LVDL - The Battle Archive

Hello, and welcome to LVDL's battle archive, where I will post battles and small descriptions of them, normally ranging from one simple paragraph, to up to three. I will post the Replays below with their respective Descriptions. Thank you for reading this and post your reactions to your (or their) battles below.

Spoiler: The Battles

Spoiler: Week 1

Spoiler: Nate VS Raptor

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The Battle​

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The teams are both very nice; looking at [member=Nate]'s team, his team was very good and had a lot of strategy and anti-teaming involved. He had a nice strategy, lowering the on-par speed of Krokodile, Scarfdevoir, Starmie and Terrakion to speeds which allow sweepers like Talonflame and Azumarill to come in with a lower chance to be revenge-killed. Claydol and Cofagrigus are great defensive glues on the team which can pivot in and out as willed and Sceptile beats Ampharos thanks to its speed and Lightning Rod ability and its ability to utilise Dragon Pulse. However, a lot of [memeber='Nate']'s team are just one-trick-pony's. They can only do one thing and even if they do it well, they don't have enough support or have the ability to support the team really well. They did well trying to counter team but they didn't get the desired response, I see. In short, whist this team was well put together, very strong and nice to play, it looks like it was better designed for ladder, not for the team that [member=Nate] was facing.


[member=Raptor98]'s team, on the other hand; was very well put together, of course, nothing is without its flaws. Volcarona is, whilst weak to stealth rocks, a very dangerous sweeper and a nice play to put out first. Starmie is a nice Pokémon to have for spinning and a nice Water glue, Terrakion and Gardevoir both work well, the former being a nice rocker and the latter being very bulky and good offensively. Ampharos-Mega is fun to play around with when it's going to Mega Evolve or not, shown clearly in the battle and Krookodile can be a resort to stop Azumarill and Talonflame if they get up a boost or two. However, this team is very weak to the fastness that the opposing team has, shown by the way Nate took down Starmie and Krookodile. Whilst the bulkiness is easily shown, Ampharos and Gardevoir have to have a lot of support to do their job, yet again, they had that support. In short, [member=Raptor98]'s team is very impressive and has a lot of synergy, but struggles to beat the the main up-side of [member=Nate]'s team; Speed.


Looking at the battle, it had a very fast pace, being over in a mere 19 turns which shows how far momentum goes. This is because [member=Nate]'s Volt-Turn core of Talonflame and Galvantula could easily overwhelm opponents. However, [member=Raptor98] kept his cool and used the momentum to his advantage, almost sneaking KO's and Stealth Rocks in and dealing with the immense pressure that [member=Nate] put him under. However, that isn't to say there were no slip-ups, after all, [member=Raptor98] buckled under the pressure to start off with, losing his Hazard Removal and his rocks setter, albeit after he set up rocks. Overall, [member=Nate] provided some nice pressure and showed why he is moderator of the Competitive Discussion area but [member=Raptor98] took the cup because of his ability to adapt and stay cool under the pressure that [member=Nate] piled on top of him.

MVP Is... [3D=talonflame] - Nate's Talonflame, albeit on the losing side put in so much work taking out weakened foes, putting pressure on raptor and being the last man standing, well done!

Spoiler: UltraHaxorus VS Dextarr

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Looking team-wise, [member=UltraHaxorus] has certainly put a lot of work into this, as shown by his blog. However, that doesn't put away the fact that this team is a classic example of balance and [member=Dextarr]'s Entei and Gallade (Skill Swap Set) eats Balance for breakfast. Being a very common playstyle, doing balance in a DL is very risky as many players are experienced in beating this and have a good way of beating it. However, Haunter can really work a number on Dextarr's team and with the right support around Rotom-Heat and Haunter, this team had a really nice team. Because of this, [member=UltraHaxorus] did a different way of DL teambuilding and focused more on the team, not solely on counter-teaming and making a team with bad synergy, but worked by looking at a core which takes on a lot of the opponents Pokémon and supporting and building around that. a Very clever idea. In short, [member=UltraHaxorus] build a very nice team with extremely good synergy, yet he build it around a basic team type which has been countered in the past pretty easily, meaning he's going to have to play this well or it'll all crumble.



At first glance, I wasn't sure what to think of [member=Dextarr513]'s team, it was a nice team with some solid cores and a good idea, but then I looked again and realised something. This offensive team of his has a very nice spark to it, if you look closely, you'll see that three Pokémon counter the whole opposing team. This can be seen as three things: Luck, Predictions and a good Draft. Because of this, [member=Dextarr513] had the ability to splash very good Pokémon on his team such as Manaphy and Slaking. However, Dextarr has to play this precisely or it can all go wrong. The worst thing about cores (and the reason I dislike them) is because they are heavily reliant on each other, this means that Dextarr must go for the more defensive play or his team could also crumble. One could argue that this is similar to Ultra's team but Ultra took this into account and built around this, whist that has its drawbacks, this was certainly coming down to the wire.


And to the wire it came. The match was balanced the whole way through, each chipping each other away, afraid to lose its cores for aggressive plays, however, it was clear [member=UltraHaxorus] had the upper hand, mainly thanks to its incredibly bulky Tangrowth with regenerator, [member=Dextarr513] had to make a very risky play and sack off his Gastrodon, and whilst this wasn't a pivotal part of the battle, it certainly had consequences, be it for better or worse. This gave Dextarr momentum which UltraHaxorus' Tangrowth struggled against, however, the Empoleon seemed like a big problem after Awnser No.1 to it had gone and Pokémon started dropping like flies. In the last five turns, a previously Haxless game turned ugly and the Hax was what gave Ultra the boost he needs to take down the Vaporeon and Entei. If it wasn't for this, a loss wouldn't be out of the question, but it'd certainly not be impossible. At the end of the day, both players made superb plays and well-executed decisions, well done.

