Wolfe Glick

Wolfe Glick ( ; born December 6, 1995), also known as Wolfey ( ) and known online as WolfeyVGC, is an American competitive ''Pokémon'' player, streamer, PokeTuber, and YouTuber. He is the 2016 World Champion of the official ''Pokémon'' Video Game Championships (VGC) format, and has won 10 Regional, 2 National, and 2 International Championships. Additionally, he won the Players Cup II in 2020, and the Global Challenge in 2020 and 2025.

Glick has been called one of the most renowned VGC players of all time, and his unique strategies often strongly influence the metagame. His YouTube channel posts videos about competitive Pokémon content, including detailed overviews of his experiences at official tournaments. In recognition of his VGC pursuits and impact on the competitive ''Pokémon'' community, Glick was also inducted into the 'Games' category of the 2024 Forbes 30 Under 30.

Education

Glick has a degree in economics, computational modelling and data analytics from Virginia Tech. Before making competitive Pokémon his career, Glick worked as a government analyst.

Competitive ''Pokémon''

2011–2021: Early career and first major event wins

Glick began competing in competitive ''Pokémon'' in 2009 as a freshman in high school. He made his debut in the World Championships in 2011, placing 6th overall. He won the Washington, D.C. Regionals and US Nationals in Indianapolis to qualify.

Following his 2nd placing at the 2012 World Championships, Glick's team was added into the Pokémon World Tournament facility in the ''Pokémon Black 2'' and ''White 2'' games. Accessible via an optional download, the "2012 Masters Division Challenge" allowed players to battle against an in-game trainer with his team. The battle followed the same ruleset as the 2012 VGC format.

In 2016, while attending Virginia Tech, Glick won the Pokémon VGC World Championships, collecting $10,000 in prize money. This achievement is generally regarded as the peak of his VGC career. Glick played Jonathan Evans in the 2016 finals and beat him 2–0 in their best of 3 set, being crowned the World Champion.

Following his World Championship victory, he went on to win other major events; namely, the 2019 North American International Championships ('NAIC') and the 2020 Players Cup II. After this success Glick became the first player to win a Regional, National, International, Players Cup and a World Championship. As a reward for winning the 2020 Players Cup II, one of Glick's Pokémon, a Coalossal, was distributed to Pokémon video game Sword and Shield players via a Mystery Gift in-game code that expired in August 16, 2021. The code was 'V1CT0RYENG1NE25'.

2022–2025: Return to Pokémon VGC and continued success

Though the Pokémon VGC scene was paused during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Glick returned to action when Play! Pokémon began hosting live events again in 2022. He returned with a top-32 finish at the Salt Lake City Regional Championships.

Glick started the 2023 season with a top-16 finish at the 2023 London Open, and placed top-16 across several more events during the year. He won his first official offline championship in over three years by winning the 2023 Orlando Regional Championship, at the time the biggest Pokemon VG tournament ever. Glick qualified for the 2023 Pokémon World Championship, but was eliminated on day one with a 4-3 record.

2024 VGC Season

Wolfe Glick's 2024 season began with a second-place finish in the Pittsburgh Regional Championships, losing to Riley Factura in the finals. From there, he enjoyed generally strong showings including first-place finishes in the 2024 Charlotte Regional Championships, which at the time was the new biggest tournament ever, and Orlando Regional Championships, successfully defending his title from 2023. In International Championship events, he placed top-16 in the 2024 Europe International Championships, and top-32 in the 2024 North America International Championships.

This qualified Glick for a day-one invite to the 2024 Pokémon World Championships where he had an unprecedented run to start 9-0 in sets and 18-0 in games. After qualifying for the final round of 32 with a Swiss record of 9-2, he was eliminated at 17th by Kylan Van Severen.

2025 VGC Season

In 2025, Glick's season started with a strong showing in the Baltimore Regional Championships, pushing into the top 16 and finishing in 9th place after a loss to Junxi Zhu. He continued with another good performance in the Louisville Regional Championships, finishing in 8th place with a loss to the eventual winner of the tournament, Andrew Zheng.

After a rather quick break, Glick entered the 2025 Toronto Regional Championships, and after defeating three-time International Champion, Marco Silva, in the final became the first and only player ever to have won 10 Regional Championships.

In February 2025, Glick won the Pokémon Europe International Championships, beating Dyl Yeomans. This was the largest Pokemon VGC tournament in history (boasting 1257 competitors in the masters division) and marked his second International Championship victory. In addition, Glick revealed that he had also won the 2025 Global Challenge I, initially under the pseudonym '33-4', finishing with a 1811.7 Rating.

In May 2025, Wolfe took part in the Milwaukee Regionals, finishing in 21st place after being beaten by James Evans. Afterwards, he appeared as one of the casters in the Portland Regionals, the final North American Regionals in the 2025 VGC season.

Esports teams

In 2018, Glick joined the esports team Panda Global, departing in 2021. Glick joined the competitive ''Pokémon'' section of the esports team Beastcoast in 2022. In 2024, esports organization M80 announced they had acquired the esports division of Beastcoast.

Tournament placings

Regional Championships

National Championships

International Championships

World Championships

Other Events

Records and achievements

* The first player to win a Regional, National, International, Players Cup and World Championship.
* The first and only player ever to have won 10 Regional Championships.
* The record for the most World Championship participations (qualifying every year from 2011 to 2019, and 2022 to 2025).
* The record for the most "top cuts" at the World Championships (the final rounds of 24 players).

References

Notes

External links

Pokémon Championship Series (2025 Season)

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1995 births
American esports players
American gaming YouTubers
Living people
Pokémon video game players
Virginia Tech alumni
YouTubers from Virginia