Stuff like this is why I live competitive in both singles and VGC; strategies are being developed all the time, so even when in particular idea seems to not be very good, it does well because people don’t expect it. Then that idea is used more, and a counter meta develops. Then a counter to the counter meta develops, and it keeps going. It keeps the game fresh and always makes sure one concrete strategy won’t destroy everything
Yeah…. It’s a shame then that VGC in recent years decides to completely change the format every two months or so. I too love to see meta development and reaction. But oh well
Loved when Freezai said "It's Freezin' time" and not only hit a blizzard without snow but also freeze the foe. Truly the most Pokemon trainer ever Also random fact, Perth is one of the most isolated cities on Earth.
This man just walked into one of the most prestigious and brutal events in video gaming history, achieved a 64% win rate, and then said "meh, could be better." You gotta give yourself some credit here, Freezai. I love how big your goals are and I support them but you have to congratulate yourself a bit along the way. Phenomenal job!
It's just a regionals my guy. It's most certainly not "one of the most prestigious events in video gaming history", doesn't even touch the top 250, let alone "one of the most".
Fun fact: Championship point requirement is different from region to region. For example, Australian players only need 200 points rather than 300 due to how few events we get.
Making day 2 in any of these tournaments is still an incredible feat, and don't let that bring you down! I started competing in the TCG recently, and so far haven't made a top cut for any of the 3 tournaments I've played. I've gotten very close and know how frustrating it can be to get that far and fall at the very least hurdle, but being able to make top cut against some of the best players in the world is a truly incredible feat. So making doing that in your first two official tournaments is OUTSTANDING. That being said, congrats on the placement, and good luck in your next one!
These videos are so cool! The narrating and scripting is great. I'm totally invested in this journey of yours. Seeing the redemption of you going through a major low and then coming through with confidence is amazing. All you needed to do is remember that you're on a journey to be a pokemon master. And we're just in season one! Keep on doing your best man, this is great content
The crushing defeat of losing on the bubble is something all players of many games experience, and it sucks, but you did really freakin good for your second event bro. That takes most people a far greater time to accomplish, and I hope you can only use that defeat to grow and get better ✌️
Great effort. I watched this one on stream, and I was so excited to see a Lilligant team winning it. My favourite pokemon, but not one I'd ever expected to see do well in competetive.
Congrats! I also went to that tournament, it was my first ever regional. Didn't make the top cut but still had fun nonetheless. Keep up the good content!
I know I'm late but good job man. I know that feeling really well. Happened to me this last year with regional for wrestling. Be happy you made it to the second day while probably hundreds were unable to
Stalls newfound ability to adapt to battlefield where it’s usually considered bad in without stuff like evasion, it makes a man like it at least slightly more. As for my opinion on stall I somewhat like it mainly because it means that Pokémon with immense strength but crippled by their low speed get a chance to shine.
This whole arc is the most anime thing I've ever seen. Comes in strong, shocks everybody at the tournament as this first time VGC player somehow finishes 9-1. Second tournament it comes down to a 1-1 match that determines if you go to day 2 or not. You lose...but your plot armor means you just barely make it to top 32 anyways and thus advance to day 2.
Ah, the ups and downs of competitive play. Also, genuine question: Why sensor your name when it's publicly available by just searching the event placements?
I know im really late but i have to ask why no stealth rocks? I know its unheard of in vgc but that means no removal and the counter play to toxic is to switch often. I feel like rocks would break this idea. With redirection and a regen core??? In vgc? Backed by dondozo in the back
Losing the first game and needing to take the next two puts a ton of pressure on you. I know this from my experience trying out best of 3s in the yugioh card game.
That is quite the evil sentence (the title). But honestly Canada deserves it. Also shout-out to correctly using the term 'manifest' and not just thinking that means you can meditate on chicken wings and they will appear before you.
I have genuine respect for Freezai because he is one of the few people in competitive Pokemon that is actually honest about what competing in tournaments is truly like.
I assume there's no possible filming situation for you and your games, right? I'm enjoying the series so far, but man, if only GF made a simple replay saving system!
Freezai did you go to any interesting attractions in Vancouver? I have a trip planned there in June and would love to see some places to check out. A vlog would be an awesome way to look back on these trips you take to tournaments because it's about more than just the tournament results
It depends a lot on what you're interested in and how far you're willing to go. There's a lot of stuff you can get to relatively quickly on transit, but certain types of attraction (Capilano suspension bridge, skiing, etc) require somewhat significant travel time. If you're willing to head out to the University of British Columbia campus (a 20ish minute bus ride from several SkyTrain stations, so pretty easy to get to), then in addition to the campus you could check out the Museum of Anthropology, and if it's the right season you can check out the botanical garden, Naitobe garden and rose garden, if that's something you like. Near downtown is gastown and old chinatown. Science world is near there if you have kids with you or think it would interesting. You can take the SkyTrain into Richmond and its many malls if that's your thing too :p. Plenty of other potential things as well, but these are a few examples.
