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Redemption Weekly - Week One

 

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I'm so not stealing Grapevine Gallade's old job

 

Hello folks - and welcome to the first issue of Redemption Weekly, where I bring you neat information such as Leader Rates, Bracket Shifts (every 2 weeks), Strategy Suggestions and noticeable battles throughout the week. Redemption has successfully launched once again, and its time to take a look at the brief summary of things that happened during the first week. 

 

Current Leader Win Rates are as follows:

Mira                  43W, 17L           71.7%

 

Nick                   31W, 36L           46.3%

 

Olivia                 59W, 30L           66.3%

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Ariel                  8W, 5L               61.5%

 

Edgar                4W, 6L               40.0%

 

Haley                 4W, 3L               57.1%

 

Deeper Insights:

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Mira has surely proven herself to be a strong leader by having the highest win rate in Bracket 1. She is definitely on the verge of being suspected for promotion to Bracket 2 if her performance continues to be excellent.

A common strategy she uses is Triple Trick Room - having a mix of both defensive and offensive mons. Alolan Marowak with Thick Club is extremely devastating under Trick Room, so be prepared to take hefty damage once TR is up. I heard Iron Balls and Macho Braces are becoming popular among challengers to counter her strategy... so maybe give those a try if you're having trouble with her.

 

Battle of the Week (vs Anstane)http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-78195

A very, very close match, with both sides demonstrating their strengths!

 

 

 

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Nick was off to a rough start in the beginning of the season - but he has finished Day 5 of the League with an impressive 11 Wins, 5 Losses record, achieving a positive record for the first time this season! He is very determined to not stay at the bottom of the bracket, so we'll need to keep a good eye on his future performances!

Nick also specializes in Triples, but prefers to use mons that have great synergy together. Alolan-Golem's Galvanize Explosion not only hits hard and destroys nearly everything, but gives Lightning Rod and Motor Drive boosts to his other Pokemon - which can be very tough to deal with late-game. Wide Guard is a solid move to use in preparation for this, as well as just killing the Golem as soon as possible to avoid taking massive damage. 

 

Battle of the Week (vs Personthing)http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-78691

Explosion... at its finest

 

 

 

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Olivia improved drastically from Season 1 - maintaining a solid win rate, just under Mira. She played the most games out of the Leaders up until now, and she has certainly proved that Grass can be a powerful type to face in combat. 

Olivia tends to face her challengers in either Sun Doubles or Trick Room Triples. The star of the Trick Room Triples team is definitely Mega Abomasnow, who hits very hard, and is almost always guaranteed to go first under Trick Room because of its already low base speed. Preventing Trick Room from going up is a nice strategy to go for, since then your mons are more likely to strike first than her rather slow mons, so Safety Goggles (which bypasses Rage Powder) is a useful item to give to your Pokemon, should she choose to fight you in this battle style. 

 

Battle of the Week (vs EternalLight95): http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-78681

Trick Room and Weather Wars!

 

 

Well, that is it for this week. Next week, I'll be featuring Bracket 2 Leaders' strategies and tips, so stay tuned for those! But I will drop some nice Bracket 2 battles for you guys to enjoy:

 

Ariel vs RBRN Azeryhttp://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-78555

These two have been at each other's throats since Season 1... watch till the end to find out who emerged victorious!

 

Edgar vs HYCROX: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-78458

Edgar's second match... but things aren't looking too good for him

 

Haley vs Intsyshttp://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-78504

Haley's debut match for Season 2!

 

Now let me run off before a certain cactus chases me, accusing me of stealing his job....

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Redemption Weekly - Week Two

 

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I know I'm late :(

 

Welcome to the second edition of Redemption Weekly. Without further ado, here are the Leader Statistics for Week 2!

 

 

Current Leader Win Rates are as follows:

Mira                  62W, 28L            68.9% (▼1.8%)

 

Nick                   44W, 54L            44.9% (▼1.4%)

 

Olivia                 81W, 37L           68.6% (▲2.3%)

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Ariel                  26W, 13L            66.7% (▼5.2%)

 

Edgar                20W, 14L            58.8% (▲18.8%)

 

Haley                 14W, 10L            58.3% (▲1.2%)

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Helen                 3W, 10L              23.0% 

 

Lucifer              5W, 3L                62.5%

 

Penelope           2W, 3L                40.0%

 

 

Every 2 weeks, the Redemption Staff discuss if bracket shifts are necessary. This week was the first week we made decisions on such things, and based on the performances of the Leaders for the past 2 weeks, we have made the following decisions!

 

Spoiler

MIRA was promoted to Bracket 2

 

HALEY was demoted to Bracket 1

 

(PS Why is paint.net so hard to use. I wanted to make some epic drawing to show this, but I suck at using this stupid program rip me)

 

 

 

 

Deeper Insights:

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The royal one returns to Bracket 2 and has claimed the highest win ratio out of the B2 leaders for Week 2. Xe has returned to Redemption with a more confident posture - and xyr battles have proven that xe can successfully demonstrate many more tactics compared to Season 1. 

Xe seems to enjoy switching around between Singles, Doubles and even Triples - and today, we'll be looking at xyr Singles matches, which seems to be the style xe prefers the most. Xe seems to like using the same squad of 6 - including defensive mons like Spikes Klefki, and strong powerhouses like Azumarill. But the mon that has been putting in the most work is definitely xyr Togekiss. Usually Choice Scarfed, Togekiss is famous for spamming Air Slash - which has a 60% chance of flinching the opponent on that turn - so you'll have to be very lucky while facing this thing. It also seems to carry Flamethrower to deal with Steel types, so don't think they are a safe switch-in either! On the bright side, xyr mons seems to be running the same items and movesets, so if you study them close enough, victory may be closer within your reach!

 

Battle of the Week (vs Ojama&Biden2k20)http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-79325

 

 

 

 

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This cocky man just avoided the demotion to B2, and it seems that he is determined to pull himself right up. "The first few days were a joke, ya dolt" ... he says. Well, we'll have to wait and see if that is true or not, I guess?

Edgar seems to prefer fighting challengers in the Singles format - but the tricky part about preparing for Edgar is determining what Mega he will bring. He has used a wide range of Megas in his battles - including Gallade, Metagross and Medicham, and Alakazam. It might be worthwhile considering all these options, and figuring out strategies to outsmart all these hard-hitting Megas. Watch out for Alakazam's Trace if you are using Weather Strategies, like Swift Swim and Sand Rush, since Alakazam can backfire that strategy right back at you.

 

Battle of the Week (vs Ice Braand)http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-79313

 

 

 

 

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Unfortunately, the former 'Wall of Ice' tumbled back down to Bracket 1. However, do not underestimate her, as she won't let you just pulverize her.

