Week 3 Power Rankings

Week 3 Power Rankings:

Tapu Tourney's Week 3 PowerRankings, Courtesy of Ranger Squid and a small bit from Daanish.

DISCLAIMER: I do not like dropping people if they win. If they win, they deserve the place they are currently in (99% of the time). If you lose, you will either stay the same rank because I believe you fall into that place perfectly in terms of skill level, or you will drop, and that will depend on how bad the match went (6-0 mega latias sweep versus a close battle with 1 mon left in the end). These are my opinions, and if you wish to discuss them, please message me on discord (:

P.S I know this sounds like a callout, but PLEASE play out your match. It doesn't matter if it takes 10 turns or 200 turns, play it fully out and just see how it ends. Forfeits look bad, and all they do is speed up the match.

1. Virbank City Victory- Could you please have a week where you lose so I can critique you on everything? The ONLY thing I would have suggested was SD Scolipede, but there was a Ditto, so probably not the best idea in the long run. Qwilfish put in some work, and Scolipede once again sweeping teams like nothing. Again, I apologize for hating on your initial draft. A+ for teambuilding, A+ for match execution

2. New England Patrats- Once you realized Starmie was dual screens, you took advantage of that. Good job. B for teambuilding, A- for match execution

3. Kitkat's Club-This is why I love florges. Volcarona sucks though, yert you swept with it. I'm not happy, but I'm proud. B+ for teambuilding, A for match execution

4. Toronto Gardevoirs- Overall, You played the match pretty well. I want to give you some critique though, since I can't complain about you winning. When you had Torn in on Azelf, despite having a "slim" chance of living, you should have swapped to Scizor and tanked a Psychic or whatever was coming. You saw his Claydol set before in prior matches, and at this point, should have expected it and swapped to donphan to not lose a vital wall on your team. Otherwise, you played well. A- for teambuilding, B for match execution

5. Westminster Weaviles- "Nothing in life is to be feared"...except a Volcarona with +2 Quiver Dance against your team with nothing to stop it. Try out physical Crobat for Florges next time, probably would've been better. One last thing, I WAS going to severely criticize you for thinking Scarf Zeraora was a good idea. However, after looking at damage calcs, it was the right move. B+ for teambuilding, C- for match execution

 6. Unadilla Unbounds- Somehow, I always forget how much damage Slaking really does to anyone unsuspecting of it. ESPECIALLY a Scarf variant with Giga Impact. You made some solid swaps throughout the match, utilizing Thundurus in the rain with Volt Absorb, which practically walled Zapdos. Not much else to criticize in the match, you played well. B+ for teambuilding, B for match execution

7. Long Island Landorus-You played the match well, benefitting off of hazards and nothing being able to kill blastoise. Perhaps you got super lucky with that draco meteor miss, so I can't say for sure whether or not you could've won without M Blastoise. I'm glad to see one of my favorite draft teams get a win. A- for teambuilding, A- for match execution

8. Vermont Victini's-Overall, you played pretty smart and you had sets to back up your switch-ins. I liked the Darkinium Z on Heatran, thought it was a solid idea to get rid of Mew. Perhaps the match would have been closer had you not missed Draco Meteow from Kyurem (ran the calc, most likely would've killed or gotten close to it). Not much to criticize, but maybe try some other pokemon in your draft so that people can't predict well against you. B for teambuilding, B- for match execution.

9. Cloud9- Overall, I think you had a bit of a rough matchup versus Daanish's team. I will severely question normalium Z with Claydol, but I will take back some of the questioning considering you killed off vaporeon with Normalium Z + Explosion. As I said last week, try out your other pokemon and some other sets for your next match (: C+ for teambuilding, C+ for match execution

10. Pistoia Piplups-Despite your opponent forfeiting early in the match, you played the match well up to the end. I think you brought the best 6 you could've brought, and not much else to really say. Only critique is maybe Unaware Clefable would've done some solid damage to Sableye, but it's personal opinion. B+ for teambuilding, A for match execution

11. Chicago Cubchoos- You were REALLY close to winning. Like, a 12.5% chance if he was Max HP/Sp. Def. Despite the close match overall, your opponent read your every move like he was stream sniping you. Remember, predicting what your opponent will do can help swing a match in your favor very quickly. B- for teambuilding, B- for match execution

12. Poppin Popplio's- Overall, you made some amazing reads on the Cubchoos, letting you survive for quite awhile against his team. However, even with this, you almost lost the match (6% hp on Scrafty) to a 12.5% with the calc I ran. I disagree with staying in with Mimikyu, considering you would eventually lose the damage trade with Nidoqueen. I'm not sure what else to say, but just be more careful and run some calcs before you hit moves. B+ for teambuilding, B for match execution

13. Kuno- You do not deserve this rank for the loss this week. You played quite well, having solid sets across the board, and had some good plays throughout the match. Your opponent did read Zapdos like a children's book, but despite this, you still kept pushing to win. Now that 3 weeks have past, I would like to see different pokemon used for your next match, to vary up your matches/not let your opponent predict you like a book for week 4. Can't wait to see what you bring for this coming week. B- for teambuilding, B for match execution.

14. Indianapolis Infernapes- Overall, I can't be mad or dissapointed in you, because you played decently well against your opponent. However, I don't know why you think Kyurem-B can be a Hone Claws variant, let alone make it work against his team. The Salazzle switch in on Qwilfish was (hopefully) your biggest mistake in this entire league. B- for teambuilding, C+ for match execution

15.New England Mudkips- You brought hyper offense, and played it horribly. B- for teambuilding, D+ for match execution

16. The Originals-Overall, you should not have forfeited. You drafted mega sableye, which means you intend to stall matches out. Play out your next match fully. C+ for teambuilding, D+ for match execution