{"id":26420,"date":"2021-07-16T10:54:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T14:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/?p=26420"},"modified":"2021-07-16T10:55:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T14:55:01","slug":"week-5-previews-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/week-5-previews-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 5 Previews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>by Ash K<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dingle\u2019s 90\u2019s themed around the league struck a chord of nostalgia so this week\u2019s previews are all about the original 151 Pokemon.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Butchers vs Riots<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.36.37-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.36.37-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26421\" width=\"431\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.36.37-AM.png 968w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.36.37-AM-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.36.37-AM-768x379.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Butchers are clearly Marowak. Adorable but deadly, just like Akhil! The Riots, true to their Tompkins heritage, will be the most hawk-like pokemon, Pidgeot. In a typical fight, Marowak beats Pidgeot and the Butchers beat the Riots 4-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fuzz vs Rehabs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.37.05-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.37.05-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26422\" width=\"427\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.37.05-AM.png 918w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.37.05-AM-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.37.05-AM-768x380.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Crossfit is Graveler&#8217;s life<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rehabs are Nidoqueen, need I say more? Yasss (Nido)queens. Fuzz is Graveler because, well, look at him!!! Nidoqueens are more agile than a buff pile of rocks (no offense, Rich). Rehabs win 3-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lbs vs Karma<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.37.59-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.37.59-AM-1024x537.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26424\" width=\"490\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.37.59-AM-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.37.59-AM-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.37.59-AM-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.37.59-AM.png 1094w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Alex probably sided with Mew Two in the Pokemon movie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gonna give Karma Raichu. Not a third evolution but the only evolution for pikachu and still pretty powerful. LBS is Mew Two because they\u2019ve lost two finals (heheheh). Mew Two still beats most pokemon (except for Ash\u2019s pikachu but that\u2019s a whole other story) so Lbs eeke by 3-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ankle Biters vs Fresh Kills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.38.24-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.38.24-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26425\" width=\"492\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.38.24-AM.png 954w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.38.24-AM-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.38.24-AM-768x412.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With 4 arms, Machamp is probably a lean, mean, goal scoring machine\u2014just like the current FK team. Also just looks absolutely terrifying in general. Raticate, the evolved form of Rattata, are the Ankle Biters not only for its obvious penchant to bite, but due to its scrappy nature and being the 20th pokemon in the pokedex (kinda like how Phil has been in the league for so long). FK wins it 4-0 (one for each arm).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rotten Math vs Sky Fighters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.48.26-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.48.26-AM-1024x564.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26432\" width=\"613\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.48.26-AM-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.48.26-AM-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.48.26-AM-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.48.26-AM.png 1108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m not going to take the easy way out and give Sky Fighters an arial Pokemon. No, they are Wartortle and they will fuck you up. Also look at that calculating grin and tell me that&#8217;s not Emily. I can&#8217;t put my finger on why but Math Rot gives off big Mr Mime energy. Weird, agile, just crazy enough to sometimes pull off a successful attack. A strange matchup that makes for an interesting battle but Wartortle is on the warpath and Sky Fighters win 4-2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Filthier vs Hookers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.38.52-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.38.52-AM-1024x582.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26426\" width=\"444\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.38.52-AM-1024x582.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.38.52-AM-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.38.52-AM-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.38.52-AM.png 1112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Filthy is Persian (the evolved form of Meowth) and the terrifying personal Pokemon of Giovanni, the head honcho of Team Rocket\u2014needless to say this big cat means business. Hookers are Zubat mostly because it appears a lot of their dudes have a big wingspan. A giant, merciless cat chomps on a pesky bat any day. Filthy 2-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Demons vs Poutine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.39.24-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.39.24-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26427\" width=\"529\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.39.24-AM.png 930w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.39.24-AM-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.39.24-AM-768x360.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Poutine is Poliwrath and Demons are Tentacruel. These high level water-type pokemon are gonna cause quite the clash. And this hot headed matchup is gonna cause some tempers to flare on both sides. Lots of cheap shots, 3-3 tie, and Poutine prevails in OT.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cobra Kai vs Mega Touch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.39.51-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.39.51-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26428\" width=\"424\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.39.51-AM.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.39.51-AM-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.39.51-AM-768x409.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Arbok&#8217;s weakness: not scoring a hat trick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that I\u2019ve gotten to the end of this writeup I\u2019m fairly certain I did this themed preview a few years back but I\u2019m just gonna keep going because hopefully there\u2019s no evidence of it on the old site. The dojo is Arbok for obvious snake-induced reasons. Mega is Butterfree\u2014looks non threatening but will fuck you up. <em>(Editor&#8217;s note: I have a fear of butterflies thanks to an incident at the zoo when I was 6). <\/em>Tight game but Cobra Snakes get the W 3-2.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gremlins vs Dark Rainbows<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.40.56-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.40.56-AM-1024x585.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26429\" width=\"445\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.40.56-AM-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.40.56-AM-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.40.56-AM-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.40.56-AM.png 1134w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alright so Rainbows are clearly Wigglytuff and Gremlins are Kadabra. Fairy vs Psychic is an interesting matchup but Psychic just might prevail in the final moments of battle. 4-3 Gremlins win.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.43.04-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.43.04-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26431\" width=\"218\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.43.04-AM.png 354w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.43.04-AM-282x300.png 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Anyone else get Walker vibes from Metapod? Just me?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bonus:<\/strong> WTP is Dragonite. A more adorable version of charizard imho. Still dangerous tho.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.42.44-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.42.44-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26430\" width=\"222\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.42.44-AM.png 726w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-16-at-10.42.44-AM-256x300.png 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Dragonite giving off big Hogg energy here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Ash K Dingle\u2019s 90\u2019s themed around the league struck a chord of nostalgia so this week\u2019s previews are all about the original 151 Pokemon.\u00a0 Butchers vs Riots The Butchers are clearly Marowak. Adorable but deadly, just like Akhil! The Riots, true to their Tompkins heritage, will be the most hawk-like pokemon, Pidgeot. In a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6604,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-league-info"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26420"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6604"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26420"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26433,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26420\/revisions\/26433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}