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Tournament UMPL V - Commencement
- Thread starter July
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After seeing the recent umpl auction, i have taken it upon myself to compare every 1v1 player's price to ,Bellchimes also known as Lumi
Every 3.5k is 1 Bellchimes unit, so I will divide the prices by 3.5k to see how many Lumis the managers thought this player was worth. We will start from the top and work our way down
Every 3.5k is 1 Bellchimes unit, so I will divide the prices by 3.5k to see how many Lumis the managers thought this player was worth. We will start from the top and work our way down
- Kaif = 9.000 bellchimes
- Blanched = 7.286 bellchimes
- fake tom numbers = 6.000 bellchimes
- gorilaa = 5.429 bellchimes
- The Strap = 5.143 bellchimes
- Indi01 = 4.857 bellchimes
- Akeras = 4.286 bellchimes
- trace = 4.143 bellchimes
- Slikkles = 4.143 bellchimes
- RADU = 3.857 bellchimes
- Shadow079 = 3.429 bellchimes
- happysh = 2.571 bellchimes
- UwU1v1 = 2.286 bellchimes
- Kala chasmah = 2.286 bellchimes
- Fancy1 = 2.286 bellchimes
- DripLegend = 2.000 bellchimes
- ExguardiaN = 1.857 bellchimes
- LongRat = 1.857 bellchimes
- TGK = 1.857 bellchimes
- Frailty = 1.714 bellchimes
- bern = 1.571 bellchimes
- LittEleven = 1.571 bellchimes
- lost heros = 1.429 bellchimes
- Close = 1.429 bellchimes
- neomon = 1.286 bellchimes
- frogfacts = 1.286 bellchimes
- Marshmelto = 1.143 bellchimes
- Sificon = 1.143 bellchimes
- Felucia = 1.143 bellchimes
- bellchime = 1.000 bellchimes
- Anonymous1634 = 0.857 bellchimes
- Nunnbetter = 0.857 bellchimes
- lolebruh = 0.857 bellchimes
- Palestine = 0.857 bellchimes
- Shivam_Z = 0.857 bellchimes
- pignoufland = 0.857 bellchimes
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And I would fail to bait nom again.
How do you have jirachis in both first and last
might be an overpay I fear..
damn we dont even get listed
we are just too good for conventional rankings (other then sificon)
~~Same as you i’m a hesitant guy~~ but I meant shaymin
But the real question is which slot does shaymin go in
The 7th I’ll explain next week why
Unofficial Ubers UU PRs by me because I feel like it! Will not rank my own team as I am not revealing our secrets, just all of yours.
TEAM ANALYSES
Star Plasma Vessels Predicted Starters: Slikkles, Memphis Depay (?)
Support/Subs: .. yea idk
While Slikkles has been making a serious tear in the ongoing seasonal (finals sometime tomorrow I believe) I find myself doubting the overall strength of this core due to Slikkles' lack of recent uubers team tour experience and the much more stacked pool compared to seasonal right now. I have no doubt that he will have a successful season, but due to the team largely lacking in experienced uubers support they will likely be relying on outside help or for Slikkles to play a huge part in both slot's success. This is something I won't write off, but I'm not the most confident in that outcome as of now. Hoping that this team is able to prove me wrong!
United Kingdras Predicted Starters: Taka, Skyiew (HUGE ASTERISK)
Support/Subs: Horii, Quinn, Baddy, Fragments
This team has a huge question mark here, and that is will Skyiew start UUbers. Skyiew is in contention for the single best UUbers player in the tour, only properly rivaled by I'd say about 3 other people. His dominant performance in UUFPL only proves this further, with him going almost undefeated against one of the strongest Ubers UU sets of players we've seen in recent history. HOWEVER. Skyiew is also a fantastic AG player, and with the options for support this team has he could feasibly slot there and still leave this team in a good spot, even if its a case of Taka and Quinn starting. Quinn has previews UUbers tour experience from UMBD and Taka is a very strong clicker that I would be shocked to see struggle. Horii could play, but looking at this team I could see his talents being put to better use elsewhere. I guess this all comes down to when we see week 1 slots eh?
