Aaron "Cybertron" Zheng
@CybertronVGC
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• Competitive Pokemon VGC Player, Caster, & Creator @Beastcoast • Worlds Semi-Finalist, 2x National & 5x Regional Champion • https://t.co/0oRVOpsHQY
Joined June 2010
Introducing @Trainers_Lounge - a new Pokémon VGC podcast hosted by myself and VGC legend @13Yoshi37!. Our first episode is LIVE and covers 2024 Worlds. We also got the chance to speak to the newly crowned World Champion @cereevgc.
Hi everyone! We're Trainers Lounge - a new Pokémon VGC podcast hosted by @CybertronVGC & @13Yoshi37. We're long-time competitors & commentators who love Pokémon VGC. The two of us combined have won 7 Regional & 4 Nationals. We've qualified for Worlds 20x and have finished 3rd.
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My Regigigas when Weezing’s out on the field.
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Don’t let its cuteness fool you, it’s definitely carrying a Focus Sash and will flinch you with Icicle Crash.
A stoat that suddenly appeared from the snow is too cute
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I cannot believe we are playing a metagame where Murkrow is legitimately one of the best Pokemon . KA KAW
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college students in the first week of the semester vs. college students during finals week
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WHY AM I GETTING COOKED BY OFFICIAL POKÉMON SOCIALS HAHAHAHA.
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The guy saying "can you not" to LeBron on a subway is the most New York thing I've ever seen
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I QUALIFIED FOR THE 2024 POKÉMON VIDEO GAME WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. It’s my 10th Worlds invite, 16 years after my first one in ‘08 . I haven’t played in Worlds since 2017 to focus on commentary but I told myself that I wanted to make a run for it this year. So… see you in August 😎.
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This is why I play Pokemon and make videos 😭
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On the dance floor at the club like.
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I JUST QUALIFIED FOR THE 2023 POKÉMON VIDEO GAME WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. It’s my first qualification since 2017 after focusing on commentary the last few years . I wanted to show myself I could balance school, my career, YouTube, commentary, and competing this year . I’m so happy 😭.
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I'm blocking this account.
Aaron Zheng refused to accept that Will-O-Wisp simply would not connect with opponent Ryosuke Kosuge’s team during Worlds 2013. The attack eventually landed, though chance began to make it seem like it never would. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try, try, try…again?
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WHAT IS GOING ON.
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I graduated from the Stanford Graduate School of Business this weekend!. Coming here was a dream come true. A huge thank you to my family, who sacrificed so much to immigrate to America to give me these opportunities, and to you - Pokémon changed my life and is why I’m here 💙
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My childhood friends are getting engaged and buying property and I’m out here trying to figure out an optimal EV spread for Incineroar.
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I GOT INTO STANFORD BUSINESS SCHOOL 😭😭😭. I'm honestly speechless, this truly feels like a dream come true. My application was heavily centered around my experiences through Pokemon and I have to thank every single one of you for supporting me and helping me grow.
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If your Valentine understands this, they’re a real one
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I’m eliminated from Worlds - lost my win and in against Riley in the last round of Day 1. I finish at 5-3. All my losses were really strong players today and I came so close 😔 . It was a blast to play at Worlds again, thanks for the support everyone 💙.
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I'm sad to share that I wasn't asked to cast Worlds 2022. It's especially painful since I skipped out on competing at a few Regionals to cast this year. It'll be the first Worlds in over a decade where I'm not a player or caster. Super painful way to end Sword/Shield, GG.😔.
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LMAOOOOO 😭 😭 😭.
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You vs. the guy she told you not to worry about
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WOAH.
Serebii Update: The Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Ranked Battle Regulation H ruleset has been officially revealed. Doesn't allow for use of any Legendary or Paradox Pokémon. Details being added @
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Climbing the VGC ladder and providing live commentary as I go.
If you’re 25+ and unmarried, the fuck are you doing?.
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I’m finally done with college! . Graduated with a BA in Economics from Claremont McKenna and a BS in Applied Math from Columbia. I’m the first from my family to graduate from a traditional four year college so this means a lot. Special thanks to my family for all their support.
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Going on stream vs Sejun. I came back to Worlds to play against the best of all time and I’m so honored and excited for this game. Sejun’s teams were a huge inspiration for me & it’s surreal this is happening in 2024!
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Watching Wolfe Glick’s run at the 2024 World Championships.
This a spiritual experience.
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I MADE IT TO TOP 8 AT THE FIRST US REGIONALS OF THE YEAR!!! 😭 😭 😭 . Legitimately so happy right now, thank you to everyone for supporting me and I’m so glad to show that I can still play at a high level. Tomorrow will be really hard but I’ll try my best!.
