Pokémon players from around the globe gathered in Honolulu, Hawaii, for the 2024 World Championships this weekend, but the home field advantage seems to have failed American VGC competitors.
On the VGC side of Pokémon Worlds (Aug. 16 to 18), we got to witness plenty of epic matches, the return of 2014 World Champion Sejun Park’s legendary Pachirisu, and an impressive 8-0 record for Wolfe Glick—all on the first day of competition. With Glick being just one of three VGC players to go undefeated on day one, the future was looking bright for an American Pokémon competitor to take home the big trophy on home turf.
