Tournament National Dex World Cup IV - Week 2

[Akeras]

art by Kolohe

This tournament is hosted by Akeras, adem, Mirbro and Zoyotte.

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Semis | Finals | Replays and Usages | Spreadsheet

Rules​

• Follow all rules listed here.​
• Schedule via Smogon VMs. It's easier for us to make decisions for activity calls when we can actually see what went down with scheduling.​
• If you are unable to schedule with your opponent, please let your managers know ASAP so they can communicate that to us or the other team's managers for a potential substitute.​
• Substitutions may be made after a week as started. When making a substitution, please tag myself, the managers of the opposing team, and all of the players affected by the substitute to ensure that everyone is made aware. Players who have already played in the week or were subbed out in the same week cannot be subbed back in.​
• If a match remains incomplete by the time of the deadline, it will be subject to an activity call.​
• Post replays. Not only are they useful for confirming wins, they contribute to usage stats and allow the people who couldn't watch the games live to watch them later. They're also required.​

Scarlet Pool

UK (5) vs (3) Europe

SV National Dex OU : autumn vs s7a
SV National Dex OU : Astral Regulator vs Lily
SV National Dex OU : Baddy vs Mada
SV National Dex OU : Pokemonrainer vs entrocefalo
SS National Dex OU : Stareal vs Micaiah
SS National Dex OU : LORD SAGIS vs Drud
SV National Dex DOU : NinjaSnapple vs Astro Nation Shoe
SV National Dex Monotype : TTK vs Rinda

Brazil (5) vs (3) France

SV National Dex OU : Oblivion Wing vs Beleth
SV National Dex OU : Beraldo vs Suzuya
SV National Dex OU : JojenReed vs Carkoala
SV National Dex OU : Skyiew vs ARTYMASION
SS National Dex OU : Thiago Nunes vs dunoks
SS National Dex OU : Ninja vs Slikkles
SV National Dex DOU : RiloBR vs John1240
SV National Dex Monotype : Leafium Z vs Cielau

Spain + Latin America (2) vs (6) Asia + Oceania

SV National Dex OU : omarsgarciav vs ChrisPBacon
SV National Dex OU : Fakee vs Mimikyu Stardust
SV National Dex OU : Tempo di anguria vs feen
SV National Dex OU : Darkness 789 vs Oculars
SS National Dex OU : Shiritu vs devin
SS National Dex OU : Mrbanana45 vs ezra
SV National Dex DOU : Voltix vs Idyll
SV National Dex Monotype : Tarre25 vs gorex


Violet Pool

US Midwest + West (3) + (5) China

SV National Dex OU : Luthier vs Separation
SV National Dex OU : Attribute vs Soul king0
SV National Dex OU : avarice vs Nashrock
SV National Dex OU : dex vs hi.naming is hard
SS National Dex OU : Kustavan vs Metallica126
SS National Dex OU : Meru vs Unowndragon
SV National Dex DOU : bagel vs xqiht
SV National Dex Monotype : maroon vs cscl

Canada (2) vs (6) US Northeast

SV National Dex OU : I❤BerryKind vs peap
SV National Dex OU : Elfuseon vs seth
SV National Dex OU : delemon vs Lameflame
SV National Dex OU : LBN vs Kyo
SS National Dex OU : Fc vs sensei axew
SS National Dex OU : Weaselfie vs Lostmemories
SV National Dex DOU : Mizuhime vs sir jelloton
SV National Dex Monotype : themonkeydidit vs Isza

India (2) vs (6) US South

SV National Dex OU : Miyoko vs hellom
SV National Dex OU : TDR vs pdt
SV National Dex OU : Vkhss vs Xurkiyee
SV National Dex OU : pichus vs Taka
SS National Dex OU : Mario34 vs Tenebricite
SS National Dex OU : skimmythegod vs Kate
SV National Dex DOU : AIRedzone vs zee
SV National Dex Monotype : Bka Onon vs crashy

You have until Sunday, April 7th, 11:59 PM GMT-4 to play.
Have Fun !