Haley's preferred battle format is triples (no surprises there), and she seems to use the same squad for all her battles. Expect a lot of Fake Out users, Focus Sashes and Slush Rush users! Walrein is a mon she catches challengers off-guard with the most - as its amazing bulk coupled withe Ice Body ability makes it very difficult to take down. It also has Super Fang, which may leave your Pokemon vulnerable for her other Pokemon to finish off with more ease. Your first step would be assessing which of her mons will be most annoying for you to deal with, and start acting from there. Unfortunately, Ice is one of the worst defensive typings, so hyper-offensive strategies may be the key to your victory.

 

Battle of the Week (vs Quinn): http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-79417

 

 

 

Other Featured Battles:

 

Mira vs Swampellow: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-79449

Mono-Ghost vs Mono-Rock. Who will be the winner?

 

Nick vs LeonVermillion: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-79307

They say third time is the charm, and good results follow when you keep trying your best~

 

Olivia vs RBRN Alex: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-79429

An intense battle, well-played by both parties! 

 

HELEN vs Sarunae V: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiondoubles-79448

An example of Helen's battle style - a teaser for the next issue!

 

Lucifer vs Toon Ojama: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-79203

An example of smart playing - countering a Leader's team.

 

Penelope vs Jmanultrax: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-79437

Smart playing 2 (albeit it was a bit of a coincidence)

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Redemption Weekly - Week Three

 

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Time certainly seems to be flying these days. The third week of the Redemption League has ended, and many challengers are beginning to make a nice collection of shiny badges rewarded for their excellent battling skills. Bracket 5 was finally unlocked by one brave challenger - but unfortunately, after facing 2 heavy losses, he decided to restart his challenge from the very beginning and forfeiting all his badges - which means the fifth bracket became locked once again. Will the 3 leading challengers with 8 badges be able to unlock the fifth bracket once again?

 

Let's take a look at this week's win rates!

 

Current Leader Win Rates are as follows:

Spoiler

Haley

 

35W, 22L

61.4% (▲3.1%)

Nick

 

50W, 59L

45.9% (▲1.0%)

Olivia

 

89W, 42L

67.9% (▼0.7%)

Ariel

 

30W, 19L

61.2% (▼5.5%)

Edgar

 

36W, 21L

63.2% (▲4.4%)

Mira

 

71W, 33L

68.3% (▼0.6%)

Helen

 

10W, 15L

40.0% (▲17.0%)

Lucifer

 

25W, 7L

78.1% (▲15.6%)

Penelope

 

6W, 4L

60.0% (▲20.0%)

Duncan

 

0W, 3L

0%

Elliot

 

1W, 1L

50.0%

Leo

 

4W, 1L

80.0%

Venus

 

2W, 0L

100%

 

 

 

Deeper Insights (Bracket 3):

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Helen was off to a very rough start once Bracket 3 was unlocked - but her win rate has been constantly improving. She has stated (very loudly) that the reason behind her improvement was all thanks to her new powerhouse that she was recently given access to - Mega Aggron. Unless you have a Mega Heracross, good luck trying to take this thing down with physical attacks. Her most common Aggron set seems to be the really annoying Resttalk Curse set - which means you really have to rely on critical hits to inflict heavy damage on this monster. Make sure to leave a powerful special attacker intact to handle this thing before it sets up and walls you to death!

 

With an impressive 17.0% increase in win rate compared to last week, we can definitely conclude that Helen is stepping up her game. We'll have to see if she can increase her win rate further in the upcoming week, and if she can finally join the other leaders with the positive record!

 

Battle of the Week (vs RBRN Alex)http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-79933

 

 

 

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Did you know there is a rumor among challengers that you have to rely on hax to defeat Lucifer? Apparently, Brightpowders are getting popular

Lucifer certainly proved that he improved drastically from the previous season, and an impressive 78.1% win rate (the highest win rate in Bracket 1~3) might suggest that a tasty promotion is waiting for him if he keeps this outstanding performance up this week. 

 

Lucifer prefers to combat challengers in Singles, and utilizes an extremely defensive core of Mandibuzz and Mega Sableye. Mandibuzz, in particular, seems to stimulate groans from challengers since it is extremely difficult to take this evil bird down and you might have to rely on Toxic misses and flinch hax. He likes to use very offensive mons such as Band Tyranitar and Specs Hydreigon, so some degree of preparation might be required to obtain his badge. 

 

Battle of the Week (vs Milk and Oreon)http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-79939

 

 

 

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Surprisingly, not many challengers have attempted to fight Penelope yet. She has had the least number of battles, being 10, out of the Bracket 3 leaders, but is doing relatively well so far with a 60% win rate. Perhaps challengers are intimidated about her typing?

 

Penelope likes to face challengers in triples (although she doesn't always do this). Her main strategy involves setting up Tailwind, and using Focus Energy on her Ace, Kingdra to let all the Draco Meteors and Hydro Pumps score critical hits. Kingdra itself isn't too fast so it might be wise to get rid of the Tailwind mons (e.g Hydreigon, Dragonite etc.) first before focusing on the Kingdra. Remember, spamming spread attacks might not be smart too since her Turtonator has Wide Guard. 

 

Battle of the Week (vs Toon Ojama): http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-79404

 

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Redemption Weekly - Week Four

 

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Week 4 of Redemption came to a finale, and boy, some challengers are making a LOT of good progress. 3 powerful challengers - Shinyrio, Costa, Sarunae V are in the lead with 10 badges, which means they will have the opportunity to fight the Bracket 5 leaders should they wish! Venus, Erwin and Emilia are itching for some tough battles, so hopefully the challengers can satisfy their expectations! Remember, that Bracket 5 Leaders are allowed to use more diverse teams, so don't think they will be too easy to defeat!

 

Let's take a look at this week's win rates!

 

Current Leader Win Rates are as follows:

 

Spoiler

Haley

44W, 30L

59.5% (▼1.9%)

Nick

57W, 65L

46.7% (▲0.8%)

Olivia

104W, 49L

68.0% (▲0.1%)

Ariel

34W, 22L

60.7% (▼0.5%)

Edgar

46W, 30L

60.5% (▼2.7%)

Mira

75W, 37L

67.0% (▼1.3%)

Helen

20W, 21L

48.8% (▲8.8%)

Lucifer

37W, 13L

74.0% (▼4.1%)

Penelope

10W, 9L

52.6% (▼7.4%)

Duncan

4W, 4L

50.0% (▲50.0%)

Elliot

10W, 2L

83.3% (▲33.3%)

Leo

7W, 3L

70.0% (▼10.0%)

Venus

2W, 0L

100% (-)

 

It's an even week, which means Bracket Shifts will occur this week! Based on only the results of the last two weeks, the following shifts have been decided!

 

Spoiler

Olivia has been promoted to Bracket 2

 

Edgar has been promoted to Bracket 3

 

Lucifer has been promoted to Bracket 4

 

 

Ariel has been demoted to Bracket 1

 

HELEN has been demoted to Bracket 2

 

Duncan has been demoted to Bracket 3

 

 

Deeper insights of Bracket 4 will be revealed in the next edition of Redemption Weekly!

