Freezai vs Thiago Nunes, Smogon Champion's League Week 3, 2023 Team: pokepast.es/1001a3eba0d1d8d5 Replay: replay.pokemonshowdown.com/sm... Edited by: tazprods 0:00 Introduction 1:12 Teambuilding 6:40 The Battle
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@DisorderlyFashion9 ай бұрын
10:03 No matter who wins the tournament itself, it's easy to see that "Studio Gible" has already won in the naming department.
@PragmaticTax8 ай бұрын
*Studio 🤭
@DisorderlyFashion8 ай бұрын
@@PragmaticTax Correct. Edited.
@butteredsalmonella8 ай бұрын
Studio Gible makes Berries taste so delicious
@Endershock16789 ай бұрын
Once you got trick room set up, this is even more brutal than in VGC because nobody carries protect to try to stall out trick room, so it's just four turns of OHKOS.
@elliottchen79479 ай бұрын
isn't protect a really common move in VGC, how does nobody carry it
@morphstarchangeling80249 ай бұрын
He said more brutal than in VGC not brutal in VGC@@elliottchen7947
@hv4339 ай бұрын
@@elliottchen7947it's the other way around - VGC commonly carries Protect to stall out Trick Room, but Singles doesn't. The original comment is saying this strategy is devastating to those who didn't take it into account.
@GrimoireM9 ай бұрын
@@elliottchen7947They mean Protect is less common in singles, so most people will get screwed by Trick Room once it goes off.
@SomethingBoutEclipse9 ай бұрын
Literally *Can you survive “Five Turns in Trick Room” meme*
@erubeypablo8 ай бұрын
9:49 “the sweep started on turn 2, but really it started in the team builder” idk why, but that line went super hard
@azuroslazuli69488 ай бұрын
Got the same vibe as Technoblade’s “I want my opponent to make two mistakes. Of course his first was challenging me in the first place-“
@calliopehu19249 ай бұрын
When the analysis is only 10 minutes but still twice the length of the actual battle
@lyoukeefen71999 ай бұрын
1 minute for every turn
@hiimemily8 ай бұрын
And half the battle was (justifiably) him trying to figure out who to lead with.
@calliopehu19248 ай бұрын
@@hiimemily oh my god it's occasional voice actress, prolific commenter, and trans icon emily! hi!
@bobjoe34928 ай бұрын
@@hiimemilyhi Emily
@retrop5699 ай бұрын
Game Freak might claim Farigiraf is a giraffe, but this video showed that it's actually the GOAT
@saltlakeatrocity97718 ай бұрын
Until freezai mentioned that the only NU fairy type is grimmsnarl, it never clicked to me that a type being so ridiculously overtuned could result in a desolation of that type for lower tiers: further resulting in that type not even checking what it was designed to in the first place.
@frosthammer9178 ай бұрын
To be fair Freezai is only technically correct. Grimm is the only fairy in NU. There are 4-5 more fairy types in the tiers below.
@saltlakeatrocity97718 ай бұрын
@@frosthammer917 i mean i figured at the very least Morgrem would have also been allowed. But nothing threatening and nothing existing is pretty close to the same thing.
@Doug_Edwards998 ай бұрын
In earlier generations that often happened with Steel-types. Having that many resistances was so helpful that the majority of Steel-types were in the upper-tiers.
@heheheiamasupahstarslam53978 ай бұрын
@Doug_Edwards99 more of a result of a lack of options tbh you have less than 10 steel types in gen 2, well gen 6 clearly had like 20 fairy types. bit messed up that even 4 gens later this occurs
@saltlakeatrocity97718 ай бұрын
I wouldn't say its "messed up" that this occurs 4 gens later because that implies it was either intentionally done or a result of some kind of incompetence. GF don't have "lower tier competitive balance" even on their radar when they design games, so this kind of thing is kinda unavoidable. Balancing games is also difficult even for someone who does have this kind of thing on their radar.
@socialistrepublicofvietnam15009 ай бұрын
I just realized, if Freezai won the 50/50 last game, his team would be in 2nd place
@VGCKenny8 ай бұрын
In theory this is true, but this whole thing is a team effort. Pokemon is a game full of what ifs and maybes, so putting a team's positioning onto one person's conscious isn't the best idea. Unless you're following the tournament as a whole and can confirm that none of the other games were close in nature, I don't think it's fair to put the team's position solely on Freezai.