The MVP has to go to... [3D=tangrowth] - Being a superb wall and a nice damage absorber as well as having resistances to many of the oppositions typings, Tangrowth really deserves this one! Well done!

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Spoiler: Gentlemenian VS Blast

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[SIZE=14.6667px]Looking at Pig (Gentlemenian)'s team, you can see that the draft really paid off for him. His team manages to tick all of the boxes for everything a basic team does and the typings really set it apart from the majority. Braviary is powerful and has hazard control under its belt thanks to defog and Defiant which blocks opposing defogs, Hoopa-U can beat a lot of Pokémon without the need to set up thanks to its monstrous attack and great typing and coverage, Heliolisk is a nice wall for certain archtypes and pivots around nicely, dealing some nice chip damage, Ferroseed punishes and walls, being a nice supporter with hazards and uses leech seed well for recovery, Hippowdon finishes the chipping and weakening core which allows Mega Altaria to pull through and pull a great sweep through many teams. Looking support-wise, the team seems centered around helping the Altaria Sweep, this is because the sandstorm, the leech seed and iron bars, the wall breaking, the hazard removal and defog discouraging and a safe pivot into it means that this team can function entirely around Altaria, which means this can be a piece of cake, however if Alt dies, that means Pig is going to have to struggle to win.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]EDIT: This turned out not to be true, as Altaria supported a defensive set, this means that the plan was to break down walls with Hoopa and pivot around with Braviary[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]On first looks, I wasn't sure what to think of Blast's team, he certainly brought some powerhouses like Greninja, Azelf and Clefable, but then he had more obscure 'mons like the Electivire, the Bronzong and the Blastoise, however I quickly noticed why, This team had some great bulk which allowed it to be backed up , and back up the faster Pokémon in Gren and Azelf. However, this team looks like it can be easily broken through with a fast strong attacker, like a set-up sweeper. Whist saying this, this team looks like it can take on almost everything if you can manipulate it in the right way.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]The battle was very close, the Blastoise putting in far much more work than I thought, walling Hoopa-U and shuffling both Pig's and Blasts team around in blast's favour. The battle in general was very fast paced to start off with, the Braviary switching with good conjunction with the Heliolisk to chip away and find chinks in the sold team's armour, however, Blast wasn't giving up so soon. Cleverly using his Blastoise, he destroyed momentum and tried to predict what was up next to great success, along with this, the bulk of the Bronzong game into the league of its own. Saying all of this, it seemed whatever Blast Tried, Pig could do just that bit better, he predicted better and played better and really came back from a nasty blow after losing his Mega-Altaria, then Blast would overtake again and dominate for five turns, then Pig would come back until it all released on a roll between an Azelf and a Braviary. And braviary won. Pig deserved that and Blast should really get a mention as an amazing player with some very good plays. Well done, both of you![/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]I must give the MVP to [3D=braviary] - Pig's Braviary put in so much work and ended up winning them the battle with its clever turns and Shadow Claw, yet again, well done![/SIZE]
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Spoiler: Vespis VS Reborn

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[SIZE=14.6667px]Looking like more of an offensive team, Reborn has all the key elements to make this thing one scary competitor. This is because you have all the basic ingredients for Spikes Stacking HO, including A spike Stacker, a spinner, a momentum grabber, a wincon, a set up sweeper, a Pivot, and then Kyurem-B, like ditto, comes into a category all of its own. Going into the battle, however, we can see this is more balance as opposed to HO thanks to Forretress being more of a defensive pivot with its bulk as normally some speed is invested to outspeed other leads and anti-leads along with hazards, creating a nice defensive core with Tornadus-Therian and Golbat. Having a setup sweeper and a very potent one at that, a cleaner and wincon and one which the winner of the Youtube UCL had and a top-tier wall breaker, Reborn had all of the ingredients he needed to make a stellar team. The only problem was, if the opponent piled up the offensive pressure, the Bulky Pokémon won't be able to take it for ever and if an offensive Pokémon goes, well, you can't really afford to lose them late-game. In a whole, Reborn's team is nicely crafted with a cool playstyle but he will have to keep his Pokémon alive for as long as possible to get a sure victory.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]Vespis seemed to opt for the more counter-teaming approach, not having a specific playstyle but taking a lot of his opponents Pokémon on with custom movesets. Because of this, I cannot stress enough how important team building is to help him get past, I also can't stress how well of a job he's done. I won't go into every Pokémon because I made that mistake a couple of analysis' back, but I will say that he counters Reborn's team perfectly. However, -and I do keep mentioning this-, teambuilding is only half the work. Checks and counters don't do all the work if you can't check or counter the right Pokémon. We'll just have to see how well Vespis plays.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]And both players played superbly. Right from the get-go, risky switches were made and pivots did their jobs superbly. A common trend in the battle is a lot of switching until one side can take a safe switch to get their Pokémon in there to do what it needs to do, be it phase, spread status or set up rocks. The pace of the battle is extremely fast, the momentum dropping thanks to Vespis forcing a lot of clever switches but rising as reborn counters by amazing predictions. They seem to be 3 steps of each others 3 steps, making this one a brain bender to follow. The most pivotal part of the battle, 'd say was the hax around the middle to the end on Vespis' half, his Florges managed to get the Sp.Atk lower on the moonblast which meant he could finally take out the Tornadus-Therian, even if Vespis still lost in the end.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]The MVP was quite hard, it was a nice and balanced match, but I'd have to give it to - [3D=tornadus-therian] - Torny T took out quite a few Pokémon and kept up the pressure. He fired off accurate and powerful Hurricanes and his regenerator ability really came through in a pinch! Well done![/SIZE]

