Smogon Champions League V - Commencement Thread

Keshba will finish this ou pool, if he is not drafted it will be the biggest robbery
I've tried to google this person before and nothing comes up , if we really have to add people site locked to SCL the bar must be really low for the over all site talent . Could name 30 Ou players off top of head that have never played in SCL ou slot ( and guess what all are able to speak freely on site ). Unless u want to dm me here or on cord and explain in full extent into why this person is site locked in first place keep these wild fantasy's in your dreams were they belong . The only banned Ou player I'd have significant interest in seeing play this tier is CTC and that guy's in prison with no parole time at moment . Hope I don't see anyone bring up this said players name again cause i'll pull a DaddyBuzzwole with the worst hot takes on this planet in SCL. Ou is literally the tier everyone and there dog plays , now if this was a lower tier I might bite the bullet and hold my tongue and ignore this post but u made this with the intent with public eye on it so here's your five minutes of attention pal enjoy .
 
Are you kidding ??? What the **** are you talking about man ? You are a biggest looser i ever seen in my life ! You was doing PIPI in your pampers when i was beating players much more stronger then you! You are not proffesional, because proffesionals knew how to lose and congratulate opponents, you are like a girl crying after i beat you! Be brave, be honest to yourself and stop this trush talkings!!! Everybody know that i am very good ou player, i can win anyone in the world in single game! And "s"ummer "i"slands is nobody for me, just a player who are crying every single time when loosing, ( remember what you say about Remedy ) !!! Stop playing with my name, i deserve to have a good name during whole my mons carrier, I am Officially inviting you to IRL OU match with the Prize fund! Both of us will invest 5000$ and winner takes it all! I suggest all other people who's intrested in this situation, just take a look at my results in 2022 and 2023 Wcop, and that should be enough... No need to listen for every crying babe, Tree 69420 is always play Fair ! And if someone will continue Officially talk about me like that, we will meet in Court! God bless with true! True will never die ! Liers will kicked off...
 
Keshba will finish this ou pool, if he is not drafted it will be the biggest robbery
I agree, he is EG member and have a lot of potential, I bet for him he would do a very good season and im not joking in this post, he always ask in EG for help to prep and study any gen/tier he have to play for tours, he dedicate time to the game and that talks good
 
Are you kidding ??? What the **** are you talking about man ? You are a biggest looser i ever seen in my life ! You was doing PIPI in your pampers when i was beating players much more stronger then you! You are not proffesional, because proffesionals knew how to lose and congratulate opponents, you are like a girl crying after i beat you! Be brave, be honest to yourself and stop this trush talkings!!! Everybody know that i am very good ou player, i can win anyone in the world in single game! And "s"ummer "i"slands is nobody for me, just a player who are crying every single time when loosing, ( remember what you say about Remedy ) !!! Stop playing with my name, i deserve to have a good name during whole my mons carrier, I am Officially inviting you to IRL OU match with the Prize fund! Both of us will invest 5000$ and winner takes it all! I suggest all other people who's intrested in this situation, just take a look at my results in 2022 and 2023 Wcop, and that should be enough... No need to listen for every crying babe, Tree 69420 is always play Fair ! And if someone will continue Officially talk about me like that, we will meet in Court! God bless with true! True will never die ! Liers will kicked off...
Thats what End Game Team needs, a guy with balls when it comes into playing, ur invited to EG dude
 
Well I wasn't going to do a full serious PU draft guide but multiple managers kept asking about it which suggests people genuinely need one so here it is. I say this in the post too but while PU is missing quite a few names who've started in the past (fish, s1nn0h, etc.) and several other people who haven't signed up but would almost certainly end up on top of a recommendations list (bouff, suzukaaa), I think there's still a lot of potential in this pool. There's a lot of strong names who haven't started in PU before/in a while who could fit right in to this scene and a lot of very good players who are probably starting elsewhere but could support/sub into the PU slot extremely well.

Players within tiers are ordered alphabetically and not by skill, always the chance I passed over someone who'd be great support at least, hope this helps get the tier some love.



Mainers who I think should just get bought (aside from me :toast:)

asa - would hope even relatively unfamiliar managers have heard of our esteemed PUTL, but if not her recent stuff includes a 6-1 in PUWC 2024, 2nd place in PU circuit playoffs 2024, and 2nd place in PU Ladder Tour 2024. She also went purely support/managing this PUPL and got her team to the 2nd best regular season record. I know her only current official record is 0-2 in SCL 2023 but nowadays puts up good records every time she chooses to try in a tour and is absolutely worth picking up

Drud - just as capable in current gens as he is in old ones, top 6 in the most recent PU seasonal and just managed his team to a PUPL win where he went 7-4 overall in mostly the Bo3 slot and 6-3 in SV games specifically. Also overall #1 on the PU sheet, even if a lot of that is DPP. And 5-1 in PUWC. Plus 6-1 in BLT for PU. This dude wins a lot.

