because that is the 03:20:34.100 --> 03:20:36.800 Pokemon that he believes is the key for his success. 03:20:36.800 --> 03:20:42.700 See both of these trainers taking a moment to mull it over, but now it is time to go to the grand finals. 03:20:42.700 --> 03:20:46.180 Reset, we have that Jellison again in the lead by Yurimaru Apokinsen. 03:20:46.180 --> 03:20:48.340 Shadow Clash are on the side of Emmy Weedle. 03:20:48.340 --> 03:20:51.260 Water Types on both sides, a competitive Pokemon go. 03:20:51.260 --> 03:20:55.860 Water Typing has always been very strong, and the Mud Bomb Sphere helps the Shadow Clash side 03:20:55.860 --> 03:20:59.460 in the match up so much, it's gonna fire off the first one here and this will connect. 03:20:59.460 --> 03:21:02.780 I know that to the Heteromaru is that his Houdon was going to be able to take it all. 03:21:02.780 --> 03:21:07.080 He's actually out on the bench for the first game of this bracket recent. 03:21:07.080 --> 03:21:10.840 Going through the surf against the Shadow Cragsire, no protect shield by Emmy Weedle. 03:21:10.840 --> 03:21:14.980 I think you need two charge stacks regardless if you're playing Jellison like Heteromaru is 03:21:14.980 --> 03:21:17.620 and any Weedle is unafraid of either one of them. 03:21:17.620 --> 03:21:19.120 Second mudbong will connect. 03:21:19.120 --> 03:21:22.500 Heteromaru knows his damage calculations. His Jellison can hang in there. 03:21:22.500 --> 03:21:25.220 Knows it no problem going ahead, taking that. 03:21:25.220 --> 03:21:27.660 And I think we're gonna try and go for another one. 03:21:27.660 --> 03:21:30.340 Now, going for the serve, does Eniwido let this go down? 03:21:30.340 --> 03:21:33.340 This is actually the perfect opportunity for a farm down. 03:21:33.340 --> 03:21:35.180 Hermos seems to recognize it as well, 03:21:35.180 --> 03:21:37.980 as he feels ahead, undercharges the thing and plumps 03:21:37.980 --> 03:21:41.340 and to get a couple energy advantage of his own with his nine tails. 03:21:41.340 --> 03:21:44.180 Wow, what a great undercharge going into the shadow, Kenta Naites. 03:21:44.180 --> 03:21:45.780 This is also good news for him 03:21:45.780 --> 03:21:49.740 because that Kenta Naites for Eniwido keeps finding his Asurion Electrode 03:21:49.740 --> 03:21:51.860 and right now it's on the field in the mirror match. 03:21:51.860 --> 03:21:53.420 Going ahead now, just throwing the fireball. 03:21:53.420 --> 03:21:57.740 As you can see, Fire on Fire David's not going to be doing too much overall. 03:21:57.740 --> 03:21:59.020 Both of them charging up a little bit. 03:21:59.020 --> 03:22:01.740 And so, Emileo actually opts to go for the energy ball. 03:22:01.740 --> 03:22:07.500 It hits a little bit harder and has a potential for a defense default on the opponent's Pokemon. 03:22:07.500 --> 03:22:09.180 Also very valuable information. 03:22:09.180 --> 03:22:11.900 Emileo did win the charge attack priority tie. 03:22:11.900 --> 03:22:15.420 So if these Kanto Ninetales pace at the same time again, 03:22:15.420 --> 03:22:18.300 he will go first in that exchange every single time. 03:22:18.300 --> 03:22:20.620 He looks like he's very far ahead in terms of energy, 03:22:20.620 --> 03:22:22.220 so maybe he doesn't need to worry about that yet. 03:22:22.220 --> 03:22:24.580 It looks like he didn't even bother to opt for any more. 03:22:24.580 --> 03:22:26.820 The woman would go straight for that charge attack here, 03:22:26.820 --> 03:22:28.820 hoping maybe to get the farm down at the end. 03:22:28.820 --> 03:22:30.180 He would say that didn't do as much damage 03:22:30.180 --> 03:22:31.220 as he was hoping for it. 03:22:31.220 --> 03:22:33.900 Actually, Hiromaru can take this mid game matchup 03:22:33.900 --> 03:22:35.020 if Emileedo doesn't show up. 03:22:35.020 --> 03:22:36.380 And that's exactly what happens. 03:22:36.380 --> 03:22:37.820 And do you see the trend here? 03:22:37.820 --> 03:22:39.500 Emileedo led his flag circuit week. 03:22:39.500 --> 03:22:40.860 He led his Kento Ninjas week. 03:22:40.860 --> 03:22:43.500 He wants to farm down Hiromaru's Pokemon. 03:22:43.500 --> 03:22:45.820 And Hiromaru is not allowing him to do that. 03:22:45.820 --> 03:22:48.060 He pivots immediately into his electrode. 03:22:48.060 --> 03:22:50.620 This is Corsula against the world. 03:22:50.620 --> 03:22:52.380 No protectionals used for the quads. 03:22:52.380 --> 03:22:54.660 There are no protectionals used for that canton eye until... 03:22:54.660 --> 03:22:58.340 And no protectionals on the first attack from the Sun Electrobe. 03:22:58.340 --> 03:23:01.500 Recognizing it is most likely not going to be that wild charge. 03:23:01.500 --> 03:23:03.980 That heavier hitting attack, letting the first one go through. 03:23:03.980 --> 03:23:05.020 But he's gonna need a shield. 03:23:05.020 --> 03:23:07.260 This one doesn't want his Corsula to go down. 03:23:07.260 --> 03:23:08.780 And trying to think about win conditions here. 03:23:08.780 --> 03:23:11.540 And the Lido might just double shield his Glaring Corsula 03:23:11.540 --> 03:23:14.020 and try to fast attack all the way through. 03:23:14.020 --> 03:23:15.180 It's gonna be really tough, 03:23:15.180 --> 03:23:16.580 because if he throws charge attacks, 03:23:16.580 --> 03:23:18.780 he needs to throw two Night Shades plus a third. 03:23:18.780 --> 03:23:21.580 Here comes another energy ball, and Emil Vito thinks he won't win the pacing battle. 03:23:21.580 --> 03:23:25.880 Well, the big problem is, when you only have one Pokemon left, you don't know what a switch timer is at. 03:23:25.880 --> 03:23:27.980 I think Emil Vito is very, like, reluctant. 03:23:27.980 --> 03:23:28.880 He doesn't want this. 03:23:28.880 --> 03:23:31.080 Any of his attacks get caught on anything else. 03:23:31.080 --> 03:23:33.180 Now he's getting a little bit more energy. 03:23:33.180 --> 03:23:34.780 He's not gonna throw an attack. 03:23:34.780 --> 03:23:35.780 He's coming in. 03:23:35.780 --> 03:23:39.680 He's trying to fast attack down everything, but he's not able to do so! 03:23:39.680 --> 03:23:43.180 Just by a hair, this Hussuin Electro gets to the energy ball, 03:23:43.180 --> 03:23:48.180 and that is the final charge attack that Kuromaru needs to bring down that Galarian Corsa 03:23:48.180 --> 03:23:49.780 and win that battle. 03:23:49.780 --> 03:23:51.680 Now Will, I think maybe some people at home 03:23:51.680 --> 03:23:54.220 or maybe aren't super familiar with our game 03:23:54.220 --> 03:23:55.520 are wondering why? 03:23:55.520 --> 03:23:58.360 Why did Emmy Weedle not throw any of his charge attacks? 03:23:58.360 --> 03:23:59.400 He had so much energy. 03:23:59.400 --> 03:24:02.060 He was at the most energy that he could possibly have. 03:24:02.060 --> 03:24:04.460 There were three Pokemon left on the field. 03:24:04.460 --> 03:24:05.500 What gives? 03:24:05.500 --> 03:24:09.300 So every time you use a charge attack in a Pokemon Go PvP, 03:24:09.300 --> 03:24:10.700 it takes a turn. 03:24:10.700 --> 03:24:13.240 And that allows your opponent to also take that turn. 03:24:13.240 --> 03:24:15.540 So if any Weedle's biggest priority 03:24:15.540 --> 03:24:17.340 is not allowing that facility in the lecture 03:24:17.340 --> 03:24:20.540 to get to another charge stack he's not going to throw a charge stack of his own 03:24:20.540 --> 03:24:24.380 because that just means another thunder shock piling on to that energy that's 03:24:24.380 --> 03:24:32.780 already accumulating. So these two Ninetales being able to take down each other right at the very end there and I mean at this point he knew exactly what he needed to do. 03:24:32.780 --> 03:24:36.460 Hyuromaru knew exactly what he needed to be able to win this matchup and that was 03:24:36.460 --> 03:24:40.940 get to enough energy to knock out the Corsola. Exactly this Pokemon has been 03:24:40.940 --> 03:24:44.940 so problematic for Hyuromaru personally I'm shocked that he didn't see the 03:24:44.940 --> 03:24:50.220 Licky from him, but he still found a way to get past the ghost type Pokemon even without it. 03:24:50.220 --> 03:24:56.540 So, going ahead, Garamaru took game number one of the first game of this championship Sunday. 03:24:56.540 --> 03:25:01.340 He ended up taking this game as well. Will Emmy Weedle have a repeat of what he did before 03:25:01.340 --> 03:25:05.020 being able to take back that series winning the next three games? 03:25:05.020 --> 03:25:09.740 It's so hard to say, right? Currently, we are taking a look back at that matchup that 03:25:09.740 --> 03:25:17.020 just occurred. Everybody a turn in Pokemon GOPVP is just a half second. Just a half second and if 03:25:17.020 --> 03:25:22.700 you miss one of those it can totally derail your plans, your pacing, and your ability to execute on 03:25:22.700 --> 03:25:28.060 your win condition. So we have an incredible judging team here. They're taking a closer look at how 03:25:28.060 --> 03:25:33.500 that last game went down trying to see if anything was arrived. You did see Emmy Riedel 03:25:33.500 --> 03:25:36.940 trying to throw up his hand at the very end. They're recognizing that he believed that he 03:25:36.940 --> 03:25:41.820 miss some attacks and that is very big when you have the strategy that you need to be able to get 03:25:41.820 --> 03:25:47.420 all of your damage into a certain Pokemon to get it off the field not being able to get even one 03:25:47.420 --> 03:25:52.220 of those attacks could be absolutely detrimental to your game. Yeah and just look at how close that 03:25:52.220 --> 03:25:57.900 game was right the Glarencorsela almost able to farm down all three of the remaining Pokemon 03:25:57.900 --> 03:26:02.540 because the jealousy that a Huda Maru had in the back didn't have any energy and he was deep 03:26:02.540 --> 03:26:06.940 deep into the red it might have absorbed maybe one maybe two astonishing and it 03:26:06.940 --> 03:26:10.780 would have been over so Glari Corsola came very close to sweeping that game. 03:26:10.780 --> 03:26:15.380 Yes so while this matches under the review let's go ahead and review how 03:26:15.380 --> 03:26:20.060 Kiro Maro did in the championship series so far keeping in mind that this was his 03:26:20.060 --> 03:26:24.860 first ever tournament on the group stage he too won all of his opponents to 03:26:24.860 --> 03:26:29.620 be able to make it into day number two where he then took down our former 03:26:29.620 --> 03:26:33.300 champion feels a boy also brought any needle down to that lower side of the 03:26:33.300 --> 03:26:37.740 bracket and unfortunately for him had to bring a you know knock down another one 03:26:37.740 --> 03:26:42.460 of his fellow Japanese trainers and do the book 97 a very very popular trainer 03:26:42.460 --> 03:26:46.500 within the North American circuit our third place finisher console over his 03:26:46.500 --> 03:26:50.620 shadow Glyce for a shadow poly-toe team it was so much fun to watch yesterday 03:26:50.620 --> 03:26:55.660 and we came very close to having a all Japanese grand finals but in the 03:26:55.660 --> 03:27:01.480 just would not be denied fought so hard that losers decided bracket and he is 03:27:01.480 --> 03:27:07.540 here on the main stage yet again as our judges continue to debate that previous 03:27:07.540 --> 03:27:11.860 game so I know we kind of talked about it briefly a lot of people haven't had 03:27:11.860 --> 03:27:16.820 the opportunity to see it before but Licky Licky has been the most popular 03:27:16.820 --> 03:27:23.020 Pokemon of day one and day two usage it is also on the team of Hiromara and on 03:27:23.020 --> 03:27:24.860 on the side of Emmy Weedle so it doesn't surprise me 03:27:24.860 --> 03:27:28.220 that we've seen it quite a few games so far. 03:27:28.220 --> 03:27:29.060 Little nuance here. 03:27:29.060 --> 03:27:30.420 I don't know if you know this is Amanda 03:27:30.420 --> 03:27:32.460 but that's Licky Licky from Kudo Maru 03:27:32.460 --> 03:27:33.940 is an extra, extra large. 03:27:33.940 --> 03:27:34.780 You a big boy. 03:27:34.780 --> 03:27:36.620 Yeah, it's a lot taller than Emmy Weedle. 03:27:36.620 --> 03:27:37.820 It's not that that makes a big difference 03:27:37.820 --> 03:27:40.380 in terms of combat but I just want trainers out there 03:27:40.380 --> 03:27:42.820 to know that if you're out catching Pokemon 03:27:42.820 --> 03:27:45.340 and you find it extra small or an extra large 03:27:45.340 --> 03:27:47.260 when you bring that Pokemon into the battle 03:27:47.260 --> 03:27:51.700 it does visually, I just show that in the games. 03:27:51.700 --> 03:27:58.500 another Pokemon that has been very popular so far in the series is once that we actually saw a new matchup book in that middle matchup where we learned that any 03:27:58.500 --> 03:28:02.580 Needle wins that charger type priority with a shadow kanto nine tails 03:28:02.580 --> 03:28:08.940 It's the main reason there's been quite a few different shifts in the meta and it's the main reason that I think that hero model is 03:28:08.940 --> 03:28:16.420 Keeping his tinket time on the bench. We talked earlier about how these trainers were running the same teams of three in most of their 03:28:16.420 --> 03:28:21.460 matchups yesterday. Enny Lidl had one deviation though. That was a Shadow Black 03:28:21.460 --> 03:28:26.100 Sire, Licky Licky and Valerian Corsula team and maybe he said you know what 03:28:26.100 --> 03:28:30.700 there's something to that. Maybe that Valerian Corsula is the key and I believe 03:28:30.700 --> 03:28:34.500 he's brought it to every single game thus far. To quite well for himself being 03:28:34.500 --> 03:28:38.340 able to flip that bracket coming from the losers side of the bracket they're 03:28:38.340 --> 03:28:43.100 losing game number one in a huge stadium can do a lot to shake your 03:28:43.100 --> 03:28:45.940 but Emmy Weedle looked unshakable there. 03:28:45.940 --> 03:28:49.140 He knew from the get-go, he knew from game two 03:28:49.140 --> 03:28:50.700 that he was rock solid. 03:28:50.700 --> 03:28:53.100 He saw him bumping, he saw him looking around saying, 03:28:53.100 --> 03:28:55.700 I know that I have what it takes to be a champion. 03:28:55.700 --> 03:28:57.780 He's so dialed in, if you watch his eyes, 03:28:57.780 --> 03:29:00.020 he'll look across the stage at his opponent 03:29:00.020 --> 03:29:02.100 to finish for any reaction. 03:29:02.100 --> 03:29:03.540 He wants to know if you're bothered, 03:29:03.540 --> 03:29:05.780 if you're frustrated, if you're feeling confident, 03:29:05.780 --> 03:29:08.540 he's trying to feel out the player just as much 03:29:08.540 --> 03:29:10.500 as he's feeling his way through the match-ups 03:29:10.500 --> 03:29:11.340 on the screen. 03:29:11.340 --> 03:29:16.840 Lucky boy here tomorrow he looks unshakable as he plays these matchups and you barely 03:29:16.840 --> 03:29:23.040 see him having any sort of doubt in his eyes or any type that he's making any sort of misplay. 03:29:23.040 --> 03:29:27.140 Yeah exactly, very confident and he's got a lot of reasons to be, we talked about his 03:29:27.140 --> 03:29:30.680 record so far this weekend, I mean when you come to your first world championships 03:29:30.680 --> 03:29:35.180 and you not only beat the reigning world champion, the Ulta boy, but you also take 03:29:35.180 --> 03:29:39.980 down the first world champion, Emilito, that's a pretty good resume to start 03:29:39.980 --> 03:29:40.980 things off, right? 03:29:40.980 --> 03:29:45.460 that these trainers have some interesting resumes making a lot of firsts for them here 03:29:45.460 --> 03:29:49.700 tomorrow is the first Japanese trainer to be able to make it into the finals of the world 03:29:49.700 --> 03:29:54.740 championships and any wheel is this is the first time a previous world champion has been 03:29:54.740 --> 03:30:01.460 back up here on this main stage you're exactly right and given how competitive pokemon go pvp 03:30:01.460 --> 03:30:05.380 is in the championship series a lot of trainers think that that would never happen right you 03:30:05.380 --> 03:30:09.540 never have a repeat world champion because the best trainers are lined up against each other 03:30:09.540 --> 03:30:14.980 constantly and eventually one of them will be eliminated so this is definitely a 03:30:14.980 --> 03:30:18.380 fascinating story and I don't know if Emmy Weedle was on a lot of trainers 03:30:18.380 --> 03:30:22.020 radars coming to this weekend either. I think Emmy Weedle has always been a 03:30:22.020 --> 03:30:26.940 very powerful trainer. He has a lot of different assets to his name. People know 03:30:26.940 --> 03:30:30.700 that he has a lot of titles but he hasn't really had those top finishes 03:30:30.700 --> 03:30:34.620 this season that he's been looking for but I think that he would definitely 03:30:34.620 --> 03:30:37.860 take that trade off and be like okay maybe they're regional competitions 03:30:37.860 --> 03:30:43.860 Maybe some of the other things I did perform as well as I hope, but now on the big stage, he gets a chance to shine. 03:30:43.860 --> 03:30:47.860 As our judges take a closer look at this matchup, we will defer over to the Bragg. 03:30:47.860 --> 03:30:52.860 Let's take a trip down memory lane and see where these trainers have come from 03:30:52.860 --> 03:30:59.860 and the talented competitors that they have faced over the weekend because, I mean, my goodness, I really feel that metaphor, right? 03:30:59.860 --> 03:31:03.860 If you defeat a trainer from your region, you have to carry on that legacy. 03:31:03.860 --> 03:31:06.820 that legacy. You know how talented PvP David is. If you're M.E. 03:31:06.820 --> 03:31:10.120 Weedle, you have to say, I have to do what he would do in the situation. 03:31:10.120 --> 03:31:12.920 I have to fight as hard as possible and try my best to win. 03:31:12.920 --> 03:31:15.300 Absolutely. Not even for that. M.E. 03:31:15.300 --> 03:31:19.860 Weedle played against Boom 20, who is actually running the same team as PvP 03:31:19.860 --> 03:31:23.560 David. So maybe giving him a little bit of a leg up to be able to do so. 03:31:23.560 --> 03:31:26.400 Going for a two-one there, playing against Marjo Galday, 03:31:26.400 --> 03:31:30.900 one of our most decorated trainers from Latin America before he played off against 03:31:30.900 --> 03:31:38.980 Kieromaru started off that top eight by defeating Dunebub from the North America region and then took on and Contano 03:31:39.300 --> 03:31:45.540 And that was such a fun series to watch the ground types came out to play in the shadow of Haldon shadow 03:31:45.540 --> 03:31:51.080 Gliscor and another nail biter finish that Kieromaru was able to walk away from victorious 03:31:51.080 --> 03:31:56.660 So it's really funny because for Pokemon go it's not that there's unnecessarily big rivalry 03:31:56.660 --> 03:32:00.300 But of course, people like to cheer for their regions to win. 03:32:00.300 --> 03:32:02.540 This would be the first time someone from Japan 03:32:02.540 --> 03:32:04.580 has been able to call himself a world champion. 03:32:04.580 --> 03:32:06.860 But Emmy Wheel has a completely different story. 03:32:06.860 --> 03:32:09.260 There has been EU winners already. 03:32:09.260 --> 03:32:11.260 And I was going to say this, but I'm like, he's with him. 03:32:11.260 --> 03:32:13.020 He is the EU winner. 03:32:13.020 --> 03:32:13.500 It's him. 03:32:13.500 --> 03:32:15.940 He's him, literally. 03:32:15.940 --> 03:32:17.940 Well, we're going to get back to those games 03:32:17.940 --> 03:32:21.180 as soon as our judging team reaches a decision, everybody. 03:32:21.180 --> 03:32:23.660 But I just want to thank you all for joining us 03:32:23.660 --> 03:32:26.060 in that mega meet you x-ray here in the venue. 03:32:26.060 --> 03:32:28.060 That was so much fun. 03:32:28.060 --> 03:32:32.060 I hope everyone got shinies and maybe some good stats as well. 03:32:32.060 --> 03:32:34.460 But the background, you got that regardless. 03:32:34.460 --> 03:32:35.140 Absolutely. 03:32:35.140 --> 03:32:37.460 I know that Caleb said that he got the shiny Mewtwo. 03:32:37.460 --> 03:32:40.540 I would just offer a lot of no that I also got the shiny Mewtwo. 03:32:40.540 --> 03:32:42.700 I also took some really fun photos. 03:32:42.700 --> 03:32:44.260 Because if you looked around the arena, 03:32:44.260 --> 03:32:47.180 you saw everyone raising their phones at the same time. 03:32:47.180 --> 03:32:50.020 Everyone working together to catch that Mewtwo X. 03:32:50.020 --> 03:32:52.260 It was such an amazing experience. 03:32:52.260 --> 03:32:54.340 I mean, this relates back to what you're saying 03:32:54.340 --> 03:32:56.980 about these trainers matching in the Go Battle League. 03:32:56.980 --> 03:32:58.900 We have such a tight knit community 03:32:58.900 --> 03:33:01.140 and even though you might be an ocean away, 03:33:01.140 --> 03:33:03.280 a lot of trainers are familiar with each other. 03:33:03.280 --> 03:33:05.340 They have battled against each other. 03:33:05.340 --> 03:33:08.440 They kind of have that like second tier of knowing 03:33:08.440 --> 03:33:09.700 before they actually meet. 03:33:09.700 --> 03:33:12.300 So the world championships are such a great place 03:33:12.300 --> 03:33:13.780 for everyone to come together 03:33:13.780 --> 03:33:16.620 to put a face to a name, as they say. 03:33:16.620 --> 03:33:18.540 You know, that trainer that beat you with Vasidon, 03:33:18.540 --> 03:33:19.380 that's them right there. 03:33:19.380 --> 03:33:20.220 Okay, yeah. 03:33:20.220 --> 03:33:22.940 And not only are they competing for the prestige 03:33:22.940 --> 03:33:28.780 Before the crown, these trainers are also competing for some fantastic prizes here. 03:33:28.780 --> 03:33:31.620 First place is going to go home with $20,000. 03:33:31.620 --> 03:33:36.500 That's a nice chunk of change, but I wouldn't even take that $15,000 a second, if one ever 03:33:36.500 --> 03:33:37.980 doesn't want it, they can give it to me. 03:33:37.980 --> 03:33:38.980 Are you a settle for that? 03:33:38.980 --> 03:33:40.860 I suppose, I suppose. 03:33:40.860 --> 03:33:41.980 So much on the line. 03:33:41.980 --> 03:33:42.980 Not just the title. 03:33:42.980 --> 03:33:46.460 We talk about that quite often, but I mean, this could be life-changing for a lot of 03:33:46.460 --> 03:33:50.740 trainers, especially if they travel far to come and compete here. 03:33:50.740 --> 03:33:54.360 Look at this gorgeous venue and our gorgeous fans. 03:33:54.360 --> 03:33:56.000 Let's hear it everybody in the stadium. 03:33:56.000 --> 03:33:57.320 Let's wake up. 03:33:57.320 --> 03:34:00.760 Competitive Pokemon World Championship is 2026. 03:34:00.760 --> 03:34:02.160 You just gotta be there. 03:34:02.160 --> 03:34:03.640 Yeah, we see you pumping your fists. 03:34:03.640 --> 03:34:05.360 We're pumping our fists as well. 03:34:05.360 --> 03:34:06.720 Thank you for coming out. 03:34:06.720 --> 03:34:08.480 See who's gonna be our World Champion. 03:34:08.480 --> 03:34:10.720 We are so excited to be crowning one. 03:34:10.720 --> 03:34:13.800 These two trainers have performed well all weekend 03:34:13.800 --> 03:34:15.400 and they deserve all the praise 03:34:15.400 --> 03:34:17.560 that they are getting here on stage. 03:34:17.560 --> 03:34:20.960 such talent on the stage right now. 03:34:20.960 --> 03:34:22.680 And I mean, we don't make those corrections. 03:34:22.680 --> 03:34:24.160 Ran that Galerian course lie, 03:34:24.160 --> 03:34:28.520 and it's been so hard for Kudo Maru to weather that storm. 03:34:30.160 --> 03:34:32.120 Can't wait to get into the next battle, I wanna be honest. 03:34:32.120 --> 03:34:33.720 I hear you, Haru. 03:34:33.720 --> 03:34:35.680 While we're still looking through this, 03:34:35.680 --> 03:34:38.360 a match under review means that even though one person 03:34:38.360 --> 03:34:39.680 may have won that first matchup, 03:34:39.680 --> 03:34:41.960 there could have been something within that matchup 03:34:41.960 --> 03:34:45.240 that maybe didn't go according to plan. 03:34:45.240 --> 03:34:55.640 So the judges will decide if it is going to be favorable for any reedle that first game will essentially be a race from the leaderboard and we are starting over with a fresh new game. 03:34:55.640 --> 03:34:59.640 I mean this is literally the biggest competition of these trainers lives. 03:34:59.640 --> 03:35:00.840 We want to get everything right. 03:35:00.840 --> 03:35:08.040 We want to have an equal and fair playing field for all of our competitors and especially our two finalists here at the World Championships. 03:35:08.040 --> 03:35:08.840 Hi everybody. 03:35:09.240 --> 03:35:09.840 How's it going? 03:35:10.040 --> 03:35:11.040 It's good to see you all. 03:35:11.040 --> 03:35:12.240 You're looking good. 03:35:12.240 --> 03:35:15.840 Now, real question, we were talking a little bit earlier as casters. 03:35:15.840 --> 03:35:18.440 They were asking for some cast or predictions. 03:35:18.840 --> 03:35:21.720 And I know that you said that you were really impressed with 03:35:21.720 --> 03:35:23.720 Furo Maro's gameplay throughout the weekend. 03:35:23.720 --> 03:35:27.160 And you think that he potentially has what it takes to take the series. 03:35:27.400 --> 03:35:31.640 Exactly. Just so decisive, especially his assuming electro played 03:35:31.640 --> 03:35:33.040 just was outstanding. 03:35:33.040 --> 03:35:35.680 And I felt like any needle, you know, fought really hard 03:35:35.680 --> 03:35:38.240 in their series yesterday, but kind of ran out of answers. 03:35:38.240 --> 03:35:40.760 The moment that sticks in my mind, Amanda, was that game five 03:35:40.760 --> 03:35:43.260 when Emmy Weedle was just completely out of shield 03:35:43.260 --> 03:35:45.260 and that the Suny Electrode from Kiro Maru 03:35:45.260 --> 03:35:48.260 was able to land the energy ball in it to the Shadow Faxi. 03:35:48.260 --> 03:35:50.760 You could see Emmy Weedle grimacing on stage. 03:35:50.760 --> 03:35:52.760 It was so painful to watch that. 03:35:52.760 --> 03:35:54.760 And I think on his mind, right, he's thinking, 03:35:54.760 --> 03:35:56.760 I just can't allow that to happen. 03:35:56.760 --> 03:35:58.760 I can't allow myself to be out of options, 03:35:58.760 --> 03:36:00.760 especially in the biggest series here 03:36:00.760 --> 03:36:01.760 at the World Championships. 03:36:01.760 --> 03:36:03.260 Well, at the first best of five, 03:36:03.260 --> 03:36:05.760 he was put on the back foot there on the side of Emmy Weedle 03:36:05.760 --> 03:36:07.760 as Kiro Maru took game number one. 03:36:07.760 --> 03:36:09.260 But Emmy Weedle took his foot, 03:36:09.260 --> 03:36:14.220 put it forward and won the next three matchups to be here in the Grand Finals 03:36:14.220 --> 03:36:17.860 Reset. I had Emmy Weedle as my prediction to be able to take it all 03:36:17.860 --> 03:36:22.660 because this man has done quite a bit. Not only has he been a regional champion, 03:36:22.660 --> 03:36:26.460 not only has he been an international champion, he has been a previous world 03:36:26.460 --> 03:36:31.340 champion. He wants to do it again for our last year of individual world 03:36:31.340 --> 03:36:34.860 champions. I mean, and he's adored by the community, right? We remember at 03:36:34.860 --> 03:36:38.460 the UIC, the crowd surfing, kind of lifting up to the air. 03:36:38.460 --> 03:36:40.820 Emmy Weedle has had such a story career 03:36:40.820 --> 03:36:42.300 for such a young trainer. 03:36:42.300 --> 03:36:43.540 And the talent doesn't lie. 03:36:43.540 --> 03:36:45.460 We see it in every single performance. 03:36:45.460 --> 03:36:47.580 And like you pointed out earlier, 03:36:47.580 --> 03:36:50.740 might not have had the strongest individual season, 03:36:50.740 --> 03:36:52.720 but I think in my mind, 03:36:52.720 --> 03:36:55.180 a lot of it comes down to peeking at the right moment. 03:36:55.180 --> 03:36:57.060 Right, you can have a great start to your season, 03:36:57.060 --> 03:36:58.220 but if there's a meta change 03:36:58.220 --> 03:36:59.380 or a new Pokemon comes along 03:36:59.380 --> 03:37:01.340 and it doesn't quite click for you, 03:37:01.340 --> 03:37:03.480 then I think you wanna be firing on all cylinders 03:37:03.480 --> 03:37:05.800 when you get to the end of the season. 03:37:05.800 --> 03:37:07.400 A lot of trainers have saying that, you know, 03:37:07.400 --> 03:37:09.440 this was quite open meta, 03:37:09.440 --> 03:37:11.000 a lot of different Pokemon to choose from, 03:37:11.000 --> 03:37:13.560 as we can see from what the trainers have brought. 03:37:13.560 --> 03:37:15.560 And we actually can see that the highlight 03:37:15.560 --> 03:37:18.480 of what the dispute is going to be here. 03:37:18.480 --> 03:37:20.080 We see the enemy going through here. 03:37:20.080 --> 03:37:23.360 Now, keep in mind, there's a bunch of shields in play. 03:37:23.360 --> 03:37:24.680 Yeah, we're going to take a closer look. 03:37:24.680 --> 03:37:26.680 So this is what the judges are reviewing right now, 03:37:26.680 --> 03:37:27.520 everybody. 03:37:27.520 --> 03:37:29.240 I've been curious to see which moment 03:37:29.240 --> 03:37:30.680 is being called into question, 03:37:30.680 --> 03:37:33.360 but I think it's got to come down to the fast attacks 03:37:33.360 --> 03:37:35.240 and how that damage is applying. 03:37:35.240 --> 03:37:36.520 Astonish is coming down. 03:37:36.520 --> 03:37:39.280 Again, the thundershock on that Hussain electrode 03:37:39.280 --> 03:37:41.320 is two turns, which is one second, 03:37:41.320 --> 03:37:44.080 whereas the astonish is 1.5 turns, 03:37:44.080 --> 03:37:46.520 or excuse me, 1.5 seconds and three turns. 03:37:46.520 --> 03:37:48.960 So in that regard, you know, 03:37:48.960 --> 03:37:50.840 it really comes down to the slimmest of margins. 03:37:50.840 --> 03:37:53.200 A half second difference really makes a world 03:37:53.200 --> 03:37:54.960 of difference in competitive Pokemon Go. 03:37:54.960 --> 03:37:56.000 So as a refresher there, 03:37:56.000 --> 03:37:58.560 we saw two shields for both opponents. 03:37:58.560 --> 03:38:00.680 Emmy Wiedel did not wanna throw that energy 03:38:00.680 --> 03:38:02.160 into the Hussain electrode 03:38:02.160 --> 03:38:06.820 because he did want to assume Electro to be able to get extra fast attacks through while he threw 03:38:06.820 --> 03:38:13.460 because he recognized that soon Electro, if it had enough energy, would be able to knock out his only remaining Pokemon. 03:38:13.460 --> 03:38:17.820 Absolutely right. Only two shields to spare. He spent both of them on that glaring course. 03:38:17.820 --> 03:38:24.020 We saw just how close that matchup got. He was able to fast attack down one of Kudo Maru's three Pokemon 03:38:24.020 --> 03:38:27.940 and the Jealousy was not far behind. So if he would have gotten faster than soon Electro, 03:38:27.940 --> 03:38:37.940 game likely would have had a different outcome so as our team continues to look at it. Also thank you production for allowing our fans to see just a bit more closely at what we were taking a look at. 03:38:37.940 --> 03:38:55.940 And again like you pointed out well the turns in Pokemon Go are so quick .5 seconds that every literally not even second .5 seconds matters so it does you know I take no fault for them taking a little extra time to figure out exactly what went on in the matchup and make sure that everything was fair before we awarded game win. 03:38:55.940 --> 03:38:59.040 Amanda, you mentioned this, but let's put it in writing. 03:38:59.040 --> 03:39:01.940 We had some cast of predictions about which trainer we thought would win. 03:39:02.040 --> 03:39:05.640 I would love to see everyone in the chat get involved as well. 03:39:05.640 --> 03:39:07.780 Who do you think has the momentum in the series right now? 03:39:07.780 --> 03:39:12.280 Who do you think is going to become your next Pokemon Go World Champion? 03:39:12.720 --> 03:39:13.820 Just like the hardware. 03:39:13.820 --> 03:39:17.020 It looks like any widow side of the scale is a little bit heavier. 03:39:17.120 --> 03:39:19.880 Well, I will say that I think butters is missing from this. 03:39:19.880 --> 03:39:23.480 And two old butters also believe that your moral was going to be winning. 03:39:23.480 --> 03:39:26.580 So making it a little bit more even overall, 03:39:26.580 --> 03:39:28.860 I truly think it could be anyone's game. 03:39:28.860 --> 03:39:30.660 Every single game between these two trainers 03:39:30.660 --> 03:39:33.100 have come down to the absolute wire. 03:39:33.100 --> 03:39:35.380 Garamaru only winning with a three or two victory. 03:39:35.380 --> 03:39:37.660 It wasn't like a solid sweep against Wiedel 03:39:37.660 --> 03:39:38.500 in day number one. 03:39:38.500 --> 03:39:41.100 And now, I mean Wiedel taking up that second game 03:39:41.100 --> 03:39:44.380 in the grand finals and winning three, one, 03:39:44.380 --> 03:39:45.580 it's still anyone's game. 03:39:45.580 --> 03:39:47.340 Yeah, definitely a dominant series. 03:39:47.340 --> 03:39:49.660 I would argue for any Wiedel so far today 03:39:49.660 --> 03:39:52.220 and keep those predictions coming in the chat. 03:39:52.220 --> 03:39:53.860 And remember as well, this is your last chance 03:39:53.860 --> 03:39:56.300 to get all those sweet drops that we've been offering 03:39:56.300 --> 03:39:58.180 this weekend during the World Championships. 03:39:58.180 --> 03:39:59.420 Oh sweet, sweet drops. 03:39:59.420 --> 03:40:00.940 One more thing I wanted to mention Amanda 03:40:00.940 --> 03:40:03.220 is that we have our judging team on the floor, 03:40:03.220 --> 03:40:05.140 but we also have a head judge that's available. 03:40:05.140 --> 03:40:06.740 And this is the World Championships, 03:40:06.740 --> 03:40:09.540 the biggest stage for the championship series. 03:40:09.540 --> 03:40:11.380 But even if you're at a local car shop 03:40:11.380 --> 03:40:13.660 or a regional event, you do have a judging team 03:40:13.660 --> 03:40:15.180 that is there to help. 03:40:15.180 --> 03:40:17.860 If you feel like something didn't quite go right, 03:40:17.860 --> 03:40:20.700 you do have that ability to reach out to them 03:40:20.700 --> 03:40:25.420 to ask questions and never feel like you're inconveniencing anyone because, again, the most 03:40:25.420 --> 03:40:28.860 important thing is a fair and equal playing field for all of our trainers. 03:40:28.860 --> 03:40:34.300 Absolutely. And GO is an extremely fast-paced game. So, sometimes like this, when a match 03:40:34.300 --> 03:40:38.100 is actually under review, we actually get a little bit of time to pause and think and 03:40:38.100 --> 03:40:43.420 reflect about everything that has happened so far in not only the world championships, 03:40:43.420 --> 03:40:47.780 but this competitive season. Well, I know that you've been casting in North America. 03:40:47.780 --> 03:40:51.780 We've got a chance to cast together at the European International Championships this season. 03:40:51.780 --> 03:40:56.780 Is there anything that's really stood out to you this year, which is a big year for Pokemon Go? 03:40:56.780 --> 03:41:00.780 So, this is a big anniversary year, right? 03:41:00.780 --> 03:41:07.780 Ten years for Pokemon Go, thirty years for Pokemon and five years for Pokemon Go into the Championship Series. 03:41:07.780 --> 03:41:11.780 We have every year, right? We have some trainers that are new, maybe they're a bit younger, 03:41:11.780 --> 03:41:14.780 they come on into the onto the scene and they actually crush it. 03:41:14.780 --> 03:41:19.940 But one thing that stood out to me for some of the old time are still winning competitions, right? 03:41:19.940 --> 03:41:24.180 We had Arrow win in Los Angeles and we had Stone Collection win in Seattle. 03:41:24.180 --> 03:41:29.580 Those are trainers that competed over 40 events without a title until this year. 03:41:29.580 --> 03:41:33.180 So all of our elderly Pokemon go-players, we can still win. 03:41:33.180 --> 03:41:35.380 I'm feeling it. My back's hurting already. 03:41:35.380 --> 03:41:39.080 I know that Arrow ended up performing at the World Championship. 03:41:39.080 --> 03:41:43.240 These are the top Pokemon views for day one. 03:41:43.240 --> 03:41:46.580 This was really what we saw for the bigger field, 03:41:46.580 --> 03:41:49.820 the top 32 players for day two. 03:41:49.820 --> 03:41:51.340 Licky, Licky in that number one spot, 03:41:51.340 --> 03:41:53.300 like we talked about in day one and day two, 03:41:53.300 --> 03:41:56.620 but Shadowcounter Ninjails in that top second spot, 03:41:56.620 --> 03:41:59.060 Larry Porcelain in the third. 03:41:59.060 --> 03:42:00.860 Exactly, such a unique meta. 03:42:00.860 --> 03:42:02.580 I know a lot of trainers in the video game 03:42:02.580 --> 03:42:04.340 of the training card gamer Pokemon Unite, 03:42:04.340 --> 03:42:06.660 they say, what's going on with the Pokemon Go meta? 03:42:06.660 --> 03:42:11.340 All you need to know is that Don Dozo was top 10 on day number two, which is pretty cool. 03:42:11.820 --> 03:42:15.460 We also have an update for everyone about the action down on the stage. 03:42:15.740 --> 03:42:17.740 We did have a rematch ruled. 03:42:17.780 --> 03:42:20.780 There was an appeal and the rematch was upheld. 03:42:20.780 --> 03:42:25.980 So we're going to start fresh here, everybody, on another series between these two titles. 03:42:25.980 --> 03:42:27.660 Zero Morrow on that left-hand side. 03:42:27.660 --> 03:42:29.060 Up against Envy Wheel. 03:42:29.060 --> 03:42:32.740 This is now officially game number one of the Grand Finals. 03:42:32.740 --> 03:42:36.380 We sent both of these trainers that had a little bit of time on stage to think about 03:42:36.380 --> 03:42:38.820 and reflect how they played that first game, 03:42:38.820 --> 03:42:40.880 hopped immediately into this now, 03:42:40.880 --> 03:42:42.940 going up with a suing Electro, it gets of course low. 03:42:42.940 --> 03:42:45.820 What happened to that other one is now starting this game. 03:42:45.820 --> 03:42:47.380 And in the lead is typically the position 03:42:47.380 --> 03:42:49.360 where we see Pokemon like this suing Electro 03:42:49.360 --> 03:42:51.900 because that wild charge does double debuff 03:42:51.900 --> 03:42:53.460 your Pokemon's defense. 03:42:53.460 --> 03:42:54.960 So you can throw a charge stack like that 03:42:54.960 --> 03:42:57.000 and fail out, but this time the energy ball 03:42:57.000 --> 03:42:58.340 is used by Kido Maro. 03:42:58.340 --> 03:42:59.760 Kido Maro going for the energy ball, 03:42:59.760 --> 03:43:00.960 could have opted for a wild charge 03:43:00.960 --> 03:43:02.200 and immediately popped out, 03:43:02.200 --> 03:43:04.840 but energy ball still does a decent chunk of damage 03:43:04.840 --> 03:43:10.920 as we see no potential to be moved by any needle either way just gaining up a ton of energy now throwing its first nightshade 03:43:10.920 --> 03:43:16.160 in the summer lecture both trainers willing to let those initial charge attacks through now the pivot into the 03:43:16.160 --> 03:43:20.080 Likey likey maybe a little bit early not in time quite yet to catch the nightshade 03:43:20.080 --> 03:43:24.480 But now we're in the near matchup and obviously man. Oh, this is the closest near match up between these two 03:43:24.480 --> 03:43:25.640 Pokemon that we've seen so far 03:43:25.640 --> 03:43:31.120 I actually really like that play by any little because it's not the best chance of the likey likey that threatened the player 03:43:31.120 --> 03:43:33.960 of course, it's that shout of all potential. 03:43:33.960 --> 03:43:35.880 So being able to just go ahead, stay in. 03:43:35.880 --> 03:43:37.960 Yes, we're assumptions aren't going to be doing too much, 03:43:37.960 --> 03:43:40.920 but now he's got some energy that he paid before he popped out 03:43:40.920 --> 03:43:43.400 into his own licky-licky to be able to start soaking up 03:43:43.400 --> 03:43:44.400 some of this damage. 03:43:44.400 --> 03:43:44.960 Exactly. 03:43:44.960 --> 03:43:47.800 We are now in the mid-game, and controlling switch advantage 03:43:47.800 --> 03:43:50.480 does matter quite a bit in this game, 03:43:50.480 --> 03:43:52.520 number one of our bracket reset. 03:43:52.520 --> 03:43:54.800 Another body send getting fired out here by Amy Guido, 03:43:54.800 --> 03:43:57.040 but I think that Hitamaru looks like he's 03:43:57.040 --> 03:43:58.080 a little bit ahead. 03:43:58.080 --> 03:44:00.760 Going ahead, now just keep rolling out here. 03:44:00.760 --> 03:44:02.600 And now here I'm all going for another attack. 03:44:02.600 --> 03:44:04.800 We know that Emmy Weedle's shadow came to 9-tails 03:44:04.800 --> 03:44:06.160 against that charge attack bird. 03:44:06.160 --> 03:44:08.560 We still haven't seen it, despite seeing so many 03:44:08.560 --> 03:44:10.840 licky, licky mid-game matchups here. 03:44:10.840 --> 03:44:13.240 Exactly right. Another charge attack yet again. 03:44:13.240 --> 03:44:16.640 As these two Pokemon will down each other's HP, 03:44:16.640 --> 03:44:18.880 so many fast charge attacks back and forth, 03:44:18.880 --> 03:44:20.640 neither trainer willing to swap out. 03:44:20.640 --> 03:44:22.360 Actually, he's going immediately for another attack. 03:44:22.360 --> 03:44:24.760 Doesn't he think we're probably going for another rollout first? 03:44:24.760 --> 03:44:26.480 We want to make sure he'd be able to get that off. 03:44:26.480 --> 03:44:28.560 Should hear him all throw his attack first. 03:44:28.560 --> 03:44:29.760 Both of these down, just below. 03:44:29.760 --> 03:44:35.480 immediately pop out here by the Hapaldon and we don't respond to time with this shadow, Kento Nantos. 03:44:35.480 --> 03:44:43.480 Yeah, and the pacing is just so fast that Weather Ball is only 8 turns, meanwhile the Shadow Hapaldon is a little bit slower to reach the Weather Ball of its own, 03:44:43.480 --> 03:44:47.400 although it would tell us to perfect the damage and like the knockout that Kento Nantos. 03:44:47.400 --> 03:44:51.400 I mean, these Weather Balls are going to be thrown back and forth here as that first one goes through, 03:44:51.400 --> 03:44:54.480 and there we go, puts up a shield because again that energy ball would threaten the knockout, 03:44:54.480 --> 03:44:57.600 but even a Weather Ball does quite a bit of damage to the Shadow Pokemon, 03:44:57.600 --> 03:45:00.760 Now going out and just charging up, throwing right before the next one is available. 03:45:00.760 --> 03:45:03.520 Yeah, I really like to swap out there to get a couple sand attacks in 03:45:03.520 --> 03:45:06.600 and try to match the pacing of this Shadow Kento Ninetales. 03:45:06.600 --> 03:45:09.880 Another leather ball pulls with a final shield for Emile Needle. 03:45:09.880 --> 03:45:12.640 And you gotta remember, there's still a Husserin Electro on the other side 03:45:12.640 --> 03:45:15.640 and Emile Needle is now exposed to all 8-Penley charge attacks. 03:45:15.640 --> 03:45:17.640 Going ahead, going for the heavy heavy energy ball. 03:45:17.640 --> 03:45:20.680 Actually, getting that side-protection from Neuro Myosun as well. 03:45:20.680 --> 03:45:23.400 Maybe not the... Emile Needle was hoping for his next... 03:45:23.400 --> 03:45:29.400 This is exactly what he wanted. What am I talking about? Catching this weather ball onto the low health. 03:45:29.400 --> 03:45:32.040 Licky, Licky. Looks like here, Miro is completely untapping. 03:45:32.040 --> 03:45:36.240 Hoping maybe he could get a same type of 2. Unfortunately, unable to do so. 03:45:36.240 --> 03:45:39.240 Now out of energy, and now out of shields. 03:45:39.240 --> 03:45:43.960 Switch timer is now locked for Emile Weedle for probably another 40 seconds or so. 03:45:43.960 --> 03:45:47.480 He cannot swap out, but he does get to the night trade to get set out on. 03:45:47.480 --> 03:45:50.120 This is the final healthiest Pokemon for him tomorrow. 03:45:50.120 --> 03:45:53.880 This is why Emmy Weedle didn't immediately pivot when that Licky Licky came in. 03:45:53.880 --> 03:45:59.560 He went for that one more Scottish first because now it put him ahead on energy and he was able to put that knob on down quite low. 03:45:59.560 --> 03:46:03.560 Licky Licky on the side of Hiromaru coming in going for that heavy hit and shadow ball, 03:46:03.560 --> 03:46:09.080 trying to knock out the gorse split and again with an underdrived but he was kind of shaking his head no, it was still enough to knock him out. 03:46:09.080 --> 03:46:10.360 He's at the body slam. 03:46:10.360 --> 03:46:13.160 Yeah, one more roll out and the body slam is there. 03:46:13.160 --> 03:46:18.840 Hiromaru is able to KO this Kanto Ninetales and take back Game 1 from Emmy Weedle. 03:46:18.840 --> 03:46:21.180 He says, who's this girl from the Pokemon? 03:46:21.180 --> 03:46:24.500 They're all going with what we call a three ball flex there. 03:46:24.500 --> 03:46:28.220 All three Pokemon remaining in that game number one, 03:46:28.220 --> 03:46:31.300 as he takes it away from Emmy Weedle. 03:46:31.300 --> 03:46:33.780 There's always upsides and downsides, right? 03:46:33.780 --> 03:46:36.660 We saw Emmy Weedle make that inspired catch 03:46:36.660 --> 03:46:40.020 of the rock weather ball from that Shadow of Haldon. 03:46:40.020 --> 03:46:41.540 And we thought, oh, it was a genius play. 03:46:41.540 --> 03:46:42.980 It was so clever, right? 03:46:42.980 --> 03:46:44.420 But then he shook his head. 03:46:44.420 --> 03:46:46.260 And a lot of trainers were probably wondering why. 03:46:46.260 --> 03:46:48.220 The reason was because of that switch timer. 03:46:48.220 --> 03:46:50.340 because after he makes that swap out, 03:46:50.340 --> 03:46:54.060 that Switch Trimers is going to take down for 45 seconds. 03:46:54.060 --> 03:46:55.160 And at that point, 03:46:55.160 --> 03:46:57.560 and the needle really was out of options. 03:46:57.560 --> 03:46:59.200 He kind of exposed himself there. 03:46:59.200 --> 03:47:00.040 It was a good catch. 03:47:00.040 --> 03:47:01.500 All the energy had to go somewhere. 03:47:01.500 --> 03:47:02.340 If it was anywhere, 03:47:02.340 --> 03:47:05.000 he wanted it to be on that low health Pokemon. 03:47:05.000 --> 03:47:06.080 But in the end, 03:47:06.080 --> 03:47:08.000 hero mode being able to hang on 03:47:08.000 --> 03:47:09.380 after knocking out that force load. 03:47:09.380 --> 03:47:11.920 One more roll out to knock out that nine tails 03:47:11.920 --> 03:47:13.980 with the body. Sam secures him. 03:47:13.980 --> 03:47:16.120 Game number one in this grand finals reset, 03:47:16.120 --> 03:47:17.420 keeping in mind, 03:47:17.420 --> 03:47:21.580 He also won Game Number One of the regular Grand Finals. 03:47:21.580 --> 03:47:26.780 So, Emmy Weedle has the opportunity to once again pull it back and win the next three. 03:47:27.500 --> 03:47:29.340 Exactly. But it's going to be tough, right? 03:47:29.340 --> 03:47:33.540 I feel like Kudo Maru in this Grand Finals Reset has made so many adjustments. 03:47:33.540 --> 03:47:35.420 I think he's playing better than ever. 03:47:35.420 --> 03:47:36.860 Let that Hissuin Electrode. 03:47:36.860 --> 03:47:39.140 He usually likes to keep that Pokemon in the back 03:47:39.140 --> 03:47:41.900 and kind of spring it on Emmy Weedle when it finds an opening. 03:47:41.900 --> 03:47:44.140 But just throwing it out there in the lead and saying, 03:47:44.140 --> 03:47:45.380 you know what, deal with it. 03:47:45.380 --> 03:47:47.340 Deal with the wild charges and energy balls. 03:47:47.340 --> 03:47:49.500 That's definitely tough for any Lido to contend with. 03:47:49.500 --> 03:47:53.880 That's true. We've been also quite often seeing that Hapaldon coming in 03:47:53.880 --> 03:47:55.680 when there's just a little bit of health left. 03:47:55.680 --> 03:47:58.520 Yes, he seems to fight for switch advantage, 03:47:58.520 --> 03:48:01.380 then completely give it up as a Hapaldon comes in, 03:48:01.380 --> 03:48:03.720 trying to get a little bit of an energy advantage 03:48:03.720 --> 03:48:06.960 because that way he can outpace his opponent's Pokemon. 03:48:06.960 --> 03:48:10.600 Well, I think the number one Pokemon that Hugh tomorrow is worried about, 03:48:10.600 --> 03:48:13.300 maybe it is a little spooky, that Galerian Horsula, 03:48:13.300 --> 03:48:16.960 because that Pokemon almost fast-attack through his entire team 03:48:16.960 --> 03:48:22.000 in a previous game, and if he leaves a weekend to Paldon or a weekend Jellison out on the field, 03:48:22.000 --> 03:48:26.240 just one or two astonishes and that player of course suddenly not only Kail the Pokémon, 03:48:26.240 --> 03:48:31.200 but is now ahead on energy. So these two trainers have been playing against each other quite a while, 03:48:31.200 --> 03:48:36.080 not only in this championship series, but also in the Go Battle League. Have to see 03:48:36.080 --> 03:48:39.920 how they want to do now that they've had the opportunity to see each other face to face, 03:48:39.920 --> 03:48:44.720 battle against each other. One more time we have a match on review for this game number one. 03:48:44.720 --> 03:48:50.720 production has it. We would love to take a closer look at the situation that is 03:48:50.720 --> 03:48:54.360 currently being looked at. Again, it's the world championship stage. Want to get 03:48:54.360 --> 03:48:59.560 everything right? Our competitors, the best, fairest shot at who wins the title. 03:48:59.560 --> 03:49:03.920 And this is a big moment for both of these trainers, right? A lot is on the 03:49:03.920 --> 03:49:09.240 line. Here, Amaro coming in, his first ever competition, making it all the way 03:49:09.240 --> 03:49:16.680 to championship Sunday is absolutely a huge feat. Meanwhile, Emmy Wiedl, someone very decorated 03:49:16.680 --> 03:49:21.480 within this circuit, knows what it takes to become a champion. He's done it once before. 03:49:21.480 --> 03:49:26.600 He wants to do it again. Both of these trainers deserve their time to shine in the spotlight. 03:49:26.600 --> 03:49:31.040 Exactly. I think the argument again has been kind of like, you know, the newcomer versus 03:49:31.040 --> 03:49:35.960 the experienced trainer. One of the most inspiring things about Pokemon Go PDP is 03:49:35.960 --> 03:49:38.740 is that it is relatively simple to pick up, right? 03:49:38.740 --> 03:49:40.340 You've got three Pokemon on each team 03:49:40.340 --> 03:49:42.620 and your fast attacks move at the same pace 03:49:42.620 --> 03:49:43.820 and you're able to learn your counts 03:49:43.820 --> 03:49:46.180 and as much as it seems like a tap-tap game, 03:49:46.180 --> 03:49:48.940 there's actually quite a bit of math and calculations 03:49:48.940 --> 03:49:51.660 that go into this and knowing your charge attack party 03:49:51.660 --> 03:49:53.660 ties and knowing what's super effective 03:49:53.660 --> 03:49:54.660 and when you can swap out. 03:49:54.660 --> 03:49:55.900 Those are all critical parts. 03:49:55.900 --> 03:49:58.420 There's definitely a lot of strategy within the game. 03:49:58.420 --> 03:50:00.260 If you've been watching throughout the weekend 03:50:00.260 --> 03:50:01.740 and you've been able to get a chance 03:50:01.740 --> 03:50:03.540 to win specific Pokemon, 03:50:03.540 --> 03:50:04.780 I know sometimes people are like, 03:50:04.780 --> 03:50:06.480 Oh, but I don't have a good Tinkerton 03:50:06.480 --> 03:50:09.220 or I don't have a good Pokemon that I would like to play with. 03:50:09.220 --> 03:50:12.500 Will, they gave away Bielsevoi's actual Tinkerton 03:50:12.500 --> 03:50:16.100 that he used last year in Anheim to help him win the series 03:50:16.100 --> 03:50:18.140 with the exact same attack spread. 03:50:18.140 --> 03:50:18.980 Exactly. 03:50:18.980 --> 03:50:21.060 Our team is just always upping the ante 03:50:21.060 --> 03:50:23.660 and trying to give our trainers the best rewards. 03:50:23.660 --> 03:50:26.060 And I think that adding a strong Pokemon like that 03:50:26.060 --> 03:50:28.140 to your roster is very valuable. 03:50:28.140 --> 03:50:29.700 You don't want to miss out on that. 03:50:29.700 --> 03:50:31.540 Make sure to capture every single Pokemon, 03:50:31.540 --> 03:50:32.580 review them later. 03:50:32.580 --> 03:50:33.700 It keeps on the strong ones. 03:50:33.700 --> 03:50:38.960 Now even if I don't think I'm in a battle with something most Pokemon are just one or two updates away from being meta relevant 03:50:38.960 --> 03:50:42.060 That's true. We just had a moveset update that will be viable quite soon 03:50:42.460 --> 03:50:46.780 For Pokemon go it's very engaging it changes every couple months 03:50:46.780 --> 03:50:52.820 So it's not that you're always using the same Pokemon over and over not only that we've had international championships in 03:50:53.140 --> 03:50:57.100 Limited metas with different Pokemon that you've been seeing on this main stage 03:50:57.380 --> 03:51:03.580 Our wonderful partners at scopely always keep things exciting move set updates damage adjustments 03:51:03.700 --> 03:51:10.700 A lot of Pokemon coming in and out of the meta, but these two trainers have mastered the current format to the T. 03:51:10.700 --> 03:51:19.700 There's some shared picks on each side. I think that's definitely something to take away, but the story, as in with most competitive Pokemon, is defined by those outlier picks. 03:51:19.700 --> 03:51:27.700 And definitely that one of those outlier picks is one that has been really taking hero Mario far. Shadow of the Paldon was something that a few trainers did bring to Earth. 03:51:27.700 --> 03:51:32.700 We saw it on a couple of teams, but it definitely wasn't a top meta pick. 03:51:32.700 --> 03:51:36.540 So if I can ask you right in terms of team reading for show 6 pick 3, if Ticketown is 03:51:36.540 --> 03:51:40.780 so good and we keep talking about it in the drops, why are we not bringing it against Emmy 03:51:40.780 --> 03:51:41.780 Weedle? 03:51:41.780 --> 03:51:46.340 Well Emmy Weedle, the other Pokémon that is almost everywhere is that Shadow Canto Ninetales. 03:51:46.340 --> 03:51:50.180 Ticketown was in the third spot for day one, you see it's dropped down to the fifth. 03:51:50.180 --> 03:51:54.100 It hits so heavy with its charge attack Ticketown Hammer, but it doesn't like 03:51:54.100 --> 03:51:55.100 those Fire type Pokémon. 03:51:55.100 --> 03:51:59.300 It definitely doesn't like the Ground type Pokémon with that Shadow Climbing Sire or the 03:51:59.300 --> 03:52:04.820 that Andy Weedle has on his side and and Andy Weedle had said before he used 03:52:04.820 --> 03:52:10.120 him pulling on in every single matchup up until these winners finals. Another 03:52:10.120 --> 03:52:14.660 obstacle to take a time before Hidah Maru is that shadow quag sire. This was one 03:52:14.660 --> 03:52:18.460 of the more fascinating moveset choices to me. The fact that any Weedle opted 03:52:18.460 --> 03:52:23.300 for Aqua Tail Mud Bomb when man team was like what top five top six usage 03:52:23.300 --> 03:52:26.300 they were everywhere all over the tournament and if you're shadow 03:52:26.300 --> 03:52:28.780 quag sire I think one of the most depressing things is to be paired up 03:52:28.780 --> 03:52:31.620 against a man team because there's really no way you can hit it with your 03:52:31.620 --> 03:52:34.940 double-resistant mud bomb or your resistant off the tail. Well Emmy Weedle 03:52:34.940 --> 03:52:39.700 definitely had a plan to play around that as he is sitting here on the seat on 03:52:39.700 --> 03:52:45.380 Championship Sunday wondering if he can do it once again as he did in London. 03:52:45.380 --> 03:52:50.060 This is really a test of these trainers of fortitude because maybe you 03:52:50.060 --> 03:52:52.820 expected to go out and you felt confident you said maybe three games 03:52:52.820 --> 03:52:56.740 I'll win it I'll take the trophy home and audios right but these 03:52:56.740 --> 03:53:03.140 These trainers are having to sit through this, figure out the game state situation, and try 03:53:03.140 --> 03:53:07.020 to reach an amicable conclusion, and I think we might have just arrived the one based on 03:53:07.020 --> 03:53:08.020 the body language we're seeing. 03:53:08.020 --> 03:53:11.020 Yeah, we're giving this information, same time you guys are, we're going to let you 03:53:11.020 --> 03:53:15.860 know as soon as we know what is going on between these two trainers, but agreeing with you 03:53:15.860 --> 03:53:19.580 will look like there was a thumbs up there, so we'll have to see what will be going 03:53:19.580 --> 03:53:22.780 on if we're going to keep that game number one, or if we're going once again into 03:53:22.780 --> 03:53:24.460 a grand finals reset. 03:53:24.460 --> 03:53:32.100 I want everyone at home to take in this arena, close your eyes, imagine yourself on this stage. 03:53:32.100 --> 03:53:36.400 So we, sorry, sorry to interrupt you, we're just getting some information here. 03:53:36.400 --> 03:53:41.980 There is not going to be a rematch for that game number one, so we're going to keep that score. 03:53:41.980 --> 03:53:47.340 Number one game going there for Hiramawa and the Grand Finals, he's got two more to go to become the world champion. 03:53:47.340 --> 03:53:53.340 Two games away, but it might as well be miles away because Eniwido is so formidable. 03:53:53.340 --> 03:53:58.340 And in particular, his Galarian Corsola has been very difficult for Hidomaru to deal with. 03:53:58.340 --> 03:54:00.340 He's not been able to find that alignment he wants. 03:54:00.340 --> 03:54:05.840 Hidomaru's Licky Licky, I think, has squared up against the Galarian Corsola maybe once in this entire series so far. 03:54:05.840 --> 03:54:08.340 Oh, I'll have to see how they want to play out these matches. 03:54:08.340 --> 03:54:13.840 Normally, when trainers start to lock in, you know, you can only pick three Pokemon on this list of six. 03:54:13.840 --> 03:54:17.840 So a lot of times, the trainers will run through a bit of a matrix in their head, right? 03:54:17.840 --> 03:54:21.840 Okay, so if I lead that Licky Licky, what am I going to do if it's that Corsola lead? 03:54:21.840 --> 03:54:27.340 What am I going to do if it's the floor just leave you just do it for every single one of the Pokemon till you have a formula 03:54:27.980 --> 03:54:30.420 Let's see. Oh, it looks like we predict that by the way 03:54:30.420 --> 03:54:33.240 We got that linky linky up against the course long son here 03:54:33.240 --> 03:54:38.080 I'm all and it looks like immediate pivot out to the shadow quack side on the side of every deal to be met 03:54:38.080 --> 03:54:41.580 Now that he's doing a lecture. What an insane lead for you tomorrow there 03:54:41.580 --> 03:54:47.660 And he swaps immediately to the lecture if a single energy ball connects in my KO a trio of shadow quacks 03:54:47.660 --> 03:54:52.660 This is how much damage it actually does. He's got it ready. He can fire it at any moment, 03:54:52.660 --> 03:54:55.660 but he wants to overcharge and fire on the charge attack priority time. 03:54:55.660 --> 03:55:03.660 Here's the big deal. Yes, wild charge is going to keep up yourself. In no situation would he be throwing the wild charge into the ground 03:55:03.660 --> 03:55:07.660 and fire a watertight Pokemon there. So now forcing himself to throw this energy ball. 03:55:07.660 --> 03:55:11.660 Emmy Wheel knows that it's not a big deal. He has to protect up no matter what if he wants to keep that 03:55:11.660 --> 03:55:13.140 He wants to keep that Quack-Sire around. 03:55:13.140 --> 03:55:14.740 Protect-Shield going up on the assuming electrode. 03:55:14.740 --> 03:55:17.440 And Scott's got a ton of energy to form it up a little bit more, 03:55:17.440 --> 03:55:19.420 threatening that second shield from Eni-Wido. 03:55:19.420 --> 03:55:23.080 Eni-Wido is going to scratch claw and fight as hard as he can 03:55:23.080 --> 03:55:25.380 to win control switch advantage because he does not 03:55:25.380 --> 03:55:28.020 on his glaring force up against the opposing at Licky-Licky. 03:55:28.020 --> 03:55:30.660 Meanwhile, Kira-Maru continues to apply the pressure. 03:55:30.660 --> 03:55:33.580 But Quack-Sire is just so fast, here comes the knock-the-tail. 03:55:33.580 --> 03:55:35.900 Going up for hard counter-city there in the lead. 03:55:35.900 --> 03:55:37.300 Getting that second Protect-Shield, 03:55:37.300 --> 03:55:39.420 this Glenn-Gaming matchup is going to help decide, 03:55:39.420 --> 03:55:42.220 Trying to go for a catch, you see, here in Maro, fighting. 03:55:42.220 --> 03:55:45.420 And it actually gives up what he potentially had 03:55:45.420 --> 03:55:47.340 with the Galeric Orsel with the Licky Licky. 03:55:47.340 --> 03:55:50.180 Coming in with his own Licky Licky. 03:55:50.180 --> 03:55:52.020 Kind of making my home again match up. 03:55:52.020 --> 03:55:54.100 This might be a catastrophic misplay here, 03:55:54.100 --> 03:55:55.260 but he's going to make the best of it. 03:55:55.260 --> 03:55:57.020 Here in Maro kind of shook his head. 03:55:57.020 --> 03:55:58.940 He said, oh, no, I shouldn't have sent out 03:55:58.940 --> 03:56:01.220 my Shadow of the Pound on his stand. 03:56:01.220 --> 03:56:02.460 But you can't slow down. 03:56:02.460 --> 03:56:03.140 You can't stop. 03:56:03.140 --> 03:56:04.420 You have to keep on battling. 03:56:04.420 --> 03:56:05.820 You're going to throw the body stand there 03:56:05.820 --> 03:56:07.420 and try to keep it up to spear master. 03:56:07.420 --> 03:56:09.220 Every single second matters. 03:56:09.220 --> 03:56:13.220 Yes, he might have brought in the Pokémon that he didn't want to, but it's too late now. 03:56:13.220 --> 03:56:18.520 We'll see how he recovers in this matchup as his Licky Licky is starting to put damage into Emmy Weedles. 03:56:18.520 --> 03:56:22.420 He's sticking out stung, throwing the slams, seeing how low that it can go. 03:56:22.420 --> 03:56:29.120 Potties slam back and forth as these two normal type Titans whittle down each other's HP. 03:56:29.120 --> 03:56:35.720 Switched members are up, but neither trainer wants to risk swapping out and giving away switch advantage, especially Emmy Weedle. 03:56:35.720 --> 03:56:40.480 This game got much more dynamic now, but at this point we had a great time now. 03:56:40.480 --> 03:56:42.360 He's got a ton of energy on that. 03:56:42.360 --> 03:56:45.080 Licky, Licky, he's got two body slams loaded, 03:56:45.080 --> 03:56:49.080 but he's going to need two to be able to knock out Emmy Wiedels 03:56:49.080 --> 03:56:51.160 as the first one just isn't enough. 03:56:51.160 --> 03:56:52.040 That's one throw right away. 03:56:52.040 --> 03:56:53.080 We're seeing actually now, 03:56:53.080 --> 03:56:55.680 touchdown priority, it's gonna be on the side of Hiromaru. 03:56:55.680 --> 03:56:59.000 Absolutely critical to try to wrestle back control and switch advantage, 03:56:59.000 --> 03:57:03.400 but Hiromaru, even though he's gonna double resist any type of ghost attacks, 03:57:03.400 --> 03:57:05.080 he doesn't have that much HP. 03:57:05.080 --> 03:57:07.080 He might lose the Licky Licky regardless. 03:57:07.080 --> 03:57:08.080 It's so close. 03:57:08.080 --> 03:57:10.080 Get it, get it to the Shadow Ball, no! 03:57:10.080 --> 03:57:12.800 It's astonishing as the Glare Encourseless 03:57:12.800 --> 03:57:14.080 dashes down the Pokemon, 03:57:14.080 --> 03:57:16.440 calling in with a very nice blade 03:57:16.440 --> 03:57:17.680 and energy here, 03:57:17.680 --> 03:57:20.800 going to throw the Night Shade before the Earth Power is available. 03:57:20.800 --> 03:57:22.600 But everyone keep in mind, 03:57:22.600 --> 03:57:24.200 the shields are gone. 03:57:24.200 --> 03:57:27.400 There is an energy ball loaded on the Hissuin Electro, 03:57:27.400 --> 03:57:29.040 and it wins Charge Attack priority 03:57:29.040 --> 03:57:31.800 over both of any Weedle's Pokemon. 03:57:31.800 --> 03:57:32.720 No, you're exactly right, 03:57:32.720 --> 03:57:34.280 but I think Kidovara needs to hang on 03:57:34.280 --> 03:57:36.920 to the energy for the quack siren matchup in the back. 03:57:36.920 --> 03:57:40.360 It's very critical that he doesn't make another mental mistake here. 03:57:40.360 --> 03:57:42.120 Nightshade number two getting fired off, 03:57:42.120 --> 03:57:44.720 and this might be a game two win for Emmy Weedle. 03:57:44.720 --> 03:57:47.160 This Sassoon Electro is quite low. 03:57:47.160 --> 03:57:50.960 It has a ton of energy, but it's got two Pokemon to go through. 03:57:50.960 --> 03:57:52.240 It might not have enough, 03:57:52.240 --> 03:57:55.840 as he throws his first one to get that Glorzula out of the way. 03:57:55.840 --> 03:57:57.560 Energy ball will connect. 03:57:57.560 --> 03:58:00.880 Delirium Corsula will faint, but Emmy Weedle looks like he already knows 03:58:00.880 --> 03:58:05.200 won this battle, out comes the shadow Quagsire, and that's a farm down, 03:58:05.200 --> 03:58:07.280 Eni-Widdle with the equalizer. 03:58:07.280 --> 03:58:10.560 Going ahead, taking that mid game, both of those shields knocked down, 03:58:10.560 --> 03:58:14.640 Eni-Widdle knew his back was against the wall, that energy ball lurking into 03:58:14.640 --> 03:58:19.120 that Quagsire would have been absolutely destroying the Quagsire. 03:58:19.120 --> 03:58:23.120 He fails on the swap, but he kept playing, and you know what happened? 03:58:23.120 --> 03:58:26.800 Well, a little bit of a fumble on the side of Hiramaru, sending in 03:58:26.800 --> 03:58:29.680 that Licky Licky, you see him kind of shaking it off right now, 03:58:29.680 --> 03:58:34.960 Recognizing I have that game and maybe have that game. I gotta settle down here 03:58:34.960 --> 03:58:40.360 I gotta focus to be at the win game number three gotta shake the nerves gotta zoom in 03:58:40.600 --> 03:58:47.520 Don't think about the crowd don't think about the magnitude of this moment focus on what you do best, which is competitive 03:58:47.920 --> 03:58:49.120 Pokemon go 03:58:49.120 --> 03:58:56.740 PvP these trainers either one I'm serious either one could take this they are about as evenly matched as we have ever seen in a 03:58:56.740 --> 03:59:00.740 Pokemon Go Grand Finals and it's just going to see-saw back and forth. 03:59:00.740 --> 03:59:05.140 And this is a big thing. Again, I know that we keep saying it, but it deserves to be said. 03:59:05.140 --> 03:59:10.500 This is Hero Marl's first time to be playing live in this huge setting with everyone. 03:59:10.500 --> 03:59:14.980 He's won the championship Sunday stage. Of course, your nerves are going to be doing a little bit 03:59:14.980 --> 03:59:18.660 to you. You're not used to this sort of thing, but I hope that he can shake it. 03:59:18.660 --> 03:59:23.380 For this game number three, we'll see as Jelz takes the field up against that Shadow Coincider. 03:59:23.380 --> 03:59:28.660 We have seen this matchup before. I do think that two charge stacks on either side is the recipe for success. 03:59:28.660 --> 03:59:32.500 But Emileedle's been a lot more willing to give away control of Switch Advantage. 03:59:32.500 --> 03:59:37.300 Especially if he doesn't think there's a licky-licky back there, but at this point he might be defeated twice. 03:59:37.300 --> 03:59:40.500 Going ahead now, going for that first attack, the Surf does land. 03:59:40.500 --> 03:59:47.380 We've seen Emileedle in the past couple of games content to let Pokemon go as soon as they've done their damage, right? 03:59:47.380 --> 03:59:50.100 So it's like, okay, quite sorry. You're getting that jealous at low. 03:59:50.100 --> 03:59:55.100 I could potentially use the next Pokemon that comes in to farm now throwing the second. 03:59:55.100 --> 03:59:59.100 My bomb, as we saw in another game, is not going to be enough to knock out. 03:59:59.100 --> 04:00:02.100 And I don't know if we will see a protector who's on the side of that reedle. 04:00:02.100 --> 04:00:05.100 Yeah, this is nice. The forcing that charge attack priority is high. 04:00:05.100 --> 04:00:08.100 Kido Maru might be able to KO the Shadow Quacks right here. 04:00:08.100 --> 04:00:12.100 Goes for an under charge as well. He likes to do this, allowing minimal fire. 04:00:12.100 --> 04:00:15.100 Simultaneous swap! Oh my goodness, Shadow Kethernites! 04:00:15.100 --> 04:00:16.100 I was trying to say Licky Licky. 04:00:16.100 --> 04:00:19.900 What a read, Emmy Wiedel says. I know no matter what he's going to swap. 04:00:19.900 --> 04:00:22.700 If this doesn't knock out, I need to be quick here. 04:00:22.700 --> 04:00:28.900 Tell me then what that can for Ninetales to get off as much energy and damage as possible, as quickly as possible. 04:00:28.900 --> 04:00:34.500 Moving the pieces around and the pieces fell in a place that future Mario might not like in hindsight, 04:00:34.500 --> 04:00:38.700 but he's going to fire off the body stand here to try to feel some damage to that Shadow Kento Ninetales. 04:00:38.700 --> 04:00:42.000 The shield comes up, Emmy Wiedel. That's the first step back into this game. 04:00:42.000 --> 04:00:49.000 going ahead first body slam bait now a shout out for the real deal getting both protect shields in this mid game after 04:00:49.000 --> 04:00:55.640 and Guido has a ton of energy on the shadow canton 9 tells it's up to him where he wants to deploy because there's still two protection 04:00:55.640 --> 04:01:02.800 clip on the side here more trying to go for a get unsuccessful as horseman comes in to sweep up that jealousy in the back 04:01:02.800 --> 04:01:08.640 and the Guido is not shaken here he anticipated the swap he knew he had so much energy on the canton 9 tells and then 04:01:08.640 --> 04:01:10.260 Qtomorrow is going to try to waste it. 04:01:10.260 --> 04:01:12.360 But again, he switched spots his Calari Corsa. 04:01:12.360 --> 04:01:14.960 Qtomorrow went fishing, and he reeled in, of course, 04:01:14.960 --> 04:01:15.760 along the other side. 04:01:15.760 --> 04:01:16.960 He said, OK, I'll wait. 04:01:16.960 --> 04:01:20.080 Even if you don't throw, I'm going to get that Corsola out 04:01:20.080 --> 04:01:22.200 of the way with this Licky Licky coming back in. 04:01:22.200 --> 04:01:23.880 Emmy Weedle has a choice to throw now. 04:01:23.880 --> 04:01:26.040 He definitely wants to throw the not-grossed attack 04:01:26.040 --> 04:01:26.920 from Power Jet. 04:01:26.920 --> 04:01:29.000 It is enough to knock out the Licky Licky. 04:01:29.000 --> 04:01:31.560 But Emmy Weedle has zero shields left. 04:01:31.560 --> 04:01:33.120 There's an Asu and Electro. 04:01:33.120 --> 04:01:34.120 Come in! 04:01:34.120 --> 04:01:36.720 And the hero model has two to hide behind. 04:01:36.720 --> 04:01:40.320 Yeah, that Canto Knight has so much energy as well, so I would not be surprised to see 04:01:40.320 --> 04:01:44.520 here tomorrow, let this Knight shape through, he's got a big threat, and it's lurking in 04:01:44.520 --> 04:01:49.020 the back on the bench, he's got to overcharge a ton of energy, avoid a catch, it's going 04:01:49.020 --> 04:01:51.400 to be real, real tough for him here on out. 04:01:51.400 --> 04:01:55.000 Now, before you know it, you see them waiting, trying to go ahead and do that blip, the 04:01:55.000 --> 04:01:59.400 quacks are going down, but look how low this is to an electrode, is this too shieldless? 04:01:59.400 --> 04:02:01.200 But guess what? 04:02:01.200 --> 04:02:03.920 They help catch attempt, and any we don't know. 04:02:03.920 --> 04:02:07.200 He knows that this is the end for game number three. 04:02:07.200 --> 04:02:09.560 The wild charges are not going to slow down. 04:02:09.560 --> 04:02:11.520 They're going to plug in and power up. 04:02:11.520 --> 04:02:12.760 That's one KO. 04:02:12.760 --> 04:02:15.400 Kasuna Lecter looking for another one and there's another. 04:02:15.400 --> 04:02:18.720 Kasuna Lecter looks angry once a bit of revenge. 04:02:18.720 --> 04:02:20.160 One's game number three. 04:02:20.160 --> 04:02:21.360 Wild Charge for you! 04:02:21.360 --> 04:02:22.960 Wild Charge for you! 04:02:22.960 --> 04:02:26.160 Game three for Hiromaru. 04:02:26.160 --> 04:02:27.480 Well done. 04:02:27.480 --> 04:02:29.160 Well done. 04:02:29.160 --> 04:02:30.640 In spite of the stumble, 04:02:30.640 --> 04:02:40.640 Unimaru finds his way in that battle number three and now he stands on the absolute precipice of becoming your Pokemon Go World Champion. 04:02:40.640 --> 04:02:46.640 That's a mentality of a champion, right? You recognize, okay, maybe I could have won that previous game. 04:02:46.640 --> 04:02:55.640 I can't let that shake me. I have to put that in my past because I need to focus on the future and the future is me winning this game. 04:02:55.640 --> 04:02:59.540 I mean, Weedle needs to win two battles here to become your world champion, 04:02:59.540 --> 04:03:04.840 but he's no stranger to equalizing things just when it feels like he's out of it. 04:03:04.840 --> 04:03:08.040 So in this next battle, he's looking to make some adjustments. 04:03:08.040 --> 04:03:12.040 That swap out right there, that's so instrumental to Hugh tomorrow. 04:03:12.040 --> 04:03:15.440 He's able to pull that Colari course left back onto the field and get that alignment, 04:03:15.440 --> 04:03:18.040 even though he didn't have it earlier on in the game. 04:03:18.040 --> 04:03:20.540 He's going to want to do that again, I'm sure, in this next battle. 04:03:20.540 --> 04:03:21.840 It's so dangerous, right? 04:03:21.840 --> 04:03:24.520 and I think a lot of times trainers opt for 04:03:24.520 --> 04:03:26.320 so many different opportunities 04:03:26.320 --> 04:03:27.320 while they're playing this game. 04:03:27.320 --> 04:03:29.240 Do I want to go for a switch advantage? 04:03:29.240 --> 04:03:31.160 Do I want to go for a shield advantage? 04:03:31.160 --> 04:03:32.960 If Wilson-Hiramaro is definitely going 04:03:32.960 --> 04:03:34.240 for that shield advantage there, 04:03:34.240 --> 04:03:35.920 as you saw, he had two shields, 04:03:35.920 --> 04:03:37.080 two high behind at the end. 04:03:37.080 --> 04:03:38.360 We're hopping into this game. 04:03:38.360 --> 04:03:39.440 If Piramaro takes this, 04:03:39.440 --> 04:03:41.200 he is our San Francisco World Champion. 04:03:41.200 --> 04:03:44.280 A lot is on the line, all of these trainers. 04:03:44.280 --> 04:03:45.120 If you look in the lead, 04:03:45.120 --> 04:03:46.760 Shadow have caught on to his three to lecture 04:03:46.760 --> 04:03:47.600 for Piramaro. 04:03:47.600 --> 04:03:50.280 Meanwhile, Shadow, Clack, Slayer again in the lead 04:03:50.280 --> 04:03:54.400 For Amy Lido, the Shadowcatcher non-tails and Galeric Horselot kind it. 04:03:54.400 --> 04:03:56.520 Shadowball number one connects. 04:03:56.520 --> 04:03:59.200 Going through, we've seen quite a few times about Amy Lido, 04:03:59.200 --> 04:04:03.480 knowing that neither one of the attacks that are thrown is going to threaten the knockout, 04:04:03.480 --> 04:04:06.960 and what he wants to do is get a ton of energy. 04:04:06.960 --> 04:04:12.720 This first mudbomb goes to heal when that charge attack is already thrown right before the body slam is available. 04:04:12.720 --> 04:04:15.640 If Amy Lido is worried about his Galeric Horselot being trapped, 04:04:15.640 --> 04:04:19.520 he's got to feel a huge sense of relief because the Licky-Licky on the field right now 04:04:19.520 --> 04:04:23.680 means he can see the problem. He can address it. He can do something about it, and it looks like he's 04:04:23.680 --> 04:04:26.720 gonna allow Tisha to absorb another body. 04:04:26.720 --> 04:04:33.220 Body Sam went through the first that Shadow of the Moon. Actually, in the media pivot because he recognized that that's exactly what Hiramaru's gonna do. 04:04:33.220 --> 04:04:36.920 Time after time, he lets a little bit of health be closer to the hood. 04:04:36.920 --> 04:04:41.520 Out on, and Hemingwittle says, okay, big course of the counter, out of the way. It's coming in. 04:04:41.520 --> 04:04:44.520 Show me what you've got. Earth Power coming through. 04:04:44.520 --> 04:04:50.320 Shadahakadon has been the most valuable Pokémon for Hidur Maru, and that Earth power is unable to trigger the defense drop, 04:04:50.320 --> 04:04:57.960 but it does a heap of damage, and if this structure, Hidur Maru, will likely protect Shielded Up, but he decides to it the last second. 04:04:57.960 --> 04:05:05.680 Yeah, because if we take a peek at those back rides there, this is actually one of the few times Hidur Maru has put up a shield from the Niki and not saving them, 04:05:05.680 --> 04:05:14.240 at least when we look up in the map, but any needle has a pantomime to it, and let me tell you one thing, Wild Grass doesn't really like fire. 04:05:14.240 --> 04:05:19.000 No, it does not. Next Night's Shade will connect into the Shadow of Apollodon. 04:05:19.000 --> 04:05:22.840 This will likely tail that Pokemon and force you tomorrow to choose his next. 04:05:22.840 --> 04:05:27.240 But look at the swamp! I mean, we don't already going for the Kanto Night Tales to enemy's The Electrode! 04:05:27.240 --> 04:05:32.000 This is going to be very close. Once you look for both of these trainers, going for that weather ball number one. 04:05:32.000 --> 04:05:37.080 You see, I mean, we don't try to shake his head. No, he thinks he really has to concentrate on this moment. 04:05:37.080 --> 04:05:43.800 Wild Charge would be enough to do it, and that Trailblazer or Mount Trellis and then people will bait with also be enough to strip that shield. 04:05:43.800 --> 04:05:45.740 Wow, doesn't that have an edge? 04:05:45.740 --> 04:05:47.240 Amy Weedle touches it up. 04:05:47.240 --> 04:05:49.400 He thinks that's the play that he needed to make. 04:05:49.400 --> 04:05:50.980 He's doubled up on the weather balls. 04:05:50.980 --> 04:05:53.240 Here's the first knockout, and Amy Weedle 04:05:53.240 --> 04:05:56.040 is almost at the equalizer for the series. 04:05:56.040 --> 04:05:58.640 Not knowing that weather ball was huge for him in middle. 04:05:58.640 --> 04:05:59.920 There's just getting more energy. 04:05:59.920 --> 04:06:01.860 Yes, he's going to be able to have to use a shield 04:06:01.860 --> 04:06:03.980 for the Wild George, but he's got a weather ball 04:06:03.980 --> 04:06:06.660 of his own already lined up to go there, 04:06:06.660 --> 04:06:07.860 getting that first protect shield. 04:06:07.860 --> 04:06:09.120 Weather ball, tell it through. 04:06:09.120 --> 04:06:11.460 No protect shield by here tomorrow. 04:06:11.460 --> 04:06:19.940 hands shaking. Palms are sweaty. That is a game for win for Emmy Weedle and our grand finals reset. 04:06:19.940 --> 04:06:25.300 We'll go the distance everybody. We're heading into a decisive game number five. 04:06:25.300 --> 04:06:29.700 Emmy Weedle said I saw that free ball flex you did a little bit earlier on. That looks fun. 04:06:29.700 --> 04:06:36.100 Let me go ahead and try it too as all three Pokemon remains on the field to take that game 04:06:36.100 --> 04:06:44.420 number four and this is the grand finals reset. We have one more game to decide who will be the 04:06:44.420 --> 04:06:53.140 2026 San Francisco world champion. Season of effort, a career of accomplishments, 04:06:54.260 --> 04:07:01.620 and it all hinges on the next four minutes. This is the peak. This is the summit that these 04:07:01.620 --> 04:07:08.340 These trainers have dreamed up their entire lives and they're standing here feet on the ground eyes to the sky 04:07:08.980 --> 04:07:11.940 Game five is on the horizon 04:07:11.940 --> 04:07:17.620 But only one of these trainers will be your world champion here tomorrow came in from that winners 04:07:17.620 --> 04:07:24.440 Side of the bracket the feeding and we little in a three to victory on day two of championship 04:07:24.440 --> 04:07:31.580 However, Emmy Weedle ended up snatching that victory back in the Grand Finals here on the main stage here on 04:07:32.020 --> 04:07:41.160 Championship Sunday all eyes are on these two trainers in the next few moments both of them taking a breath taking a moment to realize 04:07:42.120 --> 04:07:47.320 This could be me. I could be next. We're hopping in to game number five 04:07:47.320 --> 04:07:50.920 Chelsea in the lead versus the shadow flag shot for Amy Wiedel. 04:07:50.920 --> 04:07:53.160 It all comes down to this everyone. 04:07:53.160 --> 04:07:56.040 The suing electrode and licky licky percutimaru on the bench. 04:07:56.040 --> 04:07:59.320 Meanwhile, shadow pins and eye tails and glaring corseless for Amy Wiedel. 04:07:59.320 --> 04:08:03.080 We've seen this quite a few times and we've seen a lot of simultaneous 04:08:03.080 --> 04:08:06.440 swaps. So we'll have to see if either one of these trainers are going to do 04:08:06.440 --> 04:08:10.040 anything a little bit different now that this is truly the moment that 04:08:10.040 --> 04:08:12.040 will define their careers. 04:08:12.040 --> 04:08:15.480 Surf number one coming through from that judgeship. No protection of use by 04:08:15.480 --> 04:08:19.040 to Emmy Weedle, it looks so, you know, by the put so far. 04:08:19.040 --> 04:08:19.880 Yeah, exactly. 04:08:19.880 --> 04:08:22.840 You've seen a very similar song and dance before, 04:08:22.840 --> 04:08:25.880 but will it change up here at the finale? 04:08:25.880 --> 04:08:27.240 Mudbomb number two connects, 04:08:27.240 --> 04:08:29.120 Jellison hangs on as expected. 04:08:29.120 --> 04:08:31.600 It's already got the serve, not waiting a turn, 04:08:31.600 --> 04:08:33.440 actually throwing the charge deck here. 04:08:33.440 --> 04:08:35.840 Emmy Weedle, his Shadow Plexer would be 04:08:35.840 --> 04:08:37.120 the first Pokemon KO. 04:08:37.120 --> 04:08:39.200 Going ahead, letting that get knocked out, 04:08:39.200 --> 04:08:41.560 keeping the Protections in the back, 04:08:41.560 --> 04:08:43.280 keeping in mind what could be coming in, 04:08:43.280 --> 04:08:46.920 Just getting a ton of water with this candle and items! 04:08:46.920 --> 04:08:52.680 No, that is a crushing KO there as he's unable to get to the certain outcomes of Licky and Licky as well. 04:08:52.680 --> 04:08:54.760 And Enny Lido knows this is a bit signed. 04:08:54.760 --> 04:08:58.280 His Glaring Corsair, his most valuable Pokemon, is still in the back. 04:08:58.280 --> 04:09:03.440 This was huge, even though Kermal ended up having the Pokemon that remained at the end, 04:09:04.040 --> 04:09:07.880 Enny Lido got to dictate the Pokemon that are coming in. 04:09:07.880 --> 04:09:11.880 If that Licky and Licky was on that Glaring Corsair, it would have been devastating. 04:09:11.880 --> 04:09:15.580 If that Kanto Ninjails goes on this, we'll have to have the same story here. 04:09:15.580 --> 04:09:18.880 It's going to be a very engaging by the very end of this tournament. 04:09:18.880 --> 04:09:23.580 And Iridu just wants all the energy his Shadow Kanto Ninjails can muster. 04:09:23.580 --> 04:09:27.180 Weatherball coming through. I gotta be honest, I don't know if this is enough. 04:09:27.180 --> 04:09:30.180 Licky Licky does hang on. It's gotta charge that Freddy. 04:09:30.180 --> 04:09:32.680 Firing the Shadowball and Iridu forced the shield. 04:09:32.680 --> 04:09:37.580 Oh boy, no protection now. My and Iridu the Shadowball would do a ton of damage. 04:09:37.580 --> 04:09:40.180 And Iridu wants such an energy advantage at the beginning. 04:09:40.180 --> 04:09:43.420 Throwing this first weather ball as you see her, so you will be electrode coming in, 04:09:43.420 --> 04:09:45.900 giving the first protect shield up to your immoral side. 04:09:45.900 --> 04:09:49.300 That's only the first protect shield, and it looks like you tomorrow might have an advantage, 04:09:49.300 --> 04:09:55.540 but there's such a long road still to go, and Emile Weedle takes those shields right back away from his opponent. 04:09:55.540 --> 04:09:59.460 Going ahead, just taking them. I have to wonder if you're Emile Weedle, if you're just going to stay in, 04:09:59.460 --> 04:10:03.340 or if you're going to make them throw energy. No, swap immediately to that player in force, 04:10:03.340 --> 04:10:07.420 so you're here, energy ball number one, coming through here. This is who you're going to let go of. 04:10:07.420 --> 04:10:10.420 Try everything again to take out two Pokémon! 04:10:10.420 --> 04:10:14.220 Going on good timing, a defense drop here would be absolutely massive. 04:10:14.220 --> 04:10:17.720 Just get it! Does that mean the second energy ball is enough? 04:10:17.720 --> 04:10:19.420 Doesn't throw the charge at priority. 04:10:19.420 --> 04:10:21.420 I think Kudo Maru's trying to double up a charge deck, 04:10:21.420 --> 04:10:24.220 but his Assuin Electro needs to hang on! 04:10:24.220 --> 04:10:26.420 And to think about his Assuin Electro, if it needs, 04:10:26.420 --> 04:10:28.620 it's gonna be able to get out of that red here. 04:10:28.620 --> 04:10:31.020 Going for two! Looks like he is almost there! 04:10:31.020 --> 04:10:32.420 He's at the Wild Charge! 04:10:32.420 --> 04:10:34.920 He's on a sliver of health here! 04:10:34.920 --> 04:10:36.820 Going for the attack! 04:10:36.820 --> 04:10:39.420 Wild Charge number one, getting fired up, 04:10:39.420 --> 04:10:41.140 Galarian parcel of fate, 04:10:41.140 --> 04:10:42.580 out comes the final Pokemon, 04:10:42.580 --> 04:10:43.780 Santa Cubs are right down, 04:10:43.780 --> 04:10:45.300 but the Ember connects! 04:10:45.300 --> 04:10:46.980 Going ahead now, look at the Ember went through 04:10:46.980 --> 04:10:49.340 before the charge attack went through here, 04:10:49.340 --> 04:10:51.220 and Ember, who puts his head in the stands, 04:10:51.220 --> 04:10:53.940 he recognizes what a horrible situation it is 04:10:53.940 --> 04:10:57.900 to even still win in this type of scenario! 04:10:57.900 --> 04:10:59.780 Oh my goodness everyone, 04:10:59.780 --> 04:11:03.700 what just happens on stage? 04:11:03.700 --> 04:11:05.700 I 04:11:05.700 --> 04:11:10.700 Think we all need to take a moment take a breath because this is huge for both of these trainers 04:11:10.700 --> 04:11:15.420 This came down to the wire and I think a lot of us recognize that he had two 04:11:16.820 --> 04:11:22.120 Wild charge attacks stored first one for the course left to be able to knock out second one for the nineties 04:11:22.120 --> 04:11:28.780 Nineties energy went through first not out that ensuing electrode exactly. I mean you've got the double charge tax 04:11:28.780 --> 04:11:32.620 Right. It's as simple as just tapping the button and swiping the bubbles 04:11:32.620 --> 04:11:39.940 But in a moment like this when the emotions are so high the peak of a career the moment of a lifetime 04:11:41.500 --> 04:11:44.180 Sometimes things just don't go your way 04:11:44.180 --> 04:11:51.900 Yeah, I mean everything was in the driver's seat ever here in Marvel regardless of how this last game is going down 04:11:52.260 --> 04:11:59.260 These trainers have been playing absolutely incredible all week and long on the stage give us such an amazing performance 04:11:59.620 --> 04:12:02.540 Such a show. I mean they've given everything 04:12:02.620 --> 04:12:06.320 right, the sweat, the tears, the effort, not only this weekend, 04:12:06.320 --> 04:12:10.820 but also all season, every single motion, every single 04:12:10.820 --> 04:12:14.420 PokéStop spun, every Pokemon captured, every egg hatched, 04:12:14.920 --> 04:12:16.720 every friend made along the way. 04:12:16.720 --> 04:12:21.720 It all has built up to this very moment as our two worlds 04:12:21.720 --> 04:12:24.820 finalists are going to have a discussion with the judges. 04:12:25.020 --> 04:12:27.220 Now, this was the best of five match-up, 04:12:27.220 --> 04:12:34.260 We've rid it to all the way to game number five here and even so absolutely down to the wire 04:12:34.260 --> 04:12:40.460 It was anyone's matchup until the end here. And so I have to believe I don't I don't blame them for taking a moment here 04:12:40.460 --> 04:12:44.700 Too to look over what's been happening. Exactly. I mean facing his hands 04:12:44.700 --> 04:12:50.020 I don't think any needle has moved from that position. I see tomorrow talks with this translator there 04:12:50.460 --> 04:12:56.740 My goodness. I'm gobsmacked. Honestly, I don't I don't think we've ever been in a situation quite like this 04:12:56.740 --> 04:13:03.080 this and especially when there's so much online right we have here a motto coming in first championship 04:13:03.280 --> 04:13:09.480 First Japanese trainer to be able to make it to the finals here. Emmy Weedle our only ever 04:13:09.820 --> 04:13:17.560 Senior World Division champion looking for his second title already breaking so many records being the only other world champion to be able to make it back 04:13:17.560 --> 04:13:25.500 The championship Sunday what story lines we have for both of these trainers, but in the end there can only be one 04:13:25.500 --> 04:13:32.740 I mean just think of the accolades right being able to bookends competitive Pokemon go first ever senior division world champion and 04:13:33.260 --> 04:13:39.340 finishing as the world champion and that's what's really on the line here as these two trainers have given 04:13:40.020 --> 04:13:42.620 to the series and given everything to this event and 04:13:43.580 --> 04:13:49.700 I'm sure their hearts are so are absolutely beating out of their chest. We're getting some word here 04:13:49.700 --> 04:13:54.340 It looks like there will be a rematch for this match up there. 04:13:54.340 --> 04:13:57.660 So that means we are getting a brand new mess of five. 04:13:59.000 --> 04:13:59.860 We matched rules. 04:14:01.260 --> 04:14:02.100 Game five. 04:14:03.700 --> 04:14:07.300 Well everyone, that was pretty fun the first time. 04:14:07.300 --> 04:14:08.500 Why don't we do it again? 04:14:09.500 --> 04:14:10.780 Both these trainers here. 04:14:10.780 --> 04:14:14.100 I know that they maybe looked a little bit defeated at this point. 04:14:14.100 --> 04:14:16.140 They've been on stage for quite a while. 04:14:16.140 --> 04:14:19.300 The nerves are so high between these trainers. 04:14:19.300 --> 04:14:22.900 You still see Andy Riedel's head in his hand a little bit. 04:14:22.900 --> 04:14:25.660 He knows it's going to be another game. 04:14:25.660 --> 04:14:26.900 And I can't imagine. 04:14:26.900 --> 04:14:29.460 I can't imagine the whirlwind of feelings 04:14:29.460 --> 04:14:31.060 that both these trainers are feeling. 04:14:31.060 --> 04:14:32.340 They thought it was over. 04:14:32.340 --> 04:14:34.180 They thought that was the end. 04:14:34.180 --> 04:14:38.180 But there's one more challenge ahead of both of them. 04:14:38.180 --> 04:14:39.420 And this is the real test, right? 04:14:39.420 --> 04:14:41.340 Can you put those feelings aside? 04:14:41.340 --> 04:14:43.340 Can you return back to baseline? 04:14:43.340 --> 04:14:47.860 Can you lock in one last time when it matters the most? 04:14:47.860 --> 04:14:48.580 I don't blame. 04:14:48.580 --> 04:14:53.060 I mean, there's a lot of emotions going on in this very moment. 04:14:53.940 --> 04:14:58.180 If there is something that doesn't play out correctly within the game, 04:14:58.500 --> 04:15:02.620 it's automatically warranted as a rematch. 04:15:03.300 --> 04:15:08.660 So that means that we are going into a new decisive game number five for this moment. 04:15:09.140 --> 04:15:12.620 My goodness, what a photo finish it would have been, 04:15:12.620 --> 04:15:17.660 but history will show that this next battle is the true final battle 04:15:17.660 --> 04:15:26.020 of the 20-26 competitive season, a lot of discussion on the table there, we don't have any insight 04:15:26.020 --> 04:15:30.700 into that, we can't hear what the judges or the trainers are saying, so we trust them 04:15:30.700 --> 04:15:33.700 to make the right decision and get this next game on the road. 04:15:33.700 --> 04:15:37.340 Yeah, and you know what, I mean, there's a lot of emotions on the field here, but 04:15:37.340 --> 04:15:41.100 it just means more Pokemon GO games for us, and as I know a lot of people in the 04:15:41.100 --> 04:15:45.020 audience, a lot of people at home love to watch all of these matchups, so while 04:15:45.020 --> 04:15:49.580 maybe I played a few of our games and was expected, you know, well, I'm here for it. 04:15:49.580 --> 04:15:55.020 I'm here for it too. I wouldn't rather be anywhere else. And this is a hard moment, 04:15:55.020 --> 04:15:59.180 especially for our competitors, but they have to push through. They have to pull the pieces 04:15:59.180 --> 04:16:05.260 together one more time, even though you thought the plan was perfect. You thought the team 04:16:05.260 --> 04:16:11.980 was excellent and the execution was immaculate. This is it. There's one more round to go 04:16:11.980 --> 04:16:18.540 here in our best of five Grand Finals reset. Here tomorrow winners finals up 04:16:18.540 --> 04:16:23.540 against Emmy Weedle. Took it down to the line here. Best of five matchups two two 04:16:23.540 --> 04:16:27.300 at the end ended up being able to take game number three to put them in this 04:16:27.300 --> 04:16:30.900 seat on the winner side of the bracket championship Sunday. However Emmy Weedle 04:16:30.900 --> 04:16:34.900 coming back here lost game number one of the Grand Finals but one of the 04:16:34.900 --> 04:16:39.900 next three they've been neck and neck this entire time taking it down to 04:16:39.900 --> 04:16:43.740 almost game five every single time. 04:16:43.740 --> 04:16:45.740 I said it and I wasn't being hyperbolic. 04:16:45.740 --> 04:16:50.380 This is absolutely the closest we've had in terms of our skill levels 04:16:50.380 --> 04:16:53.700 for our Grand Finals competitors in the competitive Pokemon Go. 04:16:53.700 --> 04:16:56.820 It's been five years, five years of champions. 04:16:57.180 --> 04:17:01.820 And this has to be, I mean, I can't even see the dividing line between these two trainers. 04:17:01.820 --> 04:17:05.380 Yeah, truthfully, it could be anyone's game at this moment. 04:17:05.380 --> 04:17:08.900 It looks like these two trainers are getting ready for their next battle. 04:17:08.900 --> 04:17:14.180 So as we will see who will become the 2026 San Francisco world champion. 04:17:14.180 --> 04:17:15.740 Tensions are high. 04:17:15.740 --> 04:17:18.780 I think a lot of things are on the line for both of these trainers. 