Tournament PUCL I - Week Two

[BaitWiz]

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Rules

• Follow all rules listed here.
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• If a match remains incomplete by the time of the deadline, it will be subject to an activity call.
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• Managers: Please send me your lineups in the same format that I used to post pairings. It makes it much easier to post future rounds more quickly.

Searing Slugmas (0) vs (1) Blue Lock-On
SV PU: MichaelderBeste2 vs Gondra
SV PU: Leni vs ASKOV
SS PU: Stareal vs termi
SM PU: Drud vs Estarossa
SM PU: DD Joe vs Greybaum
ORAS PU: Ox the Fox vs BluBirD
BW PU: Axzel vs LpZ
BW PU: Colin vs elodin
ADV PU: Zcarlett vs THE_CHUNGLER
GSC PU: Raahel vs Shengineer

The Infernal Pride Paraders (0) vs (0) Dugzcal Duckletts
SV PU: zS vs DugZa
SV PU: Bouff vs etern
SS PU: xcx vs Hacker
SM PU: sugar ovens vs Pangoro
ORAS PU: Buhrito vs Ruffles
BW PU: shiloh vs ninjadog
DPP PU: Heysup vs BeatsBlack
ADV PU: Meru vs plznostep
GSC PU: damien the genius vs leoperi
RBY PU: magialice vs NotVeryCake

Vigilante Vigoroths (0) vs (0) Tatsutonys
SV PU: DripLegend vs LOOR
SV PU: Platum vs MZ
SS PU: Lambovino vs Bloshh
SS PU: Lyra vs The Strap
SM PU: eifo vs Thiago Nunes
ORAS PU: HAVOCKNIGHT vs ishtar
DPP PU: spell vs Django
ADV PU: Aurist vs evakiyama!
GSC PU: KeshBa54 vs BloodAce
RBY PU: Theycallmephil vs Maris Bonibell

Dancing Lilligant (0) vs (0) Unova Celtics
SV PU: Corvikafka vs Xiri
SV PU: Hiko vs Esteb4n
SS PU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs turtledoggo1
SM PU: Metallica126 vs robjr
BW PU: Tizio Potente Ao vs sky
DPP PU: HSOWA vs skrimps
ADV PU: Parpar vs Plague
ADV PU: eeriespell vs violet river
GSC PU: Indulge in dreams vs BigFatMantis
RBY PU: stunner047 vs ButtGallon

Deadline will be February 8, 11:59 PM GMT -7. Good luck!

Tier Picks

Searing Slugmas vs Blue Lock-On
Searing Slugmas: SS, SM, ORAS, BW
Blue Lock-On: SM, BW, ADV, GSC

The Infernal Pride Paraders vs Dugzcal Ducketts:
The Infernal Pride Paraders: SS, SM, BW, DPP
Dugzcal Duckletts: ORAS, ADV, GSC, RBY

Vigilante Vigoroths vs Tatsutonys:
Vigilante Vigoroths: SS, ORAS, ADV, GSC)
Tatsutonys: SS, SM, DPP, RBY

Dancing Lilligant vs Unova Celtics:
Dancing Lilligant: SS, BW, DPP, ADV
Unova Celtics: SM, ADV, GSC, RBY

Predictions Format

Searing Slugmas (0) vs (0) Blue Lock-On
SV PU: MichaelderBeste2 vs Gondra
SV PU: Leni vs ASKOV
SS PU: Stareal vs termi
SM PU: Drud vs Estarossa
SM PU: DD Joe vs Greybaum
ORAS PU: Ox the Fox vs BluBirD
BW PU: Axzel vs LpZ
BW PU: Colin vs elodin
ADV PU: Zcarlett vs THE_CHUNGLER
GSC PU: Raahel vs Shengineer

The Infernal Pride Paraders (0) vs (0) Dugzcal Duckletts
SV PU: zS vs DugZa
SV PU: Bouff vs etern
SS PU: xcx vs Hacker
SM PU: sugar ovens vs Pangoro
ORAS PU: Buhrito vs Ruffles
BW PU: shiloh vs ninjadog
DPP PU: Heysup vs BeatsBlack
ADV PU: Meru vs plznostep
GSC PU: damien the genius vs leoperi
RBY PU: magialice vs NotVeryCake

