UUPL XIII - Week 5

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>>Commencement Thread<<
>>Replays and Usage Stats<<
>>Spreadsheet<<
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Moomoo Farm Mysterious Sisters (5) vs (5) Iki Town Idols
SV: Rasche vs etern
SV: passion vs Finchinator
SV: Piyu vs Lily
SS: Fogbound Lake vs Adaam
SM: Santu vs ramolost
ORAS: dingbat vs Gondra
BW: Monai vs hellom
DPP: fatty vs Thiago Nunes
ADV: shiloh vs Xrn
GSC: BeeOrSomething vs Celebiii

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Celestial Tower Tycoons (6) vs (4) Mikan Island Monsters
SV: Kushalos vs 691
SV: umbry vs Separation
SV: Xiri vs 3d
SS: Attribute vs kumiko
SM: odr vs lax
ORAS: Dj Breloominati♬ vs watashi
BW: Punny vs Tack
DPP: frankjosh vs LpZ
ADV: Charmriah vs mielke
GSC: Medeia vs col49

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Camphrier Town Ladies (2) vs (8) Celestial City Crush Kins
SV: vivalospride vs JustFranco
SV: Mossy Sandwich vs Feliburn
SV: Slip vs One Last Kiss
SS: crying vs BigFatMantis
SM: Sam vs Jytcampbell
ORAS: Shiba vs Real FV13
BW: Cow vs Accel
DPP: Estarossa vs Cam
ADV: Heysup vs Parpar
GSC: SANKE CARP vs Alice Kazumi

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Friend Safari Pokemon Trainers (5) vs (5) Sinjoh Ruin Strikers
SV: Meru vs RichardMillePlain
SV: Sabella vs Fc
SV: avarice vs entrocefalo
SS: Lizzie vs Icemaster
SM: robjr vs pdt
ORAS: DugZa vs The Strap
BW: Micciu vs seraphz
DPP: awyp vs Drud
ADV: Amukamara vs BlackKnight_Gawain
GSC: Hydronics vs Garay oak

Moomoo Farm Mysterious Sisters (0) vs (0) Iki Town Idols
SV: rasche vs etern
SV: passionate vs Finchinator
SV: piyu vs Lily
SS: fogbound lake vs Adaam
SM: santu vs ramolost
ORAS: dingbat vs Gondra
BW: monai vs hellom
DPP: fatty vs Thiago Nunes
ADV: shiloh vs Xrn
GSC: beeorsomething vs Celebiii

Celestial Tower Tycoons (0) vs (0) Mikan Island Monsters
SV: Kushalos vs 691
SV: umbry vs Separation
SV: Nat vs 3d
SS: Attribute vs kumiko
SM: odr vs lax
ORAS: Dj Breloominati♬ vs watashi
BW: Punny vs tack
DPP: Frankjosh vs lpz
ADV: Charmriah vs mielke
GSC: Medeia vs col49

Camphrier Town Ladies (0) vs (0) Celestial City Crush Kins
SV: vivalospride vs JustFranco
SV: mossy sandwich vs Feliburn
SV: slip vs One Last Kiss
SS: crying vs BigFatMantis
SM: indigo plateau vs jytcampbell
ORAS: shiba vs Real FV13
BW: cow vs Accel
DPP: estarossa vs Cam
ADV: heysup vs Parpar
GSC: Sanke Carp vs Alice Kazumi

Friend Safari Pokemon Trainers (0) vs (0) Sinjoh Ruin Strikers
SV: meru vs RichardMillePlain
SV: sabella vs Fc
SV: avarice vs entrocefalo
SS: lizzie vs Icemaster
SM: robjr vs pdt
ORAS: dugza vs The Strap
BW: Micciu vs seraphz
DPP: awyp vs Drud
ADV: Amukamara vs BlackKnight_Gawain
GSC: Hydronics vs Garay oak

Deadline is Sunday 6th, 11:59 PM -5​
 
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kushalos vs 691 - this one is actually hard to call. 691 has a better record by a bit. kushalos lost to bouff? oh hell no. im expecting some clicks in this game that make me be like bro.
umbry vs separation - umbry is the best sv uu player. umbry is the best sv uu builder. upset potential because separation is going 2 bring something janky that 691 made (feel free 2 correct me if i midunderstand the function of this dynamic duo). i would almost never predict umbry 2 lose in this tier unless she pissed me off and i was trying to manifest a loss though.
xiri vs 3d - ive become a believe in low tier 3d. i think he plays his games pretty well in this tour and really well in rupl. unfortunately he was delt an unfortunate hand when he was afflicted with spellcaster preview debuff but i still believe.

