Hi guys, my name is Gabriel Agati (@AgatiGa on Twitter) and Iām here to share with you the amazing experience I had in the 2019 Oceania International Championship, held in Melbourne, Australia. This report will focus mainly on my Teambuilding process and in the event experience.
Teamās achievements
- Top 8 at the Buenos Aires Special Event
- Top 8 at the 2019 Oceania IC
Team Building Process
Sun series was over, and Moon came out. Looking for PokĆ©mon that I thought would be a lot stronger with Z-moves, I started trying out many different stuffs, but very few called my attention to be considered ābest VGCā. Volcarona, Lunala and Ludicolo were those.
When practicing, I quickly realized that, just like in Sun series, not using Xerneas and Incineroar was throwing, so I naturally started to include both on every single team I was going to build. Once again, I had absolutely no regrets of doing that.
Volcarona was amazing, but Groudon sucked hard and I wasnāt comfortable on using the moth without Drought. Lunala was also stupidly strong, yet I hated the fact that XernAla is a team naturally weak to Snarl Incineroar. Ludicolo + Xernogre, on the other hand, had very few issues on theory, and I felt love with it on practice.
Once I was determined to use XernOgre, I decided to ask for help to one of the best XernOgre players in the world, Paul Chua. Paul helped me a lot back then, mainly teaching me how to approach matchups with the team. I started watching him playing in order to understand his mindset as well.
I focused on this team for many weaks early in the format, even creating an account on Showdown named Xernogre Master just because it sounded cool (itās not mine anymore, I gave it to Juan). I managed to consistently stick very high on the ladder with it, and I was very convinced I would use these 4 PokĆ©mon until the end of Moon series. Back then, Kyogre was Choice Scarf.
I tested a huge amount of PokƩmon in the last two slots, including Tornadus, Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, Naganadel, Clefairy and Talonflame. The one with you saw above ended up being my Buenos Aires version.
Aegislash was my sacred tech against Lunala archetypes, mainly XernAla, and it was actually amazing against Ashton and Jeremyās team. It was a useful team member back then and so deserves to be in this team report:
Aegislash @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Stance ChangeĀ
EVs: 172 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 76 SpeĀ
Adamant NatureĀ
– King’s ShieldĀ
– Iron Head
– Sacred SwordĀ
– Shadow Sneak
After a reasonable finish (Top 8) at the Special Event, I realized that I had to improve both my team and my plays if I wanted to have a blast in Melbourne. Although it was very clear for me that Aegislash and Amoonguss were the most replaceable PokĆ©mon, I just couldnāt find any substitutes for these slots.
Since I couldnāt find the perfect XernOgre team, I decided to give up of it and started to focus on XY and XernAla. I even brought it to Brazilās Special Event (and I won it!). At that time, I thought that Xernala was stronger than Xernogre, at least on theory. I was going to use Xernala on OCIC too, but I give up of it 2 days before the tournament. If you want to know more about my Xernala team, you should definitely check out the team report (in Spanish) of the Oceania International Champion from the Senior division, Juan Salerno. He is a friend of mine and a teambuilder partner as well.
I barely played any VGC after Brazilās Special Event because I had already practiced tons of Moon series, to the point that laddering wasnāt being productive at all (I was already sure I was going to use either Xernogre or Xernala in Melbourne). I decided to prioritize other things in life and honestly, I have absolutely no regrets: taking a break from VGC was great and I have a lot of fun (I was in vacation) in the last two weeks before OCIC.
The story behind the change between Lunala and Kyogre doesnāt matter too much, summarizing it I thought that A) Iām a much better Xernogre player than a Xernalaās and B) Xernogre is better to deal with Xerdon and to random stuff in general. Meghan Hyman (@PinkySylvie) helped me a lot with the Xerdon matchup, so shoutouts to her. After some theory, I replaced Aegislash on the team because Tornadus is better to deal with Xerdon and random stuff in general. Even though I barely practiced with it I knew it was going to work because it is standard in this composition (spoiler: it works).
One day before the event and the team is finished! I was very excited to play my first International outside of my home city, SĆ£o Paulo. I was super nervous as well, since I had to go well in this tournament if I wanted my Worlds Day 2 invite.
The Team
ā¶ļøĀ Get the importable version of the teamĀ here!
