Korea’s greatest Pokémon event simply ended with a weird twist as all 4 of the finalists had been disqualified.
In keeping with VGC participant Nash, the highest 4 gamers acquired an e-mail stating they had been all disqualified from collaborating in South Korea’s Pokémon Trainers Cup finals, successfully canceling the occasion altogether. This additionally meant they misplaced their Day 2 invitations to the World Championships later this yr.
Whereas the e-mail claimed the gamers dedicated “an act of inflicting hurt to different members or giving an offensive picture” and different “inappropriate” actions, that doesn’t inform the entire story.
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Many gamers in Asian areas have been annoyed with how totally different their event buildings and qualification techniques are in comparison with different areas. Among the greatest points embrace utilizing the best-of-one format and poor communication from The Pokémon Firm. The Taiwan Nationwide Championship, for instance, noticed one prime participant protest on stream by nicknaming their Pokémon staff based mostly on points throughout the circuit.
The 4 finalists of the Pokémon Trainers Cup protested in an identical approach. All of them agreed to offer every of their Pokémon one transfer solely—Metronome, which randomly selects any transfer within the recreation for the attacker to make use of. The finals would have been determined purely based mostly on randomness and luck.
Slightly than making the finals aggressive, the gamers needed to make some extent to The Pokémon Firm and let their voices be heard. And though they had been disqualified earlier than the occasion may very well be streamed, their efforts haven’t gone unnoticed by the VGC group.
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VGC veteran Nick Navarre and different gamers from around the globe are praising the disqualified finalists and showing their support. Specifically, one participant, Gabe Mendoza, determined to point out as much as Milwaukee Regionals this weekend with the identical Metronome staff as Nash.
Korean participant Sejun Park, who famously gained the World Championship in 2014 with Pachirisu, additionally weighed in, stressing the necessity for The Pokémon Firm to listen to and reply to the gamers respectfully as a substitute of simply disqualifying them.
Because the remaining regional, nationwide, and worldwide tournaments wrap up, the World Championship is rapidly approaching. If The Pokémon Firm chooses to stay silent regardless of all of the frustration and protests from gamers, who is aware of what would possibly occur within the days main as much as or throughout a very powerful event of the yr.
Replace June 3, 5:00pm CT: Changed “Korea Nationwide Championship” with “Pokémon Trainers Cup,” the official title of the event talked about.
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