vivalospride vs justfranco - based on record these 2 are both looking the worst they've looked in a very long time. this is a fraud watch matchup for the ages. sorry franco i havent been watching your games that closely so its possible you've just been unlucky i duno but some of these viv games have left me feeling a lil disappointed. that being said i have so much (potentially misguided) faith in viv to bring it back and get a big win here. both have potential to turn their records around from here tbh. this game isnt so much a question of who will win though. rather it is a question of who will fall deeper into the abyss.
mossy sandwich vs feliburn - every metric in the world tells me mossy sandwich will win this game. nonetheless. #getburned. but seriously this is a 60:40 where im bolding the 40 because 40 is still a pretty high number when the bigger number is 60.
slip vs one last kiss - girl sorry idk who this is on the right im genuinely so sorry im old gl to both though

meru vs richardmilepain - this should be free and if it isn't i will use it as a way to make fun of meru and not uplift richardmilepain. a major factor here though is the difference in support. meru brought a cinccino one week man lool and rmp (do u mind if i call u that? ^_^) has pdt teams which carried me to undefeated wcop playoffs so anybody can really do it if they're okay. i will cast all of this context asside after the result of the game is determined.
sabella vs fc - passion honk shoo game of the week i have nothing 2 say about this. idt either look to be in their best forms for this tour. i hope i am proven wrong and its an amazing explosive must watch game though. no hate yall NO HATE
avarice vs entroceaflo - i think people who dont play this tier will lose to hyperoffense probably even if pdt makes a team that beats ho in the traditional sense dillon will bring something dumb that makes entro flinch and he'll be like ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh and then throw
 
SV: mossy sandwich vs feliburn - 2013 join date vs 2020 join date in current gen sorry Feli the Valley of the Kings called they want their mummy back (i would bold you in a gen more age-friendly)

SV: The person subbing for Nat vs 3d - bans midtour are hilarious idk who's subbing but they got the aura boost for sure

SM: Indigo Plateau vs Jytcampbell - the Crushers have yet to win an SM game and tbh have not looked good in them either. Indigo Plateau has been hibernating for weeks now and is for sure going to innovate (he will drop Roost on Scizor or throw Substitute on a random mon)

SS: Attribute vs kumiko - kumi's been farming SM with shitmons why's he being forced to play the aSS UU :blobsad: I predict he will intentionally throw to be placed back in SM

SM: Santu vs ramolost - Yep

SV: Meru vs RichardMillePlain - Richard Mille is a Swiss luxury watch company founded in 2001<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Mille#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a> by Dominique Guenat and Richard Mille, based in Les Breuleux, Switzerland. The brand specialises in high-priced clockwork watches,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Mille#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a> which have been criticised by some as "ridiculous"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Mille#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a> and "unnecessarily extravagant."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Mille#cite_note-:0-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a>
 
This post is brought to you by the support of my 4 loyal readers, starbitstorm, umbry, 691 and Accel. Thanks guys for interacting with these posts, and now let's move on to this week's SV gaming and as usual, some more rambling:

Moomoo Farm Mysterious Sisters (2) vs (1) Iki Town Idols

The Sisters had a rough last week, losing the SVoff 0-3 against the Tycoons, with both their star players Piyu and passion taking their first losses. I still have a lot of faith in those 2 slots, because their play has been good despite the result. What I've not liked much here is maybe the lack of team work when it comes to the building of their teams, but maybe Askov will be cooking more with Rasche. Ultimately, I'm sure this team will manage to make playoffs, as long as they keep getting 2 SV wins each week. The Idols had a rough last week, managing to give to the Crush Kin their very first point. Coincidentally, that came with a 1-2 SV loss. Etern's perfomance has been what's keeping this team's hopes of making play offs alive. They're gonna need more cooking when it comes to building, get better team matchups, or get more in game luck in order to make play offs, because tying 7 times simply isn't good enough.

SV: Rasche vs etern Props to etern for his spectacular performance so far, a 4-0 start with 2 of the wins being against Meru and Franco is proof that he belongs among the best players of the pool at this point in time. Rasche was by no means bad in his debut, but he's the underdog again this week.
SV: passion vs Finchinator passion has been great so far. Losing a week out of 4, against umbry, is still doing great. I think that reusing teams is a mild handicap for our hero, but if they can keep winning like that from here on out, who am I to question their ways? Finch has also been super solid in his games, getting some bad luck last week, that lead to a loss to Feliburn. I'm bolding passion here, but i consider this game to be one of the weeks highlights (please play at an EU friendly time guys) and very much open to both players to win.
SV: Piyu vs Lily Piyu has been great so far, even if he had a slight set back last week. Some bad luck there, but it do be like that sometimes. His play has been very good, and his team choices have been... interesting, to say the least. Not the easiest fella to prep for. Lily on the other hand has had 4/4 weeks of Tornadus Therian usage, but that mon aside, there is some variety. Maybe not enough variety, or maybe not a good enough read on the matchups, because Lily can certainly perform better than the 1-3 indicates so far. Piyu is favored here, but for sure another game that I consider very much open.