Kyogre @ Choice SpecsĀ
Ability: DrizzleĀ
EVs: 140 HP / 4 Def / 92 SpA / 20 SpD / 252 SpeĀ
Modest NatureĀ
IVs: 0 AtkĀ
– Water Spout
– Thunder
– ScaldĀ
– Ice BeamĀ
Kyogre was my MVP in Oceania. Choice Specs was an amazing call and people not expecting it was quite good as well. Having the Choice Specs also allows me to invest a lot more in Speed and bulk while still doing sick damage. The bulk allows me to take a +2 Moonblast from Modest Xerneas.
Xerneas @ Power Herb
Ability: Fairy AuraĀ
EVs: 4 HP / 4 Def / 244 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 SpeĀ
Modest NatureĀ
IVs: 0 AtkĀ
– ProtectĀ
– Moonblast
– GeomancyĀ
– Substitute
Same Xerneas from my LAIC team. Substitute is amazing with double Fake Out and I choose Modest over Timid because I was comfortable with that and never saw reason to change it.
IncineroarĀ @ Assault VestĀ
Ability: IntimidateĀ
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 68 Def / 100 SpD / 84 SpeĀ
Careful NatureĀ
– U-turnĀ
– Fake OutĀ
– Snarl
– Flare BlitzĀ
Being faster than pretty much any other Incineroar (I outspeed every Incineroar I faced at OCIC) and able to take +2 Moonblast 100% of the time was very good against Xerdon on theory, so I decided to try that and felt in love with it. My spread from Buenos Aires was different, but I donāt remember what it was.
-1 252 Atk Kartana Sacred Sword vs. 252 HP / 68 Def Incineroar: 90-106 (44.5 – 52.4%) — 17.2% chance to 2HKO
-1 252+ Atk Life Orb Groudon Precipice Blades vs. 252 HP / 68 Def Incineroar: 164-195 (81.1 – 96.5%) — guaranteed 2HKO
Ludicolo @ Waterium ZĀ
Ability: Swift SwimĀ
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpeĀ
Modest NatureĀ
– Fake OutĀ
– Hydro PumpĀ
– Grass Knot
– Scald
Standard Ludicolo set. I choose Scald as my last slot because Hydro Pump has a terrible accuracy.
In the past I had some bulk, but I realized it wasnāt being useful at all. If you donāt mind missing moves, you should probably run Icy Wind in the last slot.
Amoonguss @ Payapa BerryĀ
Ability: RegeneratorĀ
EVs: 236 HP / 76 Def / 196 SpDĀ
Sassy NatureĀ
IVs: 0 Atk / 4 SpeĀ
– Grass KnotĀ
– Clear Smog
– SporeĀ
– Rage Powder
Standard Amoonguss set. I think I stole the spread from Riley Facturaās team, so shoutouts to him or whoever did that spread because I really like it. Payapa is not good anymore and I wish I had Lum Berry instead. Amoonguss is very important in the Xernala matchup and against Trick Room teams.
4 Atk Incineroar Flare Blitz vs. 236 HP / 76 Def Amoonguss: 186-218 (84.9 – 99.5%) — guaranteed 2HKO
Tornadus @ Flyinium ZĀ
Ability: PranksterĀ
Level: 50Ā
EVs: 220 HP / 4 Def / 28 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 SpeĀ
Timid NatureĀ
IVs: 0 AtkĀ
– TailwindĀ
– TauntĀ
– HurricaneĀ
– Rain DanceĀ
Tornadus is my only source of speed control, of course not counting Fake Out and Geomancy. I donāt think Rain Dance was used a single time throughout the tournament, but I didnāt miss Protect either and I defeated the only Groudon I faced anyways. I donāt know whether I like this spread or not because I barely practiced with Tornadus. I donāt think Iāll build for Moon Series ever again but if I must do so, Iād probably try a Tornadus with more SpA (not sure if less bulk or less Spe). Z-Tailwind can be very useful in the mirror.
[edit: Stephan Mea (@GramgusVGC) just won Toronto Regionals with that Tornadus spread so it should be good I guess]
28 SpA Tornadus Supersonic Skystrike (185 BP) vs. 68 HP / 252 SpD Assault Vest Kartana: 126-148 (88.1 – 103.4%) — 25% chance to OHKO
28 SpA Tornadus Supersonic Skystrike (185 BP) vs. 236 HP / 180+ SpD Amoonguss: 230-272 (105 – 124.2%) — guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Kyogre Origin Pulse vs. 220 HP / 4 SpD Tornadus in Rain: 153-181 (84 – 99.4%) — guaranteed 2HKO
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Tournament Run
Round 1 vs 
Patrick Donegan | WW
I was super nervous going into this set. Oceania Internats was about to start! I didnāt know much about my opponent except that he travels a lot to play. I was very focused.
