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UUFPL VI - Finals: The Dragon Nation - [Won by Ashland Buster Armarouges]

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UUFPL VI - The Quest for BigFatMantis

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The Final Chapter: The Dragon Nation
Incredible map by Heatranator ​

The Dragon Nation's brutal descent upon Utopia was imminent. Fortunately for the citizens of Utopia, peace negotiations between the eight nations went relatively smoothly after the recovery of BigFatMantis' ring from the remains of Captain Jack Sparrow's ship. They unanimously agreed to store the ring in a neutral place to symbolize their united effort to end this war that was no longer between each other but against a common enemy and to defend Utopia. Even united, the eight nations would still struggle against the inhuman force that was the Dragon Nation, especially after half of the nations had suffered major losses from the conflicts in Dystopia during the search for the ring. Despite this, every single nation still selflessly sent out everyone they could for this final battle.

As dusk fell upon Utopia, the Armarouges, Rockruffs, Bellibolts, Lanturns, Dragonites, Kyurems, Hydrapples, and Zygardes all stood at the ready on the shores facing Dystopia. The incoming swarm of Dragon Nation ships was so dense, it almost blocked out the setting sun that scorched the sea orange. Everyone's hearts were pounding; adrenaline was coursing through every single one of their bodies. Could they really do this? It's not like they had any other choice. They couldn't, no, WOULDN'T willingly hand over the ring and Utopia to the Dragon Nation. Everyone knew the plan: the majority of people would hold back the Dragon Nation's soldiers or try to clear a path for the elected leaders who would rush and take down the Dragon Nation's leader and force them to surrender. Who were these elected leaders? The heads of the Armarouges, Kibo and Mok3s, and the heads of the Bellibolts, olivia and scionicle. After all, there was no guarantee that a single individual would make it to the end safely.

Now more than ever, the inscription on the ring reverberates inside everyone's heads: "When all hope is lost, he will come." If there was ever a moment for the Mantis to show up, it was now.

The Dragon Nation's ships arrive on Utopia's shores, fully prepared for battle. From the centermost ship emerges a single man amongst the stillness of his army. "Dear Utopia! I am the Dragon Lord, the leader of the Dragon Nation! I come to you with a simple proposal: hand over the ring to me and no one gets hurt!" What follows is the most deafening silence ever heard in Utopia. The realization that what must be done is truly about to transpire terrifies almost everyone out of taking even a single breath. "The ring's not here. If you want to know where to find it, you'll have to get through all of us first." Kibo breaks the silence. "That's right! Utopia belongs to all of us, so just go back to wherever you came from!" olivia chimes in. Inspired by their leaders' fearless refusals, everyone braces themselves for the beginning of the end. From a distance, a certain cloaked, scythe-armed individual smiles to himself, proud of what has become of the citizens of Utopia. "Tch... I truly was hoping to avoid this... Fine then. Dragon Nation, CHARGE! FIND ME THAT RING!" the Dragon Lord commands. In an instant, whatever comfort could be found in the tense stillness that existed moments ago was scattered by the salty sea breeze and the trampling of hundreds of pairs of feet.

The Zygardes, Hydrapples, Kyurems, and Dragonites held the line and created an opening for the other four nations to head deeper into the Dragon Nation's formation. The Lanturns, Bellibolts, Rockruffs, and Armarouges pushed forward, slowly but surely breaking through. However, little by little, this forward momentum slowly got stalled by sheer numbers. They had just made it halfway across the beach, there was still so much more to go..! Despite everyone's best efforts, they just couldn't break through. It was only a matter of time before they became overwhelmed by exhaustion. Kibo, Mok3s, olivia, and scionicle desperately try to look for an opening to continue forwards, but they can't see one at all. All they can do is try to not lose any ground, when suddenly a sweeping force effortlessly mows down rows of Dragon Nation soldiers. The four leaders turn to look at their mysterious benefactor, and the only thing they see from under the cloak are a pair of green, swift, blade-like arms. The figure nods at them and continues clearing a path. Wasting no time, all four leaders rush forward. With the assistance from this unfamiliar ally, they're able to close the distance between them and the Dragon Lord's ship. However, seeing this unexpectedly significant progress, the Dragon Lord calls forth his two personal retainers. "Deal with those four, won't you? Don't let them anywhere near this vessel." They solemnly march off the ship onto the edge of the shore, prepared to crush the small rabble that runs towards them. The Mantis sees that the four had made it to the end of the shore and simply resolves to hold off any soldiers who try to interrupt whatever plan they have. He could just swoop in and take out the Dragon Lord, but he decides that it would be best for Utopia for the members of the nations to seize the future with their own hands.

