Yeah, I usually only play Showdown with close friends because I hate getting taunted [verbally by the opponent] during battles. Fires me up so much I can't have fun battling random people. However, I did go back to Showdown for about an hour and got to about 1250 with a mono-Bug team to collect replays. I wanted to post a few links in the thread where people share Showdown replays, but I lost track of where it is. Currently in the process of tracking it down again.
I hope you don't mind if I pass on the prediction thread till I'm a bit more familiar with faces around here through lurking.
Oh, and thanks for the names. I usually don't name any Pokemon, ever, but I made an exception for my Pokemon Reborn save. The game has a way of really making you attached to your main team, whether it's through being surprisingly reliable, or pulling clutch wins out of nowhere and saving you a ton of pain later.