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Redemption Weekly - Week Five

 

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Another week has finished, and that means another edition of Redemption Weekly! With Bracket 5 unlocked, more Leaders have been appearing and giving challengers a lot of fun with exciting battles. One challenger is particularly close to unlocking the final bracket with 12 badges, while 2 others are closely behind him with 11. Will Bracket 6 be unlocked in the upcoming week? Join us during League hours to find out!

 

Let's take a look at this week's win rates!

 

Current Leader Win Rates are as follows:

Spoiler

Ariel

 

42W, 29L

59.2% (▼2.0%)

Haley

 

58W, 34L

63.0% (▲1.6%)

Nick

 

62W, 71L

46.6% (▲0.7%)

Helen

 

34W, 30L

53.1% (▲13.1%)

Mira

 

81W, 41L

66.4% (▼1.9%)

Olivia

 

105W, 50L

67.7% (▼0.2%)

Duncan

 

13W, 7L

65.0% (▲65.0%)

Edgar

 

47W, 30L

61.0% (▼2.2%)

Penelope

 

15W, 14L

51.7% (▼8.3%)

Elliot

 

15W, 4L

78.9% (▲28.9%)

Leo

 

15W, 4L

78.9% (▼1.1%)

Lucifer

 

41W, 15L

73.2% (▼4.9%)

Emilia

 

0W, 1L

0%

Erwin

 

2W, 1L

66.7%

Venus

 

4W, 1L

80.0% (▼20.0%)

 

Deeper Insights (Bracket 4):

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I KNOW Duncan is not in Bracket 4 anymore, but since he didn't receive a summary before - he will get one now! Duncan says he has actually been enjoying his new position as a Bracket 3 leader - as he is able to participate in more battles. His performance on Saturday was especially impressive - with a solid record of 8 wins and 2 losses. 

 

Gastrodon is a key mon Duncan likes to utilize - since the sea slug provides an answer to Water types with Storm Drain. It seems to be usually specially defensive, so unless you have a strong special Grass attack, it might be a little bit difficult to take down with other special attacks. Try to hit it with strong physical attacks (although you'll have to watch out for Hippowdon, a common switch-in for physical attacks) and defeat it before it gets a chance to use Recover. 

 

Battle of the Week (vs Anstane)http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-81242

 

 

 

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Elliot kicked off Season 2 with some controversy as he was accused of 'extensive c-teaming' in one of his early battles, so he was feeling quite down back then - but being the cheery person he is, he has recovered quite well and is performing very well with a pretty impressive record of 10 wins and 2 losses. He specialized in Normal stall singles with a devilish core of Chansey + Porygon2, but he changed things up a bit and is using a range of diverse Normal mons - such as Komala, Miltank and Snorlax (But its still stall).

 

He uses all his Megas (Lopunny, Pidgeot and even Audino) quite decently - but he seems to like using Mega Lopunny the most. With a high speed and extremely powerful attacks such as High Jump Kick and Return, Mega Lopunny is able to clean up late game... or even sweep teams from the get-go! Perhaps it would be wise to bring some Choice Scarfed mons for this bunny - hit it hard before it can attack since its defenses aren't too great. 

 

Battle of the Week (vs Personthing)http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-80975

 

 

 

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Leo returned to Season 2 as exuberant as ever - maintaining an optimistic attitude with that laugh of his (I admit that WAHAHAHA laugh was really annoying at the beginning but its grown on me... its even kinda addictive too really WAHAHAHAHA!!... anyway). Apparently, he is pretty eager to earn a promotion to Bracket 5 - and after his outstanding performance yesterday of 7 wins and 0 losses, that might just be possible.

 

Leo uses a variety of tactics (Balanced Singles, Trick Room Triples etc) depending on his challengers, so its not quite easy to determine what format he will challenge you for your battle beforehand. But if he does challenge you to Singles, chances are that he will bring an Infernape on his team. Infernape usually performs as Leo's Stealth Rock user and is usually Sashed. Infernape can either be a physical variant or a special variant (however it is usually physical) - so watch out for hard-hitting moves such as Close Combat and Flare Blitz (and don't forget about Iron Fist boosted Mach Punch!)! Things like defensive Garchomp and Rotom-Wash act as a good counter for physical variants. 

 

Battle of the Week (vs Costa): http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-80498

 

 

 

Other Featured Battles:

 

Bracket 1http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-81428 (Ariel vs ICSW)

Meme battles are always fun to watch. 

 

Bracket 2http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-81244 (HELEN vs Ragnor123)

Possibly the longest battle so far in Season 2. 

 

Bracket 3http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-81376 (Edgar vs Kiri-kun)

WOBB-A-FET!

 

Bracket 5http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-81335 (Venus vs Shinyrio)

The current front-runner demonstrates his ability for Round 3 against the toxic mistress!

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Redemption Weekly - Week Six

 

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Sorry I'm late

 

Week 6 was another exciting week here in Redemption! Bracket 6 has finally been unlocked by 3 brave challengers - but our B6 leaders (excluding Oliver) have both demonstrated their strength and walked away with their respective victories. Will the Champion, Oliver, be available for combat at the end of this week? Stay tuned to find out!

 

Let's take a look at this week's win rates!

 

Current Leader Win Rates are as follows:

Spoiler

Ariel

 

50W, 40L

55.6% (▼3.6%)

Haley

 

67W, 42L

61.5% (▼1.5%)

Nick

 

66W, 74L

47.1% (▲0.5%)

Helen

 

40W, 34L

54.1% (▲1.0%)

Mira

 

83W, 42L

66.4% (-)

Olivia

 

110W, 56L

66.3% (▼1.4%)

Duncan

 

24W, 14L

63.2% (▼1.8%)

Edgar

 

50W, 33L

60.2% (▼0.8%)

Penelope

 

16W, 17L

48.5% (▼3.2%)

Elliot

 

22W, 5L

81.5% (▲2.6%)

Leo

 

22W, 8L

73.3% (▼6.6%)

Lucifer

 

44W, 17L

72.1% (▼1.1%)

Emilia

 

2W, 3L

40.0% (▲40.0%)

Erwin

 

3W, 2L

60.0% (▼6.7%)

Venus

 

6W, 4L

60.0% (▼20.0%)

Festus

 

1W, 0L

100%

Lilly

 

2W, 0L

100%

 

 

 

Deeper Insights (Bracket 5):

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Emilia has warmed up (ha.ha.ha) to Redemption by reflecting a positive vibe and a good impression on the crowd despite her inability to speak vocally. Unfortunately, she did kick off with the lowest win rate out of all the Bracket 5 leaders, but she seems to be quite determined to retain her reputation as a Bracket 5 Leader. 

 

Sun Triples is Emilia's most preferred style of combat - as battles tend to end quite swiftly and brutally if she emerges victorious. With a couple of neat Sun setters and mons such as Mega Houndoom that can fully take advantage of the Sun with Solar Power, your Pokemon will be taking a lot of damage if you're not prepared. Countering weather with weather is always a nice strategy, but if your team lacks any weather setters, try to use Assault Vests to reduce the damage output from her specially offensive mons. 

