Player of the Week 39: Confide

[GOAO]

Favorite Pokémon: Pancham
Most used Pokémon: Magnemite
Most known for: LC Championship top 4, ready2go202.
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Tell us a little about yourself.
I'm an American 17 year old that likes to play mons! I play a lot of sports including basketball, soccer, and football. I love the drums and have been playing ever since I was 6 years old. I also like to play chess. I'm a decent scholar and I do okay in school I guess.

How and when did you get your start in LC?​

When I started my PS! journey I messed around in p much all tiers, LC included. However I never really took LC seriously until doing decent in LC open, then participating in other lc tours. At first the community hated me coz, u know, I was kinda a cocky dick (no pun intended) but then they gradually started warming up to me once i became less of a dick and now we're all frens :D

What is your favorite aspect of LC?​

LC is one of those tiers where you can easily be creative and somehow still make it work, like how when Mambo used reflect type gastly in SPL, or when Heysup brought lum pursuit pawniard in SPL and beat OP with a fucking sewaddle. LC is never boring, despite the fact that we don't have tier shifts like all the other tiers.

Is there any mon, playstyle, etc that you feel is underrated in LC?​

I feel aipom is an extremely underrated mon. The combination of STAB fake out + fury swipes, skill link and life orb makes it a mon worth preparing for.

Anything you find overrated?​

I find Drilbur extremely overrated as a spinner, especially with the usage of drifloon rising. It's sets are rly predictable and it's just a very underwhelming mon in general.

What players do you look up to / are good friends with?​

Heysup is one of the LC players I look up to most, and it's fun talking to him about older gens like adv and dpp. Another person I've been friends with for a long time is Cydrolic, thought it's a shame we don't talk much anymore D: LFC is full of rly fun people to be around and you all make me laugh :D

Also s/o Chakra for being so tinyyy ;w;

What is your top 10, in order?​

Heysup, madoka, OP, ZF, Levi, Starmaster, Shrug, Sken, blarajan, and GOAO ofc :p

Is there any advice that you'd like to pass on to new LCers?​

Don't let what the haters say about speed ties, rolls, and mienfoo 'being on every team' discourage you from wanting to play Little Cup. I think it's an extremely fun tier and I hope you guys find it to be an extremely fun tier too.

Lastly, do you have a team you'd like to share with us?

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levi rules (Diglett) @ Life Orb
Ability: Arena Trap
Level: 5
EVs: 236 Atk / 236 Spe
Hasty Nature
IVs: 0 HP
- Earthquake
- Sludge Bomb
- Rock Slide
- Substitute

thx levi (Elekid) @ Life Orb
Ability: Static
Level: 5
EVs: 240 SpA / 236 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 HP / 30 Atk / 30 SpA
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Psychic
- Hidden Power [Grass]

id fuck levi (Pawniard) @ Eviolite
Ability: Defiant
Level: 5
EVs: 156 Atk / 36 Def / 116 SpD / 196 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Knock Off
- Brick Break
- Stealth Rock

currymaker (Archen) @ Berry Juice
Ability: Defeatist
Level: 5
EVs: 76 HP / 180 Atk / 56 Def / 196 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stone Edge
- Acrobatics
- Earthquake
- Substitute

hi levi (Pumpkaboo-Super) @ Eviolite
Ability: Frisk
Level: 5
EVs: 204 HP / 36 Def / 236 SpD / 28 Spe
Careful Nature
- Bullet Seed
- Synthesis
- Will-O-Wisp
- Shadow Sneak

gg u tried (Skrelp) @ Eviolite
Ability: Adaptability
Level: 5
EVs: 116 HP / 196 Def / 36 SpA / 116 SpD / 36 Spe
Bold Nature
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Scald
- Sludge Wave

a fun team i think i used vs heysup in lc invite or w/e
anyways elekid lures cottonee in and dig just sludge bombs it, making elekid's job of shitting on the opposing team easier!

