You can even see Se Jun Park proudly wiggle a little Pachisiru plushie in between matches, which is adorable.

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Nobody expected Pachirisu to turn out to be so useful in a high-stakes match—competitive sites mark Pachirisu as a Pokemon in the "never used" category. You can tell, too—during an interview this weekend, one of the things Se Jun Park was asked was why he even brought Pachirisu to the championships in the first place:

The answer? Everyone was expecting a different Pokemon to fulfill a similar role, so he purposefully chose something unexpected. Kind of genius, and a testament to the fact that tiers are not things that are set in stone. (Granted, the tiers don't quite apply to double battles, but still—it's not like anybody was expecting Pachirisu to perform so well.)

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Plus, Pachirisu's inclusion made for a great, entertaining match. Yes, Pachirisu was used strategically, but for me, it was just hilarious to see a little cute rodent standing fiercely against scary behemoths like:

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So by the time Se Jun Park got to his final win, his celebratory pirouette with his Pachirisu plushie felt particularly gratifying:

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Yeah! You earned it, Se Jun Park. I'm not the only one that feels that way, judging from the internet's reaction to Pachirisu's win:

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And yes, Pachirisu's win is also inspiring a ton of great photoshops and fan-art—which feels particularly notable, because prior to this weekend, most Pachirisu art on Tumblr seemed to be, well, furry porn. No more!

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I'll leave you with an awful/amazing video of Pachirisu made two years ago, which couples Pachirisu's appearances in the anime with One Direction's single, "What Makes You Beautiful." It seems particularly fitting after Pachirisu stole the show last weekend:

You're beautiful, Pachirisu.

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