Alright will be the first to go. Power ranking the 7 Other teams other than my own.
7. Rangpur Roaring Moons: The Roaring Moons are far from a bad team. Entrocefalo and Ruffles easily justify their price tags. Even with my limited knowledge of smogon players I do know of them. Likeable team, well balanced but I do feel they remain exposed in certain tiers. Their SV overall feels weaker than the rest. SS and SM should also find it challenging. Some adapting will be required from the local players to get used to some of the lower tiers. I think the team will be united but when I look at other teams, I do feel this one maybe a little behind.
6. Jessore Jirachis: I think this is going to be a very fun team to follow. Lot's of young energy. Maverick Shooters is a builder I rate from the little I have seen of him. Savouras is pretty good at the game and Esteb4n may dominate NU. They've spent a lot on the local pool but I don't think that budget was used adequately to buy specialists in tiers. Draft may be left with a bit to be desired.
5. Barisal Brelooms: You have to start 5 locals every week and I do not see 5 here that I believe should be starting every week tbh. Kaif is a solid buy and maybe Raiyan could catch up if he wasn't so busy. But the rest do not actually fill you with confidence based on their trend of development. With that being said team has a lot of good players. Devin, Paprikaflow, Ming, Rudi, Slowpoke Fan, Jojen are some very good players and their overseas pool is filled with more. You expect Trichotomy to dominate the monotype pool. So overall I think the consistency of results in some tiers will make up for some of the lackings in other ones.
4. Chittagong Charizards: a team full of members from a secret society called the garden of lichees. Do not underestimate them. They control more of this world than you know. Aside from that, CM Reuniclus is good from what I remember teaming up with him once before over a year back. Almost all their foreign players are good and the locals are somewhat competent. One last kiss, 8truc, Tuthur and Kustavan are among some well rated players and Calambrito when he is serious can play seriously well. Some of the local pool such as Silent Sparrow will have good tournament. Expect this team do very well.
3. Dhaka Diancies: Dhaka came in with one of the finest strategies you could've approached the draft with. Buy some of the best local players no matter what because the overseas pool was filled with fantastic players anyway where you could find good players for even 3k. The rest of the team doesn’t exactly have weaknesses either. The manager duo can be a bit immature at times. So will be interesting to see how they manage the team. Both are good players but will have a job to do as well with preparing their teams to play. Memphis Depay, Raiyan, Skyiew, LBN, Spooky Z should have very good tournaments and I've heard good things about Flabeuf too. So yeah a team with no visible weak slots. Should do well.
2. Rajshahi Raikous: Feen made a lot of big guys in the auction but then got guys like Mada for 6k and got away with it. Once again a team with no big visible weakness. The back up local players may be a bit inactive but the starters are fine. Mada, Comp and Tenebricite are 3 names that I think will have a very good tour and I have fond memories of baddy being a pretty good teammates the one time I teamed up with him. Once again one of the best local player lineups in the tour and the other slots don't look week. More experience and feen being a better manager is why I'd have them over Dhaka.
1. Comilla Ceruledges: I look through Comilla's line up and I do not see an obvious weak slot. Overseas slots were planned very well. I'm a big fan of Pinecoishot having played him in ladder countless times in 2023. I believe he is one of those difference makers who can play well and build well. Watched TJ a bit in world cup pokemon and It's not easy to start for one of the us teams. Always was always there when I looked at tournaments for player scouting before the auction. Emoxu should be one of the players dominating the ubers pool and I know Metallica plays well across different tiers. Overall solid team. Good across the board. Good bench. These guys look like the obvious no. 1 pick from these 7 teams.