04:17:18.780 --> 04:17:23.260 Nerves gotta be really, really shaken up at this point, but, my goodness, 04:17:23.260 --> 04:17:24.540 they gotta settle it down to see. 04:17:26.140 --> 04:17:28.740 Well, maybe we though talking with this opponent, there's so 04:17:28.740 --> 04:17:33.020 much shared respect on the stage there between these two young, 04:17:33.020 --> 04:17:35.780 talented trainers, so much on the line. 04:17:35.780 --> 04:17:38.780 but I cannot wait to see how it plays out. 04:17:39.780 --> 04:17:40.620 It's tough, right? 04:17:40.620 --> 04:17:42.460 Because, I mean, if you're in the lead-all, 04:17:42.460 --> 04:17:44.580 you probably felt like you had the right team 04:17:44.580 --> 04:17:45.420 and if you're here tomorrow, 04:17:45.420 --> 04:17:48.020 you feel like you made the right plays. 04:17:48.020 --> 04:17:49.780 You gotta do it one more time. 04:17:49.780 --> 04:17:50.780 When it matters the most 04:17:50.780 --> 04:17:52.300 and when your energy is already peaked 04:17:52.300 --> 04:17:54.500 and you're trying to calm down, 04:17:55.500 --> 04:17:56.340 this is different. 04:17:56.340 --> 04:17:57.780 That game, after game here, 04:17:57.780 --> 04:18:01.140 these two trainers have proved time and time again 04:18:01.140 --> 04:18:03.940 why they are here on Championship Sunday 04:18:03.940 --> 04:18:06.400 showing you all what they have. 04:18:06.400 --> 04:18:07.960 They've been going back and forth. 04:18:07.960 --> 04:18:09.640 They've been bringing unique Pokemon. 04:18:09.640 --> 04:18:11.920 They've been having fantastic catches. 04:18:11.920 --> 04:18:13.480 Great team calls. 04:18:13.480 --> 04:18:15.920 Saving shields till the very end. 04:18:15.920 --> 04:18:17.520 And this is getting to the point 04:18:17.520 --> 04:18:21.640 where we're going to find out who will be the champion. 04:18:21.640 --> 04:18:24.840 Shadow Kento Ninetales, as well as that Shadow Clagsire 04:18:24.840 --> 04:18:27.120 and Galarant Borsla have been very valuable 04:18:27.120 --> 04:18:28.280 for any Weedle. 04:18:28.280 --> 04:18:29.680 Meanwhile, that Shadow Hapaldon 04:18:29.680 --> 04:18:31.160 has started to find some light. 04:18:31.160 --> 04:18:33.600 It's looked as impressive as it did yesterday 04:18:33.600 --> 04:18:39.360 here tomorrow was using it on the main stage. This is a suing electrode has really stolen the show 04:18:39.360 --> 04:18:43.280 and almost took the whole thing. Yeah that's what I wanted to say earlier on. I mean I know that he 04:18:43.280 --> 04:18:47.920 said his Shadow of Haldon was going to be his MVP but I think that the suing electrode has 04:18:47.920 --> 04:18:54.320 really helped pilot his success so far here on Sunday. These games have been so so close. 04:18:54.960 --> 04:19:00.240 And then you need to try to focus in. Scan the battle codes. The trainers are going to 04:19:00.240 --> 04:19:04.720 to get started here shortly everyone. I see more and more fans piling it to the arena as 04:19:04.720 --> 04:19:10.240 well. If you're new here you are in for an absolute treat because this is about to be 04:19:10.240 --> 04:19:11.240 cinema. 04:19:11.240 --> 04:19:15.240 I see both of these trainers. They've been up here for a while. They've gone through 04:19:15.240 --> 04:19:20.240 the gauntlet of trainers. So many different people who could have been named champion. 04:19:20.240 --> 04:19:25.240 There have been so many good competitors throughout the weekend. It's boiled down to two. 04:19:25.240 --> 04:19:30.640 We are really at the point where we're about to have one more game to see who will be that 04:19:30.640 --> 04:19:36.120 champion but it's so stuff wrenching for both of these trainers at this moment. 04:19:36.120 --> 04:19:39.840 You can see, I mean, his head is in his hand. 04:19:39.840 --> 04:19:44.280 Hiromaru really looking like quite tired and devastated himself. 04:19:44.280 --> 04:19:46.160 I'm telling you, I don't know. 04:19:46.160 --> 04:19:47.560 I've never been in this situation, right? 04:19:47.560 --> 04:19:51.320 I don't know if any of us have but you have to find a way to push those emotions 04:19:51.320 --> 04:19:54.600 to the side and do what you came here to do. 04:19:54.600 --> 04:19:59.660 Do what you've been doing all weekend long, which is playing incredibly good competitive 04:19:59.660 --> 04:20:00.660 Pokemon. 04:20:00.660 --> 04:20:06.240 Our two worlds finalists are looking to do exactly that, so much on the line, and they've 04:20:06.240 --> 04:20:07.240 already given so much. 04:20:07.240 --> 04:20:11.080 But they have to give a little bit more one last time. 04:20:11.080 --> 04:20:14.240 Both of them have their phones in their hands, they're looking at the screens. 04:20:14.240 --> 04:20:18.280 We're thinking that we might be getting into these battles fairly, fairly soon as 04:20:18.280 --> 04:20:22.720 they just take a moment to decide what they're going to lock in for this matchup. 04:20:22.720 --> 04:20:27.820 If you're just tuning in now, it's been a nail-biter through this entire series. 04:20:27.820 --> 04:20:33.520 We are at the game five of a best of five matchup in the grand finals. 04:20:33.520 --> 04:20:35.680 Resuscitate who will be this champion. 04:20:35.680 --> 04:20:39.880 Both of these trainers do so incredibly well throughout, but the motions, 04:20:39.880 --> 04:20:41.720 the tension, everything is so hot. 04:20:41.720 --> 04:20:43.800 Jumping out into game number five. 04:20:43.800 --> 04:20:47.680 Gels at lead from here to Maru versus that shadow backside from Amy Weedle. 04:20:47.680 --> 04:20:50.760 This is probably the fourth or fifth time we've seen this matchup play out. 04:20:50.760 --> 04:20:54.400 We know just about exactly how it goes this time though, 04:20:54.400 --> 04:20:56.480 and you need to overcharge to the mud bomb. 04:20:56.480 --> 04:20:58.160 I'm drawing that first mud bomb. 04:20:58.160 --> 04:21:00.200 If this can anything like the past couple things 04:21:00.200 --> 04:21:02.560 that we've seen were not as any projectiles used 04:21:02.560 --> 04:21:05.800 on this first Pokemon from either side here, 04:21:05.800 --> 04:21:07.560 you're more charged to have a little bit extra. 04:21:07.560 --> 04:21:09.680 Throw the Shadow Ball here for System Duo, 04:21:09.680 --> 04:21:10.640 those are more hints than that, 04:21:10.640 --> 04:21:12.600 so I'll shake it things up a little bit, 04:21:12.600 --> 04:21:14.600 no projectiles used by any needle. 04:21:14.600 --> 04:21:15.720 I really like the adjustment there. 04:21:15.720 --> 04:21:18.160 It brings that Shadow Bikeshark down deep into the red, 04:21:18.160 --> 04:21:19.920 and second mud bomb is ready to go. 04:21:19.920 --> 04:21:23.360 You tomorrow is actually sticking to the script outside of that Shadow Ball. 04:21:23.360 --> 04:21:26.360 He's going to no shield both of the charge attacks from the Shadow Quacksire. 04:21:26.360 --> 04:21:29.560 It gets the Jealousy low and he sets up a stay in for a little bit more. 04:21:29.560 --> 04:21:33.320 Charging up a little bit more energy and swapping out some energy floating. 04:21:33.320 --> 04:21:38.360 And now, swapping in the Swedish Leisure into that Shadow Pantanigel on the side of any reedle. 04:21:38.360 --> 04:21:42.000 Got a couple of Thunder Shots off the swap, so he's going to be able to equalize the pacing 04:21:42.000 --> 04:21:45.160 just slightly more closely than he would from a dead heat. 04:21:45.160 --> 04:21:47.080 But he's going to go ahead and fire the first Wild Charge. 04:21:47.080 --> 04:21:49.840 and at this point the canton eye tails will use the first protect shield. 04:21:49.840 --> 04:21:51.580 The shield was gone because this is charge attack, 04:21:51.580 --> 04:21:54.140 meaning the front with the higher attack will go first. 04:21:54.140 --> 04:21:55.180 That was the electrode. 04:21:55.180 --> 04:21:58.420 Now the weather ball's been fired up, getting the shield back in time. 04:21:58.420 --> 04:22:00.220 There's going to be some more energy being thrown here. 04:22:00.220 --> 04:22:02.520 And the weather ball number two goes through this year. 04:22:02.520 --> 04:22:06.120 Now one of these cold protect shields in this midgame matchup, absolutely. 04:22:06.120 --> 04:22:07.660 Wow, in spite of the slight head start, 04:22:07.660 --> 04:22:10.360 he's still not able to beat that shadow canton eye tails 04:22:10.360 --> 04:22:12.520 to the punch on the second weather ball. 04:22:12.520 --> 04:22:15.760 Wild charge will command the second shield though from any needle. 04:22:15.760 --> 04:22:19.040 Coming now through, no protections left for either treatment in the game, 04:22:19.040 --> 04:22:22.300 but the switch time is also back up, and we'll actually swap out first, 04:22:22.300 --> 04:22:24.040 anticipate the swap here, Marlowe. 04:22:24.040 --> 04:22:27.280 Here Marlowe actually stays in a little bit more, gets a ton of energy on his 04:22:27.280 --> 04:22:31.840 Asusuri Electro before swapping in to soak that damage on his own giant Licky Licky. 04:22:31.840 --> 04:22:33.120 I think that's incredible, right? 04:22:33.120 --> 04:22:36.620 You tomorrow saw the swap coming, did not fall for it, didn't even blink. 04:22:36.620 --> 04:22:39.920 In comes the near-match of that we've seen several times today, 04:22:39.920 --> 04:22:42.460 but this is the last time you'll see it this season, trainers. 04:22:42.460 --> 04:22:44.160 So, let's settle in. 04:22:44.160 --> 04:22:48.960 We know that here tomorrow's Licky Licky does win that charge check priority if it comes down to it. 04:22:48.960 --> 04:22:53.920 So both of these trainers are not only keeping eye on the health and energy of the Licky Licky. 04:22:53.920 --> 04:22:58.240 They're also keeping an eye on that switch timer because every time on the path this road, 04:22:58.240 --> 04:23:00.560 a little bit of that timer gets eaten up. 04:23:00.560 --> 04:23:04.720 If we knew that with Pokemon that it would stick like this, they could take a body slam after body slam. 04:23:04.720 --> 04:23:07.280 Look at this, and we need a switch timer already up. 04:23:07.280 --> 04:23:11.840 Exactly. And as you called out earlier, the charge check party tie will go to here tomorrow's 04:23:11.840 --> 04:23:17.040 Licky Licky each and every time that charge stack connects, Switch Timer is also up for 04:23:17.040 --> 04:23:21.920 Emile Riedl and it's likely up for Hidomaru as well. This is when things start to get serious 04:23:21.920 --> 04:23:25.600 because either Trader could swap at any half-second. And you don't want the attack 04:23:25.600 --> 04:23:29.760 similarly lost on anything else. Actually Emile Riedl opting to go first, there was quite a bit 04:23:29.760 --> 04:23:34.560 of energy onto that Licky Licky, swaps into that quad-seller and ends up taking it out, 04:23:34.560 --> 04:23:38.320 but there's a little bit of help left on it and there's no potential. It comes in a 04:23:38.320 --> 04:23:44.320 to completely arm it down, now no matter what comes in it's going to have to take a charge attack. 04:23:44.320 --> 04:23:47.320 I was asked if, I mean, this Sasuni lecturer is almost at the double. 04:23:47.320 --> 04:23:48.320 There are two Pokemon remaining. 04:23:48.320 --> 04:23:51.320 Emmy Weedle will likely have to send out his Licky. 04:23:51.320 --> 04:23:53.320 Licky loses the charge attack priority tie. 04:23:53.320 --> 04:23:54.320 Here comes the wild charge. 04:23:54.320 --> 04:23:57.320 How much energy is on that Shadow Cantonite Tails? 04:23:57.320 --> 04:23:58.320 Hit him already. 04:23:58.320 --> 04:23:59.320 He needs to recall now. 04:23:59.320 --> 04:24:01.320 There was a blind wild charge there. 04:24:01.320 --> 04:24:02.320 And an immediate pivot to swap. 04:24:02.320 --> 04:24:07.320 Going in for the serve for this Jellison had saved up all that energy earlier on. 04:24:07.320 --> 04:24:11.040 earlier on this is a shadow damage here this serve connects with the nine tails 04:24:11.040 --> 04:24:17.800 it came out and that is it you tomorrow let the emotions watch over watch over you 04:24:17.800 --> 04:24:24.360 you are a Pokemon go world champion heroes rise and heroes fall but here 04:24:24.360 --> 04:24:33.360 tomorrow takes it all so well done so many battles fought in spite of the 04:24:33.360 --> 04:24:37.700 rematches in spite of the stumbles both of these trainers gave everything they 04:24:37.700 --> 04:24:41.720 could to this grand finals and we thought if he'd been pursuing an 04:24:41.720 --> 04:24:45.360 electro show the jealousy came in there to steal the spotlight. 04:24:45.360 --> 04:24:51.360 You see him bumping his fist. This is a trainer. It's the first time he's competed at the World Championships. 04:24:51.360 --> 04:24:59.360 This is the first time a Japanese trainer has been on the main stage and this is the first time that he is taking it all home. 04:24:59.360 --> 04:25:08.360 Tomorrow is going to bring that trophy back home to his region and he could not be more proud. 04:25:08.360 --> 04:25:10.360 What a series. What a fracking really good. 04:25:10.360 --> 04:25:15.360 Oh my goodness, you see Emmy Weedle's mom there clapping and the crowd proud for her son 04:25:15.360 --> 04:25:21.360 who did such an amazing job throughout this tournament, throughout this whole competitive series. 04:25:21.360 --> 04:25:25.360 Emmy Weedle, fantastic trainer, but here tomorrow took it all. 04:25:25.360 --> 04:25:32.600 What a series. What a time and what a step for a lifetime of memories as we head down 04:25:32.600 --> 04:25:39.040 to Fareed on the floor for an interview with your new world champion. 04:25:39.040 --> 04:25:47.160 Hiromaru, you are the world champion. Can you share what's going through your mind 04:25:47.160 --> 04:25:54.160 right now. 04:25:54.160 --> 04:26:15.160 There was a lot going on, but I'm just very happy. 04:26:15.160 --> 04:26:21.680 going on, but I'm just very happy. The number of games that you had to play 04:26:21.680 --> 04:26:28.400 shows a level of mentality that is amazing. How did you fight through that 04:26:28.400 --> 04:26:32.840 entire set after the bracket reset? 04:26:32.840 --> 04:26:38.840 There were many rounds and many battles. 04:26:38.840 --> 04:26:42.840 I also had a bucket reset. 04:26:42.840 --> 04:26:52.840 What kind of control did you use to reset the bucket reset? 04:26:52.840 --> 04:27:10.360 Even though I lost, we said that the back-and-garden we see are they able to 04:27:10.360 --> 04:27:17.760 restrategize and was able to come back through you are representing Japan in 04:27:17.760 --> 04:27:22.340 San Francisco and you have won what does that mean to represent your 04:27:52.340 --> 04:28:20.300 I can't believe I'm standing here and I'm lost for a lot of words, but as standing here 04:28:20.300 --> 04:28:23.300 as the first Japanese champion for Pokemon Girl. 04:28:23.300 --> 04:28:24.800 I'm very proud. 04:28:24.800 --> 04:28:27.060 We're all so, so proud of you. 04:28:27.060 --> 04:28:29.340 This is your first World Championships. 04:28:29.340 --> 04:28:31.060 You are now a World Champion. 04:28:31.060 --> 04:28:33.700 We're gonna head over to the desk 04:28:33.700 --> 04:28:36.740 where you have something special waiting for you in-game. 04:28:36.740 --> 04:28:47.740 This time, I was appointed as the world champion for the first time in the world tournament. 04:28:47.740 --> 04:28:55.740 I would like to check out the game from now on, but I have a special gift for you. 04:29:06.740 --> 04:29:15.340 So, as world champion you get a special pose, you get a special outfit and these should 04:29:15.340 --> 04:29:18.020 now have been added to your account. 04:29:18.020 --> 04:29:24.380 So I'd like you to go onto your trainer account, into your style and you can click onto the 04:29:24.380 --> 04:29:27.620 outfits just here. 04:29:27.620 --> 04:29:31.980 Hiramaru, that is your world champion outfit. 04:29:31.980 --> 04:29:34.740 That is your world champion pose. 04:29:34.740 --> 04:29:36.420 Jay Center, give it up! 04:29:36.420 --> 04:29:38.980 It's Hiramaru! 04:29:44.980 --> 04:29:49.140 What an incredible grand final that was for Pokemon Go. 04:29:49.140 --> 04:29:52.780 There is so much to digest and we have some brilliant analysts 04:29:52.780 --> 04:29:57.420 who've loved to take you through everything that's happened here this weekend in San Francisco. 04:29:57.620 --> 04:30:05.980 Thank you for reading and what an incredible grand finals and 04:30:05.980 --> 04:30:10.020 performance in Hiromaru throughout the entire week. 04:30:10.020 --> 04:30:16.260 He fought so badly and had so much grit throughout in his first ever world championship 04:30:16.260 --> 04:30:18.140 and probably not going to be his last. 04:30:18.140 --> 04:30:19.820 How do you feel about that one? 04:30:19.820 --> 04:30:24.900 I'm not sure if I've seen a Pokemon Go trainer with the belief in his Pokemon as Hiromaru 04:30:24.900 --> 04:30:31.460 just demonstrated not only yesterday but today to become your Pokemon Go World Champion. How about 04:30:31.460 --> 04:30:38.820 closing it off with back-to-back charges? Acts two times in a row to seal the deal. The anticipation 04:30:38.820 --> 04:30:45.220 to call a counter swap after four shields went down. An incredible World Champion. 04:30:46.100 --> 04:30:50.580 I really felt like we were doing a dance the whole time between the Corsula and the Licky-Licky 04:30:50.580 --> 04:30:53.940 and seeing what that alignment was going to stack up. And then at the same time you had 04:30:53.940 --> 04:30:56.580 you had the electrode versus the nine tails as well. 04:30:56.580 --> 04:30:57.980 There were just so many components 04:30:57.980 --> 04:31:00.700 that were so incremental in this victory. 04:31:00.700 --> 04:31:03.500 Honestly, every single second was just spectacular. 04:31:03.500 --> 04:31:04.780 And what had mattered the most, 04:31:04.780 --> 04:31:06.300 it felt like the defining lead match 04:31:06.300 --> 04:31:07.940 above that series was the jealous 04:31:07.940 --> 04:31:09.180 versus the quagsire. 04:31:09.180 --> 04:31:12.180 So often was jealous of taking the knockout there. 04:31:12.180 --> 04:31:14.780 However, the reveal at the end, 04:31:14.780 --> 04:31:16.820 the adjustment in game number five 04:31:16.820 --> 04:31:19.140 to throw the shadow ball, bank the serve 04:31:19.140 --> 04:31:20.900 and almost flip the swing electrodes 04:31:20.900 --> 04:31:22.060 worst matchup against it. 04:31:22.060 --> 04:31:27.220 Electrode was trying to dodge the Kanto Ninetales all set, but he ends up safe switching it with the bank church attack 04:31:27.220 --> 04:31:28.900 Weedle has to try and predict the switch out 04:31:28.900 --> 04:31:35.220 But he stays on the field and at the end the surf connects Ninetales fell and hero Maru was crown champion 04:31:35.220 --> 04:31:41.060 It's such a great point because the shift from yesterday to today for Amy Weedle was the glaring Corsula, right? 04:31:41.060 --> 04:31:43.620 He didn't bring that early on in the winners finals 04:31:43.620 --> 04:31:47.100 He brought that in the grand finals and that was the problem Pokemon 04:31:47.100 --> 04:31:54.200 I believe he got three or four crucial fast attacks down with the astonish and able to do that and as you see 04:31:54.880 --> 04:31:57.680 These are your top three here. Of course 04:31:57.680 --> 04:32:04.560 We have two trainers from the Japan region in your top three in the Weedle is your finalists as well 04:32:04.560 --> 04:32:10.820 And we got Kanto no in that third place four years ago in London in Pope on Ghost first ever world championship 04:32:10.820 --> 04:32:20.740 we had Crescent Angels from Japan get that third in Heisman from Japan and since then they haven't eclipsed that until this year four years later. 04:32:20.900 --> 04:32:33.140 Contono getting that third place and we know another grand finals in a world championships and hero mode taking the crown and taking the title to Japan on the 30th anniversary of Pokemon. 04:32:33.500 --> 04:32:35.500 And I want to talk about some of these Pokemon as well. 04:32:35.500 --> 04:32:42.900 We had so many familiar faces in the form of Licky Licky, the Tinkerton, also Dondozo really making a splash here at the Pokemon World Championships. 04:32:42.900 --> 04:32:49.200 But the unsung hero, and I cannot believe I'm actually saying this, is that Hip-Hodon is a world champion. 04:32:49.200 --> 04:32:52.800 Not only that, but in that final, we had so many other interesting choices. 04:32:52.800 --> 04:32:56.000 Of course, the floor just doing incredibly well. The Electro too. 04:32:56.000 --> 04:33:02.200 What I like as we take a look across Hiromaru's team is, if you take a look at the Hip-Hodon and the Electro, 04:33:02.200 --> 04:33:06.000 and you take a look across the other seven teams. 04:33:06.000 --> 04:33:08.880 You don't see a Hapaldon, you don't see an electrode. 04:33:08.880 --> 04:33:11.680 Sometimes to be crowned champion, you have to take a risk. 04:33:11.680 --> 04:33:13.400 You have to choose Pokemon you believe in, 04:33:13.400 --> 04:33:16.320 even if others don't believe in them as well. 04:33:16.320 --> 04:33:20.360 And it pays off as Hiromaru is our new world champion. 04:33:20.360 --> 04:33:22.240 We can see so many of our decorated players 04:33:22.240 --> 04:33:23.240 in that top eight. 04:33:23.240 --> 04:33:25.200 Of course, there's the prize money as well, 04:33:25.200 --> 04:33:28.200 the $20,000 in that first place 04:33:28.200 --> 04:33:31.120 that will go to Hiromaru as well as the trophy 04:33:31.120 --> 04:33:33.320 and all the athletes, but more importantly, 04:33:33.320 --> 04:33:37.680 he has etch just named in the history books of Pokemon Go. 04:33:37.680 --> 04:33:40.320 And of course, you get a trophy if you're in the top four 04:33:40.320 --> 04:33:42.200 and it worked in the previous seasons 04:33:42.200 --> 04:33:44.440 where if you got top four at the World Championships, 04:33:44.440 --> 04:33:46.360 you do qualify for the next season 04:33:46.360 --> 04:33:48.480 Pokemon Go World Championships as well. 04:33:48.480 --> 04:33:51.160 So congratulations to all of our trainers 04:33:51.160 --> 04:33:52.200 that got in the prize and here 04:33:52.200 --> 04:33:54.040 at the Pokemon Go World Championships. 04:33:54.040 --> 04:33:56.480 All right, trainers, are you ready? 04:33:56.480 --> 04:33:59.360 Let's crown our world champion. 04:34:01.120 --> 04:34:12.280 The best of the best delivered a bracket reset and now we must deliver the props our finalists 04:34:12.280 --> 04:34:13.280 deserve. 04:34:13.280 --> 04:34:21.120 Join me in celebrating our 2026 Pokemon Go World Championship finalists. 04:34:21.120 --> 04:34:28.120 First, we have our runner-up, M. E. Weedle! 04:34:51.120 --> 04:35:01.120 And our next finalist, first world championship run, first world championship title. 04:35:01.120 --> 04:35:11.120 Everybody, get wild for hero Maru! 04:35:41.120 --> 04:35:52.880 We'll get things going with the Pokemon trading card game, but for now, let's wrap up Pokemon 04:35:52.880 --> 04:35:53.880 Go at the end. 04:35:53.880 --> 04:35:54.880 Let's go. 04:35:54.880 --> 04:36:01.160 30 years of Pokemon, 10 years of Pokemon Go, and for us in Championship Series, it's 04:36:01.160 --> 04:36:06.520 our fifth World Championships, and you cannot talk about Pokemon Go Championship 04:36:06.520 --> 04:36:12.400 series history without mentioning the legendary chapters of Emmy Weedle in 04:36:12.400 --> 04:36:19.040 Hero Maru. And that is it was such an incredible road getting to the world 04:36:19.040 --> 04:36:23.760 championships even qualifying is a feat in itself and your mom has tried three 04:36:23.760 --> 04:36:29.080 separate times in his in his third time this year he made it and it just shows 04:36:29.080 --> 04:36:32.560 how far you can take it the moment he makes this big station that any trainer 04:36:32.560 --> 04:36:36.120 truly could take it all. And I love that we got the bracket reset as well you 04:36:36.120 --> 04:36:39.640 You know, at the end of the day, the best of the best qualified to be here at the Pokemon 04:36:39.640 --> 04:36:43.440 World Championships, and then we ended up with two trainers remaining. 04:36:43.440 --> 04:36:46.560 We wanted to make sure that we had as much action as possible, and to be able to reset 04:36:46.560 --> 04:36:50.920 that bracket just meant that every single moment was more instrumental to that victory, 04:36:50.920 --> 04:36:53.000 a lot of incredible memories. 04:36:53.000 --> 04:36:58.200 And I think as we take a look back across our top 12 Pokemon from day number two, 04:36:58.200 --> 04:37:01.840 we're going to see quite a few Pokemon on screen, but also the Pokemon that are 04:37:01.840 --> 04:37:06.000 missing are the ones that are just need to be no hip-hound on it, no electrode here 04:37:06.000 --> 04:37:10.800 of Maru, forging his own path and he did so incredibly. 04:37:10.800 --> 04:37:16.720 And even the Jealousy as well. And we saw in the Winner's Finals, he used that trio in every single 04:37:16.720 --> 04:37:22.080 battle for four straight games to get on that Winner's side of the bracket. If he didn't do so, 04:37:22.080 --> 04:37:26.400 he could have lost the World Championships by being on that loser's side, but he had that 04:37:26.400 --> 04:37:30.240 cushion and it reset and he was able to take the Championships. 04:37:30.240 --> 04:37:35.040 and that's something so impressive about Yurimaru and Kanto no Asouken got third place. 04:37:35.040 --> 04:37:38.000 They didn't go with the flow of all the other plays. 04:37:38.000 --> 04:37:42.320 They went against the meta, they went against the grain, and they did it their way, 04:37:42.320 --> 04:37:45.840 and they faded so far into this tournament because of it. 04:37:45.840 --> 04:37:49.200 And that's a beautiful part about Pokemon Go and Pokemon in general. 04:37:49.200 --> 04:37:53.200 It's like, yes, there are certain Pokemon that a lot of people use, a lot of people love to use, 04:37:53.200 --> 04:37:56.880 but you can also make your signature Pokemon, your MEP, 04:37:56.880 --> 04:37:59.200 and Picks work in the right moments. 04:37:59.200 --> 04:38:03.440 I love that sentiment, you know you can indeed sometimes win with your favorites and then maybe 04:38:03.440 --> 04:38:08.320 a pokemon favorite is still yet to be conjured up if you do have great success with it. I know you've 04:38:08.320 --> 04:38:13.120 enjoyed top dozos throughout this tournament, have a new home slice. Three gondosos at the top 04:38:13.120 --> 04:38:18.640 eight is more than I ever could have hoped for. To see so many trainers go against the grain, 04:38:18.640 --> 04:38:24.080 have incredible success has been really fun to see. Even as those top pokemon are revealed, 04:38:24.080 --> 04:38:27.800 Pokemon like the Licky Licky and the Kanto Ninetales. The choice to run that 04:38:27.800 --> 04:38:32.480 have hout on a sudden clear, hout on to resist the rollout. It has super effective 04:38:32.480 --> 04:38:36.500 pressure into that Kanto Ninetales and honestly there's a really tough Pokemon 04:38:36.500 --> 04:38:39.440 for any reedle to try and play around because it's the same pressure from that 04:38:39.440 --> 04:38:43.520 hout on. And in the end the most meaningful Pokemon was the Hissuin 04:38:43.520 --> 04:38:48.040 Electrode. It is 12th on the usage here and it's countered by the Shadow 04:38:48.040 --> 04:38:52.320 Kanto Ninetales. That's probably the strongest Pokemon in the entire meta 04:38:52.320 --> 04:38:57.680 right now so to be able to do that the belief as we talked about before it 04:38:57.680 --> 04:39:03.200 really is the story of Pokemon definitely and you know some of these pics it 04:39:03.200 --> 04:39:07.560 takes a brilliant mind to free it was convinced others that these Pokemon can 04:39:07.560 --> 04:39:11.720 even be usable can even win it all and we can take a look at some of these cast 04:39:11.720 --> 04:39:15.840 predictions too hey I see a couple wait hold on there's a pout on your side 04:39:15.840 --> 04:39:21.360 too as well Henry we got all you know winners here on this one a lot of 04:39:21.360 --> 04:39:28.360 I appreciate this place from Fareed and maybe those Pokemon didn't necessarily make it to the Grand Finals, but maybe in his hands he would have done it. 04:39:28.360 --> 04:39:32.360 Not gonna lie, feeling pretty good with this Asuna. 04:39:32.360 --> 04:39:34.360 I guess, there we go. 04:39:34.360 --> 04:39:43.360 I think obviously I was going to pick my boy Gastrodong, but there was a lot of great utility from Pokemon like the Fludges and the Thiebel as well that we got to see throughout the competition on the broadcast. 04:39:43.360 --> 04:39:47.360 But of course, the superstar really is that Ninetales as well. We saw it time and time again. 04:39:47.360 --> 04:39:50.680 time and time again. It was a popular choice amongst those classes. So I do think I was on 04:39:50.680 --> 04:39:54.080 something that even if I didn't necessarily have the winning numbers there, I had some 04:39:54.080 --> 04:39:55.480 good, good scores I'd say. 04:39:55.480 --> 04:40:00.080 I feel pretty okay with mine. Bowed on, the only bowed on on the bracket ends up taking 04:40:00.080 --> 04:40:04.560 home the world championship. Three Dandozos in the top eight. We saw quite a few Manteens, 04:40:04.560 --> 04:40:08.080 but the Manteens, they kind of fizzled out towards the end of day two. And Annihilate, 04:40:08.080 --> 04:40:11.760 it appears, it won back to back regionals. Sorry, back to back the world championships, 04:40:11.760 --> 04:40:13.560 but it was unable to get the 3P. 04:40:13.560 --> 04:40:18.260 Yeah, on Nyleve of course one of the strongest Pokemon ever. I had that in my predictions as well 04:40:18.260 --> 04:40:21.140 But we actually did pretty good, which isn't always the case 04:40:21.140 --> 04:40:23.980 It's always the trainers that are doing awesome 04:40:23.980 --> 04:40:27.780 But it's nice to see the cast of predictions go kind of well for us as well 04:40:27.780 --> 04:40:31.160 And definitely and that's you know, just like really cool part here 04:40:31.860 --> 04:40:34.340 Pokemon go because you can just build a team however 04:40:34.500 --> 04:40:37.500 You would like to and try to make the sims use word 04:40:37.500 --> 04:40:41.220 They might not make sense on their own but paired with certain Pokemon 04:40:41.220 --> 04:40:43.860 You got the Hissu, like you're paired with the Shadowhawk out of, 04:40:43.860 --> 04:40:45.380 making something no one ever thought of. 04:40:45.380 --> 04:40:49.460 And maybe the only team with those specific two Pokemon combinations 04:40:49.460 --> 04:40:53.060 is what makes certain Pokemon unleash their true potential. 04:40:53.060 --> 04:40:55.140 I think as well throughout this 2020-60s, 04:40:55.140 --> 04:40:57.780 and we've seen so many different archetypes rise to the top 04:40:57.780 --> 04:40:59.940 as different meta evolutions come through, 04:40:59.940 --> 04:41:01.700 and we are in that forever forward meta, 04:41:01.700 --> 04:41:04.340 and this is kind of the end point that we've been able to achieve. 04:41:04.340 --> 04:41:07.780 We only got a glimpse of the Turin event very at the end of the summer, 04:41:07.780 --> 04:41:09.060 and now to be able to be here at Worlds 04:41:09.060 --> 04:41:13.100 to see how it has evolved over time has been incredible going into the next season. Things 04:41:13.100 --> 04:41:14.600 are completely going to change. 04:41:14.600 --> 04:41:19.140 The end of the 2026 season I think was a very special one as we had a lot of trainers being 04:41:19.140 --> 04:41:23.820 able to win first time events. We had Arrow winning in Los Angeles, Caspian Pike who had 04:41:23.820 --> 04:41:28.660 a great performance at Worlds, winning in Indianapolis and then the crowning jewel 04:41:28.660 --> 04:41:34.460 of the 2026 season. Hero Maru in his first ever Worlds able to take home the crown 04:41:34.460 --> 04:41:36.900 and be crowned our 2026 World Champion. 04:41:36.900 --> 04:41:44.340 I think 2026 the story has been ascension just as it was in the regional championships in some international championships as well 04:41:44.340 --> 04:41:46.180 We're won by some dominant trainers 04:41:46.180 --> 04:41:51.500 But here in the world championships a trainer that we haven't seen before from a region 04:41:51.500 --> 04:41:57.940 We're not as familiar with but these Japanese trainers pulled off two of the top three of the Pokemon world championships 04:41:57.940 --> 04:42:03.820 And had eight of the remaining thirty two in day number two as we get Regis 04:42:03.820 --> 04:42:11.020 We're not very familiar with that makes it we're including this year's world championships three years in a row that a pack as the whole has taken 04:42:13.660 --> 04:42:20.100 You're crying 2024 in Hong Kong and we got feels the boy from India last year in Anaheim 04:42:20.100 --> 04:42:26.860 And this year we have your model from Japan. They have way less performance way less chances to qualify 04:42:26.860 --> 04:42:30.380 But that means that everyone that comes out of those regions are absolute 04:42:30.380 --> 04:42:35.760 monsters at the game and definitely a region that if you didn't respect it for you better respect it 04:42:35.760 --> 04:42:40.820 I feel like you've just thrown the challenge Cortland down all of the other regions going into the 2020 04:42:40.820 --> 04:42:42.820 Yeah we can't figure it out 04:42:42.820 --> 04:42:44.660 Yeah like Cortland I step up your game what you doing over here 04:42:44.660 --> 04:42:47.540 I think that's one of the nice things though is at the end of the season 04:42:47.540 --> 04:42:49.760 Yes at the end of one era but it's the start of a new one as well 04:42:49.760 --> 04:42:53.000 And for a lot of trainers watching that particular game of the tournament all weekend long 04:42:53.000 --> 04:42:57.920 They're gonna be inspired whether they're a veteran of the competition or maybe a new viewer tuning in to Perkwon 04:42:57.920 --> 04:43:00.880 go for the very first time hopefully we're going to see the game grow and grow. 04:43:00.880 --> 04:43:06.160 Well to that point we are ending the era a little bit for Pokemon Go Championship series where 04:43:06.160 --> 04:43:11.200 we've had five on the individual world championships but next year we're going to have some team 04:43:11.200 --> 04:43:18.800 Pokemon Go World Championships and I believe we are ready to head over to TCG so let's get on to the stage. 04:43:57.920 --> 04:44:05.800 more to go. Our next title has challenged our trainers to adapt, innovate, and outplay 04:44:05.800 --> 04:44:12.600 the competition. And now, three more names will join the ranks of those imprinted upon 04:44:12.600 --> 04:44:21.600 the banners above. Everybody, it is time for our Pokemon trading card game finalists. 04:44:51.600 --> 04:44:53.600 of the puzzle. And that is too much. 04:44:53.600 --> 04:44:56.600 A punk helmet? Because why not? 04:44:56.600 --> 04:44:59.600 That's the KO on that door lock. 04:44:59.600 --> 04:45:02.600 We retreat, we guss, we KO, we win. 04:45:02.600 --> 04:45:04.600 He's going to take the ball! 04:45:04.600 --> 04:45:06.600 That's the ball! He's going to KO with Moltres! 04:45:06.600 --> 04:45:08.600 He's going to take the ball! 04:45:08.600 --> 04:45:11.600 It seemed like she had no way back. 04:45:11.600 --> 04:45:14.600 It is so hard to get to this point. 04:45:14.600 --> 04:45:17.600 We headed to a bird and a signing geek. 04:45:17.600 --> 04:45:19.600 He's going to extend the hand here. 04:45:19.600 --> 04:45:21.920 The third miracle run continues. 04:45:21.920 --> 04:45:24.200 It seems the inevitable is coming. 04:45:24.200 --> 04:45:27.320 That's it, Boston's orders, chaos. 04:45:27.320 --> 04:45:29.400 We are going to a game free. 04:45:29.400 --> 04:45:30.520 This is Henry Glossman. 04:45:30.520 --> 04:45:31.720 There's the option. 04:45:31.720 --> 04:45:33.960 I'm the Angel, Captain Walker is back. 04:45:33.960 --> 04:45:36.000 If Peter Hedrick finds Boston's orders, 04:45:36.000 --> 04:45:37.360 he will win the game. 04:45:37.360 --> 04:45:52.360 Now an opportunity to become a world champion. 04:45:52.360 --> 04:46:06.040 Everyone at home, everyone in the chase center, are you ready to meet your TCG Junior finalists? 04:46:06.040 --> 04:46:12.200 up. You saw him rocking the pillar at NAIC and now he's come to make his mark on the 04:46:12.200 --> 04:46:17.560 world championship stage. Give it up for Luke Giffin. 04:46:17.560 --> 04:46:24.400 the 04:46:24.400 --> 04:46:39.720 next up, you've seen him as the victor of the Japan 04:46:39.720 --> 04:46:45.700 championship series and now looking to take off against a new rival. 04:46:45.700 --> 04:46:49.700 give a warm welcome to Araki Utah. 04:46:49.700 --> 04:47:16.300 All right, Luke, it wasn't that long ago that we saw you competing at NAIC getting that victory. 04:47:16.300 --> 04:47:20.300 How have things changed for you as a competitor from then until now? 04:47:20.300 --> 04:47:26.300 Not much. I've just found a new deck and played it a lot. 04:47:29.300 --> 04:47:34.300 Reps are very important and a new deck, something to look forward to. 04:47:34.300 --> 04:47:39.300 Alright, Utah. You've been playing for about four years now. 04:47:39.300 --> 04:47:43.300 You're coming to us after winning the JCS. 04:47:43.300 --> 04:47:48.300 How have you been preparing to make your debut on a stage like this? 04:47:48.300 --> 04:47:56.300 What kind of training did you prepare for the World Cup? 04:47:57.300 --> 04:48:08.300 I trained a lot with friends and friends from the online tournament. 04:48:18.300 --> 04:48:21.020 takes to make it here on the world championship stage, 04:48:21.020 --> 04:48:23.340 but it is time for you to make your way 04:48:23.340 --> 04:48:28.340 to your battle stations and get RTCG finals started. 04:48:45.300 --> 04:48:47.500 Two of the world's best competitors 04:48:47.500 --> 04:48:58.340 in the Junior's division fighting to see who will be this year's world champion cannot stress enough how big this match is and what is on the line for both of these competitors. 04:48:58.420 --> 04:49:07.220 And one thing is for certain, Ethan, it is going to be a good old classic Dragapult mirror match as you can see on your screen. 04:49:07.260 --> 04:49:17.380 But of course, with anything about Dragapult, it is always about which variant you are going to bring to the tournament that seems that both of our competitors have decided to go two separate, separate ways. 04:49:17.500 --> 04:49:20.700 That is the versatility of course of dragapult ex 04:49:21.140 --> 04:49:24.620 Most powerful ex Pokemon many would consider in the format 04:49:24.620 --> 04:49:32.100 It's all about that phantom dive attack feeling damage to the active Pokemon while spreading damage counters on to the bench 04:49:32.380 --> 04:49:37.120 Welcome in ladies and gentlemen to the TCG portion of tonight's championship Sunday 04:49:37.120 --> 04:49:39.860 My name is even hegy Emily Foreman is joining me 04:49:40.100 --> 04:49:44.060 What a match and what a plethora of matches we have in store for you all today 04:49:44.060 --> 04:49:51.060 If it's one thing that is for certain, you just never know what you're going to sit across from in the Pokemon trading card game. 04:49:51.060 --> 04:50:01.060 Over the past season, we've seen plenty of decks take home the gold, and especially across different divisions, we've seen different decks really kind of rise to the top. 04:50:01.060 --> 04:50:09.060 So I'm interested to see two of our competitors who are champions in their own right who is going to come out on top of the world. 04:50:09.060 --> 04:50:12.500 It is a battle of North America up against Japan. 04:50:12.500 --> 04:50:17.220 Two national champions paid their way through the opposite sides of the bracket. 04:50:17.220 --> 04:50:23.780 As you see, a lot of Dragonfall in this bracket, Luke advancing into the semifinals, 04:50:23.780 --> 04:50:26.180 to hit down Michael in that mirror match. 04:50:26.180 --> 04:50:30.420 Utah doing the same against Bo Sen Jang they meet now in the finals. 04:50:30.420 --> 04:50:35.780 It's so interesting to see which variants of Dragonfall really come to the top of the meta 04:50:35.780 --> 04:50:42.020 at a time because there are so many micro decisions and micro thinking that you can really do. 04:50:42.020 --> 04:50:47.700 I mean technically they all kind of counter each other in some sort of way here so I'm excited to 04:50:47.700 --> 04:50:54.500 see Luke return to the stage here but of course Utah as well a very well-known junior in Japan. 04:50:55.540 --> 04:51:01.620 Both have put a lot of time into this deck. Talk to them a little bit before the match today. 04:51:01.620 --> 04:51:06.480 essentially playing Dragapult for the end of the season. Those repetitions are 04:51:06.480 --> 04:51:11.460 gonna come in extremely important for this hero match. You can see who is 04:51:11.460 --> 04:51:16.640 predicting on each side and it looks like Team USA not the most 04:51:16.640 --> 04:51:20.720 representatives but Emily you are one of Luke's supporters here. Well I've got to 04:51:20.720 --> 04:51:25.140 tell you why even it's because it's back on Luke's tournament and I did see 04:51:25.140 --> 04:51:30.100 that Utah had actually taken a loss to Dragapult to Dunn-Sparse a little 04:51:30.100 --> 04:51:35.460 earlier in the round. So I am going off of that knowledge, but I think for you 04:51:35.460 --> 04:51:39.220 even you're gonna go based off of the matchup, and Dustcore is going to have 04:51:39.220 --> 04:51:43.220 a lot to say about the Dustcars. It's so hard to pick one of these trainers. I 04:51:43.220 --> 04:51:47.300 wish I could put that logo right in the middle and say either champion is 04:51:47.300 --> 04:51:51.140 fine, and that is definitely the case. That Dustcore's first blast ability, 04:51:51.140 --> 04:51:55.260 100% something to keep in mind in this matchup. 04:51:55.260 --> 04:51:58.700 players get ready to get down to the table. 04:51:58.700 --> 04:52:01.900 You're going to be seeing that drag-of-hold mirror match. 04:52:01.900 --> 04:52:04.380 A lot of key factors going into this matchup. 04:52:04.380 --> 04:52:06.700 And truly it is champion versus champion. 04:52:06.700 --> 04:52:10.220 As you can check out the accomplishments here on the stream, 04:52:10.220 --> 04:52:14.940 I mean, LAIC champion and NAIC champion Luke is on a roll 04:52:14.940 --> 04:52:18.780 to claim his third champion title within the same season. 04:52:18.780 --> 04:52:22.460 Still looking on over to Utah as well, the JCS champion. 04:52:22.460 --> 04:52:27.460 The champion of Japan is here. It is a star studded final season. 04:52:28.460 --> 04:52:33.460 On a direct collision course to see who will become this year's champion. 04:52:33.460 --> 04:52:39.460 As you mentioned, Dragapult EX and both players that are using that the Dunsparce runaway draw 04:52:39.460 --> 04:52:43.460 to provide a consistent end, there are some cool combos you can do 04:52:43.460 --> 04:52:46.460 by benching that Pokemon repeatedly throughout the course of the game. 04:52:46.460 --> 04:52:50.820 the game. One of the Pokemon that I think everybody in the trading card game 04:52:50.820 --> 04:52:55.820 really truly loves to see hit the bench is going to be that could do and 04:52:55.820 --> 04:53:00.860 starting to use itchy pollen to lock off a lot of these items so it's really 04:53:00.860 --> 04:53:04.820 about who wants to go first, who wants to go second, who essentially has the 04:53:04.820 --> 04:53:09.580 better setup here because once what do comes into play even a lot of engines 04:53:09.580 --> 04:53:14.380 stop running. Definitely an important factor. It leads to termination a 04:53:14.380 --> 04:53:19.620 supporter card that since its release has worked the medicaid to be a popular and 04:53:19.620 --> 04:53:24.100 heavily relied on inclusion that's another card that either of those players 04:53:24.100 --> 04:53:28.540 can consistently evolve into their triclote and cycle through their deck with 04:53:28.540 --> 04:53:32.060 that card they're gonna have a lot easier of a time setting up. And while these 04:53:32.060 --> 04:53:35.620 players are definitely playing different archetypes of dragapult, I'm not gonna 04:53:35.620 --> 04:53:40.900 talk about it just yet but things like ace fed that one of card in the deck 04:53:40.900 --> 04:53:45.380 that you can play to really turn the tides has been different for both players. 04:53:45.380 --> 04:53:49.700 So I am very excited to see when certain things are going to drop down. 04:53:51.780 --> 04:53:56.660 Two similar decks, but two very different backgrounds for these players, 04:53:56.660 --> 04:54:01.700 testing in different regions, playing different formats, different ornament structures. 04:54:01.700 --> 04:54:05.700 Those differences and the advantages for both players given the circumstance. 04:54:05.700 --> 04:54:15.700 So excited to see Luke again here up on the stage. He massively won Grand Finals in NAIC just a couple months ago. 04:54:15.700 --> 04:54:22.700 And not to mention even, there's been a whole expansion set that has been released between NAIC and Worlds. 04:54:22.700 --> 04:54:28.700 And that is pitch black. And it seems to just not have too much of a meta term at the Sonar Junior's division here. 04:54:28.700 --> 04:54:35.700 Talked about the A-Spec as we're setting up, definitely an important thing to mention. 04:54:35.700 --> 04:54:42.700 Most of these Dragonbolt B-Expecs, insistently playing that unfair scam part, it's an excellent disruption tool. 04:54:42.700 --> 04:54:46.700 Run me through the A-Spec that Luke has decided to play this weekend. 04:54:46.700 --> 04:54:52.700 Well, Luke has definitely gotten a little bit tricky with his A-Spec, and it is going to be the Hero's Cave. 04:54:52.700 --> 04:55:02.100 Dragapult already has above 300 hit points, but Hero of the Scam is actually going to give an extra 100 HP to this Dragapult. 04:55:02.100 --> 04:55:07.600 And especially within the Dragapult here in Eden, where there are damage counters flying left and right, 04:55:07.600 --> 04:55:12.200 both players are going to be starting to set up multi-prize knockout turns. 04:55:12.200 --> 04:55:16.200 It's really important for Group to protect these multi-prize knockouts from happening. 04:55:16.200 --> 04:55:23.200 No tool disruption over on you to side, nothing like a tool scrapper or jamming tower. 04:55:23.200 --> 04:55:29.200 So once that hero's cape comes down, it makes things tricky for you to be able to deal with that Pokemon. 04:55:29.200 --> 04:55:36.200 There's so much damage that flies back and forth, speaking of which, we cannot go without talking about Monkey Dory's Adrenaline. 04:55:36.200 --> 04:55:40.200 Yeah, I've already talked about Buddus. Why not mention Buddus' best friend? 04:55:40.200 --> 04:55:45.360 best friend and that is Monkey Dory who has been meta ever since the card has 04:55:45.360 --> 04:55:49.480 come into our game essentially can take these damage counters that you receive 04:55:49.480 --> 04:55:53.760 from Dragapult's mana doc and send them back not only can you use it a little 04:55:53.760 --> 04:55:57.840 bit more defensively but Dragapult DX players tend to use it a little bit more 04:55:57.840 --> 04:56:01.920 offensively. Once again we want to see these players set up multi-prize 04:56:01.920 --> 04:56:06.200 knockouts and then use something like an unfair scam to try and stick their 04:56:06.200 --> 04:56:09.280 hands, they can't draw any more cards. 04:56:09.280 --> 04:56:15.240 Did talk about the pitch, black expansion, no, you know, super important archetypes of course. 04:56:15.240 --> 04:56:17.520 Some decks emerge, some decks got better. 04:56:17.520 --> 04:56:24.120 One big major card that we are seeing in Yuta's list, looking through, it is that special 04:56:24.120 --> 04:56:25.120 red card. 04:56:25.120 --> 04:56:28.920 In fact, both players playing that extra form of hand disruption, it's going to be even 04:56:28.920 --> 04:56:32.080 more important on Luke's side since he does not have that unfair stand. 04:56:32.080 --> 04:56:36.240 We did have rotation, as we'd like to call it in the trading part game mid-season. 04:56:36.240 --> 04:56:41.740 We did lose a very popular supporter card of Iono, which shuffles your player's hands 04:56:41.740 --> 04:56:44.840 in the bottom of the deck, and then you draw as many prize cards remaining. 04:56:44.840 --> 04:56:50.280 It's a little bit different with that special credit card here, so I'm excited to see 04:56:50.280 --> 04:56:55.520 when those are going to come into play, because once again it is very, very important to find. 04:56:55.520 --> 04:57:05.020 Talk about the coin flip. These first couple of turns so crucial for the center. Does the player find out the do on turn one? 04:57:05.020 --> 04:57:14.520 How consistently do the energy cards come into play? And one more fact to always think about. How does the energy stick in play? 04:57:14.520 --> 04:57:21.520 Neither of these players are playing a card like crushing him. We see how impactful that card can be in the mirror match. 04:57:21.520 --> 04:57:25.520 These players are going to be feeling a little bit more comfortable spreading their energy out, 04:57:25.520 --> 04:57:28.520 maybe committing to that monkey dory a bit earlier than usual. 04:57:28.520 --> 04:57:32.020 On a normal day, tropical players would love to go second. 04:57:32.020 --> 04:57:35.520 Even though, while very popular in the Pokemon trading card game, 04:57:35.520 --> 04:57:37.520 you want to go first to evolve up, 04:57:37.520 --> 04:57:40.520 but just in case your hand doesn't have too many options, 04:57:40.520 --> 04:57:44.520 you still want to be able to use a supporter like that early determination that you mentioned 04:57:44.520 --> 04:57:47.520 to refresh the hand to try and find those buddy-buddy coffins, 04:57:47.520 --> 04:57:54.180 will support me to use that but you to get itchy fallen into play players eager 04:57:54.180 --> 04:58:02.360 and anxious to set up other opening cans the basic vocal on to put into play to 04:58:02.360 --> 04:58:08.860 start you options for Luke you gotta wait to put those prize cards out we 04:58:08.860 --> 04:58:13.500 have a prize can for a reason ladies and gentlemen see those prize cards see 04:58:13.500 --> 04:58:20.220 what pieces are unavailable. There is a buddhu in the price, and that's the only copy of the buddhu 04:58:20.220 --> 04:58:25.100 for you to end up with your club. Both players struggling right off the beat. 04:58:25.100 --> 04:58:29.180 Those are the consistency cards that even I are talking about. But a key to this 04:58:29.180 --> 04:58:36.220 Dragon Cult deck, when the ineffable hand of disruption decides to hit, and everyone, 04:58:36.220 --> 04:58:41.100 there are Pokemon trainers from all over the world today. And whether you just left the 04:58:41.100 --> 04:58:44.020 the professor's lab with your first Parker Pokemon, 04:58:44.020 --> 04:58:47.100 or you've taken your first steps onto Victory Road, 04:58:47.100 --> 04:58:49.940 you are about to be a part of history. 04:58:49.940 --> 04:58:52.980 So, San Francisco, are you ready 04:58:52.980 --> 04:58:55.660 to grab your trading card game champion? 04:58:55.660 --> 04:58:59.060 She should underway game number one 04:58:59.060 --> 04:59:00.980 in our junior's division. 04:59:00.980 --> 04:59:03.660 You're definitely starting things off with the Pokepad, 04:59:03.660 --> 04:59:05.660 and immediately going to get the bad news 04:59:05.660 --> 04:59:07.580 that Itchy Pollen will not be an option for him 04:59:07.580 --> 04:59:08.420 in game one. 04:59:08.420 --> 04:59:10.020 And that's definitely going to be something 04:59:10.020 --> 04:59:13.400 that Link is taking into account right away here. 04:59:13.400 --> 04:59:16.580 As that opening prize check is very important here, 04:59:16.580 --> 04:59:18.740 you get to see the rest in the hand, Ethan, 04:59:18.740 --> 04:59:21.020 but as long as there is at least that energy attachment 04:59:21.020 --> 04:59:23.660 of that higher energy, can't be too bad. 04:59:23.660 --> 04:59:25.660 Have you reliance in the list for you 04:59:25.660 --> 04:59:27.940 to on that Dawn supporter card? 04:59:27.940 --> 04:59:30.380 We've seen that in Alakazam as a consistent way 04:59:30.380 --> 04:59:32.220 to get Pokemon into play. 04:59:32.220 --> 04:59:33.980 It's great in this Dragon Ball deck. 04:59:33.980 --> 04:59:36.060 Those three be Yemeter Cloak of Bald, 04:59:36.060 --> 04:59:38.180 using Recon Directive to add 04:59:38.180 --> 04:59:40.260 some consistency to the plan. 04:59:40.260 --> 04:59:41.540 See this PokéPat? 04:59:41.540 --> 04:59:44.940 Abdreyby put it into play and start to develop the ball. 04:59:44.940 --> 04:59:48.060 Well, Utah has done a great job of grabbing the Dreby. 04:59:48.060 --> 04:59:50.020 We have to talk about the secondary engine, 04:59:50.020 --> 04:59:52.580 that this deck is technically playing, 04:59:52.580 --> 04:59:54.820 and that is going to be this Dusk Noir line, 04:59:54.820 --> 04:59:56.540 that's cursed glass. 04:59:56.540 --> 04:59:59.100 And Utah not showing it already means 04:59:59.100 --> 05:00:00.900 that may not have an opportunity 05:00:00.900 --> 05:00:03.380 to go and get these Dusk Goals ready to go. 05:00:03.380 --> 05:00:04.860 The energy attachment is key, 05:00:04.860 --> 05:00:07.860 but the problem is that is a great sign for Luke 05:00:07.860 --> 05:00:10.340 that his done sparse when he puts them into play 05:00:10.340 --> 05:00:13.140 are actually gonna be safe for quite some time. 05:00:13.140 --> 05:00:16.620 Action on Luke, see that done sparse. 05:00:16.620 --> 05:00:19.700 Top deck, four turn, pokey pad, excuse me. 05:00:19.700 --> 05:00:21.780 Not yet available, the buddy, buddy puffin' 05:00:21.780 --> 05:00:23.100 to kick turn off. 05:00:23.100 --> 05:00:24.580 Start to see some treatment come into play 05:00:24.580 --> 05:00:27.220 and even considering immediately 05:00:27.220 --> 05:00:28.980 the due as a disruptive option. 05:00:28.980 --> 05:00:31.300 A lot of the times players really want to conserve 05:00:31.300 --> 05:00:32.860 their energy attachments. 05:00:32.860 --> 05:00:35.500 Different variations of Dragon Bolt really love 05:00:35.500 --> 05:00:37.260 to have that energy acceleration 05:00:37.260 --> 05:00:41.500 something like a Blaziken EX, but none of these Pokemon are actually in the deck here. 05:00:41.500 --> 05:00:43.980 So these energy attachments are actually very important. 05:00:43.980 --> 05:00:49.100 But the thing is for Lukey, the moment that he sees that there's no buddy on Utah's side, 05:00:49.740 --> 05:00:51.980 he really just wants to stop the engine before it keeps going. 05:00:52.700 --> 05:00:55.020 Item cards, such a heavy reliance for this deck. 05:00:55.020 --> 05:01:00.300 Pokey Pat finds Dracloak, Dracloak finds more cards, and once that ball starts rolling, 05:01:00.300 --> 05:01:03.980 it's really hard to stop. But if you can get in the way, disrupt the setup, 05:01:03.980 --> 05:01:08.220 Even just a little bit, the tides start to turn and the floodgates can easily open. 05:01:08.220 --> 05:01:13.960 The only problem with this deck search or loot here is that as a reminder, there are two drag 05:01:13.960 --> 05:01:18.820 floats within it with prizes and because of this variation of drag float, there are no 05:01:18.820 --> 05:01:21.780 rare candies to get straight into drag float from here. 05:01:21.780 --> 05:01:26.380 So it's going to be energy attachment onto the Monkey Dory and the Pokepad as well 05:01:26.380 --> 05:01:31.340 to find that one of two copies of drag float in the deck. 05:01:31.340 --> 05:01:35.980 itchy pollen as an option wants to play those item cards before potentially shut 05:01:35.980 --> 05:01:40.140 off. But no supporter card in hand for Luke. The hand is looking pretty weak 05:01:40.140 --> 05:01:44.260 otherwise Byzantipity can't use that until a knockout is taken. We will see 05:01:44.260 --> 05:01:48.860 the first itchy pollen of many in this series. It's gonna be a really weird turn 05:01:48.860 --> 05:01:53.380 for Luke if he's unable to find the Dundas cards to use that runway draw 05:01:53.380 --> 05:01:59.860 and draw a couple of more cards here. Pass back on over to Yuta's turn and 05:01:59.860 --> 05:02:02.700 There's that daunt that you were talking about, Ethan. 05:02:02.700 --> 05:02:04.860 And I'd finally be able to at least set up 05:02:04.860 --> 05:02:07.140 a little bit of a part of the Duskline, 05:02:07.140 --> 05:02:09.100 but also grab that key to click here. 05:02:09.100 --> 05:02:11.740 And immediately thinking towards the next turn, 05:02:11.740 --> 05:02:15.580 no supporter card in the hand, energy, items, stadium, 05:02:15.580 --> 05:02:17.340 none of those super impactful 05:02:17.340 --> 05:02:18.940 wants to grab that Meowvx, 05:02:18.940 --> 05:02:20.900 so you can use that last stitch catch, 05:02:20.900 --> 05:02:22.220 ability on the following turn 05:02:22.220 --> 05:02:24.460 to find a supporter like Lily's Determination. 05:02:24.460 --> 05:02:27.300 And eight cards is definitely what Utah wants to find. 05:02:27.300 --> 05:02:29.500 I mean, granted, off of this recon directive, 05:02:29.500 --> 05:02:33.620 another energy card like a fire energy so at least Dragapult could potentially get into 05:02:33.620 --> 05:02:38.500 play next turn. Feels pretty good with the propels with this Meowth EX. It is a very good 05:02:38.500 --> 05:02:44.260 card you are able to go find as a supporter, but the pull is it only has 170 hit points. 05:02:44.260 --> 05:02:49.060 It is very susceptible to a Dragapult Phantom Die that is going to stay on the bench for 05:02:49.060 --> 05:02:51.820 the rest of the game if he puts it down. 05:02:51.820 --> 05:02:57.500 Recon directive. Not a great choice, not very good options. Buddy Buddy Poppin cannot 05:02:57.500 --> 05:03:00.860 be played thanks to items being shut off. 05:03:00.860 --> 05:03:02.860 See the fire energy attached to your cloak, 05:03:02.860 --> 05:03:06.260 so it's almost ready to go for the following turn. 05:03:06.260 --> 05:03:07.580 Risky Ruins comes down, 05:03:07.580 --> 05:03:10.620 meaning any Pokemon that are put into play from this point 05:03:10.620 --> 05:03:12.940 will have two damage counters placed on them. 05:03:12.940 --> 05:03:14.100 See what the rest of the hand looks like. 05:03:14.100 --> 05:03:15.260 Big recon director for Luke, 05:03:15.260 --> 05:03:17.340 can he find some sort of help 05:03:17.340 --> 05:03:19.380 and immediately finds Lily's determination, 05:03:19.380 --> 05:03:21.820 a huge find off these two cards. 05:03:21.820 --> 05:03:24.260 That's exactly what you want to see if you're a Luke, 05:03:24.260 --> 05:03:26.180 but let's talk about that Risky Ruins, 05:03:26.180 --> 05:03:32.900 even is very important key card here in this matchup. If you have any Pokemon that you place 05:03:32.900 --> 05:03:38.340 onto the field, if it is not a Dark-type Pokemon, it gets two damage counters. And the thing is, 05:03:38.340 --> 05:03:43.140 we already talked about this in our kind of pre-match conversation. Monkey Dory loves to see 05:03:43.140 --> 05:03:46.580 those damage counters already to go to send them back to the other side. 05:03:48.260 --> 05:03:53.460 Dark energy already in play means those counters can be moved over to another Pokemon, 05:03:53.460 --> 05:03:57.700 kind of get in this weird spot where Monkey Dory moves the damage counters over one turn, 05:03:57.700 --> 05:04:00.540 and then the other players, Monkey Dory, moves it back and forth. 05:04:00.540 --> 05:04:03.900 There's that to Dunsparse you were talking about, Emily. 05:04:03.900 --> 05:04:08.740 Looking for energy cards, which cannot evolve that Treepee since it came into Blavis' turn, 05:04:08.740 --> 05:04:13.300 and immediately evolving into the Dunsparse, using that runaway draw, looking for some 05:04:13.300 --> 05:04:14.300 help. 05:04:14.300 --> 05:04:16.020 The Bim cards are online for Luke. 05:04:16.020 --> 05:04:17.940 There was not an itchy paw in play back. 05:04:17.940 --> 05:04:23.220 Now we'll see Buddy Buddy puff in, re-grab Dunsparse, and potentially another Treepee. 05:04:23.220 --> 05:04:25.540 This is exactly what you want to do if you are leaky. 05:04:25.540 --> 05:04:27.740 You have to look on the side of Utah here 05:04:27.740 --> 05:04:29.340 and know that there's only going to be one 05:04:29.340 --> 05:04:30.700 at Dragapult and play. 05:04:30.700 --> 05:04:32.660 So why not get every single engine 05:04:32.660 --> 05:04:36.620 that you have in the deck up and running right now here? 05:04:36.620 --> 05:04:38.780 But the question is, Ethan, I mean, 05:04:38.780 --> 05:04:41.260 Lucas prize two Dragflokes here, 05:04:41.260 --> 05:04:44.340 wouldn't he want to find at least one more? 05:04:44.340 --> 05:04:47.420 Definitely an option for the following turn. 05:04:47.420 --> 05:04:49.060 See energy play down. 05:04:49.060 --> 05:04:50.980 See the Monkey Dory use that Adrenal Brink 05:04:50.980 --> 05:04:56.500 to start two damage counters from Drippi moved onto the opposing track loak. 05:04:56.500 --> 05:05:02.220 Just considering how else to play that turn, preemptively playing Pokipad, preparing for 05:05:02.220 --> 05:05:08.740 potential itchy pollen shenanigans for the future, as things stand, Utah will have the 05:05:08.740 --> 05:05:13.820 option to strike first with that Dragapult EX and Energy already being in the hand. 05:05:13.820 --> 05:05:17.780 What's really unfortunate for Luke here is that there are two damage counters very 05:05:17.780 --> 05:05:23.680 on that creepy that came down on this turn so phantom dive not only doesn't do 05:05:23.680 --> 05:05:29.720 200 damage to the active but it does six damage counters to the bench as well so 05:05:29.720 --> 05:05:35.000 Yuta can very well either take the next creepy or even that draw engine up at 05:05:35.000 --> 05:05:39.340 the dunce or the dunce bars excuse me for next turn this is a big decision 05:05:39.340 --> 05:05:44.300 with me out the X does Yuta want to set up the board for play something 05:05:44.300 --> 05:05:49.940 like the lily's determination or get aggressive use boss's orders KO that 05:05:49.940 --> 05:05:55.660 trick cloak as well as the drapey on the bench and immediately you see put to the 05:05:55.660 --> 05:05:59.020 top of the deck utah wants to get aggressive in this mirror match part of 05:05:59.020 --> 05:06:03.420 the reason why utah is playing this dusk noir line is to get aggressive most of 05:06:03.420 --> 05:06:06.740 the time when you have dust balls and dusk moors you use them to spread these 05:06:06.740 --> 05:06:10.140 damage counters so you can just destroy your opponent's side of the 05:06:10.140 --> 05:06:15.420 board and while yes I mean not much else to go with alongside on Utah side here 05:06:15.420 --> 05:06:20.220 taking at least the big draw engine off the board and leaving Luke having to 05:06:20.220 --> 05:06:24.180 find a way to get these creepy back it's the only way for him to go and 05:06:24.180 --> 05:06:27.860 importantly will not be threatened on the following turn from a phantom dive 05:06:27.860 --> 05:06:32.520 Luke is not playing any cards like rare candy to evolve Pokemon up and skip 05:06:32.520 --> 05:06:37.300 that stage of evolution here we go playing the bosses orders rings up 05:06:37.300 --> 05:06:39.300 the trick. Look, Phantom dive, 05:06:39.300 --> 05:06:41.300 taking two prize cards, knocking 05:06:41.300 --> 05:06:43.300 out the trick. Look creepy and 05:06:43.300 --> 05:06:45.300 leaving Luke with a poor board 05:06:45.300 --> 05:06:47.300 has one blood to a dump sparse 05:06:47.300 --> 05:06:49.300 and a tree to go. And you can 05:06:49.300 --> 05:06:51.300 imagine even that that direct 05:06:51.300 --> 05:06:53.300 look might be seeing a boss's 05:06:53.300 --> 05:06:55.300 orders next at this point for 05:06:55.300 --> 05:06:57.300 Utah can absolutely get 05:06:57.300 --> 05:06:59.300 aggressive as well. While 05:06:59.300 --> 05:07:01.300 being under item lock for sure, 05:07:01.300 --> 05:07:03.300 this turn it might be the fact 05:07:03.300 --> 05:07:05.300 that he's already really far ahead. 05:07:05.300 --> 05:07:10.420 I was about to say above this done sparse we could potentially see another two prize knockout this start 05:07:10.460 --> 05:07:14.700 This is so risky to use itchy pollen on the active 05:07:14.700 --> 05:07:18.700 It would bring dragapult EX up to three damage counters on it 05:07:18.860 --> 05:07:24.580 If you took a monkey Dory plus dark energy of his own that then strict slope is in a world of hurt 05:07:24.580 --> 05:07:29.500 It's not exactly what you want to see if you're moving. Let's go back a couple turns even 05:07:29.500 --> 05:07:33.500 I mean Utah was very very far behind had only half of the Pokemon 05:07:33.500 --> 05:07:38.860 He wants to see out on the field and now Luke only happy wonder how close to really work with now 05:07:39.580 --> 05:07:44.360 We'll play buddy buddy pop and look through the deck. There is one dream you're remaining 05:07:44.360 --> 05:07:49.120 So place that down and this risky ruin from Utah is putting in so much work 05:07:50.800 --> 05:07:55.120 Exactly what you want to see if you are on Utah side here, but ooh 05:07:56.500 --> 05:07:59.220 Okay from the top rope cirrhosis 05:07:59.220 --> 05:08:06.660 vaccinations comes down, now forces Utah to only keep three cards in his hand and discard the rest, 05:08:06.660 --> 05:08:13.380 does get to choose. Look at this spot. Luke can discard some resources. Now if Utah wanted to 05:08:13.380 --> 05:08:17.780 try and play a supporter card to find the Monkey Dory Dark Energy, it may become a little bit 05:08:17.780 --> 05:08:23.860 too difficult. And doesn't also very clearly have a draft cloak in play just yet either. So 05:08:23.860 --> 05:08:27.380 So that draw engine that Drekloak provides with Reconton Directive 05:08:27.380 --> 05:08:29.980 is actually not in play just yet. 05:08:29.980 --> 05:08:33.140 So the question is, what is going to be prioritized, 05:08:33.140 --> 05:08:35.420 just keeping the consistency cards 05:08:35.420 --> 05:08:38.620 or finding a way to get that Drekloak for next turn? 05:08:39.540 --> 05:08:42.580 Now Yuta did take two prize cards on the previous turn, 05:08:42.580 --> 05:08:46.140 so we'll have access to those cards taken out of the prize cards. 05:08:46.140 --> 05:08:48.140 You see a lot of item cards, 05:08:48.140 --> 05:08:50.860 and that's what Yuta may be thinking about in this spot. 05:08:50.860 --> 05:08:52.940 What cards will I be able to play on the following turn? 05:08:52.940 --> 05:08:56.160 Is my opponent going to use itchy pollen on my active? 05:08:56.160 --> 05:08:58.760 Are they going to try and play around monkey dory? 05:08:58.760 --> 05:09:01.640 But even if you don't use itchy pollen, 05:09:01.640 --> 05:09:04.240 there is still two damage counters on that active. 05:09:04.240 --> 05:09:06.120 You'd have to use your own monkey dory 05:09:06.120 --> 05:09:07.520 to move that counter off. 05:09:07.520 --> 05:09:10.320 Like you had said, Ethan, there are a ton of item cards 05:09:10.320 --> 05:09:14.080 within this hand for Utah to get those dust goals set up. 05:09:14.080 --> 05:09:16.320 The problem is, I feel like Luke is just going 05:09:16.320 --> 05:09:18.440 to have to itchy pollen again, unfortunately, 05:09:18.440 --> 05:09:20.360 as you pointed out already. 05:09:20.360 --> 05:09:23.640 Now the thing is, Monkey Dory with that energy onto it 05:09:23.640 --> 05:09:26.240 is now going to finally come into play. 05:09:26.240 --> 05:09:29.960 We are going to see some Mind Bend shenanigans. 05:09:29.960 --> 05:09:31.640 If Utah wants to attack next turn, 05:09:31.640 --> 05:09:33.240 he's just gonna have to flip heads for it. 05:09:33.240 --> 05:09:36.280 Needs to buy some time, and this is a great way to do so. 05:09:36.280 --> 05:09:38.360 Mind Bend, 60 damage to be active, 05:09:38.360 --> 05:09:42.000 but more importantly, confusing this dragon pull EX. 05:09:42.000 --> 05:09:44.560 If Utah wants to use Phantom Dive this turn, 05:09:44.560 --> 05:09:45.560 we'll have to flip a coin. 05:09:45.560 --> 05:09:47.360 If heads, it will go through as normal, 05:09:47.360 --> 05:09:50.240 but if he flips tails, not only does the attack fail, 05:09:50.240 --> 05:09:52.520 but he'll deal 30 damage to itself. 05:09:52.520 --> 05:09:55.800 And Yuta, holding onto the very key card of Poképad here, 05:09:55.800 --> 05:09:59.720 is going to be able to get this Drakfolk out from the deck 05:09:59.720 --> 05:10:02.000 to use Recon Directive. 05:10:02.000 --> 05:10:04.360 I don't believe Yuta kept a supporter in hand, 05:10:04.360 --> 05:10:07.320 so ideally this Recon Directive should give him 05:10:07.320 --> 05:10:09.120 potentially Abe Lively's determination 05:10:09.120 --> 05:10:10.320 to refresh the hand. 05:10:10.320 --> 05:10:13.480 But more importantly, Ethan, where are these Dust Goals? 05:10:14.560 --> 05:10:17.120 Currently missing in action. 05:10:17.120 --> 05:10:18.640 Yuta would love to see those come down. 05:10:18.640 --> 05:10:22.800 Now having Duskle in play early on in the game is a huge advantage. 05:10:22.800 --> 05:10:28.000 60 HP means a phantom dive can directly take a KO on that Pokemon. 05:10:28.000 --> 05:10:32.000 Always got to be careful about how many prize cards you're giving up compared to the threat. 05:10:32.000 --> 05:10:35.840 So here we go, two cards and look at that Lily's Determination. 05:10:35.840 --> 05:10:40.640 Two options for both players now off of these crucial recon directive abilities. 05:10:40.640 --> 05:10:46.400 Got to feel good if you're Utah, especially because Utah is not under item lock anymore at this point. 05:10:46.400 --> 05:10:51.920 So, a very fresh six cards, unfortunately, for Yuta, because it has already taken a surprise card. 05:10:51.920 --> 05:10:58.120 So, Lily's determination will only give him six instead of eight, but still, I'm sure that is a very welcome six cards. 05:10:58.720 --> 05:11:04.320 Just thinking about how to approach the turn, it's going to be an energy attachment to the active. 05:11:04.320 --> 05:11:06.080 You are seeing that, correct, ladies and gentlemen. 05:11:06.080 --> 05:11:10.560 Dragapult does only need two energy cards to use Phantom Dive. 05:11:10.560 --> 05:11:15.760 However, Yuta is very scared of what this confusion could do to Dragapult EX 05:11:15.760 --> 05:11:20.480 If he goes for a powerful attack, wants to play safe and maybe retreat this Pokemon to the bench. 05:11:20.480 --> 05:11:25.600 Yeah, but what do you retreat into, Ethan? You have your draw engine up and running finally, 05:11:25.600 --> 05:11:30.560 but you also have a Pokemon that gives over two prizes, and that would even up the prize race 05:11:30.560 --> 05:11:36.560 for Luke. So I'm interested to see what Utah is going to retreat into. Maybe his own monkey Dory, 05:11:36.560 --> 05:11:38.080 if he were able to find it. 05:11:38.080 --> 05:11:42.560 But who could definitely valuable, but it's in the prize cards. It's unavailable. 05:11:42.560 --> 05:11:46.000 We'll have to go into the tank and think a bit about what is the best grab. 05:11:46.000 --> 05:11:50.880 Six cards from Lily's determination drawn off of the top of the deck. 05:11:51.680 --> 05:11:53.760 We have seen the energy attachment for turn. 05:11:54.880 --> 05:11:59.280 Looking potentially for the Duskull, as you mentioned, another Treepee. 05:12:00.000 --> 05:12:04.800 Let's take a look at the discard pile, see what resources have been played on Luke's side. 05:12:06.480 --> 05:12:09.680 Looks like a knight's structure. That's of course a powerful recovery card. 05:12:09.680 --> 05:12:14.680 There are three in Luke's deck, which is slightly above the average, especially without playing Dustler. 05:12:14.680 --> 05:12:19.680 And what's really important about Luke and his deck list from what we were talking about a little bit earlier, 05:12:19.680 --> 05:12:28.680 Luke has not revealed that Hero's Cape yet. Traditionally in Dragopul, Dragopul's loved to play that unfair stamp as an aspect, 05:12:28.680 --> 05:12:35.680 but Luke actually still concealing it here. Maybe once you get into Dragopul first and use something like a christen to accelerate energy 05:12:35.680 --> 05:12:40.560 energy before slapping the hero's cape onto his dragapult and having over 400 hip points. 05:12:41.120 --> 05:12:47.840 That is the difficulty of both A-Specs in the deck. Super powerful, but also very difficult to find. 05:12:47.840 --> 05:12:52.000 You need to get a bit lucky at times, draw into them off Lily's determination, 05:12:52.000 --> 05:12:56.560 something like flip the script, or of course, recon directive. There are games that can 05:12:56.560 --> 05:13:00.080 happen in the Pokemon TZG where you look through so much of your deck, 05:13:00.080 --> 05:13:03.600 but you're unable to find that powerful A-Spec, and it can definitely change the 05:13:03.600 --> 05:13:04.600 the Tides of Battle. 05:13:04.600 --> 05:13:07.040 Risky Ruins still in play as well. 05:13:07.040 --> 05:13:09.080 And this Risky Ruins has been here, essentially. 05:13:09.080 --> 05:13:11.880 I believe since turn one or two, Ethan. 05:13:11.880 --> 05:13:14.840 So these damage counters are still very much down here. 05:13:14.840 --> 05:13:18.120 But finally, a Duskull found for Yuta 05:13:18.120 --> 05:13:21.320 can absolutely line up a Cursed Blast turn. 05:13:23.360 --> 05:13:25.400 That is now the question at hand. 05:13:25.400 --> 05:13:28.120 What does Yuta want to retreat into? 05:13:28.120 --> 05:13:30.680 That Duskull does seem like a decent option 05:13:30.680 --> 05:13:34.780 of course, Cursed Blast, KO's itself to put damage counters 05:13:34.780 --> 05:13:37.220 on the opponent's Pokemon, but it also would be a range 05:13:37.220 --> 05:13:40.860 of an easy prize thanks to Mind Bend. 05:13:40.860 --> 05:13:42.580 It looks like the Treepee will be promoted. 05:13:42.580 --> 05:13:45.260 That also would be KO'd from Mind Bend. 05:13:45.260 --> 05:13:47.300 Really just thinking that Dusk Glopscore, 05:13:47.300 --> 05:13:50.180 Dusk Nord down the line, could be a key to victory. 05:13:50.180 --> 05:13:52.220 This is a massive turn for Luke 05:13:52.220 --> 05:13:55.180 if he is able to fire off all of these cards. 05:13:55.180 --> 05:13:56.540 Just as a reminder, everybody, 05:13:56.540 --> 05:13:59.860 there is still two draft books in the prizes for Luke. 05:13:59.860 --> 05:14:06.020 So he's really kind of needing to work with the Dunsparse and the Dunsparse as much as possible. 05:14:06.020 --> 05:14:07.860 These are the only two draft looks. 05:14:07.860 --> 05:14:14.060 The problem is, if you were to evolve up into Dragopoltex, you're essentially losing one of those draw engines. 05:14:14.060 --> 05:14:18.860 But still, see what Lily's determination is going to give Luke, because that's a massive eight cards. 05:14:18.860 --> 05:14:25.860 Luke now with a lot of options at his disposal, what is the best approach do you think for him to end this turn? 05:14:25.860 --> 05:14:28.860 What attack or Pokemon should be up in that active spot? 05:14:28.860 --> 05:14:30.140 just doesn't feel comfortable, right? 05:14:30.140 --> 05:14:32.620 Because the supporter for turn was the 05:14:32.620 --> 05:14:34.740 literally determination instead of Crispin. 05:14:34.740 --> 05:14:38.340 So while, yes, Luke is able to use Mind Bend 05:14:38.340 --> 05:14:40.980 to use, to have another knockout, essentially, 05:14:40.980 --> 05:14:43.540 onto Utah side, and maybe it's okay 05:14:43.540 --> 05:14:46.180 to put the do fun at this point. 05:14:46.180 --> 05:14:47.420 It's really hard to say. 05:14:48.500 --> 05:14:50.340 That monkey door is just so valuable 05:14:50.340 --> 05:14:52.380 once it has a dark energy on it. 05:14:52.380 --> 05:14:55.380 See recon directive number one and number two. 05:14:55.380 --> 05:14:57.060 Already a dragon pull EX in the hand, 05:14:57.060 --> 05:14:58.960 So we'll see that psychic energy crap. 05:14:58.960 --> 05:15:01.400 No, just wants to get double Dragapult. 05:15:01.400 --> 05:15:03.320 That is an important thing in this matchup. 05:15:03.320 --> 05:15:05.680 Recon directive, while so valuable, 05:15:05.680 --> 05:15:09.280 Dragklok is so frail compared to that Dragapult EX. 05:15:09.280 --> 05:15:11.080 What I am worried about, Ethan, 05:15:11.080 --> 05:15:12.240 going into this next turn. 05:15:12.240 --> 05:15:16.520 Well, yes, Ichy Pollen is a great attack here. 05:15:16.520 --> 05:15:19.440 You have to wonder if Luke is considering evolving up 05:15:19.440 --> 05:15:23.840 into the Dragapult EX to try and protect the draw engine, 05:15:23.840 --> 05:15:25.720 but still Ichy Pollen here. 05:15:25.720 --> 05:15:30.220 Let's see if Yuta's gonna at least have an energy to retreat to start launching the Phantom Dive once more. 05:15:30.920 --> 05:15:36.420 The release determination found yet again, in the rest of the hand, very weak. 05:15:37.520 --> 05:15:47.320 Just going to use the Recon Directive and that assist from the release determination will draw Yuta another six cards, those cards being shuffled back in, randomized to the deck. 05:15:47.720 --> 05:15:50.220 See if there are some key pieces found for Yuta on this turn. 05:15:50.220 --> 05:15:53.860 And you want to talk about key pieces that dust goal is now ready to evolve. 05:15:53.860 --> 05:15:58.780 I believe Utah showed just a little bit earlier that he does play a rare candy 05:15:58.780 --> 05:16:01.620 and does play two in the list here. 05:16:01.820 --> 05:16:04.860 So if he were to be evolving up into the dust 05:16:04.860 --> 05:16:08.660 gloves could potentially take one of the draft looks onto the bench, 05:16:09.020 --> 05:16:13.300 give it a knockout here, then taking two more prizes would be down 05:16:13.300 --> 05:16:15.380 to the final two that he would need to win this game. 05:16:16.300 --> 05:16:19.500 The scops with 90 HP would require something like monkey 05:16:19.500 --> 05:16:22.800 Dory to put it in range, which we do already see in play. 05:16:22.800 --> 05:16:26.120 And Dusk Lobb's really wants to get into the fray, 05:16:26.120 --> 05:16:29.000 says hello from the shadows onto the top of the deck. 05:16:29.000 --> 05:16:31.340 We'll see everything get re-randomized again 05:16:31.340 --> 05:16:33.520 and get ourselves back on their way. 05:16:33.520 --> 05:16:35.120 Yeah, the flying out of the deck, right? 05:16:35.120 --> 05:16:37.040 I mean, Utah did not have that in the beginning 05:16:37.040 --> 05:16:38.800 of the game, no Dusk Lobb's down. 05:16:38.800 --> 05:16:41.800 And now actually has a full board ready to go 05:16:41.800 --> 05:16:43.560 to start sifting through here. 05:16:43.560 --> 05:16:45.800 So, recon directive in the rest of the hand, 05:16:45.800 --> 05:16:48.200 like you said, even wasn't giving a much before, 05:16:48.200 --> 05:16:50.600 but I don't think it's giving him much now either. 05:16:50.600 --> 05:16:54.640 They find that dustlops was able to be kept into the hand. 05:16:54.640 --> 05:16:58.480 Evolving it up still has those two damage counters on it. 05:16:59.520 --> 05:17:02.180 And now the consideration for Utah. 05:17:03.560 --> 05:17:04.600 What is the attack of choice? 05:17:04.600 --> 05:17:07.000 Is there an energy card in hand? 05:17:07.000 --> 05:17:09.640 This Dragon pull EX with 200 HP remaining 05:17:09.640 --> 05:17:13.120 is in perfect range of a boss's orders KO 05:17:13.120 --> 05:17:14.720 and after a slow start, 05:17:14.720 --> 05:17:16.640 Luke has an opportunity to capitalize. 05:17:16.640 --> 05:17:23.200 This needs to be a massive turn for Luke, especially because of that one damage counter sitting on the Dragpult, Ethan. 05:17:23.200 --> 05:17:31.320 Dust Blobs is currently sitting at 70 hit points, so if Luke is able to get into Dragapult EX, finding psychic energy, 05:17:31.320 --> 05:17:38.240 not only can he knock out this active Drippy with Phantom Dive, he can also take that looming threat of Dust Blobs off the board as well. 05:17:38.240 --> 05:17:42.160 There's the Crispin. Does also have the Hero's Cape. Is the final piece of Dragapult there? 05:17:42.160 --> 05:17:49.160 Crispin definitely an option and this is where the crossroads can feel overwhelming for Dragapult EX. 05:17:49.160 --> 05:17:55.160 A knockout always nice onto multiple Pokemon. You've got to be thinking about the energy cards in play. 05:17:55.160 --> 05:17:59.160 That Dragapult EX is the immediate threat. What should Luke do in this spot? 05:17:59.160 --> 05:18:03.160 Should he go after that Dragapult or should he just take the guaranteed two prize cards? 05:18:03.160 --> 05:18:07.160 It might just be you're already a little bit far behind. You mentioned this a little bit earlier, Ethan. 05:18:07.160 --> 05:18:14.240 you're Ethan, that desktops technically does give you a prize card here, but the prize mapping is also really important as well. 05:18:14.320 --> 05:18:19.560 Double checking that he wants to take that boss's orders. Like you alluded to just a little bit earlier, 05:18:19.560 --> 05:18:22.280 could potentially take a drag cloak as well. 05:18:22.400 --> 05:18:28.920 There's a lot of Pokemon on the bench with 70 hit points here, but like you said, as long as that Monkey Dory has a dark energy on to it, 05:18:28.920 --> 05:18:32.920 you can get anything done. But there's that Crisp in here, finds that missing energy piece here. 05:18:32.920 --> 05:18:38.800 Let's see if he's going to be able to get it done two different energy types found from the deck one attached 05:18:39.040 --> 05:18:44.640 Directly to a Pokemon that does not count as your energy attachment for turn can only play one from your hand 05:18:44.640 --> 05:18:47.720 And this is how the deck is able to fire off 05:18:48.040 --> 05:18:50.280 Bantam dive attacks from essentially out of nowhere 05:18:50.280 --> 05:18:56.000 I think what Luke has done also really well is keep that draggable DX on Utah side and mine 05:18:56.000 --> 05:19:03.680 It does have 200 hit points remaining, but this is the board that you love to see even with that risky ruins in play 05:19:03.680 --> 05:19:09.440 There's some automatic damage counters that are already now in play for monkey Dory to send back over onto 05:19:10.120 --> 05:19:17.520 Utaside and there it is the big reveal heroes cave. That is a very very brave Dragonfall brings Dragonfall EX up to 05:19:17.640 --> 05:19:18.680 essentially 05:19:18.680 --> 05:19:23.420 420 hit points Dragonfall EX strikes back with Phantom dive 05:19:23.420 --> 05:19:31.060 KO's the trippy, KO's the cursed blast dust globs, and leaves Utah in a spot where he has to work to get himself back in this game. 05:19:31.060 --> 05:19:37.720 And what Luke has done extremely well is he set up that dragon pull that's about to come into the active spot and be the attacker. 05:19:37.920 --> 05:19:45.320 Already has 200 hit points remaining here and that draft look as well with the 30 hit points on it too. 05:19:45.320 --> 05:19:51.320 Both of them actually have some damage onto it, but still I mean Luke has set up double monkey Dory. 05:19:51.320 --> 05:19:55.480 This is exactly what you want to see, and thanks to Chris for making it all possible. 05:19:57.000 --> 05:20:02.600 So double recon directive at Utah's disposal. These amount of cards in hand from that Lily's 05:20:02.600 --> 05:20:08.840 determination on the previous turn. We are seeing the impact of Monkey Dory with Luke having 05:20:08.840 --> 05:20:15.560 double Monkey Dory set up and a bit of support from Dunspar's Andrew Cloak. We now get into 05:20:15.560 --> 05:20:19.240 the middle to late game where stability is the number one factor. 05:20:19.240 --> 05:20:26.040 Let's talk about the prize map here, especially if Yuta were to use Phantom Dive into this active 05:20:26.040 --> 05:20:32.680 Dragapult here. Double Monkey Dory means that at least six damage counters are able to be thrown 05:20:32.680 --> 05:20:37.960 back to the other side of the board. You got to look at it here, right? Dragapult only has 190 05:20:37.960 --> 05:20:43.000 hit points remaining. Then Double Monkey Dory, Adrenaline sends six damage counters already 05:20:43.000 --> 05:20:47.720 over to the damage draft cloak, and then those six remaining damage counters that Phantom Dive 05:20:47.720 --> 05:20:51.320 has yet to use will go on the final one. That could be a 4 price turn. 05:20:52.440 --> 05:20:58.600 Time will tell. As we get into this game immediately, as in Dippity EX placed into play, we'll see that 05:20:58.600 --> 05:21:03.400 flip the script ability drawn three cards because one of Yuta's Pokemon were knocked out on the 05:21:03.400 --> 05:21:10.280 previous turn. Now just deciding how to sequence this turn. Do you play item cards to 05:21:11.000 --> 05:21:15.080 bind Pokemon out of the deck? That would shuffle the deck, meaning those cards placed 05:21:15.080 --> 05:21:19.840 on the bottom from previous recon directive abilities would be shuffled back in the order 05:21:19.840 --> 05:21:21.160 of the deck would change. 05:21:21.160 --> 05:21:26.840 The thing is both players are still also at four prize cards here and I feel like now that 05:21:26.840 --> 05:21:29.640 special red card has been brought into our game. 05:21:29.640 --> 05:21:33.040 A lot of players are playing very masterfully around it. 05:21:33.040 --> 05:21:37.360 Special red card only turns on if your opponent does have three prize cards left. 05:21:37.360 --> 05:21:41.680 So honestly Utah just using it as ultra ball fodder at this point because Luke 05:21:41.680 --> 05:21:45.040 still sitting at four prizes with a very, very set up board. 05:21:45.040 --> 05:21:49.120 Yuta has a solid response on deck. 05:21:49.120 --> 05:21:51.920 Monkey Dory from the Ultra Wall put into hand 05:21:51.920 --> 05:21:55.160 has yet to attach an energy card for turn. 05:21:55.160 --> 05:21:57.920 And I see what is maybe the most powerful card 05:21:57.920 --> 05:22:01.080 in the game right now, unfair sniff in the hand. 05:22:01.080 --> 05:22:03.120 Will this be the turn that Yuta wants 05:22:03.120 --> 05:22:04.480 to play that powerful aspect? 05:22:04.480 --> 05:22:06.560 You might have to, but still though, 05:22:06.560 --> 05:22:09.000 what I really want to see Yuta target down 05:22:09.000 --> 05:22:12.640 is going to be that done sparse on Luke's side here. 05:22:12.640 --> 05:22:14.880 We talked about draw engines a little bit earlier, 05:22:14.880 --> 05:22:19.680 and while having the Drag Cloak is great, having the Dunsparse and Runaway Draw is even better. 05:22:19.680 --> 05:22:24.600 Sift into three more cards here, so Yuta has a very big decision, right? 05:22:24.600 --> 05:22:28.440 Can move some of these damage counters over to the Drag Cloak, get that out of a plague, 05:22:28.440 --> 05:22:31.440 but even I might think the Dunsparse might be a little bit better. 05:22:32.400 --> 05:22:38.600 It's tough that the Dunsparse draws more cards, but you have to reset it up every turn. 05:22:38.600 --> 05:22:44.240 And once that your Cloak evolves into Dragofolt EX, it becomes even more difficult to KO. 05:22:44.240 --> 05:22:48.440 see the end game for the stack lots of time looks like Monkey Dory as many as 05:22:48.440 --> 05:22:52.800 possible and two Dragapul EX to force your opponent to take difficult prize 05:22:52.800 --> 05:22:56.960 cards. It does give that your cloak just is a looming threat down the line and 05:22:56.960 --> 05:23:01.120 something that needs to be taken care of this turn. It is so hard to see what 05:23:01.120 --> 05:23:06.000 Utah should do. There are tons of paths and that is the big thing about the 05:23:06.000 --> 05:23:10.560 Pokemon trading card game. We call it sequencing making sure that you're 05:23:10.560 --> 05:23:18.880 doing things in the correct order because certain decisions on turn two for example can really affect you even in those final tense tense moments 05:23:19.320 --> 05:23:23.720 Looks like everything is back in order recon directive number one 05:23:25.500 --> 05:23:28.280 Choose one card one of those was the dawn 05:23:28.840 --> 05:23:30.780 It is gonna be the psychic energy 05:23:30.780 --> 05:23:36.720 That's not quite the dark energy that Utah is looking for but instead going to commit to a 05:23:36.720 --> 05:23:42.720 a Dragapult EX down the line so you does not need to rely off the supporter card like Crispin or 05:23:42.720 --> 05:23:48.160 Rosa's encouragement. A little bit worried about these Dragapults sitting on the bench for Yuta as 05:23:48.160 --> 05:23:54.800 well does at least have a Dragapult EX in hand so if Yuta wants to get out of Phantom Dive range 05:23:54.800 --> 05:24:00.080 with that Dragapult on the bench can at least evolve up into the Dragapult EX giving a little 05:24:00.080 --> 05:24:07.360 bit more health to work with. It's a tough spot for Yuta. Luke is threatening game in two turns 05:24:07.360 --> 05:24:13.760 with a knockout on Dragapult EX and a knockout on that Meowth or Pheasant Dippity. So Yuta may have 05:24:13.760 --> 05:24:19.760 to ask himself what Pokemon assists my opponent the most to getting to that winning board state. 05:24:20.400 --> 05:24:25.040 Going to evolve up into Dragapult EX to protect that Pokemon, give it a bit more HP, 05:24:25.040 --> 05:24:27.840 And there is the Team Rocket's Watchtower. 05:24:27.840 --> 05:24:31.840 Now all Coloss Pokemon in play do not have abilities. 05:24:31.840 --> 05:24:33.640 Bosses orders to combo with that. 05:24:33.640 --> 05:24:37.940 Truffloke is going to be KO'd and there is a timed unfair stamp. 05:24:37.940 --> 05:24:39.840 Pours a loop to just two cards in his hand. 05:24:39.840 --> 05:24:43.440 This is exactly what you want to see if you are Utah, 05:24:43.440 --> 05:24:44.940 shutting off this engine. 05:24:44.940 --> 05:24:47.240 And Ethan, this Team Rocket's Watchtower 05:24:47.240 --> 05:24:50.540 has become a very big favorite for a lot of decks. 05:24:50.540 --> 05:24:52.440 A lot of the times players are really thinking about 05:24:52.440 --> 05:24:54.840 shutting something off like Megakang has gone, 05:24:54.840 --> 05:25:01.140 but it actually also not only shut off some of the Alps EX, but it also does shut off that full engine of Dunspar. 05:25:01.140 --> 05:25:05.640 So one big thing is Monkey Dory was pulled, but it wasn't actually benched here. 05:25:05.640 --> 05:25:09.540 So I'm wondering if Utah is really respecting Double Monkey Dory on Luke's side. 05:25:10.340 --> 05:25:11.640 Five cards drawn. 05:25:12.640 --> 05:25:15.840 Of course, I've seen the supporter card play for turn in that boss's orders. 05:25:16.340 --> 05:25:18.840 There is Monkey Dory for future turns. 05:25:18.840 --> 05:25:23.380 does not have a way to accelerate another energy to it this turn since that 05:25:23.380 --> 05:25:28.500 Dragonbolt EX was evolved as well as energy attached to it but all things 05:25:28.500 --> 05:25:33.860 considered for Utah is setting up a wing that potentially down the line. You can 05:25:33.860 --> 05:25:37.860 take two prize cards this turn that Purdue with just 30 HP can be knocked 05:25:37.860 --> 05:25:41.180 out from Phantom Dive and on the following turn if you can use an 05:25:41.180 --> 05:25:46.080 entrant of your own plus a boss's orders done sparse not evolving could 05:25:46.080 --> 05:25:48.880 be the difference maker. And that beautiful line that we talked about a 05:25:48.880 --> 05:25:52.680 little bit earlier with Dumple Monkey Dory taking away both drag floats that is 05:25:52.680 --> 05:25:57.480 essentially now gone and shut because of the evolution up into Dragapult here 05:25:57.480 --> 05:26:02.480 but another two prizes for Utah. And smartly placing all of the damage 05:26:02.480 --> 05:26:07.320 counters on the dude does not want to give Luke any option to Adrenal Brain. 05:26:07.320 --> 05:26:13.240 Action over Luke. What did he find off of that unfair stamp? Just three 05:26:13.240 --> 05:26:19.720 cards at him. Poke pad can find it done sparse a minimum giving it that extra HP 05:26:19.720 --> 05:26:23.800 would prevent Utah from winning the game on the following turn. I'm surprised for 05:26:23.800 --> 05:26:27.560 you Ethan I think Luke has the answer to that Team Rocket's watch tower and it is 05:26:27.560 --> 05:26:31.560 going to be the risky ruins. Usually in the trading card game sometimes we say 05:26:31.560 --> 05:26:35.800 unfair stab is a lie and it certainly is right now giving Luke a ton of 05:26:35.800 --> 05:26:39.120 options back that he really really needed. Three great cards drawn. 05:26:39.120 --> 05:26:43.120 night stretcher, psychic energy, and Lily's determination. 05:26:43.120 --> 05:26:46.120 The knockout is lined up immediately, 05:26:46.120 --> 05:26:50.120 and it looks like Yuta understands the writing is on the wall. 05:26:50.120 --> 05:26:52.120 Luke Giffin is going to take game number one. 05:26:52.120 --> 05:26:57.120 Massive play from Luke setting up not only the Dragapult EX, 05:26:57.120 --> 05:27:00.120 but what can't Double Monkey Dory do? 05:27:00.120 --> 05:27:04.120 Even if Yuta were to attack back into Luke next turn, 05:27:04.120 --> 05:27:08.120 Yuta still has those six damage counters to throw around, 05:27:08.120 --> 05:27:12.200 and traditionally they tend to go on Pokemon like Besendipity EX 05:27:12.200 --> 05:27:16.440 and all Luke would have to do is find boss's orders to take the game home. 05:27:16.440 --> 05:27:21.720 So why not for Utah to give himself a little bit more time to really work with here 05:27:21.720 --> 05:27:24.280 and I believe he'll probably be wanting to go second this time. 05:27:25.560 --> 05:27:30.120 We saw in game number one these two different Dragapult EX decks clash 05:27:30.120 --> 05:27:33.160 in their own unique style for Utah. 05:27:33.160 --> 05:27:36.840 Going into game number two, what does he need to do differently 05:27:36.840 --> 05:27:40.920 or what cards may he need to have access to to fight back and force a game three? 05:27:40.920 --> 05:27:46.040 Maybe a dust goal, Ethan. I mean, let's talk about it. I mean, Utah had access to, 05:27:46.040 --> 05:27:51.400 I mean, the attacking part of the deck, but truly did not have access to the other parts. 