WCOR World Cup of Randbats 2026 - Quarterfinals (Tiebreaks at Post #63)

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Asia(8) vs US Midwest(4)
Gen9 Random Battle (Bo5): JJ09LIE vs drifttrick
Gen9 Random Battle: purbaj vs SoggyDoggySage
Gen9 Random Battle: Mimikyu Stardust vs AquaGuy2.0
Gen9 Random Double Battle: Idyll vs SolaceAnt
Gen8 Random Battle: drowsy69 vs Star Thunderbolt
Gen7 Random Battle: Bin2409 vs snorlax142857
Gen6 Random Battle: Xiri vs hammy3581
Gen5 Random Battle: Lin vs IcyPenguin2
Gen4 Random Battle: Gom vs Wigglytuff
Gen3 Random Battle: trace vs goldmason
Gen2 Random Battle: July vs sleid
Gen1 Random Battle: PKMN Master™ vs tylerfitz8

Italy(5) vs Oceania(7)
Gen9 Random Battle (Bo5): LoSconosciuto vs JustOut459
Gen9 Random Battle: FreyaknightVGC vs O1V7O2X9O
Gen9 Random Battle: pokevin03dragonite vs Lucas2543
Gen9 Random Double Battle: marcofiero vs Terekusai
Gen8 Random Battle: Amaranth vs Trade
Gen7 Random Battle: entrocefalo vs Shadow079
Gen6 Random Battle: diego vs Tom Bus
Gen5 Random Battle: xmarsh vs damien the genius
Gen4 Random Battle: 35Q71N vs Drifting
Gen3 Random Battle: Arcanis Prime vs Stallion
Gen2 Random Battle: MultiAmmiratore vs livid washed
Gen1 Random Battle: stunner047 vs magialice

United Kingdom(7) vs Spain(5)
Gen9 Random Battle (Bo5): Icemaster vs teresbahji
Gen9 Random Battle: paysa vs Peum
Gen9 Random Battle: MasterJ007 vs PTKmoekyuun
Gen9 Random Double Battle: ionnss vs Shiritu
Gen8 Random Battle: Stareal vs baluta
Gen7 Random Battle: BigWes95 vs Dorron
Gen6 Random Battle: jyusaan vs Irene
Gen5 Random Battle: Baddy vs SoulWind
Gen4 Random Battle: blittius vs Sheik
Gen3 Random Battle: anankaios vs Lhions
Gen2 Random Battle: Mikon vs Eeveeto
Gen1 Random Battle: YBW vs Justamente

Canada(6) vs US South(6)
Gen9 Random Battle (Bo5): yerdunc vs GXE
Gen9 Random Battle: Career Ended vs clean
Gen9 Random Battle: sunsets vs Paycard
Gen9 Random Double Battle: Sapphire vs Code
Gen8 Random Battle: Zap vs Typhlosion48
Gen7 Random Battle: TheHorrorHare vs Hacker
Gen6 Random Battle: Click>Think vs Tech Froakies
Gen5 Random Battle: jackuzzler vs flameingpigey2
Gen4 Random Battle: Texas Cloverleaf vs Dave
Gen3 Random Battle: blundergoth vs evakiyama!
Gen2 Random Battle: Rage vs Togkey
Gen1 Random Battle: GirlsSeeGhosts vs royzin

Asia (7) vs US Midwest (3), 2 coinflips
Gen9 Random Battle (Bo5): JJ09LIE vs drifttrick - both solid but was actively impressed by JJ in main stage
Gen9 Random Battle: purbaj vs SoggyDoggySage - 5-0 hard to argue with but purbaj is slept on, think it'll be 45/55
Gen9 Random Battle: Mimikyu Stardust vs AquaGuy2.0 - Aqua just plays more rands
Gen9 Random Double Battle: Idyll vs SolaceAnt - Idyll seems to care less which is probably a nerves advantage over Solace who has more to prove after a shaky main stage record
Gen8 Random Battle: drowsy69 vs Star Thunderbolt - vous
Gen7 Random Battle: Bin2409 vs snorlax142857 - Bin has better momentum and form
Gen6 Random Battle: Xiri vs hammy3581 - my glorious factory worker son
Gen5 Random Battle: Lin vs IcyPenguin2 - idk. I think icy is a better player generally but lin is more locked in to bw rands specifically. coinflip
Gen4 Random Battle: Gom vs Wigglytuff - my glorious factory worker daughter
Gen3 Random Battle: trace vs goldmason - i have 0 adv ball knowledge
Gen2 Random Battle: July vs sleid - shoutout sleid but what the hell are you doing in gsc bruh...
Gen1 Random Battle: PKMN Master™ vs tylerfitz8 - pult nepo bold (but also better imo.)