Spoiler: Sachi VS Jetman[FONT=Arial

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Very offensively heavy, Sachi's team looked really nice on paper. You can see this when you look at the offensive balance between wallbreakers and sweepers along with a very bulky pivot which can double as a lot of things, including screens and rocks and a phaser. However, this team on second looks had a crippling frailty around it as it's only really bulky 'mons are Uxie and Mawile, and mawile isn't that good in the bulk department! So, this well-crafted team has the ability to be whittled down very quickly so to win, Sachi is going to have to pull out their positive sides and resistances.

A very well balanced team; Jetman really put his team together well. You can see this when you see he has 3 dragon types, officially classing this team as 'dragon spam'. Whilst his can be good offensively, it leaves a gap open to Steel, Fairy and Ice types to stroll in. However, Jetman managed to counter this with Offensive Pokémon like Pyroar and Jirachi along with a very potent wincon in Lucario.This means that a very well balanced team will be hard to beat. However, I see a common weakness in ground on this team, it is also going to suffer from any fast scarfer who can hit hard or just a fast Pokémon like Lopunny Mega or Weavile, both of which Sachi can use well. In a nutshell, this clever idea has the capacity to work well, but it all depends on how Sachi plays and brings.

In the battle, a lot of switching was involved, and as such, Hazards really helped, Jetman immediately got one layer of hazards up in the form of toxic spikes, quickly whittling the more offensive side down, on the other hand, I'm not sure if Sachi even had hazards on his team, if he did, he missed a golden opportunity to set them up. Sachi's bulky Pokémon did not last long thanks to a dash of hax which really hurt him as his mawile went down. Jetman made his moves with surgical accuracy. Saying this Sachi didn't give up, his Uxie and Lopunny put in stunning work, really crippling a lot of the Pokémon, but unfortunately, it wasn't enough. Jetman's superior efforts put Sachi one place behind him. GG.

[SIZE=14.6667px]The MVP if the game would have to be - [3D=uxie] - Uxie put in a lot of work with his immunity to grounded hazards and his heal bell! being a premier wall against 4 members of the opposition despite being on the losing side! Well done![/SIZE]
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Spoiler: Filibuster VS Fantasma

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[SIZE=14.6667px]Both having nice teams, Phable is said to have the better draft however after receiving the elusive S rank from Bryce's team cards However we can all tell there was bribery kek and in all honesty, Phable showed this draft with a nice team with a nice mix of offensive presence, a great team designed to take a lot more than just Fanta's draft and still homes in on some specific threats including the Heatran and the Mega Pinsir. However, this team has easily pokeable holes including the fact that the team is pretty bulky, meaning a couple well placed wallbreakers and a set up sweeper or two can really hinder the team.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]Fantasma's team on the other hand seemed to not do much at first looks, I never understood the beauty of Sygilyph and I had to rub my eyes when Smeargle [/SIZE][SIZE=14.6667px]lived a hit[/SIZE][SIZE=14.6667px]. Although I never saw the banette, it fitted on the team like glue, allowing a decent dual priority abuser. Needless to say, Fanti had learnt thoroughly how to play this team and you can see it in the battle, getting a KO on Phable's Mega Venusaur on turn [/SIZE][SIZE=14.6667px]3[/SIZE][SIZE=14.6667px]. I see this team was centralised around taking out a main threat like Mega Venusaur and Latios and then allowing Mega Pinsir and Offensive Heatran to sweep and Banette to clean up, a clever concept, but the team is very heavily reliant on each other unless the 'mons like Smeargle are meant to go down, you need to keep each Pokémon alive to do its job, and this means that if a Pokémon fails, you have to get another to do its job, which can lead to a downward spiral. It's going to be interesting how this plays out.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]Honestly, this battle was the most fun to watch out of them all, be it Fantasma's wacky sets or Phable's clever plays to chip down certain Pokémon. Straight from the start, Phable suffered [/SIZE][SIZE=14.6667px]big[/SIZE][SIZE=14.6667px] losses, losing his Mega Venusaur at turn 3 and his granbull at turn 8, followed by his latios at turn 11, Filibuster was not in a good position. Although he did try to fight back, and ended up taking down 2 Pokémon (the Clyster and the Sigyliph), it wasn't good enough and the Pinsir and Heatran finished him. GG WP.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]The MVP would probably be - [3D=pinsir-mega] - Fanta's Pinsir mega pulled off an exceptional sweep without any boosts. Well done![/SIZE]
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Spoiler: Kouhai VS Azure

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Spoiler: Bionic Puppy VS Nature Lady