Can we all agree that Annihilape is such an unfair and unbalanced Pokemon? Still a demon even in VGC 😨 I'm super sorry about your loss in the tournament bro, I know next time you'll bring an even stronger team and crush the competition
I very much know the feeling of being disappointed because you felt you could have done better despite finding success. Just remember that once you're at Worlds, none of your previous results matter. It's about the there and then. Also, once you WIN Worlds, no one is going to care that you 'only' top 32'd at Vancouver.
Starting everyone at effectively 6:30 am because of the daylight savings switchover is just proof that the tournament organizers hate everyone and it's personal. :D Congrats on at least doing alright. Tournaments are exhausting affairs where your first opponent is limited attention/energy. IMO this is one reason to maybe not play stall; the mental energy and time that takes are precious resources. You did alright though!
"I washed my face in the poorly designed Vancouver convention center bathroom" was honestly so funny
casually insulting architecture while documenting something completely different, you love to see it
I know right? I couldn't help but go "the shaaaaade" out loud, haha
Big Stall™ really is expanding to vgc too, no one is safe now
HOLD THE LINE!
Zorua agrees
You can't escape...
The 20 minute time limit only makes it stronger.
@@maxspecs at least now it's 60 minutes
I love when Freezai said, "It's Freezing Time", and proceeded to Freeze all his opponents with Ice Beam
Freeze Dry*
Truly one of the moments of all time
Truly a moment
When he said "I blundered" and the opponent replied with "agency agency" I shed a tear.
@@fungalPS Can't believe after that, when he lost, his opponent said "VGC was cool, wanna be added to a GC"
I expect an evaluation of the bathroom of every tournament you attend from here out. The Yokohama bathroom is probably going to be top tier though.
How good were the Orlando bathrooms actually?
@@thewolfenknight37 UNFORTUNATELY
Stuff like this is why I live competitive in both singles and VGC; strategies are being developed all the time, so even when in particular idea seems to not be very good, it does well because people don’t expect it. Then that idea is used more, and a counter meta develops. Then a counter to the counter meta develops, and it keeps going. It keeps the game fresh and always makes sure one concrete strategy won’t destroy everything
Yeah….
It’s a shame then that VGC in recent years decides to completely change the format every two months or so. I too love to see meta development and reaction. But oh well
Zacian,mega raquazza, shadiga and Lipered after reading this:
@@blursedpeashooter6255 shadiga and lipered
@@blursedpeashooter6255 ah yes mega raquazza
@@supremechaosbeing2696 Shadiga, Shade uhhh... Iguana
Loved when Freezai said "It's Freezin' time" and not only hit a blizzard without snow but also freeze the foe. Truly the most Pokemon trainer ever
Also random fact, Perth is one of the most isolated cities on Earth.
cool fact, I didn't know that
No, perth is not the most isolated city on Earth.
what about Longyearbyen?
Honolulu is the most isolated “big city” in the world, but it depends on your definition of city
@@Jaxck77 One of, one of the most isolated lol
Really enjoying Freezai's shounen tournament arc.
THANK YOU FOR ARTICULATING MY FEELINGS ABOUT THIS SERIES, that really is it!!!
This man just walked into one of the most prestigious and brutal events in video gaming history, achieved a 64% win rate, and then said "meh, could be better."
You gotta give yourself some credit here, Freezai. I love how big your goals are and I support them but you have to congratulate yourself a bit along the way. Phenomenal job!
Bro that depends on what your standards are and what you expect from yourself
Winners never feel like they did enough
this isntt even in the top 100 most prestigious events
It's just a regionals my guy. It's most certainly not "one of the most prestigious events in video gaming history", doesn't even touch the top 250, let alone "one of the most".
Fun fact: Championship point requirement is different from region to region. For example, Australian players only need 200 points rather than 300 due to how few events we get.
Making day 2 in any of these tournaments is still an incredible feat, and don't let that bring you down! I started competing in the TCG recently, and so far haven't made a top cut for any of the 3 tournaments I've played. I've gotten very close and know how frustrating it can be to get that far and fall at the very least hurdle, but being able to make top cut against some of the best players in the world is a truly incredible feat. So making doing that in your first two official tournaments is OUTSTANDING. That being said, congrats on the placement, and good luck in your next one!
