Tournament UUPL VII - Week 4

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The UnderUsed Premier League VII - Week 4
STANDINGS (credit to The Kyle and Mazz)
Friend Safari Pokemon Trainers (4)
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vs.
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(6) Driftveil City Doctors
SM UU: lax vs. Amukamara
SM UU: vivalospride vs. Amane Misa
SM UU: Mindnight vs. Adaam
SM UU: hs vs. SilvioGuacamole
ORAS UU: Kreme vs. Highways
BW UU: Alkione vs. mael
DPP UU: Donphantastic vs. BKC
ADV UU: amber lamps vs. Finding True Love
GSC UU: Sinkyr vs. CKW
Bo3: ayevon vs. robjr


Ruin Valley Rangers (4)
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vs.
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(4) Goldenrod City Grunts
SM UU: Lycans vs. HarrisIsAwesome
SM UU: Gondra vs. McMeghan
SM UU: Indigo Plateau vs. Eternally
SM UU: Jarii vs. Freeroamer
ORAS UU: Wanka vs. Killintime
BW UU: Hikari vs. r0ady
DPP UU: Leru vs. Heroic Troller
ADV UU: Raichy vs. Chaitanya
GSC UU: alive vs. Earthworm
Bo3: Accelgor vs. Finchinator

Iki Town Idols (7)
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vs.
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(2) Mikan Island Monsters
SM UU: Shiba vs. Poek
SM UU: Charmflash vs. Jaajgko
SM UU: yeezyknows vs. TDK
SM UU: PinkDragonTamer vs. Osh
ORAS UU: Teddeh vs. Garay oak
BW UU: Chill Shadow vs. col49
DPP UU: fatty vs. august
ADV UU: Mazz vs. Plas
GSC UU: kaori vs. HSA
Bo3: HT vs. Pearl


Blackthorn City Battle Girls (4)
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vs.
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(6) Route 30 Youngsters
SM UU: Amaroq vs. Mana
SM UU: Kory2600 vs. FLCL
SM UU: explodingdaisies vs. Lopunny Kicks
SM UU: Bouff vs. elodin
ORAS UU: Hogg vs. Eternal Spirit
BW UU: EviGaro vs. KratosMana
DPP UU: Heysup vs. Gilbert arenas
ADV UU: The Kyle vs. Sam I Yam
GSC UU: xJoelituh vs. choolio
Bo3: Kink vs. ict

Some reminders and clarification:
The Bo3 is in SM, ORAS, and BW. The series can be played in any order as long as both players agree on said order. If players cannot agree, default to SM first with the loser picking the next one.

Baton Pass is banned from ADV and DPP, but not banned in BW.

NFE Pokemon are banned in ADV UU as per standard ADV UU rules.

All standard tournament rules apply.

The deadline is Sunday, April 28 at 11PM GMT -5 (4AM GMT April 22).​
 
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Unbiased prediction:
Friend Safari Pokemon Trainers vs. Driftveil City Doctors
SM UU: lax vs. Amukamara
SM UU: vivalospride vs. Amane Misa
SM UU: Mindnight vs. Adaam
SM UU: hs vs. SilvioGuacamole
ORAS UU: Kreme vs. Highways
BW UU: Alkione vs. mael
DPP UU: Donphantastic vs. BKC
ADV UU: amber lamps vs. Finding True Love
Bo3: CBU vs. robjr

We can do this team. Let's get it! :blobwizard:
 
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Others - predictions:

SM UU: Lycans vs. HarrisIsAwesome - Lycans is good but Harris is Awesome!
SM UU: Gondra vs. McMeghan - both are exceptional players but after McMeghan's classy post last week I hope he wins all his games
SM UU: Indigo Plateau vs. Eternally - Eternally should be pretty motivated after not being able to play last week
SM UU: Jarii vs. Freeroamer - if Jarii can play like he did vs Amukamara he should do fine. Freeroamer is good though and posts a lot on the forums which is cool. I'll like his posts more if he wins.
Bo3: Accelgor vs. Finchinator - I'm frequently mad at Accelegor for various reasons so I hope Finch wins. But Finch used to flame me out on PO so actually I hope both sides lose. But to be clear, both are great players, certainly better than me!

SM UU: Shiba vs. Poek - Shiba dominated pretty much last week, he can probably do it again. Maybe.
SM UU: Charmflash vs. Jaajgko - Charmflash brought ditto last week so he deserves to win all his games!
SM UU: yeezyknows vs. TDK - After getting somewhat outplayed last week, TDK held steady and just stifled Misa's play which was impressive. Yeezy will have to rely on both skill and his trademarked anger to win
SM UU: PinkDragonTamer vs. Osh - Not only is PDT my friend, OSH is probably slightly depressed from losing ot a Ferroseed. Still he brought a Shaymin last week so I hope he does well still.
Bo3: HT vs. Pearl - HT is a great player but I really don't want to predict against Pearl because hes a Tier Leader and has more clout and I might have to beg him to ban Sableye.

SM UU: Amaroq vs. Mana - Amaroq's game with Adaam utterly depressed me (he could have easily won with Suicune but he brought no real Scizor counter in gen7...) while Mana's game with Pearl made me puke a little when he didn't kill the Jellicent. Still, it's been a while since then and both players are better than me so what do I know. I predict both sides win!
SM UU: Kory2600 vs. FLCL - I really think FLCL is one of Smogon's best players. Kory is great too though!
SM UU: Nuked vs. Lopunny Kicks - Lopunny Kicks beat my teammate passion pretty badly :/
SM UU: Bouff vs. elodin - Frankly I don't know much about the skill level of anyone so I shouldn't be doing these predicts but bouff is super nice. I hope he doesn't get tour banned again.
Bo3: Kink vs. ict - I don't know but Kink has more clout so I'll predict for him I guess. ict did beat lax pretty badly though and is a FPOA bro, hope he does well this tour.
 