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I finished 4th at Vancouver Pokemon VGC Regionals! . I’m so happy to put in a good performance for my 1st event this generation after commentating the first few events. Playing at the same location where I finished 3rd at Worlds ten years ago was so surreal. 🧵(1/?)
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This weekend, I'm finally returning to the Pokemon World Championships as a competitor. It’s my tenth time qualifying for Worlds and my first time competing since 2017. I’ve mainly been focused on commentary the last few years but I really wanted to play on the big stage again.
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I just wanted to say that I’ve noticed I have a lot of trans viewers and I think that’s the coolest thing. I hope you all can see me as an ally/supporter and I want to do my part in making the Pokémon community, as well as my personal community, as inclusive as possible.
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I’m telling you, Wolfe is as cracked as he is jacked. I saw him at a 7-11 the other day buying Monster and adult diapers. I asked him what the diapers were for and he said ”they contain my full power so I don’t completely dump on these kids“ then he rode Coalossal out the door.
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Hell no.
no matter the generation, Rotom-W always rises up to the top. Same set, goat Pokemon
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It feels poetic to get eliminated off a Will-O-Wisp miss 😅.
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Kingambit after getting Intimidated by Incineroar for the 7th time.
Sometimes I wonder if I’m too defiant.
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does this game take place in UK pre or post brexit.
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Happy to announce I am officially retiring at 23 because I am apparently worth $550 million
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Me showing up to the Direct hoping for Pokemon news
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The following Pokémon have made the final bracket (Top 32) at the first Reg H VGC major of the season:.- Pawmot.- Toedscruel.- Electabuzz.- Sneasler.- Flamigo.- Vivillon.- Breloom.- Volbeat.- Espathra.- Delphox.- Alolan Ninetales.- Galarian Weezing.- Hisuan Typhlosion.
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Who would win? . One of the most powerful/broken legendary Pokemon ever created with a base stat total of 680, OR a. Sentret?
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Can’t wait to take this out of my backpack and wrap it around my neck in front of my opponent as I click Tailwind with Whimsicott turn 1.
Pokeshopper Notice: The brand new Pokémon Center fluffy scarf Whimsicott production images are now published
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WOLFE AND I ARE CASTING INDIANAPOLIS REGIONALS TOGETHER. IT'S GONNA BE LIT. SEE YOU THIS WEEKEND.
We're coming to you LIVE at the 2024 Indianapolis Regional Championships this weekend!. Please welcome your casters guiding us throughout the competition. but wait - is there a wolf🇪 among us?
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I’d trade a year of my life for just slightly better RNG in Pokémon tournaments lol.
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BRUH 😭 😭 😭.
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Congratulations to @WolfeyGlick for winning the largest tournament of all time (again)! I’m really grateful to have been able to commentate that finals and hope I did it justice.
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Can’t sleep, I keep replaying my losses in my head over and over again 😭 😭 😭 . Such is the life of a competitor….
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Ash Ketchum became World Champion after 25 years. I just turned 25. There is still hope. 🤔🤔🤔.
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How broken is Cillian, he has a higher usage rate than Flutter Mane and Urshifu.
Screen time data for Oppenheimer (2023). 1/4. - Cillian Murphy - 1:53:10 (62.75%).- Robert Downey Jr. - 23:50 (13.22%).- Matt Damon - 17:20 (9.61%).- Emily Blunt - 16:50 (9.33%)
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Being at Worlds always makes me dream about finally becoming a world champion after coming so close before. I’m not sure it’ll ever happen at this point in my life, but I want to give it my all one last time. I feel very inspired by all the amazing competitors from this weekend!.
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I’ve been making competitive Pokémon VGC content on YouTube for nearly a decade and today, the channel reached 200K subscribers 🎉. I’m so grateful to be able to share my passion with all of you and even more grateful for everyone that watches my content. Thank you all 🥹
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I am bringing Will O Wisp Rotom-Wash to the Vancouver Regional Championships. Good luck and have fun to me!.
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I’m attending my 11th Pokémon World Championship this weekend and somehow, this is the first one I can legally drink at 😂.
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Just found this photo from Pokemon Worlds 2013. Brendan, my brother, had just won his semi-final match to advance to the world finals in his age group. He lost at this exact point the past 2 years, so after winning, he started crying. He ended up becoming World Champion :)
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trust a washing machine.
What's the worst mistake you've ever made in a game?.
