Tournament LCPL XV - Week One

Murphy Lawden · May 25, 2026

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:Rufflet: Swooping Rufflets (5) vs (5) Espresso Dratinis :Dratini:
SV LC: not enjoying lc vs Laroxyl
SV LC: bleahey vs Éric
SV LC: JuanSG vs LB
SS LC: Stecolomaxx vs vooper
USUM LC: Tempo di anguria vs Fc
ORAS LC: Cielau vs anankaios
BW LC: kythr vs hybone
DPP LC: Zcarlett vs Tizio
ADV LC: rineko vs feen
SV DLC: Akaru Kokuyo vs Cepha

:Goomy: Goomy Gang (5) vs (5) Hearthome Murkrows :Murkrow:
SV LC: Greedy_eb vs Skyiew
SV LC: Nu vs dcae
SV LC: Miyoko vs Drifting
SS LC: Hacker vs westSasori
USUM LC: Flou vs Toadow
ORAS LC: trace vs tazz
BW LC: Gondra vs Trawkan
DPP LC: evakiyama! vs mayo
ADV LC: scionicle vs Raichy
SV DLC: SEA vs sir jelloton

:Slugma: Slugma Ballers (6) vs (3) Krusty Krabbys :Krabby:
SV LC: fate1q vs Arcanine1929
SV LC: AS Saint Priest vs rarre
SV LC: zS vs CMDoge
SS LC: Quinn vs Huargensy
USUM LC: MZ vs Acehunter1
ORAS LC: Heysup vs gali
BW LC: LogIce vs fatty
DPP LC: Nails vs RosebloomNixie
ADV LC: Fragments vs PoseidonWrath
SV DLC: freezai vs Voltix

:Remoraid: Remoraiders (3) vs (7) Browt Brothers

SV LC: etern vs Kaboom
SV LC: Astarion vs Larry
SV LC: Envy vs SammyCe123
SS LC: Colin vs Terracotta
USUM LC: Dugtrio Is Broken vs wail
ORAS LC: Jojen vs Jox
BW LC: seraphz vs Fille
DPP LC: HSOWA vs Quagg
ADV LC: Alder ST vs Click>Think
SV DLC: eragon vs SeaLife

Deadline for Week 1 is <t:1780286340:F>. GLHF!

Predictions Format

:Rufflet: Swooping Rufflets (0) vs (0) Espresso Dratinis :Dratini:
SV LC: not enjoying lc vs Laroxyl
SV LC: bleahey vs Éric
SV LC: JuanSG vs LB
SS LC: Stecolomaxx vs vooper
USUM LC: Tempo di anguria vs Fc
ORAS LC: Cielau vs anankaios
BW LC: kythr vs hybone
DPP LC: Zcarlett vs Tizio
ADV LC: rineko vs feen
SV DLC: Akaru Kokuyo vs Cepha

:goomy: Goomy Gang (0) vs (0) Hearthome Murkrows :murkrow:
SV LC: Greedy_eb vs Skyiew
SV LC: Nu vs dcae
SV LC: Miyoko vs Drifting
SS LC: Hacker vs westSasori
USUM LC: Flou vs Toadow
ORAS LC: trace vs tazz
BW LC: Gondra vs Trawkan
DPP LC: evakiyama! vs mayo
ADV LC: scionicle vs Raichy
SV DLC: SEA vs sir jelloton

:slugma: Slugma Ballers (0) vs (0) Krusty Krabbys :krabby:
SV LC: fate1q vs Arcanine1929
SV LC: AS Saint Priest vs rarre
SV LC: zS vs CMDoge
SS LC: Quinn vs Huargensy
USUM LC: MZ vs Acehunter1
ORAS LC: Heysup vs gali
BW LC: Taka vs fatty
DPP LC: Nails vs RosebloomNixie
ADV LC: Fragments vs PoseidonWrath
SV DLC: freezai vs Voltix

:remoraid: Remoraiders (0) vs (0) Browt Brothers

SV LC: etern vs Kaboom
SV LC: Astarion vs Larry
SV LC: Envy vs SammyCe123
SS LC: Colin vs Terracotta
USUM LC: Dugtrio Is Broken vs wail
ORAS LC: Jojen vs Jox
BW LC: seraphz vs Fille
DPP LC: HSOWA vs Quagg
ADV LC: Alder ST vs Click>Think
SV DLC: eragon vs SeaLife

