Hello, VGC players! A very interesting first round of swiss, with every single set ending in a 2-0 victory for the winner. Despite what the game count would suggest, there were many close sets and interesting plays. I’d recommend checking out some of the replays if you haven’t already.
The second of four rounds of Swiss is now upon us. All players have until Sunday, July 12, 2026 at Midnight (PST) to complete their best of 3 match.
Players that won their first round were randomly matched against players who won their first match (1-0 set count).
Players that lost their first round were randomly paired against other players that lost their first match (0-1 set count).
There was one pair up/pair down due to uneven numbers in both groups, so a player with a 1-0 set record (Tryson21) was randomly chosen to face a player with a 0-1 set record (Lyleberr).
*Lylebot is a bot (piloted by a human player) that uses a team of Pokemon only knowing the move Metronome (and Protect). It’s a filler account to ensure we have an even number of players so there isn’t one leftover player each round.
Played my OU game with @Caterqu and I lost 1-2.. The first two games are close ones where as third one is caterqu completely reading me. Tq for the games caterqu.. GGs
Wow, some absolutely amazing sets going down lately. Definitely check out the replays if you haven’t already
Happy to share the Gen 9 tourney badges, once again courtesy of the @decoypalmette. That Wiglett is such a mood. I know I say it every time, but this is some of their best work!
Champion Badges & Finalists
For the #1 player of VGC and Singles. Top 3 will also receive a finalist badge.
This badge is going to be given out like candy, at least on the VGC side
Bracket Buster Badge
Awarded to the players who cause the largest upsets in Singles and VGC (for VGC, this will be in the final bracket + Little Cup once seeding has been determined after the Swiss rounds)
This was true in the past, but you underestimate how much of a difference actually playing Gen 9 VGC makes. Tryson, Bule and Caught all competed in that and are far better players than me (Jimmerr and Garret_Phung arguably too, going off their games).
I really just know Gen 1 - 4 & 6 Singles and Gen 8 VGC.
Lylebot here*