kyuss - every PU player will tell you this is one of our top mainers atm. Just finished a 7-2 PUPL-winning record, which was also the best SV record in the tour. His most recent record before that was a 4-1 in PUWC, and he’s got solid individuals from 2024 too, like winning PU Ladder Tour. Very creative player, #1 newcomer to official tours who deserves their chance

LpZ - don’t think I need to sell you on LpZ lol. But if he plays another tier that’s fair too

sufys - Just coming off a 5-3 PUPL run and a deep PU Open run as well (not gonna fact check but I think top 8), but I think records don’t really sell how hard this dude tries. He’s constantly showing off new stuff and talking about where to take the PU metagame and I think he’d be the person I’d be most excited to watch in this tournament if he’s bought. Also brings OU value or something



Would be in the above category if they change their mind and decide to sign up / change their signup to include PU

Suzukaaa, Bouff, etern, fish anemometer, zS



Less certain about these people but deserve to be on every manager’s radar as a potential starter

avarice - More likely to end up in another tier but did put down PU and just went 10-1 in PUPL (only old gens though) so kinda has to get a mention. If they did start in PU I don’t know what to expect of them in SV but their 10-1 gives a lot of clout

ishtar - more focused on old gens recently but is capable of doing very well. A bit more confused because she keeps claiming to be retired and then signing up for things, plus there’s the 3-9 sheet record, but I think she’s a mainer who compares well to some of the tour players you might be considering dumping into this slot

Metallica126 - had a really strong 6-2 PUBD recently, followed by a rougher 4-5 SV record in the most recent PUPL against a really strong list of opponents. Not /quite/ enough to his name to go 100% buy this dude but I personally rate him quite highly and from what I can tell he’s a very hard worker who could really pop off if given a chance like this

Xiri - PU Circuit Winner 2024 and a top 8? I think? run in PU open. Also just had the most baffling 1-4 in PUPL I’ve ever seen and has plenty of other mid records too. Appears to flipflop between great and terrible with very little rhyme or reason, should 100% be on everyone’s radar for those highs, not sure exactly how I’d rate them. Also wouldn’t be surprised if they just go into a different slot anyway



More likely to get bought for other tiers but also excellent PU support, not gonna go in depth on them but you should definitely consider their PU knowledge a value boost in addition to being good NU/OU/etc. players. The PU pool has some excellent overlap this year so even if less mainers who would probably be in are signing up, I don’t think it’s that difficult to pick up someone for a different slot who provides great bonus knowledge in this tier / could theoretically start if needed or you end up doubling up on their other tier

Ampha, big tony 2014, Danny, DripLegend, dunoks, esteb4n, Hiko, LOOR, OranBerryBlissey10, S1nn0hC0nfirm3d, seraphz
Of all these people, Hiko and Dunoks are probably the most "would be a good starter if this is the tier he wants to play instead of his main tier" players. Aside from S1nn0h but I have literally no idea what he wants to do and it sounds like it's not PU this year so yeah.



gulch - already made another post about him but gulch support is top notch and worth at least a few thousand smogonbucks



Mainers who could function as decent support / more out there starter options

Bella - has done support for teams that have made playoffs and/or won PUPL multiple times but doesn't really have big starting records to her name yet

DD Joe - just managed his team to being undefeated in PUPL main season, although he didn’t play and I have no clue how much of the building/team choices were him. Worth keeping an eye on the name though
edit: have been told he built a ton for his team which, by my quick count, went 18-7 in SV PUPL games not counting the bo3 slot

greybaum - very goated player, unfortunately ZU is not in this tour but going way back with the person writing the list = getting a mention. Genuinely though, I’ve had greybaum support for other tiers and I wish I could get that level of help in every team tour

Lambovino - goes down here because I’ve only seen him play old gens recently (unsure if I’ve ever seen him play SV PU? Probably has?) but he’s a really creative builder and effective player in those so I’d probably rate him well in SV too.

Leni - just pulled a solid 3-1 record in the bo3 slot of PUPL with two zS wins and a larry win. Now I haven’t seen much out of him during SV otherwise and he hasn’t played snake/scl since 2021, but that’s enough to make me think he’s still got the sauce

Platum - I literally don't know them but a lot of people tell me he's very good and at minimum a strong supporter. His teammates seem to think he's a big plus, just happens that the guy who decided to write the post has nothing to say about them

tom holland - paired with DD Joe as “really hard worker who maybe doesn’t have the pull to be starting SV right now but super hard worker with good support who just captained his team to an undefeated PUPL regular season”. Also started in snake over half a decade ago but has improved vastly since then

THE_CHUNGLER - one 3-0 to their name in PUWC 2024, but mostly I just see them supporting others and I think they’re pretty good at it. Often too far in the background for me to know exactly what or how much they’re doing, but quite possibly some of the best value in this section

Tizio Potente Ao - One of the weirdest players we have to offer, but also one of the most innovative across multiple gens of PU. Never really talked or teamed with him, absolutely no idea how to rate/sell this guy but I bet he’d be great in a team discord

VyoletRayn - can confirm after teaming with them this PUPL that Vyolet brings solid support and good tryhard vibes to the discord
 
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