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Tournament DPL XII - Commencement

Hey everyone!

The Swagging Sudowoodos are recruiting and we'd love to have you on board. Me and Ferrari450 are looking for active players who genuinely want to improve and have fun doing it; experience helps but the right attitude goes a long way with us.

This team is built on a culture that has produced wins before, and we're bringing that same energy here. The goal is simple: a fun, active environment where people actually care and results follow naturally.

If that sounds like your kind of team, hit me up here on Smogon or on Discord (@bellofigo4k). And if you're newer or don't have much to show yet, don't let that stop you either from reaching out. Tell me a bit about yourself, like what you've done, what you're aiming for, and your favorite drink.

Hope to hear from you!


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yo! unsure if any managers are interested in getting me (feel free to reach out if so). Just a PSA that while I enjoy doubles, I have quite a few other obligations and will likely not be too active for the first 4 ish weeks. Will absolutely get my games done tho. :blobthumbsup:
 
Hi all,

If you're interested in playing for the Cratermakers shoot me a message with your qualifications like tournament performaces, replays, a handful of teams that are representative of your playstyle, etc. We're looking for dedicated competitors willing to put in real effort with prep and teambuilding. If that sounds like you, reach out! Please contact me but NOT zee. Thanks!
 
Typing this on phone so apologies for any sloppy writing, but I wanted to take a moment to strongly encourage managers to draft B1Kharma for this dpl. Having worked with kharma in fcl, I can single-handedly attest to how good his prep support is, having gone 2-3 without his help and 5-0(including wins in semis, semis tb, and finals) with his help. He was very active in my channel with 400 lines in the 4 weeks he helped me, providing ideas, buildouts, and test games that helped me greatly.

One example of this is my w7 game vs ratpacker, where Kharma suggested specs Sylveon and threw together the following paste
https://pokepast.es/62e1512e1120d589

From there we played tests to workshop the team together to this final paste, making use of kharmas suggestion for a bulky fast torn spread to outspeed lando/ogers while not being as frail as sash, and subsequently adding a bulkier yu spread to help with ghold and general survivability.
https://pokepast.es/4d690c2e511c5e88

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9doublesou-933626
Kharmas ideas strongly contributed to my win here, with specs Sylveon pulling a great matchup into the gmolt, torn avoiding a potential 2hko by opposing torn bleakwind, and this bulkier chi yu spread bring able to live an boosted air slash from gmolt had it got to that point.

Kharma is also a strong player having gone 5-1 himself in the same tour. Whether it’s for his on field performance or strength in the builder, I strongly recommend managers to draft B1Kharma for this dpl.
 
Hello! I am hoping to participate in DPL this year because I think a team tournament like this would be a great opportunity for me both as a player and someone who is eager to participate in the community and get to know people :)

I am a relatively new player who played vgc on and off during the SV years, but really got sucked into the doubles scene more broadly in January getting into gen 9 doubles ou. I participated in OSDT and while I was not able to get the results or commit the time to it that I had hoped to, I am still proud of my showing against actuarily since I know he is a good and experienced player on the vr council. My hope in participating in DPL is to get the opportunity to make some friends/connections in the community. Every since I started playing and looking at the forums and discord, I have really wanted to find my way into the community and get to know people here and to learn from them, but have struggled to figure out how to go about that. I also think a barrier to my growth as a player has been playing almost completely solo, just lurking and trying to gain as much info as I could that way. It would be eally nice to make some friends around here and would help me improve as a player as well I'm sure :)

I also have only really played gen 9 dou and the various SV vgc regulations, and would love the opportunity to branch out and learn more about other doubles metagames.

I'm eager to be a part of both DPL and this community, and to soak in all of your knowledge and experience. So if any managers are reading this and are willing to take a chance on me, I would really appreciate hearing from you and getting the opportunity to be a part of your team :D

Edit: I am Grimspy on discord should you want to reach me there :)
 
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Shadow
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no yap section on the form so yapping here:
would really like to play SM this year unless another pool looks crazy fun by the time signups close. more open to playing other tiers later in the season, but if i had to start in something else the order is prolly SM>>>BW/Champs>SS/XY>>>>>ND. also expecting to have limited availability week 5, should still be able to play tho. hmu on discord if you have questions

tier said:
yo! unsure if any managers are interested in getting me (feel free to reach out if so). Just a PSA that while I enjoy doubles, I have quite a few other obligations and will likely not be too active for the first 4 ish weeks. Will absolutely get my games done tho. :blobthumbsup:
ps: can confirm this guy is kinda nice with it in dubs
 
hello I'd like to play Reg MB in this tournament. I would like the practice for when I play at events next year.
I recently finished 85th on the Champions ladder and top 30 on the showdown bo3 ladder.
If you have questions contact me on Discord @ christianfinity. I'll be a positive team presence and help with teambuilding/prep often
 
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Hello managers, I'd love to be drafted for DPL. I am a relatively new player to doubles so I do not have any tour results, but I do have a couple of top 100 peaks in gen9 dou as well as a 1600ish in NatDex. I am a positive team presence and I help with building and test games (vouch) and I have some team tour experience in OM formats and was on ZUWC roster for India. I can also play a variety of teams and can slot any format as required. My knowledge of the new VGC meta is a bit lacing so I'd prefer 6v6, please. Thank you!

Edit: my discord is ejectbuttonphydefamoonguss if anyone wishes to contact me there!
 
