won, gg. not over until the fat lady (aka Adaam) sings, c'mon twinks
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Tournament UUCL I - Semifinals [Tiebreak @ 27]
- Thread starter goldmason
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I was told to do predicts. I do not care who wins here, so these are entirely objective. I think that these are the best players on the teams and I rate the tier picks. Good luck!
Twinkatons (2) vs (1) The Amazing Ambipoms 
SV: LpZ vs umbry - Umbry doesn't play a lot of SV Pokemon games recently, but she's so fucking good at this game man. Just on the basis of general fear, I am more scared to face Umbry than LpZ. I'm talking approximately 45% more shivering my timbers per capita. LpZ though is probably in the top 3 most improved players since like 2020 and had an insane glow-up arc. But being in SV is kind of a general nerf for him because he's the old gens goat.
SS: avarice vs DugZa - Normally I would pick DugZa, especially after watching him do well in Slam. However, Dillon has more experience in this tier and I just watched the man go 10-1 in a tour. I figure he's pretty invested in this tour and gets the mainer boost. I will say though, the tie break comes down to this tier. I am very confident the other two tiers go as I predict, and this is the decider.
SM: Indigo Plateau vs Hacker - I am a big Hacker fan. If you ignore him having 0 initiative as LC TL, he's quite a good player. IP wins this probably 85% of the time. Former tier leader, putting up insane numbers in this tour rn, incredibly creative in the builder, clicking well, etc. I really don't see IP losing this. That being said, Hacker has also been cracked in this tier in UU tours previously, and is performing well rn. Not shocked if he wins, but Simon says he won't.
Shoutout Ambipoms for making it this far. No offense, but not in a million years did I expect your team to make playoffs. So good on you for proving my dumb ass wrong. Props aside, Twinks are the better team. More experienced managers, a better line up of players, and I think a better W/L but idk and I'm not checking.
These are my predicts, there's a 60% chance I'm wrong. Have fun and schedule fast so the Azelves can work our Christmas magic on one of ya'll.
Twinkatons (2) vs (1) The Amazing Ambipoms SV: LpZ vs umbry - Umbry doesn't play a lot of SV Pokemon games recently, but she's so fucking good at this game man. Just on the basis of general fear, I am more scared to face Umbry than LpZ. I'm talking approximately 45% more shivering my timbers per capita. LpZ though is probably in the top 3 most improved players since like 2020 and had an insane glow-up arc. But being in SV is kind of a general nerf for him because he's the old gens goat.
SS: avarice vs DugZa - Normally I would pick DugZa, especially after watching him do well in Slam. However, Dillon has more experience in this tier and I just watched the man go 10-1 in a tour. I figure he's pretty invested in this tour and gets the mainer boost. I will say though, the tie break comes down to this tier. I am very confident the other two tiers go as I predict, and this is the decider.
SM: Indigo Plateau vs Hacker - I am a big Hacker fan. If you ignore him having 0 initiative as LC TL, he's quite a good player. IP wins this probably 85% of the time. Former tier leader, putting up insane numbers in this tour rn, incredibly creative in the builder, clicking well, etc. I really don't see IP losing this. That being said, Hacker has also been cracked in this tier in UU tours previously, and is performing well rn. Not shocked if he wins, but Simon says he won't.
Shoutout Ambipoms for making it this far. No offense, but not in a million years did I expect your team to make playoffs. So good on you for proving my dumb ass wrong. Props aside, Twinks are the better team. More experienced managers, a better line up of players, and I think a better W/L but idk and I'm not checking.
These are my predicts, there's a 60% chance I'm wrong. Have fun and schedule fast so the Azelves can work our Christmas magic on one of ya'll.
Tiebreak Predicts!:
Twinkatons (1) vs (2) The Amazing Ambipoms
SV: LpZ vs umbry: Umbry is just so talented in the game of Pokémon, and I envy her skill at the game. LpZ is a fantastic player though, but might struggle a bit in Gen 9 UU.
SS: avarice vs DugZa: This is probably going to be the deciding game of the series. Both players are excellent. However, I am going to lean DugZa as he gave me a shot last year during UUBD. However ,avarice is a phenomenal SS player, and this should be the highlight matchup of the week. Looking forward to this.
SM: Indigo Plateau vs Hacker: IP is one of the best players of SM UU, having won time and time again this tour in the clutch. However, Hacker is also excellent in SM UU, having gone undefeated last year during UUBD. This should be an excellent match.
Twinkatons (1) vs (2) The Amazing Ambipoms SV: LpZ vs umbry: Umbry is just so talented in the game of Pokémon, and I envy her skill at the game. LpZ is a fantastic player though, but might struggle a bit in Gen 9 UU.
SS: avarice vs DugZa: This is probably going to be the deciding game of the series. Both players are excellent. However, I am going to lean DugZa as he gave me a shot last year during UUBD. However ,avarice is a phenomenal SS player, and this should be the highlight matchup of the week. Looking forward to this.
SM: Indigo Plateau vs Hacker: IP is one of the best players of SM UU, having won time and time again this tour in the clutch. However, Hacker is also excellent in SM UU, having gone undefeated last year during UUBD. This should be an excellent match.
