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this would have been prevented if ppl sent me Smogon names. First blood wins 5$ Amazon gift card doe 
Edit: fixed fart actually sent it right I'm just dumb
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Gonna do some predictions (hopefully from knowledge and not reaction scores)
Ubers (4) vs Zeroused (4)
SS Ubers: ice-master-523 vs. 5gen - seen one and havent seen the other
SS OU: Pohjis vs. teal6 - rly good game, should be close
SS UU: Mysterious M vs. z3ll1 (shwiftyshiftry) - mm is rly good, rarely seen shiftry
SS RU: Enzo Gorlami vs. Feliburn - 50/50 but going with the person i've seen more of
SS NU: Garay oak vs. Ho3nConfirm3d - both good, one is just better
SS Monotype: Skysolo vs. czim - 50/50 for player matchup and team matchup
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): SparksBlade vs. DurzaOffTopic (Pitches) - good vs better
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): crucify vs. Aaronboyer - dunno vs know
Thoughts: Ubers brought an expected good team and ZU brought a better team than I thought
Scav+Surv (7) vs Espanol (1)
SS Ubers: Zyg vs. Viduf - a former ubers mon himself
SS OU: LittEleven vs. Lets In The Sun - know vs dunno
SS UU: Abyssal Ruins (keeping it icy) vs. Mordecai & Rigby (Clorodulce) - kii is goated sorry
SS RU: Cheese5555 (cheese555) vs. Forsendi - cheese is goated too
SS NU: SergioRules vs. Chokepic - gonna do this one based off of reaction score
SS Monotype: OM vs. Caspell - good vs dont know
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): Gimm1ck vs. AnyeloM - anyelo is high on ladder
SS 1V1 (Best of 5): Felucia vs. juano (Xejuanox) - oh they got Felucia
Thoughts: Scav/Surv's team is clearly goated and Spanish seems underwhelming
Cap/OM/National Dex (5) vs Portugues (3)
SS Uber: Ransei vs. hs (Hydreigon Specs) - should be close
SS OU: Jordy vs. Ash KetchumGamer - shouldnt be close
SS UU: xavgb (Stresh) vs. lyd - kinda close
SS RU: SectoniaServant vs. Natan (JustªRandomNick) - RU auth
SS NU: Jrdn vs. lockjaw - goated
SS Monotype: againa vs. Tico 21 - dunno either of them
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): berry (regirock) vs. Cocoon Evolution - shouldnt be close
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): Jho vs. Scizor Boladão - shouldnt be close
Thoughts: Portugues is an average team, Cap/om/Ndex is a pretty good team
Sports (7) vs Nederlands (1)
SS Ubers: Themasterofdankweed vs. Alpha Ninja - dunno either of em
SS OU: Adaire vs. kingbaruk - dunno vs know
SS UU: Moutemoute vs. Wild_Duck_NL - shouldnt be close
SS RU: Prank (Jayi) vs. Kipkluif - prank isnt good but he'll hax his way to win
SS NU: Abejas vs. Blue YM - reaction score
SS Monotype: Ninjadog vs. Miss Novelist - goated
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): Patrick Marleau vs. smartiemartie7 - seen them before vs havent seen them before
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): Arsenal vs. TheShadowClaw - same as above
Thoughts: Nederlands seems quite underwhelming, Sports have about half their team going for them (average)
PU (8) vs Mafia (0)
SS Ubers: Megazard vs. @ClaireC - not close
SS OU: Rexus vs. NeoNaruto - not close
SS UU: Xiri (Snow jiniri) vs. RB220 - not close
SS RU: termi (termiii) vs. EeveeLution Army - not close
SS NU: tlenit1 vs. micromorphic - not close
SS Monotype: TJ (Tjay) vs. Schiavetto - not close
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): LordST vs. Commander Awesome - not close
SS 1V1 (Best of 5): yogi (yogibears) vs. Sir Mister - not close
Thoughts: Mafia is the worst team I've seen so far, PU is up there as one of the best
Lobby (1) vs UnderUsed (7)
SS Ubers: Bidoferz vs. Accelgor - not close
SS OU: SacredLatias (Namielle) vs. CBU - not close
SS UU: PinkDragonTamer vs. Twilight - pdt is definitely lobby's saving grace, though 1 player wouldnt be able to do much. should be a close match
SS RU: barton vs. Juuno - not close
SS NU: Mariannabelle vs. Estarossa - not close
SS Monotype: Tenshi vs. explodingdaisies - tenshi is goated but not close
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): fart vs. Killintime - not close
