Zac Emerzian

Technical Game Designer. Lecturer at UCSC GPM. Dancer, VGC player, improviser, and juggler. He/Him.

[Zac Emerzian @ZacEmer]

After 2+ years of evening and weekend work, I finally get to fully release the game I originally made for the 2021 GMTK Jam: Side by Size!

It's a top down puzzle game with 100+ levels, so if that sounds up your alley, then check it out here: https://t.co/1jOITX3J5O

#gamedev

[Zac Emerzian @ZacEmer]

@Dimsunlight @playpokemon Unless it's somewhere and I missed it, I wouldn't be shocked if playing games in higher tiers gives more VP. We only saw 200 as the reward for Pokeball tier in the trailer.

[Zac Emerzian @ZacEmer]

I had resigned myself to not doing well in Reg F, so I'm really pleased I got to play good Pokemon this weekend (and fight for my life on steam).
I never thought 11-1 was in the cards for me. Thank you for the support, everyone.

[Zac Emerzian @ZacEmer]

@MissingNoL Sorry to burst your bubble.

[Victory Road VGC @VGCVictoryRoad]

Congratulations to the only player at 10-0, guaranteeing a spot in Top Cut of the Houston Regional after Round 10! 🇺🇸🏆 #PlayPokemon

🇺🇸 Zac Emerzian (@ZacEmer)

2 more rounds to go! 🎮
📖 Pairings: https://t.co/kdO1zIZxEA

[Zac Emerzian @ZacEmer]

@MissingNoL Don't think about Weakness Policy too much.

[Nyphus @Nyphus]

Absolutely psyched to have made day two and top 128 at NAIC with this Iron Bundle Moth team! Surprised that Bundle isn't more common, it was insanely good. Team was great and super fun. Kinda hoping reg I continues after Worlds now. We'll see!

[Zac Emerzian @ZacEmer]

@TheGoldenCosmos Thanks! I'm just trying to keep up with you.

[Zac Emerzian @ZacEmer]

The aforementioned lion.

[Zac Emerzian @ZacEmer]

@HavikfromMK Thanks! I didn't think too much about Wide Guard, but it's certainly a reasonable option. Wide Guard would probably go over Protect, and sadly Solgaleo gets punished for not having Protect more than Lunala since it's not immune to Fake Out. Worth a try though.

[Zac Emerzian @ZacEmer]

5-0 to 5-3 was rough, but it was super fun and a good learning experience.

[Play! Pokémon @playpokemon]

Solgaleo shines in Portland 🌞

With a big boost from its Weakness Policy, Zac Emerzian's Solgaleo swings for massive damage with Rock Slide, completely dominating game 1!

#PokemonVGC

[Charlie Merriman (Chazingdra) @Chazingdra]

I WORSHIP AT THE TEMPLE OF SOLGALEO @ZacEmer 🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️ #PlayPokemon

[Ryan Coomes 🔜 NAIC @chryco4]

@unironicpanda The Lion does not concern himself with the opinion of the flinched

[Zac Emerzian @ZacEmer]

@xenconic Dang, Terapagos didn't get a single KO.

[Zac Emerzian @ZacEmer]

@xenconic I think it's Iron Head.

[Zac Emerzian @ZacEmer]

@supahsanti Let's call the Ice Rider and Zamazenta combo Zamboni while we're at it.

[Zac Emerzian @ZacEmer]

@cecililytweets It's actually the same reason that it doesn't turn off Tera Shift (baby Terapagos' ability) or Mimikyu's Disguise.
Abilities that change the form of the Pokemon can't be suppressed. As One tells Calyrex which form to be, resulting in it's Grim Neigh and Unnerve staying active.

[Zac Emerzian @ZacEmer]

@joeytsunami11 That only the janitor knows how dirty the bathrooms can get.

[Zac Emerzian @ZacEmer]

@MoxieBoosted Yeah, @komvgc's Vancouver win in 2022 was Lunala's last win.