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Welcome to the OU Player of the Week Project: Rebooted! After a month and a half hiatus, it's time to start up this project again. For those of you that don't know, this is a project where I interview a tournament player and have you, the readers, leave any questions you may have down below for them to answer. The ultimate goal is to gain insight as to how they play this skillful and strategic video game. If any of you have a suggestion for who I should interview, feel free to VM/PM me, and I will take your suggestion into consideration. Now, enough of this boring intro. Let's get to it!
WhiteQueen
I'm the most unbiased power ranker Smogon has ever seen. Best BW UU player in Smogon's history. Shittiest poster. And of course, OST #11 winner.
Favorite Pokemon:
Serperior. What's not to love?
Most used Pokemon:
Serperior. She's fast, powerful, and is easily customizable for any type of teams. Her predictability and restricted move pool don't hinder her effectiveness at all.
Can you tell us a little about yourself?
I love fried chicken, Pixar movies, good at math like most Asian people are, kissed a girl before, kissed a dude too (I think), and I drive a Prius.
Where did you get your name from?
The X-Men's White Queen (Emma Frost), the bitch that reads minds, controls minds, manipulates minds, and can turn her body into glittery diamond at will, is my favorite Marvel Comics' character. The name has nothing to do with my being racist.
How and when did you get into competitive battling?
Started my journey to be the best Pokemon trainer there ever was with a Gameboy Color. Then I was old enough to have access to the Internet. Came across plenty of adult websites inadvertently and then GameFAQs. Started playing DPP competitively on Wi-Fi with other users there. Got addicted. Found out about Smogon in 2009 and had my first ladder battle on Shoddy. Played DPP OU mostly exclusively, then I got into playing DPP UU, created the famous and nearly unstoppable BlizzSpam team, and made user Bluewind quit as a result, as I took away his last niche on Smogon. Became the best BW UU player ever and didn't really care to play BW OU all that seriously because it's a shitty meta. XY OU revived my OU interest, and ORAS OU really got me back into the OU playing field again full time.
How do you feel about how ORAS plays compared to XY?
ORAS is a juiced up XY. It's taking something that's already good and making it even better, faster, and stronger. It's not much different from XY in terms of plays. I look forward to seeing more classic Pokemon receiving a mega evolution. How freaky would a Mega-Raticate be?
To add onto the above, thoughts on the team matchup issue?
If you bring a stall team, then you're putting your money on a good matchup to win. A team that can compete against any type of teams does not care about matchups. Matchup is just a dumb and bullshit excuse that some people use to explain why they lose. The abundant of threats in ORAS is what makes it fun for me. You gotta make the plays to win games and can't rely on six Pokemon to wall everything and achieve a win by boring your opponents to death.
Do you feel that there is anything that is suspect worthy at the moment?
Nothing at the moment. The meta is in a good state right now.
What's your favorite playstyle and why?
Stall used to be my favorite playstyle, as annoying my opponents on the ladder and forcing them to rage quit brought tears of joy to my eyes. Nowadays, I prefer to play offensively. Why should I waste an hour of my life trying to win a game and making 100 of switches when I can defeat my opponent in less than 20 moves? Also a major drawback of using stall is that one of your walls will eventually get critted and cost you the match, no matter how solidly you play.
What's your favorite generation of OU and why?
DPP. It's balanced and every playstyle is pretty much viable. I also like the no-team-preview aspect of it since I enjoy gimmick Pokemon and sets, which don't work quite as well with team preview.
How do you go about preparing for tournament matches? Does the process differ depending on the tournament?
Look up my opponents' replays to get an idea of how they play. Ladder as much as I can with the teams I plan on using. You always think your teams are good until you come across something that totally destroys it. So the more you solidify your teams, the more comfortable and confident you'll feel entering a match. I also have relaxing music playing in the background during game time to soothe my nerves. Or drink plenty of alcohol.
