The two day long Pokémon Throwdown ft. WolfeyVGC Twitch Rivals competition has ended and we have our winners!
Twitch just concluded a Pokemon VGC event featuring creators from across the streaming platform as they competed in a speedrun of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet on Day 1 and battled against each other in Day 2.
On Day 1, we saw eddaket take first place in the Superlative and PvE portion which involved speedrunning the game and scoring points by completing in game objectives.
On Day 2, the competitors battled each other with VGC rules in various divisions determined by their wins in a round robin set up with a total of 61 participants.
We saw BelowZer0TV win the top spot for the top performing players resulting in a clean sweep of the Day 2 event with zero losses.
The prizes were varied as you can see below with the prize pools being $20,000 for the PvE portion and $20,000 for the PvP portion.
| PvE Portion | Prizing |
|---|---|
| 1st | $2,000 + Jumbo Plush Choice |
| 2nd | $1,600 + Bear Walker Skateboards |
| 3rd | $1,200 + Pokémon Chess Set |
| 4th | $800 |
| 5th – 8th | $400 |
| 9th – 34th | $300 |
| 35th – 54th | $200 |
| 55th – 64th | $100 |
| PvP Portion | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $1,000 + Bear Walker Skateboards | $1,000 + Bear Walker Skateboards | $1,000 + Bear Walker Skateboards | $1,000 + Bear Walker Skateboards |
| 2nd | $800 + Kotobukiya Latias & Latios Figure | $800 + Kotobukiya Latias & Latios Figure | $800 + Kotobukiya Latias & Latios Figure | $800 + Kotobukiya Latias & Latios Figure |
| 3rd | $600 | $600 | $600 | $600 |
| 4th | $400 | $400 | $400 | $400 |
| 5th – 8th | $250 | $250 | $250 | $250 |
| 9th – 16th | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 |
Superlatives Prizing
| Superlative | Prizing |
|---|---|
| Shiny Hunter | Lucario Poké Plush – 47 ¼ In. |
| Giant Tamer | Psyduck Poké Plush – 31 In. |
| Legendary Speedster | Ultra, Great and Premier Ball by The Wand Company |
| Healthy Traveler | Ultra, Great and Premier Ball by The Wand Company |
| Pocket-Size Pro | Ultra, Great and Premier Ball by The Wand Company |
What do you think about Pokemon being featured like this on Twitch? Let us know in the comments.
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