Tournament 35PL II - Week One

[Murphy Lawden]

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Hosted by IncredibleKing and Murphy Lawden.

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Rules​

• Follow all rules listed here.
• Schedule via Smogon VMs. It's easier for me to make decisions for activity calls when I can actually see what went down with scheduling.
• If you are unable to schedule with your opponent, please let your managers know ASAP so they can communicate that to me or the other team's managers for a potential substitute.
• Substitutions may be made after a week has started. When making a substitution, please tag myself, the managers of the opposing team, and all of the players affected by the substitute to ensure that everyone is made aware. Players who have already played in the week or were subbed out in the same week cannot be subbed back in.
• If a match remains incomplete by the time of the deadline, it will be subject to an activity call.
• It is recommended to play all games on GenerationsSD as this has all the 35Poke formats included. However, Games can be played on the Pokémon Showdown main server or SmogTours if and only if both players agree. The result between players may be decided in a best-of-one by default.
• Replays are mandatory. Not only are they useful for confirming wins, they contribute to usage stats and allow the people who couldn't watch the games live to watch them later.
• 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.

Ruination Satanices (0) vs (0) Documented Bellbros
December 2023: violet river vs copper50135
March 2024: terribleplayer17 vs Medasus
April 2024: GC vs mielke
February 2025: ZombieEyeZ vs purbaj
April 2025: Msousa vs OceanicGamer
March 2025: Ember Celica vs Pokemh
October 2025: Shadow079 vs eambplsl
January 2026: fooflybag vs tryingtolearnstall
35 Perfect(Vision D1): demirab1 vs doso749
35 VGC(June 2025): qbking3 vs jayballester

Whimsicott Warriors (0) vs (0) Krakatoa
December 2023: RetroDude42 vs Cloudznn
March 2024: jscurf vs Zetious
April 2024: Portobello vs Tomotaco69
February 2025: honeyuuu vs Chemical_Jackfruit
April 2025: Kizaco vs Turtle12
March 2025: Tempo di anguria vs Mada
October 2025: Gravity Monkey vs mangoose49
January 2026: SBPC vs angolano06
35 Perfect(Vision D1): MethMaster4546 vs Nakoruru_XD
35 VGC(June 2025): Amis_F vs pengu

Torchics RD (0) vs (0) Shooting Staryus
December 2023: Hairoll vs TTK
March 2024: Jojen vs Riki/Poisany
April 2024: AReallyShiftyGuy vs presi
February 2025: NoExistencia vs StepC
April 2025: 7ayakum vs bigshoota
March 2025: Tjoker vs bello figo
October 2025: Peum vs 4tup
January 2026: doomge vs mm
35 Perfect(Vision D1): bloxiet vs glowbrogang
35 VGC(June 2025): volcaronavgc vs LogIce

Deadline for Week 1 is <t:1774238340:F>. GLHF!

Predictions Format

Ruination Satanices (0) vs (0) Documented Bellbros
December 2023: violet river vs copper50135
March 2024: terribleplayer17 vs Medasus
April 2024: GC vs mielke
February 2025: ZombieEyeZ vs purbaj
April 2025: Msousa vs OceanicGamer
March 2025: Ember Celica vs Pokemh
October 2025: Shadow079 vs eambplsl
January 2026: fooflybag vs tryingtolearnstall
35 Perfect(Vision D1): demirab1 vs doso749
35 VGC(June 2025): qbking3 vs jayballester

Whimsicott Warriors (0) vs (0) Krakatoa
December 2023: RetroDude42 vs Cloudznn
March 2024: jscurf vs Zetious
April 2024: Portobello vs Tomotaco69
February 2025: honeyuuu vs Chemical_Jackfruit
April 2025: Kizaco vs Turtle12
March 2025: Tempo di anguria vs Mada
October 2025: Gravity Monkey vs mangoose49
January 2026: SBPC vs angolano06
35 Perfect(Vision D1): MethMaster4546 vs Nakoruru_XD
35 VGC(June 2025): Amis_F vs pengu