05:27:51.400 --> 05:27:56.040 But here's some of those key moments from our game. Number one, I mean, that unfair Sam 05:27:56.040 --> 05:28:01.560 did its job. I mean, it stopped Luke for just one turn. But still, when you're able to just 05:28:01.560 --> 05:28:06.520 find the Poke pad that you have in your hand and the risky ruins, everything back online. 05:28:06.840 --> 05:28:10.120 a perfect board for Luke at the end of the game. 05:28:10.120 --> 05:28:15.720 Dragapult EX guaranteed to not be knocked out in two attacks. 05:28:15.720 --> 05:28:18.400 Thanks to that Monkey Dory healing damage off, 05:28:18.400 --> 05:28:20.840 that was just too much for Yuta to handle. 05:28:20.840 --> 05:28:22.960 As we get into game number two, 05:28:22.960 --> 05:28:25.440 you see the starting Pokemon for both players. 05:28:25.440 --> 05:28:28.240 Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages 05:28:28.240 --> 05:28:30.960 for going first or second in the mirror match. 05:28:30.960 --> 05:28:34.520 A lot of it comes down to what resources you have at your disposal. 05:28:34.520 --> 05:28:38.960 Well, Utah is giving us a show of what a Mulligan is 05:28:38.960 --> 05:28:42.920 when you don't have a basic Pokemon to start in your hand. 05:28:42.920 --> 05:28:46.560 You do get to refresh the hand, shuffle it back into the deck, 05:28:46.560 --> 05:28:50.800 but you have to give your opponent a card or, you know, one card, 05:28:50.800 --> 05:28:53.040 and, you know, sometimes a Mulligan four or five times. 05:28:53.040 --> 05:28:55.200 You've got to give your opponent four or five cards, 05:28:55.200 --> 05:28:58.600 but now I'm sure Luke loves to see another card in his hand 05:28:58.600 --> 05:28:59.840 for that early setup. 05:29:01.920 --> 05:29:03.520 That is the big factor in this match. 05:29:03.520 --> 05:29:05.360 matchup cannot stress it enough. 05:29:05.360 --> 05:29:10.080 We saw itchy pollen do its job in that first game, 05:29:10.080 --> 05:29:11.920 Yuta not having access to it. 05:29:11.920 --> 05:29:14.320 And it feels like there were a couple moments 05:29:14.320 --> 05:29:16.640 where a good timed itchy pollen 05:29:16.640 --> 05:29:18.640 could have gotten Yuta back in that game. 05:29:18.640 --> 05:29:19.480 Yeah, absolutely. 05:29:19.480 --> 05:29:22.560 The problem is, it's just that Luke was way too far ahead. 05:29:22.560 --> 05:29:24.760 In fact, just have the freedom to continue 05:29:24.760 --> 05:29:26.960 to set up Monkey Dory. 05:29:26.960 --> 05:29:30.240 See if Yuta's going to have a basic Pokemon to show. 05:29:30.240 --> 05:29:32.320 And he will, but even the rest of the hand 05:29:32.320 --> 05:29:36.240 Also looking exactly too good. 05:29:36.240 --> 05:29:39.280 There is a supporter card in the hand, so it does seem manageable. 05:29:39.280 --> 05:29:43.760 A lot will come down to who goes first in this second game. 05:29:43.760 --> 05:29:46.360 Looks like Yuta will, oh, looks like Luke is starting. 05:29:46.360 --> 05:29:50.320 So Yuta opting to go second in game number two, 05:29:50.320 --> 05:29:52.240 and look at that start for Luke. 05:29:52.240 --> 05:29:55.120 Puddle in the active spot, and a buddy, buddy puff 05:29:55.120 --> 05:29:57.240 and define these three and put them into play. 05:29:57.240 --> 05:30:00.080 We got to get fired up here, everyone, in San Fran. 05:30:00.080 --> 05:30:04.080 If you are cheering for Utah, give him your energy now. 05:30:04.080 --> 05:30:07.120 But if you're cheering for Luke, what are these prize cars, 05:30:07.120 --> 05:30:09.400 Emily, all of the energy acceleration, 05:30:09.400 --> 05:30:12.200 and double Drippy in the prizes? 05:30:12.200 --> 05:30:14.440 Are you kidding me? 05:30:14.440 --> 05:30:15.680 Not exactly what you want to see. 05:30:15.680 --> 05:30:17.160 I mean, I'm sure Luke was really 05:30:17.160 --> 05:30:19.720 happy to open that Buddy League offense, saying, OK, 05:30:19.720 --> 05:30:21.600 I can freely get my two Drippy out. 05:30:21.600 --> 05:30:24.280 Little does he know, or maybe he just had that wake up 05:30:24.280 --> 05:30:25.120 call now. 05:30:25.120 --> 05:30:27.840 Those three only two Drippy he's going to have access to. 05:30:27.840 --> 05:30:31.840 So Yuta is going to realize when these monkey dory starts coming down. 05:30:31.840 --> 05:30:36.240 That might be the way to go here, but you gotta look at the rest of Luke's hand, Ethan. 05:30:36.240 --> 05:30:38.640 Already has the two draft cloak in hand. 05:30:38.640 --> 05:30:42.240 So even if Yuta were to retreat into Badu and use Ichi-Pollen, 05:30:42.240 --> 05:30:46.240 Luke's still at least has an energy and an engine online. 05:30:46.240 --> 05:30:47.680 Big turn for Yuta. 05:30:47.680 --> 05:30:51.680 Item cards certainly going to be shut off on the following turn. 05:30:51.680 --> 05:30:54.960 Lots to find those powerful Pokémon searching cards. 05:30:54.960 --> 05:30:57.440 Not as bad as Luke's prizes. 05:30:57.440 --> 05:30:59.520 Let's make sure we get that straight. 05:30:59.520 --> 05:31:01.720 But unfair stamp in the prizes. 05:31:01.720 --> 05:31:04.680 Definitely a big deal, especially towards the top. 05:31:04.680 --> 05:31:08.160 And this is the only copy of risky ruins in the list, 05:31:08.160 --> 05:31:10.800 as in the prizes, like you had mentioned. 05:31:10.800 --> 05:31:12.560 But you called me out really good. 05:31:12.560 --> 05:31:15.640 There is at least a Lilly's determination in the hand. 05:31:15.640 --> 05:31:17.760 And hopefully, Utah's going to be able to either find 05:31:17.760 --> 05:31:20.880 those 3B or find a buddy-buddy coffin 05:31:20.880 --> 05:31:22.200 to start filling up the bench. 05:31:22.200 --> 05:31:26.160 Not only with 3B, but hopefully with Duskell this time. 05:31:26.160 --> 05:31:29.280 really looking for those item cards and Pokemon, 05:31:29.280 --> 05:31:31.120 more importantly as well, 05:31:31.120 --> 05:31:33.120 to recloak for the following turn. 05:31:33.120 --> 05:31:34.840 Just to look through the deck more, 05:31:34.840 --> 05:31:35.960 draw more cards, 05:31:35.960 --> 05:31:39.280 and put together these combo turns on the following turns. 05:31:39.280 --> 05:31:41.000 Without energy acceleration, 05:31:41.000 --> 05:31:42.680 Fort Luke is going to have to play 05:31:42.680 --> 05:31:45.000 very, very carefully here too. 05:31:45.000 --> 05:31:47.720 Might have to be the one that's attacking early this time 05:31:47.720 --> 05:31:50.640 to try and sift out those Crispin from the prizes 05:31:50.640 --> 05:31:52.760 or at least get something going 05:31:52.760 --> 05:31:55.000 so that he can find Double Monkey Dory again. 05:31:55.000 --> 05:31:59.000 Nothing's a great eight cards for you to almost as good as it gets. 05:31:59.000 --> 05:32:02.300 Maybe missing a tri-cloak guaranteed for the following turn, 05:32:02.300 --> 05:32:05.380 but we will see the full bench build up, 05:32:05.380 --> 05:32:08.780 double buddy buddy pop in, double treat B coming into play. 05:32:08.780 --> 05:32:10.180 And now the question, Emily, 05:32:10.180 --> 05:32:12.420 how do you want to fill these last two bench spots? 05:32:12.420 --> 05:32:16.620 Might have to be at least one for Duskall or going double Duskall. 05:32:16.620 --> 05:32:19.980 I mean, your opponent only showed to treat B. 05:32:19.980 --> 05:32:24.860 So there is a very strong possibility because Utah does play rare candy 05:32:24.860 --> 05:32:31.140 that Rare Candy Dragapult EX and Rare Candy Dusk Noir could even wipe the board. 05:32:31.140 --> 05:32:35.420 Would have to be on a future turn that Ichi Palad, shutting off those options. 05:32:35.420 --> 05:32:39.440 The whole squad is here for you to coming into play. 05:32:39.440 --> 05:32:41.640 Ichi Palad will strike first, 05:32:41.640 --> 05:32:45.100 and now Luke the first player to be unable to play item cards in this match. 05:32:45.100 --> 05:32:47.580 As we mentioned though a little bit earlier, Ethan, 05:32:47.580 --> 05:32:50.340 Luke does at least have double dry cloaking fans, 05:32:50.340 --> 05:32:53.500 so that tends to help you quite a lot here, 05:32:53.500 --> 05:32:56.240 but see those recon directives going through. 05:32:56.240 --> 05:32:58.740 Fessendipity is usually the one that you want to take off. 05:32:58.740 --> 05:33:01.580 That's a Dumpstar CX is actually a really great card 05:33:01.580 --> 05:33:03.280 for those big basic boxes, 05:33:03.280 --> 05:33:06.220 but in the mirror you want to have at least all of the access 05:33:06.220 --> 05:33:08.460 to the card draw you can find. 05:33:08.460 --> 05:33:11.560 Looking at the hand, it's not super strong. 05:33:11.560 --> 05:33:14.920 No fire energy, no other Pokemon put into play, 05:33:14.920 --> 05:33:17.300 and more importantly, no supporter card. 05:33:17.300 --> 05:33:18.760 It's just going to be an itchy pollen, 05:33:18.760 --> 05:33:22.940 now Yuta allowing himself to start powering up Trepey, 05:33:22.940 --> 05:33:25.540 and we'll see another Lily's determination. 05:33:25.540 --> 05:33:29.140 No ability to use Poke Pad or cards like Ultra Ball 05:33:29.140 --> 05:33:32.180 needs to directly draw into these Draklok on this turn. 05:33:32.180 --> 05:33:35.020 This is exactly why so many players play four copies 05:33:35.020 --> 05:33:37.540 of this Lily's determination within their list, 05:33:37.540 --> 05:33:40.380 because it's really the main supporter that you want to see 05:33:40.380 --> 05:33:42.140 between turns one and three, right? 05:33:42.140 --> 05:33:45.660 A fresh eight cards, especially because Dragapul really can 05:33:45.660 --> 05:33:48.060 take its time setting up all of these damage counters 05:33:48.060 --> 05:33:49.220 for itself here. 05:33:49.220 --> 05:33:53.800 So, Yuta, can you find Drakloak with no item access? 05:33:53.800 --> 05:33:55.140 Big 8 cards even. 05:33:56.140 --> 05:33:59.700 Making sure everything is clear, let's take a look at the hand. 05:33:59.700 --> 05:34:06.580 And I see one immediately using that Recon Directive right away. 05:34:07.940 --> 05:34:10.180 No other Drakloak in the hand. 05:34:10.180 --> 05:34:11.880 See Ultra Ball go to the bottom of the deck. 05:34:11.880 --> 05:34:15.820 Another Lily's determination for the following turn. 05:34:15.820 --> 05:34:21.640 We'll just be another itchy pollen, but do slowly making work on the opposing, but do, and here we go. 05:34:21.640 --> 05:34:23.960 Luke needs to help find fire energy. 05:34:23.960 --> 05:34:27.300 That means the option is available to use Phantom Dive. 05:34:28.820 --> 05:34:31.200 We'll decide to keep it monkey Dory to the bottom of the deck. 05:34:31.340 --> 05:34:33.300 Two more cards from recon directive. 05:34:33.900 --> 05:34:37.120 It's just a buddy buddy pop and that cannot be played on this turn. 05:34:37.340 --> 05:34:40.400 And now Emily, do you stay disruptive or go aggressive? 05:34:40.440 --> 05:34:42.500 It looks like the disruption is preferred in the spot. 05:34:42.500 --> 05:34:49.000 You just can't and the problem is while Luke is playing heroes Cape which does at least buff the hit points for the dragon bolt the eggs 05:34:49.120 --> 05:34:51.840 You never want your dragon ball to be taking the first 05:34:52.480 --> 05:34:58.680 Phantom dive damage to itself. We saw how Luke utilized that a little bit earlier to set up those combo turns 05:34:58.720 --> 05:35:03.200 So now Utah is going to be able to find another Lily's determination 05:35:03.200 --> 05:35:08.280 That's three out of the four in the deck to find another fresh eight cards 05:35:08.280 --> 05:35:16.280 Still looking for Tricloak as well as those dust glocks to evolve and threaten Dusknor on the following turns. 05:35:16.280 --> 05:35:24.280 When the position to be able to wipe your opponent's attackers off the board is present, the game can get scary very quickly. 05:35:24.280 --> 05:35:30.280 You'll see of course the recon directive available for you to find huge recloak and a dust glock, 05:35:30.280 --> 05:35:35.280 an incredible draw for you to as well as a boss's orders for the following turn. 05:35:35.280 --> 05:35:39.860 turn. Not just that, I mean you have the whole suite available to you as you so 05:35:39.860 --> 05:35:44.060 choose to and while granted yes you're under item lock you can't imagine that 05:35:44.060 --> 05:35:48.380 Luke is going to keep him under item lock for much longer now that Yuta is 05:35:48.380 --> 05:35:52.640 essentially going to get all three drag cloak online this turn and a dust 05:35:52.640 --> 05:35:57.920 blocks as well. Finds Dragapult EX as well can evolve the rightmost drag 05:35:57.920 --> 05:36:01.820 cloak into that dragapult EX to protect it from being KOed from bosses 05:36:01.820 --> 05:36:06.300 orders and like you mentioned there is going to be no ability to item lock on 05:36:06.300 --> 05:36:10.100 Luke's side since Night Stricter cannot recover the only Betue available. 05:36:10.100 --> 05:36:15.180 That is going to be forcing Luke into a position where he has to get aggressive 05:36:15.180 --> 05:36:20.420 but as we talked about this entire set Ethan the target is sometimes a little 05:36:20.420 --> 05:36:24.020 bit more difficult to say there's the boss's orders just enough to talk 05:36:24.020 --> 05:36:27.700 about it. You definitely want to get those dust globs and the dust goal out 05:36:27.700 --> 05:36:30.860 of there but still that dragapult is going to be the first one taking some 05:36:30.860 --> 05:36:36.440 damage. No more basic Pokemon found all of the Lily's determination being summoned 05:36:36.440 --> 05:36:41.640 to the hand. Bosses orders and decides to target down the dust blocks and this 05:36:41.640 --> 05:36:45.600 dust goal on the bench to wipe out Curse Blast as a potential option. Yeah I 05:36:45.600 --> 05:36:50.440 mean this is what Curse Blast does that essentially weakens down the hit 05:36:50.440 --> 05:36:55.640 points and allows for Dragapult to be taken out essentially in one turn. 05:36:55.640 --> 05:37:00.080 Granted that hero's cape is now on the Dragapult yet but you have to be 05:37:00.080 --> 05:37:05.000 wondering Ethan, what is Luke going to do about this damage? I see a Monkey Dory in 05:37:05.000 --> 05:37:09.000 hand, but where's the energy to go along? Time will tell on the following turn as 05:37:09.000 --> 05:37:13.600 Yuta kicks things off with a Recon Directive. Ken, now play those item cards 05:37:13.600 --> 05:37:17.680 previously shut off. See Monkey Dory brought to the hand? There's a Pokey 05:37:17.680 --> 05:37:22.840 Bad boss's orders kept instead. Do we see a Psychic Energy and Dragapult EX? 05:37:22.840 --> 05:37:26.880 There's the Psychic Energy, Rosa's encouragement as well. Banned into the 05:37:26.880 --> 05:37:29.980 this card while I'm not quite enough energy to get full value from that 05:37:29.980 --> 05:37:37.500 supporter. So now with it being to the point in the game where Dragapult EX is 05:37:37.500 --> 05:37:42.540 powered up, Duskull just becomes a lot less attractive of a Pokemon to put in 05:37:42.540 --> 05:37:46.900 play. Yeah, definitely don't want to at this point here, but as Utah did in 05:37:46.900 --> 05:37:51.500 game one, maybe it's worth just evolving all of these draft plugs up to avoid 05:37:51.500 --> 05:37:55.540 those multi combo turns. The thing is what I'm very curious about is I'm 05:37:55.540 --> 05:38:00.540 I'm wondering if Yuta's going to try and get Monkey Dory into play. 05:38:00.540 --> 05:38:06.540 He doesn't play one copy of it, but at least he knows that there's going to be some damage counters sent back. 05:38:06.540 --> 05:38:12.540 And that festantivity is always a target for that one damage counter for bosses orders down the line and a free two prize. 05:38:12.540 --> 05:38:18.540 It has to be in a future turn. We've seen the supporter card being played and no energy card attached just yet. 05:38:18.540 --> 05:38:24.540 Looks like Padoe has done its job, Yuta, planning out a phantom dive on this turn. 05:38:24.540 --> 05:38:26.840 Now the question becomes hit points. 05:38:26.840 --> 05:38:30.680 How much is Luke able to protect this Dragapult EX? 05:38:30.680 --> 05:38:34.040 Essentially his boss, Pokemon, from being KOed 05:38:34.040 --> 05:38:35.440 over the least amount of turns. 05:38:35.440 --> 05:38:37.400 And what's unfortunate for Luke is that 05:38:37.400 --> 05:38:40.040 all of that energy acceleration that we had talked about 05:38:40.040 --> 05:38:41.760 even is all prized. 05:38:41.760 --> 05:38:45.400 So it's unable to get double monkey Dory completely in play 05:38:45.400 --> 05:38:47.480 unless he were to find that Crisken 05:38:47.480 --> 05:38:49.560 off of a prize in a future turn. 05:38:49.560 --> 05:38:52.240 So he, at most, will only be able to send 05:38:52.240 --> 05:38:54.860 one or three damage counters back, excuse me. 05:38:54.860 --> 05:38:56.660 That's not gonna be enough to protect this dragon pool 05:38:56.660 --> 05:38:58.420 for more than one turn. 05:38:58.420 --> 05:39:01.740 You see protecting these Pokemon from easy KO's, 05:39:01.740 --> 05:39:04.300 shutting off that recon directive ability 05:39:04.300 --> 05:39:07.700 at the advantage of giving your Pokemon more HP. 05:39:07.700 --> 05:39:10.220 But do, doing its job, retreating to the bench, 05:39:10.220 --> 05:39:12.340 Phantom die being used. 05:39:12.340 --> 05:39:13.740 Now the question is, where do you put 05:39:13.740 --> 05:39:14.580 these damage counters? 05:39:14.580 --> 05:39:17.260 And I like this choice here from Utah 05:39:17.260 --> 05:39:20.020 to put six damage counters on this Drakloak. 05:39:20.020 --> 05:39:27.780 Yeah, this lines up perfectly to have Monkey Dory take that track look down at the line with Adrenaline as well here. 05:39:27.780 --> 05:39:30.260 Luke gonna draw at least into the risky ruins. 05:39:30.260 --> 05:39:32.900 So now the question is what was off of the recon directive? 05:39:32.900 --> 05:39:34.900 He's still grabbing the Meowthi eggs. 05:39:34.900 --> 05:39:36.900 So too late to put it down. 05:39:36.900 --> 05:39:42.980 I'm not sure if Luke knows that both Crispin are a prize that would be an ideal supporter card this turn. 05:39:42.980 --> 05:39:49.380 Just to power up Monkey Dory, we'll check the deck with PokiBad and see the bad news that those cards are prize. 05:39:50.020 --> 05:39:52.020 Sector cloak will be the choice. 05:39:52.020 --> 05:39:55.020 The supporter card played yet no energy attached. 05:39:55.020 --> 05:39:59.020 With this aggressive feeling, I wonder what the supporter of choice will be. 05:39:59.020 --> 05:40:04.020 The only issue is Ethan, because Luke has prized both Chris then, 05:40:04.020 --> 05:40:09.020 this draft cloak on the bench is going to be in range of a Phantom dive knockout. 05:40:09.020 --> 05:40:15.020 No matter which way you put it, can only move three damage counters back over onto Utah side here. 05:40:15.020 --> 05:40:18.020 So it's unfortunate for Luke, but this is kind of what he has to do here. 05:40:18.020 --> 05:40:22.020 He has to set up the Duns Fars to try to get things going. 05:40:22.020 --> 05:40:27.020 Now granted, he's at least guaranteed a prize card if he were to attack the Bidu here, 05:40:27.020 --> 05:40:31.020 but then it goes back to, does Luke want to use that combo turn? 05:40:31.020 --> 05:40:34.020 Believe no dark energy in the discard pile. 05:40:34.020 --> 05:40:38.020 That would be an easy way to access that card for Adrenal Brain. 05:40:38.020 --> 05:40:43.020 So let's see this Monkey Door come down, 3P number 3 hitting the board. 05:40:43.020 --> 05:40:51.820 It looks like just considering pinning as many cards out of the hand and relying off of a lily's determination for six cards to find this dark energy 05:40:51.820 --> 05:40:55.600 It's just so unfortunate not exactly what you want to see from Luke 05:40:55.600 --> 05:41:00.860 But to be fair both competitors have been back against the wall because of prize cards at some point here 05:41:00.980 --> 05:41:07.300 So Luke forced to evolve this track look into a dragapult again playing a little bit more defensive and here we go 05:41:07.300 --> 05:41:10.500 Ethan, Lily's Determination. Can Dark Energy be found? 05:41:10.500 --> 05:41:14.580 Takes that Dragapult EX out of range thanks to the evolution. 05:41:14.580 --> 05:41:18.420 The bigger question becomes this active Dragapult EX. As it stands, 05:41:18.420 --> 05:41:24.660 would not be KO'd from a Phantom Dive. However, a Monkey Dory on Utaside puts it in range. 05:41:24.660 --> 05:41:26.340 That Dark Energy is so important. 05:41:26.340 --> 05:41:30.740 Yeah, and the question is, does Luke even retreat into something like the Dunsparse 05:41:30.740 --> 05:41:35.460 and let it go? But still, you absolutely want to use these damage counters to your 05:41:35.460 --> 05:41:39.780 advantage when you're throwing them with Phantom Dive. That's a big miss, Ethan! 05:41:39.780 --> 05:41:44.340 No energy, not even a fire energy to power up that bench. 05:41:44.340 --> 05:41:50.660 Dragapult EX and the doors are wide open for Yuta to take care of this powerful EX Pokémon. 05:41:50.660 --> 05:41:55.940 The only thing that Luke can really do is send the deck for next turn, and like you had mentioned, 05:41:55.940 --> 05:42:00.980 I mean, there's already two damage counters on that budu, so Yuta is going to be able to 05:42:00.980 --> 05:42:04.980 to take the knockout onto the active Dragonbolt with that hero's cape, the ace 05:42:04.980 --> 05:42:06.980 spec going down, you just don't want to see it. 05:42:06.980 --> 05:42:11.980 Luke needs to announce Phantom Dive this turn, it's the only way he can stay in this match, 05:42:11.980 --> 05:42:16.980 present a threat, deal damage to this Pokemon, and maybe down the line try and 05:42:16.980 --> 05:42:20.980 provide some disruption. So there we go, Phantom Dive onto the opposing 05:42:20.980 --> 05:42:24.980 Dragonbolt EX, six damage counters on the Dracloak, taking a little bit of a 05:42:24.980 --> 05:42:28.980 page out of Utah's book on the previous turn to try and get back in this game. 05:42:28.980 --> 05:42:34.820 I'm wondering if there's going to be a line down a couple more turns from now where that 05:42:34.820 --> 05:42:40.740 but who is going to at least get one and or one damage counter excuse me to take the knockout 05:42:40.740 --> 05:42:46.100 still woman gives up one prize card but look at checkmate last game with a four prize knockout 05:42:46.100 --> 05:42:51.780 here so I'm wondering if Utah is going to try and find monkey Dory this turn to try and start 05:42:51.780 --> 05:42:58.180 sending these damage counters back monkey Dory already in the hand all triple found from 05:42:58.180 --> 05:43:03.780 From the Recon Directive, there is the Pokey Pad to search out another non-woolbox Pokemon, 05:43:03.780 --> 05:43:08.660 just finding Pokemon that can be taken out of the Debtra Cloak, most likely not going to come 05:43:08.660 --> 05:43:15.300 into play. In this game, we've seen how beneficial it's been early on that will be shuffled. 05:43:15.300 --> 05:43:21.540 So that does signal that Yuta may be reliant off of a different supporter outside of Crispin 05:43:21.540 --> 05:43:25.300 or Lily's Determination, which almost all of them are gone at this point. 05:43:25.300 --> 05:43:34.300 Yeah, I mean, that's the thing with Lily's determination is that it's great in those opening turns when you can't really find your Pokemon off of items because you're under item lock here. 05:43:34.300 --> 05:43:39.800 Considering pitching the dark energy, Ethan, I know that's kind of key for Monkey Dory here. 05:43:39.800 --> 05:43:45.800 The question is, what is Utah looking for? It's just going to have to be the Dragonbolt EX to try and protect the Dragonbolt on the bench. 05:43:45.800 --> 05:43:49.880 There is a world where they're not in a rush to take the KO on this Dragonfall EX. 05:43:49.880 --> 05:43:53.800 By taking a KO, you do activate a couple of cards that could be scary, 05:43:53.800 --> 05:43:55.560 a lot of them being hand-disruption cards. 05:43:57.720 --> 05:44:01.160 Special red card, as we talked about it just a little bit earlier. 05:44:01.160 --> 05:44:05.480 It would bring Luke down, or Utah down to three prizes, excuse me. 05:44:05.480 --> 05:44:09.720 So still, both players really trying to play around these crazy turns 05:44:09.720 --> 05:44:12.840 of just trying to set up these multi-prize knockouts here. 05:44:12.840 --> 05:44:19.560 Both players checking the discard resource management is a very key skill you learned in the Pokemon trading very game 05:44:20.920 --> 05:44:27.440 So that darkness energy being discarded doesn't signal you to they want to attach a different energy card 05:44:28.160 --> 05:44:31.800 Stragopul EX on the bench if six damage counters are placed onto it 05:44:31.920 --> 05:44:35.520 Thanks to phantom dive would spell disaster, but there we go 05:44:35.520 --> 05:44:38.960 We're gonna see Paus's orders on to the opposing 05:44:38.960 --> 05:44:44.560 Dragapult EX, bringing it into the active spot, dealing damage with Phantom Dive and 05:44:44.560 --> 05:44:46.760 this presents an issue for Luke. 05:44:46.760 --> 05:44:51.760 If he wants to attack this turn, he'll either need to retreat or commit a fire energy, both 05:44:51.760 --> 05:44:54.120 of which is not a darkness energy on Monkey Dory. 05:44:54.120 --> 05:45:00.960 Now Yuta essentially setting up Checkmate once again here on both Dragapult EX's in play, 05:45:00.960 --> 05:45:05.840 putting them in Phantom Dive range and Monkey Dory range as well here. 05:45:05.840 --> 05:45:09.020 and Dipity always can receive one damage counter as well, 05:45:09.020 --> 05:45:12.500 so that could even equal a six prize turn for Utah. 05:45:13.920 --> 05:45:15.980 What does Luke have access to? 05:45:17.020 --> 05:45:18.280 You'll of course check the damage, 05:45:18.280 --> 05:45:19.980 make sure everything is correct. 05:45:21.980 --> 05:45:23.900 There is of course all of the energy acceleration, 05:45:23.900 --> 05:45:25.120 so that is off the table. 05:45:25.120 --> 05:45:27.520 Starts off evolving 3B integer cloak, 05:45:27.520 --> 05:45:30.940 recon directive keeps the knight structure in the hand. 05:45:30.940 --> 05:45:34.480 There is the Dunsparse as well, Lily's determination, 05:45:34.480 --> 05:45:37.200 So at minimum Luke can see nine cards from his deck. 05:45:37.200 --> 05:45:38.880 Six off the Lily's determination 05:45:38.880 --> 05:45:41.240 and another three from that runaway draw ability. 05:45:41.240 --> 05:45:43.800 What's just so unfortunate is that that monkey Dory 05:45:43.800 --> 05:45:46.360 on the bench just doesn't have a dark energy. 05:45:46.360 --> 05:45:48.480 We saw in game number one, 05:45:48.480 --> 05:45:51.840 how double monkey Dory essentially set up Checkmate for Luke 05:45:51.840 --> 05:45:55.320 and it was so useful in those moments here. 05:45:55.320 --> 05:45:59.040 But now both Dragapult can be knocked out essentially 05:45:59.040 --> 05:46:01.160 next turn, the one in the active from 05:46:01.160 --> 05:46:03.840 just a very quick adrenaline over here. 05:46:03.840 --> 05:46:06.720 Will Luke use runaway draw to keep seeing cards? 05:46:06.720 --> 05:46:09.440 I mean, you have to take Pokemon off your bench at this point. 05:46:09.440 --> 05:46:12.620 It's Rosic making an appearance yet again. 05:46:12.620 --> 05:46:14.020 No energy cards. 05:46:14.020 --> 05:46:16.480 So big three from runaway draw. 05:46:16.480 --> 05:46:17.720 Is there a way to get energy? 05:46:17.720 --> 05:46:20.660 I believe there's none in the discard pile for Luke. 05:46:20.660 --> 05:46:24.000 No energy cards immediately. 05:46:24.000 --> 05:46:28.260 Just going to check and see how many cards are in the hand. 05:46:28.260 --> 05:46:30.400 I believe there were... 05:46:30.400 --> 05:46:31.700 How many cards were drawn? 05:46:31.700 --> 05:46:32.600 Just have to double check. 05:46:32.600 --> 05:46:37.920 We did see six cards in the hand plus the recon, excuse me, plus the dunce barcibility 05:46:38.760 --> 05:46:43.320 Here we go. Night stretcher now. Is there an option to bring an energy back? 05:46:43.320 --> 05:46:48.260 Of course, you can retreat the dragonpole EX if you'd like to then get that energy back into play 05:46:48.780 --> 05:46:53.200 But it does seem like Luke is really up against the wall and doesn't have a play 05:46:53.200 --> 05:46:55.780 That seems great at the end of the day. Well, here's the problem 05:46:55.780 --> 05:46:59.840 You think you retreat this dragonpole with 30 hit points remaining that goes to the bench and 05:46:59.840 --> 05:47:08.440 And that Dragapult is going to get knocked out from a Monkey Dory Adrenaline with 3 damage counters already on the Bench Dragapult on Yuta's side. 05:47:08.440 --> 05:47:14.240 So it's really if Luke wants to just keep trying to find ways to stay in this game. 05:47:14.240 --> 05:47:19.240 So close to a 5 prize turn, just a couple of damage counters short. 05:47:19.240 --> 05:47:24.840 A Dragapult EX on the bench with no energy and so many damage counters on it. 05:47:24.840 --> 05:47:30.560 You may even wonder if you're Yuta, do you ignore that Pokemon and just go after the energy cards? 05:47:30.560 --> 05:47:35.400 You might as well. I mean, you've seen Luke struggle to find energy this entire game here. 05:47:35.400 --> 05:47:41.080 Launching all six damage counters, I believe the signal was over to Monkey Dory, but I could be wrong. 05:47:41.080 --> 05:47:48.480 Monkey Dory taking six damage counters from Phantom Dive, but do promote it into the active spot. 05:47:48.480 --> 05:47:51.840 Now, Yuta does not have access to that 05:47:51.840 --> 05:47:55.440 Recondirective ability, really relying off of the cards in his hand 05:47:55.440 --> 05:47:58.400 or with the assist of a Fezzendipity EX. 05:47:58.400 --> 05:48:02.640 To draw the Crispin for a turn, unfortunately for Yuta's list, 05:48:02.640 --> 05:48:06.640 he doesn't play two Monkey Dory, he does only play one. 05:48:06.640 --> 05:48:10.400 So wasn't going to find double Adrenaline action here, 05:48:10.400 --> 05:48:14.160 but there is the line to get the Dragapult on the bench 05:48:14.160 --> 05:48:16.480 and the Dragapult in the active here. 05:48:16.480 --> 05:48:23.680 But what do you do about the track cloak on the bench that can evolve next turn to go back up into a dragapult? 05:48:23.680 --> 05:48:30.080 This is scary. It may get scarier for Luke as the special red card comes into play, 05:48:30.080 --> 05:48:35.760 forcing Luke to shovel his hand, place it on the bottom of the deck, and draw just three cards. 05:48:35.760 --> 05:48:40.480 There are so many factors at play, mainly those energy cards left. 05:48:40.480 --> 05:48:44.560 If your cloak goes down from an Adrenal Brain plus Phantom Dive damage, 05:48:44.560 --> 05:48:53.060 That Dragapult EX is hanging on with just 30 HP remaining, and we know for Luke his energy acceleration is so limited. 05:48:53.060 --> 05:48:58.160 The problem is too, I mean while Luke, yes, is going to lose a couple of Pokemon this turn, 05:48:58.160 --> 05:49:03.160 if that Dragapult stays up, which I don't think it will for much longer, 05:49:03.160 --> 05:49:06.260 that Fissin' Dipity will be able to draw him some more cards. 05:49:06.260 --> 05:49:10.760 There's the Phantom Dive, but still launching one onto Bess here. 05:49:10.760 --> 05:49:12.360 Here comes Dragapult, bosses orders. 05:49:12.360 --> 05:49:14.600 Seeds to find something off of these four cards. 05:49:14.600 --> 05:49:15.440 Is there an energy? 05:49:15.440 --> 05:49:16.360 Flip the script. 05:49:16.360 --> 05:49:17.280 Drawing three cards. 05:49:17.280 --> 05:49:18.800 There's a fire energy. 05:49:18.800 --> 05:49:21.720 Needs some way to disrupt Yuta, 05:49:21.720 --> 05:49:24.800 and it feels like no matter where Luke is able to retreat, 05:49:24.800 --> 05:49:26.280 his Pokemon will be knocked out. 05:49:26.280 --> 05:49:28.800 Yuta ties things up at one game apiece. 05:49:28.800 --> 05:49:31.520 It is so unfortunate for Luke to have fries. 05:49:31.520 --> 05:49:35.640 Every single energy acceleration within the deck, 05:49:35.640 --> 05:49:39.680 so Yuta had free range to get completely set up 05:49:39.680 --> 05:49:41.240 in the way he knows how. 05:49:41.240 --> 05:49:48.980 Now granted, Luke did such a good job of targeting down the Dust Gloves and the Dust Gloves to prevent those combination turns. 05:49:48.980 --> 05:49:55.880 But the problem is, when you leave it up to chance to find your energy, not a suburb which automatically grabs it for you, 05:49:55.880 --> 05:50:03.100 you can with it. And unfortunately for Luke, not finding Monkey Dory Adrenal Brain led to an unfortunate loss game too. 05:50:03.100 --> 05:50:11.100 As we look back on that second game, like you mentioned, going after Dust Clops was a piece that Yuto was able to establish in this second game. 05:50:11.100 --> 05:50:20.100 But at the end of the day, Luke just was not able to deal with the constant onslaught of pressure thanks to Phantom Dive, thanks to Monkey Dory. 05:50:20.100 --> 05:50:24.100 That piece, just so valuable, really put on display in this second game. 05:50:24.100 --> 05:50:28.100 And here we are. Yuta able to fire back here. 05:50:28.100 --> 05:50:30.940 I mean, Ethan, these players are champions 05:50:30.940 --> 05:50:32.500 within their own right. 05:50:32.500 --> 05:50:36.700 We just saw Luke not too long ago win NAIC. 05:50:36.700 --> 05:50:40.180 And Yuta as well, the Japan national champion, 05:50:40.180 --> 05:50:43.100 as well here, both of these players 05:50:43.100 --> 05:50:46.340 are so ready to take home game three. 05:50:47.420 --> 05:50:50.980 Tensions building just under 30 minutes left 05:50:50.980 --> 05:50:52.900 in this round. 05:50:52.900 --> 05:50:56.340 These players shuffle up, find those seven cards 05:50:56.340 --> 05:50:57.900 to start the game off. 05:50:57.900 --> 05:51:00.260 and your heart has to be beating in this spot. 05:51:00.260 --> 05:51:03.340 These may be the most important opening seven cards 05:51:03.340 --> 05:51:05.780 of your Pokemon TCG career up to this point. 05:51:05.780 --> 05:51:08.700 Many players kind of dread the dragapult mirror here, 05:51:08.700 --> 05:51:10.540 but as we have shown you, 05:51:10.540 --> 05:51:13.940 there are many intricacies of this matchup, 05:51:13.940 --> 05:51:16.900 many things that are so important here. 05:51:16.900 --> 05:51:18.700 But you know what else is really important, Ethan? 05:51:18.700 --> 05:51:21.860 The people that have supported these players along the way, 05:51:21.860 --> 05:51:23.820 as we're gonna resolve some mulligans, 05:51:23.820 --> 05:51:25.420 I think somebody's on the floor 05:51:25.420 --> 05:51:26.860 with some friends and family. 05:51:27.900 --> 05:51:35.740 of our competitors to ask them a couple of questions about how they're feeling right now. 05:51:35.740 --> 05:51:41.420 So Luke up there on the big stage, how does it feel to be in this situation? 05:51:41.420 --> 05:51:45.820 We're going to a game of three and you've supported him all of this way. 05:51:45.820 --> 05:51:50.780 Oh yeah, I mean he's my young and so like whatever he wants to do so like we're just 05:51:50.780 --> 05:51:52.100 going to do it. 05:51:52.100 --> 05:51:58.120 But Game 3, this last game as a junior, here it comes. 05:51:58.120 --> 05:51:59.120 That's pretty big. 05:51:59.120 --> 05:52:00.760 How are you feeling? 05:52:00.760 --> 05:52:21.360 In my opinion, in my opinion, in my opinion, in my opinion, now that he's here battling 05:52:21.360 --> 05:52:26.160 like this. I wanted to do his best to win. Well you've heard it here from the 05:52:26.160 --> 05:52:30.800 fathers of our competitors. Let's jump right back into the action with the boys 05:52:30.800 --> 05:52:38.400 to see who will be our champion. Well into game number three, Pokepad to start 05:52:38.400 --> 05:52:42.440 things off. Usually a sign on your opponent plays that first item, search 05:52:42.440 --> 05:52:46.080 and card, and it's not buddy-buddy popping that they struggle to get a lot 05:52:46.080 --> 05:52:50.600 of those basic Pokemon into play. And well us we are looking at the prizes 05:52:50.600 --> 05:52:55.820 even that special red card that always seems to be looming in the background is 05:52:55.820 --> 05:53:00.400 going to be at the top of the prices but for Utah still going to have full access 05:53:00.400 --> 05:53:05.040 to the entire deck but look at what Utah is doing already saying you know what 05:53:05.040 --> 05:53:08.960 I'm going first so that means Luke is going to put me under item lock next 05:53:08.960 --> 05:53:12.160 turn might as well burn all these items right now but the problem is 05:53:12.160 --> 05:53:16.000 look at what he's burning he's burning a night stretcher here doesn't play 05:53:16.000 --> 05:53:19.920 at least three in the deck but when it comes down to finding those energies 05:53:19.920 --> 05:53:24.160 back especially when you retreat really want to make sure you're keeping track of 05:53:24.160 --> 05:53:27.840 what you're thrown away. Could have grabbed many different Pokemon off the 05:53:27.840 --> 05:53:31.040 ultra ball. What do you think is the thought process behind grabbing Monkey Dory 05:53:31.040 --> 05:53:36.000 as opposed to a Duskull or a Treepie? Well while Badoo is in the active you know 05:53:36.000 --> 05:53:40.760 that these 10 damage counters are going to and from your Badoo here so this 05:53:40.760 --> 05:53:44.880 is actually Utah taking a very aggressive line going to be sending 05:53:44.880 --> 05:53:50.320 these damage counters back. But speaking of items here, it is going to be the 05:53:50.320 --> 05:53:54.480 ultra ball going into play. Hey crowd, how we feel about this game number three? 05:53:56.880 --> 05:54:01.160 I think everyone's hyped up to crown their champion, but while yes, Luke is going 05:54:01.160 --> 05:54:05.040 to have access to that energy acceleration he sorely missed that 05:54:05.040 --> 05:54:06.840 heroes cape is now offline. 05:54:07.880 --> 05:54:12.520 Powerful aspect unavailable, especially due to it being at the top of the 05:54:12.520 --> 05:54:18.280 prize cards that Meowth EX also unavailable. You've seen how crucial a well-time 05:54:18.280 --> 05:54:23.080 Crispin or Rosa's encouragement can be, as well as of course the boss himself coming 05:54:23.080 --> 05:54:27.400 into play. So here we go, eight cards off the list of termination. The Budu already 05:54:27.400 --> 05:54:32.320 in play, guaranteeing itchy pollen is an attack and option. Now just looking to 05:54:32.320 --> 05:54:36.800 find more Pokemon, some energy cards, and more importantly, to cloak for the 05:54:36.800 --> 05:54:40.600 following turn. As we said, these eight cards in this opening turn are 05:54:40.600 --> 05:54:45.660 so important here even eight to go. Ideally an energy as you mentioned does 05:54:45.660 --> 05:54:49.880 also find not only just an energy but I believe that's also another buddy-buddy 05:54:49.880 --> 05:54:55.760 poppin as well here so at least three 3p are online so Luke definitely finding 05:54:55.760 --> 05:54:59.160 what he needs here does also have a Lily's determination for next turn as 05:54:59.160 --> 05:55:04.360 well. Excellent setup in a crucial game number three just has to now make the 05:55:04.360 --> 05:55:09.600 decision of which two basic Pokemon to grab really valuing Dunce bars in 05:55:09.600 --> 05:55:12.440 in this matchup along with a second copy of Tree Pea. 05:55:13.600 --> 05:55:17.320 So that's the energy attachment for turn two here. 05:55:17.320 --> 05:55:21.360 So now it is going to be the budu, the itchy pollen here. 05:55:21.360 --> 05:55:24.520 And now the thing is, I mean, with Monkey Dory 05:55:24.520 --> 05:55:27.240 already with an energy on it, Ethan, 05:55:27.240 --> 05:55:29.800 it's gonna time soon for you to use 05:55:29.800 --> 05:55:31.520 those damage counters against Luke, 05:55:31.520 --> 05:55:33.280 forcing Luke to promote Pokemon 05:55:33.280 --> 05:55:35.600 that don't exactly want to take damage 05:55:35.600 --> 05:55:38.240 or even just one here would set it up 05:55:38.240 --> 05:55:39.840 for a Phantom Dive down the line. 05:55:39.840 --> 05:55:42.800 And more importantly, being strong in the Budu War, 05:55:42.800 --> 05:55:46.560 if this Budu takes another itchy pollen head on, 05:55:46.560 --> 05:55:48.440 Monkey Dory can move those two damage counters 05:55:48.440 --> 05:55:51.520 to take a KO on Budu and force Luke to make a decision 05:55:51.520 --> 05:55:55.040 on which Pokemon to promote on that same turn. 05:55:55.040 --> 05:55:57.240 Last stitch catch with Meowth here, 05:55:57.240 --> 05:55:59.260 finds that Lily's determination. 05:55:59.260 --> 05:56:01.760 As we've seen now for all three games, 05:56:01.760 --> 05:56:04.160 it really depends on what you find 05:56:04.160 --> 05:56:05.920 off of this Lily's determination. 05:56:05.920 --> 05:56:09.920 ideally another energy. The Monkey Dory already has the energy on it, but 05:56:09.920 --> 05:56:14.080 unless you're using Mindbend, you really want to start getting at least a couple 05:56:14.080 --> 05:56:17.920 of more Jiriki into play as well. That's the only one on Yuta's bench. 05:56:17.920 --> 05:56:24.920 For Cloak of Dire, important for Yuta, opening up so many doors. The support, of course, 05:56:24.920 --> 05:56:29.920 from the Recon Directive, but also Dragapult EX down the line with Phantom Dice. 05:56:29.920 --> 05:56:35.920 So here we go, the tension building, just under 20 minutes left in this game. 05:56:37.920 --> 05:56:42.920 Looks like we are just getting a little bit of confirmation on what's going on down at the table. 05:56:42.920 --> 05:56:46.920 There's a high stakes match, there is a lot of pressure, and things do happen in the Pokemon TCG. 05:56:46.920 --> 05:56:54.920 People make mistakes, and especially when you are surrounded by this beautiful crowd you are playing on a stage that is lighting up below you. 05:56:54.920 --> 05:57:02.920 you. There is a ton of pressure. So Luke, going to give Yuta's deck a shuffle before eight cards here. 05:57:02.920 --> 05:57:06.920 Like you had mentioned, Ethan, this buddy war now coming into play is very important. 05:57:08.920 --> 05:57:13.000 Looking for energy. Looking for a trick cloak. That's just a couple of trick cloaks. You know, 05:57:13.000 --> 05:57:19.720 nice three to find on that. But no, no energy. See if this recon directive can assist Yuta in 05:57:19.720 --> 05:57:22.080 Anyway, there is a dust goal. 05:57:22.080 --> 05:57:24.520 Ultima, of course, cannot be played. 05:57:24.520 --> 05:57:26.440 So, can at least threaten something. 05:57:26.440 --> 05:57:28.840 And here we go, risky ruins. 05:57:28.840 --> 05:57:31.440 Monkey Dory to move those two damage counters. 05:57:31.440 --> 05:57:34.800 And the two goes down on the first turn, 05:57:34.800 --> 05:57:36.560 or rather, the second turn of the game, 05:57:36.560 --> 05:57:39.000 not going to allow Luke to use that itchy pollen 05:57:39.000 --> 05:57:39.840 on the following turn. 05:57:39.840 --> 05:57:42.280 And the thing is, the difference between Utah's list 05:57:42.280 --> 05:57:45.920 and Luke's list is that there's no automatic acceleration 05:57:45.920 --> 05:57:48.280 to get into Dragapult's EX. 05:57:48.280 --> 05:57:54.840 So now Luke is just going to have to sift through the deck once more to find these Dracloaks here. 05:57:54.840 --> 05:58:00.040 He's severely far behind. I'm really granted the Dracloak doesn't have the energy on the bench, 05:58:00.040 --> 05:58:04.840 but there is still Crispin available to Yuta. And now that there is a Duskall in play, 05:58:04.840 --> 05:58:08.040 Luke could see both of these three be gone next turn if he doesn't evolve. 05:58:08.760 --> 05:58:12.600 Going to see a ton of cards this turn, despite being under item lock. 05:58:12.600 --> 05:58:17.400 Eight from the Lily's Determination, and I guaranteed three cards from the Dunsparse. 05:58:17.400 --> 05:58:20.060 looking for Dr. Cloak to evolve. 05:58:20.060 --> 05:58:24.360 The imminent threat of that Phantom Dive on the following turn, 05:58:24.360 --> 05:58:27.560 definitely an option we see one Dr. Cloak found. 05:58:27.560 --> 05:58:32.220 There's another Dunsparse, not a lot of energy cards, it seems, 05:58:32.220 --> 05:58:34.620 so two cards from Recondirective. 05:58:34.620 --> 05:58:37.620 Let's find Boss's orders for down the line. 05:58:37.620 --> 05:58:39.620 Trying to take a look at this hand. 05:58:39.620 --> 05:58:42.120 No energy cards, so here we go. 05:58:42.120 --> 05:58:45.420 Benching that Dunsparse, three cards from the Dunsparse, 05:58:45.420 --> 05:58:53.180 Psychic energy buddy buddy poppin does not find a secondary cloak, but at least getting that energy attachment for the future turns 05:58:53.180 --> 05:58:59.540 It just feels unfortunate for Luke because I feel like he's forced to promote this done sparse here up into the active 05:58:59.540 --> 05:59:03.780 I mean, there's only one drako and one drapey to essentially protect here 05:59:03.780 --> 05:59:07.540 I don't believe there's anything else that he can really do at this point 05:59:07.540 --> 05:59:11.980 He is still technically under item lock even though Badood were to take the knockout here 05:59:11.980 --> 05:59:17.620 But maybe committing this energy, of course, over to the Drako to try and find an attack for next turn. 05:59:17.620 --> 05:59:22.820 But still, I mean, Ethan, the threat of Dusk Noir and Dusk Lops is coming. 05:59:22.820 --> 05:59:29.500 This is a huge opportunity for Yuta. If he can find a Dusk Lops or Dusk Noir, he can take out your cloak. 05:59:29.500 --> 05:59:34.980 Who needs Phantom Dive? Rare Candy, a card that has not come into play in this matchup. 05:59:34.980 --> 05:59:39.480 Now Yuta finds an opportune time to skip that stage of Evolution. 05:59:39.480 --> 05:59:44.360 trade one through one but it's had a great advantage for Yuta taking out the main attacker 05:59:44.360 --> 05:59:46.680 looming on the board for Luke on the following turn. 05:59:46.680 --> 05:59:52.200 Does also have the buddy buddy Poffin as well to get another Drapey set up as well. 05:59:52.200 --> 05:59:56.920 Does also still have the monkey Dory with the energy attachment so those two damage counters 05:59:56.920 --> 05:59:58.400 can be sent over as well. 05:59:58.400 --> 06:00:02.400 There's the curse blasts on the drake lobe. 06:00:02.400 --> 06:00:05.840 Will this Drapey survive until next turn? 06:00:05.840 --> 06:00:09.080 so close, Yuta can win the game this turn. 06:00:09.080 --> 06:00:10.680 There is a combination of cards. 06:00:10.680 --> 06:00:15.320 Crispin plus Dragapult EX plus, then that's actually just it. 06:00:15.320 --> 06:00:18.000 You can use the Crispin to power up Dragapult EX 06:00:18.000 --> 06:00:19.400 and then use Monkey Dory. 06:00:19.400 --> 06:00:20.880 All the pieces are there. 06:00:20.880 --> 06:00:24.000 Yuta has absolutely popped off in this third game. 06:00:24.000 --> 06:00:25.400 Two energies accelerated. 06:00:25.400 --> 06:00:28.400 Monkey Dory, Adrenal Brains to move the two 06:00:28.400 --> 06:00:31.720 damage counters from Duskull onto the Ben Stripie. 06:00:31.720 --> 06:00:35.080 And as long as there's a Dragapult EX in the hand, 06:00:35.080 --> 06:00:39.080 Yuta can knock out the only two remaining Pokemon in play. 06:00:39.080 --> 06:00:42.240 We'll see him go through the motions, energy attacks, 06:00:42.240 --> 06:00:44.560 drag-a-pull EX in the hand, 06:00:44.560 --> 06:00:47.200 a dredda brain to put the damage counters 06:00:47.200 --> 06:00:49.760 onto the drake cloak, the drapey on the bench, 06:00:49.760 --> 06:00:51.120 and there it is. 06:00:51.120 --> 06:00:53.600 Yuta Araki emerges victorious 06:00:53.600 --> 06:00:58.600 and becomes your Junior's Division 2026 World Champion. 06:00:58.600 --> 06:01:22.520 A smile to the camera, a champion already of Japan, but why not take the world to Utah 06:01:22.520 --> 06:01:30.200 masterfully playing around, not having access to Duskell in game number one and bringing 06:01:30.200 --> 06:01:36.520 all the way back and thanks to a very early attachment Ethan onto this monkey Dory made 06:01:36.520 --> 06:01:44.680 this explosive game of number three possible. But Lou, his father said it is his final year 06:01:44.680 --> 06:01:51.400 in the juniors division but he is still leaving a worlds finalist and NAIC champion. Both of 06:01:51.400 --> 06:01:58.840 these players so accomplished in their right. So young and so talented. We rarely see matchups like 06:01:58.840 --> 06:02:05.640 this played to perfection as almost from these two young competitors, absolutely a treat to watch. 06:02:06.440 --> 06:02:13.080 We had an incredible three game set. Emily, that is just a glimpse of what today will bring us 06:02:13.080 --> 06:02:18.280 here in for a treat on Championship Sunday. It wouldn't be the trading card game without 06:02:18.280 --> 06:02:25.960 a dragapult mirror to start us off for the day. And like you had said, Ethan, we are just at the 06:02:25.960 --> 06:02:33.000 junior's division. There are still plenty of games to be played. I cannot be more excited to see 06:02:33.000 --> 06:02:39.960 what our seniors and what our masters division is going to give us. Taking it all in, I'm sure 06:02:39.960 --> 06:02:46.200 Utah is a world champion. He has done everything this season, winning a champions 06:02:46.200 --> 06:02:52.920 the Japan championships and now what many would consider the most prestigious event of the year, 06:02:52.920 --> 06:02:57.720 the world championships for the trading card game. One of the things that Utah had mentioned that I 06:02:57.720 --> 06:03:03.160 think really kind of drives it home is the fact that he is always playing with his friends and I 06:03:03.160 --> 06:03:08.440 always have to say it. The best way to play the Pokemon trading card game is at your locals 06:03:08.440 --> 06:03:13.720 with your friends in person. Those are your future best friends, your future training partners 06:03:13.720 --> 06:03:16.720 and the people that you are going to travel around the world with. 06:03:18.020 --> 06:03:20.920 Congratulations to both of these competitors. 06:03:20.920 --> 06:03:24.120 One thing's for certain, you can see how powerful 06:03:24.120 --> 06:03:26.120 Traggable EX is. 06:03:26.120 --> 06:03:28.920 And with the many different ways to build the deck 06:03:28.920 --> 06:03:31.420 is why it has done so well this weekend 06:03:31.420 --> 06:03:33.020 across multiple age divisions. 06:03:33.020 --> 06:03:36.220 I mean, it has been dominant since the day it was printed. 06:03:36.220 --> 06:03:38.920 It was used as an attacker in one deck. 06:03:38.920 --> 06:03:41.120 And now the way that you can actually build it 06:03:41.120 --> 06:03:42.320 is so creative. 06:03:42.320 --> 06:03:47.600 We've seen lists with Dragapult EX without a Dragapult EX using just Dragloc in that 06:03:47.600 --> 06:03:50.920 Recon Directive to really keep sitting through the deck. 06:03:51.120 --> 06:03:52.480 I mean, it has it all, right? 06:03:52.480 --> 06:03:54.080 It has a built-in draw engine. 06:03:54.080 --> 06:03:55.760 You can spread damage counters. 06:03:55.960 --> 06:03:59.800 And it feels like every single deck in the Pokemon Trading Card game has one 06:03:59.800 --> 06:04:00.680 question to answer. 06:04:00.840 --> 06:04:03.360 Can it beat Dragapult EX and maybe not. 06:04:04.480 --> 06:04:05.240 Maybe not. 06:04:05.280 --> 06:04:06.160 Maybe so. 06:04:06.280 --> 06:04:09.760 Of course, building up to our Master's Division finals where 06:04:09.760 --> 06:04:17.120 Diego Castoraga sees if he can become the Dragapult's sire to take down one of the best representatives. 06:04:17.120 --> 06:04:20.880 So much more Pokemon TZG action to come today on Championship Sunday. 06:04:20.880 --> 06:04:27.520 And of course that Masters Finals not only with Diego who is gunning to be a two-time world champion, 06:04:27.520 --> 06:04:35.760 Andrew Hedrick, kind of the who feels realistically even the king of Dragapult's EX himself looking to take home 06:04:35.760 --> 06:04:43.840 his first world title, I mean, the action for the Masters Division was absolutely explosive 06:04:43.840 --> 06:04:50.000 over the past couple days. We've seen a variety of decks to make it through, but for Diego to pilot 06:04:50.000 --> 06:04:56.800 a very, I would say, you know, a secret Alakazam deck. We don't want to give it all away. 06:04:56.800 --> 06:04:59.360 We just want to hear from our champion himself. 06:04:59.360 --> 06:05:19.360 Hello, everyone. I am beyond honor to be here on the stage with our first official TCG champion. 06:05:19.360 --> 06:05:28.360 What a match that was. Utah, first, I want to know, what was it like competing on this stage? How did that impact your performance? 06:05:28.360 --> 06:05:33.000 How do you feel about the final match against the WCS team? 06:05:33.000 --> 06:05:34.740 I'm very happy. 06:05:34.740 --> 06:05:36.240 I'm very happy. 06:05:37.740 --> 06:05:40.040 I can imagine. I can imagine. 06:05:40.640 --> 06:05:44.280 Now you did start this series in a deficit with that initial loss. 06:05:44.280 --> 06:05:47.880 Can you walk me through game 2 and how you were able to turn things around? 06:05:48.320 --> 06:05:54.160 I lost the first game, but I lost the second game. What did you think? 06:05:54.160 --> 06:06:10.380 I lost the first match, but I was able to win the second match beyond the second match. 06:06:10.380 --> 06:06:14.040 And it paid off, that's for sure. 06:06:14.040 --> 06:06:18.860 Before we let you go and enjoy your celebration, who would you like to shout out when it 06:06:18.860 --> 06:06:20.860 comes to this victory? 06:06:20.860 --> 06:06:49.540 So I want to thank all the friends and people that practice with me and most of all my parents. 06:06:49.540 --> 06:06:57.060 a deserved victory here today. Everyone in the arena, give it up one more time for your TCG 06:06:57.060 --> 06:07:01.940 Junior World Champion. We have Yuta Anaki. 06:07:07.620 --> 06:07:16.980 We'll let you go and bask in the glory of your victory. Like I said, that was just one of our 06:07:16.980 --> 06:07:25.100 TCG world champions we have dubbed today and now we have two more to go are you 06:07:25.100 --> 06:07:31.260 ready to find out how the finalists in the senior division are gonna show out 06:07:31.260 --> 06:07:34.180 on this stage 06:07:34.180 --> 06:07:48.340 it sounds like it all right it is time for your seniors first we're gonna 06:07:48.340 --> 06:07:53.860 welcome out nice and loud give it up for coffee 06:08:04.180 --> 06:08:29.780 Next up, keep it going for J. F. Kennedy! 06:08:29.780 --> 06:08:35.260 You are no stranger to competition, but this is a very unique venue. 06:08:35.260 --> 06:08:38.460 Can you walk me through what the experience has been like for your first couple of days 06:08:38.460 --> 06:08:40.700 of competition to get here? 06:08:40.700 --> 06:08:48.060 It feels amazing to be here and just to get an opportunity to win or final. 06:08:48.060 --> 06:08:51.380 The opportunity has arrived, but not just for you. 06:08:51.380 --> 06:08:54.180 You're looking to make a name for yourself on this stage. 06:08:54.180 --> 06:08:57.220 What has it been like these past couple of days as you have prepared yourself for 06:08:57.220 --> 06:08:58.220 a stage like this? 06:08:58.220 --> 06:09:03.220 To be honest, I haven't really synced in yet, but I'm sure I'll go once I win. 06:09:06.220 --> 06:09:10.220 Okay, I think we need a letting simmer on this stage of it. 06:09:10.220 --> 06:09:14.220 Players, please go to your battle stations. Caster has taken away. 06:09:16.220 --> 06:09:22.220 Thank you, Gabby, and congratulations to these two finalists on getting to this point. 06:09:22.220 --> 06:09:25.820 to this point. What a journey it has been for the pair of them. 06:09:25.820 --> 06:09:30.900 Toby Huff from the United States, Jake NG from Australia. 06:09:30.900 --> 06:09:34.860 Quite the journey, quite the season, and they have one final match to play. 06:09:34.860 --> 06:09:39.980 Absolutely, Chip. What an exciting moment here at the Chase Center. 06:09:39.980 --> 06:09:44.580 We're in the big arena here at the 2026 Pokemon World Championship. 06:09:44.580 --> 06:09:49.100 So we're here to crown a senior division world champion. 06:09:49.100 --> 06:09:51.460 We have an interesting matchup. 06:09:51.460 --> 06:09:53.780 We'll say we'll get into that as we go along. 06:09:53.780 --> 06:09:56.620 But what an opportunity, what a moment for both these players. 06:09:56.620 --> 06:09:59.900 A chance to be etched into Pokemon trading card game history. 06:09:59.900 --> 06:10:04.340 There comes but one opportunity every single year to become the world champion. 06:10:04.340 --> 06:10:07.780 And these opportunities do not come easily. 06:10:08.580 --> 06:10:12.420 Such a tough deal to get through for both of the trainers up to this point. 06:10:12.820 --> 06:10:15.420 And it's one more match to see who will come away the champion. 06:10:15.700 --> 06:10:16.580 Absolutely. 06:10:16.580 --> 06:10:19.780 I mean, it's amazing to see how we got here. 06:10:19.780 --> 06:10:23.300 But let's take a quick second to check in with some friends 06:10:23.300 --> 06:10:26.340 and family that may have helped these players on their journey 06:10:26.340 --> 06:10:29.060 to get here. 06:10:29.060 --> 06:10:30.180 Hello, everybody. 06:10:30.180 --> 06:10:32.740 Of course, we're back on the stage 06:10:32.740 --> 06:10:36.020 with the fathers of our senior competitors. 06:10:36.020 --> 06:10:38.220 How does it feel for your sons to have 06:10:38.220 --> 06:10:44.540 got into the finals in these anticipation? 06:10:44.540 --> 06:10:46.540 Sorry, I couldn't even hear because of the noise. 06:10:46.540 --> 06:10:50.540 Very excited though, very nervous, very anxious. 06:10:50.540 --> 06:10:51.540 Yeah, how about yourself? 06:10:51.540 --> 06:10:52.540 Yeah, very excited. 06:10:52.540 --> 06:10:56.540 Thankful for all our friends and family back home from Australia. 06:10:56.540 --> 06:10:57.540 Supporting us here, thanks. 06:10:57.540 --> 06:10:58.540 Incredible. 06:10:58.540 --> 06:11:00.540 Who do you think is more nervous? 06:11:00.540 --> 06:11:02.540 The boys or you guys? 06:11:02.540 --> 06:11:03.540 Probably me. 06:11:03.540 --> 06:11:04.540 Yeah. 06:11:04.540 --> 06:11:07.540 You think yourself amazing. 06:11:07.540 --> 06:11:11.540 What really inspired their competitive streak? 06:11:11.540 --> 06:11:13.540 I'm sorry, what was it? 06:11:13.540 --> 06:11:16.540 What inspired their competitive streak? 06:11:16.540 --> 06:11:19.540 I think he's just competitive in nature. 06:11:19.540 --> 06:11:21.540 Anything we play, whether it's basketball or golf, 06:11:21.540 --> 06:11:25.540 or any four games at home, he never wants to lose. 06:11:25.540 --> 06:11:28.540 A competitor through and through, how about? 06:11:28.540 --> 06:11:30.540 I slot Pokemon from a little key, 06:11:30.540 --> 06:11:32.540 and I think that just drives him the whole way 06:11:32.540 --> 06:11:34.540 just to love the game. 06:11:34.540 --> 06:11:36.540 Honestly, the love of the game is a lot of the reason 06:11:36.540 --> 06:11:38.540 that most of us are here. 06:11:38.540 --> 06:11:40.540 Now, if you had any final words that you could say to them 06:11:40.540 --> 06:11:46.620 them before they draw that very first card of this finals of the world championship. What would 06:11:46.620 --> 06:11:52.940 that last thing you want to say to them be? I think he just put in the work and he deserves to win 06:11:52.940 --> 06:11:57.020 and I just hope he does the best he can because this was a celebration on his own. 06:11:58.060 --> 06:12:04.060 Very well said. Likewise I just smile and have fun that's why we're here. True words 06:12:04.060 --> 06:12:09.340 through and through but I shall hold you no longer as we have a riveting game to get to. 06:12:09.340 --> 06:12:12.060 So let's jump straight into the action. 06:12:12.060 --> 06:12:15.420 The boys are ready on the stage. 06:12:15.420 --> 06:12:17.860 Great to hear from those who have supported these two 06:12:17.860 --> 06:12:20.540 young trainers the most on their journey 06:12:20.540 --> 06:12:22.700 to get to this point. 06:12:22.700 --> 06:12:25.060 And speaking of that journey, we've 06:12:25.060 --> 06:12:26.380 got to take a look at the bracket 06:12:26.380 --> 06:12:29.460 to see what this fight looked like to get through top eight 06:12:29.460 --> 06:12:31.180 up to this point. 06:12:31.180 --> 06:12:33.860 Yeah, Kobe did have to go through Prince Williams 06:12:33.860 --> 06:12:36.220 in the top four, a close friend, 06:12:36.220 --> 06:12:38.700 and even testing partner in the past. 06:12:38.700 --> 06:12:40.860 So maybe a bittersweet moment there, 06:12:40.860 --> 06:12:43.660 taking down Prince to advance to the finals. 06:12:43.660 --> 06:12:47.900 Jake did have to go up against Jones Diaz in the top four. 06:12:47.900 --> 06:12:49.900 I believe it was like a mega Lucario deck 06:12:49.900 --> 06:12:53.660 tends to be very favorable for this Alec Kazam deck 06:12:53.660 --> 06:12:55.620 that Jake is bringing to this tournament. 06:12:55.620 --> 06:12:58.380 But it's always the difficult road 06:12:58.380 --> 06:13:01.860 to make it to the finals of the world championships. 06:13:01.860 --> 06:13:03.500 Both these players have fought hard, 06:13:03.500 --> 06:13:06.220 practiced so long to get here. 06:13:06.220 --> 06:13:08.900 And now it's just one more match to go. 06:13:08.900 --> 06:13:10.780 And let's take a look at that matchup 06:13:10.780 --> 06:13:12.700 that we will be featuring. 06:13:12.700 --> 06:13:16.500 It will be Kobe with that big basics deck 06:13:16.500 --> 06:13:19.940 featuring Mega, Kengisgani X, and the Lilliescliff area 06:13:19.940 --> 06:13:23.980 X up against Jake and his Alakazam, the Dunsparce. 06:13:23.980 --> 06:13:26.340 And you can see our predictions here. 06:13:26.340 --> 06:13:30.220 I think very emblematic of what we 06:13:30.220 --> 06:13:32.500 tend to see in this matchup. 06:13:32.500 --> 06:13:36.140 Alakazam is very strong against this kind of deck 06:13:36.140 --> 06:13:39.820 with big, basic Pokemon EX to give up multiple prize cards, 06:13:39.820 --> 06:13:42.100 but we'll see Chip. 06:13:42.100 --> 06:13:44.500 Anything can happen in the Pokemon TCG. 06:13:44.500 --> 06:13:46.520 We've seen it time and time again. 06:13:46.520 --> 06:13:49.220 Even bad magips can be won. 06:13:49.220 --> 06:13:51.300 Anything can happen indeed. 06:13:51.300 --> 06:13:53.900 And if there is a time for some sort of miracle, 06:13:53.900 --> 06:13:56.180 perhaps it would be this stage, 06:13:56.180 --> 06:13:58.940 this moment inside the Chase Center 06:13:58.940 --> 06:14:01.700 with this incredible crowd cheering these two trainers 06:14:01.700 --> 06:14:04.420 on shuffling up the decks, 06:14:04.420 --> 06:14:07.660 Getting ready to draw those opening hands. 06:14:07.660 --> 06:14:09.940 This matchup is an interesting one, 06:14:09.940 --> 06:14:12.460 very much so favored by the Alakazam player, 06:14:12.460 --> 06:14:14.280 but Kobe's got some tricks. 06:14:14.280 --> 06:14:16.340 There are some things he could potentially do 06:14:16.340 --> 06:14:18.340 to give himself a fighting chance. 06:14:18.340 --> 06:14:21.060 Absolutely, and both these players very accomplished. 06:14:21.060 --> 06:14:24.180 Kobe is no stranger to the world stage, 06:14:24.180 --> 06:14:28.220 made top four in Honolulu in the junior division. 06:14:28.220 --> 06:14:31.380 So maybe more comfortable in this kind of a situation 06:14:31.380 --> 06:14:33.020 where Jake, you know, has made the finals 06:14:33.020 --> 06:14:38.520 a special championship, some top four regional events, but this is such a huge moment for 06:14:38.520 --> 06:14:39.860 both these players. 06:14:39.860 --> 06:14:46.320 Now, Kobe's dad did mention loves basketball and I think very fitting to be playing a world's 06:14:46.320 --> 06:14:50.100 finals match in the arena like this. 06:14:50.100 --> 06:14:55.640 Just getting things all squared away for these opening hands to be drawn. 06:14:55.640 --> 06:14:59.660 I want to hear from our crowd out there supporting these players. 06:14:59.660 --> 06:15:03.980 If you're excited for this senior finals match, make some noise. 06:15:09.980 --> 06:15:14.140 We're getting fired up here in San Francisco. 06:15:14.140 --> 06:15:19.180 These two players, they've been waiting all day for this moment. 06:15:19.180 --> 06:15:24.220 Probably running all different simulations, thoughts, situations 06:15:24.220 --> 06:15:27.740 through their heads on how this could play out. 06:15:27.740 --> 06:15:32.740 Will one of them be able to manifest their dream of being a world champion? 06:15:32.740 --> 06:15:40.340 And what they are playing for, so much glory, so much recognition, respect from their peers and fans alike. 06:15:40.340 --> 06:15:45.640 That incredible Pikachu trophy, that first place trophy card. 06:15:46.840 --> 06:15:53.240 Words cannot describe what must be going through these young men's minds as we see those opening hands being drawn. 06:15:53.240 --> 06:15:54.840 Just getting everything squared away. 06:15:54.840 --> 06:15:59.840 And we'll get right into the action here shortly. 06:15:59.840 --> 06:16:02.840 Yep, absolutely. 06:16:02.840 --> 06:16:08.840 And again, you got to imagine the nerves running through you at this point. 06:16:08.840 --> 06:16:12.840 This is a huge crowd here in the Chase Center, 06:16:12.840 --> 06:16:16.840 and so many people here to watch the finals. 06:16:16.840 --> 06:16:22.840 Plus, I mean, I think you got a no going into this on both sides. 06:16:22.840 --> 06:16:27.900 Alakazam tends to be very favored into this matchup, so I think if you're Jake 06:16:28.760 --> 06:16:33.400 Pretty simple. You just want to execute your game plan get that Alakazam up and running 06:16:33.400 --> 06:16:39.000 You get those big one-hit knockouts if you're Kobe trying to find ways to 06:16:39.760 --> 06:16:45.180 You know find a way some sort of opening to get an advantage 06:16:45.920 --> 06:16:49.740 In this matchup. It's gonna be tough not impossible though 06:16:49.740 --> 06:16:55.900 So, looking perhaps for spots where Jake has stumbled, maybe a slower setup, chances for 06:16:55.900 --> 06:17:02.300 Kobe to pounce, attack, that draw engine of the D'dun Sparse, the Alakazam, whichever 06:17:02.300 --> 06:17:05.900 piece seems most suitable at any given time. 06:17:05.900 --> 06:17:10.420 Of course, Wellspring Mask, Ogre Pawn, that's a potential, of course, worth noting these 06:17:10.420 --> 06:17:14.060 players, you know, have had an opportunity to review one another's deck lists. 06:17:14.060 --> 06:17:18.500 We are at this top cut phase of the tournament, so both players have a chance to see the 06:17:18.500 --> 06:17:25.060 other players list get very familiar with their unique tech counts their different inclusions and 06:17:25.060 --> 06:17:30.900 sometimes more importantly exclusions for a given tournament weekend. Sure both players are well 06:17:30.900 --> 06:17:37.780 aware of what the other is playing at this stage. Sure no both players probably have support group 06:17:37.780 --> 06:17:42.340 testing group helping them theorize the right way to approach this matchup. 06:17:42.340 --> 06:17:53.540 And we're gonna throw this poll up here scan this if you're in the arena right now to participate 06:17:53.540 --> 06:18:01.780 take a little scan and see what we are asking here figure out which of these competitors 06:18:01.780 --> 06:18:09.100 is gonna come out on top who do you think will win this grand finals cast your vote now here 06:18:09.100 --> 06:18:11.220 Here we go, chip a live poll. 06:18:11.220 --> 06:18:12.820 That's pretty close here, Fuka. 06:18:12.820 --> 06:18:16.700 50-50, perhaps a little bit of a hometown favoritism 06:18:16.700 --> 06:18:18.780 being here from the US. 06:18:18.780 --> 06:18:22.420 I do believe Koby has the support of the tabletop village, 06:18:22.420 --> 06:18:26.900 that big group of players who travels all across the country 06:18:26.900 --> 06:18:28.620 as well. 06:18:28.620 --> 06:18:30.300 Big following here. 06:18:30.300 --> 06:18:34.060 I'm sure big support groups for both of these players. 06:18:34.060 --> 06:18:37.140 We have to call out, this is a big moment for both of them, 06:18:37.140 --> 06:18:40.620 but just reaching the finals of the World Championships 06:18:40.620 --> 06:18:43.500 is such an incredible accomplishment, 06:18:43.500 --> 06:18:47.260 a lifetime memory being formed here. 06:18:47.260 --> 06:18:50.060 This is just what you dream of. 06:18:50.060 --> 06:18:52.740 You play an entire season to qualify 06:18:52.740 --> 06:18:54.500 for the World Championships. 06:18:55.460 --> 06:18:58.780 Your hope, how many players went into this 06:18:58.780 --> 06:19:00.700 thinking this is how I'm gonna do it. 06:19:00.700 --> 06:19:02.940 This is how I'm gonna make it to the finals. 06:19:02.940 --> 06:19:05.100 I'm gonna play on that stage. 06:19:05.100 --> 06:19:07.340 He's the two players that made it happen. 06:19:07.340 --> 06:19:11.120 And look at this poll dead on about 50-50. 06:19:11.120 --> 06:19:12.660 Pretty split here in the audience 06:19:12.660 --> 06:19:14.580 on who they are going to be rooting for, 06:19:14.580 --> 06:19:16.300 who they believe to be. 06:19:16.300 --> 06:19:22.620 Our soon to crown world champion, Jake NG versus Kobe 06:19:22.620 --> 06:19:26.100 He, will get this match sorted and get underway very soon. 06:19:26.100 --> 06:19:29.100 Once again, Alakazam from Jake up 06:19:29.100 --> 06:19:32.380 against the mega-kangaskan, big, basic toolbox 06:19:32.380 --> 06:19:39.980 deck of Kobe, which one of them will claim their glory to become the world champion. 06:19:39.980 --> 06:19:46.620 Celebrating 30 years of Pokemon chip and over 20 years at the World Championship since 06:19:46.620 --> 06:19:50.220 brought us here to the arena as we take a look at these prize cards. 06:19:50.220 --> 06:19:55.060 Players setting out those six cards off to the side, four energy cards in the prize 06:19:55.060 --> 06:19:56.740 cards for Kobe. 06:19:56.740 --> 06:19:58.020 That is potentially awkward. 06:19:58.020 --> 06:20:00.460 So Ladiaskietz, he does play two copies. 06:20:00.460 --> 06:20:03.380 That is a very important card for this archetype. 06:20:03.380 --> 06:20:07.020 And over on Jake's side, he's prized that Fezendipity. 06:20:07.020 --> 06:20:09.340 And it looks like our players are ready. 06:20:09.340 --> 06:20:10.340 Our judges are ready. 06:20:10.340 --> 06:20:11.340 Production is ready. 06:20:11.340 --> 06:20:16.020 I hope our crowd is ready here in the Chase Center. 06:20:16.020 --> 06:20:17.220 And there is the fifth bump. 06:20:17.220 --> 06:20:20.300 We're getting in to the senior division final match. 06:20:24.380 --> 06:20:26.620 It's going to be an opening of the mega Kangaskan 06:20:26.620 --> 06:20:34.140 EX on the side of Koby Huck kicks it off right away with that run air and ability drawing two cars from the top of his deck attaching a 06:20:34.300 --> 06:20:37.740 Lightning energy for turn and it is the relor in the active spot for Jake 06:20:37.980 --> 06:20:44.540 But not much working for Kobe on his opening turn just that attachment and now a pass over to Jake a little bit of a 06:20:44.540 --> 06:20:45.140 David vs. 06:20:45.140 --> 06:20:52.500 Goliath situation to start off here chip the 300 HP mega Kangaskhan EX staring down to the 50 HP 06:20:52.500 --> 06:20:57.100 Of course, Jake's deck is Alakazam. 06:20:57.100 --> 06:21:01.220 You're trying to start off small and work your way up big. 06:21:01.220 --> 06:21:02.220 Start with Abra. 06:21:02.220 --> 06:21:08.220 Evolve up into Kadabra Alakazam and build up cards in your hand to use that powerful 06:21:08.220 --> 06:21:10.500 hand attack. 06:21:10.500 --> 06:21:14.180 Does more damage for each card in your hand. 06:21:14.180 --> 06:21:18.380 So the whole strategy here is draw as many cards as you can. 06:21:18.380 --> 06:21:25.340 We see Jake taking a moment to check his prize cards making note of what Pokemon he does and does not have available in a key one 06:21:25.340 --> 06:21:31.220 That he's just found out was that genocide looks like he's brought that to the front to make sure that is available 06:21:31.220 --> 06:21:38.580 Of course, Kobe's aspect of choice is the unfair scam something you do not see very often from these big basic decks 06:21:38.840 --> 06:21:40.380 It's what Kobe's chosen to run 06:21:40.380 --> 06:21:46.620 So Jake wants to make sure genocide is potentially available and here is that telepathic psychic energy bringing out a pair of psychic Pokémon 06:21:46.620 --> 06:21:48.760 and two more Abra join the party. 06:21:50.480 --> 06:21:53.360 Crucial opening telepathic psychic energy there. 06:21:53.360 --> 06:21:55.460 Your big goal on the first turn of the game, 06:21:55.460 --> 06:21:58.300 just get a lot of basic Pokemon into play. 06:21:58.300 --> 06:22:01.180 In the Pokemon TCG, your Pokemon need to be in play 06:22:01.180 --> 06:22:03.580 for a full turn before you can evolve 06:22:03.580 --> 06:22:06.060 to the next stage of evolution. 06:22:06.060 --> 06:22:09.300 So the sooner you get down these Abra and Dunsparse, 06:22:09.300 --> 06:22:11.020 the sooner you can evolve them up 06:22:11.020 --> 06:22:13.020 and sooner you can start attack. 06:22:13.020 --> 06:22:14.540 And there is one of those Dunsparse 06:22:14.540 --> 06:22:16.920 joining the party on the bench, 06:22:16.920 --> 06:22:19.320 played down by Jake before passing over to Kobe 06:22:19.320 --> 06:22:21.720 who does have a Tilt Mask Ogre Pony X 06:22:21.720 --> 06:22:23.320 and attaches a grass energy through the use 06:22:23.320 --> 06:22:25.840 of that excellent teal dance ability, 06:22:25.840 --> 06:22:27.280 accelerating an energy into play 06:22:27.280 --> 06:22:29.080 and also drawing himself one card, 06:22:29.080 --> 06:22:30.800 of course, Run Air and still available, 06:22:30.800 --> 06:22:33.320 but not before the use of the Meowthi X 06:22:33.320 --> 06:22:36.080 and that excellent last-ditch catch. 06:22:37.680 --> 06:22:40.720 And now Kobe's deck all about basic Pokemon. 06:22:40.720 --> 06:22:44.120 No evolutions at all in this deck. 06:22:44.120 --> 06:22:49.820 It's kind of what we call a toolbox that lots of different types of Pokemon for different situations 06:22:50.440 --> 06:22:51.800 and one 06:22:51.800 --> 06:22:57.160 That could come up early on in the game is wellspring mask over upon EX 06:22:57.680 --> 06:23:04.720 It has an attack that allows you to hit a benched Pokemon it as well as the active Pokemon and take multiple prize cards 06:23:04.960 --> 06:23:08.920 In a turn if Kobe's able to do this early in the game 06:23:08.920 --> 06:23:14.320 He could establish enough of a lead to put pressure on Jake and that's really going to be necessary 06:23:14.980 --> 06:23:21.380 Because once Jake's Alec is am is fully set up the prize trade is fully in his favor 06:23:21.380 --> 06:23:28.980 Alec is amic is up one prize card whereas things like me out ex or mega Kangas got ex give up two or three prize cards 06:23:28.980 --> 06:23:32.980 And it's a race to see who can get all six first Kobe may be going 06:23:32.980 --> 06:23:37.220 aggressive here with the grab of Crispin from this Meowth EX. He'll be able to 06:23:37.220 --> 06:23:42.160 set search out two basic energies of differing types and accelerate one into 06:23:42.160 --> 06:23:46.780 play, put the other one into his hand, a psychic and a grass energy offered up 06:23:46.780 --> 06:23:50.980 for him off of this search. And is he just gonna go in with this mega 06:23:50.980 --> 06:23:56.100 Kangaskhan, get aggressive? Sure seems like it's, I think this is a valid 06:23:56.100 --> 06:24:02.540 strategy at the start of the game. I got mega Kangaskhan EX as 300 HP. That 06:24:02.540 --> 06:24:06.980 That means 15 cards in hand for Alakazam to knock it out. 06:24:06.980 --> 06:24:10.380 That's not easy to do on the second turn of the game. 06:24:10.380 --> 06:24:13.380 One of the ways you can maybe throw the prize trade back 06:24:13.380 --> 06:24:14.780 in your favorite is finding spots 06:24:14.780 --> 06:24:18.180 where your opponent can't knock you out in one attack 06:24:18.180 --> 06:24:21.180 and then you have some tricks to take advantage of that later. 06:24:21.180 --> 06:24:24.380 And there's the attachment of the basic water energy 06:24:24.380 --> 06:24:27.300 to the mega kengaskan and a rapid fire combo. 06:24:27.300 --> 06:24:29.180 Kobe Huss strikes first, 06:24:29.180 --> 06:24:32.180 taking the opening prize card in this final match. 06:24:32.180 --> 06:24:37.580 Jake will promote his dumb sparse and immediately goes into the Katabra using Psychic Draw Number 1. 06:24:37.580 --> 06:24:39.580 And here comes Psychic Draw Number 2. 06:24:41.480 --> 06:24:47.580 This is how this deck operates. Katabra and Alakazam both have abilities that when you play them, 06:24:47.580 --> 06:24:50.380 from your hand to evolve one of your Pokemon, you get to draw cards. 06:24:50.380 --> 06:24:53.780 Katabra gives you 2, Alakazam gives 3. 06:24:54.380 --> 06:25:00.780 The one card we want to find in this situation if you're Jake is the rare candy 06:25:00.780 --> 06:25:04.680 to skip a stage of evolution and go right into Alakazam. 06:25:04.680 --> 06:25:07.060 But we also see an A-Spec card here, Chip. 06:25:07.060 --> 06:25:09.940 There it is, that enriching energy 06:25:09.940 --> 06:25:13.300 grabbed off of the Hilda alongside the Dunsparse. 06:25:13.300 --> 06:25:16.820 Such a powerful card just for your energy attachment. 06:25:16.820 --> 06:25:19.980 You get to draw four additional cards, 06:25:19.980 --> 06:25:22.860 and he can cycle this card back into the deck 06:25:22.860 --> 06:25:25.780 thanks to the run away draw ability. 06:25:25.780 --> 06:25:28.820 Now Puka, if Jake can piece together a rare candy 06:25:28.820 --> 06:25:33.820 and an Alcazam, and managed to get up to 15 cards in his hand, 06:25:33.820 --> 06:25:36.100 he could take down this Kangaskhan 06:25:36.100 --> 06:25:38.900 on the second turn of the game. 06:25:38.900 --> 06:25:42.700 And if that happens, that means three prize cards are taken. 06:25:42.700 --> 06:25:47.820 That's halfway to taking all six of your prize cards. 06:25:47.820 --> 06:25:51.380 Rare candy is the thing that still needs to be found here. 06:25:51.380 --> 06:25:52.180 There is the runaway. 06:25:52.180 --> 06:25:55.860 Draw three cards and to his hand and no, Puka, 06:25:55.860 --> 06:25:59.140 I do not see that rare candy just yet, 06:25:59.140 --> 06:26:01.260 so it does look like he has missed out 06:26:01.260 --> 06:26:03.260 on an Alakazam attack this turn. 06:26:03.260 --> 06:26:06.500 He's expended all of his potential draw power. 06:26:06.500 --> 06:26:07.740 Doesn't dip it to EX once again, 06:26:07.740 --> 06:26:09.500 not available in the prize cards. 06:26:09.500 --> 06:26:14.500 So just a push of this Abra in the pocket pad 06:26:14.860 --> 06:26:18.500 to find out one more piece grabbing a Cadabra. 06:26:18.500 --> 06:26:21.620 And for Kobe, that's exactly what you were hoping to see. 06:26:21.620 --> 06:26:24.340 The opponent unable to get an Alakazam out 06:26:24.340 --> 06:26:29.540 this turn your mega kangaskan ex makes it through the turn without getting knocked out. You need 06:26:29.540 --> 06:26:36.180 every possible turn you can get in this matchup to do attacks without seeing a response from your 06:26:36.180 --> 06:26:43.860 opponent. And here is a unique inclusion from Jake this weekend that Forest of Vitality alongside 06:26:43.860 --> 06:26:50.340 Rabska evolving relore up as soon as it comes into play and then protecting the bench with 06:26:50.340 --> 06:26:52.380 with that Spherical Shield ability. 06:26:53.460 --> 06:26:55.500 Yeah, Forest of Vitality, a stadium card 06:26:55.500 --> 06:26:58.100 that allows you to break that rule of evolution 06:26:58.100 --> 06:27:01.540 and evolve your Grassdike Pokemon immediately. 06:27:01.540 --> 06:27:04.340 We see Shaman a lot in these sorts of decks. 06:27:04.340 --> 06:27:06.540 Jake opted to go for the Rapsca, 06:27:06.540 --> 06:27:09.580 since it provides a bit more protection 06:27:09.580 --> 06:27:10.740 compared to the Shaman. 06:27:11.900 --> 06:27:14.540 Run air in for Kobe on his turn, 06:27:14.540 --> 06:27:15.740 draws a couple of cards. 06:27:15.740 --> 06:27:18.580 Ladias getting a little bit of mobility 06:27:18.580 --> 06:27:22.220 into the makes that excellent skyliner ability, 06:27:22.220 --> 06:27:24.500 allowing him to move his Pokemon around freely. 06:27:24.500 --> 06:27:27.860 And here comes the Crispin. 06:27:27.860 --> 06:27:29.420 Once again, two turns in a row, 06:27:29.420 --> 06:27:32.220 Kobe will get an extra energy card into play. 06:27:32.220 --> 06:27:34.020 This is what this deck aims to do. 06:27:35.580 --> 06:27:38.220 Absolutely, but one of the reasons this Rapsca 06:27:38.220 --> 06:27:42.100 is so important in this situation is, again, 06:27:42.100 --> 06:27:45.540 Kobe can only take one prize card at a time. 06:27:45.540 --> 06:27:48.060 All of these Pokemon on Jake's side 06:27:48.060 --> 06:27:51.260 only give up a single prize card when knocked out. 06:27:51.260 --> 06:27:53.860 One way you can swing that is with the Wellspring Mask, 06:27:53.860 --> 06:27:56.200 Pogre Pond, EX, Torential Pump. 06:27:56.200 --> 06:27:58.940 Rapsca blocks that play from happening 06:27:58.940 --> 06:28:00.580 since it protects your benched Pokemon 06:28:00.580 --> 06:28:02.100 from being damaged by attacks. 06:28:02.100 --> 06:28:04.240 Fighting energy attached from that Crispin 06:28:04.240 --> 06:28:07.280 onto a second mega Kangaskhan. 06:28:07.280 --> 06:28:09.480 And that's a bit of a risky Pokemon to power up, Puka. 06:28:09.480 --> 06:28:10.820 You called it out. 06:28:10.820 --> 06:28:12.180 If one mega Kangaskhan gets KOed, 06:28:12.180 --> 06:28:13.820 that's half of the game. 06:28:13.820 --> 06:28:16.920 So in theory, Jake could close out this game 06:28:16.920 --> 06:28:19.720 only attacking two times. 06:28:19.720 --> 06:28:22.640 That's true, but for now we see another rapid fire combo. 06:28:22.640 --> 06:28:24.320 Kobe putting on the pressure. 06:28:24.320 --> 06:28:26.040 And here comes Alakazam. 06:28:26.040 --> 06:28:28.720 Psychic draw, three cards from the top. 06:28:28.720 --> 06:28:33.840 If Jake NG can increase his hand size up to 15, 06:28:33.840 --> 06:28:37.120 he'll be able to topple the mighty mega Kangaskhan EX 06:28:37.120 --> 06:28:39.520 and Dawn, an excellent supporter to see 06:28:39.520 --> 06:28:41.840 in a position like this, searching the deck 06:28:41.840 --> 06:28:44.760 for a basic Pokemon, a stage one Pokemon 06:28:44.760 --> 06:28:48.000 and a stage two Pokemon, adding them all to hand. 06:28:49.640 --> 06:28:51.760 I think it's almost a foregone conclusion. 06:28:51.760 --> 06:28:55.080 Jake's gonna get the 15 cards on this turn, Chip, 06:28:55.080 --> 06:28:59.680 but one thing he needs to find as well is Genesect. 06:28:59.680 --> 06:29:02.480 Need to find that Pokemon that can use 06:29:02.480 --> 06:29:04.520 this ace nullifier ability. 06:29:04.520 --> 06:29:07.720 One weakness of Alakazam is the popular 06:29:07.720 --> 06:29:10.440 ace spec card, Unfair Stamp. 06:29:10.440 --> 06:29:13.320 It makes you shuffle your hand in and draw two cards, 06:29:13.320 --> 06:29:17.240 which of course resets your whole strategy for Alakazam. 06:29:17.240 --> 06:29:19.840 Genesect is the main way of counterplay 06:29:19.840 --> 06:29:21.600 for that big A-Spect card. 06:29:23.080 --> 06:29:25.000 An energy attached to Kadabra, 06:29:25.000 --> 06:29:29.840 preparing for a second attacker in the future of this game. 06:29:29.840 --> 06:29:32.280 And he did not grab the Genesect off the dawn, 06:29:32.280 --> 06:29:34.480 perhaps already waiting in the hand. 06:29:34.480 --> 06:29:37.440 That certainly will be a big piece, but no, Puka. 06:29:37.440 --> 06:29:40.440 He misses the Genesect, he takes this KO. 06:29:40.440 --> 06:29:42.440 Half of the prize cards, he'll jump ahead, 06:29:42.440 --> 06:29:44.880 but this is a huge opening for Kobe. 06:29:44.880 --> 06:29:48.320 If he can find his A-Spec card on fair stamp, 06:29:48.320 --> 06:29:51.120 he will be able to reset Jake's hand 06:29:51.120 --> 06:29:53.920 and leave him with only two cards. 06:29:53.920 --> 06:29:57.040 Big opportunity for Kobe, but a huge knockoff for Jake. 06:29:57.040 --> 06:30:01.160 That's three prize cards on this third turn for Jake. 06:30:02.080 --> 06:30:07.080 Can Kobe respond if he doesn't find the unfair stamp? 06:30:07.160 --> 06:30:09.720 I mean, there's so many cards in Jake's hand. 06:30:09.720 --> 06:30:13.000 It's really got to be on fair stamp this turn. 06:30:13.000 --> 06:30:15.760 It's all about finding that pink card. 06:30:15.760 --> 06:30:20.400 If he can see unfair stamp here, he's got a real chance. 06:30:20.400 --> 06:30:22.680 He's got the second mega King of Skawne EX, 06:30:22.680 --> 06:30:24.440 ready to go and energy attached. 06:30:24.440 --> 06:30:25.800 And look at that in the hand. 06:30:25.800 --> 06:30:27.760 It is there, Puka. 06:30:27.760 --> 06:30:29.040 He's got that unfair stamp. 06:30:29.040 --> 06:30:30.360 Gonna play Serino first, 06:30:30.360 --> 06:30:33.000 searching the deck for three Pokemon EX, 06:30:33.000 --> 06:30:34.560 adding them into his hand. 06:30:34.560 --> 06:30:43.640 You see the Serino as well finding three Pokemon EX, putting them into the hand. 06:30:43.640 --> 06:30:48.460 We see the area zero under-depths come into play as well, potentially. 06:30:48.460 --> 06:30:53.040 There is that Fezzendipity hitting the board with that flip to the script ability. 06:30:53.040 --> 06:30:56.880 Since Jake did take a KO on the previous turn, Coby would be able to use that to 06:30:56.880 --> 06:31:02.880 draw three more cards, perhaps saving it for the other side of his A-Spec use. 06:31:02.880 --> 06:31:07.120 Not seeing the Genesect is perhaps curious from the perspective of Kobe. 06:31:07.120 --> 06:31:12.560 Could he ever key in on maybe that Pokemon being prized and try to save his unfair stamp for next turn Puka? 06:31:13.840 --> 06:31:17.440 He may not get another turn. Exactly, you're not going to get another turn 06:31:17.440 --> 06:31:22.480 if you don't use that this turn. Your opponent can just boss his orders up 06:31:22.480 --> 06:31:25.920 your mega tango scout EX and win the game. What is he digging for here? 06:31:25.920 --> 06:31:29.280 Flip the script once again using this before the use of his A-Spec. 06:31:29.280 --> 06:31:39.080 Don't see a stadium card in that massive hand for Kobe may have been looking for that but there it is chip unfair stamp both players 06:31:39.080 --> 06:31:47.120 Sending their hands into the deck Kobe will get five still solid bit to work with and Jake will be left with only two 06:31:48.280 --> 06:31:51.400 This is a huge moment for Kobe in this game 06:31:51.400 --> 06:31:56.400 This is the one opening that he has to disrupt Jake's strategy 06:31:56.400 --> 06:32:02.600 putting his opponent down to just two cards in hand intentionally going with 06:32:02.600 --> 06:32:07.120 the mega Kangaskan EX once again it's gonna be really challenging to get up to 06:32:07.120 --> 06:32:12.120 15 cards again after being reset down to two we have spoken about the difficulty 06:32:12.120 --> 06:32:16.160 of this matchup from the perspective of Kobe but if there is an opening for him 06:32:16.160 --> 06:32:22.080 this perhaps is it he'll take this KO with rapid fire combo and leave Jake 06:32:22.080 --> 06:32:24.700 with just a couple of cards. 06:32:24.700 --> 06:32:26.780 Jake could win this coming turn. 06:32:26.780 --> 06:32:30.040 Should he get to 15, that seems so, so difficult. 06:32:30.040 --> 06:32:31.020 There is the KO. 06:32:31.020 --> 06:32:33.580 Kobe will tie this game back up. 06:32:33.580 --> 06:32:35.880 Three prize cards apiece, Jake promoting that, 06:32:35.880 --> 06:32:39.320 the Dunsparce, and draws for his turn. 06:32:39.320 --> 06:32:40.780 Alakazam right away. 06:32:40.780 --> 06:32:43.120 Psychic draw three cards from the top. 06:32:43.120 --> 06:32:45.620 Let's see what he can chain together here. 06:32:45.620 --> 06:32:46.580 It's a long road ahead 06:32:46.580 --> 06:32:49.480 and those aren't actually very good cards, Chip. 06:32:49.480 --> 06:32:53.080 and not much help off of this the dumb sparse either 06:32:53.800 --> 06:32:58.200 Three more cards available, but he is going to miss this ko 06:32:58.280 --> 06:33:00.520 He cannot win the game this term any longer 06:33:00.520 --> 06:33:05.320 I don't think he has any additional dig and he's going to just promote this rapsca 06:33:06.680 --> 06:33:08.680 The unfair stamp might have worked 06:33:09.080 --> 06:33:11.640 There's just not a whole lot going on in jake's hands 06:33:12.440 --> 06:33:16.600 I found the alakazam at first to draw a couple cards, but I don't think there's any supporter cards 06:33:16.600 --> 06:33:20.040 wasn't able to redraw the enriching energy. 06:33:20.040 --> 06:33:22.940 I wasn't able to find another way to get an Alakazam. 06:33:22.940 --> 06:33:24.940 Seems like there's so many ways 06:33:24.940 --> 06:33:27.540 that Jake could have found to draw more cards, 06:33:27.540 --> 06:33:30.240 but somehow didn't get any other ones. 06:33:30.240 --> 06:33:32.440 Telepathic psychic energy is well-being used 06:33:32.440 --> 06:33:33.980 and not finding any abras, 06:33:33.980 --> 06:33:36.340 so that will be no future psychic draws 06:33:36.340 --> 06:33:39.280 on cadaveras this turn. 06:33:39.280 --> 06:33:42.280 This opening for Kobe here 06:33:42.280 --> 06:33:45.240 seems to be piecing together both abras there 06:33:45.240 --> 06:33:50.740 There in the discard pile for Jake so no viable targets from that telepathic psychic energy in just a pass 06:33:51.320 --> 06:33:57.360 Let's see what Kobe can do with this opening as he draws for turn mega Kanga scone in the active position 06:33:59.120 --> 06:34:02.880 Yeah, Kobe's gonna have to make some big decisions does finally find 06:34:03.520 --> 06:34:10.000 Area zero under depths if that's something he wants to go with this turn teal dance attaches a grass energy 06:34:10.000 --> 06:34:14.280 Drawing him one more card perhaps if he could find that chin pal 06:34:14.280 --> 06:34:19.760 He would be able to put that area zero into play and then get rid of mega Kangaskhan as a liability 06:34:20.720 --> 06:34:25.800 Think if you're Kobe, you're kind of hoping that mega Kangaskhan can tank the hit this turn 06:34:26.680 --> 06:34:32.440 Ideally, you may be finding up bosses orders to go after either Alakazam or maybe even Kedabra 06:34:32.440 --> 06:34:36.840 Honestly the way to draw more cards that is an interesting choice here 06:34:36.840 --> 06:34:44.120 Alakazam obviously the threats the Pokemon that can attack you but if you take Kadabra away that 06:34:44.600 --> 06:34:47.080 Removes some of Jake's Alts to draw more cards 06:34:47.800 --> 06:34:51.720 So the last ditch catch does find bosses orders 06:34:53.080 --> 06:35:01.720 Which Pokemon will Kobe go after is it Alakazam or Kadabra? Clearly you need to go after one of these knocking out rapska 06:35:01.720 --> 06:35:07.040 not gonna be enough here. It is not a clear-cut choice and Kobe is still 06:35:07.040 --> 06:35:10.640 thinking through what the best option will be. He'll bench another mega 06:35:10.640 --> 06:35:15.800 kengis on and use this glass trumpet. Item card allowing him to put some energy 06:35:15.800 --> 06:35:20.140 cards into play onto his colorless Pokemon thanks to their being that 06:35:20.140 --> 06:35:24.680 Tara Tealmasco Grapan EX on the bench. Looks like the Meowth gets a water 06:35:24.680 --> 06:35:28.080 energy kengis kind of psychic in there as bosses orders and he is going to 06:35:28.080 --> 06:35:35.400 chase after this cadavera take away the draw engine and this is huge jinks really 06:35:35.400 --> 06:35:40.620 go only gonna have one turn to try to respond to this there's only gonna be 06:35:40.620 --> 06:35:46.480 one out gizam left after this a lot of the abra are in the discard pile at 06:35:46.480 --> 06:35:52.240 this stage as well looks like Kobe's gonna switch it up and go into the 06:35:52.240 --> 06:35:57.800 teal mask over pun understanding my point might be out of abra using that 06:35:57.800 --> 06:36:01.520 Myriad Leafs shower, Koby will jump back ahead here, 06:36:01.520 --> 06:36:04.020 just two more prize cards, 06:36:04.020 --> 06:36:07.520 and he will win game one of this final match. 06:36:07.520 --> 06:36:10.600 Jake here with a question of what to promote 06:36:10.600 --> 06:36:14.280 and is going to concede the fact with this promotion 06:36:14.280 --> 06:36:17.320 that if it's going to be very difficult for him 06:36:17.320 --> 06:36:18.320 to get a knockout this turn, 06:36:18.320 --> 06:36:21.200 and Juga, I think that hand is completely dead. 06:36:21.200 --> 06:36:23.480 He has absolutely nothing to work with. 06:36:23.480 --> 06:36:30.480 Unbelievable, the unfair stamp really giving Kobe an opportunity in this game. 06:36:30.480 --> 06:36:37.480 Jake does have the sacred ash able to shuffle in five Pokemon from the discard pile back into the deck. 06:36:37.480 --> 06:36:44.480 Would have loved to play that before using a telepathic psychic energy on a previous turn to find another Abra. 06:36:44.480 --> 06:36:50.480 One of the issues is there's just not any of those support Pokemon in play to help Jake draw cards. 06:36:50.480 --> 06:36:59.240 Five Pokemon going back in, but another boss's orders from Kobe on his next turn would basically spell Checkmate. 06:36:59.240 --> 06:37:04.240 Jake would be left with just a Rapsca. He has no way to put an Abra into play this turn. 06:37:04.240 --> 06:37:07.640 And that would mean he would be unable to attack on the following turn. 06:37:07.640 --> 06:37:11.040 Kobe has just two turns away from winning game one. 06:37:11.040 --> 06:37:15.040 Some brilliant tactics from Kobe. 06:37:15.040 --> 06:37:20.040 Can he find the boss's orders to essentially close out this first game? 06:37:20.040 --> 06:37:27.440 It wouldn't win him the game on the spot, but it would spell checkmate if he can find boss's orders here. 06:37:27.440 --> 06:37:30.040 Only one in the discard pile. 06:37:30.040 --> 06:37:35.040 There are three me out in his list. 06:37:35.040 --> 06:37:40.040 He's got two in play, so still the potential of the last ditch catch. 