Vigilante Vigoroths (0) vs (0) Tatsutonys
SV PU: DripLegend vs LOOR
SV PU: Platum vs MZ
SS PU: Lambovino vs Bloshh
SS PU: Lyra vs The Strap
SM PU: eifo vs Thiago Nunes
ORAS PU: HAVOCKNIGHT vs ishtar
DPP PU: spell vs Django
ADV PU: Aurist vs evakiyama!
GSC PU: KeshBa54 vs BloodAce
RBY PU: Theycallmephil vs Maris Bonibell

Dancing Lilligant (0) vs (0) Unova Celtics
SV PU: Corvikafka vs Xiri
SV PU: Hiko vs Esteb4n
SS PU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs turtledoggo1
SM PU: Metallica126 vs robjr
BW PU: Tizio Potente Ao vs sky
DPP PU: HSOWA vs skrimps
ADV PU: Parpar vs Plague
ADV PU: eeriespell vs violet river
GSC PU: Indulge in dreams vs BigFatMantis
RBY PU: stunner047 vs ButtGallon

 

[Bloshh]

SS PU: @Lambovino vs @Bloshh

 

[eeriespell]

more dicts!!!!! more!!!

Searing Slugmas (4) vs (6) Blue Lock-On
SV PU: MichaelderBeste2 vs Gondra - both won, will give small edge to gondra since michael did have the one thing bouff's team had problems with but this will be a cool game probably
SV PU: Leni vs ASKOV - sv leni? already? i mean, sure, i guess? i see they put axzel in bw to try and contend with el peezy but surely there were better orientations for this
SS PU: Stareal vs termi - was not particularly impressed with either of these but i'll cut stareal a little more slack just off the tougher matchup
SM PU: Drud vs Estarossa - i am confident that seeing dd joe on the opposing team will cause neuron activation for esta and make some foul shit happen in that builder that only the thought of dpp uu could provide
SM PU: DD Joe vs Greybaum - joe had a respectable performance last week and will probably be fine here, gonna be interesting seeing how he fares against someone with more intimate sm knowledge though
ORAS PU: Ox the Fox vs BluBirD - dont have too terribly much to say about either game, oras sure was played, bolding the guy who's up rn
BW PU: Axzel vs LpZ - played a bo3 against #2 in the pool that he ultimately lost to some last second robbery. i really doubt he loses again.
BW PU: Colin vs elodin - colin rolled the worst matchup ever last week, so here's hoping fate is kinder to him/lode will be more occupied with spl. has more footing here so i'll give him the bold
ADV PU: Zcarlett vs THE_CHUNGLER - chungler had some last minute fortune but i just don't have it in my heart to bold against chungy wungy
GSC PU: Raahel vs Shengineer - shen overcooked af last week but was also vs an opponent who had been around the block in adv. gsc is a new meta however which means shen's free to smoke as much crack as he wants, and he's def the better clicker of the two.

The Infernal Pride Paraders (5) vs (5) Dugzcal Duckletts
SV PU: zS vs DugZa - pretty even matchup so just gonna bold doug because he's up. sometimes it just ain't that deep.
SV PU: Bouff vs etern - bouff ran into literally the one thing they struggled with while i watched etern get fleeced by no hail offensive snowslash
SS PU: xcx vs Hacker - gum's up and is that guy in this tier
SM PU: sugar ovens vs Pangoro - THE HEAT IS IN THE OVEN
ORAS PU: Buhrito vs Ruffles - losing to diogo is very forgiveable + i gotta be nice to him so he agrees to retain in pupl
BW PU: shiloh vs ninjadog - one of these wins was more earned that the other
DPP PU: Heysup vs BeatsBlack - i was admittedly kinda disappointed in beats' performance last week and heysup is not an easy bounce back
ADV PU: Meru vs plznostep - steppy in the kitchen let's goooooo
GSC PU: damien the genius vs leoperi - getting flamed by vert in spl commencement and not stooping to his level is like when goku learned how to use kaioken
RBY PU: magialice vs NotVeryCake - uzzlercord buff

