Verlisify

     

Verlisify
YouTuber Information
Profile	Verlisify
Style	Entertainment & Gaming
Date joined	February 5, 2013
Twitter / X	@Verliswolf
Videos	5.1K+
Schedule	Unscheduled (Almost Daily)
Status	Active
Username	Verlisify
Personal information
Full name	Tony Verlis Gatto
Nationality	American
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“	Welcome back, Wolf Pack!	”
―Verlisify's intro

Tony Verlis Gatto, better known online as Verlisify or Verlis, is an American YouTube who centralizes and focuses on the subject of Pokémon. His most common content includes, update, gameplay and guide videos to help viewers through the Pokémon video-game, and a fairly sizable collection of drama videos. He is considered the most controversial PokeTuber.

History

He began his channel in February of 2013, where he started to make a name for himself through making Minecraft tutorial videos, before beginning his Pokémon content during December 2013.

Controversy

Tony is considered one of the most negative influencers to the Pokemon community, according to other members. Tony also makes very controversial videos.

Cheating and other issues in the Pokemon Community

Tony's most famous controversy is the stance that he has on cheating in Pokemon. In the Pokemon Community, cheating in the competitive aspect of Pokemon has been blatantly apparent since the 4th generation, which dates to 2006. Tony has stated that he was not as rooted in the Pokemon community at the time, and had firmly planted himself into the community around the 6th Generation, which dates to 2013. He has stated that the sheer dominance of third-party devices and software has tainted the competitive scene. These third-party devices are used to obtain perfectly viable monsters nigh-instantly instead of having to be worked for like normal. He has also stated that the competitive scene in Pokemon is inferior to other competitive communities because of the sheer tolerance the community displays toward software modification and easy access to power compared to other competitive communities. He has stated that he will stand against software modification in the competitive scene "to the end", and has not changed his stance since. Because of the sheer percentage of the community that tolerates the use of unofficial third-party devices, it can be said that he is in the vocal minority and is fighting an uphill battle.

He has had many feuds with many members of the Pokemon Youtube Community, with his name being brought up an unbelievable amount of times. His feud began with a Youtuber named Shofu, who by Tony's standards, is a very skilled illegitimate player in the community. This feud consisted of Shofu's disapproval towards Tony's competitive strategies, which then extended to Shofu's circles and extended circles. After the feud, Tony claims that he feels he's on respectable terms with Shofu, but Shofu's feelings towards Tony remain anonymous, ranging from playful mockery to indifference.

Tony has stated that he doesn't like two YouTubers by the names of DuncanKneeDeep and HoodlumScrafty. This began when HoodlumScrafty posted a video detailing how to get into the competitive scene legitimately, before taking back his word at the end of the video by displaying third-party devices. When Tony's posted a blind reaction to the video, he was commending Hoodlum, before feeling a sense of mockery towards the legitimate competitive scene, and indirectly towards himself. This sparked an ongoing feud between Tony and HoodlumScrafty, and DuncanKneeDeep was there to support Hoodlum.

Tony's has expressed heavily on how he feels towards Smogon, the most famous unofficial Pokemon battling format, and its community. He has expressed that the Smogon community has been too successful for an unofficial format, and has expressed disdain towards the community aggressively enforcing their unofficial rules on the rest of the Pokemon community.

Pyrotoz: Pokemon Battles

On August 29, 2015, a YouTuber named Pyrotoz made a video about Tony called "Verlisify is an Idiot." where Pyrotoz shows a comment that Tony left on a beginner's guide to Pokemon video by Pyrotoz. Tony left an opinionated comment saying the tutorial is weak due to "unofficial" tiers and "weakness spread". Pyrotoz mentions there are different ways to begin within a Pokemon battle that Tony does not like, but Pyrotoz mentions that it's okay not to agree with, but doesn't think Tony knows other effective ways to play Pokemon.

Tony also mentions a point about learning, not predicting. Pyrotoz responds and says he did bring up that point in the beginner's guide video that Tony left the comment on.

Tony then self-promotes his YouTube channel by telling other users (who read the comment on the beginner's guide) to watch his beginners guide to Pokemon.

MegaCrasher: Bullying and Harassment

A YouTuber named MegaCrasher made a video on Tony on his old channel named 'MegaMasher' called "The Truth About Verlisify And More." Corey's (MegaCrasher) first point is where Tony became the first individual in the Pokemon community to start unnecessary drama against other YouTubers.

As MegaCrasher, Corey made multiple videos on Tony, mentioning witch-hunting and using his huge subscriber numbers to harass people that are smaller than Tony, but does not mess with channels bigger than him. Corey also mentions that whenever Tony is on a downfall, he creates drama to keep his channel alive, and to get "profit" says Corey. Tony is strictly against cheaters in the Pokemon community, but Corey mentions to stay out of it, and let the cheaters be brought to justice.

Corey also mentions that Tony is a completely different individual on Twitter, saying the things that are the opposite of what is said on YouTube. Corey mentions Tony making his fans go and dislike spam people's videos and encouraging cheaters to do terrible actions, such as commit suicide.

Verlisify is secretly a Nazi

^{[citation needed]} 2 stalkers, on November 16, 2018, found some information about Verlisify. One of the stalkers said that he was peeking through the window. And he saw Verlisify wearing a Nazi uniform chanting something in German. The stalker saw portraits of Hitler.

Slandering PokeTips

On November 24, 2018, Verlisify uploaded a video titled "EVERYONE IS WRONG ABOUT SHINY POKEMON HUNTING! The BEST Pokemon Let's Go Shiny Hunting Guide ". PokeTips uploaded a response video rebuking against Verlisify and talking about how he was claiming PokeTips' shiny-hunting methods as his own. Verlisify rebutted with a video named "PokeTips Is SCARED I Caught Him Lying! " talking about how PokeTips was antagonizing him, but then PokeTips made another response detailing all of the flaws in his arguments and even discussing his ad hominem arguments (like using PokeTips' sarcastic attitude as an argument against him).

A commenter

Verlisify's reaction when being asked for an apology.

on Verlisify's video tried to break up the conflict by demanding both YouTubers to apologize and get it over with, but Verlisify refused, believing that he was not at fault and PokeTips was solely to blame.

Gallery

One of Tony's multiple profile icons

One of Tony's multiple profile icons

Verliswolf.jpg

This image was used extensively by Tony's enemies to humiliate him

Subscriber Milestones

• 100,000 subscribers: January 14, 2015
• 200,000 subscribers: May 2, 2016
• 300,000 subscribers: November 22, 2016
• 400,000 subscribers: March 24, 2018

Trivia

• Tony is from Seattle, Washington.