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He/Him || Pokémon VGC Player from Taiwan || 中/Eng Ok! || Curator for @VGCPastes

Joined October 2023
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Castorbrown retweeted
(1/2) Following yesterday's statement, I want to emphasize one critical point:   @playpokemon @Pokemon This incident concerns far more than the rights of a single competitor. It directly affects every player who uses services and accounts operated by The Pokémon Company International (TPCI). It is a systemic issue that has exposed serious weaknesses in account security, identity verification, and the protection of personal information.   Even more concerning, however, is the official response. After discovering that his account had been transferred without authorization, the affected player proactively reported the incident through official customer support channels and submitted detailed supporting evidence. What he ultimately received was not a clear explanation of the investigation, but a notice of indefinite suspension. This gives us every reason to question whether a thorough and adequate investigation was ever conducted. Why did the person who reported the problem end up being the one penalized?   In fact, there were several points at which this incident could have been prevented:
1. Failures in World Championships eligibility and roster verification
Based on the information currently available to us, the RK9 Live Roster listed the name of I-HSIANG CHANG, who had not qualified for that year’s World Championships. With access to regional qualification allocations and lists of qualified players, why did the organizers fail to identify and clarify this significant discrepancy during pre-event checks or on-site identity verification?   To date, no reasonable explanation has been provided as to how an unqualified player’s name appeared on the World Championships roster. This exposes serious weaknesses in the event’s eligibility screening and on-site verification procedures.   2. Inadequate identity verification for account transfers
Even more troubling is that the account transfer request was not even submitted from the email address originally registered to the account, yet the transfer was still approved. For a core account linked to a personal Player ID, tournament history, personal information, and even World Championships qualification, what proof of authorization did the support team rely on to determine that the requester had the authority to make such a change?   Given the importance and sensitivity of the information involved, TPCI should implement stronger identity verification measures and more rigorous procedures for changes to account ownership or the associated email address. These could include requiring identification documents, a selfie holding a verification code provided by TPCI, or live video verification to confirm that the request is genuinely authorized by the account holder.
We Demand Transparency and Justice for CHEN-WEI LIU. @playpokemon My friend, CHEN-WEI LIU, discovered that his RK9 account had been transferred to another email address without his knowledge or authorization. This raised serious concerns that his qualification for the 2026 Pokémon World Championships may have been used by someone else without his consent. We have obtained photographic evidence showing that the Player ID (PID) associated with I-HSIANG CHANG in the 2026 World Championships records is identical to the PID originally registered and used by CHEN-WEI LIU in 2024: 5283777. Furthermore, eyewitnesses have reported seeing I-HSIANG CHANG at the tournament venue. Based on the evidence we have gathered, we have strong grounds to question whether I-HSIANG CHANG used CHEN-WEI LIU's account and World Championships qualification without his authorization. The evidence raises serious questions about how CHEN-WEI LIU's Player ID became associated with another individual's tournament records and whether his qualification was used without his consent. However, what makes this situation even more concerning is that CHEN-WEI LIU proactively reported the unauthorized account transfer, requested an investigation, and sought clarification — only to receive an indefinite suspension from Play! Pokémon. On September 20, 2026, he contacted Play! Pokémon Support to report the unauthorized RK9 account transfer. On October 16, 2026, he received an official disciplinary notice imposing an indefinite suspension under Section 4.3 of the Play! Pokémon Standards of Conduct. The suspension prevents him from participating in Play! Pokémon events, whether as a competitor or even as a spectator. Why is a player who reported an unauthorized account transfer and actively sought the truth now the one facing disciplinary action? As his friend, I urge TPCI (The Pokémon Company International) to address the following concerns: 1. Provide a Full Explanation of What Happened How was CHEN-WEI LIU's RK9 account transferred to another email address without his authorization? Who requested the transfer, and what identity verification procedures were followed before the change was approved? This raises serious concerns regarding account security, identity verification, and the protection of personal information. We ask TPCI to investigate these issues thoroughly and provide a clear explanation of its findings, to the extent permitted by privacy and confidentiality requirements. 2. Thoroughly Investigate the Use of His World Championships Qualification Why does I-HSIANG CHANG appear in 2026 World Championships records associated with the exact same Player ID that was originally assigned to CHEN-WEI LIU in 2024? We ask TPCI to examine the complete Player ID records, account transfer history, qualification records, tournament registrations, and check-in information. The purpose is to establish who accessed and used the account and qualification, whether any unauthorized activity occurred, and who was responsible. The photographic evidence of the matching Player IDs deserves a clear and substantive explanation. 3. Reassess the Indefinite Suspension CHEN-WEI LIU was the individual who proactively reported the account transfer and requested an investigation. We ask TPCI to determine whether he personally committed or knowingly authorized any violation, rather than attributing potential unauthorized actions by another individual to him. If the alleged misconduct cannot be substantiated as actions personally committed or knowingly authorized by CHEN-WEI LIU, we request that his indefinite suspension be withdrawn and his disciplinary record corrected. We are not asking for special treatment. We are asking for the truth, accountability, and justice for CHEN-WEI LIU. A player should not be subjected to severe disciplinary action simply because their account may have been misused by someone else, especially when individual responsibility has not been clearly established. We believe that account security, fair investigations, and transparent disciplinary procedures are essential to maintaining trust in competitive Pokémon. This case deserves a thorough review, a substantive response, and a fair resolution. Full Timeline and Supporting Evidence: We have compiled the relevant Player ID comparisons, tournament photographs, account-related correspondence, and disciplinary documentation into a dedicated evidence timeline. We encourage TPCI and the Pokémon community to review the available evidence: pokemon-event-timeline-2026.… We sincerely ask the Pokémon community to help raise awareness by sharing this statement and encouraging TPCI to address these concerns.
