RBTT RBTT IX Commencement Thread

meamPearl · Dec 29, 2025

Meow

Adelynn · Dec 29, 2025

meow

(to avoid this post getting nuked for being a one liner I'll be most interested in playing sv this rbtt, can do dubs/6/roulette if really needed though)

35Q71N · Dec 29, 2025

Hello everyone! I was one of the managers of Team Tyranitar this year in RBEL. We had a great campaign that led us to the finals and the biggest reason is that our players really showed up and performed at a great level. If you want any kind of feedback on the ttars players who are trying to be in RBTT, I highly recommend you ask me (or icy). We know them better than anyone else and we'd be happy to share this knowledge with you :tyranitar:

False advertising best advertising so here am I, pleading to vote for the new Spotlight! We are so close to 100 total voters...

Sylveesnom · Dec 29, 2025

ok but you only got 2nd, the true goated team got first

jackofspadesman · Dec 31, 2025

a. Flash Fire Faction > Flame Body Faction (no shade, alliteration ftw)
b. team logo and CA reveal when

jackofspadesman · Dec 31, 2025

35Q71N said:
Hello everyone! I was one of the managers of Team Tyranitar this year in RBEL. We had a great campaign that led us to the finals and the biggest reason is that our players really showed up and performed at a great level. If you want any kind of feedback on the ttars players who are trying to be in RBTT, I highly recommend you ask me (or icy). We know them better than anyone else and we'd be happy to share this knowledge with you

False advertising best advertising so here am I, pleading to vote for the new Spotlight! We are so close to 100 total voters...

was I worth it

TheHorrorHare · Dec 31, 2025

jackofspadesman said:
a. Flash Fire Faction > Flame Body Faction (no shade, alliteration ftw)
b. team logo and CA reveal when

I think they revealed the art a few hours before the draft last year.

TNTDestroyer · Jan 1, 2026

dont draft me guys, i havent played showdown since last year!

35Q71N · Friday at 5:34 PM

Sylveesnom said:
ok but you only got 2nd, the true goated team got first

Don't make me post that gif.

35Q71N · Friday at 5:35 PM

jackofspadesman said:
was I worth it

You are worth it if you are able to focus on your match only, yes >:)

Sylveesnom · Friday at 7:03 PM

35Q71N said:
Don't make me post that gif.

I have moved past that, a year has passed and i am way way better now, that gif doesn’t hurt me anymore

NDK · Friday at 10:38 PM

Just wanted to let managers know in the unlikely event they want to select me my name will be "more like DK" because of likeshop. Aside from that GL to everyone!

Duke · Saturday at 4:43 AM

Hello hello! I am happy to announce the team logo for Mecha Magearnas, made by me. Good luck to everyone!

betathunder · Sunday at 12:50 AM

glhf

Sylveesnom · Monday at 8:21 PM

bro forsh is fire

yone · 2026-01-07T16:23:11-0500

3 BSSF demons i'd recommand to go with :
- purbaj (+++++)
- Sylveesnom
- Slikkles
High skilled players that are humble and do reviews/analyses of their own games/replays and for their teammates as well, the ongoing bsscl shows

Wigglytuff · 2026-01-08T03:29:30-0500

RBTT IX Public Tryouts Results

After a grueling weekend of over 420 games, the RBTT IX Public Tryouts have (mostly) concluded! Thank you to everyone that came out and played! The results have been summarized in this spreadsheet.

Vital Statistics

55 unique participants
~15 (~30%) are known players from RBTT/RBEL
~428 total games (this is a lowball, a couple of missing replays and uncompleted playoffs series)
Roughly 8 games per participant
~237 "high quality" games (defined by playoffs games or Round 4 in Swiss or later)
Roughly 7 high quality games per playoffs participant

Replay Compendium
I've also listed every replay from all livetours in this spoiler, also by Smogon username. Username of the player that won is listed first. For tournaments with Swiss, the replays are listed largely in chronological order.

Shoutouts
Keep in mind that I'm just a washed up Gen 4 (puke) player so nothing I say here is a guarantee that you'll get drafted, but I want to highlight some interesting observations I had while looking at the data.

The RBTT Players - While the main goal is for unknown players to fight for recognition, I still wanted some RBTT players in there to compare tryouters against. Thanks to you guys for showing up; I hope your performances can help contextualize those of the tryouters!

Hammy3581 - RBEL veteran and Midwest player Hammy3581 ranks #12 in Win% (58.82%) overall, but that number shoots up to #4 (71.43%!) when he's against tougher opponents!

glowbrogang - While somewhat unknown in Rands, glowbrogang has put up results in other areas of Smogon and is currently in finals of the one live tournament he joined. Someone to keep an eye on for sure.

Let's Rumble Shall We - After a dominating performance in WCOR2025, Let's Rumble Shall We has similarly ripped up the competition in tryouts, winning a tournament and making it to the finals of a second. I would be shocked if he isn't picked up.

Shadow0709 - As far as I can tell, this is a previously unknown player from the ladder who put up strong results in tryouts, beating Let's Rumble Shall We to win Livetour #1. With 36 games played, there should be plenty for managers to evaluate.

AquaGuy2.0 - AquaGuy didn't have the strongest RBEL last year, but coming in the top 15% of tryouts, perhaps that was a fluke?

Rowlet69420 - Rowlet69420 is truly the MVP of tryouts, having played in all 5 of them, some of which I'm sure were in the middle of the night for him. With 40 games played and a 62.5% overall winrate and a 68% winrate against a tougher crowd (so close to the funny number, should've won more), this is definitely someone to keep an eye on. Get some sleep btw.

TGA, Wishing, Roadto15oo, WarriorGallade - All four of these performed well in one or two tours, but there weren't a lot of games to look at. Hopefully they can flesh out their resumes in other ways!

Even if I didn't list your name here, I wish everyone good luck in getting drafted! Happy RBTT IX!

Rowlet69420 · 2026-01-08T09:23:24-0500

Wigglytuff said:
so close to the funny number, should've won more

More like "right in-between funny numbers" ~~would've won more if I wasn't so ahh~~

Wigglytuff said:
Get some sleep btw

One day... Trust

RoFnA · 2026-01-08T13:25:00-0500

RBTT RBTT IX Commencement Thread

meamPearl

formerly meamdefinitely5

Adelynn

i'm glad you're evil too

35Q71N

Sylveesnom

I'm the scary trans conseratives fear

jackofspadesman

jackofspadesman

TheHorrorHare

TNTDestroyer

35Q71N

35Q71N

Sylveesnom

I'm the scary trans conseratives fear

NDK

It's alright to fail. Just get up when you do.

Duke

betathunder

Poshanka!

Sylveesnom

I'm the scary trans conseratives fear

yone

Wigglytuff

mad @ redacted in redacted

Rowlet69420

RoFnA

Vegan funktioniert ned