Battle of the Week

***Bloo***** · Sep 22nd, 2012, 11:09:21 AM

Battle of the Week: Season Four

Forum Rules | Season One | Season Two | Season Three | BotW Homepage | The Matches We Wanna See - Competitor Article

Welcome to the fourth season of Battle of the Week!

Battle of the Week is a program designed to allow the users of Smogon to pick and choose which battles they want to see. If you've been unable to watch battles between top players because they choose to play on a deserted server or at the wrong times, this is your chance to watch an elite battle as it is played. If you still can't be on, you will get to watch the battlers go head to head at a later date by watching it on the Smogon YouTube Channel, because all battles in this program will be recorded and uploaded there. Additionally, The Smog plans to deliver insightful and interesting information about the battle and the battlers themselves.

How the Battle of the Week will work

This season there are three stages to the process.

Metagame Selection Stage: Users will be able to post whichever metagames they would like to see played, and the most popular choice after 24 hours is the one that will be used. Example metagames: DPP OU, ADV OU, RBY UU, VGC 2011.

Nominations Stage: Users will be able to submit nominations by posting up to three other Smogoners in the thread. Note that this means you cannot nominate yourself. To be eligible, the nominee must meet the following simple criteria:

Must have an account on Smogon that has been online sometime during the last week.
Must not be on the list of users that don't want to or can't participate in the Battle of the Week.
Must not be banned from the forums.

If one of these conditions are not met but you think a nomination should be permitted, PM or otherwise contact me with reasons why. This stage will also last 24 hours.

Final Poll: The nominations will be counted, and the top ten most nominated players will be placed into a poll where everyone will be able to vote for any number of players in the pool. The two players that receives the most votes after 24 hours will be the battlers in the battle of the week. You may vote for yourself in this stage, unlike last year.

The battle will be scheduled, completed and recorded, and then the process will be repeated, with the program lasting for around ten 'weeks'.

Users that don't want to / can't participate - Private message Bloo if you don't want to / can't participate.

Atticus
Haunter
Jibaku
Great Sage

Battles

(DPP OU) Earthworm vs. Gouki [Video]
(DPP Ubers) locopoke vs. Iconic [Log]
(ADV OU) M Dragon vs. Floppy [Log]
(DPP UU) Eo Ut Mortus vs. reachzero [Log]
(Randbats) chaos vs. Rodan [L o g]
(BW2 NU) Zebraiken vs. CrashinBoomBang [Replay]
(BW2 RU) august vs. Windsong [Log Coming Up]

***Bloo***** · Nov 14th, 2012, 10:50:29 PM

The poll is up! There were a couple of ties, so I opted for 12 options this time. Vote away!

LizardMan · Nov 14th, 2012, 11:00:37 PM

Elevator Music

Steven Snype · Nov 14th, 2012, 11:29:43 PM

SOGENIGGA let's do it!

Aurora. · Nov 14th, 2012, 11:37:04 PM

YAN[SOGEKING]

MikeDecIsHere · Nov 14th, 2012, 11:42:17 PM

If Sogeking were to play one, might as well be LC

**locopoke** · Nov 15th, 2012, 12:00:48 AM

CloudBreaker · Nov 15th, 2012, 12:16:36 AM

=> Litchi <=

MMF · Nov 15th, 2012, 12:40:49 AM

So heres an idea and its a revolutionary one I know but stick with me: Let's stop being dodrios and voting to have dodrio-like players no one gives 3 dodrios about, play a metagame they don't know. PS vote for blarajan he's my hero <3

Tiffanyy · Nov 15th, 2012, 2:15:36 AM

yan sogenigga \/ :_: y/n

Steven Snype · Nov 15th, 2012, 2:48:47 AM

Hi, here is a better revolutionary idea: Let's vote for players who actually are interesting. Everyone and their mother has seen the standard McMeghan (see most Open finals) and Eo's already played this BotW and if he wins, he will almost certainly bring stall. blarajan is... well blarajan.

I have yet to see a player be quite so remarkable as sogeking. If you have ever seen a match with sogeking, then you know that he is an extremely entertaining player. We want to see an entertaining match, and nobody is more entertaining than sogeking. Hell, anyone who saw NatGeo vs sogeking knows that he can take a serious match for WCoP and make it quite enjoyable to watch. His sheer randomness combined with his personality makes him one of the most unpredictable players. If you haven't seen him play, that makes it all the more reason to vote for [yan]sogeking as I guarantee you his performance in this BotW will be one of the most entertaining matches Smogon has seen.

SOGEKING PORRA

**Pocket** · Nov 15th, 2012, 2:55:43 AM

blara, kick yan's ass.

Chieliee · Nov 15th, 2012, 3:43:57 AM

why has e_m so little votes ?_?

Alexander. · Nov 15th, 2012, 7:40:01 AM

SOGEKING

Xx Coren37 · Nov 15th, 2012, 9:41:50 AM

sogeking vs blara
LGI!