Scarlett Combustion Predicted Starters: LBN, Incredible King/Corvikafka
Support/Subs: ValiantValerie, Corvikafka
The Scarlett Combustion has a similar situation to the United Kingdras, but a lot of aspects are flipped. LBN is an incredible clicker and is able to be pretty self sufficient, but has the support of many dedicated UUbers players who are either tier veterans like Val or King, or have been recent breakouts such as Corvikafka having a somewhat lengthy SSNL run. Where this team has support I feel that the support is somewhat lacking experience wise at such a high level, and I think the odds are unfortunately stacked against them in some aspects. King is fresh off an UMBD championship, but that is mainly as support- only playing 2 games in the season, with the teams overall UUbers record being somewhat middling. I think if this core has the ability to work together a lot of these potential experience issues could be ironed out in the long run.
Mane Remover Predicted Starters: Frito, Iride
Support/Subs: Terracotta, DripLegend
Frito alone puts this team on the map as a threat, being another top threat in this tour, but she notably is here with a squad I don't think I've seen interact together the most. Even then, her ability to perform well sets her apart especially in a pool that is lacking/potentially lacking many previous top players such as Ewin and FC. Iride is going to be very exciting to watch this tour, as she has proven to be incredibly self sufficient across a wide variety of formats while also being excellent support if she herself is not started (can confirm this as she carried my NDAMPL run when she wasn't even on my team). Terra is coming off of a very rough UMBD, and Drip lacks a lot of experience in the format compared to the other members of this team to provide an insane level of support. I think this is still a very promising group in the long run.
Oblivion Ambers Predicted Starters: Shadow, Maybca/Mozonite
Support/Subs: Mozonite, Ocean, Emoxu9
Fresh off their UMBD Victory (which i am still salty about #grandegrimneighsforever) the Ambers have pieced together what I can only define as a a Dream Team that can't be rivalled by many in terms of how well I feel like these 4 will mesh throughout the season. Shadow is by far the most seasoned player here, but will sadly be challenged by the shifts making all the teams he likes to reload unviable. Thankfully he has a lot of good support options who I think will do a great job of exploring new ideas come shifts, and has the sheer manpower to test all the ideas out without much need for external support, something many teams here cannot offer to this level. Maybca will be interesting to watch, as his unconventional takes has lead him to be valuable support for many players in the seasonal, but may not hold up long term in a more intense environment. Ocean as I have said is a great support and I hope he gets a chance to play himself at one point! His energy helps keep the teamcord vibey and seeing him on a team he will be able to be more engaged with compared to UMBD is very exciting.
Super Sh(a)ymins Predicted Starters: Rasche, Feen
Support/Subs: Mik3mon, ShivamZ, Sheepie
Will the runback happen? This core does give me high hopes, as UMBD has shown us what a well supported Feen in this tier can look like, and with Rasche leading this core I have no doubt in my mind that will happen. Rasche himself has been on the forefront of a lot of small developments that really shifted how building is done in this tier, and doesn't tend to have many exploitable weaknesses in the scout for people to try and prey on. As I said, a well supported Feen can be deadly when managed right and as long as he clicks the way he has been recently I don't think he will struggle here. The support options for this team are good, but maybe a bit more limited then I personally would want, however with the abilities of the top 2 here I have high hopes for this team.
Doom Desire Jirachis Predicted Starters: Fishyroads, ?
Support/Subs: Seraphz, Isononeon
This team is a big wild card to me, Fishy is capable of performing at this level but it does look like he is genuinely the only person on this team with a depth of UUbers experience, and his style of teambuilding is rather unique to himself. I think this will absolutely challenge him when it comes to his supporting capabilities, and the success of this team largely depends on if he and whoever starts with him will be able to truly capitalize off of it. If they can, this team will be able to do quite well, but that If is a pretty big one. Regardless, Fishy will likely need to put up really good numbers himself which is something he can be capable of doing.