"We were told to not let you through", the retainers bluntly say. Their physiques tower over the leaders; it's clear that the two could easily take down the four of them. scionicle tenses up, preparing to just desperately run forward and hope to get by. Mok3s notices this and gets his attention while subtly motioning at the sides of the retainers. scionicle instantly understands the plan, and the two of them burst forward to Kibo and olivia's surprise. The two runners split up around the retainers, feigning the intent to get to the ship's bridge which causes them to be chased. "RUN!" "JUST GO!" the two of them yell at their partners once the retainers are out of position. Despite the retainers turning around to deal with the other two, the shorter distance from not having to run around the retainers allows Kibo and olivia to just barely make it onto the bridge and storm the ship before scionicle and Mok3s can block the retainers' path. Even though they're completely outclassed physically, the two bravely make their potential last stand to buy their friends enough time to end the battle.

Kibo and olivia finally corner the Dragon Lord. The sun is almost completely out of sight now, the sky turning a dark blue. From the ship, the two of them can see all their allies from all eight nations still holding back the Dragon Nation army from storming the mainland. They can't properly make out who's still alive and who might be missing, but there was no time to think about that. They're so close to ending this, once and for all. No hesitation. "I-I don't know how you two got up here, but I'll have you know I can handle myself in a fight just fine..!" The Dragon Lord unsheathes his sword, sweat beading on his forehead. How could anyone possibly get past his army? Past his retainers? He had so many questions, but right now all he could do was defend himself for the sake of preserving his ambition. He couldn't go down before his army found the ring and he could have Utopia all for himself. He just couldn't!! He wildly lashes out, hoping to quickly turn this fight into a one-on-one. However, Kibo and olivia are more than capable of dealing with him. His slashes, while vicious, are sloppy from stress. The duo split up and gracefully dodge his attacks until he tires and unwillingly gives them an opening.

The one who spots this opening first, the one who lunges forward faster, the one who disarms and captures the Dragon Lord, and the one who ends the war between Utopia and Dystopia with their own two hands is...................!!!!!

Finals
:armarouge: Ashland Buster Armarouges (7) vs (5) BermUUda Bellibolts :bellibolt:
SV UU: Kibo vs impersonxtor
SV UU: yiyueweiming vs SoggyDoggySage
SVeteran UU: Premonitions vs Hacker
SV LC UU: Know treasure vs Nu
SS UU: paysa vs ALG Spies
SM UU: Supraz vs Tidal
ORAS UU: Genhui vs jscurf
BW UU: Just Fabbio vs DonBoneJones
DPP UU: AM vs Nathan401
ADV UU: RampageWebber vs Nick6564
GSC UU: BigFatMantis vs leoperi
RBY UU: TG2513 vs Melbelle

Challenge Codes:
GSC: /challenge gen2uu @@@ +Venusaur, +Typhlosion
ADV: /challenge gen3uu @@@ +Sceptile
SM: /challenge gen7uu @@@ -Spore

:armarouge: Ashland Buster Armarouges (0) vs (0) BermUUda Bellibolts :bellibolt:
SV UU: Kibo vs impersonxtor
SV UU: yiyueweiming vs SoggyDoggySage
SVeteran UU: Premonitions vs Hacker
SV LC UU: Know treasure vs Nu
SS UU: paysa vs ALG Spies
SM UU: Supraz vs Tidal
ORAS UU: Genhui vs jscurf
BW UU: Just Fabbio vs DonBoneJones
DPP UU: AM vs Nathan401
ADV UU: RampageWebber vs Nick6564
GSC UU: BigFatMantis vs leoperi
RBY UU: TG2513 vs Melbelle

Deadline is <t:1783310340:f>

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ggs bellibolts https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen8uu-953720

thank you to my managers for drafting me, i may not have lived up to my price tag (what were you guys thinking though fr) but i'm glad to have brought it home for you guys at the end of all. special shoutout to BigFatMantis for his continued support throughout the tour, wouldnt have enjoyed or had as much fun without your help, feels great to have been the deciding game and just about clinch out a positive record (again what were you guys thinking fr).

thank you to the hosts for holding this tour and looking forward to playing again next year :)
 
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Fire nation sweep

Kibo Mok3s TYSM for drafting me. I had lost all hope that I would be at the point I did get drafted and I'm glad to get some on the board for yas (even if that last set made me upset AF and part of why I want to take a break from RBY in a bit)


ThatOneApple my actual hero. Without your help and support, theres a genuine universe I go 0-9 with 2 or 3 sets going to G3. You're a member of this team in my eyes

All of Armarouge kicked ass every week with not a single one dropped. Happy to be on a team with all of u

