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Tournament NDAMPL II - Commencement Thread
- Thread starter Murphy Lawden
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P.S. I hope I am one of the people who @xonks likes to vibe with
236 Atk Life Orb Diglett Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 196 Def Mienfoo: 16-19 (76.1 - 90.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Possible damage amounts: (16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 19)
not a weeb + the hypocrisy
vamos diddys
sand force hippo what was he cooking
unviable timezone difference as well
NO HATE JUST SHITPOST
played nddubers in ndupl with very little support would love to get the chance to play it again
can you ban thundy t in the first 2 weeks
little quick pricefixing post, i will be a bit busy for most of the weeks cause of aaapl + life but im still keen to mainly support for aaa as well as gg because that meta is awesome. im fine playing as well just dont expect that much out of me for it (those mocc prices were a little scary)
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Hello people. Wanted to post in case anyone was thinking of picking me up. I'm pretty keen to play. I'd prefer to be drafted on a team with good vibes & people to help mock/prep. I don't have too much experience with this 35 format but on an active team I'm sure I can learn the intricacies fairly quickly similarly to last PL :)
hi i like ndgg 
gm gm!! i would consider myself a very active 35 player, and the only reason I didn't sign up is because busy and mental health. that being said. I feel like I can provide an unbiased opinion/ranking of the 35 Pokes slots this tour. So! Here we go!
PLEASE NOTE! EVERYONE HERE CAN DO WELL, THIS IS A SUBJECTIVE RANKING MEANING THIS ONLY TAKES IN STRENGTHS I PERSONALLY HAVE SEEN
6. The Ruination Satanices :regice: (Ember Celica/Typhon)
Typhon is my goat please let us get that out of the way. That being said, competition is very rough in terms of 35 Pokes. Having only one player already puts Typhon behind, this means burnout is real and support will be harder to come across. That being said, part of the reason that he is TL
is because of his clicking skills, so I have no doubt he can make some upsets, but sadly someone had to be last- although one of the most versatile players in history and might actually be ahead of
5. Dark Void Demo Tapes :darkrai: (cringecat)
Cringecat. please do not smite me saying "OST winner!!" Yes I am well aware that he won OST, which means that his clicking is extremely good, and in fact in clicking alone he outranks everyone in this tier list. BUT, in terms of building he may unfortunately be last due to the fact that every other team has a member that extensively played the meta selected, and I feel everything considered he is at 5. That being said, if he cooks banger teams it could be wraps for everyone else !!
4. Cool Kids Club :magcargo: (jscurf + Zetious)
Our first duo comes to light with the Cool Kids Club! Jscurf is an insane clicker, boasting records in both 35PL and previous NDAMPL. Zetious is no slouch either, long standing council member and well respected in the community. This duo is for sure to pick up wins in the tour
3. Outraging Kyurems :kyurem: (mmtaccos + mangoose)
Mangoose is another amazing clicker/cooker like Zetious, making many good teams such as in 35PL II. mmtaccos SUCKS but I GUESS he is also another really good clicker, as well as an innovative cook. The reason why I felt they had an edge over number 4 is because Nasir is manager which provides essentially a trio, which is quite good.
2. Alternative Metagames Metagross :metagross: (shifty)
But- you said single man slots are bad. Maybe for a normal player, maybe for a good player even... but shifty is by far the best player in this 35 pool. Everyone who mains 35 knows the horror that is a locked in shifty, and so to be honest I do not think anyone is upset. Support? Nah. But if he does it will not be fun for everyone else.
1. Soul Stealing Spiritombs :spiritomb: (Presi + Gravity Monkey)
I know I just spent so much time glazing shifty, but at the end of the day he is just one guy, so him beating every duo in this tournament can be hard. I think personally the combo of Presi and Gravity Monkey grabs the edge over him. Presi is an amazing clicker, and while he has 35 Pokes accomplishments (monthly champion, council) he is by far capable of doing both of these if he tried, and I have zero doubt he will try here. Gravity Monkey has both of these accomplishments and for good reason- extremely good at both building and clicking just like Presi, and I think that the combo of these are able to secure the strongest 35 core in this tour!
first time doing one of these xD, these are my rankings. Zero offense to anyone here I am confident everyone is capable of beating everyone else just at the end of the day, some people have been ranked low. But dont worry if I were ranking everyone here on a S to F tier system, everyone is S tier gg
PLEASE NOTE! EVERYONE HERE CAN DO WELL, THIS IS A SUBJECTIVE RANKING MEANING THIS ONLY TAKES IN STRENGTHS I PERSONALLY HAVE SEEN
6. The Ruination Satanices :regice: (Ember Celica/Typhon)
Typhon is my goat please let us get that out of the way. That being said, competition is very rough in terms of 35 Pokes. Having only one player already puts Typhon behind, this means burnout is real and support will be harder to come across. That being said, part of the reason that he is TL
is because of his clicking skills, so I have no doubt he can make some upsets, but sadly someone had to be last- although one of the most versatile players in history and might actually be ahead of
5. Dark Void Demo Tapes :darkrai: (cringecat)
Cringecat. please do not smite me saying "OST winner!!" Yes I am well aware that he won OST, which means that his clicking is extremely good, and in fact in clicking alone he outranks everyone in this tier list. BUT, in terms of building he may unfortunately be last due to the fact that every other team has a member that extensively played the meta selected, and I feel everything considered he is at 5. That being said, if he cooks banger teams it could be wraps for everyone else !!
