Explaining the Best Competitive Pokémon Games from Week 1 of Smogon Champion's League

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  • @bobbybobv
    @bobbybobv ปีที่แล้ว +540

    As the tournament progress I think it would be interesting to have "hot streak" players in with the "celebrities". You could show off players continuing to win and have dominating games that way we can learn more about top players that aren't youtubers.
    Also maybe a standings graphic at the end of the list so we can see how the teams are doing week by week

    • @gregorygoldston208
      @gregorygoldston208 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Completely agree! Would tune into this every episode

    • @kadensedillos641
      @kadensedillos641 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seconded!

    • @blzzz
      @blzzz ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Having favorite players and teams would make everything more exciting for sure.

  • @Clxudbreak
    @Clxudbreak ปีที่แล้ว +565

    love this man’s coverage, keeping competitive pokémon alive and interesting

    • @nowaydude7123
      @nowaydude7123 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Bro has that boltbeam type content

    • @ThemightyTho
      @ThemightyTho ปีที่แล้ว +15

      How does he have so many coverage moves

    • @SeedTheAvocado
      @SeedTheAvocado ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Pokeaim will end up ripping off Freezai's ideas.

    • @pzsn5075
      @pzsn5075 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SeedTheAvocado he's already doing it

  • @A1oure
    @A1oure ปีที่แล้ว +365

    Love this video format! Wouldn't mind if these type of videos were a tad longer, 11-12 mins, but only if the game's are interesting enough by your standards. Great stuff.

    • @danpohl8161
      @danpohl8161 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      this

    • @Lambeaux0
      @Lambeaux0 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah, theory is always interesting but it's so cool to see what people are actually doing in practice and how it's affecting outcomes

    • @nolanstone4723
      @nolanstone4723 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      20+ if it's this style. I like yovoice over. Showing the whole games with 1 of every tier but I would rather have as many games commentated as possible as it's hard to find constant flow of tourney game commentary. So I insta click when I see tourney with voiceover.

  • @absol102
    @absol102 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    Seeing all the custom trainer sprites is so awesome!

    • @absol102
      @absol102 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Bringing Sandrush Lycanrock to take advantage the sand meta was also brilliant!

    • @CoolyCools
      @CoolyCools ปีที่แล้ว

      @@absol102 no k

    • @literallygrass1328
      @literallygrass1328 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I really want a custom sprite, but I'm not good enough to get one

  • @tempestgreen1125
    @tempestgreen1125 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Playing UU has really messed me up because I see that sword dance and immediately go “oh yeah, it just sweeps everything besides pris”

  • @gold626
    @gold626 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I'd love to see atleast one game per tier, the ones that were played for that week anyways, i was somewhat dissapointed that there were no RU games week 1 [to my knowledge] but seeing everything else was hype

  • @seamus5979
    @seamus5979 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    showing the best game for every tier would be super cool and help people understand all the different metas and players better imo

  • @Jeranonymous
    @Jeranonymous ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I thought that I was a good Pokemon Showdown player but just watching the tournament games made me realize I was just a big Wishiwashi in a small pond.

  • @kadenm.3314
    @kadenm.3314 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    love this, would absolutely watch a longer and more in depth version as well if you're considering it

  • @magireve5904
    @magireve5904 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don't even need to watch the video to say this format is a godsend. For outsiders and passerby to SCL and high level Singles (like myself), this is huge for getting an idea of what's going on/what to look for as the tournament progresses.
    After watching the video, the short breakdowns of games and techs along with the context is so good. The PU breakdown was so concise yet complete, absolutely incredible.

  • @lhce6282
    @lhce6282 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Would definitely like to see longer videos on this, would watch up to 20 minutes for sure. Love the commentary!

  • @FlakManBegins
    @FlakManBegins ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love this form of content! I don't know enough about competitive to watch without commentary, and even that can get a bit boring. Hitting the highlights works super well, and I can see the cool plays happening without having to spend a ton of time.
    Hope to see more videos like this in the future!

  • @khanman888
    @khanman888 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I love this,
    I need some digestible info on whats happening in these smogon tourneys so I can get into them

  • @westy74
    @westy74 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    this was a great video. love how you showed off the highlights! not the entire battle

    • @passtheyaoi
      @passtheyaoi ปีที่แล้ว

      nah he shoulda given a full play by play for the uu match

  • @ihsaningersoll9232
    @ihsaningersoll9232 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I want longer videos, love to see what's going on at the top level

  • @NoteofLuck
    @NoteofLuck ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Vileplume got work done in Week 1. The Infestation ones were especially cool to see (1v1'd a Crobat, wow).