FINAL RANKING:
(assuming skyiew doesn't start, otherwise that team is #1)
1. Super Sh(a)ymins
2. Mane Removers
3. Oblivion Ambers
4. United Kingdras
5. Scarlett Combustion
6. Doom Desire Jirachis
7. Star Plasma Vessels
TEAM ANALYSES
Star Plasma Vessels Support/Subs: .. yea idk
While Slikkles has been making a serious tear in the ongoing seasonal (finals sometime tomorrow I believe) I find myself doubting the overall strength of this core due to Slikkles' lack of recent uubers team tour experience and the much more stacked pool compared to seasonal right now. I have no doubt that he will have a successful season, but due to the team largely lacking in experienced uubers support they will likely be relying on outside help or for Slikkles to play a huge part in both slot's success. This is something I won't write off, but I'm not the most confident in that outcome as of now. Hoping that this team is able to prove me wrong!
United Kingdras Support/Subs: Horii, Quinn, Baddy, Fragments
This team has a huge question mark here, and that is will Skyiew start UUbers. Skyiew is in contention for the single best UUbers player in the tour, only properly rivaled by I'd say about 3 other people. His dominant performance in UUFPL only proves this further, with him going almost undefeated against one of the strongest Ubers UU sets of players we've seen in recent history. HOWEVER. Skyiew is also a fantastic AG player, and with the options for support this team has he could feasibly slot there and still leave this team in a good spot, even if its a case of Taka and Quinn starting. Quinn has previews UUbers tour experience from UMBD and Taka is a very strong clicker that I would be shocked to see struggle. Horii could play, but looking at this team I could see his talents being put to better use elsewhere. I guess this all comes down to when we see week 1 slots eh?
Scarlett Combustion Support/Subs: ValiantValerie, Corvikafka
The Scarlett Combustion has a similar situation to the United Kingdras, but a lot of aspects are flipped. LBN is an incredible clicker and is able to be pretty self sufficient, but has the support of many dedicated UUbers players who are either tier veterans like Val or King, or have been recent breakouts such as Corvikafka having a somewhat lengthy SSNL run. Where this team has support I feel that the support is somewhat lacking experience wise at such a high level, and I think the odds are unfortunately stacked against them in some aspects. King is fresh off an UMBD championship, but that is mainly as support- only playing 2 games in the season, with the teams overall UUbers record being somewhat middling. I think if this core has the ability to work together a lot of these potential experience issues could be ironed out in the long run.
Mane Remover Support/Subs: Terracotta, DripLegend
Frito alone puts this team on the map as a threat, being another top threat in this tour, but she notably is here with a squad I don't think I've seen interact together the most. Even then, her ability to perform well sets her apart especially in a pool that is lacking/potentially lacking many previous top players such as Ewin and FC. Iride is going to be very exciting to watch this tour, as she has proven to be incredibly self sufficient across a wide variety of formats while also being excellent support if she herself is not started (can confirm this as she carried my NDAMPL run when she wasn't even on my team). Terra is coming off of a very rough UMBD, and Drip lacks a lot of experience in the format compared to the other members of this team to provide an insane level of support. I think this is still a very promising group in the long run.
Oblivion Ambers Support/Subs: Mozonite, Ocean, Emoxu9
Fresh off their UMBD Victory (which i am still salty about #grandegrimneighsforever) the Ambers have pieced together what I can only define as a a Dream Team that can't be rivalled by many in terms of how well I feel like these 4 will mesh throughout the season. Shadow is by far the most seasoned player here, but will sadly be challenged by the shifts making all the teams he likes to reload unviable. Thankfully he has a lot of good support options who I think will do a great job of exploring new ideas come shifts, and has the sheer manpower to test all the ideas out without much need for external support, something many teams here cannot offer to this level. Maybca will be interesting to watch, as his unconventional takes has lead him to be valuable support for many players in the seasonal, but may not hold up long term in a more intense environment. Ocean as I have said is a great support and I hope he gets a chance to play himself at one point! His energy helps keep the teamcord vibey and seeing him on a team he will be able to be more engaged with compared to UMBD is very exciting.