06:37:40.040 --> 06:37:44.040 See some energy being moved around with these energy switch. 06:37:44.040 --> 06:37:49.040 Powering up the Latias EX, not a very common attacker. 06:37:49.040 --> 06:37:56.900 I gotta think at this point, though, even if Kobe just, oh, and is able to clear out all 06:37:56.900 --> 06:38:03.080 of the mega King is gone and make it so that Jake has no three prize card targets. 06:38:03.080 --> 06:38:04.640 Puka, I think this is it. 06:38:04.640 --> 06:38:06.440 I think this is checkmate. 06:38:06.440 --> 06:38:08.820 Kobe can take a knockout on this Rapskut. 06:38:08.820 --> 06:38:12.200 Jake has no way to take three prize cards on the next turn. 06:38:12.200 --> 06:38:17.140 And then Kobe can attack with the Lyos KO anything in Jake's deck. 06:38:17.140 --> 06:38:21.900 And that will mean Coby will win this game one, I don't know if Jake has a response to 06:38:21.900 --> 06:38:22.900 this play. 06:38:22.900 --> 06:38:27.280 What a masterful setup in this very challenging matchup. 06:38:27.280 --> 06:38:33.020 It seems like Coby has figured out a way to attack some of the weak points of this Alakazam 06:38:33.020 --> 06:38:39.540 deck just using these big basic Pokemon EX and Mega Evolution Pokemon EX. 06:38:39.540 --> 06:38:42.940 Sometimes simply attacking with big Pokemon gets the job done. 06:38:42.940 --> 06:38:45.380 T-Reno played to thin the deck a bit. 06:38:45.380 --> 06:38:47.740 Getting a few of those Pokemon EX out 06:38:47.740 --> 06:38:50.740 and taking a KO now is Koby-Huh. 06:38:50.740 --> 06:38:52.940 With that Teal Mask Ogre Pawn EX, 06:38:52.940 --> 06:38:55.620 Jake will draw to kick off his turn. 06:38:55.620 --> 06:38:57.740 It is just a done sparse. 06:38:57.740 --> 06:38:59.180 I don't even think he's doing enough damage 06:38:59.180 --> 06:39:00.380 to knock out Ogre Pawn, 06:39:00.380 --> 06:39:01.700 and Jake's gonna pack it up. 06:39:01.700 --> 06:39:03.900 Koby wins game one. 06:39:06.220 --> 06:39:08.620 A stunner to kick things off here 06:39:08.620 --> 06:39:10.980 in our senior division finals. 06:39:10.980 --> 06:39:13.480 Really, all about that unfair stamp. 06:39:14.280 --> 06:39:16.680 That was the game changer here. 06:39:17.180 --> 06:39:23.480 Jake got off to a big lead with that Alakazam knocking out the MegaKangaskan EX, but... 06:39:24.580 --> 06:39:25.480 Unfair stamp. 06:39:26.280 --> 06:39:29.080 It's got unfair in the nameship. Sometimes that happens. 06:39:29.180 --> 06:39:36.080 That's what it feels like coming out of this game, and Jake just did nothing after that unfair stamp happened. 06:39:36.080 --> 06:39:38.480 And the slip was so good for Jake. 06:39:38.480 --> 06:39:42.860 I mean, look at this board, free Kadapera, Dunsparse, Ravska. 06:39:42.860 --> 06:39:45.900 He's prepared for all of Kobe's tricks, 06:39:45.900 --> 06:39:48.280 and it just wasn't enough. 06:39:48.280 --> 06:39:51.040 Yeah, one area that we may look back on here 06:39:51.040 --> 06:39:53.000 is, yes, the Ravska was nice. 06:39:53.000 --> 06:39:56.400 Makes you feel safe, not having that potential 06:39:56.400 --> 06:39:58.740 at the wellspring mask, overpond, EX, 06:39:58.740 --> 06:40:00.160 to target your bench, put one down. 06:40:00.160 --> 06:40:03.200 But the bench was a little bit constrained, 06:40:03.200 --> 06:40:05.520 not a lot of Dunsparse. 06:40:05.520 --> 06:40:08.480 And so when it came time for that unfair stamp, 06:40:08.480 --> 06:40:12.240 there wasn't a lot of draw support there readily available 06:40:12.240 --> 06:40:15.840 and crucially did not have the Genesect either. 06:40:15.840 --> 06:40:17.640 We'll see if there's any adjustments here 06:40:17.640 --> 06:40:19.280 from Jake in game two. 06:40:19.280 --> 06:40:22.560 Yeah, of course you need both the Genesect and a tool card. 06:40:22.560 --> 06:40:24.880 We know he had access to Genesect. 06:40:24.880 --> 06:40:26.000 Could have grabbed it off the dawn, 06:40:26.000 --> 06:40:28.160 but I'm assuming he did have it in his hand. 06:40:28.160 --> 06:40:32.160 And he just missed out on one of his four tool cards 06:40:32.160 --> 06:40:35.000 to activate that ace nullifier ability. 06:40:35.520 --> 06:40:43.280 Crazy, and that's sometimes what can happen when you take a knockout that appears in front of you without fully 06:40:43.620 --> 06:40:51.580 Setting up yourself for the remainder of the game that is where unfair stamp can come in and cut off all of your momentum 06:40:52.840 --> 06:40:58.840 Think Kobe we've seen here has practiced this matchup quite a bit has a clear plan of attack 06:40:58.840 --> 06:41:03.240 And we'll see if Jake can figure out a way to play around it now and make 06:41:03.240 --> 06:41:09.240 some crucial adjustments. Jake was exuding confidence walking up to that final 06:41:09.240 --> 06:41:15.720 table. Said he's gonna win. He did indeed claim himself the champion but Kobe has 06:41:15.720 --> 06:41:19.620 put a wrench in that plan winning game number one and now just one more game 06:41:19.620 --> 06:41:28.440 separates Kobe from becoming the world champion. Now in this situation feels 06:41:28.440 --> 06:41:32.840 It's like you may have to recompose yourself, right? 06:41:32.840 --> 06:41:35.720 That was maybe a shocking way to lose the first game 06:41:35.720 --> 06:41:37.280 if you're Jake. 06:41:37.280 --> 06:41:39.040 I think Kobe has to be feeling great 06:41:39.040 --> 06:41:41.160 about how that all played out. 06:41:41.160 --> 06:41:44.240 But again, this is a big stage. 06:41:44.240 --> 06:41:45.280 There's a lot going on. 06:41:45.280 --> 06:41:47.200 There's a lot of pressure here. 06:41:48.040 --> 06:41:52.040 Will these players be able to stay focused here 06:41:52.040 --> 06:41:53.920 with so much online? 06:41:53.920 --> 06:41:56.280 Kobe is gonna get an extra card to work with here. 06:41:56.280 --> 06:41:58.000 Jake did not find a basic Pokemon 06:41:58.000 --> 06:42:03.040 his first attempt at an opening hand of course when setting up for the Pokemon TCG you do draw seven 06:42:03.040 --> 06:42:09.280 cards and one of those seven must be a basic Pokemon for the game to begin since Jake did not 06:42:09.280 --> 06:42:14.880 find one he's forced to take what we call a mulligan shuffle and draw again and Kobi is awarded 06:42:14.880 --> 06:42:21.040 with an additional card for that looks like a basic Pokemon was found off of this one 06:42:21.760 --> 06:42:26.480 we'll set out those six prize cards those ones you set to the side at the beginning of the 06:42:26.480 --> 06:42:30.660 the game. Don't have access to until your opponent's Pokemon is knocked off a 06:42:30.660 --> 06:42:35.580 game to getting started. Here we go. Jake is going to kick things off with the draw 06:42:35.580 --> 06:42:40.140 for turn. Benching up an Abra and a telepathic psychic energy right away. 06:42:40.140 --> 06:42:45.380 And similarly to game one in the active spot, Puka, mega Kangaskhan facing off 06:42:45.380 --> 06:42:51.340 against Rellore. Have a deja vu chip. Rellore and Abra with the telepathic 06:42:51.340 --> 06:42:54.780 psychic energy. I think this is just the first game again. And look at 06:42:54.780 --> 06:42:57.620 these prize cards as Jake is doing his opening search. 06:42:57.620 --> 06:43:01.820 A couple of cadavera, it's like you draw very important 06:43:01.820 --> 06:43:05.140 for fueling his engine. 06:43:05.140 --> 06:43:08.500 And crucially that Erie is in the prize cards as well. 06:43:08.500 --> 06:43:12.720 That's one of your defenses against unfair stamp. 06:43:12.720 --> 06:43:15.020 You can just discard it from your opponent's hand 06:43:15.020 --> 06:43:17.220 before they get an opportunity to use it. 06:43:18.380 --> 06:43:20.300 This might be tough for Jake now. 06:43:20.300 --> 06:43:22.300 It doesn't have all the resources 06:43:22.300 --> 06:43:24.060 at his disposal that he may want. 06:43:24.780 --> 06:43:31.380 Still searching off this telepathic psychic, it will be a couple more Abra brought down 06:43:31.380 --> 06:43:36.460 and it is a Buddy Buddy Pothin as well, searching the deck for two Pokemon with 70 HP or less, 06:43:36.460 --> 06:43:37.460 putting them into play. 06:43:37.460 --> 06:43:41.380 It looks like two Dunsparse brought to the front of the deck immediately. 06:43:41.380 --> 06:43:44.620 You mentioned the clogging of the bench in game one. 06:43:44.620 --> 06:43:48.260 Not really a problem when you're putting out Dunsparse as he can clear those spots 06:43:48.260 --> 06:43:49.260 up. 06:43:49.260 --> 06:43:52.900 Yeah, it's one of the great parts about this support line. 06:43:52.900 --> 06:43:58.020 Of course great combo with that enriching energy draws you more cards 06:43:58.640 --> 06:44:01.560 But yeah need to have those in play later on in the game 06:44:02.200 --> 06:44:07.200 Kobe is gonna open up with the use of a run errand to draw a couple of cards from 06:44:07.480 --> 06:44:12.040 The top of the deck it looks like he's got Cyrano and Crispin in his hand 06:44:12.040 --> 06:44:13.760 No teal mask ogre pawn though 06:44:13.760 --> 06:44:16.620 So I don't think we're gonna see the potential of a turn one attack 06:44:17.240 --> 06:44:22.120 Cyrano will be his choice here to search his deck for three Pokemon EX reveal them and put them into his hands 06:44:22.900 --> 06:44:30.500 Trying to see if there are any energy cards in that hand could be an issue if not really want to get an energy 06:44:30.820 --> 06:44:35.220 In play on the first turn so you can set up for an attack on the second turn 06:44:36.140 --> 06:44:40.900 You can see the prize cards for Kobe here again a lot of different types of energy 06:44:40.900 --> 06:44:46.140 I think not overly relevant, but the water energy will make it so he cannot use 06:44:46.500 --> 06:44:49.540 The wellspring mask over on EX in this game 06:44:49.540 --> 06:44:52.280 It does cut him out of that potential play. 06:44:52.280 --> 06:44:54.440 Of course, Jake does have that Ravska, 06:44:54.440 --> 06:44:56.740 which also cuts Kobe out of that play. 06:44:56.740 --> 06:45:00.680 It seemed like Kobe wasn't even keeping that line open very much in game number one, 06:45:00.680 --> 06:45:02.720 as he attached the water very, very early, 06:45:02.720 --> 06:45:07.120 recognizing that Ravska is very easy to establish for his opponents. 06:45:07.120 --> 06:45:12.660 And one of those just two bosses orders in the prize cards as well. 06:45:12.660 --> 06:45:15.760 We saw that was a crucial card in the first game, 06:45:15.760 --> 06:45:19.760 being able to target down some Pokemon at the right moments. 06:45:19.760 --> 06:45:24.080 Overall, I think should have a clean game here. 06:45:24.080 --> 06:45:26.960 Let's see what Kobe decides to go with on this first turn. 06:45:26.960 --> 06:45:30.240 And you really do want to establish some sort of offense in the first couple turns. 06:45:30.240 --> 06:45:33.120 And a part of that offense is finding an energy attachment. 06:45:33.120 --> 06:45:35.120 And if he's going to miss an energy attachment here, 06:45:35.120 --> 06:45:37.360 that is going to put him effectively a turn behind. 06:45:37.360 --> 06:45:40.640 He can make it up a little bit through the use of Crispin in the future 06:45:40.640 --> 06:45:44.480 and some teal dances so it's not necessarily the end of this game. 06:45:44.480 --> 06:45:49.120 but it is definitely a big miss. He's going to use the CERNO to find out Ladiasi X, give that 06:45:49.760 --> 06:45:55.280 chunky Megacangus down a little bit of movement. Of course, the HEPI-3 retreat cost brought down 06:45:55.280 --> 06:46:01.040 to zero thanks to Skyliner, Tio Masco-Grapani-X, and Lillies Clefairy also a part of this equation. 06:46:04.240 --> 06:46:08.400 So as Coby looks through the deck, does see that the unfair stamp is in there, that'll be a 06:46:08.400 --> 06:46:13.400 crucial part of this equation as well. 06:46:13.400 --> 06:46:20.400 All big basic Pokemon EX coming down onto the bench, including a second mega Kangaskhan. 06:46:20.400 --> 06:46:21.400 But where is the energy? 06:46:21.400 --> 06:46:24.400 It's the same thing we saw from Kobe in game number one. 06:46:24.400 --> 06:46:26.400 Getting that second Kangaskhan established. 06:46:26.400 --> 06:46:31.400 Respecting the potential of a big play from his opponent of taking out this Pokemon. 06:46:31.400 --> 06:46:34.400 He wants to be able to promote it should his active go down. 06:46:34.400 --> 06:46:37.480 down and here it is Jake's second turn. 06:46:37.480 --> 06:46:40.640 Pokipata immediately fetches out the done sparse, 06:46:40.640 --> 06:46:44.400 ready to go with a runaway draw. 06:46:44.400 --> 06:46:48.560 In the first game we saw Jake miss finding rare candy 06:46:48.560 --> 06:46:50.520 on the second turn of the game. 06:46:50.520 --> 06:46:54.360 That's going to be even more important in game number two 06:46:54.360 --> 06:46:57.440 with those two Kadabra and the prize cards. 06:46:57.440 --> 06:47:00.240 You want to see that rare candy so that you can skip from 06:47:00.240 --> 06:47:07.240 2 Alakazam right away. Will Jake be able to find it in this second game? 06:47:07.240 --> 06:47:11.240 Yeah, again possible here for this mega kengaskan to go down. 06:47:11.240 --> 06:47:18.240 Jake needs to get into an Alakazam and get 15 cards and there is the Alakazam rare candy bringing it out. 06:47:18.240 --> 06:47:24.240 Drawing himself three cards, he does also have that enriching energy so he can attach and draw some more. 06:47:24.240 --> 06:47:27.240 So he would lose out on his relor unless he 06:47:28.020 --> 06:47:32.760 Retreating it off the relor unless he was to find an air balloon here comes a cadabra from this pocket pad 06:47:33.600 --> 06:47:36.400 Be able to draw himself a couple of more cards 06:47:39.520 --> 06:47:44.160 You know this situation I think it's always very tempting to take three prize cards right 06:47:44.560 --> 06:47:49.260 It's again halfway to getting to all six. So it's 06:47:49.840 --> 06:47:52.680 You know always when you have that knockout in front of you 06:47:54.240 --> 06:47:59.040 could just do it, but this may be a situation where Jake wants to be a little more patient, 06:47:59.040 --> 06:48:04.640 you know, wasting that enriching energy could backfire later and doesn't seem to be under 06:48:04.640 --> 06:48:10.120 a lot of pressure from Kobe after the missed energy attachment on the first turn. So we 06:48:10.120 --> 06:48:14.520 could see a situation where Jake is just content to pass the turn, evolve up some 06:48:14.520 --> 06:48:18.480 of these Pokemon and set himself up for a longer game. 06:48:18.480 --> 06:48:23.000 We'll see if he chooses to remain patient and he is going to attach this enriching 06:48:23.000 --> 06:48:30.140 to his active. Drawing four more cards. Does have that the done sparse he fetched off of 06:48:30.140 --> 06:48:35.760 the poker pad. Getting a count looks like ten cards in his hand currently. Still a long 06:48:35.760 --> 06:48:45.080 way to go to get to fifteen. There is the done sparse coming out. The second done 06:48:45.080 --> 06:48:54.040 Sparse hits the board as well. Seems so unlikely for him to reach to a one hit KO. He is going 06:48:54.040 --> 06:49:00.040 to retreat into this Alakazam and not take a one hit knockout, still lay a bunch of damage 06:49:00.040 --> 06:49:05.000 into this mega Kangaskhan, but so often we are used to seeing just knockout after knockout 06:49:05.000 --> 06:49:12.680 after knockout when piloting Alakazam. And do you see the runaway draw? So Dunsparse 06:49:12.680 --> 06:49:18.640 Going into the deck, and you have to see that the air balloon was drawn off of that. 06:49:18.640 --> 06:49:25.080 That could have potentially been used to retreat the Riller without having to use that enriching energy. 06:49:25.080 --> 06:49:31.280 Gotta wonder if that's gonna come back later for Jake not having access to that powerful A-Spec card. 06:49:31.280 --> 06:49:34.240 You only get to play one A-Spec in your deck. 06:49:34.240 --> 06:49:37.080 There are so many powerful ones to choose from. 06:49:37.080 --> 06:49:42.180 And for Jake this weekend, it has been the enriching energy, but for him now it is in his discard pile. 06:49:42.180 --> 06:49:49.700 He has no access to it, but he's got boss's orders to bring up the lobbyos ex and if he has enough cards in hand 06:49:49.700 --> 06:49:52.120 He can still take a two prize KO this turn 06:49:55.340 --> 06:49:57.340 Sure seems like he was in that 06:49:58.060 --> 06:50:04.220 Awkward middle ground having enough to knock out a regular Pokemon ex but not enough to knock out mega Kangaskhan 06:50:04.220 --> 06:50:06.220 So still a huge turn here 06:50:06.780 --> 06:50:08.140 It's a 06:50:08.140 --> 06:50:13.500 Tragile feeling here Chip you get a knockout, but once again, don't have the Genesect 06:50:14.060 --> 06:50:20.120 This is another opening for Kobe if he can find that unfair stamp 06:50:20.120 --> 06:50:25.860 He could leave Jake susceptible to being stuck with a low hand size 06:50:25.860 --> 06:50:30.900 Kobe does play a couple copies of the cipher maniacs code breaking 06:50:31.460 --> 06:50:34.380 That's a way he could guarantee himself this card draw 06:50:34.380 --> 06:50:43.520 We'd love to pair the unfair stamp with an attack, though, and right now, you'd probably 06:50:43.520 --> 06:50:50.180 play Crispin to get an attack unless you can find multiple energy switch in combination 06:50:50.180 --> 06:50:51.980 with a TLMass overpaw and EX. 06:50:51.980 --> 06:50:56.260 You could potentially attack with something like Lily's Clefairy EX instead if you wanted 06:50:56.260 --> 06:50:57.780 to go that route. 06:50:57.780 --> 06:51:02.820 Another card Kobe does play as well is the one Lily's Pearl, so he could make 06:51:02.820 --> 06:51:08.220 the Clefairy worth just one prize card. Here comes that Meowthie X using that last-ditch-catch. 06:51:08.220 --> 06:51:13.860 Of course, that Lily's Pearl, only when knocked out by damage from an attack, powerful hands, 06:51:13.860 --> 06:51:19.000 is an effective in attack. So he's going to look through here and search out any supporter 06:51:19.000 --> 06:51:24.180 from this last-ditch-catch. And it does look like it is Cypher Maniac's code breaking, 06:51:24.180 --> 06:51:29.460 being lined up. Any two cards placed on top of the deck in whatever order he pleases. 06:51:29.460 --> 06:51:34.260 Are we going to see the unfair stamp once again? 06:51:34.260 --> 06:51:38.060 Of course, you can put unfair stamp plus one more card on top of your deck. 06:51:38.060 --> 06:51:40.180 You'll draw them both with the run errand. 06:51:40.180 --> 06:51:44.660 So you could both draw the unfair stamp and set up a combo for an attack here. 06:51:47.660 --> 06:51:50.660 It does look like that Cyber Maniacs will be the choice. 06:51:50.660 --> 06:51:53.660 And we know unfair stamp will be one piece of this equation. 06:51:54.560 --> 06:51:58.160 Question now, what will his second card grab be? 06:51:59.460 --> 06:52:03.460 Well, one's pretty easy. 06:52:03.460 --> 06:52:07.460 Sure enough, needs the unfair stamp for this play. 06:52:07.460 --> 06:52:11.460 Could get that energy switch to guarantee an energy over to the 06:52:11.460 --> 06:52:15.460 Clefairy. Looks like he landed on a basic psychic energy hookah. 06:52:15.460 --> 06:52:19.460 That signals an attack with Lily's Clefairy EX. 06:52:19.460 --> 06:52:23.460 I believe there's an energy switch in hand already. 06:52:23.460 --> 06:52:27.460 Kobe gonna try the energy once more. 06:52:27.460 --> 06:52:31.140 Unfair stamp knock out your alakazam and let's see what happens 06:52:33.220 --> 06:52:38.100 Run errand drawing the two cards that Kobe just placed on top of the deck 06:52:38.420 --> 06:52:43.180 It's gonna use an ultra ball to discard a couple more cards from the hand fetching out any Pokemon 06:52:43.180 --> 06:52:44.380 He would like 06:52:44.380 --> 06:52:49.540 Adding that to his hand and also thinning some cards out of his deck that he doesn't want to draw anymore 06:52:50.140 --> 06:52:53.240 Well spring mask over pond one of those cards going to the discard pile 06:52:57.460 --> 06:53:01.740 He's going to thin just one more Pokémon out of his deck. 06:53:01.740 --> 06:53:09.340 If he's got Area 0, he could put more Pokémon into play, of course, if he would like to. 06:53:09.340 --> 06:53:11.580 Or just discard them, Raging Bolt. 06:53:11.580 --> 06:53:16.060 Not super necessary whenever you're dealing with Alakazam, which only has 140 hit points. 06:53:16.060 --> 06:53:20.700 Really nice to knock out high HP Pokémon, perhaps some of those Mega Pokémon we've 06:53:20.700 --> 06:53:21.700 seen in the format. 06:53:21.700 --> 06:53:27.300 opposing mega kengaskans like mega exka drill ex but not useful in this matchup at all 06:53:29.780 --> 06:53:37.540 That's exactly what you can do here discard those cards with ultra ball so that you don't draw into them off of this unfair stamp 06:53:38.020 --> 06:53:44.980 There's the basic psychic onto the cliff fairy and an energy switch off of the teal mask ogre pawn and unfair stamp 06:53:45.860 --> 06:53:48.340 We'll give him five cards refreshed 06:53:48.340 --> 06:53:51.720 and lead Jake with just two cards. 06:53:51.720 --> 06:53:54.220 He's already got the attack lined up. 06:53:54.220 --> 06:53:57.340 Kobe will take down this Alakazam, 06:53:57.340 --> 06:53:59.860 and these two cards here for Jake and Ji 06:53:59.860 --> 06:54:03.180 are massive to keep him and his hopes 06:54:03.180 --> 06:54:04.860 of becoming world champion alive. 06:54:04.860 --> 06:54:06.660 Chip, there's just one problem. 06:54:06.660 --> 06:54:10.100 There's no Latias EX in play currently, 06:54:10.100 --> 06:54:11.940 and the bench is full. 06:54:11.940 --> 06:54:14.460 Kobe needs to find area zero under depths 06:54:14.460 --> 06:54:16.740 and Latias EX to even retreat. 06:54:16.740 --> 06:54:20.100 We're so used to seeing those cards just automatically being in play 06:54:20.460 --> 06:54:25.520 That is not the case in this game and in this situation and off these five cards 06:54:25.660 --> 06:54:28.380 It does not look like he has been able to draw into them 06:54:30.100 --> 06:54:35.620 That's why he was debating so long on that cyber maniacs Puka. He just has to pass now 06:54:36.620 --> 06:54:40.340 And it's over to Jake on his turn and he's got Alakazam a 06:54:41.900 --> 06:54:46.620 Crucial miss for Kobe on that turn when you can't combine the unfair stamp 06:54:46.740 --> 06:54:55.560 With a knockout, your opponent gets more time and time is not something you can afford to give to Alakazam in this situation. 06:54:55.560 --> 06:55:01.540 And Jake draws a wonderful hand off of that unfair stamp. He's going to be drawing all sorts of cards. 06:55:01.540 --> 06:55:09.240 Alakazam into the dawn, dawn into Alakazam, the Dunsparse and Fezzendipity EX, runaway draw. 06:55:09.240 --> 06:55:13.740 Three more cards from the top, Buddy Buddy Poffin to replenish the board. 06:55:13.740 --> 06:55:20.000 If Jake can get to 15, he'll be able to take this knockout. 06:55:20.000 --> 06:55:23.600 He'll go down to just one prize card remaining. 06:55:23.600 --> 06:55:27.080 Let's see if he can piece it all together. 06:55:27.080 --> 06:55:30.440 Even with no knockout here, I think the damage has been done. 06:55:30.440 --> 06:55:35.640 Jake has so many cards in hand now, has the opportunity to set up those Dunsparse 06:55:35.640 --> 06:55:38.560 for future Dunsparse and a rare candy. 06:55:38.560 --> 06:55:45.160 Alakazam all three Alakazam into play now for Jake and I don't think he's gonna get to 15 06:55:45.160 --> 06:55:51.720 But like you said puka the damage has been done Kobe's one trick his one chance in this matchup 06:55:51.720 --> 06:55:58.740 Is the use of that unfair stamp? He's already expended that resource and it was for not enough of a payoff 06:55:59.600 --> 06:56:04.120 Yeah, let's not forget Jake is ahead on prize cards. He's already taken the first two 06:56:04.120 --> 06:56:11.760 Koby still has to take six knockouts to win this game and there's no other way for Koby 06:56:11.760 --> 06:56:14.400 to disrupt that hand. 06:56:14.400 --> 06:56:21.320 If we keep seeing those runaway draws with the Dunsparce filling up the hand every turn, 06:56:21.320 --> 06:56:26.680 there's no way to set it back down to a low enough number where Alchizeim won't be able 06:56:26.680 --> 06:56:28.680 to knock out these Pokemon EX. 06:56:28.680 --> 06:56:32.840 Jake can just feel free to replenish this board with the Dunsparce over and over 06:56:32.840 --> 06:56:38.360 and over again, there's no reason to worry about getting the Genesect established now. 06:56:38.360 --> 06:56:42.040 Unfair Stamped has been utilized. No way to recover that A-Spec. 06:56:43.080 --> 06:56:47.240 Kobe's gonna continue to draw here and see what else he could possibly do, 06:56:47.240 --> 06:56:52.840 but if he doesn't get off an attack here, I fail to see a real path. 06:56:54.680 --> 06:56:59.080 There's an attachment to his active. Looks like an energy switch, 06:56:59.080 --> 06:57:03.080 So he's going to attack with this heavily damaged mega Kangaskhan EX 06:57:05.400 --> 06:57:08.880 Not a good feeling if you're Kobe. Oh, is he gonna retreat it? 06:57:08.880 --> 06:57:14.480 That's not a good feeling either. He is going to manually retreat that hefty mega Kangaskhan 06:57:15.040 --> 06:57:20.760 Into the lilies Clefairy EX it will be able to attack it will take the KO on Alec Azzam 06:57:21.560 --> 06:57:25.200 Toby's gonna put a couple energy cards into play with this glass trumpet 06:57:25.200 --> 06:57:29.440 But Jake is just two attacks away from closing this out. 06:57:29.440 --> 06:57:32.720 He's already got the two Alakazam on his board, 06:57:32.720 --> 06:57:35.540 and his hand is no longer in danger. 06:57:39.500 --> 06:57:40.760 There is the KO. 06:57:40.760 --> 06:57:43.020 Lily's Clefairy takes down Alakazam, 06:57:43.020 --> 06:57:45.440 that handheld fan on Jake's end 06:57:45.440 --> 06:57:48.520 will bounce the psychic energy over to 06:57:48.520 --> 06:57:50.240 Tealmasco Grapan on the bench. 06:57:50.240 --> 06:57:53.920 Kobe finally taking a prize card in game two. 06:57:53.920 --> 06:57:57.260 And let's just see if Jake can stream together a couple of attacks in a row. 06:57:59.080 --> 06:58:03.380 We did see in the first game, Jake got to a spot where he kind of ran out of steam. 06:58:04.260 --> 06:58:08.200 And let's remember, there's no enriching energy anymore. 06:58:08.540 --> 06:58:11.220 That was discarded early on in this game. 06:58:11.820 --> 06:58:17.700 So it might be a little more difficult to build up the hand than it would be normally. 06:58:18.900 --> 06:58:22.260 But there's still a pretty healthy number of cards in that hand. 06:58:22.260 --> 06:58:27.260 Elakazam did 180 damage and there's the flip of the script to add more. 06:58:27.260 --> 06:58:34.260 As in Deputy EX using its powerful ability as a KO was taken on the previous turn by Kobe. 06:58:34.260 --> 06:58:39.260 Jake, should he have an energy card which is attached now? 06:58:39.260 --> 06:58:45.260 He'll be able to KO this Lily's Clefairy, a couple of the Dunsparse put into play as well. 06:58:45.260 --> 06:58:49.260 I don't think he even has to use these runaway draws to get this KO. 06:58:49.260 --> 06:58:53.660 There is the powerful hand jaked down to just two prize cards remaining 06:58:55.060 --> 06:58:58.100 And you can see how powerful that hand really is 06:58:58.580 --> 06:59:02.620 Knocking out that Pokemon EX for just a single energy card 06:59:03.460 --> 06:59:05.740 And what can Kobe do from here? 06:59:06.340 --> 06:59:13.460 Pressure is on and you can see why this Alakazam deck is so difficult for Kobe to deal with 06:59:14.300 --> 06:59:19.060 Here is flip the script of the Fezendipity EX to draw himself three more cards 06:59:19.260 --> 06:59:24.260 If nothing else, he'll be able to draw through quite a bit more of his deck this game. 06:59:24.260 --> 06:59:29.260 You see that teal dance of Teal Mask Ogre Pawn EX to get an extra energy out. 06:59:29.260 --> 06:59:33.260 And here is that run errand ability to draw himself two more cards. 06:59:39.260 --> 06:59:45.260 Not much else here for Kobe. The options feeling so limited. 06:59:45.260 --> 06:59:50.260 There's no one prize Pokemon he can really efficiently attack with. 06:59:51.260 --> 06:59:54.260 And Jake's already got so many cards in hand. 06:59:54.260 --> 06:59:57.260 Perhaps the one hope here for Kobe would just be 06:59:57.260 --> 06:59:59.260 if some energies were prized for Jake, 06:59:59.260 --> 07:00:03.260 but no, Kobe's gonna concede this one and send us to gain three. 07:00:07.260 --> 07:00:10.260 An unfair stamp, not enough. 07:00:10.260 --> 07:00:20.260 That time, Koby's setup was not as robust as it was in the first game, and Jake was able to draw out of it this time. 07:00:21.260 --> 07:00:32.260 See why this single prize, Alec Kazam, for just a single energy, favors the trade so favorably with these Pokemon EX. 07:00:33.260 --> 07:00:38.260 Even just knocking out something like a Latias EX, like we saw here, that's two prize cards. 07:00:38.260 --> 07:00:41.180 What do you mean you just have to knock out two more Pokemon to win the game? 07:00:41.180 --> 07:00:49.860 I mean in that knockout was huge. It's what prevented Kobe from getting in to his attacker on the following turn getting rid of that pivot ability 07:00:50.540 --> 07:00:56.620 Was a really heads-up move from Jake and it ensured that he would cruise to a game to win 07:00:58.060 --> 07:00:59.580 All right 07:00:59.580 --> 07:01:03.000 Everyone here. Let's hear from Pablo 07:01:03.000 --> 07:01:09.000 Pablo, what are you seeing in this match and what can we expect to see as we go into this crucial game 3? 07:01:09.000 --> 07:01:14.000 I mean, obviously, defense against the on-church down is going to be the key thing. 07:01:14.000 --> 07:01:22.000 Having that Genesect down, and we saw that very smart play taking out Latias in order to remove the mobility, right? 07:01:22.000 --> 07:01:29.000 So, we'll have to see what they can do, but Genesect, I think, is going to be key in game 3 and could be defining. 07:01:29.000 --> 07:01:31.240 Yeah, waiting for knockouts, 100% huge. 07:01:31.240 --> 07:01:33.400 Not playing a way to take a KO 07:01:33.400 --> 07:01:36.560 until you can establish that ace nullifier ability. 07:01:36.560 --> 07:01:38.880 That is the main way in this matchup 07:01:38.880 --> 07:01:39.880 that Alakazam struggles, 07:01:39.880 --> 07:01:41.640 just not building up a large hand 07:01:41.640 --> 07:01:43.120 that it can keep later on in the game. 07:01:43.120 --> 07:01:45.080 I think what's so interesting about this list 07:01:45.080 --> 07:01:46.880 is the force of vitality 07:01:46.880 --> 07:01:49.560 and the Rapska actually coming into the fray 07:01:49.560 --> 07:01:52.800 at this point to use that spherical shield 07:01:52.800 --> 07:01:56.160 to actually prevent the bench from being damaged here. 07:01:56.160 --> 07:01:58.800 It's unfortunate that the Sacred Ash was prized 07:01:58.800 --> 07:02:05.800 But that's the thing, when the unfair stamp gives you so many cards to draw back into that opening beautiful hand, anything is possible. 07:02:05.800 --> 07:02:15.800 Thank you so much, Pablo, Ethan and Emily, appreciate your insight and thoughts as always as these players are setting up for game number three. 07:02:16.800 --> 07:02:21.800 And Koby will have the opportunity here to choose Puka first or second. 07:02:21.800 --> 07:02:28.660 Give himself a chance to get established and here it is game three of the senior division final match 07:02:28.660 --> 07:02:30.760 Let's hear it for these trainers 07:02:31.680 --> 07:02:34.440 Coby is gonna kick off this opening turn lobby off 07:02:34.440 --> 07:02:40.880 He acts in the after spot of the was very an energy attached in just a past no mega Kanga scorn and Jake 07:02:40.880 --> 07:02:43.600 NG has started that crucial genus acts 07:02:44.160 --> 07:02:49.920 We're off to the races here in the third game a world champion will be crowned after this one 07:02:49.920 --> 07:02:57.120 OK, pad, the first card being played for Jake needs to set up those Abra once again, and 07:02:57.120 --> 07:02:59.920 we heard our analysts talking about that. 07:02:59.920 --> 07:03:03.520 Genesect, finally hitting the board in the third game. 07:03:03.520 --> 07:03:06.760 We thought this was going to be a crucial part of this matchup. 07:03:06.760 --> 07:03:11.440 There's actually some tricky stuff that can happen on Kobe's side as well. 07:03:11.440 --> 07:03:14.840 Will we finally see this ace nullifier come into play? 07:03:14.840 --> 07:03:20.560 It's going to almost be forced at this point since Jake has had to start it. 07:03:20.560 --> 07:03:24.440 He'll most likely be able to move it with an air balloon, which will just naturally get 07:03:24.440 --> 07:03:26.200 a tool card onto this Pokémon. 07:03:26.200 --> 07:03:32.020 Jake's opening play here is just that Poképad to get out the Abra and a Dawn to search 07:03:32.020 --> 07:03:36.680 the deck for three different Pokémon, a basic Stage 1 and Stage 2. 07:03:36.680 --> 07:03:43.320 And it looks like right away Fezendipity being potentially eyed up is his hand that 07:03:43.320 --> 07:03:48.540 week that Fezendipity was considered Puka? I don't love that unless there's a lot 07:03:48.540 --> 07:03:53.340 more good stuff in that hand that is a bad signal oh my goodness Fezendipity 07:03:53.340 --> 07:03:58.000 EX being taken off the dawn right away unless there's more like Buddy Buddy 07:03:58.000 --> 07:04:03.920 Poffins things like that this could be some trouble. It does look like it was 07:04:03.920 --> 07:04:08.200 a Fezendipity ultimately as the choice because Abra can be fetched with 07:04:08.200 --> 07:04:15.680 that poke a pad and that will be put onto the board in just a past note energy 07:04:15.680 --> 07:04:21.680 on the side of Jake and as we see this hand here for Kobe there's also not much 07:04:21.680 --> 07:04:26.840 going on his holy bailout being I think this cipher maniacs code-breaking I don't 07:04:26.840 --> 07:04:32.280 think he has anything else I don't think there's enough Pokemon in play 07:04:32.280 --> 07:04:39.080 for Full Moon Run, it would even knock out this Genesect. What does Kobe have here? 07:04:39.080 --> 07:04:43.160 It's gonna search through the deck and of course check those prize cards. 07:04:43.160 --> 07:04:48.240 Kangaskhan, Klaffari, a couple Pokemon there, a couple supporters also prized away. 07:04:48.240 --> 07:04:54.760 I'll have a think about what to stack up on top of his deck. And he has the 07:04:54.760 --> 07:04:57.880 mobility with Laodias in play right now, so he could retreat into Klaffari 07:04:57.880 --> 07:05:01.240 and attack, but yes, Puka, there's nowhere near enough Pokemon in play 07:05:01.240 --> 07:05:06.040 here. We're so used to this full moon rondo being almost automatic to KO whatever you want, 07:05:06.040 --> 07:05:11.960 especially when that Pokemon only has 110 hit points, but it's not going to happen here this turn. 07:05:14.040 --> 07:05:19.000 Things are getting weird in the third game here to decide our world champion. 07:05:19.000 --> 07:05:27.400 Not optimal starts for either player who can adapt and figure out a strategy on the fly 07:05:27.400 --> 07:05:31.240 When things don't go completely according to plan, 07:05:31.240 --> 07:05:34.360 let's see, these are the adjustments you have to make 07:05:34.360 --> 07:05:36.600 when you're playing at a high level like this. 07:05:36.600 --> 07:05:40.360 Teal Mask, go for Pony X, and Cyrano played on top of the deck, 07:05:40.360 --> 07:05:43.560 and it makes a lot of sense when you look at the hand here for Kobe. 07:05:43.560 --> 07:05:46.040 He'll be able to teal dance into that Cyrano on the next turn 07:05:46.040 --> 07:05:49.320 and fill his board with a bunch of powerful Pokemon EX. 07:05:49.320 --> 07:05:52.120 He will retreat, and he's going to deal 07:05:52.120 --> 07:05:55.960 just 80 damage with this full moon rondo. 07:05:55.960 --> 07:05:59.640 to hit KOing a Genesect. I don't think that's how you draw it up, Pocah. 07:05:59.640 --> 07:06:03.720 Definitely not. Big two cards off the psychic draw here, though. 07:06:03.720 --> 07:06:07.480 Does find an energy card. It is that enriching energy, his A-spec of choice. 07:06:07.480 --> 07:06:14.120 He's going to attach, draw himself four cards, and continue to fuel forward this position. 07:06:16.040 --> 07:06:20.200 It's not going to be possible now to attack. There's no wondrous patch in this list from 07:06:20.200 --> 07:06:25.700 Jake, so no KO potential, but a second Dawn played. We'll search out a bunch of 07:06:25.700 --> 07:06:29.800 Pokemon and continue to help him get his board established. It was seeming a little 07:06:29.800 --> 07:06:35.460 scary at first for Jake, but I think he's begun to stabilize. Yeah, the key was 07:06:35.460 --> 07:06:40.860 just kind of survival in this situation. Only two cards found off the 07:06:40.860 --> 07:06:45.980 Dawn. No Stage 2 Pokemon found. Yeah, that means no Alakazam remaining in the 07:06:45.980 --> 07:06:49.420 deck there, hiding out between the hand and the prize cards. 07:06:51.420 --> 07:06:55.420 We're going to see another psychic draw here of the cadavera. 07:06:55.420 --> 07:06:58.380 Two more cards, and there is a basic psychic. 07:06:59.620 --> 07:07:01.420 Dunsparse will hit the board. 07:07:03.020 --> 07:07:06.620 And it does look like just one, no, two Alecas am in the hand, 07:07:06.620 --> 07:07:08.860 so one is hiding out in the prizes. 07:07:08.860 --> 07:07:10.980 He's got a battle cage in his hand, 07:07:10.980 --> 07:07:13.220 thinking about just playing that card out, 07:07:13.220 --> 07:07:17.480 and he will do just that and passes now over to Kobe. 07:07:18.420 --> 07:07:19.940 And we see Jake once again, 07:07:19.940 --> 07:07:23.860 not valuing the Genesect in this matchup, 07:07:23.860 --> 07:07:26.780 could have retreated it to try to protect it 07:07:26.780 --> 07:07:28.780 and save that ace nullifier for later, 07:07:28.780 --> 07:07:32.100 but deciding no, this is the least important Pokemon 07:07:32.100 --> 07:07:33.900 I have in play right now. 07:07:35.140 --> 07:07:37.260 And this is the play Kobe set up last turn 07:07:37.260 --> 07:07:39.240 with his cipher maniac. 07:07:39.240 --> 07:07:42.140 He uses his deal dance, draws that one other card 07:07:42.140 --> 07:07:47.260 put on top and it is going to be the Sereno. Searching the deck for three powerful Pokemon 07:07:47.260 --> 07:07:54.940 EX, adding them into his hand. Bezendipity, mega-Kangaskan EX, and the Meowth EX as well. 07:07:54.940 --> 07:08:00.060 One of the things I love about this Sereno, being able to chain supporters thanks to Meowth EX. 07:08:03.580 --> 07:08:06.380 Kobe will certainly get a knockout on this turn. 07:08:06.380 --> 07:08:13.940 turn. The question is will he be able to set up for a big follow-up after that? The opening 07:08:13.940 --> 07:08:22.660 turn has been fairly weak at this point. Not a lot of acceleration. I really feel like 07:08:22.660 --> 07:08:29.500 he's got to be gearing up for that unfair stamp in the next couple turns. What's going 07:08:29.500 --> 07:08:34.280 on here? Looks like just the full moon rondo. There could have been an awkward situation 07:08:34.280 --> 07:08:40.120 there with a cruel arrow from Fezendipity with the right mix of cards, but now Jake has a golden opportunity. 07:08:41.720 --> 07:08:46.520 Let's see if he's able to capitalize. He'll lead off with that telepathic psychic energy, 07:08:46.520 --> 07:08:52.840 searching out two basic psychic Pokemon, putting two more Abra into play on his bench. We know 07:08:52.840 --> 07:08:57.960 he has Alakazam waiting in hand and he already has so many cards available. 07:08:57.960 --> 07:09:07.340 Well, the only ways to get back that Genesecta just got knocked out, there's one Sacred Ash 07:09:07.340 --> 07:09:15.780 and one Alana's Aide, and those are both kind of difficult to find early on in the game. 07:09:15.780 --> 07:09:22.980 So once again, we might be headed for a situation where Genesecta is just not a factor. 07:09:22.980 --> 07:09:26.260 Came into the thinking that was going to be one of the main interactions in this 07:09:26.260 --> 07:09:33.540 matchup that just hasn't come up yet but Jake has still been able to find a way to get this Alakazam 07:09:33.540 --> 07:09:40.020 up and running. Certainly has enough cards to get a knockout here. And he's going to use the eerie 07:09:40.740 --> 07:09:46.580 trying to perhaps catch that unfair stamp unable to do that but does get two energy switch. 07:09:47.460 --> 07:09:53.540 Wow! Two energy switch that will definitely limit Kobe's options on the following turn. 07:09:56.260 --> 07:10:00.880 Flip the script, Fezzendipity EX drawing a few more cards. 07:10:00.880 --> 07:10:04.220 Here is that Forest of Vitality. 07:10:04.220 --> 07:10:06.860 Getting rid of that battle cage, 07:10:06.860 --> 07:10:09.780 putting this stadium into play now. 07:10:09.780 --> 07:10:12.400 As long as he's got 10 cards in his hand, 07:10:12.400 --> 07:10:15.100 powerful hand will take the KO. 07:10:15.100 --> 07:10:17.060 Jake NG strikes. 07:10:17.060 --> 07:10:20.900 Two prizes down, four more to go. 07:10:20.900 --> 07:10:24.600 How will Kobe respond here? 07:10:24.600 --> 07:10:26.640 The pressure is mounting. 07:10:26.640 --> 07:10:30.080 The hand is built up for Jake. 07:10:30.080 --> 07:10:33.080 Alec Kazam is up and running. 07:10:33.080 --> 07:10:36.820 Is this the time to find unfair stamp? 07:10:36.820 --> 07:10:39.580 Starts off with just three cards off of this. 07:10:39.580 --> 07:10:42.620 Flip the script to draw those first three. 07:10:42.620 --> 07:10:44.860 Kobe's used one Cypher Maniacs code breaking. 07:10:44.860 --> 07:10:47.060 He does play two copies. 07:10:47.060 --> 07:10:49.160 So he could piece it all together with 07:10:49.160 --> 07:10:53.080 his Meowth, that he grabbed the last turn off of the Cyrano. 07:10:53.080 --> 07:10:55.680 Gonna draw with a few of his other abilities first 07:10:55.680 --> 07:10:59.080 to see if he can perhaps find it naturally. 07:10:59.080 --> 07:11:01.760 Of course, not only does he want to play the unfair stamp, 07:11:01.760 --> 07:11:05.280 he wants to pair it with an attack, with a KO, 07:11:05.280 --> 07:11:07.660 which is what he missed out on in game number two, 07:11:07.660 --> 07:11:09.760 and here comes that Meowth. 07:11:11.600 --> 07:11:13.960 So one major difference in this third game 07:11:13.960 --> 07:11:17.360 is Jake was able to put down Fezendipity EX 07:11:17.360 --> 07:11:20.800 before this unfair stamp is potentially coming. 07:11:20.800 --> 07:11:24.880 It's going to weaken the effectiveness of that. 07:11:24.880 --> 07:11:27.120 You have to wonder if there's even an opportunity for Kobe 07:11:27.120 --> 07:11:30.240 to take advantage of the fact that Pheasantifity is down, 07:11:30.240 --> 07:11:33.680 could potentially use things like Saab 07:11:33.680 --> 07:11:37.040 with the wellspring mask over on EX to trap it 07:11:37.040 --> 07:11:39.480 for a little bit so you can set up a bigger play later. 07:11:39.480 --> 07:11:42.920 But no, Cypher Maniac is the choice here. 07:11:42.920 --> 07:11:44.640 And he's going to grab a grass energy 07:11:44.640 --> 07:11:46.760 and the unfair stamp here. 07:11:46.760 --> 07:11:48.920 He's lined up this KO. 07:11:48.920 --> 07:11:52.720 He's going to play a few more cards out of his hands 07:11:52.720 --> 07:11:54.200 to thin as much as possible. 07:11:54.200 --> 07:11:58.560 And there it is, unfair stamp. 07:11:58.560 --> 07:12:01.960 Kobe will get five cards, leaving Jake with just two. 07:12:01.960 --> 07:12:05.880 But Jake has prepared his board well for this situation. 07:12:05.880 --> 07:12:08.600 Not only that, Fezendipity, but there's also 07:12:08.600 --> 07:12:11.240 a done sparse already in play. 07:12:11.240 --> 07:12:13.680 Will the third time be the charm 07:12:13.680 --> 07:12:15.440 for Kobe's unfair stamp? 07:12:15.440 --> 07:12:19.180 It worked the first time, wasn't as effective the second time. 07:12:19.180 --> 07:12:25.760 He needs it to stick one more time to have a chance to become World Champion here. 07:12:25.760 --> 07:12:32.920 This A-Spec card is the game changer that could decide this tournament for these two players. 07:12:32.920 --> 07:12:34.500 Here are the cards being drawn. 07:12:34.500 --> 07:12:36.800 Kobe's already expended everything. 07:12:36.800 --> 07:12:38.060 He really needs to this turn. 07:12:38.060 --> 07:12:39.700 He's used all of his draw abilities. 07:12:39.700 --> 07:12:44.980 He's got that Teal Mask Ogre Pawn EX set up and ready to fire off a myriad 07:12:44.980 --> 07:12:49.780 leaf shower taking down the Alakazam, tying this game up. 07:12:49.780 --> 07:12:52.020 Two prize parts taken a piece. 07:12:52.020 --> 07:12:54.420 Let's see what Jake has off of this draw, 07:12:54.420 --> 07:12:58.060 promoting his done sparse, ready to use that runaway draw ability. 07:12:59.820 --> 07:13:03.700 He's going to kick it off with a festivity X and flip the script. 07:13:04.460 --> 07:13:07.620 Do you see a Hilda and a Dawn in the hand 07:13:07.620 --> 07:13:11.540 that's going to represent so many additional cards on this turn? 07:13:11.540 --> 07:13:15.340 a Cadabra and Alakazam, that's gonna end up drawing 07:13:15.340 --> 07:13:17.940 five additional cards. 07:13:17.940 --> 07:13:22.940 You have the runaway draw with D'Dunsparse available as well. 07:13:23.020 --> 07:13:27.180 Things are looking great for our Australian player, Jake, 07:13:27.180 --> 07:13:30.720 lining up all these cards for this Alakazam. 07:13:32.660 --> 07:13:34.740 Plenty of cards still to draw this turn. 07:13:34.740 --> 07:13:36.780 D'Dunsparse available in the active spot 07:13:36.780 --> 07:13:39.740 needs to make sure he can find an energy card. 07:13:39.740 --> 07:13:42.940 There are so many cards for him to draw to see one. 07:13:42.940 --> 07:13:46.600 There are two found from the psychic draw of Kadabra. 07:13:46.600 --> 07:13:50.080 There are three coming in from this Alakazam. 07:13:51.300 --> 07:13:54.460 And still three more to draw with the Dunsparse available. 07:13:54.460 --> 07:13:59.020 He only needs 11 in his hand to get this KO. 07:13:59.020 --> 07:14:00.580 Yeah, crucial difference between this 07:14:00.580 --> 07:14:01.580 and the first game as well. 07:14:01.580 --> 07:14:04.060 Megacangaskhan was the one following up 07:14:04.060 --> 07:14:05.020 after the unfair stamp. 07:14:05.020 --> 07:14:07.140 Now, a much smaller Pokemon, 07:14:07.140 --> 07:14:08.820 that's much easier to knock out. 07:14:08.820 --> 07:14:16.400 much easier to get to 11 cards compared to the 15 required to KO a mega Kanga scone and should Jake have an energy card 07:14:16.400 --> 07:14:22.820 Which he does this powerful hands will take down this teal mask ogre prawn EX 07:14:23.380 --> 07:14:31.220 Taking Kobe's only Tara Pokemon out of play taking all of Kobe's energy cards out of play and leaving him with a board 07:14:31.540 --> 07:14:33.540 Simply full of Pokemon 07:14:33.540 --> 07:14:42.540 Jake's setting things up to just secure a victory if possible, improve the odds where 07:14:42.540 --> 07:14:49.020 you can, put more Kadabra and Alakazam for you to draw on your future turns. 07:14:49.020 --> 07:14:51.220 There is that KO. 07:14:51.220 --> 07:14:57.540 And just one more knockout separates Jake NG and this champion title, Kobe will promote 07:14:57.540 --> 07:14:59.700 his mega Kangaskan EX. 07:14:59.700 --> 07:15:01.260 see what he can piece together. 07:15:01.260 --> 07:15:03.540 So much card draw available, 07:15:03.540 --> 07:15:06.900 Fezendipity EX and the use of flip the script. 07:15:06.900 --> 07:15:08.820 Three cards right here, 07:15:08.820 --> 07:15:10.700 giving him one at a time. 07:15:10.700 --> 07:15:13.620 Still more to find with the mega kengaskan 07:15:13.620 --> 07:15:15.420 and it's run air and ability. 07:15:18.100 --> 07:15:20.380 What could Kobe possibly attack with here 07:15:20.380 --> 07:15:23.300 to give him a chance to get reestablished? 07:15:24.500 --> 07:15:26.460 That's the question and that's the question. 07:15:26.460 --> 07:15:29.660 Kobe's gonna be asking himself as well. 07:15:29.660 --> 07:15:33.820 a couple different options here. Obviously you can't just leave things the way they are. 07:15:33.820 --> 07:15:39.140 You'll lose immediately if nothing changes on this board, whether that means attacking 07:15:39.140 --> 07:15:44.260 the active Pokémon, knocking it out, or trying to get a little crafty, maybe using 07:15:44.260 --> 07:15:49.100 something like boss's orders to bring out Fesendipity EX and try to trap it. I don't 07:15:49.100 --> 07:15:54.780 know if that'll even be enough at this stage, but you gotta try something. 07:15:54.780 --> 07:15:58.400 This is the last game of this Seniors Division Tournament. 07:15:58.400 --> 07:16:06.200 The last couple of turns, Coby's gonna see it out and try to find some path here, perhaps 07:16:06.200 --> 07:16:10.880 through the use of a Meowth EX, which is found off of the Ultra Ball. 07:16:10.880 --> 07:16:17.760 Gonna put down a Lily's Clefairy, gonna, oh, he cannot bench that Meowth Puka there. 07:16:17.760 --> 07:16:19.400 There are no Terra Pokemon in play. 07:16:19.400 --> 07:16:21.920 He put down that Lily's Clefairy first. 07:16:21.920 --> 07:16:27.520 Of course, Area Zero Under Depths expands your bench to eight Pokemon, but only if you 07:16:27.520 --> 07:16:31.680 have a Terra Pokemon in play. 07:16:31.680 --> 07:16:36.440 Something we've probably all done at some point, just assuming you have a Terra Pokemon 07:16:36.440 --> 07:16:42.480 in play in that Area Zero Under Depths is always expanding your bench to eight Pokemon, 07:16:42.480 --> 07:16:47.400 but the Teal Mask Ogre on the X was knocked out on the previous turn. 07:16:47.400 --> 07:16:51.880 You can't fulfill that condition for the Area 0 under-depth, 07:16:51.880 --> 07:16:56.180 and the first card that Kobe played down was the Lily's Puff Ferry. 07:16:56.180 --> 07:17:00.880 Now won't be able to bench the Meowthie X or anything else in this situation. 07:17:00.880 --> 07:17:02.480 What can he do here? 07:17:02.480 --> 07:17:05.840 He has to find Crispin if he wants to attack this turn. 07:17:05.840 --> 07:17:09.080 That's now his only path with no Teal Mask Ogre Pawn in play, 07:17:09.080 --> 07:17:13.400 no opportunity to get extra energies out through the use of a Teal Dance. 07:17:13.400 --> 07:17:17.400 So if he does not find a Crispin here, he's going to miss an attack. 07:17:20.400 --> 07:17:23.400 Psychic Energy will come down onto the Lily's Clefairy EX. 07:17:25.400 --> 07:17:28.400 Going to take stock of the discard pile on Jake's end, 07:17:29.400 --> 07:17:33.400 looking for any way out of this situation. 07:17:33.400 --> 07:17:39.400 He will use a boss's orders to bring something into the active spot, 07:17:39.400 --> 07:17:46.040 Banking perhaps on lack of energy cards available for his opponent, hoping that maybe a couple 07:17:46.040 --> 07:17:47.560 of energy cards are prized. 07:17:47.560 --> 07:17:49.060 It is entirely possible. 07:17:49.060 --> 07:17:53.560 If that were the case, Jake may have a hard time moving this Pheasantipity. 07:17:53.560 --> 07:17:54.800 He will draw for turn. 07:17:54.800 --> 07:17:55.800 There is that air balloon. 07:17:55.800 --> 07:17:59.200 There is the boss disorders and Jake. 07:17:59.200 --> 07:18:05.200 is the 2026 Pokemon PCG World Champion. 07:18:19.200 --> 07:18:23.200 Congratulations to Jake taking it all with Alec Kazan, 07:18:23.200 --> 07:18:32.320 Kazan and that powerful hand was able to draw enough cards to become our champion well-played 07:18:32.320 --> 07:18:39.600 by both players such an amazing match to watch at the end of the day. Jake will be taking home 07:18:39.600 --> 07:18:46.400 the crown congratulations. Congratulations to of course to Koby as well to get to this point 07:18:46.400 --> 07:18:52.560 to be able to play on this stage what an incredible memory what is something we'll be 07:18:52.560 --> 07:18:56.120 be able to cherish for the rest of his life. 07:18:56.120 --> 07:18:59.000 It feels unfortunate to come up just short, 07:18:59.000 --> 07:19:02.520 but whatever it has been for both of our players, 07:19:02.520 --> 07:19:05.040 congratulations, Jake NG, the world champion 07:19:05.040 --> 07:19:06.220 in the C-class. 07:19:06.220 --> 07:19:09.200 He said at the beginning, he was going to be in the champion, 07:19:09.200 --> 07:19:12.120 and he followed through on his promise. 07:19:12.120 --> 07:19:16.640 Congratulations to Jake on getting the job done. 07:19:16.640 --> 07:19:20.680 Very confident player, and the kind of things. 07:19:20.680 --> 07:19:22.480 There was some moment he may have been questioning 07:19:22.480 --> 07:19:26.120 himself after that first game and how that match started off. 07:19:26.120 --> 07:19:31.240 But Alakazam just too powerful against this big basic stretch. 07:19:31.240 --> 07:19:34.560 And we are standing by with Jake for an interview. 07:19:34.560 --> 07:19:39.840 We've got to see how he's feeling fresh off of his win. 07:19:39.840 --> 07:19:44.400 Oh, my goodness, what a match we just witnessed and we officially 07:19:44.400 --> 07:19:49.760 have our world champion for the TCG senior division. 07:19:49.760 --> 07:19:50.640 All right. 07:19:50.640 --> 07:19:56.480 JNG. Many were talking about the fact that the Alakazam deck was favored in this matchup, 07:19:56.480 --> 07:20:01.040 but this did go the distance. Can you give me the breakdown of this match from your perspective? 07:20:02.000 --> 07:20:08.320 So, game one, I just drew nothing off the stand, which like just lost me the game pretty much. 07:20:08.320 --> 07:20:14.000 I think I might have made a slight misplay. I didn't like sacred ash backhabras into my deck, 07:20:14.000 --> 07:20:18.560 which probably lost me the game, but in game two and three, they were pretty clean. I just 07:20:18.560 --> 07:20:22.560 I just drew a supporter off stamp and I won. 07:20:22.560 --> 07:20:29.560 The senior division offers a unique opportunity to start building your reputation as a player nice and early. 07:20:29.560 --> 07:20:35.560 As you continue down your competitive career, how would you like for people to describe you as a player? 07:20:35.560 --> 07:20:38.560 I hope they view me as a top player. 07:20:38.560 --> 07:20:41.560 Ultimately that's just my goal to feel like I'm good. 07:20:41.560 --> 07:20:46.560 I don't really care that much about winning as long as I feel I'm at the top of the current player base. 07:20:46.560 --> 07:20:50.240 I mean there's nothing like world championship title to prove to people that you're good. 07:20:50.240 --> 07:20:53.200 Before I let you go, who would you like to give any shout outs to? 07:20:53.200 --> 07:20:57.760 I'd like to shout out my dad first for bringing me to all the events I go to. 07:20:57.760 --> 07:21:00.160 It takes a lot of time off work just to come with me. 07:21:00.160 --> 07:21:06.400 I'd also like to thank out Yuichi and Addison for playing the same list as me to the worlds 07:21:06.400 --> 07:21:09.600 and as well as everyone who's tested with me and helped me build my dad. 07:21:10.240 --> 07:21:14.640 Truly is a team effort. Well thank you so much Jake for joining me right here 07:21:14.640 --> 07:21:25.640 And everyone here in the Chase Center, give it up one more time for your TCG Senior World Champion, Jack G! 07:21:32.640 --> 07:21:38.640 We have had some very interesting matches so far today. 07:21:38.640 --> 07:21:43.640 But I do think we have one more matchup when it comes to TCG, am I right? 07:21:44.640 --> 07:21:48.640 There's something else you have to do. 07:21:48.640 --> 07:21:49.640 That's right. 07:21:49.640 --> 07:21:58.080 The TCG Masters division is on the way, so let's get you set up for our final match-up. 07:21:58.080 --> 07:22:02.800 For nearly 30 years, the Pokemon Trading Card game has continued to evolve. 07:22:02.800 --> 07:22:06.880 New cards, new strategies, and new generations of trainers. 07:22:06.880 --> 07:22:12.320 But the dream of becoming world champion has remained all the same. 07:22:12.320 --> 07:22:17.200 The best trainers of the 2026 season earned their place in San Francisco and after countless 07:22:17.200 --> 07:22:24.000 hard fought battles, clutch plays, and crucial top decks, only two remain. 07:22:24.000 --> 07:22:30.560 One final match will decide the next Pokemon Trading Cart Game World Champion. 07:22:30.560 --> 07:22:35.320 Diego Casiraga is one of the most storied players in the game's history, having three 07:22:35.320 --> 07:22:40.640 prior top cut finishes, including his World Champion title in 2017. 07:22:40.640 --> 07:22:44.320 His run this year has been fueled by the powerful hands of Alakazam. 07:22:44.320 --> 07:22:49.760 I'm Diego Cácero Aguirre, and I will see him in the case of tomorrow. 07:22:49.760 --> 07:22:54.480 After defeating Henry Chao in top four, Diego pruned that he is still one of this game's 07:22:54.480 --> 07:22:59.520 top competitors as he battles for a chance to become a two-time champion. 07:22:59.520 --> 07:23:06.400 He will be facing off against Andrew Hedrick, who has dominated the Pokemon TCG for the 07:23:06.400 --> 07:23:08.480 last few seasons. 07:23:08.480 --> 07:23:11.920 Andrew is playing draggable TX with crushing hammers. 07:23:11.920 --> 07:23:14.200 This is an archetype that he popularized 07:23:14.200 --> 07:23:16.800 after winning the Los Angeles regional championships 07:23:16.800 --> 07:23:18.320 earlier this season. 07:23:18.320 --> 07:23:21.800 Patrick Funtz bought this order, he will win the game. 07:23:21.800 --> 07:23:24.080 He defeated former number one ranked player 07:23:24.080 --> 07:23:26.600 Brent Tonneson in top four to punch his ticket 07:23:26.600 --> 07:23:28.440 into championship Sunday. 07:23:28.440 --> 07:23:31.280 This finals match is a story of the experienced veteran 07:23:31.280 --> 07:23:33.520 versus the young superstar. 07:23:33.520 --> 07:23:37.160 Only one of them can leave this stage as our champion. 07:23:38.480 --> 07:23:40.080 This time, it's my turn. 07:23:45.080 --> 07:23:52.780 One of our trainers is looking to become the first two-time World Champion in the TCG Masters division. 07:23:52.780 --> 07:23:59.380 The other has already rocked his debt towards victory in a regional this very season. 07:23:59.380 --> 07:24:05.180 Everybody, it is time to meet our TCG Masters finalists. 07:24:05.180 --> 07:24:12.180 First up, we have Andrew Hedwig. 07:24:12.180 --> 07:24:35.180 And on the opposite side give it up for Diego Casier-Laca! 07:24:42.180 --> 07:25:07.180 I know I'm still for this matchup. I know everyone in the audience is. Andrew, five regional victories, an NAIC title. This would mean the trifecta. What is he going to take to actually achieve that? 07:25:07.180 --> 07:25:11.180 Yeah, I don't know. I guess I'm gonna try to treat this mask like you would any other right now. 07:25:11.180 --> 07:25:15.180 Try to play the best you can, do what you can with the cord through your horn to see if it works out. 07:25:16.180 --> 07:25:23.180 And Diego, the last time we saw you on this stage, your wife was seven months pregnant with your first child. 07:25:23.180 --> 07:25:30.180 Now you have returned as a father of two. Walking through the journey back in 2017 till now. 07:25:30.180 --> 07:25:42.220 I'm really proud to have them here with me, supporting me here in the sidelines. 07:25:42.220 --> 07:25:45.660 We appreciate the support of everyone that is in the audience right now. 07:25:45.660 --> 07:25:50.460 Keep it cheered while we send our trainers off to your battle stations. 07:25:50.460 --> 07:25:59.740 Alright, pastors, what do you have to say about that? 07:25:59.740 --> 07:26:03.740 We've got a lot to say about that Gabby, but we're hopefully going to have time to say it all. 07:26:03.740 --> 07:26:06.740 We've got Andrew Hedrick, Diego Casaraga. 07:26:06.740 --> 07:26:09.740 We have Crown, our Junior Division World Champion. 07:26:09.740 --> 07:26:12.740 We have Crown, our Senior Division World Champion. 07:26:12.740 --> 07:26:14.740 Now just a massive division left. 07:26:14.740 --> 07:26:18.740 I'm Ross Gilbert and I'm here with the lovely Joe Bernard. 07:26:18.740 --> 07:26:20.740 Joe, how good is this final going to be? 07:26:20.740 --> 07:26:22.740 Oh, this is Goliath versus Goliath. 07:26:22.740 --> 07:26:24.740 That's with you Ross. 07:26:24.740 --> 07:26:27.740 This is a combination of modern era versus veteran. 07:26:27.740 --> 07:26:34.240 We have the mastermind of the bottom era in Andrew Hedrick looking to complete the Pokemon gauntlet 07:26:34.240 --> 07:26:39.040 He's already a regional champion. He's already an international champion 07:26:40.040 --> 07:26:43.000 The world championships is just one that sets away 07:26:43.520 --> 07:26:49.440 But he faces down a veteran of over 20 years of experience at the very highest level 07:26:49.640 --> 07:26:52.600 Diego Casaraga, he has a resume better than anyone 07:26:52.600 --> 07:27:03.600 He's already got two top 8 finishes. His dream came true in 2017 of GDGX and he's hoping to do it again today. 07:27:03.600 --> 07:27:09.600 Well back in 2013 we saw Jason Kuzinski won the world championships for the third time. 07:27:09.600 --> 07:27:12.600 But since then the playmates have grown immeasurably. 07:27:12.600 --> 07:27:15.600 All of us have gone infinitely harder when we ask that question. 07:27:15.600 --> 07:27:20.600 Will we ever see another player repeat as the Masters Division world champion? 07:27:20.600 --> 07:27:23.980 Well, Diego's coming here and said, look, I want it in 2017. 07:27:23.980 --> 07:27:27.640 It's nine years later, I'm back, and he has got an excellent chance. 07:27:27.640 --> 07:27:32.340 Just one more hurdle to get over, but he's proven he can navigate this. 07:27:32.340 --> 07:27:35.680 He's been in Dragapult along the way, just one more game to go, 07:27:35.680 --> 07:27:39.340 and he can do what people thought might no longer be possible. 07:27:39.340 --> 07:27:41.940 If anyone can, it could be Diego. 07:27:41.940 --> 07:27:44.040 And we've got the Friends and Family standing by. 07:27:44.040 --> 07:27:45.140 So let's hear from them. 07:27:46.940 --> 07:27:48.340 Thank you so much, guys. 07:27:48.340 --> 07:27:51.940 of course I'm here with the friends and family of our competitors and I've got a 07:27:51.940 --> 07:27:58.220 couple of posting questions to ask them. How does it feel having supported them 07:27:58.220 --> 07:28:04.060 towards this point and now they're on the world stage? I mean to me it's no 07:28:04.060 --> 07:28:07.300 surprise I think Andrew Hedrick is on a different level from every other play 07:28:07.300 --> 07:28:10.380 in the world and it's pretty rare that the best players get to actually make 07:28:10.380 --> 07:28:13.100 it to the finals of Worlds so I really wanted to bring this one home 07:28:13.100 --> 07:28:15.100 because you've such a great friend of mine. 07:28:15.100 --> 07:28:17.100 Sorry. 07:28:17.100 --> 07:28:19.100 That's okay. 07:28:21.100 --> 07:28:25.100 I mean, really, I've been seeing him playing all my life 07:28:25.100 --> 07:28:28.100 and being here is really crazy. 07:28:28.100 --> 07:28:30.100 I'm so proud of him. 07:28:30.100 --> 07:28:31.100 I love hearing that. 07:28:31.100 --> 07:28:33.100 I think we're all so proud as well. 07:28:33.100 --> 07:28:35.100 It feels like we've all become family, 07:28:35.100 --> 07:28:37.100 watching both players grow 07:28:37.100 --> 07:28:39.100 and now get to this point. 07:28:39.100 --> 07:28:42.100 How much preparation goes into events? 07:28:42.100 --> 07:28:47.100 into events like this that people just might not understand from home. 07:28:47.100 --> 07:28:51.100 I mean, I have spent countless hours just sitting in call with Andrew, 07:28:51.100 --> 07:28:54.100 playing, sharing screens, playing, you know, the PCCG live ladder. 07:28:54.100 --> 07:28:57.100 He gets to the highest elotes I've ever seen. It's incredible. 07:28:57.100 --> 07:29:00.100 He's put in so much work and he really deserves this. 07:29:00.100 --> 07:29:15.100 I mean, it's in him practicing and practicing and being with his family. It's really nice. 07:29:15.100 --> 07:29:20.100 I love that. That's so good. Still makes plenty of time for the family. 07:29:20.100 --> 07:29:29.100 And if you could give just one final breath of support, what would you say to them right now if you were over there? 07:29:29.100 --> 07:29:36.100 He can do his best and we will support him no matter what. 07:29:36.100 --> 07:29:41.100 Use Phantom Dive to knock out all his Abra's in the game. 07:29:41.100 --> 07:29:47.100 Good advice! Well let's go see if that's going to be what unfolds. 07:29:47.100 --> 07:29:53.100 Good luck to our players as we embark on this journey together. 07:29:53.100 --> 07:29:58.100 Well it's hard to argue with that advice. Use Phantom Dive, not Abra. 07:29:58.100 --> 07:30:03.100 Ladies and gentlemen, we have met the players. Give me a cheer if you're cheering for Andrew! 07:30:08.100 --> 07:30:14.100 And on the other side, if you want to see Diego Capuaga take a home, make some noise! 07:30:18.100 --> 07:30:20.100 I think that's a pretty popular joke. 07:30:20.100 --> 07:30:27.680 And who can blame them? They've had such historic placements. Andrew, more recent success, but 07:30:27.680 --> 07:30:34.060 Diego with many years, such a strong competitor. As we see how they made it to this finals. 07:30:34.060 --> 07:30:38.260 Actually quite similar runs from both players. You'll notice that both Andrew and Diego 07:30:38.260 --> 07:30:42.940 were able to take out the Crostal in their top 8 matches. And then, with both able 07:30:42.940 --> 07:30:49.780 to defeat Dragapult in their top four matches was really amazing to see Diego 07:30:49.780 --> 07:30:54.220 up against Henry Chow in that previous game. Coming up against Dragapult again in 07:30:54.220 --> 07:30:57.660 these finals so you know that he's got a lot of experience in this matchup 07:30:57.660 --> 07:31:01.940 actually throughout the tournament he has four wins and one loss. His only loss 07:31:01.940 --> 07:31:05.740 of the entire tournament so far has been Dragapult. That is a little bit 07:31:05.740 --> 07:31:09.620 awkward but there are a lot of Dragapult out there. He has beaten a lot of them. 07:31:09.620 --> 07:31:13.020 Let's see what the casters think about this particular matchup. 07:31:13.020 --> 07:31:16.220 Where did we come down in terms of our predictions? 07:31:16.220 --> 07:31:19.520 Who do we think is going to take this home? 07:31:19.520 --> 07:31:23.120 I know, Joe, we ended up on different sides of this bracket. 07:31:23.120 --> 07:31:26.220 I'm in Team Diego, but you think Andrew's bringing it home? 07:31:26.220 --> 07:31:28.420 Well, it's a dead heat between the casters, and you can see why. 07:31:28.420 --> 07:31:31.720 It's hard to back against a previous world champion. 07:31:31.720 --> 07:31:33.920 I'm feeling that from what I've seen from Andrew, 07:31:33.920 --> 07:31:35.820 he's just such a phenomenal competitor, 07:31:35.820 --> 07:31:38.520 and I do happen to think that his build of Dragon Faulty X 07:31:38.520 --> 07:31:44.200 will have enough answers to this single prize Alec-Azam archetype. Diego does have a lot of 07:31:44.200 --> 07:31:48.520 defensive cards that can help out against the dangerous Spant and Diver attacks against the 07:31:48.520 --> 07:31:54.280 Adrenal Brain from Monkey Dory, but I think that Andrew just about has the edge here with his list. 07:31:54.280 --> 07:31:58.040 I've been looking at recent tournaments and Dragapult has been the best text for a while. 07:31:58.040 --> 07:32:01.800 No one's arguing that, but it didn't win the last European regional this season, 07:32:01.800 --> 07:32:05.160 and it didn't win the last North American regional this season, and it didn't win 07:32:05.160 --> 07:32:09.120 win North American internationals and it didn't win Japan championships and it 07:32:09.120 --> 07:32:13.160 was the best deck in all of those tournaments going in and I just think 07:32:13.160 --> 07:32:18.240 sooner or later Dragapult gets got and I think this is the game where Dragapult 07:32:18.240 --> 07:32:22.080 gets got but I do think it's gonna be close I think it could go either way and 07:32:22.080 --> 07:32:26.040 I do think might be a pretty good matchup we're gonna watch well if the 07:32:26.040 --> 07:32:28.920 casters can't decide who's gonna win it's gonna come down to these players 07:32:28.920 --> 07:32:32.560 let's have a look and remind ourselves at some of the accomplishments from 07:32:32.560 --> 07:32:39.560 both sides here. Andrew Hedrick, a five-time regional champion, NAIC champion, his best 07:32:39.560 --> 07:32:44.640 world finish to date has only been top 32. He's absolutely equipped to that right now. 07:32:44.640 --> 07:32:49.620 But another great stat for Andrew is that he's only come second in the seven finals 07:32:49.620 --> 07:32:54.320 that he's attended in. He is so locked in for these finals. He has lost one final 07:32:54.320 --> 07:32:59.120 out of seven. That is a pretty good record. As you go in and Diego, a whole bunch 07:32:59.120 --> 07:33:02.480 results there, but the one that really stands above all of them is that world 07:33:02.480 --> 07:33:09.120 championships final that was title over in 2017 with that Gardevoir GX. Let's take 07:33:09.120 --> 07:33:14.080 a look at some prizes. Anything coming down that terrifies you Joe? Not too much 07:33:14.080 --> 07:33:19.880 and Richie Energy's not great. Night stretcher and the A-Spectre Diego not ideal either 07:33:19.880 --> 07:33:24.360 so both players gonna have to navigate their prizes in this situation. 07:33:24.360 --> 07:33:29.680 Okay, looks like we are getting ready to start people in the chase center. It's time to get loud 07:33:41.040 --> 07:33:44.200 Players have the fist bump we are off in the Masters division 07:33:44.320 --> 07:33:49.580 This is game one out of the best of three and it looks like we're starting off with Andrew Hedrick 07:33:49.580 --> 07:33:55.000 We're able to in the active Diego has got an opera. It is a buddy buddy popping for Andrew 07:33:55.000 --> 07:33:57.000 That is gonna allow him to go and grab to 07:33:57.380 --> 07:34:01.840 Basic Pokemon Joe give us a quick rundown in his dragapult deck while he searches 07:34:01.840 --> 07:34:04.360 Well, it may not be the first time you've seen it this weekend 07:34:04.360 --> 07:34:10.640 We even saw it in the Juniors division, but this archetype is built all around the stage to dragapult ex 07:34:10.920 --> 07:34:16.720 Meaning that Andrew's priority will be finding first of all early Dreepee and then working his way into Drakloak 07:34:16.720 --> 07:34:19.120 having that recon directive ability 07:34:19.120 --> 07:34:21.160 grants you so much access to the deck 07:34:21.160 --> 07:34:23.720 that you'll be able to string together all sorts of combos. 07:34:23.720 --> 07:34:25.720 And it's no bad thing with the Dragapult itself. 07:34:25.720 --> 07:34:28.120 It has a phenomenal attack in Phantom Dive, 07:34:28.120 --> 07:34:30.720 dishing out 200 damage to the active, 07:34:30.720 --> 07:34:32.120 but also crucially, 07:34:32.120 --> 07:34:34.520 placing six counters on your opponent's benched Pokemon 07:34:34.520 --> 07:34:35.920 in any way that you like. 07:34:35.920 --> 07:34:37.920 And it's how creative Andrew can be 07:34:37.920 --> 07:34:39.920 where he's going to find his edges in this set. 07:34:39.920 --> 07:34:42.720 Yeah, you're looking to take multiple KO, set up Pokemon, 07:34:42.720 --> 07:34:44.520 three, four turns down the road. 07:34:44.520 --> 07:34:46.320 You need to be able to see the future 07:34:46.320 --> 07:34:48.320 if you're playing this dragon pulp deck. 07:34:48.320 --> 07:34:51.440 Well, the buddy-buddy-puffin is going to go out and get Andrew a couple of 07:34:51.440 --> 07:34:53.040 drippy down onto the bench. 07:34:53.040 --> 07:34:54.560 That is going to evolve into dragon pulp. 07:34:54.560 --> 07:34:59.280 And a second buddy-buddy-puffin, turn one, double puffin. 07:34:59.280 --> 07:35:02.720 That is a dream of many a Pokemon player, 07:35:02.720 --> 07:35:06.080 so we can start seeing even more basics here. 07:35:06.080 --> 07:35:09.680 If you want to get an army of drippy down on the bench, 07:35:09.680 --> 07:35:11.120 this is a good way to start. 07:35:11.120 --> 07:35:13.280 But we are weaving in a Dunsparse there, 07:35:13.280 --> 07:35:15.600 which of course evolves into Dunsparse 07:35:15.600 --> 07:35:17.600 there is going to be your draw engine. 07:35:17.600 --> 07:35:20.440 Both of our players here are utilizing this as a sort of secondary engine 07:35:20.440 --> 07:35:22.440 within their main evolution line. 07:35:22.440 --> 07:35:25.640 So it's an amazing start for Andrew here to have access to 3db 07:35:25.640 --> 07:35:27.640 in addition to the Duns boss, 07:35:27.640 --> 07:35:30.040 opening up all sorts of opportunities for him to draw 07:35:30.040 --> 07:35:33.200 on that second turn of the game as he evolves up into his Pokemon. 07:35:33.200 --> 07:35:36.040 So all things considered, this is a phenomenal turn one for him. 07:35:36.040 --> 07:35:37.320 It's everything you're looking for. 07:35:37.320 --> 07:35:39.320 Turn one going first, you're not allowed to attack, 07:35:39.320 --> 07:35:41.040 you're not allowed to play as a supporter. 07:35:41.040 --> 07:35:44.280 What you really want to do is establish a whole bunch of basic Pokemon. 07:35:44.280 --> 07:35:51.000 You'd like an energy does not look like we're gonna see that Andrew that is he well you see one in the hand there Joe 07:35:51.520 --> 07:35:55.880 All I can see is draklok for next turn and the alphex possibly for next turn as well 07:35:55.920 --> 07:35:59.640 That's all I'm seeing here right now. Well, at least you got your basic Pokemon 07:35:59.640 --> 07:36:03.680 You don't get your energy, but you can pass over to Diego knowing you're in a pretty good position 07:36:04.080 --> 07:36:09.680 And we do pass over Diego's first turn of these finals Aberrindy active decent start 07:36:09.680 --> 07:36:14.720 What do we have? We'll look for Pokemon search and it's only one buddy buddy puff in yeah 07:36:14.720 --> 07:36:17.480 We do have a buddy buddy puff in one seems to be enough 07:36:17.480 --> 07:36:19.480 I think there's also a poker pad in this hand as well 07:36:19.560 --> 07:36:25.600 So Diego will start to sift through his cards once again his evolution line not only a great attacking threat 07:36:25.600 --> 07:36:28.760 But also he can draw cards throughout the game as he evolves up 07:36:28.760 --> 07:36:33.200 The cadaver allows you to draw two when it comes into play with that psychic draw ability 07:36:33.200 --> 07:36:39.200 Alakazam gets you one additional card, a great bonus, and that powerful hand attack as well, 07:36:39.200 --> 07:36:43.200 dishing out more damage counters for the number of cards in your hand. 07:36:43.200 --> 07:36:46.200 So throughout this set, we're going to be looking at Diego's hand, 07:36:46.200 --> 07:36:50.200 not just for what it contains, but also the raw size of the hand 07:36:50.200 --> 07:36:52.200 is what's required to reach knockouts. 07:36:52.200 --> 07:36:54.200 And that's something we're going to be tracking throughout the game. 07:36:54.200 --> 07:36:58.200 We're going to be looking at Andrew's opportunities to disrupt the hand. 07:36:58.200 --> 07:37:02.200 We're going to be looking for things like the special red card, 07:37:02.200 --> 07:37:06.700 things like the Unfest, at least cards that can lower Diego's hand size, 07:37:06.700 --> 07:37:09.900 trying to make it as difficult as possible to rebuild it. 07:37:09.900 --> 07:37:14.900 You need 16 cards in hand to get a KO on a clean DragonPult EX. 07:37:14.900 --> 07:37:18.800 It's absolutely possible. We've seen it plenty of times this weekend, 07:37:18.800 --> 07:37:23.500 but Andrew's job is to make it as difficult as possible for Diego to pull that off. 07:37:23.500 --> 07:37:28.500 It had done spots off his own for Diego, and just having a little bit of a look. 07:37:28.500 --> 07:37:31.700 Now, it is worth noting we have six cards that go down as your prizes 07:37:31.700 --> 07:37:37.700 to begin the game. Those cards are inaccessible until you draw the most prized cards by taking knockouts. 07:37:37.700 --> 07:37:43.700 So the reason you see these players doing long searches in the early game, they are just looking for which cards are missing 07:37:43.700 --> 07:37:50.700 so that they know what they don't have access to. Diego right now is thinking, oh, by enriching energy, hope I'll draw that soon. 07:37:50.700 --> 07:37:55.700 Yeah, absolutely. Especially important as Hilda is one of the crucial supporter cards he will look towards throughout this game. 07:37:55.700 --> 07:38:00.180 game, the enriching energy would be a way to unlock some draw out of this supporter, 07:38:00.180 --> 07:38:03.700 but instead he's just going to have to rely on the telepathic psychic energy 07:38:03.700 --> 07:38:09.540 to not only attack, but also to get additional Abra into play because it can search out basic 07:38:09.540 --> 07:38:14.100 psychic Pokemon. Part of the reason why this archetype is so consistent is the four copies of 07:38:14.100 --> 07:38:18.340 this telepathic energy. Yeah, perfect order coming in with that. Really did give a power spike 07:38:18.340 --> 07:38:22.740 to this deck. We've gone and grabbed a Gadabra for next turn. Of course, we know that 07:38:22.740 --> 07:38:27.160 that Padu with that itchie pollen attack is going to be turning off the use of item cards. 07:38:27.160 --> 07:38:31.480 So it is in your best interest when you're playing against Padu to proactively play your 07:38:31.480 --> 07:38:36.960 items that maybe even a turn early because you can poke a pad now and get your Kadabra. 07:38:36.960 --> 07:38:41.520 Next turn that poke a pad will not be available, but you will have the Kadabra ready to 07:38:41.520 --> 07:38:46.200 evolve draw two cards and hopefully work towards your main attacker. 07:38:46.200 --> 07:38:48.280 A battle cage goes down. 07:38:48.280 --> 07:38:50.380 That's going to be big in this match up, right Joe? 07:38:50.380 --> 07:38:55.380 This is going to be a crucial war that we have during the entire series where the stadiums 07:38:55.380 --> 07:38:59.680 land because Diego wants to keep this battle cage in play for as long as possible, preventing 07:38:59.680 --> 07:39:04.100 the damage counters from being placed on benched Pokemon by effects of attacks or abilities 07:39:04.100 --> 07:39:06.060 which is essentially everything Andrew is trying to construct. 07:39:06.060 --> 07:39:09.060 So whenever you can find those stadium bumps, that's really important. 07:39:09.060 --> 07:39:13.820 But look at this, Recon Directive into Recon Directive, Andrew is flowing right now. 07:39:13.820 --> 07:39:16.380 All three, Drag Glok, come down nice and easily. 07:39:16.380 --> 07:39:19.340 You had free turn 1, 3, 3, turn 2, drag cloak. 07:39:19.340 --> 07:39:21.060 Absolutely what you're looking for. 07:39:21.060 --> 07:39:23.460 Each of those, let's look at the top two cars on your deck. 07:39:23.460 --> 07:39:25.940 One to your hand, one to the bottom of your deck, 07:39:25.940 --> 07:39:28.980 and that gives you your draw engine as you keep rolling. 07:39:28.980 --> 07:39:30.060 This is what you want to do. 07:39:30.060 --> 07:39:31.820 So the game down with the do, 07:39:31.820 --> 07:39:34.140 build up your dragon army on the bench, 07:39:34.140 --> 07:39:36.980 and it is going beautifully for Andrew. 07:39:36.980 --> 07:39:39.180 The Crispin is the supporter for the turn here, 07:39:39.180 --> 07:39:42.700 so Andrew can begin to power up multiple drag cloak. 07:39:42.700 --> 07:39:45.540 He could likely put two energy onto one bench poke 07:39:45.540 --> 07:39:50.880 or spread out his attachments, just to save him the headache later on in the game. 07:39:50.880 --> 07:39:53.440 But no, we are seeing two energy onto Wundra Cloak here. 07:39:53.440 --> 07:39:57.340 It may not indicate that we could get aggressive this turn with the Dragon Headbutt, 07:39:57.340 --> 07:39:59.540 but he's certainly eyeing up on attack on the next turn. 07:39:59.540 --> 07:40:01.040 He absolutely is. 07:40:01.040 --> 07:40:04.040 One of the things you've got to watch for Dragon Bolt, it is a two-energy attack. 07:40:04.040 --> 07:40:07.240 So cards like Crispin and cards like Rose's Encouragement, 07:40:07.240 --> 07:40:11.440 they are played in the deck, so you can cheat sheet just a tiny bit 07:40:11.440 --> 07:40:14.640 by getting two energy attachments in your turn rather than one, 07:40:14.640 --> 07:40:18.400 so that you can get this Pokemon up and rolling a little bit faster, 07:40:18.400 --> 07:40:22.960 especially if you say Miss Energy Attachment on turn 1. 07:40:22.960 --> 07:40:27.000 There is a tiny chance that Diego could potentially go 07:40:27.000 --> 07:40:30.680 Rekhand, Alakazam, Energy, Bosses, Orders, KO, Drag-Loke. 07:40:30.680 --> 07:40:32.760 Is that something Andrew's worried about? 07:40:32.760 --> 07:40:35.080 Not so much, especially if you're going to use the itchy pollen here. 07:40:35.080 --> 07:40:37.120 I feel like that has to be the line of play this turn. 07:40:37.120 --> 07:40:38.760 Yeah. You're just going to go for itchy pollen 07:40:38.760 --> 07:40:42.560 and hope that this item destruction can really slow down. 07:40:42.560 --> 07:40:43.760 No, it is not. 07:40:43.760 --> 07:40:45.600 Not active, Joey's going for it. 07:40:45.600 --> 07:40:46.600 It is a draw. 07:40:46.600 --> 07:40:47.600 It's a headbutt. 07:40:47.600 --> 07:40:48.800 Headbutt onto the Abra. 07:40:48.800 --> 07:40:51.160 First KO goes to Andrew Hedrick. 07:40:51.160 --> 07:40:53.600 No more Badoom, no more Item Lock. 07:40:53.600 --> 07:40:56.200 It is a proactive first KO here, 07:40:56.200 --> 07:40:59.320 and it's not what most people would have been expecting. 07:40:59.320 --> 07:41:02.360 Things get really odd already. 07:41:02.360 --> 07:41:04.400 In this finalist, there's a dawn top deck 07:41:04.400 --> 07:41:05.560 from Diego Casaraga. 07:41:05.560 --> 07:41:08.200 Perhaps the only reason Andrew went for this line of play 07:41:08.200 --> 07:41:13.200 was there was no supporter from Diego on his first turn of the game. 07:41:13.200 --> 07:41:14.200 But now we're going to see the runaway draw. 07:41:14.200 --> 07:41:17.200 If you can find a rare candy from these three cards, Ross, 07:41:17.200 --> 07:41:19.200 things would get explosive. 07:41:19.200 --> 07:41:21.200 Not quite, but we do find the Fezantipity EX. 07:41:21.200 --> 07:41:23.200 That's going to be three more cards. 07:41:23.200 --> 07:41:24.200 It's got the ability, flip the script. 07:41:24.200 --> 07:41:26.200 If you had a Pokemon code last turn, 07:41:26.200 --> 07:41:28.200 you get to draw three more cards. 07:41:28.200 --> 07:41:30.200 So you're going to have access to more cards. 07:41:30.200 --> 07:41:32.200 And now you don't even need to use something like a boss's orders. 07:41:32.200 --> 07:41:35.200 If you just get rare candy, Alexander's energy, 07:41:35.200 --> 07:41:40.860 You not only knock out the track look but more importantly you remove all the energy from the board 07:41:40.860 --> 07:41:42.860 There's your telepathic psychic energy 07:41:42.960 --> 07:41:47.100 That's gonna go and get a couple more abra if you want to if they're available 07:41:47.460 --> 07:41:50.380 Yeah, absolutely. This is already disa our choice from Diego 07:41:50.380 --> 07:41:55.900 Make sure you pull these Pokemon out of the deck before you use your flip the script from Vesendipity EX 07:41:56.540 --> 07:41:59.020 Possibly might even think to use the dawn supporter as well 07:41:59.460 --> 07:42:03.660 Before committing to this draw three because you can continue to pull Pokemon out 07:42:05.200 --> 07:42:06.800 We are going to see the Dawn supporter. 07:42:06.800 --> 07:42:10.200 So the Alcazam will be a crucial, the Stage 2 is a no-brainer. 07:42:10.200 --> 07:42:12.000 What else is he going to cherry-pick here? 07:42:12.000 --> 07:42:14.100 Already has access to the Genesect in hand. 07:42:14.100 --> 07:42:15.100 There's a Cadabra. 07:42:15.100 --> 07:42:18.500 That's going to be able to evolve next turn, draw a couple of cards. 07:42:18.500 --> 07:42:22.100 And then you get to get a basic as well, presumably, I think a Dunsparse 07:42:22.100 --> 07:42:23.600 to evolve into the Dunsparse. 07:42:23.600 --> 07:42:24.700 There we go. 07:42:24.700 --> 07:42:27.900 So that's going to essentially reset your draw range into Dunsparse. 07:42:27.900 --> 07:42:30.500 Draws three cards, because back into your deck. 07:42:30.500 --> 07:42:33.500 So one of the things you need to do is to just keep resetting it. 07:42:33.500 --> 07:42:37.100 Try and make sure you always end your term of a dance pass on the bench 07:42:37.100 --> 07:42:42.220 so that next turn you can evolve your runaway draw, and then round and round we go. 07:42:42.220 --> 07:42:45.900 You don't need many cards in hand. You only need five to KO a Drakloak. 07:42:45.900 --> 07:42:49.980 So I'm not worried about hand size. It's just where I can be. Now that's all we need. 07:42:49.980 --> 07:42:53.420 And there are three copies within Diego's list, and here we go. 07:42:53.420 --> 07:42:57.180 Three cards from Fesendiptee. Show me the reaction. 07:42:57.180 --> 07:42:59.980 No, no, no. Oh, that's a bit sad. That would have been great. 07:42:59.980 --> 07:43:03.180 That would have been such a huge turn, because you'd get rid of all the energy, 07:43:03.180 --> 07:43:06.100 you get rid of the Cloak, you even up the prizes. 07:43:06.100 --> 07:43:09.340 Instead, you just don't really have a great response. 07:43:09.340 --> 07:43:12.860 And that's gonna allow Andrew to really go as the aggressor, 07:43:12.860 --> 07:43:16.620 draw two cards here, and we've got a buddy buddy Poffin 07:43:16.620 --> 07:43:17.980 and a Dedenne. 07:43:17.980 --> 07:43:19.500 We're gonna bench that Dunsparse 07:43:19.500 --> 07:43:22.500 to potentially evolve and draw cards next term. 07:43:22.500 --> 07:43:24.300 But a real missed opportunity here, 07:43:24.300 --> 07:43:26.820 the lack of rare candy, not through lack of trying, 07:43:26.820 --> 07:43:28.980 I might add, but the lack of rare candy 07:43:28.980 --> 07:43:32.060 means no evolution here, no real attack. 07:43:32.060 --> 07:43:35.180 You can super Cybolt for 30, but that's the same joke. 07:43:35.180 --> 07:43:36.380 I don't think we're going to see that. 07:43:36.380 --> 07:43:38.140 It looks like Diego is in prevention, 07:43:38.140 --> 07:43:40.460 Dedenne or Genesect here, because he wants 07:43:40.460 --> 07:43:42.540 to retreat out of this cadavera. 07:43:42.540 --> 07:43:45.020 Could also use this body body pop in, 07:43:45.020 --> 07:43:46.900 while he has the opportunity to possibly even put 07:43:46.900 --> 07:43:49.460 another Dunspassing to play here. 07:43:50.500 --> 07:43:53.260 That would be a decent sacrificial Pokemon. 07:43:53.260 --> 07:43:54.820 Expecting a Phantom Dive to come back 07:43:54.820 --> 07:43:56.220 your way next turn. 07:43:56.220 --> 07:43:57.940 And hoping that that battle cage sticks, 07:43:57.940 --> 07:44:00.060 that battle cage will stop the residual damage 07:44:00.060 --> 07:44:02.340 from Phantom Dive, KO-ing and Abrac. 07:44:02.340 --> 07:44:03.940 Abrac's only got like 50 HP. 07:44:03.940 --> 07:44:07.380 It's very, very, very low HP for an evolving basic. 07:44:07.380 --> 07:44:11.340 So that will just be cleanly taken out by a Dragapult. 07:44:11.340 --> 07:44:13.340 But Battle Cage is stopping it right now. 07:44:13.340 --> 07:44:16.340 It means there's a single KO coming from the... 07:44:16.340 --> 07:44:18.980 Well, from what we assume is going to be a Dragapult next turn. 07:44:18.980 --> 07:44:21.180 Rather than a double, if you're Diego, 07:44:21.180 --> 07:44:23.580 you are hoping that Battle Cage stays in play. 07:44:23.580 --> 07:44:26.380 And you've just have two copies of Risky Ruins. 07:44:26.380 --> 07:44:29.380 That is going to be target number one next turn. 07:44:29.380 --> 07:44:32.380 Well, after a Dragapult. No doubt it's going to be the retreat from Diego 07:44:32.380 --> 07:44:35.380 so that he doesn't have to find a Rekhandi on the next turn. 07:44:35.380 --> 07:44:39.380 It's a big sigh of relief. Andrew took a gamble in this game number one with the Dragon Headbutt, 07:44:39.380 --> 07:44:42.380 but it's really worked out. It really did. 07:44:42.380 --> 07:44:45.380 That could have absolutely been punished by a Rekhandi Alakazam. 07:44:45.380 --> 07:44:50.380 It wasn't, and now Andrew gets potential to just keep taking prizes. 07:44:50.380 --> 07:44:53.380 We've got an ult of all in hand, so the Dragapult isn't going to be an issue. 07:44:53.380 --> 07:44:56.380 It is a stadium we're really looking for at this point. 07:44:56.380 --> 07:45:01.040 this point. We've got a poker pad. That's going to go and get a non-Ruobox Pokémon, 07:45:01.040 --> 07:45:06.380 generally a non-EX nowadays, and it is going to be that the Dunsparse to go and draw more 07:45:06.380 --> 07:45:12.220 cards. This could go really, really well for Andrew on turn two. 07:45:12.220 --> 07:45:17.180 It's been three cards already from Rodolay Draw. We also have a seven card dig in 07:45:17.180 --> 07:45:21.540 total if we're looking with our recon directors for key pieces. There's already bosses orders 07:45:21.540 --> 07:45:27.100 in the hand for Andrew as well, that he might look to use either on the Kadabra, once again 07:45:27.100 --> 07:45:31.620 forcing Rare Candy, or even trying to bring that Fezzinthipiti EX candy such a nuisance 07:45:31.620 --> 07:45:35.940 for Diego. It's a Pokemon that he would rather not put into play, but you can see why he 07:45:35.940 --> 07:45:40.460 opted for it. Trying to find that Rare Candy would have been massive. The fact that it's 07:45:40.460 --> 07:45:44.860 whiffed and now that there's this liability EX in play, things could get even more awkward 07:45:44.860 --> 07:45:48.500 for him. So one of these huge swing turns, have Diego hit the Rare Candy, you get 07:45:48.500 --> 07:45:56.100 to take all the energy off the board, get rid of it to Cloak, but by missing it, you give your opponent the opportunity to potentially have a huge swing turn of their own. 07:45:56.100 --> 07:46:04.300 It's the stadium guard, Risky Ruins, that's what we're really looking for here, remove the battlecade, allow a double KO, second Recon directive comes down. 07:46:04.300 --> 07:46:14.700 And it is the Risky Ruins that he's drawn off the top, that is going to allow a double KO here with that Dragapult, absolutely huge hit off of that Recon directive for Andrew. 07:46:14.700 --> 07:46:18.000 This game is already looking so incredible for Andrew. 07:46:18.000 --> 07:46:21.400 With the Ultimaul already in hand, he can find a Dragapult EX. 07:46:21.400 --> 07:46:25.200 And now that he finds the stadium, it's a no-brainer to bring up that Kadabra. 07:46:25.200 --> 07:46:27.900 Being able to knock out both a Kadabra and Abra, 07:46:27.900 --> 07:46:31.700 leading Diego with just one of those vulnerable basic Pokemon, 07:46:31.700 --> 07:46:34.400 and forcing him to find more throughout the game 07:46:34.400 --> 07:46:38.800 will also open up even more opportunities for Andrew to take those cheap prize cards. 07:46:38.800 --> 07:46:42.500 Absolutely. We see an Ultimaul as guarding two, crushing Hammer, 07:46:42.500 --> 07:46:46.500 because why get rid of energy? You're doing very well and there is no energy. 07:46:46.500 --> 07:46:50.500 The Dragapok comes down, so all we need now is to replace the stadium. 07:46:50.500 --> 07:46:52.500 The double KO is there, but I agree with you, Joe. 07:46:52.500 --> 07:46:54.500 We're looking to see if Bosses orders. 07:46:54.500 --> 07:46:57.500 That is what Andrew is probably going to be playing here. 07:46:57.500 --> 07:47:00.500 Bring up that Kadabra, and then go and get the double KO. 07:47:00.500 --> 07:47:05.500 Get the Kadabra, get one of the Abra, and really put Diego in a really bad position. 07:47:05.500 --> 07:47:10.500 Not just Darrel free prizes, but Darrel free prizes with just one of that evolution line, 07:47:10.500 --> 07:47:13.500 One Abra and nothing else on the board. 07:47:13.500 --> 07:47:16.500 Andrew even gets to stay topped up on attachments. 07:47:16.500 --> 07:47:20.500 Everything is going flawlessly for him in this game number one. 07:47:20.500 --> 07:47:22.500 You have to see the bosses' orders coming into play. 07:47:22.500 --> 07:47:25.500 No, it is going to be the Fezzendipity EX coming out. 07:47:25.500 --> 07:47:28.500 And this is not too shabby now, just 200 damage. 07:47:28.500 --> 07:47:33.500 Absolutely. And the thing here is, you then leave it with 10 HP remaining. 07:47:33.500 --> 07:47:36.500 At some point there's going to be a Phantom Dive 07:47:36.500 --> 07:47:40.100 drop a damage counter on there. Interestingly chose not to play the 07:47:40.100 --> 07:47:45.540 risky ruins. Didn't go for the double KO. Now one thing that is worth noting now 07:47:45.540 --> 07:47:49.900 if there is an Abra left, and that's a big if, five damage counters on an Abra, 07:47:49.900 --> 07:47:55.540 one damage counter on a Pheasant Dipty, we could get a triple KO next turn but 07:47:55.540 --> 07:47:59.540 now we're over to Diego drawing a whole bunch of cards. We've already got 07:47:59.540 --> 07:48:03.380 the Alakazam. Do we have... Is there any way we could get this Dragon 07:48:03.380 --> 07:48:13.380 We absolutely can. There's already the air balloon in hands, so Diego could retreat the active Pokemon and still have a manual attachment to the Alakazam that he's just evolved into. 07:48:13.380 --> 07:48:20.380 And with a flurry of more psychic draws and potential runaway draw, there's no doubt that we can reach here with Diego. Already has a lot of cards in the hand. 07:48:20.380 --> 07:48:27.380 We just drew two more with Kadabra, that psychic draw. We're now drawing three more with the runaway draw of the Dunsparse. 