Hello, here are some teams i used in rupl for the Optical Illusionists and since we're out i feel like i want to share them since the meta can get stale since there aren't too many new builds and it's sad since ss ru is a fucking fun tier and i wanna encourage other people to build new teams as well, anyway here we go! (links to teams on the image)
I'm not planning to write too much because i'm bored and sick so yeah
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen8ru-685474
Week 1 vs tlenit, we didn't have too much info going into this so i just wanted to build smth fun and solid(for the most part) so we rolled with this.
The team turned a bit weak to milotic as u can see from the replay but fuck it we ball i guess.
Balloon lucario grabs sd's on flygon and steelix and does lucario things and it's backed up by cm reuni.
gg to tlenit, it was a really fun game!
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen8ru-687738
Week 2 vs Astro, s/o to mac3 for the suicune set cause it saved my ass there LOL
The idea that week was to use the nascar cune exactly for the mu i ended up playing versus, xurkitree and np togekiss is a big pain in the ass always and having cune outspeed those and snipe with a 2hko is a life saver.
Sylveon was the mvp of the game tho always keeping itself alive just barely.
gg to astro, great game to play!
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen8ru-688618
Week 3 vs Attribute, super interesting game with a fucking risky team to use but it worked out.
I had a lot of fun building this and i bet it could turn out a lot better too cause it's admittedly fishy as fuck.
Hitmonlee was about to go hard but i realized that guzz had dragon tail so i just went for the kill(didn't even kill damn)
DD gon showing why it's broken and cloy with no ice move showing why it's such a bad pick LOL
s/o to my guy dnnp showing up with jellicent in tests to terrify the shit out of me LOL
gg to Attribute, had fun gaming vs you!
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen8ru-689809
Week 4 vs my buddy dunoks, i got my ass handed to me which is sad cause after the game we talked and i realized that tyrantrum could have done it.
The team is quite fun and aggressive as i wanted it to be but i played this game way too passively(followed by a needless aggro play that lost me my xurkitree)
The idea is basically to use eject pack tyrantrum to open up holes early to midgame so that it can clean up late game by itself with a little help from np kiss.
had a lot of fun building this and i'm sad i didn't get the W.
gg to dunoks, ily bro here's to the next game!
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen8ru-693190
Week 6 vs QWILY(the goat)
As u can see this is a different team than the one in the replay but the point of this post is not to showcase the teams i used alone as it's mainly a way for me to share solid teams for the community and this version of the team is clearly much better than the one i used in the replay.
So..wishiwashi is a weird mon to pick i know however it has some good traits in absorbing status and packs a good physical bulk while also keeping up momentum with a strong u-turn which adds a lot when u can slow u-turn out of virtually everything,(it showed a bit of its stuff in this game but a lot of things went wrong with this game sadly) I'm actually quite proud of this team cause it excels at playing at exactly the speed i enjoy playing the game.
gg QWILY, u owned me that game big time bro.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen8ru-695553
Semis vs QWILY again.
ok this time i was done fucking around and i needed to do good prep to not get sat on by a sole gastrodon LOL
This is prolly one of my fav ru teams that i've made cause it has such a fun flow and some cool techs like fast taunt wisp incineroar, hurricane np bat and hex bronzong of all things.
The idea was simple, don't get owned by punny teams and fat cores and this team managed to do just that in tests.
While i did flop a bit mid game cause i was concerned with making the end game safer(something that just ended up making it even riskier) i'm happy with how i played this overall and in case anyone is curious hex zong helps the team pressure passive mons like knock off reuni, milo, gastro, and most importantly it does good damage to a sleeping demon gross that looks to sweep my ass and i didn't really need the last slot on zong i feel like so why not.
ggs QWILY, you're one of my favorite opponents to play vs and i always have fun playing you, gl in the finals bro!
And a couple of extras:
Never got to show that team since i decided to dead game vs airfare due to irl complications and my team already winning the week but i feel like it deserves a shout since it's a very strong offensive team that did extremely well in tests, shuca croak + this gon and double knock are very good at making progress right now and this team excels at giving them chances to show it off.
Something a bit more fun that i made to play vs leru but i had to get subbed out since i was moving during the time(but drifting got subbed in and won wooo)
This might look silly but it's good i swear LOL
The core of LO reuni and LO Aero backed by guzzlord's knock off spread is very potent and tough to manage especially with BO and i get to showcase a really cool mon in sandslash which while it doesn't go too hard in terms of longevity it's a good option as a spiker that also spins and spreads knock off vs important mons like crobat/registeel and bulky waters.
That's all from me for this season so i wanna say a huge thank you to
Mac3 and
eifo for drafting me to play this tier i had a fucking blast and you guys helped me in the builder a fuck ton, i appreciate you a lot.
Lastly shoutouts to
dunoks,
Master Chief,
Beraldo,
C0nfiden1 0yster,
DNNP, Astro(can't find your name to save my life) and
Drifting for helping me build, test and keep me sane during this whole tour, i appreciate you all very very much!
If anyone has questions regarding the teams and/or the spreads used, shoot me a dm on discord and i'll be happy to help out.
See yall in the next ru tour!
Camerupt-Mega
Slurpuff
Whimsicott
Hoopa
Togetic
A -> A+
A- -> A
B -> B+
B- -> B
B- -> B
C+ -> B-
C -> C+
C- -> C
C- -> C
C- -> C
UR -> B-
UR -> C-
B+ -> B
B+ -> B
B -> B-
B- -> C+
C+ -> C
C+ -> C
C+ -> C
C+ -> C
C+ -> C
C -> C-
C- -> UR
C- -> UR
A+ -> S-
A -> S-
B+ -> A-
B+ -> A-
B+ -> A-
B -> B+
B- -> B
C+ -> B-
C+ -> B-
C -> C+
C -> B
C -> B-
C -> C+
C -> C+
C- -> B+
A+ -> A
A+ -> A
A- -> B+
A- -> B+
B+ -> B-
B+ -> B
B -> B-
B- -> C+
C+ -> C
C -> C-
A- -> A
B- -> B
C+ -> B-
C+ -> B
C+ -> B-
C- -> C
D -> C-
UR -> C
A- -> B+
B+ -> B
B+ -> B
B -> C+
B -> C+
B- -> C+
C -> C-
C -> C-
C -> C-
A ->A-
A -> A-
A- ->B+
B+ -> B
B+ -> B
B -> C+
B -> C+
B -> C+
B -> B-
B- -> C
B- -> C+
B- -> C
B- -> C
C+ -> C
C+ -> C-
C+ -> C
C+ -> C
C+ -> C-
C+ -> C
C+ -> C
C+ -> UR
C+ -> C-
C+ -> C
C+ -> C
C -> C-
C -> C-
C -> C-
C -> UR
C- -> UR
C- -> UR
C- -> UR
C- -> UR
C- -> UR
C- -> UR
C- -> UR
C- -> UR
A- -> A
A- -> A
B- -> B
B- -> B
C- -> C
C- -> C