Tournament 1v1 Old Gens Premier League II - Week 4

[Heika]

Art by Swiffix​

Rules:
On Deadline & Match Completion
All players must complete their matches by Sunday, March 17th at 11:59pm -5. Any incomplete matches by that time will be subject to activity decision (MAKE SURE YOU POST ON YOUR OPPONENT'S VM WALL); otherwise, the game will be dead. NO Extensions will be granted.
On Substitutions & Lineups
Managers, if you wish to make any substitutions, you must post here tagging both the player you're subbing out, the player you're subbing in, the manager and assistant manager of the opposing team, the substitute's opponent, and at least one of Heika or Itchy. This is to assure that everyone is in-the-loop and that the OP is updated accordingly to reflect the new match-up.
Managers, when you send in lineups, please send it in with the tier and Smogon username of each player fully written out for ease of transcription.

>> OGPL Standings Sheet <<
courtesy of spreadsheet wizard Ticken ​

All games are Bo5 unless written otherwise.

ORAS Challenge Code: /challenge gen61v1 @@@ +darkrai, +blaziken, -blazikenite

Week 4
Stolen Spectres (4) vs (4) Go-Go Gogoats
SS 1v1 Bo7: Lumii vs bern
SS 1v1: bea vs Kanha Greninja
SM 1v1 Bo7: Elo Bandit vs Robyn
SM 1v1: Krytocon vs Squirtell 1v1
ORAS 1v1: RTM vs SwordIsBored
BW 1v1: A Hero's Destiny vs neomon
DPP 1v1: dreepy vs Euphonos
ADV 1v1: Sanshokuinsumireko vs Marshme1to
Monopoke: Urfgurgle vs Kanha Greninja

Mons

Full Moon Frosmoths (6) vs (1) NaganaDel Reys
SS 1v1 Bo7: Close vs bo_bobson27
SS 1v1: Lialiabeast vs spell
SM 1v1 Bo7: crucify vs Waylaid
SM 1v1: frostyicelad vs Bopher
ORAS 1v1: Taka vs DripLegend
BW 1v1: Palestine vs SuperMemeBroz
DPP 1v1: stravench vs Scholar
ADV 1v1: Eeveekid10 vs Nick
Monopoke: realaccountami? vs MattC (Banned)

Mons

Seychelles Snorlaxes (2) vs (6) Sour Soul Sceptiles
SS 1v1 Bo7: Potatochan vs crow crumbs
SS 1v1: lolebruh vs Career Ended
SM 1v1 Bo7: Kaif vs torterraxx
SM 1v1: gorilaa vs Frito
ORAS 1v1: LittEleven vs zioziotrip
BW 1v1: STABLE vs AlyssaVGC
DPP 1v1: Nuxl vs Slip
ADV 1v1: goldmason vs Mishlef
Monopoke: TBD vs spoo

Mons

Predictions Hide

Stolen Spectres (0) vs (0) Go-Go Gogoats
SS 1v1 Bo7: Lumii vs bern
SS 1v1: luser vs zo
SM 1v1 Bo7: Elo Bandit vs Robyn
SM 1v1: Krytocon vs Squirtell 1v1
ORAS 1v1: RTM vs SwordIsBored
BW 1v1: A Hero's Destiny vs Neomon
DPP 1v1: dreepy vs Euphonos
ADV 1v1: Sanshokuinsumireko vs Marshme1to

Full Moon Frosmoths (0) vs (0) NaganaDel Reys
SS 1v1 Bo7: Close vs bo_bobson27
SS 1v1: Liimpy vs Despacito87
SM 1v1 Bo7: crucify vs Waylaid
SM 1v1: FrostyIceLad vs Bopher
ORAS 1v1: Taka vs DripLegend
BW 1v1: Palestine vs SuperMemeBroz
DPP 1v1: stravench vs Scholar
ADV 1v1: Eeveekid10 vs Nick

Seychelles Snorlaxes (0) vs (0) Sour Soul Sceptiles
SS 1v1 Bo7: Potatochan vs crow crumbs
SS 1v1: lolebruh vs Career Ended
SM 1v1 Bo7: Kaif vs torterraxx
SM 1v1: gorilaa vs Frito
ORAS 1v1: LittEleven vs zioziotrip
BW 1v1: STABLE vs AlyssaVGC
DPP 1v1: Nuxl vs Slip
ADV 1v1: goldmason vs deddd

 

[armaldlothearmaldo]

Sure.

