[PXFIRE] Showdown

[Bulbasaur]

Welcome to the Showdown section of Pokemon Crossfire! I'll be hosting it for three weeks, from June 24th to July 15th.

Here's how this section will work.

For each week there will be a certain theme that your team you use must comply with. It could limit you to a certain tier, a certain type, both, none of the above, or something different!

If you win a battle, you gain five points for your team.
If you draw a battle, you gain three points for your team.
If you lose a battle, you gain two points for your team.

Additional points will be given out for battles I think deserve them, so that I can give out 100 points a week. For example, I might give extra points to both sides of a well fought battle, or extra to a winner for a 6-0 sweep.

You can only have six battles each week that count towards points. It must be agreed in the battle room chat prior to the first Pokemon being sent that it will count towards PXFIRE. In order to make it clear and avoid confusion, make sure both players send a message of some sort agreeing to make it count.

You can not battle your own team members for points!

Once the battle ends, one player must download the replay and upload it somewhere if it was done on my Showdown server.

https://i.imgur.com/48le8R2.png

After that is done, send me a link to download it in this thread. This site (https://uploadfiles.io) was used to upload replays from my Showdown server in the past without issue, so I recommend it, but if you have your own preferred site you can use it as long as I can download it with ease.

If it was done on Smogon or an official server, you can just hit "Upload and share replay" and paste the link in this thread.

Here my Showdown server for battles:

http://branchek.dyndns.org.psim.us

Feel free to use the official Smogon server or another; I just have this server as an unofficial server for PXR members only if people want. You can find all the servers here:

https://pokemonshowdown.com

The first theme will be announced sometime Sunday morning in my time zone (Eastern USA), so stay tuned!

[Bulbasaur]

Hey, gonna announce week one's theme a little early, because I don't know if tomorrow morning's plans will allow me to then.

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SHOWDOWN: WEEK ONE

The Underdogs


Teams must fulfill the rules of Generation 7 PU tier.


For people who are newer to Showdown, this means when you make your team you want to select the PU tier:

https://i.imgur.com/FYtKT0Z.png


And make sure to select it when you send a challenge!

https://i.imgur.com/lMhBrUM.png


~~~

Also, one big thing I failed to mention in the first post. You can not battle your own team members for points!

Okay, let's get battling! Remember to post your replay links, or else I can't count them.

P.S. Here's a nifty timer.

https://pending.me.uk/cd/bla_1530478800.png

[Cleobel]

My PU team is ready! Who wants to battle with me? :)

I'm going to mention the members who are interested in Showdown and not in my team : Chakramaster Noblejanobii Shruikan

[Noblejanobii]

My PU team is ready! Who wants to battle with me? :)

I'm going to mention the members who are interested in Showdown and not in my team : Chakramaster Noblejanobii Shruikan

Hey my team's ready for anyone that wants to wrestle!

[Shruikan]

Bulbasaur So, are we only allowed to fight against other Crossfire participants, or do random battles against strangers count too?

[Bulbasaur]

Bulbasaur So, are we only allowed to fight against other Crossfire participants, or do random battles against strangers count too?
They will have to be against other PXFIRE participants.

[Noblejanobii]

I'm available if anyone wants to battle now. Best way to alert me that you want to battle is on discord but wherever is good.
Dragon Master Mike and Desolate Divine

[Dragon Master Mike]

https://ufile.io/k6t6n Me Vs NobleJanobi

[Noblejanobii]

Me vs DMM

file:///Users/sloaneperkins/Downloads/Gen7PU-2018-06-26-dragonmaster715-madderandjanobii.html

[Bulbasaur]

https://ufile.io/k6t6n Me Vs NobleJanobi
Five points from Dragon Master Mike go to the Agents of the Shadows!
Two points from Noblejanobii go to the Avalon Apostles!


Me vs DMM

file:///Users/sloaneperkins/Downloads/Gen7PU-2018-06-26-dragonmaster715-madderandjanobii.html
As I said in the Showdown chat, I have the replay. Posting here so there's written confirmation from me.

Five points from Noblejanobii go to the Avalon Apostles!
Two points from Dragon Master Mike go to the Agents of the Shadows!

