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Tournament AGPL VIII - Commencement Thread

AGPL VIII PRESEASON POWER RANKINGS

6. Slashing Leaves
Despite being a former Slashing Leaf, I have to have this team at the bottom. It has the same fundamental issues I had with it last time: the words "slashing" and "leaves" don't go very well together (no alliteration, no rhyming, the clash in vibes between slashing and leaves), and I'm not all too threatened by a leaf. So yeah, it still sucks, even if I'm probably rooting for these guys to take it all.

5. Oblivion Ambers
I don't think I'm ever going to get this name, even if it's because I'm just not a part of the Chinese Pokemon community, but when I hear the name "Oblivion Ambers" I think of an Old Amber using Oblivion Wing and it just doesn't click in my head. Like with "slashing" and "leaves", "oblivion" and "ambers" don't go well together to me as a duo of words. Oblivion is a sick word, though, and that's enough to have it not at the bottom.

4. Fusion Flarebacks
I'm of two minds with this team. On the one hand, the name sounds very cool; it has built-in alliteration, it has a nice stressed-unstressed-stressed-unstressed rhythm, and Flarebacks is just a cool-sounding word. On the other hand, what is a flareback? Does Kyurem-White have a hunchback that's on fire? Does it need to see a chiropractor? If it does, I know a guy.

3. Alto Mare Latiases
I was honestly going to have these guys at number 5, but then I looked up what Alto Mare actually was, and now it makes way more sense. So yeah, it gets a pass for being cohesive, even if I fundamentally dislike how "Latiases" sounds.

2. Spheal Ordeal
It rhymes, it has a nice rhythm, its mascot is Spheal. What's not to like here?

1. Calyrex's Umbral Court
Same as last time, this name just sounds very cool, and it makes me picture ghost type Pokemon in a lowly-lit room around a table in cloaks with Calyrex-Shadow in the middle. Very good name, and in a field that's honestly quite underwhelming, it's enough to clinch the top spot in my power rankings.

You guys did a shitty job at naming your teams this year. I expect better of you come winter.
 
Tic-Tac-Toe Guru said:
AGPL VIII PRESEASON POWER RANKINGS

6. Slashing Leaves
Despite being a former Slashing Leaf, I have to have this team at the bottom. It has the same fundamental issues I had with it last time: the words "slashing" and "leaves" don't go very well together (no alliteration, no rhyming, the clash in vibes between slashing and leaves), and I'm not all too threatened by a leaf. So yeah, it still sucks, even if I'm probably rooting for these guys to take it all.

5. Oblivion Ambers
I don't think I'm ever going to get this name, even if it's because I'm just not a part of the Chinese Pokemon community, but when I hear the name "Oblivion Ambers" I think of an Old Amber using Oblivion Wing and it just doesn't click in my head. Like with "slashing" and "leaves", "oblivion" and "ambers" don't go well together to me as a duo of words. Oblivion is a sick word, though, and that's enough to have it not at the bottom.

4. Fusion Flarebacks
I'm of two minds with this team. On the one hand, the name sounds very cool; it has built-in alliteration, it has a nice stressed-unstressed-stressed-unstressed rhythm, and Flarebacks is just a cool-sounding word. On the other hand, what is a flareback? Does Kyurem-White have a hunchback that's on fire? Does it need to see a chiropractor? If it does, I know a guy.

3. Alto Mare Latiases
I was honestly going to have these guys at number 5, but then I looked up what Alto Mare actually was, and now it makes way more sense. So yeah, it gets a pass for being cohesive, even if I fundamentally dislike how "Latiases" sounds.

2. Spheal Ordeal
It rhymes, it has a nice rhythm, its mascot is Spheal. What's not to like here?

1. Calyrex's Umbral Court
Same as last time, this name just sounds very cool, and it makes me picture ghost type Pokemon in a lowly-lit room around a table in cloaks with Calyrex-Shadow in the middle. Very good name, and in a field that's honestly quite underwhelming, it's enough to clinch the top spot in my power rankings.

You guys did a shitty job at naming your teams this year. I expect better of you come winter.
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HOW DARE U DISS THE SLASHING LEAVES
 
Tic-Tac-Toe Guru said:
AGPL VIII PRESEASON POWER RANKINGS

6. Slashing Leaves
Despite being a former Slashing Leaf, I have to have this team at the bottom. It has the same fundamental issues I had with it last time: the words "slashing" and "leaves" don't go very well together (no alliteration, no rhyming, the clash in vibes between slashing and leaves), and I'm not all too threatened by a leaf. So yeah, it still sucks, even if I'm probably rooting for these guys to take it all.

5. Oblivion Ambers
I don't think I'm ever going to get this name, even if it's because I'm just not a part of the Chinese Pokemon community, but when I hear the name "Oblivion Ambers" I think of an Old Amber using Oblivion Wing and it just doesn't click in my head. Like with "slashing" and "leaves", "oblivion" and "ambers" don't go well together to me as a duo of words. Oblivion is a sick word, though, and that's enough to have it not at the bottom.