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): Aura Luna vs. Lilburr - not close
Thoughts: Lobby is pretty underwhelming and UU has a rly good roster
Little Cup (5) vs NFE (3)
SS Ubers: Joltage vs. Thimo - dunno vs rly good
SS OU: Luthier vs. Fruitdealer - rly good vs dunno
SS UU: LilyAC vs. Shing'n Streets - rly good vs dunno
SS RU: Serene Grace vs. Quagg (Guagsgone) - not close
SS NU: Plas vs. SBPC - not close
SS Monotype: Corporal Levi vs. vooper - close but i got vooper
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): Merritt vs. Tack - not close
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): Antgeezy vs. WMAR - dunno either
Thoughts: Little Cup is promising (just not as promising as teams like UU and PU) and NFE is subpar
Help/Scholastic (1) vs Monotype (7)
SS Ubers: Annika vs. Havens - not close
SS OU: Jukain vs. Chaitanya - not very close
SS UU: Dawn of ares vs. Sabella - not close
SS RU: KennedyLFC vs. MetaRiolu7 - not close
SS NU: quziel vs. Kev - p much 50/50
SS Monotype: MicktheSpud. vs. Conflux - not close
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): Kris vs. Zap - p sure kris is better at rands
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): Robyn vs. LuckyPiper - 50/50
Thoughts Help/Scholastic is pretty average, Mono is loaded
skipping tours vs game corner cuz ill be sad
Anything Goes (3) vs Italiano (5)
SS Ubers: cromagnet42 (cromagnet) vs. Terracotta (TerraTheCreator)
SS OU: BaconEatinAssassin vs. Quaze - reaction score
SS UU: pichus vs. Lopunny Kicks - lopunny is too good
SS RU: Cam vs. Averardo - better player imo
SS NU: Ktütverde vs. poh - reaction score
SS Monotype: 64 Squares vs. Kebab mlml - reaction score
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): Pigeons vs. duck - pigeons is a better player but duck has more experience with rands I believe
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): Quantum Tesseract vs. AltCauseImInsecure - not close
Thoughts: both have better than decent teams
Hindi (5) vs. (3) Deutsche
SS Uber: Rhmsitb vs. Fogbound Lake - reaction score
SS OU: PrAiSe GrOuDoNiSm vs. vanisherrr - reaction score
SS UU: SANJAY vs. mind gaming
SS RU: Osh vs. Descending (decode)
SS NU: Assassin Rogue vs. Sificon - dunno vs decent
SS Monotype: DugZa vs. Emre Mor 9 - not close
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): Crow Music vs. MGenius (MG) - goated
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): PartChandelure (PartMan) vs. SacredKunoCV (SacredCV) - know vs dunno
Thoughts: Hindi has an above average team, Deutsche has a slightly below average one
Ruins of Alph (6) vs Anime and Manga (2)
SS Ubers: mc56556 vs. @Mustay - picking the one with a smogon
SS OU: Alumn vs. Rory Mercury - goated
SS UU: TC (THUNDERCEBRA) vs. Gota Love Yaoi - reaction score
SS RU: Makkususu (Cherryb0ng) vs. Hippopotas - reaction score + badge
SS NU: Typhlito vs. @ClinicalAlexis - has a smogon
SS Monotype: El químico del pueblucho (Damm u captcha) vs. Snez - doesnt have a 0 reaction score
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): Austin vs. Vexen IV - same as above
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): Arai vs. Peary - better
Thoughts: These are rooms I know the least about, I'll assume that means they both aren't good
Trivia (1) vs 1v1 (7)
SS Ubers: Ryota Mitarai vs. Freddy Kyogre - not close
SS OU: @Aegii vs. ima - not very close
SS UU: Grimm Nightmare vs. LittleRunnerXC (LRXC) - not close
SS RU: DanDaMan99 vs. Waylaid - dan is goated
SS NU: lucario1582 vs. Boat (phiwings99) - better
SS Monotype: @104th Trooper vs. Yami - better
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): @Instruct vs. Alakazam (The Dark Alakazam) - not close
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): @Notater517 vs. Le Creme Brule - better
Thoughts: Triv is bad (as usual) and 1v1 has a pretty good group
Franais (3) vs Video/Pokemon Games (5)
SS Ubers: KabilaPok vs. jsmith1315 - reaction score higher than 0
SS OU: Sageau vs. Archer Kirby (Primal Unova) - shouldnt be close
SS UU: basaninho vs. ShadowKyle (Devilshinra) - reaction score
SS RU: Yggdrasil60 vs. Spook - reaction score
SS NU: Union Caboche vs. Gweebis - pfp
SS Monotype: Brumirage vs. 6Roggenrolas - dunno vs know
