Project SV ZU Ladder Achievements

sketchy ecchi · Sep 20, 2025

Bronze Achievement

Gym leader Electric https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447143530?p2

Gym leader Poison https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447143694

Gym leader Grass https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447065595

Gym leader Water https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447124864?p2

Gym leader Fire https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447158087

Gym leader Ice https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447164725

Gym leader Normal https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447292419

Gym leader Dark https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447665705

Gym leader Ground https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447676093

Gym leader Flying https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447760065

Gym leader Fairy https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447773326

Gym leader Steel https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447815809

Gym leader Fighting https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447825226

Yo choo slayer https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447837816-4q5j058hdnx3jyd6t1842ej8nblwhf5pw

LBN apprentice https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447784061-p1v877krnpm5ybwq639777juwpvkx8wpw
Gym leader Ghost https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447784061-p1v877krnpm5ybwq639777juwpvkx8wpw

I lost my baggage https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447237344-8rachh2pc1tr5v41t4ff2dpen33pmstpw
Give me Five https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447237344-8rachh2pc1tr5v41t4ff2dpen33pmstpw
You leave me no choice https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447237344-8rachh2pc1tr5v41t4ff2dpen33pmstpw

Frozen in time (Gen-1) https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447249455-12qssky2vbqjrg0a582gqd1wo27g4gmpw
International Hub https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447249455-12qssky2vbqjrg0a582gqd1wo27g4gmpw

Frozen in time (Gen-2) https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2448063578-xuw1wdn1oxg9ncj9oafb6kjdl8daasvpw

Frozen in time (Gen-3) https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2448068178

Frozen in time (Gen-4) https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2448078076

Frozen in time (Gen-5) https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2448095256-s6xyo98wdn19j793lc0r5xy83hi5k0opw

Silver Achievement

Gym leader Dragon https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447258799

Gym leader Bug https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447280833

Gym leader Rock https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2447287356

Gold Achievement

Pacifimmon https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2445292322-58ja2f2n3yiyi7k451pc0axh2hdm00rpw?p2

Beat the ZU Masked Hero https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2442937942-4qfghk8mgho00wfor66u898sdjll38ypw

LC Main https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446628536?p2

Platinum Achievements (These were brutal- shoutout to Apagogie for the genius smeargle strat), working on Six-day war

(Edit: finally got it) Six Day War https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446548895-me4ynco7k813nguxqi411vaw1kidyhrpw

Eternal Trap https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446017350?p2

Blessed by Arceus https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2443779746

Diabolical Power https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2444305353-sqgnudkpdopwdte1e9ymgy954g89i5xpw

A Legendary Tale https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446029304-e6cqnkvnajqjxhul2wt97ixttbtkrn7pw

Praise The Salt · Sep 21, 2025

True pokemon fan
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446036856-ceer1t5qs1vndx3tk24uunr16f15q8lpw

risin_glory · Sep 21, 2025

W1: 46 points (https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/sv-zu-ladder-achievements.3753887/post-10707381)

Bronze

Gym Leader Grass: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446124773-2e6alqrdlwcxhgcqkm2nrdvdyyrvjospw?p2
International Hub: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446185647-y15fwb7lyj6ma7aq389f3lsmrxwxylppw
Give me Five: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446203870-m35lhdfn4dba29i4mdbh2lv92ywxrq4pw
Family Trip: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446203870-m35lhdfn4dba29i4mdbh2lv92ywxrq4pw

Silver

Gym Leader Rock: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446113616-bm4tdkfv31mu08cbse1prd6u2x1wilhpw?p2
Gym Leader Bug: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446160649-37yili246yib55kpe524nxcm735m6rbpw
Entry Hazard Warrior: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446160649-37yili246yib55kpe524nxcm735m6rbpw
No John: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446185647-y15fwb7lyj6ma7aq389f3lsmrxwxylppw

Gold

LC Main: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446185647-y15fwb7lyj6ma7aq389f3lsmrxwxylppw

Platinum

Combos

Gym Leader Bug + Entry Hazard Warrior
LC Main + International Hub + No John
Give me 5 + Family Trip

Tizio · Sep 21, 2025

Bronze:
Frozen in Time(Gen1): https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446467576-6dgmm67676qci7263f76ll3dw49am65pw?p2
Frozen in Time(Gen4): https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446473555
Frozen in Time(Gen5): https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446492865
Generational Vaccine: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446496946-ak7avca0q70ujyddwx96ls3s9e61cjxpw
International Hub: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446502682
ZU Novice:

Silver / Gold:
Frozen in Time(Gen6) + Beat the ZU Masked Hero: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446507802

Praise The Salt · Sep 21, 2025

Gym leader poison
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446597996

CaydenButBubbles? · Sep 21, 2025

goold old time gen 3 - https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446604467-853gyg8ilxr3jayhu8lanu0dao6vrt0pw

Tuthur · Sep 22, 2025

lettuce · Tuesday at 6:23 PM

big tony 2014 · Wednesday at 3:28 AM

Diabolical Power: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2448188063-yd2d3x6mecybm172wqx7ulmiv3pr5y3pw

Six Days War: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2448580647

Absolute Perfection: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2448624947

A Legendary Tale: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2448631939

Box133 · Wednesday at 9:27 AM

This got me to finally get around to making an account.