 

Battle of the Week (vs Shinyrio)http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-81697

 

 

 

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Every time I look at Erwin, it makes me so happy. Might be just me, but I prefer his new looks rather than his old ones. With access to powerful Bug Mega Evolutions, Erwin was able to move up from Bracket 3 in Season 1 to Bracket 5 in Season 2. It's a bit early to tell if his performance is satisfactory enough, but he really doesn't mind losing as long as he has fun in his battles. 

 

Strategy-wise, Erwin specializes in Singles - and utilizes hazards very well from Forretress and occasionally Galvantula. Having a Rapid Spinner or Defogger might be crucial when facing him. Ironically, most of his Bugs are also very weak to Stealth Rocks, so make sure to get those up as soon as possible. He also tends to carry a lot of priority moves - in Scizor and Golisopod, so that he can weaken your mons for his main sweeper, Scolipede to clean up. Play around with EVs so that you won't be swept by this murderous bug, or make sure to keep a priority user in tact on your team until the end.

 

Battle of the Week (vs Costa)http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-81094

 

 

 

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Give me a S! Give me an E! Give me a X! Give me a Y! What does that spell????

...now that I've done what she forcefully told me to do *ahem*

Venus, known as the counter-teaming goddess has returned, and was positioned in Bracket 5 - higher than what she used to be in Season 1. With the new counterteaming regulations in place, Venus's teams and movesets has been less diverse, and somewhat more easy to predict, but that doesn't mean she is a walk in the park. She will almost certainly challenge you to Singles - and her team will be usually balanced, consisting of a mixture of offensive mons (e.g Toxicroak, Scolipede) and defensive mons (e.g Weezing, Toxapex). Mega Venusaur is a Pokemon that she loves to use a lot, since it gets access to a lot of annoying recovery moves such as Leech Seed and Synthesis, as well as being able to wall a lot of different mons such as Serperior and Porygon2 - which are both relatively common among challengers' teams. Bringing a Choice Band or a Choice Specs mon to deal heavy damage to Mega Venusaur might be a good idea. 

 

Battle of the Week (vs Jmanultrax): http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-82036

 

 

 

Other Featured Battles:

 

Bracket 1http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-81911 (Nick vs FlyingGoomy)

Possibly the longest Triples match in Redemption history

 

Bracket 2http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiondoubles-81975 (Olivia vs Juu-Zourei)

Olivia's Doubles Rain Team in action!

 

Bracket 3http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-81982 (Edgar vs Quinn)

Facing Slowbro with Thunder Wave

 

Bracket 4http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-81996 (Lucifer vs Epic C)

Lucifer is too powerful unless you hax him at the most crucial moment

 

Bracket 6http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiondoubles-81932 (Festus vs Shinyrio)

Festus's first battle in Season 2, and a sneak-peek at one of his deadly strategies...

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Redemption Weekly - Week Seven

 

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Week 7 has concluded, and a lot of people have made significant progress this week! 24 people have successfully unlocked Bracket 4, 12 people have unlocked Bracket 5 and 3 have unlocked Bracket 6. The 2 frontrunners both have 15 badges, and are inches away from facing the Champion! Will they be able to defeat their 2 remaining Gym Leaders in the upcoming week? Stay tuned!

 

Let's take a look at this week's win rates!

 

Spoiler

Ariel

 

57W, 41L

58.2% (▲2.6%)

Haley

 

70W, 47L

59.8% (▼1.7%)

Nick

 

68W, 76L

47.2% (▲0.1%)

Helen

 

47W, 38L

55.3% (▲1.2%)

Mira

 

90W, 46L

66.2% (▼0.2%)

Olivia

 

112W, 61L

64.7% (▼1.6%)

Duncan

 

34W, 19L

64.2% (▲1.0%)

Edgar

 

52W, 36L

59.1% (▼1.1%)

Penelope

 

22W, 24L

47.8% (▼0.7%)

Elliot

 

27W, 5L

84.8% (▲3.3%)

Leo

 

33W, 10L

76.7% (▲3.4%)

Lucifer

 

46W, 20L

69.7% (▼2.4%)

Emilia

 

10W, 5L

66.7% (▲26.7%)

Erwin

 

10W, 6L

62.5% (▲2.5%)

Venus

 

6W, 5L

54.5% (▼5.5%)

Festus

 

1W, 2L

33.3% (▼66.7%)

Lilly

 

5W, 0L

100% (-)

 

Bracket 6 Insights will be posted next week, since not much information could be gathered from their very few battles. 

 

 

Featured Battles:

 

Bracket 1http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-82709 (Ariel vs Bazaro)

Ariel invites Bazaro into xyr new world full of Rounds...

 

Bracket 2http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-82669 (Mira vs LeonVermillion)

One of Mira's very close games... but who emerged victorious?

 

Bracket 3http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-82582 (Duncan vs Quinn)

The importance of retry tokens!

 

Bracket 4http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-82665 (Leo vs Sparky)

Never say gg until the very end

 

Bracket 5http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-82726 (Erwin vs Jmanultrax)

Erwin and his happy attitude will always keep challengers motivated!

 

Bracket 6http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-82724 (Lilly vs Shinyrio)

Rain teams... can be very scary, it seems

 

 

Oh, and since Bracket Insights will be concluded next week, so I'm looking for your suggestions on what to put in the upcoming issues of the Redemption Weekly! I already have a few ideas in mind, but any more ideas wouldn't hurt, right? So feel free to leave your ideas down below or alternatively you can PM me with some ideas if that is more comfortable. 

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Maybe you could feature one of the frontrunners each week, with an interview about some of their hardest matches so far, insight into their team and replays of some of their battles?

 

Because bracket shifts are on even weeks I assume week 6 just didn't have the winrates to prompt any, but maybe we'll see some next week?

 

Bracket 4 is looking pretty tough for people to conquer with those percentages...

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I'd like to give a couple suggestions:

- Provide an interview of certain leaders about their experience with the league, how they changed over the weeks, and probably give additional insights on their backgrounds. 

- Feature the battles of leaders and their relationships with each other.

- Feature funny or interesting interactions between leaders and the players.

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Redemption Weekly - Week Eight

 

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Time seems to be flying these days. It's been 2 months since Season 2 of the Redemption League has launched once again - and a brave challenger was able to defeat all the 17 Leaders, and was granted permission to challenge Oliver. Also, many challengers have now unlocked Bracket 6 - so our higher ranked Leaders will have a busy time during the next few weeks!

 

Let's take a look at this week's win rates!