@socialistrepublicofvietnam15008 ай бұрын
@@VGCKenny honestly, i agree there was probably a 50/50 in one of the other games that his teammate won, but would you say that single-handedly saved his team from a loss? no, it was a combination of everybody's efforts on both sides that caused a tie in the end, even though it is possible to break it down into tiny bits and pieces it is a collective effort I meant this in theory, that if a coinflip had gone right then the scoreboard would be different, but in reality literally anything could've changed it I guess this is the flaw with the butterfly effect, it wasn't just the butterfly that caused the hurricane, the many winds and probably other butterflies funnily played just as big of a role, so why do we pin it on that single butterfly
@jacksonmontuoro2578 ай бұрын
@@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500I am loving the philosophy in my Pokémon showdown content 😂
@stankdik8 ай бұрын
it wasn’t even a 50/50 his calc said like 36%
@VegaPhil8 ай бұрын
If my auntie had............
@LootbugLooter9 ай бұрын
That turnaround was fantastic; got read last week and Freezai goes straight to the kitchen and cooks up a strat that wins in 10 turns for this week. Please keep the tournament coverage coming :)
@Sleepyhead0808088 ай бұрын
Hey, this man loots lootbugs! Get him!
@jaipadv82828 ай бұрын
@@Sleepyhead080808holy shit you're right! Take em down!!
@aaronking20208 ай бұрын
@@Sleepyhead080808why are DRG fans just everywhere
@crarlo9 ай бұрын
great work editing this, i couldn’t hit my weekly freezai quota with just the three minute live video
@ldplays56638 ай бұрын
I'm sorry for you, some people have sequencies of 400+ hundred days asking for something, i would feel sad for something like that, stay strong buddy. ❤
@crarlo8 ай бұрын
thanks big bro🙏
@ricardoludwig47879 ай бұрын
Offensive trick room swreper is a rare role but it definitely existed before, reuiniculus was quite infamous for its life orb trick room set in gen 5 and almost got banned because of it
@YOSSARIAN3138 ай бұрын
Also kalyrex ice can run it decently
@Endershock16788 ай бұрын
@@YOSSARIAN313 I love Calyrex Ice. It feels like Caly Shadow with some degree of balance in mind with 6 weaknesses, no physical psychic stab, and low speed outside of Trick Room.
@flachemakouine42918 ай бұрын
Magearna had a set like this in gen 7 too
@jeroenvdw8 ай бұрын
I used Macho Brace Bronzong with max attack and Gyro Ball, too bad Macho Brace isn't available now.
@MsTerkup8 ай бұрын
Haha yeah I remember running that, was a lot of fun
@reesecarlton9 ай бұрын
Very interesting way of condensing such a turn-intensive strategy into just one mon, nicely done
@XtheGAMEmaster9 ай бұрын
This is basically a Doubledance Farigiraf, but instead of something like Nasty Plot + Agility, by using Trick Room, you get to invest so many more points into Farigiraf’s already fantastic bulk and blow through faster and more frail mons. Incredibly well executed game, and very smart team building!
@Triv_29 ай бұрын
I will say, I don’t normally watch competitive Pokémon content, but this style of video, with the extra in-game visual for the battles, is some top tier content. I am enjoying it a lot, as someone who has always been closely interested in comp Pokémon, but never committed to watching 1 person
@michaelbratton16799 ай бұрын
I don't know much about competitive pokemon but I enjoy this series because it makes it very easy to understand the nuance of teambuilding and decision making in battle, and that is interesting to me even though I haven't invested time into understanding it myself.
@manuelaguilartirado86749 ай бұрын
That was an exceptional example on how to really bring something innovative into a competitive setting. A lot of people say a lot on how to attack a format but takes true knowledge of the staples and standard teams to actually break them. This was genius
@BnBLion.9 ай бұрын
Imagine being the opponent, doing a ton of team building, game day comes, and its over in a 2min loss
@pmnt_9 ай бұрын
I saw the battle on your other account, and I couldn't wait to see the edited version. The battle was hype and you got every single prediction right. The anti lead. The double switch. The Sap Sipper bluff. You earned that quick win. Great video, keep the editing quality up! The ingame replays add so much to smogon tournament coverage.
