About Me

Hey everyone! My name is Joseph Ugarte, and I have been a professional Pokémon player for over 8 years. I have also been coaching professionally for the past 6 years, working with players of all skill levels and helping many of them achieve their personal goals in the game.

I firmly believe that with the right amount of ambition, dedication, and effort, any competitive goal is within your reach. Alongside creating content and competing at the highest level of Pokémon VGC as my full-time career, coaching has become one of my greatest passions.

What sets me apart from other coaches is that I am fully invested in my students' success. I genuinely treat your goals as my own, celebrating your accomplishments and learning from every setback together. I take competitive Pokémon very seriously, and I'll do everything I can to help push you toward achieving your individual goals.

Below, you'll find two lists highlighting both my competitive accomplishments and the achievements of my students.

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achievements

    • Pokemon World Championships Top Cut (2022, 2023)

    • Players Cup 1 and 3 Global Finalist

    • Regional Champion (Portland 2019, Portland 2023)

    • Regional Finalist (Daytona 2019, Charlotte 2023, Ft. Wayne 2023, Louisville 2025, Sacramento 2025)

    • Regional Top 4 (Knoxville 2019, Salt Lake City 2022, San Antonio 2023)

    • Top 4 International Championships (EUIC 2022, NAIC 2022, NAIC 2023)

    • Top 8 International Championship (LAIC 2023, EUIC 2025)

    • Regional Top 8 (Richmond 2019, Portland 2024, Las Vegas 2026)

    • Regional Top 16 (Indianapolis 2022, Liverpool 2024, Knoxville 2024, Seattle 2026)

    • Victory Road Tournament Champion 3x (NOTE: Only listing tournaments over 250+ attendees)

    • Top 16 Knoxville Regionals 2023

    • Top 16 OCIC 2023

    • Top 16 Pokemon World Championships 2022 (Junior)

    • Finalist World Championships 2022 (Junior)

    • Indianapolis Regional Finalist 2022 (Junior)

    • Seacaucus Regional Champion 2022 (Junior)

    • San Diego Regional Finalist 2023 (Junior)

    • Orlando Regional Top 4 (Junior)

    • Knoxville Regional Top 8 2023 (Juniors)

    • OCIC Champion 2023 (Junior)

    • Multiple Junior Top Cuts and Placements in 2024

    • San Diego Regional Top 8 2023 (Senior)

    • Orlando Regional Top 8 2023 (Senior)

    • OCIC Top 8 and Champion 2023 (Senior)

    • World Championship Top 4 2022 (Senior)

    • Multiple Regional Champions (Senior)

    • Regional Top 4s (Senior)

    • Multiple other Senior Top Cuts and Placements

    • Top 4 Regionals (Masters)

    • Top 8 Regionals (Masters)

    • Top 32s Across Multiple Regional Championships (Masters)

    • Top 32 International (Masters)

    • Multiple other Regional Top Cuts and Champion (Masters)

    • Multiple Day 2 Regionals (Junior)

    • Multiple IC Top Cuts 2023 (Junior/Senior)