Putting this in the reddit page because Ryan and David don't feel like updating the blog.
Each Pac-12 school gets to pick a Pokemon team to play on the gridiron. Rules are that each team gets assigned a type, and each of the 11 Pokemon on their team must be of that type. Rules are no legendaries, no two teams can have the same Pokemon, and all Pokemon need to be on offense, defense, and special teams. After all the Pokemon are selected, let the games begin.
Arizona: {
Type: Poison
Players: Weezing, Qwilfish, Skuntank, Toxicroak, Garbodor, Arbok, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Crobat, Muk, Swalot
Preseason comments: This team is trash. Yeah, it’s got fine offensive and defensive lines with Garbodor, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Muk, and Swalot, but everyone else is so small that they’ll get crushed by all the other teams. Quarterback is probably Toxicroak because it’s the only one left that has arms.
}
Arizona State: {
Type: Fire
Players: Charizard, Arcanine, Infernape, Camerupt, Rapidash, Turtonator, Ninetales, Darmanitan, Typhlosion, Coalossal, Incineroar
Preseason comments: This team is pretty good, and it’s got a good balance of size and speed. Give the ball to Arcanine or Darmanitan, and there will be some solid lead blockers. The defense is so fast that the linebackers will be able to chase down any rush before it gets to the line of scrimmage, and don’t get me started on Charizard’s ability to block kicks.
}
Cal: {
Type: Electric
Players: Raichu, Magnezone, Electivire, Jolteon, Ampharos, Manectric, Boltund, Zebstrika, Vikavolt, Toxtricity, Dracozolt
Preseason comments: Not a lot of size here, but there’s still a lot of potential. The offensive and defensive lines might get roughed around in games, but the teams got a number of zippy players to get the ball down the field to the point where an offensive line might not even be needed.
}
Colorado: {
Type: Rock
Players: Golem, Rhyperior, Tyranitar, Probopass, Tyrantrum, Rampardos, Bastiodon, Gigalith, Barbaracle, Drednaw, Aerodactyl
Preseason comments: No one is getting past these heavy giants. Bastiodon at center could be enough for Rampardos to plow the ball to the endzone. If they all stand in a giant 10-player line on defense with Aerodacyl playing safety, they might be able to stop everything on defense just based on size.
}
Oregon: {
Type: Grass
Players: Venusaur, Victreebel, Exeggutor, Tangrowth, Meganium, Sceptile, Ludicolo, Torterra, Chesnaught, Appletun, Rillaboom
Preseason comments: With the right strategy, this team could be pretty good. It’s got strength and versatility, and it can rely on Sceptile for the speed. They could try to just hail Mary every play with quarterback Venusaur, Chesnaught, or Rillaboom to fire to Sceptile waiting in the endzone before the opposing defense will even notice what happened.
}
Oregon State: {
Type: Dark
Players: Shiftry, Mandibuzz, Houndoom, Absol, Greninja, Krookodile, Zoroark, Hydreigon, Grimmsnarl, Obstagoon, Drapion
Preseason comments: This team could be really fun to watch, especially with Greninja going everywhere on the field and looking like the leading kickoff returner. This defense with Hydreigon at linebacker will be fun to see floating around and getting everywhere it needs to be.
}
Stanford: {
Type: Psychic
Players: Hypno, Wobbuffet, Jynx, Medicham, Grumpig, Claydol, Metagross, Bronzong, Reuniclus, Malamar, Oranguru
Preseason comments: This team looks super lame, but keep in mind that these are all psychic types. Other teams will look at this and the get completely juked out at every opportunity. I see Metagross being the star on the offensive and defensive lines, able to seek out anything trying to break through.
}
UCLA: {
Type: Water
Players: Blastoise, Poliwrath, Gyarados, Lapras, Feraligatr, Kingdra, Swampert, Sharpedo, Wailord, Walrein, Seismitoad
Preseason comments: What a solid (liquid?) team. They’ve got size where they need it, and Poliwrath could be an ace backfield blocker. Wailord is so big, you probably don’t even need the rest of the defensive line. Just let Wailord lay across the field and it’s hard to imagine anything breaking that barrier.
}
USC: {
Type: Steel
Players: Steelix, Scizor, Aggron, Excadrill, Empoleon, Melmetal, Skarmory, Lucario, Escavalier, Copperajah, Duraludon
Preseason comments: This team has all you need except for a single speedster. It could be outrun downfield, and they might be overdependent on Lucario. That being said, they have so much size on this team, I don’t see how anyone can get tackled. Lucario is easily the star on this team, and everyone else is doing a whole lot of blocking.
