[POCL] Pokémon Online Champions League 2017 [Semi-Finals]

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  1. Mr. Perry

    Mr. Perry wat

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    Welcome to the semifinals of the Pokémon Online Champions League!

    - All the links above are a must read for every manager and player to avoid confusion. If you do not read them, the fault will be on you.
    - I expect good sportsmanship. Semi-aggressive play is fine, but don't go overboard.
    - Use PM walls, activity wins will be decided primarily based on PO Forum activity.
    - Matches can be played on Pokemon Online and Pokemon Showdown.
    - RBY OU will be played in a Best of Three (BO3) format.
    - All replays (in case you played in Pokémon Showdown!) or logs (in case you played in Pokémon Online) should be saved and posted either in this thread or on the Discord Replay Channel. When there is a disagreement on the game result, we will need replay (on PS) or full log (on PO) to validate the result.
    - Teams used in the matches should be sent to the hosts before the match to prevent an auto-loss in disconnection. Cryptobin is highly recommended.

    - Important Note: There is a major change in the tiers played in the tournament starting week 6, read the updated Information regarding tiers carefully.

    Stuttgart Stoutlands (7) VS. (3) IFK Göteborg Gogoat
    SM Ubers: @Capt.Knightwalker VS. @Mysterious M
    SM OU: @gengar17 VS. @porygon2
    SM OU: @Googly VS. @TSR
    SM LC: @Casparov VS. @fitzy
    ORAS OU: @Relous VS. @get backer
    BW2 OU: @Bushtush VS. @Finchinator
    DPP OU: @Kushalos VS. @Jimmy Turtwig
    ADV OU: @Marcop9923 VS. @Yes.
    GSC OU: @Bomber. VS. @Arifeen
    RBY OU: @marcoasd VS. @Alexander.

    Winchester Wobbuffets (6) VS. (3) Southampton Seakings
    SM Ubers: @holy break VS. @Edna
    SM OU: @Sapphire Saffron VS. @theurbandear
    SM OU: @Eternal Spirit VS. @vesper
    SM LC: @Starmaster VS. @Sken
    ORAS OU: @Lcans VS. @Valentine
    BW2 OU: @Bluri VS. @Elodin
    DPP OU: @champagne papi VS. @Klefkwi
    ADV OU: @deluks917 VS. @The Idiot Ninja
    GSC OU: @M Dragon VS. @Lavos Spawn
    RBY OU: @Troller VS. @Bedschibaer

    @Captains Deadline for this round is Sunday, 29th October at 23:59 GMT -4.
     
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  2. CALLOUS

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    Stuttgart Stoutlands (6) VS. (4) IFK Göteborg Gogoat
    SM Ubers: Capt.Knightwalker VS. Mysterious M CKW has had a really good tournament and seems confident and motivated right now. M is just good in general, but it's hard to bet against players when they're running really well.
    SM OU: gengar17 VS. porygon2 Two excellent players. I'll give it to the SM main over the ORAS main, though obviously Chill can SM at a very high level.
    SM OU: Googly VS. TSR Close. Very opposite players. TSR is more steady and consistent. Googly is more wild and swingy. I think in SM Googly has the higher upside, not to mention he's harder to predict because he can be so all over the place, so I'll give him the edge.
    SM LC: Casparov VS. fitzy Nice LC record Gogoats :)
    ORAS OU: Relous VS. get backer Better player.
    BW2 OU: Bushtush VS. Finchinator Top 5 BW all time and thrives in the clutch. I can't see Finch losing to a non BW main in this kind of situation.
    DPP OU: Kushalos VS. Jimmy Turtwig Better and more reliable player.
    ADV OU: Marcop9923 VS. Yes. Close one. I think Marcop is super underrated and is a true rising star who is already SPL ready and is only going to keep getting better. Granted, Century is also a deserving SPL player and has been quite impressive this tournament, so I wouldn't be shocked to see this one go either way, but ultimately I think Marcop cares more about this tournament and has played more ADV recently.
    GSC OU: Bomber. VS. Arifeen I think Bomber is the stronger GSC player and Arifeen has been struggling hard this event.
    RBY OU: marcoasd VS. Alexander. Marco is top 2 RBY all time. Granted, Alex is likely top 5, but he's having a really rough event and I just can't bet against the godfather himself.
     