Game 1
I bring: +
He brings: +
Ā I surprised him with the Choice Specs Kyogre, doing over 95% to his Solgaleo on turn 1 while I Fake Out Fini. After that, Xerneas was already in a pretty good spot since its biggest threat was basically gone. I managed to win by just playing safe. He forfeited before revealing his last PokĆ©mon, but I assumed it was Zygarde based on how he was playing.
Game 2
I bring: +
He brings: +
I knew he was going to be a lot more careful on game 2 so this time I use U-turn instead of Fake Out. He protected Solgaleo and switched Tapu-Fini into Toxicroak. He managed to set up Trick Room and later KO my Amoonguss on a switch with the Z-move. I donāt remember much about this game except that Patrick predicted an Incineroar switch + Protect from my Xerneas at the last turn of Trick Room, and KOed it with Superpower. Now it was my almost full health Kyogre + boosted Xerneas against his entire team. I think I used Water Spout and proceed to get somehow a free Substitute in the next turn. Substitute was huge and so was the Modest nature, because Toxicroak couldnāt Fake Out Xerneas anymore and I managed to get an OHKO on it with Moonblast.
I was quite happy after this set because I thought I played it super well.
Round 2 vs Justin BurnsĀ |Ā WW
You can see our match by clicking here (1:14:08)Ā
I was very excited to face such a talented player on stream. I was still nervous and, honestly, I was scared too.
Game 1
I bring: +
He brings: +
I managed to get both Xerneas and Kyogre under Tailwind on game 1, and once again Choice Specs put on a lot of work. Using Geomancy in front of Amoonguss was very smart because A) He couldnāt Clear Smog me without potentially losing momentum, B) He didn’t know about Choice Specs, so trying to get a Geomancy off with his own Xerneas looked like a good play and C) you donāt usually expect Xerneas to use Geomancy in front of Amoonguss. He tried to comeback with a double Protect but thankfully he didn’t get it.
Game 2
I bring: +
He brings: +
I expected adjustments from Justin, so I decided to change my lead. Choosing between Tornadus or Amoonguss and my last PokĆ©mon was very hard. Turn 1 he went straight for Moonblast into my Xerneas, getting a SpA drop in the process. Turn 2 I made a very good read and managed to punish him hard. Turn 4 I missplayed and sacked Incineroar (switching into Tornadus instead was the right play) and then the situation was Tornadus + Kyogre against Groudon + Tapu Koko in the rain. I thought I was going to lose, but Justin couldnāt OHKO my Kyogre with his Tapu Koko: I got the OHKO into Groudon with Scald and Tailwind while he revealed Discharge. Kyogre outspeeded Koko and I managed to take the game!
Winning on stream against such a good player made me feel very confident for the rest of the day.
Round 3 vs Stephen MeaĀ |Ā WW
Stephen is an amazing player and I had recently lost to him on the World Cup, so I was quite hungry for a revenge in this round. Heās also a very funny guy.
Game 1
I bring: +
He brings: +
I knew my opponent didn’t want to take any big damage with his Xerneas on turn 1 so I predicted him to Protect or switch and I Fake Out the Tornadus + Water Spout, immediately getting a KO (he does Protect). I donāt remember if he brought Kartana or Incineroar but all I know is that he targets the Kyogre slot with Fake Out/Leaf Blade and I OHKOed Xerneas with the Z-move (it was a roll in my favor). 2 KOes in 2 turns and the game is over.
Game 2
I bring: +
He brings: +
At some point he tried to predict me not using Taunt on his Xerneas, because if I used Taunt and he went for Moonblast, I may have been in trouble. I got the mind game right and that put me in a good spot. I donāt remember anything else about this game except by his Kyogre being scarfed and my opponent saying that I played the set very well when it was over.
Round 4Ā vs 
Ethan FrenchĀ |Ā WW
Woah, another snowball incoming. This was starting to get a bit annoying, but on the other hand facing great players is always funny. Ethan seemed to be a very nice guy.
