Sakito: Hello everyone! today I'm interviewing Marshall.law, french dude known to be the 19th Smogon Tour winner and good player overall. Yo Marshall, how are you?

Marshall.law: Very well, thank you.

Sakito: To begin this interview, can you introduce yourself in a few lines?

Marshall.law: Marshall.Law (SangohanVidel for friends), 23 years old, actuary and Pokemon player (:thinking:). I started playing Pokemon from a very young age but competitively since the end of 2007 and since 2011 on the Smogon website.

Sakito: How did you discover Smogon? What attracted you to get more into it?

Marshall.law: I started to play competitively with Pokemon Diamond in 2007. I hadn't play since Cristal actually, and when I played on Diamond I discovered the french website Pokébip with the different french teams of the time, and that's when it all started. Concerning Smogon, I didn't know it, until I hear the french chats, talking about Smogon Tours. That's when I decided to register.

Sakito: Interesting, speaking of the Smogon Tour, you won the 19th edition, can you tell us more about that? how did you experience the matches of the finals? you can share replays if you have them.

Marshall.law: The replays are on Smogon, feel free to check them. First of all, the Smogon Tour is I think, the best smogon tournament for many players. I've always wanted to win one and it's done! I had managed to qualify several times before but without success, not doing better than the quarter-finals. For this edition, I prepared the majority of my games alone, as often, but I still received help in preparing for some games, especially from two players: H-C and Cased. The finals was against a great player, ThatsJustPeachy. After winning the BW game, the DPP was quite frustrating, I remember missing, literally, all my stone edges but despite everything I tried to stay focused and won.

Sakito: I see :o it must have been a fantastic experience, so DPP is the tier you like the most playing?

Marshall.law: I don't have a favorite tier strictly speaking. It depends of the days... I really like BW and ADV too. But it is true that DPP is and will still remain the one where I am the most comfortable, having started with it and having won many tournaments in this one.

Sakito: Oh ok, what do you think of the latias suspect test in DPP?

Marshall.law: The DPP has become very stereotyped in recent years, so I say yes to bring Latias back. A little touch of nostalgia is there too!

Sakito: Do you have any plans for your future on smogon right now?

Marshall.law: I think I'll stop around next year, at the release of the gen 8.

Sakito: What is the story behind your username?

Marshall.law: I've always loved fighting games, especially Street fighter and Tekken where my main was Marshall.Law. Also, he looks like me ;)

Sakito: Haha I see, to finish this interview what's your best and worst battle memory? you can share replays if you have any.

Marshall.law: Back in the day, there were different teams that could be integrated. And these teams competed against each other in tournaments. My best battle memories are when I played the "tryouts" to try to join those different French teams. Worst memory, I don't see there right now...

Sakito: Well, I think we went around everything. Unless you have something to add?

Marshall.law: No, it's good for me.

Sakito: Thank you for this interview!

Marshall.law: It was a pleasure.