Vigilante Vigoroths (4) vs (6) Tatsutonys
SV PU: DripLegend vs LOOR - loor did not sabotage in builder please god let this be a trend for once. unfortunately i still gotta give it to drip for loor's impromptu tua tagovailoa impersonation last week
SV PU: Platum vs MZ - circuit rematch!! surely my goat is not washed right
SS PU: Lambovino vs Bloshh - what a cruel and unjust world it is that would make me pick one of my friends over the other. unfortunately, it is against the law of both man and god to root for a frenchman.
SS PU: Lyra vs The Strap - hi strap we made playoffs of uwc :) just thought i'd let you know and send the child support bill
SM PU: eifo vs Thiago Nunes - taking bets now on whether nunes will have his game scheduled or ask for a team first
ORAS PU: HAVOCKNIGHT vs ishtar - I KNEW HE WAS GOATED
DPP PU: spell vs Django - what did i tell y'all, django don't fuck around, he was alive when this game came out
ADV PU: Aurist vs evakiyama! - unfortunate loss vs honest loss plus eva is mean to me
GSC PU: KeshBa54 vs BloodAce - project pat flow
RBY PU: Theycallmephil vs Maris Bonibell - after that series last week phil isn't getting into heaven

 

[DD Joe]

The Infernal Pride Paraders (0) vs (0) Dugzcal Duckletts
SV PU: zS vs DugZa
SV PU: Bouff vs etern
SS PU: gum vs Hacker
SM PU: sugar ovens vs Pangoro
ORAS PU: Buhrito vs Ruffles
BW PU: shiloh vs ninjadog
DPP PU: Heysup vs BeatsBlack
ADV PU: Meru vs plznostep
GSC PU: damien the genius vs leoperi
RBY PU: magialice vs NotVeryCake

Vigilante Vigoroths (0) vs (0) Tatsutonys
SV PU: DripLegend vs LOOR
SV PU: Platum vs MZ
SS PU: Lambovino vs Bloshh
SS PU: Lyra vs The Strap
SM PU: eifo vs Thiago Nunes
ORAS PU: HAVOCKNIGHT vs ishtar
DPP PU: spell vs Django
ADV PU: Aurist vs evakiyama!
GSC PU: KeshBa54 vs BloodAce
RBY PU: Theycallmephil vs Maris Bonibell

Dancing Lilligant (0) vs (0) Unova Celtics
SV PU: Corvikafka vs Xiri
SV PU: Hiko vs Esteb4n
SS PU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs turtledoggo1
SM PU: Metallica126 vs robjr
BW PU: Tizio Potente Ao vs sky
DPP PU: HSOWA vs skrimps
ADV PU: Parpar vs Plague
ADV PU: eeriespell vs violet river
GSC PU: Indulge in dreams vs BigFatMantis
RBY PU: stunner047 vs ButtGallon

 

[Lambovino]

SS PU: Lambovino vs Bloshh

pick your side you coward

 

[asa]

here is tatsugiri on a skateboard, go tatsutonys

 

[Theycallmephil]

Searing Slugmas (4) vs (6) Blue Lock-On
SV PU: MichaelderBeste2 vs Gondra
Gondra seemed to adjust fast last week
SV PU: Leni vs ASKOV
SS PU: Stareal vs termi
SM PU: Drud vs Estarossa
Think estas shaken the dust off
SM PU: DD Joe vs Greybaum
Joe won pretty convincingly
ORAS PU: Ox the Fox vs BluBirD
BW PU: Axzel vs LpZ
BW PU: Colin vs elodin
ADV PU: Zcarlett vs THE_CHUNGLER
If chunglers luck from last week persists I dont see this going over 20 turns
GSC PU: Raahel vs Shengineer
Shen has something to prove here

The Infernal Pride Paraders (5) vs (5) Dugzcal Duckletts
SV PU: zS vs DugZa
SV PU: Bouff vs etern
SS PU: gum vs Hacker
SM PU: sugar ovens vs Pangoro
ORAS PU: Buhrito vs Ruffles
BW PU: shiloh vs ninjadog
DPP PU: Heysup vs BeatsBlack
HIGHLIGHT!! This'll either be incredible or some hax will occur and leave everyone sad
ADV PU: Meru vs plznostep
GSC PU: damien the genius vs leoperi
RBY PU: magialice vs NotVeryCake
Friendbold+ I think alice has a good mind for these rby lts