Game 1
I bring: +
He brings: +
I faced this team on Showdown a couple of times, and so I knew it was Trick Room Lunala. This information was huge because it impacted in the way I was going to approach the matchup. In turn 1 I went with Fake Out the Tapu Koko slot and Water Spout because it got lots of damage and is safe. He switched into Clefairy and went for TR. I donāt remember if Clefairy went down this turn or in the next one, but Iām quite sure he got a free switch into Kyogre at some point. I donāt know exactly what happened in this game and what happened in game 2 because their starts were very similar, but I made some smart switches and managed to take the win. I also made a bold play of staying in with Kyogre locked on Water Spout under Trick Room; he tried to predict the switch and get little damage to it, while I retaliated doing big damage to both of his PokĆ©mon. Having two very good Kyogre switches in the back was crucial in this game.
Game 2
I bring: +
He brings: +
I had a very strong lead in the last game, so I knew he was going to try to counter it. I realized that his optimal lead against my previous lead was Hitmontop + Lunala, so I correctly countered it by bringing Ludicolo instead of Incineroar. When Ethan saw Ludicolo getting out of its Pokeball, he tapped his head and smiled, which I thought was very funny. Once again, I Fake Outed and Water Spout; Ludi activated Hitmontopās eject button and Clefairy took about 95% of health while he used TR again. Once again, Iām not sure what happened in this game or in game 1, but I remember predicting his Kyogre to Protect (I had Incineroar with Fake Out pressure on the field + Ludicolo, Kyogre was on Fake Out KO range) by switching Ludi + using U-turn in the other slot, so I had Fake Out pressure again.
I defeated another strong player and Iām 8-0 in games! Is that a dream?
Round 5Ā vsĀ Ā James BaekĀ |Ā WLL
James is a friend of mine and easily one of the best players in the world right now. We were talking to each other before pairings were up and he told me he was using Z-Psych Up Kyogre, which was something I didnāt want to face.
Game 1
I bring: +
He brings: +
I donāt remember this set too well, which is strange because I usually remember my losses quite well. I probably used Fake Out + Water Spout in turn 1 while he used Protect with Tornadus. He used Z-psych up at some point with Kyogre and I got a Scald burn in Kartana that guaranteed me the win.
Game 2
I bring: +
He brings: +
At some point he did a very good read by using Geomancy in front of my Tornadus. I donāt remember anything else, so I suppose that after this play the game was over.
Game 3
I bring: +
He brings: +
He used Scald on my Tornadus and got a burn that made me faint in the next turn. He managed to boost his Xerneas before mine and after that Xerneas + Kartana was just too much offensive pressure for me.
This loss did not shake me at all, since James played well, and we had a very good set.
Round 6Ā vs 
Alexandre LissardyĀ | WW
At this point I was not surprised to face another super strong player; I was excited to finally get to meet Alexandre since we are in the same NPA team, the New Bark Loud Puppies.
Before the match starts, current standings were shown up in the big screen, and I was very happy to see I was the x-1 player with the best resistance in the tournament.
Game 1
I bring: +
He brings: +
Not having Kartana made the matchup much easier. I doubled into Tsareena with the combination of Water Spout + Hydro Vortex while he switched into Kyogre and went for Tailwind; Tornadus fainted. He brought Xerneas and used Geomancy + Thunder while I switched out Kyogre for Amoonguss and KOed his Kyogre with Ludiās Grass Knot. Next turn he protected Xerneas and did chip damage into my Amoonguss with U-turn. I thought the game was already over, but he revealed Helping Hand on Tsareena and used Moonblast into Amoonguss… which survived in the red! Amoonguss used Spore and I managed to win from that point.
Game 2
I bring: +
He brings: +
I once again doubled into Tsareena with the combination of Water Spout + Hydro Vortex, KOing it and doing 50% into Amoonguss, while it used Spore to my Kyogre. He brought Xerneas and used Geomancy, and I switched Ludicolo into Incineroar instead of Amoonguss because I was fearing his Amoonguss switching into Tornadus; he just went for Clear Smog. My Kyogre woke up at some point and got a crit on his boosted Xerneas while I was spamming Snarl with Incineroar. I honestly donāt think it mattered too much since I had Amoonguss in the back, but it indeed made things a lot easier for me.
