Tournament PUPL XII - Week One

[Jahkem]

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Hosted by Murphy Lawden, Jahkem, Neko

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Rising Sandstorm (1) vs (9) Zenko Zoroarks
SV PU: asa vs seraphz
SV PU: Kafkafka vs Colin
SV PU: Chaos23333 vs VyoletRayn
SS PU: MemphisDepay vs Ming549
SM PU: sugar ovens vs Estarossa
ORAS PU: Blue YM vs BluBirD
BW PU: Cielau vs EviGaro
DPP PU: Lazuli vs jyusaan
ADV PU: Parpar vs ASKOV
Bo3 (SV/SS/SM): Metallica126 vs Thiago Nunes

Forever Snoozing Snorlaxes (3) vs (7) Pokestar Pranksters
SV PU: MichaelderBeste2 vs Ruffles
SV PU: Diamonds_realm vs DripLegend
SV PU: brick vs hex
SS PU: Ainzcrad vs Taka
SM PU: Terracotta vs Gondra
ORAS PU: Vulpix03 vs LB
BW PU: Accel vs TyCarter
DPP PU: SFG vs PixelBob
ADV PU: mint yerb vs twinkay
Bo3 (SV/SS/SM): Slikkles vs Drud

The KINGPINS (3) vs (7) Haunter x Haunter
SV PU: Leni vs big tony 2014
SV PU: evakiyama! vs Xiri
SV PU: Flabeauf vs Scarf Kricketune
SS PU: sky vs Nuxl
SM PU: robjr vs Hacker
ORAS PU: Greybaum vs feen
BW PU: KeshBa54 vs Bughouse
DPP PU: Hachimaki vs Heysup
ADV PU: Plague vs mielke
Bo3 (SV/SS/SM): DugZa vs xcx

Malignant Chain Snatchers (6) vs (4) Dry Skin Syndicate
SV PU: MZ vs Platum
SV PU: Quinn vs xsus
SV PU: Micciu vs Axzel
SS PU: Meri Berry vs Shaneghoul
SM PU: mipc vs DD Joe
ORAS PU: lighthouses vs crow crumbs
BW PU: Tack vs neomon
DPP PU: Baddy vs LessThanThreeMan
ADV PU: Aurist vs Quarante8
Bo3 (SV/SS/SM): Lana vs OranBerryBlissey10

Deadline for Finals is <t:1780891200:F>. GLHF!

Prediction Format

Rising Sandstorm (0) vs (0) Zenko Zoroarks
SV PU: asa vs seraphz
SV PU: Kafkafka vs Colin
SV PU: Chaos23333 vs VyoletRayn
SS PU: MemphisDepay vs Ming549
SM PU: sugar ovens vs Estarossa
ORAS PU: Blue YM vs BluBirD
BW PU: Cielau vs EviGaro
DPP PU: Lazuli vs jyusaan
ADV PU: Parpar vs ASKOV
Bo3 (SV/SS/SM): Metallica126 vs Thiago Nunes

Forever Snoozing Snorlaxes (0) vs (0) Pokestar Pranksters
SV PU: MichaelderBeste2 vs Ruffles
SV PU: Diamonds_realm vs DripLegend
SV PU: brick vs hex
SS PU: Ainzcrad vs Taka
SM PU: Terracotta vs Gondra
ORAS PU: Vulpix03 vs LB
BW PU: Accel vs TyCarter
DPP PU: SFG vs PixelBob
ADV PU: mint yerb vs twinkay
Bo3 (SV/SS/SM): Slikkles vs Drud

The KINGPINS (0) vs (0) Haunter x Haunter
SV PU: Leni vs big tony 2014
SV PU: evakiyama! vs Xiri
SV PU: Flabeauf vs Scarf Kricketune
SS PU: sky vs Nuxl
SM PU: robjr vs Hacker
ORAS PU: Greybaum vs feen
BW PU: KeshBa54 vs Bughouse
DPP PU: Hachimaki vs Heysup
ADV PU: Plague vs mielke
Bo3 (SV/SS/SM): DugZa vs xcx