4. Fusion Flarebacks
I'm of two minds with this team. On the one hand, the name sounds very cool; it has built-in alliteration, it has a nice stressed-unstressed-stressed-unstressed rhythm, and Flarebacks is just a cool-sounding word. On the other hand, what is a flareback? Does Kyurem-White have a hunchback that's on fire? Does it need to see a chiropractor? If it does, I know a guy.

3. Alto Mare Latiases
I was honestly going to have these guys at number 5, but then I looked up what Alto Mare actually was, and now it makes way more sense. So yeah, it gets a pass for being cohesive, even if I fundamentally dislike how "Latiases" sounds.

2. Spheal Ordeal
It rhymes, it has a nice rhythm, its mascot is Spheal. What's not to like here?

1. Calyrex's Umbral Court
Same as last time, this name just sounds very cool, and it makes me picture ghost type Pokemon in a lowly-lit room around a table in cloaks with Calyrex-Shadow in the middle. Very good name, and in a field that's honestly quite underwhelming, it's enough to clinch the top spot in my power rankings.

You guys did a shitty job at naming your teams this year. I expect better of you come winter.
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for any1 looking to draft me just letting you know the last thing I want to play is sv. didnt lock out of it just in case but i wont have any motivation to play

also will be jet lagged early in tour + busy studying during later weeks

im also with kafka on the anime girl thing.
 
Hey everyone! I've got something interesting to share. The numerical power rankings for AGPL VIII!!!!

Note:
  • These lists include only players from the starting lineups. If your name isn’t present, it means you hadn’t started in Week 1. Similarly, substitutes for Week 1 are not included.
  • These were calculated based on rankings submitted by each team’s managers. Players were ranked from 1 to X within each team, then those ranks were averaged across teams. The averages were rounded and used to determine the individual rankings.
  • The overall rankings were calculated by adding the individual player ranks. The team with the lowest total was assigned rank 1, and so on.
  • The individual manager rankings and calculations can be found here. (s/o to Neko for help with it.)
  • If any team or player isn’t happy with their rank, please blame the opposing managers, not me. Thanks!
  • Please remember, these rankings are completely hypothetical, don’t carry any real meaning, and are just for fun.
Overall rankings

1. :Calyrex-Shadow:Calyrex's Umbral Court:Calyrex-Shadow: - 17
2. :Spheal:Spheal Ordeal:Spheal: - 21
3. :rayquaza-mega:Oblivion Ambers:rayquaza-mega: - 22
4. :Latias:Alto Mare Latiases:Latias: - 25
5. :Kartana:Slashing Leaves:Kartana: - 29
6. :Arceus:Seraphim's Elite:Arceus: - 32

Individual rankings
1. emoxu9 - Oblivion Ambers
2. Mashing - Calyrex's Umbral Court
2. Kunvirgo - Oblivion Ambers
3. xinnobu - Calyrex's Umbral Court
4. ZowwyCafé♪ - Spheal Ordeal
5. Taka - Alto Mare Latiases
6. Jojen - Seraphim's Elite
7. Remnonc - Alto Mare Latiases
8. Lord Rekkuza - Slashing Leaves
9. JK - Slashing Leaves
9. @FlamPoke - Spheal Ordeal
10. Dugtrio Is Broken - Seraphim's Elite

1. lotiasite - Spheal Ordeal
2. Geysers - Alto Mare Latiases
3. Ballfire - Slashing Leaves
4. Swas - Calyrex's Umbral Court
4. Vxltarktimi - Oblivion Ambers
5. ExguardiaN - Seraphim's Elite

1. Paycard - Slashing Leaves
2. aerobee - Spheal Ordeal
3. QT - Calyrex's Umbral Court
4. seraphz - Seraphim's Elite
5. Delibird Heart - Alto Mare Latiases
6. liliou - Oblivion Ambers

1. MZ - Alto Mare Latiases
2. velvet - Calyrex's Umbral Court
3. Kafkafka - Oblivion Ambers
4. Nineveh - Spheal Ordeal
5. Plague - Seraphim's Elite
6. Horii - Slashing Leaves

1. Fc - Spheal Ordeal
2. Skyiew - Seraphim's Elite
2. entrocefalo - Slashing Leaves
3. polt - Calyrex's Umbral Court
5. Bread Sandwich - Alto Mare Latiases
6. MirrorSaMa - Oblivion Ambers

I hope you enjoy these rankings. If anyone has any questions or you spot any mistake or wants to use this data for further tea (i.e. writeups), feel free to contact me to get more context on some of these rankings! Also, please like this post....I spent way too much effort on this.
 
so the ranking was right... really sad, this was def a poor tournament from the leaves but it was very very enjoyable
so first of all thank you so much entrocefalo for carrying the bo3 slot and thank you so much my friend for accepting to do this tour with me while you were busy, we all knew you would win every week and you did it like the leader you were tysm
JK Mozonite Tic-Tac-Toe Guru Lord Rekkuza Rotten Ballfire HSBT Wesleyy OceanicGamer for making this tournament so special you are all incredibly funny and would love to keep doing garticphone or other games with you all
The rest of the team that was more silent but doing good in prep
this was just not our tournament, tysm hosts and tysm my players for making this tournament
:heart:
 
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