Super Sh(a)ymins Support/Subs: Mik3mon, ShivamZ, Sheepie
Will the runback happen? This core does give me high hopes, as UMBD has shown us what a well supported Feen in this tier can look like, and with Rasche leading this core I have no doubt in my mind that will happen. Rasche himself has been on the forefront of a lot of small developments that really shifted how building is done in this tier, and doesn't tend to have many exploitable weaknesses in the scout for people to try and prey on. As I said, a well supported Feen can be deadly when managed right and as long as he clicks the way he has been recently I don't think he will struggle here. The support options for this team are good, but maybe a bit more limited then I personally would want, however with the abilities of the top 2 here I have high hopes for this team.
Doom Desire Jirachis Support/Subs: Seraphz, Isononeon
This team is a big wild card to me, Fishy is capable of performing at this level but it does look like he is genuinely the only person on this team with a depth of UUbers experience, and his style of teambuilding is rather unique to himself. I think this will absolutely challenge him when it comes to his supporting capabilities, and the success of this team largely depends on if he and whoever starts with him will be able to truly capitalize off of it. If they can, this team will be able to do quite well, but that If is a pretty big one. Regardless, Fishy will likely need to put up really good numbers himself which is something he can be capable of doing.
FINAL RANKING:
(assuming skyiew doesn't start, otherwise that team is #1)
1. Super Sh(a)ymins
2. Mane Removers
3. Oblivion Ambers
4. United Kingdras
5. Scarlett Combustion
6. Doom Desire Jirachis
7. Star Plasma Vessels
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Damn I want to be this guys friend
mine was further she hates me wtf :(
Everyone be dropping their PRs and I might as well join in on the fun for NFE. Gonna be the first time me actually trying to do PRs so I beg no one get offended or get heated about what I'm going to rank. Of course, I'm not going to be malicious but just remember this is my own opinion and that's all I gotta say.
Thunderstorm Titans
sleid, DD Joe, Michael Jordan, doom, neomon
I think the Titans got a strong NFE core on their hands. sleid has consistently been one of the top players in the NFE scene and despite having an average showing of 2-3 in NFEPL which ended recently, he was in SS more than the SV slot and got one win for SV. MJ, doom, and neomon have been around for long enough but doom and neomon are also coming off of average records from NFEPL. A new face in DD Joe who I teamed with in PL and found his play good should be able to do well in the second slot if motivated considering he has pretty good support, which applies to most teams this tour. Overall, this team definitely can succeed and I wish them good luck.
Star Plasma Vessels
The Strap, memphisdepay, Kingler, MethMaster4546, dunoks
This team is pretty stacked for NFE. Strap had the second best record in the last NFEPL. Even if it was in SS, Strap is a good pilot, that's why he always gets drafted. Their SV big hitter though has to be Kingler. idk when this guy started playing NFE or what but seeing how we made it to the NFE Seasonal finals and even beat me to get there alongside PD, surely he's gonna be on top of his game this PL. He can definitely hang with some of the top players in this pool 100%. memphisdepay did well in SM in NFEPL and the record between him and I is currently 1-1, I'll be looking to rectify this and I doubt he's starting in this slot ngl. MethMaster4546 has the support if needed to start at some point or another but again. Unfortunately didn't have the best record in PL and dunoks is also a good pilot but I don't think he's slotting into the NFE slots given the other tiers he's signed up for.