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): SFG (SaltyFrenchGuy) vs. Alfa610 - reaction score
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): LaBalladeDesCieux vs. inactive - better imo
Thoughts: both teams are pretty underwhelming
The Studio/Happy Place (1) vs Random Battles (7)
SS Ubers: Kaiju Bunny vs. Thiago Nunes (TNunes) - dunno skill levels but reaction score
SS OU: sniperr (Sniper) vs. Typhlosion48 (Typhlosion08) - goated, shouldnt be close
SS UU: Thimblebony (Thimb) vs. A Cake Wearing A Hat - shouldnt be close
SS RU: DianaNicole vs. Odd Della Robbia - goated, not close at all
SS NU: StarBlim vs. i want a lamp - dunno vs know
SS Monotype: andyschrijvers (Absolites) vs. martha - dunno vs know
SS Random Battle (Battle of 3): Pirate Princess vs. pokeblade101 - shouldnt be close
SS 1v1 (Battle of 5): Baleblaze vs. sagar0027 (Frostyicelad) - dunno vs know
Thoughts: Studio/THP doesn't seem too good, Rands is looking solid
Chinese (1) vs NeverUsed (7)
SS Ubers:@sanv vs. rozes - no smogon vs rly good
SS OU: Vusty. vs. FLCL - not close
SS UU: pokeisfun vs. Finchinator - would say finch but its pif so
SS RU: cscl vs. Nat - not close at all
SS NU: DYWY vs. lax - not close at all
SS Monotype: Harpp vs. banks - not close
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): sigmatecture vs. Kiyo - not close at all
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): My Last Serenade vs. Sjneider - not close at all
Thoughts: Chinese only really got pif and Harpp going for them while NU has one of the best rosters
Gonna do some predictions (hopefully from knowledge and not reaction scores)
Ubers (4) vs Zeroused (4)
SS Ubers: ice-master-523 vs. 5gen - seen one and havent seen the other
SS OU: Pohjis vs. teal6 - rly good game, should be close
SS UU: Mysterious M vs. z3ll1 (shwiftyshiftry) - mm is rly good, rarely seen shiftry
SS RU: Enzo Gorlami vs. Feliburn - 50/50 but going with the person i've seen more of
SS NU: Garay oak vs. Ho3nConfirm3d - both good, one is just better
SS Monotype: Skysolo vs. czim - 50/50 for player matchup and team matchup
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): SparksBlade vs. DurzaOffTopic (Pitches) - good vs better
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): crucify vs. Aaronboyer - dunno vs know
Thoughts: Ubers brought an expected good team and ZU brought a better team than I thought
Scav+Surv (7) vs Espanol (1)
SS Ubers: Zyg vs. Viduf - a former ubers mon himself
SS OU: LittEleven vs. Lets In The Sun - know vs dunno
SS UU: Abyssal Ruins (keeping it icy) vs. Mordecai & Rigby (Clorodulce) - kii is goated sorry
SS RU: Cheese5555 (cheese555) vs. Forsendi - cheese is goated too
SS NU: SergioRules vs. Chokepic - gonna do this one based off of reaction score
SS Monotype: OM vs. Caspell - good vs dont know
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): Gimm1ck vs. AnyeloM - anyelo is high on ladder
SS 1V1 (Best of 5): Felucia vs. juano (Xejuanox) - oh they got Felucia
Thoughts: Scav/Surv's team is clearly goated and Spanish seems underwhelming
Cap/OM/National Dex (5) vs Portugues (3)
SS Uber: Ransei vs. hs (Hydreigon Specs) - should be close
SS OU: Jordy vs. Ash KetchumGamer - shouldnt be close
SS UU: xavgb (Stresh) vs. lyd - kinda close
SS RU: SectoniaServant vs. Natan (JustªRandomNick) - RU auth
SS NU: Jrdn vs. lockjaw - goated
SS Monotype: againa vs. Tico 21 - dunno either of them
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): berry (regirock) vs. Cocoon Evolution - shouldnt be close
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): Jho vs. Scizor Boladão - shouldnt be close
Thoughts: Portugues is an average team, Cap/om/Ndex is a pretty good team
Sports (7) vs Nederlands (1)
SS Ubers: Themasterofdankweed vs. Alpha Ninja - dunno either of em
SS OU: Adaire vs. kingbaruk - dunno vs know
SS UU: Moutemoute vs. Wild_Duck_NL - shouldnt be close
SS RU: Prank (Jayi) vs. Kipkluif - prank isnt good but he'll hax his way to win
SS NU: Abejas vs. Blue YM - reaction score
SS Monotype: Ninjadog vs. Miss Novelist - goated
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): Patrick Marleau vs. smartiemartie7 - seen them before vs havent seen them before