Torchics RD (0) vs (0) Shooting Staryus
December 2023: Hairoll vs TTK
March 2024: Jojen vs Riki/Poisany
April 2024: AReallyShiftyGuy vs presi
February 2025: NoExistencia vs StepC
April 2025: 7ayakum vs bigshoota
March 2025: Tjoker vs bello figo
October 2025: Peum vs 4tup
January 2026: doomge vs mm
35 Perfect(Vision D1): bloxiet vs glowbrogang
35 VGC(June 2025): volcaronavgc vs LogIce

 

[Ea-Nasir]

Predictions Format
Ruination Satanices (7) vs (3) Documented Bellbros
December 2023: violet river vs copper50135 - Its hard to bold against river in general and, as much as i love my favourite brazilian unc, copper is not it, he doesnt have the meta exp to skill diff here nor the general skill to outclick. Hoping to see a good game here, but river should comfortably win
March 2024: terribleplayer17 vs Medasus - I feel like this is a weird bold, is that crazy to say? Lucy has been MIA for a bit and might be rusty, and medasus is a solid clicker who is coming back from a solid 35PL1 performance, so i cant say they are inexperienced. But i think Lucy has a better support core and the experience and love she has for the tier might make the difference. Interested in seeing how this plays out.
April 2024: GC vs mielke - I think mielke will take a second to adapt to Apr, GC's methodical gameplay and extensive tier knowledge will give him the edge and let him take on mielke before he can get a hang of things.
February 2025: ZombieEyeZ vs purbaj - Purbaj is generally a clicker i like more, Zomb has a more solid support core though so i can see an upset here with prep diff. Luv u both, give us a great game!
April 2025: Msousa vs OceanicGamer - Sousa will load crackhead shit and outclick, even if he would be probably better off in a 24 meta
March 2025: Ember Celica vs Pokemh - Feels like a natural bold
October 2025: Shadow079 vs eambplsl - eam is the goat but, on this team, i think hes stretched thin in terms of prep, since he feels like the only good option his team has for a dupport core for most tiers. Shadow has a better support core and is a better clicker, so i think he outclicks the experience gap.
January 2026: fooflybag vs tryingtolearnstall - Bolding the name i know
35 Perfect(Vision D1): demirab1 vs doso749 - Be careful, he might get your paste!
35 VGC(June 2025): qbking3 vs jayballester - This is a highlight. Can see it go either way, qb's team exhales 35vgc experience but jay is a great VGC clicker in general and i can see him outclick the meta knowledge gap, even more so since this tier seems underdeveloped

Whimsicott Warriors (2) vs (8) Krakatoa
December 2023: RetroDude42 vs Cloudznn - Havent seen retro play in a while and cant say he impresses me in general in this meta. Depends on cloud's comittment, but with proper support, which the team does have, i can see him win here comfortably
March 2024: jscurf vs Zetious - bolding against jscurf after his amazing run in PL1 feels wrong, but he has to learn a new meta from the ground up, and while hes getting his footing he hss to play a player as skilled as Zetious. I can see this game go either way, and i do notice the Portobello on the Whimsicott's side below this which is an amazing support, but i give Zetious a slight edge
April 2024: Portobello vs Tomotaco69 - I think i dont have to say much about porto to justify this bold. Tomo is a great player, this pool is just stacked.
February 2025: honeyuuu vs Chemical_Jackfruit - Chem outexperiences, not much else to say. Dont discount honey here, they can oull an upset, but my money is on chem
April 2025: Kizaco vs Turtle12 - Hydrogen Turtle vs Coughing Fox. I think Turtle wins in every front against Kizaco, although i would love to see an upset here.
March 2025: Tempo di anguria vs Mada - Silent highlight. I rate both of these players very highly as clickers, i think it comes down to who will invest more time into prep. Unfortunately, i dont rate tempo's comittment very highly and Mada played this tour before so Mada it is.
October 2025: Gravity Monkey vs mangoose49 - Both of these guys are names ive come to know and appreciate after my time with main 35 was done. I think they look to be the 2 biggest "new faces" for me, i think i favour mangoose in this particular meta, really excited to see what will come from this game
January 2026: SBPC vs angolano06 - Ango is gonna cook this tour, it isnt even gonna be funny. Plus, anyone's guess at how SBPC will perform here
35 Perfect(Vision D1): MethMaster4546 vs Nakoruru_XD - Managers looked at the tier and said "Eh, close enough, deploy the NFE players" and i hella respect that. As i have said before though, i have a hunch that MethMaster is gonna dominate this tour for no justifyable reason. I hope im right, this guy is cool as shit and i can make Meth jokes in predicts which is a plus.
35 VGC(June 2025): Amis_F vs pengu - Bolding the name i know

