Tournament PUPL XI - Week 3

[Murphy Lawden]

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Goofy Goober Goodras vs Malignant Chain Snatchers
SV: sufys vs S1nn0hC0nfirm3d
SV: Hiko vs Floss
SV: etern vs Ampha
SS: OranBerryBlissey10 vs The Strap
SM: btboy vs sugar ovens
ORAS: ishtar vs Ruffles
BW: LpZ vs Tack
DPP: Ara vs Laurel
ADV: Parpar vs sleid
Bo3: seraphz vs lax

Haunter x Haunter vs The Dazzling Delphoxes
SV: Vulpix03 vs Suzukaaa
SV: fish anemometer vs dunoks
SV: Tuthur vs 691
SS: Ming549 vs Bloshh
SM: MZ vs Hacker
ORAS: TSR vs feen
BW: TyCarter vs Tizio Potente Ao
DPP: Charmriah vs TJ
ADV: Lily vs Aurist
Bo3: DugZa vs tom holland

Pokestar Pranksters vs The KINGPINS
SV: SEA vs Metallica126
SV: DripLegend vs big tony 2014
SV: Bouff vs LOOR
SS: gum vs Tenebricite
SM: Greybaum vs robjr
ORAS: Eternal Spirit vs lighthouses
BW: Accel vs avarice
DPP: frankjosh vs Django
ADV: violet river vs Plague
Bo3: sensei axew vs zS

Sinnoh Lakers vs m.A.A.d. City Magmortars
SV: Piyu vs kyuss
SV: Xiri vs Skarpherim
SV: Stories vs pdt
SS: Lambovino vs Dj Breloominati♬
SM: Estarossa vs AJ
ORAS: watashi vs Killintime
BW: Cow vs neomon
DPP: SFG vs BeatsBlack
ADV: plznostep vs mielke
Bo3: Larry vs Drud

Deadline for Week 3 is <t:1750651200:F>, GLHF!

Predictions Format

Goofy Goober Goodras vs Malignant Chain Snatchers
SV: sufys vs S1nn0hC0nfirm3d
SV: Hiko vs Floss
SV: etern vs Ampha
SS: OranBerryBlissey10 vs The Strap
SM: btboy vs sugar ovens
ORAS: ishtar vs Ruffles
BW: LpZ vs Tack
DPP: Ara vs Laurel
ADV: Parpar vs sleid
Bo3: seraphz vs lax

Haunter x Haunter vs The Dazzling Delphoxes
SV: Vulpix03 vs Suzukaaa
SV: fish anemometer vs dunoks
SV: Tuthur vs 691
SS: Ming549 vs @bloshhh
SM: MZ vs Hacker
ORAS: TSR vs feen
BW: TyCarter vs Tizio Potente Ao
DPP: Charmriah vs TJ
ADV: Lily vs Aurist
Bo3: DugZa vs tom holland

Pokestar Pranksters vs The KINGPINS
SV: SEA vs Metallica126
SV: DripLegend vs big tony 2014
SV: Bouff vs LOOR
SS: gum vs Tenebricite
SM: Greybaum vs robjr
ORAS: Eternal Spirit vs lighthouses
BW: Accel vs avarice
DPP: frankjosh vs Django
ADV: violet river vs Plague
Bo3: sensei axew vs zS

Sinnoh Lakers vs m.A.A.d. City Magmortars
SV: Piyu vs kyuss
SV: Xiri vs Skarpherim
SV: Stories vs pdt
SS: Lambovino vs Dj Breloominati♬
SM: Estarossa vs AJ
ORAS: watashi vs Killintime
BW: Cow vs neomon
DPP: SFG vs BeatsBlack
ADV: plznostep vs mielke
Bo3: Larry vs Drud

 

[MZ]