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[SIZE=14.6667px]For me, I knew that nature lady was an experienced player to I had to tread carefully. Running down my list, I found that Nature Lady had a common weakness in Keldeo, whether this would be its great coverage which hits anything on her team for Super Effective damage or the fact that it outsped a very large majority of her team, I decided to build my team around Keldeo. Working best in offense, I decided to add Pokémon like Mega Medicham, Klefki and Skuntank with Cresselia running an offensive set and Togetic being a NastyPass set. I made sure the team supported keld but he wasn't pivotal. However, I have a lot of support Pokémon on my team, meaning if Nature Lady overpowers me, I won't be able to last long at all.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]Nature Lady's team seems much more bulky with Aurorus, Nidoqueen and Exploud with Pangoro's parting shot. With all of this, The Victini and Tauros suddenly become very nice with the bulky support that they get. All of this and a great typing synergy makes this team a fierce competitor. However, Nature Lady faces the same struggle as me, this team can be easily overpowered and if that is so, there can be a potential sweep.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]And that is exactly what happened. Thanks to my Klefki and Keldeo, I was able to set up enough screens to not get OHKO'd or even 2KO'd by any of Nature Lady's faster attackers and Keldeos power and moves hit everything and OHKO-ing them all. It was a short battle so I really can't say much more, only GG, WP[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]I think we all know that the MVP is - [3D=keldeo] - Keldeo managed to score a 6 - 0 on the opposing team! If that isn't enough, I don't know what is![/SIZE]
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Spoiler: Week 2

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Spoiler: Bionic Puppy VS Vespis

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[SIZE=14.6667px]Vespis' team was well crafted, it seemed to be very defensive, with Specially Defensive Mew, Mandibuzz, Rocky Helmet Druddigon, Cleric Florges and Defensive Rotom-Wash, I could only imagine his plan was to out-defend me and weaken me and then come in with metagross. I wasn't prepared for this, I was prepared to cripple, this meant Vespis had a very clever upper hand, intentional or not. However, the only cleric to really stop chip damage is Florges, meaning if that thing had to be kept alive at all costs. This is not good on defensive teams as risky plays lead to fainted Pokémon. But I can't underestimate Vespis, he really did well.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]I, on the other hand, made a crippling mistake not bringing Skuntank. My team was very bulky but also offensive and skuntank really helped take down the Florges, Mew and M-Metagross, but I got too confident with keldeo and would switch him out, even after a talk with [member=Nauris]. I believe this to be my downfall, but we will soon see...[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]The battle was defensive, but surprisingly not drawn out. Both of us with rotom formes meant that there was a lot of pivoting involved. You could really see the divide of team styles here with Rotom-Mow critting and hitting hard with specs whilst Rotom-Wash doing less damage but also taking less damage. Vespis played superbly, with a lot of Pokémon sponging up hits and really showing his passive side.However, my offenses were nothing to scoff at either, we both made plays to pivot around for the perfect switch, however, my lack of stall and wallbreakers was noticeable and with no set-up-ers, I was fighting a losing battle. I must admit that vepsis outplayed me in every way including my team. Good Game, well played![/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]The MVP of this has to be - [3D=florges] - This thing! Florges spnged hits the entire match and with his wish support and aromatherapy as well as supporting important KO's like Rotom-Mow's and Keldeo. Well done![/SIZE]

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Spoiler: Sachi Shimazu VS Dextarr

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Sachi really had some nice balance going on, with Crobat and Uxie both providing nice utility to support the more offensive Pokémon including Meloetta and Lopunny. This meant that Sachi could come in often and really wreck the place with his bulky or fast mons and with general overall offensive pressure. However, his team was made mostly of walls and offensive attackers, with Lopunny being the only Pokémon with priority and that was only fake out. Meaning a lot of set up sweepers could break through walls like Mello and Ferro and outspeed and take down faster offenses and like Crobat and Lopunny. Sachi will have to be careful to avoid these.

Dextarr had pretty much all of the ingredients for a nice team. 2 Set Up sweepers, a nuke/ Wall breaker, a revenge killer, an attack sponger and crippler and a cleaner. The typing left only a mediocre ground weakness which was easy to cover up. Having a nice balance means he can switch into a lot of attacks and force a lot of his own switches with defensive abilities and offensive switching moves. However, his own weakness is also his strength, as Dextarr has to switch around an awful lot and can be quickly worn down by hazards because of this. However, we cannot write dextarr off yet, he has reinforcements that can back him up if a Pokémon is taken down and a lot of multi-role Pokémon, making a very clever and well structured team. He just has to be wary of switching.

I must say, Sachi played very smoothly throughout the game. Picking a perfect lead and making safe, but productive plays. Dextarr did indeed falter at crucial moments, such as his biggest defensive threat, gastrodon being taken out turn 4. However, Dextarr's main fault was that he just needed an extra couple of turns. He had weakened Sachi well but if he had jolteon still alive to clean, he might have won this match. It was a simple case of sachi timing the match perfectly, not giving Dextarr enough time to retaliate. It was simply Dextarr had a superior team but Sachi made the superior plays.

The MVP was pretty hard but at the end, - [3D=meloetta] - Really put in work, coming in time and time again to score crucial KO's and sponged a lot for him. Congratulations!

