Tournament ZUCL I - Week One

[Murphy Lawden]

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Weezer Weezings (0) vs (0) Rocky Helmet Rampardos
SV ZU: Mada vs Esteb4n
SV ZU: Bouff vs Django
SS ZU: seraphz vs PrinceOfAllTacos
SM ZU: MZ vs 5gen
ORAS ZU: Envy vs 5Dots
BW ZU: Clem vs Tack
ADV ZU: Fogbound Lake vs Aurist
GSC ZU: Lyra vs betathunder

Shady Spiritombs (0) vs (0) Loathsome Lumineons
SV ZU: Baddy vs Trichotomy
SV ZU: Danbear02 vs sky
SM ZU: Toto vs Jojen
ORAS ZU: DD Joe vs Ruffles
BW ZU: LpZ vs skrimps
DPP ZU: plznostep vs HAVOCKNIGHT
ADV ZU: Baoba vs Melninja
GSC ZU: BigFatMantis vs THE_CHUNGLER

Bastio Don Julio (0) vs (0) Brute Bonnet Crew
SV ZU: Soul King0 vs MichaelderBeste2
SV ZU: zause vs TBasedGod
SS ZU: clean vs BaitWiz
SM ZU: Drud vs a fruitshop owner
ORAS ZU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs sleid
DPP ZU: BeatsBlack vs Greybaum
GSC ZU: feen vs Maris Bonibell
RBY ZU: NotVeryCake vs Zpice

Lana Del Catty (0) vs (0) K-pop Audino Hunters
SV ZU: lettuce vs etern
SV ZU: Scarf Kricketune vs Shadow079
SS ZU: TheFranklin vs Tuthur
SM ZU: Terracotta vs Beka
ORAS ZU: diegoyuhhi vs DugZa
DPP ZU: btboy vs Plague
GSC ZU: LustfulLice vs Gondra
RBY ZU: ButtGallon vs Melbelle

Deadline for Week 1 is February 2, 2026 at 9:29 AM, GLHF!

Tier Picks

Weezer Weezings vs Rocky Helmet Rampardos
Weezing's picks: SS, SM, ADV
Rampardos's picks: GSC, BW, ORAS

Shady Spiritombs vs Loathsome Lumineons
Spiritomb's picks: GSC, ADV, BW
Lumineon's picks: SM, ORAS, DPP

Bastio Don Julio vs Brute Bonnet Crew
Bastiodon's picks: SS, DPP, RBY
Brute Bonnet's picks: SM, ORAS, GSC

Lana Del Catty vs K-pop Audino Hunters
Delcatty's picks: SS, SM, GSC
Audino's picks: ORAS, DPP, RBY

Predictions Format

Weezer Weezings (0) vs (0) Rocky Helmet Rampardos
SV ZU: Mada vs Esteb4n
SV ZU: Bouff vs Django
SS ZU: seraphz vs PrinceOfAllTacos
SM ZU: MZ vs 5gen
ORAS ZU: Envy vs 5Dots
BW ZU: Clem vs Tack
ADV ZU: Fogbound Lake vs Aurist
GSC ZU: Lyra vs betathunder

Shady Spiritombs (0) vs (0) Loathsome Lumineons
SV ZU: Baddy vs Trichotomy
SV ZU: @Danbear vs sky
SM ZU: Toto vs Jojen
ORAS ZU: DD Joe vs Ruffles
BW ZU: LpZ vs skrimps
DPP ZU: plznostep vs HAVOCKNIGHT
ADV ZU: Baoba vs Melninja
GSC ZU: BigFatMantis vs THE_CHUNGLER

Bastio Don Julio (0) vs (0) Brute Bonnet Crew
SV ZU: Soul King0 vs MichaelderBeste2
SV ZU: zause vs TBasedGod
SS ZU: clean vs BaitWiz
SM ZU: Drud vs a fruitshop owner
ORAS ZU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs sleid
DPP ZU: BeatsBlack vs Greybaum
GSC ZU: feen vs Maris Bonibell
RBY ZU: NotVeryCake vs Zpice

Lana Del Catty (0) vs (0) K-pop Audino Hunters
SV ZU: lettuce vs etern
SV ZU: Scarf Kricketune vs Shadow079
SS ZU: TheFranklin vs Tuthur
SM ZU: Terracotta vs Beka
ORAS ZU: diegoyuhhi vs DugZa
DPP ZU: btboy vs Plague
GSC ZU: LustfulLice vs Gondra
RBY ZU: ButtGallon vs Melbelle

 

