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Wolfe Glick
American esports player (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wolfe Glick (/ˈwʊlf/ WUULF; born December 6, 1995),[1] also known as Wolfey (/ˈwʊlf.i/ WUULF-ee) and known online as WolfeyVGC, is an American competitive Pokémon player, streamer, and YouTuber. He is the 2016 World Champion of the official Pokémon Video Game Championships (VGC) format,[2] 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 in 2025 under the alias “33-4”.
Glick has been called one of the most popular VGC players of all time,[3] and his unique strategies often strongly influence the metagame.[4][5] His YouTube channel posts videos about competitive Pokémon content, including detailed overviews of his experiences at official VGC tournaments.[6][better source needed] In recognition of his VGC pursuits and impact on the competitive Pokémon community, Glick was inducted into the 'Games' category of the 2024 Forbes 30 Under 30.[7]
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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.[8]
Competitive Pokémon
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2011–2021: Early career and first major event wins
Glick began competing in competitive Pokémon in 2009 as a freshman in high school.[9][unreliable source?] He made his debut in the World Championships in 2011, placing 5th overall. He won the Washington, D.C. Regionals and US Nationals in Indianapolis to qualify.[10][11]
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"[12] allowed players to battle against an in-game trainer with his team.[13][better source needed] The battle followed the same ruleset as the 2012 VGC format.[13][better source needed]
In 2016, while attending Virginia Tech University,[9][unreliable source?] Glick won the Pokémon VGC World Championships, collecting around $10,000 in prize money. This team is generally regarded as his best team.[14] Glick played Jonathan Evans in the 2016 finals and beat him 2–0 in their best of 3 set, being crowned the World Champion.[2][14]
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.[15][unreliable source?][16][better source needed] After this success Glick became the first player to win a Regional, National, International, Players Cup and a World Championship.[17] 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.[18] The code was 'V1CT0RYENG1NE25'.[18]
2022–2026: 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.[19][unreliable source?][better source needed]
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.[20][unreliable source?][better source needed]
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.[21][better source needed] He subsequently had several other strong showings including first-place finishes in the 2024 Charlotte Regional Championships, which at the time was the new largest tournament ever, and the Orlando Regional Championships, successfully defending his title from 2023. In International Championship events, he placed top-16 in the 2024 Europe International Championships,[22][unreliable source?][better source needed] and top-32 in the 2024 North America International Championships.[23][unreliable source?][better source needed]
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.[24]
2025 VGC Season
In 2025, Glick's season started with a 9th place finish at the Baltimore Regional Championships, losing to Junxi Zhu. At the Louisville Regional Championships, he finished in 8th place with a loss to the eventual winner of the tournament, Andrew Zheng.[citation needed]
Glick won the 2025 Toronto Regional Championships after defeating three-time International Champion Marco Silva in the final, becoming the first and only player to have won 10 Regional Championships.[25][better source needed][26]
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.[26][27] 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.[27][28][unreliable source?][better source needed]
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. He was eliminated on Day 1 of the Pokemon North America International Championships with a 5-3 record. At the 2025 Pokemon World Championships, he made Day 2 but was eliminated at 42nd by Chih-Hung Chiu.
2026 VGC Season
Wolfe began his 2026 Season with a top-16 finish in the North American bracket of the 2026 Grand Challenge I. At the Milwaukee Regional Chamoionships, he finished in 8th place, losing to the eventual winner of the tournament, Alex Arand.
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Esports teams
In 2018, Glick joined the esports team Panda Global, departing in 2021.[3] Glick joined the competitive Pokémon section of the esports team Beastcoast in 2022.[29][better source needed] In 2024, esports organization M80 announced they had acquired the esports division of Beastcoast.[30][better source needed]
Tournament placings
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World Championships
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Records and achievements
- The first and only player to win a Regional, National, International, Players Cup and World Championship.[15][17]
- The first and only player ever to have won 10 Regional Championships.[26]
- The record for the most World Championship participations (qualifying every year from 2011 to 2019, and 2022 to 2025).[citation needed]
- The record for the most "top cuts" at the World Championships (the final bracket).[8]
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