Round 7Ā vs 
Luke C.Ā |Ā WLL
You can see our match by clickingĀ here (6:58:48)
Our match was going to be streamed after Round 7 was done, so casters could commentate two matches in the last round. Eduardo Cunha, who was using the same team as Luke, was facing Liam Gilbert on stream, and I took this opportunity, with the help of my friends from Brazil, to scout information from their team. I was told Smeargle had Craft Shield and probably didnāt carry Fake Out, which was pretty good to know.
Luke is also a puppy; in fact, heās one of the managers of the team, which means he was one of the guys that drafted me. I remember asking him for some tips before going to Australia, and he was very kind and attentive to me. The only thing I knew about him, though, was that he managed to get Top 4 at OCIC 17. I later discovered he cut every single OCIC until now, not to mention Nationals in 2016. Crazy, I know.
We were sitting on the main stage while waiting for our match, which means that we talked a lot to each other in this period (including our judge). Turns out that Luke is a super funny guy and I really enjoyed our conversation. We talked about resistance, and I realized I had a god-tier one while Luke clearly didnāt have it good enough to cut. I remember saying to him ādude, I wanna scoop because I think weāll both cut anyways. But I just canāt do this, Iām not even sure if Iāll make itā. Luke said he would never want me to do this and that hopefully we would both cut. I replied: āhonestly, I want you to win because I think Iām already in cut. Still, Iāll do my best in this matchā.
Game 1:
I bring: +
He brings: +
Very stupid game, honestly. He missed Lovely Kiss and instantly lost. Smeargle is dumb.
Game 2:
I bring: +
He brings: +
I wanted to change my strategy because I knew I was lucky last game. I thought that Incineroar + Amoonguss was by best lead because I thought I could just spam Snarl and Spore. He switched Xerneas into Tsareena and put my Amoonguss to sleep. Turn 2 he made a very good play by using U-turn with Tsareena and I decided to switch Incineroar because it was very important to deal with both Xerneas and Lunala, Kyogre was hit by Lovely Kiss. Turn 3 I was dumb and forgot he had Craft Shield, doing my first big missplay of the match. My Amoonguss unfortunately woke up and Spore failed. He put me to sleep in the next turn, and I still had a chance if I wake up turn 1. I donāt remember if I used Spore or Clear Smog with Amoonguss, but it didn’t matter anymore since it didn’t wake up. I forfeited with 4 PokĆ©mon while Luke had only 3, which I found very funny.
Game 3:
I bring: +
He brings: +
I knew he was going to monkey lead against me again, so I decided that I also wanted to be dumb and lead with Kyogre Ludicolo. I switched Ludicolo into Amoonguss because it was safe. Turn 2 I locked my moves and I said to Luke ānow you reveal Wide Guardā. I was 100% kidding. I was pretty sure Smeargle didnāt even has it, after all, I never saw it not running either Fake Out or Spiky Shield (and usually it has both). He did reveal Wide Guard and U-turned. I was in shock. If that was not bad enough, Smeargle raised Speed. He proceeded to put my Kyogre to sleep while Xerneas went for Geomancy. I remember using Spore with Amoonguss, but it did not wake up again. In the next turn, I called the Crafty Shield and use Clear Smog. The next turns are self-explanatory, so Iāll jump to the turn where Ludicolo entered in the field: Luke called the mind game correctly and protected Xerneas, while I Z-moved its slot and used Snarl. In the next turn, I made a huge missplay: I used Scald with Ludicolo, instead of Hydro Pump. I have no idea of why I did that; I remember fearing the Hydro Pump miss but using Scald didn’t make sense anyways. I missplayed hard, I choked, in the last round of Swiss. I could miss Top Cut because of that, and, honestly, I even deserved it. Swiss was over, Luke made Top 8, and I had to wait for standings.
Well, everyone knows that since itās on the Team Reportās name… but turned out that I cutted with an outstanding 75.51% resistance! I was super happy with my performance and I celebrated a lot.
Top 8 vs 
Eduardo Cunha | LL
You can see our match by clickingĀ here (1:55:53)
Edu is a very good friend of mine and, for me, one of the best players in the world of all time. I was super happy to see that he finally managed to get a top 8 at an International after 3 Top 16 finishes, but I was also sad because I was going to face him, and I didnāt like my matchup either.
I didnāt practice a lot to this match, but I had a game plan and I was feeling ok with it. I couldnāt stop Smeargle from using Lovely Kiss, and because of that my game plan included waking up earlt with my PokĆ©mon. Bad strategy, I know, but what else could I do?