Malignant Chain Snatchers (0) vs (0) Dry Skin Syndicate
SV PU: MZ vs Platum
SV PU: Quinn vs xsus
SV PU: Micciu vs Axzel
SS PU: Meri Berry vs Shaneghoul
SM PU: mipc vs DD Joe
ORAS PU: lighthouses vs crow crumbs
BW PU: Tack vs neomon
DPP PU: Baddy vs LessThanThreeMan
ADV PU: Aurist vs Quarante8
Bo3 (SV/SS/SM): Lana vs OranBerryBlissey10

 

[BluBirD]

Go team, woooo

 

[asa]

 

[LB]

 

[hex]

 

[FU SHUN HA]

 

[DripLegend]

 

[cala_aa]

 

[PixelBob]

 

[sequoia]

 

[blittius]

 

[Drud]

 

[twinkay]

 

[Taka]

 

[GoldCat]

I'm not chilling

 

[LB]

I'm not chilling

 

[Drud]

I'm not chilling

 

[PixelBob]

I'm not chilling

 

[FU SHUN HA]

I'm not chilling

 

[GoldCat]

true!

 

[UberSkitty]

...am I too late?

 

[Ming549]

throughout my time in pu i have collected knowledge over a really weird and specific set of pu tiers which i now want to PREDICT for

Forever Snoozing Snorlaxes (3) vs (2) Pokestar Pranksters
SS PU: Ainzcrad vs Taka - bro whats the taka doing in ss pu, for that matter whats the AINZ doing in ss pu, this is not actually detracting from either of these players but kinda like the tier itself, like if u dont actively like ss pu you will HATE ss pu and to throw two guys in who i mean idt have ever played this tier before? man yall BETTER hope they win a lot early
ORAS PU: Vulpix03 vs LB - northeast till i die GO BIRDS, lb is actually sick but pix has played a lot more of this tier and ive seen him do some really quality things playing in general so i like giving him the nod here
BW PU: Accel vs TyCarter - i dont actually know anything ab bw pu but i think its fun to include bw pu just to say bw pu none of these will have any reasoning
DPP PU: SFG vs PixelBob - this is another ming does not recognize names moment, sfg had a tough run in pucl playing mostly dpp i am kinda familiar with that, i am uncertain what pixel bob be doin, ill give edge to sfg just bci KNOW hes been locked in on this tier before tho
Bo3 (SV/SS/SM): Slikkles vs Drud - shoutouts my man slikkles france's finest, he will be losing by a margin of 7 +/- 2 mons in this set

The KINGPINS (3) vs (2) Haunter x Haunter
SS PU: sky vs Nuxl - to be quite honest i am unfamiliar with nuxls game but avarice is pretty reliable until you put him in a finals tiebreak type situation so i feel like hes a pretty clear bold
ORAS PU: Greybaum vs feen - omg its baum vs abum heh, feens effectiveness this szn will be based entirely on how good the ppl passing him squads are and i have no reference for that rn so until i get more info its a baum bold
BW PU: KeshBa54 vs Bughouse - bw pu
DPP PU: Hachimaki vs Heysup - i just teamed with heysup in rupl and he was heat, i cant really imagine any reason he would have gotten less heat in like a month and mz clowned me last year for not being familiar with heysup's dpp game so yeah feels like a pretty clear bold
Bo3 (SV/SS/SM): DugZa vs xcx - from a narrative pov dug sticking it to his former team week 1 would be pretty cool but also gum is a dirty price fixing deviant and must have cosmic punishment dealt for NOT being in adv rn