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): Arsenal vs. TheShadowClaw - same as above
Thoughts: Nederlands seems quite underwhelming, Sports have about half their team going for them (average)
PU (8) vs Mafia (0)
SS Ubers: Megazard vs. @ClaireC - not close
SS OU: Rexus vs. NeoNaruto - not close
SS UU: Xiri (Snow jiniri) vs. RB220 - not close
SS RU: termi (termiii) vs. EeveeLution Army - not close
SS NU: tlenit1 vs. micromorphic - not close
SS Monotype: TJ (Tjay) vs. Schiavetto - not close
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): LordST vs. Commander Awesome - not close
SS 1V1 (Best of 5): yogi (yogibears) vs. Sir Mister - not close
Thoughts: Mafia is the worst team I've seen so far, PU is up there as one of the best
Lobby (1) vs UnderUsed (7)
SS Ubers: Bidoferz vs. Accelgor - not close
SS OU: SacredLatias (Namielle) vs. CBU - not close
SS UU: PinkDragonTamer vs. Twilight - pdt is definitely lobby's saving grace, though 1 player wouldnt be able to do much. should be a close match
SS RU: barton vs. Juuno - not close
SS NU: Mariannabelle vs. Estarossa - not close
SS Monotype: Tenshi vs. explodingdaisies - tenshi is goated but not close
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): fart vs. Killintime - not close
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): Aura Luna vs. Lilburr - not close
Thoughts: Lobby is pretty underwhelming and UU has a rly good roster
Little Cup (5) vs NFE (3)
SS Ubers: Joltage vs. Thimo - dunno vs rly good
SS OU: Luthier vs. Fruitdealer - rly good vs dunno
SS UU: LilyAC vs. Shing'n Streets - rly good vs dunno
SS RU: Serene Grace vs. Quagg (Guagsgone) - not close
SS NU: Plas vs. SBPC - not close
SS Monotype: Corporal Levi vs. vooper - close but i got vooper
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): Merritt vs. Tack - not close
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): Antgeezy vs. WMAR - dunno either
Thoughts: Little Cup is promising (just not as promising as teams like UU and PU) and NFE is subpar
Help/Scholastic (1) vs Monotype (7)
SS Ubers: Annika vs. Havens - not close
SS OU: Jukain vs. Chaitanya - not very close
SS UU: Dawn of ares vs. Sabella - not close
SS RU: KennedyLFC vs. MetaRiolu7 - not close
SS NU: quziel vs. Kev - p much 50/50
SS Monotype: MicktheSpud. vs. Conflux - not close
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): Kris vs. Zap - p sure kris is better at rands
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): Robyn vs. LuckyPiper - 50/50
Thoughts Help/Scholastic is pretty average, Mono is loaded
skipping tours vs game corner cuz ill be sad
Anything Goes (3) vs Italiano (5)
SS Ubers: cromagnet42 (cromagnet) vs. Terracotta (TerraTheCreator)
SS OU: BaconEatinAssassin vs. Quaze - reaction score
SS UU: pichus vs. Lopunny Kicks - lopunny is too good
SS RU: Cam vs. Averardo - better player imo
SS NU: Ktütverde vs. poh - reaction score
SS Monotype: 64 Squares vs. Kebab mlml - reaction score
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): Pigeons vs. duck - pigeons is a better player but duck has more experience with rands I believe
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): Quantum Tesseract vs. AltCauseImInsecure - not close
Thoughts: both have better than decent teams
Hindi (5) vs. (3) Deutsche
SS Uber: Rhmsitb vs. Fogbound Lake - reaction score
SS OU: PrAiSe GrOuDoNiSm vs. vanisherrr - reaction score
SS UU: SANJAY vs. mind gaming
SS RU: Osh vs. Descending (decode)
SS NU: Assassin Rogue vs. Sificon - dunno vs decent
SS Monotype: DugZa vs. Emre Mor 9 - not close
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): Crow Music vs. MGenius (MG) - goated
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): PartChandelure (PartMan) vs. SacredKunoCV (SacredCV) - know vs dunno
Thoughts: Hindi has an above average team, Deutsche has a slightly below average one
Ruins of Alph (6) vs Anime and Manga (2)
SS Ubers: mc56556 vs. @Mustay - picking the one with a smogon
SS OU: Alumn vs. Rory Mercury - goated
SS UU: TC (THUNDERCEBRA) vs. Gota Love Yaoi - reaction score
SS RU: Makkususu (Cherryb0ng) vs. Hippopotas - reaction score + badge
SS NU: Typhlito vs. @ClinicalAlexis - has a smogon