}
Utah: {
Type: Flying
Players: Pidgeot, Fearow, Tropius, Salamence, Dragonite, Altaria, Staraptor, Gliscor, Braviary, Corvinight, Togekiss
Preseason comments: Flying types are going to be the hardest to plan against. We might have to review the rules to see if it’s ok for them to just fly over the opposing team. It’ll be interesting to see their defensive strategy though because some of their opponents could fairly easily dodge swooping tackles.
}
Washington: {
Type: Ice
Players: Cloyster, Mamoswine, Abomasnow, Weavile, Glalie, Beartic, Avalugg, Aurorus, Arctozolt, Crabominable, Cryogonal
Preseason comments: Pretty standard team. It’s got some good size and can rely on Weavile for the speed when needed. I feel like that unless they’re up against problem typings like fire, rock, or steel, that they could just truck through anything that they need to. Defense might be an issue if the ball gets past the defensive line because I’m not sure there’s enough speed except for Weavile who they might rely on as the only DB to do all the work.
}
Washington State: {
Type: Ground
Players: Dugtrio, Donphan, Flygon, Whiscash, Gastrodon, Garchomp, Golurk, Mudsdale, Palossand, Sandaconda, Diggersby
Preseason comments: I can only imagine what this team could do with Flygon above, Garchomp from under, and everyone else contributing in any way they can. Dugtrio is fast enough to trip any ball carrier or appear into the endzone ready to catch any pass. Though, I’m not sure it would be able to catch anything with no body and just 3 heads.
}
What the teams look like: http://pac12podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/pac-12-pokemon-teams.pdf
For those of you that are interested and those of you that are everyone else, break out your imagination caps, and let's simulate in our brains what it would be like for Pokemon to be literally playing Pac-12 football following the conference-only schedule that was released before the season was postponed. The rules are the same NCAA football rules, but the players can also use their Pokemon powers.
WEEK 1 SIM
Arizona State (Fire type) at Arizona (Poison type)
ASU has an overall better team full of much faster and more-skilled players. Charizard playing WR and Arcanine at RB carried the team to victory. ASU blows out the wildcats 59-0.
USC (Steel type) at UCLA (Water type)
Water resists steel so the USC players' powers are proven useless. UCLA wins 20-13.
Colorado (Rock type) at Oregon (Grass type)
The ducks take advantage of the fact that grass type powers are supereffective against rock types, so Colorado's players keep fainting on the field. Oregon wins 34-10.
Utah (Flying type) at Washington State (Ground type)
Utah's players are immune from Wazzu's players' attacks. Washington State wins 48-20.
Cal (Electric type) at Oregon State (Dark type)
No type advantages here, but Oregon State's team is bigger and stronger and rolls right over the Cal Bears. Beavers win by a touchdown 34-27.
Stanford (Psychic type) at Washington (Ice type)
It's a close game, but Washington's players are bigger and stronger. Huskies win a low-scoring game 17-14.
Standings after week 1:
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WEEK 2 SIM
Arizona (Poison type) at Washington (Ice type) Arizona sucks, and the Huskies have a big and strong team. Washington wins 30-20. UCLA (Water type) at Oregon State (Dark type) The Bruins look unstoppable with the power and size of their team, especially with their star lineman Wailord, but they still have trouble moving the ball, but win 10-0. Utah (Flying type) at Colorado (Rock type) Colorado's players' rock type moves knock Utah's players out of the sky all game keeping them unable to play. Colorado wins easily 35-7. Cal (Electric type) at USC (Steel type) USC struggles to effectively use their powers against Cal just like they had trouble last week with UCLA. Steel ineffective against electric types, so Cal wins 42-30. Stanford (Psychic type) at Arizona State (Fire type) Stanford's small size and slow speed continue to be a problem for them. Sun Devils win 35-17. Oregon (Grass type) at Washington State (Ground type) Washington State's ground types are no match for Oregon's grass types. Oregon Ducks win big 40-10. Standings after week 2:
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WEEK 3 SIM
Arizona State (Fire type) at Oregon (Grass type)
Eugene is burnt to a crisp Friday night as the Fire type Sun Devils dismantle the Grass type Ducks. ASU wins by 3 touchdowns 31-10.
USC (Steel type) at Stanford (Psychic type)
The Trojans finally have type advantage on their side as their steel typing resists all of Stanford's attempts to psych them out. USC wins 31-15.
Colorado (Rock type) at Arizona (Poison type)
It's tough to poison a rock. Colorado crushes Arizona 34-17.