  • @beckerboy1225
    @beckerboy1225 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was super into the competitive scene until gen 5 and haven't been paying attention to the meta in a while. These type of videos are super interesting to me. Love the channel keep up the quality content!

  • @iansinoz56
    @iansinoz56 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Please keep these coming! Love these little recaps of interesting games, I’m headed to go find some of these players to watch their other games now, and they always give me interesting ideas for tiers and teams. Great work!
    In terms of feedback, video was too succinct for my liking, I’d have preferred a slightly longer form. Was the Salamance statted weird in game 2 or was it a roll? As someone who doesn’t play little cup, what’s magby doing on the team?
    Again, these are small things, and I liked the video enough to leave a like and a dumb rant. Love your stuff!

  • @calebwolfenden8061
    @calebwolfenden8061 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I would definitely be interested in watching longer versions of this type of coverage if the games are all close to this interesting

  • @brooksyang5834
    @brooksyang5834 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You should definitely do this every week

  • @Ahamkeira
    @Ahamkeira ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love this!! I'm sharing this with my friends you cover the topics really well

  • @davec8385
    @davec8385 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Loved the video! Great to see the recap of competitive games currently happening! Would be cool to see a slightly longer video to go in slightly more depth about the team building but regardless the video was a ton of fun to watch. Looking forward to next week's vid!

  • @Thunderblunder777
    @Thunderblunder777 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video I love your editing

    • @Thunderblunder777
      @Thunderblunder777 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don’t watch spl much, so I will be watching these to keep up, imo one game per tier is perfect and the length of the vid was good

  • @phippy1644
    @phippy1644 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your videos on tourneys are awesome! they always inspire me to practice my showdown game!

  • @Hitmonchu
    @Hitmonchu ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LOVE this coverage; i always wanted to follow competitive singles but could never really find all the goods in a nice digestible format like this before. very much looking forward to more of these 💯

  • @imfiguringitout_
    @imfiguringitout_ ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Really enjoy these. Hope you enjoy making them as much as I do watching them

  • @Justpassingby204
    @Justpassingby204 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video length is very concise, so I like it!

  • @DemoR
    @DemoR ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is awesome. If I had to add anything, I'd want more talk about the personalities and people involved. You were getting into that on the last ones, but it be nice if there was more.
    Maybe also go through the team/individual standings at the beginning or end of the video.
    But still, fantastic work!

  • @stllr_
    @stllr_ ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i like what you've done with this format. 1 game per tier is ideal imo but definitely don't force it

  • @plushgray
    @plushgray ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm from the olden days of DPP Competitive, and this video single-handedly changed my previously cynical view on diversity in team builds. Love the rapid fire coverage of the various tiers!

  • @xelusshnider1607
    @xelusshnider1607 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved that you went out of your way to give some player backstory. I really only know of Pokeaim and Blunder out of the competitors so it was much appreciated. Would like longer videos and game analysis even in the pregame

  • @Monarchenklinge
    @Monarchenklinge ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your content, watching pretty much every video. Hope you keep up the tournament coverage!

  • @flamingbull3438
    @flamingbull3438 ปีที่แล้ว

    Content is great and also including the famous Poketubers at the end is a great idea. Might help engagement to tease at one of their games early as a way to keep people watching till the end

  • @BananaLugh
    @BananaLugh ปีที่แล้ว

    this is super sweet, we def need more coverage of smogon tournaments.

  • @ffttossenz
    @ffttossenz ปีที่แล้ว +3

    7:24 “Blunder brought an interesting hail team but halfway through the match he shot his computer”

  • @nag9132
    @nag9132 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This vid was amazing , loved the "celebrities" part, would be cool to see at least most singles tiers too(kinda missed ubers)

  • @narutoushiwa1046
    @narutoushiwa1046 ปีที่แล้ว

    Imo perfect length and great analysis, loved it and would be very much happy with something similar for week 2
    Great vid

  • @rordongamsay8478
    @rordongamsay8478 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice video. Your content alone is enough to make me interested in competitive Pokémon.
    P.D. Kumiko's custom trainer sprite is the cutest thing I've seen in a while.

  • @Nvel09
    @Nvel09 ปีที่แล้ว

    really, really loving the tournament coverage! you do a great job communicating the narrative within each battle and keeping things interesting with your commentary. looking forward to more of this!!