[kriegueur]

first predicts raaaaaaah
Weezer Weezings (5) vs (3) Rocky Helmet Rampardos
SV ZU: Mada vs Esteb4n
SV ZU: Bouff vs Django
SS ZU: seraphz vs PrinceOfAllTacos
SM ZU: MZ vs 5gen
ORAS ZU: Envy vs 5Dots
BW ZU: Clem vs Tack
ADV ZU: Fogbound Lake vs Aurist
GSC ZU: Lyra vs betathunder

Shady Spiritombs (3) vs (5) Loathsome Lumineons
SV ZU: Baddy vs Trichotomy
SV ZU: Danbear vs sky
SM ZU: Toto vs Jojen
ORAS ZU: DD Joe vs Ruffles
BW ZU: LpZ vs skrimps
DPP ZU: plznostep vs HAVOCKNIGHT
ADV ZU: Baoba vs Melninja
GSC ZU: BigFatMantis vs THE_CHUNGLER

Bastio Don Julio (2) vs (6) Brute Bonnet Crew
SV ZU: Soul King0 vs MichaelderBeste2
SV ZU: zause vs TBasedGod
SS ZU: clean vs BaitWiz
SM ZU: Drud vs a fruitshop owner
ORAS ZU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs sleid
DPP ZU: BeatsBlack vs Greybaum
GSC ZU: feen vs Maris Bonibell
RBY ZU: NotVeryCake vs Zpice

 

[Toto]

HAVOCKNIGHT RAN FROM ME

 

[Mirbro]

I am just gonna comment the ones I know the best, the rest just raw predicts

Bad predictions

Shady Spiritombs (8) vs (1) Loathsome Lumineons
SV ZU: Baddy vs Trichotomy - Both are good pilots, but I have seen more of Baddy around ZU than Trich, but can be either way.
SV ZU: Danbear vs sky
SM ZU: Toto vs Jojen - GOAT HoF ZU
ORAS ZU: DD Joe vs Ruffles - Gotta go with my mate, but this is gonna be close, I think Ruffles has the up side bc of ORAS, but DD Joe has proved that can flex in w/e
BW ZU: LpZ vs skrimps - I love skrimps and I think they do good in BW, but LpZ is just one of the best low tier players in this gen.
DPP ZU: plznostep vs HAVOCKNIGHT - My nicest user is great and havock ran from toto
ADV ZU: Baoba vs Melninja
GSC ZU: BigFatMantis vs THE_CHUNGLER Chungler might be more motivated, but bfm is really good in gsc so I can see either way

Bastio Don Julio (6) vs(3) Brute Bonnet Crew
SV ZU: Soul King0 vs MichaelderBeste2 - Difficult to bold against MB, but it will depend on their motivation and team supply clearly.
SV ZU: zause vs TBasedGod - zause is seeking for redemption but Tim might be the upside.
SS ZU: clean vs BaitWiz - Sorry b8, I love your motivation but nicholas is one of the best in the metagame, mainly playing wise.
SM ZU: Drud vs a fruitshop owner - Gotta go with my mate, but Drud is altijd eng so if blalib does not go ready, Drud might definitely take the win.
ORAS ZU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs sleid OBB is one of the ORAS guys and has Drud and beatsblack feedback which is great. But sleid is someone you need to be careful against, I love how good are they doing lately.
DPP ZU: BeatsBlack vs Greybaum - Greybaum is always a name to be scared playing against, but beatsblack and drud are just the best dpp pair in the tour.
GSC ZU: feen vs Maris Bonibell - I love Maris, but mainly in RBY. feen is the most proven in GSC.
RBY ZU: NotVeryCake vs Zpice - NVC is one of the best RBY lower tier players, if Zpice tryhard it can give an upside, but we will see.

Lana Del Catty (7) vs (3) K-pop Audino Hunters
SV ZU: lettuce vs etern - etern is a better pilot, but lettuce might have the upside because knows ZU much better. I think it is really close.
SV ZU: Scarf Kricketune vs Shadow079 - I love Kricketune but I think shadow is a more proved player. I can see go either way.
SS ZU: TheFranklin vs Tuthur - Bolding franklin but it is gonna depend on their motivation and how tuthur feels about SS, which, iirc, is not his favourite tier.
SM ZU: Terracotta vs Beka - Love seeing beka around, but terra is really good on sm zu perception, I was lucky teaming with them last zupl.
ORAS ZU: diegoyuhhi vs DugZa - While I believe diego can win, DugZa is the most proven of the two and is a generally better pilot. But diego is one of the best zu players rn so...
DPP ZU: btboy vs Plague - My ex bw mate is no playing dpp. Gotta bold him btbold.
GSC ZU: LustfulLice vs Gondra - Lice is the most proven of the two in gsc zu.
RBY ZU: ButtGallon vs Melbelle