Éric · May 25, 2026

the espresso dratinis not getting hsowa is a travesty

Nu · May 25, 2026

Remoraiders looking like Brazil 3.0 right now

Bub · May 25, 2026

:Rufflet: Swooping Rufflets (6) vs (4) Espresso Dratinis :Dratini:
SV LC: not enjoying lc vs Laroxyl - I think Laro is the favorite here, but there is room for enjoyer to upset. 35/65
SV LC: bleahey vs Éric - My gut is telling me to bold Eric here. This one could go either way. 50/50
SV LC: JuanSG vs LB - We just saw this matchup in trios and JuanSG ended up beating LB. I think LB with a chip on his shoulder and playing for higher stakes will win this. 45/55
SS LC: Stecolomaxx vs vooper - This looks like another great matchup. It will probably depend on how much effort Stecolo puts into prep / what his team passes him. 40/60
USUM LC: Tempo di anguria vs Fc - While Tempo may not be the #1 player in SM LC, he is the first person I think of when the tier is mentioned. He will likely take this. 70/30
ORAS LC: Cielau vs anankaios - Despite losing and anankaios winning, I think Cielau has had a batter classic performance and that’s what I’m basing my prediction off. 70/30
BW LC: kythr vs hybone - Kythr is him and I haven’t seen enough crazy performances from hybone to be able to bold him. 70/30
DPP LC: Zcarlett vs Tizio - Tizio is a great player with really cool teams, but Zcarlett doesn’t strike me as a person that would be prone to losing to unmons. 60/40
ADV LC: rineko vs feen - Rineko is experienced in ADV, but feen is probably(?) the better clicker. This game will come down to the builder and if feen can get something solid enough to beat Rineko. 55/45
SV DLC: Akaru Kokuyo vs Cepha - I feel like I remember Akaru having some great wins in LCCL. Could be Mia remembering but I’m too lazy to check. 55/45

Slugma Ballers (6) vs (4) Krusty Krabbys
SV LC: fate1q vs Arcanine1929 - Fate is goated and has had some really impressive showings in individuals. Arcanine is a great player, but hasn’t done much as of late afaik. 80/20
SV LC: AS Saint Priest vs rarre - I rate ASP pretty highly based on some LCCL games I saw. I even have him in the fantasy league so I should probably stand on my opinion and bold him here. 65/35
SV LC: zS vs CMDoge - I will be holding zS here. I swear I recognize the name, but I can’t remember from where. 55/45
SS LC: Quinn vs Huargensy - I’m not super familiar with Huargensy and it’s very possible he will prove me wrong. However Quinn has been playing consistently well lately and that’s why he will be bolded here. 60/40
SM LC: MZ vs Acehunter1 - Ace imo is top 1 in SM out of the people who actively play it. MZ had some great ADV games in LCCL, so I know he can click, but Ace should definitely take this. 75/25
ORAS LC: Heysup vs gali - I’m going to go against the grain and predict Gali here. From what I understand they’re pretty much retired, but I also think taking a break from mons can make you come back stronger with a fresh mindset. 65/35
BW LC: Taka vs fatty - People talk about fatty like he’s the LeBron James of basketball or the ABR of Pokemon so I will bold him here. 25/75
DPP LC: Nails vs RosebloomNixie - I’m not super familiar with either player, but with my very limited knowledge I’m leaning Nails. 55/45
ADV LC: Fragments vs PoseidonWrath - Fragments in ADV and MZ in SM is interesting. Wrath is coming off a rough LCCL season so this match will come down to whether that snowballs into LCPL or he turns it around. 55/45
DLC: freezai vs Voltix - Super fire matchup here. Going Voltix because I’ve been told he’s the best DLC player, but Freezai can upset as always. 35/65

Remoraiders (5) vs (5) Browt Brothers
SV LC: etern vs Kaboom - etern is a great player, but Kaboom can cook and builder and also click at a similar level. 30/70
SV LC: Astarion vs Larry - Admittedly I haven’t seen much from Edgy, but I’m pretty high on Larry’s play from LCCL. 40/60
SV LC: Envy vs SammyCe123 - Not familiar with Sammy so I’m bolding Envy here. 90/10
SS LC: Colin vs Terracotta - Not familiar with Teracotta so I’m holding Colin here. 80/20
USUM LC: Dugtrio Is Broken vs wail - This is another fire matchup. Going to bold Wail here as he is in my top 3 best current SM players. 35/65
ORAS LC: Jojen vs Jox - I’ve never watched a Jox game so I’m excited to see what he’s made of. My prediction could be off because of that but Jojen is consistently good. 55/45
BW LC: seraphz vs Fille - Fille is top 2 current BW LC players and should probably take this game. 25/75
DPP LC: HSOWA vs Quagg - First round pick and just a really consistently good player. Bolding HSOWA. 75/25
ADV LC: Alder ST vs Click>Think - Bolding Alder here with possible upset from Click. 70/30
DLC: eragon vs SeaLife - SeaLife is him. Played him last night for DLC SSNL or whatever and he cooked me. Has really cool teams and plays really well.