Funkasaurus · Nov 15th, 2012, 10:16:44 AM

S
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N
I
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G
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Satomi · Nov 15th, 2012, 10:18:09 AM

Yan and Elevator Music, cause I liked his nickname, lol. n_n

Hantsuki · Nov 15th, 2012, 12:35:18 PM

sogeking to make people mad oO

**Furai** · Nov 15th, 2012, 12:54:17 PM

im the fucking best guys

i would like to see emma battling~

yan[sogeking] · Nov 15th, 2012, 1:59:11 PM

can someone good on LC PM me or find me on irc to give me some quick lessons?
im sucking flying dicks on this crazy low meta. :____:
and there r only noobs on LC ladder, so i cant practice.

Blim · Nov 15th, 2012, 2:04:26 PM

I hope am not the only one questioning the integrity of botw when someone who doesn't even play the metagame is leading in votes.

yan[sogeking] · Nov 15th, 2012, 2:05:08 PM

stfu, im kickin' blarajan's ass on his own meta oO

Ginku · Nov 15th, 2012, 2:11:51 PM

idk if the integrity of botw is the thing you should question when this is the only battle where it's happening

go sogeking

Joeyboy · Nov 15th, 2012, 4:03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Chieliee

why has e_m so little votes ?_?

Royal Flush · Nov 15th, 2012, 8:14:52 PM

Sogeking because I like his signature

oO

Sep 22nd, 2012, 11:09:21 AM	#1
*Bloo* mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix Administrator** Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,467 Mentor	Battle of the Week Battle of the Week: Season Four Forum Rules \| Season One \| Season Two \| Season Three \| BotW Homepage \| The Matches We Wanna See - Competitor Article Welcome to the fourth season of Battle of the Week! Battle of the Week is a program designed to allow the users of Smogon to pick and choose which battles they want to see. If you've been unable to watch battles between top players because they choose to play on a deserted server or at the wrong times, this is your chance to watch an elite battle as it is played. If you still can't be on, you will get to watch the battlers go head to head at a later date by watching it on the Smogon YouTube Channel, because all battles in this program will be recorded and uploaded there. Additionally, The Smog plans to deliver insightful and interesting information about the battle and the battlers themselves. How the Battle of the Week will work This season there are three stages to the process. Metagame Selection Stage: Users will be able to post whichever metagames they would like to see played, and the most popular choice after 24 hours is the one that will be used. Example metagames: DPP OU, ADV OU, RBY UU, VGC 2011. Nominations Stage: Users will be able to submit nominations by posting up to three other Smogoners in the thread. Note that this means you cannot nominate yourself. To be eligible, the nominee must meet the following simple criteria: Must have an account on Smogon that has been online sometime during the last week. Must not be on the list of users that don't want to or can't participate in the Battle of the Week. Must not be banned from the forums. If one of these conditions are not met but you think a nomination should be permitted, PM or otherwise contact me with reasons why. This stage will also last 24 hours. Final Poll: The nominations will be counted, and the top ten most nominated players will be placed into a poll where everyone will be able to vote for any number of players in the pool. The two players that receives the most votes after 24 hours will be the battlers in the battle of the week. You may vote for yourself in this stage, unlike last year. The battle will be scheduled, completed and recorded, and then the process will be repeated, with the program lasting for around ten 'weeks'. Users that don't want to / can't participate - Private message Bloo if you don't want to / can't participate. Atticus Haunter Jibaku Great Sage Battles (DPP OU) Earthworm vs. Gouki [Video] (DPP Ubers) locopoke vs. Iconic [Log] (ADV OU) M Dragon vs. Floppy [Log] (DPP UU) Eo Ut Mortus vs. reachzero [Log] (Randbats) chaos vs. Rodan [L o g] (BW2 NU) Zebraiken vs. CrashinBoomBang [Replay] (BW2 RU) august vs. Windsong [Log Coming Up] Last edited by Bloo; Nov 12th, 2012 at 7:37:19 PM.

Nov 14th, 2012, 11:29:43 PM	#4
Steven Snype Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,775 Nowhere special Mentor	SOGENIGGA let's do it! __________________

Nov 14th, 2012, 11:37:04 PM	#5
Aurora. Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 299 Sydney, Australia	YAN[SOGEKING] __________________ <Aurora> Peanut Untouchable: AURORAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA <Aurora> Peanut Untouchable: UNBAAAAAAN EXCADRILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL <Aurora> Peanut Untouchable: I WILL BAN YOuUuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Last edited by Aurora.; Nov 15th, 2012 at 1:41:31 AM.

Nov 14th, 2012, 11:42:17 PM	#6
MikeDecIsHere Laying the Groundwork for the Pound Work Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,863 Staten Island Mentor	If Sogeking were to play one, might as well be LC __________________

Nov 15th, 2012, 2:15:36 AM	#10
Tiffanyy Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 709	yan sogenigga \/ :_: y/n __________________ gorgie: this is upsetting gorgie: ive never been this mad at pokemon is very long davidness: no comprendo davidness: gg

Nov 14th, 2012, 10:50:29 PM	#2
*Bloo* mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix Administrator** Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,467 Mentor	The poll is up! There were a couple of ties, so I opted for 12 options this time. Vote away!