United Kingdras
Horii, LustfulLice, Ivar57
Smallest NFE core in the tour but don't let that distract you from the fact Horii is currently a seasonal finalist going up against Kingler and having wins against players like Shadow079 and Baddy though it seems their individuals is better than their team tour performance, seeing how they only went 3-3 in NFEPL but got wins against mh and crow crumbs. Let's see if the potential NFE seasonal winner can perform as well as they did in seasonal. LustfulLice is a name familiar to me, coming out of NFEPL with a 3-1 record in SV, particularly getting wins off of the likes of Stareal and feen. Their only loss was actually against DD Joe so I retroactively upped the DD Joe stocks. Finally, Ivar57, arguably the second place big hitter on this team (sorry lice), who won NFEPL and ended that tour with a great 5-2 record. This team is brimming with potential and I want to see how they will prepare for the players even stronger than them.
Scarlett Combustion
Dragonillis, Nakoruru_XD, lettuce, corvikafka
Assume this is 0% glaze but I think Dragonillis is probably top 3 in SV rn, potentially top 1. I've teamed with this guy on numerous occasions across the years and this guy has never played bad. He also went undefeated in NFEPL this year, beat sleid, beat Horii, beat Ivar57. He just knows what he's doing clearly. Now I'm personally never the biggest criticiser of "lack of support" in team tours, some players are very autonomous but it is notable on this team compared to pretty much every other team. Now Nakoruru_XD was my teammate this last NFEPL and did quite well with a 3-1 record, our team made it to the finals and along the way, they beat Nashrock twice and got a win off NFE veteran King Leo V. Certainly, the second slot for this team. At this time, I listed lettuce and corvikafka because they were the only other members I saw that had NFE in their matchups and while I don't think they're looking to play NFE or play over Nakoruru_XD and especially not Dragonillis, I am obligated to note them here. What I do hope for this team is that Nakoruru has the support that our team gave him, luckily Dragonillis was also our teammate so I think they're fine in that department but my wonder is if Nakoruru can deal with the higher power level..
Mane Remover
Lyna, Nashrock, Playabeavs, RL, bleahey, Carl The Turtle, Terracotta
I have to say that this is the first team that I believe is somewhat lacking that "star power" that the teams prior have possessed in one way or another. Lyna is definitely decent at NFE, I believe I faced them in seasonal but 1-4 in the last PL is not particularly a good look. Nashrock certainly performed better, even record of 3-3 and even got a win vs seasonal finalist Horii so they certainly have the potential to get wins vs some of the top players in the pool. Playabeavs is also a newcomer to NFE and was on our finalist team in PL but unfortunately things went south with a 1-4 record. This could certainly be the time for redemption but the average opponent of this tour is much higher compared to who they fought in NFEPL but I'll stay optimistic. The next 4 names all have NFE in their signups and it's another situation where I doubt any of them were looking to primarily play NFE but these are the subs you're choose when if necessary and I suppose crow crumbs as their manager can support to help these players but it will be tough.
Oblivion Ambers
Shing, Shadow079, maybca, Mirbro
WHO LET THIS TEAM COOK with all of these guys? Shing is Shing, Shadow079 made it far in seasonal, maybca went 5-1 in NFEPL and Mirbro is one of the best managers I've had this year. Not much I can really say with these guys, they're arguably just the best NFE core in this tour at least if we're going by how the good the players are consistently. I'll be very shocked if I see bad records from any one of them but you never know how life goes you know?