Torchics RD (4) vs (6) Shooting Staryus
Quick round on this one since im helping one of the teams ig
December 2023: Hairoll vs TTK
March 2024: Jojen vs Riki/Poisany
April 2024: AReallyShiftyGuy vs presi
February 2025: NoExistencia vs StepC
April 2025: 7ayakum vs bigshoota
March 2025: Tjoker vs bello figo
October 2025: Peum vs 4tup
January 2026: doomge vs mm
35 Perfect(Vision D1): bloxiet vs glowbrogang
35 VGC(June 2025): volcaronavgc vs LogIce

 

[OceanicGamer]

April 2025: Msousa vs OceanicGamer - Sousa will load crackhead shit and outclick, even if he would be probably better off in a 24 meta

After EVERYTHING we have been through, not only did you bold against me, you didn't even mention my skills

 

[eambplsl]

Reminder that i just know 35pokes, so if you are an outside clicker you are just a losing game to me lol
Whimsicott Warriors (2) vs (5) Krakatoa
December 2023: RetroDude42 vs Cloudznn - Gut felling
March 2024: jscurf vs Zetious - Both amazing players that i havent seen on this meta before
April 2024: Portobello vs Tomotaco69 - Sorry Tomo, but its Porto on April24
February 2025: honeyuuu vs Chemical_Jackfruit - Chem gonna do unthinkable brain damage to honey
April 2025: Kizaco vs Turtle12 - What is Kiz doing outside of DecLc?
March 2025: Tempo di anguria vs Mada - Both Smogoners that i dont know
October 2025: Gravity Monkey vs mangoose49 - One of the biggest games i wanna see, but in oct-d, i give to Mangoose
January 2026: SBPC vs angolano06 - Slightly more familiar with 35
35 Perfect(Vision D1): MethMaster4546 vs Nakoruru_XD - Who vs Who MU
35 VGC(June 2025): Amis_F vs pengu - Pretty sure Amis is a VGC champ in the server

Torchics RD (4) vs (5) Shooting Staryus
December 2023: Hairoll vs TTK - 35 experience
March 2024: Jojen vs Riki/Poisany - 35 experience
April 2024: AReallyShiftyGuy vs presi - Game of the week, and as much as Shifty is wildly considered the 35Goat, i havent seen him in a while and Arpil24 is kinda the presi playstyle, i give to my fellow 1Poker and THE WALL member
February 2025: NoExistencia vs StepC - Apu My goat
April 2025: 7ayakum vs bigshoota - Shoota is him but 1stmd is a rare sight you dont wanna see
March 2025: Tjoker vs bello figo - Unitz and their infinite games gonna win here
October 2025: Peum vs 4tup - 35 experience
January 2026: doomge vs mm - Champ diff
35 Perfect(Vision D1): bloxiet vs glowbrogang - Blox will start the tour losing but will have a comeback arc, just see it
35 VGC(June 2025): volcaronavgc vs LogIce - Who vs Who MU

 

[Ea-Nasir]

After EVERYTHING we have been through, not only did you bold against me, you didn't even mention my skills

Its a great matchup, i j think he will cheese and win off of cheesing you, but of course youre a great player and friend and i hope you do well <3