 

Spoiler

Ariel

 

63W, 46L

57.8% (▼0.4%)

Haley

 

75W, 50L

60.0% (▲0.2%)

Nick

 

70W, 77L

47.6% (▲0.4%)

Helen

 

55W, 40L

57.9% (▲2.6%)

Mira

 

95W, 48L

66.4% (▲0.2%)

Olivia

 

114W, 67L

63.0% (▼1.7%)

Duncan

 

46W, 22L

67.6% (▲3.4%)

Edgar

 

57W, 39L

59.4% (▲0.3%)

Penelope

 

25W, 25L

50.0% (▲2.2%)

Elliot

 

45W, 5L

90.0% (▲5.6%)

Leo

 

38W, 13L

74.5% (▼2.2%)

Lucifer

 

53W, 20L

72.6% (▲2.9%)

Emilia

 

16W, 9L

64.0% (▼2.7%)

Erwin

 

16W, 8L

66.6% (▲4.1%)

Venus

 

9W, 6L

60.0% (▲5.5%)

Festus

 

1W, 2L

33.3% (-)

Lilly

 

8W, 2L

80.0% (▼20.0%))

Oliver

 

1W, 0L

100%

 

Performances of leaders over the last 2 weeks were judged, and promotion/demotions have been awarded according to the results!

 

Spoiler

Promotions

Ariel has been promoted to Bracket 2

Helen has been promoted to Bracket 3

Elliot has been promoted to Bracket 6

 

Demotions

Olivia has been demoted to Bracket 1

Penelope has been demoted to Bracket 2

Venus has been demoted to Bracket 4

Festus has been demoted to Bracket 5

 

Deeper Insights (Bracket 6):

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Ah... so this man or sword or thing or whatever returns. I've been wondering about Festus ever since the beginning of S1, and... I still don't know him at all. So an Aegislash... has somehow possessed a body... and is controlling him like a puppet? This kinda sounds like Yu-Gi-Oh. Anyhow, Festus hit a downfall as he did have to be demoted down to Bracket 5 - but he is apparently looking forward to destroying facing new challengers as he hasn't battled in a while.

 

Strategy-wise... I really don't know >>. Festus has only been in 3 battles so far, and it was very difficult to determine what tactics he likes to show off (I tried asking him myself but all I got was a menacing look from that sword and I swore he threatened to kill me or something). But I did notice that he likes to use Mega Metagross as his Mega a lot - so make sure your mons are able to tank a few Meteor Mashes and Zen Headbutts from this powerful creature. 

 

Battle of the Week (vs Noble Kakyoin)http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-82580

 

 

 

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Everyone's favorite spa therapist returned to Redemption with a more fierce(?) look and deadly battling strategies. Her performance is excellent so far - as she only lost 2 out of her 10 battles. Rumor has it that she is secretly trying to snatch Oliver's throne as the Champion... but who knows really.

 

In terms of strategies, Lilly has 2 strategies she likes to utilize: Water Stall Singles and Rain Offense Triples. Rain Offense can be very deadly - as she tends to bring hard-hitting Swift Swim mons such as Ludicolo, Mega Swampert and Gorebyss. Pelipper is her choice for a mon that brings automatic rain, since it also gets access to Wide Guard. The classic Follow Me Blastoise - Shell Smash strategy also makes a return, so utilizing Red Cards and Power reducing Berries might not be a bad idea for Lilly when she challenges you to Triples. 

 

Battle of the Week (vs RBRN Alex)http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-83428

 

 

 

Featured Battles:

 

Bracket 1http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-83025 (Haley vs Idsliva)

Extreme Weather Wars!

 

Bracket 2http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-83383 (Helen vs DashingStorm)

Butter Lord just doesn't go down easily

 

Bracket 3http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiondoubles-83384 (Edgar vs Juu-Zourei)

Mono-Psychic vs Mono-Ghost! 

 

Bracket 4http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-83416 (Elliot vs Quinn)

Apparently, this was an important match that decided the fate of a certain individual

 

Bracket 5http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-83399 (Erwin vs Jmanultrax)

Keep trying, and a sweet victory will be waiting for you in the end.

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Redemption Weekly - Week Nine

 

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DID YOU KNOW THAT SOMEONE ACTUALLY BEAT THE CHAMPION??

 

...wait everybody knows that now? Aww... 

But yes, for the tiny margin of you who weren't aware already, @Shinyrio has successfully defeated Oliver on his second try, and was enrolled into the Hall of Fame for Season 2. Currently, 2 challengers have 16 badges, and they must both beat the Normal Demon to be eligible to battle Oliver. Will they be able to break through Elliot this week, or will Oliver remain on vacation this week?

 

Let's take a look at this week's win rates!

 

Spoiler

Haley

78W, 51L

60.5% (▲0.5%)

Nick

79W, 81L

49.4% (▲1.8%)

Olivia

116W, 67L

63.4% (▲0.4%)

Ariel

63W, 46L

57.8% (-)

Mira

96W, 50L

65.6% (▼0.8%)

Penelope

33W, 26L

55.9% (▲5.9%)

Duncan

48W, 23L

67.6% (-)

Edgar

61W, 41L

59.8% (▲0.4%)

Helen

59W, 40L

59.6% (▲1.7%)

Leo

42W, 14L

75.0% (▲0.5%)

Lucifer

57W, 22L

72.2% (▼0.4%)

Venus

20W, 7L

74.1% (▲14.1%)

Emilia

19W, 10L

65.5% (▲1.5%)

Erwin

20W, 9L

69.0% (▲2.4%)

Festus

6W, 4L

60.0% (▲26.7%)

Elliot

50W, 5L

91.0% (▲1.0%)

Lilly

9W, 3L

75.0% (▼5.0%))

Oliver

1W, 1L

50.0 (▼50.0%)

 

Elliot needs to calm down

 

Overall, most Leaders' win rates increased this week. Nick is very close to the 50.0% win rate mark while Venus and Festus had their win rates boosted quite dramatically after their demotion.

 

 

Deeper Insights (CHAMPION):

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The current final boss of Redemption is Oliver, the Swag Master. Because he is the Champion, he gets the Insight section all to himself for this week! Because of his status as Champion, he is allowed to freely use 2 types - them being Flying and Normal - matching the type of his ace Pokemon, Staraptor. 

 

Having access to Normal and Flying gives Oliver a variety of tactics to use against challengers. However, since the rules state that only one team maybe used against each challenger, Oliver says he has decided to from now on, focus on using Stall teams (to make life more miserable for challengers). He seems to like using Zapdos, as his legendary of choice - as it can be very bulky and has wide coverage. 

 

Battle of the Week (vs Shinyrio)http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7xleaguesingles-83625

 

 

 

 

Featured SPECIAL Battles:

 

This week, 'normal' battles are not going to be featured but instead, April Fools Battles will be posted instead (Bonus points for those that guessed all the reversed roles correctly!). Enjoy!

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7xleaguesingles-84095 

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7xleaguetrip-84046

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7xleaguesingles-84066

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7xleaguetrip-83964

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7xleaguetrip-84064

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7xleaguesingles-83980

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7customgame-83998

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7customgame-84120

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7xleaguesingles-84060

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7customgame-83973

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7xleaguetrip-84096

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7xleaguetrip-83970

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7xleaguetrip-84094

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7xleaguesingles-83950

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7customgame-83984

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7xleaguetrip-84026

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-84014

 

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7xleaguedoubles-84049

 

 

Stay tuned for the next edition, where an interview with a certain Leader might be featured!