  • @dragonite2049
    @dragonite2049 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man your channel is so fucking great. So interesting to have everything broke down to the most interesting events every week, thanks!

  • @CalvinBloopers
    @CalvinBloopers ปีที่แล้ว

    I like this. It’s like esport shorts. He doesn’t over hype things either, which I appreciate.

  • @kerpow7745
    @kerpow7745 ปีที่แล้ว

    very much enjoyed the video, will happily watch again next week. Thoroughly enjoy hearing players backstories and storylines that lead into the game.

  • @justarandomdood
    @justarandomdood ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this content, would love to see it be a bit longer and with more details :D

  • @schmooder3
    @schmooder3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One game per tier would be great, awesome video!

  • @SC_Pilot
    @SC_Pilot ปีที่แล้ว

    This is excellent, ideal length imo. Thanks for the content!

  • @selfhelpscammer6626
    @selfhelpscammer6626 ปีที่แล้ว

    the recaps are an amazing idea, throwing in a standings/game scores for all teams at the end would throw the vid over the top!!

  • @CaeliaMillenart
    @CaeliaMillenart ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh wow! It's amazing! And how diverse does it look like! Maybe because I'm clearly not looking at the Pokémon tiers so I don't realize these Pokemon are all menaces on their own, but it's truly satisfying to watch! You did a great job putting together all these moments, and that's coming from someone who didn't think they'd be interested by such videos!

  • @leoclark1416
    @leoclark1416 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very cool video, made me interested in following more tournaments

  • @MrK-bw5oh
    @MrK-bw5oh ปีที่แล้ว

    i love that the first guy named his team members after areas in kirby and the forgotten land. chad move

  • @Eroil
    @Eroil ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was very entertaining, will watch more vids like this

  • @Gamemstr1234
    @Gamemstr1234 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Longer for sure. A game of each tier and some coverage of notable public players

  • @astra3766
    @astra3766 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I respect Tace naming their whole team after Kirby and the Forgotten Land

  • @Fabius11k
    @Fabius11k ปีที่แล้ว

    i liked this video in this format, where it's basically just a "keep me up to date" kind of style for these tournaments.
    i playe competitively in gen 6, but stopped pokemon after gen 7, so i don't really understand much of what is going on anymore, but your videos are still nice to watch! :) keep up the good work!

  • @Mooser1512
    @Mooser1512 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wouldn't mind longer vid. Helps more to see the battle turn by turn instead of fast forwarding. Love the coverage of these games!

  • @andy4an
    @andy4an ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is very fast paced.
    I like these full matches, so about this many is good, if the games toy highlight have something unique or investing like these did

  • @jlachman381
    @jlachman381 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome coverage. Longer videos wouldn’t be a problem and love the idea of covering something from each tier.

  • @xamfam
    @xamfam ปีที่แล้ว

    It really feels like a sports channel reviewing highlights for the week
    I love it!

  • @jamesblake130
    @jamesblake130 ปีที่แล้ว

    i like the length and the format right now, love the vids!!!!

  • @SergioArt1227
    @SergioArt1227 ปีที่แล้ว

    its super handfull see this types of videos!! thanks Freezai

  • @weirdyfish
    @weirdyfish ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One game per tier would be really cool. That way we have an idea of how the entire tournament is going.

  • @benjaminpiela5210
    @benjaminpiela5210 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the explanation to all of these; super helpful and entertaining.

  • @enric0392
    @enric0392 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this video was awesome would love for them to be longer

  • @malthehvidegardhartz6721
    @malthehvidegardhartz6721 ปีที่แล้ว

    Huge props for finding the most interesting games, there’s quite a few to go through each week.

  • @augustz5623
    @augustz5623 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank yo ufor the continuing tournament coverage! As always I love your insight into the tiers and battles

  • @GarciLP
    @GarciLP ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved this video, excellent formatting, pacing, and length. Wouldn't change a thing!!!

  • @alibitter6361
    @alibitter6361 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I wouldn't mind if this kind of video would be longer with more in depth analysis if the games are interesting enough

  • @returnofthechickentendies2844
    @returnofthechickentendies2844 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the video, but please make It longer next time, your tournament coverage is pretty much the best on the platform, specially for begginer/intermediate players
    Really appreciating the work you're putting out:)

  • @sh0shin
    @sh0shin ปีที่แล้ว

    that's funny regarding the first game, I was just watching your Hawlucha win over storm zone! what a funny lil guy

  • @newjumpcityjosh9333
    @newjumpcityjosh9333 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the competitive coverage reporting!!!!