@pjweaver84969 ай бұрын
The tera prediction too
@EleviteV35 ай бұрын
What is his other account called where you can watch the unedited battle?
@pmnt_5 ай бұрын
@@EleviteV3 Freezai Live
@eclipseeffigy8 ай бұрын
Absolutely brutal game. You should've highlighted the Qwilfish tera Steel predict, to bhing home a dominant 6-0! 👏
@poppyfrancis73389 ай бұрын
I love coming up with weird strategies like this, but I really suck at finding ones that are actually worthwhile to try and suck even more at executing them
@poodymeiner31259 ай бұрын
Freezai casually elevating the entire competitive scene 😤😤
@shamroc179 ай бұрын
Well played, and good vid ! I really like your tournaments breakdown, especially the team building part, thanks for doing it :)
@lucaslennan33569 ай бұрын
Freezai just wanted to brag about how big their brain is and I'm all for it.
@silvapop96669 ай бұрын
As Freezai Live once said, this is a volt turn team without the volt and it's only the turn on Scyther
@gamebreakergeebz50948 ай бұрын
I like how Freezai didn't even mention how he called out the Tera Steel from Qwilfish to make the game even faster. Just shows how insane that game was
@VideoGamer1108 ай бұрын
Love this! I don't play competitive Pokemon myself but I love seeing the thought that goes into it, so having the descriptions of abilities and moves is great for me to keep up with what's happening
@Concavewaters9 ай бұрын
Aaaa this battle was stupidly cool to see. Love to learn all the planning that goes into this stuff, ty for sharing :D
@alicecrawford10339 ай бұрын
That was amazing! Love out of the box strategies that weaponize expectations! Great job
@Shiradrenaline8 ай бұрын
Really good video and video format! I like it even more than the lives! Great editing and the team and teambuilding itself were super smart.
@luyandolove8 ай бұрын
I saw the vod on the other channel and already knew how it was gonna go so it’s cool seeing all the stuff that went into it.
@activerug9 ай бұрын
Keep this series up it's becoming one of my favorites! Good music picks too can't wait for next episode!
@vinni___8 ай бұрын
Love your videos and all the effort you put into them! Keep it up and good luck on the tournament
@Nayaaaksjdk9 ай бұрын
love this type of videos!, gl at the rest of the tournament
@HugeZorse9 ай бұрын
Another amazing vid. Look forward to these each week
@davidgilani90528 ай бұрын
Super well made video 🙌 very satisfying to see the Pokémon theory and practice together
@kannanravi56508 ай бұрын
Awesome content as always. Wish you the best in your run to the top
@Gloobster13509 ай бұрын
Incredible video. The edits made this so engaging that the video flew by. Good stuff !
@realfishscience78429 ай бұрын
Love the editing on this AND ALSO THE STRAT. Props.
@Kasaaz9 ай бұрын
Been enjoying both the video format and the journey through this tournament.
@vow86289 ай бұрын
Huge win! Great job, Freezai!! Cheering for you and your team!
@willy11008 ай бұрын
these are extremely clean vids, keep it up!
@theJennicat8 ай бұрын
Rooting for you! I love using fun tricks like this
@derAlphabet8 ай бұрын
I love these breakdowns. Good luck!
@nightingem8 ай бұрын
Love this strategy, and the combination of your super informative explanations and clear, pleasing graphics really make this video!
@tonygenessi63439 ай бұрын
Good stuff Freezai. Loved the editing and explanations.
@lechonk11229 ай бұрын
My boy Freezai came up with a diabolic strat...
@ethanhawkins33919 ай бұрын
The superb editing and narration are what set your content apart! Not to mention the heat plays and next level preparation 💯
@BastardWiki8 ай бұрын
would love to see more tournament stuff from you! this was inventive asf, nice strat
@flyingoctopus43048 ай бұрын
I honestly enjoy these videos, seeing the thought process vbehind the team building is sometimes more interesting then the battle itself. Keep it up!