Gym Leader Bug: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2448137154
Gym Leader Dark: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2449091103-xy53hv6qy7h11t47e9df62exxiy6tm9pw

ZU Main:

Oofhixd · Wednesday at 3:19 PM

starting a new post because its more convenient for me
Platinum: Diabolical Power
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2448574257

Silver: Good Old Time (Gens 4, 5, 6)
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2448595849
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2448608198
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2448617200

Bronze: Good Old Time (Gen 7) + Flying Gym Leader
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2448627217
Total Points: 66

Apagogie · Thursday at 11:33 AM

Hello everyone, an update of the leaderboard has been released.

Thank you to all of you again who participate in this lovely challenge. It has been a lot of fun to spectate the ideas you come across to beat these achievements. As always, this post will showcase the winners since the last update and outline a few small changes moving forward.

But first, I wanted to do something a bit different in presenting you my top five favorite replays of this session of ZULA.

:Eiscue:

Top 5 best replays :Eiscue:

5) Do not forget your volt-absorber
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2442339784-bfckl25tl9586qkesuim5l2f939u82kpw?p2
:rotom:

vs

In this replay, two well-known ZU figures face off on the ladder. Risin_glory attempting a mono-Electric ZULA challenge is up against zause piloting his ZUPL team. On paper, zause’s team looks very strong as attested by his decisive win back in Week 7 of the tournament. However, there is one crucial problem. While this team was built for tournament play, it wasn’t designed to beat the creative chaos of ZU ladder challenges. Notably, it carries no Electric immunity. In a shocking turn of events, zause’s team was completely overwhelmed by the sheer voltage of Risin_glory’s six Electric-types. The self-proclaimed Gym Leader remained undefeated and zause will have to try again if he wants to earn the badge.

4) Tropius and Lombre sweep
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2443687619-uorbvvge5mcjuf2n8o7awgt0msdoiijpw
:Primeape:

vs

Playabeavs on the left, czim on the right. You already know this is going to be a good battle. For this ZULA challenge, czim does what he does best in combining multiple challenges into one. This time, he went with Gym Leader Grass + Frozen in Time (Gen 3). At team preview, things looked grim. Not only was he up against a strong player with a solid competitive team, but there was also an Oricorio on the other side. This is a nightmare matchup as it could easily sweep his entire team. But the opposite happened. In an incredible twist, the two weakest members of czim’s team Tropius and Lombre stepped up. Together, they managed to set up and sweep through Playabeavs’s entire team. I think this might be the first time I’ve ever seen Tropius put in that much work against a competent opponent.

3) The good old timeS
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2445928720-wvsunn0nttu0mmaunblqffg917svuk3pw
:wartortle:

vs

When I added the Good Old Time challenge last week, GSC and ADV immediately stood out to me as the hardest ones. Practically only LC and NFE Pokémon are allowed and only the weakest ones at that. I was convinced these two Gold Challenges would be a brutal task for my challengers. Oh boy, was I wrong. I completely forgot that ZULA legend czim has competitive experience in both GSC and ADV. Not only did he take on the challenge, he made it even harder by combining them. Yes, you read that right: czim played ZU GSC + ZU ADV on the same team. I was absolutely speechless when I first saw it and thought it had to be a joke. But no, it turns out it’s actually possible to combine these challenges… and even win with them.

2) The double Platinium
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2446017350?p2
:Sandaconda:

vs

Completing a single Platinum challenge can take dozens of attempts. Eternal Trap alone is known to require sometimes over 50 tries. Now imagine completing two Platinum challenges at the same time and against a normal team! That’s exactly what sketchy ecchi did in this replay. He used the famous technique I popularized for this challenge, sketchy combined Jaw Lock to trap themselves and safely boost to +6 in every stat with No Retreat. All that was left was to find a suitable Pokémon to set up on and catch a locked Jolteon to safely Tera Ground. Sketchy even improved on the original strategy by running Magma Storm, giving Smeargle the highest damage output possible to make up for its otherwise weak offensive presence. With this, he was able to comfortably sweep the rest of the team. Thus, sketchy ecchi successfully completed not one but two achievements: Eternal Trap and Diabolical Power.