Oregon State (Dark type) at Utah (Flying type)
A close game this week with two high-powered offenses. Oregon State edges out Utah 49-48.
Washington (Ice type) at Cal (Electric type)
Cal's speed can only hold up against the Huskies' size for so long. Washington pulls away 35-24.
Washington State (Ground type) at UCLA (Water type)
UCLA washes away Wazzu, rendering the ground types immobilized. UCLA wins 16-3.
Standings after week 3:
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WEEK 4 SIM
Utah (Flying type) at UCLA (Water type)
Utah's players fly over UCLA's massive defensive line with no need for much blocking. Utah hands UCLA their first loss of the season 24-14.
Colorado (Rock type) at USC (Steel type)
USC records a record 10 sacks against Colorado with their steel typing breaking open Colorado's offensive line. USC wins 30-7.
Cal (Electric type) at Washington State (Ground type)
Wazzu's ground types take advantage of Cal's electric types. Cougars win 35-3.
Oregon (Grass type) at Oregon State (Dark type)
An exciting game. Oregon wins on a last-second field goal 26-24.
Standings after Week 4:
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WEEK 5 SIM
USC (Steel type) at Arizona (Poison type)
Silly wildcats. Steel types are immune to poison. USC wins 34-6.
UCLA (Water type) at Arizona State (Fire type)
UCLA hands the Sun Devils their first loss of the season due to type advantage. UCLA wins 27-10.
Stanford (Psychic type) at Cal (Electric type)
Cal's players looked confused the entire game. Stanford picks up their first win 17-6.
Oregon State (Dark type) at Washington (Ice type)
Washington keeps their undefeated season alive after edging out Oregon State 21-20.
Standings after week 5:
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WEEK 6 SIM
Washington State (Ground Type) at Stanford (Psychic type)
#pac12afterdark strikes Friday night as Washington State pulled off a Hail Mary pass to Flygon ending the game with a Wazzu victory 17-13.
Arizona (Poison type) at Utah (Flying type)
The wildcats fall down again. Utah wins 27-6.
Arizona State (Fire type) at Colorado (Rock)
The Buffaloes put out Arizona State's firepower in an expected yet disappointing effort from Charizard, the Sun Devils' star WR. Colorado wins 20-7.
Washington (Ice type) at Oregon (Grass type)
The Huskies freeze the Ducks in their tracks due to superior type advantage. Washington wins 35-20.
Standings after Week 6:
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WEEK 7 SIM
Colorado (Rock type) at Washington (Ice type)
Colorado's players' rock type moves crush all of Washington's players. The last undefeated team loses, and Colorado wins 31-14.
Arizona (Poison type) at Oregon State (Dark type)
Oregon State's versatility proves advantageous against the struggling Wildcats. Beavers win 27-21.
Utah (Flying type) at Arizona State (Fire type)
ASU's home field advantage shows in a thriller against the Utes. Sun Devils win 38-34.
Stanford (Psychic type) at UCLA (Water type)
Upset central! The heavily-favored Bruins are stunned by the Cardinal's secret psychic strategy. Stanford wins using telekinesis 21-18.
Oregon (Grass type) at Cal (Electric type)
Electric attacks are shown to be ineffective against grass types. Oregon wins 41-30.
Washington State (Ground type) at USC (Steel type)
USC's steel types struggle to find momentum against Washington State's ground types stopping them in their tracks. Washington State wins 34-24.
Standings after week 7:
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WEEK 8 SIM
Arizona State (Fire type) at Washington State (Ground type)
The ground type Cougars immobilize the fire type Sun Devils. Washington State wins 40-30.
USC (Steel type) at Oregon (Grass type)
USC's players resist all of Oregon's players' moves. USC beats the Ducks 34-23.
UCLA (Water type) at Colorado (Rock type)
The Bruins surf all over the rock type Buffaloes. UCLA wins 27-10.
Cal (Electric type) at Arizona (Poison type)
Arizona almost gets their first win of the season but they couldn't keep up with Cal's speed at the end of the game. Cal wins 35-34.
Oregon State (Dark type) at Stanford (Psychic type)
Dark types are immune to psychic attacks. Oregon State wins easily 35-7.
Washington (Ice type) at Utah (Flying type)
The ice type Huskies freeze the flying Utes. Washington wins 21-7.
Standings after week 8:
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WEEK 9 SIM
Oregon (Grass type) at Arizona (Poison type)
Arizona gets their first win by poisoning the Ducks till they faint. Arizona wins 30-14.