34/52 overall still beating the ape

Goofy Goober Goodras vs Malignant Chain Snatchers - I feel like I was more of a goobers believer before last week, feels like we sorta threw at them and psychologically that makes me doubt the wins more
SV: sufys vs S1nn0hC0nfirm3d - I know who wants it more but I think some shenanigans are incoming
SV: Hiko vs Floss - opp let him win vs loaded Loor webs after both took respectable w1 losses, idk lol not high on either atm
SV: etern vs Ampha - ig pricefixing doesn't pay off?
SS: OranBerryBlissey10 vs The Strap - tough first 3 weeks for mr strap
SM: btboy vs sugar ovens - I liked the btboy team last week but sugar's gotta be favored here
ORAS: ishtar vs Ruffles - we've had a lot of real cursed ORAS games so far but ig Ruffles has had fewer major misplays in his afaik
BW: LpZ vs Tack - most likely to take a game off LpZ doesn't mean I favor even Tack to take a game off LpZ. Statistically speaking someone might this tour but we call those outliers
DPP: Ara vs Laurel - almost throwing last week after that start has made me doubt even harder despite the win
ADV: Parpar vs sleid - probably better but hard to know with ADV
Bo3: seraphz vs lax - stronger win last week but could go etiher way

Pokestar Pranksters vs The KINGPINS - All I can say is it would be incredibly funny if we get a repeat of last week where Kingpins win off the bottom 6
SV: SEA vs Metallica126 - much better looking start, although perfectly reasonable if this week starts a Metallica comeback
SV: DripLegend vs big tony 2014 - also pretty 50/50 on this but yknow anyone can get webbed
SV: Bouff vs LOOR - I like the LOOR teams but it's clearly not working out. I don't /really/ think Kingpins start 0-9 in SV but man it's been a rough start
SS: gum vs Tenebricite - would bold this way even if kingpins ss wasn't looking very rough
SM: Greybaum vs robjr - happy to see grey start but weird timing to take out gondra after a good win. Maybe he's just busy idk
ORAS: Eternal Spirit vs lighthouses - ok starts for both, I think diogo's looking a little better
BW: Accel vs avarice - Funniest PUPL moment so far is Accel getting teched by Balloon Zeb, love some BW shenanigans
DPP: frankjosh vs Django - no clue, ok 1-1 vs reasonable loss and 1 sub out where someone else brought something Django presumably built to victory. Coinflip says Pranksters ig
ADV: violet river vs Plague - probably better but hard to know with ADV
Bo3: sensei axew vs zS - quickly losing faith in ryan despite not being the worst losses. zS actually has a good win

Sinnoh Lakers vs m.A.A.d. City Magmortars - I believed in the mags before week 1, but they really need to turn up ASAP
SV: Piyu vs kyuss - mildly funny that kyuss is starting so hot while the mags have ended up 0-2 anyway
SV: Xiri vs Skarpherim - he's goated what can I say
SV: Stories vs pdt - she's looked stronger so far, but lowkey this might be highlight if pdt looks more like week 2 than week 1
SS: Lambovino vs Dj Breloominati♬ - Both 2-0, Lambo's beaten stronger opponents though. Not like they have control over that but so it goes
SM: Estarossa vs AJ - good to see AJ back but Estarossa's still the hotter commodity
ORAS: watashi vs Killintime - between two 0-2 records I still think watashi is stronger
BW: Cow vs neomon - still haven't seen anything from neomon to convince me he's going to beat the more established starters here
DPP: SFG vs BeatsBlack - less likely to go 0-3
ADV: plznostep vs mielke - probably better but hard to know with ADV
Bo3: Larry vs Drud - bit better so far

 

[Ming549]

after having played exactly two weeks of ss pu in this tournament i have now decided i have the all seeing ss pu eye

SS: OranBerryBlissey10 vs The Strap - i understand this is OBB, but i ALSO remember what happened the last time I watched the strgoat play obb in a gen 8 game... now this is also ss pu though, and if ur not REALLY ab that ss pu lifestyle you probably hate the ss pu lifestyle so yknow... realistically obb should turbo explode him this game but idfc THE STRAAAAAAAAAP
SS: gum vs Tenebricite - im like 1/20 in test games vs gum, and the kingpins have been DODGING playing this gen
SS: Lambovino vs Dj Breloominati♬ - lamborghini

 

[Tuthur]

can someone not on my team write predicts. im finally free and nobody got anything to say smfh

 

[Vulpix03]

can someone not on my team write predicts. im finally free and nobody got anything to say smfh

Goofy Goober Goodras vs Malignant Chain Snatchers
SV: sufys vs S1nn0hC0nfirm3d: sufys smoked fish last week but hard to beat two great players in a row
SV: Hiko vs Floss: floss looks better so far
SV: etern vs Ampha: don't see an 0-3 from etern
SS: OranBerryBlissey10 vs The Strap: strap uses better teams
SM: btboy vs sugar ovens: sugar runs sm pu
ORAS: ishtar vs Ruffles: west best
BW: LpZ vs Tack: haven't seen lpz lose a bw pu game in 2025 he's like 10-0 now
DPP: Ara vs Laurel: BIGs difference
ADV: Parpar vs sleid: idk who either are or anything about adv
Bo3: seraphz vs lax: seraphz win streak ends here