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Spoiler: Phable VS Raptor

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[SIZE=14.6667px]Raptor's team seems to fit his battling really well and really worked to exploit every possible weakness that Phable has. Whether it's rocks, chipping or mindgames, Raptor played it well. His team has excellent synergy, which was really helped by his Mega Ampharos, gluing his team together very well. Saying all of this, with no hazard removal and Volcorona being very weak to stealth rock, among with no Pokémon having any recovery outside of Leftovers and rest, it can be easy to pick holes in Raptor's team if you know where to look. We can only hope that Phable doesn't.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]Phable's team, however, can be seen as very well-rounded, with all ends being polished off nicely and a team that'd be well suited to ladder, as it seems to be able to take an awful lot that's thrown at it. Along with this, bar the Sharpedo, it seems to lean towards bulky offense with a nice support in Blissey, however, the sheer amount of sets that Zapdos or Latios can run means that this can be a FOWC (Fast Offense With Clerics) as well. This unpredictability can really help him out. However, I think this team could really struggle without some key members, including Aegislash and Mega Venusaur, together, they cover the whole opposing team's weaknesses. If these falter, the whole team could.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]The battle in general was very fun to watch, both teams were +1 at the start, so one person had to lose. The battle was a grapple for power and momentum from both of the players, despite only having one Pokémon out of the 12 which were on the field with a switching move. This made KO's so much more crucial, unfortunately, Raptor failed to see this and suffered because of it, as Phable get some nice KO's until he saw the game plan. Unfortunately, a big saving grace in this game was Ampharos-Mega which could steal back momentum nicely. Unfortunately, Phable saw this and managed to take it down, albeit with some hax. At the end of the day, Phable's win was fair as he managed to analyse the Pokémon and battlefield and corner and take out threats. GG, WP.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]The MVP has to be - [3D=venusaur-mega] - Rosie really was a cut above the rest with is lovely typing and bulk, scoring some nice KO's and crippling a lot of Pokémon. Well done![/SIZE]
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Spoiler: Kouhai VS UltraHaxorus

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Spoiler: Nate VS Azure

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[SIZE=14.6667px][member=Nate]'s team was clever because although he had two bug types, he covered up their weaknesses nicely, although a stealth rocks weakness was still painful. This was leaning towards spikes stacking offense with the Galvantula and Accelgor both being there, slowing and hurting grounded Pokémon. However, Nate had next to no answer to flying types, meaning that he could potentially be 6 - 0'd by a well-placed flying type. Along with this, his team closely resembles the team he brought last week, making himself much more predictable. However, I'm struggling to think of more negative things to say about his team, he is very clever and it should work well.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px][member=Azure]'s team was identical to her team last week, which could either be seen as a bonus or taking away from it.After all, if someone prepares for what they'll think they'll see, and Azure goes for the same team, it couldn't counter it very well and she could win. Azure has all the fundamentals for a team nailed down bar the hazard removal, which only one of her Pokémon really suffers from. Saying all of this, Azure has a shared weakness to a lot of types, meaning a fast Pokémon with good coverage could really take her down. Filled to the brim with wallbreakers, and only one set up sweeper, Azure may miss the right time when a Pokémon is crippled and Vivillon can't set up well enough, meaning she can miss some crucial KO's. Let's see though.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]There isn't much to say, as the battle didn't last too long. Nate had the hax on his side and with some crucial dodges and crits, his hitmonchan had the ability to sweep. It was a massive shame, because for the first 5 turns, we saw some very nice plays which put them both on an equal footing. Maybe next time Azure, you certainly played well whilst you could, but Nate had the forethinking and ideas to give his Hitmonchan to do all it needed to win. GG.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]The MVP has to be - [3D=hitmonchan] - Jackie Chan himself performed expertly and makes me think why he ever got banned from RU at all with that sweep! GG, WP![/SIZE]

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Spoiler: Reborn VS Jetman

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[SIZE=14.6667px][member=Reborn]'s team was very powerful by the OU standards, with some very nice powerful Pokémon like Charizard,Kyurem and Tornadus-T with with an equal amount of defence with Forretress, Alomomola and Aromatisse. This allows Reborn to be prepared for a lot of things thrown at him and still have a lot of hard hitters, making this team definitely a threatening one. However, I'm intrigued to see how the team will stick together. If it doesn't and you can't get the synergy right, well.. the team won't last long, synergy is (no irony intended) the wall of a team, impossible as a brick, but as you stack them up, you create something great but also to-hell annoying for people to beat. Lets hope Reborn knows what he's doing.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px][member=Jetman99VGc]'s team shouldn't be overlooked though, whilst taking both his NU picks and only one UU pick into the battle, a strong offensive bias is still noticeable. Each Pokémon overlaps roles with others, meaning that with the right plays, even if they lose one Pokémon they can still fulfill that pokemons roles with others, albeit more difficulty. However, his lack of OU and UU picks means his team lacks the raw power that others have, meaning that he can be taken down if Reborn puts enough defensive pressure on him.[/SIZE]

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[SIZE=14.6667px]I have to give a hand to Jetman's playing and sets this battle, showing a great mix of battlers initiative and standard, hard-hitting sets, pressuring Reborn extremely early on to reveal his Scarf Kyurem, which hindered him throughout the match, such as Lucario being able to switch in safely, knowing the dragon claw was going to be the move. However, whenever Kyurem-B came in, he got a KO and because of this and his Alomomola, he could heal up various team members or come in as a pivot to get Kyurem-B back in. Reborn has yet again, shown his excellent talent of surveying the battlefield to see what he needs and what he doesn't, winning him the match, 3 - 0[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]The MVP of this would have to go for - [3D=kyurem-black] - as he put in the finest of work and took out almost all of the oppositions Pokémon! Well done![/SIZE]
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Spoiler: Kouhai VS Nate

