Best of 1 Pokémon is so hard... Grand Challenge Reflections | VGC Podcast Ep. 3

Aaron and Markus are back with a new podcast episode! In this one, we reflect on the very first Grand Challenge and talk about our experiences competing in it and best-of-1 tournaments in general. We also look forward to the Dortmund Regional Championships, where Markus will be competing this weekend!

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:43 Reflecting on first 2 episodes
• 3:32 What Aaron's been up to
• 6:15 Grand Challenge Intro
• 7:00 Markus's Experience
• 8:18 Aaron's Experience
• 9:10 Aaron lost to what?!
• 10:40 The old Wi-FI tournaments
• 12:45 Notable teams from the tournament
• 17:00 How to approach these tournaments
• 27:41 Best of 1 vs Best of 3
• 35:33 Old & new tournament structure
• 39:11 Markus's upcoming tournament
• 41:45 Aaron talks about one of his favorite teams
• 44:38 Team selection for events
• 47:15 How is Markus prepping?
• 50:15 Aaron's thoughts on meta
• 51:51 One game at a time
• 53:43 Historical Pokemon Items
• 54:38 Aaron's Pokemon.com Article
• 56:15 Markus's Item
• 1:00:55 Final Words