WolfeyVGC opens up about sexual assault at Pokémon tournaments

Top Pokémon VGC competitor Wolfe “WolfeyVGC” Glick will no longer be competing at in-person events due to continuous groping from fans.

The popular VGC YouTuber is a massive content creator in the Pokémon community but is also no stranger to competing in massive events. He is a 2016 World Champion and has won a handful of Regionals all over the world. Unfortunately, his competitive achievements have become overshadowed by harassment.

“Over the past several years, attending tournaments has been getting more and more difficult. Worlds this year was a turning point, and a peak, and it made it clear to me that something had to change,” Wolfey said of the massive, overcrowded event.

“I competed at seven official tournaments in the 2025 season, from September 2024 to August 2025, I attended seven in-person tournaments. At five of those tournaments, I was groped.”

According to Wolfey, fans will touch him inappropriately and non-consensually when posing with him for photos. While most people know this is not normal behavior, apparently it’s something that still happens far too often for Wolfey.

WolfeyVGC shares future Pokémon plans

The combination of neck pain from a recent injury, sexual assault, and overall stress has resulted in WolfeyVGC no longer attending Pokémon events. Wolfey admitted that he will often feel anxiety and have a spiked heart rate for a week after coming home from a tournament.

“In general, I consider myself to be a low-stress and low-anxiety person; in fact, the only place where I feel any stress and anxiety is at a Pokémon tournament,” he explained. “Because that stress and anxiety when competing can be so intense, it makes all other stress, anxiety, and pressure feel like nothingburgers in comparison.”

Going forward, Wolfey will not attend any in-person events, including international championships, regionals, and even the next World Championship in San Francisco. He hasn’t completely retired, however, and may come back after a break.

Said one fan: “Honestly, this one is really sad. This dude loves Pokémon and is genuinely a great figurehead for its scene and has been since forever. Shame some people just can’t understand how to treat people.”

This only adds to the growing number of content creators who are not comfortable attending in-person events due to the behavior of their fans.