SS Monotype: El químico del pueblucho (Damm u captcha) vs. Snez - doesnt have a 0 reaction score
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): Austin vs. Vexen IV - same as above
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): Arai vs. Peary - better
Thoughts: These are rooms I know the least about, I'll assume that means they both aren't good
Trivia (1) vs 1v1 (7)
SS Ubers: Ryota Mitarai vs. Freddy Kyogre - not close
SS OU: @Aegii vs. ima - not very close
SS UU: Grimm Nightmare vs. LittleRunnerXC (LRXC) - not close
SS RU: DanDaMan99 vs. Waylaid - dan is goated
SS NU: lucario1582 vs. Boat (phiwings99) - better
SS Monotype: @104th Trooper vs. Yami - better
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): @Instruct vs. Alakazam (The Dark Alakazam) - not close
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): @Notater517 vs. Le Creme Brule - better
Thoughts: Triv is bad (as usual) and 1v1 has a pretty good group
Franais (3) vs Video/Pokemon Games (5)
SS Ubers: KabilaPok vs. jsmith1315 - reaction score higher than 0
SS OU: Sageau vs. Archer Kirby (Primal Unova) - shouldnt be close
SS UU: basaninho vs. ShadowKyle (Devilshinra) - reaction score
SS RU: Yggdrasil60 vs. Spook - reaction score
SS NU: Union Caboche vs. Gweebis - pfp
SS Monotype: Brumirage vs. 6Roggenrolas - dunno vs know
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): SFG (SaltyFrenchGuy) vs. Alfa610 - reaction score
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): LaBalladeDesCieux vs. inactive - better imo
Thoughts: both teams are pretty underwhelming
The Studio/Happy Place (1) vs Random Battles (7)
SS Ubers: Kaiju Bunny vs. Thiago Nunes (TNunes) - dunno skill levels but reaction score
SS OU: sniperr (Sniper) vs. Typhlosion48 (Typhlosion08) - goated, shouldnt be close
SS UU: Thimblebony (Thimb) vs. A Cake Wearing A Hat - shouldnt be close
SS RU: DianaNicole vs. Odd Della Robbia - goated, not close at all
SS NU: StarBlim vs. i want a lamp - dunno vs know
SS Monotype: andyschrijvers (Absolites) vs. martha - dunno vs know
SS Random Battle (Battle of 3): Pirate Princess vs. pokeblade101 - shouldnt be close
SS 1v1 (Battle of 5): Baleblaze vs. sagar0027 (Frostyicelad) - dunno vs know
Thoughts: Studio/THP doesn't seem too good, Rands is looking solid
Chinese (1) vs NeverUsed (7)
SS Ubers:@sanv vs. rozes - no smogon vs rly good
SS OU: Vusty. vs. FLCL - not close
SS UU: pokeisfun vs. Finchinator - would say finch but its pif so
SS RU: cscl vs. Nat - not close at all
SS NU: DYWY vs. lax - not close at all
SS Monotype: Harpp vs. banks - not close
SS Random Battle (Best of 3): sigmatecture vs. Kiyo - not close at all
SS 1v1 (Best of 5): My Last Serenade vs. Sjneider - not close at all
Thoughts: Chinese only really got pif and Harpp going for them while NU has one of the best rosters
Alpha
Banned deucer.
Send me to the shadow realm and toss the key pls
whatever you say boomer
GGS to Crow Music well played you got me hard man, was fun af!
Gl in your future matches!
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G2: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8randombattle-1112705447
G3: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8randombattle-1112709548
Shoutouts Tours Plaza community
Abfahrt Deutsche!!!
Gl in your future matches!
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G2: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8randombattle-1112705447
G3: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8randombattle-1112709548
Shoutouts Tours Plaza community
Abfahrt Deutsche!!!
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1gg lgi lobby https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8uu-1112714039
gg won for nederlands https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8nu-1112724116
won gg - go zu
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8monotype-1112731390
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8monotype-1112731390
this worked out well xD
Won against Archer Kirby in a fun game...
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1112796706
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1112796706
sorry to disappoint but I'm expecting a clean 0-6
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