Approved by Haunter and Subject 18
Hello, and welcome to the OU Battle of the Week! Every week, you, the community, will be able to create a matchup for everyone to enjoy. Any matchup is possible and it's all up to you! Have you ever wondered who would have won OST #10 if yan sogeking played Valentine instead of Atticus? Who would come out victorious in a duel between two prolific team builders CTC and gr8astard? Can Tesung's rain team keep up with Dice's sand team? If you want a particular matchup and/or if you just want to see some high quality OU matches, you can make it all happen right here.
How does it work?
In the past, users were allowed to nominate any three players they wanted to see play. However, repeated joke nominations led to this part being stripped. There is now a list of players that can be chosen from for the battle. Any players can be added before the next week begins, but will not be able to be voted on until the following week. If you have suggestions on who should be a candidate, feel free to PM / VM me. The two most highly voted players will fight it out, unless they do not want to play, in which case the next-highest voted player will be the one chosen.
At the agreed time, the battle will take place on PO/PS. Anyone able to make the battle time is more than welcome to watch the battle, but fear not! If you aren't able to make it, one of the participants will post a replay of the match in this thread so you can watch it for yourself! Also, both participants will be encouraged to share their thoughts about the battle and talk about things such as crucial turns in the battle, when the battle was won and lost, and anything else they feel might be important for us to know. After this, the cycle will repeat itself for next week! The 2 participants in the battle that week will be ineligable to be voted for in the voting for the next week's battle.
Rules and Miscellaneous Info
There are a couple of key things to keep in mind. First, and foremost, please don't spamvote. As the main goal of this thread is to help newcomers better understand what goes through the minds of experienced players in battle, it would be detrimental to pit 2 people who don't have much OU experience against each other. The other is important as well to ensure we aren't forced to skip battles. If your name ends up on the ballot when the 2nd phase voting begins and you know you won't be available for the battle that week, please post in this thread to say so. We understand if things come up, but it will run smoother if we know on the front end so all the voters know what's going on and if someone won't be available for the battle that week. All matches will be played in the XY OU tier and can be played on pokemonshowdown! or Pokemon Online (whichever the two battlers decide). And as a final note, please don't vote for yourself during any voting phase. It's community driven, so other members of the community should want to see you battle, not just yourself!
Replays:
Week 1 - CTC vs Dice
Week 2 - Ojama vs FLCL
Week 3 - Masterclass vs dragonuser
Week 4 - the pdc show vs Bloo
Week 5 - crashinboombang vs Laurel
Hello, and welcome to the OU Battle of the Week! Every week, you, the community, will be able to create a matchup for everyone to enjoy. Any matchup is possible and it's all up to you! Have you ever wondered who would have won OST #10 if yan sogeking played Valentine instead of Atticus? Who would come out victorious in a duel between two prolific team builders CTC and gr8astard? Can Tesung's rain team keep up with Dice's sand team? If you want a particular matchup and/or if you just want to see some high quality OU matches, you can make it all happen right here.
How does it work?
In the past, users were allowed to nominate any three players they wanted to see play. However, repeated joke nominations led to this part being stripped. There is now a list of players that can be chosen from for the battle. Any players can be added before the next week begins, but will not be able to be voted on until the following week. If you have suggestions on who should be a candidate, feel free to PM / VM me. The two most highly voted players will fight it out, unless they do not want to play, in which case the next-highest voted player will be the one chosen.
At the agreed time, the battle will take place on PO/PS. Anyone able to make the battle time is more than welcome to watch the battle, but fear not! If you aren't able to make it, one of the participants will post a replay of the match in this thread so you can watch it for yourself! Also, both participants will be encouraged to share their thoughts about the battle and talk about things such as crucial turns in the battle, when the battle was won and lost, and anything else they feel might be important for us to know. After this, the cycle will repeat itself for next week! The 2 participants in the battle that week will be ineligable to be voted for in the voting for the next week's battle.
Rules and Miscellaneous Info
There are a couple of key things to keep in mind. First, and foremost, please don't spamvote. As the main goal of this thread is to help newcomers better understand what goes through the minds of experienced players in battle, it would be detrimental to pit 2 people who don't have much OU experience against each other. The other is important as well to ensure we aren't forced to skip battles. If your name ends up on the ballot when the 2nd phase voting begins and you know you won't be available for the battle that week, please post in this thread to say so. We understand if things come up, but it will run smoother if we know on the front end so all the voters know what's going on and if someone won't be available for the battle that week. All matches will be played in the XY OU tier and can be played on pokemonshowdown! or Pokemon Online (whichever the two battlers decide). And as a final note, please don't vote for yourself during any voting phase. It's community driven, so other members of the community should want to see you battle, not just yourself!
Replays:
Week 1 - CTC vs Dice
Week 2 - Ojama vs FLCL
Week 3 - Masterclass vs dragonuser
Week 4 - the pdc show vs Bloo
Week 5 - crashinboombang vs Laurel
