Wolfe Glick

Wolfe Glick
Current team
TeamM80
GamePokémon
LeaguePlay! Pokémon
Personal information
Born (1995-12-06) December 6, 1995 (age 30)
Washington D.C., U.S.
Career information
Playing career2011–present
Team history
2018–2021Panda Global
2022–2024Beastcoast
2024–presentM80
Career highlights and awards
  • World Champion (2016)
  • 2 x International Champion (2019, 2025)
  • 2 x US National Champion (2011, 2012)
  • Players Cup II Champion (2020)
Twitch information
Channel
Followers185.7 thousand
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2016–present
Subscribers2.36 million
Views940 million
Last updated: August 29, 2026

Wolfe Glick (/ˈwʊlf/ WUULF; born December 6, 1995), 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, 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".

Wolfe 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.[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.

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

2009–2021: Early career and first major event wins

Glick began participating in competitive Pokémon as a freshman in high school, when he participated in VGC Regional Tournament, winning it, and receiving a free flight to the National Tournament, which he also won. He made his debut in the World Championships in 2011, placing 6th 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 to 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.

2016 Pokémon World Championships: VG Masters Finals
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In 2016, while attending Virginia Tech, Glick won the Pokémon VGC World Championships, collecting around $10,000 in prize money. 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 (NAIC) 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 came in 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 in the 2023 Orlando Regional Championship, at the time the biggest Pokemon VGC tournament ever. Glick qualified for the 2023 Pokémon World Championship, but was eliminated on day one with a 4-3 record.

2024 VGC Season

In the 2024 Pokémon World Championships, Gliick had a strong 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 by Kylan Van Severen, finishing at 17th place.

2025 VGC Season

Glick won the 2025 Toronto Regional Championships, becoming the first player to have won 10 Regional Championships.

In February 2025, Glick won the Pokémon Europe International Championships (EUIC), beating Dyl Yeomans. This was the largest in-person Pokemon VGC tournament in history (boasting 1257 competitors in the masters division) and marked his second International Championship victory. In addition, Glick revealed that he had also secretly been the one to have won the 2025 Global Challenge I under the temporary name “33-4”, which has been confirmed by The Pokémon Company.

In the 2025 Pokemon North America International Championships, watchers of the official tournament stream could receive "Wolfe Glick’s Incineroar" as a "mystery gift", sporting the same stats and moves as the Incineroar that helped Glick win that year's EUIC. At the 2025 Pokemon World Championships, he made day two, but was eliminated at 42nd by Chih-Hung Chiu, finishing with a record of six wins and three losses.

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. 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. During his hiatus, Glick won the online 2026 Grand Challenge III in November 2025. He returned to in-person competition at the European International Championships in February 2026, placing 39th of a record 1,455 players. He then attended the first two North American tournaments played in Pokémon Champions, placing second at the Indianapolis Regional Championships and third at the North American International Championships before being eliminated on day 1 of Worlds with a record of 5 wins and 3 losses.

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 September 2022. In December 2024, esports organization M80 acquired the esports and creator operations of Beastcoast.

Personal life

Wolfe Glick is a vegetarian. In 2021, Glick said that he might have aphantasia. He resides in Washington, D.C.

Tournament placings

Regional Championships

Tournament Date Age Division Placing
DC Regionals 2011 June 11, 2011 Masters 1st
Philadelphia Regionals 2012 April 15, 2012 Masters 2nd
Virginia Regionals 2014 January 11-12, 2014 Masters 5th
Philadelphia Regionals 2015 October 4-5, 2014 Masters 2nd
Virginia Regionals 2015 February 15, 2015 Masters 8th
Florida Regionals 2015 March 1, 2015 Masters 1st
Massachusetts Regionals 2015 May 17, 2015 Masters 1st
Pennsylvania Regionals 2016 October 10-11, 2015 Masters 1st
Florida Regionals 2016 February 28, 2016 Masters 1st
Georgia Regionals 2016 May 21, 2016 Masters 3rd
Orlando Regionals 2017 October 15-16, 2016 Masters 3rd
Georgia Regionals 2017 January 14–15, 2017 Masters 5th
Charlotte Regionals 2018 March 17–18, 2018 Masters 1st
Madison Regionals 2019 June 1–2, 2019 Masters 3rd
Richmond Regionals 2020 November 2-3, 2019 Masters 4th
Collinsville Regionals 2020 February 29 - March 1, 2020 Masters 2nd
Secaucus Regionals 2022 May 21–22, 2022 Masters 3rd
Orlando Regionals 2023 February 4–5, 2023 Masters 1st
Knoxville Regionals 2023 February 25–26, 2023 Masters 5th
Charlotte Regionals 2023 March 25–26, 2023 Masters 9th
Fort Wayne Regionals 2023 April 1–2, 2023 Masters 9th
Hartford Regionals 2023 May 20–21, 2023 Masters 3rd
Pittsburgh Regionals 2024 September 9–10, 2023 Masters 2nd
Charlotte Regionals 2024 January 20–21, 2024 Masters 1st
Orlando Regionals 2024 April 13–14, 2024 Masters 1st
Baltimore Regionals 2025 September 14-15, 2024 Masters 9th
Louisville Regionals 2025 October 12-13, 2024 Masters 8th
Toronto Regionals 2025 December 14-15, 2024 Masters 1st
Milwaukee Regionals 2026 October 11-12, 2025 Masters 6th
Indianapolis Regionals 2026 May 30-31, 2026 Masters 2nd

