Zach

VGC and such etc. - Top 4 Puebla 2026 - Worlds Qualifier 2026 - 2x Top 32 - 4x Top 64- 2026 Grand Challenge I 3rd NA - 2026 Grand Challenge V 6th NA

[Zach @Snaf269]

Top 4 Puebla!! The last 72 hours have been an absolute whirlwind. Incredibly proud of the performance. I had felt on the cusp of a deep run for a bit so I’m glad I was able to put it all together. When I started Vgc I never thought I’d be winning a medal!! Blaziken is my goat

[Zach @Snaf269]

@MimikyuFool You too!! Congrats on putting together the winning build basically!!

[Zach @Snaf269]

Top 4 Puebla!! The last 72 hours have been an absolute whirlwind. Incredibly proud of the performance. I had felt on the cusp of a deep run for a bit so I’m glad I was able to put it all together. When I started Vgc I never thought I’d be winning a medal!! Blaziken is my goat

[Zach @Snaf269]

Obviously wish I could’ve won the whole thing and definitely feel like I could’ve played better in a few matches. But after a long weekend, and some questionable food choices, mental mistakes were bound to happen. Still thrilled with the result either way

[Zach @Snaf269]

Major shoutout to @NovacastVGC for help with matchups and for support throughout the tournament. Managed to beat this matchup once during the tournament, but couldn’t do it twice

[Zach @Snaf269]

5-3 at Louisville. Definitely could’ve played better. Also definitely could’ve hit more of my moves. First time on stream made the trip worth it though. Super cool experience to get to play on stream vs one of the best to ever do it

[Zach @Snaf269]

6-1 to 7-5 at Baltimore. Must have got up on the wrong side of the bed Sunday because nothing went to plan. Happy to take my original starter to Day 2 and play a lot of strong players. Making Day 2 after barely prepping post Worlds feels like a win. Blaziken and Gambit cooked

[Victory Road VGC @VGCVictoryRoad]

🏆 2026 Baltimore Regional 🏆

Top 8 D
🇺🇸 Cole Basham (@Fluffy_VGC) vs 🇮🇳 Aditya Subramanian (@adisubra)

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Aditya: https://t.co/KMqTWQ6JsU

🎙️ @Nekkra @CybertronVGC
📲 #PlayPokemon
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🟣 https://t.co/A17q5Zvj2E

[Zach @Snaf269]

Shoutouts to @NovacastVGC @czechmatevgc and Sean for help with building and spreads

[Zach @Snaf269]

Ended 3-5 at Worlds. Not the result I hoped for but 4/5 losses were decided by incredibly close game 3s so at least I proved I can compete at this level. My goal was to qualify but I want to keep improving. As a consolation prize I am now the top MausApe player in the world

[Zach @Snaf269]

Finished 78th of 4254 players in the GCF Encore with bestie

[Zach @Snaf269]

Finished last season in champion tier. Somehow 100 people passed me in the last hour I guess but I’ll take it

[Zach @Snaf269]

2026 Season Recap

Finished 46th in NA with 971 Championship Points!

Set out to qualify for Worlds this season and got it done!

Hopefully I'm on the cusp of a deep tournament run and my GC results give me confidence that I can make it happen. Excited to compete at Worlds!!

[Zach @Snaf269]

Made Day 2 at NAIC. Really proud of my run. Last few days have really pushed my resilience both in game and irl to the limit and was able to overcome. Was already locked for worlds but still feels like a win. Goatgar

[Zach @Snaf269]

5-0 to 5-3 Top 128 at Orlando. Somehow managed to hit my worst matchup that had 10% usage four times in a row to close out the day. Disappointed but didn’t get much practice so can’t be too upset. Bright side is I should hopefully be qualified for worlds now 🥳🥳🥳🥳

[Zach @Snaf269]

Top 64 in Houston. Okidogi was a last minute addition and ended up being the star of the show. Was hoping I could’ve closed out top cut but happy I got to meet and talk to a lot of awesome people this weekend

[Zach @Snaf269]

20th at the Puerto Rico Special with the same thing I used to get Top 8 in the last GC. My luck in day 2 cooked me again but still proud of the result

[Zach @Snaf269]

@Gab3hartman Thank you!! Appreciate it!!

[Zach @Snaf269]

Didn’t have time to play out the rest of my games but hopefully enough for top 8 NA. Started slow day 1 around 9-6 or so but finished 20-2 on days 2 and 3

[Zach @Snaf269]

Thanks for the paste @MimikyuFool and @pat_con5 and thanks for the last minute thoughts. Sorry I didn’t run specs 😅😅

[Zach @Snaf269]

26th at Mérida! Happy to bounce back after whatever Toronto was. Think I had a deeper run in me but being sick all week, and Lando forgetting how to hit moves, definitely caught up to me. Still proud of the performance! Golden Goat stays Goat