4. Cool Kids Club :magcargo: (jscurf + Zetious)
Our first duo comes to light with the Cool Kids Club! Jscurf is an insane clicker, boasting records in both 35PL and previous NDAMPL. Zetious is no slouch either, long standing council member and well respected in the community. This duo is for sure to pick up wins in the tour
3. Outraging Kyurems :kyurem: (mmtaccos + mangoose)
Mangoose is another amazing clicker/cooker like Zetious, making many good teams such as in 35PL II. mmtaccos SUCKS but I GUESS he is also another really good clicker, as well as an innovative cook. The reason why I felt they had an edge over number 4 is because Nasir is manager which provides essentially a trio, which is quite good.
2. Alternative Metagames Metagross :metagross: (shifty)
But- you said single man slots are bad. Maybe for a normal player, maybe for a good player even... but shifty is by far the best player in this 35 pool. Everyone who mains 35 knows the horror that is a locked in shifty, and so to be honest I do not think anyone is upset. Support? Nah. But if he does it will not be fun for everyone else.
1. Soul Stealing Spiritombs :spiritomb: (Presi + Gravity Monkey)
I know I just spent so much time glazing shifty, but at the end of the day he is just one guy, so him beating every duo in this tournament can be hard. I think personally the combo of Presi and Gravity Monkey grabs the edge over him. Presi is an amazing clicker, and while he has 35 Pokes accomplishments (monthly champion, council) he is by far capable of doing both of these if he tried, and I have zero doubt he will try here. Gravity Monkey has both of these accomplishments and for good reason- extremely good at both building and clicking just like Presi, and I think that the combo of these are able to secure the strongest 35 core in this tour!
first time doing one of these xD, these are my rankings. Zero offense to anyone here I am confident everyone is capable of beating everyone else just at the end of the day, some people have been ranked low. But dont worry if I were ranking everyone here on a S to F tier system, everyone is S tier gg
Will try to do LC PRs as well as OceanicGamer did those for 35 Mons, obviously without counting my team. Notice that this is only my subjective opinion, i'm bad at doing these and i'm just doing them bc i'm bored while i'm waiting the Argentina-Switzerland game. Please do not take these seriously and this isn't a personal attack to anyone
5. Alternative Metagames Metagross :Metagross:
I might be skipping a name or two but if i'm being honest when i see the draft i don't see a clear starter in this team for LC, neither someone who could support the potential slot for this team.
This seems kinda awkward for me when in the undrafted pool there were many strong LC clickers that could fill a slot like Bub, Incognition or PoseidonWrath, but it just seemed that they didnt considered this slot during the draft.
4. Dark Void Demo Tapes :darkrai:
While DC is definitively a known name in the LC community and someone who is very active and involved i feel like the lack of support here might become a problem longterm. I could definitively see DC performing well though
3. The Cool Kids Club :magcargo:
I don't think this team stands too much but it is definitively solid. Having Zpice which is a player with good fundamentals in LC, and AM and potentially Regiboob as support makes this team a promising prospect in my eyes, but i feel that there could have been a more solid and proven starter here. Still i think this team could perform very well depending on the circunstances
2. Outraging Kyurems :kyurem:
This might not be an incredibly impressive draft in terms of names but what i like a lot about this team is seeing many people who have strong LC general knowledge and fundamentals like hxmo or Mok3s and then players with good experience in specifically NDLC like xonks and mmtacos, both very good clickers aswell.
I think this might be one of the strongest teams in terms of LC and it might even fight for the first place, but in last term i decided to place them second place because the player in the team in top 1 is just that good
1. The Ruination Satanices :regice:
Even though there isn't a lot of support in this team, i think that having vooper, an incredibly strong LC player and very solid player in general is enough to get this team at the first place. Vooper is just that good imo
Well, thats all i've got for you guys, gl to everyone in the tour!
5. Alternative Metagames Metagross :Metagross:
I might be skipping a name or two but if i'm being honest when i see the draft i don't see a clear starter in this team for LC, neither someone who could support the potential slot for this team.
This seems kinda awkward for me when in the undrafted pool there were many strong LC clickers that could fill a slot like Bub, Incognition or PoseidonWrath, but it just seemed that they didnt considered this slot during the draft.
4. Dark Void Demo Tapes :darkrai:
While DC is definitively a known name in the LC community and someone who is very active and involved i feel like the lack of support here might become a problem longterm. I could definitively see DC performing well though
3. The Cool Kids Club :magcargo:
I don't think this team stands too much but it is definitively solid. Having Zpice which is a player with good fundamentals in LC, and AM and potentially Regiboob as support makes this team a promising prospect in my eyes, but i feel that there could have been a more solid and proven starter here. Still i think this team could perform very well depending on the circunstances
2. Outraging Kyurems :kyurem:
This might not be an incredibly impressive draft in terms of names but what i like a lot about this team is seeing many people who have strong LC general knowledge and fundamentals like hxmo or Mok3s and then players with good experience in specifically NDLC like xonks and mmtacos, both very good clickers aswell.
I think this might be one of the strongest teams in terms of LC and it might even fight for the first place, but in last term i decided to place them second place because the player in the team in top 1 is just that good
1. The Ruination Satanices :regice:
Even though there isn't a lot of support in this team, i think that having vooper, an incredibly strong LC player and very solid player in general is enough to get this team at the first place. Vooper is just that good imo
Well, thats all i've got for you guys, gl to everyone in the tour!
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unlike taccos tho he STINKS!
"mmtacos" and "good" in the same sentence
i mean he won lcuu cup and i didnt, so i have to show some respect
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"Show some respect" and "mmtaccos" in the same conversation is WILDi mean he won lcuu cup and i didnt, so i have to show some respect
i won last year ndlc open uwu
Mb i forgot about that