Dancing Lilligant (3) vs (7) Unova Celtics
SV PU: Corvikafka vs Xiri
I think corv with like most of puwcs team China behind him poses a pretty massive threat
SV PU: Hiko vs Esteb4n
Idt hiko will roll matchup this time
SS PU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs turtledoggo1
Much more proven here
SM PU: Metallica126 vs robjr
Always love seeing meta in old gens but Rob is just that good
BW PU: Tizio Potente Ao vs sky
Nobody is ever ready for tizio
DPP PU: HSOWA vs skrimps
ADV PU: Parpar vs Plague
ADV PU: eeriespell vs violet river
Still the goat
GSC PU: Indulge in dreams vs BigFatMantis
RBY PU: stunner047 vs ButtGallon
Should be a good game, i think stunners main problem will be little support and less knowledge in the builder. Clicks wise this is close but edge to butt on knowledge and higher luck

 

[Lambovino]

Searing Slugmas (5) vs (5) Blue Lock-On
SV PU: MichaelderBeste2 vs Gondra
SV PU: Leni vs ASKOV
SS PU: Stareal vs termi
SM PU: Drud vs Estarossa
SM PU: DD Joe vs Greybaum
ORAS PU: Ox the Fox vs BluBirD
BW PU: Axzel vs LpZ
BW PU: Colin vs elodin
ADV PU: Zcarlett vs THE_CHUNGLER
GSC PU: Raahel vs Shengineer

The Infernal Pride Paraders (5) vs (5) Dugzcal Duckletts
SV PU: zS vs DugZa
SV PU: Bouff vs etern
SS PU: gum vs Hacker
SM PU: sugar ovens vs Pangoro
ORAS PU: Buhrito vs Ruffles
BW PU: shiloh vs ninjadog
DPP PU: Heysup vs BeatsBlack
ADV PU: Meru vs plznostep
GSC PU: damien the genius vs leoperi
RBY PU: magialice vs NotVeryCake

Dancing Lilligant (3) vs (7) Unova Celtics
SV PU: Corvikafka vs Xiri
SV PU: Hiko vs Esteb4n
SS PU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs turtledoggo1
SM PU: Metallica126 vs robjr
BW PU: Tizio Potente Ao vs sky
DPP PU: HSOWA vs skrimps
ADV PU: Parpar vs Plague
ADV PU: eeriespell vs violet river
GSC PU: Indulge in dreams vs BigFatMantis
RBY PU: stunner047 vs ButtGallon

 

[MZ]

The Predicts

Searing Slugmas (0) vs (0) Blue Lock-On
SV PU: MichaelderBeste2 vs Gondra
SV PU: Leni vs ASKOV
SS PU: Stareal vs termi
SM PU: Drud vs Estarossa
SM PU: DD Joe vs Greybaum
ORAS PU: Ox the Fox vs BluBirD
BW PU: Axzel vs LpZ
BW PU: Colin vs elodin
ADV PU: Zcarlett vs THE_CHUNGLER
GSC PU: Raahel vs Shengineer

The Infernal Pride Paraders (0) vs (0) Dugzcal Duckletts
SV PU: zS vs DugZa
SV PU: Bouff vs etern
SS PU: xcx vs Hacker
SM PU: sugar ovens vs Pangoro
ORAS PU: Buhrito vs Ruffles
BW PU: shiloh vs ninjadog
DPP PU: Heysup vs BeatsBlack
ADV PU: Meru vs plznostep
GSC PU: damien the genius vs leoperi
RBY PU: magialice vs NotVeryCake

Vigilante Vigoroths (0) vs (0) Tatsutonys
SV PU: DripLegend vs LOOR
SV PU: Platum vs MZ
SS PU: Lambovino vs Bloshh
SS PU: Lyra vs The Strap
SM PU: eifo vs Thiago Nunes
ORAS PU: HAVOCKNIGHT vs ishtar
DPP PU: spell vs Django
ADV PU: Aurist vs evakiyama!
GSC PU: KeshBa54 vs BloodAce
RBY PU: Theycallmephil vs Maris Bonibell

Dancing Lilligant (0) vs (0) Unova Celtics
SV PU: Corvikafka vs Xiri
SV PU: Hiko vs Esteb4n
SS PU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs turtledoggo1
SM PU: Metallica126 vs robjr
BW PU: Tizio Potente Ao vs sky
DPP PU: HSOWA vs skrimps
ADV PU: Parpar vs Plague
ADV PU: eeriespell vs violet river
GSC PU: Indulge in dreams vs BigFatMantis
RBY PU: stunner047 vs ButtGallon

 

[BluBirD]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen6pu-905429

won vs the fox, gg brother!