07:48:27.380 --> 07:48:31.380 You get two cards when you evolve with Kadabra, three when you evolve into Alakazam. 07:48:31.380 --> 07:48:39.380 Now it is worth noting that Andrew didn't take a KO last turn, so Thesedipty will not be able to flip the script and draw free cards. 07:48:39.380 --> 07:48:43.380 That was probably part of his thinking when he chose not to take the KO. 07:48:43.380 --> 07:48:46.380 And Diego here, the magic number is 16. 07:48:46.380 --> 07:48:50.380 16 cards in hand. You need to play Diablo. You need to play in energy. 07:48:50.380 --> 07:48:53.380 And you need 16 cards in hand to pull this off. 07:48:53.380 --> 07:48:59.380 I counted 17 in the hand. You have to play two from here, but you still have your supporter that can plus you cards. 07:48:59.380 --> 07:49:02.380 But, crucially, it means he can't play very this turn. 07:49:02.380 --> 07:49:06.880 And there's currently the special red card in Andrew Hedricks' hand from early on in this game. 07:49:06.880 --> 07:49:10.880 Oh, it's a double air balloon, but the second one comes down onto a Genesect, 07:49:10.880 --> 07:49:16.380 which means the ace nullifier is active, which means Andrew is not allowed to play his ace spec, 07:49:16.380 --> 07:49:20.380 which in this case will be the unfair stamp, which would put the egg at the top of the two-card hand, 07:49:20.380 --> 07:49:23.880 which is very, very bad. But now we play Dawn. 07:49:23.880 --> 07:49:26.880 You get one card out of your hand, you search free Pokemon. 07:49:26.880 --> 07:49:29.960 Come on, that is a plus two in hand in total. 07:49:29.960 --> 07:49:31.680 And I think if I knowledge of maths, 07:49:31.680 --> 07:49:33.720 that might put us onto 16, Joe. 07:49:33.720 --> 07:49:34.560 I'm hoping so. 07:49:34.560 --> 07:49:36.760 If not, there is still the final runaway draw 07:49:36.760 --> 07:49:38.160 that's available to Diego, 07:49:38.160 --> 07:49:40.040 who would much rather hold off of this 07:49:40.040 --> 07:49:42.440 if he can to have some sort of springboard back 07:49:42.440 --> 07:49:43.960 on potential disruption. 07:49:45.520 --> 07:49:47.520 We're gonna have to wait and see in a moment. 07:49:47.520 --> 07:49:51.440 We unfortunately do not have a live count of cards in hand. 07:49:51.440 --> 07:49:54.280 If nothing else, we know that Diego is very close 07:49:54.280 --> 07:49:59.740 having 16 cards in hand and getting this KO. This one is 15 and you can rare candy into 07:49:59.740 --> 07:50:04.140 Alakazam. That would minus two, but you're getting the plus one back from the psychic 07:50:04.140 --> 07:50:09.940 draw. So Diego would be able to really bolster up the hit points of lots of his Pokemon here. 07:50:09.940 --> 07:50:13.520 You can see he's eyeing up that rare candy in hand. I just got a note of my ear. We've 07:50:13.520 --> 07:50:17.920 got 15 cards in hand. That's what we're seeing right now. So we'll be rare candy Alakazam. 07:50:17.920 --> 07:50:22.600 That goes down to 13, but the psychic draw draws three, puts you up to 16 and that 07:50:22.600 --> 07:50:28.200 would be the magic number and that would be an absolutely gigantic KO from Diego. 07:50:28.200 --> 07:50:31.960 That would be a huge point in the... It feels like every turn so far Joe. 07:50:31.960 --> 07:50:36.520 There's been a huge turning point in the game but I'm sorry we're not exaggerating that's just 07:50:36.520 --> 07:50:41.000 what's happening. And Diego is going to have one final check but he has already counted a couple 07:50:41.000 --> 07:50:46.280 of times. I count with him it is 16, it is definitely 16 cars. We retreat the pheasant 07:50:46.280 --> 07:50:53.280 The Alakazam goes into the active and we are going to see a powerful hand dropping 32 damage counters 07:50:53.280 --> 07:50:58.280 and getting a fresh one hit KO on an undamaged dragapult. 07:50:58.280 --> 07:51:04.280 There's three, six, nine, 12, 15, 16. That's the KO. 07:51:04.280 --> 07:51:10.280 Diego Gatharaga takes his first KO of the game and it is a gigantic one. 07:51:10.280 --> 07:51:15.280 Even clocking the enriching energy from those prizes might end up being influential as well. 07:51:15.280 --> 07:51:18.280 It wasn't just that we were able to take the knockout, 07:51:18.280 --> 07:51:21.660 but Diego was also able to do it with the ace nullifier Genesect 07:51:21.660 --> 07:51:24.280 coming into play with a tool attached as well. 07:51:24.280 --> 07:51:26.720 So Diego is thinking, from this position, 07:51:26.720 --> 07:51:28.400 he can't be hand-stripped at this turn. 07:51:28.400 --> 07:51:30.720 Diego is going to be able to sit on this large hand size. 07:51:30.720 --> 07:51:33.800 Special red card only comes in if you've taken free prizes, 07:51:33.800 --> 07:51:34.760 which you haven't. 07:51:34.760 --> 07:51:38.080 Unfair stamp can't be played if there's a Genesect with a tool, 07:51:38.080 --> 07:51:41.000 which there is, and there's no judge in Andrew's list 07:51:41.000 --> 07:51:44.080 like we've seen on other games this weekend on the screen. 07:51:44.080 --> 07:51:49.200 So right now Diego's hand is safe with an enriching energy as well for next turn, 07:51:49.200 --> 07:51:55.520 and now Andrew's in a really awkward position because it now feels a little bit like your prize 07:51:55.520 --> 07:52:03.360 racing, but after that giant KO. Well, he still has a decent amount of draw to help him get there 07:52:03.360 --> 07:52:06.960 and he does already have a drakloak powered up with one psychic energy, so I feel like he's 07:52:06.960 --> 07:52:10.560 going to be still working towards at least the Phantom Dive and we've seen the risky 07:52:10.560 --> 07:52:16.320 ruins come down as well so Andrew had the opportunity on the previous turn to take out a cadavera and an abra 07:52:16.640 --> 07:52:18.640 He's been holding off on this stadium cards 07:52:18.960 --> 07:52:22.160 There's no doubt that he has a plan in mind because from where I was standing 07:52:22.320 --> 07:52:23.920 It seemed like an obvious play 07:52:23.920 --> 07:52:29.760 But Andrew has something else cooked up and Andrew knew that that was a possibility when he took that chance last turn 07:52:30.000 --> 07:52:33.920 Where he hit the first dip tippa didn't KO it. He knew that this could have been the plan 07:52:33.920 --> 07:52:39.680 He is planning for this. Let's see what he's got. I can see why he's holding the brosers encouragement supporter cards 07:52:39.680 --> 07:52:43.840 You need to have a Stage 2 Pokémon in play, but crucially you also need to be behind on 07:52:43.840 --> 07:52:47.560 prize cards to gain access to the Acceleration effect here. 07:52:47.560 --> 07:52:51.680 As you can see, a Psychic Energy and Fire Energy that was just removed from play, instantly 07:52:51.680 --> 07:52:56.560 back into the equation, so Andrew is being able to chain these Phantom Dives. 07:52:56.560 --> 07:52:57.560 No problem. 07:52:57.560 --> 07:53:00.560 Now he has a really strong opportunity here. 07:53:00.560 --> 07:53:04.600 Can he even weave in a Monkey Dory attachment from this position? 07:53:04.600 --> 07:53:08.440 So take advantage of his own risky ruins, doesn't look like it, so he's just going 07:53:08.440 --> 07:53:13.560 have to come into the active with his Dragapult EX. This is going to be free prizes. KO on the 07:53:13.560 --> 07:53:18.600 Alakazam is easy. One damage counter on the Pheasant Dipty for a two-price KO is easy, 07:53:18.600 --> 07:53:22.520 and there it's just where does the other five go? You could put five on a Genesect to leave 07:53:22.520 --> 07:53:27.240 it six damage counts away from being KOed, or you could spread it around some of the Pokémon 07:53:27.240 --> 07:53:33.000 on the bench if you prefer. Here comes the KO, and it is one onto the Pheasant Dipty, 07:53:33.000 --> 07:53:37.640 five onto the Genesect, and that means that Genesect is now a sitting duck at any point, 07:53:37.640 --> 07:53:41.320 and you can just go six damage counters, yay extra KO. 07:53:41.320 --> 07:53:43.320 Andrew has put himself in a position where 07:53:43.320 --> 07:53:45.480 as long as he's able to bounce a battle cage 07:53:45.480 --> 07:53:47.400 that we've just seen Anka Diego draw into 07:53:47.400 --> 07:53:48.920 and will certainly re-establish, 07:53:48.920 --> 07:53:52.280 it will just be one phantom dive to close the game on the next turn. 07:53:53.000 --> 07:53:55.320 What can Diego do to respond in that instance? 07:53:55.320 --> 07:53:57.080 We know his hand size is colossal, 07:53:58.360 --> 07:54:00.120 but he should be a KO on the dragapult 07:54:00.120 --> 07:54:02.040 and he needs to get this battle cage back down. 07:54:02.040 --> 07:54:04.360 There is the battle cage, there is the energy. 07:54:04.360 --> 07:54:06.200 So the attack is here. 07:54:06.200 --> 07:54:11.160 You've got the free retreat with the air balloon on the Genesect. You've got your Alex out with an energy. That's fine 07:54:11.540 --> 07:54:16.300 Cards in hand. I mean he's just counting it here just to make sure there are 16 cards 07:54:17.680 --> 07:54:21.020 Because they're about the same size right now. I keep seeing our exam players 07:54:21.020 --> 07:54:27.500 They pick up their hand in their deck and it's a pretty even ripple shuffle. I actually think Diego has more cards in the hand 07:54:28.380 --> 07:54:33.400 four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen 07:54:33.400 --> 07:54:38.500 by my count that is going to be enough to get a KO on that dragapult and then 07:54:38.500 --> 07:54:42.040 you're just asking questions of Andrew at that point that's what Diego is going to 07:54:42.040 --> 07:54:45.760 be doing asking these questions do you have a fire energy do you have a dragapult 07:54:45.760 --> 07:54:51.280 you have a risky ruins the answer to all three is yes it might not matter what 07:54:51.280 --> 07:54:56.440 Diego does and here we have a look at the hand what do we get all special red 07:54:56.440 --> 07:55:01.720 card is being selected and a night stretcher as well big hits honestly 07:55:01.720 --> 07:55:08.300 That night stretcher might be even more impactful because all Andrew has to construct next turn is a knockout with fan can dive 07:55:08.460 --> 07:55:11.800 As long as you can find a stadium and Diego has already now got the information 07:55:12.320 --> 07:55:17.240 There's no draw supporter in Andrew's hand and there's also not that second stadium yet 07:55:17.800 --> 07:55:22.560 It would need to be a meowth search for a supporter and then try and hit everything you need 07:55:22.560 --> 07:55:26.920 Yeah, but you don't you know look at Andrew's hand. There's no energy. There's no dragapult 07:55:26.920 --> 07:55:34.140 There's no risky ruins. There's free things Andrew needs right now. We have none of Diego knows he doesn't have any of them 07:55:34.180 --> 07:55:40.700 So here we are going to this retreat the Genesect Alakazam is going to go into the active and it is going to be 07:55:40.700 --> 07:55:46.900 I mean this literally and figuratively a powerful hand, which is going to take a KO 07:55:46.900 --> 07:55:52.580 But first it is just going to be that runaway draw drawing free cards from the the Duns boss 07:55:52.580 --> 07:55:58.260 Yeah, forcing that eerie meant that we had to use runaway draw here to still have a critical mass of cards in hand 07:55:58.580 --> 07:56:00.340 So dear was gonna shuffle up 07:56:00.340 --> 07:56:03.040 The dunce bars that was just back into the deck 07:56:03.660 --> 07:56:08.620 Looks like we are now topped up back into the critical mass for a care with powerful hand here 07:56:09.220 --> 07:56:13.380 The good news for Andrew is after this drag-a-pot is knocked out. It's only a single prize board 07:56:13.620 --> 07:56:17.100 So he may have a couple of turns he may not even go for me out the X next turn 07:56:17.100 --> 07:56:25.060 He may just try and go for a few turns trying to recon direct and use the dunce bus over multiple turns to close out this victory 07:56:25.460 --> 07:56:32.100 That could be a plan. We have a couple of dunce bus hitting the bench there for Diego and it is just going to be a powerful hand 07:56:32.100 --> 07:56:38.060 There's a big KO on Dragonpole Diego goes down to just two price cards remaining one more Dragonpole KO 07:56:38.060 --> 07:56:40.580 And Diego will take this first game 07:56:40.580 --> 07:56:45.700 But Andrew has something to say about it but do goes into the active. It's got free retreat 07:56:45.700 --> 07:56:48.100 it can pivot really easily. That's why we see that. 07:56:48.100 --> 07:56:51.860 And now the question is, what does Andrew have? Big top deck here. 07:56:51.860 --> 07:56:55.220 It's an unfair staff which isn't allowed to be played, 07:56:55.220 --> 07:56:58.820 but we've got a runaway draw and that is going to be used immediately. 07:56:58.820 --> 07:57:01.140 Fire energy gets hit. That's right up already. 07:57:01.140 --> 07:57:04.660 That means we're just a stadium away from closing the game here. 07:57:04.660 --> 07:57:07.060 Genesect on the bench has 60 hit points remaining. 07:57:07.060 --> 07:57:08.740 That's perfect for Bantam dive. 07:57:08.740 --> 07:57:12.100 It could all be over here after a couple of recon directive. 07:57:12.100 --> 07:57:13.620 I'd want to go back a couple of turns 07:57:13.620 --> 07:57:19.180 When Andrew hit that pheasant dipty for 200 which meant he only needed to put one damage counter on pheasant dipty 07:57:19.180 --> 07:57:24.020 Which meant he could put five on Genesect which means he can now put six on Genesect and take the game 07:57:24.020 --> 07:57:30.140 That is what drag-a-pot players like Andrew do. They are setting up these three, you know, three turns ahead 07:57:30.140 --> 07:57:36.860 So there we see a second recon directive. We're looking for risky ruins if we see that 07:57:37.220 --> 07:57:41.740 Andrew should be taking this first game. It's a psychic energy. It's not risky ruins Joe 07:57:41.740 --> 07:57:45.320 That's not what you're looking for, but it might be enough. 07:57:45.320 --> 07:57:48.020 Now you can attach psychic energy to your other trochloak. 07:57:48.020 --> 07:57:49.820 And even just a different itchy pollen this turn. 07:57:49.820 --> 07:57:51.980 This gives you another chance at it, 07:57:51.980 --> 07:57:54.220 because Diego is still has two prize cards left. 07:57:54.220 --> 07:57:55.140 Yep, that's what we're going to see, 07:57:55.140 --> 07:57:57.700 the safe line of play from Andrew Hedrick, 07:57:57.700 --> 07:58:00.940 just having two threats online. 07:58:00.940 --> 07:58:03.860 And it's worth noting that Genesect isn't going anywhere. 07:58:03.860 --> 07:58:06.060 It can't evolve out of it. Nothing is moving. 07:58:06.060 --> 07:58:08.780 We do see Apostles' orders played by Andrew. 07:58:08.780 --> 07:58:11.340 That is going to grab a Dunce pass into the active. 07:58:11.340 --> 07:58:13.740 really just trying to make things a little bit more awkward. 07:58:13.740 --> 07:58:17.620 There is an itchy poll and there will be no item cards for Diego next turn. 07:58:17.620 --> 07:58:20.180 And Andrew just says, look, I don't have it this turn. 07:58:20.180 --> 07:58:22.940 Give me a minute. I'll find it. 07:58:22.940 --> 07:58:28.420 Just one stadium and still a very sizeable deck for Andrew to sift through on the next turn. 07:58:28.420 --> 07:58:32.060 As for Diego, it's really easy to get this single prize knockout. 07:58:32.060 --> 07:58:36.900 We can already move our active D'odon's barse whilst drawing additional cards here. 07:58:36.900 --> 07:58:40.780 He's used his only destruction, the Erie supporter is all Diego has. 07:58:40.780 --> 07:58:44.780 Otherwise, he tries to be an aggressive deck in every situation. 07:58:44.780 --> 07:58:49.660 One cool play Diego could look for is the knockout with Kadabra here, rather than Alakazam. 07:58:49.660 --> 07:58:54.300 Seeing as though it's just a 30 hit point budu, alternatively, Diego could go through bosses 07:58:54.300 --> 07:58:58.940 or orders play to limit the recon directive or the potential of runaway draw from Andrew. 07:58:58.940 --> 07:59:01.500 That's probably his highest impact support at this turn. 07:59:01.500 --> 07:59:05.180 I would think so. I think you really need to try and do this if you have the option, 07:59:05.180 --> 07:59:10.140 which absolutely Diego does. Dragler comes into the active, and this is going to be one fewer 07:59:10.140 --> 07:59:14.640 a recon directive. Because obviously Diego is winning this next turn. That is not an issue. 07:59:14.640 --> 07:59:20.320 Diego is going to get the victory next turn. The issue is, can Andrew get it one turn earlier? 07:59:20.320 --> 07:59:25.760 Can he get the dragapult, the fire energy, the risky ruins and get this double KO? Diego 07:59:25.760 --> 07:59:30.160 has to make it as difficult as possible while keeping up with this prize race. There is 07:59:30.160 --> 07:59:34.640 a KO on the drag slope. Easily enough cars in hand. He needed a 5B hand on there, 07:59:34.640 --> 07:59:38.600 like 15, 16, something like that. I'm not even counting. There's too many. Now, 07:59:38.600 --> 07:59:44.120 This really is the turn. Andrew has to have it this turn. Diego is one knockout, one prize 07:59:44.120 --> 07:59:49.480 away from winning game one. Andrew has to piece it together right now or it will be 07:59:49.480 --> 07:59:54.040 too late. We need Dragapult, we need Fire Energy, we need a rescue ruins. 07:59:54.040 --> 07:59:58.280 Two of those pieces already in the hand. Andrew already has access to Meowthiax and 07:59:58.280 --> 08:00:01.800 Ultralill as well so it could be a flip the script. Getting involved could also 08:00:01.800 --> 08:00:06.520 be a Dunds pass once again helping him out here. The Fire Energy is always going 08:00:06.520 --> 08:00:10.480 to be committed as we are getting down to the final turn of the game, and we are always 08:00:10.480 --> 08:00:15.760 evolving up into our Dragonbolt EX as well, where we simply, well, we're going to try and 08:00:15.760 --> 08:00:19.080 thin the deck with Buddy Buddy Poppin if there is anything. Is there that final buddhu 08:00:19.080 --> 08:00:23.680 even in the deck? Yes, there is. This is something we see a lot of players do. You 08:00:23.680 --> 08:00:27.240 take cards you don't need out of the deck so that when you're blind drawing, like 08:00:27.240 --> 08:00:31.800 just to draw free, your chance of hitting what you want is slightly higher because there 08:00:31.800 --> 08:00:35.160 are fewer cards that you don't want to hit in the deck. We're going to see 08:00:35.160 --> 08:00:39.680 an ultra will get played here. Andrew is going to be searching for something. You think Fersen 08:00:39.680 --> 08:00:44.440 Dipty Joe? I think you might be right. It draws three cards and Andrew is thinning the 08:00:44.440 --> 08:00:50.040 deck beautifully while we see this. Now we are going to see them. We have come down first 08:00:50.040 --> 08:00:54.440 because we need to take the supporter out before we draw with Fersen Dipty. It is going 08:00:54.440 --> 08:00:59.240 to be a Lily's determination, which the question is, are you going to hit it better 08:00:59.240 --> 08:01:01.960 when you Lily and then Fersen or Fersen then Lily? 08:01:01.960 --> 08:01:04.800 absolutely Lily first in this instance there we go we're gonna be shuffling up 08:01:04.800 --> 08:01:08.280 and Andrew is trying to give himself potentially 12 draws out of this deck 08:01:08.280 --> 08:01:11.720 he's actually doing a full count of his deck right now there's 13 I just think 13 08:01:11.720 --> 08:01:16.200 13 the reason to go for Fesson Dippity in this instance before getting the 08:01:16.200 --> 08:01:19.280 Dunspars is that now he also has out to the poker pad that remain in his 08:01:19.280 --> 08:01:23.600 deck so he will be able to see six cards from this Lily's determination 08:01:23.600 --> 08:01:29.040 in addition to potentially six more from his abilities and it is all down to 08:01:29.040 --> 08:01:33.440 risky ruins. Right now, Dragapop is KOing that active Alec-Alan. That is not an issue, 08:01:33.440 --> 08:01:37.440 but you need to be able to drop six damage counters on that bench, Genesect, to get the 08:01:37.440 --> 08:01:42.960 KO, take your sixth prize, and win the game. Right now, Battle Cage is stopping those damage 08:01:42.960 --> 08:01:47.520 counters being placed, because it is an effective and attack. So, Andrew is searching for the 08:01:47.520 --> 08:01:52.240 risky ruin stadium card. That will get rid of the Battle Cage, and that will allow the 08:01:52.240 --> 08:01:57.040 damage to go through. Show me, risky ruin. There it is! It's a hat! And Andrew is going to 08:01:57.040 --> 08:01:59.040 We're gonna get rid of the battle game. 08:01:59.040 --> 08:02:03.040 Dragobolt comes active, K.O. on the Alec-Avab, K.O. on the Vents Genesis, 08:02:03.040 --> 08:02:06.040 and Andrew Hedrick is gonna take game number one. 08:02:06.040 --> 08:02:11.040 Just one game away now for Mean Crowd World Champion. 08:02:13.040 --> 08:02:18.040 What a thrilling game number one here in the Masters Division finals. 08:02:18.040 --> 08:02:22.040 Andrew Hedrick taking things slow on those final double turns. 08:02:22.040 --> 08:02:26.600 so well identified to take a turn off while he had a single rise forward state. 08:02:26.600 --> 08:02:29.920 But Ross, I'm most interested in that turn number two, 08:02:29.920 --> 08:02:32.600 when we got aggressive with the dragon head cut. 08:02:32.600 --> 08:02:35.600 Absolutely. Well, let's go back to the whole of game one. 08:02:35.600 --> 08:02:38.040 Let's have a little bit of a look how we got there. 08:02:38.040 --> 08:02:40.040 We see the retreat from the Purdue here, the Drupal. 08:02:40.040 --> 08:02:43.800 This was that turn number two, the aggressive KO on the Abra, 08:02:43.800 --> 08:02:47.680 starting the prize trade, saying, I don't need to do right now. 08:02:47.680 --> 08:02:51.200 Diego, Diego's deck did what Diego's deck does. 08:02:51.200 --> 08:02:57.260 Roaring a whole bunch of cards, but it was the grip of the rare candy on that second turn 08:02:57.320 --> 08:03:03.420 So you didn't get the Alakazam attack that put Diego one turn behind for turn absolutely crucial 08:03:03.420 --> 08:03:07.380 Here we see the dragon ball putting one damage on the feather dipped people the KO 08:03:07.640 --> 08:03:11.640 Five on the Genus X setting it up for what would be the turn later 08:03:12.080 --> 08:03:18.220 Diego takes a second KO on the dragon ball, but it's irrelevant in the end and who hits the risky ruins 08:03:18.220 --> 08:03:22.380 The Dragobog gets a double KO on the Alakazam and on the Genesect, 08:03:22.380 --> 08:03:24.380 and that was enough for Andrew today. 08:03:24.380 --> 08:03:25.780 A victory. 08:03:25.780 --> 08:03:27.460 Diego was one prize away. 08:03:27.460 --> 08:03:29.580 One turn away. It didn't matter. 08:03:29.580 --> 08:03:32.180 Andrew got to six prize cards first, 08:03:32.180 --> 08:03:35.620 and is one game up in our World Championship Final. 08:03:35.620 --> 08:03:38.780 What an impressive display from both players so far 08:03:38.780 --> 08:03:40.180 in this Masters Final. 08:03:40.180 --> 08:03:42.380 They both put themselves in the best position possible. 08:03:42.380 --> 08:03:46.180 Diego was almost certainly winning on the next turn. 08:03:46.180 --> 08:03:47.660 Andrew was able to find those pieces 08:03:47.660 --> 08:03:50.100 and really picked together a nice combination. 08:03:51.460 --> 08:03:53.620 Diego has been in these tough positions before. 08:03:53.620 --> 08:03:56.940 He's been on this stage before nine years ago. 08:03:56.940 --> 08:03:59.420 He's not going to be put under too much pressure. 08:03:59.420 --> 08:04:02.420 He's seen it all in the Pokemon TCG. 08:04:02.420 --> 08:04:04.940 And you can see that he's not even sweating out there, Ross, 08:04:04.940 --> 08:04:06.540 despite having that beanie on his head. 08:04:06.540 --> 08:04:09.220 I think he's already got the one of these trophies at home. 08:04:09.220 --> 08:04:11.980 He's just trying to add to his trophy cabinet. 08:04:11.980 --> 08:04:13.700 Andrew might have to make one, although to be fair, 08:04:13.700 --> 08:04:15.940 he's got a few victories on his own. 08:04:15.940 --> 08:04:22.940 Now what we see happening here is a Mulligan. When you start the Pokemon TCG, you need to have a basic Pokemon to begin the game. 08:04:22.940 --> 08:04:27.940 If you don't have a basic Pokemon, you shuffle your hand into your deck, you draw a new opening hand, 08:04:27.940 --> 08:04:31.440 and then if you've got a basic Pokemon you carry on, if not, you repeat. 08:04:31.440 --> 08:04:37.440 For every time you Mulligan, your opponent has the opportunity to draw one extra card, almost like an apology. 08:04:37.440 --> 08:04:42.440 Sorry you had to wait for me to go and get a basic. Have an extra card, and then we go. 08:04:42.440 --> 08:04:49.940 So, getting into this game number two then, will it be Hedrix, Hammers, or Kassaraga's cutlery, the fist bump from our players? 08:04:49.940 --> 08:04:55.940 And one big advantage for Diego in this game number two, he should have the advantage of going first. 08:04:55.940 --> 08:05:00.940 As we saw, Andrew took full advantage of his Evolution Pokemon early in that game number one. 08:05:00.940 --> 08:05:02.940 In this case, Diego could be the aggressor. 08:05:02.940 --> 08:05:06.940 Absolutely could. We see the first Buddy Buddy Pop in Ladies and Gentlemen and Chase Center. 08:05:06.940 --> 08:05:10.940 We've been a bit quiet. We are in the Masters final. Make some noise! 08:05:10.940 --> 08:05:16.940 They make noise while they ask him to. It makes me very happy. 08:05:16.940 --> 08:05:21.940 Having a look at Diego's prizes here, there is an Abra, Anacadabra and a Genesect. 08:05:21.940 --> 08:05:25.940 He plays two, but that enriching energy is somehow there again, Joe. 08:05:25.940 --> 08:05:28.940 The only good news is that it's towards the top of those prize cards, 08:05:28.940 --> 08:05:31.940 so in theory Diego could access them once again. 08:05:31.940 --> 08:05:33.940 Move one spot over to the right. 08:05:33.940 --> 08:05:36.940 Oh, look at that! 08:05:36.940 --> 08:05:42.580 two Baudou and the Risky Ruins and the only copy of the Dunsparse for Andrew. 08:05:42.580 --> 08:05:44.260 That's bad prizes! 08:05:44.260 --> 08:05:48.300 The early game is for two Risky Ruins and you're out to the battle cage, and like you say, 08:05:48.300 --> 08:05:50.700 there's only one Dunsparse in the deck. 08:05:50.700 --> 08:05:54.140 That is genuinely horrible prizes! 08:05:54.140 --> 08:05:56.060 That's one of the worst we've seen all weekend. 08:05:56.060 --> 08:05:57.500 That is far from ideal. 08:05:57.500 --> 08:06:02.460 So often the Dragapult EX archetype relies on itchy pollen in the opening turns 08:06:02.460 --> 08:06:05.260 to sort of stem the setup of other decks 08:06:05.260 --> 08:06:08.180 so that you can pick up our lower hit point Pokemon 08:06:08.180 --> 08:06:09.900 that won't be available to Andrew. 08:06:09.900 --> 08:06:13.540 But also, we know that the stadium is such a key card 08:06:13.540 --> 08:06:15.820 in this instance that Diego will try and lock 08:06:15.820 --> 08:06:18.260 that battle cage in play for as long as possible. 08:06:18.260 --> 08:06:19.940 Game of One was decided exactly 08:06:19.940 --> 08:06:21.020 because of the risky ruins. 08:06:21.020 --> 08:06:24.780 So, Andrew, without having immediate access to that card 08:06:24.780 --> 08:06:26.420 may have far less options. 08:06:26.420 --> 08:06:27.980 Absolutely. 08:06:27.980 --> 08:06:30.180 And the thing is, Diego's playing four battle gates 08:06:30.180 --> 08:06:31.740 so you don't think, when do I play it? 08:06:31.740 --> 08:06:34.460 You just play it. It just hits the board. You don't worry about it 08:06:34.460 --> 08:06:39.600 And it's then down to when your opponent can bump it and how often they can and then when you can re-establish 08:06:39.600 --> 08:06:45.340 It's our risky ruins takes a while to come out the prize cards and Diego could just get rid of the first risky ruins 08:06:45.340 --> 08:06:47.940 That is going to be absolutely huge 08:06:48.100 --> 08:06:55.560 So we see we do see Diego doing this first tech search here trying to figure out which of those six cards are in the prizes 08:06:55.580 --> 08:06:57.760 So far we've got an Abra in the active 08:06:57.760 --> 08:07:01.200 We've got an Abra on the bench and a Guns Fast on the bench. 08:07:01.200 --> 08:07:03.240 Decent start and it's worth noting 08:07:03.240 --> 08:07:06.000 that because Diego has a single prize attacker, 08:07:06.000 --> 08:07:07.680 this Turmunt energy attachment 08:07:07.680 --> 08:07:10.560 so much less important than it is for Andrew. 08:07:10.560 --> 08:07:11.680 Now, all things considered, 08:07:11.680 --> 08:07:14.400 this is already a very decent start for Diego. 08:07:14.400 --> 08:07:17.440 We'll also get to peek his hand at this stage. 08:07:17.440 --> 08:07:19.680 Looks like he's holding on to a decent chunk of supporters 08:07:19.680 --> 08:07:20.720 there as well for the next turn. 08:07:20.720 --> 08:07:22.560 So action over to Andrew then. 08:07:22.560 --> 08:07:25.100 Let's see how Elise's opening hand has treated him. 08:07:25.100 --> 08:07:26.440 I see an Ultra Ball. 08:07:26.440 --> 08:07:30.060 You might be trying to find a Meowth EX to save us here. 08:07:30.060 --> 08:07:31.600 And otherwise it's pretty poor. 08:07:31.600 --> 08:07:33.060 Yeah, that is not a great opening. 08:07:33.060 --> 08:07:37.300 Having what I'm up at, Drakloak and Adripi to be discarded with Ultribul. 08:07:37.300 --> 08:07:39.500 You can't really get rid of your special red card 08:07:39.500 --> 08:07:42.360 because that's one of only two hand disruption cards you've got. 08:07:42.360 --> 08:07:45.060 And they're absolutely crucial in this matchup. 08:07:45.060 --> 08:07:47.160 But you see Andrew changing his mind a little bit. 08:07:47.160 --> 08:07:49.500 It's a really horrible decision here. 08:07:49.500 --> 08:07:53.200 It is Drakloak and it's like Adripi or Darkness Energy. 08:07:53.200 --> 08:07:55.700 That's the decision he's making right now. 08:07:55.700 --> 08:07:57.420 And he has changed in his mind. 08:07:57.420 --> 08:07:58.340 It's so unorthodox. 08:07:58.340 --> 08:08:00.860 So think about getting rid of your key evolution line, 08:08:00.860 --> 08:08:02.100 Andrew's engine. 08:08:02.100 --> 08:08:04.540 Andrew is playing three copies of Nightstretcher in his deck. 08:08:04.540 --> 08:08:06.780 That might be part of the reason why we're seeing him 08:08:06.780 --> 08:08:09.140 be so liberal discarding these Pokemon. 08:08:09.140 --> 08:08:11.780 In many ways, it actually gives you more outs towards 08:08:11.780 --> 08:08:13.100 your trochloak during the game. 08:08:13.100 --> 08:08:15.380 So Andrew might be doing the unorthodox play 08:08:15.380 --> 08:08:16.820 that may pay off. 08:08:16.820 --> 08:08:18.860 And the reason why he was valuing that darkness energy 08:08:18.860 --> 08:08:20.940 so much was to try and get an early buddy. 08:08:20.940 --> 08:08:22.060 But it's not there, Ross. 08:08:22.060 --> 08:08:24.020 It's not there, unfortunately. 08:08:24.020 --> 08:08:28.300 Both Purdue are in the prizes and that energy was going to give a nice way to 08:08:28.300 --> 08:08:32.860 retrieve your active dreamy, put Purdue active, he's got a zero energy attack and 08:08:32.860 --> 08:08:37.900 just just figured out his prizes are absolutely horrible. His opening hand is to 08:08:37.900 --> 08:08:42.260 put it lightly far from ideal so that when he out comes down, searches out a 08:08:42.260 --> 08:08:45.820 supporter card that is going to be Lily's determination. You shuffle your hand 08:08:45.820 --> 08:08:50.060 into your deck and draw six cards but if you haven't taken a prize yet, if 08:08:50.060 --> 08:08:53.980 If you've got exactly six remaining, you get to draw eight cards instead. 08:08:53.980 --> 08:08:57.700 And hopefully, this lot of eight cards is going to be better than the seven 08:08:57.700 --> 08:08:59.420 with which Andrew began the game. 08:08:59.420 --> 08:09:01.780 But I really hear is that Andrew may still just use this night stretcher 08:09:01.780 --> 08:09:05.140 and get back to Reaper before using this Lee's determination. 08:09:05.140 --> 08:09:08.780 Yeah, I think now that the Darkness Energy is just far less useful, 08:09:08.780 --> 08:09:10.980 he may just grab back this basic. 08:09:10.980 --> 08:09:12.180 Yeah, it's coming back into play. 08:09:12.180 --> 08:09:16.180 That was always an option from the hand, and now he will see eight fresh cards. 08:09:16.180 --> 08:09:18.180 Choosing, of course, not to attach to the Darkness Energy, 08:09:18.180 --> 08:09:21.320 That would have been so handy with access to Budu. 08:09:21.320 --> 08:09:23.640 That's what he already had in mind. 08:09:23.640 --> 08:09:25.320 That's not available to him in this position. 08:09:25.320 --> 08:09:27.200 So instead, he's going to look to try and find 08:09:27.200 --> 08:09:28.800 the psychic or fire energy, 08:09:28.800 --> 08:09:30.640 possibly to stash on the bench somewhere. 08:09:30.640 --> 08:09:32.200 And the difference here is, essentially, 08:09:32.200 --> 08:09:33.960 you're setting up like you would normally, 08:09:33.960 --> 08:09:35.280 but you don't have it to your ball 08:09:35.280 --> 08:09:36.680 and you're still setting up your drake cloak. 08:09:36.680 --> 08:09:38.600 You're still trying to get your energy down. 08:09:38.600 --> 08:09:42.360 You're just not able to turn off items while you do so. 08:09:42.360 --> 08:09:45.200 But Andrew does have three Dreepee out turn one, 08:09:45.200 --> 08:09:46.400 which is not too shabby. 08:09:46.400 --> 08:09:49.200 We're going to be looking for a bunch of the cloak next turn. 08:09:49.200 --> 08:09:52.240 Let's see how these eight cards from Lily's Determination treat him. 08:09:52.240 --> 08:09:56.320 There is another 3V, so we can go up to 4 if we wish. 08:09:56.320 --> 08:10:01.480 There is a Duns Pass, although by now Andrew knows the only Duns Pass is prized. 08:10:01.480 --> 08:10:03.600 Look at that case and point. He's drawn into a Night Stretcher. 08:10:03.600 --> 08:10:05.400 That's his only way to cloak next turn. 08:10:05.400 --> 08:10:08.600 So that discard from Ultra Ball is really saving him right now. 08:10:08.600 --> 08:10:11.240 Absolutely. You can draw into it. You can draw into an Ultra Ball 08:10:11.240 --> 08:10:14.560 or you can draw into a Night Stretcher. 08:10:14.560 --> 08:10:18.460 There is a night stretcher, and it is just going to be straight for that reclok. 08:10:18.460 --> 08:10:20.300 That will be evolving up next turn. 08:10:20.300 --> 08:10:26.040 All things considered, you've got 4-3-3, you've got your energy attachment not too shabby. 08:10:26.040 --> 08:10:29.740 We pass on over to Diego. We get the evolution into Cadabra. 08:10:29.740 --> 08:10:31.880 Psychic draw gets two cards. 08:10:31.880 --> 08:10:34.920 It's a psychic energy and a telepathic energy, 08:10:34.920 --> 08:10:38.120 which is lovely for getting more Abra if you need them. 08:10:38.120 --> 08:10:40.960 And we've got some options in hand if we're Diego. 08:10:40.960 --> 08:10:45.000 Already the telepathic energy in hand so some more African flood onto this board and 08:10:45.480 --> 08:10:50.880 With a dawn supporter, there's still the opportunity to run away draw and see a rare candy if that could come together 08:10:51.000 --> 08:10:57.120 Once again, Diego could be in such a powerful position a reminder three copies within the deck for Diego 08:10:57.120 --> 08:10:58.320 Currently not in the hand 08:10:58.320 --> 08:11:03.280 They would have three draws to help him get there and he's already thinning the deck quite nicely of these basic Pokemon 08:11:03.440 --> 08:11:09.920 That is the goal early doors get your basic Pokemon fin your deck and then draw as many cards as you can afterwards 08:11:09.920 --> 08:11:12.160 When you evolve into Gdavra, you get cards. 08:11:12.160 --> 08:11:14.000 When you evolve into Alakazam, you get cards. 08:11:14.000 --> 08:11:16.600 When you evolve into the Dunspass, you get cards. 08:11:16.600 --> 08:11:18.720 As in, dipty goes down, what does that do? 08:11:18.720 --> 08:11:21.040 It gets cards. That is most of what the deck does. 08:11:21.040 --> 08:11:24.520 Genesect is the outlier, but we like him. 08:11:24.520 --> 08:11:26.640 He turns off A-spec, so he can stay. 08:11:26.640 --> 08:11:28.760 Yeah, he keeps your hand large, 08:11:28.760 --> 08:11:32.400 especially against the unfair stamp A-spec from Andrew Hedrick. 08:11:32.400 --> 08:11:35.240 So far, Andrew's just discarded his A-spec in game number one 08:11:35.240 --> 08:11:38.040 because of the safety net of that Genesect. 08:11:38.040 --> 08:11:42.600 In this instance, we're seeing Diego grab that runaway draw to Dunsparce 08:11:42.600 --> 08:11:45.960 and will end this search on an Alakazam, no doubt. 08:11:45.960 --> 08:11:47.680 But will he opt to draw these three cards? 08:11:47.680 --> 08:11:49.880 There's opportunities for Rare Candy, 08:11:49.880 --> 08:11:53.320 even finding that air balloon could be so vital for him. 08:11:53.320 --> 08:11:56.400 Oftentimes, we've seen Diego opt to not take prize cards 08:11:56.400 --> 08:11:59.600 until he has the ace nullifier developed. 08:11:59.600 --> 08:12:02.000 That is sometimes what we are going to see. 08:12:02.000 --> 08:12:05.080 Well, it is going to be an Alakazam, a Dunsparce 08:12:05.080 --> 08:12:07.840 and a Geneset coming out from dorm. 08:12:07.840 --> 08:12:10.440 That is your stage one, your basic, and your stage two. 08:12:10.440 --> 08:12:12.640 Such a good supporter in a deck like this, 08:12:12.640 --> 08:12:15.240 where you are playing a stage two line. 08:12:15.240 --> 08:12:18.440 Here is your first runaway draw of this game, too. 08:12:18.440 --> 08:12:20.160 Drawing three cards with the Duns. 08:12:20.160 --> 08:12:21.800 Hopping it back into the deck. 08:12:21.800 --> 08:12:22.960 What were you and Joe? 08:12:22.960 --> 08:12:24.200 A candy action. 08:12:24.200 --> 08:12:25.400 Oh, I like the red candy. 08:12:25.400 --> 08:12:28.160 Who'd be getting into an early attack? 08:12:28.160 --> 08:12:30.360 Now, there is the threat of the unfair snap 08:12:30.360 --> 08:12:34.400 that can sometimes be scary, but you've not been item locked. 08:12:34.400 --> 08:12:36.160 So you give yourself a huge amount of outs 08:12:36.160 --> 08:12:42.160 Even after going down to a two-card hand, and that's even if in the hypothetical situation, Andrew has access to it. 08:12:42.160 --> 08:12:46.160 So I feel like getting the pressure in early could be amazing for Diego here. 08:12:46.160 --> 08:12:52.160 Any chance Diego might have a tool to attach to a Genesek turn-off, you know, turn on ace nullifier, turn off unfair stab. 08:12:52.160 --> 08:12:54.160 I've not seen one myself. 08:12:54.160 --> 08:12:56.160 No, I don't think it was there in the hand. 08:12:56.160 --> 08:12:58.160 I think that's the only thing holding us back from an obvious play. 08:12:58.160 --> 08:13:00.160 But I still feel like we're going to use rare candy. 08:13:00.160 --> 08:13:03.160 And of course, Alakazam can also help us see more cards. 08:13:03.160 --> 08:13:09.900 So there's still a chance for one of Diego's three tools to make their way into the hand. It does feel like stop me if I'm wrong here, Joe 08:13:09.900 --> 08:13:15.220 It feels like unfair stamp is way better when you're established when you've got four 3p and no evolutions 08:13:15.220 --> 08:13:17.840 It does feel like unfair stamp isn't as good 08:13:17.960 --> 08:13:24.540 It's a lot of Pokemon draw to poke a bad and a buddy buddy poffing. Yeah, I don't see a tool in there 08:13:25.340 --> 08:13:30.660 You can at least try and establish maybe another done sparse with this final buddy buddy poffing that's come into the hand 08:13:30.660 --> 08:13:36.160 And having the board of two Duns Pass already feels pretty reasonable to get aggressive. 08:13:36.160 --> 08:13:38.160 I feel like Diego's going to do it here. 08:13:38.160 --> 08:13:40.160 I mean, I would, but you know I always do, Joe. 08:13:40.160 --> 08:13:43.160 I'm one of the KO, you know I'm going for it. 08:13:43.160 --> 08:13:46.160 Diego's not one of a more careful player than I, 08:13:46.160 --> 08:13:48.160 but I do agree with your reasoning there. 08:13:48.160 --> 08:13:50.660 You've got three Duns Pass on the bench. 08:13:50.660 --> 08:13:52.660 You are set up as well as you can. 08:13:52.660 --> 08:13:54.660 So if you draw a Kanabra, you evolve and draw. 08:13:54.660 --> 08:13:56.660 You draw an Alakazam, you evolve and draw. 08:13:56.660 --> 08:13:59.160 If he draws the Duns Pass, he evolves and draws. 08:13:59.160 --> 08:14:03.920 He's got so many outs next turn if an unfair stamp does come down 08:14:03.920 --> 08:14:06.400 But it feels like he's protected as well as he can 08:14:06.880 --> 08:14:12.060 Without playing a Genesect and in the best-case scenario Andrew would want to use unfair stamp alongside chaos 08:14:12.060 --> 08:14:16.920 And right now his board is just basic Pokemon and he does not play rare candy of his own in the deck 08:14:17.260 --> 08:14:22.200 So I think that's also something playing on Diego's mind that he would quite welcome an unfair stamp 08:14:22.200 --> 08:14:25.220 If he could still just announce an attack on the next turn and still do some reasonable damage 08:14:25.220 --> 08:14:31.900 Yeah, that sounds like it might be pretty gosh darn nice. We have two to done sparse in hand for Diego here 08:14:32.060 --> 08:14:36.020 That means that potential drawer of six more cards next turn 08:14:36.660 --> 08:14:42.820 We need four in hand. I feel confident. There is at least four in hand. It's not gonna be a KO 08:14:42.820 --> 08:14:47.900 It is just a pass does not want to run into the fret of unfair stamp 08:14:47.940 --> 08:14:52.300 So a cautious start here from Diego see if it pays off in the end 08:14:52.300 --> 08:14:56.300 But we're seeing some unexpected plays here in the final Joe. 08:14:56.300 --> 08:14:59.300 That's why they're there and we're here Ross. 08:14:59.300 --> 08:15:03.300 Let's see the second Dracloak now come on to the board for Andrew. 08:15:03.300 --> 08:15:07.300 Already holding on to a couple Crispin, does have his one stadium card 08:15:07.300 --> 08:15:10.300 that he has available to him in hand right now. 08:15:10.300 --> 08:15:13.300 Of course this will be a building turn, there's not much else going on 08:15:13.300 --> 08:15:17.300 so it will be a Crispin coming into play to start accelerating these energy. 08:15:17.300 --> 08:15:20.300 He can stash a fire energy to hand this turn. 08:15:20.300 --> 08:15:22.820 Maybe even attach the dance energy to the active position 08:15:23.980 --> 08:15:27.460 Could be an option for him being who's gonna keep waiting until he can find his tool 08:15:27.460 --> 08:15:29.960 You may still want to attach to the three P just in case 08:15:32.780 --> 08:15:38.700 We're gonna be having a little bit of a search here with our Crispin and you know whenever you play these cars like Crispin 08:15:38.700 --> 08:15:43.220 It is another opportunity to just look through your deck. Yes, you did your first-hand search 08:15:43.220 --> 08:15:48.320 It's always nice to have a quick look again. Just double-check the deck is private information 08:15:48.320 --> 08:15:50.640 and no one's allowed to look, not even yourself. 08:15:50.640 --> 08:15:53.440 But any time you get a chance to look in your deck, 08:15:53.440 --> 08:15:55.720 you can have a good look and just remind yourself 08:15:55.720 --> 08:15:58.400 what's there, especially when you're in a high pressure 08:15:58.400 --> 08:16:01.480 situation like a world championship final. 08:16:01.480 --> 08:16:03.800 So we do see a psychic energy coming down 08:16:03.800 --> 08:16:06.080 onto that Dracloak, two Dracloak, 08:16:06.080 --> 08:16:07.800 each with psychic energy. 08:16:07.800 --> 08:16:09.680 It's a decent setup for Andrew, 08:16:09.680 --> 08:16:13.240 but it does feel like Diego has had a great start. 08:16:14.160 --> 08:16:16.520 Do you think you might regret not taking that KO last time? 08:16:16.520 --> 08:16:20.180 The more I justify it, I can see exactly why Diego's gone for this approach. 08:16:20.180 --> 08:16:23.520 You naturally play around the special red card much better by not taking a single prize 08:16:23.520 --> 08:16:27.520 KO, but also, crucially, unlike in that game number one, as we do see it crashing hammer 08:16:27.520 --> 08:16:32.560 heads, the first of the set, the big difference from game number one is that there is also 08:16:32.560 --> 08:16:36.720 a Meowth EX in play, so actually, you can't do that sort of slow single prize board 08:16:36.720 --> 08:16:38.760 that you attempted to do in game number one. 08:16:38.760 --> 08:16:42.840 Diego knows that if he's firing on all cylinders, he should be able to find 08:16:42.840 --> 08:16:45.240 a position to take three two prize knockouts. 08:16:45.240 --> 08:16:51.240 Well, there we go. If you can take 3-2 prize knockout, who worries about a little single prize knockout here or there? 08:16:51.240 --> 08:16:54.240 It is an evolution into a Kitabra, drawing a couple of cards. 08:16:54.240 --> 08:17:00.240 We see an evolution into the Duns pass, going back into the deck and drawing three more cards. 08:17:00.240 --> 08:17:06.240 So, you tell it me, Joe, we might see your boss' orders coming and bringing that Meow Popper, or is that something for later in the game? 08:17:06.240 --> 08:17:08.240 You can certainly use the boss' orders now if you would like to. 08:17:08.240 --> 08:17:14.240 If you have access to that option, I think his priority really is getting this battle gauge into play, but also trying to find a tool desperately. 08:17:14.240 --> 08:17:18.760 desperately I imagine that there will be no knockout unless there's the ace nullified developed 08:17:18.840 --> 08:17:23.560 Well, we just saw three cars drawn from that runaway draw run to dunce pass and I had a good look 08:17:23.560 --> 08:17:29.800 I did not see a Pokemon tool coming out in there. So right now that ace nullifier is not online 08:17:30.400 --> 08:17:34.600 We know Jenna sex in hand without a tool. It doesn't do very much 08:17:34.600 --> 08:17:39.340 I like his arm comes down. That's three more cars drawn off of that psychic draw still 08:17:39.340 --> 08:17:47.160 No tool card being drawn. Diego's got a monster hand of cards, but I am not seeing any Pokemon 08:17:47.160 --> 08:17:53.860 tools in there whatsoever. Almost everything else has got energy actually. Yes, sorry, there's 08:17:53.860 --> 08:17:57.980 a telepathic. That crushing hammer heads is actually pretty impactful because we can't 08:17:57.980 --> 08:18:00.980 even use enriching energy to draw any additional cards because you have to attach a psychic 08:18:00.980 --> 08:18:05.260 energy this turn to attack. Well, that's something we didn't hear earlier and it 08:18:05.260 --> 08:18:09.980 worth pointing out. Generally speaking, single prize deck, a single energy deck. I don't mind too 08:18:09.980 --> 08:18:17.020 much about crushing hammer, but if you've got crushing hammer down, still no tool! But if you've 08:18:17.020 --> 08:18:21.100 got an energy already on the board, that means that you can weave in that enriching energy to draw 08:18:21.100 --> 08:18:25.820 four more cards. If you don't have an energy down, then you really can't use it on the same 08:18:25.820 --> 08:18:31.500 turn. But seriously, how has he not hit a Pokémon tool yet? So unfortunate for Diego. 08:18:31.500 --> 08:18:36.500 You've just seen three runaway draws and some psychic draw. 08:18:36.500 --> 08:18:39.500 Doesn't that change the complexion of this game? 08:18:39.500 --> 08:18:46.500 Diego now thinking that there is a genuine threat of Phantom Dive once again sort of taking over the board if he's not careful. 08:18:46.500 --> 08:18:52.500 He's not been the aggressor so far because he thought he was a shoo-in for, most likely a two-pice knockout this turn, 08:18:52.500 --> 08:18:56.500 whilst developing Genesect, but you can see him shift through the deck. 08:18:56.500 --> 08:18:58.500 There's the three tools all still there. 08:18:58.500 --> 08:19:06.500 The board here is, it's fine. You've got two Dunns passed down, you've got a Kadabra down, you don't have an Abra, so Kadabra turns not into an out right now. 08:19:06.500 --> 08:19:15.500 But there's still, if you get an unfair stamp hit the board, Diego's still in a decent position to potentially draw and draw out of it, but you're absolutely right. 08:19:15.500 --> 08:19:22.500 We wanted to see that Genesek Diego especially. We see an energy coming down onto the Alakazam. 08:19:22.500 --> 08:19:27.500 Are we going to see a boss's order? Yes, Diego's put it right to the front of his hand, the cards there. 08:19:27.500 --> 08:19:33.060 I think you said this out Joe, we need to see a KO this turn, there comes a battle cage. 08:19:33.060 --> 08:19:39.900 It's actually onto the two energy drake cloak instead, so hunting energy rather than prizes here. 08:19:39.900 --> 08:19:44.900 Yeah, he really wanted to not be forced into this position, but you felt like he sort of had to. 08:19:44.900 --> 08:19:48.400 In this case, you know that Andrew is only on a four card hand. 08:19:48.400 --> 08:19:50.600 You've limited one of those recon directive. 08:19:50.600 --> 08:19:56.500 On the previous turn, Andrew just used a Crispin, so in this case Diogo trying to attack Andrew's hand 08:19:56.500 --> 08:19:58.580 and his draw options. 08:19:58.580 --> 08:19:59.940 So it is just one Recon Directive. 08:19:59.940 --> 08:20:01.780 Andrew doesn't have much right now. 08:20:01.780 --> 08:20:03.740 Well, let's see what the Recon Directive gives him 08:20:03.740 --> 08:20:04.820 an option for which. 08:20:04.820 --> 08:20:06.540 I can't like a Pult EX. 08:20:06.540 --> 08:20:08.580 OK, so that does give a Dragapult. 08:20:08.580 --> 08:20:10.060 Is there a fire energy in hand? 08:20:10.060 --> 08:20:11.980 Because you're going to need a fire energy if you're Andrew, 08:20:11.980 --> 08:20:13.820 if you're going to be attacking him. 08:20:13.820 --> 08:20:15.940 But this is the worry. 08:20:15.940 --> 08:20:17.820 Again, with no Recon in the list, 08:20:17.820 --> 08:20:21.100 for Andrew, having to attack for this Dragapult 08:20:21.100 --> 08:20:23.260 feels so awkward, because then it 08:20:23.260 --> 08:20:26.100 can easily get knocked out with no hand disruptors 08:20:26.100 --> 08:20:27.740 for Andrew in his hand. 08:20:27.740 --> 08:20:30.540 And in game one, every time Andrew phantom dives, 08:20:30.540 --> 08:20:33.300 the damage characters had a really nice place to go. 08:20:33.300 --> 08:20:35.420 Onto the first and dipty, onto the Genesect, 08:20:35.420 --> 08:20:37.300 then KOing the Genesect. 08:20:37.300 --> 08:20:38.940 Look at this board, Joe. 08:20:38.940 --> 08:20:40.180 Where did the damage characters go? 08:20:40.180 --> 08:20:42.380 Where's the best place? 08:20:42.380 --> 08:20:43.380 It's tough right now. 08:20:43.380 --> 08:20:44.940 I feel like even attacking phantom dive 08:20:44.940 --> 08:20:45.980 is just such a trap. 08:20:45.980 --> 08:20:47.460 I feel like we have to get out of here. 08:20:47.460 --> 08:20:48.940 But again, it's so intimidating 08:20:48.940 --> 08:20:51.540 when Diego's sat on a catalog of cards. 08:20:51.540 --> 08:20:53.340 I have to expect there's more bosses' orders in there, 08:20:53.340 --> 08:20:56.700 even though there's only two copies within his deck list. 08:20:56.700 --> 08:20:59.500 Absolutely. And that could punish. 08:20:59.500 --> 08:21:01.980 Well, we do see a Drogloak in the active. 08:21:01.980 --> 08:21:04.700 There are two energy on, so Dragon Headbutt's going to be there. 08:21:04.700 --> 08:21:06.820 There's a darkness energy to retreat. 08:21:06.820 --> 08:21:08.740 Andrew doesn't want to leave it in harm's way. 08:21:08.740 --> 08:21:11.980 Puts the Meowth EX into the active. 08:21:11.980 --> 08:21:13.380 Oh, is he? 08:21:13.380 --> 08:21:16.220 He's just giving Diego the opportunity to KO this Meowth 08:21:16.220 --> 08:21:17.500 for two prizes. 08:21:17.500 --> 08:21:20.460 That cannot be Andrew's plan A. 08:21:20.460 --> 08:21:22.380 But unfortunately, the draws are put in there. 08:21:22.380 --> 08:21:28.380 Here comes Enriching Energy for four more cards, and we've got Boss's orders as well. 08:21:28.380 --> 08:21:33.980 It could be the Declote with all the energy, but we don't have it. It's in the prizes! 08:21:33.980 --> 08:21:36.980 This retreat from Andrew is going to work out. 08:21:36.980 --> 08:21:40.980 Again, such a situation where Diego normally connects us so much to the deck, 08:21:40.980 --> 08:21:43.880 it would never even be a consideration. 08:21:43.880 --> 08:21:47.380 Finally, a tool note for Diego, so that's a good break for him. 08:21:47.380 --> 08:21:50.680 That's going to be awesome. That means that Diego could put down that Genesect, 08:21:50.680 --> 08:21:56.040 Attacks a tool, the next nullifier is turned on, so there will be no unfair stamp coming down. 08:21:56.040 --> 08:21:57.320 That's a bit of a win. 08:21:57.320 --> 08:22:01.640 Of course, if you care the Meowth, that does potentially open up special red cards. 08:22:01.640 --> 08:22:02.200 It does. 08:22:02.200 --> 08:22:02.760 It does. 08:22:02.760 --> 08:22:04.920 Because Diego will have three prize cards remaining, 08:22:05.480 --> 08:22:09.160 which is probably another thing that Andrew was thinking when he put the Meowth into the active. 08:22:09.160 --> 08:22:10.840 That's 100% what he's trying to go for here. 08:22:10.840 --> 08:22:13.160 I need to force more, 08:22:13.160 --> 08:22:15.160 force out of Diego at the very least. 08:22:15.160 --> 08:22:17.080 Is there any chance Diego has Erie? 08:22:17.080 --> 08:22:17.640 Ready? 08:22:17.640 --> 08:22:18.040 No. 08:22:18.040 --> 08:22:19.400 I don't see it in this hand either. 08:22:19.400 --> 08:22:26.620 And that's really the only draw that we have outside of other supporter cards to grant us access to Hilda or Dawn 08:22:26.620 --> 08:22:30.820 Well, there is one psychic draw, Eerie here would be kind of awesome 08:22:30.820 --> 08:22:35.820 No, there's a dawn but no other supporter scene off of that Alakazam psychic draw for free 08:22:36.100 --> 08:22:41.200 There's a buddy buddy poppin, Diego's gonna be able to search for some more low HP base cards 08:22:41.200 --> 08:22:47.060 Oh, it was literally the last card in the deck and you would much prefer to put a 08:22:47.060 --> 08:22:52.980 an air balloon onto a genocide than a lucky helmet because of those crushing hammers that Andrew still has access to. 08:22:52.980 --> 08:22:56.500 Yes. In random situations, if Andrew can bring up a one retreat cost Pokemon, 08:22:56.500 --> 08:23:00.820 then get a hammer head on the Alakazam. That could be another potential turn of reprieve 08:23:00.820 --> 08:23:05.460 for Andrew, especially on a Pokemon that has a tool other than air balloon already committed to it. 08:23:06.340 --> 08:23:09.620 We do see an evolution into the dunce bus. That's another... 08:23:09.620 --> 08:23:10.020 There it is. 08:23:10.020 --> 08:23:10.980 ...drawn. 08:23:10.980 --> 08:23:14.740 Finally, an air balloon comes into the hand and there is another dunce bus. 08:23:14.740 --> 08:23:20.020 I feel like in this position you'd want to just evolve into a Dundz boss, finally establish 08:23:20.020 --> 08:23:24.780 that Genesect crucially with Air Balloon, and then you will launch this attack. 08:23:24.780 --> 08:23:28.060 You have to be still so scared though of that special red card. 08:23:28.060 --> 08:23:32.020 The only good news for Diego is that Andrew hasn't really drawn many cards, hasn't 08:23:32.020 --> 08:23:36.740 played a vital supporter over the last couple of turns, just a couple of Crispin. 08:23:36.740 --> 08:23:40.020 So Diego knows that Andrew's basically sat on nothing and he's really just banking 08:23:40.020 --> 08:23:41.340 on a recon directive. 08:23:41.340 --> 08:23:46.060 That airy does like sticking to the bottom of the deck twice. We saw twice it was there 08:23:46.420 --> 08:23:50.660 Now we're going to see that dunce bus coming ahead the dunce pass. It is more draw 08:23:50.700 --> 08:23:54.020 Could he be searching for that airy? It does come in the hands 08:23:54.020 --> 08:23:56.500 But we want to go hunting for that special red card 08:23:56.500 --> 08:24:03.140 It is going to be in there and if you can put down the the Genesect the Diego does that with the 08:24:03.700 --> 08:24:08.380 It is a balloon. Yeah, it's a miss just the buddy buddy poppin 08:24:08.380 --> 08:24:14.140 But there's no there's no draw in that as one recon directive and that is it if you look at the special red card 08:24:14.140 --> 08:24:16.320 He already knew that really from the last couple of turns 08:24:16.700 --> 08:24:18.900 Yeah, it has definitely been keeping track of these things 08:24:18.900 --> 08:24:23.580 But no doubt dear has done his best to discard that special red card didn't quite come off for him 08:24:23.580 --> 08:24:28.140 So there's still an option for Andrew now. We've seen the edge nullifier come down. So there's no opportunity 08:24:28.980 --> 08:24:30.540 for Andrew 08:24:30.540 --> 08:24:35.660 Just thinking about that lucky. He's the draw too many cards if he is getting hit by certain attacks 08:24:35.660 --> 08:24:40.300 But we're seeing a big counter inevitably this is going to be enough to deal with this Meowth EX 08:24:40.420 --> 08:24:43.180 So Diego will be going down to three prize cards remaining 08:24:43.460 --> 08:24:50.180 There's absolutely he will meowth goes down Diego takes two prizes free away from evening up this set 08:24:50.500 --> 08:24:55.740 Reminded that if it's your beginning of all what have we always read car that the special red card 08:24:56.300 --> 08:25:00.860 Yeah, I mean everything he could he played the area so if it was that you could get rid of it 08:25:00.860 --> 08:25:05.180 Andrew Totzette, they're not even needing Rekon Directive to go and get it. 08:25:05.180 --> 08:25:08.740 This could be absolutely devastating for Diego. 08:25:08.740 --> 08:25:12.900 Andrew Hedrick in the Masters Division Finals. 08:25:12.900 --> 08:25:16.180 I think he's just picked up. Was that a Lili in the hand? 08:25:16.180 --> 08:25:19.500 Yes, it is. Those two Rekon Directives were crazy. 08:25:19.500 --> 08:25:22.700 They were absolutely what you need there, 08:25:22.700 --> 08:25:26.100 and that means that Andrew is going to be in a great position. 08:25:26.100 --> 08:25:28.620 Look at Diego's hand. He's got four cards left in deck. 08:25:28.620 --> 08:25:33.500 He literally counted his deck to make sure he wasn't going to deck out for the lucky helmet draw 08:25:34.420 --> 08:25:37.900 Andrew thinking about not launching phantom dive at all here 08:25:38.900 --> 08:25:40.900 Not using a special red card either 08:25:41.900 --> 08:25:45.660 What are we missing Ross who is an awful lot plays in game one? 08:25:45.940 --> 08:25:52.900 Absolutely work chooses not to play special red card to reset Diego's hand chooses not to evolve up into dragapult 08:25:53.100 --> 08:25:55.780 Just plays a lilies determination 08:25:55.780 --> 08:26:01.240 getting a new hand of eight cards no prizes having been taken this is an 08:26:01.240 --> 08:26:05.040 unusual line of play Joe tell me I'm not I'm not seeing things here this is 08:26:05.040 --> 08:26:09.160 unusual Andrew is up for something it might involve that lucky helmet but 08:26:09.160 --> 08:26:14.280 Diego is just attached to his Pokemon forcing draw when you get damaged 08:26:14.280 --> 08:26:21.400 Andrew may be trying to deck out Diego in this game number two that's gonna 08:26:21.400 --> 08:26:26.040 to be an interesting thing to see. Special red card is in hand. If Andrew's changed his 08:26:26.040 --> 08:26:29.980 mind, he is going to be able to tell ahead and use it. I don't think he's changed his 08:26:29.980 --> 08:26:36.840 mind. No. Dunspots comes down, Dreepe goes up into your cloak and that is going to give 08:26:36.840 --> 08:26:42.480 an option for another recon directive here to maybe see a few more cards. Lucky helmet, 08:26:42.480 --> 08:26:47.760 by the way, if you attack into it, draws two cards. But it's worth noting that 08:26:47.760 --> 08:26:53.120 But when you use the dumpspot, it goes back into your deck, so Diego can use that to essentially 08:26:53.120 --> 08:26:54.120 reset. 08:26:54.120 --> 08:26:56.120 That is something to consider. 08:26:56.120 --> 08:27:00.640 Of course, you need to have cards remaining in the deck to be able to use the runaway draw. 08:27:00.640 --> 08:27:01.640 You do indeed. 08:27:01.640 --> 08:27:02.640 There we go. 08:27:02.640 --> 08:27:04.400 It's going to be 70 damage. 08:27:04.400 --> 08:27:08.640 Crocking the lucky helmet in this instance brings Diego down to just two cards remaining 08:27:08.640 --> 08:27:11.800 in the deck, and he will have to crawl for the turn here, Ross. 08:27:11.800 --> 08:27:13.600 And I think he might... 08:27:13.600 --> 08:27:16.480 I'm trying to work through how these next couple of turns go. 08:27:16.480 --> 08:27:19.600 I think Andrew might have done the maths here and gone, 08:27:19.600 --> 08:27:21.040 even when you run away draw, 08:27:21.040 --> 08:27:23.800 I think I'm gonna be able to deck you out 08:27:23.800 --> 08:27:25.920 using your own lucky helmet. 08:27:25.920 --> 08:27:28.920 Here we go, you draw a card, two go down. 08:27:28.920 --> 08:27:31.800 Now, if you can't use any more runaway draw 08:27:31.800 --> 08:27:33.480 to put any more cards in there, 08:27:33.480 --> 08:27:35.520 if you've got two cards, if Andrew attacks, 08:27:35.520 --> 08:27:38.200 you draw two, it goes to your turn, you draw for turn, 08:27:38.200 --> 08:27:41.000 there's no card there and you deck out. 08:27:41.000 --> 08:27:43.000 Is that what we might be seeing here? 08:27:43.000 --> 08:27:49.500 Andrew Hedrick going to be using Dunsvast to ram his way to a World Championship title. 08:27:49.500 --> 08:27:51.820 Have you seen anything like this folks? 08:27:51.820 --> 08:27:53.300 And Andrew's already won game up. 08:27:53.300 --> 08:27:59.780 If he wins this second game, he will be your Pokemon training card game 2026 Masters Division 08:27:59.780 --> 08:28:01.940 World Champion. 08:28:01.940 --> 08:28:03.940 Diego's just having a little bit of a look. 08:28:03.940 --> 08:28:04.940 He's counting. 08:28:04.940 --> 08:28:07.980 He's realized what Andrew is doing at this point. 08:28:07.980 --> 08:28:11.100 And now Diego's thinking, how is this going to work? 08:28:11.100 --> 08:28:17.020 the next few turns in his head trying to figure out if he's going to deck out or if he's got 08:28:17.020 --> 08:28:22.940 away around it. This is absolutely incredible scenes. Andrew Hedrick has not taken a prize 08:28:22.940 --> 08:28:28.620 card in the second game. There are no Pokemon in the discard pile for Diego to use any of 08:28:28.620 --> 08:28:33.660 his Pokemon recovery to increase the size of his deck. Diego just figuring things 08:28:33.660 --> 08:28:37.740 out here. I'm going to see the retreat on Alakazam. He can't allow this lucky 08:28:37.740 --> 08:28:43.260 helmet to proc again. But that just means all Andrew needs to do is gust it into the active and attack 08:28:43.260 --> 08:28:49.900 and deck Diego out. He's got a Boston orders already in hand Joe and that might be all that we need. 08:28:49.900 --> 08:28:56.060 Any attack. Andrew has been around for a long time at this point. He's been a regional champion 08:28:56.060 --> 08:29:01.740 five times. He is a North American champion. He won the North American international championships 08:29:01.740 --> 08:29:09.180 in 2024. He got a top 32 finish at the World Championships in the same year. Now he's trying 08:29:09.180 --> 08:29:13.100 to add the World Championships. He's got the, he's got Dunce Boss at the Boston 08:29:13.100 --> 08:29:22.100 He impact, Diego's act out, and Andrew Hedrick is your 20-26 possible training target, world champion! 08:29:30.100 --> 08:29:39.100 Can you believe it? A Dunn's fast round just concluded the Masters Division finals. 08:29:39.100 --> 08:29:46.900 Andrew Hedrick, take a bow. You have just entered the Hall of Fame! The bastard 08:29:46.900 --> 08:29:53.060 behind the Dragapult's havers archetype takes it all the way. This man eats 08:29:53.060 --> 08:30:00.060 Pokemon, he sleeps Pokemon, he dreams Pokemon. Already a five-time regional 08:30:00.060 --> 08:30:04.900 champion, already an international champion and now a world champion. Well 08:30:04.900 --> 08:30:10.900 Let's hear from our world champion. Let's go down to the stage and talk to Andrew Hendrick, your world champion. 08:30:12.900 --> 08:30:26.900 Hey everybody, we just finished our TCG Masters Division Grand Finals, and I am now joined by your world champion, Andrew Hendrick. 08:30:26.900 --> 08:30:37.980 We spoke before your match about your existing accolades, and now you can add world championship 08:30:37.980 --> 08:30:40.900 to your NAIC and regional titles. 08:30:40.900 --> 08:30:43.900 Tell me what it means to actually achieve the Tri-Vecta. 08:30:43.900 --> 08:30:44.900 Yeah, I don't know. 08:30:44.900 --> 08:30:45.900 It's pretty unbelievable. 08:30:45.900 --> 08:30:49.900 I mean, I never imagined I would actually be up here winning World Cup. 08:30:49.900 --> 08:30:53.900 I mean, I'm not responsible, but it's just insane to actually get that opportunity 08:30:53.900 --> 08:30:54.900 to do this. 08:30:54.900 --> 08:30:56.800 It is not like this is the first time this year 08:30:56.800 --> 08:30:58.440 that you've won with this deck. 08:30:58.440 --> 08:31:01.800 How have you been prepping and just continuing to commit 08:31:01.800 --> 08:31:05.000 to your strategy that you approve in time and time again? 08:31:05.000 --> 08:31:06.520 Yeah, I don't know if you're out in the last couple of months. 08:31:06.520 --> 08:31:08.360 I tried some different decks, but I really 08:31:08.360 --> 08:31:11.240 found that this draggable deck is just like too good. 08:31:11.240 --> 08:31:12.240 It's just too consistent. 08:31:12.240 --> 08:31:14.080 And I can kind of have so many options with it. 08:31:14.080 --> 08:31:15.120 So in the last few weeks, I just 08:31:15.120 --> 08:31:16.600 played as many games as I could with it 08:31:16.600 --> 08:31:19.080 to get ready for the tournament, and it worked out. 08:31:19.080 --> 08:31:20.360 I don't know if you know this, 08:31:20.360 --> 08:31:22.320 but the hat that Diego was wearing 08:31:22.320 --> 08:31:23.880 is older than you are. 08:31:23.880 --> 08:31:29.680 He wore it on the stage when he won the previous world championship in 2017. 08:31:29.680 --> 08:31:35.080 While you have your own experience, were you ever intimidated by the veterans on the opposite side? 08:31:35.080 --> 08:31:39.780 Yeah, I know. Playing against a great player in the finals, obviously it's pretty scary, 08:31:39.780 --> 08:31:42.480 but all you can do is focus on the game in front of you and that's what I try to do 08:31:42.480 --> 08:31:46.480 and try not to think too much about my opponent or how good they were. 08:31:46.480 --> 08:31:49.480 And to give you the opportunity to think of some loved ones, 08:31:49.480 --> 08:31:52.280 go ahead and give a shout out to whoever you'd like to address. 08:31:52.280 --> 08:31:56.440 Yeah, I mean shout out to all my friends who, you know, I talk to every day I test with. 08:31:56.440 --> 08:32:02.280 There's so many getting in the mall. Shout out to my parents, my mom and my dad for always supporting me. 08:32:02.280 --> 08:32:05.580 And my dad was the one who actually forced me to play in the CCG at first. 08:32:05.580 --> 08:32:10.280 I just, I just wanted to collect when I was in LLXL school, but you know, it kind of made me want to play the game. 08:32:10.280 --> 08:32:14.280 And I would say it worked out. And shout out to PokeyColor for the support too. 08:32:14.280 --> 08:32:18.980 A family affair indeed. Congratulations once again on your victory. 08:32:18.980 --> 08:32:20.980 and everyone here in the stadium and at home. 08:32:20.980 --> 08:32:24.980 Give it up one more time for your world champion, Andrew! 08:32:24.980 --> 08:32:31.980 All right, well, I know you've put a quite a job, 08:32:31.980 --> 08:32:33.980 and our analysts have something to say about it. 08:32:33.980 --> 08:32:35.980 So let's hear it. 08:32:35.980 --> 08:32:42.980 Thank you, Gaby, and congratulations once again to the 2026 World Champion, Andrew Hedrick. 08:32:42.980 --> 08:32:52.980 What an iconic moment decking out his opponent with Don Spars thanks to the Lucky Helmet that Diego put into play. 08:32:52.980 --> 08:32:58.980 An incredible moment and an incredible player. I can't think of anyone more deserving than Andrew Hedrick at this moment. 08:32:58.980 --> 08:33:04.980 Absolutely. That Lucky Helmet turned into an unlucky helmet for Diego. 08:33:04.980 --> 08:33:11.940 crossing him but you have to admire the ability to just be flexible and adapt to situations. 08:33:11.940 --> 08:33:17.780 Andrew's showing why he's worthy of being world champion this weekend. Honestly an amazing play 08:33:17.780 --> 08:33:23.860 by Andrew finding that line. Diego trying to prevent every possibility of being able to 08:33:23.860 --> 08:33:28.420 recover his hand and all of a sudden the lucky helmet ends up working out against him. 08:33:29.060 --> 08:33:34.180 Yeah absolutely well deserved from Andrew. He eats, sleeps and breathes Pokemon, always 08:33:34.180 --> 08:33:37.780 practicing always thinking about the game. It's great to see that effort paid off. 08:33:37.780 --> 08:33:43.940 We have now crowned three world champions in the trading card game. Let's take a look at that junior 08:33:43.940 --> 08:33:51.620 division bracket as Yuta Araki became our world champion, winning a close three game set against 08:33:51.620 --> 08:33:58.660 Luke Giffen. Yeah, absolute pleasure to see two young players do so well in the Tragapult 08:33:58.660 --> 08:34:04.260 Miramatch, a matchup that is still being explored, still being played. Congratulations to you to 08:34:04.260 --> 08:34:13.060 completely well-deserved. And in the seniors division, we of course saw Jake in G defeating Koby Ha, 08:34:13.620 --> 08:34:19.780 that incredible Alakazam, able to take the win. Yeah, Koby came in with a clear game plan of 08:34:19.780 --> 08:34:25.060 how to attack this very challenging matchup, was able to take the first game of the series, 08:34:25.060 --> 08:34:30.660 But at the end of the day, Jake's advantage with that Alakazam was just too much for Kobe to overcome. 08:34:30.660 --> 08:34:36.500 And in the Masters division, after an entire season spent with Tragapult EX, 08:34:36.500 --> 08:34:42.980 after a regional championship win, after defining the metagame with Crushing Hammer, 08:34:42.980 --> 08:34:47.460 a 2-0 victory, Andrew Hedrick over Diego Casiraga. 08:34:48.100 --> 08:34:53.380 Amazing final. We had a very exciting game team down to that draw off the stadium 08:34:53.380 --> 08:34:57.180 And then the lucky helmet, nobody could have seen that coming, Chip. 08:34:57.780 --> 08:35:02.580 Incredible foresight from Andrew Hedrick to recognize that line. 08:35:02.580 --> 08:35:06.380 Once that lucky helmet came into play, immediately checking through 08:35:06.580 --> 08:35:10.980 what Diego had still available, knowing that he went this route, 08:35:10.980 --> 08:35:13.780 he would have the safe deck out option. 08:35:13.780 --> 08:35:19.980 And it makes him the world champion, a player who has had so much success 08:35:19.980 --> 08:35:30.980 the last few years of the game. Five-time regional champion, an international champion and he will now add that iconic Pikachu trophy to his extensive trophy collection. 08:35:30.980 --> 08:35:39.980 And another shout out to this incredible top eight, specifically the top four. This may be the most stacked top four we have ever had at a World Championship. 08:35:39.980 --> 08:35:47.980 We have international champions. We have world champions. We have players who have won multiple regionals in the same season, so much talent this year at Worlds. 08:35:47.980 --> 08:35:53.340 It was certainly a global affair with players from across the world competing 08:35:53.340 --> 08:35:57.260 But it is a new through-hedric from the United States taking home that 08:35:58.740 --> 08:36:00.740 $50,000 price 08:36:02.260 --> 08:36:07.340 Got to feel good to take home that prize I'm sure this will sink in later for Andrew 08:36:07.340 --> 08:36:11.500 But do you want to take a moment to acknowledge Diego's accomplishment as well Pablo? 08:36:11.500 --> 08:36:16.220 I know you've been friends with Diego for a very long time. What does it mean to see him? 08:36:16.220 --> 08:36:21.220 So many years later they get back to the finals of the World Championships and have another great accomplishment. 08:36:21.220 --> 08:36:28.220 Generally extra special. I mean, he defeated me on his run to the comic world champion in 2017. 08:36:28.220 --> 08:36:35.220 Watching him in the finals, seeing him be the closest person to get to a potential two-time world championship 08:36:35.220 --> 08:36:42.220 since Jason Klasinski. Really, really amazing. It means a lot to me. I'm sure it means a lot to him as well. 08:36:42.220 --> 08:36:44.220 And he was really pumped to make it all the way. 08:36:44.220 --> 08:36:50.160 And of course with his family here supporting him as well, you know, when he won the 2017 World Championships 08:36:50.640 --> 08:36:57.000 partners still pregnant with their eldest son and now their eldest son here to see dad up on the big stage 08:36:57.000 --> 08:36:59.000 I mean, what a special memory for that family 08:36:59.400 --> 08:37:02.100 Yeah, and Pablo you did mention Jason Zlitzki 08:37:02.100 --> 08:37:05.340 Of course only three time world champions in the football TCG 08:37:05.340 --> 08:37:09.560 I do see a lot of similarities between him and Andrew Hedrick, you know both very 08:37:09.560 --> 08:37:14.840 calculated players tend to go for very consistent streamlined strategies and just 08:37:14.840 --> 08:37:20.200 trying to outplay out work their opponents in order to get victories. Could 08:37:20.200 --> 08:37:25.560 this be the start of the reign of a new legacy with Andrew Hetron? And I do believe 08:37:25.560 --> 08:37:33.320 we are ready to crown all three champions out on the stage. Gabby, take it away. 08:37:39.560 --> 08:37:43.040 and all of this pillars in competitive Pokemon. 08:37:43.040 --> 08:37:45.680 Yet our trainers continue to innovate, 08:37:45.680 --> 08:37:47.240 keep the competition fresh, 08:37:47.240 --> 08:37:51.840 and awe-inspiring across every single age division. 08:37:51.840 --> 08:37:55.600 Today, we have six more names to the proper books 08:37:55.600 --> 08:37:57.600 as we celebrate our finalists 08:37:57.600 --> 08:38:01.000 and crown our World War Champions. 08:38:01.000 --> 08:38:02.120 Let's get into it. 08:38:03.160 --> 08:38:06.880 Starting our two-year division in the running position, 08:38:06.880 --> 08:38:08.960 We have Luke Giffen. 08:38:08.960 --> 08:38:18.960 And your champion, Yuta Haraki. 08:38:18.960 --> 08:38:29.960 On seniors, the rubber position, Kofi Ha. 08:38:29.960 --> 08:38:40.960 And your senior division TCG World Champion, Jake N. G. 08:38:40.960 --> 08:38:48.960 What about this in our Masters division? 08:38:48.960 --> 08:38:52.960 In the runner position, we have Diego Castillaga. 08:38:52.960 --> 08:39:02.960 I'm your one-time TCG World Champion in the Masters Division. 08:39:02.960 --> 08:39:05.960 Give it up for Andrew Henry. 08:39:10.960 --> 08:39:14.960 Six fantastic trainers. 08:39:14.960 --> 08:39:16.960 One last time. 08:39:16.960 --> 08:39:20.960 Give it up for your TCG Violet. 08:39:22.960 --> 08:39:36.960 It's fantastic to have new names to speak of and I know our panelists have something to say about that. 08:39:36.960 --> 08:39:38.960 So I think that you have to say. 08:39:38.960 --> 08:39:40.960 Thanks a bunch Gabby. 08:39:40.960 --> 08:39:46.960 Yes, congratulations again to these finalists and our newest world champions. 08:39:46.960 --> 08:39:50.960 We're not done, we of course have our video game competitions still to come. 08:39:50.960 --> 08:39:52.280 to come while we get set up. 08:39:52.280 --> 08:39:55.200 We're going to just talk a little bit about this whole event, 08:39:55.200 --> 08:39:58.000 how we got to this point, and continue 08:39:58.000 --> 08:40:00.440 to congratulate all of these champions. 08:40:00.440 --> 08:40:02.640 Yeah, it's such an amazing moment 08:40:02.640 --> 08:40:05.920 to be here in the Chase Center to experience this. 08:40:05.920 --> 08:40:08.440 Pablo, you and I have both been attending the World 08:40:08.440 --> 08:40:13.120 Championship since 2004, over 20 years at this point. 08:40:13.120 --> 08:40:17.200 And to see where it started, to where it's grown to today, 08:40:17.200 --> 08:40:20.240 it's just amazing to be a part of this with you, 08:40:20.240 --> 08:40:24.720 All of us here at the desk and everyone here in the arena, 08:40:24.720 --> 08:40:27.480 thanks so much for making this such a special moment 08:40:27.480 --> 08:40:31.080 all these years for Pokemon TCG leading up to this. 08:40:31.080 --> 08:40:36.080 Over two decades of world championships from a hotel, 08:40:38.000 --> 08:40:40.680 underground, a Philippine ballroom, 08:40:40.680 --> 08:40:42.800 until the Chase Center. 08:40:42.800 --> 08:40:45.000 It really is a pleasure to be here with you guys 08:40:45.000 --> 08:40:47.320 and with everyone here right now. 08:40:47.320 --> 08:40:50.160 And the competition just continues to get more intense 08:40:50.160 --> 08:40:52.120 every year, players get better. 08:40:52.120 --> 08:40:54.600 That's become innovated at a higher level. 08:40:54.600 --> 08:40:57.360 It just shows that the future of the game is so, so bright. 08:40:57.360 --> 08:41:00.200 The talking back to that Masters Division finals, 08:41:00.200 --> 08:41:02.400 I don't know if there's anyone more experienced 08:41:02.400 --> 08:41:04.720 in Dragapult than Andrew Hedrick. 08:41:04.720 --> 08:41:06.760 I mean, even back to before the rotation 08:41:06.760 --> 08:41:09.240 when all the talk was about Guardiwara, 08:41:09.240 --> 08:41:11.920 Goldingo, Charizard EX. 08:41:11.920 --> 08:41:15.720 Andrew remained true to this Dragapult EX archetype. 08:41:15.720 --> 08:41:18.880 He of course popularized this crushing hammer build 08:41:18.880 --> 08:41:23.360 after the rotation it became the standard way to play this deck. 08:41:23.360 --> 08:41:24.600 And all that led to his title. 08:41:24.600 --> 08:41:27.320 I mean, you have to imagine that that experience is really 08:41:27.320 --> 08:41:29.120 what backed this moment. 08:41:29.120 --> 08:41:31.760 I experienced practice putting in the time. 08:41:31.760 --> 08:41:34.680 And there's something to be said for just continuing 08:41:34.680 --> 08:41:36.680 to use the same thing, identifying 08:41:36.680 --> 08:41:39.040 what the most powerful strategies are. 08:41:39.040 --> 08:41:42.280 And if you can, on your craft, perfect your skills, 08:41:42.280 --> 08:41:45.560 you can find yourself overcoming even disadvantageous 08:41:45.560 --> 08:41:50.560 situations by simply identifying things that other players maybe couldn't do. 08:41:50.560 --> 08:41:56.320 I mean we all knew Dragapult had a very very big target on its back heading into 08:41:56.320 --> 08:42:01.120 Zovac. Maybe the biggest attack has ever had I would say and to still come out on 08:42:01.120 --> 08:42:05.440 top to still remain faithful to the archetype even what before rotation 08:42:05.440 --> 08:42:09.720 Garamori X was dominating Dragapult and who was still faithful and found a lot 08:42:09.720 --> 08:42:12.800 of success. And you know that was like kind of a point of contention 08:42:12.800 --> 08:42:14.360 coming into the world championships, right? 08:42:14.360 --> 08:42:17.320 A lot of people said, DragonFolkX can't win. 08:42:17.320 --> 08:42:20.040 It's going to have too big of a target on its back. 08:42:20.040 --> 08:42:21.920 Sure, you could make top cut with it, 08:42:21.920 --> 08:42:23.480 but surely when you get into top cut, 08:42:23.480 --> 08:42:26.000 you'll run into one of those counter decks, 08:42:26.000 --> 08:42:27.240 and it just won't be able to close it out. 08:42:27.240 --> 08:42:29.520 But Andrew proved everybody wrong. 08:42:29.520 --> 08:42:31.280 And he did not have an easy path 08:42:31.280 --> 08:42:32.760 to this championship title. 08:42:32.760 --> 08:42:34.640 In top eight, he played against Crustle, 08:42:34.640 --> 08:42:36.040 and if you saw his list, 08:42:36.040 --> 08:42:37.800 he does not have any countercards 08:42:37.800 --> 08:42:40.280 besides crushing Hammer still played 08:42:40.280 --> 08:42:41.920 through every single option. 08:42:41.920 --> 08:42:43.260 That's what he does so well. 08:42:43.260 --> 08:42:47.080 You can clearly see it in that top match in our finals match. 08:42:47.080 --> 08:42:48.360 He found a way through. 08:42:48.360 --> 08:42:50.400 Lots of heartfelt matches and well deserved. 08:42:50.400 --> 08:42:52.200 If there's going to be a line to find, 08:42:52.200 --> 08:42:53.680 Andrew Hedrick is going to take it. 08:42:53.680 --> 08:42:56.240 And that is proven by the lucky element play 08:42:56.240 --> 08:42:58.080 that we just saw upon that big stage. 08:42:58.080 --> 08:43:00.840 I don't know if I'm going to get over that anytime soon. 08:43:00.840 --> 08:43:02.920 Yeah, and that's going to be one for the ages. 08:43:02.920 --> 08:43:05.920 Of course, we had so many amazing, memorable matches 08:43:05.920 --> 08:43:08.200 this weekend, but that's one we're not going to forget. 08:43:08.200 --> 08:43:09.760 And I do want to mention, I believe 08:43:09.760 --> 08:43:15.280 team sweep for Andrew Hedrick in the top cut winning 2-0 over and over and over 08:43:15.280 --> 08:43:21.200 against such high quality opponents as well so he came prepared for this weekend 08:43:21.200 --> 08:43:25.440 and you know there's a lot to be said for preparation but also staying focused 08:43:25.440 --> 08:43:29.600 throughout as the pressure keeps building through all these matches as well. 08:43:29.600 --> 08:43:34.640 I mean why don't we relive the moment of the lucky hell that we have it 08:43:34.640 --> 08:43:39.040 right here let's jump into it that lucky hell that the crucial 08:43:39.040 --> 08:43:40.960 and Patrick, even Diego had doubts, right? 08:43:40.960 --> 08:43:43.800 And probably, in his mind, he was thinking about the special red card, 08:43:43.800 --> 08:43:47.600 which coincidentally was Andrew's top deck next turn, 08:43:47.600 --> 08:43:50.640 but turns out that ultimately was his device. 08:43:50.640 --> 08:43:54.040 Yeah, as soon as Andrew didn't play the special red card, 08:43:54.040 --> 08:43:55.320 we knew something was up. 08:43:55.320 --> 08:44:00.600 He had other plans, and he wasn't wanting to KO this Alakazam, 08:44:00.600 --> 08:44:05.040 something that seems so counterintuitive to your general Pokemon TCG strategy. 08:44:05.040 --> 08:44:07.880 What a pivot to see this line. 08:44:07.880 --> 08:44:20.580 Yeah, absolutely. You know, seeing the line, playing as safe as possible, drawing that dark energy and putting it onto the Dunsparse to make sure he could claim the World Championship title in as much style as you can. 08:44:20.580 --> 08:44:28.880 The Dunsparse is not a Pokemon known for really getting in there and dealing a lot of damage. It assisted his opponent in drawing the cards that eventually led to Andrew's victory. 08:44:28.880 --> 08:44:37.880 And I think Diego may have thought this through a little bit and thought, oh, even if I get hit by Dragapult EX, my Alakazam will get knocked out. 08:44:37.880 --> 08:44:41.880 I have to gun sparse to go ahead and make sure I don't deck out. 08:44:41.880 --> 08:44:46.880 But didn't account for the fact that Andrew does not have to knock out Alakazam. 08:44:46.880 --> 08:44:54.880 Can just attack it multiple times without doing enough damage, and that slight oversight may have costs from the world championships. 08:44:54.880 --> 08:45:01.880 I think we were definitely all perplexed about Andrew's line of choosing not to evolve into Dragapult. 08:45:01.880 --> 08:45:06.880 Even the whole crowd were like, oh my gosh, and then he didn't draw Dragapult again out of the lily. 08:45:06.880 --> 08:45:12.880 It wasn't that clear line, right? It's a very unexpected decision or unlikely decision, 08:45:12.880 --> 08:45:18.880 but ultimately these four cards is what led to this amazing, amazing play. 08:45:18.880 --> 08:45:21.880 I don't think we're ever going to see something like this again in a finals. 08:45:21.880 --> 08:45:27.880 Also, Andrew had not taken a knockout this entire game, and that is why this play works. 08:45:27.880 --> 08:45:31.880 Diego plays Sacred Ash in his deck, but he doesn't have Ultra Ball. 08:45:31.880 --> 08:45:37.880 There's no way to put the discard pile for him to shuffle these Pokémon back into the deck to replint-ish. 08:45:37.880 --> 08:45:44.880 And since Andrew had not taken a single KO, there were no live targets for Sacred Ash to refuel his deck. 08:45:45.880 --> 08:45:48.880 Yeah, not the line you typically see to end the game off. 08:45:48.880 --> 08:45:54.620 off and you could see immediately take Diego just trying to figure out a way out thinking can 08:45:54.620 --> 08:46:00.700 I shuffle in one to Dunsparce maybe multiple to Dunsparce to change things up but just slowly 08:46:00.700 --> 08:46:05.940 realize that the writing was on the wall and that is how one small decision can snowfall so 08:46:05.940 --> 08:46:10.500 quickly against somebody who could identify alternate win conditions. Now the Dunsparce 08:46:10.500 --> 08:46:15.300 does of course shuffle attached cards back in. Do you have a lot of cards in hand was there 08:46:15.300 --> 08:46:19.460 Perhaps an opportunity to put an energy onto a Dunsparce, 08:46:19.460 --> 08:46:22.420 but a tool card on to it to put even more cards back 08:46:22.420 --> 08:46:23.780 into his deck. 08:46:23.780 --> 08:46:25.380 Now, we did have that option, right? 08:46:25.380 --> 08:46:27.340 I do believe we had to run our whole deck. 08:46:27.340 --> 08:46:28.220 There was an Herbalune. 08:46:28.220 --> 08:46:30.100 There definitely were energies that we retreated 08:46:30.100 --> 08:46:31.940 trying to prevent this play. 08:46:31.940 --> 08:46:35.500 And ultimately, I mean, with the pressure, the movement, 08:46:35.500 --> 08:46:39.100 everything on the line, I feel like it's not an easy thing 08:46:39.100 --> 08:46:40.500 to realize. 08:46:40.500 --> 08:46:43.380 I think that Andrew's play caught Diego off guard. 08:46:43.380 --> 08:46:45.100 I think that's pretty safe for a show. 08:46:45.100 --> 08:46:50.100 Yeah, and I think it goes to show you even the best of the best sometimes can get caught off guard 08:46:50.100 --> 08:46:55.100 and have a hard time adapting and seeing every single possible play. 08:46:55.100 --> 08:47:00.100 Sometimes, you know, it's not your day. Sometimes you're really locked in and you can find those things, 08:47:00.100 --> 08:47:06.100 but Diego is so focused on other things he may not have seen that in front of him. 08:47:06.100 --> 08:47:11.100 Now who's to say how this game would have ended anyway, but that wasn't an immediate way to perhaps not duck out. 08:47:11.100 --> 08:47:21.100 What an epic moment. The Doddspar is coming up. They're rammed for a game with the buzzers, orders. That was not in anyone's game. 08:47:21.100 --> 08:47:24.100 That one was not a part of the script. Not a part of the script. Sure. 08:47:24.100 --> 08:47:28.100 As a DPT, you could not have flipped this. 08:47:28.100 --> 08:47:37.100 Incredible foresight from Andrew Hedrick, and he becomes the 2026 World Champion. 08:47:37.100 --> 08:47:40.860 He is a five-time regional champion. 08:47:40.860 --> 08:47:43.900 He is a singular-time international champion. 08:47:43.900 --> 08:47:46.500 He got top 32 at Worlds a couple of seasons ago. 08:47:46.500 --> 08:47:48.900 He's had tons of other great international 08:47:48.900 --> 08:47:49.820 and regional successes. 08:47:49.820 --> 08:47:51.940 You know, we spend so much time at these events 08:47:51.940 --> 08:47:54.580 talking about the greatest Pokemon players. 08:47:54.580 --> 08:47:55.980 Of course, Jason Klazinski, 08:47:55.980 --> 08:48:00.100 his three world champion titles toward Recliff, 08:48:00.100 --> 08:48:02.180 his five international titles, 08:48:02.180 --> 08:48:05.780 two incredible runs of world championships for him. 08:48:05.780 --> 08:48:11.500 Andrew Hedrick does not have the time in the game that those two players have, he's still very, very young. 08:48:12.300 --> 08:48:14.980 But I think it's time he starts making his way into those conversations. 08:48:15.780 --> 08:48:17.980 It's definitely making a case at this point. 08:48:17.980 --> 08:48:26.020 And he keeps this up like you said, Jim, it's only been a few years of racking up all of those accomplishments, the future is pretty bright for him. 08:48:26.660 --> 08:48:35.380 Yeah, I mean, even the fact that he has accomplished so much in so little time, I think he just speaks volumes of he should be in this conversation 08:48:35.380 --> 08:48:37.620 because the other players, right, 08:48:37.620 --> 08:48:40.300 how long did it take Diego to get that World Championship 08:48:40.300 --> 08:48:41.940 event, how many years did he try? 08:48:41.940 --> 08:48:45.660 So, yeah, Andrew definitely on another level at this moment. 08:48:45.660 --> 08:48:48.060 Yeah, and he and his friends who prepare and play, 08:48:48.060 --> 08:48:51.180 consistently finishing at the top level this season, 08:48:51.180 --> 08:48:53.540 whether it be championship points or regional wins 08:48:53.540 --> 08:48:55.180 or international placements. 08:48:55.180 --> 08:48:58.380 And that is scary when the top minds are together 08:48:58.380 --> 08:49:00.260 and working towards every event. 08:49:00.260 --> 08:49:01.500 You know that when you show up, 08:49:01.500 --> 08:49:03.660 there is a group that is prepared and ready 08:49:03.660 --> 08:49:04.500 to take down an event. 08:49:04.500 --> 08:49:10.340 I also feel fair to the rest trying to play right all of the best players working together. How are we supposed to compete? 08:49:11.340 --> 08:49:15.380 They're dominating up at the top of the game, and then he's a really fun thing to be able to watch 08:49:15.740 --> 08:49:19.140 Yeah, and I do think we've seen a trend in the last several years 08:49:19.140 --> 08:49:24.580 So how do these young up-and-coming players being the ones to dominate at this level? 08:49:24.580 --> 08:49:31.940 I think it is inspirational though for some of our older folks that Diego was able to make a run as well 08:49:31.940 --> 08:49:36.140 Well, proving that, you know, it doesn't matter what your age is when you're playing the 08:49:36.140 --> 08:49:42.460 Pokemon TCG, skill players are skilled players, the best are the best, and anybody can compete 08:49:42.460 --> 08:49:46.420 and it's always a great time to jump in and learn how to play the game. 08:49:46.420 --> 08:49:50.260 Forty-three years old, the oldest player to grace this world championship stage, and 08:49:50.260 --> 08:49:54.540 I wouldn't be surprised if he improved that in future years as well. 08:49:54.540 --> 08:49:59.140 Best line I heard a little weekend is Diego could have been the oldest player to have 08:49:59.140 --> 08:50:01.740 won the World Championship since Diego won the World Championship. 08:50:01.740 --> 08:50:10.660 I believe 35 whenever he won the 2017 world championships and still doing it now nine years later 08:50:11.500 --> 08:50:18.740 Well, it's been an excellent journey the trading card game Pokemon go and Pokemon unite so many world champions already crowned 08:50:18.740 --> 08:50:21.220 But we are not done yet 08:50:21.220 --> 08:50:29.120 It is time to kick off Pokemon champions where we will crown three first time Pokemon champions world champions 08:50:31.740 --> 08:50:38.740 We are in San Francisco, the land of the Golden Gate Bridge, and now this bridge is 08:50:38.740 --> 08:50:39.740 angry. 08:50:39.740 --> 08:50:44.740 Basketball region with the Aquajet to take the final KO, and it's going to be Hiroshi 08:50:44.740 --> 08:50:46.740 Onishi to take the set. 08:50:46.740 --> 08:50:47.740 Two is zero. 08:50:47.740 --> 08:50:52.740 And with the last respect connecting up to Whimsical, freeze it down to focus ice, 08:50:52.740 --> 08:50:53.740 but that is it. 08:50:53.740 --> 08:50:57.740 Joel, the lead legion is moving on to our top eight. 08:50:57.740 --> 08:51:00.080 We're gonna get one shot onto this Knee's blood. 08:51:00.080 --> 08:51:01.080 It's the fourth! 08:51:01.080 --> 08:51:02.080 Please! 08:51:02.080 --> 08:51:04.700 Joao is gonna be moving on to the top four. 08:51:04.700 --> 08:51:05.700 The damage is done. 08:51:05.700 --> 08:51:06.700 Knee's was at 33%. 08:51:06.700 --> 08:51:13.460 And for it to come through, that's we who's onto the top four of the World Championships. 08:51:13.460 --> 08:51:19.860 He wave following up in the sun into both targets is enough for Roshi to get the double KO. 08:51:19.860 --> 08:51:27.580 Two turns and with that, Hiroshi Otsi, she moves on to Championship Sunday. 08:51:27.580 --> 08:51:32.920 You're just watching a boxing match between these two and they are truly trading blow-for-blow. 08:51:32.920 --> 08:51:36.020 Garchomp Earthquake is going to deliver the finishing blow. 08:51:36.020 --> 08:51:41.020 And Takamaw will be moving on to the finals here at the Pokemon World Championships. 08:51:57.580 --> 08:52:12.580 Shader trainers are you ready to get started with Pokemon PGZ here on Championship Sunday starting with your junior's finals. Kazuki Kage going up against Kazutaka Hadaori. 