@pilkkimies8 ай бұрын
That was very hype, keep it coming!
@jesulaswastaken8 ай бұрын
Love how you explain the match up and abilities in the video, keep up the great content
@wherewiiwentwrong8 ай бұрын
Utter Domination at the highest level with a beloved pokemon of mine. Words cannot express how estatic I am to see this kind of match. Will be watching the rest of your tournament matches as you upload. May fortune favor you in your future battles.
@Jaxck779 ай бұрын
That was awesome! I love the put of the box teambuilding using weird pokemon
@darktemplar4469 ай бұрын
Absolutely amazing battle! Cant wait to see what you come up qith next week!
@novakthegodking8 ай бұрын
So much thought and strategy goes into building the perfect team for the situation, I love it!
@CatherinetheMewsthebestMTB5 ай бұрын
I was listening while doing something for the teambuilder, and looked up to see gligar do like 40% to goodra with u-turn, and it took me a second to realize what was going on LOL (realized after the muddy water after that did so little). Great vid, it's been really cool to see your channel grow, and it's also especially cool that there's a good divide between singles and doubles content (people usually only do either or). Keep it up!
@apeckx50909 ай бұрын
Epic win! Can't wait to see the next video!
@pyrothemusical9 ай бұрын
Sometimes the rarest strategies work out surprisingly well, especially if they're completely unexpected ha ha. Well done Freezai! This was a very interesting trick room singles strategy!
@captainnootnoot25259 ай бұрын
Well GODDAMN he OUTPLAYED, huge props for the turn 2 sweep!
@Br0oham9 ай бұрын
Man, I love your videos, very informative and have helped me getting into competitive pokémon a bit, but nothing compares to hearing Pokémon Conquest music in your videos
@althuror31088 ай бұрын
Thanks for putting up a move description. I don't play the game, but i enjoy watching. Fun series!
@ChillLanturn8 ай бұрын
This was absolutely incredible! The quick win was so satisfying!
@repinuj9 ай бұрын
I’m loving this series and was delighted to see a new release this evening :D
@ninthfloor8 ай бұрын
Fun fact: after this game Thiago Nunes switched from NU to OU for the next week. My man got beat down into another tier
@Riwul8 ай бұрын
This was glorious. Very well played and build you certainly deserved this win
@goldenpsi87648 ай бұрын
fun to watch! i love seeing players pull out all the stops
@TheBlaringBlue8 ай бұрын
This was superb. I really enjoyed this
@IndigoEuphonium8 ай бұрын
We've been looking forward to this one
@darkshark3139 ай бұрын
I love this series and enjoying where you take these innovative sets
@triburst8 ай бұрын
Please keep the content coming, I love this video style
@MythX_StoryTeller8 ай бұрын
Congrats on big win! I love Farigraf and I'm glad to see it getting plays! : D
@marko49359 ай бұрын
This was a greatly edited video bro!!! I LOVE YOU FREEZAI
@kiracite8 ай бұрын
Great video, always improving
@sujinkremujin8 ай бұрын
LOVE the idea of splicing in in game footage to recreate the showdown battle. great touch
@lechonk11229 ай бұрын
I LIKE THIS THIS TOURNAMENT STYLE CONTENT AND HAVE LIKED AND SUBSCRIBED!
@jorhey93468 ай бұрын
videos keep getting better, amazing editing
@natecgames46129 ай бұрын
I feel like farigiraf is eventually going to hit NU and maybe even RU in singles if its lucky with this strats discovery. It seems well balanced in the fact that if it has a turn it can waist, it becomes a sweeper, but it needs that turn. Im really excited to see this unfold.
@FenShen-us9tv9 ай бұрын
It only worked because of the surprise factor, without it this set is a gimmick
@natecgames46128 ай бұрын
@FenShen-us9tv I disagree. Though its a bit hard to explain, the way that i see it, chess is a good example for how your opponent can have a good idea of what your plan is and still catch you off gaurd. People would need to respect the fact that you have a Farigiraf without a bug or dark move and some pokemon that would give the mon a turn to nasty plot or trick room. It shifts their entire game plan before the battle even starts. I think the Tatsu/Rigi/Ther combo works so well that even if it's a complete gimmick set, they'd still have a niche in NU without needing to move up, and a really good niche at that.