  • @Polden_
    @Polden_ ปีที่แล้ว

    Loving the tournament coverage and commentary

  • @abeblake8810
    @abeblake8810 ปีที่แล้ว

    One match from every tier would be a great watch! Keep up the good work Freezai ❤️

  • @itstimeforsomeaction
    @itstimeforsomeaction ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this video format so much!! Your commentary is so interesting. Thank you so much Freezai 😭

  • @milanotheduelist
    @milanotheduelist ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the video, more like this. Very entertaining the whole way through

  • @mrgranadas2051
    @mrgranadas2051 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Phenomenal debut. Keep it up! Make it longer. Get detailed. I want ESPN level coverage. Great niche to fill. You're gonna get huge Freezai

  • @StylishGaz
    @StylishGaz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yeah this is great content, longer videos will be appreciated.

  • @deppresio
    @deppresio ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This kind of content is sick, keep it up!

  • @skayakitty625
    @skayakitty625 ปีที่แล้ว

    AMAZING CONTENT PLEASE DO MORE

  • @muaddibz
    @muaddibz ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this, it's like BBC Match of the Day but for Pokemon battles. Would love to see more, maybe make it slightly longer though.

  • @updownleftright9258
    @updownleftright9258 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm loving this series Freezai

  • @wallballman8
    @wallballman8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really love this coverage, as I feel a lot of casual fans don’t get to see much content from the Champions League. One match a tier maybe going over the teams who won and lost would be awesome! Like a wrap up show on a sports channel

  • @SmugLookingBarrel
    @SmugLookingBarrel ปีที่แล้ว

    Honestly, just talk about whatever battles you find interesting, I really like this kind of content.

  • @maxor2277
    @maxor2277 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think 1 game per tier along with longer to match the increased battle coverage would be a good idea. Perhaps also keep thumbnails of the different tiers so people can skip to the tiers they want. Really liked this content and hope to see more of it!

  • @banjosaurus-rex8039
    @banjosaurus-rex8039 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this coverage kind of content

  • @kassygo1375
    @kassygo1375 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m so happy you do this! Incredibly entertaining!

  • @sagacious03
    @sagacious03 ปีที่แล้ว

    Neat analysis video! Thanks for uploading!

  • @blzzz
    @blzzz ปีที่แล้ว

    The recap style is awesome. I would also watch long analysis videos of the biggest most interesting matchs.

  • @Living_End
    @Living_End ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a great video. I really like this. I kinda wish big hyped up games had commentators streaming it and talking about plays as they happen.

  • @loftilywrongly3483
    @loftilywrongly3483 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fun video. I thought Shakeitup was going to somehow get a lucky win from that situation because of the "can he get the job done in a tier he's never played before."

  • @Luminechoes
    @Luminechoes ปีที่แล้ว

    One game per tier would be amazing! I only know the surface of competitive pokemon so that will allow me to know more about the scene and let otherwise obscure tiers shine.

  • @alexiii622
    @alexiii622 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really nice video! I would like that this kind of videos were longer

  • @juiceboxhater1721
    @juiceboxhater1721 ปีที่แล้ว

    great coverage and insight into games

  • @MrTwarner
    @MrTwarner ปีที่แล้ว

    This video was great! I could easily watch something like this for 12-15 minutes if you wanted to extend it a bit, but 8 minutes was good too

  • @lucaspintooc
    @lucaspintooc ปีที่แล้ว

    perfect length on the video i think, extreme quality content

  • @SoloJawn
    @SoloJawn ปีที่แล้ว

    These videos are great content, please keep making more. They're good length and are interesting

  • @morganbush7775
    @morganbush7775 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’d be happy to see everything that you’re able to put out in the tournament!!! I really like your coverage - but only do as much as you have the capacity to comfortably produce. :)

  • @GamingEelektross
    @GamingEelektross ปีที่แล้ว

    Finding this video a year later, I appreciate the naming scheme for Tace's team

  • @boogabeluga2237
    @boogabeluga2237 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is very cool! Would love to see more of this.

  • @noobslayer7564
    @noobslayer7564 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a great video! Super interesting content. I like that you showed multiple games from multiple players. The length of the video was good, but I'd be equally as happy if it was longer, granted that there's content to fill the extra time.
    Basically, make it as short or as long as you're able to fill it, and it'll be a great video

  • @melon284
    @melon284 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is cool, wouldnt mind it being a little longer

  • @ChaunchoCYM
    @ChaunchoCYM ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video formatting!