Stolen Spectres (3.6) vs (4.4) Go-Go Gogoats
SS 1v1 Bo7: Lumii vs bern Lumii's been all over the place, but he's good in Gen8 I think(?)
SS 1v1: luser vs zo I haven't seen enough of either player. Favoring luser.
SM 1v1 Bo7: elo bandit vs Robyn I was looking forward to Squirtell playing Bandit at some point, but this makes sense. I haven't seen Robyn play SM before because I'm new here, but I'm going to pick the guy who got me into the tier and who's played every single team tournament. Maybe Robyn proves me wrong here out of spite.
SM 1v1: krytocon vs Squirtell 1v1 None of Squirtell's wins so far have been crushing, but he's been up against stiff competition and does keep winning. To be honest, I'm just glad I don't have to try to predict Felucia again this week. I'm 1-3 on those.
ORAS 1v1: RTM vs SwordIsBored Sword is 3-0.
BW 1v1: A Hero's Destiny vs Neomon Bolding the name I recognize.
DPP 1v1: dreepy airlines vs Euphonos Euphonos is Euphonos, simple as.
ADV 1v1: sanshokuinsumireko vs Marshme1to From the little bit I know, Marsh is good across tiers, but I still think that sanshokuinsumireko takes this.
I've consistently overestimated the Gogoats by about point, so realistically it ends 5-3 for Spectres.
Monopoke: Urfgurgle vs. Kanha Greninja Depends. Urfgurgle might win, but Kanha seems to take monopoke pretty seriously.
Forgot about this match:
MG 1v1: Lost Heros vs Go-Go Gogoats
Adds more context to:
[16:22] lost heROs: You really think they'll let us manage again
[16:22] lost heROs: lol
(March 4)
In all seriousness, take it easy on the poor man, guys. I get wanting to have a good time and use heat, but I'd be pulling my hair out in clumps if I heard one of my teammates was going to bring offensive Probopass.

Full Moon Frosmoths (2 and favored in 3) vs (2 and favored in 1) NaganaDel Reys
SS 1v1 Bo7: Close vs bo_bobson27 bo keeps winning. Close got tripped up last week by weird tech, and bo has all the tech.
SS 1v1: Liimpy vs Despacito87 Bolding the name I recognize even though Despacito87 won last week.
SM 1v1 Bo7: crucify vs Waylaid A slight edge to crucify.
SM 1v1: FrostyIceLad vs Bopher Someone gets their first win here. I think it's Bopher. I'm still choosing to believe that 25k was a wise decision.
ORAS 1v1: Taka vs DripLegend I haven't seen Taka in ORAS before.
BW 1v1: Palestine vs SuperMemeBroz At some point, DEG's boss will win and SMBZ is 0-2 so far.
DPP 1v1: Stravench vs Scholar No clue, but it should be interesting.
ADV 1v1: Eeveekid10 vs Nick I haven't seen much of either player. Eeveekid10 has the better record so far, but the win last week wasn't entirely clean. We'll see. Arvinraj seems to think Nick is the best thing since sliced bread, but
Monopoke: realaccountami? vs. MattC (Banned) After last week, MattC deserves an easier go of things, and I think he's also just the better monopoke player.