Arizona State (Fire type) at USC (Steel type)
Finally the Sun Devils get a break. Arizona State melts the Trojans to victory 34-7.
UCLA (Water type) at Washington (Ice type)
No matter what the Huskies try to do to use their powers in a game of football, they do ineffective damage. UCLA wins 27-10.
Colorado (Rock type) at Stanford (Psychic type)
Colorado's brawn beats Stanford's brains in a close game of football. Colorado wins 17-14.
Utah (Flying type) at Cal (Electric type)
Utah's players can't do anything against Cal's electric team. Cal wins 35-10.
Washington State (Ground type) at Oregon State (Dark type)
The Cougars and Beavers trade the ball midfield in a low-scoring affair, but Oregon State comes out on top 17-13.
Standings after week 9:
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WEEK 10 SIM
USC (Steel type) at Utah (Flying type)
Good matchup, but USC's steel typing resists all of Utah's players' attempts to tackle. USC wins 30-10.
Washington (Ice type) at Washington State (Ground type)
As per usual, the Huskies freeze the Cougars, especially with the ease of doing so against ground types. Washington wins the Apple Cup 24-3, clinching the north division.
Arizona (Poison type) at UCLA (Water type)
Arizona's pathetic team can't break through the Wailord defensive line almost all game. UCLA gets overconfident and gives up 28 unanswered points. Arizona wins 28-27.
Cal (Electric type) at Arizona State (Fire type)
This ends up being a really close game until the very end when Camerupt plows the way for Arcanine to score in a walk-off fashion. ASU wins 35-30.
Oregon State (Dark type) at Colorado (Rock type)
Running back Rampardos is the MVP of the game converting a 4th and goal from the 2 with 15 seconds left. Colorado wins 31-30.
Stanford (Psychic type) at Oregon (Grass type)
Stanford falls again, this time losing in the trenches. Oregon wins 21-12.
Standings after week 10:
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WEEK 11 SIM
UCLA (Water type) at Cal (Electric type)
UCLA has been dreading this game since the schedule was released, knowing that Cal's electric typing would overmatch their water typing. And it stings that much more now that they need both Colorado and Arizona State to lose to make it to the championship game. Cal wins 45-30.
Arizona (Poison type) at Stanford (Psychic type)
Everyone knows that poison types are vulnerable to psychic type moves. The wildcats are psyched to the point of fainting in the battle between last place teams. Stanford wins 32-10.
Oregon (Grass type) at Utah (Flying type)
Utah's flying types consume all of Oregon's grass types. Both teams don't have a shot at their division, and Oregon is hella demoralized. Utah wins big 40-14.
Oregon State (Dark type) at Arizona State (Fire type)
After Washington's win last week, the Beavers are out of the running. The Sun Devils on the other hand just need to win this game and Colorado to lose. It is a hard-fought back and forth with 5 lead-changes, but the Sun Devils come out on top. Arizona State wins 38-34.
Washington (Ice type) at USC (Steel type)
The Huskies have already clinched the division, and with 2 losses don't have a shot at the CFP. Their frozen hearts are smashed by steel. USC wins their final regular season game 27-6.
Washington State (Ground type) at Colorado (Rock type)
Colorado drew a bad hand trying to face a football team full of ground types on the week that they need to win in order to make it to the Pac-12 championship game. Earthquakes keep destroying Colorado's rock types. Washington State wins 45-24, and Arizona State makes it to the championship game.
Standings after week 11:
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CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SIM
Washington (Ice type) vs Arizona State (Fire type)
Washington, with their great offensive typing and great defensive American footballing comes out to play despite a horrible type disadvantage. Arizona State's fire types melt all of Washington's players to the point of being happy snowmen. It is just too easy for the Sun Devils to take advantage of the situation to not do so. Arizona State wins 35-14.
BOWL LINEUPS
As written in the stars, the Pac-12 misses out on the CFP because of too much parity, but everyone is bowl-eligible. The Bowls will take their favorites.
Fiesta Bowl
Arizona State (Fire type) vs TBD
Valero ALamo Bowl
Washington (Ice type) vs Lord of the Rings characters of the Big 12
Las Vegas Bowl
UCLA (Water type) vs Harry Potter characters of the SEC
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
USC (Steel type) vs Star Wars characters of the Big Ten
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Colorado (Rock type) vs US Presidents of the ACC
LA Bowl
Oregon (Grass type) vs Disney princesses of the Mountain West
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Oregon State (Dark type) vs Army (G.I. Joe characters)
What a great season this was, and just in time for some real Pac-12 football!
submitted by Sparkys-Roommate to PodcastOfChampions [link] [comments] Each Pac-12 school gets to pick a Pokemon team to play on the gridiron. Rules are that each team gets assigned a type, and each of the 11 Pokemon on their team must be of that type. Rules are no legendaries, no two teams can have the same Pokemon, and all Pokemon need to be on offense, defense, and special teams. After all the Pokemon are selected, let the games begin.
