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Gen 6 SPL Ubers Replays
- Thread starter MMII
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I'd hate to jump on the Blim vs Problems bandwagon, but that truly was one of the best games I've ever seen. I felt like it was neck and neck the whole match, with Problems having a slight edge because of Gastrodon completely making Kyogre useless. I was anticipating a crit to tip the scales eventually, and I knew whoever got it would get the win. I tip my hat to both of you.
Choked very hard. If I sent in Ho-oh on Palkia I was guaranteed to get a kill and open a chance for Arceus to set up on.
BUT, if Palkia got para'd or missed hydro on either Cloyster or Arceus, my Arceus can set up safely since 0 hp Arceus takes: 67.1 - 79.5% from specs Hydro Pump in neutral weather. The chance of not getting para'd or missing two turns in a row is .75*.75*.80*.80 or a 36% chance, even less than a 50-50. Cloyster spinning lets Arceus live a Hydro (that did 75% a high roll btw..), and Arceus getting to +2 means the game is secured.
gg regardless, again not trying to sound like a sore loser which I invariably will, but I got unlucky with paras/damage rolls and just wanted to throw that out there
(edited hydro accuracy, .8 not .85)
BUT, if Palkia got para'd or missed hydro on either Cloyster or Arceus, my Arceus can set up safely since 0 hp Arceus takes: 67.1 - 79.5% from specs Hydro Pump in neutral weather. The chance of not getting para'd or missing two turns in a row is .75*.75*.80*.80 or a 36% chance, even less than a 50-50. Cloyster spinning lets Arceus live a Hydro (that did 75% a high roll btw..), and Arceus getting to +2 means the game is secured.
gg regardless, again not trying to sound like a sore loser which I invariably will, but I got unlucky with paras/damage rolls and just wanted to throw that out there
(edited hydro accuracy, .8 not .85)
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Fix what? I have no clue what you're talking about? What's wrong with the games?
Go to the SPL Replays thread
The game labeled "Faint vs Donkey", is actually me vs DICE instead
Anyway a pretty gg against Dice, nothing I can complain about, both sides played well and there was no gigantic hax.
Umm the replay that was posted in the OP for Donkey vs Faint (which I already checked post history to make sure I didn't replace) somehow got merged with the recent Manaphy vs Dice game so that the replay shows the latter but is marked the former (and the former appears to be lost). It's not a terribly big deal but I figured I would let you know about it while announcing to the others that I'm aware it's the same replay.
but the Manaphy game uses the exact same url and that url was posted before the manaphy game
Usage stats are linked but I can update with ranks, yeah.
I agree with this statement, especially with its thoughts toward Dice. Dice was probably the most hyped-up Ubers player coming into this SPL, commanding 17k in a tier where everyone is more-or-less on each other's level. For the amount that he was bought, he really should be performing better than he is. Although a few other players share his 1-2 record, if you watch the games, you see that he's lucky that he's 1-2 instead of 0-3. Creativity is a great aspect of Pokemon and should never be ignored, but Dice seems to try a bit *too* hard to be creative and it backfires against him. His usage of Klefki in week 2 brought a predictable demise upon him and his team, as Klefki did next to nothing that match and was essentially a waste of a team slot. In his week 3 battle, he managed to one up himself by bringing 2 gimmicky Pokemon in Smeargle and Gothitelle. This also led to a loss which leads you to question his teambuilding ability. Overall, just a lacking performance from the 17k player.
That's fine but you didn't even identify the actual problems. Dice had nothing for SD Scizor (an uncommon set) which led to his first lost and he played against Thundurus (another Pokemon that his team happened to have terrible matchup against) and missed the 50/50 on taunt vs attack. The first game was no fluke, he was in complete control throughout and Ciel really didn't have a chance.
Maybe if Dice had not brought a Klefki, he would have been better prepared for SD Scizor. He was essentially playing the game at a 5-6 disadvantage and suffered greatly because of it. In his third battle, he probably wouldn't have been in a 50/50 situation if he was not playing the game at a 4-6 disadvantage and came better prepared.
Nah, he just needed Overheat on his Ekiller which he dropped right before the game. He was pretty commanding through out, the bullet punch crit hurt him hard though. (dead scizor would have meant Ekiller sweep) Also, Klefki contributed a fair amount and could have contributed more if dice needed extra hazards. (it could set them up in so many places)
Webs is comparable to BW sun in OU (at least what I've heard of it) where it has very strong matchups but the tight teambuilding can leave it struggling against certain threats. Thundy-I is a typical plague to webs teams cause it forces them into a series of 50s. I don't think you can blame team building for team matchup when it could have just as easily dominated if not pitted against a Thundurus.
Webs is comparable to BW sun in OU (at least what I've heard of it) where it has very strong matchups but the tight teambuilding can leave it struggling against certain threats. Thundy-I is a typical plague to webs teams cause it forces them into a series of 50s. I don't think you can blame team building for team matchup when it could have just as easily dominated if not pitted against a Thundurus.
It's just a way to gauge players based on their w:l ratio, obviously as time goes by then the more wins/losses will accumulate. Let's say for example that blim actually goes 11-0 in spl because he had excellent matchups every game and won. Does this change the fact that he would be the "number 1" for this season of spl ubers? Most certainly it would, does it necessarily mean that he's the best player? No. Overall the rankings are just a way to gauge players based on their win/loss ratio at said point in time and is not necessarily an accurate representation on one's skill in the tier.
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I don't think "power rankings" mean shit but maybe that's just me. I think Manaphy is below me yet I consider him a better player than me, while I consider myself a better player (overall, multiple gens) than others above me. Just because someone was placed above you doesn't mean you you have no chance of beating them, and that's been proven in the vast majority of SPL matches spanning multiple tiers.