If you want to comeback to your original Pokémon Sprite, i will need a replay from each member of your team playing a SV National Dex OU Game above 1200 with a Golisopod while having Golisopod get at least one KO during the game and also survive the game to the end (i.e. not be KO'd when you win). If i do not get all the replays for one team in this thread before end of today GMT-11, you don't want to know what can happen.[/user]​

 

[Runo]

India (0) vs (8) US South
SV National Dex OU : Miyoko vs hellom
SV National Dex OU : TDR vs pdt
SV National Dex OU : Vkhss vs Xurkiyee
SV National Dex OU : pichus vs Taka
SS National Dex OU : Mario34 vs Tenebricite
SS National Dex OU : skimmythegod vs Kate
SV National Dex DOU : AIRedzone vs zee
SV National Dex Monotype : Bka Onon vs crashy

easiest bolds of my life

 

[1yr]

Since my parlay failed last time this time it’s STRAIGHT LOCKS (formatting weird cuz I’m on phone rn)

Tap in

Clementine vs ninja
Fruit
Omargarciav vs Chrispbacon
chis bacon
Autistic Soviet vs Gewwge
“I lose here”
Oculars vs Darkness 789
Oceasiancy
Chino vs Leni
Tap into chino stocks before it’s too late
Peap vs 1yr
I think 1yr is the better player
Adriyun vs making it to a roster

 

[Mimikyu Stardust]

Won gg https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9nationaldex-758011

 

[Astro Nation Shoe]

Predictions for doubles

Me vs JT: wont predict for obvious reasons

RiloBR vs John1240 (40/60): one has played and the other hasnt

Voltix vs Idyll (55/45): going to favor Voltix since they have more knowledge about the tier but idyll can def make a upset

Bagel vs Xqiht 60/40): Xq Lost week 1 and bagel feels more consistent

Mizuhime: vs Jello (35/65): Jello is one of the best players in the tier Meanwhile Mizuhime is new to the tier.

AiGoatZone vs Zee (35/65): Zee looked very strong last week and i think they will repeat that , Sorry Redzone :(

 

[Separation]

won vs a friend, gg

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9nationaldex-758014

 

[Oculars]

Violet Pool

US West (Mid) (6) + (2) vs China


SV National Dex OU : Luthier vs Separation - Luthier wins after inventing a time machine and replaying this game
SV National Dex OU : zioziotrip vs Soul king0 - Hard pick but Soul King has been very good in big games especially in last years circuit
SV National Dex OU : avarice vs Nashrock - I think nashrock pulls off a win here in a display of leadership to try and bring the team back together after getting goobed last week
SV National Dex OU : Autistic Soviet vs hi.naming is hard - Soviets an easy bold rn based off current form unless gewgge is losing here then he wins.
SS National Dex OU : Kustavan vs Metallica126 - Kustavan won a big matchup last week and ive not seen metallica play
SS National Dex OU : Meru vs Unowndragon - meru had a good load last week vs weaselfie I see them doing the same here
SV National Dex DOU : bagel vs xqiht - I want to bold xqiht but going off last weeks play I have to take bage1
SV National Dex Monotype : maroon vs cscl - Both players won last week and this is mono so im flipping a coin here

Canada (4) vs (4) US Northeast

SV National Dex OU : IBerryKind vs peap - Berry pulls off a promised win here to make up for messing up my preds last week
SV National Dex OU : Elfuseon vs seth - Elfuseon wins if they load anti-fat
SV National Dex OU : delemon vs Lameflame - Both players played good last week, dele convincingly beat soviet (with a stolen team tho) who is currently on fire so def getting the bold
SV National Dex OU : LBN vs Kyo - Another hard predict but im taking kyo in this matchup based off recent form.
SS National Dex OU : Fc vs sensei axew - more impressed with sensei axews play last week.
SS National Dex OU : Weaselfie vs Finchinator - Easy bold weaselfie loads defog punish glare serp then finch loses "due to misses" and starts a policy review thread to ban contrary from all generations
SV National Dex DOU : Mizuhime vs sir jelloton -more confident in jello after a nice showing last week
SV National Dex Monotype : Splash vs CrossHeart - CrossHeart has mainers advantage here and splash lost last week so im taking them (we love monotype coinflips)