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  4. Draciel

    Draciel ALLEZ! ALLEZ! ALLEZ!

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    Stuttgart Stoutlands (6) VS. (4) IFK Göteborg Gogoat

    SM Ubers: Capt.Knightwalker (52) VS. Mysterious M (48) : CKW has been impressive in this tour and has won his last 5 games. M is good and has more experience so it will be a close game, giving CKW a slight edge in this matchup.
    SM OU: gengar17 (60) VS. porygon2 (40) : gengar is very good and p2 has been on a tilt lately, still has the potential to be a HL game for sure.
    SM OU: Googly (55) VS. TSR (45) : Googly is one of the better OUers and will always have the surprise factor in his teams. TSR has been confident in his previous games so should be close, although Googly will have the upper hand as long as he doesn't bring something too wacky.
    SM LC: Casparov (55) VS. fitzy (45) : Casp has been playing like a man on a mission proving his doubters wrong, whereas fitzy has looked rusty but has the edge in tour experience. Should be close.
    ORAS OU: Relous (35) VS. get backer (65) : luigi is just more consistent and experienced, don't see an upset happening here.
    BW2 OU: Bushtush (40) VS. Finchinator (60) : After brainwashing the TDs into making one of the worst decisions in POCL history and sneaking into playoffs, resident tryhard Finch goes head to head with the ABR slayer Bushtush himself. Finch's vast knowledge and experience in BW gives him the clear edge, but if anyone can cause an upset its Bushtush.
    DPP OU: Kushalos (45) VS. Jimmy Turtwig (55) : JT is more consistent in past gens, should be a close game nevertheless.
    ADV OU: Marcop9923 (55) VS. Yes. (45) : Marcop has done very well in ADV and has made aggressive plays, not very impressed with CE so far.
    GSC OU: Bomber.(60) VS. Arifeen (40) : Bomber has been lucky and good so far, and arifeen has been tilting hard.
    RBY OU: marcoasd (49) VS. Alexander. (51) : HL RBY matchup, both among the best RBYers. Giving Alexander the slight edge since marco has been kinda inconsistent, still could go either way very easily.


    Winchester Wobbuffets (6) VS. (4) Southampton Seakings

    SM Ubers: holy break (40) VS. Edna (60) : Edna is the better player, also more consistent.
    SM OU: Sapphire Saffron (20) VS. theurbandear (80) : No idea about SS in SM and urban has done quite well, don't see an upset happening here.
    SM OU: Eternal Spirit (60) VS. vesper (40) : ES is one of the better OUers and very consistent at that bringing a variety of teams, he definitely has the upper hand in this matchup.
    SM LC: Starmaster (55) VS. Sken (45) : HL LC matchup; considering the beating star gave zoro last week I can't predict against him. Will be a great match.
    ORAS OU: Lcans (52) VS. Valentine (48) : Lcans defeated the unbeatable ORAS legend Vai Lusa and I don't know how motivated Valentine will be to play.
    BW2 OU: Bluri (100) VS. Elodin (0) : Elodin has no chance,
    DPP OU: champagne papi (65) VS. Klefkwi (35) : Better and more experienced player.
    ADV OU: deluks917 (60) VS. The Idiot Ninja (40) : deluks has been very impressive and has shown that he can play ADV/DPP consistently at a high level, hard to root against him in this matchup.
    GSC OU: M Dragon (40) VS. Lavos Spawn (60) : If M dragon plays, it's the best match of the playoffs. Slim chance of that happening, more likely that Lavos will get the activity win or he gets to beat up the last minute sub.
    RBY OU: Troller (45) VS. Bedschibaer (55) : I can foresee Beds ending Troller's win streak.

