Episode 17 – Gorilla Tactics is a War Crime

Elite Full Restore welcomes Reigning Pokémon International VGC Champion and Current (And Only) WBE League Champion and 2016 World’s Pokémon VGC Masters Champion Wolfe Glick and @falseswipeg writer, published e-sports writer, perennial guest and friend of the show Zane for a long discussion about the Pokémon competitive scene, the meaning of narrative for both players and viewers in an e-sports community and which Pokémon could be considered war crimes under the Geneva Convention.

Follow Zane and his work at: @epengu on Twitter, False Swipe Gaming on YouTube and his podcast Analog.

Follow Wolfe and his work at: @WolfeyGlick on Twitter, @WolfeyVGC on Twitch and YouTube.

Our art was made by Golurk and our opening theme music is, as always, the unimpeachable Pokémon Gold/Silver Surf music by Junichi Masuda and Go Ichinose. Closing theme this episode is the Battle! World Champion Music by Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose from Pokémon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire.

Extra Links mentioned in the episode:

Markus’s VGC History VideoJames Baek’s Twitter