• Check out the relaunch of our general collection, with classic designs and new ones by our very own Pissog!

Project Unluckiest Player of the Week (Week 5, see Post #112)

How often should we declare a UPOW winner?

  • Every week! (higher odds of winning, but potentially less exciting winners)

  • Every other week! (High quality replays every post, but lower odds of winning)

Results are only viewable after voting.
As a general rule, please don't submit replays for other people without their express permission. Hammy's last week was an example of said permission.

and so with that, let's announce the results. Our winner is...

didntexpectsnorlax - https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/...-2462912858-l5qtgp52663l657ha1em86s7juktabgpw

Y'know, it would've been really simple to deal with this Oricorio. This Electric Oricorio, against a Ground team with an Unaware user. It would've been. But fate had other plans, and Oricorio dodged four out of four uses of Toxic and hit five out of five hurricanes against the two relevant Ground-types. And if that wasn't enough, one of the hurricanes confused the Quagsire and allowed the Oricorio that set up to +4 to just steamroll the rest of the team. Factor in all that together, and you've got something in the realm of 0.00004%, give or take. Not that the odds matter much, for cases like this.

Submissions for the next week are now open; please get them in by early on Sunday the 26th!
 
The winner of this weeks UPOW is Nav1gator_ - https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9randombattleblitz-2467016831

Like Checkov's monkey, seeing Passimian come and go like that at the start of the battle seems pretty innocuous at first. Sure, it took care of one of its checks by dodging two hurricanes and landing a poison, but what else is it gonna do? Well, the answer to that question rears its ugly head hardly a dozen turns later, after it manages to dodge another would-be finishing blow- only to go on to sweep the rest of the game away.. As a final twist of the knife, passimian ends the game by landing three back to back critical hits. Rng really can be cruel sometimes.

The next couple weeks may be a little different than the past! We'll give you all the details in the next post.
 
And with that our first full month of UPOW is over! We've loved seeing the amount of people sharing their unlucky moments every week, and we've seen some crazy stuff pass by already (the Hall of Fame really is a treat to check out if you haven't already). Now that we've achieved this milestone, we're taking one week off while we hand the choice of this project's future over to all of you!
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Regardless of the outcome of this poll however, the next UPOW will be a special one! You will have until Sunday November 9th to show us any and all replays you may have collected over the years. Regular entries are still allowed, though keep in mind your competition may be stiff.
 
Affles said:
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Hello, and welcome to the Unluckiest Player of the Week contest!
Whether you've been playing Random Battles for a week or for years now, odds are you've found more than a few truly unfortunate and frustrating moments to call your own. That's where we come in! The Unluckiest Player of the Week project aims to provide a way to turn the frustration of missing that third consecutive Focus Blast (or fourth, or fifth) into an opportunity to win both prizes and a place in UPOWs Hall of Fame!

For our one month anniversary, we will be allowing ALL entries, regardless of age. We'll also be taking one week off to let the community vote in the poll and to give time for as many people as possible with saved replays to come share them here. Depending on whether or not we receive suitable entries, we may also add extra prize winning categories for things like funniest or luckiest entry.

We try to exclude as few replays as possible, but your odds of winning are best if the bad luck in your replay happens in quick succession and/or at a moment that would have been crucial to winning your game. These are not requirements, however! If you think your replay is worth sharing but does not follow these criteria, explaining why in your entry will help your case.

Rules:
- The replay has to be of a battle in the Random Battles format.
- Frustration is understandable, but we will not be considering your entry if you act with outright hostility or otherwise toxic behaviour. If you think your replay reflects badly on your character, do not post it here.
- Your entry will only considered if it took place less than a month ago, except for specific weeks where we will state otherwise. This week (and the next) IS one of these times!
- If you want to share a replay in which you yourself are not the unlucky one, we will only be considering your entry if you include a screenshot showing that your opponent consented to being put on UPOW.

To participate, please comment with the following:
- A replay of the battle
- A description of the unlucky event(s)
- The turn number(s) they take place

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We will be accepting entries from Monday to Sunday, and then take the sunday to review all submissions and decide on a winner. This week will run until Sunday November 9th. The winner(s) will be added to UPOW's Hall of Fame post below and earn a Tour Token, which will allow you to request a tour of your choosing in the Random Battles room over on showdown.

You can find UPOW Week 5 here!
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This is the first Random Battles forum project that aims to document remarkable replays for future enjoyment, so if you have funny or otherwise interesting replays to share that don’t fit the mold of “unlucky” per se, you are absolutely free to share those here (provided you state as such in your entry). Entries of this nature may very well be featured in an honorable mentions/funniest replays section, though as of right now they will not be eligible for prizes. We will not be considering replays with the premise of 'I played really well this game!' or similar for this category.
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https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/...-2471297144-06jycfb7a7rxuupfln00xmr1juhscelpw
funny quad liquidation def drop four turns in the row from the first turn to the fourth. Lavos is shaking in his boots right now.
 
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