Italy (5) vs Oceania (5), 2 coinflips
Gen9 Random Battle (Bo5): LoSconosciuto vs JustOut459 - i believe
Gen9 Random Battle: FreyaknightVGC vs O1V7O2X9O - vai lontano, amore mio
Gen9 Random Battle: pokevin03dragonite vs Lucas2543 - they are NOT ready for the pkviddy
Gen9 Random Double Battle: marcofiero vs Terekusai - top 3 randdubs atm
Gen8 Random Battle: Amaranth vs Trade - shrug
Gen7 Random Battle: entrocefalo vs Shadow079 - not familiar with entros game but 4-1 vs 1-4 so shrug
Gen6 Random Battle: diego vs Tom Bus - i think plop is better than his current record suggests and also i really dont know half of these italian guys x_x
Gen5 Random Battle: xmarsh vs damien the genius - more impressive quals games
Gen4 Random Battle: 35Q71N vs Drifting - slight favour cause i think drifting should be less nervous/afraid to make plays
Gen3 Random Battle: Arcanis Prime vs Stallion - idk man
Gen2 Random Battle: MultiAmmiratore vs livid washed - probs top 3 gsc'ers
Gen1 Random Battle: stunner047 vs magialice - oceania rby in the mud rn so inclined to pred italy

Canada (3) vs US South (6), 3 coinflips
Gen9 Random Battle (Bo5): yerdunc vs GXE - think yerdunc has proven himself to be strong bo5 calibre and i got him for the runback, should be a good series if mu's are even tho (they never are)
Gen9 Random Battle: Career Ended vs clean - 55/45
Gen9 Random Battle: sunsets vs Paycard - sunsets back in is huge for canada but i back paycard any day
Gen9 Random Double Battle: Sapphire vs Code - i get the vague feeling sapph doesnt care *as* much as last year
Gen8 Random Battle: Zap vs Typhlosion48 - dominant win over zap in main stage, one of the best in ss pool
Gen7 Random Battle: TheHorrorHare vs Hacker - better
Gen6 Random Battle: Click>Think vs Tech Froakies - people sleeping on tech froakies but id back click as of now
Gen5 Random Battle: jackuzzler vs flameingpigey2 - love jack but pigey might be a bit too tough for him
Gen4 Random Battle: Texas Cloverleaf vs Dave - idk
Gen3 Random Battle: blundergoth vs evakiyama! - one of the better mu's of this set, i got eva tho
Gen2 Random Battle: Rage vs Togkey - gsc just a bit of a lacking slot for canada
Gen1 Random Battle: GirlsSeeGhosts vs royzin - both finished 4-1, havent really watched either much this szn tho

Asia(6) vs US Midwest(6)
Gen9 Random Battle (Bo5): JJ09LIE vs drifttrick - tossup but I'll bold for adv rands
Gen9 Random Battle: purbaj vs SoggyDoggySage - another close one, both gaming
Gen9 Random Battle: Mimikyu Stardust vs AquaGuy2.0 - hasn't subbed out maybe means something? idk
Gen9 Random Double Battle: Idyll vs SolaceAnt - I kinda believe in the end-of-regular season momentum
Gen8 Random Battle: drowsy69 vs Star Thunderbolt - drowsy is just more established I think
Gen7 Random Battle: Bin2409 vs snorlax142857 - bin is doing great on his debut
Gen6 Random Battle: Xiri vs hammy3581 - this is a numbers game... a hammy numbers game
Gen5 Random Battle: Lin vs IcyPenguin2 - icy has the cooler custom avatar
Gen4 Random Battle: Gom vs Wigglytuff - on gom she wins here (but loses to me in open... trust)
Gen3 Random Battle: trace vs goldmason - the ol' mason going pretty strong so far
Gen2 Random Battle: July vs sleid - this seems to be the weak spot for USMW, though no guarantee
Gen1 Random Battle: PKMN Master™ vs tylerfitz8 - the Pokémon™ trademark is worth far more than $8