Super Sh(a)ymin
5Dots, TTK, Sificon, Felucia, Zpice
Our team may not stand out as much as say the Ambers and the Vessels for NFE but we're not falling too far behind. 5Dots has the best record in NFEPL, undefeated going 6-0 which no one else did. I do have to say the opponents 5Dots is gonna be facing in this tour are a lot harder than what he faced in PL. Not to diminish his achievements of course but that's the simple reality, though I have faith in my teammates we're gonna win every game. It's weird to talk about myself but I always feel like I'm underestimated, more in NFE than the other formats I play. People call me the Monotype Goat sometimes so it balances it out ig but I ended top 8 in NFE seasonal so I definitely know what I'm doing. Maybe because I skipped gen 8 NFE (hate that tier) so my longevity in tours is essentially the tail end of SM which no one remembers and gen 9 so far but I'm excited. Sificon has played NFE here and there this gen, he's lowkey following me from Monotype though he's the 1v1 goat last time I checked and Felucia is just the beginning of UMs essentially so I'm feeling confident with the prep. Zpice is also the GOAT
Doom Desire Jirachis
PandaDoux, Zcarlett, mh, seraphz, Dwagon
Final team we made it. PD is one of the best NFE players right now. Beat me to proceed to top 4 of NFE Seasonal and went 4-1 in NFEPL playing SS but they've been considered one of the top players this whole generation regardless. I also respect Zcarlett as a player, they went 2-1 this NFEPL, beating Shadow079 and mh and speaking of mh, they still got the sauce after all these years, ending NFEPL with a respectable 3-2 record. These 3 would be enough on their own tbh but looking at the other members that placed NFE in their signups, seraphz is a ZU player I think? I genuinely don't know and I legit have no information on Dwagon at all.
All in all, we got some really strong looking NFE cores going on this tour but now I have to come to the difficult decision of ranking every team in terms of their NFE. It's a power ranking after all. No hard feelings.
1. Oblivion Ambers - On average, the most consistent looking team packed with strong players and support.
2. Doom Desire Jirachis - PandaDoux is gonna be a strong starter and Zcarlett and mh can complement him greatly.
3. United Kingdras - Certainly could be number 2 since I think LustfulLice and Ivar57 have better showings than Zcarlett and mh in recent times but I give skill to PD > Horii and that's where Jirachis' stock really lies.
4. Super Sh(ay)min - No one can call me bias EVER when I place my team bang in the middle. Sometimes I'll admit I'm shaky at this tier so I hope i don't let the fort down.
5. Thunderstorm Titans - Incredibly close between 4th and 5th but I believe myself and 5dots vs MJ and sleid lean towards us slightly.
6. Star Plasma Vessels - Solid players but lack the strength of the support of builders the higher teams possess. Really only see Kingler building and for two slots of SV NFE, that's gonna be a task.
7. Scarlett Combustion - Pains me to put the team I think has the best player at 7th but he might end up doing a lot of the heavy lifting. It's two slots after all.
8. Mane Remover - Lacks that power I was mentioning earlier. Every other team unfortunately just looks stronger on average. I'll be happy to be proven wrong if their players have good records.
Thunderstorm Titanssleid, DD Joe, Michael Jordan, doom, neomon
I think the Titans got a strong NFE core on their hands. sleid has consistently been one of the top players in the NFE scene and despite having an average showing of 2-3 in NFEPL which ended recently, he was in SS more than the SV slot and got one win for SV. MJ, doom, and neomon have been around for long enough but doom and neomon are also coming off of average records from NFEPL. A new face in DD Joe who I teamed with in PL and found his play good should be able to do well in the second slot if motivated considering he has pretty good support, which applies to most teams this tour. Overall, this team definitely can succeed and I wish them good luck.
Star Plasma VesselsThe Strap, memphisdepay, Kingler, MethMaster4546, dunoks
This team is pretty stacked for NFE. Strap had the second best record in the last NFEPL. Even if it was in SS, Strap is a good pilot, that's why he always gets drafted. Their SV big hitter though has to be Kingler. idk when this guy started playing NFE or what but seeing how we made it to the NFE Seasonal finals and even beat me to get there alongside PD, surely he's gonna be on top of his game this PL. He can definitely hang with some of the top players in this pool 100%. memphisdepay did well in SM in NFEPL and the record between him and I is currently 1-1, I'll be looking to rectify this and I doubt he's starting in this slot ngl. MethMaster4546 has the support if needed to start at some point or another but again. Unfortunately didn't have the best record in PL and dunoks is also a good pilot but I don't think he's slotting into the NFE slots given the other tiers he's signed up for.