08:52:12.580 --> 08:52:19.300 is that moment the combination of all that hard work, the determination and the talent 08:52:19.300 --> 08:52:24.860 that these trainers have put on the line this season. It all comes to a close here. One more 08:52:24.860 --> 08:52:31.500 match to go for both of our trainers but one of them will be walking away a world champion. 08:52:31.500 --> 08:52:36.740 Here to take you through the action of kicking off BDC, Sierra Dawn, the provost. It is 08:52:36.740 --> 08:52:41.780 an honor to be here at such an incredible stage, an incredible arena to be crowning 08:52:41.780 --> 08:52:44.980 your first Pokemon champion, World Champion. 08:52:44.980 --> 08:52:46.980 That is the most exciting thing. 08:52:46.980 --> 08:52:48.980 Champions has just come around. 08:52:48.980 --> 08:52:53.500 It's been the first World Champion of the Champions era. 08:52:53.500 --> 08:52:55.300 What a title to take away with you. 08:52:55.300 --> 08:52:58.180 And yeah, it's been an incredible weekend so far. 08:52:58.180 --> 08:53:00.900 But starting off with the juniors, it's always so exciting. 08:53:00.900 --> 08:53:05.020 It gives us hope in a bright future ahead for the VG scene. 08:53:05.020 --> 08:53:08.100 And we know we can get to see these talents rise up 08:53:08.100 --> 08:53:11.740 and become these new heroes all fast. 08:53:11.740 --> 08:53:15.580 This is the next generation of Pokemon trainers 08:53:15.580 --> 08:53:19.420 and the opportunity to earn a world championship title 08:53:19.420 --> 08:53:24.540 today, to be sent to minting their spot as one of the best 08:53:24.540 --> 08:53:27.260 so early on in their journey. 08:53:27.260 --> 08:53:29.940 And for it to start in an arena like this, 08:53:29.940 --> 08:53:33.260 a stage like this is truly incredible. 08:53:33.260 --> 08:53:36.340 Two trainers had a battle without all weekend 08:53:36.340 --> 08:53:38.580 and have shown that they are amongst the best. 08:53:38.580 --> 08:53:42.700 Now, one more battle for our world champion. 08:53:42.700 --> 08:53:44.980 Yeah, just soaking in to take up the moment. 08:53:44.980 --> 08:53:47.300 The trainers are going to get themselves ready. 08:53:47.300 --> 08:53:50.100 The teams are very interesting going into this match. 08:53:50.100 --> 08:53:52.460 We can take a look at Zuki's team here. 08:53:52.460 --> 08:53:54.780 The Frostlass, which has that megastone. 08:53:54.780 --> 08:53:57.140 So, megafrostlass, megastone village. 08:53:57.140 --> 08:53:59.140 We've got the Masque Legion, the King Gabbard, 08:53:59.140 --> 08:54:01.060 the Lycanroc, and the Sneasler. 08:54:01.060 --> 08:54:03.460 Very familiar set of Pokemon. 08:54:03.460 --> 08:54:04.860 We've seen you extremely well. 08:54:04.860 --> 08:54:08.860 So this we're making till the finals, can it get, because you get over the line. 08:54:08.860 --> 08:54:15.860 This Lycanroc team, this variant, has been so popular and so strong with how dominant Charizard has been. 08:54:15.860 --> 08:54:22.860 And we've seen this team, this variation take down those big bad Charizard teams over and over. 08:54:22.860 --> 08:54:27.860 But of course, having the other powerful options here with the Sneasler and the Vaspillusion, 08:54:27.860 --> 08:54:31.860 and the King Gambit, one of the most powerful Pokemon we have in this current regulation, 08:54:31.860 --> 08:54:36.620 No matter what other team is on the opposing end, you have options. 08:54:36.620 --> 08:54:39.780 The fact that you have the setup King Gambit as well, 08:54:39.780 --> 08:54:44.820 and options to really be able to pivot around to allow this King Gambit to try and set up, 08:54:44.820 --> 08:54:49.700 if you can get a sword stance, that could be momentum completely shifted in your favor. 08:54:49.700 --> 08:54:54.060 Yeah, you've got the sneeze letter help out of that fake out there to get that King Gambit set up, 08:54:54.060 --> 08:54:59.740 whether it comes in the early game to soften things up for that past religion or in the late game to close out, 08:54:59.740 --> 08:55:06.860 it is a formidable threat and something that has to consider when approaching their game plan. 08:55:06.860 --> 08:55:10.940 Of course, you've got that Charizard wide, the Swampert, the Archaladon, the Grimsnall, 08:55:10.940 --> 08:55:15.980 Pellifer and the Venusaur. The common trend here is that double weather. The options, 08:55:15.980 --> 08:55:21.180 you've got the Charizard bringing the sun to speed boost the chlorofill ability on that Venusaur. 08:55:21.180 --> 08:55:25.820 You've got the Pellifer bringing the rain that powers up the speed on that Swampert, 08:55:25.820 --> 08:55:29.420 giving it that swift swine ability when it does remember evolve and becomes a formidable 08:55:29.420 --> 08:55:33.660 threat that reveals a handle along those issues on the opposite side of the field, a lichen rock 08:55:33.660 --> 08:55:38.540 that might come to check the Charizard, the Sneasler, the King Amid as well, and that wave 08:55:38.540 --> 08:55:43.660 crash under the rain. It's so, so powerful. This is the Charizard team with the mention, having 08:55:43.660 --> 08:55:48.780 this dual weather mode, which gives Hazataka so many options in how he wants to approach this 08:55:48.780 --> 08:55:54.060 matchup. You can try and just go all in on one of your weather modes, or you can bring 08:55:54.060 --> 08:55:58.540 a couple of options that you think would fare really well into Kanzuki's team, and I would 08:55:58.540 --> 08:56:03.360 I would be so interested to see how he wants to play this because if you leave your rather right 08:56:03.740 --> 08:56:05.860 That could be everything for you 08:56:05.860 --> 08:56:11.380 But as well having the dual weather going up against the single weather mode of Suzuki gives you 08:56:11.700 --> 08:56:15.900 Twice as much potential to get ahead. Yeah, it makes it very difficult to 08:56:16.300 --> 08:56:21.460 Bring that frost last to get that Aurora veil set up that you want to support the rest of your team 08:56:21.660 --> 08:56:26.180 The Grim snarl makes things even more difficult because it's got a prankster parting shot 08:56:26.180 --> 08:56:32.020 So you can lead it next to maybe one of those Pokemon like the Swampert, other being a sort of taking advantage of the weather 08:56:32.020 --> 08:56:34.080 And especially in the Swampert scenario 08:56:34.080 --> 08:56:41.200 You can hit it out first before anything moves after a mega evolution and overwrite that weather get in your favor and get that Swampert in that 08:56:41.200 --> 08:57:03.700 Yeah, the swamp is in a nice position. It does have to worry about the data from the 08:57:03.700 --> 08:57:07.680 Sleezer. Of course I could slow it down. You know, I'll chal it on pretty free here to 08:57:07.680 --> 08:57:10.620 just getting a tack off but is it pressuring and knockout that's the 08:57:10.620 --> 08:57:13.520 question probably not on this stage of the game. You probably don't want to fake 08:57:13.520 --> 08:57:16.400 that out because it will activate that stamina ability and give it a free 08:57:16.400 --> 08:57:20.240 defense boost but the king gamut does feel like it's in a great position to 08:57:20.240 --> 08:57:23.240 get that soul stance off. If the sneezer goes for the fake out into the 08:57:23.240 --> 08:57:26.960 swamp, stop it and it tracks this turn, there's not much being able to stop that. 08:57:26.960 --> 08:57:29.920 We've already talked about how impactful that soul stance could be 08:57:29.920 --> 08:57:33.680 once that is set up. It's already boosted by that life hold that will be 08:57:33.680 --> 08:57:37.680 starting to re-take Pokemon on the opposite side of the field. 08:57:37.680 --> 08:57:43.680 A swap out, our Taladon is out, Helper joins the fray and with it setting up the rain. 08:57:43.680 --> 08:57:50.680 This is going to enable the swamper with this mega evolution. It's going to be oh so speedy and dealing oh so much damage. 08:57:50.680 --> 08:57:56.680 Looking right away to start dealing out powerful attacks onto the two Pokemon on the opposing end. 08:57:56.680 --> 08:57:59.680 Potentially, but will this be a protect on this turn? 08:57:59.680 --> 08:58:02.760 with potential other fake vote on the opposing end you do have to make sure the 08:58:02.760 --> 08:58:06.560 Pokemon stays safe and correctly calling that protect is safe but when you 08:58:06.560 --> 08:58:10.600 have to protect there's always the opportunity to set up already a sword 08:58:10.600 --> 08:58:15.600 stance for the King Gambit to deal so much attack on this next turn. Yeah that's a 08:58:15.600 --> 08:58:19.960 huge bit, has an attacker he's got that King Gambit in the perfect position now 08:58:19.960 --> 08:58:23.600 it offers support with that sucker punch. It's going to be able to not 08:58:23.600 --> 08:58:26.760 before anything can attack on the offensive side of the field. It's a big 08:58:26.760 --> 08:58:32.520 damage to that scum, but the question is, can it take a plus two suffer punch? That is what we're 08:58:32.520 --> 08:58:37.240 going to find out probably very soon. The question is though, is it going to be enough to soften 08:58:37.240 --> 08:58:41.960 this scum, but maybe a basket agent to come in later in this game. Take advantage of that rain 08:58:41.960 --> 08:58:46.680 and then pick up the knockout with that. I forget how it's just protected, so it's a sitting target 08:58:46.680 --> 08:58:51.160 now. But the other thing, the Pelipper as well, is threatening that hurricane damage onto the 08:58:51.160 --> 08:58:56.960 This is Angela, it does right knock out there, she perfected damage and also the weather falls into that King Gambit. 08:58:56.960 --> 08:59:00.960 If a double up comes out with the Earthquake, it could be detrimental, take that Pokemon down. 08:59:00.960 --> 08:59:04.160 Plus two sucker bunches, swap the King Gambit, got it, stop! 08:59:04.160 --> 08:59:10.160 For a KOG into the swamp, we're holding on 7% HP, can go ahead and attack and return. 08:59:10.160 --> 08:59:16.160 These are no damage done, but Earthquake into the King Gambit is gonna deal a lot. 08:59:16.160 --> 08:59:21.040 Tiana doesn't know if he's reaching these hits and will be brought down to 26%. 08:59:21.040 --> 08:59:26.160 Follow up here from the caliper, no attack, but make sure you're set up for success going on-board. 08:59:26.160 --> 08:59:27.480 Tailwind for the speed. 08:59:27.480 --> 08:59:32.120 Yeah, the tailwind's really useful because once that swamp hurt does leave the field and the swim swim goes with it, 08:59:32.120 --> 08:59:36.080 you need to support the remaining Pokemon in the back when they do come onto the field, 08:59:36.080 --> 08:59:41.040 especially because it's needs a lot of threaten at our Caledon with those big fighting type attacks. 08:59:41.040 --> 08:59:43.600 Now, what can you here do, attack with the swamp hurt? 08:59:43.600 --> 08:59:47.200 in a great position to go for another earthquake. It would be enough to get that king gambler, 08:59:47.200 --> 08:59:51.920 but it is threatened by that sucker punch. Do you maybe switch it out, David? For later 08:59:51.920 --> 08:59:56.120 in use, that helipad levered that into the king gambler. That is the biggest threat here. 08:59:56.120 --> 09:00:00.480 You need to go out flat holding the king gambler closing target in the helipad. 09:00:00.480 --> 09:00:05.360 A little squawk around. A double squawk around, actually, as Grimtaro and Artaladon 09:00:05.360 --> 09:00:10.400 come back out. Artaladon's flogging in the rain, and of course, double squawking 09:00:10.400 --> 09:00:15.200 to won't take any damage if there was a potential suck a bunch on the opposing end and the switch 09:00:15.200 --> 09:00:20.880 with our Chaladon catches that term out of Gunshot. Fantastic switch here from Kazuki, 09:00:20.880 --> 09:00:24.480 putting themselves in a great position now. Got that crimskull on the field and one thing 09:00:24.480 --> 09:00:29.760 that you want to set up next to your Pokemon if that source has been activated on the 09:00:29.760 --> 09:00:33.760 King of Yarmouth is a Reflect. You've got the Prancer Reflect you can set up now. It's 09:00:33.760 --> 09:00:36.960 going to give you perfect protection and put that on Chaladon. It's in its perfect 09:00:36.960 --> 09:00:40.960 environment the rain set up it's got access to electric shock you go after 09:00:40.960 --> 09:00:45.280 that King Gambit now get a plus one through special attack of stars getting 09:00:45.280 --> 09:00:49.120 some momentum back and get them back into the game because right now this 09:00:49.120 --> 09:00:53.360 King Gambit is still a big threat with that plus two through its attack. 09:00:53.360 --> 09:00:58.080 Going into this next turn room's normal joining in if you're worried about what 09:00:58.080 --> 09:01:01.880 is the damage from this King Gambit or even this user give it go ahead and 09:01:01.880 --> 09:01:05.720 set up some screens for what is the mitigate want of that expensive 09:01:05.720 --> 09:01:10.440 pressure from here on out. It's like a bunch in the artillery, I don't know, plus two, but 09:01:10.440 --> 09:01:14.840 after he's showing how big this reflect was in defense to help it later on, 09:01:14.840 --> 09:01:18.680 Lightworks slowly chipping away at the Nambit's own telepathy. Follow up from 09:01:18.680 --> 09:01:23.880 Sneasler. Nice, but right now it's a lecture shot. Of course, in the rain, 09:01:23.880 --> 09:01:29.080 this will be a one crucial up move. You get the special attack, you don't have to wait 09:01:29.080 --> 09:01:33.080 Wait for next turn. Go ahead and fire off a powerful attack. 09:01:33.080 --> 09:01:35.640 Sneasler down to a felt-in turn. 09:01:35.640 --> 09:01:38.680 Dump shot going into this Grim Snarl instead. 09:01:38.680 --> 09:01:41.640 Such a powerful attack, but again, we've got paint on huge. 09:01:41.640 --> 09:01:43.560 Yeah, that reflects so, so valuable. 09:01:43.560 --> 09:01:45.080 Yeah, hold the poison as well. 09:01:45.080 --> 09:01:47.080 Let's look at Grim Snarl on a timer. 09:01:47.080 --> 09:01:49.080 There's a matter of time before we'll hold that. 09:01:49.080 --> 09:01:51.080 Lepid was coming in really handy for the Torch. 09:01:51.080 --> 09:01:53.080 Alizon keeps cutting it out of all his reach, 09:01:53.080 --> 09:01:54.800 especially when you've got that reflect kind of force 09:01:54.800 --> 09:01:56.080 for in those defenses. 09:01:56.080 --> 09:01:57.440 Now, you've got that electric shot off. 09:01:57.440 --> 09:02:01.880 as your target is going. You can't be careless with it. You can't target shot out. If you 09:02:01.880 --> 09:02:05.600 go on with the Grimstone, maybe lower the attack on that's easier. Remember you can't 09:02:05.600 --> 09:02:09.400 go for it against the King Gambit. There is also the option of going for a spirit break 09:02:09.400 --> 09:02:13.920 maybe protecting the Arch Alidon. Just getting a little bit extra health, getting into 09:02:13.920 --> 09:02:18.160 a better scenario, walking the following turn to hopefully get a big swing with 09:02:18.160 --> 09:02:20.800 it going into the latter turns of this game. 09:02:20.800 --> 09:02:26.680 Grimstone on its primer went at poison, already such low health. Setting up the 09:02:26.680 --> 09:02:32.180 the screens was certainly nice, but how can you make the most of this Grimmsnarl while it's still sticking around? 09:02:32.180 --> 09:02:37.180 And of course with King Gambit, you have those boosts, but you gotta make sure these attacks count. 09:02:37.180 --> 09:02:39.680 The Life Orb is revealing so much damage to yourself. 09:02:39.680 --> 09:02:46.180 Our Taladon, with Protect, won't be hitting it by a Sucker Punch, as it will fail. 09:02:46.180 --> 09:02:51.180 Now, close combat. Already such low health on the Grimmsnarl will take it down. 09:02:51.180 --> 09:02:54.680 Yeah, it's a really nice play to get that close combat into the Grimmsnarl. 09:02:54.680 --> 09:02:59.680 It's quite risky, it's not the best accuracy here, but the main thing is that it aggravates that white herb. 09:02:59.680 --> 09:03:04.680 That is doubling the speed on the Sleezer, so even in a tailwind, even if the rain set up to support that, 09:03:04.680 --> 09:03:09.680 Swamper, if you come back onto the field, you're going to match speed, you're going to be actually at the speed indoors. 09:03:09.680 --> 09:03:14.680 If you get the damage that the Swamper's already taken, the Sleezer is going to be in that position where it can pick that up. 09:03:14.680 --> 09:03:17.680 Now, the pillar has up, good timing to bring it back onto the field. 09:03:17.680 --> 09:03:21.680 It is going to set that rain up again for another five turns, so that an electric shot is now enabled. 09:03:21.680 --> 09:03:26.720 enable it is going to be able to stop powering up that archalagon a little bit more each and every turn 09:03:26.720 --> 09:03:31.280 and the big threat now is the pelletgrade alongside it that does offer a little bit more offense than 09:03:31.280 --> 09:03:36.160 that Grimmsnarl was the previous turn. The perfect timing with the Grimmsnarl going down to pelletgrade 09:03:36.160 --> 09:03:40.560 setting the rain up perfectly and offering so much offensive pressure within itself too. 09:03:40.560 --> 09:03:44.640 You get that full five turns of the rain going on board but you still have to be 09:03:44.640 --> 09:03:49.760 also careful. If you eye up an attacking group with this pellether, this pink gamut still 09:03:49.760 --> 09:03:52.080 put so much pressure on the board. 09:03:52.080 --> 09:03:54.560 There's been a lot done to really being able to mitigate 09:03:54.560 --> 09:03:56.960 what this King Amateur is able to do with these squats. 09:03:56.960 --> 09:03:58.960 With these well timed protacts. 09:03:58.960 --> 09:04:01.840 But, we'll have to see if it can make a little bit more use of it. 09:04:01.840 --> 09:04:03.120 No such a punch though. 09:04:03.120 --> 09:04:06.800 These are first act close combat for those drops. 09:04:06.800 --> 09:04:09.680 And another fence boost on the opposing end. 09:04:09.680 --> 09:04:12.240 Now a lack of shock, in retaliation. 09:04:12.240 --> 09:04:14.960 Boosting up a special attack once again. 09:04:14.960 --> 09:04:18.880 It's either one of these Pokemon that already take your place a bit. 09:04:18.880 --> 09:04:25.280 Special attack boost, now going for the attack into this measler, we'll take it down. 09:04:25.280 --> 09:04:33.040 Yeah, now for us to now, on the board, our telegons can be hit extremely hard, each of you turning those past its ease, acquiring a little bit more health. 09:04:33.040 --> 09:04:44.880 Now the follow-up from the pellet for that weather ball, finally taking that king gambit down, but this would be got a lot of value out of that Pokemon after getting that full chance up and free punching holes, softening up the opposite side of the field. 09:04:44.880 --> 09:04:48.880 This rain mode has put in so much work. 09:04:48.880 --> 09:04:52.880 When in battle, though, we have highlighted Lighten off 10 strong blasts. 09:04:52.880 --> 09:04:54.880 There's two really big key pieces to this. 09:04:54.880 --> 09:04:57.880 Lighten off, though, not necessarily in this theme level, 09:04:57.880 --> 09:04:59.880 because you have one to see, but with strong blasts, 09:04:59.880 --> 09:05:00.880 who would have read that weather? 09:05:00.880 --> 09:05:02.880 Yeah, this is the perfect scenario. 09:05:02.880 --> 09:05:04.880 If you now use the mega of all overwrite the rain, 09:05:04.880 --> 09:05:07.880 take away the electric shock from a one-turn attack to a two-turn attack. 09:05:07.880 --> 09:05:09.880 On top of that, you put your Lighten off on the field. 09:05:09.880 --> 09:05:11.880 Yes, it might be threatened by the pellet, 09:05:11.880 --> 09:05:12.880 but you are taking away the rain, 09:05:12.880 --> 09:05:17.880 rain so that weather will become an ice type attack, not something that Black Rock has to worry about too much. 09:05:17.880 --> 09:05:21.880 The more important thing is that offensive strike that it's gotten, it's got access to close combat, 09:05:21.880 --> 09:05:25.880 you can go after that or tell it on its own or help at the minute as well as it does land 09:05:25.880 --> 09:05:29.880 even through a reflective thought, I would say, simply because it's been up and about 09:05:29.880 --> 09:05:33.880 if it's doubled into with a potential shadowball of lizard. 09:05:33.880 --> 09:05:37.880 First on the turn though, if you want to override the weather, you have to go ahead 09:05:37.880 --> 09:05:41.720 and mega evolved frost blast, I mean with this no warning. 09:05:41.720 --> 09:05:44.600 You can't rely on those one turn electric shots anymore 09:05:44.600 --> 09:05:46.280 and if you do want to get that weather back, 09:05:46.280 --> 09:05:47.880 Pelopon has to swap out. 09:05:47.880 --> 09:05:49.880 Protect from our Charlodon, 09:05:49.880 --> 09:05:51.480 as they'll rock into Pelopon. 09:05:51.480 --> 09:05:55.160 This is going to be great for dealing a little bit of damage here 09:05:55.160 --> 09:05:57.400 which could add up going on forward. 09:05:57.400 --> 09:06:00.280 To protect our Charlodon though, won't be any damage, 09:06:00.280 --> 09:06:05.160 but looking to keep going and pushing on forward 09:06:05.160 --> 09:06:06.040 with that tailwind. 09:06:06.040 --> 09:06:10.440 Yeah, it's a really smart play from Kazur Paka just to protect that Archaladon this turn. 09:06:10.440 --> 09:06:14.040 I think it's very important that special attacks, because of the defense boost this is required. 09:06:14.040 --> 09:06:21.040 But now, with that tailwind activated, everything that Archaladon is going to be ahead of the Fuzzlass, and the Like Rock. 09:06:21.040 --> 09:06:27.040 The Like Rock does have a little bit of security about the Opposite, so it can go after either of these targets, but we've seen the damage already. 09:06:27.040 --> 09:06:29.040 You sell Rock, but there'll be enough to get the Pelipper. 09:06:29.040 --> 09:06:35.040 Or choose to lock us all your attention down into the Archaladon, but now it's a swap that is going to be run with all the pastures depicted. 09:06:35.040 --> 09:06:40.820 not likely to go for it again and it is in a position where it will attack which target to go on hold on the light 09:06:40.820 --> 09:06:48.600 drop break the sash about crosslash if you can get the protect right on the sticky side of the field you can breathe in yourself back into this game 09:06:48.600 --> 09:06:53.960 If you want to look at overriding the way there to get your own out as well you need to swap out the Pelt Surfer 09:06:54.560 --> 09:07:00.760 Obviously only the last opportunity to do so so Mega Swamper comes out with a well-con protect on the opposing end 09:07:00.760 --> 09:07:02.760 But it's like rock the target of 09:07:03.560 --> 09:07:06.760 Like rock rock all the way down to its focus that 09:07:07.080 --> 09:07:10.520 We'll see that it's like you know close enough the pepper again or is it the clothes come back? 09:07:10.520 --> 09:07:12.960 It looks like it is in see our gel it on is it enough? 09:07:12.960 --> 09:07:14.960 It's not it's on 09:07:15.240 --> 09:07:17.240 There's a bit 09:07:18.440 --> 09:07:24.840 Four percent and another one it's gonna stick around for one more turn and get a little bit of great 09:07:24.840 --> 09:07:31.560 recovery, back, and now Swampert out on the field, both of the Pellepermons have such low health, 09:07:31.560 --> 09:07:35.880 but you can spitch in the Pellepur and have the Swampert really be able to push her. 09:07:35.880 --> 09:07:40.360 Yeah, that's the degree, that's how well Kavitaka is controlling this board right now. 09:07:40.360 --> 09:07:44.920 Yes, you might have to pull for all the Archaladon, Houston thing, but is it putting the Swampert 09:07:44.920 --> 09:07:48.760 in a really advantageous position? Gotta be careful about that, Acceleron, 09:07:48.760 --> 09:07:51.880 both of them are very low health, the Archaladon will definitely be able to take one, 09:07:51.880 --> 09:07:58.460 So maybe the preferred switch here is a Swamper out Pellipurian and then utilize the Archalagon plus to the Swamper though 09:07:58.460 --> 09:08:01.620 It's got that spread attack so it can go for an earthquake so 09:08:01.960 --> 09:08:06.260 Pothos has just protected it is gonna be vulnerable now to a flash cannon now 09:08:06.260 --> 09:08:09.440 So the choice is what would be better to keep that Archalagon 09:08:09.600 --> 09:08:11.920 Maybe Swamper go out but it is sticking around 09:08:12.440 --> 09:08:18.560 No Swamper and a priority move from this Lightning Rock Swamper already at such low HP 09:08:18.560 --> 09:08:23.560 No chance of sticking around. Follow-up class can is so much better than that! 09:08:23.560 --> 09:08:29.060 And a broadcast that has absolutely no chance of treating Kailin on this turn. 09:08:29.060 --> 09:08:34.060 But now, Fukazuki, it's only a life and a half with one HP! 09:08:34.060 --> 09:08:36.560 Yeah, and I mean, a fantastic player there saying, 09:08:36.560 --> 09:08:40.060 Okay, well, I can utilize the tailwind, it's still in effect. 09:08:40.060 --> 09:08:42.060 I don't need to risk my Pelopon coming in on that. 09:08:42.060 --> 09:08:44.560 I sell it off, and that's exactly what we saw there. 09:08:44.560 --> 09:08:48.060 Now coming in, getting weather control, and we talked about how important this weather control was. 09:08:48.060 --> 09:08:52.740 was. As a tack I do extremely well in this match to keep control of that for me 09:08:52.740 --> 09:08:56.460 during given time. One turn at tailwind, let's take it back to go, that's what I've seen 09:08:56.460 --> 09:09:00.140 at the take on the Lightning Rock. It might get one more turn, but on a double attack 09:09:00.140 --> 09:09:03.540 it looks like it's getting closer and closer to being wrapped up. 09:09:03.540 --> 09:09:07.460 Well if you're eyeing up trying to go for something like the proc slide, 09:09:07.460 --> 09:09:11.420 Halibut on recording and has the wide guard to be able to stop it to 09:09:11.420 --> 09:09:16.180 Lightning Rock, you stay safe for now. You can run out the tailwind, but 09:09:16.180 --> 09:09:20.460 beyond that if you go ahead and click the rock slide there is the white guard on me 09:09:20.460 --> 09:09:24.340 closing in, that is still just a walk. Yeah and that's the problem against two 09:09:24.340 --> 09:09:28.820 spread attacks, two and pathos on the field, or as in there is always a fold 09:09:28.820 --> 09:09:32.780 and it's the mind game that it pays their force here upon them to do any 09:09:32.780 --> 09:09:35.900 alternative options. The first combat does feel like a preferred option 09:09:35.900 --> 09:09:41.420 if you're on a challenge, but again it's going to be enough, it is the rock slide that will go on through those mind games, no white guard, going to connect. 09:09:41.420 --> 09:09:47.580 It's going to connect into both no KO's but if you can go for a flinch instead it could 09:09:47.580 --> 09:09:50.660 be your way to try and make something happen here. 09:09:50.660 --> 09:09:54.740 Two Pokemon remaining, it's single attack will be enough to take you down if you only 09:09:54.740 --> 09:10:02.260 have one HP and no flinch is going to spell your DMR Chowan on another electro shot for 09:10:02.260 --> 09:10:03.260 the road. 09:10:03.260 --> 09:10:09.780 One HP is all you have to do and Kazutaka take the first game in the set. 09:10:09.780 --> 09:10:16.780 Wow, what a first game, so explosive and great game plans from both players coming into this game, but 09:10:16.780 --> 09:10:21.780 HazardTak are really taking advantage of the weather on their side of the field and some of the tools 09:10:21.780 --> 09:10:24.780 are really leaning into that archaladon in particular, 09:10:24.780 --> 09:10:28.780 linking so well to just get damage, stuff and things up on the opposite side of the field 09:10:28.780 --> 09:10:34.780 while setting up that special attack would be overall in the end with that timed tailwind 09:10:34.780 --> 09:10:39.780 you saw perfectly to just overcome all those threats on a certain set of fields. 09:10:39.780 --> 09:10:44.780 Even looking at earlier on in the match, this King Gambit with the sword stance boost 09:10:44.780 --> 09:10:46.780 becomes so scary. 09:10:46.780 --> 09:10:50.780 But there was a great job done by switching around Pokemon well, time protect, 09:10:50.780 --> 09:10:53.780 to really make sure this King Gambit never got out of control. 09:10:53.780 --> 09:10:56.780 And once you take that threat down, get your Pelfer in, 09:10:56.780 --> 09:10:59.780 easily later on you can tailwind, you can out this feed, 09:10:59.780 --> 09:11:03.780 and you just do so much damage to these remaining Pokemon. 09:11:03.780 --> 09:11:12.780 And I mean, the game started so pivotal there, it didn't really do much offensively, but what it did provide the team was that defensive support that reflected. 09:11:12.780 --> 09:11:17.780 We haven't seen that, I think the Lycanroc would have easily been able to take down the arch-hunter on that spot in the game. 09:11:17.780 --> 09:11:25.780 It turned out a little bit different maybe, but the Zutaka just using those tools so perfectly at the right time, 09:11:25.780 --> 09:11:29.460 and not panicking too much either when that King Gamma got that sword stand set up. 09:11:29.460 --> 09:11:34.420 I think controlling the game and keeping calm and composed was such a great thing to see, 09:11:34.420 --> 09:11:39.140 but all for Kazooia Peter do coming into this next game. It's a tie-up, 09:11:39.140 --> 09:11:42.020 does have options, did we see maybe the Basque Legion coming. 09:11:43.220 --> 09:11:46.900 Kazooia's thinking that the rain is going to be the optimal mode. I feel like that is going 09:11:46.900 --> 09:11:51.380 to give a lot of problems to things like that Swampert. It will get the boost in the rain to 09:11:51.380 --> 09:11:55.260 wave pressures and it can be an endgame Pokemon with that last respects as well 09:11:55.260 --> 09:11:59.080 it can really cut through and get the damage you require on those remaining 09:11:59.080 --> 09:12:05.740 Pokemon. Kazutaka having so many ways to pilot this team but now Kazuki knows 09:12:05.740 --> 09:12:11.140 that rain was the answer for game number one giving you so much information on 09:12:11.140 --> 09:12:15.020 how you want to handle this game number two maybe like a rocket slaps at 09:12:15.020 --> 09:12:19.140 home try and switch up the Pokemon just a little bit or override that 09:12:19.140 --> 09:12:24.260 weather just a little bit sooner. So many questions in mind down again in the 09:12:24.260 --> 09:12:27.340 set with the world championship title on the line. 09:12:27.380 --> 09:12:31.860 Yeah, it's really difficult to set up against this sun rain team as well 09:12:31.860 --> 09:12:35.500 because you think you're going down one route has a type of mighty conditioning 09:12:35.520 --> 09:12:38.520 their opponent as well in a lot of ways where they might switch it up to 09:12:38.520 --> 09:12:40.260 bring a charizard instead of the rain. 09:12:41.100 --> 09:12:44.780 Getting into game number two. It's time to see if there could be a bounce 09:12:44.780 --> 09:12:47.700 Back with a big switch from the get-go! 09:12:47.700 --> 09:12:49.740 Rainbow's left at home! 09:12:49.740 --> 09:12:52.220 Cazza's not going to bring out the Sun instead! 09:12:52.220 --> 09:12:56.420 Villasort and Charizard going up against the Seizuring King Gambit! 09:12:56.420 --> 09:12:59.020 Yeah, now there's Charizard and Prime Physicians and Mega Evolve. 09:12:59.020 --> 09:13:03.020 Of course, both Pokemon here are going to be susceptible to that big card. 09:13:03.020 --> 09:13:04.700 But can you risk being passive here? 09:13:04.700 --> 09:13:08.020 I think, although you don't want to be this little Sashgene broken, 09:13:08.020 --> 09:13:12.380 yet, can you protect in front of a King Gambit that can potentially set up a Soul Stance 09:13:12.380 --> 09:13:13.980 and then become that big threat once again? 09:13:13.980 --> 09:13:19.780 because Charizard and Venus are on as good defensively as the Pokemon we saw here morning, 09:13:19.780 --> 09:13:23.540 not anything like the Otelladon on that spot, but then if I'm able to take those priority 09:13:23.540 --> 09:13:28.340 sub-touches as well, so do you just go for two attacking options here, you got that? 09:13:28.340 --> 09:13:33.780 And he may have been making the seatbelt, I think, so that's the other to slow it down. 09:13:33.780 --> 09:13:38.300 Mega Evolution with the Charizard from Auzutwaka. 09:13:38.300 --> 09:13:42.580 And it was not a problem in game number one, the Electric King Gambit set up. 09:13:42.580 --> 09:13:48.000 As long as you have an answer later down the road, Charizard doesn't protect, we'll just eat that fake out instead. 09:13:48.000 --> 09:13:55.920 As it's actually just a double up fake out, Charizard doesn't move, but was still eyeing up in attack, which means King Amit can still get the Sunker Punch off. 09:13:55.920 --> 09:14:04.120 Sleep powder though, in return. King Amit does your one move, you bring the Charizard down low, but on the next turn, you have to take that mandatory turn of sleep. 09:14:04.120 --> 09:14:08.160 Yeah, that's the advantage of actually the Sunker Punch coming out to see how they're going after it. 09:14:08.160 --> 09:14:14.560 Now there is a guaranteed turn, the King Alec is going to move this turn and now that Sleezer is susceptible to his sweep powder as well. 09:14:14.560 --> 09:14:17.920 This Charizard is pretty free now to go for a new wave or a weather ball. 09:14:17.920 --> 09:14:21.920 It's either one of these targets, and now you can start building that momentum. 09:14:21.920 --> 09:14:26.000 The being a sort of big part of why this is working has... 09:14:26.560 --> 09:14:30.560 Because if you've got a way to get around this, is maybe the skull filling in the back. 09:14:30.560 --> 09:14:34.320 If it is, you could maybe switch it in against half the immunity to that Sleezer, 09:14:34.320 --> 09:14:40.040 But it won't cost even it takes you to prevent that charge on the ring and use the planet's sun as well 09:14:40.640 --> 09:14:48.000 No swap seems really too strong at this point so Sneezler stays in and will protect so being a storm will still fill the sleep powder for that reason 09:14:48.360 --> 09:14:53.080 And King Gambit will take that first turn of sleep. He waves from the charge or so 09:14:53.080 --> 09:14:54.520 You have the sun on your side 09:14:54.520 --> 09:15:00.840 It's super effective hit and King Gambit has no chance at waking up the first tail taken in this match 09:15:00.840 --> 09:15:07.280 Yeah, what a way to handle that threat in King Gambit without taking any damage really on the outside the charge 09:15:07.280 --> 09:15:10.960 I've has been softened up so open susceptible to damage later on 09:15:10.960 --> 09:15:13.960 But with this be in a store on the side of you feel in the sun 09:15:13.960 --> 09:15:18.640 You are in a great spot to keep that pressure on the problem now is the cross-lash convince the bill 09:15:18.640 --> 09:15:21.440 It will be a little bit over right that sun limits 09:15:21.920 --> 09:15:26.200 No, I'm the biggest one lose that force. Oh, please. It will become susceptible 09:15:26.200 --> 09:15:30.700 Also, two guns, Liz, that threaten from the Fogs last at the same time. 09:15:30.700 --> 09:15:38.200 If you want to get the Weatherback for a Cows of Taki, you have to swap the Charizard back out and in again as snow with the Mega Evolution. 09:15:38.200 --> 09:15:41.200 Charizard will protect on this turn. You've already taken a lot of damage. 09:15:41.200 --> 09:15:45.700 And if you want that Weatherback, you can't afford to get KOed. Double protect on the board. 09:15:45.700 --> 09:15:50.200 Now we get an opportunity to see what, what you're seeing. 09:15:50.200 --> 09:15:54.200 And Blizzard is going to do nothing and same with Sneasler's attack. 09:15:54.200 --> 09:16:05.200 Yeah, now the double protector's got all your problems trying to do, so we'll call back Lonnie into that Venusaur, maybe expecting a switch there, but it's not too bad, because all you need to do is shit the Venusaur slightly if it stays on the field. 09:16:05.200 --> 09:16:10.200 Break that Polter Sash, and the Blizzard will be enough to get that, and that long-awaited Targoth as well. 09:16:10.200 --> 09:16:20.200 So, Kazuki in a really commanded position now, it's all on his attack, and to respond in this scenario, they need to get that Targoth off the field if they want to take weather control again. 09:16:20.200 --> 09:16:24.200 The problem is, we should protect them from being a stall, so are we going to see maybe a double switch? 09:16:24.200 --> 09:16:28.200 The question is, it's an elephant in fact, it is a great Pokemon to bring in. 09:16:28.200 --> 09:16:32.200 Now, I get rid of all that snow, and it really starts to stop. 09:16:32.200 --> 09:16:34.200 I think it's good. 09:16:34.200 --> 09:16:40.200 Charizard needing to swap out our Chaladon to join the field and said, as it will be that double swap, 09:16:40.200 --> 09:16:42.200 isn't it too much of weather? It is! 09:16:42.200 --> 09:16:47.200 Caliper comes out and whips it the rain, bringing both weather modes to this match, 09:16:47.200 --> 09:16:48.820 to contend up against this note. 09:16:48.820 --> 09:16:51.120 Not the most accurate, but real connected 09:16:51.120 --> 09:16:54.380 both target Halper and our Caledon taking some damage. 09:16:54.380 --> 09:16:55.220 That's a lot of damage! 09:16:55.220 --> 09:16:56.340 That's a great tree! 09:16:56.340 --> 09:16:58.060 The longest in the Halper! 09:16:58.060 --> 09:17:00.860 That could strip so much Valensis in this match. 09:17:00.860 --> 09:17:03.580 It won't be a close combat as well, they'll follow us. 09:17:03.580 --> 09:17:05.420 But on this next turn, Halper, 09:17:05.420 --> 09:17:07.620 I don't have the opportunity to just not move. 09:17:07.620 --> 09:17:09.300 And with that close combat, 09:17:10.420 --> 09:17:12.340 you've earned so much damage 09:17:12.340 --> 09:17:14.580 and they're gonna be so fast on this next turn 09:17:14.580 --> 09:17:15.860 with the unburdened. 09:17:15.860 --> 09:17:20.860 Yeah, now there is a scenario where you go Blizzard and in forced combat into your channel 09:17:20.860 --> 09:17:23.860 and that combination of probably enough to get your channel out of here. 09:17:23.860 --> 09:17:28.860 There's no reflect helping it out this time, that white herb activating as well as the Sneezler 09:17:28.860 --> 09:17:30.860 and really, really difficult scenario. 09:17:30.860 --> 09:17:32.860 Can the Pelopon go out? 09:17:32.860 --> 09:17:33.860 Can it take another Blizzard? 09:17:33.860 --> 09:17:36.860 It might be a roll, so it allows us to just have to connect up. 09:17:36.860 --> 09:17:39.860 The accuracy isn't the most reliable when there is on the field. 09:17:39.860 --> 09:17:41.860 It's not a preferred environment. 09:17:41.860 --> 09:17:45.860 But, you could maybe switch it up to get three game control of that. 09:17:45.860 --> 09:17:47.860 But, are you just better staying on the field, 09:17:47.860 --> 09:17:51.860 in a big stir in that offensive pressure that you've got right now? 09:17:52.860 --> 09:17:56.860 For Frostback, if you stick around, going for those inaccurate attacks, 09:17:56.860 --> 09:18:00.860 and knowing that there's an archaladon that could go for that flash damage into you, 09:18:00.860 --> 09:18:04.860 to start making sure that Tuzz Attacker has all the momentum in the match, 09:18:04.860 --> 09:18:08.860 you need to swap like a drop, yet again brought into this match. 09:18:08.860 --> 09:18:12.940 follow up close combat and see our childhood on it already have one of those defense 09:18:12.940 --> 09:18:19.020 boosts so it will take this hit even though it's getting so so low on damage the pelican though 09:18:19.020 --> 09:18:24.620 frozen is it going to stop coming up next it's going to be a very good thing because our childhood 09:18:24.620 --> 09:18:30.060 on still looking to get those boosts and really be able to kind of get more momentum into this 09:18:30.060 --> 09:18:35.260 match but if pelican keeps staying frozen for the turn after you can really get slowed down 09:18:35.260 --> 09:18:40.860 as Caesar will hold on. Frozen Skulls, so you can't double up and take it down. 09:18:40.860 --> 09:18:45.180 Now you're really good at gold now. The pellet of gold there, you would think maybe it's going 09:18:45.180 --> 09:18:50.300 good. Hell, there's an attacker in to a more demanding position. Now you've got a cross-lock 09:18:50.300 --> 09:18:53.020 to bring it in at any point and overwrite the weather, but I think you've got to 09:18:53.020 --> 09:18:57.100 plan it and time it so well, because you know the charge-out's in the back. It has 09:18:57.100 --> 09:19:01.580 attacker. Now you can utilize your cross-combat, although the charge-out has a defense 09:19:01.580 --> 09:19:05.300 is going to be susceptible to going down to that powerful attack and I like to be off 09:19:05.300 --> 09:19:09.140 the perfect Pokemon here the Acceleron into that heliport there is no reflect we talked 09:19:09.140 --> 09:19:13.340 about that already so the Acceleron probably will be enough to pick up the knockout there 09:19:13.340 --> 09:19:16.740 of course one of those remaining Pokemon in the backpack out onto the field. 09:19:16.740 --> 09:19:21.820 And with your Caledon already having taken so much damage it's forced into a protect 09:19:21.820 --> 09:19:26.700 as Heliport goes down with that Acceleron so now one of your most of the weather 09:19:26.700 --> 09:19:27.700 is gone. 09:19:27.700 --> 09:19:33.940 You still do have the Charizard to be able to contend, but again, if you bring it out here, 09:19:33.940 --> 09:19:39.140 Kazuki can go ahead and bring the Fraffa back in. So maybe you just have to go for the Venusaur, 09:19:39.140 --> 09:19:43.460 swap the Charizard into each other spot, but again, if you get that turn wrong, 09:19:43.460 --> 09:19:45.780 you might never get control of the weather again. 09:19:45.780 --> 09:19:50.740 No, and that's a big problem. The only plus that Kazutaga has right now is the Venusaur 09:19:50.740 --> 09:19:55.220 does have a 12% so it does have a little bit of room to maneuver. It is going to threaten 09:19:55.220 --> 09:19:57.540 in part of the close of that, but it does greatly 09:19:57.540 --> 09:20:00.260 cigarette the damage into that light and romp as well. 09:20:00.260 --> 09:20:02.500 Pretty much any of those options, even the resisted one, 09:20:02.500 --> 09:20:04.740 romp is just easy, they're probably enough to take it down, 09:20:04.740 --> 09:20:06.660 so you have to be careful not to lose the slot 09:20:06.660 --> 09:20:08.980 and then really use a resource as well. 09:20:08.980 --> 09:20:11.900 Close combat, yet again, into our Chaladon. 09:20:11.900 --> 09:20:14.780 Turn after turn has really stacked up 09:20:14.780 --> 09:20:17.940 and another KO taken in Kazuki's favor. 09:20:17.940 --> 09:20:20.220 Now just down to the two rock slides, 09:20:20.220 --> 09:20:22.620 break this focus flash onto Venusaur 09:20:22.620 --> 09:20:24.700 and deal a lot of damage and play 09:20:24.700 --> 09:20:33.700 There will be a myth like that. Stay the way, stick around, and Charizard will be forced out onto the field. Some would appreciate that at all. 09:20:33.700 --> 09:20:42.700 It's a huge miss now, and now in a position. It doesn't matter what the sun's coming onto the field, because you've got that spritz, which, from Sneasley, you would imagine, into the frost last override. 09:20:42.700 --> 09:20:48.700 That sun and then the life and rock is enabled, and four affiliabilities taken away. The rock slide can come out if it does connect. 09:20:48.700 --> 09:20:52.700 Would it be enough to get the Charizard? Would it be enough to get the Venus all though? That is the question. 09:20:52.700 --> 09:20:59.700 Sneasler swaps out, and I think he has won the weather war at snow set up once again. 09:20:59.700 --> 09:21:04.700 Venusaur is going back to being slow, and stars are so pressured by this lake and rock. 09:21:04.700 --> 09:21:11.700 Rocks 5, again, not being tricked into going for the single target, so you can get some damage into the Venusaur, 09:21:11.700 --> 09:21:17.700 take the KO, and only one Pokemon remaining in your quest to get this to a game number 3. 09:21:17.700 --> 09:21:23.440 Yeah, it doesn't miss its target, it takes down the Venusole and that Charizard just waiting in the wings. 09:21:23.440 --> 09:21:30.440 We all go into the game three-zero, like you say, and a well-played match is actually to get them to come back into this game, 09:21:30.440 --> 09:21:33.940 the adjustments here, and doing it in such a great fashion. 09:21:33.940 --> 09:21:38.840 We assail her off into the Charizard, the target that it's at that all this time, right at the end of the game, 09:21:38.840 --> 09:21:41.440 to lock it up, take us to a game three. 09:21:41.440 --> 09:21:48.940 A series of going-de-dictin, so expertly played coming out from Suzuki, contending up against 09:21:48.940 --> 09:21:52.240 not one but two weather modes. 09:21:52.240 --> 09:21:57.040 You have to be so careful with that cross-lap and those pieces and the perfect preservation 09:21:57.040 --> 09:22:02.440 of that lichen rock to make sure you can force the charlotte out onto the field, put 09:22:02.440 --> 09:22:05.920 so much pressure onto it to really be able to clean up that match. 09:22:05.920 --> 09:22:10.160 Something like the sweet powder is quite important, but at the same time, when 09:22:10.160 --> 09:22:15.160 When you look at the Snazler allowed to keep doing all the damage turn after turn, you 09:22:15.160 --> 09:22:19.680 were able to get so much pressure from the get go to force that. 09:22:19.680 --> 09:22:24.840 Yeah, and the freeze we take here did prevent maybe a tailwind being set up, but I don't 09:22:24.840 --> 09:22:27.560 really know if it really changed the outcome overall. 09:22:27.560 --> 09:22:30.280 I think the big thing we've got to point out here is that because we people wasn't 09:22:30.280 --> 09:22:34.400 really conditioned to not bringing the lycanok, it would have been easy to say, I expect 09:22:34.400 --> 09:22:37.880 the rain mode again, so I'm not going to bring the lycanok, I'm going to replace 09:22:37.880 --> 09:22:38.880 it with that Vasco Legion. 09:22:38.880 --> 09:22:42.640 done that there then the Venus would have been a problem in this game I think 09:22:42.640 --> 09:22:47.600 bringing it to this game was a huge huge play and it really paid off and now 09:22:47.600 --> 09:22:51.920 they're back in contention to let the Trolls be one game is gonna decide this 09:22:51.920 --> 09:22:57.640 year which trainer will be able to overcome the other two very deserving 09:22:57.640 --> 09:23:03.120 trainers both with a win under their belt with one more match to determine 09:23:03.120 --> 09:23:07.840 who our world champion is going to be whether it's going to be Kazuki 09:23:07.840 --> 09:23:11.280 Kage or Kazutaka, how to hurry. 09:23:11.280 --> 09:23:16.800 One more match for who is going to be starting off their Pokemon journey in the junior 09:23:16.800 --> 09:23:23.200 division with the highest title of them all. 09:23:23.200 --> 09:23:26.600 Only one more match and so much pressure. 09:23:26.600 --> 09:23:32.480 Pressure that no trainers really get to face on a stage like this. 09:23:32.480 --> 09:23:35.760 They can always see who's going to come out on top. 09:23:35.760 --> 09:23:41.720 Trainers everyone here at the chase center gotta make some noise for these two young trainers. Let's give them that energy 09:23:44.920 --> 09:23:48.000 Determine our future we're all the champion 09:23:50.360 --> 09:23:56.180 What it just fits that we're gonna see from both trainers coming into this game three that is the question on everyone's mind 09:23:56.180 --> 09:24:01.600 Are we gonna see the rain mark has attacked that we're so successful in that round one game one 09:24:01.600 --> 09:24:05.600 We're going to see the Charizard again. The Venusaur was very potent. 09:24:05.600 --> 09:24:09.600 In land those sleep powders and it's in the right position and you can keep control of your weather, 09:24:09.600 --> 09:24:14.600 it's going to be hard for Kazuki to control and keep that contained. 09:24:14.600 --> 09:24:17.600 Or we're going to see the Vast Legion finally come to the game. 09:24:17.600 --> 09:24:21.600 Is that going to be the Pokemon that could be used to soften up some of these targets on the opposite side of the field? 09:24:21.600 --> 09:24:25.600 If you're expecting the rain, it makes a lot of sense for that Pokemon to come. 09:24:25.600 --> 09:24:29.600 It can cause a lot of issues for that swamp though, but if you're expecting that Venusaur, 09:24:29.600 --> 09:24:31.600 So this is what makes this matchup so beautiful. 09:24:31.600 --> 09:24:34.600 And I think why the intricacies of it 09:24:34.600 --> 09:24:37.120 are all dependent on the leads. 09:24:37.120 --> 09:24:39.040 Getting into the game, it's time to see 09:24:39.040 --> 09:24:41.760 where the trainer's minds are as what 09:24:41.760 --> 09:24:44.000 substance will be made at Swamper. 09:24:44.000 --> 09:24:47.000 Join the break next to our child on the opposing end, 09:24:47.000 --> 09:24:49.680 King Gambit and Sneasler. 09:24:49.680 --> 09:24:52.200 If we set out this fake out and this set of swords 09:24:52.200 --> 09:24:55.920 and once again, King Gambit could put on so much pressure. 09:24:55.920 --> 09:24:58.080 But do we get to see a swap and just a Swamper 09:24:58.080 --> 09:25:01.540 that supplies it to go on the offensive and do we see a switch up from that 09:25:01.540 --> 09:25:05.200 bake out sword stance play from Kuzushi? Yeah, I love the lead here from the 09:25:05.200 --> 09:25:08.820 tagging point of the option where they can take advantage of the range of the 09:25:08.820 --> 09:25:12.780 leader of their leads. He's got the Archaladon with an electron shot. It's not 09:25:12.780 --> 09:25:16.620 likely to get baked out because that stamina activation comes with that slog. 09:25:16.620 --> 09:25:20.240 But you've got this one here, blow your fake out into that and the Archaladon 09:25:20.240 --> 09:25:23.300 switches out to the pellet and then you've got the instant ability to 09:25:23.300 --> 09:25:26.700 mega-haul, get access to script to win. You get to jump on those and your 09:25:26.700 --> 09:25:31.740 target to help reach to that plant by earthquake attack and that is going to be a huge huge 09:25:31.740 --> 09:25:35.580 detriment even if you get a full set up. But that is the key. You do have your perfect 09:25:35.580 --> 09:25:40.540 partner next to you, you have that backup, it was left. Soul Stance is required to get 09:25:40.540 --> 09:25:43.340 the damage you need on the opponent's side of the field. 09:25:43.340 --> 09:25:47.340 And you I have a swapper on the field of course, we're going to see a mega evolution 09:25:47.340 --> 09:25:52.780 and a power burst coming out to bring that brain. The question is, will it be 09:25:52.780 --> 09:25:57.820 We have to go from the Sneezer to make sure no damage is there. Sure enough, bumper will 09:25:57.820 --> 09:26:04.660 flinch and no Earthquake. Now towards that plus two for this King Gambit. It digs up the 09:26:04.660 --> 09:26:06.660 punch next turn. What happened? 09:26:06.660 --> 09:26:11.700 Yeah, I mean, the chip damage really can take off plus one, but now plus two, so it's 09:26:11.700 --> 09:26:15.660 going to be... There is the question where is it enough with that chip damage to get 09:26:15.660 --> 09:26:16.660 this one driven? 09:26:16.660 --> 09:26:20.460 Might be just out of range so that one, but if it is out of range, it will be 09:26:20.460 --> 09:26:23.220 in the scenario where it can get dead quick and you've got to think, 09:26:23.220 --> 09:26:27.060 Telepath is going to be able to follow up but not want to keep it in on the way. 09:26:27.060 --> 09:26:30.620 They're going to get a reflex that we saw in that game one to protect everything 09:26:30.620 --> 09:26:32.300 and that's exactly what we're seeing. 09:26:32.300 --> 09:26:36.700 How's it going? Game number one had no fear of letting that King Gambit set up 09:26:36.700 --> 09:26:39.580 with well timed switches and another one there. 09:26:39.580 --> 09:26:43.020 Drimm's got it coming on out. No damage from King Gambit. 09:26:43.020 --> 09:26:46.460 Now, teaser, early on, will get that white grub activation. 09:26:46.460 --> 09:26:51.960 That brought back to normal and speed, so important with Tailwind from the Telepher. 09:26:51.960 --> 09:26:58.060 You want to make sure that this Sneezer can continue to pressure with potentially a Dung Shot onto this Grim Snarl. 09:26:58.060 --> 09:27:01.960 Yeah, and either into that Telepher as well, that simply hasn't been activated. 09:27:01.960 --> 09:27:05.260 This is such a pity enough to get the Telepher before you can attack. 09:27:05.260 --> 09:27:08.660 This is in a great position even despite the skills it's going up. 09:27:08.660 --> 09:27:13.760 But the problem is that Grim Snarl now on the field is going to have that fine spirit that it's taking. 09:27:13.760 --> 09:27:19.760 She said that my match better reflected the source of vital in that first game to get around the threat of that King Gambit. 09:27:19.760 --> 09:27:24.760 The difference in this game is that King Gambit hasn't taken any damage so far, so it's all health. 09:27:24.760 --> 09:27:32.760 It's sitting in the perfect scenario just to constantly find pressure, but you start going to that counter clean rather than that sucker punch. 09:27:32.760 --> 09:27:35.640 Least after punch, but it will be enough. 09:27:35.640 --> 09:27:40.960 Rims off, making the damage, but the plus you can gamb it without play for, 09:27:40.960 --> 09:27:43.460 still is so significant. 09:27:43.460 --> 09:27:44.760 These are with the follow up. 09:27:44.760 --> 09:27:46.560 Dumshaw will connect. 09:27:46.560 --> 09:27:48.360 Rims off is at full health. 09:27:48.360 --> 09:27:51.560 It will survive the hit, but it's brought real love. 09:27:51.560 --> 09:27:52.460 Yeah, real love. 09:27:52.460 --> 09:27:55.560 Probably in range of even a resisted, suck up at the next turn. 09:27:55.560 --> 09:27:56.960 Just decide to go for an attack. 09:27:56.960 --> 09:27:57.960 It's like a towards the target. 09:27:57.960 --> 09:28:00.260 I just get my options and party crush it. 09:28:00.260 --> 09:28:02.260 It seems like we can backslot. 09:28:02.260 --> 09:28:19.260 We've still got the scenario here, the scuffle comes in and a bit of a better place now and can't earthquake, but it will be hitting the Grimstone which isn't ideal, you've not got your preferred partner, Helipa has been taken down so Grimstone is going to be susceptible, you've not got the option to switch either because you can't bring your own taliban into your earthquake. 09:28:19.260 --> 09:28:21.920 So anyway, do you rely then on the wave fraction? 09:28:21.920 --> 09:28:23.540 If that can be enough to get the king down, 09:28:23.540 --> 09:28:25.340 but that has to be your target. 09:28:25.340 --> 09:28:27.500 You've got to be careful going over the opponent's 09:28:27.500 --> 09:28:30.140 side into that small field, because if there's a protector, 09:28:30.140 --> 09:28:31.620 they all have to go to school. 09:28:31.620 --> 09:28:33.820 Let's get some more damage on the board. 09:28:33.820 --> 09:28:35.420 A light stream set up for later on. 09:28:35.420 --> 09:28:37.220 Flash a bunch in this swamper. 09:28:37.220 --> 09:28:38.980 Not enough for the KO. 09:28:38.980 --> 09:28:40.660 But again, if we see this wave fraction, 09:28:40.660 --> 09:28:43.140 we're going to do so much free throw potential to yourself. 09:28:43.140 --> 09:28:44.700 We're going to put it all into line though. 09:28:44.700 --> 09:28:46.940 First wave, it's everything on the field. 09:28:46.940 --> 09:28:48.180 Two KO's. 09:28:48.180 --> 09:28:52.180 What if the zoo gets home on going down, but also you're all grim snarls? 09:28:52.180 --> 09:28:56.580 Yeah, it's a really big play here. You'll make the correct call, as Sierra saying, 09:28:56.580 --> 09:29:01.080 but wait for it, probably not the most optimal, because you're hurting yourself and taking the sucker print, 09:29:01.080 --> 09:29:07.180 but you're in a really awful position where the swan print now is not going to be able to really take it, 09:29:07.180 --> 09:29:11.780 but fire you out of this drain as you would like it to, but at least getting the sneezer off the field, 09:29:11.780 --> 09:29:16.980 but with one print, now you can take full advantage of the tail wing turns that are still in effect. 09:29:16.980 --> 09:29:23.980 What's really scary though is earlier on in game number one, you're able to take care of the tank to infect this King Gambit so much sooner. 09:29:23.980 --> 09:29:31.380 Now it is still sticking around. The Swamper's taking so much damage and there's only two Pokemon left for Kazutaka. 09:29:31.380 --> 09:29:39.480 You have to get the most well timed protect to make sure this King Gambit doesn't get it fell onto the Swamper or deal so much in to this Artaladon. 09:29:39.480 --> 09:29:42.480 But if you get that call wrong, that could be being losing. 09:29:42.480 --> 09:29:47.480 You can really hurt, I think, because one put in a push here where it needs to protect, I think. 09:29:47.480 --> 09:29:50.480 It's the obvious public to go after the second punch. 09:29:50.480 --> 09:29:53.480 Even despite you're filming, that's what we're seeing. 09:29:53.480 --> 09:29:54.480 What does? 09:29:54.480 --> 09:29:57.480 Because if you see that, you go after that Archaladon instead. 09:29:57.480 --> 09:29:58.480 And they do! 09:29:58.480 --> 09:30:03.480 Dude, butterscotch is to the Archaladon, bringing it down to less than half of its health. 09:30:03.480 --> 09:30:06.480 You gambit is on its liver, but it's just a follow-up. 09:30:06.480 --> 09:30:10.480 Archaladon's taking so much flash-canning into the light. 09:30:10.480 --> 09:30:18.640 Focus Dash still intact means it does hold on for at least one more turn to fire off the powerful attack of its own. 09:30:18.640 --> 09:30:23.840 So it's gone back, but we split the difference. It did target into the small bird instead. 09:30:23.840 --> 09:30:29.200 Ah, you were hoping there that the close combat might be into the hoteladon, but a really small protect there, 09:30:29.200 --> 09:30:33.600 but the one thing that doesn't have a hazard being able to do is remove that threatened King Amid. 09:30:33.600 --> 09:30:35.680 Now it's still threatening another second punch. 09:30:35.680 --> 09:30:41.080 We will go down to the life of Reef Vol'Darmic here, but it's done so much work already in this game. 09:30:41.080 --> 09:30:45.680 And our Traladon now is not in the rain, not in the preferred environment, the same with the Swampers as well. 09:30:45.680 --> 09:30:50.680 We do have a kill in it in effect, but that's really gonna help you against the priority attacks from the King Gambit. 09:30:50.680 --> 09:30:56.280 Those were the double, but the fail means that Spudgerbunch still isn't going to do anything, so no damage. 09:30:56.280 --> 09:31:00.680 If Leipzigat follows up there, it could be the fail that came to the Arte Traladon instead. 09:31:00.680 --> 09:31:05.240 while we're fixed around, our child monster fights the hit with that defense boost 09:31:05.240 --> 09:31:09.480 and now you still have two Pokemon from Kazotaka, they can 10-wish, 09:31:09.480 --> 09:31:13.880 Flash Fan is into like rock on 1, 8 feet, isn't enough to claim the KDO. 09:31:13.880 --> 09:31:16.200 It's while we're... it's still a rare one. 09:31:16.200 --> 09:31:19.240 You still have to worry about King Gambit on the next turn, 09:31:19.240 --> 09:31:23.000 but you can go for it once again as our child monster does so much work. 09:31:23.000 --> 09:31:27.560 The problem is, for Kazuki, there is still another Pokemon to join the field 09:31:27.560 --> 09:31:32.560 And with it being the frog lab, you can go and get this mega evolution. You are at full health. 09:31:32.560 --> 09:31:37.560 Yeah, this is a great time for the frogs lab to join the party. It is going to be able to get the snow on the field. 09:31:37.560 --> 09:31:41.560 And it is going to be able to pressure our talent on with those Shadow Balls. 09:31:41.560 --> 09:31:46.560 A single target that will be into that slot. It doesn't care about that reflect on the field. 09:31:46.560 --> 09:31:51.560 There's only a one turn remaining as well. But like you say, the Swampirk is going to be susceptible to a sudden quench. 09:31:51.560 --> 09:31:53.560 But should you go for a Protect again? 09:31:53.560 --> 09:31:55.560 Pat is actually calling it maybe. 09:31:55.560 --> 09:31:57.560 Is it worth going for it now? 09:31:57.560 --> 09:31:59.560 So I would probably argue not. 09:31:59.560 --> 09:32:01.560 I could just keep it checked with that simple point. 09:32:01.560 --> 09:32:03.560 Remember the light screen is still in effect. 09:32:03.560 --> 09:32:05.560 But I don't think it's going to be enough to allow that. 09:32:05.560 --> 09:32:09.560 I'll tell it on the roof to get a little bit off. 09:32:09.560 --> 09:32:10.560 That's the problem. 09:32:10.560 --> 09:32:11.560 The health bar of course. 09:32:11.560 --> 09:32:13.560 The Pact of Pokemon are so low. 09:32:13.560 --> 09:32:16.560 And for us left with the Mega Evolution, 09:32:16.560 --> 09:32:18.560 with the Snow, it can offer so much damage. 09:32:18.560 --> 09:32:22.800 damage. Our Taladon with the protect and if there is a sucker punch into that 09:32:22.800 --> 09:32:26.480 card it wouldn't be much. Which does get him right, a failed sucker punch. 09:32:26.480 --> 09:32:31.760 Swampert on the other side unfortunately with the V&A Blizzard a dual target attack. 09:32:31.760 --> 09:32:37.880 Swampert is not safe and it's enough to take another kill. Only one Pokemon left 09:32:37.880 --> 09:32:42.960 in Kazuki's journey to becoming a champion with only our Taladon remaining on the 09:32:42.960 --> 09:32:49.040 both in ends. Yeah, at the frost last and the king gamut have this in now, the sucker punch, 09:32:49.040 --> 09:32:53.840 but the arch-eliron cannot attack without taking that sucker punch damage first. Maybe if that's 09:32:53.840 --> 09:32:59.040 not enough, the frost last dead to be able to follow up and cross the inside. Can the arch-eliron 09:32:59.040 --> 09:33:04.560 do it? It's lucky it's slimmer and slimmer each tip of the clock. Attempt of the double 09:33:04.560 --> 09:33:10.000 protect but it will fail. Sucker punch does no damage, but the strong left has this 09:33:10.000 --> 09:33:20.000 opportunity to attract and with the liver it is enough congratulations to your junior world champion Kazuki Taki! 09:33:30.400 --> 09:33:37.520 The nominal, phenomenal player there from Zuki. How well they got that pink carpet in the 09:33:37.520 --> 09:33:42.520 right positions at the right time. They've got the maximum value out of that Pokemon. 09:33:42.520 --> 09:33:50.080 Incredible trainer. The talent showing through the testament. The dedication. It's all 09:33:50.080 --> 09:33:56.760 come to a culmination here and they are a junior world champion. Absolutely fantastic. 09:33:59.240 --> 09:34:05.680 To be a trainer so young and achieve a feat unlike any other Someday Pokemon world 09:34:05.680 --> 09:34:10.780 that champion is incredible and being down a game in the set but never wavering 09:34:10.780 --> 09:34:15.340 bouncing back in game number two and of course that incredible game three I'm so 09:34:15.340 --> 09:34:19.860 excited for his football journey going on forward because he has a very very 09:34:19.860 --> 09:34:24.300 bright future. Yeah I mean the way that they manage the ball position throughout 09:34:24.300 --> 09:34:29.440 those games. The luck to a little bit shaky after the game won, where you saw this 09:34:29.440 --> 09:34:34.540 one kind of dominating the better control of the text. But I think keeping the cross 09:34:34.540 --> 09:34:38.540 The pause last so clean till the last moment, but right time to get it on to the field. 09:34:38.540 --> 09:34:43.040 And they've been leading with that King Gamma, with the snooze or it's perfect partner, right? 09:34:43.040 --> 09:34:47.040 The pay cut didn't room for that solid stance and you think, well, it's there to soften things up. 09:34:47.040 --> 09:34:50.540 We talked about that, so something like the pause last can come in late game, 09:34:50.540 --> 09:34:54.040 and then do the damage, get the knockouts that are required to pause things up. 09:34:54.040 --> 09:34:58.040 But it turned out, if Zippy just played that King Gamma, it's so, so well. 09:34:58.040 --> 09:35:03.040 And it's stuck around longer and longer and longer, and that pressure applied with openings. 09:35:03.040 --> 09:35:05.960 and it meant that if you get into those positions, 09:35:05.960 --> 09:35:08.880 swing that momentum, and then clinch those wins, 09:35:08.880 --> 09:35:12.320 it was all important then taking his crap as we get, 09:35:12.320 --> 09:35:15.040 just phenomenal, phenomenal play. 09:35:15.040 --> 09:35:16.840 That's what makes him such a strong trainer 09:35:16.840 --> 09:35:18.960 and what makes this team so incredible, 09:35:18.960 --> 09:35:21.440 because if you don't target down to King Gambit, 09:35:21.440 --> 09:35:22.880 there's other options on the team 09:35:22.880 --> 09:35:25.640 to be able to just reap the entire thing. 09:35:25.640 --> 09:35:30.080 It's not so expertly played, such a well done job, 09:35:30.080 --> 09:35:33.200 but it's time to go here for our newest World Champion. 09:35:34.960 --> 09:35:36.160 Thank you so much. 09:35:36.160 --> 09:35:38.560 Lift here and for our first ever 09:35:38.560 --> 09:35:41.480 Pokemon Champion, World Champion, 09:35:41.480 --> 09:35:42.980 Kazuki, come on! 09:35:42.980 --> 09:35:43.820 Come on! 09:35:43.820 --> 09:35:44.660 Come on! 09:35:44.660 --> 09:35:45.500 Come on! 09:35:45.500 --> 09:35:46.340 Come on! 09:35:46.340 --> 09:35:47.180 Come on! 09:35:47.180 --> 09:35:48.020 Come on! 09:35:48.020 --> 09:35:48.860 Come on! 09:35:48.860 --> 09:35:49.680 Come on! 09:35:49.680 --> 09:35:50.520 Come on! 09:35:54.520 --> 09:35:56.880 Kazuki, congratulations. 09:35:56.880 --> 09:35:59.760 How does it feel to be the first ever 09:35:59.760 --> 09:36:02.960 Pokemon Champion's World Champion. 09:36:02.960 --> 09:36:04.720 Congratulations. 09:36:04.720 --> 09:36:08.320 How do you feel being a champion for the first time? 09:36:08.320 --> 09:36:09.960 Saigame! 09:36:09.960 --> 09:36:11.960 It's the first day in a row. 09:36:17.400 --> 09:36:22.440 Who was the most valuable Pokemon on your team throughout this competition? 09:36:22.440 --> 09:36:27.960 Who was the most important Pokemon in the team? 09:36:27.960 --> 09:36:31.960 It's definitely Frostlust. 09:36:35.960 --> 09:36:42.960 Of course, there were many family and friends who helped you throughout your journey to become our first ever world champion here today. 09:36:42.960 --> 09:36:47.960 Do you have any shout-outs or any messages you want to give to anybody watching at home? 09:36:47.960 --> 09:37:03.960 Thank you for my family for bringing me here. 09:37:07.960 --> 09:37:12.960 Let's hear it one more time for our junior 2026 world champion, 09:37:12.960 --> 09:37:38.960 Let's turn our attention to the Senior Division World Championship Finals between Carlos Verasequi 09:37:38.960 --> 09:37:40.860 and Vikram Sinha Karajan. 09:37:40.860 --> 09:37:43.820 My name is Rosemary Kelly, and I'm so honored and excited 09:37:43.820 --> 09:37:45.460 to be here next to Aaron Zayn 09:37:45.460 --> 09:37:48.560 to bring you through this next Grand Finals. 09:37:48.560 --> 09:37:52.220 San Francisco, let's do this! 09:37:54.260 --> 09:37:57.940 It is so exciting to be here with you Rosemary. 09:37:57.940 --> 09:37:59.580 My name is Aaron Cybertron Zayn, 09:37:59.580 --> 09:38:03.940 and I have been waiting a long, long time to be here. 09:38:03.940 --> 09:38:06.060 The 30th anniversary of Pokemon, 09:38:06.060 --> 09:38:08.780 Pokemon Champions first ever World Championships, 09:38:08.780 --> 09:38:11.900 And we are here in the legendary arena in Chase Center. 09:38:11.900 --> 09:38:14.940 We're about to crown a brand new world champion as well. 09:38:14.940 --> 09:38:16.980 It's already off to such a great start 09:38:16.980 --> 09:38:19.180 on this championship Sunday that we got to crown 09:38:19.180 --> 09:38:21.260 our world champion in the Junior division, 09:38:21.260 --> 09:38:23.260 but now we move our way up to the seniors. 09:38:23.260 --> 09:38:26.660 And these are two competitors that are so ready 09:38:26.660 --> 09:38:29.900 to take the stage, both regional champions, 09:38:29.900 --> 09:38:32.980 but they still miss out on that elusive title. 09:38:32.980 --> 09:38:35.500 Can they claim that final crown, 09:38:35.500 --> 09:38:38.520 World Championship to add to that trophy case. 09:38:38.520 --> 09:38:41.520 I want to hear you all scream right now! 09:38:42.520 --> 09:38:44.520 Let's go! 09:38:50.520 --> 09:38:54.460 I'm gonna tell you guys to hear the crowd come to the room because it's an extremely 09:38:54.460 --> 09:38:56.460 vast and electric experience here. 09:38:56.460 --> 09:38:58.460 You all have been amazing once! 09:38:58.460 --> 09:39:00.460 Don't you catch us yet? 09:39:00.460 --> 09:39:02.460 The music is loud! 09:39:02.460 --> 09:39:05.100 As we get ready to work at this stage, 09:39:05.100 --> 09:39:07.940 out of the final and the whole of the Senior Division, 09:39:07.940 --> 09:39:11.500 I actually feel the crowd under my feet, Erin, 09:39:11.500 --> 09:39:13.460 that comes out the stadium is getting. 09:39:13.460 --> 09:39:15.940 It is unbelievable you all are here 09:39:15.940 --> 09:39:18.260 as a part of Pokemon history. 09:39:18.260 --> 09:39:20.820 The Senior Division in particular is an age group 09:39:20.820 --> 09:39:23.020 that many of the game's best players 09:39:23.020 --> 09:39:25.060 initially started their careers in. 09:39:25.060 --> 09:39:27.940 I think about 2014 World Champion, Sajom Park. 09:39:27.940 --> 09:39:29.940 He finished second at the World Championships 09:39:29.940 --> 09:39:32.580 in the seniors division a few years before that. 09:39:32.580 --> 09:39:34.340 There are so many of the game's greats 09:39:34.340 --> 09:39:36.740 who start their Pokemon journey here 09:39:36.740 --> 09:39:39.220 and of course evolve to become the Pokemon master 09:39:39.220 --> 09:39:40.780 that they eventually turn into. 09:39:40.780 --> 09:39:44.060 And it's a big opportunity for our two players here. 09:39:44.060 --> 09:39:46.760 Especially because you don't get too many years either 09:39:46.760 --> 09:39:49.020 to be able to try to grab this crown 09:39:49.020 --> 09:39:51.180 and it's an amazing proving ground 09:39:51.180 --> 09:39:53.380 before you do age up into the masters division 09:39:53.380 --> 09:39:56.180 and see if you can continue the legacy that way. 09:39:56.180 --> 09:39:57.900 But for both of these competitors, 09:39:57.900 --> 09:40:01.020 One comes from Europe, one comes from Latin America. 09:40:01.020 --> 09:40:04.060 It's very exciting to see them both be able to clash here 09:40:04.060 --> 09:40:06.700 on this global stage, and we're gonna get a chance 09:40:06.700 --> 09:40:08.180 to see them do it for the first time 09:40:08.180 --> 09:40:09.660 in this world championships. 09:40:09.660 --> 09:40:11.500 What's also exciting is we just saw 09:40:11.500 --> 09:40:13.740 this full weather team win, right? 09:40:13.740 --> 09:40:16.060 Hell of a hour, our child on Charizard Dinosaur. 09:40:16.060 --> 09:40:17.060 That is one of the two teams 09:40:17.060 --> 09:40:19.700 that will be represented in the finals here. 09:40:19.700 --> 09:40:21.660 Staring down, actually, the very first team 09:40:21.660 --> 09:40:23.940 left was Crown Champion, Info-Point Champions 09:40:23.940 --> 09:40:25.820 over the Indianapolis Regionals 09:40:25.820 --> 09:40:28.700 with Charizard and online Mega Float. 09:40:28.700 --> 09:40:31.460 So it is a tale of a brand new team 09:40:31.460 --> 09:40:33.660 that has popped up leading into the World Championships 09:40:33.660 --> 09:40:36.300 versus one of the strongest teams coming out 09:40:36.300 --> 09:40:37.620 right when we started this game. 09:40:37.620 --> 09:40:40.740 As we take a look at our players' accomplishments. 09:40:40.740 --> 09:40:44.060 Both regional champions, Carlos getting that title 09:40:44.060 --> 09:40:46.820 at the special championships in Lima just this year 09:40:46.820 --> 09:40:51.060 as Vikron took home that accomplishment in Lille in 2025. 09:40:51.060 --> 09:40:51.900 But for both of them, 09:40:51.900 --> 09:40:54.900 this is one of their greatest achievements 09:40:54.900 --> 09:40:57.300 to be able to be here and the final two 09:40:57.300 --> 09:40:59.820 at the World Championships, 09:40:59.820 --> 09:41:02.780 what an incredible experience to have. 09:41:02.780 --> 09:41:04.900 And it's gonna be a potential battle 09:41:04.900 --> 09:41:06.660 between the Charizard here. 09:41:06.660 --> 09:41:10.620 Of course, one of the most crucial Pokemon in this format. 09:41:10.620 --> 09:41:12.060 This Pokemon has been dominant 09:41:12.060 --> 09:41:14.460 ever since we started in Pokemon Champions, 09:41:14.460 --> 09:41:17.060 only fitting to see it here, B-Crown World Champion. 09:41:17.060 --> 09:41:19.060 But, Rosemary, the question is, 09:41:19.060 --> 09:41:21.360 which partner, Mega Evolution, 09:41:21.360 --> 09:41:23.260 will B-Crown World Champion alongside it? 09:41:23.260 --> 09:41:24.380 Is it gonna be that FloVet, 09:41:24.380 --> 09:41:26.840 or is it going to be Swampert? 09:41:26.840 --> 09:41:29.140 Both of them very powerful mega evolutions 09:41:29.140 --> 09:41:30.180 in their own right. 09:41:30.180 --> 09:41:33.260 Floette looked at as we started out our journey 09:41:33.260 --> 09:41:36.880 in Pokemon Champions because of the immense offense 09:41:36.880 --> 09:41:39.660 that it can dish out with those very type of chats. 09:41:39.660 --> 09:41:42.060 But with a Pokemon like Swampert, 09:41:42.060 --> 09:41:44.420 when you do have this tool of weather option 09:41:44.420 --> 09:41:46.620 that gives you another mega evolution 09:41:46.620 --> 09:41:48.660 just to keep your opponent guessing. 09:41:48.660 --> 09:41:51.740 Let's take a deeper look at Carlos Verasigui's team 09:41:51.740 --> 09:41:53.660 as you do see that charged out of Floette 09:41:53.660 --> 09:41:55.580 at the top that can both mega-evolve. 09:41:55.580 --> 09:41:58.020 Dual team here with the evolutions, 09:41:58.020 --> 09:42:01.300 and the Charizard is the ancient power. 09:42:01.300 --> 09:42:03.300 So that means that it can have a big edge 09:42:03.300 --> 09:42:04.540 against the opposing Charizard. 09:42:04.540 --> 09:42:06.380 And one of the things that I wanna stress in this matchup 09:42:06.380 --> 09:42:08.820 is which Charizard is going to be faster, 09:42:08.820 --> 09:42:11.340 because both of these Charizards can actually hit each other 09:42:11.340 --> 09:42:13.380 for super effective damage, right? 09:42:13.380 --> 09:42:16.540 And so ancient power being a really powerful attack, 09:42:16.540 --> 09:42:17.980 four times super effective. 09:42:17.980 --> 09:42:20.780 The Venusaur is a really big blue on the team 09:42:20.780 --> 09:42:22.620 that is able to be the super disruptive, 09:42:22.620 --> 09:42:25.420 can thread it with sweet powder to be led with that Charizard. 09:42:25.420 --> 09:42:27.780 A big question I have for you, Rosemary, in this matchup 09:42:27.780 --> 09:42:29.820 is which mega evolution you want to commit to 09:42:29.820 --> 09:42:30.740 if you're Carlos. 09:42:30.740 --> 09:42:32.180 Bringing Charizard in a matchup 09:42:32.180 --> 09:42:34.300 when you seed out rain on the opposing side 09:42:34.300 --> 09:42:35.980 often can feel really tricky. 09:42:35.980 --> 09:42:37.380 So you might want to think about going 09:42:37.380 --> 09:42:40.100 with a calm mind, Floette, try to get a boost up. 09:42:40.100 --> 09:42:42.300 Once it gets calm mind, you get that special attack 09:42:42.300 --> 09:42:43.500 and special defense boost. 09:42:43.500 --> 09:42:44.740 It's difficult to knock out. 09:42:44.740 --> 09:42:47.380 If you pair it with the Incineroar Cinnation Venusort 09:42:47.380 --> 09:42:48.540 and protect it well, 09:42:48.540 --> 09:42:51.540 Floette often can just overwhelm the opposing side. 09:42:51.540 --> 09:42:54.420 But, what is airing down a very big visible threat 09:42:54.420 --> 09:42:57.100 on the opposing team, which is going to be the Mega Swamper. 09:42:57.100 --> 09:43:00.100 Mega Swamper can do a lot to every piece 09:43:00.100 --> 09:43:03.460 on Carlos's team, and that damage can add up very quickly. 09:43:03.460 --> 09:43:04.700 That's one of the key differences 09:43:04.700 --> 09:43:07.060 between these two team compositions 09:43:07.060 --> 09:43:09.140 is that Carlos may take a couple of turns 09:43:09.140 --> 09:43:11.100 to actually get that engine started 09:43:11.100 --> 09:43:13.060 and then be able to press the go button. 09:43:13.060 --> 09:43:15.660 But for Vikram, there's damage all over the place. 09:43:15.660 --> 09:43:18.220 Whether or not you wanted to come from this Mega Swamper 09:43:18.220 --> 09:43:19.620 that's evolving immediately, 09:43:19.620 --> 09:43:23.660 getting that Swift Swim activated with the Pelopter to run through the rain, or you can 09:43:23.660 --> 09:43:27.980 just go on the offense to something like the Charizard, or even the Archialodon in the rain. 09:43:27.980 --> 09:43:28.980 Exactly. 09:43:28.980 --> 09:43:34.260 For the viewers, I think that Pelopter, Archialodon, and Venusaur is going to be a trio that 09:43:34.260 --> 09:43:36.620 we will see a lot of throughout the course of this set. 09:43:36.620 --> 09:43:40.940 Now what really makes Vikram's team unique is your ability to flex your mega evolution. 09:43:40.940 --> 09:43:45.260 You can pick Charizard, go with the Sun, you can also bring Swamper, and Venusaur 09:43:45.260 --> 09:43:47.940 outside of the Sun is still really threatening. 09:43:47.940 --> 09:43:51.380 That is one of the key Pokemon I'm looking at for Vikram in this matchup. 09:43:51.380 --> 09:43:56.060 And it can be really disrupted with sleep powder, but also don't discount it defensively into 09:43:56.060 --> 09:43:57.060 that Floette. 09:43:57.060 --> 09:44:00.940 Floette can take a lot of damage from sludge bomb, and Venusaur can be used to slow down 09:44:00.940 --> 09:44:01.940 at offensive pressure. 09:44:01.940 --> 09:44:06.180 The main question though is, how comfortable do you feel bringing Swamper in a matchup 09:44:06.180 --> 09:44:09.580 when you're staring down not one, with two different grass type Pokemon on the opposing 09:44:09.580 --> 09:44:10.580 team? 09:44:10.580 --> 09:44:11.580 Right. 09:44:11.580 --> 09:44:15.140 You've got the super effective damage from Machigacha and Sinistra, and then the 09:44:15.140 --> 09:44:20.140 The Venusaur from Carlos can threaten with a one-hit knockout with the least storm. 09:44:20.140 --> 09:44:23.420 And so there's a lot of different threats that you have to think about when choosing 09:44:23.420 --> 09:44:25.420 your Pokemon to bring to this first game. 09:44:25.420 --> 09:44:28.820 And is that actually going to be something where you have to think a couple steps ahead 09:44:28.820 --> 09:44:30.660 and try to bring some counterpicks? 09:44:30.660 --> 09:44:33.900 I expect this to be a Venusaur heavy set. 09:44:33.900 --> 09:44:36.420 I think Venusaur can be led on either ends. 09:44:36.420 --> 09:44:40.940 For example, Incineroar on Venusaur on Carlos' end is a defensive lead. 09:44:40.940 --> 09:44:44.100 You get an Intimidate off, which can neuter the opposing swamper. 09:44:44.100 --> 09:44:46.620 Venusaur can also immediately go for sleep powder. 09:44:46.620 --> 09:44:49.020 And for Vigram, you have a lot of different options. 09:44:49.020 --> 09:44:51.020 For example, you can leave a Charizard Venusaur, 09:44:51.020 --> 09:44:53.580 set up the sun, immediately start going for sleep powder. 09:44:53.580 --> 09:44:55.780 You can consider something like Venusaur and Swamper, 09:44:55.780 --> 09:44:58.380 where the Swamper exerts a lot of offensive pressure. 09:44:58.380 --> 09:45:01.500 Well, Venusaur says, hey, you have to respect my sleep powder. 09:45:01.500 --> 09:45:04.900 So it is a big decision on which mega evolution 09:45:04.900 --> 09:45:05.740 to commit to. 09:45:05.740 --> 09:45:08.140 And I think there's also maybe a world where you see Charizard 09:45:08.140 --> 09:45:10.140 and Swamper in the same battle with Swamper, 09:45:10.140 --> 09:45:12.420 not mega evolving, although I think that is probably 09:45:12.420 --> 09:45:14.020 the less likely path for Vigram to take. 09:45:14.020 --> 09:45:18.020 And I think Grimmsnarl is a really difficult Pokemon for him to bring into this matchup 09:45:18.020 --> 09:45:22.220 because you're staring down fake Alchemist's inner-roar and a set-up Pokemon in calm mind 09:45:22.220 --> 09:45:23.220 flow-ed. 09:45:23.220 --> 09:45:27.340 Something to call out on both of these team sheets is going to be the stat alignments 09:45:27.340 --> 09:45:28.740 of both of these Venusaur. 09:45:28.740 --> 09:45:31.180 One, for Carlos, it is going to be Timid. 09:45:31.180 --> 09:45:34.600 So that's going to be a stat increase to its speed. 09:45:34.600 --> 09:45:38.740 On the other hand, for Vikram's Venusaur, that is a modest stat alignment. 09:45:38.740 --> 09:45:41.100 That's going to be more power and special attack. 09:45:41.100 --> 09:45:47.340 That's a really good point and another thing to pay attention to is going to be how these Charizard interact with each other 09:45:47.340 --> 09:45:53.180 Should we see Charizard come out as a mega evolution pick and this is because you have ancient power on one side 09:45:53.180 --> 09:45:58.180 You have weather ball on the other side a weather ball in rain is one of the ways that this 09:45:58.540 --> 09:46:02.800 Charizard can deal with threats like opposing Charizard and opposing Incineroar 09:46:02.800 --> 09:46:09.380 And so whoever has the faster Charizard with a big advantage and here we go folks game one of the senior division world championship 09:46:09.380 --> 09:46:29.380 It's going to be the Grim Snarl, not a pick I actually expected to see here, and so the Grim Snarl is immensely helpful in setting up those screens, but right now, Venusaur is starting so much offensive pressure into Swamper. 09:46:29.380 --> 09:46:34.380 You are Vikram. You know that the Swamper can just get knocked out by a leaf storm immediately. 09:46:34.380 --> 09:46:39.380 So, Swamper may consider going for a protect. You may consider switching out into your own Archialan on, for example. 09:46:39.380 --> 09:46:43.380 But right now, Carlos is all of the offense with this duo. 09:46:43.380 --> 09:46:49.380 And if you switch out and Carlos calls you and goes for a Sleep Powder, it can get disastrous. 09:46:49.380 --> 09:46:54.380 Sleep Powder would put a Pokemon to sleep and stop them from moving on this turn. 09:46:54.380 --> 09:46:58.380 But it's walking on the leather but also be able to stop something but the mega evolution on the Charizard. 09:46:58.380 --> 09:47:04.140 Charizard. First up though, it is going to be the mega evolution of the Swampert and Charizard just protects itself 09:47:04.340 --> 09:47:09.380 Hoping to scout out whether or not a sneaky Pellover in the back can be as weathered as it overrides later 09:47:09.380 --> 09:47:16.440 But Swampert also willing to protect itself in the face of a leaf storm from this opposing dinosaur as Grimstrong gets up a light screen 09:47:16.440 --> 09:47:19.380 That's gonna be great against both of these special attackers. Oh 09:47:19.860 --> 09:47:23.480 And the first three counter comes out and it will miss like I said folks 09:47:23.480 --> 09:47:28.800 expect to see a lot of Venusaur in this set. That means Barles is not able to 09:47:28.800 --> 09:47:32.860 accomplish anything this turn. However, of course, Venusaur still bred into that 09:47:32.860 --> 09:47:37.820 Venusaur onto the opposing swamper. So, if you are a big bro, Prince Meryl here 09:47:37.820 --> 09:47:41.840 could go for a parting shot, right? And of course, mutualized damage up, but if 09:47:41.840 --> 09:47:44.440 Charizard mega falls, Charizard will set up the Sun, 09:47:44.440 --> 09:47:47.400 parting shot will come out, Peloprk will come in, immediately chasing the 09:47:47.400 --> 09:47:51.400 Leather pack into rain. So, it's a big miss to start off. Charizard just 09:47:51.400 --> 09:47:54.400 not want to get risk knocked out immediately so we'll switch into the 09:47:54.400 --> 09:47:58.120 Incineroar but really they can intimidate you. Intimidate is going to 09:47:58.120 --> 09:48:01.840 neuter the damage output of this Swapper who likes to be a physical attacker but 09:48:01.840 --> 09:48:05.240 that Swapper is going to shed that drop immediately as it switches out or their 09:48:05.240 --> 09:48:10.480 Chaladon. A Pokemon that would handle the... that was going to say the Leesaur a little bit better. 09:48:10.480 --> 09:48:14.520 We are going to see that party stop fail because as Reissaur is a 09:48:14.520 --> 09:48:18.100 breaks for Pokemon and the Incineroar is a Darkseid you cannot use those 09:48:18.100 --> 09:48:22.580 to pour it through into it. Our Chalodon switches into that Leastar, take the Stamina boost, 09:48:22.580 --> 09:48:24.580 and that's going to help increase the defense. 09:48:24.580 --> 09:48:29.840 Really nice defensive play there. If Swamper just gets one hit killed by Leastar, it's a 09:48:29.840 --> 09:48:34.140 disaster. Swamper is such an important pro-con to thread in one hit knockouts on some things 09:48:34.140 --> 09:48:37.980 like the Samurai Charizard. For Vikram right now, his goal is to start getting 09:48:37.980 --> 09:48:41.780 a little bit of damage onto the Venusaur. Then ideally, you put in an Ice Punch 09:48:41.780 --> 09:48:46.700 Day Arrange from the Swamper. For Carlos, your goal is, right now, it don't have 09:48:46.700 --> 09:48:49.900 a lot of damage on the board. We also saw the commitment to Charizard. It's not going to be that 09:48:49.900 --> 09:48:54.300 setup to a wet, right? And so, Grim's barrel right now is going to pivot out. This does leave it 09:48:54.300 --> 09:49:00.220 vulnerable to a sweep counter for the switch to Peliper. But the Peliper is at least going to set 09:49:00.220 --> 09:49:05.180 the rain. So you can, oh, it does hit. It's going to hit set the rain. And before the Archialodon 09:49:05.180 --> 09:49:09.500 that is sitting next to it, you're going to have those one-turn electric shots now. But 09:49:09.500 --> 09:49:13.660 as we see this in center, we're still waiting with Theta France. It has not gone for a fake 09:49:13.660 --> 09:49:18.140 out on this turn there's likely some type of attack going to come out in a moment. 09:49:18.140 --> 09:49:22.620 But first the special attack boosts our lecture shot gets unleashed and you're going to start 09:49:22.620 --> 09:49:28.060 to stack up damage against the considerable. Not enough to put it in range of being able to consume 09:49:28.060 --> 09:49:32.060 its citrus fairy but then our chaladon is immediately going to get that special attack 09:49:32.060 --> 09:49:36.220 increased taken away with the parting shot as Carlos gets a nice pivot out. 09:49:36.220 --> 09:49:41.180 I think those are really big defensive turn by Carlos. While he has not done any damage there 09:49:41.180 --> 09:49:46.180 Putting Peloper to sleep and Peloper not taking any sleep turns means that it's incredibly vulnerable right now. 09:49:46.180 --> 09:49:48.680 And the question is, would you really want to switch out, right? 09:49:48.680 --> 09:49:57.180 Swamper obviously an incredibly powerful both-bomb, but if you switch it in and he eats up something like the Sleep Otter and Leaf Swarm while you're throwing away, what might be your biggest playing condition? 09:49:57.180 --> 09:50:05.680 Parting shot into our child on also neutralizes his damage output, so I think Carlos has found a really good position for Charizard and Venus to do a lot of damage right now. 09:50:05.680 --> 09:50:09.180 Peloper's going to switch out, Rift Star I think being the safest defense to switch here. 09:50:09.180 --> 09:50:13.020 Charizard's going to find a mega-vault and virtually, now a different charge to the section. 09:50:13.020 --> 09:50:15.260 Party shot out once again, bringing the rain. 09:50:15.260 --> 09:50:18.060 But, where is part of those partying right now with the Venusaur? 09:50:18.060 --> 09:50:21.180 Could it be a sleep powder into our Charizard, or even the Grim Snarl switch in? 09:50:21.180 --> 09:50:24.460 You gotta get through this next turn first, and it's going to be a leaf storm. 09:50:24.460 --> 09:50:27.980 Venusaur is already taking in a special attack drop, and with the light screen up, 09:50:27.980 --> 09:50:31.100 that's going to be even less damage to this Grim Snarl. 09:50:31.100 --> 09:50:35.260 A great defensive switch, but will be the weather ball also targeted towards that slot. 09:50:35.260 --> 09:50:39.020 So our Charizard gets out of these first couple of attacks, spot three. 09:50:39.020 --> 09:50:42.780 It means it can go for dragon pulse into the fetus or start to win a little way 09:50:42.780 --> 09:50:48.700 And that's going to be 56% left you can see big from celebrating there knew that there was a potential sleep powder 09:50:48.700 --> 09:50:53.680 Like to go in for a child on or a key waiver weather ball sleep outer neutralizing our child on key waiver weather ball 09:50:53.680 --> 09:50:58.460 There's so much damage right now though big room does not have the heavy damage dealer 09:50:58.460 --> 09:51:02.440 Which is swamper right the lightsaber is also slowly inspiring. I think if you're Carlos 09:51:02.440 --> 09:51:06.340 It's so important to try to serve this beat a sword for the end game against wamper 09:51:06.340 --> 09:51:09.740 And Stimulus is going to come back in for yet another defensive gimmick here, saying 09:51:09.740 --> 09:51:12.940 I don't want to base a party shot with Pelikor coming out. 09:51:12.940 --> 09:51:17.160 Grimstar actually says, look, I saw you switching to the earlier, party shot doesn't work against 09:51:17.160 --> 09:51:20.060 dark types, so you're just going to manually switch to the Pelikor instead. 09:51:20.060 --> 09:51:22.560 Oh, it connects with our Chaladon! 09:51:22.560 --> 09:51:26.740 That's going to be two sleepy Pokemon on Vikram's side with the Pelikor, so I think 09:51:26.740 --> 09:51:31.780 it's still asleep our Chaladon now going to take a nap on the field and feel like 09:51:31.780 --> 09:51:33.940 a moment of Niswaga to Carlos' favor. 09:51:33.940 --> 09:51:39.340 Yeah, it's really back and forth because the main thing is for Carlos how are you going to deal the damage into our channel? 09:51:39.340 --> 09:51:45.340 The answer is Charizard you have the position about but you also want to conserve the Venusaur right because Venusaur of course 09:51:45.340 --> 09:51:47.700 It's going to be such an important tool to deal with Swamper 09:51:47.700 --> 09:51:53.620 So Carlos played really nice defensively. It's got an okay damage obviously got into sleeves off won't pressure with too much 09:51:53.620 --> 09:51:58.120 Damage right now. So looking to pivot into something a little bit stronger and Charizard can be the closest dancer. 09:51:58.860 --> 09:52:03.660 Very safe to get this in because you do see the telephone and our talent aren't asleep on the other side 09:52:03.940 --> 09:52:09.840 As our child is going to take its first turn parting shot from this incident or it's going to drop the special attack again and 09:52:10.100 --> 09:52:16.660 Let Carlos get this incident out to keep it with these intimidating drops for a later when that swap up makes a reappearance 09:52:16.660 --> 09:52:18.860 But now we actually get some valuable information 09:52:18.980 --> 09:52:23.820 Maybe we see this fourth Pokemon that Carlos has brought to the game or Venus word comes back out 09:52:23.820 --> 09:52:28.900 Yeah, you know what's interesting is I think both sinister and garchamp provide a lot of options, right? 09:52:28.900 --> 09:52:30.660 It is gonna be the garchamp here 09:52:30.660 --> 09:52:34.000 Okay, and you can see Vikram actually maybe a little bit surprised to see the scarf guard chomp 09:52:34.380 --> 09:52:35.860 Heliper takes a turn to sleep here 09:52:35.860 --> 09:52:40.020 And so now you have basically what is your strongest offensive duo on the team, right? 09:52:40.020 --> 09:52:42.020 You have a lot of damage pressure 09:52:42.300 --> 09:52:46.020 Heliper though, of course, would potentially wake up has that wide garden 09:52:46.020 --> 09:52:49.580 So you have to be cautious of quickier spread moves like earthquake or T-wave 09:52:49.580 --> 09:52:53.140 I think if you're Carlos might expect make them to make a switch with that Heliper right now 09:52:53.140 --> 09:52:55.980 So you anticipate a switch it's an opportunity to do a lot of damage 09:52:55.980 --> 09:53:00.860 I think for Vikram, Prince Charles of Hohklot is not super important at this point in the game, 09:53:00.860 --> 09:53:04.380 but the Swamper is so important to try to get to the endgame, right? 09:53:04.380 --> 09:53:09.660 So Pelibor is going to switch out right now, but this is Barlow's opportunity to first down and switch the damage. 09:53:10.540 --> 09:53:17.180 Swamper has to switch into these attacks, and the first Dragon Claw is going to do a good chunk, 09:53:17.180 --> 09:53:19.180 and Heat Wave now connects onto both. 09:53:19.180 --> 09:53:23.100 Our Chaladon is also going to take a considerable amount of damage, 09:53:23.100 --> 09:53:26.500 But these stamina boosts can start to stack up against this Garchomp. 09:53:26.500 --> 09:53:32.400 Our Chalonon wakes up though and gets that stupor and then just drag and bolt into the Garchomp on the other side. 09:53:32.400 --> 09:53:35.300 But this Garchomp will still be around for the next turn. 09:53:35.900 --> 09:53:39.400 This has been a really defensive game back and forth. 