I prepare the same way for all big games (OST, WCoP, SPL). I just wing it for random tournaments.
How does it feel to be the winner of the drama-infused OST 11? Favorite and least favorite moments of the tournament?
It must be what LeBron James felt when he won his first championship. It's an incredible feeling. I can now really enjoy playing 'mon without the need to prove anything any longer. Good to be acknowledged as a competent player for once. My favorite moment was winning it all. Second favorite was all the hilarious Style-related posts in the OST thread. My least favorite part was the Bracket Recreation. It was annoying.
Thoughts on the newly introduced Smogon Classic? Favorite to win?
Haven't really followed it much. One of the ancient players will win it.
If you could change one thing about OU, what would it be and why?
Definitely get rid of Espeon and Scolipede. They're so overpowered and is an auto win condition. It's impossible to beat that broken core. </sarcasm>
Do you have any advice for newer players for playing, and for Smogon in general?
Troll as often as you can. If at first you can't be famous, then make yourself infamous. Ladder and make a name for yourself by repeatedly getting to the top of it. The more you ladder, the better you'll develop as a player. Join tournaments and do your best to play deep into them. There's no quicker way to get recognized on Smogon. Winning trumps all.
Most importantly, just have fun and enjoy yourself on here.
If you could change one thing about Smogon as a whole to make it better, what would it be and why?
I think Smogon is quite organized, and its staff does an excellent job keeping everything running as smoothly as possible. I would just clone more Masterclasses and Teles to make the tournament forums more interesting.
What players do you look up to / are good friends with?
I'm gay for McMeghan. He's so good at every tiers imaginable, and the amount of tournaments he has won is staggering. I think it's his Cute Charm ability that's causing foes to drop to their knees. I wish to be like him whenever I decide to grow up. Other than McM, I look at CBB for motivation; his underwhelming game fuels me.
Finally, can you provide us a team that's a good fit for this metagame and reflects your playstyle, with a brief explanation of how it works?
Gengar @ Black Sludge
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 8 HP / 248 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Will-O-Wisp
- Substitute
- Hex
- Sludge Wave
Keldeo @ Leftovers
Ability: Justified
EVs: 8 HP / 248 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Substitute
- Scald
- Secret Sword
Klefki @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 248 HP / 196 Def / 64 SpD
Careful Nature
- Spikes
- Thunder Wave
- Foul Play
- Magnet Rise
Bisharp @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Iron Head
- Sucker Punch
- Pursuit
Venusaur-Mega @ Venusaurite
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 232 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 20 Spe
Modest Nature
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Synthesis
Chansey (F) @ Eviolite
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Seismic Toss
- Thunder Wave
- Soft-Boiled
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 8 HP / 248 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Will-O-Wisp
- Substitute
- Hex
- Sludge Wave
Keldeo @ Leftovers
Ability: Justified
EVs: 8 HP / 248 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Substitute
- Scald
- Secret Sword
Klefki @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 248 HP / 196 Def / 64 SpD
Careful Nature
- Spikes
- Thunder Wave
- Foul Play
- Magnet Rise
Bisharp @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Iron Head
- Sucker Punch
- Pursuit
Venusaur-Mega @ Venusaurite
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 232 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 20 Spe
Modest Nature
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Synthesis
Chansey (F) @ Eviolite
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Seismic Toss
- Thunder Wave
- Soft-Boiled
This team went undefeated in OST with a record of 6-0, if I recall correctly. It has all the elements that I like: Spikes stacking, status inflicting, and the use of some underrated sets--ScarfSharp and HexGar. The game plan is to stack entry hazards and to paralyze everything in sight with Klefki and Chansey's Thunder Wave. Also occasionally burning and poisoning foes with Scald and Sludge Bomb. Then nuke with Gengar's powerful Hex. Bisharp is there to wreck Defog users. And Keldeo completes the team as a win condition should all else fail.
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Leave any questions you may have for her highness down below. See y'all next week!
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