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49 wins in Open Level Factory
factory is less hard than i remember it, maybe it's the lack of pressure after you get your first gold.
Maybe only notable thing I do in these rounds is that I still go for 28w/28s on the first 28 since it's easy to do and can make r5+ easier, all subsequent...
Lower levels are better for the early rounds, higher levels are better for the late rounds and post-170. If you're playing hall with something horrible, 30 or 31 is definitely the way to go, often I might use both a level 30 and 100 mon for something with very borderline 170 potential (wormadam).
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extremely did not deserve to win but did
i promise i will make more teams next round