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🕑 Added 2024-09-06 15:34:18 +0000 UTCHey everybody - as many of you know, I do monthly team reviews for Patrons in the Champion tier - and there's something I've noticed that's been popping up pretty often as the ruleset changes and a new year of VGC begins. I've noticed many, many players state that their goal for this season is to make day 2 at Regional level (and above) events.
I wanted to make this post because I think I've done y'all a disservice with how you might perceive making day 2 at an event. It is very, very difficult to make it out of day 1, without exception. The past 2 seasons have gone very well for me - I've made day 2 at every event except for 1 - and frankly, that feels like a miracle. There has not been a single event I've played in where I assumed I'd be able to make day 2 - every time it is a challenge.
If you are setting goals (for this or any season), my recommendation would be to focus on learning from your losses and focusing on improving, rather than trying to match a goal tied to your finish. In the long run I think this is healthier, especially in a game as volatile as Pokemon.
Comments
Anthony McAdams
Thanks for the advice! I'm going to my first regionals this January in San Antonio. I feel like I'm gonna learn a TON as I get my butt kicked 😂
Wolfe Glick
All info should be in the welcome post, send me a DM here with the pokepaste, include information about your goals, experience, and why you made the teambuilding choices you made!
James
Nope no answers
Mason Basham
Did you ever find out? I just got to the tier and don’t know how
Jim Vanwinkle
How do I submit a team for review?
KeroKing
I just started so my goal for this season is to make ultraball for one ranked month =p
OneScoopMan
I’m nearby Louisville too and so excited to finally have a regional here! First one ever I don’t need to grab a hotel for haha. Wishing you luck reaching your goal this season! My last event was Knoxville 4-5 and trying for at least a 6-3 at Louisville next month.
Edward Burris
Holy shit if I did that well I’d be on cloud 9! Thanks!
swubl
This is the best mentality to go at it with, I went to Vancouver earlier this year as my first tournament ever (let alone regionals) hoping to win one and have a fun time but ended the day with 5-4 :) You'll do great!
James
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Biff The Banana
Need to be the top tier in here I think
Alex Robertson
Wolfe, I think competitive has reached the point they need a new tier for professional players. Anyone who's made 2 top 8s moves into the new tier, maybe even top 16. Thoughts?? My personal goal is a 5-4 day. Went 2-7 at Knoxville and 3-6 at Indy with 3 last turn game 3 losses. Ready to be better in Louisville, it's my hometown and first ever event here
James
How does one submit a team for lord glicke to check out
Gary
Thank you for the kind words and ur right about everything u said but still I cant consider myself a good player if I cant do better than 1100 elo on showdown 😔
Radagon of the Golden Order
You gotta bear in mind most people literally never go to a tournament EVER. Going to a tournament and winning any notable amount of matches is a massive achievement, day 2 is for the best of the best in any given region/tournament, and not making that cut leaves you far from being a "terrible" player.
Raphael Ang
My goal is to be better tomorrow, but I wanna win my locals eventually!
Varant Ghougassian
This reads more like a professor who is invested in their students' success rather than a content creator talking to their subscribers (which is awesome and makes Wolfey the national treasure that he is).
Cory Lee Weese
My goal is to get first place in my locals (I’ve been to two so far) I got second in my last league cup 😁
Dim Kozi
Fair enough, my goal is to make day 3 at worlds then
ido sevil
my goal is to be better than last year
Drew Holton
My goal is just to become more confident in my team building and more willing to embrace sillier strategies
Gary
Thank you for this post goat. I've always considered myself a terrible player cause I can't make day 2 but seeing this post and the comments made me realize I'm overthinnking and it's a super hard goal. I'll only be able to do 1 regional this year and I don't think I can end the day 6-3 so my goal for this regulation will be to go 5-4 and also escape 1100 elo on poke showdown!
Hoppip
As someone who made day 2 multiple times last year, this is the best advice. When you’re attached to a finish or that you got CP, you’re hindering your potential and ultimately learning and being your best in each individual round is more important.
Noah Smith
Love this. I will admit my goal is to day 2 but that's mostly tied to having gone 6-3 at NAIC and feeling like that is the next hurdle that I would like to clear at some point in the coming season. Obviously the volatility of the game does make that very difficult even if you do play well though
Philip Cohen
Thank you wolfy! I would love to work on that! While most reginals and ics I have made 5-4 so I’m always at the middle. The only regional I ever made 6-3 was at 2023 Knoxville. And if you hadn’t given me a ride that day I don’t think I ever would have made it that far lol. So thanks again for that and I’m gonna keep trying to make a day 2 at one of these events!
Timothy Ruzic
Stick to it. Make a w/l tally per matchup type to help see just how weak you are to murkrow/donzo if it's greater than 65-70% loss maybe consider making changes.
Complex Games
Good guy Wolfe :)
AlotaBees _
Thanks for the advice, I definitely agree with this mentality. The game is much more enjoyable when you focus on the game and your play rather than the results you expect/want to achieve!
Edward Burris
Kentucky is going to be my first regionals and my goal is to win 2 rounds of swiss(if I win 1 round I’ll still be ecstatic) since it’s my first regional I’m really just there to have fun. Also for the experience against top level competition!
Anto
When I have a losing streak in game ladder, i often think to make changes in team even it did well on previous occasions, so should i be making changes or stick to the team and learn to counter the opponents? My biggest threat in this reg is Haze murkrow and dozo.
Benji Omnes-Norton
Thank you Wolfey! Great advice on goal setting 👍
Snezeire
Very wise to make your goals based on what you can control. You can't control how well everyone else around you will play, the mons they will bring, the RNG outcomes. What you can control is knowing how well you played, and how hard you work to continuously improve.