Malignant Chain Snatchers (3) vs (2) Dry Skin Syndicate
SS PU: Meri Berry vs Shaneghoul - grandmother vs grandfather, how will they contend with sspu + "new" friends only time will tell but meri helped me flesh out my monocolor teams in sscl so she gets the bold
ORAS PU: lighthouses vs crow crumbs - the other day i found out crow crumbs was on my cappl team and at the same time is actually a league mainer, it was a shocking revelation. out of solidarity i will be bolding them this week and also i just think theyve been moving kinda nice in the tier recently frfr
BW PU: Tack vs neomon - bw pu
DPP PU: Baddy vs LessThanThreeMan - kinda weird to see baddy here after seeing him in some bw tier for like 100 other tours but hey everyone loves a good experiment, at the same time dry skins are experimenting with lttm in this slot too. at least in recent times both these guys have had sparing results in this tier as far as i can tell, but i also know lttm has been busy irl recently so ill consider that a debuff and give edge to baddy
Bo3 (SV/SS/SM): Lana vs OranBerryBlissey10 - i will be honest i do not understand why Lana is in bo3 even a little bit, the vision is blurry, and obb is my personal ss pu goat and ive seen them cook in sv+believe in their sm more so like yeah, maybe gulch creates the next pu superstar tho

 

[MZ]

Rising Sandstorm (0) vs (0) Zenko Zoroarks
SV PU: asa vs seraphz
SV PU: Kafkafka vs Colin
SV PU: Chaos23333 vs VyoletRayn
SS PU: MemphisDepay vs Ming549
SM PU: sugar ovens vs Estarossa
ORAS PU: Blue YM vs BluBirD
BW PU: Cielau vs EviGaro
DPP PU: Lazuli vs jyusaan
ADV PU: Parpar vs ASKOV
Bo3 (SV/SS/SM): Metallica126 vs Thiago Nunes

Forever Snoozing Snorlaxes (0) vs (0) Pokestar Pranksters
SV PU: MichaelderBeste2 vs Ruffles
SV PU: Diamonds_realm vs DripLegend
SV PU: brick vs hex
SS PU: Ainzcrad vs Taka
SM PU: Terracotta vs Gondra
ORAS PU: Vulpix03 vs LB
BW PU: Accel vs TyCarter
DPP PU: SFG vs PixelBob
ADV PU: mint yerb vs twinkay
Bo3 (SV/SS/SM): Slikkles vs Drud

The KINGPINS (0) vs (0) Haunter x Haunter
SV PU: Leni vs big tony 2014
SV PU: evakiyama! vs Xiri
SV PU: Flabeauf vs Scarf Kricketune
SS PU: sky vs Nuxl
SM PU: robjr vs Hacker
ORAS PU: Greybaum vs feen
BW PU: KeshBa54 vs Bughouse
DPP PU: Hachimaki vs Heysup
ADV PU: Plague vs mielke
Bo3 (SV/SS/SM): DugZa vs xcx

 

[hex]

Rising Sandstorm (6) vs (3) Zenko Zoroarks
SV PU: asa vs seraphz - both are consistent names in our tours, and both invitational contenders. i think sv has been asa's spotlight and she'll continue to dance in it
SV PU: Kafkafka vs Colin - kafkafka is not bad but i feel like i only see him win with cheese. i feel like this is pretty even, colin has been pretty well rounded for a bit but i dont think hes an obvious pick over kafka
SV PU: Chaos23333 vs VyoletRayn - ill favor vyolet cuz mainer but goes either way (e: saw chaos is in semis of open, hes fire.)
SS PU: MemphisDepay vs Ming549 - memphis seems more consistent but he cheeses a lot in this tier while i think ming has a more well rounded builder. ill bold memphis purely on playing ability but i wouldnt be shocked if ming wins
SM PU: sugar ovens vs Estarossa - sovens overcooks a lot, while esta reuses the same cores over and over, this comes down to whoever changes it up and nails it on the head
ORAS PU: Blue YM vs BluBirD - best oras record in pucl and my goat
BW PU: Cielau vs EviGaro - cielau has been on fire recently
DPP PU: Lazuli vs jyusaan - not sure who jyusaan is (name sounds familiar though) but lazuli is good (and plays dpp iirc?)
ADV PU: Parpar vs ASKOV - pretty even mu, parpar has more experience though i believe in askov to win and i want him to!
Bo3 (SV/SS/SM): Metallica126 vs Thiago Nunes - i think tnunes is better in sm and ss