Italy(7) vs Oceania(5)
Gen9 Random Battle (Bo5): LoSconosciuto vs JustOut459 - losco is somehow negative, justin more like jupsettin
Gen9 Random Battle: FreyaknightVGC vs O1V7O2X9O - bolding both password names for consistency sorry freya
Gen9 Random Battle: pokevin03dragonite vs Lucas2543 - kevin is gaming and looks a lot more capable here
Gen9 Random Double Battle: marcofiero vs Terekusai - while terekusai has made a solid showing, heatran dubs rahhh
Gen8 Random Battle: Amaranth vs Trade - I think this could definitely go either way but I don't feel like putting another tie
Gen7 Random Battle: entrocefalo vs Shadow079 - going based off current runs but shadow COULD do it...
Gen6 Random Battle: diego vs Tom Bus - hard to bold a sub who hasn't played yet vs capable active player
Gen5 Random Battle: xmarsh vs damien the genius - damien's looked strong and on a better run
Gen4 Random Battle: 35Q71N vs Drifting - we will enable the long-awaited dark horse fran ego arc
Gen3 Random Battle: Arcanis Prime vs Stallion - arcanis was also positive last WCOR, generally more proven
Gen2 Random Battle: MultiAmmiratore vs livid washed - while chiori is on a great run, livid is always a demon
Gen1 Random Battle: stunner047 vs magialice - feels like stunner is more ready from their regular season

Canada(7) vs US South(5)
Gen9 Random Battle (Bo5): yerdunc vs GXE - yerdunc popping off at mons lately
Gen9 Random Battle: Career Ended vs clean - the more proven sv slot, but close
Gen9 Random Battle: sunsets vs Paycard - surely the least contentious, and zero momentum vs lots
Gen9 Random Double Battle: Sapphire vs Code - sapphire has a strong history (frame of reference: the two WCORs I've been in)
Gen8 Random Battle: Zap vs Typhlosion48 - I think zap pulls out the crazy win for this one, slight upset
Gen7 Random Battle: TheHorrorHare vs Hacker - hacker probably brings more consistency here
Gen6 Random Battle: Click>Think vs Tech Froakies - where is latias!!!!!!!!!
Gen5 Random Battle: jackuzzler vs flameingpigey2 - the return of freaking pigey numbers
Gen4 Random Battle: Texas Cloverleaf vs Dave - he defeated fran but is it enough...
Gen3 Random Battle: blundergoth vs evakiyama!
Gen2 Random Battle: Rage vs Togkey - another weak GSC slot situation but stories/togkey went 3-2 last year
Gen1 Random Battle: GirlsSeeGhosts vs royzin - both on good runs but I think it's royzin' time

Asia(5) vs US Midwest(7) but if goose wins y'all should just give MW the series trust
Gen9 Random Battle (Bo5): JJ09LIE vs drifttrick I learned drifttrick played smorgon 29 so I have to stan
Gen9 Random Battle: purbaj vs SoggyDoggySage idk who purbaj is
Gen9 Random Battle: Mimikyu Stardust vs AquaGuy2.0  nymble Nation every day
Gen9 Random Double Battle: Idyll vs SolaceAnt girl you better win ts dpmo bc I saw in a vision that you were gonna mop and on Beyonce's newest album you're gonna mop
Gen8 Random Battle: drowsy69 vs Star Thunderbolt because it'd be funny and we had fake beef once
Gen7 Random Battle: Bin2409 vs snorlax142857 because snorlax swept me in ccc and I need that next season
Gen6 Random Battle: Xiri vs hammy3581 because of something?? idk ngl
Gen5 Random Battle: Lin vs IcyPenguin2 because... cold
Gen4 Random Battle: Gom vs Wigglytuff because I've been a gom supporter since 2024
Gen3 Random Battle: trace vs goldmason because I traced an outline of my pfp and it kinda ate
Gen2 Random Battle: July vs sleid bc idk who sleid is
Gen1 Random Battle: PKMN Master™ vs tylerfitz8 bc I lost to Shane in a gen 1 tour and im petty