United KingdrasHorii, LustfulLice, Ivar57
Smallest NFE core in the tour but don't let that distract you from the fact Horii is currently a seasonal finalist going up against Kingler and having wins against players like Shadow079 and Baddy though it seems their individuals is better than their team tour performance, seeing how they only went 3-3 in NFEPL but got wins against mh and crow crumbs. Let's see if the potential NFE seasonal winner can perform as well as they did in seasonal. LustfulLice is a name familiar to me, coming out of NFEPL with a 3-1 record in SV, particularly getting wins off of the likes of Stareal and feen. Their only loss was actually against DD Joe so I retroactively upped the DD Joe stocks. Finally, Ivar57, arguably the second place big hitter on this team (sorry lice), who won NFEPL and ended that tour with a great 5-2 record. This team is brimming with potential and I want to see how they will prepare for the players even stronger than them.
Scarlett CombustionDragonillis, Nakoruru_XD, lettuce, corvikafka
Assume this is 0% glaze but I think Dragonillis is probably top 3 in SV rn, potentially top 1. I've teamed with this guy on numerous occasions across the years and this guy has never played bad. He also went undefeated in NFEPL this year, beat sleid, beat Horii, beat Ivar57. He just knows what he's doing clearly. Now I'm personally never the biggest criticiser of "lack of support" in team tours, some players are very autonomous but it is notable on this team compared to pretty much every other team. Now Nakoruru_XD was my teammate this last NFEPL and did quite well with a 3-1 record, our team made it to the finals and along the way, they beat Nashrock twice and got a win off NFE veteran King Leo V. Certainly, the second slot for this team. At this time, I listed lettuce and corvikafka because they were the only other members I saw that had NFE in their matchups and while I don't think they're looking to play NFE or play over Nakoruru_XD and especially not Dragonillis, I am obligated to note them here. What I do hope for this team is that Nakoruru has the support that our team gave him, luckily Dragonillis was also our teammate so I think they're fine in that department but my wonder is if Nakoruru can deal with the higher power level..
Mane RemoverLyna, Nashrock, Playabeavs, RL, bleahey, Carl The Turtle, Terracotta
I have to say that this is the first team that I believe is somewhat lacking that "star power" that the teams prior have possessed in one way or another. Lyna is definitely decent at NFE, I believe I faced them in seasonal but 1-4 in the last PL is not particularly a good look. Nashrock certainly performed better, even record of 3-3 and even got a win vs seasonal finalist Horii so they certainly have the potential to get wins vs some of the top players in the pool. Playabeavs is also a newcomer to NFE and was on our finalist team in PL but unfortunately things went south with a 1-4 record. This could certainly be the time for redemption but the average opponent of this tour is much higher compared to who they fought in NFEPL but I'll stay optimistic. The next 4 names all have NFE in their signups and it's another situation where I doubt any of them were looking to primarily play NFE but these are the subs you're choose when if necessary and I suppose crow crumbs as their manager can support to help these players but it will be tough.
Oblivion AmbersShing, Shadow079, maybca, Mirbro
WHO LET THIS TEAM COOK with all of these guys? Shing is Shing, Shadow079 made it far in seasonal, maybca went 5-1 in NFEPL and Mirbro is one of the best managers I've had this year. Not much I can really say with these guys, they're arguably just the best NFE core in this tour at least if we're going by how the good the players are consistently. I'll be very shocked if I see bad records from any one of them but you never know how life goes you know?