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Redemption Weekly - Week Ten

 

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Yet, another week of Redemption has successfully concluded. This week did not give birth to any new Hall of Famers, but 2 challengers are trying their hardest to overcome their final obstacle before they receive the glory of being enrolled into the Hall of Fame. Will they be successful in the upcoming week or will Oliver continue to devour their hopes and dreams?

 

We also bring some unfortunate news of saying farewell to Edgar, our Psychic Leader - who apparently decided to just abruptly leave after losing a battle to Haley:

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-84869

As you can see, nobody was really upset that he left

We are busily seeking a replacement, so bear with us!

 

Anyway, time for some win rates!

 

Spoiler

Haley

80W, 54L

59.7% (▼0.8%)

Nick

79W, 83L

48.8% (▼0.6%)

Olivia

118W, 70L

62.8% (▼0.6%)

Ariel

66W, 48L

57.9% (▲0.1%)

Mira

97W, 50L

66.0% (▲0.4%)

Penelope

47W, 31L

60.3% (▲4.4%)

Duncan

57W, 25L

69.5% (▲1.9%)

Edgar

65W, 41L

61.3% (▲1.5%)

Helen

60W, 41L

59.4% (▼0.2%)

Leo

43W, 15L

74.1% (▼0.9%)

Lucifer

65W, 22L

74.7% (▲2.5%)

Venus

28W, 9L

75.7% (▲1.6%)

Emilia

19W, 11L

63.3% (▼2.2%)

Erwin

27W, 13L

67.5% (▼1.5%)

Festus

10W, 7L

58.8% (▼1.2%)

Elliot

55W, 7L

88.7% (▼2.3%)

Lilly

10W, 4L

71.4% (▼3.6%)

Oliver

4W, 1L

80.0% (▲30.0%)

 

Promotions and Demotions are still being discussed by the Staff, so watch this space for more news regarding them!

 

 

Featured Battles:

 

Bracket 1 - http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-84857 (Haley vs Lupus Fluvium)

Haley demonstrates that the power of Hail damage can decide the victor

 

Bracket 2 - http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-84714 (Penelope vs Cool Girl)

Penelope was on a roll last week - this being one of her best battles so far!

 

Bracket 3 - http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-84861 (Edgar vs HuEnd)

Edgar's final battle... or is it?

 

Bracket 4 - http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-84863 (Venus vs YinYang9705)

Apparently, Venus also decided to join the triples train

 

Bracket 5 - http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-84762 (Festus vs Anstane)

Festus offers a variety of tactics - including the ever-so Redemption-common Triples TR!

 

Bracket 6 - http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-84451 (Elliot vs Mahogany Board)

Elliot finally loses!

 

 

The HOT Seat

 

Since Bracket Oversights are now done, its time for something new to replace that! The HOT Seat (corny name I know... deal with it!) features interviews done by Xiri the Xerneas myself - where I interview our Redemption Leaders! For our first guest, we have the one and only, the cheery and optimistic comedian himself, the Bug Master Erwin!

 

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X: Hi Erwin, long time no see!

 

E: Heyo Xiri! ...or should I say Champion of Season 1? (Chuckles) How have you bee-n?

 

X: Oh c'mon Erwin. That title is old now. But I've been fine. 

 

E: I know, I know. But say, why aren't you challenging this season? I heard the X-League is open now, so I had my Genesect and Pheromosa ready just for you!

 

X: Er... well... uhm... perhaps in the future, perhaps! Anyway, this interview is all about you, so that's enough about me. Your opening words to the readers of Redemption Weekly, please!

 

E: Welcome readers, it's me, Erwin here answering some questions for you guys! Sit back, relax, and let's beegin!

Oh! I probably should give the names of my I'll likely bee mentioning in this interview beefore we beegin just to minimize confusion.

 
Scolipede: Vanessa
Scizor: Vinny
Heracross: Joel
Golisopod: Roy
Forretress: Daryl
Galvantula: Charlotte
Araquanid: Arnold
Pinsir: Lenny
Yanmega: Tony
Volcarona: Maria
Beedrill: Barry

 

X: So Erwin, you never told me that your ambition in life was to become a comedian! Why did you want to become a comedian?

 

E: I've always been happiest when I've gotten people to lighten up, relax, smile, and most importantly, laugh. I've been a jokester as long as I  can remember, so pursuing comedy just felt natural. While as of recent I've had to move into Redemption HQ beecause it hasn't panned out that well, I'll never give up on my passion!

 

X: How are you finding Season 2 so far?

 

E: Season 2 has been great for me so far! It was a little lonely at first due to beeing way up in Bracket 5, but now that I'm getting a healthy flow of challengers it's been a blast!

 

X: Yeah, I was quite surprised - no offense to you or your bugs of course - that you started off in Bracket 5 this season since you were in Bracket 3 in Season 1 if my memory serves correct. Why do you think this was the case?

 

E: Introducing Mega Evolutions into our league has made an even bigger impact on how potent I can bee, and I think that is why I was promoted to Bracket 5 before league even beegan! Joel, Lenny, and Barry's Mega Evolutions have all been great for me, with Joel standing out the most. Under Sticky Webs, Mega Joel goes from a powerful wall breaker into a force capable of breaking entire teams should the opportunity arise. The only Mega I haven't been utilizing often is Vinny, but even in his base form he's been a valuable companion.

 

X: Ah, I see. Mega Heracross with Sticky Webs sound like a deadly strategy indeed. Do you have any tips for those challengers that are having trouble with you?

 

E: I will have to bee honest here, you're already at a big disadvantage if you don't have hazard removal at your disposal. Not only will Daryl's usual Stealth Rock and Spikes combo quickly wear away at your team, but Charlotte's Sticky Web will make it a lot easier for Joel and friends to tear right through your team. 

 

X: Come to think of it... you used Sticky Webs against me in Season 1 too... (shivers). And I heard you utilize a lot of priority moves now. Roy seems to be getting a lot of fame for that.

 
Roy and Arnold has been a great help for me this season - and I'm really impressed at how Roy has been performing beeautifully.
Yes, so you should try to keep your fast attackers healthy! I run quiet a lot of priority moves in First Impression, Aqua Jet, Bullet Punch, and even  Quick attack so I will pick off any Pokemon in poor health with relative ease and little risk to my team. Not to mention I have two powerful speed boosters in my ace Vanessa, and Tony who have the tendency to wipe out whole teams once there's been enough wear and tear.
 
X: Any suggestions in terms of held items on the challengers' Pokemon?
 
E: Defensively, a rather popular item to use against me has been the Rocky Helmet, as it chips away at my contact attackers. They chip away at my contact attackers such as Vinny, Roy, Lenny, and regular Joel, but bee aware I do have quite a few powerful non contact attacks at my disposal!
 
X: Thank you Erwin. Hopefully that will help a lot of challengers earn your badge! I do have to wonder though, what are the reasons behind your nicknames for your bugs?
 
E: Most people look at bugs and call them disgusting creatures. My buddies are living things with feelings, just like you and I, so I give them normal names that I feel fit their personalities.
 
