Round 1 of Swiss has...not concluded, because there's two extensions, but whatever, I've got a busy week so here's some interesting observations.
I Can Hardly Breathe: The ever-controversial man of the hour, I've put together a compendium of Gouging Fire appearances.
the crying corner: crying is in this tournament so I feel like I have to dedicate a section to her BS. Game 1 of her set against Tace featured Slowking using Chilly Reception into Weather Ball Ice Cinderace, which Tace's Landorus narrowly avoided; this was soon followed up by Counter Lokix, which survived a CC from Zamazenta and blew it away. Game 2 featured a fat team featuring a Wish-passing Dachsbun, Earth Plate Iron Treads, and a Pecharunt with Tera Blast, the type of which I don't even want to think about.
I Can Hardly Breathe: The ever-controversial man of the hour, I've put together a compendium of Gouging Fire appearances.
- Alhen attempted a clever Tera Poison Covert Cloak set, which ran into SpookyZ's Tera Dark Clear Smog Amoonguss and was promptly nullified by it and Encore Iron Valiant.
- SoulWind took the second game of his set versus chansey and lulu when his Gouging Fire DDed on a switch (into chansey's own Gouging Fire) and promptly swept with Tera Ground.
- Santu's Breaking Swipe Morning Sun Gouging Fire cleaned up the HO-vs-HO matchup after nullifying xdRudi.exe's Gouging Fire with a Tricked Scarf.
- Empo's +Speed Stellar Gouging Fire under sun ran into stall, and was promptly poisoned and handled by the combination of Toxapex and Rocky Helmet Skarmory from Twixtry.
- emforbes saves his Gouging Fire for last and cleans up bbeeaa's last two mons, using Tera Dragon to muscle past Great Tusk.
- Mako's +Speed Gouging Fire under sun got a Flare Blitz off on Iron Valiant, which lived thanks to Zamazenta setting screens, then ran into Tera Water Landorus and dropped to an EQ.
- 3d's Gouging Fire ran into a defensive Zapdos and took a Thunder Wave, leading to its elimination soon after.
the crying corner: crying is in this tournament so I feel like I have to dedicate a section to her BS. Game 1 of her set against Tace featured Slowking using Chilly Reception into Weather Ball Ice Cinderace, which Tace's Landorus narrowly avoided; this was soon followed up by Counter Lokix, which survived a CC from Zamazenta and blew it away. Game 2 featured a fat team featuring a Wish-passing Dachsbun, Earth Plate Iron Treads, and a Pecharunt with Tera Blast, the type of which I don't even want to think about.
1-0
SoulWind vs SpookyZ
(Winner of Giannis Antetokommo-o vs clean) vs (Winner of Skarpherim vs hellom)
mimilimi vs oldspicemike
3d vs Ahsan-219
Empo vs crying
Santu vs Welli0u
Dasmer vs xavgb
emforbes vs Vert
0-1
Alhen vs Twixtry
(Loser of Giannis Antetokommo-o vs clean) vs Storm Zone
yovan33321 vs xdRudi.exe
Rewer vs TDNT
Mako vs (Loser of Skarpherim vs hellom)
INSULT vs Ewin
bbeeaa vs chansey and lulu
SupaGmoney vs Tace
SoulWind vs SpookyZ
(Winner of Giannis Antetokommo-o vs clean) vs (Winner of Skarpherim vs hellom)
mimilimi vs oldspicemike
3d vs Ahsan-219
Empo vs crying
Santu vs Welli0u
Dasmer vs xavgb
emforbes vs Vert
0-1
Alhen vs Twixtry
(Loser of Giannis Antetokommo-o vs clean) vs Storm Zone
yovan33321 vs xdRudi.exe
Rewer vs TDNT
Mako vs (Loser of Skarpherim vs hellom)
INSULT vs Ewin
bbeeaa vs chansey and lulu
SupaGmoney vs Tace