Last but certainly not least

7. :Armarouge: Ashland Buster Armarouges

The Armarouges find themselves just barely evading last place. Being in 7th means they are going into this season with something to prove. They started the auction with a Kibo selfbuy to hold down the ship in SV, their second largest buy in yiyueweiming, and self proclaimed old head Wanka. They then focused on old gens, electing to spend a massive chunk of their alotted money to buy Paysa for SS. They chose to approach the dark horse of the draft in SV LC UU by buying a starter in Know treasure, with a cheap PoseidonWrath in their corner to make things run smoothly. Next, they bought best named user in the draft "Regiboob," as well as Supraz to round out the fairy gens and hopefully punch above his price. The rest of their draft is a mix of familiar and unfamiliar users, like AM in DPP and Just Fabbio in BW. The Armarouges poured a lot of capital into ADV and GSC by buying RampageWebber and BigFatMantis (different than the one the tour is named after). Lastly they chose to leave RBY in the hands of two young new faces in TG2513 and OU mainstay Soda_Eesti. This roster, supported by a remaining bench of Princess autumn, Genhui, Soucarlos, and expensive bencher Premonitions, hope to move on from their lackluster tie last week and get on fire!
 
To the best Armarouges:

It all started with Kibo and me asking ourselves one simple question: Can we actually pull something great off? The answer was a resounding yes. We saw that mystic POST, and we knew we had to go for it. The FIRE Nation was calling us. The Armarouges were born, and the real work began.
When draft day arrived, we didn't just build a roster, we drafted THE DREAM TEAM.

Kibo My beloved... when are we doing that spritsss date...
bello figo Il terzo incomodo... scherzo brooooo tvb, grazie dell'aiuto durante tutto il tour <3
BigFatMantis THE MANTIS, THE BEST. You truly carried our team. From GSC to SV, there wasn't a tier you didn't help with. Going undefeated during the entire tour is CRAZY. TY AGAIN for everything you've done this tour <3
AM UXIE GAMING? You're an amazing player using Uxie almost every game and predicting which week they would try to counter it. GGGGOOOOAAAATTTT!
Know treasure 从来没有质疑过你，九九的妹。国服的超新星，CNPS的未来捏！
Just Fabbio Grande amico, da quando ti ho conosciuto sei sempre stato una persona muy bonita. Siamo partiti dalle prime week dove dovevi usare i miei cracked team, fino alle ultime dove il crack l'hai buildato tu. Vedo un futuro dove mi comprerai a 3k e me la chillo in panca. GOATTT u deserve more.
RampageWebber 卡米那！看到你报名这个比赛我惊喜万分，还记得那年我第一次打 smg 比赛你给我发的加油，我一直记到了现在。你一直是我心里的前辈。希望以后还能跟你一队！
paysa WOOOOO PAYSAOTTT! Honestly, I didn't know you before Week 1 of this tour, but it was bello figo who told me: "Paysa is the goat, 30k would be an underpay." During the draft, people might have thought I was just mad, but time proved that it WAS AN UNDERPAY. CLUTCHHHHHH.
yiyueweiming 以以的月，每周催你约比赛都快养成习惯了，你肥肠厉害，去深造一下英文可能会好点！
Supraz Il mio amigo di via romaaaaaaaaaaa, sprisss date anche a te quando andrò nella mistica città. Tra Spore e Paypal siamo arrivati qua. Grande player che quest'anno è uscito vivo dagli hunger games del team ita. GGGGGGGGGOAT!!!
Genhui vn cordddddd, you saved our cursed ORAS slot. Tôi Yêu Bạn ... We teamed up twice and we won twice, is this a sign...
TG2513 THE ANCHORRRRR! You're a really dedicated player, and your record doesn't show how good you really are. Don't let mons be something that stresses you out, try to have fun playing and be proud of what you accomplished!
Premonitions Yo mate, despite everything, I hope you enjoyed this experience. LOKIX YES, SUN YES!
Regiboob uhhhhhh 雷吉仍子, I hope we don't break up after I left you stuck in the ORAS jail... let's have fun in LCUU!!! As I said to TG, your record doesn't show your real skills. GL in ORASPL!
SouCarlos PoseidonWrath Princess Autumn Soda Eesti Wanka Thanks to all of you for your contributions during this tour. You guys were crucial in this tour!

Thanks to all the people who helped us out.
Special mentions to:
ThatOneApple RBYUU GOAT, thank you for all the effort in this slot <3
LuckOverSkill La forza mistica del discendente diretto del GRANLOMBARDO ci ha assicurato le wins nella victini tier... <3
Metallica126 米米我喜欢你

Thanks to Aj, Eva, and Goldmason for hosting UUFPL.

Finally, I want to thank everybody I met during this tour. This was my first time managing a tour on Smogon, and it was a fantastic experience for me.
That's all, let's meet on this site again!
 
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