Incognition · May 25, 2026

:Rufflet: Swooping Rufflets (7) vs (3) Espresso Dratinis :Dratini:
SV LC: not enjoying lc vs Laroxyl - not enjoying LC has recently established themselves as a top LC player; generally a great clicker and builder, and recently narrowly lost out in the LC Winter Seasonal finals. This will be a close one, but I feel Laroxyl's overall experience in LC and team tours may put them at the advantage here.
SV LC: bleahey vs Éric - Both are solid players, but I feel Eric is generally more in form and will win this one.
SV LC: JuanSG vs LB - A close game, for me it depends on how much support LB gets with prep as he's a fantastic player across all formats he plays.
SS LC: Stecolomaxx vs vooper - My gut says vooper
USUM LC: Tempo di anguria vs Fc - Amazing performance in LCCL and has consistently beaten the best SM players, so I'll have to bold them here.
ORAS LC: Cielau vs anankaios - Both have had great LC classic runs, but I think Cielau has the slightly better fundamentals and an all round player, will bold them here.
BW LC: kythr vs hybone - kythr has been exposed to the BW meta more
DPP LC: Zcarlett vs Tizio - Potential upset on the cards here, but zcarlett has more experience in this format
ADV LC: rineko vs feen - Pretty much the same as above
SV DLC: Akaru Kokuyo vs Cepha - Akaru is unpredictable and can bring/pilot anything well, but doubles is doubles.

Goomy Gang (0) vs (0) Hearthome Murkrows
SV LC: Greedy_eb vs Skyiew - Sky has been more in form recently, but greedy has clutched some important wins. Both are great players, probably a 55/45 here.
SV LC: Nu vs dcae - A great performance in team tours and a very motivated player who shows how hard work pays off, I believe that momentum will continue here.
SV LC: Miyoko vs Drifting - Drifting to a win?
SS LC: Hacker vs westSasori - Be prepared for any team/style with Hacker, a solid all round player. This will be a hype match.
USUM LC: Flou vs Toadow - I think Flou will win this week, did decent in this slot for LCCL too.
ORAS LC: trace vs tazz - Initially I would bold tazz, but I feel after LCCL their confidence may have slightly dropped. Both are fantastic players and I think it can easily go either way so it's hard for me to bold a player here.
BW LC: Gondra vs Trawkan - I think for the price there may be more pressure on Gondra to perform, and I feel more confident in Trawkan in this slot.
DPP LC: evakiyama! vs mayo - I feel eva will edge it, close MU 55/45.
ADV LC: scionicle vs Raichy - I admittedly haven't really seen scionicle play so I'll be bolding Raichy, but will keep an eye out on this game.
DLC: SEA vs sir jelloton - Both are solid doubles players, but I feel SEA has performed greater in doubles generally and will bring that additional experience to this tour.

Slugma Ballers (0) vs (0) Krusty Krabbys
SV LC: fate1q vs Arcanine1929 - I haven't really seen Arcanine play SV LC much because I've always associated them with doubles, fate has done well winning the LC Winter Seasonal, so they will be the favourable MU here.
SV LC: AS Saint Priest vs rarre - I feel bad about what happened in LCCL, I feel they will bounce back especially with the right amount of support, and I feel they're stronger in SV than SS.
SV LC: zS vs CMDoge - 60/40 MU
SS LC: Quinn vs Huargensy - Quinn has more LC experience on this site across all gens, while Huargensy is a hidden talent who had a great LC Classic run. I think experience and team access may be the difference here.
SM LC: MZ vs Acehunter1 - Ace has always been one of the best SM players for me, but MZ has done great in team tours and can adapt accordingly. 60/40.
ORAS LC: Heysup vs gali - A close one, 55/45 I think it will depend on who does the most prep this week.
BW LC: Taka vs fatty - fatty is an older LC player but unc still has it, Taka has the fundamentals but not maining LC will be the disadvantage for them.
DPP LC: Nails vs RosebloomNixie - 60/40.
ADV LC: Fragments vs PoseidonWrath - I really like Wrath and he's an extremely solid LC player, especially in ADV. However, Fragments is an overall more solid player in terms of different formats and was unbeaten last LCCL, so I think with the prep/support he will be able to keep that momentum going.
DLC: freezai vs Voltix - 60/40.