~~~

Current Week One Leaderboard
Avalon Apostles - 7 points
Agents of the Shadows - 7 points

Current Week One Battle Count
Noblejanobii - 2/6
Dragon Master Mike - 2/6

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Just a side note, please remember to confirm at the beginning of every battle that it will count for PXFIRE. I know it might seem repetitive, but I just want to avoid confusion. Thanks!

[Cleobel]

Bulbasaur

Here is a battle against Noblejanobii : https://ufile.io/dpc5h

[Bulbasaur]

Bulbasaur

Here is a battle against Noblejanobii : https://ufile.io/dpc5h
Five points from Cleobel go to the Agents of the Shadows!
Two points from Noblejanobii go to the Avalon Apostles!

~~~

Current Week One Leaderboard
Agents of the Shadows - 12 points
Avalon Apostles - 9 points

Current Week One Battle Count
Noblejanobii - 3/6
Dragon Master Mike - 2/6
Cleobel - 1/6

[VeloJello]

I just came up with my first PU team, yay! Hit me on Discord (VeloJello/Katie#9303) if you wanna fight before the week's end.

[Noblejanobii]

I have two battles with Cleobel

https://ufile.io/xv2x1
https://ufile.io/l32jm

[Cleobel]

Bulbasaur

Here is another battle against Noblejanobii : https://ufile.io/rtdtu

[Bulbasaur]

Twelve points from Noblejanobii go to the Avalon Apostles!
Nine points from Cleobel go to the Agents of the Shadows!

~~~

Current Week One Leaderboard
Agents of the Shadows - 21 points
Avalon Apostles - 21 points

Current Week One Battle Count
Noblejanobii - 6/6
Cleobel - 4/6
Dragon Master Mike - 2/6

~~~

Just a reminder to Noblejanobii that you can not have any more battles this week that count toward PXFIRE. Obviously, that resets next week!

And a reminder to Cleobel that you have two more battles that can count towards PXFIRE this week, so make them count!\

[VeloJello]

Got a piping hot match with Cleobel, here! (file:///Users/VelociraptorHugs/Downloads/Gen7PU-2018-06-29-cleobel-velojello-2.html) Confirmation on the battles' validity is in the battle Cleobel will be posting.

[Cleobel]

Bulbasaur

Here is a battle against VeloJello : https://ufile.io/bypbc

[K'sariya]

I might be spotty after today (long drive tomorrow), but I have a team and I'm ready to try a battle or two if someone has the time!

[Bulbasaur]

Got a piping hot match with Cleobel, here! (file:///Users/VelociraptorHugs/Downloads/Gen7PU-2018-06-29-cleobel-velojello-2.html) Confirmation on the battles' validity is in the battle Cleobel will be posting.
You sent me a link to the location on your computer! D:

Upload it somewhere like here: https://uploadfiles.io


Bulbasaur

Here is a battle against VeloJello : https://ufile.io/bypbc
Five points from Cleobel go to the Agents of the Shadows!
Two points from VeloJello go to the Avalon Apostles!

~~~

Current Week One Leaderboard
Agents of the Shadows - 26 points
Avalon Apostles - 23 points

Current Week One Battle Count
Noblejanobii - 6/6
Cleobel - 5/6
Dragon Master Mike - 2/6
VeloJello - 1/6

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VeloJello, once you give me a link, I will award you your five points and Cleobel two (Assuming you won).
Cleobel, just a friendly reminder that once I have the replay you will have reached your battle limit for the week.

[VeloJello]

You sent me a link to the location on your computer! D:

Upload it somewhere like here: https://uploadfiles.io

How's this? (https://ufile.io/dqogg)

[Bulbasaur]

How's this? (https://ufile.io/dqogg)
Five points from VeloJello go to the Avalon Apostles!
Two points from Cleobel go to the Agents of the Shadows!

~~~

Current Week One Leaderboard
Agents of the Shadows - 28 points
Avalon Apostles - 28 points

Current Week One Battle Count
Noblejanobii - 6/6
Cleobel - 6/6
Dragon Master Mike - 2/6
VeloJello - 2/6

~~~
Cleobel, now you are done for the week. :]

As a side note, this is a close competition! It might be up to the extra points to decide which team has the most points for week one.