Arizona: {
Type: Poison
Players: Weezing, Qwilfish, Skuntank, Toxicroak, Garbodor, Arbok, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Crobat, Muk, Swalot
Preseason comments: This team is trash. Yeah, it’s got fine offensive and defensive lines with Garbodor, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Muk, and Swalot, but everyone else is so small that they’ll get crushed by all the other teams. Quarterback is probably Toxicroak because it’s the only one left that has arms.
}
Arizona State: {
Type: Fire
Players: Charizard, Arcanine, Infernape, Camerupt, Rapidash, Turtonator, Ninetales, Darmanitan, Typhlosion, Coalossal, Incineroar
Preseason comments: This team is pretty good, and it’s got a good balance of size and speed. Give the ball to Arcanine or Darmanitan, and there will be some solid lead blockers. The defense is so fast that the linebackers will be able to chase down any rush before it gets to the line of scrimmage, and don’t get me started on Charizard’s ability to block kicks.
}
Cal: {
Type: Electric
Players: Raichu, Magnezone, Electivire, Jolteon, Ampharos, Manectric, Boltund, Zebstrika, Vikavolt, Toxtricity, Dracozolt
Preseason comments: Not a lot of size here, but there’s still a lot of potential. The offensive and defensive lines might get roughed around in games, but the teams got a number of zippy players to get the ball down the field to the point where an offensive line might not even be needed.
}
Colorado: {
Type: Rock
Players: Golem, Rhyperior, Tyranitar, Probopass, Tyrantrum, Rampardos, Bastiodon, Gigalith, Barbaracle, Drednaw, Aerodactyl
Preseason comments: No one is getting past these heavy giants. Bastiodon at center could be enough for Rampardos to plow the ball to the endzone. If they all stand in a giant 10-player line on defense with Aerodacyl playing safety, they might be able to stop everything on defense just based on size.
}
Oregon: {
Type: Grass
Players: Venusaur, Victreebel, Exeggutor, Tangrowth, Meganium, Sceptile, Ludicolo, Torterra, Chesnaught, Appletun, Rillaboom
Preseason comments: With the right strategy, this team could be pretty good. It’s got strength and versatility, and it can rely on Sceptile for the speed. They could try to just hail Mary every play with quarterback Venusaur, Chesnaught, or Rillaboom to fire to Sceptile waiting in the endzone before the opposing defense will even notice what happened.
}
Oregon State: {
Type: Dark
Players: Shiftry, Mandibuzz, Houndoom, Absol, Greninja, Krookodile, Zoroark, Hydreigon, Grimmsnarl, Obstagoon, Drapion
Preseason comments: This team could be really fun to watch, especially with Greninja going everywhere on the field and looking like the leading kickoff returner. This defense with Hydreigon at linebacker will be fun to see floating around and getting everywhere it needs to be.
}
Stanford: {
Type: Psychic
Players: Hypno, Wobbuffet, Jynx, Medicham, Grumpig, Claydol, Metagross, Bronzong, Reuniclus, Malamar, Oranguru
Preseason comments: This team looks super lame, but keep in mind that these are all psychic types. Other teams will look at this and the get completely juked out at every opportunity. I see Metagross being the star on the offensive and defensive lines, able to seek out anything trying to break through.
}
UCLA: {
Type: Water
Players: Blastoise, Poliwrath, Gyarados, Lapras, Feraligatr, Kingdra, Swampert, Sharpedo, Wailord, Walrein, Seismitoad
Preseason comments: What a solid (liquid?) team. They’ve got size where they need it, and Poliwrath could be an ace backfield blocker. Wailord is so big, you probably don’t even need the rest of the defensive line. Just let Wailord lay across the field and it’s hard to imagine anything breaking that barrier.
}
USC: {
Type: Steel
Players: Steelix, Scizor, Aggron, Excadrill, Empoleon, Melmetal, Skarmory, Lucario, Escavalier, Copperajah, Duraludon
Preseason comments: This team has all you need except for a single speedster. It could be outrun downfield, and they might be overdependent on Lucario. That being said, they have so much size on this team, I don’t see how anyone can get tackled. Lucario is easily the star on this team, and everyone else is doing a whole lot of blocking.