 

[THE_CHUNGLER]

The Infernal Pride Paraders (0) vs (0) Dugzcal Duckletts
SV PU: zS vs DugZa even matchup, insane sv games in this series, Kingpins buff is gonna kick in this week for zS
SV PU: Bouff vs etern you can do it Bouff
SS PU: gum vs Hacker until further notice, it’s gum’s tier and everyone else is living in it
SM PU: sugar ovens vs Pangoro sugar has a lot of team styles they can play well so harder to prep for
ORAS PU: Buhrito vs Ruffles ruffles in an oras low tier is still +++
BW PU: shiloh vs ninjadog gut feeling idk but ninja looked perfectly in form last week so who knows
DPP PU: Heysup vs BeatsBlack pretty even, Beats is the player in the pool I trust most to combat heysup’s style
ADV PU: Meru vs plznostep one of the most consistent players in the tier
GSC PU: damien the genius vs leoperi probably will make something dastardly, but the longer this game goes on and more information is revealed, the easier it will be for Damien to outplay
RBY PU: magialice vs NotVeryCake flip a coin, the coin is more qualified than all of you

Vigilante Vigoroths (0) vs (0) Tatsutonys
SV PU: DripLegend vs LOOR 2 friends, drip made a really wacky but solid team last week which I think means you have a good vision for the metagame
SV PU: Platum vs MZ heavily depends on what Mz brings, platum has clear tendencies that can be exploited to an extent which works in mz’s favor, but that won’t work if Mz forgets a fighting resist vs a pawmot or something.
SS PU: Lambovino vs Bloshh

SS PU: Lyra vs The Strap :strap:
SM PU: eifo vs Thiago Nunes 6-7 gens thiago nunes is an absolute beast
ORAS PU: HAVOCKNIGHT vs ishtar I would’ve bolded ishtar if havoc lost last week with a bad team but it looked pretty good
DPP PU: spell vs Django More experience and tony should give him someone good to bounce off of
ADV PU: Aurist vs evakiyama! The “67 evakiyama” alt will win, I LUV EMO TWINKS will lose, choose wisely. Aurist will need to play aggressively though because evakiyama isn’t going to make any big mistakes
GSC PU: KeshBa54 vs BloodAce keshba is a huge ass threat in this pool with good teams
RBY PU: Theycallmephil vs Maris Bonibell Phil proved they could click the button that does the most damage in this tier which is usually a good way to win, gotta go with maris but will be a fun set

Dancing Lilligant (0) vs (0) Unova Celtics
SV PU: Corvikafka vs Xiri Metallica support is a big help here
SV PU: Hiko vs Esteb4n insane turnaround game last week, esteb4n is great at keeping calm and going for the most optimal path to winning even if it involves his opponent messing up. This is how you win 2 circuits, hang back and wait for your opponent to mess when you’re behind or secure the 100% winpath when ahead.
SS PU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs turtledoggo1 obb is generally more experienced here afaik
SM PU: Metallica126 vs robjr smpu robjr
BW PU: Tizio Potente Ao vs sky sneaky highlight game, sky is 2-0 in their matches so far but they’re always close. Let’s see if Tizio can get one back
DPP PU: HSOWA vs skrimps believes in his pokemon more
ADV PU: Parpar vs Plague Plague’s team last week was excellent, and he left evakiyama (one of the stronger pilots in the pool) unable to break his core while slamming the door quickly on offense.
ADV PU: eeriespell vs violet river will be very strong with plague’s help
GSC PU: Indulge in dreams vs BigFatMantis I’m pretty high on indulge in dreams as a straight pilot in gsc but I don’t know where the support will be coming from. I think it’ll be too hard for metallica to learn this tier while mantis should be motivated to build a good team
RBY PU: stunner047 vs ButtGallon Will be able to punish any mistakes stunner makes in game or builder well, can probaly get neutral or slightly favored matchups