Won against Sabella, ggs. Sorry for using Pikachu but I had to keep
the promise.
I've already spoken about this plenty on Discord but I don't feel as pleased with the win as I probably should. There's many issues I have with Smogon right now, whether it be the culture, the direction of the site, or many other things, but ultimately I think a big part of it is just me being jaded. Before even advancing far in this tournament I planned on taking a break after it + Snake. I'm not going to say "quit" because I think it's silly to commit to something like that. If I ever feel a desire to play something then I will. If I don't, so be it.
That said, it's kinda nice to actually go on to win this tournament, particularly since OLT is the tournament I wanted to win most. More importantly, however, is being the first to win three individuals. This has been a target for many of the game's best ever players, so to win this "race" is something that I can be satisfied with. It also means that I have won 60% of the currently existing individuals in the tournament circuit. Quite an amusing stat, although it makes the fact that SPL is seemingly unwinnable for me even more annoying. But as a wise user once said, "wutevz".
Like with Tour I don't have anyone to shoutout for team help or anything. The closest thing to team help/discussion I had was the elodin-Pikachu discussion in the log from the first paragraph. I do like using replays as guidance, though. Anyway, there's still plenty who offered support, so thank you to these people. I don't want to post a whole list of names so I will just say thank you to all of you.
I guess I do have to make special exceptions for a few of the more dedicated people.
Alexander. McMeghan and
z0mOG for frequent support throughout the rounds, and
elodin for the Pikachu and for watching me ladder, even when in the early morning. Also, I said after winning Tour that if I win another trophy then I will give a shoutout to Eo. So shoutouts to
Eo Ut Mortus for being a better wielder of Chansey than I am, as well as for fighting the good fight against snake names in Snake Draft. As a meme shoutout I should also thank Mob Barley for forgetting to sign up because that saved me from having to play a qualifying tiebreak against Cdumas (which I would most likely lose).
In closing, I want to remind everyone that
Pikachu is a more viable Electric type than Mega Manectric is. Also that Landorus-Therian is one of the most blatantly overpowered Pokemon in any OU tier past its early stages. Ban Scald.