Pokestar Pranksters vs The KINGPINS
SV: SEA vs Metallica126: sea has been fine but metallica has building edge
SV: DripLegend vs big tony 2014: Scowlers difference
SV: Bouff vs LOOR: LOORd Heat won't be enough to stop bouff
SS: gum vs Tenebricite: only weirdo who likes ss pu
SM: Greybaum vs robjr: i didn't know greybaum was still around but hard to take down rob after a couple years hiatus
ORAS: Eternal Spirit vs lighthouses: this is some 2016 shit
BW: Accel vs avarice: accel gunna get haxed
DPP: frankjosh vs Django: django so old he played this when it was main gen
ADV: violet river vs Plague: adv main vs non adv main
Bo3: sensei axew vs zS: fake ass retirement

Sinnoh Lakers vs m.A.A.d. City Magmortars
SV: Piyu vs kyuss: piyu has looked good in lower pls lately
SV: Xiri vs Skarpherim: skarph been farming
SV: Stories vs pdt: no matter who wins stories will cry about hax
SS: Lambovino vs Dj Breloominati♬: what i said about gum x2
SM: Estarossa vs AJ: aj making a slam playoff run so must be in good form
ORAS: watashi vs Killintime: best oras lower tier player
BW: Cow vs neomon: best bw lower tier player
DPP: SFG vs BeatsBlack: pretty sure sfg is white
ADV: plznostep vs mielke: just a guess
Bo3: Larry vs Drud: pretty sure drud will be playing on phone after punching a hole through his laptop during wcop

 

[gulch]

33/52, one behind MZ but still comfortably above the ape

Haunter x Haunter (6) vs (4) The Dazzling Delphoxes
SV: Vulpix03 vs Suzukaaa - highlight matchup, both have been cooking and both have not had super easy roads to get here (ironically i think both of them played xiri), this is likely to end up at a super unviable time for me as a viewer which is tragic. i think pix is overall a better and more proven player so i'm going to give him the slight edge, but this is close to just being a straight up 50/50 honestly
SV: fish anemometer vs dunoks - dunoks loaded terrain last week and lost, fish loaded balance last week and lost because sufys brought two taunters. i think this really comes down to how hard fish tries; if he just phones it in then dunoks should be able to put up a good fight but i don't see fish going negative just yet
SV: Tuthur vs 691 - i don't know why they (haunters) didn't do this from the start tbh, overall though i've liked 691's games a bit + i gotta sneak in a never bet against china somehow
SS: Ming549 vs Bloshh - ming proved me wrong last week and racked up a win vs obb so props. bloshh is kinda an unknown here, he did support scowlers ss so i know he knows stuff but i've never seen him actually play the tier outside of a test game here or there. i'll give it to the minger for now.
SM: MZ vs Hacker - hacker's back in his usual lane but has to play mz first. ouch!
ORAS: TSR vs feen - god hates tsr and feen's luckier than average, unfortunately i feel like the writing is on the wall for this one.
BW: TyCarter vs Tizio Potente Ao - tizio will load insane-o turbo bullshit and ty will tilt or this is a 6-0. overall though i'm leaning to the former because i have to make these look somewhat even.
DPP: Charmriah vs TJ- tj has looked extremely solid thus far and i have not liked charmriah's in-game these past two weeks very much at all even with some less than optimal luck
ADV: Lily vs Aurist - lily is just overall better, i think aurist will be able to roll with the punches and does have a chance if they go harder in prep here but unfortunately i have to predict my goat going 0-3.
Bo3: DugZa vs tom holland - apparently tom's line of thinking is that more attempts will mean he can't possibly throw all three endgames and he can make up for quality with quantity. i really hope he's correct because i would like to see god strike dugza down.