[Bulbasaur]

Alright, here's the final point distribution:

Agents of the Shadows: 48 points
Cleobel: 34 points
Dragon Master Mike: 14 points

Avalon Apostles: 52 points
Noblejanobii: 39 points
VeloJello: 13 points

Here's a log of how I distributed the extra points:

Battle 1
Winner: Dragon Master Mike
Loser: Noblejanobii
+5 points to Dragon Master Mike for winning
+2 points to Noblejanobii for losing
+7 points to Dragon Master Mike for almost sweeping his opponent

Battle 2
Winner: Noblejanobii
Loser: Dragon Master Mike
+5 points to Noblejanobii for winning
+2 points to Dragon Master Mike for losing

Battle 3
Winner: Cleobel
Loser: Noblejanobii
+5 points to Cleobel for winning
+2 points to Noblejanobii for losing
+5 points to Noblejanobii for not going down without a fight

Battle 4
Winner: Noblejanobii
Loser: Cleobel
+5 points to Noblejanobii for winning
+2 points to Cleobel for losing
+6 points to Noblejanobii for finishing the battle in only 11 turns

Battle 5
Winner: Noblejanobii
Loser: Cleobel
+5 points to Noblejanobii for winning
+2 points to Cleobel for losing
+3 points to Noblejanobii for a close battle
+3 points to Cleobel for a close battle

Battle 6
Winner: Cleobel
Loser: Noblejanobii
+5 points to Cleobel for winning
+2 points to Noblejanobii for losing
+4 points to Cleobel for a long, well fought battle
+4 points to Noblejanobii for a long, well fought battle

Battle 7
Winner: Cleobel
Loser: VeloJello
+5 points to Cleobel for winning
+2 points to VeloJello for losing
+6 points to Cleobel for an especially close battle
+6 points to VeloJello for an especially close battle

