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**Hugendugen** · Oct 10th, 2012, 12:40:45 PM

Well look who came crawling back... so after talking with Poppy this morning I decided that I'd return from my hiatus and try to make it onto the council. My main motivation is to keep a certain user whom I shall not name (syrim) off the council as I hear he struggles with basic arithmetic. But seriously, I would love to be a part of shaping the metagame that has shaped my time on Smogon since I joined during gen 4 and I feel that I've got a deep enough Ubers understanding to be a valuable member of the council. Having been away for a little while, I decided to check how my skills and metagame knowledge held up on the ladder. After about 5 hours I hit #1 on a fresh alt:

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It was unfortunate that I lost a game to my internet lagging out, but what can ya do. These games, and in particular the last, helped to reignite a passion for mons that had fizzled a bit as of late.

I've been reasonably active in the Ubers scene over the last year and a half.

I was voted 'Best Ubers Player of 2011' in the latest smog awards
Played in SPL3, finishing with a 5-3 record (highest price for an Ubers player - 15k)
Won the 'No Arceus' #pokemon challenge back in November/December
Won the No Arceus DPP Ubers Tournament
Finished runner up in the BW Ubers Tournament
Co-hosted the Most Uber Tournament Ever
I've won every teambat that I've been a part of :> (4 iirc)
Am an Ubers QC Member
Topped practically every Ubers ladder I've played on numerous times (but heh, not sure how much of a qualification that actually is)
Although my activity has dropped off as of late, I've always been active in #ubers discussion. I was given % in #ubers as well as + in #pokemon for my contributions. Now that I've returned, I plan to significantly increase my activity on irc.

I'd like to think that these accomplishments highlight both my knowledge of the metagame and my adaptability as a player and teambuilder. I've experimented and had success with just about every viable playstyle in the tier: from stall to hyper offense; trick room to baton pass. Amongst other things, I introduced Lead LO Dialga as well as helping to repopularise Gliscor, a rather noticeable trend in the current metagame. Oh and of course the fearless Xatu, whose analysis I pushed for and whose skeleton I wrote.

I'd also consider myself a rather friendly guy, who's easy to get along with but well able to articulate and argue a point. I'd love to be part of the council and it sure would be swell if you'd give me a shot.

EDIT: two posts regarding my opinion on the tests

Oct 10th, 2012, 12:40:45 PM	#9
Hugendugen akwardly australian Moderator Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 405 no ibo. Mentor	Well look who came crawling back... so after talking with Poppy this morning I decided that I'd return from my hiatus and try to make it onto the council. My main motivation is to keep a certain user whom I shall not name (syrim) off the council as I hear he struggles with basic arithmetic. But seriously, I would love to be a part of shaping the metagame that has shaped my time on Smogon since I joined during gen 4 and I feel that I've got a deep enough Ubers understanding to be a valuable member of the council. Having been away for a little while, I decided to check how my skills and metagame knowledge held up on the ladder. After about 5 hours I hit #1 on a fresh alt: sizable image It was unfortunate that I lost a game to my internet lagging out, but what can ya do. These games, and in particular the last, helped to reignite a passion for mons that had fizzled a bit as of late. I've been reasonably active in the Ubers scene over the last year and a half. I was voted 'Best Ubers Player of 2011' in the latest smog awards Played in SPL3, finishing with a 5-3 record (highest price for an Ubers player - 15k) Won the 'No Arceus' #pokemon challenge back in November/December Won the No Arceus DPP Ubers Tournament Finished runner up in the BW Ubers Tournament Co-hosted the Most Uber Tournament Ever I've won every teambat that I've been a part of :> (4 iirc) Am an Ubers QC Member Topped practically every Ubers ladder I've played on numerous times (but heh, not sure how much of a qualification that actually is) Although my activity has dropped off as of late, I've always been active in #ubers discussion. I was given % in #ubers as well as + in #pokemon for my contributions. Now that I've returned, I plan to significantly increase my activity on irc. I'd like to think that these accomplishments highlight both my knowledge of the metagame and my adaptability as a player and teambuilder. I've experimented and had success with just about every viable playstyle in the tier: from stall to hyper offense; trick room to baton pass. Amongst other things, I introduced Lead LO Dialga as well as helping to repopularise Gliscor, a rather noticeable trend in the current metagame. Oh and of course the fearless Xatu, whose analysis I pushed for and whose skeleton I wrote. I'd also consider myself a rather friendly guy, who's easy to get along with but well able to articulate and argue a point. I'd love to be part of the council and it sure would be swell if you'd give me a shot. EDIT: two posts regarding my opinion on the tests __________________ Hugen: Larger then huge but smaller then hunormous. \| Dugen: An ugly skank that thinks she's attractive. Last edited by Hugendugen; Oct 14th, 2012 at 12:59:58 PM.