Seychelles Snorlaxes (3 and change) vs (1 and change) Sour Soul Sceptiles
SS 1v1 Bo7: Potatochan vs crow crumbs
SS 1v1: lolebruh vs Career Ended
SM 1v1 Bo7: Kaif vs torterraxx
SM 1v1: gorilaa vs Frito I don't know. I predicted the GoGoats and that's what I was here to do. The rest is obligation.
ORAS 1v1: LittEleven vs zioziotrip I haven't the foggiest.
BW 1v1: STABLE vs AlyssaVGC
DPP 1v1: Nuxl vs Slip No idea. Nuxl keeps winning somehow, but Slip is very good.
ADV 1v1: goldmason vs deddd Experience.
Monopoke: TBD vs. spoo The CAP-1v1 crossover shall continue.

Some interesting lineup shifts this week. This OGPL seems to have boiled down to "How long can lost heros cling to the fringes of his sanity in the face of his entire team" feat. Nuxl.

Edit: Added some monopokes, a dint more humor.

 

[bern]

SS 1v1 Bo7: Lumii vs bern

i think i'm gonna cry

 

[Felucia]

i think i'm gonna cry

weird way to spell win

 

[MattC (Banned)]

And so it begins again. Will I win again? Prolly not, but I can try

 

[recti]

ADV 1v1: Eeveekid10 vs Nick Lets get it

 

[Marshme1to]

Full Moon Frosmoths (5) vs (3) NaganaDel Reys
SS 1v1 Bo7: Close vs bo_bobson27
SS 1v1: Liimpy vs Despacito87
SM 1v1 Bo7: crucify vs Waylaid
SM 1v1: FrostyIceLad vs Bopher
ORAS 1v1: Taka vs DripLegend
BW 1v1: Palestine vs SuperMemeBroz
DPP 1v1: Stravench vs Scholar
ADV 1v1: Eeveekid10 vs Nick why is nick in adv

Seychelles Snorlaxes (5) vs (3) Sour Soul Sceptiles
SS 1v1 Bo7: Potatochan vs crow crumbs he won a game
SS 1v1: lolebruh vs Career Ended
SM 1v1 Bo7: Kaif vs torterraxx
SM 1v1: gorilaa vs Frito
ORAS 1v1: LittEleven vs zioziotrip
BW 1v1: STABLE vs AlyssaVGC
DPP 1v1: Nuxl vs Slip Nuxl train is not stopping
ADV 1v1: goldmason vs deddd prestigious adv lt winner vs some guy (not in that order)

 

[Felucia]

Stolen Spectres (2) vs (4) Go-Go Gogoats
SS 1v1 Bo7: Lumii vs bern - Bern doesn't lose
SS 1v1: luser vs zo - I don't get paid enough to learn to understand this matchup
SM 1v1 Bo7: elo bandit vs Robyn - Robyn's undefeated against Bandit in tours, no way she's losing now
SM 1v1: krytocon vs Squirtell 1v1 - When Krytocon and Squirtell are playing, everyone is winning
ORAS 1v1: RTM vs SwordIsBored - Top 4 oras if you win (this is lowkey a really hype match everyone should attend)
BW 1v1: A Hero's Destiny vs Neomon - I know nothing about bw so I flipped a coin
DPP 1v1: dreepy airlines vs Euphonos - The word loss is not in his dictionary
ADV 1v1: sanshokuinsumireko vs Marshme1to - I know nothing about adv so I flipped a coin

Full Moon Frosmoths (3) vs (3) NaganaDel Reys
SS 1v1 Bo7: Close vs bo_bobson27 - bob is underrated which is impressive considering his rating
SS 1v1: Liimpy vs Despacito87 - I like Limpy, idk
SM 1v1 Bo7: crucify vs Waylaid - May the best psychopath builder win
SM 1v1: FrostyIceLad vs Bopher - underrated vs overpriced, it'll be close so I flipped a coin
ORAS 1v1: Taka vs DripLegend - When the goats go to war, the spectators are the winner
BW 1v1: Palestine vs SuperMemeBroz - who?
DPP 1v1: Stravench vs Scholar - Scholar's not been having a great run
ADV 1v1: Eeveekid10 vs Nick - I trust it.