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Hi there, I realise most managers won’t know who I am. I am a VGC player signed up for the DPL. Below is a bit more info about me:

Accomplishments (all IRL VGC)
Day 2 Worlds 2025
x2 regional top cuts (Top 4 Gdansk 2024, Top 16 Stockholm 2025)
x9 D2s at majors (including 8 D2s in my last 10 events)

Bio
I’d love to be drafted for DPL. I want to push my game further by working with strong players outside of my immediate VGC circles. I’m active on discord and willing to help however I can.

Thanks
Tom
 
hi to all managers. i figured i should let all you know what i bring to the table if you were to draft me.

Accolades
SMT - i'm the best SMT player. the demons i fuse are guaranteed to carry you through the entirety of any game.
Music - i can show you deep cuts from most any genre, and i enjoy listening to other people's favorite stuff.
Vibes - i have a 6.7 chat presence rating from the goat monai.

Bio
i suck at pokemon
 
Milwaukee Ducks is by far the best team. Logice leading, with Code and Crow Crumbs playing? A match made in heaven I heard those players are very good.

Although Cratermakers and Sudowoodos are also contenders with their star line up of players.

PowerRankings
1. Ducks
2. Cratermakers
3. Sudowoodos
4. Cosmogs
5. Cold Crew
6. Hydreigons
7. Arcana Shadow (W Ref)
8. Storms
 
did some quick tier rankings for fun, excluding cosmogs because thats my team. If you're mad about where you were placed start a hate thread in doucord

SV
  1. Zee/KCric
  2. Feyy/Givrix
  3. IP2/papiloco
  4. mprb12/yone
  5. pw19/hybone
  6. tpu/gma
  7. seroo/lifetouches

I think one of zee/kcric or feyy/givrix for sure have the highest ceiling here, but my general take is that most teams have 1 really solid SV player and 1 wild card, with the exception of tpu/gma and seroo/lifetouches who i think have a lot to prove. PW19 had a crazy year last year, and IP2/mprb12/yone all had really solid OSDTs so it'll just depend if they can continue those streaks in a bo1 team tour format
VGC
  1. esm
  2. darts
  3. mdb2
  4. dominicex
  5. mastrota
  6. sven
  7. volcaronavgc

ESM is for sure the best in the pool and its not particularly close imo. He has the results from reg m-a to prove it, and is by far one of the better players in early format vgc. Similar story for darts, although i think his peak is a bit lower than ESM's right now. mdb, dominic, and mastrota are all players with excellent official tour results but who havent performed particularly outstanding in the major VGC team tour, NPA. Sven/Ink should be able to put up a good record, but Sven hasnt actually played in a tour since VGC classics a couple years ago, usually preferring to manage instead, so i think he might fall a bit short vs some of the players above him on this list
National Dex Doubles
  1. code
  2. ipbf
  3. gephicka
  4. voltix
  5. nido
  6. monai
  7. frixel
Is this list in order of age or skill? thats an excercise for the reader. Code is i think 2x ssnl champ at this point and in general one of the more skilled and adaptable players in the pool, so i expect him to have far and away the best record in this slot this year. ipbf and gephicka have also shown excellent results recently, but i'm curious how they'll perform on separate teams as they tend to build and play together. Not much else to say about the rankings, i think we have a lot of ND mainstays who all tend to have pretty middling performances, so its hard to tier the last 4 accurately.
SS
  1. nails
  2. ratpacker
  3. akaru
  4. bagel
  5. paraplegic
  6. raf
  7. SEA

Probably the strongest pool this year? Nails at the top as always, one day someone will punish him for reloading the same 15 teams every year but i dont know if it'll be this year. Ratpacker has been taking the lead on SS in world cup and prior team tours, so he has plenty of experience to put up a good record as well. That being said, it was extremely hard to decide on an order for Ratpacker, Akaru, Bagel, and Paraplegic because they have all had strong recent results and enough tier longevity to perform well. If i could, i'd rank them all at the same level, and just have raf and SEA below.
SM
  1. ann
  2. qsns
  3. xrn
  4. genone
  5. tere
  6. xq
  7. luisin

Similar to SS, it was pretty hard to decide on order for the top 3 on this list. Ann and qsns have plenty of tier history, and Xrn is one of the better clickers of all time which is really valuable in this tier. I think Ann will end up having the standout performance, but wouldnt be surprised if either of the other two end up even or slightly better. Genone had to be #4 just based on longevity in the tier, and generally fresh ideas and new teams every DPL. Tere had a standout year last year, but he's doing quite poorly in SMPL right now so we'll see how he ends up doing. I was unsure about xq/luisin so i just put them at the end.
XY
  1. idyll
  2. yoda
  3. arcticblast
  4. laptops
  5. schister
  6. jello
  7. val16

I think idyll probably wouldve been at the top of whatever tier he played, but this year it seems to be XY. I expect pretty standard performance from him. Same with Yoda, with a recent win in XY cup I expect her to carry that momentum into this tour and perform just as well. Arctic hit a crazy record last DPL, I'm really looking forward to seeing him do it again. After those 3, I kind of just ranked in order of experience (i think)
BW
  1. dawoblefet
  2. checkmater
  3. jrl
  4. redzone
  5. razachu
  6. sheepie
  7. yuki

Dawob always plays cringe teams and always overperforms in this tier, i expect this year to be much the same. Checkmater has plenty of experience and will probably do well. JRL just found out goth was banned this week so i docked some points, but he's also played this tier for a long time and has a good grasp on the format. I put yuki last because they said srvoltmike has no drip, which is very untrue and must mean that yuki is blind. That isnt good for business in a tour played on your computer screen.
 
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