Celestial Tower Tycoons (2) vs (1) Mikan Island Monsters

The Tycoons managed to 3-0 another SV core last week. They also won the week and climbed first on the standings. I was calling them The Typhoons, because to me they seemed pretty much unstoppable. A big part of that was the combo of umbry and Nat. With Nat no longer on board, there's more pressure on her substitution for this week, Xiri, and Kush of course, to perform. Kush did manage to perform last week, and has given the impression of a solid player, in general. I hope Xiri won't mind piloting his managers' teams, instead of his usual crack. His play should be solid enough for the team to reach play offs. The monsters are currently 3rd, but they do have 3 tough weeks ahead of them. They have to secure at least 3 points to hope to get to play offs, against the Tycoons, the Idols and the Ladies. Not the easiest thing to do, but certainly manageable.

SV: Kushalos vs 691 2 solid players overall. 691 has the better record of 3-1, but Kush has proven he can hold his own against the very best and is currently sitting at a 2-2 record. I will favor him here, because I know he'll bring the better team, but it's for sure gonna be an open game.
SV: umbry vs Separation umbry is the best SV UU player in this pool. Separation doesn't lack anything when it comes to playing mons in general, but there is an actual knowledge gap here, so umbry should be favored. Her games have been a pleasure to spectate so far, and Sep can for sure give her a good challenge, so I'm especially looking forward to this one.
SV: Xiri vs 3d 3d is the more accomplished player of the 2, and he'd probably still be favored even with the worse team. It for sure can go the other way, can't wait to see Xiri use something not insane.


Camphrier Town Ladies (0) vs (3) Cerulean City Crush Kin

This is gonna be a very crucial week for the Ladies (there's exactly 1 lady on this team btw js), because they're up against a team that's mostly been farmed and at this point is out of contention to make play offs. Meaning that whichever team stumbles against them is likely less favored to make the top 4. Vivalospride hasn't been great so far, having the same record of 1-3 as his fellow tier leader. Mossy took his first loss last week to Meru, and the one who ended up saving their SV and the team a whole, was Slip. Great HO that one, I'm a fan. The Crush Kin are probably out of playoffs by now, so One Last Kiss will be getting off the bench and sent into battle. He's had good reslults in SPL in SV OU, but I have no idea what he's gonna bring here. Franco will be seeking to fix his 1-3 record by the end of the season, and Feliburn to put up yet another undefeated run after UUWC.

SV: vivalospride vs JustFranco Both of these guys are having an equally bad tour so far, and one of them is bound to end up negative in the regular season after their clash. I'm favoring franco a bit cause I think he's more likely to get a good matchup, but it's for sure an open game I'll be looking forward to.
SV: Mossy sandwich vs Feliburn Another game I'll be eagerly looking forward to. Feliburn won their last year's UUPL game and he's probably the better clicker of the 2. Mossy is the better prepper for sure, so I can see the game going the other way as well, but I'm favoring Feli.
SV: Slip vs One Last Kiss Slip managed to get his first win last week vs Sab, mainly because of Sab misplaying the last few turns rather than good play. That's to say that there's still some ground to be covered, in order for me to bold him over someone who finished positive in SPL, even if they've not played UU before. I expect One Last Kiss to win this, unless he brings some meme team.
Whoa, I just predicted the Crush Kin to 3-0 LMFAO. One might be inclined to assume I hate the Ladies, which would be untrue.


Friend Safari Pokemon Trainers (3) vs (0) Sinjoh Ruin Strikers

The Trainers need at least 2 wins in the final 3 weeks, in order to make play offs. Beating the Tycoons during the final week seems tough, so now it's time to win I guess. When it comes to their SV core, they do look good against the stikers (but then again, most teams do). The strikers themselves desperately need to win all 3 of the remaining weeks to make play offs, something that I predict will not be happening. So that's the end of the line for you guys, sorry pdt... I know you're an enjoyer of these posts... my bad.

SV: Meru vs RichardMillePlain I have predicted 0/4 weeks for Meru correctly, so this might be me cursing him for all I know. He managed to turn around a 0-2 start into 2-2, so he's probably back to good shape. He's surely favored against RichardMillePlain, so I expect a win here.
SV: Sabella vs Fc Fc's 1-3 is definitely something I didn't expect after 4 weeks of games, given his great UUWC run. He's got to play another tough opponent in Sabella this week. It will for sure be a close game that can go either way, but I'm favoring Sab taking this home and turning positive again.
SV: avarice vs entrocefalo entro is yet another non mainer who subs in here. He's for sure very capable, but I liked avarice again last week. He's in good shape and for sure favored here.
 
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