ORAS UU: Kreme vs. Highways | Go team!

ORAS UU: Wanka vs. Killintime | Mother luck will surely bless kt this time

ORAS UU: Teddeh vs. Garay oak | Op af

ORAS UU: Hogg vs. Eternal Spirit | If both of them bring Suicune, Hogg will prob run the better set of the two :~)
 
Bo3: CBU (40) vs. (60) robjr - I hate to bet against my friend CBU but rob has performed really well recently. He won circuit last year and is currently 2-1 on Bo3 having beaten such skilled players as Accelgor and Kink. I give Rob the slight advantage in SM because of his recent consistency and skill in building. CBU will need to dive a little outside of his comfort zone and prep well for Rob if he wants to win. CBU can ORAS well as can Rob. This is a even matchup but I have a feeling CBU will grab a win here, hopefully with his signature Alo Bliss offense. For BW both players will probably bring something standard and it will most likely be a matter of matchup and who doesn’t choke. Rob as the more skilled player has the advantage and it helps that he has more support in BW where the Friends have a weaker BW slot. CBU has in the past made some crazy plays that have allowed him to win and I have no doubt that he can pull a win out of this matchup and I look forward to it.

Bo3: Accelgor (51) vs. (49) Finchinator - This is the most even matchup this week imo. Both have the same record, 2-1. They both stalled for a SM game this season and had success but I don’t think either will stall in this matchup since it’s likely that the other will stall. Accelgor has played a bit more SM recently having a good run in Majors and since I haven’t seen Finch since he did well in UU Open I think Accelgor has the advantage here. Of the Bo3 players these two are the most capable in the BW tier so this will be a pivotal game in this series. Accelgor is 2-0 in BW and Finch is 1-1 so Accelgor has the advantage. I’m betting that one will take the SM game and the other will take the BW game leaving the series up to the ORAS game. Accelgor has the support of Pak who’s knowledge of the tier will carry Accelgor to a victory in ORAS and in the series. I’m most excited for this series as it should go to 3 games and be very tight.

Bo3: Ht (39) vs. (61) Pearl - I am going to go with a weird spread here. Pearl definitely has the advantage having more experience, more success, really solid support, and the fact that he is 3-0 in Bo3. HT is coming off a loss to Kink last week on his second Bo3 match. HT hasn’t done too well recently but in the past has done very well in UUPL so who knows. I expect Pearl to bring another very interesting and solid build to SM and win. HT will have the best shot of tying in ORAS and if he does win, it will go to BW where I’m not sure of his experience level. Pearl’s support looks better and his success in Bo3 so far leads me to believe that he should win confidently either 2-0 or 2-1.
 
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SM UU: vivalospride vs. Amane Misa (60-40) egirl vs egirl conoisseur, heater mu. i'm personally very high on misa, and viv has shown some solid playing alongside unorthodox building this season, ton of credit to his favor. however, i do favor misa in this MU, her tournament experience still holds more weight than that of viv's. should be a great offense vs offense game regardless. over under 1.5 honchkrows? :cwl:
SM UU: Mindnight vs. Adaam (80-20) whomst is mindnight? adaam will bestow the righteous justice of allah on this poor soul. wallahi alhamdulillah. :pray:
SM UU: hs vs. SilvioGuacamole (51-49)- amazing MU imo, HS' playing ceiling i think is super underrated, dude can make some brazy plays when he wants to. i do think silvio is generally more consistent though, which does provide more of an edge in my opinion.


SM UU: Lycans vs. HarrisIsAwesome (60-40) hard not to favor lycans in this mu. despite harris' evident skill, lycans has proven to be one of the most consistent uuers in recent memory. sizeable, but far from insurmountable edge here.
SM UU: Gondra vs. McMeghan (50-50) great mu here, arguably two of the best non-mainer UUers in the field going head to head. impossible to pick a side here, as neither has a definitive playing nor building edge. a slight skill edge can arguably be provided to mcm, but his propensity to occasionally use wack shit does offset that to a degree.
SM UU: Indigo Plateau vs. Eternally (55-45) love IP dude, been super high on him for a long time. has a strong metagame knowledge edge, one that would typically provide a 60-40 advantage were it not for eternally's strong playing ability.
SM UU: Jarii vs. Freeroamer (50-50) another amazing MU. high on both players, respectively. i do think jarii has a higher skill ceiling having played him innumerable times, but roamer's no slouch either, def a fire player - and his superior metagame knowledge does even the scale.

SM UU: Amaroq vs. Mana (60-40) amaroq's been on a tear recently, taking down both sage and eternally, beating the former in rather definitive fashion. mana admittedly hadn't shown much in his first two games other than that heater final gambit luc but his natural playing ability does award him a sizeable chance to win.
SM UU: Kory2600 vs. FLCL (55-45) kory's been one of the strongest non-mainer UUers in recent memory, and I do award him an edge over flcl, in part due to flcl's large reliance on outside builds. his natural playing ability does give him a solid shot to win though, as kory isn't awarded too sizeable of an edge.
SM UU: explodingdaisies vs. Lopunny Kicks (70-30) punny's mega flames dude, shaking in my boots knowing i have to play this dude in nupl, 3-0 in uupl with rather shaky building support, punny's on fire rn. strong edge vs ed, whose sole win came from a rather one-sided magneton pseudo-cheese mu against amukamara.
SM UU: Bouff vs. elodin (55-45) edge, but not a strong edge to elodin, who's managed to successfully wash two of his fellow brazilians in this tour - parabens. bouff is decently underrated in my eyes, winning versus me rather convincingly. elodin is awarded an edge due to his greater experience in UU, however. should be another solid game.

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