}
Utah: {
Type: Flying
Players: Pidgeot, Fearow, Tropius, Salamence, Dragonite, Altaria, Staraptor, Gliscor, Braviary, Corvinight, Togekiss
Preseason comments: Flying types are going to be the hardest to plan against. We might have to review the rules to see if it’s ok for them to just fly over the opposing team. It’ll be interesting to see their defensive strategy though because some of their opponents could fairly easily dodge swooping tackles.
}
Washington: {
Type: Ice
Players: Cloyster, Mamoswine, Abomasnow, Weavile, Glalie, Beartic, Avalugg, Aurorus, Arctozolt, Crabominable, Cryogonal
Preseason comments: Pretty standard team. It’s got some good size and can rely on Weavile for the speed when needed. I feel like that unless they’re up against problem typings like fire, rock, or steel, that they could just truck through anything that they need to. Defense might be an issue if the ball gets past the defensive line because I’m not sure there’s enough speed except for Weavile who they might rely on as the only DB to do all the work.
}
Washington State: {
Type: Ground
Players: Dugtrio, Donphan, Flygon, Whiscash, Gastrodon, Garchomp, Golurk, Mudsdale, Palossand, Sandaconda, Diggersby
Preseason comments: I can only imagine what this team could do with Flygon above, Garchomp from under, and everyone else contributing in any way they can. Dugtrio is fast enough to trip any ball carrier or appear into the endzone ready to catch any pass. Though, I’m not sure it would be able to catch anything with no body and just 3 heads.
}
What the teams look like: http://pac12podcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/pac-12-pokemon-teams.pdf
For those of you that are interested and those of you that are everyone else, break out your imagination caps, and let's simulate in our brains what it would be like for Pokemon to be literally playing Pac-12 football following the conference-only schedule that was released before the season was postponed. The rules are the same NCAA football rules, but the players can also use their Pokemon powers.
WEEK 1 SIM
Arizona State (Fire type) at Arizona (Poison type)
ASU has an overall better team full of much faster and more-skilled players. Charizard playing WR and Arcanine at RB carried the team to victory. ASU blows out the wildcats 59-0.
USC (Steel type) at UCLA (Water type)
Water resists steel so the USC players' powers are proven useless. UCLA wins 20-13.
Colorado (Rock type) at Oregon (Grass type)
The ducks take advantage of the fact that grass type powers are supereffective against rock types, so Colorado's players keep fainting on the field. Oregon wins 34-10.
Utah (Flying type) at Washington State (Ground type)
Utah's players are immune from Wazzu's players' attacks. Washington State wins 48-20.
Cal (Electric type) at Oregon State (Dark type)
No type advantages here, but Oregon State's team is bigger and stronger and rolls right over the Cal Bears. Beavers win by a touchdown 34-27.
Stanford (Psychic type) at Washington (Ice type)
It's a close game, but Washington's players are bigger and stronger. Huskies win a low-scoring game 17-14.
Standings after week 1:
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WEEK 2 SIM
Arizona (Poison type) at Washington (Ice type) Arizona sucks, and the Huskies have a big and strong team. Washington wins 30-20. UCLA (Water type) at Oregon State (Dark type) The Bruins look unstoppable with the power and size of their team, especially with their star lineman Wailord, but they still have trouble moving the ball, but win 10-0. Utah (Flying type) at Colorado (Rock type) Colorado's players' rock type moves knock Utah's players out of the sky all game keeping them unable to play. Colorado wins easily 35-7. Cal (Electric type) at USC (Steel type) USC struggles to effectively use their powers against Cal just like they had trouble last week with UCLA. Steel ineffective against electric types, so Cal wins 42-30. Stanford (Psychic type) at Arizona State (Fire type) Stanford's small size and slow speed continue to be a problem for them. Sun Devils win 35-17. Oregon (Grass type) at Washington State (Ground type) Washington State's ground types are no match for Oregon's grass types. Oregon Ducks win big 40-10. Standings after week 2:
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WEEK 3 SIM
Arizona State (Fire type) at Oregon (Grass type)
Eugene is burnt to a crisp Friday night as the Fire type Sun Devils dismantle the Grass type Ducks. ASU wins by 3 touchdowns 31-10.
USC (Steel type) at Stanford (Psychic type)
The Trojans finally have type advantage on their side as their steel typing resists all of Stanford's attempts to psych them out. USC wins 31-15.
Colorado (Rock type) at Arizona (Poison type)
It's tough to poison a rock. Colorado crushes Arizona 34-17.