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Me after losing round one of a tournament in 10 minutes while all my friends are still playing
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I’m so happy to see @WolfeyGlick reach 1 million subscribers on YouTube. He is truly a one of a kind talent at anything he puts his mind to, and that’s really reflected by both his VGC and YouTube careers. Above all, he’s just truly one of the best people I know in my life.
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My favorite memory is getting a Nintendo 3DS as a prize after winning Pokemon Regionals/Nationals in 2011 despite using a 3DS to compete in said tournaments.
On this day 10 years ago, the Nintendo 3DS was released in North America! What are some of your favorite games and memories with the portable system?
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I MADE IT TO TOP 8 OF MY FIRST SCARLET AND VIOLET VGC MAJOR. Won 3 in a row after losing my first 2 games today to make it. To do it at the same place I finished 3rd at Worlds in back during 2013 means so much to me. I know how difficult the road ahead is but I will try my best!.
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Six years ago, I started a YouTube channel as a passion project to help grow the competitive Pokemon VGC scene. Today, we passed 100,000 subscribers. To everyone who's subscribed, watched a video, or tried out VGC - thank you from the bottom of my heart. *We* did this. 💙💙💙
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Due to inflation, Gimmighoul’s coin is only worth 80% of its value from when Scarlet and Violet first started development. That is why he looks so sad in this picture.
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From the new Sword/Shield trailer:. - ability to change to any nature through an item.- ability to max EVs instantly with vitamins now.- egg moves passing down from Pokémon of the same species .- new candies that give EXP rather than just 1 level. WOW.
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CASTING FINALS OF INDY REGIONALS WITH WOLFE. MY LAST CAST OF THE 2024 SEASON. MIRADON VS TERAPAGOS IN FINALS . LET’S GO
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The one upside of getting eliminated from a tournament is having more time for fans - I’ll be around all of tomorrow at the Worlds venue to take photos, sign autographs, talk, etc, hope to see you all then 😊.
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Competing in my first Scarlet/Violet major at Vancouver Regionals this weekend! Surreal to be playing in the same venue as Worlds 2013 a decade later, I’m getting old 🥲
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In 4th grade, I told a girl I liked her and she ran away & started crying and I still think about that to this day.
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Miraidon damage calcs don’t matter. It’s just pure vibes.
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I won the first seven of my eight matches at Vancouver Regionals and am guaranteed a spot in day 2 and the top 32 tomorrow! It’s so exciting to compete again ☺️.
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I cannot express how well both Wolfe and Marco played that finals, that is the definition of peak VGC - MAN.
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I wrote an article for the official Pokemon website!.
Have you built a team for Regulation H in #PokemonScarletViolet?. Join @CybertronVGC in exploring strategies around the newest competitive format, and build a team to help you rise to the top!. 👇Click here.
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Scyther just won an official VGC stream match in 2024
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This is some of the best Pokémon I’ve ever played in my life, onto top 4 at Vancouver Regionals, I hope I can break through this time.
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Someone commented on how I had been cursing on my YouTube channel the past few days and how he was surprised because I have a family-friendly channel. I didn't know what he was talking about. I felt so dumb when someone pointed out that he was talking about Snorlax.
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I finished top 8 (out of ~170 players) at my first live tournament in years! (Salt Lake Regionals). I was really proud of my team selection and felt that I had a strong grasp on the metagame. It feels great to compete again. See you at the next event, thanks for cheering 😄
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Angel Miranda was one of the greatest people I’ve ever met in my life. He was one of the first friends I made in the NYC Pokemon community when I was young and he was so kind, selfless, and mature. I had so many good memories with him and I will miss him so much. Rest easy.
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Sejun Park (@pokemon_tcg) has the greatest Pokémon resume of all time. - Multi time Korean VGC National Champion.- 2nd Place VGC Worlds 2011, Top 8 VGC Worlds 2012, Top 8 VGC Worlds 2013 .- VGC World Champion 2014.- Top 32 TCG Worlds 2016.- Just qualified for GO & Unite Worlds.
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• Pokémon player talking about their mistakes:. ▶ 🔘──────── 00:07. • Talking about how unlucky they got:. ▶ 🔘──────── 6:34:19.
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Me taking this photo: 🥲🥲🥲🥲.
6 World Champions waiting for a new one to be crowned 👑 in London. Very happy to have the chance to share this amazing picture with these titans of VGC
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Good riddance.
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In regards to the anti-Asian sentiment and hate crimes taking place, the reality is that I get nervous thinking about my family even leaving the house these days. Here's a great resource if you want to learn more about what's happening & how you can help:
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