Have a nice week

 

[DD Joe]

Weezer Weezings (3) vs (5) Rocky Helmet Rampardos
SV ZU: Mada vs Esteb4n he's just rly good
SV ZU: Bouff vs Django power of friendship
SS ZU: seraphz vs PrinceOfAllTacos
SM ZU: MZ vs 5gen mmhm
ORAS ZU: Envy vs 5Dots nfe v2 so he should do well
BW ZU: Clem vs Tack
ADV ZU: Fogbound Lake vs Aurist ddjerk buff
GSC ZU: Lyra vs betathunder no idea

Bastio Don Julio (6) vs (2) Brute Bonnet Crew
SV ZU: Soul King0 vs MichaelderBeste2
SV ZU: zause vs TBasedGod doesn't belong in teamtours but that's okay he's quite good
SS ZU: clean vs BaitWiz clean
SM ZU: Drud vs a fruitshop owner hm yeah
ORAS ZU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs sleid obb is good
DPP ZU: BeatsBlack vs Greybaum dpp zu goat
GSC ZU: feen vs Maris Bonibell best rby/gsc low tier player by some way
RBY ZU: NotVeryCake vs Zpice idk, Zpice might luck tho lel

Lana Del Catty (5) vs (4) K-pop Audino Hunters
SV ZU: lettuce vs etern Etern is rly good
SV ZU: Scarf Kricketune vs Shadow079 pu goat
SS ZU: TheFranklin vs Tuthur mmhm
SM ZU: Terracotta vs Beka ye
ORAS ZU: diegoyuhhi vs DugZa dugza is quite good
DPP ZU: btboy vs Plague mhm
GSC ZU: LustfulLice vs Gondra
RBY ZU: ButtGallon vs Melbelle

 

[Theycallmephil]

Low effort quick ones
Weezer Weezings (5) vs (3) Rocky Helmet Rampardos
SV ZU: Mada vs Esteb4n
SV ZU: Bouff vs Django
SS ZU: seraphz vs PrinceOfAllTacos
SM ZU: MZ vs 5gen
ORAS ZU: Envy vs 5Dots
BW ZU: Clem vs Tack
ADV ZU: Fogbound Lake vs Aurist
GSC ZU: Lyra vs betathunder

Shady Spiritombs (5) vs (3) Loathsome Lumineons
SV ZU: Baddy vs Trichotomy
SV ZU: Danbear vs sky
SM ZU: Toto vs Jojen
ORAS ZU: DD Joe vs Ruffles
BW ZU: LpZ vs skrimps
DPP ZU: plznostep vs HAVOCKNIGHT
ADV ZU: Baoba vs Melninja
GSC ZU: BigFatMantis vs THE_CHUNGLER

Bastio Don Julio (5) vs (3) Brute Bonnet Crew
SV ZU: Soul King0 vs MichaelderBeste2
SV ZU: zause vs TBasedGod
SS ZU: clean vs BaitWiz
SM ZU: Drud vs a fruitshop owner
ORAS ZU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs sleid
DPP ZU: BeatsBlack vs Greybaum
GSC ZU: feen vs Maris Bonibell
RBY ZU: NotVeryCake vs Zpice

 

[neomon]

Shady Spiritombs (5) vs (3) Loathsome Lumineons
SV ZU: Baddy vs Trichotomy - big game week 1, I think predicting either is fine but I trust baddy a bit more
SV ZU: Danbear vs sky - I don‘t recognize either name so I will judge by the SV support provided, and in that case Sky should have the upper hand
SM ZU: Toto vs Jojen - If toto loses this, it might be the worst 9k ever spent
ORAS ZU: DD Joe vs Ruffles - Ruffels has a great touch for lower tiers (in the builder) and I think thats what will get him the advantage here
BW ZU: LpZ vs skrimps - I don‘t dare predict vs LPZ
DPP ZU: plznostep vs HAVOCKNIGHT - Estra is a immovable object in any gen with stealth rocks
ADV ZU: Baoba vs Melninja - Melninja has a solid shot but Baoba has a good sheet record so we will go for that
GSC ZU: BigFatMantis vs THE_CHUNGLER - GSC feels like chungs weakest gen to me so i must favor the mantis