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Spoiler: Vepsis VS Blast

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[SIZE=14.6667px]Albeit similar to his last battle, [member=Vepsis] has changed his team in a subtle way to keep his playstyle the same, yet adapting it to specific threats that worry him. Going for a defensive play again, he ticks all of the boxes for a basic team yet his team is still identical and at the end of the day, it's a jack of all trades, master of none. It has no real niche, yet it hits all the buttons. Along with this, Blast has shown quite an offensive team throughout, meaning he could dismantle Vepsis quite well, especially since he has a very nice neiche. However, it's totally possible that Vepsis can outplay Blast and win though a 6 - 0. We will see...[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px][member=Blast] Has a very nice team also, with a nice mix of offense and defense and some nice pressure also. Saying this, there's a running theme of waters through which can be exploited, although Ludicolo cannot be considered a water typing-wise thanks to sharing neither of their weaknesses. Sayin this, Blast has created his team around this, with water types being supported by Bronzong, to sponge grass and Electivire to beat opposing electrics and capitalize on their moves. This seems good but with 3 Pokémon sharing a water type, they can be pressured out, this can allow entry hazard damage to rack up quickly, making a nice finisher really dominant. In short, this team has a clever concept, but can be weakened, we just need to see if Blast can capitalize on this concept, if so, he wins.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]Sadly, I cannot say too much as Blast forfeited at the middle-to-end of the match, but what happened, he stayed under pressure from the very beginning thanks to Vepsis showing his bulky side. No matter what play he made, Vepsis was on top of him, causing a forfeit. Looking into more detail on it, even on a turn like turn 1 when Rotom was revealed to be specially defensive and walled the greninja, saying that, 1 turn later, blast made a great play with his Electivire, boosting the speed and forcing Rotom to be as offensive as possible to take the Electivire down. However, some hax factored in which allowed electivire to be a strong contender throughout the match thanks to a forced switch out by rotom. Blast then makes some questionable plays by sacking his electivire off and double switching out of a perfectly nice matchup with Clefable. However, he quickly redeems himself by making a nice play with ludicolo, setting the rain for his water-oriented team. Although he made a very risky switch into Florges with Greninja, ending up letting Florges get a free kill. Whilst Blastoise is amazing under rain, Florges' staggering 154 special bulk takes any hit, rain or not, forcing another switch, letting Vepsis cycle Pokémon around, a bad lay because of this by Vepsis was to get rocks up, this would've allowed the switch game to have more pressure on it, letting him possibly reach a 6 - 0. Another good, Albeit risky play that Blast made was switching his Bronzon straight into Metagross, forcing a switch and not letting Vepsis get his speed boost which Mega-Meta appreciates. From there on out, it was a game of attrition with Vespis' team suited more to it. Whilst Blast had a chance, his team wasn't mean to a game like this, letting him finish it with a swift forfeit ended a lot of trouble.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]Jeez, someone shut me up![/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]The MVP Had to be none other than - [3D-florges] - Florges put in nice work thanks to its bulk and typing, getting some nice KO's but mostly proving itself defensively. Well done![/SIZE]
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Spoiler: Azure VS Filibuster

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[SIZE=14.6667px]I really do like [member=Azure]'s team as it took a change for the better. Shedinja is an unorthodox member with the right support can literally be unstoppable. However, it requires a lot of support for various aims so functions best as a late game sweeper. Her mega diancie is unstoppable as always and this offensively oriented team works really well together, especially the Omastar which can run offensive or defensive sets and still really affect the outcome. However, this team does share a common weakness to stealth rock and with no hazards and Diancie being able to only bounce them, if spikes and rocks get up, things could get messy.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]On the other hand, [member=Filibuster] had what looked like the making of a bulky team. If that Arcanine was defensive and that Zapdos also, this could make a really nice defensive team to counter the many offensive teams out there. However, I can see this team letting overwhelmed easily with Voltturn or a good player. However I don't recommend writing this off as just another "Anti-Meta" Team, it can perform well.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]The battle in general seemed to be very split in terms of playstyles. Phable always made the safe play and took his chances, but he was patient and it worked out because he stepped back and thought about it. However, Azure constantly piled pressure up on him. Her Shedinja just being on the backburner, ready to come in on a Pokémon choiced into the wrong move was supplying a good amount of pressure too. However, getting rocks up and sleeping the Shdeinja really helped Phable out. I think at the end of the day, a lot of Azure's slip-ups costed her, and she could've played a tad safely and think "Is there anything I could lose if I clicked this move?" and she'd get further, well done to Phable for noticing Azure's weakness![/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]The MVP had to be - [3D=venusaur-mega] - It was either this guy or Kouhai the Blissey, they were both bulky threats that sponged a lot of hits, but Venusaur-Mega spread the more important status and got some KO's that were very important.[/SIZE]
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Spoiler: Raptor VS Gentlemenian