Italy(8) vs Oceania(4) but if Steven wins yall should just give OCE the series trust
Gen9 Random Battle (Bo5): LoSconosciuto vs JustOut459 bc Floptropias and Steven said said we needed to pick you and that was 25k coins well spent
Gen9 Random Battle: FreyaknightVGC vs O1V7O2X9O oh speaking of Steven if you don't wins this I'm muting shynii for 3 hours
Gen9 Random Battle: pokevin03dragonite vs Lucas2543 bc idk Lucas2543
Gen9 Random Double Battle: marcofiero vs Terekusai bc idk Terekusal
Gen8 Random Battle: Amaranth vs Trade because the legend of DLFraternityTrade never dies (those who know know)
Gen7 Random Battle: entrocefalo vs Shadow079 I flipped a coin
Gen6 Random Battle: diego vs Tom Bus I flipped another coin
Gen5 Random Battle: xmarsh vs damien the genius AUDINO AUTOCRACY (I made this up today)
Gen4 Random Battle: 35Q71N vs Drifting fran
Gen3 Random Battle: Arcanis Prime vs Stallion I'm bolding you bc the name kinda eats
Gen2 Random Battle: MultiAmmiratore vs livid washed nymble nation
Gen1 Random Battle: stunner047 vs magialice when the gag is finna I'm as dead as a chile and I flipped another coin

United Kingdom() vs Spain() yall it's not gonna be 10-2 don't read ts plss
Gen9 Random Battle (Bo5): Icemaster vs teresbahji bc idk either and I flipped a fourth coin
Gen9 Random Battle: paysa vs Peum bc ppl would have told me to bold paysa
Gen9 Random Battle: MasterJ007 vs PTKmoekyuun floptropias
Gen9 Random Double Battle: ionnss vs Shiritu because I'm finally making a game based prediction
Gen8 Random Battle: Stareal vs baluta idk any of these ppl send help
Gen7 Random Battle: BigWes95 vs Dorron bc..... I guessed
Gen6 Random Battle: jyusaan vs Irene I guessed again
Gen5 Random Battle: Baddy vs SoulWind baddie baddie shot o clock
Gen4 Random Battle: blittius vs Sheik I played smash but mained Kirby
Gen3 Random Battle: anankaios vs Lhions idk any of the Spain players mb :sob:
Gen2 Random Battle: Mikon vs Eeveeto isn't mikon like goated at this gen??
Gen1 Random Battle: YBW vs Justamente ik like two of the Spain players I'm not qualified to do ts

Canada(9) vs US South(3)
Gen9 Random Battle (Bo5): yerdunc vs GXE bc it'd be funny
Gen9 Random Battle: Career Ended vs clean bc my career ended before it started
Gen9 Random Battle: sunsets vs Paycard bc I need money
Gen9 Random Double Battle: Sapphire vs Code bc idk who code is
Gen8 Random Battle: Zap vs Typhlosion48 bc I like ur user name
Gen7 Random Battle: TheHorrorHare vs Hacker NYMBLE
Gen6 Random Battle: Click>Think vs Tech Froakies we were opps in ccc but Ill pick u here
Gen5 Random Battle: jackuzzler vs flameingpigey2 I was a flameingpigey supporter before the 5-0 fantasy draft keep that in mind haters
Gen4 Random Battle: Texas Cloverleaf vs Dave I flipped a coin ik who both of them r
Gen3 Random Battle: blundergoth vs evakiyama! I like the exclamation point
Gen2 Random Battle: Rage vs Togkey I have rage
Gen1 Random Battle: GirlsSeeGhosts vs royzin bc I like the username

Asia(4) vs US Midwest(6) 2 coinflips
Gen9 Random Battle (Bo5): JJ09LIE vs drifttrick--toss up, if it comes down to a last turn situation then JJ crackhead clicking style will probably win thru pure Aura but drift is a bit more solid overall imo. Hardest MU to decide on from this round
Gen9 Random Battle: purbaj vs SoggyDoggySage-Both had rlly solid Quals + main stage showings, idk man. Bolding Soggy just off slightly better record (this game finished while I was typing the rest lol)
Gen9 Random Battle: Mimikyu Stardust vs AquaGuy2.0--if it was version 1.0 then i'd bold Mimikyu
Gen9 Random Double Battle: Idyll vs SolaceAnt--Freya isn't here rn to provide me with a real dubs opinion. Idyll was yesterdays Hero, but SolaceAnt is Tomorrow's Saviour. Idk, toss up
Gen8 Random Battle: drowsy69 vs Star Thunderbolt--:omegavous:
Gen7 Random Battle: Bin2409 vs snorlax142857--There are 2 reasons y Asia dropped to Quals last year. Bin not being on the squad is reason #1
Gen6 Random Battle: Xiri vs hammy3581--You'd think he was member of rbtt Heatrans with how good this guy runs...
Gen5 Random Battle: Lin vs IcyPenguin2--He'll stop doomposting around turn 6 of g3 and win in a nailbiter
Gen4 Random Battle: Gom vs Wigglytuff--Gom on da bench is reason #2 why Asia dropped to Quals last year. I rank Wiggly pretty highly for dpp tbh but this is more so rough player MU situation
Gen3 Random Battle: trace vs goldmason--mb dude, was unfamiliar with ur adv rands game
Gen2 Random Battle: July vs sleid--GSC rands open winner vs USMW larp
Gen1 Random Battle: PKMN Master™ vs tylerfitz8--Happy to see such an elite Unction showdown, they are about the same level. Probably will be won off MU or lady luck