How did you step your TH-cam game up so much in just a couple years (or less?!)
From randbats to Smogon lore to VGC vlogs, you never disapoint
non-existent babe wake up new freezai video
Dondozo tatsugiri is just very hard to pilot in a long tournament especially when you are trying to stall
Good stuff brother, win or lose, We're all supporting you every step of the way!
Nice battling you in the first round! If you’re going to Portland I’ll be sure to say hi. This time I am going to do better :P
These videos are so cool! The narrating and scripting is great. I'm totally invested in this journey of yours. Seeing the redemption of you going through a major low and then coming through with confidence is amazing. All you needed to do is remember that you're on a journey to be a pokemon master. And we're just in season one! Keep on doing your best man, this is great content
The crushing defeat of losing on the bubble is something all players of many games experience, and it sucks, but you did really freakin good for your second event bro. That takes most people a far greater time to accomplish, and I hope you can only use that defeat to grow and get better ✌️
Y'all we gotta support Freezai with our all so he can go into these comps and win for us!
Smogon loves stall smh
This is an amazing story. I am so invested. Good luck
That crit on dondozo then tatsugiri miss loss was heartbreaking 😵
excited to see the team build process on this one, it’s a super cool team
GG's to you in Round 8! Best of luck to you moving forward and hopefully I'll see you again at a future event
been loving your content recently man i hope there’s more of these longer videos soon
Already loved your video's. But then you switched to also covering vgc tournaments and they have quickly become my favorites of your content.
Great effort. I watched this one on stream, and I was so excited to see a Lilligant team winning it. My favourite pokemon, but not one I'd ever expected to see do well in competetive.
My fav is torkoal. Wanna be best friends?
@@hauleez1 Haha, those two definitely made a great team! :)
Truly uniting ou and vgc, toxic stall and Dondozo
6:48 Lmao Freezai you have no chill saying that right after those heartfelt comments 🤣🤣 Great vid as always bro
God damn, TPC should sponsor the flights for all the players trying to be in the championships. It's a rich kid's eSport.
Love this type of content. Its so interesting to see what happens inside these competitions.
Congrats! I also went to that tournament, it was my first ever regional. Didn't make the top cut but still had fun nonetheless. Keep up the good content!
Man it's so cool seeing you do VGC and singles content man. Freezai truly built different.
I know I'm late but good job man. I know that feeling really well. Happened to me this last year with regional for wrestling. Be happy you made it to the second day while probably hundreds were unable to
2:01 There I am, Gary, there I am!
Stall will always find a way. No. Matter. What
Stalls newfound ability to adapt to battlefield where it’s usually considered bad in without stuff like evasion, it makes a man like it at least slightly more. As for my opinion on stall I somewhat like it mainly because it means that Pokémon with immense strength but crippled by their low speed get a chance to shine.
great video really loving this series
Yeah we have some pretty terrible washrooms in Vancouver but at least the water’s nice
First two badges down, onto Vermillion!
u work so hard u rly deserve this platform. love the hoenn music, pls dont forget lc
This whole arc is the most anime thing I've ever seen. Comes in strong, shocks everybody at the tournament as this first time VGC player somehow finishes 9-1. Second tournament it comes down to a 1-1 match that determines if you go to day 2 or not. You lose...but your plot armor means you just barely make it to top 32 anyways and thus advance to day 2.
You went stalling in a tour and you chose VGC to do it that is truly the freezest moment of all time
i love your vgc content keep it up!!
Congratulations, I absolutely love your channel and your videos :)
"I blundered" AGENCY AGENCY
Happy ides of march! Great video!
Knoxville TN? I cant believe my hometown is having official Pokemon Tournaments. Im kinda proud of us for once haha
Ah, the ups and downs of competitive play.
Also, genuine question: Why sensor your name when it's publicly available by just searching the event placements?
playing Stall is the only correct way to play
Is that Overwatch League host Nekkra at 2:40? :O Congrats on your performance though, it's very fun to follow your journey!
She commentated Pokemon before Overwatch
Your one of my top 5 favorite pokemon players and I'm totally here for this vgc run!
The title is incredible 😂. Congrats on day 2!
Remember when freezzai said it's freezing time and then had his opponents team frozen for 20 turns
I think that "USING STALL IN VGC" would be a better title.
lets go! new freezai video :]
you are the best storyteller ever bro
I really love these VGC story videos.
I know im really late but i have to ask why no stealth rocks? I know its unheard of in vgc but that means no removal and the counter play to toxic is to switch often. I feel like rocks would break this idea. With redirection and a regen core??? In vgc? Backed by dondozo in the back
Losing the first game and needing to take the next two puts a ton of pressure on you. I know this from my experience trying out best of 3s in the yugioh card game.