Oregon State (Dark type) at Utah (Flying type)
A close game this week with two high-powered offenses. Oregon State edges out Utah 49-48.
Washington (Ice type) at Cal (Electric type)
Cal's speed can only hold up against the Huskies' size for so long. Washington pulls away 35-24.
Washington State (Ground type) at UCLA (Water type)
UCLA washes away Wazzu, rendering the ground types immobilized. UCLA wins 16-3.
Standings after week 3:
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WEEK 4 SIM
Utah (Flying type) at UCLA (Water type)
Utah's players fly over UCLA's massive defensive line with no need for much blocking. Utah hands UCLA their first loss of the season 24-14.
Colorado (Rock type) at USC (Steel type)
USC records a record 10 sacks against Colorado with their steel typing breaking open Colorado's offensive line. USC wins 30-7.
Cal (Electric type) at Washington State (Ground type)
Wazzu's ground types take advantage of Cal's electric types. Cougars win 35-3.
Oregon (Grass type) at Oregon State (Dark type)
An exciting game. Oregon wins on a last-second field goal 26-24.
Standings after Week 4:
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WEEK 5 SIM
USC (Steel type) at Arizona (Poison type)
Silly wildcats. Steel types are immune to poison. USC wins 34-6.
UCLA (Water type) at Arizona State (Fire type)
UCLA hands the Sun Devils their first loss of the season due to type advantage. UCLA wins 27-10.
Stanford (Psychic type) at Cal (Electric type)
Cal's players looked confused the entire game. Stanford picks up their first win 17-6.
Oregon State (Dark type) at Washington (Ice type)
Washington keeps their undefeated season alive after edging out Oregon State 21-20.
Standings after week 5:
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WEEK 6 SIM
Washington State (Ground Type) at Stanford (Psychic type)
#pac12afterdark strikes Friday night as Washington State pulled off a Hail Mary pass to Flygon ending the game with a Wazzu victory 17-13.
Arizona (Poison type) at Utah (Flying type)
The wildcats fall down again. Utah wins 27-6.
Arizona State (Fire type) at Colorado (Rock)
The Buffaloes put out Arizona State's firepower in an expected yet disappointing effort from Charizard, the Sun Devils' star WR. Colorado wins 20-7.
Washington (Ice type) at Oregon (Grass type)
The Huskies freeze the Ducks in their tracks due to superior type advantage. Washington wins 35-20.
Standings after Week 6:
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WEEK 7 SIM
Colorado (Rock type) at Washington (Ice type)
Colorado's players' rock type moves crush all of Washington's players. The last undefeated team loses, and Colorado wins 31-14.
Arizona (Poison type) at Oregon State (Dark type)
Oregon State's versatility proves advantageous against the struggling Wildcats. Beavers win 27-21.
Utah (Flying type) at Arizona State (Fire type)
ASU's home field advantage shows in a thriller against the Utes. Sun Devils win 38-34.
Stanford (Psychic type) at UCLA (Water type)
Upset central! The heavily-favored Bruins are stunned by the Cardinal's secret psychic strategy. Stanford wins using telekinesis 21-18.
Oregon (Grass type) at Cal (Electric type)
Electric attacks are shown to be ineffective against grass types. Oregon wins 41-30.
Washington State (Ground type) at USC (Steel type)
USC's steel types struggle to find momentum against Washington State's ground types stopping them in their tracks. Washington State wins 34-24.
Standings after week 7:
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WEEK 8 SIM
Arizona State (Fire type) at Washington State (Ground type)
The ground type Cougars immobilize the fire type Sun Devils. Washington State wins 40-30.
USC (Steel type) at Oregon (Grass type)
USC's players resist all of Oregon's players' moves. USC beats the Ducks 34-23.
UCLA (Water type) at Colorado (Rock type)
The Bruins surf all over the rock type Buffaloes. UCLA wins 27-10.
Cal (Electric type) at Arizona (Poison type)
Arizona almost gets their first win of the season but they couldn't keep up with Cal's speed at the end of the game. Cal wins 35-34.
Oregon State (Dark type) at Stanford (Psychic type)
Dark types are immune to psychic attacks. Oregon State wins easily 35-7.
Washington (Ice type) at Utah (Flying type)
The ice type Huskies freeze the flying Utes. Washington wins 21-7.
Standings after week 8:
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WEEK 9 SIM
Oregon (Grass type) at Arizona (Poison type)
Arizona gets their first win by poisoning the Ducks till they faint. Arizona wins 30-14.
