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Gen 3 RoA Spotlight Tournament: ADV PU [Won by plznostep]

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:sealeo:Week 1 - Let's Get The Party Started!:sealeo:
Dang, 30 people is good numbers for a spotlight.
:sealeo: Sealeo - Big Ice Beam Go Brrrr:sealeo:
Sealeo is a lovable little guy, and from what I played of it on ladder, I just loved being able to click ice beam and watch things perish. Encore for making your opponents rage, stab options so powerful they feel illegal, and enough bulk to hang with the best of them. If you opt to switch into it, you risk being smacked by a strong special attack, and the things which actually do that are wish normals and other sealeo, so ultimately you'll still get some chip in on an important target regardless of what you aim this mon's attacks at. You go, Sealeo.

If you want to ping the tar out of me and talk about what PU mons you like the most, maybe see your favorite in here, join the PU Discord Server and get to talking in #oldgens. Or wherever plznostep hangs around these days, they're the big fish for ADV PU and y'all know Sealeo likes big fish.

You want brackets? Good thing I have brackets.
Created at: https://www.smogon.com/tools/bracketmaker/view/14336/

Abnxrmal  vs  THE_CHUNGLER
zoowi  vs  Cigtar
Heysup  vs  Blazing
Scizornite  vs  wooper
Sunrose  vs  Martianonice
Incognition  vs  Bella
kokeri  vs  Beleth
Oathkeeper  vs  Elian
Loneling  vs  Amity
Aurist  vs  emoxu9
Gerrychu29  vs  Lambovino
Beemo666  vs  competitiveZero
blundergoth  vs  plznostep
bydy  vs  gulch
tom holland  vs  SOMALIA

Remember that all replays are required, be chill and respectful to your opponents, and schedule early.
The deadline for this week is Sunday, September 14th, at 11:59PM GMT-4.
NOW LET'S GET OUR PU PARTY ON!
 
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Calling act against my opponent, originally due to play last night, rescheduled to tonight but opponent didn't show after 20 minutes, proof on my wall.
 
:trapinch: Week 2 - Watch Out for Good Games!:trapinch:
A good week 1, can we get another round of good games?
:trapinch: Trapinch - The PU Dugtrio :trapinch:
Honestly, it's really refreshing to see these little instances of lower tiers mimicking OU, and Trapinch fits that bill quite well. Its ability to take out select, owning the daylights out of some key offensive threats like Arbok, Magcargo, Omanyte, and to a lesser extent Lickitung and Wigglytuff... oh, it also happens to just DUNK on Swalot. You also typically scare off gastly with shadow ball, and even if you don't have a prime target to smack it can be great to help force a KO on specific pokemon with beefy quakeslide coverage. More notably, Trapinch forces a lot of thinking in the builder, because neglecting Baton Pass on important picks like Minun can and will get you owned before the match even starts. How? Trapinch, that's how. The fact that I could change only the names of Pokemon and say something remotely competent in the context of OU says a lot about how charming this tier can be while maintaining a complex but not-quite-sweaty balance.

Want me to highlight a specific PU mon? Just lmk what mon and why it's the most adorable little war crime this side of Hoenn. I can be found on discord, on smogon, and other places, so don't hesitate to reach out! There's also the PU Discord Server if you want to lurk in #oldgens and stay up-to-date on all things PU
Thanks for bearing with me, took my time ensuring these were generated properly... now that they're ready, IT'S GAME TIME!
plznostep  vs  Elian
THE_CHUNGLER  vs  Incognition
Heysup  vs  Scizornite
Lambovino  vs  tom holland
Sunrose  vs  bydy
Aurist  vs  Loneling
Beemo666  vs  kokeri
zoowi  vs  Bye 1
Abnxrmal  vs  Cigtar
Blazing  vs  Bella
emoxu9  vs  wooper
SOMALIA  vs  Beleth
gulch  vs  competitiveZero
blundergoth  vs  Gerrychu29
Martianonice  vs  Oathkeeper
Amity  vs  Bye 2 (Amity has dropped, so this game is dead on arrival)

Created at:
https://www.smogon.com/tools/bracketmaker/view/14465/
https://www.smogon.com/tools/bracketmaker/view/14466/

Flips for week 2 ended up being Blazing vs. Bella and SOMALIA vs. Beleth. Results attached below.

Remember that all replays are required, be chill and respectful to your opponents, and schedule early.
The deadline for this week is Sunday, September 22nd, at 11:59PM GMT-4.
MAY THE BEST PU-ERS WIN!
 

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