The content creator Wolfe “WolfeyVGC” Glick talks in his latest YouTube video about the experiences he had at Pokémon tournaments. Fans often approached him without his consent, which led to fear and stress on his part. Now he is drawing consequences for the future.
Who is it about? WolfeyVGC is a well-known YouTuber, Twitch streamer, and Pokémon player in the U.S. He holds the record for the most Regional Championships won and has also secured several victories at the National and International Championships. Additionally, he was even champion in 2016.
His content on YouTube and Twitch primarily revolves around Pokémon, and he has over 2 million subscribers on his YouTube channel (source: YouTube).
However, in his latest video, he doesn’t talk about Pokémon but discusses why he does not want to attend tournaments in the near future and what the reasons for that are.
“The number should be 0”
What experiences has WolfeyVGC had? WolfeyVGC reports that he has repeatedly been harassed by people at Pokémon tournaments. From September 2024 to August 2025, WolfeyVGC participated in a total of seven tournaments. He claims to have been groped at five of these tournaments.
While taking photos with fans, he claims to have been touched inappropriately, some of which was of a sexual nature. However, he says that this was one of the lesser problems, as it only happened “once or twice per tournament” (source: YouTube, from minute 04:19).
At the 2025 World Championships, WolfeyVGC had a stiff neck, which none of the fans took into consideration, the YouTuber says. They repeatedly allegedly touched his neck, causing him pain and discomfort. It eventually became so unbearable for him that the YouTuber had to leave early.
There are numerous other examples, according to WolfeyVGC. All of this is very stressful for him, and at tournaments he is constantly looking for rooms where he can retreat to calm down. After such events, he needs at least a week to reduce his stress and anxiety symptoms.
The community is shocked by these comments. For example, @i.ftekhar writes: “‘Only once or twice per tournament’? Uh, what? The number should be zero.”
WolfeyVGC blames this primarily on the parasocial behavior of some fans. He says that such fans make him feel more like a symbol than a human being. He finds it dehumanizing.
In addition, there is more and more hate on the internet, he says, not only against him, but also against his fellow players.
Please be normal. Most of you are normal. The majority of people are normal, but 0.1% of 2 million [YouTube subscribers] is still 2,000 people and that is not nobody.
– WolfeyVGC via YouTube from minute 32:54
What does he announce for the future? WolfeyVGC states that he only makes this video and takes these consequences because he sees no other way out. A video about the 2025 World Championships will not be uploaded on his YouTube channel. The experiences that resurface are too stressful.
In the near future, he will not attend any more Pokémon tournaments in person. Furthermore, he mostly wants to withdraw from social media and stream less on Twitch. However, his YouTube content will continue as usual.
The Twitch streamer Emiru also had bad experiences with a person at TwitchCon in San Diego. Read more about it here on MeinMMO: “Injured and upset” – Streamer draws consequences after assault at TwitchCon