Battle 8
Winner: VeloJello
Loser: Cleobel
+5 points to VeloJello for winning
+2 points to Cleobel for losing

~~~

A great start by both sides! It took extra points to break the tie.

And now for week 2's theme!

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SHOWDOWN: WEEK TWO

Punch Out!


Teams must fulfill the rules of a Generation 7 monotype battle.
Teams must consist of all six Pokemon being either pure Fighting-type, or partially Fighting-type.


For people who are newer to Showdown, this means when you make your team you want to select the Monotype tier:

https://i.imgur.com/w9RVUGz.png


After you have your team of all Fighting-types, make sure to select it when you send a challenge!

https://pending.me.uk/cd/bla_1531083600.png

[VeloJello]

How will Fighting-type Arceus be handled under Monotype rules?

[Bulbasaur]

How will Fighting-type Arceus be handled under Monotype rules?
If the monotype format on the Showdown server accepts it, it's fine. It accepts any tier except Ubers, so that won't work out.

[Noblejanobii]

I'm ready to fight if anyone wants to duke it out!

[Cleobel]

My team is ready as well! Who wants to battle with me? Chakramaster K'sariya Noblejanobii Shruikan VeloJello

[Shruikan]

My team's finished and ready to fight.

[VeloJello]

I'm ready to battle when anyone else is!

[VeloJello]

Sorry for the double post, but here's a battle with Cleobel! (https://ufile.io/setcx)
And again! (https://ufile.io/0spd9)

[Bulbasaur]

You guys battled well! ...Too well. It overheated my server, I think.

I might not be able to get another server up today. Feel free to battle on the official Showdown server (https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/)! Make sure to still get me the replays.

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VeloJello gets 10 points, and Cleobel gets 4 points!
\\is too lazy to use my formatting

[Noblejanobii]

Here's my battle against Cleo: https://ufile.io/hfboi

[Cleobel]

And here is my battle against Noblejanobii : https://ufile.io/41191

[Shruikan]

Here's my battle against Cleobel https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7monotype-772104246

[Cleobel]

And here is my battle against Shruikan : https://ufile.io/b4prw

[Bulbasaur]

Sorry I haven't been able to update the leaderboards. Had a July 4th party the day the server went down, and then a funeral yesterday a few hours from home. I'm at work now, but I'll probably be out early to update the scores and hopefully fix the server.

[Bulbasaur]

Current Week Two Leaderboard
Avalon Apostles - 24 points
Agents of the Shadows - 18 points

Current Week Two Battle Count
Cleobel - 6/6
Noblejanobii - 2/6
VeloJello - 2/6
Shruikan - 2/6
Cleobel is done for the week.

[Dragon Master Mike]

I've failed my team. 3 losses 1 wins vs noble

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7monotype-772823559
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7monotype-772825002
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7monotype-772826818
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7monotype-772829033

[Bulbasaur]

Current Week Two Leaderboard
Avalon Apostles - 41 points
Agents of the Shadows - 29 points

Current Week Two Battle Count
Cleobel - 6/6
Noblejanobii - 6/6
Dragon Master Mike - 4/6
VeloJello - 2/6
Shruikan - 2/6

Noblejanobii is done for the week.

[Bulbasaur]

Avalon Apostles: 56 points
Noblejanobii: 35 points
VeloJello: 14 points
Shruikan: 7 points

Agents of the Shadows: 44 points
Cleobel: 29 points
Dragon Master Mike: 15 points


Battle 1
Winner: VeloJello
Loser: Cleobel
+5 points to VeloJello for winning
+2 points to Cleobel for losing

Battle 2
Winner: VeloJello
Loser: Cleobel
+5 points to VeloJello for winning
+2 points to Cleobel for losing
+4 points to VeloJello for a killer Hawlucha

Battle 3
Winner: Noblejanobii
Loser: Cleobel
+5 points to Noblejanobii for winning
+2 points to Cleobel for losing
+3 points to Cleobel for for a close battle
+3 points to Noblejanobii for a close battle

Battle 4
Winner: Cleobel
Loser: Noblejanobii
+5 points to Cleobel for winning
+2 points to Noblejanobii for losing
+4 points to Cleobel for coming back from three losses with a great win

Battle 5
Winner: Shruikan
Loser: Cleobel
+5 points to Shruikan for winning
+2 points to Cleobel for losing

Battle 6
Winner: Cleobel
Loser: Shruikan
+5 points to Cleobel for winning
+2 points to Shruikan for losing
+4 points to Cleobel for six KOs with Hawlucha

Battle 7
Winner: Noblejanobii
Loser: Dragon Master Mike
+5 points to Noblejanobii for winning
+2 points to Dragon Master Mike for losing

Battle 8
Winner: Noblejanobii
Loser: Dragon Master Mike
+5 points to Noblejanobii for winning
+2 points to Dragon Master Mike for losing
+4 points to Noblejanobii for a dominant eleven turn battle

Battle 9
Winner: Noblejanobii
Loser: Dragon Master Mike
+5 points to Noblejanobii for winning
+2 points to Dragon Master Mike for losing
+4 points to Noblejanobii for an extremely close battle
+4 points to Dragon Master Mike for an extremely close battle and unfortunate ending

Battle 10
Winner: Dragon Master Mike
Loser: Noblejanobii
+5 points to Dragon Master Mike for winning
+2 points to Noblejanobii for losing

~~~

The Avalon Apostles were the obvious winner this week, but the Agents of the Shadows had some nice wins to make it a bit closer.