Nov 14th, 2012, 11:00:37 PM	#3
LizardMan Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,597	Elevator Music

Nov 15th, 2012, 12:00:48 AM	#7
locopoke indulges in unsavory behavior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,746

Nov 15th, 2012, 12:16:36 AM	#8
CloudBreaker Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 103 France	=> Litchi <=

Nov 15th, 2012, 12:40:49 AM	#9
MMF Give me the strength to part this sea Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 537 PM/VM me for an NU rate! Also part of NU QC VM me for a check!	So heres an idea and its a revolutionary one I know but stick with me: Let's stop being dodrios and voting to have dodrio-like players no one gives 3 dodrios about, play a metagame they don't know. PS vote for blarajan he's my hero <3

Nov 15th, 2012, 2:48:47 AM	#11
Steven Snype Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,775 Nowhere special Mentor	Hi, here is a better revolutionary idea: Let's vote for players who actually are interesting. Everyone and their mother has seen the standard McMeghan (see most Open finals) and Eo's already played this BotW and if he wins, he will almost certainly bring stall. blarajan is... well blarajan. I have yet to see a player be quite so remarkable as sogeking. If you have ever seen a match with sogeking, then you know that he is an extremely entertaining player. We want to see an entertaining match, and nobody is more entertaining than sogeking. Hell, anyone who saw NatGeo vs sogeking knows that he can take a serious match for WCoP and make it quite enjoyable to watch. His sheer randomness combined with his personality makes him one of the most unpredictable players. If you haven't seen him play, that makes it all the more reason to vote for [yan]sogeking as I guarantee you his performance in this BotW will be one of the most entertaining matches Smogon has seen. SOGEKING PORRA __________________

Nov 15th, 2012, 2:55:43 AM	#12
Pocket Talonflame :D Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,294 Bergenfield	blara, kick yan's ass. __________________ Dark Horse Project: Conquer the Ladder! \| Word of Wisdom for Trainers \| Smogon Doubles: Let's Make It Official!

Nov 15th, 2012, 3:43:57 AM	#13
Chieliee Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,482	why has e_m so little votes ?_? __________________ nyuu~ This is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given Use them and lets start trying To make it a place worth living in.

Nov 15th, 2012, 7:40:01 AM	#14
Alexander. Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,187	SOGEKING

Nov 15th, 2012, 9:41:50 AM	#15
Xx Coren37 Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 408 Spain	sogeking vs blara LGI!

Nov 15th, 2012, 10:16:44 AM	#16
Funkasaurus Doubts will try to break you Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 406	S O G E N I G G A __________________

Nov 15th, 2012, 10:18:09 AM	#17
Satomi Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 27 Brazil	Yan and Elevator Music, cause I liked his nickname, lol. n_n __________________ ♣¤═══¤♣♣¤¤۩۞۩ஜஜ۩۞۩¤¤♣♣¤══════¤♣

Nov 15th, 2012, 12:35:18 PM	#18
Hantsuki Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 442 Brazil	sogeking to make people mad oO

Nov 15th, 2012, 12:54:17 PM	#19
Furai echoes in the dead of dawn Moderator Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,205	im the fucking best guys i would like to see emma battling~ __________________ *#gohard* \| Wolfpack (Ubers RMT)

Nov 15th, 2012, 1:59:11 PM	#20
yan[sogeking] Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 226	can someone good on LC PM me or find me on irc to give me some quick lessons? im sucking flying dicks on this crazy low meta. :____: and there r only noobs on LC ladder, so i cant practice. __________________ <doidaao> stats anything cause I suck.dancin <ium> cannot find anything cause I suck.dancin double-check your spelling. ---- <doidaao> how should I run my Zapdos? <McMeghan> idk it's not my problem

Nov 15th, 2012, 2:04:26 PM	#21
Blim Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 324	I hope am not the only one questioning the integrity of botw when someone who doesn't even play the metagame is leading in votes.

Nov 15th, 2012, 2:05:08 PM	#22
yan[sogeking] Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 226	stfu, im kickin' blarajan's ass on his own meta oO __________________ <doidaao> stats anything cause I suck.dancin <ium> cannot find anything cause I suck.dancin double-check your spelling. ---- <doidaao> how should I run my Zapdos? <McMeghan> idk it's not my problem

Nov 15th, 2012, 2:11:51 PM	#23
Ginku my Angel's on Angel dust Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 572	idk if the integrity of botw is the thing you should question when this is the only battle where it's happening go sogeking

Nov 15th, 2012, 8:14:52 PM	#25
Royal Flush Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 388 Brazil	Sogeking because I like his signature oO __________________ VM me for old gens analyses QC