Super Sh(a)ymin5Dots, TTK, Sificon, Felucia, Zpice
Our team may not stand out as much as say the Ambers and the Vessels for NFE but we're not falling too far behind. 5Dots has the best record in NFEPL, undefeated going 6-0 which no one else did. I do have to say the opponents 5Dots is gonna be facing in this tour are a lot harder than what he faced in PL. Not to diminish his achievements of course but that's the simple reality, though I have faith in my teammates we're gonna win every game. It's weird to talk about myself but I always feel like I'm underestimated, more in NFE than the other formats I play. People call me the Monotype Goat sometimes so it balances it out ig but I ended top 8 in NFE seasonal so I definitely know what I'm doing. Maybe because I skipped gen 8 NFE (hate that tier) so my longevity in tours is essentially the tail end of SM which no one remembers and gen 9 so far but I'm excited. Sificon has played NFE here and there this gen, he's lowkey following me from Monotype though he's the 1v1 goat last time I checked and Felucia is just the beginning of UMs essentially so I'm feeling confident with the prep. Zpice is also the GOAT
Doom Desire JirachisPandaDoux, Zcarlett, mh, seraphz, Dwagon
Final team we made it. PD is one of the best NFE players right now. Beat me to proceed to top 4 of NFE Seasonal and went 4-1 in NFEPL playing SS but they've been considered one of the top players this whole generation regardless. I also respect Zcarlett as a player, they went 2-1 this NFEPL, beating Shadow079 and mh and speaking of mh, they still got the sauce after all these years, ending NFEPL with a respectable 3-2 record. These 3 would be enough on their own tbh but looking at the other members that placed NFE in their signups, seraphz is a ZU player I think? I genuinely don't know and I legit have no information on Dwagon at all.
All in all, we got some really strong looking NFE cores going on this tour but now I have to come to the difficult decision of ranking every team in terms of their NFE. It's a power ranking after all. No hard feelings.
1. Oblivion Ambers - On average, the most consistent looking team packed with strong players and support.
2. Doom Desire Jirachis - PandaDoux is gonna be a strong starter and Zcarlett and mh can complement him greatly.
3. United Kingdras - Certainly could be number 2 since I think LustfulLice and Ivar57 have better showings than Zcarlett and mh in recent times but I give skill to PD > Horii and that's where Jirachis' stock really lies.
4. Super Sh(ay)min - No one can call me bias EVER when I place my team bang in the middle. Sometimes I'll admit I'm shaky at this tier so I hope i don't let the fort down.
5. Thunderstorm Titans - Incredibly close between 4th and 5th but I believe myself and 5dots vs MJ and sleid lean towards us slightly.
6. Star Plasma Vessels - Solid players but lack the strength of the support of builders the higher teams possess. Really only see Kingler building and for two slots of SV NFE, that's gonna be a task.
7. Scarlett Combustion - Pains me to put the team I think has the best player at 7th but he might end up doing a lot of the heavy lifting. It's two slots after all.
8. Mane Remover - Lacks that power I was mentioning earlier. Every other team unfortunately just looks stronger on average. I'll be happy to be proven wrong if their players have good records.
252+ Atk Infernape Flare Blitz vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Flutter Mane: 297-351 (118.3 - 139.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Infernape Flare Blitz vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 326-386 (100.3 - 118.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Infernape Flare Blitz vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Shaymin: 368-434 (107.9 - 127.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Tera Fighting Infernape Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Raging Bolt: 396-468 (101.2 - 119.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Infernape Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Kyurem: 404-476 (103.3 - 121.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Infernape Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Kingdra: 288-340 (101 - 119.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Infernape Flare Blitz vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Jirachi: 368-434 (107.9 - 127.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
UMPL IS FREE
252+ Atk Infernape Flare Blitz vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 326-386 (100.3 - 118.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Infernape Flare Blitz vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Shaymin: 368-434 (107.9 - 127.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Tera Fighting Infernape Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Raging Bolt: 396-468 (101.2 - 119.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Infernape Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Kyurem: 404-476 (103.3 - 121.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Infernape Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Kingdra: 288-340 (101 - 119.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Infernape Flare Blitz vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Jirachi: 368-434 (107.9 - 127.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
UMPL IS FREE
252 Atk Choice Band Infernape Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 12 Def Chimecho: 298-352 (84.1 - 99.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Chimecho Psychic vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Infernape: 314-372 (107.1 - 126.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
EZ ggs
poor shaymins need the help of a chimeco
nah I'm starting my own team called the cool chimechos where its only me and I lose every week to act
Predicted Starters: Shadow, Maybca/Mozonite
Support/Subs: Mozonite, Ocean, Emoxu9