Approved by UU moderation & inspired by Feliburn's project
After a 1.5 month break.. "Player Interview" is back ! This project will allow you to discover or re-discover some well known players of the UU community. Those people may be known thanks to their high-skilled level or their achievements on the strategic scene but also thanks to their dedication into the tier or within the community. Time to gossip !
Hey there Adaam and welcome for this return of Player Interview. How are you doing today ?
Sup Moute, I’m doing well this Halloweekend :D how about yourself ? Nice snake win btw
I'm doing fine even tho we're confined once again in France.. Oooh thanks that sweet (sweet.. halloween.. you got it ?!). Could you introduce yourself to the community for the one who don’t know you already ?
Sure thing. I’m Adaam/Adam and I’m a 23 year old software engineer living in Massachusetts. I have been on Smogon since ~2015 and decided to main UU since then since I thought OU was too mainstream. Plus the ORAS/XY UU community was awesome so I stuck with it ever since. Outside of mons I love to rock climb, read nonfiction/historical non fiction, and am a huge trivia nerd. My life goal is to make it on the American quiz show Jeopardy by the time I’m 30 (after that I’d probably peak).
That's good to know ! You’re best known on Smogon for winning the Grand Slam in 2019. Is this your greatest achievement on Smogon in your opinion ?
Id say so. I don’t want to sound cocky but I always thought I was a really good SM Uu builder and having that individual tour win as proof was really important to me to show that. That said, I owe half of my run to the friends who helped me with the other tiers by giving me awesome teams to carry me. The closest second best achievement would be the time I peaked ladder over pif (for a very brief amount of time)
I definitively agree with what you said and I don't think it's possible for a player to win the Grand Slam on his own by building every single team he's using in every tier..You also have a solid course in the current Snake Draft !
Snake has been good to be, shoutouts Sacri' for fathering me into the team tour scene.
Outside of Pokemon, do you play any other video games ?
I do! I own a switch and enjoy the classic Zelda/Mario/Mega Man franchises. Platformers in general are my favorites, and I grew up playing stuff like Super Mario World, Crash bandicoot, etc. Some recent favorites has been Shovel Knight and Hollow Knight but the latter is too damn hard for me to finish. Among Us also is lit. Im always looking to play some among us with my boys!
Among Us is really fun to play alongside friends yeah.. Let’s focus a bit on Underused if you don’t mind. In less than a day we’re going to get a brand new tier because of DLC2 shifts, how do you feel about the current metagame before it changes forever..?
I think current meta is the best it’s been all gen and will be sad to see it lost forever. Outside of Glowbro it’s very balanced and there’s a solid variety of Pokémon to choose from.
And are you reluctant or exciting about the new metagame we’re about to get ?
Definitely excited. As much as I enjoy this metagame, change is always fun and im excited to see how people adapt to such an unprecedented power creep. I mean Bulu in UU? Are you kidding me? Also Scizor
Yeah Scizor is back to get his crown back, that's gonne be insane ! I know it’s a bit weird to ask for a team especially since we’re getting DLC2 shifts tomorrow but would you mind to share a UU team you made in this metagame ? Maybe one that you like a lot ?
I know this is the team I used against you but I promise this isn’t me flexing LOL. I really like the Bisharp + Slowbro + Rose core. The idea is Spikes + Bisharp heavily pressures the metagame and easily overloads Cobalion. With slowbro and noivern, there’s no danger with giving it a justified boost. Mimikyu is there as a mon to clean late game after Coba has been chipped and a soft vern check. This has been my favorite team I brought this snake imo
Don't worry lmao and yeah that team was really good against me..! Last question and the more important of all, what's your favorite fast food restaurant chains ?
I’m gonna make like a redcoat and say Burger King with Chic Fil A second. BK has fed my friends and I since we were tiny lads
And what's your guilty pleasure at BK ?
The 2 for $5 for two sandwiches (whopper + spicy chicken sandwich) is too good but ever since I discovered what a calorie is I stopped getting that. Also their 10 nuggets for $1.49 is robbery however I can’t look at them the same way ever since I tried to eat 100 in one sitting
LMAO what a beast ! Well thanks for those answers and your time Adaam, have a good day and I hope we'll see you tomorrow on the ladder for some chaos !
Any time Moute, it was a pleasure
Feel free to ask to Adaam any questions you want !
If you have some recommendations for an interview, feel free to DM me !