Congratulations to the finalists. I hope to see an excellent series during the upcoming week.
I'd like to apologize to my team for basically being dead weight for the entirety of the season. You guys didn't deserve to be punished for spending 10,000 credits with the expectation that I'd be useful. You were all way more supportive than I deserved, and I cannot express my appreciation for that enough. I enjoyed being part of the Smashers and wish that I could've repaid your trust and support with some better results.
Shoutouts:
Smashers
Shiba I told you I wasn't worth the cost of retention. I wish we hadn't had to find out how right I was the hard way. Still, thanks for picking me up. You're really dumb sometimes, but you definitely posted a good record this year and I'm glad you were able to find success in SM. That said, if you don't answer my Player of the Week questions, you're dead to me.
HT This UUPL was a bit rough for you, but you're still an incredible player and one of my favorite people. I think you'll hit your stride in SM soon and I look forward to seeing you dominate UU Open and UU Majors. Definitely worth the retain even if you had some unfortunate weeks.
Pak Legendary ORAS god. I was really impressed with your record and play this year. Buying you was probably the best decision Shiba made all season. You're one of my closest friends on Smogon and an amazing player. I'm looking forward to seeing you pick up SM and demonstrate the same level of performance you did in ORAS.
PDC You didn't talk much in the team chat, but you played well despite a couple unfortunate weeks. I wish you the best of luck in World Cup.
Accelgor You're probably my best friend on Smogon (man, I really need better friends...). It was a pleasure to team up with you for the second time. I don't think I've ever had as much fun playing this game as I have when building with you, regardless of the meta. Here's hoping that we get to play together in the future.
Meru I know you're upset about how our season ended, but don't beat yourself up too badly. I appreciate your willingness to play so many different tiers when we needed you to. You performed well throughout most of the season and I'm glad we had you on the team.
Tricking I've been on a team with you three times now and been useful for a solid one of them, but I still enjoy the chance to team up with you. You didn't talk in the team chat much, but you had a great record in an extremely competitive tier and we wouldn't have made it as far as we did without you. Good luck in World Cup!
col49 You're an incredibly nice dude and a great team presence. Thanks for getting the wins you did and supporting me and my neurotic collection of players when we were busy beating ourselves up for losing (I think we had all of five players who
didn't suffer a confidence crisis this season). Your knowledge regarding various UU metas was very valuable to the team and I appreciate the positive attitude you brought to the team chat.
Isa I know you weren't super interested in starting, but your willingness to sub in during a couple of weeks when we needed you was very helpful for the team. Thank you for doing your best in Week 1, when we needed you to play a meta you'd never really touched.
Killintime If I had known you wanted to quit Pokemon, I never would have inadvertently forced you to pay attention to this game for 2.5 months longer than you wanted to. I feel really bad about dragging you back into Pokemon when you thought you were safely out. You're still one of my friends, and I wish you luck in your future endeavors.
Snowy Our 3,000-credit SM savior. The fact that we could give you a team and get a win every week we put you in definitely helped out a lot.
Eyan I know you're down on yourself right now and wanted to finish with a better record. I also know that you probably won't believe anything I say here. Even so, you're one of my best friends and an excellent player. I honestly think you're one of the best SM players in the entire tournament and can see you competing with this tier's greats once you get over your nerves and start having some confidence in yourself. I'd be happy to play with you in the future and hope to see you make a splash in either UU Open or UU Majors.
Honorary Smashers
LeoLancaster Top-tier cheerleader for the second straight year.
Donphantastic Top-tier cheerleader for the second straight year.
Adaam I would've picked you up this year if you'd come back to life before the auction. I'm glad to hang out with you again, though.
Friends
Ark Come back to life, please. I need someone to yell at me angrily in German and make fun of Hikari with me.
BOUFF Weeb.
Sacri' Baguette.
Aquadext Inferior baguette.
YABO No one else is real enough to bring Turtonator. You're still dumb, though.
Tony Thank you for the words of support you offered me throughout the season, even when you had no reason to.
Pearl I appreciate the kind words during Week 7. Good luck in the finals.
TSR Glad you got the chance to get some more games in this season. I'm looking forward to seeing you do well in UU Open.
Hogg Thank you for offering your encouragement during Week 7.
r0ady fat
Hikari is a doofus.