Project Unluckiest Player of the Week (Week 15, see Post #321)

First battle of the day, got hit with super bad luck, hopefully this means i get crazy good luck on one of my future battles
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9randombattle-2568277874

T2 + T3: Switched in a pokemon, it got frozen, switched out into another and THAT one got frozen (10% chance each iirc) (Toxapex + metagross
T6: Missed hydro pump afterwards (80% accuracy)

Tox also did not thaw and ended up getting KO'd pretty easily
And overall my opponent had pokemon that could pretty much just counter mine (iron bundle w/ freeze dry + ice beam counters like 4 of my pokemon, and froze one of the ones that it didnt directly counter) but thats just randbats living up to its name i suppose
I kinda gave up after the unlucky happenings so dont mind me kinda making weird choices after those turns lol
 
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotyperandombattle-2571772817

Game begins normally, until opp brings out their Magearna on turn 3. I miss a poltergiest intended for Jirachi and then miss will o wisp 2 times in a row. After that, I finally hit a will o wisp but by then its too late. They were able to set up and sweep almost my entire team. They do also miss 2 fleur cannons against my last mon, Dragapult, but it's not strong enough to defeat this now +2.5x SpD +2x Spe +2.5x SpA Magearna.
 
Affles said:
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Hello, and welcome to the Unluckiest Player of the Week contest!
Whether you've been playing Random Battles for a week or for years now, odds are you've found more than a few truly unfortunate and frustrating moments to call your own. That's where we come in! The Unluckiest Player of the Week project aims to provide a way to turn the frustration of missing that third consecutive Focus Blast (or fourth, or fifth) into an opportunity to win both prizes and a place in UPOWs Hall of Fame!

We try to exclude as few replays as possible, but your odds of winning are best if the bad luck in your replay happens in quick succession and/or at a moment that would have been crucial to winning your game. These are not requirements, however! If you think your replay is worth sharing but does not follow these criteria, explaining why in your entry will help your case.

Rules:
- The replay has to be of a battle in the Random Battles format.
- Frustration is understandable, but we will not be considering your entry if you act with outright hostility or otherwise toxic behaviour. If you think your replay reflects badly on your character, do not post it here.
- Your entry will only considered if it took place less than a month ago, except for specific weeks where we will state otherwise.
- If you want to share a replay in which you yourself are not the unlucky one, we will only be considering your entry if you include a screenshot showing that your opponent consented to being put on UPOW.

To participate, please comment with the following:
- A replay of the battle
- A description of the unlucky event(s)
- The turn number(s) they take place

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We will be accepting entries from Monday to Sunday, then review all submissions and decide on a winner. This week will run until April 5th. The winner(s) will be added to UPOW's Hall of Fame post below and earn a Tour Token, which will allow you to request a tour of your choosing in the Random Battles room over on showdown.

You can find UPOW Week 14 here!
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This is the first Random Battles forum project that aims to document remarkable replays for future enjoyment, so if you have funny or otherwise interesting replays to share that don’t fit the mold of “unlucky” per se, you are absolutely free to share those here (provided you state as such in your entry). Entries of this nature may very well be featured in an honorable mentions/funniest replays section, though as of right now they will not be eligible for prizes. We will not be considering replays with the premise of 'I played really well this game!' or similar for this category.
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https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9randombattle-2572265552-pr6gjudyx3rrp3k0g57m5oh2u7b1d23pw

53 turns.
This game gave me a stall team with multiple Sr setters, and bulky slow mons. I saw the teams purpose was to wear down the opposing mons enough for my eapathra or kleavor to clean up. I would do this with hazards or status effects, but the game had other ideas.
All the times I used scald, gunk shot or strange steam, i only got 1 burn. And can't forget the turn 1 wisp miss. But I tried to work around it to get a espathra sweep, only to die to a crit ofc. So I knew game was done and didn't even try to Tera because of tinted lens. And of course last turn my Alo gets full parad.
In conclusion, if it ain't 100%, it's 0%.
 
Affles said:
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Hosted by Affles, co-hosted by Cake

Hello, and welcome to the Unluckiest Player of the Week contest!
Whether you've been playing Random Battles for a week or for years now, odds are you've found more than a few truly unfortunate and frustrating moments to call your own. That's where we come in! The Unluckiest Player of the Week project aims to provide a way to turn the frustration of missing that third consecutive Focus Blast (or fourth, or fifth) into an opportunity to win both prizes and a place in UPOWs Hall of Fame!

We try to exclude as few replays as possible, but your odds of winning are best if the bad luck in your replay happens in quick succession and/or at a moment that would have been crucial to winning your game. These are not requirements, however! If you think your replay is worth sharing but does not follow these criteria, explaining why in your entry will help your case.

Rules:
- The replay has to be of a battle in the Random Battles format.
- Frustration is understandable, but we will not be considering your entry if you act with outright hostility or otherwise toxic behaviour. If you think your replay reflects badly on your character, do not post it here.
- Your entry will only considered if it took place less than a month ago, except for specific weeks where we will state otherwise.
- If you want to share a replay in which you yourself are not the unlucky one, we will only be considering your entry if you include a screenshot showing that your opponent consented to being put on UPOW.

To participate, please comment with the following:
- A replay of the battle
- A description of the unlucky event(s)
- The turn number(s) they take place

~~~
We will be accepting entries from Monday to Sunday, then review all submissions and decide on a winner. This week will run until April 5th. The winner(s) will be added to UPOW's Hall of Fame post below and earn a Tour Token, which will allow you to request a tour of your choosing in the Random Battles room over on showdown.

You can find UPOW Week 14 here!
~~~

This is the first Random Battles forum project that aims to document remarkable replays for future enjoyment, so if you have funny or otherwise interesting replays to share that don’t fit the mold of “unlucky” per se, you are absolutely free to share those here (provided you state as such in your entry). Entries of this nature may very well be featured in an honorable mentions/funniest replays section, though as of right now they will not be eligible for prizes. We will not be considering replays with the premise of 'I played really well this game!' or similar for this category.
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https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9randombattleblitz-2572919788-gc6g1eca7qjr6dadig7mf4pfp7t0p7kpw

3 of my pokemon got frozen and did not thaw out lol

Turn 5
Turn 8
Turn 11
 
I think the only thing funnier than my luck is the fact that I still managed to win this game, never doom
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen3randombattle-2573215972
His 2 cross chop misses are more than made up for by:
>2 killer crits (Turns 4 and 15)
>1 fire blast miss (Turn 9) and 2 hydro pump misses (Turns 38 and 40, hitting any ensures Gyara lives)
>A misdreavus that hoses this whole team even without crits
>2 rock slide flinches in a row (Turns 45 and 46), the latter of which is a crit which ensures bellossom dies from full
 
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