Wolfe Glick


Wolfe Glick, also known as Wolfey 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 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 in 2025 under the alias “33-4”.
Glick has been called one of the most popular 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 VGC tournaments. 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.

Education

Glick has a degree in economics, computational modeling, and data analytics from Virginia Tech. Before making competitive Pokémon his career, Glick worked as a government analyst and was an RA for his hall when attending university.

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 5th 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 around $10,000 in prize money. This team is generally regarded as his best team. 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 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'.

2022–2026: 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.
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. 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, 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 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.
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.
In February 2025, Glick won the Pokémon Europe International Championships, beating Dyl Yeomans. This was the largest in-person Pokemon VGC tournament in history 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. 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 Championships, he finished in 8th place, losing to the eventual winner of the tournament, Alex Arand.

Hiatus from in-person events

On October 23, 2025, Glick posted a video to his channel called "Moving Forward". In the video, Glick announced a four-month hiatus from attending in-person tournaments, citing groping from fans, combined with a neck injury and overall stress. In addition to the four-month break, he will likely not be attending the 2026 World Championships.

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

TournamentDateAge DivisionPlacing
DC Regionals 2011June 11, 2011Masters
Philadelphia Regionals 2012April 15, 2012Masters
Virginia Regionals 2014January 11-12, 2014Masters5th
Philadelphia Regionals 2015October 4-5, 2014Masters
Virginia Regionals 2015February 15, 2015Masters8th
Florida Regionals 2015March 1, 2015Masters
Massachusetts Regionals 2015May 17, 2015Masters
Pennsylvania Regionals 2016October 10-11, 2015Masters
Florida Regionals 2016February 28, 2016Masters
Georgia Regionals 2016May 21, 2016Masters
Orlando Regionals 2017October 15-16, 2016Masters
Georgia Regionals 2017January 14–15, 2017Masters5th
Charlotte Regionals 2018March 17–18, 2018Masters
Madison Regionals 2019June 1–2, 2019Masters
Richmond Regionals 2020November 2-3, 2019Masters4th
Collinsville Regionals 2020February 29 - March 1, 2020Masters
Secaucus Regionals 2022May 21–22, 2022Masters
Orlando Regionals 2023February 4–5, 2023Masters
Knoxville Regionals 2023February 25–26, 2023Masters5th
Charlotte Regionals 2023March 25–26, 2023Masters9th
Fort Wayne Regionals 2023April 1–2, 2023Masters9th
Hartford Regionals 2023May 20–21, 2023Masters
Pittsburgh Regionals 2024September 9–10, 2023Masters
Charlotte Regionals 2024January 20–21, 2024Masters
Orlando Regionals 2024April 13–14, 2024Masters
Baltimore Regionals 2025September 14-15, 2024Masters9th
Louisville Regionals 2025October 12-13, 2024Masters8th
Toronto Regionals 2025December 14-15, 2024Masters
Milwaukee Regionals 2026October 11-12, 2025Masters6th

National Championships

TournamentDateAge DivisionPlacing
US Nationals 2011July 3–4, 2011Masters
US Nationals 2012June 30 – July 1, 2012Masters
US Nationals 2013July 5–7, 2013MastersDay 1
US Nationals 2014July 4–6, 2014MastersDay 1
US Nationals 2015July 3–5, 2015Masters8th
US Nationals 2016July 1–3, 2016MastersDay 1