Pokestar Pranksters (4) vs (6) The KINGPINS
SV: SEA vs Metallica126 - insider sources tell me that sea is purposefully throwing herself at the harder end of this pool and i can't really knock it because it's kinda been working? beat etern, had ho3n nearly on the ropes... however, i can not in good conscience predict my goat to go 0-3.
SV: DripLegend vs big tony 2014 - "go to hell" is basic. "i hope your opponent loads LOOR webs" is smart. it's possible. it's terrifying.
SV: Bouff vs LOOR - bouff's looked pretty solid thus far, loor hasn't, but you never know what loor is gonna pull up with so...
SS: gum vs Tenebricite - tenebricite is my goat but bolding against gum in this tier feels ill-advised
SM: Greybaum vs robjr - it will be a cold day in hell before i bold against robjr
ORAS: Eternal Spirit vs lighthouses - diogo's been luckier and overall has looked a little more solid but i can't deny the possibility of gama's wacky wahoo scheduling adventure putting him on tilt somehow
BW: Accel vs avarice - i think accel is the better player and i can't really hold an 0-2 against him when his opponents were lpz and tack, avarice is running hot right now though
DPP: frankjosh vs Django - if whatever django and skrimps came up with managed to nail beatsblack despite going to a pilot with like three test games of dpp experience then i have faith
ADV: violet river vs Plague - violet river will pay for their crimes
Bo3: sensei axew vs zS - ryan's been consistently loading some pretty awful stuff and zs is doing Fine for this pool right now

Sinnoh Lakers (5) vs (5) m.A.A.d. City Magmortars
SV: Piyu vs kyuss - kyuss has been doing extremely well so far and i expect that trend to continue
SV: Xiri vs Skarpherim - circuit champ is 0-2 so maybe my good pal fish anemometer was right when he said terrorism never wins in the end
SV: Stories vs pdt - pdt loaded some crazy ass muk stall last week and overall seemed in much better form after the week one hiccup but i do believe in the stories momentum for rn
SS: Lambovino vs Dj Breloominati♬ - not particularly impressed with either player's road to this game but i think overall lambo worked harder for his wins
SM: Estarossa vs AJ - sucks to see ptf hit the bench so early :(
ORAS: watashi vs Killintime - both players here have been gettin waxed pretty bad, i think kt will finally turn up though
BW: Cow vs neomon - i do not have faith in neomon in this slot until further notice
DPP: SFG vs BeatsBlack - beatsblack does not start this season 0-3, i refuse to believe it
ADV: plznostep vs mielke - Better At ADV
Bo3: Larry vs Drud - i think drud can handle larry and assuming some scheduling shenanigans happen i think he can double handle any of the lakers subs

 

[Theycallmephil]

Goofy Goober Goodras(7) vs (3)Malignant Chain Snatchers
SV: sufys vs S1nn0hC0nfirm3d
SV: Hiko vs Floss
SV: etern vs Ampha
SS: OranBerryBlissey10 vs The Strap
SM: btboy vs sugar ovens
ORAS: ishtar vs Ruffles
BW: LpZ vs Tack
DPP: Ara vs Laurel
ADV: Parpar vs sleid
Bo3: seraphz vs lax

Haunter x Haunter(6) vs (4)The Dazzling Delphoxes
SV: Vulpix03 vs Suzukaaa
SV: fish anemometer vs dunoks
SV: Tuthur vs 691
SS: Ming549 vs bloshhh
SM: MZ vs Hacker
ORAS: TSR vs feen
BW: TyCarter vs Tizio Potente Ao
DPP: Charmriah vs TJ
ADV: Lily vs Aurist
Bo3: DugZa vs tom holland

Pokestar Pranksters(7) vs (3)The KINGPINS
SV: SEA vs Metallica126
SV: DripLegend vs big tony 2014
SV: Bouff vs LOOR
SS: gum vs Tenebricite
SM: Greybaum vs robjr
ORAS: Eternal Spirit vs lighthouses
BW: Accel vs avarice
DPP: frankjosh vs Django
ADV: violet river vs Plague
Bo3: sensei axew vs zS

Sinnoh Lakers(6) vs (4)m.A.A.d. City Magmortars
SV: Piyu vs kyuss
SV: Xiri vs Skarpherim
SV: Stories vs pdt
SS: Lambovino vs Dj Breloominati♬
SM: Estarossa vs AJ
ORAS: watashi vs Killintime
BW: Cow vs neomon
DPP: SFG vs BeatsBlack
ADV: plznostep vs mielke
Bo3: Larry vs Drud

No explanations, just research.