@hiimemily8 ай бұрын
@@natecgames4612 Chess can also be a good argument _against_ Farigiraf rising that high. Sure, unorthodox openings will catch someone out when they're completely novel, but once they become more popular, refutations are easy to come by. I don't know, maybe I'm wrong and Farigiraf actually does reach RU at some point. We'll just have to wait and see.
@FenShen-us9tv8 ай бұрын
@@natecgames4612 Freezai got a free turn because Armor Tail is never used. Seed flare would put Farigiraf into knock out range. If people ran trick room Farigiraf all the time people would assume it's armor tail.
@natecgames46128 ай бұрын
@FenShen-us9tv that's a bit less useful now that you say it like that. Though do you know how many Pokémon have bullet like moves or even grass moves. I'm not expecting an exact answer, just wondering how often Farigiraf would appear in this scenario.
@markyjoe19908 ай бұрын
Yooo. This was a really neat video!
@Gamebito5 ай бұрын
love the replay clips!
@aaronliss87139 ай бұрын
Since you didn't really use salazzle, you could've brought a lechonk instead. But we all make mistakes. Keep going, Freezai!
@drakothedragon8 ай бұрын
But salazzle is cool tho
@canadiangopnik70078 ай бұрын
@@drakothedragon LECHONK
@improcrastinator71308 ай бұрын
mad props, this core is crazy and im a huge fan of slow switching with u-turn type moves
@ItsMeVolatility8 ай бұрын
That’s fucking awesome - nice work!
@FrostytheAwesome8 ай бұрын
This is the best competitive Pokémon series on KZfaq right now, amazing job
@TobeyFairre78618 ай бұрын
That was fantastic. Makes me want to get back into competitive battling again.
@sillyswrdd8 ай бұрын
This is such a cool team! I love it!
@uroy83718 ай бұрын
Wow, a creative and well thought strategy 😮❤ Hope you win the cup
@Brentaxe8 ай бұрын
Loving this series!!!
@johnsober8 ай бұрын
It's crazy how much it makes sense yet it's novel. It's essentially analogous to swords dance/nasty plot agility. And the cherry on top is that the tradeoff being it isn't permanent like agility is pretty much nullified by farig's bulk -- the cost of muscling through a fast bulky sweeper is usually one that can't be recovered from so even if trick room expires, it's a non issue.
@johnmajor21878 ай бұрын
For non competetive pokemon player these videos are awesome seeing the nuances and decision making that comes into competetive play. It shows a side of pokemon that I didn't know could be so technical.
@Tvz429 ай бұрын
your content has been so good lately
@majincringe1109 ай бұрын
that was a sick ass set up omg
@robertdwyer68078 ай бұрын
Hope this becomes are a weekly thing. Great videos. I love the work you put into it.
@lysandercroix8 ай бұрын
Finally found this video again after searching ‘Pokémon giraffe tournament win’ in the KZfaq search bar. That’s what I get for not saving this video and it’s playlist to my favorites. XD I’m going to keep on watching this series and wish your team the best of luck!
@adnyx.8 ай бұрын
Would love to see another episode of this
@TheDecree938 ай бұрын
I like this video format! 💕
@HugeZorse9 ай бұрын
I love how in depth your build process is.
@AnarchoCatBoyEthan8 ай бұрын
What an incredible strategy, super dope
@pdaveda35938 ай бұрын
Freezai I watch your vids after work before bed and they’re perfect for bringing the nostalgia of Pokémon while also explaining the nuances of tournament play. I appreciate these vids so much they’re perfect. One question, if I wanted to start playing and learning interactions and such, how do I even approach that? Sounds daunting
@ScoutXdude8 ай бұрын
Wow, incredible! I’m absolutely a novice with competitive Pokémon all things considered but you pull the audience directly into the mind of someone who’s been into this for years and set it up so even they feel smart with you. Incredible work as always.
@Noobstirz9 ай бұрын
Damn, freezai innovating using inspiration from doubles format and full sweeping the enemy team. Real goat moment.