Seychelles Snorlaxes (3) vs (4) Sour Soul Sceptiles
SS 1v1 Bo7: Potatochan vs crow crumbs - Potatochan believed in me now I shall believe in him
SS 1v1: lolebruh vs Career Ended - I don't know much about either player so I'm predicting for the funnier name
SM 1v1 Bo7: Kaif vs torterraxx - Torterra stands a chance on picking alone, but loses in builder
SM 1v1: gorilaa vs Frito - Another case of Felucia doesn't know modern SM players
ORAS 1v1: LittEleven vs zioziotrip - If Zio can perform at his peak this week he won't lose
BW 1v1: STABLE vs AlyssaVGC - I know nothing about bw but last time I checked stable wasn't stepping up
DPP 1v1: Nuxl vs Slip - No way funniest winpost in the tour is dropping a game
ADV 1v1: goldmason vs deddd - Adv goat

highlights
Krytocon vs Squirtell - just some of the most fun players 2019 has to offer
RTM vs SwordIsBored - both players have something to prove and they're gonna go all out to do so
Taka vs DripLegend - two audience favourites, at least when I'm the audience
LittEleven vs zioziotrip - If I were managing for these two I'd be anxious until the moment the last mon dies
crucify vs Waylaid - Get their builders after the game, frame them, put them in a museum because that shit's gonna be a work of art

 

[bern]

predicts post-mental breakdown

Full Moon Frosmoths (5) vs (3) NaganaDel Reys
SS 1v1 Bo7: Close vs bo_bobson27 (highlight match)
SS 1v1: Liimpy vs Despacito87 (yeah)
SM 1v1 Bo7: crucify vs Waylaid (also a pretty good match)
SM 1v1: frostyicelad vs Bopher (when will you learn)
ORAS 1v1: Taka vs DripLegend (i'm confused but i'm bolding the better clicker)
BW 1v1: Palestine vs SuperMemeBroz (there are like 4 thwackey members in this team dude)
DPP 1v1: stravench vs Scholar (why was stravench capitalized)
ADV 1v1: Eeveekid10 vs Nick (what)
Monopoke: realaccountami? vs MattC (Banned) (if i was playing this i'd ping matches[don't ping matches])


Seychelles Snorlaxes (5) vs (3) Sour Soul Sceptiles
SS 1v1 Bo7: Potatochan vs crow crumbs (so like... no)
SS 1v1: lolebruh vs Career Ended (i'm always bolding ss career ended)
SM 1v1 Bo7: Kaif vs torterraxx (this one could go either way)
SM 1v1: gorilaa vs Frito (frito hasn't lost yet tbf, but he also hasn't played yet)
ORAS 1v1: LittEleven vs zioziotrip (it continues)
BW 1v1: STABLE vs AlyssaVGC (after winning against lumii i think radu beats lumii again)
DPP 1v1: Nuxl vs Slip (THE MOST IMPORTANT MATCH THIS WEEK, DO NOT MISS IT)
ADV 1v1: goldmason vs deddd (deddd gamer girl wins)
Monopoke: TBD vs spoo (laxes slotting monopoke challenge [impossible])

 

[Nuxl]

Hey guys just woke up from my coma after my favorite player XSC got haxed by LittEleven in finals last ogpl lol. Anyway time to check on my favorite goated tier, DPP 1v1! I can’t believe it’s already week 4 though damn I bet I missed out the heater ZU mon Euphonos teched specifically for dragonite and zapdos lol. Also damn Lumiis in the pool too? This season is gonna be sooooo fire.

DPP 1v1: Nuxl vs Slip

Ugh this bothers me sm that some teams just sent filler characters in the tier though, idk why they didn’t just pick mainers smh. Oh well anyway dpp for wcop hype!