National Championships

Tournament Date Age Division Placing
US Nationals 2011 July 3–4, 2011 Masters 1st
US Nationals 2012 June 30 – July 1, 2012 Masters 1st
US Nationals 2013 July 5–7, 2013 Masters Day 1
US Nationals 2014 July 4–6, 2014 Masters Day 1
US Nationals 2015 July 3–5, 2015 Masters 8th
US Nationals 2016 July 1–3, 2016 Masters Day 1

International Championships

Tournament Date Age Division Placing
European Internationals 2017 December 9–11, 2016 Masters 11th
Oceania Internationals 2017 March 10–12, 2017 Masters 9th
European Internationals 2019 April 26-28, 2019 Masters 4th
North America Internationals 2019 June 21–23, 2019 Masters 1st
European Internationals 2022 April 22-24, 2022 Masters 9th
North America Internationals 2022 June 24–26, 2022 Masters 15th
North America Internationals 2023 June 30 - July 2, 2023 Masters 17th
European Internationals 2024 April 5–7, 2024 Masters 13th
North America Internationals 2024 June 7–9, 2024 Masters 22nd
European Internationals 2025 February 21-23, 2025 Masters 1st
European Internationals 2026 February 13-15, 2026 Masters 39th
North America Internationals 2026 June 12-14, 2026 Masters 3rd

World Championships

Tournament Date Age Division Placing
Worlds 2011 August 15, 2011 Masters 6th
Worlds 2012 August 12, 2012 Masters 2nd
Worlds 2013 August 9–11, 2013 Masters 25th
Worlds 2014 August 15–17, 2014 Masters 9th
Worlds 2015 August 21–23, 2015 Masters 12th
Worlds 2016 August 19–21, 2016 Masters 1st
Worlds 2017 August 18–20, 2017 Masters 15th
Worlds 2018 August 24–26, 2018 Masters Day 1
Worlds 2019 August 16–18, 2019 Masters 32nd
Worlds 2022 August 18–21, 2022 Masters Day 1
Worlds 2023 August 11–13, 2023 Masters Day 1
Worlds 2024 August 16-18, 2024 Masters 17th
Worlds 2025 August 15–17, 2025 Masters 42nd
Worlds 2026 August 28-30, 2026 Masters 59th

Online Events

Tournament Date Age Division Placing
2020 Global Challenge 2020 Masters 1st
Players Cup II 2020 Masters 1st
2023 Global Challenge I 2023 Masters Top 64
2023 Global Challenge II 2023 Masters 6th
2024 Grand Challenge I 2024 Masters Top 64
2025 Global Challenge I 2025 Masters 1st
2026 Grand Challenge I 2025 Masters Top 64
2026 Grand Challenge III 2025 Masters 1st
2026 Grand Challenge V 2026 Masters 2nd
2026 Global Challenge I 2026 Masters 6th

Records and achievements

References

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Notes

  1. ↑ The Pokémon Regional Championships are the first level of major events, featuring larger attendance and Championship Point payout than in-store events.
  2. ↑ From 2017 onwards, the US Nationals have effectively been superseded by the North American International Championships.
  3. ↑ The Pokémon International Championships are the top-level of competition in VGC Pokémon (apart from the annual Pokémon World Championship).
  4. ↑ The Pokémon Players Cup events were a series of online-exclusive tournaments held in place of the regular competitive circuit, due to the cancellation of in-person events during the COVID-19 pandemic. There were four of these events in a span of two years.