1) Truly blessed by Arceus
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2442794534-86phf56f2idsbt2bgem7nu2d3lyudaopw
:Minun:

vs

Metronome games are always entertaining but nothing can prepare you for the sheer level of divine intervention on display in this replay. Here we have the Platinum Challenge killer BaitWiz taking on the Metronome challenge against none other than the ZU Masked Hero. Some might call it unlucky to face ZU Masked Hero for a Metronome challenge. After all, his team is packed with setup sweepers that should easily steamroll B8’s team. But who are we, mere mortals, to question the will of Arceus?

From turn one the divine plan is revealed. Victory Dance is summoned immediately as if the God of this world already knew the ending. Then, the slaughter begins:

Cross Chop is called and one-shots Glalie.
Psychic Fangs is called and one-shots Minun.
Smack Down is called and one-shots Vivillon.
Ceaseless Edge is called and one-shots Hypno.

For a brief moment, it seemed like ZU Masked Hero might finally stop the massacre by setting up with Wyrdeer. It was wrong. On the very turn B8 clicked Tera Dark, Stored Power was nullified and Bite was called, taking down Wyrdeer and any hope of redemption for the antagonist. This divine comedy reaches its finale when the ZU Masked Hero sends in his last Pokémon Bastiodon only to be demolished in one hit by a perfectly timed Superpower. And here’s the craziest part: this was only BaitWiz’s second attempt at the Metronome challenge. This replay is probably the craziest that I ever witnessed in ZULA. 5dots and Toto have to get ready, our Creator has a new favorite.

:Virizion:

Leaderboard updated :Virizion:

I will add a new fun rule. The person who reached number one of the leaderboard after an update is allowed to add a new challenge to ZU Ladder Achievements! They just have to either write a post on this thread or send me a message on discord/showdown to suggest their new achievement. Last week, czim arrived in first place. He has therefore the right to add one achievement.

This update, we exceptionally have two winners with BaitWiz and sketchy ecchi both with 80 points! czim is not far away behind though with 77 points. I want to adress a specific congratulations to BaitWiz to be the first person to have completed every platinium challenge. That's a huge achievement, congratulations.

As I said, both BaitWiz and sketchy ecchi are allowed to add a new achievement. Congratulations to both of you

:Swanna:

Ruleset clarification :Swanna:

"If the opposite Pokémon dies indirectly, does it count for the killing challenges?"
Since a lot of people asked me this question already, I want to specify this point about the challenges that are about "killing every Pokemon in the opposite team". For example, Xayah versus Apagogie or Future ZUBL are these kind of challenges. I want to balance the respect of people time and the respect of the spirit of the challenge. Here is the rule. Keep in mind this applies only for killing challenges :

If the opposite Pokemon dies for indirect damage while your sweeping Pokemon is on the field, the achievement is tolerated
If the opposite Pokemon dies by killing itself, the achivement will be rejected

Change of category :Bellossom:

GG Noob (Bronze -> Silver)
Frozen in time (Gen 6) (Silver -> Bronze)

:Combusken:

New challenges :Combusken:

Initial Strike (Bronze) : Win a battle where each of your Pokémon uses only moves that start with the first letter of their own name.
Connection Issue (Bronze) : Win a battle where you only have five seconds remaining before losing on timer.

Both wipeout (Silver): Win a battle where every Pokémon on both sides, including all of your own, is knocked out.
Professional Singer (Silver): Win a battle only using sound moves.