09:53:39.400 --> 09:53:42.900 You can see the screams, the parting shots, they just really add up. 09:53:42.900 --> 09:53:48.700 And so both players are slowly doing damage, 20 to 30% here and there, but no big knockout yet. 09:53:48.700 --> 09:53:51.400 Right now though, of course, Vikram is currently a big play. 09:53:51.400 --> 09:53:56.400 You're challenged on all the Swampers and switching to Pelopter and then the other Pokemon can just target down the Charizard, right? 09:53:56.400 --> 09:53:59.400 Swampers, they keep up a lot of damage on that switch in. 09:53:59.400 --> 09:54:02.400 Charizard on Carlos' end feels like you kind of need to conserve it, right? 09:54:02.400 --> 09:54:08.400 And so, of course, if Big Room predicts that and targets the Garchomp then you can just get it immediate knockout onto the Garchomp. 09:54:08.400 --> 09:54:10.400 And so, now, it grew up once again. 09:54:10.400 --> 09:54:15.400 Going with this Weathermore, being able to pressure and set up the Reigns, got it? 09:54:15.400 --> 09:54:18.400 His main ace in Swampers ain't on the field, but it's taken a lot of damage. 09:54:18.400 --> 09:54:22.500 And so key dynamic this turn is do we see a Pelliper switch in either spot? 09:54:22.500 --> 09:54:25.600 And yeah, the Charizard switch just make them call it and knock out the Garchoff. 09:54:25.600 --> 09:54:30.600 Charizard has the ability to protect itself, but Garchoff does not with that choice scarf. 09:54:30.600 --> 09:54:34.600 As the farewell comes in, it's hoping to get that intimidated drop down onto the Swamper 09:54:34.600 --> 09:54:38.600 so that maybe Garchoff or a partner can come in on the next one. 09:54:38.600 --> 09:54:42.100 The Pelliper decides to switch in for the Swamper to shut that intimidated drop. 09:54:42.100 --> 09:54:44.900 Also, 7th Array now for that partner are Chaladon. 09:54:44.900 --> 09:54:47.600 And Pellipers also can be able to take that Dragon Claw. 09:54:47.600 --> 09:55:01.900 As our Chaladon get set up, another electro shot to boost back up its special attack that can only go in one direction and that is going to be the end sooner or on the receiving end of great defensive switch by both parties here. 09:55:01.900 --> 09:55:09.800 For Carlos recognizing, I think if I lose Charizard, I actually cannot beat the Archaladon. This is what makes Archaladon feel like the final raid boss. 09:55:09.800 --> 09:55:16.600 And so, Carlos recognizes, I need to get to an endgame where I can basically have Charizard in the sun against Archaladon. I'm going to switch out. 09:55:16.600 --> 09:55:21.400 Bardswam's Dragonclaws are doing okay damage, but that Dragonclaw to Pelipper did under 50%. 09:55:21.400 --> 09:55:25.900 So, another one is likely not going to knock it out, can activate that Citrus Fairy as well. 09:55:25.900 --> 09:55:28.900 Incinerator on the field right now, of course, does pressure with Faith out. 09:55:28.900 --> 09:55:31.400 Normally, you don't really want to give Stamina a boost over to our child up, 09:55:31.400 --> 09:55:35.500 but you might be okay with that saying, look, my goal to deal with this is going to be Charizard anyway. 09:55:35.500 --> 09:55:39.100 Another defensive switch here, it's just constant rotation throughout the battle. 09:55:39.100 --> 09:55:43.100 Charizard's going to hit the field once again in a battle versus Sun and Rain. 09:55:43.100 --> 09:55:48.260 It feels like just a matter of time before we're going to see the first knockout of both 09:55:48.260 --> 09:55:51.700 competitors being methodical about how they get there. 09:55:51.700 --> 09:55:54.660 Our Chaladon free to go for another Dragon Pulse. 09:55:54.660 --> 09:55:58.700 We'd have wanted to be able to see the Garchomp there, but you'll still take some good damage 09:55:58.700 --> 09:55:59.700 onto the Charizard. 09:55:59.700 --> 09:56:05.620 As in, another parting shot helps reduce the damage output of our Chaladon and get 09:56:05.620 --> 09:56:07.740 another switch. 09:56:07.740 --> 09:56:10.100 Really beautiful defensive play by both here. 09:56:10.100 --> 09:56:13.700 You can see how much both players are looking to have weather control. 09:56:13.700 --> 09:56:17.300 We've seen the sun, we've seen the rain, we've seen the sun, we've seen the rain. 09:56:17.300 --> 09:56:22.500 And this tension is so crucible about it because if you lose your weather center, 09:56:22.500 --> 09:56:25.300 it will just be a huge advantage to get into your opponent. 09:56:25.300 --> 09:56:28.200 However, Charizard and Venus are now out on the field. 09:56:28.200 --> 09:56:30.500 Fresh green sleep powder once again. 09:56:30.500 --> 09:56:33.500 You can go for something like sleep powder into our child on in a key wave. 09:56:33.500 --> 09:56:37.700 The Grimstar, of course, could go for a parting shot, bring that Pelopor in. 09:56:37.700 --> 09:56:39.700 And of course, the rain is up. 09:56:39.700 --> 09:56:47.140 Tarzan and Venusaur just don't have offense really to deal with your child on so for Vikram likely makes sense to try to have Pelagor back in on the field once again 09:56:47.140 --> 09:56:50.220 But Rose how many times have we seen the weather change at this point in the game? 09:56:50.660 --> 09:56:56.620 Too many to count right now as the pressure cooker has continued it to mount and intensify 09:56:57.140 --> 09:56:59.140 Venusaur is going to swap out again 09:56:59.540 --> 09:57:02.660 For another defensive pivot into this Incideror 09:57:02.780 --> 09:57:06.580 We know it will take one of the attacks from these Pokemon a little bit better 09:57:06.580 --> 09:57:14.040 But our challenge on this option to protect itself instead knows that the threat of the Charizard in the opposition is just a little bit too scary 09:57:14.200 --> 09:57:19.520 Waiting for the Primstar to set up the light screen so that the special attacks are not going to be as powerful 09:57:20.020 --> 09:57:22.940 Charizard though still can connect all into the Primstar 09:57:22.940 --> 09:57:28.320 And if it a lot of damage stacked up onto it that that would be the first KO of this game number one 09:57:28.320 --> 09:57:34.440 Primstar goes down and a fresh switching with this light screen that was just set up for Bikram 09:57:34.440 --> 09:57:38.900 I want to explain that dynamic because I think that being a store obviously for many 09:57:39.300 --> 09:57:44.880 Deterting a lot of offensive where I should say sleep powder pressure there the insinware switch in there was hoping to see a parting shot 09:57:44.880 --> 09:57:49.700 Going to be in store potentially blocked if I being dark fighting and say now I just get a knockout onto you 09:57:49.700 --> 09:57:53.280 Still accomplishes a tail and now it's in our ease out on the field with a cop pressure 09:57:53.320 --> 09:57:55.920 But once again, you've got our challenge on in rain 09:57:55.920 --> 09:57:58.720 So it feels like the Charizard needs to give it back out 09:57:58.720 --> 09:58:02.120 And so I do think like getting that first tail is a big deal 09:58:02.120 --> 09:58:07.400 Carlos is inching this advantage just a little bit more, but I feel like the ties could turn so quickly 09:58:07.640 --> 09:58:12.720 Once again though conserving the Shars are saying look, Barchoff here can switch into an electric shock 09:58:14.000 --> 09:58:16.840 Barchoff's ground type you were making a view to the electric shock 09:58:16.840 --> 09:58:21.640 But there's also no threat of that if you just bake out the archal and stop it from moving on this turn 09:58:21.920 --> 09:58:28.600 The Compeller finally wake up. It's been asleep this entire game after that first sleep powder 09:58:28.600 --> 09:58:34.160 Bruce Lee does stay asleep there so that heliport had it open up could have gone 09:58:34.160 --> 09:58:37.400 through something like a weather ball to knock out either he spoke on the tailwind 09:58:37.400 --> 09:58:40.600 as well now we'll be able to wake up on the following turn. 09:58:40.600 --> 09:58:43.600 Garchup is not actually exerting that much offensive pressure. 09:58:43.600 --> 09:58:45.600 They are channeling past these defense goose. 09:58:45.600 --> 09:58:49.440 You go through a dragon claw into the heliport slot and maybe swap that 09:58:49.440 --> 09:58:53.760 down into Charizard once again. It is this dual leather going fast and 09:58:53.760 --> 09:58:57.160 forward and I think Garchup has gotten decent damage on a heliport for 09:58:57.160 --> 09:59:02.680 Carlos you really want to just get one more knockout and just win the weather one right? If Pelipper falls that's it 09:59:02.680 --> 09:59:06.280 It's gonna be really difficult for Swamper and we're channeling on to be your Charizard in Sun 09:59:06.280 --> 09:59:11.040 So in similar blood he's again pivots out using his fake out and it's gonna be Charizard coming back in 09:59:11.040 --> 09:59:15.760 But this might open the door for Vipram to finally get some type of knockout 09:59:15.760 --> 09:59:20.040 If Garchomp goes for it, Pelipper is going to survive with just a sliver of HP 09:59:20.040 --> 09:59:26.480 and the Secret Spirit is going to help him recover Sun, but if Chalon is, let's lose a Dragon Pulse of Peo now 09:59:26.480 --> 09:59:31.760 secure here for Vikram as Garchomp falls. Garchomp will fall, but I think that it actually did a 09:59:31.760 --> 09:59:37.280 decent job in this game. Pelipper wakes up now, gets that tail end up as well, so speed over in 09:59:37.280 --> 09:59:43.360 Vikram's favor. However, there now is a three switching, and Venusaur is a very strong book 09:59:43.360 --> 09:59:47.920 I have on the field. Another thing to consider, Pelipper cannot protect Rose, and so as a result, 09:59:47.920 --> 09:59:51.920 that means that you can always party that slot. For example, a leaf storm into that slot 09:59:51.920 --> 09:59:57.280 with knockout heliport or the incoming swamper so even though tailwind is up on the opposing end 09:59:57.280 --> 10:00:00.640 parlos does have a venus sword in the sun which of course doubles his speed 10:00:00.640 --> 10:00:05.040 and the archaola has eaten so many party shots where it don't think it'll get a knockout onto 10:00:05.040 --> 10:00:09.600 either of these football with the damage right now. You would like if you were the swamper to 10:00:09.600 --> 10:00:14.880 have the rain to activate the swiftsome ability but at least you have the tailwind to try to 10:00:14.880 --> 10:00:19.280 make up some of that deficit you're not going to be able to have Q-Papus without the heliport. 10:00:19.280 --> 10:00:22.880 Either way though, to get the rain back it's going to require two turns. 10:00:22.880 --> 10:00:25.680 You're going to manually switch out this pelliper, 10:00:25.680 --> 10:00:29.040 but then you don't want to give up too much damage from this slumpert either. 10:00:29.040 --> 10:00:33.440 Right now, Carlos has a great position in this game. 10:00:33.440 --> 10:00:37.040 Letting the sleepstone loose isn't the pelliper is going to get knocked out, 10:00:37.040 --> 10:00:40.400 and weather control is fire-free in Carlos's hands. 10:00:40.400 --> 10:00:42.480 And this is what I was saying, pellipers can't protect. 10:00:42.480 --> 10:00:45.280 If you stay in, you get knocked out, if you switch on a slumpert, you get knocked out. 10:00:45.280 --> 10:00:50.640 Dragon Pulse doesn't do enough either, and now it feels like Carlos has full control of this game. 10:00:50.640 --> 10:00:54.320 Even though Kaelin is up on the opposing end, look how much damage that lever ball does. 10:00:54.320 --> 10:00:57.840 Like I said, this Charizard is for win condition into our challenge on, 10:00:57.840 --> 10:01:01.200 and Carlos has concerned it perfectly throughout the course of this game. 10:01:01.200 --> 10:01:03.920 So, make room now. We'll be able to bring in that Swampert. 10:01:03.920 --> 10:01:07.840 Kaelin is up, but it is going to expire soon, and like you said, 10:01:07.840 --> 10:01:10.880 Rose, that's whether it's just completely gone in Carlos' favor. 10:01:10.880 --> 10:01:13.840 Right now, you're Carlos, you are probably looking to stall out this Kaelin. 10:01:13.840 --> 10:01:15.280 when there's only two turns left. 10:01:15.280 --> 10:01:17.480 You can consider something like protecting one hook one, 10:01:17.480 --> 10:01:19.320 switching it in center for the other slot. 10:01:19.320 --> 10:01:21.120 Then you have fake out pressure the following turn 10:01:21.120 --> 10:01:23.240 and so Harlow's is getting very, very close 10:01:23.240 --> 10:01:24.520 to winning this first game. 10:01:25.800 --> 10:01:28.440 Dillson's speed control turns that Vikram can use 10:01:28.440 --> 10:01:29.800 to try to get fast into this one 10:01:29.800 --> 10:01:32.120 and Swampert protects himself for the first one. 10:01:32.120 --> 10:01:33.600 Doesn't want to give up too much damage 10:01:33.600 --> 10:01:34.720 over to the Venusaur. 10:01:34.720 --> 10:01:36.920 Maybe he's hoping that it will switch out here 10:01:36.920 --> 10:01:38.560 so that Swampert can have something to do 10:01:38.560 --> 10:01:39.600 on the next one. 10:01:39.600 --> 10:01:41.560 Our child on those hoping to make up the difference 10:01:41.560 --> 10:01:47.400 that Dragonforce does knock out a big threat on the field to this Swamper, and so we are 10:01:47.400 --> 10:01:50.400 down to a 2v2 in this first game. 10:01:50.400 --> 10:01:56.400 But based on a 2v1, as Charm's Art lets reach the weather ball, another knockout's secured, 10:01:56.400 --> 10:02:01.200 and Swamper is going to have to do the work of three more Pokemon. 10:02:01.200 --> 10:02:04.240 And Carlos saying, you know what, I'm okay actually just staying in because I have 10:02:04.240 --> 10:02:05.240 that 4v1. 10:02:05.240 --> 10:02:08.520 My team is sort of basically with this boosted speed, we'll neutralize the tailwind 10:02:08.520 --> 10:02:09.520 on the opposing end. 10:02:09.520 --> 10:02:12.020 And because Swamper's actually already taken a lot of damage, 10:02:12.020 --> 10:02:15.720 I can close out this game with the Incineroar and the Charizard combination. 10:02:15.720 --> 10:02:18.720 And so now you can go for something, of course, like a faith out. 10:02:18.720 --> 10:02:21.220 Virtually the Charizard does not have Solar Beam, right? 10:02:21.220 --> 10:02:22.620 So we'll have to go for Weather Ball. 10:02:22.620 --> 10:02:23.620 It goes for the Double Protect. 10:02:23.620 --> 10:02:25.620 That's actually a big fail because it needs now 10:02:25.620 --> 10:02:28.420 because there's a lot of free damage coming out of Swamper. 10:02:28.420 --> 10:02:32.320 Swamper, with three of his allies fallen, has a lot of work cut out for it. 10:02:32.320 --> 10:02:34.920 But the Weather Ball is going to do enough that 10:02:34.920 --> 10:02:38.720 even if you get one big wave crash down into Incineroar or Charizard, 10:02:38.720 --> 10:02:41.880 you are going to end up falling to the recoil damage. 10:02:41.880 --> 10:02:43.520 And that should be game over. 10:02:43.520 --> 10:02:45.480 Carlos should take this first game. 10:02:45.480 --> 10:02:46.680 Have a double protect come out. 10:02:46.680 --> 10:02:47.960 You don't take the fake out chip. 10:02:47.960 --> 10:02:49.600 You don't take that first web of the ball. 10:02:49.600 --> 10:02:51.720 And then you can retouch it back with a wave crash. 10:02:51.720 --> 10:02:54.200 That being said, Intimidate was already activated. 10:02:54.200 --> 10:02:55.760 Swamper is going to go for a protect now, 10:02:55.760 --> 10:02:57.400 but this is Carlos's game. 10:02:57.400 --> 10:02:59.120 And I think both players are already probably thinking 10:02:59.120 --> 10:03:02.120 about their game plan for the second match. 10:03:02.120 --> 10:03:04.640 In the second match, then, what do you consider? 10:03:04.640 --> 10:03:06.480 You brought your rain mode if you're 10:03:06.480 --> 10:03:07.880 a victim to this battle. 10:03:07.880 --> 10:03:10.880 So do you actually consider bringing Charizard instead? 10:03:11.580 --> 10:03:12.980 It's a really good question, yeah. 10:03:12.980 --> 10:03:16.580 I think the dinosaur is actually a Pokémon I'm looking at. 10:03:16.880 --> 10:03:18.880 Brincero is something that I mentioned coming into this game 10:03:18.880 --> 10:03:20.380 where it was nice defensively, right? 10:03:20.380 --> 10:03:22.880 It was able to set up screens, but I think the problems 10:03:22.880 --> 10:03:25.880 that fit for him did not have any opportunities to get big swings. 10:03:26.080 --> 10:03:28.680 Archalodon, when he does not have any special attack boosts, 10:03:28.680 --> 10:03:29.980 which won't do very much damage. 10:03:29.980 --> 10:03:31.680 And so, Webberball, Milfine, they come out, 10:03:31.680 --> 10:03:33.580 and Carlos has perfect pivoting of Charizard. 10:03:33.580 --> 10:03:34.580 Woo! 10:03:35.880 --> 10:03:37.180 Welcome to the survive! 10:03:37.180 --> 10:03:45.180 So it'll take itself out and actually knock out the Charizard as well showcasing how powerful it can't be but still not enough obviously if it'll take the three points. 10:03:45.180 --> 10:03:49.180 You've got to give Swampert the effort though for not going down without a fight. 10:03:49.180 --> 10:03:52.180 But it's too low to fight a Pokemon left standing in his first game. 10:03:52.180 --> 10:03:55.180 Things that Carlos wins. Game number one. 10:03:55.180 --> 10:04:03.180 So if we head into the second game I think part of what makes this game so scary and flexible is how many different modes that you can lead into, right? 10:04:03.180 --> 10:04:09.540 If you are in big room shoes, you can center like you said Rose going into the sun mode instead maybe going for Charizard and Venusaur 10:04:09.540 --> 10:04:17.140 I think that the Venusaur in particular is a really valuable pick for big room because you can use it to sleep powder the opposing threats 10:04:17.140 --> 10:04:19.500 Right, landing a sleep powder into the Charizard big deal 10:04:19.500 --> 10:04:23.100 We take a look at this first game big sleep powder missed right away 10:04:23.100 --> 10:04:29.020 But the Venusaur otherwise is quite clutch hitting basically all of its other sleep powders and also getting some two turn sleeves along the way 10:04:29.020 --> 10:04:33.900 Now that Pelopur spent the majority of that first game asleep with all of the 10:04:33.900 --> 10:04:38.340 methodical pivots that were made, you have to make sure the positioning and the 10:04:38.340 --> 10:04:42.780 timing was just right for this Charizard for Carlos to finally start dishing out 10:04:42.780 --> 10:04:47.020 damage. But once the damage was melted it was impossible to melt the comeback as 10:04:47.020 --> 10:04:51.860 Vikram watched one by one his Pokemon falling to the heavens of these 10:04:51.860 --> 10:04:57.380 Venusaur and Charizard duo. Yeah I think if you are now in Vikram's shoes 10:04:57.380 --> 10:05:01.380 and you're thinking about adaptations. You can run it back with the same 4 Pokemon, but it felt like 10:05:01.380 --> 10:05:05.380 Carlos just was one step ahead in terms of the pivoting, right? So Charizard, Venusaur is one 10:05:05.380 --> 10:05:09.700 adaptation. You can match the opposing Charizard, Venusaur. Like I said, Venusaur's Swamper coming 10:05:09.700 --> 10:05:13.540 into this game is also an interesting one where you do pressure with Sleep Powder while kind of 10:05:13.540 --> 10:05:17.860 protecting the Swamper. I think the goal, ideally, if you're going to bring the Swamper 10:05:17.860 --> 10:05:21.220 is you have to knock out that Venusaur on the opposing side. Swamper, as you saw at the 10:05:21.220 --> 10:05:24.900 end of that first game, is a big damage dealer, but it only basically got one big attack in 10:05:24.900 --> 10:05:29.060 that entire game. The reason for it is it never found the opportunity to hit the 10:05:29.060 --> 10:05:32.900 field very safely. It's just very difficult to pile it. So I do think like 10:05:32.900 --> 10:05:36.900 you said Rose that Charizard might be the adaptation. Maybe you bring it and the 10:05:36.900 --> 10:05:42.820 Venusaur together. Sometimes I wonder if you can't beat or maybe join them try to 10:05:42.820 --> 10:05:46.020 dish out those sleep powders and since it was such an effective strategy for 10:05:46.020 --> 10:05:49.780 Carlos you might want to consider doing it but as you have called out to just 10:05:49.780 --> 10:05:53.140 the offense on the Charizard you don't want your Venusaur to be on the 10:05:53.140 --> 10:05:58.420 opposing end of that and so it's also still a tricky positioning game no matter how you slice it. 10:05:59.060 --> 10:06:03.700 Could it be a Charizard Venusaur versus Charizard Venusaur Mirror? I think when I was looking at this 10:06:03.700 --> 10:06:08.900 matchup coming into today I thought that the Sleep Powder and the Venusaur is just so strong on 10:06:08.900 --> 10:06:14.660 both teams. It is a very scary move to click. We saw the finals start with that miss of course 10:06:14.660 --> 10:06:20.420 25% chance to miss but it can swing things so heavily in your favor especially when both players 10:06:20.420 --> 10:06:24.340 are looking to switch so frequently, right? We saw Peloper switch in to immediately get put to 10:06:24.340 --> 10:06:29.380 sleep. Well, if you take a look, of course, on Carlos's team, there's also no protect on Incineroar, 10:06:29.380 --> 10:06:34.020 so landing a sleep powder into that or whatever switches in would be a big deal. And so I wouldn't 10:06:34.020 --> 10:06:38.340 be shocked to see Charizard Venus or now come out from both leads. And I think if you are 10:06:38.340 --> 10:06:42.500 Carlos, you can also consider maybe saying, now I actually reveal the Charizard strategy, 10:06:42.500 --> 10:06:46.020 I'm going to go with Floette and try to go with a calm mind-based strategy, right? If 10:06:46.020 --> 10:06:49.060 you want to go with Floette, you can lead something like Incineroar and the Floette 10:06:49.060 --> 10:06:52.260 immediately which of course allows you to pressure with Bakeout into calm mind. 10:06:52.260 --> 10:06:55.460 You can also play more defensively leading something like Incinera and Venusaur 10:06:55.460 --> 10:06:58.740 which allows you to go for something like Bakeout sleep powder early, neutralize the 10:06:58.740 --> 10:07:03.540 big threats, then bring in the flowlet and start setting up. And so the options are endless for 10:07:03.540 --> 10:07:10.100 both players here but Carlos has that game advantage. And I wonder how much more 10:07:10.100 --> 10:07:14.660 Vibram will lead on this Archaldon. That was a Pokemon that I feel like had a lot of 10:07:14.660 --> 10:07:21.140 potential in that first game, but you saw the stamina boost not mounting to anything particularly 10:07:21.140 --> 10:07:26.580 effective. There's a lot of the damage from Carlos's team actually was coming from special attackers. 10:07:26.580 --> 10:07:32.100 I really like that point because if our Chalonon is able to be in the rain, well it can keep 10:07:32.100 --> 10:07:35.540 clicking Electroshot, right? But the problem for Bikram in that last game was the rain was 10:07:35.540 --> 10:07:39.380 not up for half the battle because Charizard was just swapping out and in and out and in. 10:07:39.380 --> 10:07:42.740 And so as a result, if our Chalonon can only click Electroshot every other turn in 10:07:42.740 --> 10:07:45.060 and Sam at child foot is just way lower. 10:07:45.060 --> 10:07:46.900 You saw I was able to chip away, right? 10:07:46.900 --> 10:07:49.380 Maybe do 30%, 40%, but it's just not enough. 10:07:49.380 --> 10:07:50.660 And here we go, folks. 10:07:50.660 --> 10:07:51.740 Game two. 10:07:51.740 --> 10:07:55.100 Carlos one game away from becoming world champion. 10:07:55.100 --> 10:07:56.500 The difference is still going up. 10:07:56.500 --> 10:07:58.260 And like I said, Charizard unisor. 10:07:58.260 --> 10:07:59.380 There it is, folks. 10:07:59.380 --> 10:08:01.260 And they're coming. 10:08:01.260 --> 10:08:04.180 Betsy's on the field, and a mirror. 10:08:04.180 --> 10:08:06.340 Really pointing at each other right now 10:08:06.340 --> 10:08:08.340 as the Charizard unisor stare down 10:08:08.340 --> 10:08:09.580 across you from each other. 10:08:09.580 --> 10:08:10.380 Rose, I'm scared. 10:08:10.380 --> 10:08:11.700 I'm scared for both players right now, 10:08:11.700 --> 10:08:14.860 because both players have the pressure of sleep powder, right? 10:08:14.860 --> 10:08:16.860 This first turn already is really interesting 10:08:16.860 --> 10:08:18.620 because you can protect your Charizard. 10:08:18.620 --> 10:08:20.460 Hopefully sleep powder goes into that slot 10:08:20.460 --> 10:08:22.220 and goes for something like slunk bomb and key wave 10:08:22.220 --> 10:08:24.460 to try to knock out the opposing Venusaur, right? 10:08:24.460 --> 10:08:27.100 So mega evolution is going to come out. 10:08:27.100 --> 10:08:29.940 And of course, this allows Venusaur to now improve 10:08:29.940 --> 10:08:31.740 on basically both players' end. 10:08:32.700 --> 10:08:34.740 I have to worry though again and keep in mind 10:08:34.740 --> 10:08:36.740 that Carlos's Venusaur is Tennis 10:08:36.740 --> 10:08:39.380 so it is likely to be a faster between the two 10:08:39.380 --> 10:08:40.580 even though we haven't seen them 10:08:40.580 --> 10:08:43.180 up against each other in this match just yet, 10:08:43.180 --> 10:08:45.640 but it's a mega evolution for both, 10:08:45.640 --> 10:08:47.060 as they have hit the field. 10:08:47.060 --> 10:08:48.780 So now what pops next? 10:08:48.780 --> 10:08:50.220 Which phyto-saur will move first, 10:08:50.220 --> 10:08:52.340 and they are going to be car-holding against the sleeper 10:08:52.340 --> 10:08:53.800 into Vickricks Charizard 10:08:53.800 --> 10:08:56.540 to stop in his tracks for this first turn. 10:08:56.540 --> 10:08:58.740 But Vickricks Vsaur can respond as well, 10:08:58.740 --> 10:09:00.460 quickly power up the stone, 10:09:00.460 --> 10:09:02.980 and so both of these Charizard will make it evolve 10:09:02.980 --> 10:09:04.980 and be asleep at the job. 10:09:04.980 --> 10:09:06.780 Well, like, you can see Vickricks Charizard, 10:09:06.780 --> 10:09:08.180 by the way, mega-volving first, 10:09:08.180 --> 10:09:10.340 and also taking the sleeper first. 10:09:10.340 --> 10:09:15.340 So, unless there's E-tying, Mike just E-indication that the victim's Charizard is faster. 10:09:15.340 --> 10:09:20.340 Like I said, coming into this battle, whoever Charizard is faster will have a pretty big advantage there. 10:09:20.340 --> 10:09:26.340 And so, now, lots of things like can happen, right? Pelophora can switch in on the opposing side. 10:09:26.340 --> 10:09:32.340 Then you can go for a Leather Ball into Charizard, but as you pointed out, Rhodes, it is going to be timid Venusaur here. 10:09:32.340 --> 10:09:34.340 A lot of Charizard on the opposing side as well. 10:09:34.340 --> 10:09:36.340 And so, Venusaur is going to pivot out. 10:09:36.340 --> 10:09:37.340 If it is, that would be a great call-out. 10:09:37.340 --> 10:09:41.620 Of course, you cannot put the opposing dinosaur to sleep, but you could put either the Pelipur 10:09:41.620 --> 10:09:46.460 or the Archalodon to sleep, but it's just a sludge bomb, so that's steal time Archalodon 10:09:46.460 --> 10:09:59.180 coming in and not taking any damage. 10:09:59.180 --> 10:10:02.180 Okay, so turn 2 of sleep, now gone. 10:10:02.180 --> 10:10:04.740 Archalodon has now been positioned in the rain. 10:10:04.740 --> 10:10:10.580 If you aren't Marlowe's you're probably looking to get a sleep powder off maybe put the our child on a sleep and pivot that Charizard out 10:10:10.700 --> 10:10:15.660 It's the same dynamic that we saw from the first game, but I do like the adaptation from Vikram 10:10:15.660 --> 10:10:19.640 I think Charizard also disposes decent damage from the force of this game and so 10:10:20.340 --> 10:10:23.420 Big question I have right now is what is the Unisor able to accomplish? 10:10:23.420 --> 10:10:27.860 It likely wants to go for sleep powder into either slot, but if this would be absolutely devastating 10:10:27.860 --> 10:10:32.340 It is too bad that this Unisor doesn't have earth power in this particular case 10:10:32.340 --> 10:10:35.780 because you would love to get some damage down onto the opposing Archalodon, 10:10:35.780 --> 10:10:40.420 but you will take another sleep powder connecting onto the opposing Telepher. 10:10:40.420 --> 10:10:44.420 Archalodon, though, now has this opportunity to get the Electroshot, 10:10:44.420 --> 10:10:48.500 get that special attack increase. Maybe it will be useful for these subsequent turns, 10:10:48.500 --> 10:10:52.660 but is this going to be an Electroshot into the Barton that's reaching, or is the Venusaur? 10:10:52.660 --> 10:10:55.940 Venusaur is the one on the receiving end, and that's just going to be some chip. 10:10:55.940 --> 10:11:01.140 It's a fantastic call there, and unlike last time where Insider was able to neutralize the Archalodon early, 10:11:01.140 --> 10:11:06.900 this time there is no card in shot. And so a darchalonon at plus one is so much 10:11:06.900 --> 10:11:10.340 stronger than a neutral darchalonon, right? You're pressuring that dragon close to Inzula 10:11:10.340 --> 10:11:14.340 darchon. Venusaur now maybe wants to angle for a sweet counter for darchononon, but 10:11:14.340 --> 10:11:18.340 Carlos does not have that much damage, and that's the thing with this choice card darchononon. 10:11:18.340 --> 10:11:22.260 Like we saw earlier, our dragon called this under 50% propelloper. You can go for a 10:11:22.260 --> 10:11:25.380 downside attack, but the darchalonon she's going to stack up those stamina boosts. So 10:11:25.380 --> 10:11:28.420 darchonon once again kind of in an awkward position, which is why I was thinking Sinistre 10:11:28.420 --> 10:11:32.260 makes sense in this matchup and okay you know who needs damage you can go for 10:11:32.260 --> 10:11:35.260 Rockside that gives you a glimpse chance actually still doesn't need some 10:11:35.260 --> 10:11:38.260 amount of Peloponor as well but of course we'll start stacking up that 10:11:38.260 --> 10:11:42.820 stamina. Let's take it 7-3 hit knockout from the Rockside onto the Peloponor 10:11:42.820 --> 10:11:45.820 but we're not going to find out whether or not this or Chalmanoff will 10:11:45.820 --> 10:11:49.260 glitch because the Rockside because Venusaur has said you're just going to 10:11:49.260 --> 10:11:53.260 go to sleep. But Pelopon leads up so that is a damage. 10:11:53.260 --> 10:11:55.260 It's definitely got to that pergale, 10:11:55.260 --> 10:11:58.260 to be able to get a super effective knockout. 10:11:58.260 --> 10:12:02.260 And that is going to be a huge Pokemon out of the way. 10:12:02.260 --> 10:12:05.260 An absolutely huge trade there. 10:12:05.260 --> 10:12:07.260 Now he just wants no longer sleep powder. 10:12:07.260 --> 10:12:10.260 And I think this is what's really awkward about choice card bar chop 10:12:10.260 --> 10:12:12.260 is that taking this matchup, right? 10:12:12.260 --> 10:12:13.260 Yes, it's fast. 10:12:13.260 --> 10:12:16.260 It's not necessarily threatening what he's knocked out. 10:12:16.260 --> 10:12:17.260 And once you commit to a move, 10:12:17.260 --> 10:12:19.260 now you're just locked into that rock stack, right? 10:12:19.260 --> 10:12:21.260 Charizard, of course, over does hit the field. 10:12:21.260 --> 10:12:26.580 And so you pressure a lever ball into the opposing our child on that obviously do a lot of damage 10:12:26.580 --> 10:12:32.020 And so I think they forgot a really great turn there a limited in the store meaning no more sleep powder is big 10:12:32.020 --> 10:12:35.180 But Charizard now regains what they control the victim says okay? 10:12:35.180 --> 10:12:37.700 I want to reset for rain country on being a sport 10:12:37.700 --> 10:12:42.920 But this is so risky because what if it is a just going to be a weather ball into that slide 10:12:42.920 --> 10:12:47.460 You also have to worry about the block line switching their Venus or that focused out just now 10:12:47.460 --> 10:12:52.780 No longer going to be able to keep this minisaur in this if it does take a super effective attack 10:13:05.220 --> 10:13:08.800 So intense right now our child on this man is to hang on 10:13:09.220 --> 10:13:11.100 To babe offense the term for Carlos 10:13:11.100 --> 10:13:14.060 But now big room once again has the ability to either pivot in power 10:13:14.060 --> 10:13:17.420 Or I actually don't think you want to do it right now because you've got the Venus or out in the field 10:13:17.460 --> 10:13:22.900 So you might want to angle for something like a sleep powder into Charizard and it is going to be that and it does connect 10:13:23.180 --> 10:13:26.780 Viprum inching closer and closer to taking us to game three 10:13:27.540 --> 10:13:29.700 Garchon can still do the rock slide though 10:13:29.700 --> 10:13:35.340 Which could stop this or Chaladon from moving if it does manage it to wake up on this turn 10:13:35.340 --> 10:13:40.180 But the stamina boosts are starting to really add up here against the physical 10:13:40.180 --> 10:13:42.420 simple offense of this Star Chomp. 10:13:42.420 --> 10:13:45.060 But if Chalos waits up, Dwight pulls down 10:13:45.060 --> 10:13:48.100 and then I don't know what to do with this Star Chomp. 10:13:48.100 --> 10:13:52.900 And so two Pokemon left here for Carlos 10:13:52.900 --> 10:13:56.500 as we enter into the latter parts of the second game. 10:13:56.500 --> 10:13:58.580 And that is the difference between getting 10:13:58.580 --> 10:14:00.060 that special attack who's on our channel 10:14:00.060 --> 10:14:02.940 and having to be at neutral or even minus one. 10:14:02.940 --> 10:14:04.220 Huge knock out there. 10:14:04.220 --> 10:14:06.980 That's two KO's and now that is weather control 10:14:06.980 --> 10:14:09.340 over in big room favor. 10:14:09.340 --> 10:14:16.020 Carlos, the Force still does have Charizard and it is sleeping, it is just so, so scary. 10:14:16.020 --> 10:14:19.340 I think the Incider right now obviously has make out pressure, it's either both of them. 10:14:19.340 --> 10:14:22.980 You can make out the Incider, Charizard, hope to wake up, hope to heatwave, right? 10:14:22.980 --> 10:14:24.540 I think that's basically the best bet. 10:14:24.540 --> 10:14:29.020 But it is still so tough because Vikram of course can pivot in at the Telepter, 10:14:29.020 --> 10:14:30.620 and of course change the weather. 10:14:33.620 --> 10:14:36.900 Wonder if you can go for an Inch of Power though with this Charizard. 10:14:36.900 --> 10:14:38.560 It's the one attack that I'm thinking up. 10:14:38.560 --> 10:14:42.660 Can Carlos keep himself in this game if he gets a big call? 10:14:42.660 --> 10:14:44.140 Back, I think it's a really great point. 10:14:44.140 --> 10:14:46.420 The Enisor is going to swap out here. 10:14:46.420 --> 10:14:47.380 It's going to be the Pelopter. 10:14:47.380 --> 10:14:52.700 So the weather now is burning once again back into rain. 10:14:52.700 --> 10:14:55.100 Rain active is Archalodon protecting itself. 10:14:55.100 --> 10:14:57.380 Just doesn't want to be on the receiving end of a fake out 10:14:57.380 --> 10:14:58.540 and double up. 10:14:58.540 --> 10:15:00.140 Because even if this is going to end up 10:15:00.140 --> 10:15:02.660 being a water type weather ball from this Charizard, 10:15:02.660 --> 10:15:03.860 that could be enough to knock out 10:15:03.860 --> 10:15:05.780 the Archalodon on the other side. 10:15:05.780 --> 10:15:08.860 You also afford yourself some time to get some leftovers or covering. 10:15:09.820 --> 10:15:14.060 For Vifram there, maybe there was an opportunity to actually get some attack with the Archalina, 10:15:14.060 --> 10:15:17.140 knowing that the Charizard wasn't guaranteed to wake up there, one and three chance. 10:15:17.620 --> 10:15:19.020 It was a throat shot, but it wasn't a fake-out. 10:15:19.020 --> 10:15:21.740 A lecture shot there actually would have probably knocked out Charizard and just won the game. 10:15:21.740 --> 10:15:26.260 But Vifram saying, look, I thought it was guaranteed to lack, I guess, the Archelibur in safely. 10:15:27.140 --> 10:15:28.260 Of course, different stage and power. 10:15:28.260 --> 10:15:29.980 Charizard now guaranteed to wake up, does wake up. 10:15:30.220 --> 10:15:35.580 It's going to be the weapon that's not going to archalina, but that means the pelibur will be able to get a Wendervoll or a Tailwind up right now. 10:15:35.780 --> 10:15:39.480 Tailwind for speed control, but a mother ball would be super effective 10:15:39.480 --> 10:15:42.780 and to either of these fire-type locomots is Incineroar 10:15:42.780 --> 10:15:46.780 goes for the parting shot to limit some of this Pelopter's special attack output 10:15:46.780 --> 10:15:50.280 so it might not save itself from the partner coming in 10:15:50.280 --> 10:15:53.780 and trying to get some damage down. Tailwind is set up at speed control 10:15:53.780 --> 10:15:55.780 and lets you what Vikram brings in next. 10:15:55.780 --> 10:15:57.780 So it's going to be a detail and as you saw, 10:15:57.780 --> 10:16:00.280 it's actually crucially Carlos is Incineroar faster than that Pelopter 10:16:00.280 --> 10:16:02.780 so being able to drop that special attack immediately 10:16:02.780 --> 10:16:06.940 It's going to be Venusaur and Vikram put it all together. 10:16:06.940 --> 10:16:09.580 The Pelipers offense right now is quite good. 10:16:09.580 --> 10:16:12.300 As you mentioned, Rosler, is that ancient power on Charizard. 10:16:12.300 --> 10:16:15.260 That is super effective damage into the Pelipers right now. 10:16:15.260 --> 10:16:17.740 Incineroar on Carlos is then cannot protect itself. 10:16:17.740 --> 10:16:19.740 And so it is very vulnerable to a weather ball. 10:16:19.740 --> 10:16:21.340 Sleep Otter targets the Charizard 10:16:21.340 --> 10:16:24.060 and is going to find his mark there at the big connect. 10:16:24.060 --> 10:16:26.460 Will Pelipers follow up with a double up to the weather ball? 10:16:26.460 --> 10:16:28.620 So ancient power is off the board from the weather ball. 10:16:28.620 --> 10:16:31.580 I'm hoping to secure some big damage into the Charizard 10:16:31.580 --> 10:16:37.180 at my is one special attack though it is not going to be enough to get to knock out now but you 10:16:37.180 --> 10:16:42.140 should be able to follow that up on the next turn as Road Chop will not knock out this pellet for 10:16:42.140 --> 10:16:47.180 here. You can see the strength of the rain right of course Harlow's has that flare blitz put a 10:16:47.180 --> 10:16:52.140 bomber potentially on to the Venusaur slot but he doesn't want to take that much recoil either 10:16:52.140 --> 10:16:56.380 maybe predicting Venusaur's potential to go for a protect either way though right now Vintrum just 10:16:56.380 --> 10:17:00.860 is in the driver's seat. Charizard however has taken turn to sleep so he can go for something 10:17:00.860 --> 10:17:04.460 like they protect Calvary. Even if you protect, what are you going to accomplish right in center? 10:17:04.460 --> 10:17:07.820 You may be parting shot in the Pelopter. Maybe you flared, but it's the greatest one, but there's no 10:17:07.820 --> 10:17:13.020 one turn of tail and laughter. So, Carlos right now, back against the wall, and this Pelopter 10:17:13.020 --> 10:17:18.700 showing how to get a huge offensive tool in this matchup. The damage is going to start to add 10:17:18.700 --> 10:17:24.460 up, and Charizard stays asleep. So now, really nothing that it can do in this turn. 10:17:24.460 --> 10:17:28.140 As Bloodball comes out, that's going to be damaged down up to the instator, 10:17:28.140 --> 10:17:35.240 As Weatherball finishes off this Charizard and now it's Shotzi and Thiruhr, the last Pokémon standing in Game Number One, 10:17:35.240 --> 10:17:38.040 has to make up for its allies here. 10:17:38.040 --> 10:17:46.040 Another parting shot to drop this Pelophora Special Attack down to minus two, but a 3v1 is too much for this cat to handle. 10:17:46.040 --> 10:17:51.240 Yeah, and there's just no way to close out the game in terms of damage for Carlos. 10:17:51.240 --> 10:17:55.560 So, Vikram decides I'm going to drop Swamper, I'm going to bring Charizard, 10:17:55.560 --> 10:18:01.240 both players see Charizard and Minasaur, but it is Vikram that strikes back here in the second game. 10:18:01.240 --> 10:18:05.240 And I think now both players are likely are ready to look towards game three, of course, 10:18:05.240 --> 10:18:08.740 still not over yet in the sense that the Incideros standing on the field, 10:18:08.740 --> 10:18:12.740 but there is no way for it truly to deal with all of Vikram's remaining Pokemon. 10:18:12.740 --> 10:18:16.940 If you are Carlos then, you've got to start thinking about maybe that card drop slot. 10:18:16.940 --> 10:18:19.540 I'm going to come out, continue switch up the way of the Incideros, 10:18:19.540 --> 10:18:25.460 Scott that sister's buried, but it is just slowly going to fade and of course the weather ball knock comes out in the rain 10:18:25.460 --> 10:18:29.760 Has even a couple special tack drops, but we'll still stay and we're going to get game three folks 10:18:30.100 --> 10:18:37.140 What an exciting series so far between these two incredible trainers Carlos and Vickra even off the game count 10:18:37.140 --> 10:18:42.800 And it will be the decisive game three that determines the world champion in seniors division 10:18:42.800 --> 10:18:49.060 So tense here. What do you do if you are Carlos? You went with the same Pokemon 10:18:49.060 --> 10:18:54.180 and I think the Garchomp is something like who doesn't like a liability. The 10:18:54.180 --> 10:18:56.800 question though is well what do you replace the Garchomp with? It's not like 10:18:56.800 --> 10:19:01.200 Siena Shen necessarily feels better, right? And so is there a mode where you 10:19:01.200 --> 10:19:03.920 potentially consider going into Flowette? We haven't seen Flowette hit the 10:19:03.920 --> 10:19:07.760 field once throughout the course of this battle so far. Thing about Flowette though 10:19:07.760 --> 10:19:10.880 that's very awkward is obviously into Charizard and Venusaur. Those are 10:19:10.880 --> 10:19:16.000 two Pokemon I resist very tight damage. So it might feel tricky to weave in, but if you're 10:19:16.000 --> 10:19:19.720 able to get a free combine boost with it and have sinister healing in the back, it's a 10:19:19.720 --> 10:19:23.560 Pokemon that can be very difficult to deal with. Carlos might also just say, look, I'm 10:19:23.560 --> 10:19:27.680 going to run it back and I'm just going to change how I play those opening turns. We're 10:19:27.680 --> 10:19:31.160 both going to go Charizard and Venusaur. But I think for Carlos now seeing what the 10:19:31.160 --> 10:19:35.240 Charizard is likely slower than Vikram is a really big deal. 10:19:35.240 --> 10:19:37.720 The speed interaction super important. 10:19:37.720 --> 10:19:43.360 We confirmed that Carlos's Venusaur is faster and Vikras Charizard is faster. 10:19:43.360 --> 10:19:47.360 So now do you think about going back maybe hoping that maybe some of the sleep turns 10:19:47.360 --> 10:19:49.960 are a little bit luckier for you? 10:19:49.960 --> 10:19:51.160 Is it one sleep powder? 10:19:51.160 --> 10:19:54.800 The difference that might make you a world champion? 10:19:54.800 --> 10:20:01.120 Thousands of fans here in the crowd as we get into game three here, the senior division 10:20:01.120 --> 10:20:06.280 world championships. It has been a back and forth battle. Honestly incredible 10:20:06.280 --> 10:20:10.480 play by both players here and I'm really excited to see what the mix-ups are 10:20:10.480 --> 10:20:13.920 for game three. I think there's a world where Vikram also could maybe say I'm 10:20:13.920 --> 10:20:17.680 actually gonna go back to Swampert. Two things that feels more unlikely but 10:20:17.680 --> 10:20:21.160 Venusaur Swampert is one of the mix-ups that you can go with on that side of 10:20:21.160 --> 10:20:24.160 the field. Otherwise I think the Charizard Venusaur lead with 10:20:24.160 --> 10:20:28.360 Calibra or Choudon is very scary and knowing that you are faster with 10:20:28.360 --> 10:20:32.800 Charizard is a big deal. If you're Carlos though and you say you want to bring the choice about Garchomp 10:20:32.800 --> 10:20:38.760 You can consider leading it immediately because of course the Garchomp is actually quite nice defensively into most of the moves 10:20:38.760 --> 10:20:44.020 You pressure with Rock slide if the Venus were just miss the sleep powder on Garchomp on turn 1 well Garchomp's like okay 10:20:44.020 --> 10:20:47.160 Cool, I'm just gonna rock side. I'm gonna break your focus hash gonna do a lot of damage 10:20:47.160 --> 10:20:50.080 Maybe even potentially knock out the Charizard depending on how it is trained 10:20:50.080 --> 10:20:53.240 And so if Carlos says I don't want to go with the flow at mode 10:20:53.240 --> 10:20:55.720 I am looking at Garchomp as a lead potentially 10:20:55.720 --> 10:21:02.720 You have fake out as well to guarantee that you could potentially get a rock slide off on that first turn. 10:21:02.720 --> 10:21:07.720 But the dual weather mode has definitely made this a more exciting match up between these two trainers. 10:21:07.720 --> 10:21:13.720 Pelipper and Charizard both available to try to command the weather from each other. 10:21:13.720 --> 10:21:19.720 But I do wonder whether or not we will see either of the other mega evolutions in this game. 10:21:19.720 --> 10:21:23.720 One way is for sure though, it's going to be an exciting game three finish 10:21:23.720 --> 10:21:27.720 to crown our world champion in the seniors division. 10:21:27.720 --> 10:21:30.720 Everybody get ready, Carlos, Barastequi, and Zicro, 10:21:30.720 --> 10:21:35.720 and Zicro and Raja are almost going to get into this final game. 10:21:35.720 --> 10:21:39.720 And for our competitors, you can see their play on this grand, grand stage, 10:21:39.720 --> 10:21:44.720 the largest stage that we've ever had in competitive Pokemon Game 3. 10:21:44.720 --> 10:21:48.720 Everything on the line, a world championship title on the line. 10:21:48.720 --> 10:21:51.720 Let's see what the mix-ups are. 10:21:51.720 --> 10:21:56.120 Well, for now, it's going to be a run-back for Vikram of the Venusaur and the Charizard. 10:21:56.120 --> 10:21:58.060 So we do see Kargo switch things up. 10:21:58.060 --> 10:22:02.260 Venusaur hitting, Charizard hitting the field and Garchomp with that choice card. 10:22:02.260 --> 10:22:03.960 There's that Garchomp I was talking about. 10:22:03.960 --> 10:22:06.940 If you were expecting Charizard, Venusaur, now you say, look, I'm going to put the 10:22:06.940 --> 10:22:09.160 odds a little bit more in my favor. 10:22:09.160 --> 10:22:12.260 The way that the Charizard, Venusaur, normally wants to deal with this is I'm 10:22:12.260 --> 10:22:15.180 going to mega-ball, I'm going to sweep-powder your Garchomp, I'm going to go for something 10:22:15.180 --> 10:22:16.680 like a Heat Wave or a Weather Ball. 10:22:16.680 --> 10:22:20.620 And first, because it's Leafstorm on Venusaur, you can angle for a knockout immediately 10:22:20.620 --> 10:22:26.220 the other Garchomp the following turn. However, if Sleephunter misses Garchomp, it's an absolute disaster. 10:22:26.220 --> 10:22:28.620 I think that we're going to see heroes where we want to start the game. 10:22:29.660 --> 10:22:34.460 Mega Evolution first though, as we wait with beta practice to see what will happen next. 10:22:34.460 --> 10:22:39.420 As Charizard for Vikram Megatevolts. Oh! Not a mega evolution for Carlos. 10:22:39.420 --> 10:22:43.660 It's just going to be a protect of Vikram's Venusaur as a double protect here. 10:22:43.660 --> 10:22:48.060 Scouts out what this Garchomp is going to lock into with this toy scarf. 10:22:48.060 --> 10:22:53.340 to get confirmation it will be the rock slide so that makes this next turn even more important. 10:22:54.620 --> 10:23:00.620 And virtually Carlos and Charizard do not mega-vulff there, right? That's for two potential reasons. 10:23:00.620 --> 10:23:03.500 One, if you think Vikram's not going to mega-vulff Charizard, you don't want to set up the 10:23:03.500 --> 10:23:07.420 sun allowing Venus or the now, peace the smart car, Trump. The other thing that I think is 10:23:07.420 --> 10:23:10.460 unlikely, but I do want to bring up this, is there ever a world in which it's, well, 10:23:10.460 --> 10:23:14.620 wet there in the back? I think unlikely. Vikram says, look, I do not want to play 10:23:14.620 --> 10:23:18.780 with the potential speed counter miss. Let me switch our child on and Charizard now is going to mega 10:23:18.780 --> 10:23:21.420 loss. It's not going to be the flow in the back. Carlos to say I don't want to give you the speed 10:23:21.420 --> 10:23:25.660 advantage early on for a while. What's interesting here is Venuswork could actually speed counter to 10:23:25.660 --> 10:23:29.500 Charizard and say, yeah, don't throw rocks like give me a defense boost. It would be quite nice 10:23:29.500 --> 10:23:34.780 and that's exactly what's going to happen. So, Bidra doesn't get that first part correct. 10:23:34.780 --> 10:23:39.740 A sleeping Charizard and that Garchel across the way to the proc slide is going to get that 10:23:39.740 --> 10:23:46.060 We set up on your child on and buy this our child on some valuable time if that helper is leading in the week 10:23:46.500 --> 10:23:49.540 Charizard will partially take its first turn of sleep here 10:23:49.540 --> 10:23:54.940 Now if you're a big group you have to play to switch Venus or out into Pelopon set up that rain and of media 10:23:54.940 --> 10:24:01.380 You launch electroshot into a charizard slot regardless of his lock into rocks by two would not really feel any damage to our child 10:24:01.380 --> 10:24:03.380 I'm gonna do around 40% to tell a bird 10:24:03.380 --> 10:24:09.140 But that's not the most you see how good this defensive heliport is and I think Carlos feels forced to switch out the Charizard 10:24:09.140 --> 10:24:12.580 right because you don't want to just take a lot of damage or be able to not go 10:24:12.580 --> 10:24:16.660 shot. It's going to be a scenario coming in here. So the intimidate not really making 10:24:16.660 --> 10:24:20.420 any big difference. It actually just needs going here not to the switch in. And 10:24:20.420 --> 10:24:23.220 the guard chop takes so much damage. Big room saying look I'm gonna prioritize 10:24:23.220 --> 10:24:26.260 knocking at your guard chop which clears the path where my car is on. 10:24:26.260 --> 10:24:29.540 There's no way to stop their talent on from attacking on this turret unless 10:24:29.540 --> 10:24:34.500 you're able to get the rock slide flicks. There's a 30% chance to do so. 10:24:34.500 --> 10:24:38.980 So is it going to be this time that gives Carlos a favorable turn? 10:24:38.980 --> 10:24:45.620 Knock this one, Dragon Pulse is going to knock out the Garchop here as we get that second attack into that Pokemon. 10:24:45.620 --> 10:24:49.020 And I think it is a perfect opening here for Vikram. 10:24:49.020 --> 10:24:55.260 Really well done. I think, you know, one approach to knocking out Garchop is like I said, Sweet powder and then peace form it, right? 10:24:55.260 --> 10:25:01.980 But with that, you know that you might miss the Sweet powder, so basically Vikram says, I'm gonna make your choice cards work against you. 10:25:01.980 --> 10:25:08.060 You're locked in the rocks right now, my Archaladon basically completely walls you. Finds an amazing position for your Archaladon. 10:25:08.060 --> 10:25:10.860 And not so Garchomp without getting a raw side into Charizard. 10:25:10.860 --> 10:25:15.260 I think a whole point of bringing Garchomp in a matchup like this is ideally to get that Charizard. 10:25:15.260 --> 10:25:19.020 And so I would say the advantage now heavily goes in Vikram's favor, 10:25:19.020 --> 10:25:22.140 but of course there is a Sleep Outer on both sides right now. 10:25:23.740 --> 10:25:28.860 Carlos' Sleep Outer would be able to connect first onto the opposing Archaladon 10:25:28.860 --> 10:25:31.500 since this Unisor has been confirmed to be faster. 10:25:31.500 --> 10:25:35.100 But there's also a big out in play since that Incinamore partially switched in. 10:25:35.100 --> 10:25:41.900 So there's a waiver you to be able to stop the opposing unisor from doing something on this current that's like we're going to end up seeing a protect here 10:25:42.580 --> 10:25:45.180 Zork could also just fire off some office 10:25:45.180 --> 10:25:51.140 So we see a double protect from this unisor and there's our child on to make sure there's no funny business on this turn 10:25:51.580 --> 10:25:55.460 Sleep powder not going to do anything but it was also not going to do anything 10:25:55.580 --> 10:25:59.740 The main question for Carlos is how are you gonna deal enough damage? 10:25:59.740 --> 10:26:03.740 The, our child on the opposing side right now still sitting fully healthy. 10:26:03.740 --> 10:26:07.480 The answer of course is going to be the Charizard in the back, but that is still a sleep. 10:26:07.480 --> 10:26:09.440 It's only taken one turn of sleep as well. 10:26:09.440 --> 10:26:10.720 It's over mid-frame now. 10:26:10.720 --> 10:26:14.120 Okay, sleep better comes out and it's going to be a miss on our child on! 10:26:14.620 --> 10:26:18.320 That's buying the valuable time here for a big room, Spina Sword, 10:26:18.320 --> 10:26:21.220 to actually get some damage out with that Blood Bomb. 10:26:21.220 --> 10:26:25.420 Dragon Pulse as well is just going to help to win away the Spina Sword's HP. 10:26:25.420 --> 10:26:26.860 But it leaves just our child on. 10:26:26.860 --> 10:26:30.340 It has to eat a parting shot to drop its special attack. 10:26:30.340 --> 10:26:32.620 But with all three Pokemon remaining, 10:26:32.620 --> 10:26:36.980 Carlos has to bring back out the sleeping Charizard. 10:26:36.980 --> 10:26:39.940 Charizard comes out, but it is such a difficult position 10:26:39.940 --> 10:26:40.580 right now. 10:26:40.580 --> 10:26:42.900 Sunlight also fades, and so that means 10:26:42.900 --> 10:26:44.180 that you don't even necessarily have 10:26:44.180 --> 10:26:45.740 to switch in Elipor, right? 10:26:45.740 --> 10:26:48.140 The risk of switching in Elipor is it comes out, 10:26:48.140 --> 10:26:49.900 and then it gets hit by a sleep powder, 10:26:49.900 --> 10:26:51.740 and then you just can't wake up with it 10:26:51.740 --> 10:26:54.500 with the following, or have to take that one for a guaranteed 10:26:54.500 --> 10:26:55.460 sleep. 10:26:55.460 --> 10:26:57.460 Right now, though, of course, if you're Carlos, 10:26:57.460 --> 10:26:59.060 you still want to shut down that arch-ilder. 10:26:59.060 --> 10:27:01.140 You can go for a sneak out or onto it once again. 10:27:01.140 --> 10:27:03.220 Charizard here, maybe he just says, you know what? 10:27:03.220 --> 10:27:05.140 I'm going to stay in, and I'm happy to just click he-wave. 10:27:05.140 --> 10:27:06.940 I want to try to knock out your Venusaur. 10:27:06.940 --> 10:27:09.100 Vikram, of course, can pivot it that fellow first. 10:27:09.100 --> 10:27:10.900 He's got the full-point advantage right now. 10:27:10.900 --> 10:27:12.540 The momentum is definitely on his side, 10:27:12.540 --> 10:27:13.580 and no switch is here. 10:27:13.580 --> 10:27:17.020 You can see Vikram saying, I don't know about this one. 10:27:17.020 --> 10:27:18.660 Charizard stays asleep, though, 10:27:18.660 --> 10:27:21.740 so maybe we do get to see some damage go in that direction. 10:27:21.740 --> 10:27:24.740 But right now, it is a slug bomb fell by the protect, 10:27:24.740 --> 10:27:28.180 I think it was a doggalop as well, with that Dragon Pulse. 10:27:28.680 --> 10:27:33.180 It's not much accomplished that turn, but Charizard does stay asleep. 10:27:33.180 --> 10:27:35.680 Have that woken up, it might have just been a D-Wave. 10:27:35.680 --> 10:27:39.180 Knocked out the opposing Venusaur, make one decide, I don't want to switch in Heliport there. 10:27:39.180 --> 10:27:42.920 Maybe out of respect for a Sleephunter or a Leap-Storved into that slot. 10:27:42.920 --> 10:27:46.920 Now it is going to be Carlos' Venusaur, let it switch out into a Finderaur. 10:27:46.920 --> 10:27:49.420 Scan Carlos' retaliation back and get a knockout right now. 10:27:49.420 --> 10:27:51.860 Are we going to see Venusaur potentially switch out into Heliport? 10:27:51.860 --> 10:27:53.060 There's the swap. 10:27:53.060 --> 10:27:58.060 Right, so we do have one under view of Pokemon in the back, and now we know it is the Pelipur. 10:27:58.060 --> 10:28:02.060 Coming just at the rain here, and that's gonna be weather control for Vikram. 10:28:02.060 --> 10:28:09.060 Charizard and Sigurd all have the same idea, but it does get the Double Connect the Heat Wave on to both Pokemon. 10:28:09.060 --> 10:28:14.060 But look at how little damage that's going to do with the rain and neutralizing that fire type damage. 10:28:14.060 --> 10:28:18.060 And it's the Electro Shot coming out from our Chaladon. 10:28:18.060 --> 10:28:21.060 No sleep powder. Being a sword pivoting out. 10:28:21.060 --> 10:28:26.500 This is such a powerful attack you have to imagine it walks the party down that charge art and it's gonna land 10:28:26.500 --> 10:28:27.740 It's hard in the charge art 10:28:27.740 --> 10:28:33.500 It's not gonna get the knockout, but it gets big from one inch closer to becoming world champion 10:28:33.500 --> 10:28:38.820 This game was already difficult for Carlos, but now it feels nearly impossible to win 10:28:39.460 --> 10:28:46.860 It's really tough when that Charizard doesn't have a lot of HP left to play with and you have to rely on your opponent 10:28:46.860 --> 10:28:51.540 to set back up this side with their own Charizard so that your Venusaur can come back out with 10:28:51.540 --> 10:28:52.540 that speed advantage. 10:28:52.540 --> 10:28:57.500 For right now, Pelipper and Archalodon really looking top here for Carlos to take down. 10:28:57.500 --> 10:29:01.180 It is so tricky, especially with Sleephounder missing. 10:29:01.180 --> 10:29:04.540 The first thing you have to do with your Carlos is you need to find a way to get Venusaur 10:29:04.540 --> 10:29:08.540 back out onto a field, get a Sleephounder off, and so Charizard is going to protect 10:29:08.540 --> 10:29:09.540 you. 10:29:09.540 --> 10:29:12.540 You would think it wants to switch up, but if you switch up, the Venusaur is just 10:29:12.540 --> 10:29:22.540 Electroshot comes out once again and folks this is our chaladon. A Pokemon that often feels like it is as strong and stronger than Mega Evolution in both my champions. 10:29:22.540 --> 10:29:30.540 Will's target Charizard here is considered won't be able to pivot out so this is what I was saying. Number one for Carlos is get Nemisor out on the field. 10:29:30.540 --> 10:29:38.540 And also reducing the special attack. That face our chaladon has been getting from those Electroshots. 10:29:38.540 --> 10:29:45.940 So you didn't get the damage down in the Charizard but you did make that Archile on a lot more threatening by adding plus one to its special attack. 10:29:45.940 --> 10:29:49.640 So the party shot coming in very handy there from that Incineroar. 10:29:49.640 --> 10:29:55.940 But now that the dinosaur is on the field, you don't really have a lot of HP to play with for either of these Pokemon on Carlos' side. 10:29:55.940 --> 10:29:59.640 So what's tricky is, well you have Sleep Powder but what is the Charizard slot going to do? 10:29:59.640 --> 10:30:03.640 It does not have the sun for it, it feels like it wants to switch out. 10:30:03.640 --> 10:30:07.240 All of its moves basically will just dent the Archile on a Pelopyr. 10:30:07.240 --> 10:30:10.880 And so, I think Carlos probably wants to look for a sleep powder. 10:30:10.880 --> 10:30:13.960 Maybe you go for something like a protect and switch it in Cineros. 10:30:13.960 --> 10:30:17.360 The problem is then you just get doubled up into, it's just going to be staying in. 10:30:17.360 --> 10:30:20.480 So it's going to be sleep powder, it does land on our child. 10:30:20.480 --> 10:30:22.320 But this means Peloport can get a lot of damage. 10:30:22.320 --> 10:30:24.320 You will get a knockout onto either of these Pokemon. 10:30:24.320 --> 10:30:28.680 The ancient power though, super effective damage does not do that much. 10:30:28.680 --> 10:30:31.200 It will Peloport retaliate back if you just knock out Charizard. 10:30:31.200 --> 10:30:33.880 It's so, that just feels like it's game over. 10:30:33.880 --> 10:30:37.880 Our Chalonon's gonna take its first mandatory turn of sleep though and it'll defyers off the hurricane. 10:30:37.880 --> 10:30:43.880 That is going to be a knockout onto the Venusaur. Just two Pokemon remaining here for Chalos. 10:30:43.880 --> 10:30:48.880 As it's the Incidivore and the Mega Charsaur that has to go up against the world. 10:30:48.880 --> 10:30:51.880 There's going to still have four Pokemon to play with. 10:30:51.880 --> 10:30:56.880 And with Venusaur going down, I mean this Charsaur now cannot be our Chalonon. 10:30:56.880 --> 10:30:59.880 Our Chalonon in itself is such a strong wing condition. 10:30:59.880 --> 10:31:03.560 ancient power, just okay damage to the Telepter, but now that the rain is up, 10:31:03.560 --> 10:31:06.960 Vikram basically just has to say, look I'm just gonna keep our child on in rain, 10:31:06.960 --> 10:31:10.360 you are not going to be able to handle it. And I think we're gonna see our child 10:31:10.360 --> 10:31:14.560 on claim another world championship here Rosemary. I think you're right where you 10:31:14.560 --> 10:31:19.080 feel like we're just moments away from being able to see that and Vikram 10:31:19.080 --> 10:31:24.080 being the world champion, but you can't give up here Carlos, you still have to 10:31:24.080 --> 10:31:28.080 fight left and focus on all the board. As we play out the rest of this 10:31:28.080 --> 10:31:32.000 positioning game with Stephen Colbert leads the field towards Venusaur of the other side. 10:31:32.000 --> 10:31:37.120 So that is going to be the Pokemon that takes that ancient power. Our child all wakes up though, 10:31:37.120 --> 10:31:41.760 so Electroshot is ready to get fired off. And if that's into these Charizard, that's 10:31:41.760 --> 10:31:44.960 going to be a knockout and leaving Incineroar on an island. 10:31:46.080 --> 10:31:50.960 Vikram has come so close on this stage before. Top four Asawera championship. 10:31:51.600 --> 10:31:55.600 Charizard is going to faint and he has wanded off on a way. 10:31:55.600 --> 10:32:01.840 Consider what is the most classic iconic Pokemon staring down our childhood on it's not going to have enough damage 10:32:02.440 --> 10:32:03.560 Vikram now 10:32:03.560 --> 10:32:06.400 Heals it. He knows that the title is his 10:32:07.320 --> 10:32:14.320 What an incredible season here for Vikram, but top four at the turn a special event earlier this year 10:32:15.160 --> 10:32:18.000 Hasn't been able to make it past that in this season 10:32:18.120 --> 10:32:25.000 Don't imagine being able to get to the finals of the World Championship and take home the World Championship title 10:32:25.000 --> 10:32:27.760 just to look at an incredible season. 10:32:27.760 --> 10:32:30.200 Venusaur lets loose a sludge bomb, 10:32:30.200 --> 10:32:33.600 poisons this Incineroar to put it even four on a timer, 10:32:33.600 --> 10:32:35.400 but is our chalon. 10:32:35.400 --> 10:32:38.300 Get this electro shot ready to go, 10:32:38.300 --> 10:32:40.500 and to fire off into this Incineroar, 10:32:40.500 --> 10:32:42.400 this could just be the final attack 10:32:42.400 --> 10:32:45.500 to get this from the World Championships. 10:32:45.500 --> 10:32:47.500 But we're gonna have to wait one more turn 10:32:47.500 --> 10:32:51.600 as if Incineroar does not fall to that one electro shot. 10:32:51.600 --> 10:32:56.600 So go through a player's lift into the Venusaur, get one more knockout on the world stage. 10:32:56.600 --> 10:33:01.600 You have to give so much credit to Carlos here. Such a phenomenal player. 10:33:01.600 --> 10:33:06.600 And the Smasher, I think, was quite tricky, right? When you are a team that only has sun, 10:33:06.600 --> 10:33:10.600 the rain is so tough to be opposed inside the ability to flex between cool weather. 10:33:10.600 --> 10:33:14.600 There's a reason why this is one of the top teams coming into the world championships. 10:33:14.600 --> 10:33:16.600 We saw Alumin in the Junior Division. 10:33:16.600 --> 10:33:18.600 I think we're about to see it win in the Senior Division. 10:33:18.600 --> 10:33:23.400 Pelipper coming back out and it's going to be the final turn of the battle now. 10:33:23.400 --> 10:33:27.680 Instead of where it cannot help but look across at this Pelipper and our 10:33:27.680 --> 10:33:33.880 childhood I wonder how we could even stand tall to this offense. As we do see the 10:33:33.880 --> 10:33:37.000 forfeit come through that's going to confirm. 10:33:37.000 --> 10:33:42.600 Vikram, the entourage on as your world champion in the seniors division. 10:33:42.600 --> 10:33:48.560 An absolute treat to watch both of these players. You can see the sportsmanship there. 10:33:48.560 --> 10:34:16.060 absolutely amazing for these incredible incredible senior division players to be able to play on this stage that first game I think was a masterclass by both so much constant pivoting and switching take a look at that crowd victim that is your world championship winning crowd you can see the fans celebrating there in the space and wow the Charizard and Venusaur plushy that was the adjustment that 10:34:16.060 --> 10:34:19.060 and I love how we baited out the Garchomp in game-free, 10:34:19.060 --> 10:34:21.060 switching in our child on. 10:34:21.060 --> 10:34:23.060 What a treat it was to watch these two players 10:34:23.060 --> 10:34:24.060 go up against each other. 10:34:24.060 --> 10:34:27.060 It was just an incredible positioning battle. 10:34:27.060 --> 10:34:29.060 Even going back all the way to that first game 10:34:29.060 --> 10:34:31.060 where Carlos was able to take that style, 10:34:31.060 --> 10:34:34.060 so methodical, thinking several turns ahead about 10:34:34.060 --> 10:34:37.060 how am I going to get my Charizard into a position 10:34:37.060 --> 10:34:40.060 to really put this Wumper into a bad spot. 10:34:40.060 --> 10:34:42.060 And so Carlos really setting the pace 10:34:42.060 --> 10:34:44.060 and the mental for how the rest of the series 10:34:44.060 --> 10:34:46.340 how the rest of the series was going to go. 10:34:46.340 --> 10:34:48.380 And that was a marathon. 10:34:48.380 --> 10:34:50.900 Like that first game, it was just constant switching back 10:34:50.900 --> 10:34:52.220 and forth, the mental fortitude, 10:34:52.220 --> 10:34:54.180 that you need to have to be able to play this game 10:34:54.180 --> 10:34:56.740 at the highest level, not through just one game, 10:34:56.740 --> 10:34:58.220 but through three games. 10:34:58.220 --> 10:34:59.940 It was incredibly taxing. 10:34:59.940 --> 10:35:02.420 And I think that Carlos put up an amazing fight. 10:35:02.420 --> 10:35:04.540 Of course, Sleephounder would be in his turn. 10:35:04.540 --> 10:35:05.620 Coming into the match, we're saying, 10:35:05.620 --> 10:35:07.340 we expect to see a lot of Sleephounders. 10:35:07.340 --> 10:35:09.260 It's going to hit, it's also going to miss. 10:35:09.260 --> 10:35:10.940 And I think that the positioning battle 10:35:10.940 --> 10:35:12.220 in that third game, Biffram, 10:35:12.220 --> 10:35:19.660 just knock out Gertrump so quickly giving him a huge huge advantage and just absolutely amazing by both of these players and once again 10:35:19.660 --> 10:35:22.500 They're playing at the freaking chase center 10:35:22.540 --> 10:35:25.940 That is the memory that they were for the rest of their lives 10:35:25.940 --> 10:35:28.440 and what a great display and 10:35:28.460 --> 10:35:34.540 We can really see why both of these competitors came into this world championship as regional champions 10:35:34.540 --> 10:35:40.220 But only one gets to walk away at the world champion. So let's hear from our newest world champion 10:35:42.220 --> 10:35:48.220 Let's hear it one more time for your Senior World Champion, Vikram Thiengurajan! 10:35:53.220 --> 10:35:59.220 Vikram, you just said you can't believe it, but I have to ask you, if you have to describe it, how does it feel? 10:36:00.220 --> 10:36:06.220 It's absolutely amazing. I've been treating this for about three, four years after the start of playing the game of Pokemon. 10:36:06.220 --> 10:36:10.220 So, to finally get to treatment, it feels absolutely amazing. 10:36:10.220 --> 10:36:16.080 I mean tell me about that team dual weather. That was such an innovation coming into the world championships 10:36:16.080 --> 10:36:18.080 How did you pilot it throughout the weekend? 10:36:18.960 --> 10:36:23.860 so just most games used to char it like being sore and then 10:36:25.240 --> 10:36:30.520 Well, yeah, switch belly in arch. Yeah, I'm being a sore was not very good in the tournament 10:36:30.520 --> 10:36:33.660 But in this game it will have to be amazing. So fuck a plane 10:36:34.280 --> 10:36:36.640 Should have counted for sure, right? Yeah 10:36:36.640 --> 10:36:38.640 I understand. 10:36:38.640 --> 10:36:40.800 And I'm sure you have a lot of friends and family 10:36:40.800 --> 10:36:43.040 who helped you make it to this incredible moment. 10:36:43.040 --> 10:36:46.440 Do you have any shout-outs you want to give to them? 10:36:46.440 --> 10:36:49.720 I want to shout out my whole family to bring me here, 10:36:49.720 --> 10:36:51.720 take to all the tournaments across the world. 10:36:51.720 --> 10:36:54.920 I want to thank all the UK community, the Indian community. 10:36:54.920 --> 10:36:56.440 I start waiting maybe with the thanks. 10:36:56.440 --> 10:36:59.080 So thank you everyone for helping along the way. 10:36:59.080 --> 10:37:00.920 Let's hear it one more time for your 2020 10:37:00.920 --> 10:37:03.160 Senior World Champion, Nick Reffy. 10:37:03.160 --> 10:37:15.160 We have crowned two of our video game world champions. 10:37:15.160 --> 10:37:18.160 We have one more title to go. 10:37:18.160 --> 10:37:25.160 Let's go ahead and take it to our casters for our master's division title match. 10:37:25.160 --> 10:37:29.160 Wow, that was an incredible set. 10:37:29.160 --> 10:37:38.460 We have had two incredible finals already here in the J center to kick off our champions era of the video game championship 10:37:38.860 --> 10:37:47.960 My name is Evan latin. I have the distinct privilege of being joined by my good friend Scott glase here to take you through the masters division finals coming up 10:37:49.100 --> 10:37:54.320 It's going to be an incredible match here to really impressive players and two players very different stories right at one hand 10:37:54.320 --> 10:38:01.320 We have the champion for the PJCS, I think, considered by most trainers to be the most difficult tournament other than the world championships to win. 10:38:01.320 --> 10:38:08.320 On the other side, we have a player with fewer accomplishments that is really surprising from getting this point and proving that he's just as equal of a threat. 10:38:08.320 --> 10:38:14.320 Absolutely. This is going to be an incredible matchup between two highly skilled players from Japan. 10:38:14.320 --> 10:38:20.480 Like you mentioned, Hiroshi Onishi is our current PJCS champion out of Japan. 10:38:20.480 --> 10:38:26.600 And that is a title that comes with a lot of pressure behind it and a lot of history. 10:38:26.600 --> 10:38:30.560 In fact, two of our former PJCS champions have gone on 10:38:30.560 --> 10:38:35.840 to then win the world championships in the very same year that they won that tournament. 10:38:35.840 --> 10:38:40.440 And now, Hiroshi Onishi is going to try to put his name right next to those legends. 10:38:40.440 --> 10:38:41.760 Yeah, I think it's worth noting, too. 10:38:41.760 --> 10:38:46.560 There have also been two champions who have made it to the finals and fallen just short at this final step 10:38:46.560 --> 10:38:50.600 So don't count his opponent out either may not have that decorated resume yet 10:38:50.600 --> 10:38:55.360 But hey, you know having world championships there really changes how it looks and he's just a few games away 10:38:56.000 --> 10:39:04.160 Absolutely his opponent Haku no Yamazaki is also a very strong trainer who has gotten hot at exactly the right moment 10:39:04.160 --> 10:39:12.280 This is a competitor who has been competing since 2009 and finally has a big finish to put on his resume 10:39:12.280 --> 10:39:17.660 I know this is something that he has worked so hard for even when the results weren't there 10:39:17.660 --> 10:39:21.960 He kept at it. He kept going forward and that persistence 10:39:22.560 --> 10:39:26.880 Dedication and hard work have landed him a spot here in the fight. Yeah, I think that's really impressive 10:39:26.880 --> 10:39:30.140 Yeah, it's gonna be a very frustrating game when things aren't going your way 10:39:30.140 --> 10:39:34.660 You know some format just kind of don't use a trainer. Maybe you know kind of just doesn't play to your strengths 10:39:34.660 --> 10:39:37.540 Maybe it's more offensive than you want. Maybe it's more defensive than you want 10:39:37.540 --> 10:39:41.020 You know, maybe your favorite strategy is to start good. Maybe just for unlucky, right? 10:39:41.020 --> 10:39:46.580 It happens to all trainers sometimes and they can be really hard to push through those situations this game 10:39:46.580 --> 10:39:51.020 We're just doesn't seem like anything that you do works and I think to stick with it for so long 10:39:51.300 --> 10:39:54.580 It's a really deserved achievement to do so well at this tournament 10:39:55.020 --> 10:39:58.260 Absolutely, and I am so excited to be getting into this match 10:39:58.260 --> 10:40:01.640 Let's go ahead and take a quick preview of this finals 10:40:03.700 --> 10:40:10.700 Over a season of furious competition which saw the introduction of Pokemon champions to the competitive scene 10:40:11.180 --> 10:40:12.680 over 10:40:12.680 --> 10:40:15.560 390 of the best trainers in the world 10:40:16.000 --> 10:40:19.780 Battled their way through the year to make it to the games premiere event 10:40:20.100 --> 10:40:26.020 The culmination of their effort brought them to San Francisco each trainer chasing the same dream 10:40:26.020 --> 10:40:30.020 becoming the first ever Pokemon Champions World Champion. 10:40:30.020 --> 10:40:35.020 Now, after days of unforgettable battles, only two trainers remain. 10:40:35.020 --> 10:40:40.020 One match, one champion, history begins here. 10:40:40.020 --> 10:40:45.020 Hiroshi Onishi came into the 2026 World Championships 10:40:45.020 --> 10:40:48.020 as the reigning Japan Championship Series Champion, 10:40:48.020 --> 10:40:51.020 winning after making an incredibly bold play. 10:40:51.020 --> 10:40:53.020 This could be disastrous! 10:40:53.020 --> 10:40:59.020 Earthquake first, Kiwi following up for Roshi to get the double KO! 10:40:59.020 --> 10:41:03.020 Throughout his run at the World Champs, Roshi continued making these bold plays, 10:41:03.020 --> 10:41:10.020 and for catching his opponents off-guard and earning him the opportunity to compete for the biggest title of his career. 10:41:10.020 --> 10:41:15.020 Sakuma Yamazaki, on the other hand, is competing for the first time at the World Championships, 10:41:15.020 --> 10:41:20.020 making it through Phase 1 of Swiss with a strong 7-in-1 record. 10:41:20.020 --> 10:41:26.180 record. But after losing in the first round of phase two, he had to win every single match 10:41:26.180 --> 10:41:34.260 from then on to find his way into the first ever finals matchup of his career. Their paths 10:41:34.260 --> 10:41:39.960 couldn't have been more different, but on this stage, they now collide with a world 10:41:39.960 --> 10:41:45.740 championship title on the line. And while they both enter as competitors, only one 10:41:45.740 --> 10:41:52.300 trainer can leave as the first world champion of BGC and Pokemon champions. 10:42:08.940 --> 10:42:13.100 Oh man I am so ready for this matchup! 10:42:13.100 --> 10:42:15.800 Hiroshi Onishi versus Takumi Yamazaki. 10:42:15.800 --> 10:42:17.300 Scott, are you ready for this matchup? 10:42:17.300 --> 10:42:18.600 I'm so ready, Evan. 10:42:18.600 --> 10:42:22.100 Chase Center, are you ready for this matchup? 10:42:26.100 --> 10:42:29.300 That's right. In just a few moments, 10:42:29.300 --> 10:42:33.000 we will know who our first Master's World Champion 10:42:33.000 --> 10:42:36.600 is going to be of this Pokémon Champion's era. 10:42:36.600 --> 10:42:40.700 And I could not be more excited to have these two strong competitors on stage. 10:42:40.700 --> 10:42:43.500 we're going to see some incredible action out of both of them. 10:42:43.500 --> 10:42:45.260 I think it should be a lot of fun here. 10:42:45.260 --> 10:42:49.260 A little bit different sort of a matchup than maybe we saw in the Junder and the Senior Divisions 10:42:49.260 --> 10:42:53.820 where the teams we saw in those divisions maybe a little bit built more on the chemistry of the 10:42:53.820 --> 10:42:57.740 Pokemon right kind of how the abilities interact with one another. These teams are much more 10:42:57.740 --> 10:43:03.180 about power. On one side with Rosh we have the big six team that's kind of been dominating 10:43:03.180 --> 10:43:07.420 this format so far built around the strongest attackers in the format. You know Charizard 10:43:07.420 --> 10:43:11.020 of Mega Flow at largely considered to be the strongest Mega of all Pokemon this format. 10:43:11.020 --> 10:43:14.220 You know, Guard Shop, King Gambit, Vascular Legion, so scary. 10:43:14.220 --> 10:43:16.620 And both trainers have those Pokemon in common. 10:43:16.620 --> 10:43:19.220 On the other side of the field, we have just six, right? 10:43:19.220 --> 10:43:25.220 Critically missing that Charizard that's been the most used Mega of all Pokemon throughout the entirety of this Pokemon Champion's era. 10:43:25.220 --> 10:43:29.020 Instead of that Dragonite that we saw hanging out with Takuma during the video. 10:43:29.020 --> 10:43:30.720 A really cool adjustment here. 10:43:30.720 --> 10:43:37.020 So two fun approaches to trying to make the strongest team you can in order to defeat the strongest trainers in the world. 10:43:37.020 --> 10:43:41.580 Absolutely, that is exactly what you need to defeat the strongest trainers in the world. 10:43:41.580 --> 10:43:47.580 You need the strongest Pokemon, and Hiroshi Onishi knows exactly what it takes to do that. 10:43:47.580 --> 10:43:53.900 Of course, he is our defending PJCS champion, and like you mentioned, this is a classic 10:43:53.900 --> 10:44:01.020 VGC team here in the Champions Era with that dual mega Charizard Y and the Flowette Eternal Flower. 10:44:01.020 --> 10:44:04.380 It's a little bit different coming from Hiroshi though. I think it was incredibly 10:44:04.380 --> 10:44:07.740 impressive watching him play his matches earlier in this tournament on 10:44:07.740 --> 10:44:11.280 stream. I think a lot of the players maybe thought hey you know I have to deal 10:44:11.280 --> 10:44:14.700 with this team but I can still my way around. I'm experienced against this 10:44:14.700 --> 10:44:18.640 composition and it just felt so different coming from him. Particularly that 10:44:18.640 --> 10:44:22.220 semifinals match we made a really aggressive read to pick up a big double 10:44:22.220 --> 10:44:25.020 knockout. It's just not a move that most other trainers would have been 10:44:25.020 --> 10:44:28.420 willing to go for and you see why he's probably the favorite in this 10:44:28.420 --> 10:44:32.100 match. Absolutely and you have to take note of these small little 10:44:32.100 --> 10:44:37.060 adjustments here. I'm looking specifically at this King Gambit. King Gambit has been one of the most 10:44:37.060 --> 10:44:43.540 dominant Pokemon in the in the regulation here and you can see Hiroshi has opted for the four 10:44:43.540 --> 10:44:49.300 attack variants. So not sword stance, no protect here and also critically using the Acavary instead 10:44:49.300 --> 10:44:53.220 of the Chapelberry to reduce fire instead of fighting. Now the other Pokemon that team to 10:44:53.220 --> 10:44:57.060 keep in mind too is that Wimsacot would be very important as a difference between those teams. 10:44:57.060 --> 10:45:01.060 You're one of the two Pokemon that's unique on his team. That Tailwind could be very 10:45:01.060 --> 10:45:05.100 important. The Pokemon on his team would naturally be a little bit slower perhaps 10:45:05.100 --> 10:45:08.300 than his opponent's Pokemon because he doesn't have that speed control option so 10:45:08.300 --> 10:45:11.580 it's able to get tailwind active. Going to have a pretty big advantage with that moving first 10:45:11.580 --> 10:45:14.620 to kind of have more stat points because his Pokemon are trained a little bit 10:45:14.620 --> 10:45:18.540 differently. It'd be very important this matchup to keep. Once it got mine, if his 10:45:18.540 --> 10:45:21.340 opponent's able to stop a second tailwind from going up they could be very 10:45:21.340 --> 10:45:24.580 important for him. But we see on his side of the field there's some fun 10:45:24.580 --> 10:45:28.380 tricks as well. Absolutely and the big difference of course is that 10:45:28.380 --> 10:45:33.340 Dragonite over the Charizard. This is a Pokemon that was added to this team 10:45:33.340 --> 10:45:38.420 specifically for opposing Charizard and Venusaur matchups, so no Venusaur on the 10:45:38.420 --> 10:45:42.300 other side but the Charizard does not like looking at this, probably enough to 10:45:42.300 --> 10:45:45.180 scare that Pokemon away. Yeah I think it's very likely it said we could see 10:45:45.180 --> 10:45:47.580 Mega Flow out, which then makes things a little bit tricky here right where 10:45:47.580 --> 10:45:51.500 the Mega Dragonite, the choice of Garchomp that was so impactful to the Swiss 10:45:51.500 --> 10:45:54.980 stage and in the top cut round 8, makes it more a little bit more 10:45:54.980 --> 10:45:57.820 difficult of a matchup here. Again, very important for that rooms that got to 10:45:57.820 --> 10:46:03.060 to get the tailwind active so that the devastating rock slide is weakened a little bit, but hey, 10:46:03.060 --> 10:46:07.120 you know, if there's a flowette-centric strategy, that Sneasler is also a Pokemon that's different 10:46:07.120 --> 10:46:08.120 between these two teams. 10:46:08.120 --> 10:46:12.100 I think very likely that Sneasler is going to be an important Pokemon to this matchup. 10:46:12.100 --> 10:46:14.820 I think how much Sneasler can get done is going to be very important. 10:46:14.820 --> 10:46:19.240 While I can do a lot of game issue, any of the Pokemon on his opponent's team, 10:46:19.240 --> 10:46:20.740 you can't attack both Pokemon at the same time. 10:46:20.740 --> 10:46:23.980 It's a bunch of single target attacks, so I think targeting wisely is going to be 10:46:23.980 --> 10:46:24.980 very important for Takama. 10:46:24.980 --> 10:46:29.580 We're on the other side of the field, trying not to let Sneasler get too much, punishing at any time of attacks, 10:46:29.580 --> 10:46:33.980 making sure that it doesn't get three or four super effective attacks off, which would be devastating. 10:46:33.980 --> 10:46:39.080 Absolutely. Keep your eyes on that Sneasler. If you were cheering for Takuma out in the crowd, 10:46:39.080 --> 10:46:42.580 you were going to want to see that Pokemon go to work. 10:46:42.580 --> 10:46:49.680 Our trainers now have exchanged team sheets. That means that they are in a team preview and getting ready to hop into game one. 10:46:49.680 --> 10:46:55.680 Let's hear it for both of our finalists here as they head into their first game of our finals! 10:47:11.680 --> 10:47:17.680 While Darchov hasn't even hit the field and already the ground is shaking up here at our desk 10:47:17.680 --> 10:47:25.080 because we are headed right into game one Hiroshi Onishi rocking his PJCS champion title 10:47:25.080 --> 10:47:28.920 up against Hakama Yamazaki and just the competitor title. 10:47:28.920 --> 10:47:33.680 But that's going to be Floette and King Gambit led from Hakama alongside the Vasculi 10:47:33.680 --> 10:47:36.360 Legion and Floette from Hiroshi. 10:47:36.360 --> 10:47:40.680 So as expected that's Floette, a central Pokemon for both of these competitors. 10:47:40.680 --> 10:47:43.760 Yeah, I think folks like likely choosing as their mega full Pokemon, that we don't 10:47:43.760 --> 10:47:46.720 know that for a certain, certainly you can choose to bring one of these other 10:47:46.720 --> 10:47:50.160 the back and hold the mega-evolution on Floette. 10:47:50.160 --> 10:47:53.760 I think Dragonite is much more likely to appear as regular Dragonite 10:47:53.760 --> 10:47:57.360 than your Charizard, who in this matchup is going to just want you to struggle a little bit more. 10:47:57.360 --> 10:47:59.600 Initially, you next to the Floette, the Pokemon are important. 10:47:59.600 --> 10:48:03.040 King Gamin at the type advantage against the Vascovillusion is threatening a very powerful sucker, 10:48:03.040 --> 10:48:05.040 but you can do it, or an iron head into the Floette. 10:48:05.040 --> 10:48:06.240 So, what will happen here? 10:48:06.240 --> 10:48:08.880 A double target for these Pokemon to still pick the King Gamin up as well. 10:48:08.880 --> 10:48:10.480 So, and if Floette is on three, 10:48:10.480 --> 10:48:13.120 he wants to see what Pokemon trade we're starting to do on this first turn. 10:48:13.120 --> 10:48:16.120 Well, let's see if they've been studying their opponents. 10:48:16.120 --> 10:48:20.360 Takaba will be the first to mega-evolve his Floette. 10:48:20.360 --> 10:48:22.660 Now, Mega Floette on the field for Takaba, 10:48:22.660 --> 10:48:26.860 immediately matched by Hiroshima and Nishi as well. 10:48:26.860 --> 10:48:28.800 So both of these competitors have opted 10:48:28.800 --> 10:48:32.600 to activate their FIGS power modes. 10:48:32.600 --> 10:48:35.300 Floette both on the field next to two strong partners. 10:48:35.300 --> 10:48:37.880 Vasquez Ligin gets the Aqua Jet out to avoid 10:48:37.880 --> 10:48:40.640 any sucker punch coming out from that King Gambit. 10:48:40.640 --> 10:48:43.820 That's some important chip and does catch the sucker punch. 10:48:43.820 --> 10:48:48.860 King Gambit is not able to use his priority attack and instead just takes some chip. 10:48:48.860 --> 10:48:55.340 However, Pacmo is able to fire back with a dazzling gleam but here comes the light of druid 10:48:55.340 --> 10:49:01.580 just blasting into that King Gambit and eliminating, erasing it off the field. 10:49:01.580 --> 10:49:05.380 King Gambit, the number one threat of this meta is down, 10:49:05.380 --> 10:49:08.660 but Floette taking an immense amount of recoil in return. 10:49:08.660 --> 10:49:10.900 Yeah, a lot of damage going down both directions there. 10:49:10.900 --> 10:49:12.620 They first knockout going to Hiroshi, 10:49:12.620 --> 10:49:15.500 and that's a very important Pokemon to deal with in this matchup. 10:49:15.500 --> 10:49:16.900 You know, if you can't get the tail end up, 10:49:16.900 --> 10:49:19.100 another option with these slower Pokemon is trying to use moose, 10:49:19.100 --> 10:49:21.700 is to increase priority instead, such as these sucker punch, 10:49:21.700 --> 10:49:22.780 such as the extreme speed, 10:49:22.780 --> 10:49:25.220 kind of the way this team gets around to having speed control. 10:49:25.220 --> 10:49:29.940 And that's now one powerful means of dodging being slower taken out. 10:49:29.940 --> 10:49:33.180 Yeah, and what a smart line there from Hiroshi 10:49:33.180 --> 10:49:35.340 with the Aqua Jet and the Light of Ruin 10:49:35.340 --> 10:49:40.140 Guaranteeing the KO on that King Gambit in turn one. 10:49:40.140 --> 10:49:43.980 However, Takuma now is able to match Vaskaligeum 10:49:43.980 --> 10:49:45.020 bringing out his own. 10:49:45.020 --> 10:49:47.820 And of course, what we know and love about Vaskaligeum 10:49:47.820 --> 10:49:50.460 is it just loves when it's partner spanks. 10:49:50.460 --> 10:49:52.380 Yeah, there's even more damage that last respects him, 10:49:52.380 --> 10:49:53.980 but you might even need the last effects here, right? 10:49:53.980 --> 10:49:54.940 I think he's kind of using it 10:49:54.940 --> 10:49:56.380 if you're calling a switcher. 10:49:56.380 --> 10:49:58.780 Officially a big advantage here in the board state 10:49:58.780 --> 10:50:01.020 even though there's an advantage in the KO count. 10:50:01.020 --> 10:50:02.300 Both these codes might leak in. 10:50:02.300 --> 10:50:04.220 Flow it easily in range of an Aqua Jet here, 10:50:04.220 --> 10:50:09.680 So you can't do whatever you want. Maybe that's like Vascular Legion being threatened by a knockout from either of the opposing Pokemon now 10:50:09.680 --> 10:50:13.980 And again, we gotta assume the Pokemon and talk to us that are likely quicker because there is no speed control here 10:50:13.980 --> 10:50:16.940 So these Pokemon are probably both pinned. Okay 10:50:16.940 --> 10:50:22.800 Well just trying to use that Vascular Legion to pressure the pin on Floette and Vascular Legion 10:50:22.800 --> 10:50:27.460 And Octoma gets the protect out of the Floette does not get it out of awkward 10:50:27.980 --> 10:50:33.100 Vascular Legion which fires an aqua jet into Floette dealing just over 40% of its health 10:50:33.100 --> 10:50:37.260 takes a little bit of recoil back which will allow Pokemon to clean up the 10:50:37.260 --> 10:50:41.820 Vasculians with this dazzling gleam and critically that Pokemon that you 10:50:41.820 --> 10:50:47.860 shouted out from the very jump, Sneasler gets in for breathe. Yeah, loving that situation 10:50:47.860 --> 10:50:51.820 especially the opposing flow-out is just won't it protects a very vulnerable 10:50:51.820 --> 10:50:56.500 on this turn. Also Vasculian escaping the battlefield safely is a big deal too 10:50:56.500 --> 10:51:00.460 but loves to be the last Pokemon remaining. After three Pokemon I see 10:51:00.460 --> 10:51:04.140 has been back to Elastus Prec's one-trap almost every hook from the full net easily every hook 10:51:04.140 --> 10:51:08.700 buttons a particular matchup other than King Gambit so a great thing to have in the back here and 10:51:08.700 --> 10:51:11.900 you'll look very good for Hiroshi's this battle start up and I was talking about it looks like he 10:51:11.900 --> 10:51:17.100 has a big advantage. Well Hiroshi has now been able to bring in the Whimsicott with that major 10:51:17.100 --> 10:51:22.620 priority for a King Gambit off the field. So there is the opportunity for Hiroshi to go for 10:51:22.620 --> 10:51:26.860 Tailwind however like you mentioned Floette just whipped it's protect. Yeah so it was really 10:51:26.860 --> 10:51:30.300 It's complicated and it's great that the ones that got in the back, you get the tailwind. 10:51:30.300 --> 10:51:33.340 This put a likely last for the remainder of the game, but how do you have enough Pokemon 10:51:33.340 --> 10:51:34.340 remaining for it to matter? 10:51:34.340 --> 10:51:38.340 Eventually both these Pokemon being threatened by damage or a potential fakeout, so can I 10:51:38.340 --> 10:51:41.820 have to guess what slot a potential fakeout's going in or maybe just a double up to knock 10:51:41.820 --> 10:51:42.820 it out of this Pokemon? 10:51:42.820 --> 10:51:45.980 Do you risk sacrificing this Float that's already been weakened very much and trust 10:51:45.980 --> 10:51:46.980 that final Pokemon? 10:51:46.980 --> 10:51:50.700 Or do you try to get the Float out of dodge here and maybe try to use it to 10:51:50.700 --> 10:51:52.420 deal some damage into the tailwind? 10:51:52.420 --> 10:51:54.660 I think it's going to be difficult to move this Float from here because there 10:51:54.660 --> 10:51:57.720 still is that Vasco Lige in the back who could check it with Aqua Jet later so 10:51:57.720 --> 10:52:00.200 maybe that unrevealed hook would have to win this one. 10:52:00.200 --> 10:52:05.100 Okay Whimzacot here is now forced to protect a fake out into the Whimzacot 10:52:05.100 --> 10:52:09.060 and a Dazzling Gleam would have been devastating and Hiroshi knows he's on 10:52:09.060 --> 10:52:13.060 the back foot, tries to go for a double protect on the Floette but does not 10:52:13.060 --> 10:52:18.060 get it. Instead, Akuma will be able to clean up the Floette on Hiroshi's 10:52:18.060 --> 10:52:22.980 side with another Dazzling Gleam and now all of a sudden Hiroshi is 10:52:22.980 --> 10:52:26.580 on the back foot. Two Pokemon remain. 10:52:26.580 --> 10:52:28.880 Yeah, of course he's gonna have to do a lot here now. 10:52:28.880 --> 10:52:30.780 There's a lot of action that's still gonna be taken. 10:52:30.780 --> 10:52:32.980 The Focus Sash and Sneasler hasn't been broken. 10:52:32.980 --> 10:52:34.980 It's going to have to be attacked at least twice. 10:52:34.980 --> 10:52:36.280 Boy, threatening a lot of damage, 10:52:36.280 --> 10:52:38.080 so it's gonna be very difficult to throw a double pocket. 10:52:38.080 --> 10:52:39.980 Then you still have to worry about the escalation in the back. 10:52:39.980 --> 10:52:42.380 You know, even if Whimsicott's able to use a Tailwind here, 10:52:42.380 --> 10:52:45.380 I'm sure Sneasler's going to survive the turn with that Focus Sash. 10:52:45.380 --> 10:52:47.380 And that's necessarily enough of an advantage. 10:52:47.380 --> 10:52:49.180 And that final Pokemon is King Gambit. 10:52:49.180 --> 10:52:52.080 A Pokemon that's often a little bit slower even in the tailwind. 10:52:52.080 --> 10:52:57.440 Yeah, and this is really rough for Hiroshi staring down the Sneasler with that King Gambit. 10:52:57.440 --> 10:53:02.560 This is again the four attack barrier, and it has the Aqua Berry, not the Chapel Berry, 10:53:02.560 --> 10:53:05.760 so it cannot take a close combat from that Sneasler. 10:53:05.760 --> 10:53:07.440 Yeah, so how do you deal with the situation? 