Pokémon VGC 2012 World Championships

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The biggest event of the year, the 2012 Pokémon World Championships took place on August 10-12, 2012 as 40 qualified players competed in Waikoloa Village, Hawaii! This tournament used a ruleset where players were only allowed to use Pokémon available in the National Pokédex. Players battled through 6 Swiss Rounds where the top 8 players advanced to a single-elimination bracket to determine the winner!

For the first time ever, the World Championships was live-streamed by GameSpot. Check out this video to see the event's stream and this playlist for battle videos gathered by Nugget Bridge.

Teams

Click on a player's name if highlighted to check out an importable of their team!

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PLAYER

TEAM

1

USA

Ray Rizzo

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2

USA

Wolfe Glick

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3

ESP

Abel Sanz

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4

USA

Joseph Pulkowski

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5

SKR

Sejun Park

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6

USA

Matthew Coyle

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7

ESP

Guillermo Castilla

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8

JPN

Jumpei Yamamoto

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Usage Stats

USAGE

%

POKÉMON

6

75%

cresselia Victory Road

5

62.5%

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4

50%

hitmontop Victory Road

3

37.5%

garchomp Victory Roadlatios Victory Roadmetagross Victory Road

2

25%

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1

12.5%

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