Remoraiders (0) vs (0) Browt Brothers
SV LC: etern vs Kaboom - I'm not sure how familiar etern is with LC overall, while Kaboom is pretty experienced at the format. Both are solid all round players, so anything can happen.
SV LC: Astarion vs Larry - I think Edgy has more LC experience, but Larry is a solid all round player who has also competed and performed well in high level in real events like EUIC (VGC), so with all factors considered I think he will edge it here.
SV LC: Envy vs SammyCe123 - Game already happened
SS LC: Colin vs Terracotta - Colin is the favoured MU here based on general performance.
USUM LC: Dugtrio Is Broken vs wail - I like Dugtrio, but I think his performances can be hit and miss across tours generally, while wail seems more consistent when he plays.
ORAS LC: Jojen vs Jox - Jox performed really well in recent tours, I was surprised they didn't sign up for LCCL (unless I'm tripping)
BW LC: seraphz vs Fille - One of the best BW LC players on this site in my opinion, so will be the favoured MU here.
DPP LC: HSOWA vs Quagg - My gut says HSOWA, I haven't admittedly seen Quagg play as much in this slot.
ADV LC: Alder ST vs Click>Think - Same as above.
DLC: eragon vs SeaLife - Both are established players, fresh from a last 8 OSDT finish and a great performance in LCCL, I think SeaLife will use this confidence and experience to win the MU this week, hype game.

Write ups finished, good luck everyone!

Hacker · May 26, 2026

:Rufflet: Swooping Rufflets (4) vs (6) Espresso Dratinis :Dratini:
SV LC: not enjoying lc vs Laroxyl - both are pretty relatively cool enough, but i expect laro to relatively easily take this as I don't really take him as the type to lose to bullshit. 30/70
SV LC: bleahey vs Éric - ill take eric on this one but find both relatively inconsistent. bleahey probably has the better results as if lately but i have a lot less nitpicks about eric games. 40/60
SV LC: JuanSG vs LB - yeah i mean juan is probably top 5 in the tier. if he keeps this mental this hsould be a smokeshow. 85/15
SS LC: Stecolomaxx vs vooper - steco is alright but i think voopers a pretty poor matchup for him builder wise. probably better in game but idk if better enough to rly make a meaningful impact. 40/60
USUM LC: Tempo di anguria vs Fc. tempo clicks great in this tier but kinda just lacks good teamsources on this team for sm. fc will end up having the better build and is generally better in game. tempo can for sure put up heaters vs other opponents though. 30/70
ORAS LC: Cielau vs anankaios - ill bold oras cup winner for this one. kinda a steep price for a rookie lc team tour season where im kinda worried about nerves but ill trust for w1. 65/35
BW LC: kythr vs hybone - this is probably the only game in the entire series i wouldnt bold kythr for. his bw is completely fine and good enough but i just think hybone is better at the tier. 30/70
DPP LC: Zcarlett vs Tizio - zcarlett has improved a lot where i actually arent super confident in not bolding her here but i think tizio is probably a rough opponent for her to adjust to buidler wise even if im not confident about it. 55/45
ADV LC: rineko vs feen - both are pretty equal quality clickers in my mind, but rineko is more familiar with tie tier so ill take her here. 60/40
SV DLC: Akaru Kokuyo vs Cepha - ill bold akaru until it doesnt work out even if cepha is good

