Watch Final Day of Pokémon World Championships

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Today is the day. Not only will we have a new Pokémon Champion, but we can also keep our eyes peeled for any new Pokémon Sun & Moon announcements at the closing ceremony! We’ve pretty much debunked the “rainbow Greninja” rumor, but it’s finally time to put it to rest! Watch below:

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    • He won seniors. I didn’t catch his full team, but basically he’s the number 1 player in his age bracket. The final match is the masters, which is basically the adult players, who are considered to be the best players in the world.

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  2. There needs to be a 1 Legend Minimum.. if that. Plus I personally find Single battles way more interesting. I understand they are longer but they make the vgc players battle each other over n over right? What if in singles.. you win or lose first battle with someone.. then move on. Much more entertaining!

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    • Singles is currently broken right now is kind of broken with stealth rocks though. Also having it best of three prevents the game from being reduced to who got the luckier rolls.

      Also the legendary pokemon addition was made due to the criticism that 2015 was too samey with everyone using the same team, so the idea was to shake things up with it. As you can see that backfired a bit.

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      • Yeah. .. clearly it changed nothing.
        But I really don’t see how stealth rocks breaks a thing. It’s one threat that people will undoubtedly prepare for.
        Also Luck is apart of Any Battle. No matter what it will help determine the winner and that’s ok. It’s also Far more interesting than a 3peat if u ask me.
        If you lose.. then come back again next year.
        Making a more consistent team that can win first go is what I aim for.

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        • Stealth rocks is kind of broken in the sense that pretty much every team is built around it. You can use mons that are weak to rock as they take too much damage, you need to have a rapid spinner which means if is 3v3 you instantly know a pokemon that will always be used, and then most strats amount to use trying to force your opponent to switch out until the rocks kill them. That’s not really fun or fair.

          Also that really doesn’t work well when you think about that. In any sports competition you tend to play a season with the teams with the best score after playing so many games going to the playoffs and then making that single elimination. Its the same case here. You can win 2 games during the swiss rounds that are best of three, but once you get to the top 8 its single elimination from best of three.

          having it be a single game would certainly make it faster, but can you really feel that anyone would call it a good game if someone won because they won with a lucky crit or something like that? People would be pissed.

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          • Well I actually was going to say.. it should be 6v6 and and until semi finals or finals.. it would be 2 battles.
            Also to say that rock weak pokemon would be at a disadvantage and you would definitely already know 1 pokemon someone is using.. sounds exactly like vgc.
            Everyone is using Primal Groudon, and we can say any pokemon weak to its typings are at a disadvantage.
            Making Full Teams would force variety and more planning.
            Vgc.. where 2 Can be legends.. means 2 Will be legends.. and groudon one of them.. the other predictable.. and the last 2 pokemon often Smeargle and Mega Khang
            So it really evens out in that sense..
            6v6 would have no more flaws than vgc
            And more variety

      • Exactly what I was going to say. . If people can’t handle stealth rocks.. or there not being the typical 3 in a row battles.. don’t join it! Aka can’t take the heat? Stay out of the kitchen.

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    • Singles would be even worse for dealing with legends. At least doubles gives you a chance against them with two Pokemon.

      In singles, once Rayquaza sets up….it’s GG.

      Notice how set up moves are incredibly rare on doubles.

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        • That’s bound to happen. It’s just up to the rulings to change that. .. or not.
          I just think Singles is Way more interesting personally.. therefore it should be an option for those like me who prefer it.. and aren’t afraid of facing different threats than the vgc has.

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          • Fair enough. Personally I just don’t think it’s practical on the big stage.

            I also prefer playing singles over doubles, but when it comes to watching I’d prefer doubles.

      • If it makes it worse for dealing with legends. . . Then only 1 Legend per team for this division. Plus if someone is so afraid of a setup Rayquaza then they can prep for it… Like everyone preps for primal groudon. Or it can be not legal for this division.

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        • I think the Uber legends shouldn’t even be allowed. They usually aren’t. They just changed it up this year cos no new games came out so it woud have been the same as last year.

          Buy having too many different divisions is also impractical in my opinion. They are very limited on time at Worlds. Only a single 2 day weekend.

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  14. did anyone else notice that in ORAS on the battle island an NPC just appeared out of no where and talks about the Pokemon World Championships? like wow (I’m assuming this only happens when you connect to the internet)

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  17. I had my suspicions but I feel like after watching Wolfe win.. Alolan Raichu will Definitely be competitive! It’s amazing how much I like it now, and need one,compared to when I first saw it.
    He seems like a pretty cool guy.
    I like how he said what he learned most was that you have to play the game as is.. sure you want it to be more diverse.. and use unique teams.. but you went there to WIN.. so that’s not always possible.
    I think Raichu and Hitmontop were pretty cool choices tho

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