India (1) vs (7) US South


SV National Dex OU : Miyoko vs hellom - both players won last week, I feel hellom played great and is a pretty easy bold here due to boldness and my goated ability to predict 50/50s
SV National Dex OU : TDR vs pdt - bolding pdt off a nice win last week
SV National Dex OU : Vkhss vs Xurkiyee - both players one last week but im taking xurkiyee due to mainers advantage and I like their teams better
SV National Dex OU : pichus vs Taka - Taka has done very well in sv recently and pichus lost last week
SS National Dex OU : Mario34 vs Tenebricite - Bolding cuz of souths strong showing last week and better support.
SS National Dex OU : skimmythegod vs Kate - Kate pred went the way I wanted last week so did skimmy but im taking kate here due to the history of SS natdex
SV National Dex DOU : AIRedzone vs zee - Zee played better last week imo
SV National Dex Monotype : Bka Onon vs crashy - both lost + this is mono bka gets my coinflip this round

 

[Test Bots]

Doubles matches:

Daepiquejt	vs	Astro Nation Shoe	Daepiquejt seems to like taking risks with niche picks, but my vote will have to go with Astro Nation Shoe. Last round, Astro Shoe Nation used a very safe Mega Metagross team with a recently controversial mon, Zamazenta.
RiloBR	vs	John1240	Sorry, I do not know who RiloBR is, but I do hope the player will give us a good game. Last round, John1240 interestingly brought a Snow team in a Mega Metagross dominant metagame; I wonder what the player will bring for this round.
Voltix	vs	Idyll	Idyll is a new player in the ND DOU scene, but has demonstrated a good understanding of the metagame. Last round, the player brought Deoxys-S to set up Stealth Rock; this is currently a common tactic in XY DOU, which the player is known to excel at. Along with priority spam, the player has made a beautiful team composition. Voltix also has a history of accomplishments, so I expect the two to give an awesome game.
bagel	vs	xqiht	Both players has won a ND DOU tour and can easily use a range of different team composition. However, bagel is just a very scary player to go up against. This is another match to look forward to.
Mizuhime	vs	sir jelloton	I think Mizuhime is still in the process of getting used to the meta. Meanwhile, sir jelloton has shown pretty good success in the metagame. Sir jelloton is the only player to have won against a Mega Metagross team and one of the two to have used Mega Kang.
AIRedzone	vs	zee	AIRedzone is one of the two players who have brought some form of Trick Room for their match, and I find that to be a good thing in an otherwise Tailwind dominated metagame. However, the player wasn't able to capitalize on Naganadel, which is a currently a reasonable, but niche mon. On the other hand, zee has shown to be still on top of the meta.

Bonus:

Every week, I think I will do a selection of the best team and best match from the previous week.

- Best Team: I already praised Idyll's team, so there isn't much to add on here. (Tearlaments Merrli is Idyll.)
- Best Match: This match has made Zamazenta controversial... again. Zamazenta is a mon that caused the move Coaching to be banned prior to this tour. Now, as a setup mon, it is being discussed as one of a mon that should be banned. ND DOU is necessarily dominated by physical attackers. However, Zamazenta is one of the fastest mon in the meta and can use Iron Defense (which is used to boost Body Press) with ease. It can also easily Tera (Steel) out of its weakness and is not affected by Fake Out due to its usual item, Covert Cloak. Along with assistance from its teammates (ex. Follow Me or just another mon from the team KO'ing its threats) Zamazenta can easily spiral out of control.

 

[sealoo]

preds

UK (3) vs (5) Europe

SV National Dex OU : Chino_ vs Leni
SV National Dex OU : Astral Regulator vs Lily
SV National Dex OU : Baddy vs Mada
SV National Dex OU : Pokemonrainer vs entrocefalo
SS National Dex OU : Stareal vs Micaiah
SS National Dex OU : LORD SAGIS vs Drud
SV National Dex DOU : Daepiquejt vs Astro Nation Shoe
SV National Dex Monotype : TTK vs Rinda

UK's SV OU is pretty barren compared to EU, so I think EU can dominate there and take it.

Brazil (2) vs (6) France

SV National Dex OU : Oblivion Wing vs Beleth
SV National Dex OU : Beraldo vs Suzuya
SV National Dex OU : JojenReed vs Carkoala (this is close tho)
SV National Dex OU : Skyiew vs ARTYMASION
SS National Dex OU : KeldeoCrowned vs dunoks
SS National Dex OU : Ninja vs Clementine
SV National Dex DOU : RiloBR vs John1240
SV National Dex Monotype : Leafium Z vs Cielau

Score may seem lopsided, but rly whoever builds better here should win. Brazil surpassed my personal expectations last week while France underperformed. Overall favor France still