Arizona State (Fire type) at USC (Steel type)
Finally the Sun Devils get a break. Arizona State melts the Trojans to victory 34-7.
UCLA (Water type) at Washington (Ice type)
No matter what the Huskies try to do to use their powers in a game of football, they do ineffective damage. UCLA wins 27-10.
Colorado (Rock type) at Stanford (Psychic type)
Colorado's brawn beats Stanford's brains in a close game of football. Colorado wins 17-14.
Utah (Flying type) at Cal (Electric type)
Utah's players can't do anything against Cal's electric team. Cal wins 35-10.
Washington State (Ground type) at Oregon State (Dark type)
The Cougars and Beavers trade the ball midfield in a low-scoring affair, but Oregon State comes out on top 17-13.
Standings after week 9:
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WEEK 10 SIM
USC (Steel type) at Utah (Flying type)
Good matchup, but USC's steel typing resists all of Utah's players' attempts to tackle. USC wins 30-10.
Washington (Ice type) at Washington State (Ground type)
As per usual, the Huskies freeze the Cougars, especially with the ease of doing so against ground types. Washington wins the Apple Cup 24-3, clinching the north division.
Arizona (Poison type) at UCLA (Water type)
Arizona's pathetic team can't break through the Wailord defensive line almost all game. UCLA gets overconfident and gives up 28 unanswered points. Arizona wins 28-27.
Cal (Electric type) at Arizona State (Fire type)
This ends up being a really close game until the very end when Camerupt plows the way for Arcanine to score in a walk-off fashion. ASU wins 35-30.
Oregon State (Dark type) at Colorado (Rock type)
Running back Rampardos is the MVP of the game converting a 4th and goal from the 2 with 15 seconds left. Colorado wins 31-30.
Stanford (Psychic type) at Oregon (Grass type)
Stanford falls again, this time losing in the trenches. Oregon wins 21-12.
Standings after week 10:
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WEEK 11 SIM
UCLA (Water type) at Cal (Electric type)
UCLA has been dreading this game since the schedule was released, knowing that Cal's electric typing would overmatch their water typing. And it stings that much more now that they need both Colorado and Arizona State to lose to make it to the championship game. Cal wins 45-30.
Arizona (Poison type) at Stanford (Psychic type)
Everyone knows that poison types are vulnerable to psychic type moves. The wildcats are psyched to the point of fainting in the battle between last place teams. Stanford wins 32-10.
Oregon (Grass type) at Utah (Flying type)
Utah's flying types consume all of Oregon's grass types. Both teams don't have a shot at their division, and Oregon is hella demoralized. Utah wins big 40-14.
Oregon State (Dark type) at Arizona State (Fire type)
After Washington's win last week, the Beavers are out of the running. The Sun Devils on the other hand just need to win this game and Colorado to lose. It is a hard-fought back and forth with 5 lead-changes, but the Sun Devils come out on top. Arizona State wins 38-34.
Washington (Ice type) at USC (Steel type)
The Huskies have already clinched the division, and with 2 losses don't have a shot at the CFP. Their frozen hearts are smashed by steel. USC wins their final regular season game 27-6.
Washington State (Ground type) at Colorado (Rock type)
Colorado drew a bad hand trying to face a football team full of ground types on the week that they need to win in order to make it to the Pac-12 championship game. Earthquakes keep destroying Colorado's rock types. Washington State wins 45-24, and Arizona State makes it to the championship game.
Standings after week 11:
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CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SIM
Washington (Ice type) vs Arizona State (Fire type)
Washington, with their great offensive typing and great defensive American footballing comes out to play despite a horrible type disadvantage. Arizona State's fire types melt all of Washington's players to the point of being happy snowmen. It is just too easy for the Sun Devils to take advantage of the situation to not do so. Arizona State wins 35-14.
BOWL LINEUPS
As written in the stars, the Pac-12 misses out on the CFP because of too much parity, but everyone is bowl-eligible. The Bowls will take their favorites.
Fiesta Bowl
Arizona State (Fire type) vs TBD
Valero ALamo Bowl
Washington (Ice type) vs Lord of the Rings characters of the Big 12
Las Vegas Bowl
UCLA (Water type) vs Harry Potter characters of the SEC
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
USC (Steel type) vs Star Wars characters of the Big Ten
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Colorado (Rock type) vs US Presidents of the ACC
LA Bowl
Oregon (Grass type) vs Disney princesses of the Mountain West
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Oregon State (Dark type) vs Army (G.I. Joe characters)
What a great season this was, and just in time for some real Pac-12 football!