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Castorbrown retweeted
We Demand Transparency and Justice for CHEN-WEI LIU. @playpokemon My friend, CHEN-WEI LIU, discovered that his RK9 account had been transferred to another email address without his knowledge or authorization. This raised serious concerns that his qualification for the 2026 Pokémon World Championships may have been used by someone else without his consent. We have obtained photographic evidence showing that the Player ID (PID) associated with I-HSIANG CHANG in the 2026 World Championships records is identical to the PID originally registered and used by CHEN-WEI LIU in 2024: 5283777. Furthermore, eyewitnesses have reported seeing I-HSIANG CHANG at the tournament venue. Based on the evidence we have gathered, we have strong grounds to question whether I-HSIANG CHANG used CHEN-WEI LIU's account and World Championships qualification without his authorization. The evidence raises serious questions about how CHEN-WEI LIU's Player ID became associated with another individual's tournament records and whether his qualification was used without his consent. However, what makes this situation even more concerning is that CHEN-WEI LIU proactively reported the unauthorized account transfer, requested an investigation, and sought clarification — only to receive an indefinite suspension from Play! Pokémon. On September 20, 2026, he contacted Play! Pokémon Support to report the unauthorized RK9 account transfer. On October 16, 2026, he received an official disciplinary notice imposing an indefinite suspension under Section 4.3 of the Play! Pokémon Standards of Conduct. The suspension prevents him from participating in Play! Pokémon events, whether as a competitor or even as a spectator. Why is a player who reported an unauthorized account transfer and actively sought the truth now the one facing disciplinary action? As his friend, I urge TPCI (The Pokémon Company International) to address the following concerns: 1. Provide a Full Explanation of What Happened How was CHEN-WEI LIU's RK9 account transferred to another email address without his authorization? Who requested the transfer, and what identity verification procedures were followed before the change was approved? This raises serious concerns regarding account security, identity verification, and the protection of personal information. We ask TPCI to investigate these issues thoroughly and provide a clear explanation of its findings, to the extent permitted by privacy and confidentiality requirements. 2. Thoroughly Investigate the Use of His World Championships Qualification Why does I-HSIANG CHANG appear in 2026 World Championships records associated with the exact same Player ID that was originally assigned to CHEN-WEI LIU in 2024? We ask TPCI to examine the complete Player ID records, account transfer history, qualification records, tournament registrations, and check-in information. The purpose is to establish who accessed and used the account and qualification, whether any unauthorized activity occurred, and who was responsible. The photographic evidence of the matching Player IDs deserves a clear and substantive explanation. 3. Reassess the Indefinite Suspension CHEN-WEI LIU was the individual who proactively reported the account transfer and requested an investigation. We ask TPCI to determine whether he personally committed or knowingly authorized any violation, rather than attributing potential unauthorized actions by another individual to him. If the alleged misconduct cannot be substantiated as actions personally committed or knowingly authorized by CHEN-WEI LIU, we request that his indefinite suspension be withdrawn and his disciplinary record corrected. We are not asking for special treatment. We are asking for the truth, accountability, and justice for CHEN-WEI LIU. A player should not be subjected to severe disciplinary action simply because their account may have been misused by someone else, especially when individual responsibility has not been clearly established. We believe that account security, fair investigations, and transparent disciplinary procedures are essential to maintaining trust in competitive Pokémon. This case deserves a thorough review, a substantive response, and a fair resolution. Full Timeline and Supporting Evidence: We have compiled the relevant Player ID comparisons, tournament photographs, account-related correspondence, and disciplinary documentation into a dedicated evidence timeline. We encourage TPCI and the Pokémon community to review the available evidence: pokemon-event-timeline-2026.… We sincerely ask the Pokémon community to help raise awareness by sharing this statement and encouraging TPCI to address these concerns.
