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Mega Sceptile gets a ranked-season audition on WolfeyVGC

Butterfree supplies the other underdog story in Wolfe Glick's two-upload week.

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WolfeyVGC Story of October 18, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Can a Never-Used Starter Reach Champion Tier?

Mega Sceptile isn't Wolfe Glick's obvious ticket to the top, which is precisely the attraction. In "Can a Never Used Starter Reach the Top Rank of Pokemon Champions?", he sets out to finish the season in Champion tier with a Pokémon his description calls almost never used.

The challenge has reached roughly 1.8 million views, making it the week's most-watched new upload. But the team isn't the only talking point. Viewers single out a sequence around the thirty-third minute in which Glick recalls the battle move by move. Several compare it to a chess player's reconstruction of a game; others point out that a battle log was available. Sometimes the impressive route isn't the convenient one.

Commenters also discuss the format: introducing teams while showing them in action gives even the ones that aren't ultimately used some time in the spotlight. That's a useful companion to a challenge built around an overlooked choice.

The other new upload, "How a Route 1 Bug Pokémon Became a Champion", turns to Butterfree's tournament-winning story. It passed half a million views in its opening thirteen hours and currently has the strongest daily momentum of the channel's videos. The older "Do Pokemon Types Even Matter Any More?" continues drawing viewers too.

Subscribers increased over the week, although daily viewing is currently below the channel's usual pace. Among nearby strategy and role-playing channels, Real Civil Engineer had a particularly busy viewing week. WolfeyVGC's own week found its distinctive thread in giving two unlikely Pokémon a competitive hearing.

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What viewers say

I really love the idea of this new format of showing off the team being used while you're actually using it at the tournament, lets us see some of the cool teams even if they aren't being used.
@joshsale2820See it on YouTube
33:16 SON 😭😭 there's a battle log!

But seeing wolfey recall the entire battle was impressive
@philipray5421See it on YouTube
13:05 focus blast honoring its reputation by missing in the most critical turn of the game, some things truly never change
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7 more comments

25:55 An example of why Wolfe is so good. I would have never even thought about using a less powerful move to dodge sitrus and get a boosted knockoff. That was some tech right there.
@tropicalscizorSee it on YouTube
33:21 this whole sequence reminds me of that video where gothamchess is playing 3 people while blindfolded and he forgets where one pawn is and proceeds to recite the whole game move by move to find the pawn
@warriorfire9794See it on YouTube
"It's genuinely possible I could lose to Sylveon- and they forfeit"
Imagine watching the video just to discover that Wolfey believed in your Sylveon
@zoeglassSee it on YouTube
33:39 i’m sorry what? Bro remembers every move?! Holy world champ
@alyboy8786See it on YouTube
the memory recall at 33:20 is crazyyy
@troubiemakieSee it on YouTube
33:21 This was actually insane to see that level of memory throughout the battle. Genuine world champ difference.
@krlw890See it on YouTube
33:50 all from memory that's impressive
@osinowoademola1664See it on YouTube