This blog is intended to cover all kinds of Pokémon matters, including the ones that present themselves as "problems", for as I've said some years ago, I consider those "problems" as ones that also apply to me. One of them, incidentally, has come in a "this-just-in" manner and has become quite pertinent to me: it pertains to Pokémon Go and its competitive (PvP) side, the latter of which has colored a part of my experiences with said game. It also affords me to take a stand... for the matter also involves taking a stand, in a way.
Recently, at the Orlando Regional Championships, a very determined Firestar73 won the final battle of the final match... only for the competitor to place headphones a little too hard while on stream just after doing so. The act was deemed as "unsportsmanlike behavior", and this annulled the hard-earned victory by giving the match win to the opponent instead. Yet the act was not done out of spite nor intended as such - the competitor simply just got excited about the win, and quite so. As such, observers have regarded the situation as being an "injustice" and have called for the win to be restored or perhaps made up for in some way.
Word about the situation has been making the rounds on social media, including a certain Pokémon Go group close to me, so having been informed about it, I thought that I needed to make a discussion about it. What also needs to be discussed is how the situation reflects not only an "injustice" to what actually happened (by reports, Firestar73 was in fact sportsmanlike after the happening by shaking hands with the competitor) but also an "injustice" to spur-of-the-moment celebration - especially one that arises out of sudden elation - after a fair match, which is why this post is titled as such, to address the situation in a fair manner.
Given the circumstances of the matter, I feel that it could totally apply to me, if I had the chops to compete at such a high level. It is quite possible for me to be "caught up in the moment" as Firestar73 had been at that time, especially with the progression that allowed the competitor to reach the finals. In this way, I might just do exactly what the competitor did, and in that state of affairs, things might just turn out in the same way with me at the center of it. I'd also be nervous and wary about competing - notwithstanding an already "toxic" environment for such in my local area - if my efforts can be annulled by a situation like the above.
Calls are still mounting for justice to be given to Firestar73, and this post by me represents my contribution to the matter. As I've stated above, I consider problematic matters of Pokémon to be my problem as well, and what transpired with the competitor is a real problem indeed for competitive Pokémon gaming (specifically for the rather fast-paced Pokémon Go realm that becomes its precursor), and evidently to some extent for me as well. Justice has to be delivered rightfully, and at that point there will be a time to celebrate.
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Two years ago: Pokémon Go Community Day Classic, 4/7/2024
Three years ago: Quickies: Pokémon in My Countryside
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