A player who had qualified to compete in the official Pokémon Battle World Championships attempted to compete in the finals of the Korean tournament with six Pokémon that only knew the 'shake your finger' move, but the tournament was canceled and the player was stripped of his right to compete in the world tournament.



A Korean gamer competing in the Game Division (VGC) of the

Pokémon World Championships , the official world tournament for Pokémon, was disqualified for planning to use a ' shake your finger ' in the finals of the Korean tournament, which determines who advances to the world tournament. The reason the participant tried to use the shake his finger was 'to protest against the tournament organizers' disregard for the players.'

A Pokémon Tournament Was Cancelled After All 4 Finalists Protested Using Metronome - IGN
https://www.ign.com/articles/a-pokmon-tournament-was-canceled-after-all-4-finalists-protested-using-metronome



Nash, one of the players who advanced to the finals of the Korean tournament but was disqualified, explained the circumstances on Twitter.




Nash began by explaining the events that occurred in the Korean Pokémon community in chronological order, saying, 'I don't know if you're all aware of the issues that are happening in the Asian circuit, but it's been a very difficult year for Korean Pokémon players, just like the rest of Asia.'

0:
A little background on the Korean VGC format. Before COVID-19, there were three real-world tournaments leading up to the finals, each of which was awarded circuit points. These circuit points were exclusive to Korea, and there was no separate circuit like in Japan. However, these real-world tournaments have not been held since 2019, and the current Korean VGC community only holds one online double-elimination tournament (the Pokémon Trainer's Cup) each year.

1:
When the Pokémon World Championships returned in 2022, players were curious to see how Pokémon Korea would hand out invitations. However, without any explanation, the Pokémon Trainers Cup was held online as before. After the tournament ended, it was announced that the top four players in the Pokémon Trainers Cup would be invited to Day 2 of the Pokémon World Championships. Since the Pokémon Trainers Cup was only available to Masters Division players (those born before 1997 in Japan), Junior Division players (those born after 1998 in Japan) and Senior Division players (those born between 1995 and 1998 in Japan) were not eligible in the first place.

2:
And for 2023, no details were announced until March. But then March came and details of the tournament were announced.

Basically, the top 50 Koreans from each Global Challenge were invited to the Pokémon Trainers Cup. Then, 150 players were invited to participate in a BO1 double elimination tournament. Since everything is decided in just 10 matches, many players are dissatisfied, and there are also criticisms that this format is 'vulnerable to sub-accounts and game manipulation.'

And indeed, the same problems as in Japan occurred. Players continued to play rematch after rematch, but could not stop playing. Furthermore, the organizers of the tournament, Pokémon Korea, decided to invalidate the tournament. The players who placed in the top 16 of the tournament asked for compensation, but in the end, Pokémon Korea only promised them an invitation to next year's Pokémon Trainer's Cup. The Pokémon Trainer's Cup is a tournament where you can only earn 1600 points in the Global Challenge, which is far from a top-level tournament and is basically nothing at all. This notice was also received by Korean Pokémon players as a devastating message, implying that the tournament format to determine the world tournament for the Pokémon World Championships would remain the same next year. And two weeks later, the Pokémon Trainer's Cup qualifiers were held again.

3:
The four of us - Blue, Sangyoon, Mija, and myself (Nash) - made it to the top four in this second Pokémon Trainer's Cup. This means we've earned an invitation to Day 2 of the Pokémon World Championships. However, to participate in the Pokémon World Championships, we need to appear (i.e. show our faces) in the Pokémon Trainer's Cup finals, which will also be streamed live. This final is to decide the 1st to 4th place in the Pokémon Trainer's Cup, and although there are some great prizes up for grabs, there's not much risk since we're already confirmed to participate in the Pokémon World Championships.

Therefore, we decided that the four finalists would battle in a 'Flick Your Finger' battle. This is a protest against the various problems that have arisen in our community, namely dissatisfaction with the lack of real tournaments, problems with the tournament format, disregard for tournaments other than the Masters Division, and inadequate compensation when problems occur. However, the real problem behind all of this is the absolute disrespect shown by the officials to us players.

Four:
The week the finals were scheduled to take place, Pokémon Korea suddenly sent Blue an email and disqualified him without giving any reason. When Blue called to ask why he was disqualified, Pokémon Korea refused to answer. They quickly gave the spot to another player, Betago, for Day 2. However, Betago agreed with the three of us and a finger-wagging battle was scheduled to take place.

The Pokémon they would use in the finals had to be decided in advance through the game's online tour system, so they did this on June 2nd. The finals were scheduled for the 4th.

Five:
However, today (the 3rd) all four people who were scheduled to compete in the finals received emails and were notified by the official website and Pokémon Korea's Twitter account that all four had been disqualified.

The reasons are as follows:

Because everyone chose a Pokemon that knew a certain move.

According to Pokémon Korea, the following are prohibited acts:

- Any act that harms other participants or gives them an unpleasant image.
- Any other behavior that Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, or their subsidiaries deem inappropriate.

Basically, Pokémon Korea saw the Pokémon we were planning to use and didn't like it, so they disqualified the four of us who were planning to use Shake Finger.



All the players who advanced to the finals were scheduled to use the Pokemon's most lucky move, 'Waggle Finger,' which is a random move from all moves, but the finals were canceled before the event began. This means that four people, including Nash, lost their right to participate in the Pokemon World Championships.

On June 3, 2023, Pokémon Korea released a press release on its official website titled 'Regarding the revocation of participation rights and cancellation of the Pokémon Trainers Cup 2023 due to the discovery of prohibited conduct by four players in the Masters Category,' announcing the cancellation of the Pokémon Trainers Cup.

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https://pokemonkorea.co.kr/news/5/13270



Pokémon Korea explained that it decided to cancel the tournament because 'multiple Pokémon had been registered that only knew one specific move, and we determined that it would be difficult to conduct normal battles and run the tournament,' and 'we confirmed the above-mentioned issues (multiple players had registered Pokémon that only knew Finger Waving).'

They also explained that the above actions 'fall under the prohibited acts set out in various official tournaments, such as 'actions that harm other participants or create an unpleasant image' and 'any other actions that Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, and their subsidiaries deem inappropriate.''


In addition, Sangyun, one of the players who was stripped of his right to participate in the Pokemon World Championships, tweeted on his Twitter, 'The members I was planning to use in the finals of the Pokemon Trainers Cup 2023. I protested to the Pokemon Trainers Cup and Pokémon Korea, but I do not regret my choice. I would like to express my immense gratitude to my proud friends who chose to fight for their rights instead of a comfortable invitation to the Pokemon World Championships. ' The tweet is accompanied by a screenshot of six Pokemon that only remember shaking their fingers.




Park Se-jun, winner of the VGC Masters category at the 2014 Pokémon World Championships, also responded to the uproar, tweeting, 'The current state of VGC management in Korea and Asia is an incredible mess, and the Pokémon Trainers Cup has absolutely no respect for the players who continue to love VGC. The protest represents all of the on-the-ground reactions we've experienced over the years. We desperately hope for help, dialogue, and change from management.'




Wolfe Glick, winner of the 2016 Pokémon World Championships' Masters category in the VGC division, has made a video of the incident in Korea and posted it on YouTube.

Korean Players Disqualified for using Metronome - YouTube


Nash and his team's activities have spread not only to Asia but also to the United States, where one player has said he plans to participate in an official tournament in Milwaukee with a Pokemon that only knows how to shake its finger.




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