 

[lost heros]

Forgot to do predicts last week

Stolen Spectres (0) vs (8) Go-Go Gogoats
SS 1v1 Bo7: Lumii vs bern - I hope Lumii's got some cold water nearby because they're about to feel the burn
SS 1v1: luser vs zo - zo only plays to win, and therefore will win
SM 1v1 Bo7: Elo Bandit vs Robyn - Silly spectres, there's no elo in tournaments. Y'all going to get Rob(yn)bed
SM 1v1: Krytocon vs Squirtell 1v1 - mainers
ORAS 1v1: RTM vs SwordIsBored - Top 5 ORAS
BW 1v1: A Hero's Destiny vs neomon - Neo's destiny is to win
DPP 1v1: dreepy vs Euphonos - dreepy is not a legal pokemon in DPP
ADV 1v1: Sanshokuinsumireko vs Marshme1to - Trust
Monopoke: Urfgurgle vs Kanha Greninja - no one does more prep for monopoke then Kanha

Damn another predicted 8-0 goats sweep. Really it's just by far the most likely outcome.

Anyone here's a look inside my personal torture chamber that is the gogoats discord

Spoiler

 

[Potatochan]

this is for sure going in the doc

 

[Robyn]

mean things!

our mean and oppressive and cruel and bad and evil and cynical and judgey and terrible and malicious and skeptical manager LOS THE ROS does not appreciate our genius techs and cute personalities and feels we are "psychopaths". please sign our petition to #freethegoats so that our artistic talents and well-considered teambuilding choices can be allowed to flourish!

 

[Felucia]

psychopaths

Okay listen I was building an SM team last week and realised bulky 0 SpA scarf tapu fini without trick would be the perfect 3rd mon I think the man has a point.

because... it wins? Do I need a reason...?

Also just so yall know this is the continuation of that conversation and I stand by it.

This is how our draft plans go every time idk why he's still surprised

 

[Potatochan]

mom and dad are fighting again...

 

[Satanic Beast]

pirate pad predicts returns for another installment! im your host edgar, and let's get into it ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

Undefeated Utility Umbrellas (3) vs (3) Detroit Pistons If They Never Stopped Winning After That Losing Streak
SS 1v1 Bo7: Lumii vs bern - better player, unfortunately for bomb21xd fans bernian's linsanity run ended last week as he was 3-0ed by limpy lucario
SS 1v1: luser vs zo - lonzo's a slime but statistically they will not win twice in a row.
SM 1v1 Bo7: Elo Bandit vs Robyn - im sorry robyn but elo bandit clearly signed a deal with the devil (milan?) to sacrifice us west to win with the rps jerk. this dude is 2-0 after beating frosty and 2024 maxwell, just hand him the chip already.
SM 1v1: Krytocon vs Squirtell 1v1
ORAS 1v1: RTM vs SwordIsBored - said last week nathan was the best oras player in the pool, and hes 3-0.
BW 1v1: A Hero's Destiny vs neomon - i will not be watching this
DPP 1v1: dreepy vs Euphonos - DREEPY AIRLINES SHOWCASE! i got euphonos obviously
ADV 1v1: Sanshokuinsumireko vs Marshme1to

The 3-0 Lead Choking Crucify Legacy Frosmoths (2) vs (4) The Are These Guys Mathmatically Out? NaganaDel Reys
SS 1v1 Bo7: Close vs bo_bobson27 - in the battle of the timer droppers i got giboney
SS 1v1: Liimpy vs Despacito87 - ss2 and adv have some awful matchups man, this is a sign uu needs to be freed
SM 1v1 Bo7: crucify vs Waylaid - riley been putting up some very respectable records on garbage teams as of late like lauri markkanen, but hes a tier or 2 below grilliam
SM 1v1: frostyicelad vs Bopher - both these dudes are a combined 0-5 and 32k, im going with darcy tho, this frostyicelad buy and overpay on eeveekid has really hurt the frosmoths
ORAS 1v1: Taka vs DripLegend - this juggle is hilarious but apparently gabbygabbybeast couldn't play this week. this clearly isn't drip's tour man, i got masayoshi takahaka
BW 1v1: Palestine vs SuperMemeBroz - both these dudes are 0-3 and have had some questionable moments (philsteen choking mychoppamalicious vs heatran), i can't in good faith bold either even tho i think bolding the vs is for wussies. this a highlight fasho tho
DPP 1v1: stravench vs Scholar - strav is back to going negative, i got the vet in scholar (jeff green) to win here (shoot 100% from 3 in the 2023 nba finals)
ADV 1v1: Eeveekid10 vs Nick - dude when nick doesnt care he looks awful LOL but i trust him to load some raikous here