Endless Saga (Platinium): Win a battle that lasted at least 150 turns.

~~~
Have fun ~

czim · Thursday at 1:16 PM

My challenge will be:
Social Distancing - Win a match using only NO contact physical moves (ex. Earthquake, Icicle Crash, Explosion...)

Finally did Eternal trap yesterday after more than 50 tries (sorry, no 2 in 1 this time)- https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2448763616

Good old time 4 and 5 (shoutout Zpice for base team that i adapted) - https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2449215916

Initial Strike- https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2449230347

Professional Singer - https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2449260881

3 in 1

Generational Vaccine (team: https://pokepast.es/50a48b398b360f85 ) + Sharpshooter+ Mastermind - https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2450037236-bt3ddr26wt0rpebsg0s3n0utl95m0ucpw

Good old time 6 and 7 - https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2449411243-w3a417cbphl1d9pgf2iyujuviev2eqdpw

Diabolical Power - https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2449452234-j5slhojyfclvdd1vo54ao1e4pg9ywhfpw

Mono ground + Social Distancing - https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2450025650-of58w5pynquaovnf8ioisalh3n6nxclpw

sketchy ecchi · Thursday at 2:48 PM

Thank you Apagogie. My challenge will be Kamehameha Expert: Win a battle only using moves that have a charge or recharge turn (e.g. Hyper Beam, Meteor Beam).

BaitWiz · Thursday at 8:41 PM

Apagogie · Friday at 5:28 AM

New challenges :Combusken:

Very well, the best challengers have added quite a few unique and exciting challenges. I confirm all of them and give them a scale of difficulty. The new challenges are therefore:

Social Distancing (Bronze) - Win a match using only NO contact physical moves (ex. Earthquake, Icicle Crash, Explosion...)
Kamehameha (Silver) - Win a battle only using moves that have a charge or recharge turn (e.g. Hyper Beam, Meteor Beam).
AI Bot (Silver) - Win by clicking only moves that are super-effective against the target in front of you. Switch otherwise. Pokepaste required.

:Weezing:

Challenge deleted :Weezing:

Connectivity Issue

The new challenge that was added yesterday has been removed. It was a poor and frustrating achievement. You had to wait five minutes doing nothing before completing the final few seconds. The only thing it tested was your internet connection which has nothing to do with Pokémon skills. It wasn’t fun. Several people complained about it and they were right.

:Bellossom:

Change of category :Bellossom:

True Pokemon Fan (Gold -> Silver)

I’ve been informed that Raichu-Alola is apparently considered a Pikaclone in the canon and is therefore allowed for the challenge. This made the challenge more trivial, so it is worth Silver.

Oofhixd · Saturday at 5:55 AM

BaitWiz · Saturday at 1:34 PM

Endless Saga: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2450513311-rejpfw1ni8c85ug8d5bmesrsbr7tnyxpw

I'm not gonna lie gang - if you told me two weeks ago that I would've completed every ZU Ladder Achievement, I probably would've called you crazy. Ladder challenges never really appealed to me in the past; why would that change now? However, I've now not only accomplished this, but done so within a wildly short amount of time, in under two weeks total from start to finish. I've had a lot of luck go my way to make this happen as quickly as it did, but nonetheless I'm happy to see myself on the other side of this road. I've seen a lot of recurring individuals on the ladder, so I just want to shout a few of them out here.

First of all, a massive thanks has to go to Apagogie - while he hasn't been one of the most frequent players I've come across, the revamping of ZULA is something he took initiative on and it wouldn't be without a fated game against a certain ZU Masked Hero that I would've ended up going for this at all - if that metronome game didn't happen, it's pretty likely that I would've ended up not going for this in the first place.

I have to give a huge thanks to both czim and sketchy ecchi - the former has been instrumental in helping influence my strategy in the middle and late challenges of this run and is (to his own chagrin) responsible for a few of my challenge victories, while the latter gave me fierce competition that pushed me to make things happen as quickly as possible. Without you two, I definitely wouldn't have been able to make this happen, at least as quickly as I did.

I also want to put some respect towards lettuce, risin_glory, and Oofhixd, three faces I came across relatively often and ended up having a lot of weird and wacky battles against. Similar to czim and sketchy, having you three joining me on the ladder helped me avoid having an even harder time with some of these rough challenges and forced me to innovate and change my strategies as I laddered - the challenge vs challenge matchups get weird.

Lastly, I'd like to give a more general shoutout for the ZU community as a whole. It's been awesome being able to take on more responsibility within ZU as time has passed, and now I've actually done something kinda cool achievement-wise as well. Thanks for being here y'all, it's been a great ride. I may be the first to complete all challenges (at least, all that exist as of today), but I know for a fact I won't be the last. See you guys when you get here.

I queued for random battles at times while waiting for ZU games. Most if not all of my random battle losses were just me FFing because I got a ZU game, lol.

Tizio · Saturday at 3:47 PM

Bronze:
Give me five: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2449986060
Family Trip: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2449977918
Initial Strike: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2449335415?p2
Good old time(Gen 1): https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2451297398-ke3i6hssckhsncv1e44rucm8a5vaqplpw
Good old time(Gen 7): https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2451269725
Good old time(Gen 8): https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2451291700-hjttuvg85gjwq1lab9eaqr3gldwcb5mpw
Silver:
NFE Main: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2450589010-aw7a5vaj3s5q3thnnekor3a32886m3kpw?p2
ZU Amateur:

True Pokémon fan: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2451250654
Good old time(Gen 4) + GG Noob: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2451222690
Good old time(Gen 5): https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2451245688
Good old time(Gen 6): https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2451263543?p2

Gold:
Good old time(Gen 2): https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2450554454
Good old time(Gen 3): https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2451208579
LC Main: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9zu-2450584803-yrebfy29lg3u87jfuug5kyt298ka1j9pw

Tuthur · Saturday at 6:16 PM

Project SV ZU Ladder Achievements

sketchy ecchi

Praise The Salt

risin_glory

Tizio

Praise The Salt

CaydenButBubbles?

Tuthur

gnawtier than ever

lettuce

formerly LettuceLeaf07

big tony 2014

I'm an industry plant

Box133

Oofhixd

Apagogie

Zee you later

czim