X: I see. I do want to question you further, but I think that is all the time we have for today. Any last words for our readers?
 
E: I hope I could keep you guys entertained, and I look forward to seeing you all in the league! Oh, and by the way Xiri - who would bee the next guest for the interview?
 
X: You'll have to wait for the next issue to find out I'm afraid... although I don't really know if she will respond to my request by then. 
 
E: Oh! I think I know who it is! It's-
 
X: (covers Erwin's mouth quickly) No no no, don't bee a spoilsport Erwin. Let our viewers have their chance to guess. If you're curious, and want to know who our next Leader to be interviewed is, stay tuned for the next issue!
 
 
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Are the leader win rates the total for all of season 2 up to the current week, or are they the rates for each week? I used to think they were the rates for each week, but I've noticed the numbers for all the brackets were getting bigger and I kept wondering "Were there really that many battles this week?"

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Just now, Ice Cream Sand Witch said:

Are the win leader rates the total for all of season 2 up to the current week, or are they the rates for each week? I used to think they were the rates for each week, but I've noticed the numbers for all the brackets were getting bigger and I kept wondering "Were there really that many battles this week?"

Overall. 

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Redemption Weekly - Week Eleven

 

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What a week it has been on Redemption. We welcomed our new face Jasper to our Leader Team - who seems to be getting a lot of popularity among both the challengers and the Leaders! For those of you that already have the Psychic Badge but want to face him again, you're always welcome to restart... I mean, try catching him on non-prize tours which will be held more frequently!

 

Oliver has been also busy this week, defeating challengers - and as a result, nobody has joined Shinyrio up in the Hall of Fame. Generally, Leaders have been very fierce this week - with not many challengers claiming Badges. 

 

Anyway, time for some win rates!

 

Spoiler

Haley

81W, 55L

59.6% (▼0.1%)

Nick

81W, 85L

48.8% (-)

Olivia

121W, 72L

62.7% (▼0.1%)

Ariel

68W, 48L

58.6% (▲0.7%)

Mira

101W, 51L

66.4% (▲0.4%)

Penelope

55W, 32L

63.2% (▲2.9%)

Duncan

60W, 25L

70.6% (▲1.1%)

Helen

63W, 42L

60.0% (▲0.6%)

Jasper

4W, 3L

57.1% (NEW)

Leo

46W, 17L

73.0% (▼1.1%)

Lucifer

71W, 23L

75.5% (▲0.8%)

Venus

43W, 10L

81.1% (▲5.4%)

Emilia

20W, 11L

64.5% (▲1.2%)

Erwin

37W, 14L

72.5% (▲5.0%)

Festus

16W, 10L

61.6% (▲2.8%)

Elliot

63W, 8L

88.7% (-)

Lilly

14W, 4L

77.8% (▲7.4%)

Oliver

10W, 1L

91.0% (▲11.0%)

 

 

The following promotions/demotions were agreed upon by the Staff - based on the Leaders' performances for the last 3 weeks!

 

 

Spoiler

Promotions

Penelope was promoted to Bracket 3

Venus was promoted to Bracket 5

 

Demotions

Jasper was demoted to Bracket 2

Festus was demoted to Bracket 4

 

 

Featured Battles:

 

Bracket 1http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-85395 (Nick vs King Wynaut)

How to block Explosions

 

Bracket 2http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-85463 (Ariel vs RBRN Azery)

Azery's Pokemon might need some glasses

 

Bracket 3http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiondoubles-85249 (Jasper vs HuEnd)

Jasper's Redemption debut match!

 

Bracket 4http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-85456 (Leonidas vs Cyanna Cyril)

Seems like turning things around is Leo's specialty

 

Bracket 5http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-85503 (Erwin vs Mr. Divergent)

Erwin found a new dangerous friend to fight in battle with...

 

Bracket 6http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-85370 (Lilly vs Epic C)

...what on earth is that Primarina

 

 

 

The HOT Seat

Unfortunately, the HOT Seat will be taking a break (I know its only started last week), due to real-life schedules on my part. I apologize for the readers that were looking forward to this section, but I'm really short on time these days. The HOT Seat will be back in 2 weeks time, so please stay tuned!

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Redemption Weekly - Week Twelve

 

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We have hit Week 12 on Redemption, and 3 new Hall of Famers were born! Congratulations to Hycrox, Noble Kakyoin and Personthing for finally defeating Oliver, and clearing the League. 

Hycrox has also started his X-League challenge - and Noble Kakyoin also seems like he will follow suit, and will apparently begin his challenges this week!

 

...oh and apparently there was some talk about rain forests and Helen playing Hackmons... uhm...

 

Oh yes, have some win rates:

 

Spoiler

Haley

83W, 58L

58.9% (▼0.7%)

Nick

84W, 87L

49.1% (▲0.3%)

Olivia

127W, 73L

63.5% (▲0.8%)

Ariel

70W, 50L

58.3% (▼0.3%)

Jasper

9W, 3L

75.0% (▲17.9%)

Mira

105W, 52L

66.9% (▲0.5%)

Duncan

64W, 28L

69.6% (▼1.0%)

Helen

65W, 46L

58.6% (▼1.4%)

Penelope

58W, 34L

63.0% (▼0.2%)

Festus

23W, 12L

65.7% (▲4.1%)

Leo

55W, 18L

75.3% (▲2.3%)

Lucifer

78W, 25L

75.7% (▲0.2%)

Emilia

21W, 12L

63.6% (▼0.9%)

Erwin

38W, 17L

69.1% (▼3.4%)

Venus

47W, 10L

82.5% (▲1.4%)

Elliot

72W, 9L

88.9% (▲0.2%)

Lilly

16W, 4L

80.0% (▲2.2%)

Oliver

13W, 4L

76.5% (▼14.5%)

 

 

Featured Battles

 

Bracket 1http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-86051 (Olivia vs Jinan B)

Peach Palm can be scary when angered

 

Bracket 2http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-86062 (Mira vs Quinn)

Mira continues to slay challengers with her brutal Trick Room strats

 

Bracket 3http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-85929 (HELEN vs Azery)

Helix can also be scary when angered

 

Bracket 4http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-86055 (Leonidas vs Epic C)

A very close game - played excellently by both sides

 

Bracket 5http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-85728 (Emilia vs Cobalt996)

How to beat Sun Triples (Emilia also needs more challengers)

 

Bracket 6http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-85827 (Elliot vs Anstane)

Perseverance is key for juicy victories

 

X-Leaguehttp://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7xleaguetrip-85957 (Penelope vs Mahogany Board)

That... looks scary to face

 

 

 

The Hot Seat will be returning next week! Sorry for the delay!

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Redemption Weekly - Week Fourteen

 

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WE'RE BACK~~ (please don't hurt me Q_Q)

Sorry for my absence last week. I was extremely busy, and I had no time to write-up a new issue... my sincere apologies for that.