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[SIZE=14.6667px][member=Raptor98] seemed to run a much more bulky offensive team with many Stealth Rocks users and a general generic set up for it. With nice typing synergy and no Pokémon particularly outweighing or being outdone with the same role by other Pokémon. They all do what they do best. Saying this however,Raptor seemed to bring quite a generic team based off of his draft, 3 OU's, 2 UU's and one RU. It can be quite easy to to predict this and be counter-teamed accordingly. However, Raptor made a really nice tam which does what it's meant to do very well, and can easily win thanks to its easy-to-use feel.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px][member=Gentlemenian] had an equally good team, however. With Equally bulky offense and a nice idea in bringing Mixed Altaria and Hoopa, its seems to counter other team styles. You can see this with each Pokémon's neiche. However, it struggles to fare against brute power, as it has no set up sweepers or hard-hitters to optimise momentum. You're just stuck wasting it by getting another Pokémon that hits to decent damage. However, don't let that put you off this team. It has a clever idea and there are some key defensive Pokémon with some moves that really help it (Spikes/Toxic)[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]The battle was, as you'd expect, very defensive. Both starting off offensively, they immediately pivoted into their defensive mons but Gentlemenian won the defensive war. He did this constantly with his Pokémon. Forcing a lot of Pokémon and not allowing a spinner in. Because of this, the Ferroseed racked up damage very quickly with spikes and Gentlemenian quickly took out offensive answers including Terrakion, Ampharos and Volcorona. I'm not saying that Raptor played bad this game, however. I'm just saying that Gentlemenian played very well.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]The MVP had to be - [3D=ferroseed] - was a great answer to the common offensive 'mons on Raptor's team, setting up just a single layer of spikes really hindered Rap also.[/SIZE]
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Spoiler: Sachi-Shamiazu VS UltraHaxorus

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[SIZE=14.6667px][member=UltraHaxorus]' team was really nice. It had a generic offensive with an intimidate user and pivot to make this a really clever mash-up of all kinds of team styles. with some Knock off utility and Hazard stacking, he countered Sachi pretty well. However, Hax struggled with common threats as this offense is quite generic meaning a lot of Bulky Pokémon who hitted hard enough could break past this team well enough. However, this team is by no means a write off as its clever synergy lets it cut through a lot of Pokémon.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px][member=Sachi-Shimazu]'s team was clever also. With a nice mix of Bulk and offence, he has a lot of Pokémon with a lot of spammable moves, making life much easier to play with on his team. Along with this, Balance can be one of the best play styles out there right now because of how reliable it is, this means Sachi has the upper hand before the match has begun, allowing him to n pick an offencive lead or a defensive one, messing with the opponent's mind. However, he gets throughly counter-teamed by UltraHaxorus straight off the bat, and his team struggles without his momentum, making this team do, or die.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]Despite the balanced nature of Sachi's team, the match was very offensive... When I wasn't singing "Turn Around". A lot of pivoting was also involved in this match which gave Ultra a very favorable match up right from the get-go, taking down big defensive threats like Jellicent and crippling more offensive ones like Weavile. However, Sachi wasn't going to give up easily. His switching meant that he made it very hard to find a favorable match-up. However, his team wasn't suited to it. With Meloetta, being one of the bulkier attackers not having a pivoting move and Jellicent being taken out early-game, Sachi was playing a style which didn't suit his team. This allowed a lot of chipping and then a finishing blow from Paul. GG, WP.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]The MVP has to go to - [3D=sneasel] - Gesundheit (amazing name) was able to really hurt a lot of Pokémon there with priority and just general power, well done![/SIZE]
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Spoiler: Gentlemenian VS Azure

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[SIZE=14.6667px][member=Gentlemenian]'s team was dangerously similar to his team he's had in the past, following the similar core of Ferroseed, Hoopa-U, Braviary and Hippo. This meant that he was easily predictable, bringing that same core for 3 weeks. Whilst it's paid off for 3 weeks, playing this strategy can make it easy to counter-team him. However, this core has been very reliable for him so we will see if Azure takes this to her advantage.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px][member=Azure]'s team hasn't changed since Phable's battle, much to my dissapointment. Saying this, it still has very good type synergy and pressure, it just seems pretty difficult to use. With Azure's playstyle shown throughout the game, she'd be better going for a safer team. Not to say this one is bad, though. Gengar forces a lot of necessary switches and Diancie is an amazing WinCon which I'm definitely snagging if I get the chance! We'll have to see, really.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]Some early slip-ups along with a bit of hax made life difficult for Azure, as the pace of the battle slowly rose on PIG's side to his favour. As the battle went on Pig made very safe plays, as people have been learning to do with Azure. Because of that, Pig managed to make the perfect switch by forcing the perfect situation. Well Played![/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]The MVP had to be - [3D=ferroseed] - Ferroseed hurt a lot of key Pokémon with Gyro Ball and Leech Seed, well played![/SIZE]
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Spoiler: Fantasma Perdido VS Vepsis

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[SIZE=14.6667px][member=Fantasma]'s team had some really nice coverage and typing synergy, coming off a comfortable win last week, Fantasma didn't have much to lose, but still had a lot to win. With a more generic offensive/HO hybrid, it was clear that Vepsis had to check some very relevant threats whilst Fantasma played superbly in his last games. However, Fanta seems to be living in the past a bit, bringing common Pokémon he has brought many times makes him very predictable, especially to Vepsis who is now in his 4th Draft League, making him very experienced in this. We'll see.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px][member=Vepsis]' team suffers from the same fate, sadly. Using Pokémon he has used in all matches so far (Metagross, Mamoswine, Rotom-Wash) makes a person with the right counters a nice switchin to all of them. However, Vepsis is very clever and with 2 of his 3 games won, he also has space to lose, but a really big jump point if he wins. With his team working nicely around common threats that Fanta has brought in in the past (see: Eelektross, Mandibuzz), he has a great chance thanks to the counter-teaming aspect, which normally Fanta has exelled at, making this seem to be an interesting battle.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]I WANTED MORE![/SIZE]
[SIZE=14.6667px]The Battle was very entertaining for me with some nice switches, even if it ended up as a 6 - 0. Vepsis showed his defensive nature from the very beginning with Mew and Mandibuzz, making some very clever switches and hard walling a lot of Fanta's team. Fanta made a crippling mistake earlier on, getting his Pinsir Mega burned, because of this, Fanta's premier wallbreaker and sweeper was gone, risky in the eyes of a defensive player. In the end, the battle was very nice but a big slip-up from Fanta made it all come tumbling down. GG, WP![/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]The MVP of this has to be - [3D=mandibuzz] - Mandibuzz hard walled so many memeber of his team it's unbelievable, giving the finishing blow as well, I could think of no better Pokémon.[/SIZE]
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Spoiler: Reborn VS UltraHaxorus