 

[mmtacos]

Torchics RD (0) vs (0) Shooting Staryus
Quick round on this one since im helping one of the teams ig
December 2023: Hairoll vs TTK
March 2024: Jojen vs Riki/Poisany
April 2024: AReallyShiftyGuy vs presi
February 2025: NoExistencia vs StepC
April 2025: 7ayakum vs bigshoota
March 2025: Tjoker vs bello figo
October 2025: Peum vs 4tup
January 2026: doomge vs mm
35 Perfect(Vision D1): bloxiet vs glowbrogang
35 VGC(June 2025): volcaronavgc vs LogIce

i waited a year for these predicts so i could start getting glazed and this is what i get

 

[qbking3]

Whimsicott Warriors (3) vs (5) Krakatoa
December 2023: RetroDude42 vs Cloudznn to my knowledge retro doesn't play singles much but I could be wrong
March 2024: jscurf vs Zetious the goat of PL vs the goat of everything else it can go either way but I think I have to go jscurf bc of last PL
April 2024: Portobello vs Tomotaco69 both strong but it's porto
February 2025: honeyuuu vs Chemical_Jackfruit they both kicked my teeth in during the February tour lol
April 2025: Kizaco vs Turtle12 Turtle has more experience in the metagame
March 2025: Tempo di anguria vs Mada both heavy hitters but I've learned to stop betting against Mada
October 2025: Gravity Monkey vs mangoose49 match of the week with two of the best players in October duking it out
January 2026: SBPC vs angolano06 I don't know much about SBPC and angolano is pretty good
35 Perfect(Vision D1): MethMaster4546 vs Nakoruru_XD idk methmaster and nakoruru is p good
35 VGC(June 2025): Amis_F vs pengu experience in the tier and also a really good player

Torchics RD (5) vs (4) Shooting Staryus
December 2023: Hairoll vs TTK it's TTK
March 2024: Jojen vs Riki/Poisany I don't remember if Riki played this or not but jojen is a beast
April 2024: AReallyShiftyGuy vs presi Shifty.
February 2025: NoExistencia vs StepC I'm curious what Apu will load considering it's feb 25 but I think he can pull out the win on this one
April 2025: 7ayakum vs bigshoota the other match of the week
March 2025: Tjoker vs bello figo I think bello can click better but Unitz could very well outbuild so watch out for that
October 2025: Peum vs 4tup PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEUM
January 2026: doomge vs mm won the month and is generally kinda sleeper good
35 Perfect(Vision D1): bloxiet vs glowbrogang I flipped a coin ngl
35 VGC(June 2025): volcaronavgc vs LogIce I know Logice's game better

 

[presi]

Ruination Satanices (0) vs (0) Documented Bellbros
December 2023: violet river vs copper50135 I don't think copper has enough exp here
March 2024: terribleplayer17 vs Medasus - gonna bold on exp here. can see upset
April 2024: GC vs mielke - I think gc makes up large with experience
February 2025: ZombieEyeZ vs purbaj - can't say
April 2025: Msousa vs OceanicGamer - haven't seen either play this. Wonder why they were slotted here esp sousa. Can see this going either way
March 2025: Ember Celica vs Pokemh - finalist
October 2025: Shadow079 vs eambplsl - Shadow is good. Could see him winning depends on how invested he is. but gotta bold for my boy
January 2026: fooflybag vs tryingtolearnstall - gotta give the edge to ttls. I think he has potential in this slot
35 Perfect(Vision D1): demirab1 vs doso749 - Bolding for the name I know. Can't help but wonder why demi is not in march. I think demi is always a great player. I think if he refines his builds he has it
35 VGC(June 2025): qbking3 vs jayballester - I do not know a thing abt this format. but willing to bet on jay