    BIASED prediction: GO Seakings and Stoutlands/Gogoat!
     
  5. Mr. Perry

    Mr. Perry wat

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    Deadline extended to Sunday the 29th.
     
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    Valentine バレンタイン

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    my raikou would've had a fun time sweeping,
    if not for the expertly placed focus blast missing against excadrill ..

    unfortunate shit, nature of the game i suppose
     
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    I love how Draciel's biased prediction is to root for everyone other than us =X

    --- Post updated ---
    Eternal Spirit won.

    http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen7ou-325135

    Also, our team chat = best chat-

    Eternal Spirit - Today at 4:51 PM
    I was going to defog but i missclicked :[
    CALLOUS - Today at 4:51 PM
    thats because you suck cock
    now go win anyway :smiley:
    Eternal Spirit - Today at 4:52 PM
    n thats because u r retarded for picking me
    rofl
    CALLOUS - Today at 4:52 PM
    LOL
     
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    Edna Chasing the Dragon Forum Moderator Forum Moderator

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    Finchinator IT’S FINK DUMBASS

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    Starmaster gas

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    Yes. melodies of life

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    Capt.Knightwalker Also known as CKW on SmogForums

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    Arifeen Last Stardust

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    gengar17 someone turn this nothing into gengar

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    50% of the people predicted i would lose, i proved them wrong!!!!
    won vs p2 gg
     
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    La.Melle2402 I'm the bone of my sword

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    I bet it took a while for you to calculate how many % predicted against you
     
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    Edna Chasing the Dragon Forum Moderator Forum Moderator

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    I too remember when @gengar17 told me irl 'hey we're so bad nobody gives a shit atm', then a month later 'o btw we're first now'. Now he's nearly sending his team to finals lmao
     
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    fitzy Heart of the cards Forum Moderator Forum Moderator

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    Crashing out of the tournament in a game where luck decided it against us sucks. Oh well
     
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    Casparov This is supposed to be a Medal!

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    Finchinator IT’S FINK DUMBASS

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    fitting ending to the tournament for our team. unfort, but ggs all around. pretty happy w 7-2 personally, but wish we could've won. thanks to everyone for playing anyway and rooting for the callous team to win bc they're clearly the strongest roster besides maybe our own.
     
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    Ggs finchinat0rs
    finals L0L
     
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    Yes. melodies of life

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    ggs dudes, good luck with the remainder
     
  29. Mr.378

    Mr.378 The Iron Man of Ubers

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    Subbing in Eden's Embrace for Keys @champagne papi

    EDIT Changed the sub. This was a mistake on my part.
     
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  30. Kushalos

    Kushalos ASSCHEEKS CHILLIN IN THE AVY

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    Jimmy isnt interested in playing anymore, idk if you guys want to sub though
     
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    Since we're out, I'd like to say that it was a very enjoyable moment and I really enjoyed my team, lot of cool dudes. We could have done better but we got quite unlucky in some battles and we messed up badly 2 weeks. Either way ggs to everyone hope you'll be back next year

    I hope Melle's team win cause a lot of good friends on it ( Geng, Cas, CKW)

    Thanks for the hosts too despite last week drama, i appreciate what you did for PO though

    Edit: it's ok hassin ily2
     
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    Sapphire Saffron won.

    I’ll be the first to admit, Seakings were considerably better than I initially thought on my Pokemon Talk program. This series definitely could have gone either way and Seakings deserve a lot of credit. Congratulations to them on a top 4 finish.

    Now, onto the finals. Time to make some Stoutlands Steaks!
     
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    La.Melle2402 I'm the bone of my sword

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    Casparov This is supposed to be a Medal!

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    I can confirm
     
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    Finchinator IT’S FINK DUMBASS

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    same tbh
     
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