Spain + Latin America (1) vs (7) Asia + Oceania

SV National Dex OU : omarsgarciav vs ChrisPBacon
SV National Dex OU : Fakee vs Mimikyu Stardust (wouldve bolded mmq)
SV National Dex OU : Tempo di anguria vs feen (rly close but i favor asia builds)
SV National Dex OU : Darkness 789 vs Oculars
SS National Dex OU : Shiritu vs devin
SS National Dex OU : Mrbanana45 vs Batzi
SV National Dex DOU : Voltix vs Idyll
SV National Dex Monotype : Tarre25 vs gorex

Should be pretty clean for Asia here, even oculars/darkness is quite close

Violet Pool

US Midwest + West (5) + (3) China

SV National Dex OU : Luthier vs Separation (wouldve bolded sep)
SV National Dex OU : zioziotrip vs Soul king0
SV National Dex OU : avarice vs Nashrock
SV National Dex OU : Autistic Soviet vs hi.naming is hard
SS National Dex OU : Kustavan vs Metallica126 (close)
SS National Dex OU : Meru vs Unowndragon
SV National Dex DOU : bagel vs xqiht
SV National Dex Monotype : maroon vs cscl

Close one, but I think West's OT slots can carry them to the win. Either Nash/Soulking need to upset their respective opponent

Canada (3) vs (5) US Northeast

SV National Dex OU : IBerryKind vs peap
SV National Dex OU : Elfuseon vs seth (Seth needs to be back in the lab...immediately. Look at me, this isnt you Sethseth77.)
SV National Dex OU : delemon vs Lameflame (close)
SV National Dex OU : LBN vs Kyo
SS National Dex OU : Fc vs sensei axew
SS National Dex OU : Weaselfie vs Finchinator
SV National Dex DOU : Mizuhime vs sir jelloton
SV National Dex Monotype : Splash vs CrossHeart

The LBN/Kyo and Fc/axew series will decide this I think

 

[Lily]

Won, gg
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9nationaldex-758180

 

[Beraldo]

won, gg

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9nationaldex-758182

 

[cscl]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9nationaldexmonotype-758230
won gg

 

[Oculars]

Batzi subbed out ezra subbed in (2 weeks btw) tags for tag reasons Mrbanana45 seroo adem Akeras adem adem adem adem adem adem adem adem adem adem adem adem adem

 

[thebestever543]

Canada (4) vs (4) US Northeast

SV National Dex OU : IBerryKind vs peap - outclassed
SV National Dex OU : Elfuseon vs seth - outclassed
SV National Dex OU : delemon vs Lameflame - outclassed
SV National Dex OU : LBN vs Kyo - outclassed
SS National Dex OU : Fc vs sensei axew - outclassed
SS National Dex OU : Weaselfie vs Finchinator - outclassed
SV National Dex DOU : Mizuhime vs sir jelloton - outclassed
SV National Dex Monotype : Splash vs CrossHeart - outclassed

 

[LORD SAGIS]

NinjaSnapple > Daepiquejt

autumn > Chino_

Mada Akeras adem Mirbro Zoyotte

 

[avarice]

dex > soviet
hi.naming is hard Akeras

 

[Smudge]

6/6 last week - let's go 12/12. Don't think I'll have time to write anything this week, might edit in later.

NinjaSnapple vs Astro Nation Shoe
RiloBR vs John1240
Voltix vs Idyll - aside from the bagel xq match, this is definitely the other match to watch for sure. could go either way.
bagel vs xqiht - highlight, always a good match when these two play.
Mizuhime vs sir jelloton
AIRedzone vs zee

 

[NinjaSnapple]

won vs Astro Nation Shoe. GG

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldexdoubles-2095842869

 

[vndrevc]

TNunes > keldeocrowned

Dunoks akeras

 

[xqiht]

won vs bage1，gg friend
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9nationaldexdoubles-758427
thx Test Bots help
ban zygarde!!!!

 

[avarice]

Soul king0 Nashrock
Attribute > zio

 

[Soul king0]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9nationaldex-758457
gg，It's been a long time since I won the game last time

 

[devin]

Won gg
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8nationaldex-2096796787-h6hsjjrh91vprvqejy516kdxwijkziipw

 

[Stareal]

won gg
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen8nationaldex-758510

 

[Kustavan]

won gg come back time:)
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen8nationaldex-758714