Whimsicott Warriors (0) vs (0) Krakatoa
December 2023: RetroDude42 vs Cloudznn - I think cloud is the better clicker
March 2024: jscurf vs Zetious - I do not like zets march teams and I think scurf outclicks.
April 2024: Portobello vs Tomotaco69 - Porto will overcook. i think tomo has good potential in a more patient meta
February 2025: honeyuuu vs Chemical_Jackfruit - I think honey has this based on past pl
April 2025: Kizaco vs Turtle12 - way more exp
March 2025: Tempo di anguria vs Mada - Bolding for name I know
October 2025: Gravity Monkey vs mangoose49 - both are very good. Mangoose outranks in exp but gravmonkey can outplay. wanna believe in my boy
January 2026: SBPC vs angolano06 - bolding for name I know
35 Perfect(Vision D1): MethMaster4546 vs Nakoruru_XD - much more meta exp
35 VGC(June 2025): Amis_F vs pengu - don't know either and don't know the format

 

[tryingtolearnstall]

Ruination Satanices (1) vs (9) Documented Bellbros
December 2023: violet river vs copper50135
March 2024: terribleplayer17 vs Medasus
April 2024: GC vs mielke
February 2025: ZombieEyeZ vs purbaj
April 2025: Msousa vs OceanicGamer
March 2025: Ember Celica vs Pokemh
October 2025: Shadow079 vs eambplsl
January 2026: fooflybag vs tryingtolearnstall
35 Perfect(Vision D1): demirab1 vs doso749
35 VGC(June 2025): qbking3 vs jayballester
Thoughts: My team is going to clutch this one up for me


Whimsicott Warriors (4) vs (5) Krakatoa
December 2023: RetroDude42 vs Cloudznn
March 2024: jscurf vs Zetious
April 2024: Portobello vs Tomotaco69
February 2025: honeyuuu vs Chemical_Jackfruit
April 2025: Kizaco vs Turtle12
March 2025: Tempo di anguria vs Mada
October 2025: Gravity Monkey vs mangoose49
January 2026: SBPC vs angolano06
35 Perfect(Vision D1): MethMaster4546 vs Nakoruru_XD
35 VGC(June 2025): Amis_F vs pengu
Thoughts: Is WW throwing by not bringing Aryecki this week?

Torchics RD (8) vs (2) Shooting Staryus
December 2023: Hairoll vs TTK
March 2024: Jojen vs Riki/Poisany
April 2024: AReallyShiftyGuy vs presi
February 2025: NoExistencia vs StepC
April 2025: 7ayakum vs bigshoota
March 2025: Tjoker vs bello figo
October 2025: Peum vs 4tup
January 2026: doomge vs mm
35 Perfect(Vision D1): bloxiet vs glowbrogang
35 VGC(June 2025): volcaronavgc vs LogIce
Thoughts: I predict that the Suspicious Staryus are going to be smashed.

 

[mmtacos]

Torchics RD (7) vs (3) Shooting Staryus
December 2023: Hairoll vs TTK
March 2024: Jojen vs Riki/Poisany
April 2024: AReallyShiftyGuy vs presi
February 2025: NoExistencia vs StepC
April 2025: 7ayakum vs bigshoota
March 2025: Tjoker vs bello figo
October 2025: Peum vs 4tup
January 2026: doomge vs mm
35 Perfect(Vision D1): bloxiet vs glowbrogang
35 VGC(June 2025): volcaronavgc vs LogIce
Thoughts: I predict that the Suspicious Staryus are going to be smashed.

 

[tryingtolearnstall]

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i edited my post to make doomge win just because of this. hope you're happy pal

 

[Kizaco]

What is Kiz doing outside of DecLc?

idk man ask Kiz

 

[Ea-Nasir]

idk man ask Kiz

Kiz what are you doing in not declc? You know you have yo use grown up mons, right?

 

[Kizaco]

Kiz what are you doing in not declc? You know you have yo use grown up mons, right?

ah damn

 

[bigshoota]

Regiboob > glowbrogang

bloxiet Peum JesusGP desi IncredibleKing Murphy Lawden

 

[jayballester]

ggs!! Bellobros vs Satanices VGC

Spoiler

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