The KINGPINS (5) vs (5) Haunter x Haunter
SV PU: Leni vs big tony 2014 - i havent seen tony play and the last time i did was when our blt team went like 8th 2 years ago, but i dont think hes bad and his support is usually good. giving it to leni tho cuz of recency bias
SV PU: evakiyama! vs Xiri - eva is sheist asf but xiri has a lot more experience in sv and is coming off a good pucl
SV PU: Flabeauf vs Scarf Kricketune - sk deserves a starting spot after all this time so i will bold him, but i think he can be shaky in game
SS PU: sky vs Nuxl - nuxl has better support, i think sky tends to load wacky stuff in this tier even though i think hes a better player
SM PU: robjr vs Hacker - hacker does not even like the tier so. tho i dont think this is a wash its prob pretty even since rob doesnt switch it up at all
ORAS PU: Greybaum vs feen - Greybaum
BW PU: KeshBa54 vs Bughouse - Bughouse plays a lot of bw in general, keshba im not sure of his exp here but i dont rly know who to bolt so ill lean bug
DPP PU: Hachimaki vs Heysup
ADV PU: Plague vs mielke - This is lowk plagues tier
Bo3 (SV/SS/SM): DugZa vs xcx - highlight of the week, i think xcx has a better ceiling but i also rate dugza in sv/sm higher, really depends on xcx's motivation

Malignant Chain Snatchers (5) vs (5) Dry Skin Syndicate
SV PU: MZ vs Platum - Platum has been a bit quieter as of recent times. Even if he wasn't i'd prob still bold mz
SV PU: Quinn vs xsus - i have not seen quinn play a non lc tier
SV PU: Micciu vs Axzel - Micciu cares, the syndicate will be lucky if axzel sends more than 3 messages this week
SS PU: Meri Berry vs Shaneghoul - another highlight, not sure who to bold, meri plays the game as of recent so ill give it to her but this goes either way and im excited to watch this
SM PU: mipc vs DD Joe - mipc smoked me in sspu cup, but joe has been pretty consistent in smpu i think
ORAS PU: lighthouses vs crow crumbs - bird has a good ceiling but they have a lot of throw turns, as to where diogo is consistent. im glad bird is starting in a tier they like tho
BW PU: Tack vs neomon - think tack is prob going to be my bold every week in this pool
DPP PU: Baddy vs LessThanThreeMan - baddy is fine but ngl ill bold lttm just bc i know theyre motivated and prob know the tier more
ADV PU: Aurist vs Quarante8 - 48 seems more consistent in this tier but id call this a pretty even mu
Bo3 (SV/SS/SM): Lana vs OranBerryBlissey10 - favoring obb cuz mainer but lana is not bad at the game and i think she'll lock in

these series all feel super competitive/even so it'll be interesting to see how these play out. go pranksters!

 

[BluBirD]

Can't pretend i know a whole lot of pu rn outside of ORAS so i'll just predict for those

ORAS PU: Vulpix03 vs LB - LB is my guy but vulpix is super consistent in this tier, waiting on LB to prove me wrong.
ORAS PU: Greybaum vs feen - Both are good friends of mine but i'm gonna go with Feen on this one, hopefully he gets to use some good teams and that he stops getting unlucky, that being said Grey brings in a LOT of excitement to this pool and since i worked with him in PUCL i can say for sure that we will see 2 exciting teams.
ORAS PU: lighthouses vs crow crumbs - Bird helped me a lot in PUCL with teambuilding so i have really high hopes here but overall, i have to go with my brother, Diogo is gonna go really hard this season!

Lets have a good season guys!