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goao note: if u want anyone potw'ed just leave it here :)​

 

[Vubon]

Do u feel that your incredible luck has sometimes come in the way of people not giving u the credits that u deserve or have the potential to earn ?

I still hate you for haxing me out of lc tour playoffs though !

Never the less, good luck on powc and upcoming lcpl buddy, you truly outshine all of us new lc'ers
#TeamConfide

 

[sam-testings]

how much you think you going for in lcpl?

EDIT: 30k hype ayyyy

 

[Merritt]

Thoughts on the playstyle that works best right now? Worst? What's your favorite way to play?

Thoughts on the Dig suspect tests?

What are you bringing week 1 if you get drafted, please provide a full team with sets ty

 

[Fiend]

i like confide even though he use to be not cool. Confide > Goao.

Also lol at shrug in top 10.

 

[Heysup]

gr8 guy gr8 battler, stop using sage teams unless you wanna keep losing to fletchling

 

[Cydrolic]

too busy atm confide..

 

[Confide]

Do u feel that your incredible luck has sometimes come in the way of people not giving u the credits that u deserve or have the potential to earn ?

no lol im nothing without luck

how much you think you going for in lcpl?

:x

Thoughts on the playstyle that works best right now? Worst? What's your favorite way to play?

I really like bulky offense rn. The idea of sponging hits easily and retaliating with hard hitters makes it an easy play style to get the hang of. Worst playstyle I'd have to say (disregarding stall obvi) is balance imo. You're almost never in control of the game and sometimes you gotta play riskily to bounce back. idk those are jus my personal experiences.


What are you bringing week 1 if you get drafted, please provide a full team with sets ty

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Mewtwo-Mega-Y @ Mewtwonite Y
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 40 SpD / 216 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Aura Sphere
- Psystrike
- Ice Beam
- Taunt

Yveltal @ Charti Berry
Ability: Dark Aura
EVs: 232 HP / 248 Def / 28 Spe
Impish Nature
- Foul Play
- Taunt
- Sucker Punch
- Roost

Arceus @ Silk Scarf
Ability: Multitype
EVs: 200 HP / 248 Atk / 60 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Extreme Speed
- Swords Dance
- Shadow Claw
- Earthquake

Groudon-Primal @ Red Orb
Ability: Desolate Land
EVs: 240 HP / 28 Atk / 200 SpD / 16 Spe
Careful Nature
- Dragon Tail
- Roar
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch

Excadrill @ Focus Sash
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Rock Tomb
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Rapid Spin

Xerneas @ Power Herb
Ability: Fairy Aura
EVs: 168 HP / 28 Def / 252 SpA / 60 Spe
Modest Nature
- Moonblast
- Hidden Power [Rock]
- Aromatherapy
- Geomancy

 

[sparktrain]

favorite drummer?

 

[Heysup]

[23:47:07] @Mambo: i will drop 30k rn
[23:47:08] @OP: take like 5k off my amount
[23:47:09] @Mambo: for confide
[23:47:12] @OP: would you really
[23:47:14] @Mambo: yes
[23:47:16] @Mambo: take 30 from me
[23:47:17] @Mambo: give confide
[23:47:19] @Mambo: i am content
[23:47:20] @Coconut: op
[23:47:21] @Coconut: take that
[23:47:28] @OP: ok
[23:47:30] @OP: you can have him
[23:47:31] @OP: for 30k
[23:47:32] #rozes: ok
[23:47:34] @Mambo: compromise
[23:47:35] #rozes: we have a deal?
[23:47:36] @Mambo: i like it
[23:47:37] @macle: wha
[23:47:38] @Jac: absolved
[23:47:38] @macle: t
[23:47:42] @Jac: af rn
[23:47:44] #rozes: confide for 30
[23:47:45] #rozes: ?
[23:47:46] @OP: mambo you're crazy man
[23:47:47] @Mambo: /me shakes op's hand

thoughts?

 

[tehy]

will you like this post if I ask you politely to do so?

 

[infamy]

26k