Dude I love this series
I wish I knee you were there! I was in the magic rooms down the hall
The singles showdown player: stall is dead, Gamefreak nerfed it into the ground
FreezAI: hold my rock
This is a sick video do more videos like this!
Nekkra cameo at 2:44
Ah, so now i see why the Regulation C Ladder is full of Dondozo/Glimmora/Wo-Chien teams...
Toxstall is an unexpected choice, but a welcome one.
You made a pretty big misplay, the video length is one second short of 13:37.
Absolutely despicable freezai, keep it up
VGC loves Stall
10:58 I wish I knew your name, just so that I know to pay attention to your matches when I'm watching a VGC tournament.
That is quite the evil sentence (the title). But honestly Canada deserves it. Also shout-out to correctly using the term 'manifest' and not just thinking that means you can meditate on chicken wings and they will appear before you.
I have genuine respect for Freezai because he is one of the few people in competitive Pokemon that is actually honest about what competing in tournaments is truly like.
wake up babe new freezai upload
Based Freezai with the best competitive Pokemon
I wonder, does Mold Breaker stop Tatsugiri from using its commander abilitie ? And if yes does a scarf Haxorus OHKO a Tasugiri?
No. Mold Breaker makes moves ignore abilities, not negate abilities.
@@PrimauraThe1st I see my mistake then
I assume there's no possible filming situation for you and your games, right?
I'm enjoying the series so far, but man, if only GF made a simple replay saving system!
Some kind of recorder… for versus matches. Such technology is far beyond us, unfortunately.
Pretty much... Such advanced 1993 Doom / 2008 Pokemon Platinum technology (depending on who you talk to), way too advanced :(
nice footage of downtown vancouver too
Next he'll bring toxapex to vgc
THAT'S OUR GOAT!!!!
hoenn music is too sick, nice bgm choice
These are my favorite videos on your channel
Freezai did you go to any interesting attractions in Vancouver? I have a trip planned there in June and would love to see some places to check out. A vlog would be an awesome way to look back on these trips you take to tournaments because it's about more than just the tournament results
It depends a lot on what you're interested in and how far you're willing to go. There's a lot of stuff you can get to relatively quickly on transit, but certain types of attraction (Capilano suspension bridge, skiing, etc) require somewhat significant travel time.
If you're willing to head out to the University of British Columbia campus (a 20ish minute bus ride from several SkyTrain stations, so pretty easy to get to), then in addition to the campus you could check out the Museum of Anthropology, and if it's the right season you can check out the botanical garden, Naitobe garden and rose garden, if that's something you like. Near downtown is gastown and old chinatown. Science world is near there if you have kids with you or think it would interesting. You can take the SkyTrain into Richmond and its many malls if that's your thing too :p. Plenty of other potential things as well, but these are a few examples.
callies team in round 10 looks really fun. are there any more informations about it?
You should tell us which cups you're going to!! Would've totally loved to meet u while u were here
Big Stall wins again
Quality content
Loved when Fresno said “It’s Stalling Time,” and stalled all over everyone.
Can we all agree that Annihilape is such an unfair and unbalanced Pokemon? Still a demon even in VGC 😨
I'm super sorry about your loss in the tournament bro, I know next time you'll bring an even stronger team and crush the competition
I went there and didn’t see you! Did you see the person in a latex dress and platforms?
How dare you play "Don't Ever Forget" in the background 😭
have you considered Corrosion on Glimmora? Sure it doesn't scatter Tspikes, but mortal spin gets all the Kingambit, Gholdengo and Tera Steel.
Mortal Spin doesn't hit steels even if you have corrosion, it only lets you toxic them
Yooooooo YOURE ON THE ROAD TO VIRIDIAN CITY
I very much know the feeling of being disappointed because you felt you could have done better despite finding success. Just remember that once you're at Worlds, none of your previous results matter. It's about the there and then. Also, once you WIN Worlds, no one is going to care that you 'only' top 32'd at Vancouver.
everyone who made it to top 32 in Vancouver was an absolute beast, yourself included.
Starting everyone at effectively 6:30 am because of the daylight savings switchover is just proof that the tournament organizers hate everyone and it's personal. :D
Congrats on at least doing alright. Tournaments are exhausting affairs where your first opponent is limited attention/energy. IMO this is one reason to maybe not play stall; the mental energy and time that takes are precious resources. You did alright though!
You were in Vancouver! I wish I knew!
"I Blundered." Hmmm mans throwing shade at the Agency
So proud.
based
oh hey there i am on the left at 2:47 lmao
10/10 title, that's hilarious