The Kaif Gets Carried For The Third Team Tour In A Row (3) vs (1) Act Call Annihilapes
SS 1v1 Bo7: Potatochan vs crow crumbs - lowkey every crow crumbs matchup is fire this tour, at first i thought ogpl was a waste of time tour but then i realized it was better than regular pl and probably 20x better than wc
SS 1v1: lolebruh vs Career Ended - another ss2 snoozer, how is the best ss2 matchup this week lonzo vs luser. delete this slot, how is it so consistently ass with 6 teams
SM 1v1 Bo7: Kaif vs torterraxx - another mu of winless players LOL. bolding kaif is often a very ambitious action, however torterra got benched and is only playing cuz his team is really ass
SM 1v1: gorilaa vs Frito - kinda excited to see frito debut after drip Fuckin Died last week, hope this goes game 5 in true sm fashion
ORAS 1v1: LittEleven vs zioziotrip - im bolding the better player i dont care about record I DOOOONT zack needs to care to win this mu which he Hasnt this tour but its ok i believe
BW 1v1: STABLE vs AlyssaVGC - last week, in 2024, radu won lumii vs bi-...never mind. needless to say, we are so back.
DPP 1v1: Nuxl vs Slip - i am so fucking there, for a dpp 1v1 series too LMAO. i hope there's clefables clicked, hax, and a tense game 5! this should be bo7.
ADV 1v1: goldmason vs deddd

 

[MattC (Banned)]

Question
So for monopokes like Raichu and Slowbro and whatever, are forms allowed, or ONLY the given form?

 

[SuperMemeBroz]

every dpp game ever

 

[Itchy]

Question
So for monopokes like Raichu and Slowbro and whatever, are forms allowed, or ONLY the given form?

All forms are allowed

 

[lost heros]

(4) The Are These Guys Mathmatically Out? NaganaDel Reys

These guys are in fact NOT mathematically out. While true a win last week would have helped a lot, two wins in W4 and W5 can still make them qualify for poffs in the third seed!

In fact, there are multiple different ways right now where they can qualify so they’re not even that dependent on a specific other team winning or losing.

(Results are just me randomly guessing and not predicts at all. I was just playing around to see what could happen. There are worlds where W4 is entirely backwards and Reys can also still qualify)

This is just one of many MANY ways Reys can still make poffs. I didn’t even bother resolving Goats Vs Laxes in W5 (even though it’s another obvious 8-0 goats win) because regardless of what happens in this one scenario Reys move to a tiebreak qualifier for 3rd seed.

[if goats or laxes win, Scepts and Reys are tied at 5 points 2 differential for 3 seed, if tied Scepts, Reys, and Goats are all tied for third seed]

 

[AlyssaVGC]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen51v1-2079339041
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen51v1-2079342608
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen51v1-2079345944
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen51v1-2079349936
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen51v1-2079352423
ggs sry for hax g5

 

[Potatochan]

 

[Taka]

won ggs
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen61v1-2081215553
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen61v1-2081218826
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen61v1-2081222304
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen61v1-2081225867
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen61v1-2081230056

 

[RTM]

won gg
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen61v1-2081935476
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen61v1-2081938969
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen61v1-2081941796
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen61v1-2081946831
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen61v1-2081952922

 

[MattC (Banned)]

stravench just told me that my match round isn't available this week

I am truly sorry for that realaccountami? and I do hope whatever your situation -- if it's bad -- gets better. But if you're having fun where you are, enjoy that :D