10:53:07.440 --> 10:53:09.600 Like, you're gonna have to hit the Sneasler twice first, 10:53:09.600 --> 10:53:12.880 and you'll get that sucker punch and a moon blast might not be enough, right? 10:53:12.880 --> 10:53:16.000 So, is there a path out of this game one for Hiroshi? 10:53:16.000 --> 10:53:20.880 Well, Hiroshi has to hope there is, or come up with something else in game two, 10:53:20.880 --> 10:53:27.600 because right now it is Takuma Yamazaki who is in complete control of this finals. 10:53:27.600 --> 10:53:32.240 The Sneasler and the Flowette exerted so much pressure on the both of these Pokemon. 10:53:32.240 --> 10:53:34.640 I would have been the place to go for a tailwind and try to Iron Head 10:53:34.640 --> 10:53:36.960 flinch the Sneasler that might be the only out here. 10:53:36.960 --> 10:53:40.560 Yeah, if you can get the Iron Head flinch here that could be helpful there as the King 10:53:40.560 --> 10:53:43.680 Gambit going for the Iron Head this time into just the Flowette. 10:53:43.680 --> 10:53:48.240 So getting that Pokemon off the field and trusting in Whimsicott with the Focus 10:53:48.240 --> 10:53:54.040 to maybe be able to close this out but like I mentioned no truffleberry king 10:53:54.040 --> 10:54:00.300 gambit is knocked out in a one hit from that sneasler which still has its focus 10:54:00.300 --> 10:54:04.120 that they're likely able to close the game on its own but it won't need to the 10:54:04.120 --> 10:54:07.480 vasculationally able to come in and help out it's not really anything 10:54:07.480 --> 10:54:10.880 rooms that can do here but the combination of you're not which any 10:54:10.880 --> 10:54:13.800 close comment I guess you could try and onboard the stuff fix a little bit but 10:54:13.800 --> 10:54:16.160 I don't think there's a path to erosion this first game these guys 10:54:16.160 --> 10:54:22.160 to think about it. How he's going to recover and win game 2 and game 3 in order to keep this chance of becoming world champion alive. 10:54:22.160 --> 10:54:31.160 Yep. Time to start planning for game 2 if you are Hiroshi Onishi. If you are out there cheering for him, he is going to need your energy. 10:54:31.160 --> 10:54:41.160 Because Takuma Yamazaki, despite not having a finish to his name, his resume is blank, except for this finals appearance here at the World Championships. 10:54:41.160 --> 10:54:45.160 And he is about to be one game away from being the world champion. 10:54:45.160 --> 10:54:48.700 That's right. Time to get hot. Nobody cares about a tournament win more than this one. 10:54:48.700 --> 10:54:53.360 This is the one everyone plays all year to try to win the greatest prizes and I think 10:54:53.360 --> 10:54:56.600 critically finished trainers the greatest prestige everyone wants people to call 10:54:56.600 --> 10:55:00.920 themselves a world champion. All right and Wim's about will just protect that is 10:55:00.920 --> 10:55:05.520 Hiroshi stalling out for a little bit more time. You can see it on his face 10:55:05.520 --> 10:55:10.120 trying to think through these lines trying to understand where things went 10:55:10.120 --> 10:55:14.520 wrong for him in this game one and time to go back to the drawing board 10:55:14.520 --> 10:55:20.520 Yeah, I think one thing important to keep in mind here as the training is prepared for the next game is that if it's too preview of the subsequent game, right? 10:55:20.520 --> 10:55:23.520 We're not going to come down here and not be nearly enough from the Basque Legion. 10:55:23.520 --> 10:55:30.520 You know, what do you lead? It's so difficult to spawn that you pivot out of that lead matchup, as we saw in this game where there's not a whole lot you can do. 10:55:30.520 --> 10:55:39.520 It's difficult as it is to make good defensive switches. It looks like a focus actually to be activated here, but boys in touch going to finish it off as if it had any chance, unfortunately, either way. 10:55:39.520 --> 10:55:43.420 it'll either way. Oh that's okay. Vasky legion sends its last respects and 10:55:43.420 --> 10:55:51.020 Whimsicott will go down. Hakama Yamazaki with the game win. One win away from 10:55:51.020 --> 10:55:58.860 becoming a world champion from nowhere to the top. And that's just how this set 10:55:58.860 --> 10:56:02.180 is going to go. A little bit different pace than we saw the senior division 10:56:02.180 --> 10:56:05.860 finals right? No pivoting here, no parting shots. It's gonna be all about 10:56:05.860 --> 10:56:09.500 these big blows and because of that I get the lead matchup is so important 10:56:09.500 --> 10:56:10.940 where there's just no pivoting. 10:56:10.940 --> 10:56:12.840 There was that huge trade on the first turn here 10:56:12.840 --> 10:56:14.340 where there was a big knockout 10:56:14.340 --> 10:56:15.500 picked up that light of ruin, 10:56:15.500 --> 10:56:17.460 but the damage in return was a huge problem. 10:56:17.460 --> 10:56:18.540 And thinking critically, 10:56:18.540 --> 10:56:20.220 there was no speed control puller in the game, 10:56:20.220 --> 10:56:22.180 but at times, Limsikot was able to come in 10:56:22.180 --> 10:56:23.820 and set up a kill when it was just too late. 10:56:23.820 --> 10:56:25.940 The game had already been lost, 10:56:25.940 --> 10:56:27.580 and Isaac got to the second game, 10:56:27.580 --> 10:56:28.700 where he was just gonna have to be careful 10:56:28.700 --> 10:56:29.940 about making that sort of trade. 10:56:29.940 --> 10:56:31.620 His poke line are naturally slower. 10:56:31.620 --> 10:56:32.860 All of these poke lines do 10:56:32.860 --> 10:56:35.100 a huge amount of damage to one another. 10:56:35.100 --> 10:56:36.540 You can't afford to take a trade, 10:56:36.540 --> 10:56:38.980 especially picking up a knockout, 10:56:38.980 --> 10:56:41.160 which can be really dangerous in this situation, right? 10:56:41.160 --> 10:56:43.660 Where you have one Pokemon, your points team is running yours, 10:56:43.660 --> 10:56:45.940 and the other one isn't so threatened, and you pick up a knockout. 10:56:45.940 --> 10:56:49.860 If you just bring the perfect Pokemon in there to continue to push that advantage, 10:56:49.860 --> 10:56:50.920 you'll get to careful. 10:56:50.920 --> 10:56:52.620 You take knockouts at the right time. 10:56:52.620 --> 10:56:54.620 You need to win by knocking out four Pokemon, 10:56:54.620 --> 10:56:56.460 not by getting the first knockout. 10:56:56.460 --> 10:56:59.460 Absolutely, and while that was a very cool line, 10:56:59.460 --> 10:57:02.920 like you mentioned, just so much damage taken in return. 10:57:02.920 --> 10:57:03.960 You have to wonder, of course, 10:57:03.960 --> 10:57:07.260 these players do not know everything about each other's teams. 10:57:07.260 --> 10:57:14.440 I think Hiroshi probably got some very important information about the speeds of his Pokemon relative to Takuma and recognizing 10:57:14.540 --> 10:57:18.980 Okay, maybe I definitely need that tailwind and speed control much earlier on 10:57:19.020 --> 10:57:21.780 Yeah, I'm gonna be really interested to see how Roshi adjusts as well 10:57:21.780 --> 10:57:25.140 I think one of the advantage I was kind of expecting in behalf of the more established players 10:57:25.140 --> 10:57:28.460 You think hey, you know these players have had 24 hours to prepare for this event 10:57:28.460 --> 10:57:31.380 But probably is a bigger network of players to help them prepare 10:57:31.380 --> 10:57:35.420 I think the biggest advantage of that is in game one when you know both sides are kind of playing blind 10:57:35.420 --> 10:57:37.820 they don't know how their opponent is going to approach this matchup. 10:57:37.820 --> 10:57:40.520 However, game one went to the underdog here, 10:57:40.520 --> 10:57:42.020 and from that point, you kind of think that, 10:57:42.020 --> 10:57:45.220 hey, things are more even, so Roshi may be in trouble here, 10:57:45.220 --> 10:57:47.620 but I'm sure he has a plan for this second game, 10:57:47.620 --> 10:57:49.420 and he's been very good in the clutch, 10:57:49.420 --> 10:57:51.220 throughout this tournament and throughout the PGACS, 10:57:51.220 --> 10:57:53.020 so definitely don't count him out yet. 10:57:53.020 --> 10:57:57.320 Absolutely, and as our players are getting ready to hop into game two, 10:57:57.320 --> 10:58:01.520 let me hear you if you are out there cheering for Hiroshi Onishi, 10:58:01.520 --> 10:58:04.820 because he needs your support right now. 10:58:05.420 --> 10:58:16.580 He needs this second game in order to force a third game, decisive game here at the finals. 10:58:16.580 --> 10:58:22.260 But of course, Takamayamazaki is so close, he can taste it, I am sure. 10:58:22.260 --> 10:58:28.700 He has stuck with it, he has worked so hard year after year after year to be ready for 10:58:28.700 --> 10:58:29.700 this championship. 10:58:29.700 --> 10:58:32.420 Yeah, such a tense moment for these trainers again. 10:58:32.420 --> 10:58:35.380 The lead matchup is so important in these matchups. 10:58:35.380 --> 10:58:37.420 I think we often speak about, you know, turn zero, 10:58:37.420 --> 10:58:40.380 team preview being the most important turn of most games, 10:58:40.380 --> 10:58:42.340 but it's so true in this regulation, 10:58:42.340 --> 10:58:45.220 and B, where there's so few Pokemon who are great at pivoting, 10:58:45.220 --> 10:58:47.580 and neither of these teams are especially good at it, right? 10:58:47.580 --> 10:58:49.580 They're really strong because of their offensive power, 10:58:49.580 --> 10:58:51.940 because once you get this adventiation port position, 10:58:51.940 --> 10:58:53.780 it's so good at pushing those advantages. 10:58:53.780 --> 10:58:55.820 You kind of can't afford to get on the back foot 10:58:55.820 --> 10:58:58.660 in this matchup because it's so difficult to recover. 10:58:58.660 --> 10:59:04.660 Here it is, Game 2 and Dragonite out on the field for Takuma Yamazaki. 10:59:04.660 --> 10:59:07.660 This crowd is going crazy for Dragonite. 10:59:07.660 --> 10:59:11.160 But back, this would be Dragonite's first-ever World Championship. 10:59:11.160 --> 10:59:15.160 Should it win here, but up against Floette and Vasky Legion. 10:59:15.160 --> 10:59:17.160 Two devastating Pokemon. 10:59:17.160 --> 10:59:22.160 Dragonite appropriately trying to claim the trophy with its own hands. 10:59:22.160 --> 10:59:23.660 But that's not what Master Peer was. 10:59:23.660 --> 10:59:25.160 Most of that kind of has some advantages. 10:59:25.160 --> 10:59:28.160 I think it's important to keep this Dragonite's options in mind as well. 10:59:28.160 --> 10:59:34.660 It is holding that mega so it can't become Mega Dragonite, but it's much stronger than some of the other poke that can mega evolve in this regular form. 10:59:34.660 --> 10:59:40.160 It doesn't pass to Mega Evolve, so while Floent being shown on one side of the field is a good indication that Charizard isn't coming, 10:59:40.160 --> 10:59:42.560 I think especially because there's a difficult matchup here anyway. 10:59:42.560 --> 10:59:48.060 Dragonite isn't nearly as strong as I tell. It may Mega Evolve here, but there may also still be that Floent in the back, 10:59:48.060 --> 10:59:53.060 so Barosh and Floent have to try to solve the puzzle here, figure out the way Takamo is opted to approach this matchup. 10:59:53.060 --> 10:59:59.440 Okay, Akuma again just trying to show a damage threat and then retreat it, but also like you're going to see 10:59:59.920 --> 11:00:05.140 Mega Dragonite on the field at the finals of the world 11:00:05.980 --> 11:00:10.620 Championship and Floette will respond by Mega Evolving as well 11:00:10.620 --> 11:00:18.400 So Mega Dragonite on the popular side next to that Vascular Legion that has switched in for the Sneasler next to the Floette and 11:00:18.400 --> 11:00:20.960 and Vascular Legion for Hiroshi. 11:00:20.960 --> 11:00:23.800 That's just going to be a protect, a mega protect, 11:00:23.800 --> 11:00:27.280 if you will, from that Floette, afraid of the scissor. 11:00:27.280 --> 11:00:31.280 Dragonite makes the tall dragon falls into Vascular Legion 11:00:31.280 --> 11:00:33.040 over 50% health. 11:00:33.040 --> 11:00:35.040 That is going to be a two hit KO, 11:00:35.040 --> 11:00:39.040 but Hiroshi catches the Vascular Legion on the switch. 11:00:39.040 --> 11:00:40.480 Vascular Legion does nothing. 11:00:40.480 --> 11:00:42.640 One hit KO for Hiroshi. 11:00:42.640 --> 11:00:43.840 Oh, it's a huge knockout. 11:00:43.840 --> 11:00:45.600 I was gonna wonder if maybe he was gonna get caught there 11:00:45.600 --> 11:00:47.680 with Floette protecting in front of that dragon type 11:00:47.680 --> 11:00:50.280 Pokemon, but I think you'll be very happy with that trade 11:00:50.280 --> 11:00:52.600 to end the Baskile Legion for the rest of the game. 11:00:52.600 --> 11:00:55.600 It's still winding up in a fairly good position here. 11:00:55.600 --> 11:00:57.320 Dragonite's multi-scale is a task, 11:00:57.320 --> 11:00:58.960 but it's going to be a tricky turn to play. 11:00:58.960 --> 11:01:00.640 You're as committed to mega-evolutions 11:01:00.640 --> 11:01:02.180 of providing the information that probably 11:01:02.180 --> 11:01:04.760 we're not going to see Tachemos helpful like this game. 11:01:04.760 --> 11:01:06.920 And you just look for something like an Aqua Jet 11:01:06.920 --> 11:01:09.480 to break the multi-scale on top of a fairy-type attack 11:01:09.480 --> 11:01:10.760 to try to pick up the Dragonite. 11:01:10.760 --> 11:01:12.920 So it's going to need some help from its partner here 11:01:12.920 --> 11:01:14.920 and maybe to end up in a safer position. 11:01:14.920 --> 11:01:16.200 We have seen these skis already. 11:01:16.200 --> 11:01:19.280 It is going to come back in to try to dissuade a double-target of its line. 11:01:19.280 --> 11:01:25.360 Did you really want to ignore me while I'm sitting in front of a cloette that's just protected, much like you saw in the previous game? 11:01:25.360 --> 11:01:28.200 Yeah, I'm going to say if Dragonite wants to rely on one of its partners, 11:01:28.200 --> 11:01:31.760 I think they're a pretty good partner to have in this moment right now. 11:01:31.760 --> 11:01:36.200 Not only threatening fake-out pressure into cloette, but also big damage from Direclaw. 11:01:36.200 --> 11:01:38.200 An interesting spot here for the basketball region as well. 11:01:38.200 --> 11:01:40.000 You already see it's slower than the Dragonite. 11:01:40.000 --> 11:01:43.560 It would be knocked up by a dragon pulse, but I'll see if I can't deal with it quite so well. 11:01:43.560 --> 11:01:48.560 I'm absolutely immune to a close combat as a Ghost-type Pokémon, and that Direclaw is not for me to do enough to pick it up, 11:01:48.560 --> 11:01:54.260 so Dragonite would need to deal with it itself if it could knock out this turn, but I think it's also relatively likely to rush like, 11:01:54.260 --> 11:01:58.860 hey, your BasculiGy you've done good enough, you've knocked out your opposite number, maybe I'll save you for later in the battle, 11:01:58.860 --> 11:02:00.860 but instead it's Float who's going to switch out for now. 11:02:00.860 --> 11:02:06.360 Well, Takuma's Sneasler has been exerting so much pressure on this Chloe, forcing me to protect, 11:02:06.360 --> 11:02:12.280 now forcing a switch and huge damage coming out from that life orb basket legion onto 11:02:12.280 --> 11:02:18.680 Sneasler with Aqua Jet. Direclaw will whip into the king Damage, but the Dragon Fault 11:02:18.680 --> 11:02:23.640 will follow it up to deal pretty decent damage for a resisted hit. Yeah, and it didn't seem 11:02:23.640 --> 11:02:27.400 that resisted there, but kind of an interesting call because the combination was attacking, 11:02:27.400 --> 11:02:31.320 hey, you know, if you leave Floent and get in, I will pick up the knockout with Direclaw, 11:02:31.320 --> 11:02:34.040 and then, you know, the Dragon Faults would move over to basket legion, 11:02:34.040 --> 11:02:39.040 If you make a switch to something else, the combination of those two attacks is difficult for most of the Pokemon the team to resist. 11:02:39.040 --> 11:02:43.040 But 10-gammon is the best possible option to switch in their immune to one attack for this or the other. 11:02:43.040 --> 11:02:47.040 It takes some pretty important damage there, but pretty quickly it's taking a ton of damage now. 11:02:47.040 --> 11:02:53.040 So we've mentioned before it's a very important Pokemon to smash up, especially because maybe you don't have to deal with Dragonite just yet, right? 11:02:53.040 --> 11:02:59.040 It's a big of all Pokemon, it's very powerful, I get it, but we'll level easily with that one V1 if the two Pokemon are left together at the end. 11:02:59.040 --> 11:03:01.720 at the end, so poke is down, the Sneasler makes a lot of sense. 11:03:01.720 --> 11:03:05.520 If you can back that out at the final poke, but Floor can finish the game and send us to a game three. 11:03:05.520 --> 11:03:07.820 Yeah, we were talking about four attack King Gambit. 11:03:07.820 --> 11:03:10.320 We also have to talk about four attack Sneasler. 11:03:10.320 --> 11:03:16.560 No protect available for cocky-move against Sneasler will retreat for King Gambit. 11:03:16.560 --> 11:03:21.560 The Vascular Legion fires off another Aqua Jet, dealing good damage into the King Gambit on the Switch, 11:03:21.560 --> 11:03:25.960 and running out of time to deal damage though with that life orb. 11:03:25.960 --> 11:03:36.880 Here comes the heat wave, Octavary proving itself to be extremely useful here, allowing it to not take super effective damage and vasculage in one hit point and a dream. 11:03:36.880 --> 11:03:38.380 Critical survival there! 11:03:38.880 --> 11:03:48.300 There's the Kautau sleep from King Damage, that's going to connect onto the Mega Dragonite, dealing a decent amount of damage, but even more importantly, multiscale has been broken. 11:03:48.300 --> 11:03:54.360 Yeah, that could be very critical later in the game, but that multiscale active, the float would have to use something like a light of Rune to pick up the knockout. 11:03:54.360 --> 11:04:00.360 Now any of the fairy type attacks would easily get out, and this pork can get into weakened pretty significantly at the opposing time as well. 11:04:00.360 --> 11:04:05.360 It's far from being in the gasoline lane range, but that could be kind of the winch edition now, right? 11:04:05.360 --> 11:04:11.360 You could somehow keep Vascular Legion alive to check these skis, like everything else weakened enough to pick up the gasoline lane. 11:04:11.360 --> 11:04:12.360 That could be a way to win too. 11:04:12.360 --> 11:04:14.360 Now there's still an unrevealed Pokemon on the ocean side of the deal. 11:04:14.360 --> 11:04:18.360 He has a huge advantage here, both in terms of the health of the Pokemon and also information work. 11:04:18.360 --> 11:04:20.360 And of course, this is more for talking about you. 11:04:20.360 --> 11:04:23.360 Plan his endgame, not knowing what that final Pokemon is. 11:04:23.360 --> 11:04:30.220 Absolutely. I was just noticing that at the same time not all Pokemon are revealed from Hiroshi still has plenty of options 11:04:30.220 --> 11:04:33.360 While octopus is trying to find a way back in 11:04:33.720 --> 11:04:39.760 Sneasler in for the mega dragonite in another aqua jet from Vasculation on its way out 11:04:39.880 --> 11:04:47.120 Like what will take damage that Vasculation needs to think here and a sucker punch from the king dammit on Hiroshi side 11:04:47.120 --> 11:04:50.520 will also connect on to Akuma's King Gambit, 11:04:50.520 --> 11:04:52.560 and you have to go for that because the low kick 11:04:52.560 --> 11:04:56.120 is plenty to pick up that little bit of hit points remaining. 11:04:56.120 --> 11:04:57.760 Things getting much closer now, 11:04:57.760 --> 11:05:00.520 where two knock-ups getting picked up in that turn, 11:05:00.520 --> 11:05:02.680 potentially Akuma's now only two knock-outs away 11:05:02.680 --> 11:05:04.480 for becoming a world champion. 11:05:04.480 --> 11:05:07.320 But not so simple, where Void's going to be able 11:05:07.320 --> 11:05:09.320 to re-enter the battle as well as the unrevealed 11:05:09.320 --> 11:05:11.720 final poke point lap to see if they can do enough 11:05:11.720 --> 11:05:14.320 to keep this in this game, send us to a game three. 11:05:14.320 --> 11:05:20.320 that we are still missing a Pokemon on Hiroshi's side that has not come out. 11:05:20.320 --> 11:05:28.540 Who's that Pokemon if it's Whimsicott tailwind plus Dazzling Gleam goes crazy right now? 11:05:28.540 --> 11:05:33.020 Absolutely, and a very interesting spot here as well where Hiroshi-Kat is thinking through his turn. 11:05:33.020 --> 11:05:38.020 Hey, I know what my last Pokemon is. You don't know I can think of what we're doing in the next turn with full information. 11:05:38.020 --> 11:05:42.120 You can't use that Whimsicott. So we wind up in a very interesting situation here. 11:05:42.120 --> 11:05:46.120 The fairy aura for Megaflight going to boost the damage of both these Pokemon, as you say. 11:05:46.120 --> 11:05:53.320 You know, a Tailwing would be very critical here, allowing the Float to speed up and knock out the Sneasler before it would give you a big direct wall hop. 11:05:53.320 --> 11:06:00.920 You know, a sucker puncher can't get it, it would be great and all, but just not nearly enough, especially because we know that final Pokemon in the back is a Dragonite. 11:06:00.920 --> 11:06:04.520 We're certainly not going to be able to deal with these two fairy-type Pokemon in Tailwing. 11:06:04.520 --> 11:06:14.520 Absolutely, Whimsacott and Flo at best friends forever ready to help Hiroshi force a game 3 here in our Masters Division Finals. 11:06:14.520 --> 11:06:21.520 Both of these players, you can feel how important this game is to them as they are taking their time to figure out what to do. 11:06:21.520 --> 11:06:26.560 Hale went from Wimzacot, allowing Hiroshi's Pokemon to be the fastest on the field. 11:06:26.560 --> 11:06:28.320 Sucker Punch will whip. 11:06:28.320 --> 11:06:31.880 Here's that dazzling lead connects onto both Sneasler and King Gambit. 11:06:31.880 --> 11:06:34.400 That's a double KO. 11:06:34.400 --> 11:06:42.280 And with just Dragonite in the back, Hiroshi Onishi is about to force our third game three of our championships. 11:06:42.280 --> 11:06:43.160 What incredible play. 11:06:43.160 --> 11:06:45.560 And this time you see how the strategy is meant to work. 11:06:45.560 --> 11:06:47.760 Able to make a much better trade program in the game. 11:06:47.760 --> 11:06:50.840 picking up that big knockout on Takuma's basketball legend 11:06:50.840 --> 11:06:53.560 and then get the late tailwind in order to ensure 11:06:53.560 --> 11:06:55.560 this game-state where there's not really anything 11:06:55.560 --> 11:06:56.400 Takuma can do. 11:06:56.400 --> 11:06:57.920 No way Dragonite can be able to beat these two 11:06:57.920 --> 11:06:59.680 fairy-type poke-abots. 11:06:59.680 --> 11:07:02.080 With the kind of the back isn't something we often see, 11:07:02.080 --> 11:07:04.240 I think it makes a lot of sense to the Spatia. 11:07:04.240 --> 11:07:05.960 Imagine during team preview, hey, you know, 11:07:05.960 --> 11:07:07.880 you get a second tailwind up, 11:07:07.880 --> 11:07:08.840 you're gonna win for sure, 11:07:08.840 --> 11:07:11.040 but I think it's very difficult to realistically do 11:07:11.040 --> 11:07:12.880 that Spatia instead of trying to trade 11:07:12.880 --> 11:07:14.200 a little bit early in order to get that 11:07:14.200 --> 11:07:15.840 the late tailwind where you don't need 11:07:15.840 --> 11:07:17.200 a second tailwind to win. 11:07:17.200 --> 11:07:23.200 Well, talk about just checking his couch there to make sure he knows exactly how much damage that ExtremeSki could do into Floette 11:07:23.200 --> 11:07:35.400 as Winsacott cleans up Game 2 for Hiroshi Onishi, and now all comes down to this one game for all the Marvels. 11:07:35.400 --> 11:07:43.200 Yeah, I mean, it's the right way for this to end, right? Who would have wanted any other way, these first Pokémon Champions, Pokémon Video Game Championships, World Championship, 11:07:43.200 --> 11:07:47.940 Going to come down to this final game here up to see what both trainers up to do 11:07:47.940 --> 11:07:52.560 We've seen both trainers after winning this game right where there's a way that they can do it 11:07:52.560 --> 11:07:55.940 I think the switch up for Pokemon is very interesting to talk about there 11:07:55.940 --> 11:08:00.200 I believe the looking at the match with it. Oh, it's really difficult to bring mega dragonite here, right? 11:08:00.200 --> 11:08:05.400 I look pretty good early in the game. I don't think it's impossible by any means to win a mega dragonite game 11:08:05.400 --> 11:08:09.040 I think that switch into Vasco Legion was really the problem there 11:08:09.040 --> 11:08:14.480 Not necessarily Magna Dragonite itself, but Lowette was hugely impactful in that battle, 11:08:14.480 --> 11:08:19.040 and I think the opposing Lowette to check it maybe would have been a little bit easier there. 11:08:19.040 --> 11:08:21.040 I'll be very excited to see what Harkaway does there. 11:08:21.040 --> 11:08:27.040 It was possible he was expecting a difference, which approached you, ultimately tried to do the same sort of thing in the second game. 11:08:27.040 --> 11:08:35.040 Well, here it is, game three of your Masters Division finals. Get loud for our two finalists! 11:08:39.040 --> 11:08:45.040 Yeah, Garchomp has to come to any of these camps, but he is in the arena for sure. 11:08:45.040 --> 11:08:50.040 I can't imagine what's going through these trainers' minds right now. It's such a critical decision. 11:08:50.040 --> 11:08:54.040 Again, this is not a format where you can do a whole lot of defensive switching, right? 11:08:54.040 --> 11:09:00.040 You saw what happened in that second game where one bad switch really made things difficult for Takamon. 11:09:00.040 --> 11:09:04.040 And that makes this position so important. You have to get your lead Pokémon correct. 11:09:04.040 --> 11:09:07.040 And you have to select the best mega-evolving Pokémon as well. 11:09:07.040 --> 11:09:11.120 as well. Neither side forced to do it in the previous game, but they both shown some of their hands now. 11:09:11.120 --> 11:09:15.440 They both trainers have a good idea of how their opponent would like to approach this matchup, 11:09:15.440 --> 11:09:19.280 and now you have to make that read, right? Well, my opponent did the same thing. As they got in my 11:09:19.280 --> 11:09:24.080 head, they figured out what I'm going to do, and, you know, they've also had 24 hours of preparation. 11:09:24.080 --> 11:09:28.480 They spent a lot of time thinking what they believed the best path through this matchup was. 11:09:28.480 --> 11:09:31.520 You know, how is this working in real life? You know, I'm still thinking that, hey, 11:09:31.520 --> 11:09:34.800 the way that I looked at the matchup before was right, or are you making a last minute 11:09:34.800 --> 11:09:40.400 adjustment here, trying to improvise your win to get the world championships in this final game of the season. 11:09:40.400 --> 11:09:49.600 Gosh, it's such a spooky position to be in in this game three scenario, potentially having to improvise a solution to this matchup. 11:09:49.600 --> 11:09:55.000 But these are two players who have proven time and time again throughout the course of this tournament. 11:09:55.000 --> 11:10:04.700 They are more than capable of doing so. The Roshi Onishi, of course, as the JCS champion, has excelled at this highest level throughout the entire season. 11:10:04.700 --> 11:10:09.720 Takuma Yamazaki has been dreaming of this day where he could become a world 11:10:09.720 --> 11:10:15.460 champion hasn't gotten there in the past and now finally won game away from 11:10:15.460 --> 11:10:19.660 pulling it off. I can't imagine how nervous these trainers must be one game 11:10:19.660 --> 11:10:23.140 away either from the biggest accomplishment they'll probably ever 11:10:23.140 --> 11:10:27.340 have in their Pokemon careers or a loss that they'll consider for the rest of 11:10:27.340 --> 11:10:32.460 their lives what could have been. Game 3 it all comes down to the SP 11:10:32.460 --> 11:10:37.160 The Floette and Charizard team versus the Floette and Mega Dragonite. 11:10:37.160 --> 11:10:40.200 I am so thrilled to be seeing this third game here. 11:10:40.200 --> 11:10:44.460 I really want to see how these two players are going to adapt because it looked like 11:10:44.460 --> 11:10:48.880 I was so shocked at how good Mega Dragonite looked at the end until Floette had full health 11:10:48.880 --> 11:10:49.880 the whole time. 11:10:49.880 --> 11:10:52.340 What was it that was going to continue to be that staggered poke on the back? 11:10:52.340 --> 11:10:54.880 I think it's really difficult for Dragonite to handle it, right? 11:10:54.880 --> 11:10:58.640 Where maybe not the rest of the last couple of days, but hey, talk to him as 11:10:58.640 --> 11:11:06.020 not afraid to bring the charge on the other side of the field the whole 11:11:06.020 --> 11:11:09.640 point of bringing dressed in this team rather than charged us helped you against 11:11:09.640 --> 11:11:14.200 opposing charge on it here it is in this third game perhaps dragonites caught 11:11:14.200 --> 11:11:19.800 charge up right where it wants it what a call out from Takuma Yamazaki I showed 11:11:19.800 --> 11:11:23.800 mega dragonite didn't work in game to so you must think that I am you're 11:11:23.800 --> 11:11:28.160 free to bring the charge but no Takuma believes in that mega dragonite 11:11:28.160 --> 11:11:31.600 It catches the Garchomp and Charizard a classic lead. 11:11:31.600 --> 11:11:34.120 Still a lot of potential trading back and forth. 11:11:34.120 --> 11:11:35.240 You know, that's something we see so often. 11:11:35.240 --> 11:11:37.880 One side, maybe the most iconic lead combination 11:11:37.880 --> 11:11:39.360 of a bunch of it so far. 11:11:39.360 --> 11:11:41.200 On the other side, Mega Dragon, 11:11:41.200 --> 11:11:44.200 anything's a little bit weird, but particularly this. 11:11:44.200 --> 11:11:46.960 Keep in mind that Garchomp is going to be pretty bulky 11:11:46.960 --> 11:11:48.520 and that's it's very probably going to be able 11:11:48.520 --> 11:11:50.080 to take a single attack pretty well here. 11:11:50.080 --> 11:11:52.360 So, I'm most certain so that's a big degree. 11:11:52.360 --> 11:11:53.880 I want to see what they do. 11:11:53.880 --> 11:11:55.880 Yeah, that's going to be the Mega Evolution 11:11:55.880 --> 11:11:58.280 right away from the Charizard. 11:11:58.280 --> 11:12:01.960 That means that Floette is most likely left at home here, 11:12:01.960 --> 11:12:03.480 which is exactly what you want 11:12:03.480 --> 11:12:05.840 if you are Mega-Dragonite. 11:12:05.840 --> 11:12:07.800 There it is out on the field now, 11:12:07.800 --> 11:12:11.320 both Charizard and Dragonite Mega-Evolving. 11:12:11.320 --> 11:12:13.600 Fun fact, this would be their first World Champion 11:12:13.600 --> 11:12:16.520 for either Charizard or Dragonite. 11:12:16.520 --> 11:12:18.620 That's just gonna be a protect coming out from Dragonite 11:12:18.620 --> 11:12:21.920 as King Ganda fires off a sucker punch into the Charizard. 11:12:21.920 --> 11:12:23.600 Feels a decent amount of damage. 11:12:23.600 --> 11:12:29.960 Karchomp goes for the Rockslight, tries to break that bulky skin, and deals super effective damage onto Dragonite. 11:12:29.960 --> 11:12:34.960 It's a little bit of chip onto King Gambit, and it's going to come down to this Charizard. 11:12:34.960 --> 11:12:40.580 He gets the Heat Wave off, and will miss into the protect of Dragonite, but connects onto King Gambit. 11:12:40.580 --> 11:12:44.480 No Okcaberry, but 1% health remaining! 11:12:44.480 --> 11:12:48.640 King Gambit gets the threaten on another sucker punch at whatever it wants! 11:12:48.640 --> 11:12:52.480 Yeah, no Akabari no problem and that creates a really fun situation in this turn. 11:12:52.480 --> 11:12:56.800 I may not want to go for a sucker punch on that Kar-Chomp where you knock yourself out and let's get damaged, 11:12:56.800 --> 11:12:58.680 but now Charizard's the one being threatened. 11:12:58.680 --> 11:13:01.920 I can't be sure these sucker punch in extreme speed would knock it out, 11:13:01.920 --> 11:13:06.120 so do you want to risk losing your mega of all Pokemon so early in the game? 11:13:06.120 --> 11:13:11.000 Yeah, and this mega Dragonite is so happy to be facing down Kar-Chomp in Charizard. 11:13:11.000 --> 11:13:17.360 With its multi-scale still intact, it can easily survive a Rock Slide and a Heatwave double up from Charizard. 11:13:17.360 --> 11:13:21.360 And another ocular thing to keep in mind, Mega Charger at the same speed. 11:13:21.360 --> 11:13:24.760 So lots of speed to help these Pokemon on their train, but we may have even though 11:13:24.760 --> 11:13:27.960 Hunky's purpose was to play out, you could have both that Pokemon up to attack. 11:13:27.960 --> 11:13:33.160 Oh, Rock Slide from Garchomp connects on to Vasculigian and Dragonite. 11:13:33.160 --> 11:13:37.160 Super effective damage, breaks the multi-scale heat wave from Charizard. 11:13:37.160 --> 11:13:39.760 We'll connect on to both the Dragonite and Vasculigian. 11:13:39.760 --> 11:13:43.560 Does Dragonite get to move on this turn? It does! 11:13:43.560 --> 11:13:45.560 Dragonfall connects off the guard shelf. 11:13:45.560 --> 11:13:48.800 One hit, 40, oh, and Mega Dragonite. 11:13:48.800 --> 11:13:51.560 And then you see why he makes a Dragonite so powerful. 11:13:51.560 --> 11:13:53.560 It gets lead against that combination of both, 11:13:53.560 --> 11:13:56.200 but it is so iconic, and it shows the agangia has 11:13:56.200 --> 11:13:58.440 picked up a dragon, a guard chop, and one knockout. 11:13:58.440 --> 11:14:00.480 It's a little great spot against his Chargers, all right. 11:14:00.480 --> 11:14:02.880 What is Chargers really going to do in return? 11:14:02.880 --> 11:14:05.920 Now these fighter type attacks look like quite so dominant 11:14:05.920 --> 11:14:08.800 as they normally do, like two Pokemon that resist them. 11:14:08.800 --> 11:14:13.040 Yeah, absolutely devastating for Hiroshi Onishi. 11:14:13.040 --> 11:14:19.040 Not being able to pick up the KO onto the King Gambit means that Takuma still has that resource in the back. 11:14:19.040 --> 11:14:26.640 It got the Basque Legion in without getting burnt by the Heat Waves, threatening big damage onto that Charizard Pie itself. 11:14:26.640 --> 11:14:29.540 Yeah, I think it's one of the fun spots here, Gio. 11:14:29.540 --> 11:14:36.240 Within the ancient power of these Charizard Pieces, it's still impactful in the past, but, you know, I had to grab a nice type of matchup a little bit differently. 11:14:36.240 --> 11:14:40.340 It's very fun here. We get the Basque Legion facing off against its opposite Numbaring. 11:14:40.340 --> 11:14:44.100 We've seen this interaction before, but actually there's so much of them attacking in the same turn, right? 11:14:44.100 --> 11:14:50.420 In the second game, we saw the Basculage and catch the opposing Basculage on a switch, so we're going to see this, these people on the faceoff. 11:14:50.420 --> 11:14:57.300 But again, you'd expect in a team matchup like this one, the team with Crimson Cat usually has less speed training in the Basculage. 11:14:57.300 --> 11:15:03.460 So perhaps the Basculage, and I'm talking to my side going faster here, could be very critical for a Roshi, just to turn it right. 11:15:03.460 --> 11:15:07.380 Already a little bit down in resources, can't afford to lose Basculage for nothing. 11:15:07.380 --> 11:15:12.420 but an awkward position for Takuma to be in with that King Gambit sitting on one hit point. 11:15:12.420 --> 11:15:16.900 We would have loved that additional hit point to be gone so King Gambit could paint and boost the 11:15:16.900 --> 11:15:23.940 power of last respects, instead just base power on that attack, which means that Takuma is going 11:15:23.940 --> 11:15:28.660 to double protect to see what Hiroshi is thinking into this matchup. 11:15:29.300 --> 11:15:32.740 You see that ancient power, Dragonite going to take it a lot better than a Charizard, 11:15:32.740 --> 11:15:37.840 But finding out what his opponent is doing and yes, so we see the last respects targeted to his unmasked 11:15:37.840 --> 11:15:42.560 Legion agent power which would have been super effective into the Dragonite and now we see an interesting position 11:15:42.560 --> 11:15:46.320 Okay, well we see what one player wants to do attack beside the field 11:15:46.320 --> 11:15:49.800 How do you adjust to the right view try to sacrifice begin it maybe as you said 11:15:49.800 --> 11:15:53.500 I think it's going to be difficult to do now with both these Pokemon having to use their protects 11:15:53.500 --> 11:15:57.100 They're both vulnerable tough to make the sacrifice in order to want to double switch 11:15:57.100 --> 11:16:02.440 So how will you try to target these Pokemon down often when you're going for a double protector try to fish for a 11:16:02.440 --> 11:16:06.020 protect on the other side of the field to allow you to double-tark especially if 11:16:06.020 --> 11:16:09.380 you believe your basket legion is faster but doesn't find it there and now Roach 11:16:09.380 --> 11:16:12.540 to predict either of these Pokemon potentially baiting Takamaki to a 11:16:12.540 --> 11:16:19.660 game-losing mistake. Oh it is so tense right now these players are on a razor's 11:16:19.660 --> 11:16:24.660 edge. Charizard gets the ancient power connects on to Dragonite not enough 11:16:24.660 --> 11:16:29.540 to pick up the KO. Dragonite is holding on no boost for Charizard either 11:16:29.540 --> 11:16:34.040 and the dragon pulls into Basque Allegiance dealing just over 50%. 11:16:34.040 --> 11:16:37.540 That means that Takamaki gets to fire off the last respect 11:16:37.540 --> 11:16:41.840 and pick up the KO on Basque Allegiance before it can move. 11:16:41.840 --> 11:16:48.540 And now Hiroshi Onishi, the JCS champion, is down to his final two Pokémon. 11:16:48.540 --> 11:16:50.240 Charizard stuck out in the field as well. 11:16:50.240 --> 11:16:52.340 That drought's gonna go on to last forever, 11:16:52.340 --> 11:16:56.240 but greatly reduced Charizard's ability to have the impact in this game. 11:16:56.240 --> 11:16:58.040 We'll have to see what this final Pokémon is. 11:16:58.040 --> 11:17:03.040 But where is similar position in the previous game where she was able to turn things around to see again 11:17:03.040 --> 11:17:09.480 What that final Pokemon is hasn't really done as much damage in this 30 is a second is there still some way you can break this one back? 11:17:10.080 --> 11:17:14.720 Well, if there is her as she is going to need to find it out of whimsicott 11:17:15.200 --> 11:17:20.560 Bocasash intact has the ability to set tailwind but vasculation has priorities 11:17:20.560 --> 11:17:24.160 So does dragonite tailwind doesn't matter as much to these Pokemon 11:17:24.160 --> 11:17:28.620 Yeah, but it's still all going to be about making it read it again. There's still that King Gambit in the back 11:17:28.840 --> 11:17:35.380 You know what HP and a dream but it's still a sucker punch off regardless of the speed condition and then once again 11:17:35.680 --> 11:17:40.680 There's still another Pokemon. We aren't sure what is a grocery probably going to what good some point get a tail 11:17:40.680 --> 11:17:43.800 It's up. Maybe not to help for here. We're here ready has the speed advantage 11:17:44.440 --> 11:17:47.200 Both of these players are making their decision 11:17:47.200 --> 11:17:53.880 They know that each in every turn right now could spell victory could spell defeat 11:17:54.160 --> 11:17:57.500 and they have to make their moves exactly correct. 11:17:57.500 --> 11:17:58.700 Fast-filers, you can get out of dodge. 11:17:58.700 --> 11:18:00.500 You're going to get some problems later. 11:18:00.500 --> 11:18:02.440 You can output jet, so just check the charge arc 11:18:02.440 --> 11:18:04.100 for the remainder of the game. 11:18:04.100 --> 11:18:07.200 Well, there's the extreme speed coming out from Dragonite 11:18:07.200 --> 11:18:10.340 into Wimsicott, making sure that Wimsicott no longer 11:18:10.340 --> 11:18:11.740 has its focus at. 11:18:11.740 --> 11:18:15.020 And here is the power of one hit point King Gambit, 11:18:15.020 --> 11:18:17.480 able to switch in towards the Vascular Legion, 11:18:17.480 --> 11:18:20.480 protect that Pokemon, and allow Takuma to have 11:18:20.480 --> 11:18:22.760 a new switch in next to Dragonite. 11:18:22.760 --> 11:18:27.240 Of course, really, Dragonite will go down to a single target heatwave, critical hit. 11:18:27.240 --> 11:18:30.120 But that means that it's now down to 2v2. 11:18:30.920 --> 11:18:36.120 What the secret to the depth of the harsh sunlight does fade, if Ascilligian could love that one. 11:18:36.120 --> 11:18:41.800 At some point in the game now, an Aqua Jet would cause those two Pokemon remaining to be a world champ, you should be talking about. 11:18:41.800 --> 11:18:46.520 All he has to do now is find a way to knock out this Winsicott and Sneaselord. 11:18:46.520 --> 11:18:48.840 It's a fantastic Pokemon to do it with. 11:18:48.840 --> 11:18:52.520 However, will I knock out this Winsicott with my Sneasler? 11:18:52.520 --> 11:18:58.520 Yeah, well, it could be a big advantage there still to protect, but Takuma is so close now 11:18:58.520 --> 11:19:03.520 he hit exactly the right final Pokemon and he can case the world championships. 11:19:03.520 --> 11:19:07.520 Takuma Yamazaki has worked so hard. 11:19:07.520 --> 11:19:13.520 He has grinded at this year after year after year to just have an opportunity 11:19:13.520 --> 11:19:19.520 to compete at the world championships and he has taken the most out of it possible 11:19:19.520 --> 11:19:21.720 Getting here to eat decisive finals. 11:19:21.720 --> 11:19:23.560 Wimsoncock will protect itself. 11:19:23.560 --> 11:19:25.800 Charizard will protect itself. 11:19:25.800 --> 11:19:28.320 Trying to catch something from Takuma here. 11:19:28.320 --> 11:19:30.560 That's going to be the fate of Steedler. 11:19:30.560 --> 11:19:32.720 Takuma showing his past. 11:19:32.720 --> 11:19:34.680 Charizard falls for the fate. 11:19:34.680 --> 11:19:35.800 Breaks through protect. 11:19:35.800 --> 11:19:38.640 And the Oslo jet bleeds it up. 11:19:38.640 --> 11:19:42.120 And Takuma calling the out of the double for that. 11:19:42.120 --> 11:19:43.320 What a huge knockup. 11:19:43.320 --> 11:19:45.640 We almost never see fate in this level of play. 11:19:45.640 --> 11:19:48.720 It's so difficult to get in situations where it makes 11:19:48.720 --> 11:19:54.220 difference, but there's nothing you can do. We have the perfect wimsikop. There's no counterpoint to that. 11:19:54.220 --> 11:19:57.720 I don't think there's anything wimsikop can do. 11:19:57.720 --> 11:20:03.720 There's nothing remaining for Wimsikop but to go back home and try again next year. 11:20:03.720 --> 11:20:13.720 Takuma Yamazaki with the Diagram knocked out Wimsikop. And with that, Takuma Yamazaki is your World Champion! 11:20:18.720 --> 11:20:47.720 What an incredible moment. 11:20:47.720 --> 11:20:56.640 Takuma Yamazaki has worked so hard, so many thankless years, grinding away, competing 11:20:56.640 --> 11:20:59.120 in this game that he loves. 11:20:59.120 --> 11:21:06.520 And after all of that work, all of that dedication, he gets to stand tall in the center of the 11:21:06.520 --> 11:21:09.920 Chase Center as our world champion. 11:21:09.920 --> 11:21:12.400 I think he should be an inspiration for all trainers. 11:21:12.400 --> 11:21:16.760 He shows that if you stick to it, if you're dedicated, if you keep battling through those 11:21:16.760 --> 11:21:21.140 those are worth something he has earned that world championship he has worked so 11:21:21.140 --> 11:21:26.440 hard for for so many years and impressive styles to flashy faint play to win 11:21:26.440 --> 11:21:32.120 that decisive backup such a flashy way to become a world champion we almost 11:21:32.120 --> 11:21:38.320 never get to see faint work but when it does oh boy it feels so good and all 11:21:38.320 --> 11:21:43.080 man Scott I'm tearing up a little bit back here because seeing someone like 11:21:43.080 --> 11:21:48.540 Takuma out there competing still after all these years competing at the highest 11:21:48.540 --> 11:21:53.520 level and becoming now the world champion if you haven't won a regional it's 11:21:53.520 --> 11:21:58.080 fine if you haven't won a international championship it's fine you can still come 11:21:58.080 --> 11:22:02.740 to the world championships and be a world champion yeah if he hasn't started 11:22:02.740 --> 11:22:07.560 playing yet start now now he proves the dedication is what matters he did 11:22:07.560 --> 11:22:12.120 everything he had to do he put all that work in it just so awesome to see 11:22:12.120 --> 11:22:14.880 a trainer with that work ethic. Definitely the underdog at court at 11:22:14.880 --> 11:22:18.480 two most trainers come into this matchup and hey, it doesn't matter if people 11:22:18.480 --> 11:22:21.480 don't believe in you, you have to believe in yourself and you did. What an 11:22:21.480 --> 11:22:25.160 impressive way to play it. Again, I just love how things worked out, probably 11:22:25.160 --> 11:22:28.040 just how he drew them up right. The combination of fakes and all these 11:22:28.040 --> 11:22:31.520 put both but all these increased priority moves. You're dreaming of 11:22:31.520 --> 11:22:34.200 situations like that one where there's nothing your opponent can do, 11:22:34.200 --> 11:22:37.480 you've set up this perfect pin. Usually trying practice doesn't 11:22:37.480 --> 11:22:41.080 work out that way, but he had such a great plan for this one. I think it 11:22:41.080 --> 11:22:43.000 which is such a cool way to win. 11:22:43.000 --> 11:22:46.520 Absolutely, and incredibly well-deserved from Takuma 11:22:46.520 --> 11:22:48.120 to be our world champion. 11:22:48.120 --> 11:22:51.080 And of course, congratulations to Hiroshi Onishi, 11:22:51.080 --> 11:22:54.040 our finalist here at the World Championships. 11:22:54.040 --> 11:22:57.400 No small feat to go all the way at the JCS 11:22:57.400 --> 11:22:58.800 and now make it to the finals, 11:22:58.800 --> 11:23:01.680 but it was Takuma Yamazaki who just had 11:23:01.680 --> 11:23:03.760 a little bit of a better plan there in the end 11:23:03.760 --> 11:23:04.760 and came out on top. 11:23:04.760 --> 11:23:06.040 And you know what? 11:23:06.040 --> 11:23:08.160 Congratulations to Dragonite 11:23:08.160 --> 11:23:10.360 on your first world championship. 11:23:10.360 --> 11:23:14.360 It's the best favorite Pokemon there. Great that it could pull off. 11:23:14.360 --> 11:23:18.360 And great that it earned it, too. I was kind of wondering if we were going to see Drakonite this match up. 11:23:18.360 --> 11:23:22.360 But I wound up being pretty pivotal there since the stage where it spreads to finish it off. 11:23:22.360 --> 11:23:25.360 Alright, well it is time to go back down to stage. 11:23:25.360 --> 11:23:30.360 Gabby, introduce our new world champion to the world. 11:23:30.360 --> 11:23:34.360 Let's hear it for the top tier first world champion in the Masters Division. 11:23:34.360 --> 11:23:38.360 Takuma Champion Takuma Yadazaki! 11:23:45.360 --> 11:23:52.360 Takuma, you are our first world champion in the Masters Division for Pokemon Champions. How do you feel? 11:23:52.360 --> 11:24:00.360 I'm the world champion of Pokemon Champions Masters. How do you feel now? 11:24:00.360 --> 11:24:12.360 I absolutely cannot believe this. I am over the moon right now. 11:24:20.360 --> 11:24:29.360 The casters were talking about how you started competing in 2009 and you never gave up to make it to this stage today. 11:24:29.360 --> 11:24:36.360 Do you have any advice for anybody who is on their own Pokemon journey and who dreams of becoming a world champion? 11:24:36.360 --> 11:24:44.360 What advice do you have for other players who want to be the world champion? 11:24:44.360 --> 11:24:53.360 Yes, I have been training for more than 15 years. 11:24:53.360 --> 11:24:57.360 I haven't been able to do it since the beginning. 11:24:57.360 --> 11:25:06.360 Even if I didn't win, I think I won't give up and continue to continue. 11:25:06.360 --> 11:25:12.360 So, let's enjoy the game together. 11:25:27.360 --> 11:25:32.000 playing don't worry if you lose that's why I was able to make this far so just 11:25:32.000 --> 11:25:35.120 don't give up keep going 11:25:39.120 --> 11:25:42.080 and of course do you have any shout outs you want to give to anybody who might be 11:25:42.080 --> 11:25:45.120 watching 11:25:57.360 --> 11:26:01.400 I'm very grateful to have been able to help my family 11:26:01.400 --> 11:26:07.640 who helped me and my friends and friends in America. 11:26:07.640 --> 11:26:10.280 Thank you very much. 11:26:10.280 --> 11:26:13.680 Yes, so many people practiced with me 11:26:13.680 --> 11:26:16.160 for me to be able to make it this far. 11:26:16.160 --> 11:26:18.680 People in America, that's why I was able to come 11:26:18.680 --> 11:26:21.200 all the way here, people who practiced along with me. 11:26:21.200 --> 11:26:23.480 Thank you all so, so much. 11:26:23.480 --> 11:26:26.000 Let's hear it one more time for a 2026 Master's 11:26:26.000 --> 11:26:29.000 World Champion Takuma Yamazaki! 11:26:34.000 --> 11:26:37.000 Alright analysts, take it away. 11:26:40.000 --> 11:26:47.000 Fifteen years of playing the Pokemon video game, culminating to this moment. 11:26:47.000 --> 11:26:55.000 I know you've all cheated once, but let's cheer one more time for our world champion, Takuma Yamazaki! 11:26:56.000 --> 11:27:10.160 What an amazing grand final that we have had here for all three of our video game divisions. 11:27:10.160 --> 11:27:16.760 It has been just so inspiring to watch everybody to take the stage and to claim that title. 11:27:16.760 --> 11:27:18.500 Fifteen years. 11:27:18.500 --> 11:27:23.560 I was there at the very first Pokemon video game showdown when VGC officially became 11:27:23.560 --> 11:27:25.840 a part of the competitive Pokemon circuit. 11:27:25.840 --> 11:27:30.320 We were playing Diamond and Pearl, there were 32 players, we were in a small ballroom in 11:27:30.320 --> 11:27:37.600 a hotel and here we are in 2026, so many years later making Pokemon history. 11:27:37.600 --> 11:27:42.800 I cannot tell you guys what it feels like to be a part of this and you all are all a 11:27:42.800 --> 11:27:44.200 part of history as well. 11:27:44.200 --> 11:27:46.200 Give yourself a round of applause. 11:27:46.200 --> 11:27:50.440 the finalists here showed us 11:27:50.440 --> 11:27:52.440 such an incredible match. We 11:27:52.440 --> 11:27:54.440 were watching here backstage 11:27:54.440 --> 11:27:56.440 along with all of you in the 11:27:56.440 --> 11:27:58.440 crowd. And I said just then if 11:27:58.440 --> 11:28:00.440 you hadn't told me that these 11:28:00.440 --> 11:28:02.440 were our juniors, I would not 11:28:02.440 --> 11:28:04.440 have had any clue. I'm going 11:28:04.440 --> 11:28:06.440 to be honest. I'm going to 11:28:06.440 --> 11:28:08.440 be honest. I'm going to be 11:28:08.440 --> 11:28:10.440 honest. I'm going to be 11:28:10.440 --> 11:28:12.440 honest. I'm going to be 11:28:12.440 --> 11:28:14.440 honest. I'm going to be 11:28:14.440 --> 11:28:21.080 had any clue that they weren't our master's division players. Such a bright future for these two 11:28:21.640 --> 11:28:26.840 champion competitors and I cannot wait to see what else we have in store for them. 11:28:27.560 --> 11:28:32.680 It was just such a fun matchup as well featuring four different mega evolutions 11:28:32.680 --> 11:28:36.440 and both of them playing their hearts out. It was such a thrilling three game set. 11:28:37.080 --> 11:28:41.160 And to see two of the most popular team compositions go up against each other this 11:28:41.160 --> 11:28:44.760 the game. It was just so 11:28:44.760 --> 11:28:46.800 intense. It was just a good 11:28:46.800 --> 11:28:48.400 setting. The fact that all 11:28:48.400 --> 11:28:49.800 three five went to three 11:28:49.800 --> 11:28:52.000 games. Yeah, much more 11:28:52.000 --> 11:28:53.440 intense. Now I'm going to 11:28:53.440 --> 11:28:54.840 have to have a little bit of 11:28:54.840 --> 11:28:56.440 personal bias here because 11:28:56.440 --> 11:28:57.840 Vikram is coming from the U. 11:28:57.840 --> 11:29:00.280 K. As as do I and I could 11:29:00.280 --> 11:29:02.280 not be proud to see just 11:29:02.280 --> 11:29:04.280 how far our community has 11:29:04.280 --> 11:29:06.160 come and Vikram just showed 11:29:06.160 --> 11:29:07.720 us all the way through that 11:29:07.720 --> 11:29:08.760 game. That was back and 11:29:08.760 --> 11:29:10.320 forth all the way. Can't 11:29:10.320 --> 11:29:16.240 all the way. Carlos played it so so well but they were just toe-to-toe in the end in that 11:29:16.240 --> 11:29:21.520 game three. I couldn't believe how well Vickron positioned his archeradon just to take it to 11:29:21.520 --> 11:29:27.280 that final placing. And both of them were on the precipice of history for their perspective 11:29:27.280 --> 11:29:32.880 regions. Right. Vickron being the second world champion from the UK but of course Carlos had 11:29:32.880 --> 11:29:38.240 a chance to do something amazing for Latin America as well. Coming in as the top points 11:29:38.240 --> 11:29:45.840 leader, it was very impressive. No holds bar for all. And what a master's final 11:29:45.840 --> 11:29:50.080 fight was. I think coming into this tournament the big question is, are we 11:29:50.080 --> 11:29:55.240 going to see Charizard dethroned by another Pokemon for Mega Dragonite to 11:29:55.240 --> 11:30:00.600 come out in game two and game three? I cannot tell you. The cheers in this stadium, 11:30:00.600 --> 11:30:04.160 the roars when it mega evolved. Every time it got a knockout, every time it 11:30:04.160 --> 11:30:08.920 took a survival just unbelievable and to stick with Dragonite right this classic 11:30:08.920 --> 11:30:13.160 gambit of Dragonite's really good into Charizard it's not that great in a 11:30:13.160 --> 11:30:17.060 flowette and to stick with it in games to even up losing to it and then bring 11:30:17.060 --> 11:30:20.600 it in game three just absolutely phenomenal and you couldn't have asked 11:30:20.600 --> 11:30:26.080 for a better picture finish. For all three of our champions here at the 11:30:26.080 --> 11:30:29.760 World Championships let's throw it over to the stage we're gonna be 11:30:29.760 --> 11:30:32.660 crowning our champions here in San Francisco. 11:30:35.760 --> 11:30:38.060 Championship Sunday, baby. 11:30:38.660 --> 11:30:44.760 Once again, living up to our expectations shaped by an entire year of 11:30:44.760 --> 11:30:51.260 in anticipation, granting us the brand year this community deserves. 11:30:51.660 --> 11:30:54.860 Thank you again to everyone here in the Chase Center and all of you 11:30:54.860 --> 11:30:58.560 watching at home from all around the world for supporting these 11:30:58.560 --> 11:31:06.400 extraordinary titles and these tenacious trainers who showed everything they have to offer on this stage. 11:31:07.120 --> 11:31:15.120 As amazing as today was, we're not done yet. Let's go ahead and crown our final world champion 11:31:15.120 --> 11:31:17.840 of the 2026 competitive season. 11:31:17.840 --> 11:31:30.840 Let's celebrate our finalists for the Pokemon video game championships. 11:31:30.840 --> 11:31:39.840 Starting off with the junior division, your runner up, Kazutaga Haudetory. 11:31:39.840 --> 11:31:49.840 and the world champion in the 11:31:49.840 --> 11:31:51.840 Junior Division. 11:31:51.840 --> 11:31:57.840 Kazuki Kage. 11:31:57.840 --> 11:31:59.840 Moving on to the Senior Division. 11:31:59.840 --> 11:32:01.840 We have in the runner-up position 11:32:31.840 --> 11:32:38.840 And your final world champion of the 2026 Pokemon World Championships, 11:32:38.840 --> 11:32:42.840 Wee Crab, Tacoma, Yamazaki! 11:32:49.840 --> 11:32:55.840 And with that, the 2026 competitive season has come to a close. 11:32:55.840 --> 11:33:00.840 With everything that our trainers have showed us and all of you watching from home, 11:33:00.840 --> 11:33:03.080 What work did we really ask for? 11:33:03.080 --> 11:33:06.880 Well, there is one thing. 11:33:06.880 --> 11:33:09.880 Soon enough, our closing ceremony will begin. 11:33:09.880 --> 11:33:12.320 But as we prepare for what's to come, 11:33:12.320 --> 11:33:15.560 let's head back to our analyst as they recap these matches 11:33:15.560 --> 11:33:18.160 and all of the tremendous fun we have had 11:33:18.160 --> 11:33:19.320 throughout this weekend. 11:33:22.200 --> 11:33:24.560 Hello, everybody, what's up? 11:33:24.560 --> 11:33:27.160 Of course, we've had a good opportunity. 11:33:27.160 --> 11:33:36.280 so much action and honestly that finals in VGC just about the icing on the cake was beyond 11:33:36.280 --> 11:33:40.840 phenomenal. I wasn't expecting Mega Dragonite, I don't know about you guys at home. 11:33:41.480 --> 11:33:43.320 My heart's still racing honestly. 11:33:45.480 --> 11:33:50.760 I'm a big fan of VGC, Mega Dragonite pulling through with this first champion. Amazing to see. 11:33:50.760 --> 11:34:04.760 I mean, you know, it wasn't on really any of our radars coming in. The question was, is which which Dragon S Pokemon was going to be making it all the way, right? We thought it was going to be Charizard. The question was, is it going to be deprone? 11:34:04.760 --> 11:34:18.760 Well, Tsukuba just showed that actually there was a different path to victory here. And not only that, another Dragonite made it through top eight as well. So it's not even just like this was a one off. This was a miracle run. 11:34:18.760 --> 11:34:21.760 It happened twice in this world championship. 11:34:21.760 --> 11:34:24.760 And not only that, they didn't even work together on that team. 11:34:24.760 --> 11:34:30.760 Like, two people independently decided that Dragonite was the call for this tournament, which is super exciting. 11:34:30.760 --> 11:34:33.760 So, Mega Dragonite fans, I know there's a lot of you out here in the arena. 11:34:33.760 --> 11:34:38.760 Make some noise, yeah? Yeah? Yeah! 11:34:38.760 --> 11:34:40.760 I had to do that once. Forgive me. 11:34:40.760 --> 11:34:42.760 Alright, I'll let you off this time. 11:34:42.760 --> 11:34:50.920 But let's jump back in time just a smidge and let's celebrate those Pokemon go finalists 11:34:50.920 --> 11:34:59.080 once more and take a look at how the day wrapped out with Pokemon go because really it was something 11:34:59.080 --> 11:35:00.340 special. 11:35:00.340 --> 11:35:07.480 We had so much fun and honestly there were plays that I had never expected to see before 11:35:07.480 --> 11:35:08.480 on Pokemon go either. 11:35:08.480 --> 11:35:15.200 I've been playing a little bit myself this season and the better has changed so much in such a short span of time 11:35:15.200 --> 11:35:19.920 And what's really cool, too, is that we've been getting new meta games for each of the international championships 11:35:19.920 --> 11:35:21.440 So coming into the world championships 11:35:21.440 --> 11:35:27.560 I also wasn't sure what we were gonna see but it was really exciting. I'm always looking forward to those brackets 11:35:30.640 --> 11:35:36.200 Watching someone's journey from the losers bracket all the way to the grand finals be able to take that set away 11:35:36.200 --> 11:35:40.280 have to just bring everything down to fortitude. They have closed up game three 11:35:40.280 --> 11:35:43.880 everything on the line and it's very exciting to watch. Exactly that. I mean 11:35:43.880 --> 11:35:46.920 it's just that those close finishes that exactly what you want on 11:35:46.920 --> 11:35:52.320 Championship Sunday you you want to be thinking about like hey how can I do 11:35:52.320 --> 11:35:55.880 everything that I can in that moment. I wasn't just Pokemon Go of course 11:35:55.880 --> 11:36:01.200 Pokemon TCG. I've had such a roaring finals. We were watching backstage in 11:36:01.200 --> 11:36:07.320 the green room and even though those games were so tight, our players showed so much 11:36:07.320 --> 11:36:08.320 skill. 11:36:08.320 --> 11:36:13.440 I mean, I was watching these juniors play and their sequencing was absolutely incredible. 11:36:13.440 --> 11:36:16.480 Like, Pablo, you're our like TCG analyst. 11:36:16.480 --> 11:36:21.280 I mean, surely you must have been like taking notes and just breaking the game down mentally. 11:36:21.280 --> 11:36:24.200 Like, they were playing what looked to me flawlessly. 11:36:24.200 --> 11:36:25.200 Absolutely. 11:36:25.200 --> 11:36:29.480 I mean, master's level play for sure for both of them. 11:36:29.480 --> 11:36:34.480 players are always very hard 11:36:34.480 --> 11:36:35.480 to navigate correctly. And 11:36:35.480 --> 11:36:36.480 both players like different 11:36:36.480 --> 11:36:37.480 list, having different options 11:36:37.480 --> 11:36:38.480 at their disposal, knowing 11:36:38.480 --> 11:36:40.480 when to go aggressive, what not 11:36:40.480 --> 11:36:42.480 to both players played 11:36:42.480 --> 11:36:44.480 absolutely amazing this weekend. 11:36:44.480 --> 11:36:46.480 It really goes to show that we 11:36:46.480 --> 11:36:48.480 truly are at the world 11:36:48.480 --> 11:36:50.480 championships when players of 11:36:50.480 --> 11:36:53.480 this level just shine and that 11:36:53.480 --> 11:36:55.480 really showed in our TCG 11:36:55.480 --> 11:36:57.480 seniors bracket as well where 11:36:57.480 --> 11:37:01.520 I think that's a good point. 11:37:01.520 --> 11:37:03.520 One might have thought it might 11:37:03.520 --> 11:37:05.520 have been a one sided affair. 11:37:05.520 --> 11:37:07.520 If I gave you an on paper analysis 11:37:07.520 --> 11:37:09.520 of both of these decks, you would 11:37:09.520 --> 11:37:10.520 say, Oh, easy peasy, Levin's 11:37:10.520 --> 11:37:13.520 greasies. I know who's going to 11:37:13.520 --> 11:37:16.520 win. However, Kobe put up such 11:37:16.520 --> 11:37:19.520 a fantastic fight, even winning 11:37:19.520 --> 11:37:21.520 game one of the set by a land 11:37:21.520 --> 11:37:23.520 side. And that's the point. 11:37:23.520 --> 11:37:24.520 Isn't it when you win game one, 11:37:24.520 --> 11:37:25.520 you get that leg up. And if 11:37:25.520 --> 11:37:26.520 you've got a disadvantage in 11:37:26.520 --> 11:37:30.320 I'm not sure if I'm going to 11:37:30.420 --> 11:37:32.420 be able to get a game off of 11:37:32.520 --> 11:37:34.420 my opponent and then maybe just 11:37:34.520 --> 11:37:36.420 maybe in the next two games, I 11:37:36.520 --> 11:37:38.420 can take stuff, take it all 11:37:38.520 --> 11:37:40.420 the way, maybe find some 11:37:40.520 --> 11:37:42.420 opportunity, but I mean, it 11:37:42.520 --> 11:37:44.420 came back the other way. The 11:37:44.520 --> 11:37:46.420 one side of matchup reared its 11:37:46.520 --> 11:37:48.420 head in the end in that 11:37:48.520 --> 11:37:50.420 series finals. And honestly, 11:37:50.520 --> 11:37:54.420 the TCG Masters Finals was 11:37:54.420 --> 11:38:02.540 the pleasure of witnessing Andrew Hedrick versus Diego was phenomenal. I could watch that again 11:38:02.540 --> 11:38:08.620 and again. Honestly, that ending of the match, the lucky helmet finding that incredible line 11:38:08.620 --> 11:38:14.100 by Andrew Hedrick, still having the option to possibly revivicate from that moment, but not 11:38:14.100 --> 11:38:19.700 seeing the way out of that situation. Just amazing play between a veteran of the game and a 11:38:19.700 --> 11:38:25.180 brand new name that is. Well, not brand new anymore, but really someone who's been in the 11:38:25.180 --> 11:38:28.700 game for a bit less, but making a big name for himself. 11:38:28.700 --> 11:38:34.180 Absolutely. Andrew has had so many fantastic finishes, winning regional after regional, 11:38:34.180 --> 11:38:38.940 and now finally converting that into a world championship title. 11:38:38.940 --> 11:38:44.260 Such a great way to do it as well. And what a great way to also crown some more young 11:38:44.260 --> 11:38:50.820 players in VGC that have been able to show us an absolute masterclass. Like, looking at 11:38:50.820 --> 11:38:54.700 this matchup, looking at all the matchups we had over the finals, this was one of the 11:38:54.700 --> 11:39:00.740 most technical between all three of our sets of finalists. To see it in juniors is not only 11:39:00.740 --> 11:39:05.620 a credit to the way that they're approaching it. They're using the same sort of teams 11:39:05.620 --> 11:39:09.580 that we're used to seeing in the Masters division with all of their quirks, all of 11:39:09.580 --> 11:39:14.460 their game plans, all of their flowcharts and seeing the way that both of these trainers 11:39:14.460 --> 11:39:18.740 piloted those teams, it was honestly unbelievable. 11:39:18.740 --> 11:39:22.940 I think it was Scott who said backstage that he thought this was honestly like a master's 11:39:22.940 --> 11:39:26.020 finals if you just didn't show the player cameras. 11:39:26.020 --> 11:39:29.580 It was so well played by both Kazuki and Kazutaka. 11:39:29.580 --> 11:39:34.060 I really can't wait to see more from these trainers as they continue to grow in the 11:39:34.060 --> 11:39:35.820 video game championship series. 11:39:35.820 --> 11:39:43.260 Our seniors finals as well. I mean again another technical match between both Vikram and Carlos 11:39:43.260 --> 11:39:50.900 It just felt neck and neck the entire time. They were trading blow-for-flow all the way through that game one 11:39:50.900 --> 11:39:53.860 I don't think there was a KO until turn eight or nine. Yeah 11:39:53.860 --> 11:39:58.540 Which is almost unheard of in this meta game where players are making trades 11:39:58.540 --> 11:40:00.520 They're trying to get in the right position 11:40:00.520 --> 11:40:14.520 And especially when you've got a team like Vikram's where you're using the sun and using the rain and you've got to try to get in the right position in this case, it was about getting that rain up against the sun that Carlos was bringing. 11:40:14.520 --> 11:40:25.520 And he was able to do that so, so masterfully. And then in game three, I mean, just, both with game one and two, they were so close. They were so tight. They were neck and neck all the way. 11:40:25.520 --> 11:40:30.400 the way then game three, Vikram just turned something on and was able to just take it by 11:40:30.400 --> 11:40:38.240 storm and become our world champion. I was watching down here with Ben and we were both just in awe 11:40:38.240 --> 11:40:44.880 as the players and then I learned a little bit about these two from Ben as well and my goodness 11:40:44.880 --> 11:40:50.800 I was flawed with some of the information. You know what Ben why don't you go over what you 11:40:50.800 --> 11:41:00.800 You know, this is crazy, I really did think looking at this matchup, no way, no way, no 11:41:00.800 --> 11:41:04.720 way are we going to see that dragonite coming out, right? 11:41:04.720 --> 11:41:13.220 And through it comes out, Takuma doesn't win that game, Hiroshi finds a way through using 11:41:13.220 --> 11:41:17.200 the double fairy, the whimzacott, the flowette, boosted by the fairy aura, it's putting 11:41:17.200 --> 11:41:22.880 so much pressure on. You had the Basque Legions battling up against each other. The two Lyphobes 11:41:22.880 --> 11:41:27.720 battling it down as well. The two King Gambits facing off the ground with different sets. 11:41:27.720 --> 11:41:34.120 So many things in common, but so many things different between these two teams. And then 11:41:34.120 --> 11:41:41.280 game three, Charizard Dragonite. And I feel like this is the ultimate way to dethrone 11:41:41.280 --> 11:41:43.960 a Charizard in the world finals, right? 11:41:43.960 --> 11:41:50.520 In the 30th year of Pokemon as well, the two OGs from red and green and blue. 11:41:50.520 --> 11:41:56.200 We've been waiting 30 years to see whether or not it's Charizard or Dragonite and we've 11:41:56.200 --> 11:41:59.440 got at least some evidence as to the answer. 11:41:59.440 --> 11:42:04.000 And of course we have to save the best for last, at least for this year. 11:42:04.000 --> 11:42:08.980 We have to talk about Pokemon Unite as they were able to finally, our final crown, their 11:42:08.980 --> 11:42:11.200 final world champion here this year. 11:42:11.200 --> 11:42:17.120 Let's talk about some usage stats first and what I find really interesting about United is just how different their 11:42:17.280 --> 11:42:20.680 Medi came up compared to some of the other titles present here 11:42:20.680 --> 11:42:26.760 I mean if you would have told me that there would have been 86% usage on for alligator only 11:42:27.080 --> 11:42:32.760 Next to 85% usage on Bosch and throughout the weekend. I mean, this is this is yeah 11:42:32.760 --> 11:42:37.080 This is also like picks and bands, right exactly. Yeah comes up in the draft 11:42:37.080 --> 11:42:40.680 How many times has that happened all the way through the tournament? 11:42:40.680 --> 11:42:46.080 I mean, I'm sure VGC is a little jealous that they get to use you because we have that physicals available 11:42:46.080 --> 11:42:50.080 I'm looking at the side-up 11:42:50.080 --> 11:42:53.080 I'm looking at the side-up, looking pretty juicy right now 11:42:53.080 --> 11:42:55.080 I mean, mega for a legator as well 11:42:55.080 --> 11:42:58.080 Probably a little jealous of it, not a mega counter for a tier 4 11:42:58.080 --> 11:43:01.080 We'll get Mio eventually, we just gotta, you know, find it first 11:43:01.080 --> 11:43:04.080 Maybe go on an adventure to some range of course 11:43:04.080 --> 11:43:06.080 I saw a trope outside, I don't know if 11:43:06.080 --> 11:43:08.440 Yeah, oh, that's a good shout, that's a good shout. 11:43:08.440 --> 11:43:11.640 I'll tell you where else Raleigh tends to come up. 11:43:11.640 --> 11:43:16.520 It's actually in Pokemon Go, but it's dropped off the meta recently. 11:43:16.520 --> 11:43:22.840 And actually, we've seen a higher percentage of Don Dozo kind of taking that top spot. 11:43:22.840 --> 11:43:26.560 And I was really pleased to see history in Electrode 11:43:26.560 --> 11:43:29.760 because that's a Pokemon that I haven't managed to get on my team yet, 11:43:29.760 --> 11:43:32.520 but I'm really anticipating that it's going to continue to do well. 11:43:32.520 --> 11:43:38.560 But you did just finish using your golden bottle cap on your course a lot of weekend. There it is number three in usage 11:43:40.280 --> 11:43:42.520 Pretty cool to see all the variety. I love 11:43:43.280 --> 11:43:45.280 Licky leaky tikka talk 11:43:46.280 --> 11:43:52.680 Empolia that story that doesn't usually feature in other games. I mean, I love the variety all the games that 11:43:53.240 --> 11:43:57.280 The gameplay allows. I mean some of the exciting thing about the different formats 11:43:57.280 --> 11:43:59.280 Yeah, and games like you talk to 11:43:59.280 --> 11:44:06.860 players from TCG versus VGC versus Go and the different Pokemon that are available, the different Pokemon that we're like, 11:44:06.860 --> 11:44:09.180 hey, that's the strongest thing in our game, right? 11:44:09.180 --> 11:44:14.940 It always varies across the board and seeing Pokemon go playing in the Great League, of course, 11:44:15.740 --> 11:44:22.280 it has to bring some creativity, the stronger the Pokemon overall, the kind of weaker that it is in the competition. 11:44:22.280 --> 11:44:27.900 You have to balance that between using some Pokemon that aren't necessarily as strong on paper, 11:44:27.900 --> 11:44:30.700 but actually become a lot stronger. 11:44:30.700 --> 11:44:35.660 Licky-licky at 62.5% usage is absolutely crazy to see. 11:44:35.660 --> 11:44:38.060 You'd never see it in the video game, right? 11:44:38.060 --> 11:44:39.660 Well, not yet, but maybe someday. 11:44:39.660 --> 11:44:40.460 Maybe someday. 11:44:40.460 --> 11:44:43.580 So, I can't surprise these two with this question, 11:44:43.580 --> 11:44:44.620 but I can surprise you. 11:44:44.620 --> 11:44:47.500 Who do you think is number one in usage in TCG this weekend? 11:44:49.180 --> 11:44:51.180 I mean, I would go for Dragapult. 11:44:51.180 --> 11:44:52.620 Okay, well, let's roll that graphic. 11:44:53.660 --> 11:44:57.660 And Survey says you were right by a significant margin. 11:44:57.660 --> 11:45:02.380 But I mean when we're talking about scary Pokemon, have you read what Vodiu does? 11:45:02.380 --> 11:45:09.900 Everyone's got this big fat mega evolution Pokemon, Vodiu stops half of your opponent's deck from being new. 11:45:09.900 --> 11:45:13.740 Oh, that's the itchy pollen! That's the itchy pollen! 11:45:13.740 --> 11:45:15.500 I've completed words in TT2. 11:45:15.500 --> 11:45:17.740 That's probably eyes have actually been itching off. 11:45:17.740 --> 11:45:18.220 There you go. 11:45:19.500 --> 11:45:24.300 Now I'll tell you what, although it says obviously we have 29.4% Dragonpole, 11:45:24.300 --> 11:45:30.180 That's actually quite a low conversion rate from our initial pool of Dragapult where it was much larger 11:45:30.180 --> 11:45:36.660 So the players really did some great innovating to be able to bring these other decks really far much further up on the graphic 11:45:36.660 --> 11:45:40.340 Especially crustal, but we were seeing really dominate those top tables 11:45:40.340 --> 11:45:42.100 I feel like 11:45:42.100 --> 11:45:45.660 Slo-king as well was a subjective conversation going into some of our 11:45:45.980 --> 11:45:49.880 Like NAIC and some of the regional competitions as well as like hey 11:45:50.260 --> 11:45:54.180 Maybe this is a little bit more technical like you've got to solve a puzzle every 11:45:54.300 --> 11:45:59.380 turns. But actually seeing it come in and the favorite coming into the world 11:45:59.380 --> 11:46:02.580 championships is something I'd really like to see, like players looking and saying, 11:46:02.580 --> 11:46:07.140 hey, right, I'm meant to be at the top of my game, I want to use something that 11:46:07.140 --> 11:46:11.780 can express that skill. That slogan definitely brought like a shame and conundrum 11:46:11.780 --> 11:46:15.420 to the whole meta game in terms of whether you run shame into counter-slowing, 11:46:15.420 --> 11:46:20.300 you're a spectre or not. So many things that play out like you said, but a lot of 11:46:20.300 --> 11:46:25.220 puzzles to be solved each and every turn but I mean DGC has its own puzzles every 11:46:25.220 --> 11:46:31.020 turn so many possibilities such a variety in the metagame as well King Gambit at 11:46:31.020 --> 11:46:36.100 the very top that's very surprising to me. It is and it isn't I mean if you've 11:46:36.100 --> 11:46:40.020 been paying attention to the metagames MA and MB as we've been calling him in 11:46:40.020 --> 11:46:43.940 Pokemon champions I think King Gambit up at the top is it too too surprising 11:46:43.940 --> 11:46:48.460 what jumps out at me the most honestly is Megastar after down at number 11:46:48.460 --> 11:46:53.980 are presumably Megasco after at least and Megasco villain at number 12. I mean I was expecting to see 11:46:53.980 --> 11:46:58.700 Star after maybe a little bit higher for a day to conversion our face to conversion and I wasn't 11:46:58.700 --> 11:47:03.660 expecting to see Megasco villain make the graphic at all to be quite frank. Yeah there was a lot of 11:47:03.660 --> 11:47:10.060 conversion for Megasco villain mega frost last the team that won in the juniors division but only 11:47:10.060 --> 11:47:16.300 two of them made it into top cut but those two scovilla and frost last also made it to top 11:47:16.300 --> 11:47:23.960 so they converted so well across the tournament almost the perfect position for that sort of 11:47:23.960 --> 11:47:28.500 position. That's what's been happening in our grassroots tournaments right. But now we've 11:47:28.500 --> 11:47:33.080 got a little bit of fun that we can have with everyone in the audience. We've got a 11:47:33.080 --> 11:47:36.920 little QR code that we're going to be able to show you. You can scan it, you can get 11:47:36.920 --> 11:47:43.760 up here on the graphic, see if you can be up here on the big stage and join us here 11:47:43.760 --> 11:47:59.340 on camera so get out your cameras scan that QR code there we go that's it show 11:47:59.340 --> 11:48:07.200 us all of your plushy magic there I want to see your be do flush please 11:48:13.760 --> 11:48:20.760 Oh wow, oh look at this, come on, they're togabey hats! 11:48:20.760 --> 11:48:25.760 Shuffle! Shuffle! Hello! 11:48:25.760 --> 11:48:27.760 Hello! 11:48:27.760 --> 11:48:31.760 Oh! Hello! 11:48:34.760 --> 11:48:37.760 I love you. 11:48:37.760 --> 11:48:41.760 What a beautiful, what a beautiful close-up, what a beautiful close-up. 11:48:41.760 --> 11:48:51.760 I love it when arenas have that little bit of interactive elements to it. 11:48:51.760 --> 11:48:54.760 Technology is incredible! 11:48:54.760 --> 11:49:00.760 Alright, well, I mean, what a world championship this has been, right? 11:49:00.760 --> 11:49:04.760 Top to tail, it's been such an amazing event across all of our games. 11:49:04.760 --> 11:49:08.760 We've had so much action Friday, we've had so much action Saturday, 11:49:08.760 --> 11:49:11.480 coming into here on Championship Sunday. 11:49:11.480 --> 11:49:13.720 I don't think anyone could be disappointed 11:49:13.720 --> 11:49:14.880 at what we've seen at all. 11:49:14.880 --> 11:49:18.440 This has been such an amazing championship. 11:49:18.440 --> 11:49:22.000 And I just want to thank everyone here, our players, 11:49:22.000 --> 11:49:24.680 everyone that's turned up to support 11:49:24.680 --> 11:49:26.940 all of our champions this weekend. 11:49:26.940 --> 11:49:29.480 But not only that, support Pokemon XP, 11:49:29.480 --> 11:49:31.200 support all of the competitors 11:49:31.200 --> 11:49:33.680 that maybe you've traveled with as well. 11:49:33.680 --> 11:49:36.120 This has just been the perfect storm. 11:49:36.120 --> 11:49:38.120 This has been the biggest world championship 11:49:38.120 --> 11:49:40.120 We couldn't have done it without you. 11:49:40.120 --> 11:49:44.120 But that's enough for a month. Let's go ahead and kick it to closing ceremonies! 11:50:38.120 --> 11:50:41.120 There's a spark in our hands 11:50:44.120 --> 11:50:46.120 All night, it's no sleep 11:50:46.120 --> 11:50:49.120 Just a shot at the plan 11:50:49.120 --> 11:50:51.120 Hey 11:50:52.120 --> 11:50:56.120 This is our time right now 11:50:56.120 --> 11:51:00.120 Hell no fear, no doubt 11:51:00.120 --> 11:51:05.120 Now we walk back down 11:51:05.120 --> 11:51:09.120 We could be champions 11:51:09.120 --> 11:51:13.120 Side by side, we're the main star of the world 11:51:13.120 --> 11:51:17.120 We can go up and down, up and down 11:51:17.120 --> 11:51:19.120 Never come down 11:51:21.120 --> 11:51:24.120 We could be champions 11:51:24.120 --> 11:51:28.120 Yes, one more thing, we have the best 11:51:28.120 --> 11:51:30.120 This could be happiness 11:51:30.120 --> 11:51:32.120 We can play it all 11:51:32.120 --> 11:51:34.120 We can play it all 11:51:35.120 --> 11:51:38.620 Oh, we could be 11:51:38.620 --> 11:51:43.120 Instead of a return where we're daring in the way 11:51:43.120 --> 11:51:46.120 Oh, I'm gonna run 11:51:46.120 --> 11:51:48.120 I'm just gonna smoke out 11:51:48.120 --> 11:51:51.120 And move and release 11:51:51.120 --> 11:51:56.120 This is our time 11:51:56.120 --> 11:51:58.120 Right now 11:51:58.120 --> 11:52:02.120 And I don't feel no doubt 11:52:02.120 --> 11:52:07.120 No, we won't back down 11:52:07.120 --> 11:52:10.120 We could be champions 11:52:10.120 --> 11:52:14.120 Side by side, we're the medium of trouble 11:52:14.120 --> 11:52:18.120 We can go up under, down under, down under 11:52:18.120 --> 11:52:23.120 Down under, down under 11:52:23.120 --> 11:52:26.120 We could be champions 11:52:26.120 --> 11:52:30.120 It's for nothing, we're only there like the rest 11:54:00.120 --> 11:54:04.120 We'll be the champions 11:54:04.120 --> 11:54:08.120 We'll be the champions 11:54:08.120 --> 11:54:10.120 Champions 11:54:10.120 --> 11:54:18.120 Oh 11:54:18.120 --> 11:54:21.120 Oh, oh, oh 11:54:21.120 --> 11:54:25.120 Champions 11:55:25.120 --> 11:55:31.120 about the other hundred shadows in the bright sunlight. 11:55:34.120 --> 11:55:40.120 And I know how to put my mind to the test. 11:55:41.120 --> 11:55:46.120 I love to spin and I'll make it last without a reason. 11:55:46.120 --> 11:55:52.120 Show up every season and maybe I'll win this time. 11:56:22.120 --> 11:56:34.120 Sometimes I rise and the horizon when return I stumble shy, I don't want to shine on you 11:56:35.120 --> 11:56:39.120 You know I'm not even my own 11:56:40.120 --> 11:56:46.120 Cause even when we should be the only ones that should call me 11:56:46.120 --> 11:56:50.120 No check, they don't even let me turn 11:56:50.120 --> 11:56:52.920 I don't have any stronger 11:56:52.920 --> 11:56:55.120 I put it all on the line 11:56:55.120 --> 11:56:57.620 You'll never give up on me 11:56:57.620 --> 11:57:00.120 Don't you ask me what I'm gonna do 11:57:00.120 --> 11:57:02.620 For the love of the game 11:57:02.620 --> 11:57:04.620 What you do for me 11:57:04.620 --> 11:57:07.120 You'll never give up on me 11:57:07.120 --> 11:57:09.120 No one gonna give a name 11:57:09.120 --> 11:57:12.120 I do it for the love of the game 11:57:12.120 --> 11:57:15.120 You can make room for me 11:57:15.120 --> 11:57:16.120 Room for me 11:57:16.120 --> 11:57:21.120 I'm standing next to you, close to the ocean, yeah 11:57:21.120 --> 11:57:26.120 I didn't know that speed was gonna get away 11:57:26.120 --> 11:57:33.120 And I'm gonna, I'm gonna be alright 11:57:33.120 --> 11:57:38.120 I'm turning all your life, I'm never gonna look back 11:57:38.120 --> 11:57:43.120 It's only that's why I do what I'll never forget 11:57:43.120 --> 11:57:50.280 Never put out the flames, no more here and there 11:57:50.280 --> 11:57:56.100 My two and one lovers, they are my lovers 11:57:56.100 --> 11:58:00.000 Never put out the flames, no more here and there 11:58:00.000 --> 11:58:05.780 My two and one lovers again 11:58:05.780 --> 11:58:09.860 Never put out the flames, no more here and there 11:59:09.860 --> 11:59:27.860 I want to be the very best I know whatever was 11:59:27.860 --> 11:59:34.860 To catch them is my little test To train them is my goal 11:59:34.860 --> 11:59:40.860 I will travel across the land of space and get it all in one 11:59:40.860 --> 11:59:46.860 This Pokemon to understand how it does inside 11:59:46.860 --> 11:59:50.860 Pokemon got attention on me 11:59:50.860 --> 11:59:53.860 And now the time has ended 11:59:53.860 --> 11:59:59.860 Oh, you've never spent in a world where you've lost your faith 12:00:29.860 --> 12:00:34.860 It won't matter everyday, to make my life more great 12:00:36.360 --> 12:00:40.860 Come with me in the times, there's no time 12:00:42.860 --> 12:00:45.860 I'm not a fool, I'm not a fool 12:00:45.860 --> 12:00:48.860 It's always been my dream 12:00:48.860 --> 12:00:49.860 I'm not a fool 12:00:49.860 --> 12:00:50.860 I'm not a fool 12:00:50.860 --> 12:00:51.860 I'm not a fool 12:00:52.860 --> 12:00:55.860 You know it's my destiny 12:00:55.860 --> 12:00:58.860 Oh, you might have spent 12:00:58.860 --> 12:01:01.700 You don't move me much, you can't move me 12:01:01.700 --> 12:01:04.200 You don't move me much, you can't move me 12:01:04.200 --> 12:01:08.780 I'm so drunk, the courage won't pass through 12:01:08.780 --> 12:01:12.220 You don't teach me, I'll teach you 12:01:12.220 --> 12:01:14.940 Fuck it, I'm not gonna catch you 12:01:14.940 --> 12:01:16.100 I'm not gonna catch you 12:01:16.100 --> 12:01:17.140 I'm gonna catch you 12:01:17.140 --> 12:01:19.140 I'm not gonna catch you 12:01:22.500 --> 12:01:24.500 I'm gonna catch you 12:01:28.860 --> 12:01:31.860 I gotta catch up more! 12:01:32.860 --> 12:01:37.860 I gotta catch up more! 12:02:07.860 --> 12:02:11.660 In the world, they've got to be me 12:02:11.660 --> 12:02:13.860 I'm gonna get you in my heart 12:02:13.860 --> 12:02:15.860 So true 12:02:15.860 --> 12:02:18.360 I'm very far from you 12:02:18.360 --> 12:02:21.860 I'm reaching out to you 12:02:21.860 --> 12:02:23.860 I'm gonna get you in my heart 12:02:23.860 --> 12:02:25.860 I'm gonna get you in my heart 12:02:25.860 --> 12:02:27.860 I'm gonna get you in my heart 12:02:27.860 --> 12:02:31.860 I'm gonna get you in my heart 12:02:37.860 --> 12:02:38.860 Turn it up. 12:02:43.860 --> 12:02:45.860 Woo! 12:02:46.860 --> 12:02:50.860 Now that's what I'm talking about! 12:02:52.860 --> 12:02:59.860 Give it up one more time for our dancers, orchestra, 12:02:59.860 --> 12:03:08.860 Arquire, Pokemon, and Lauren Allred. 12:03:12.860 --> 12:03:14.860 You are so wonderful. 12:03:15.860 --> 12:03:18.860 I'm not thinking we are any way along or so. 12:03:18.860 --> 12:03:20.860 Thank you so much for the opportunity! 12:03:20.860 --> 12:03:33.860 This is how a community comes together and if anyone knows how to do it, it's the Pokemon community. 12:03:33.860 --> 12:03:42.860 As we continue with our celebration, it is important for us to take a moment to recognize what brought us all here. 12:03:42.860 --> 12:03:50.340 No matter where you journeyed from, at some point in our lives, we all fell in love with 12:03:50.340 --> 12:03:52.000 Pokemon. 12:03:52.000 --> 12:03:59.900 And that shared affection brought us here under one roof to celebrate, compete, and support 12:03:59.900 --> 12:04:03.220 one another in the way only trainers can. 12:04:03.220 --> 12:04:06.660 And that is something we should truly cherish. 12:04:06.660 --> 12:04:22.020 This community is truly remarkable and I love it if you could join me in thanking all of 12:04:22.020 --> 12:04:24.380 the people that make an event like this possible. 12:04:24.380 --> 12:04:33.380 So please give a wonderful thank you to our judges, developers, production crew partners. 12:04:33.380 --> 12:04:43.980 And of course, the trainers that would ask for a team they had on the biggest stage Pokemon 12:04:43.980 --> 12:04:45.980 has to offer. 12:04:45.980 --> 12:04:55.340 We've witnessed breathtaking competition. 12:04:55.340 --> 12:04:58.860 We've soaked in a captivating performance. 12:04:58.860 --> 12:05:03.860 Now, friends, let's get loud. 12:05:04.260 --> 12:05:07.800 Stop your feet, put your hands together, 12:05:07.800 --> 12:05:12.120 make some noise, and give your warmest welcome 12:05:12.120 --> 12:05:14.600 of the weekend to the president 12:05:14.600 --> 12:05:19.600 and CEO of the Pokemon Company, Mr. Sunidazu Ishihara. 12:05:19.600 --> 12:05:20.600 Hara! 12:05:44.600 --> 12:05:47.600 Congratulations to the new world champion. 12:05:49.600 --> 12:05:55.600 Congratulations to all of our new Pokemon world champions. 12:05:55.600 --> 12:05:59.600 The final matches were incredible to watch. 12:05:59.600 --> 12:06:14.600 And of course I'd like to express my heartfelt thanks to all of the staff 12:06:14.600 --> 12:06:17.600 to help make this incredible event possible. 12:06:26.600 --> 12:06:30.600 And now, I would like to share the latest Pokemon news with you all. 12:06:44.600 --> 12:06:48.600 The number of Pokemon or functions has been added, 12:06:48.600 --> 12:06:52.600 but it will continue to be added. 12:06:52.600 --> 12:06:54.600 Please take a look at this. 12:07:44.600 --> 12:08:00.600 Pokemon Go is the first Pokemon to be used in the Go Battle League. 12:08:00.600 --> 12:08:03.600 Now it's just all for the first time in Pokemon Go. 12:08:03.600 --> 12:08:07.600 A mega of all Pokemon will be eligible to compete in the Go Battle League. 12:08:07.600 --> 12:08:27.600 So I'm really excited to see what new strategies will emerge, as trainers battle with their thrungs and rivals alike, and I hope you'll discover your own unique team combinations and battle strategies. 12:08:37.600 --> 12:08:47.600 So make a vault Pokemon will become available in the go battle beginning with the go fest mega finale. 12:08:47.600 --> 12:08:51.600 So please jump in and experience these new features for you to enjoy yourselves. 12:09:01.600 --> 12:09:06.600 And next, anything spent will also mark the return of Armored Mewtwo for the first time in six years. 12:09:07.600 --> 12:09:26.600 Please look forward to that as well. 12:09:26.600 --> 12:09:31.600 And to all the trainers joining us here in San Francisco, following this closing ceremony, 12:09:31.600 --> 12:09:34.600 Special Mega Wraiths will be taking place throughout the city. 12:09:44.600 --> 12:09:47.600 We hope to continue to enjoy Wraiths after the show, 12:09:47.600 --> 12:09:49.600 and look forward to the special encounters that await you 12:09:49.600 --> 12:09:51.600 with the new Mega Bad Pokémon. 12:10:01.600 --> 12:10:06.600 Next, I'd like to share news about the Pokemon trading card game. 12:10:06.600 --> 12:10:16.600 Pokemon cards are supported by everyone around the world, and this year is the 30th anniversary. 12:10:16.600 --> 12:10:23.600 Today, I have prepared a video that can help you understand the future of Pokemon cards. 12:10:23.600 --> 12:10:30.600 Thanks to the support of fans around the world, the Pokemon trading card game has also reached its 30th anniversary. 12:10:30.600 --> 12:10:35.100 And today, we prepared a video which offers a sneak peek into its future. 12:10:35.100 --> 12:10:37.100 Let's take a look. 12:12:00.600 --> 12:12:10.040 What did you think? 12:12:10.040 --> 12:12:29.440 A long-glass Z Mega Evolution will soon be appearing in the Pokemon trading card game as well. 12:12:29.440 --> 12:12:34.580 You will also see the addition of a new Mega Attack Rare card, and the launch of what's 12:12:34.580 --> 12:12:38.600 next following the Pokemon T-Shirt Mega Evolution series, so please stay tuned for future 12:12:38.600 --> 12:12:40.600 announcements. 12:12:40.600 --> 12:12:55.600 Next, we have a very special video that we'd like to share with everyone around the world. 12:12:59.440 --> 12:13:06.440 This is a project revealing to the world for the very first time. 12:13:59.440 --> 12:14:24.440 For the first time in seven years, the new Pokemon movie is on its way. 12:14:24.440 --> 12:14:29.840 And the protagonist of this new story is a Pokemon TCG player who is battling and striving 12:14:29.840 --> 12:14:33.120 to become a champion, like many of you here today. 12:14:33.120 --> 12:14:45.360 And this film aims to showcase its competitive spirit for battles shared by trainers around 12:14:45.360 --> 12:14:52.200 the world. 12:14:52.200 --> 12:14:56.000 We're hard at work on production, and we're really looking forward to bringing it to audiences 12:14:56.000 --> 12:14:57.500 everywhere soon. 12:14:57.500 --> 12:15:05.000 Pokemon Life is a card that will be released in 2027, and we'll be waiting for the future 12:15:05.000 --> 12:15:06.000 information. 12:15:06.000 --> 12:15:10.080 For the film, Pokemon Wild Card will be released starting in 2027. 12:15:10.080 --> 12:15:12.080 Please look forward to future updates. 12:15:12.080 --> 12:15:37.380 This year also marks the first time that Pokemon Champions has joined the World Championship 12:15:37.380 --> 12:15:45.380 We're really excited that so many of you fans have enjoyed the game so far and the evolution of the iconic battle systems. 12:15:45.380 --> 12:15:52.380 So now I'd like to share some of the latest news about Pokemon Champion. 12:17:07.380 --> 12:17:34.520 As you can see, a variety of new Pokemon, including Z Mega Votions, will be coming to Pokemon 12:17:34.520 --> 12:17:40.520 champions starting September 9th in Japan standard time. 12:17:40.520 --> 12:17:46.520 And we hope you also enjoy the more thrilling that they bring to the battles. 12:17:46.520 --> 12:17:50.520 Thank you. 12:17:50.520 --> 12:17:52.520 Okay. 12:17:52.520 --> 12:18:11.560 So while our time together here in San Francisco is drawing to close, we can already look forward 12:18:11.560 --> 12:18:15.560 to more adventures together next week. But where will the destination be? 12:18:15.560 --> 12:18:18.560 Let's get over to them at that point. Let's take a look. 12:18:41.560 --> 12:18:46.400 TAKAZUKI ASEAN 12:18:59.760 --> 12:19:04.520 In 2020, the World Champion Six will be held in Japan 12:19:04.520 --> 12:19:07.560 in Japan for the first time. 12:19:07.560 --> 12:19:10.240 TAKAZUKI ASEAN 12:19:10.240 --> 12:19:22.040 So the 2027 Pokemon World Championships will return to Asia for the first time since 2023 12:19:22.040 --> 12:19:23.880 when we had the event in Japan. 12:19:23.880 --> 12:19:34.680 We look forward to welcoming all of you to the beautiful city of Singapore. 12:19:34.680 --> 12:19:39.360 Congratulations on your new world champion. 12:19:39.360 --> 12:19:43.980 And to all the fans who supported me this week, 12:19:43.980 --> 12:19:47.260 I would like to thank them. 12:19:48.620 --> 12:19:52.020 Congratulations once again to our newly crowned world champions. 12:19:52.020 --> 12:19:54.120 And thanks to all the Pokemon community 12:19:54.120 --> 12:19:57.160 for showing up in full force this weekend to cheer them on. 12:19:58.020 --> 12:20:01.960 And to all the people who have been supporting me 12:20:01.960 --> 12:20:04.260 since the last time I was here. 12:20:04.260 --> 12:20:15.300 And to all of you watching us online from around the world, thank you for joining us. 12:20:15.300 --> 12:20:22.580 And now, that brings us to the end of our broadcast. 12:20:22.580 --> 12:20:24.380 We'll see you again in 2027. 12:20:34.260 --> 12:20:53.060 Thank you for watching! 12:21:04.260 --> 12:21:06.260 You 12:25:34.260 --> 12:25:41.260 I 12:25:41.260 --> 12:25:44.260 I 12:25:44.260 --> 12:25:48.260 I 12:25:48.260 --> 12:25:52.260 I 12:25:52.260 --> 12:25:56.260 I 12:25:56.260 --> 12:26:00.260 I 12:30:30.260 --> 12:30:37.260 I 12:30:37.260 --> 12:30:40.260 I 12:30:40.260 --> 12:30:42.260 I 12:30:42.260 --> 12:30:44.260 I 12:30:44.260 --> 12:30:46.260 I 12:30:46.260 --> 12:30:48.260 I 12:30:48.260 --> 12:30:50.260 I 12:30:50.260 --> 12:30:52.260 I 12:30:52.260 --> 12:30:54.260 I 12:30:54.260 --> 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