Italy(6) vs Oceania(6) <-best series of rd 1 p.offs
Gen9 Random Battle (Bo5): LoSconosciuto vs JustOut459--Minimal timer use player vs Maximum timer use player. I tend to favor the latter in these. Skill wise they are both among the best of the best
Gen9 Random Battle: FreyaknightVGC vs O1V7O2X9O--I really, really want to bold Freya for the minor upset. So, I will.
Gen9 Random Battle: pokevin03dragonite vs Lucas2543--Pokevin has been in good form throughout Mainstage and the last 2 sets I watched of Lucas had quite a few highs and lows
Gen9 Random Double Battle: marcofiero vs Terekusai--VGC champ diff
Gen8 Random Battle: Amaranth vs Trade--Genuinely a 50/50, but i don't like having too many coinflips so I flipped a coin and Ama was luckier
Gen7 Random Battle: entrocefalo vs Shadow079--Shadow on a bit of a rough skid but he's balling in tiers tho
Gen6 Random Battle: diego vs Tom Bus--He is a Bus Driver, not a Bus Rider
Gen5 Random Battle: xmarsh vs damien the genius--Damien saved OCE's season in mainstage and is playing really well
Gen4 Random Battle: 35Q71N vs Drifting--I would like Fran to win but I do think nerves can have a bit of an impact here and Drifting has always given me a bit of a "yolo idgaf we ball" clicking style which is pretty good into the Penguin overlord
Gen3 Random Battle: Arcanis Prime vs Stallion--Close one, bolding Stallion as he was here before Smogon existed
Gen2 Random Battle: MultiAmmiratore vs livid washed--Two of the best overall rands mains in one of the most MU dependant gens. Ye, idk, I flipped a coin and Livid was the rng winner
Gen1 Random Battle: stunner047 vs magialice--Bolding stunner mainly because magialice has had a bit of a rough go in RBY rands for quite a while now. Maybe the skid stops here tho

United Kingdom(10) vs Spain(2)
Gen9 Random Battle (Bo5): Icemaster vs teresbahji--Too much momentum after saving UKs SV1 slot in mainstage
Gen9 Random Battle: paysa vs Peum--Fraud dodger vs Chad RFNer, but life ain't fair
Gen9 Random Battle: MasterJ007 vs PTKmoekyuun--Use calcdex please MJ
Gen9 Random Double Battle: ionnss vs Shiritu--Better player but should be competitive
Gen8 Random Battle: Stareal vs baluta--Streets are saying this is the upset pick (won't matter for the series tho)
Gen7 Random Battle: BigWes95 vs Dorron--Wes sent me a screenshot of hitting 2k+ elo on gen 7 rands ladder. Genuinely impressive
Gen6 Random Battle: jyusaan vs Irene--Wait, who is that? OMG it's John Dozo with a steel chair!
Gen5 Random Battle: Baddy vs SoulWind--They played already, this was gonna be my predict tho
Gen4 Random Battle: blittius vs Sheik--Also played already, guess the 3 months of Paysa glaze was justified
Gen3 Random Battle: anankaios vs Lhions--Apparently Ananke has a 56 page google doc on ADV rands detailing how to be the best there ever was. Can't bold against such dedication
Gen2 Random Battle: Mikon vs Eeveeto--Better player, but might get RNG'd again
Gen1 Random Battle: YBW vs Justamente-- 4-1 in tough pool vs 4-1 in mid pool

As crazy as that sounds, gen 1 Mewtwo would still play by the rules of RBY pokemon. It has Physical weaknesses, certain attacks will hit it very hard, it takes Boom damage, there are statuses like sleep to help you play around it, and it obeys the laws of being a pokemon. RBY Randbats Golduck does not. It is faster, stronger, has better moves, and can boost better than everything else while having no type weaknesses, no items or abilities to play around it, no priority moves, and no pokemon strong enough to hit it hard with neutral damage.