Game 1:
I bring: +
He brings: +
I knew he was going to lead either Xerneas + Smeargle or Lunala + Smeargle because those are the best leads against my team by far. Xerneas + Tornadus was a solid lead against both options, since it forces Smeargle to not use Lovely Kiss unless the restrict PokĆ©mon switches into Tsareena, but then he loses all his offensive pressure. Turn 1 I just followed the flowchart I did before our match and switched in Incineroar while using the Z-move on Smeargle: I needed to break its sash, so I couldn’t afford missing Hurricane (also it covered a possible Tsareena switch). Edu KOed my Tornadus with the Z-move and used Craft Shield, which would be super good for me… if Smeargle didn’t raises its Speed! I instantly felt disoriented. I simulated the matchup many times, and Smeargle raising its Speed never came to my mind. I didn’t know what to do, and so I decided to Fake Out the Smeargle. I didnāt forget about Tsareena at all, but I didnāt think he would switch into it since if he missed Lovely Kiss, he basically lost. Looking back, I donāt think Fake Out was my best play, which is very annoying. Lovely Kiss hit and, after that, Edu managed to win by just playing safe (or as safe as spamming inaccurate moves can be).
Game 2:
I bring: +
He brings: +
I really liked my game plan from game 1, but I knew it was a one-trick pony and so I didnāt want to repeat it. I decided to lead with Incineroar instead of Xerneas, and thankfully Edu used the same lead. Once again, it was a mind game about switching into Tsareena or not, and once again, Edu switched. Lovely Kiss hit and this was starting to get annoying. I was mad with myself for not respecting Tsareena but, more than that, I was mad because I couldn’t prevent Edu for spamming Lovely Kiss. He used it into my Incineroar while bringing Xerneas to the field. In the next turn, he used Follow Me and Incineroar needed to wake up, while Xerneas went for Geomancy. I didn’t wake up and I was in a terrible spot. Edu brought Lunala and I correctly Taunted it… if Incineroar woke up, I actually had a chance, since I have Amoonguss in the back! That didn’t happen though, and Edu soon took the game.
The Game is Over
Iām not going to lie, I was very frustrated with that loss. Once I was in the Top Cut, I wanted to win. I didnāt care about money, I didnāt care about Championship Points, I just wanted to win an International event. But I got wrecked. Edu played very well, had a stronger meta call, and I had to accept that he defeated me convincingly. I also felt ingenuous for thinking that Edu would avoid clicking Lovely Kiss many times through the match. I learned many important lessons, though, not to mention the Travel Award to Berlin and 750 dollars in my pocket. Overall, the whole tournament was great, and I felt super blessed for having the opportunity to play such an event.
Once I was eliminated, I decided to stay in the venue because there were still many funny things to do. I talked to many friends, made new ones, and shouted a lot for my friends who were still alive in the tournament. I was very happy to see Juan Salerno winning the tournament in the Seniors division, and so I was for both Luke and Edu making finals as Masters. Edu ended up winning, and I legit think no one in the entire tournament deserved more than him: he finished the tournament with an unbelievable 10-0 record, not to mention the fact that he came up so close of making Top 8 so many times before.
Closing words
I just canāt express how grateful I am right now. I cut an International event for the second time, and with that my dream of getting a Worlds Day 2 invite is still alive. My Swiss was insanely stacked and still, I managed to overcome that. It feels like a very good training for Worlds, since 6 out of 7 of my opponents are on the snowball and will likely make Day 2 as well. My effort in this game is paying off and this feels so good. I also got the opportunity to visit an amazing country.
There is still room for improvement, though. I made many missplays through the tournament. I need to improve if I want to go well at Worlds. I want to come back stronger, to start with the European International. Iāll put on a lot of work in the next months.
Shoutouts to all my friends who were playing the Oceania International. You guys made this event one of the best experiences I ever had playing PokĆ©mon and Iām very grateful for that. Shoutouts to the best crew of all, the Boyamas. Shoutouts to my friends and family outside PokĆ©mon that supported me. Shoutouts to my NPA team, the Puppies, for being always so united and willing to help. Huge thanks to Paul Chua, Juan Salerno, Arthur de Pinho, Yan Sym, Nehuen Cabibbo and Meghan Hyman for helping me out on my tournament preparation. Special thanks to all Brazilian TOs, mainly LH Almeida and Victor Lopes.
See you guys in Berlin!