On a side note, you're going to have to stick with the official server because I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow. :[

~~~

SHOWDOWN: WEEK THREE

The Norm


Teams must fulfill the rules of a Generation 7 OU battle.


You guys should know the drill by now, but just in case:
https://i.imgur.com/cIzGqMX.png

[Noblejanobii]

So it's just Gen 7 OU? No theme?

[Bulbasaur]

So it's just Gen 7 OU? No theme?
Yeah. Well technically, I meant Gen 7 OU to be the theme. XD

I figured there might be people that wanted a little less restrictive theme. Just trying to have a wide variety of themes.

[Noblejanobii]

Yeah. Well technically, I meant Gen 7 OU to be the theme. XD

I figured there might be people that wanted a little less restrictive theme. Just trying to have a wide variety of themes.

Lol yeah I get that! Just was making sure there wasn't anything additional.

[Cleobel]

Who wants to battle with me? I have an old Gen 7 OU team on Showdown. Chakramaster K'sariya Noblejanobii Shruikan VeloJello

[Cleobel]

... Does anyone want to battle with me before the end of the week? Chakramaster K'sariya Noblejanobii Shruikan VeloJello

[VeloJello]

... Does anyone want to battle with me before the end of the week? Chakramaster K'sariya Noblejanobii Shruikan VeloJello

I'm in crunch time for the Comics section, so I'm gonna have to pass on this one. Best luck!

[Cleobel]

I'm in crunch time for the Comics section, so I'm gonna have to pass on this one. Best luck!

Thank you and good luck with the Comics section!

[Shruikan]

... Does anyone want to battle with me before the end of the week? Chakramaster K'sariya Noblejanobii Shruikan VeloJello

Sure, I've just finished testing my team. Just poke me on discord if I'm online when you want to battle :)

[Cleobel]

Here are two battles with Shruikan :

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-775674468
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-775677137

[Shruikan]

And here's one more with Cleobel

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-775672547

[Noblejanobii]

Hey so it seems the ufile site or whatever is down. It's not working for Cleo or I. Is there any other site we could use?

[Bulbasaur]

Hey so it seems the ufile site or whatever is down. It's not working for Cleo or I. Is there any other site we could use?
Yup, any file uploading site I can access easily. Doesn't matter to me.

Also, I know we're coming to a close in less than 24 hours, but if you do any more battles on the official server you can just hit "share replay" at the end of the battle and it'll give you a share-able link. :D

[Noblejanobii]

Okay they should be accessible here.

https://files.fm/u/kpnyzew8

Two wins for Cleo and one win for me

[Bulbasaur]

Twenty four points from Cleobel go to the Agents of the Shadows!
Nine points from Shruikan go to the Avalon Apostles!
Nine points from Noblejanobii go to the Avalon Apostles!

~~~

Current Week Three Leaderboard
Agents of the Shadows - 24 points
Avalon Apostles - 18 points

Current Week One Battle Count
Cleobel - 6/6
Noblejanobii - 3/6
Shruikan - 3/6

~~~

Cleobel, you're done for the Showdown section. :]

[Bulbasaur]

Agents of the Shadows: 53 points
Cleobel: 53 points

Avalon Apostles: 47 points
Shruikan: 29 points
Noblejanobii: 18 points


Battle 1
Winner: Cleobel
Loser: Shruikan
+5 points to Cleobel for winning
+2 points to Shruikan for losing
+10 points to Cleobel for a super close battle
+10 points to Shruikan for a super close battle

Battle 2
Winner: Cleobel
Loser: Shruikan
+5 points to Cleobel for winning
+2 points to Shruikan for losing
+10 points to Cleobel for another close battle
+10 points to Shruikan for another close battle

Battle 3
Winner: Shruikan
Loser: Cleobel
+5 points to Shruikan for winning
+2 points to Cleobel for losing

Battle 4
Winner: Cleobel
Loser: Noblejanobii
+5 points to Cleobel for winning
+2 points to Noblejanobii for losing
+9 points to Cleobel for a close battle
+9 points to Noblejanobii for a close battle

Battle 5
Winner: Cleobel
Loser: Noblejanobii
+5 points to Cleobel for winning
+2 points to Noblejanobii for losing

Battle 6
Winner: Noblejanobii
Loser: Cleobel
+5 points to Noblejanobii for winning
+2 points to Cleobel for losing

~~~

Here's the total standings for all three weeks, if you were curious:

Avalon Apostles: 155 points
Noblejanobii: 92 points
Shruikan: 36 points
VeloJello: 27 points

Agents of the Shadows: 145 points
Cleobel: 116 points
Dragon Master Mike: 29 points

~~~

Great battles from both sides! Very even and close competition, I'd say. :]

[Cleobel]

Bulbasaur Thank you very much for these three weeks of Showdown! I wish more members had participated, though.

https://i.giphy.com/media/goBo8df1TrJvi/giphy.webp