Bastio Don Julio (6) vs (2) Brute Bonnet Crew
SV ZU: Soul King0 vs MichaelderBeste2 - if michael gets passed even remotel usable teams (by who i do not know) i have a hard time seeing him go worse than 5-2
SV ZU: zause vs TBasedGod - zause is a baller and he wont lose
SS ZU: clean vs BaitWiz - one of the great games this series but i think clean should generally be considered stronger here
SM ZU: Drud vs a fruitshop owner - the SS-ORAS mus are all very interesting to me, i think drud is the better player and the team choice wont matter much here
ORAS ZU: OranBerryBlissey10 vs sleid - OBB is indestructible in ORAS, only way i see him losing if sleid gets a big preview advantage. Even mu i think this goes to obb more often than not
DPP ZU: BeatsBlack vs Greybaum - tough MU week 1 for greybaum, Beatsblack in luxray tier is an autobold vs anyone
GSC ZU: feen vs Maris Bonibell - Maris is convincing and has something to prove outside of rby, the work before the game will flip this into maris‘ favor
RBY ZU: NotVeryCake vs Zpice - im the wrong guy to make rby predicts but i have read cakes name more often

Lana Del Catty (4) vs (4) K-pop Audino Hunters
SV ZU: lettuce vs etern - i think etern just skillgaps here with tuths SV team advice especially
SV ZU: Scarf Kricketune vs Shadow079 - shadow seems to be acknowledged at this point and seems to show up sometimes, i dont really know krick
SS ZU: TheFranklin vs Tuthur -i think the combination of franks play and diegos teams are trustworthy enough for a bold here, close match regardless
SM ZU: Terracotta vs Beka - terracotta looks to be a zu sheet demon, especially in recent memory, i think theres no good argument why it should stop
ORAS ZU: diegoyuhhi vs DugZa - diegos oras teams never quite caught me and dugza has a good feel for what to bring in these types of tiers, i think also just the better player
DPP ZU: btboy vs Plague - coinflip really, i think plague is better, i think both teams will be very sample like
GSC ZU: LustfulLice vs Gondra - gondra is strong but gsc lower tiers can be weird and i have seen lice be pretty precise in drawn out gsc games, so leaning towarss lice
RBY ZU: ButtGallon vs Melbelle - ditto to the last rby mu

 

[Drud]

Weezer Weezings (4) vs (4) Rocky Helmet Rampardos
SV ZU: Mada vs Esteb4n - obviously in hot form coming off of 2 lower tier ribbons, hard to bold against him
SV ZU: Bouff vs Django - cool matchup and one i would say is pretty close, i just rate bouff slightly higher in SV but wouldn't be surprised with a django win
SS ZU: seraphz vs PrinceOfAllTacos - i rate seraphz high as a player and he had some great games in zupl in ss
SM ZU: MZ vs 5gen - awesome matchup and 5gen will probably try harder but the difference in playing ability makes me bold mz
ORAS ZU: Envy vs 5Dots - envy is gonna have to get used to the tier first while 5dots, while his games are sometimes questionable, does tend to win
BW ZU: Clem vs Tack - clem is good but afaik hasnt played much bw zu and tack knows their stuff in this tier
ADV ZU: Fogbound Lake vs Aurist - strong overall player and had a good record in adv in zupl
GSC ZU: Lyra vs betathunder - nothing could convince me to bold lyra

Shady Spiritombs (4) vs (3) Loathsome Lumineons
SV ZU: Baddy vs Trichotomy - pretty close game i would say but i think baddy knows the tier better
SV ZU: @Danbear vs sky - not really familiar with danbear and sky is a good player
SM ZU: Toto vs Jojen - time to see if game discussion talent translates to sm zu
ORAS ZU: DD Joe vs Ruffles - i rate joe but this will be a tough challenge for him to overcome
BW ZU: LpZ vs skrimps - i don't think i'll bold against lpz this tour
DPP ZU: plznostep vs HAVOCKNIGHT - what the.....?
ADV ZU: Baoba vs Melninja - best adv in the pool
GSC ZU: BigFatMantis vs THE_CHUNGLER - i dont really know tbh

Lana Del Catty (4) vs (4) K-pop Audino Hunters
SV ZU: lettuce vs etern - i'm sorry lettuce i think etern is just a bit too good (wouldnt have won pu circuit if he didnt luck me though)
SV ZU: Scarf Kricketune vs Shadow079 - sk is a goat and shadow isnt
SS ZU: TheFranklin vs Tuthur - crazy matchup round 1, could go either way but i'll put my bet on tuthur
SM ZU: Terracotta vs Beka - has beka played mons in the past year?
ORAS ZU: diegoyuhhi vs DugZa - bold move by diego to slot in oras here but i think dugza got it
DPP ZU: btboy vs Plague - plague is good but i think btboy will try hard to outprep
GSC ZU: LustfulLice vs Gondra - i think gondra is gonna get knowledge checked by lice
RBY ZU: ButtGallon vs Melbelle