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Stopping at 1651, I hope I qualify for Taiwan PBL with this Special thanks to Adi (ck49) and MichaelderBeste for releasing the Baltimore Runner Up team report right before the GC started so I made quick edits to the team and just ran with it Team and Replica Code in Replies⬇️
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Replica Code: XHTXATMC6L Paste: pokepast.es/db88406d4a9f92cf ck49's Team Report: youtu.be/J9TkWUm4ouI?si=p6qh… (inspiration of the team) The sneasler rain dance slot should probably be something else, I just don't find myself using it in practice
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Global Challenge for regulation M-C is a little more than a week away, how are you prepping it? The Prep:
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Castorbrown retweeted
It's Spheal-ical! 🔵
Is that a gigantic Poké Ball under the Las Vegas night...?! Pokémon Sleep has arrived on the Exosphere of Sphere 🎉 Join Mew on a journey through the world of Pokémon Sleep in this special video! #PokemonSleep #spherevegas
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I brought Garchomp-Z to a stacked grassroots locals and bubbled out of top cut While the team isn't perfect, it demonstrates how Garchomp-Z can be effective against popular megas and being able to outspeed most of the mons in format if positioned properly Paste in replies⬇️
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Get the importable here! Replica Code: S3LAGGUN58 Paste: pokepast.es/93c86d303e85d1da Consider trying out the team if you want to build Garchomp-Z, it's the MVP for my winning matches today Also got called out for forgetting Gengar's Shadow Tag mid-set from a misplay, I'm a clown
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Regulation MC is now live in our Repository with 68 teams and 59 replica codes for you to try out in game! Massive thanks to @CastorbrownVGC for making it possible to publish so fast and everyone who shared their teams! Link: tinyurl.com/vgcpastes2026
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Most of the Worlds 2026 Team replicas are now available in VGCPastes (@VGCPastes) Repository! Check out the latest teams from Worlds to make your final regulation M-B push here: tinyurl.com/vgcpastes2026
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Castorbrown retweeted
The new Teams tab is a searchable team database powered by the @VGCPastes repository — filter by Pokémon + held item, EV spreads, or rental codes, and read the full paste without leaving the site. Huge thanks to the VGCPastes team for maintaining it! munchstats.com/teams/
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Our Repository is now available in a mobile app! Our friend heitec has developed xNo, go to the Rentals tab to quickly and easily look through teams on mobile devices You can also go through player and tournament data through the other tabs! Links below:
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I've recreated Alex Underhill's GCF Encore Champion Team and is trying to figure out how it works, congrats to Alex for the win! Replica code: VEQ2YBUA0K Paste: pokepast.es/570f13230e705b4a
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Castorbrown retweeted
I made a website for viewing Replica Teams without needing to log into Champions, as long as you have its code: champions.karthikb.dev/repli… You can also use it to grab the Showdown export without needing to manually do so yourself: champions.karthikb.dev/repli… Check it out!
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Champions Regulation MB is now available in our Repository with both Pokepastes and Replica Codes to try out! Feel free to let us know if you have a team to share! Thank you to @CastorbrownVGC for the massive help converting replicas to pastes 🫡 Link: tinyurl.com/vgcpastes2026
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Here's My MBL Team and an associated doc (Light-Prep + after-thoughts) if you're ever interested in reading it, paste in the doc as well feel free to grab them: docs.google.com/document/d/1… I hope this unc's misfortunate can be of some entertainment value to others
I’ve contemplated about actually making a post of my team for MBL because I fear that it will turn into a rant post, but I’ll try to make a positive note out of it I just wish I get to play mons in the yearly event and see my improvements reflected like everyone else does
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I’ve contemplated about actually making a post of my team for MBL because I fear that it will turn into a rant post, but I’ll try to make a positive note out of it I just wish I get to play mons in the yearly event and see my improvements reflected like everyone else does
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I don't really have an opinion on OTS with natures considering that is already the format we use in TPC events, however I'd like to offer an idea of sorts: Stat creativity (speed specifically) exists even if natures are revealed, it's always a optimization cost issue🧵(1/7)
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Specific stat optimizations out of designated natures are cost inefficient, if you intentionally underspeed as Jolly KG you lose out on higher damage which could be provided by Adamant, you sacrifice bulk if you train speed on Brave KG (6/7)
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Should you weigh more on the surprise factor mid-match by paying the stat optimization tax or needing specific items/abilities to patch up lost benefit compared to running a standard set? Maybe using open natures to mislead game plans is a play that could be considered (7/7)
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