Wolfe Glick finished day one of the 2026 Pokemon World Championships with a winning record, but that wasn’t good enough to stave off elimination. The veteran competitor has been eliminated from the event.
Despite announcing that he was stepping back from competitive play shortly after Worlds 2025, WolfeyVGC has been fairly active throughout the year. Though the year wasn’t as consistently excellent as the 2025 season, it still included a number of strong showings, including a top-four finish in NAIC 2026 and multiple strong performances in Global Challenge online tournaments.
That was enough to establish him as a serious contender for Worlds 2026, but that wasn’t to be. Wolfe Glick finished the event with a 5-3 record. While that isn’t a bad showing by any means, it only took three losses to be eliminated from the event.
Wolfe Glick Worlds 2026 matches, results
WolfeyVGC played eight matches on day one, and was eliminated with a 5-3 record in what was officially a shared 58th-place finish. Here is the full lineup of Glick’s matches and results:
- Win over Hirofumi Kimura
- Win over Oliver Eskolin
- Loss to Joji Kaieda
- Loss to Stefano Greppi
- Win over Wei Chyr
- Win over Kevin Lan
- Win over Jeremy Cote
- Loss to Pok Yin Evan Choi
Glick’s run in Worlds 2026 was largely similar to his run at Worlds 2025. Three losses guaranteed elimination, and Glick found himself with a 2-2 record after four rounds. That put him in the unenviable position of needing to break off a lengthy winning streak against many of the world’s best players to reach the top cut.
While he handed he stayed alive for a time, round eight saw him handed a loss by Hong Kong player Pok Yin Evan Choi.
Wolfe Glick’s Worlds 2026 team
Wolfe Glick used a Mega Staraptor team with the unorthodox choice of not having a second mega evolution. The full lineup included:
- Staraptor
- Tyranitar
- Whimsicott
- Farigiraf
- Whimsicott
- Gholdengo
The Pokemon were built in a straightforward, fast, hyper-offense style. Excadrill, Tyranitar, and Gholdengo all used standard builds with Protect and three attacking moves. Farigiraf had Nasty Plot, Psychic, and Thunderbolt, allowing it to be threatening in its own right.
The centerpiece of the team was the combination of Staraptor and Whimsicott. Both Pokemon had Tailwind, while Whimsicott had Charm. This makes for a difficult lead combination, with Staraptor putting out offensive pressure and Whimsicott able to both kneecap physically offensive enemies and buff Staraptor. Even if one of them were taken down, there were three hard-hitting allies behind them.
While WolfeyVGC is a popular figure in part because of his ability to win with highly unorthodox strategies, this is a largely “meta” team for him. While there were quirks in having only one Mega Evolution on the team and an offensive Farigiraf, Staraptor was expected to be one of the most common Mega Evolutions heading into the event while Excadrill-Tyranitar has been a common pairing for over a decade of competitive play.
Fans looking for team diversity didn’t have to worry about Worlds 2026, though. There was a long list of Mega Pokemon that served as centerpieces of teams, from Blastoise to Floette to Camerupt. Even with Wolfe Glick eliminated, Worlds 2026 has plenty of intriguing Pokemon to offer.