 

Anyways, we have hit Week 14 of Redemption. During the last 2 weeks, another brave challenger managed to unlock his opportunity to challenge Oliver. Will he be able to be claim the fifth position in the Hall of Fame, or will Oliver continue to wall him? The rest of the challengers are progressing rather smoothly too - with 9 challengers at Bracket 6!

 

In the X-League department, Noble Kakyoin has been having a successful time - defeating Leaders with their overpowered teams pretty decently. Can he be crowned the first X-League Champion?

 

Here are the win-rates for Week 14:

 

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Haley

90W, 62L

59.2%

Nick

88W, 90L

49.4%

Olivia

134W, 78L

63.2%

Ariel

77W, 55L

58.3%

Jasper

20W, 5L

80.0%

Mira

111W, 58L

65.7%

Duncan

68W, 31L

68.7%

Helen

66W, 47L

58.4%

Penelope

59W, 40L

59.6%

Festus

29W, 16L

64.4%

Leo

65W, 22L

74.7%

Lucifer

88W, 26L

77.2%

Emilia

30W, 12L

71.4%

Erwin

43W, 18L

70.5%

Venus

54W, 10L

84.4%

Elliot

78W, 11L

87.6%

Lilly

27W, 5L

84.4%

Oliver

15W, 4L

78.9%

 

 

The following promotions/demotions were agreed upon by the Staff - based on the Leaders' performances for the last 3 weeks!

 

 
Spoiler

Promotions

Jasper was promoted to Bracket 3

 

Demotions

Penelope was demoted to Bracket 2

 

Featured Battles

 

Bracket 1http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-87478 (Nick vs Aurora K_H)

Guess I shouldn't tease Nick about him only being able to do Triples now

 

Bracket 2http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-87518 (Jasper vs RBRN Azery)

Welcome to Redemption - where Solrock can be fierce

 

Bracket 3http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-87458 (Duncan vs RBRN Alex)

Duncan joins the Triples Train

 

Bracket 4http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-87044 (Festus vs Anstane)

STRUGGLE

 

Bracket 5http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptionsingles-87456 (Venus vs HuEnd)

A very close game... until that thing showed up

 

Bracket 6http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7redemptiontrip-87321 (Lilly vs Cobalt996)

So... accuracy drops

 

X-Leaguehttp://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-gen7xleaguesingles-87469 (Mira vs Noble Kakyoin)

Mira has fun as she debuts in X-League!

 

 

The HOT Seat

 

The second Leader to be featured in the Hot Seat is none other than the graceful, elegant spa therapist, herself, Lilly! Lilly has been demonstrating a spectacular performance this season - with a current record of 27 wins and 5 losses! She also seems to be involved in a problem(?) with another Leader these days... so let us attempt to uncover her secrets!

 

 

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X: Hi Lilly! 

 

L: Welcome to- oh, hello there. It's been a while.

 

X: Indeed! Thanks for lending your time for this interview! 

 

L: Well... its nothing. Besides, I would've had to do it eventually anyway, right?

 

X: Uh... yeah I guess haha. Anyway, do you mind saying your opening words to our friendly readers?

 

L: We are just diving right into it, are we? Very well. Greetings, readers of the Redemption Weekly. I'm not a hugely entertaining person, but I'll try to make this interview enjoyable for you people to read as much as I can.

 

X: I'm sure they will enjoy knowing more about you! So uh... first question, how is your business going these days?

 

L: You mean my spa? Excellently. I opened up my spa about 7 months ago, and business has been blooming! We are extremely busy in the weekends, since many people want to relax a bit after going through a tough week. 

 

X: Wow.. if you also work in the weekends, there must be no free time for you

 

L: Oh no, I do take Mondays and Tuesdays off. We aren't really busy on those days, and my employees can manage without my support.

 

X: I see. Say... do you have any recommendations for me? I've been having a sore back lately...

 

L: You'll have to give me a bit more detail, but there are myriads of ways to deal with sore backs. Swiss showers, mud baths, aroma massages... and the list goes on. I suggest you arrange a meeting with myself or one of our staff, and we can help you decide what treatment would be the best for you. And this applies to all the readers and challengers too. Feel free to approach me any time. 

 

X: I don't know about the challengers, but I definitely will! So, how are you finding Season 2 so far?

 

L: Pretty good. I've been having fun teaching the arts of aquatic combat. A lot of challengers have unlocked Bracket 6, so I've been pretty busy lately.

 

X: Some of your battles seem to be very brutal... what was the most memorable battle for you this season?

 

L: It will probably have to be the battle with Shinyrio. He came up with a pretty smart strategy in our third battle in Triples, and defeated me. Even though I lost, it was a great match.

 

X: Speaking of battle formats, you seem to specialize in 2 different types of battle formats

 

L: Correct. One being 'Water Defense', or more commonly known as 'Water Stall Singles' and the other being 'Rain Triples'. I like to utilize both of these styles in my battles.

 

X: Many challengers seem to be stomped and frustrated by your stall teams. 

 

L: Well... I can't blame them to be very honest. I don't think anybody likes to play against Stall teams - even myself. However, it is a style that is effective for my type, and some challengers did manage to break past my stall teams, so it should not be impossible for others to do so too.

 

X: Do you have any tips for those challengers that are stuck on you?

 

L: Hmm... usually I build my teams so that I have an answer for every Pokemon on my opponent's team. Try to predict my switches well, and try to chip down my Pokemon bit by bit. Hasty decisions will cost you, so beware. As for my Rain teams... rely on Hydro Pump misses and Assault Vests. Usually, my Swift Swimmers are special attackers, so having Assault Vests might help - although I sometimes like to put physical attackers such as Bruxish, Mega Swampert and Kabutops into my teams, so don't think Assault Vests will safeguard you completely.

 

X: Thanks Lilly. Hopefully that will make things a tad bit easier for our challengers. (looks down at the remaining questions) Oh... well Lilly, I do have some rather sensitive questions left to ask you, is that alright?

 

L: Hmm? Well... of course. Fire away.

 

X: Ironic how you mentioned 'fire' since the next question is related to it. It looks like you finally overcame your fear of fire.

 

L: Ah, that is not a sensitive question at all. You had me worried for a bit. But yes, I was eventually able to overcome it.

 

X: May I ask how?

 

L: It wasn't easy. I think the most important part is having the willpower to overcome your fears. I became tired of becoming paralyzed whenever a Fire type Pokemon appeared or screaming when a candle is lit. I didn't want to be acknowledged as weak, so I decided to change myself. I won't go into details, but I received a lot of external help too. However, there is still one Fire Pokemon which still makes me tremble every so slightly

 

X: Oh? Do you mind telling the readers what Pokemon it is?

 

L: I... I'm sorry. It's quite difficult to say. Please forgive me. But, you will definitely know what Pokemon it is when it appears during my battles. My stance will change quite dramatically.

 

X: Alright, it's okay to not answer if you feel uncomfortable. Final question for tonight, Lilly. Readers are incredibly curious about your relationship with the Normal Lea-

 

%RLDR Lilly left

 

X: ...wait. NOOOO THAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION! WAIT!

 

 

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