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[SIZE=14.6667px][member=UltraHaxorus]'s team was really nice, looking to be yet again a really nice voltturn team with good balance, even if it does lean towards the offensive side of the spectrum. He does this through nice typing and a reliable setter, forcing switches and monopolizing them. However, a massive thorn in the side is the fact that he has no hazard removal, meaning he's playing with fire. Along with this, his Voltturn is getting old, fast, and Week 3 would be the perfect week to switch things around, as shown with Azure's team but this is week four and we're getting the same thing, smart players like reborn have adapted to this and used this to his advantage, meaning that whilst Ultra is a great player with a certain archetype, he might need to branch out before everyone tries to beat him that way. I know I will try.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px][member=Reborn]'s team is much more balanced team which capitalizes on using more unconventional sets to bring out his defensive side. This makes him hard to predict and hard to counter, especially with Charizard X Will-O-Wisping the Landorus-T, curving the battle in his favour. Whilst he certainly had his fair share of offensive threats, Reborn looked more defensive with his Eviolite holding, Fairy typing, WinCon abusing style, I guess looking to beat the common voltturn style. However, Reborn's idea wasn't fully proofed and could've been thought through more thoroughly to really cover up some more exploitable holes. However, this team is very strong and I'll Be stealing it be excited for the battle.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]oH MY ARCEUS HAXORUS YOU COULD'VE WON IF YOU JUST-[/SIZE]
[SIZE=14.6667px]Right, the battle was really nice to watch with Haxorus seeming to make the more safe plays, despite the team format he was getting, something that really paid off, surprisingly. Reborn played nicely as well, making the obvious plays which was necessary to keep his team's HP up. It seemed for a while like Reborn would get a 6 - 0 sweep. But then suddenly, I had a look at each of his Pokémon's HP as he knocked off Rhydon's Eviolite and set up Toxic Spikes and physically applauded him. Haxorus could easily come in now, set up and win. But he didn't set up, he went straight for the earthquake and after letting two Pokémon go down, reborn caught on and used Reuniclus, who could've been taken out with the help of scizor, but it fell apart unfortunately. I know it's really hard though, I have made mistakes which had made me kick myself, but both players played superbly. Good Game, Well Played.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]The MVP of the Match I'd say is - [3D=rhydon] - Rhydon did so much for the team with its key resists and coverage. Well done![/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px][member=Reborn]'s team seemed very offense-heavy, capitalizing on Endrew's steel heavy team. Along with this, it was a revitalizing mix of HO and Defense with Pokémon with Scarf Kyurem and Amolalola. It had very nice support from all angles and could really put a number on an unprepared team. However, nothing on that team likes certain types, such as a strong electric type with coverage or a fire type with Life Orb, meaning it fails to really get the defensive potential of the whole team across. This means that against the right team matchup, he really could struggle. However, Reborn has a phenomenal team that is hard to hit back. Well done![/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px][member=Endrew Swiftwind]'s team got ever-so-thoroughly counter teamed, however and suffered big time because of it. With no real stallbreaker to fallback on Bar Hydreigon, he really faced a tough time getting damage off on reborn, as his defensive threats outmuscled him. Along with this, his steel spam could get shut down with a well-placed Earth Power and Charizard X. Saying all of this, he has some phenomenal sweepers on his team which received amazing support and has all the basic ingredients for a great team. Whilst it may be frail, Endrew had all of the resistances that he needed, meaning that he got his concept on lock, he kinda just needs to refine his team. Either way, he isn't to be underestimated.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]Despite being more defensive on offensive on Reborn's side, he really pulled off a nice win using his offensive tactics. Endrew knew cominto the battle that he was counter-drafted pretty well, but he still put up a hell of a fight. His offense checks were very nice with some great potential for a sweep. The Main problem is that he really struggled to sweep thanks to the sets, with Occa Berry Lucario and ScarfRach (disclaimer: ScarfRachi is good, just not in this matchup), he really didn't optimise his picks well. Along with this, Reborn showed some nice defensive plays, really holding Endrew back. In short, Reborn played well where he chipped down with defensive 'mons enough to hit hard with Charizard and ScarfUrem. Well Done![/SIZE]
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[SIZE=14.6667px]The MVP had to be - [3D=charizard-mega-x] - Charizard seems to be the only reason Reborn got a 6 - 0! His crazygood ability and offense granted him a nice win! Well done![/SIZE]
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Spoiler: UltraHaxorus' Kill/Death Ratio

Spoiler: Week One

Spoiler: Week Two

 

Understood [member='Bryce D'] If anyone would not like the battles analysed, please say, I will not think anything of it.

 

OK - I'll change the settings, I don't go into individual battle styles though, don't worry.

Yeah, it is, it also adds another depth to the field, good luck on everyone's battles too.

 

The first two are up!! What do you think??