:slugma: Slugma Ballers (5) vs (5) Krusty Krabbys :krabby:
SV LC: fate1q vs Arcanine1929 - kinda low data on arcanine numbers bc this is his first tour being drafted in a while but even if im not the biggest fate fan the results should speak for themselves, especially for someone on the presumably weaker end of the pool. 70/30
SV LC: AS Saint Priest vs rarre - really like rarre. asp is ok too but just dont think he has the recent consistency rarre has had. 35/65
SV LC: zS vs CMDoge - if i speak im in danger
SS LC: Quinn vs Huargensy - ill bold off good momentum for lccl even if huargensy had a nice classic run. closse one tho. 55/45
SM LC: MZ vs Acehunter1 - assuming ace has the time and proper resources to help him test i think he'll top pool. 30/70
ORAS LC: Heysup vs gali - ill go for the upset here. heysup is goat but i expect gali to be a good prepper into him. 49/51
BW LC: Taka vs fatty - taka can definitely build some bullshit in this tier that can win but i feel like fatty is just generally good into bullshit anyways. 20/80
DPP LC: Nails vs RosebloomNixie - consistency. 70/30
ADV LC: Fragments vs PoseidonWrath - use good stuffs in adv. 60/40
SV DLC: freezai vs Voltix - probably expecting more of a slow start from freezai and for him to pick it up as the tour goes on in doubles? ill go voltix for week 1. 40/60

:remoraid: Remoraiders (5) vs (5) Browt Brothers

SV LC: etern vs Kaboom - love etern but i wanted kaboom this auction and want to be proven right on it. 40/60
SV LC: Astarion vs Larry - ill go for larry given its proven he works well with his team. edgy obviously is very capable and can win though. 45/55
SV LC: Envy vs SammyCe123 - big sammy fan but i feel contractually obligated to bold envy in sv after scl even if its been a while.. 75/25
SS LC: Colin vs Terracotta - honestly dont know who terracotta is. colin seems OK in this gen though
USUM LC: Dugtrio Is Broken vs wail - maybe dibs clicker energy can win but wail is my fantasy captain for the week. dont let me down. 15/85
ORAS LC: Jojen vs Jox - good records go brr. 20/80
BW LC: seraphz vs Fille - seraphz is a pretty all around reliable clicker in these tours and envy builds allign more with me than fille as fille can randomly build teams that struggle vs a lot just to make concepts work. ill go for the upset w1. 55/45
DPP LC: HSOWA vs Quagg - both are cool, lean hsowa though. 55/45
ADV LC: Alder ST vs Click>Think - honest to god dont have any good idea but ill take alder
SV DLC: eragon vs SeaLife - ill take the top lccl record. eragon is pretty good at random doubles tiers though. 40/60

SammyCe123 · May 26, 2026

got first blood vs Envy, ggs and screw the "90-10" predicts
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9lc-939984

cotta · May 26, 2026

SammyCe123 said:
got first blood vs Envy, ggs and screw the "90-10" predicts
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9lc-939984

PURE BRED OM CULTIVATED TALENT...YOU LC MAINS ENVY OUR SKILLS

daunt vs · May 28, 2026

I didn't want to make this post early but I feel so frustrated about this matter that I rather share it here so that hopefully things change for the following weeks. To put it simple I can't work at all with my team to the point that it bothers me a lot. The biggest issue is that I can't work with Quinn . Quinn was my manager before in LPL with naere where things went fine It was mostly because quinn quit week 3 or so and I don't care to much about lpl but I don't like when managers leave mid season. Before the draft he dmed me that he was interested in buying me and I said I don't mind which tbf was a lie from me but I don't think it's allowed to say I don't want to play for team X + I always should give someone a second chance. So naturally i wasn't super happy when I got drafted by them with obviously having the worst roster. But overall I stayed positive knowing last season I thought fille team wasn't the strongest on paper too but still won the tournament. When week 1 started I quickly realised this was not going to work when the team quickly was divided by dutch speaking players and English speaking speakers which was something I really don't like I didn't talk with asp russian either cuz i believe teamwork is important especially in a team with a lot of players but instead i guess i can mute some channels! Wich result in seeing a stone edge tink debut. Ofcourse my game last week was bad and was 100% on me although our sv chat was pretty much dead and i do believe that we loaded 2 bad teams that could have been avoided if we work more together. Overal i didn't like week 1 to much but that's how sometimes tournaments goes. Week 2 start and my friend freezai was slotted in oras and JC told him to not speak English in the channel while I was sharing some ideas in the chat wich probably was the last thing needed to make me frustrated. I was super excited for lcpl and played all oldgen pl to get enough experience in them so i can be presence in helping all slots but instead my manager just want him to use his own teams. Then today there was again some dumb argument with him that was about something stupid and it ended up with like They wouldn't do that cuz they lose their X check then when we didn't even use the X check to begin with. It feels like I am just wasting my time and only get angry watching teamchat being some dutch lcwc V2 that I am pretty much done with that. You can keep me in I do not care I won't cancer but I hope it's possible to get traded to other team if it's possible.