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Tournament NFE Olympiad I - Tryouts & Commence Thread [LIKE-RATIO VAULT] [See Post #12]
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Congratulations to Mozonite for winning the finals ADV NFE Tryouts!! https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen3nu-2531126081
PD's Power Ranking
Overall this is very close aside from the last place team which is pretty far behind but still has the potential to make it. Was pretty long to write it so hope you enjoy it. Please keep in mind that is it MY opinion and that i tried to be objective so don't take anything against you personally. Have fun!
sleid 
1
5Dots
1
Kingler
2
Fragments
2
Nashrock 3
Dead by Daylight 3
Nakoruru_XD
4
doom 4
lettuce 5
Sificon 5
sleid, 5Dots, Kingler & Fragments are a clear top 4 here, they should win most of their games with ease and i wouldn't expect them to do worse than 4-1 to be completely honest. Nashrock, Dead by Daylight, and Nakoruru_XD are fine, could do some upsets here and there but overall very middle of the pack imo. doom, lettuce & Sificon might struggle a bit more to face the competition here. Sificon especially does not have much experience with the tier. Overall the pool isn't very stacked, altho i do expect a lot of upsets and good games to happen.
15Dots
1Kingler
2Fragments
2Nashrock
3Dead by Daylight
3Nakoruru_XD
4doom
4lettuce
5Sificon
5sleid, 5Dots, Kingler & Fragments are a clear top 4 here, they should win most of their games with ease and i wouldn't expect them to do worse than 4-1 to be completely honest. Nashrock, Dead by Daylight, and Nakoruru_XD are fine, could do some upsets here and there but overall very middle of the pack imo. doom, lettuce & Sificon might struggle a bit more to face the competition here. Sificon especially does not have much experience with the tier. Overall the pool isn't very stacked, altho i do expect a lot of upsets and good games to happen.
maybca 1
Mirbro 2
MemphisDepay 3
King Leo V 4
lepton 5
maybca is a clear 1st, played the tier when it was current, did very well in a couple of NFEPLs now, he should be completely fine. Mirbro is a close 2nd, he's good and knows the tier well he should be able to win most games here. MemphisDepay is a really good player and can pick up pretty much any tier with good teams, however i don't really know if he'll get good teams here i don't really see anyone to support them comfortably. King Leo V & lepton are kinda retired but come back every time a NFE team tour is up. I don't trust KLV in SS as much as i trust him in SM, he could do fine but he could also do really bad. lepton despite being very experienced with the tier has kinda struggled to get her wins in team tournaments, maybe taking a break from mons will help her win some but the pool is pretty good so i'd be surprised to see her succeed not gonna lie.
1Mirbro
2MemphisDepay
3King Leo V
4lepton
5maybca is a clear 1st, played the tier when it was current, did very well in a couple of NFEPLs now, he should be completely fine. Mirbro is a close 2nd, he's good and knows the tier well he should be able to win most games here. MemphisDepay is a really good player and can pick up pretty much any tier with good teams, however i don't really know if he'll get good teams here i don't really see anyone to support them comfortably. King Leo V & lepton are kinda retired but come back every time a NFE team tour is up. I don't trust KLV in SS as much as i trust him in SM, he could do fine but he could also do really bad. lepton despite being very experienced with the tier has kinda struggled to get her wins in team tournaments, maybe taking a break from mons will help her win some but the pool is pretty good so i'd be surprised to see her succeed not gonna lie.
blinkboy 1
TTK 2
Finchely 3
Mik3y 4
eeriespell 5
blinkboy played the tier when it was current gen and was a very successful player, i expect them to dominate here. TTK is a close 2nd, winner of SM Cup and has a lot of knowledge on the tier, should do well here. Finchely is motivated and knows the tier well but she's not as established as the other 2 imo. Mik3y & eeriespell i don't really know, clear bottom 2 of the pool imo. blinkboy & TTK should dominate here, i'm not expecting a lot of underdogs stories in this pool.
1TTK
2Finchely
3Mik3y
4eeriespell
5blinkboy played the tier when it was current gen and was a very successful player, i expect them to dominate here. TTK is a close 2nd, winner of SM Cup and has a lot of knowledge on the tier, should do well here. Finchely is motivated and knows the tier well but she's not as established as the other 2 imo. Mik3y & eeriespell i don't really know, clear bottom 2 of the pool imo. blinkboy & TTK should dominate here, i'm not expecting a lot of underdogs stories in this pool.
Michael Jordan 1
Trouser Snakes 2
hxmo 3
Shucklegigas 4
Apagogie 5
Michael Jordan is by far the best ORAS player here, he knows the tier quite well and is a really great player so i feel like it would be a pretty big surprise to see him go below 4-1 here. Trouser Snakes is my ORAS goat from NFEPL, with the experience he got from NFEPL he should be able to build good teams on his own. hxmo is very motivated however careful of not letting him overcook too much, especially in old gens i feel like he's way stronger in SV so we'll see how it goes. Shucklegigas played ORAS in NFEPL too but honestly i wasn't impressed by any games, it might help them to get a couple wins but i don't expect them to do very well. Unfortunately Apagogie is way below everyone else, winning one game would be quite a success considering he's the only one with no experience in the tier at all and that he's not known the be a strong tourplayer. Overall i don't expect a lot of underdogs to win here, most games probably won't be close.
1Trouser Snakes
2hxmo
3Shucklegigas
4Apagogie
5Michael Jordan is by far the best ORAS player here, he knows the tier quite well and is a really great player so i feel like it would be a pretty big surprise to see him go below 4-1 here. Trouser Snakes is my ORAS goat from NFEPL, with the experience he got from NFEPL he should be able to build good teams on his own. hxmo is very motivated however careful of not letting him overcook too much, especially in old gens i feel like he's way stronger in SV so we'll see how it goes. Shucklegigas played ORAS in NFEPL too but honestly i wasn't impressed by any games, it might help them to get a couple wins but i don't expect them to do very well. Unfortunately Apagogie is way below everyone else, winning one game would be quite a success considering he's the only one with no experience in the tier at all and that he's not known the be a strong tourplayer. Overall i don't expect a lot of underdogs to win here, most games probably won't be close.
jackuzzler 1
Lyna 2
Shadow079 3
Ineros 4
Rarelyme 5
Despite Lyna doing good in NFE old gens overall i believe in jackuzzler to be the BW NFE goat and to come on top here, he's a good player and motivated to discover the tier so i think he'll do great. Lyna of course is a close 2nd as she's the only one with BW NFE experience here however i do feel like she tends to missplay a couple games which is the reason i'm only putting her 2nd. Shadow079 is a great player but will need support to success. Ineros played some old gens NFE before which is why i put them above Rarelyme. Overall i feel like this pool has a clear bottom 1 in Rarelyme, the other 4 could be a bit more close but i don't expect a lot of upsets here.
1Lyna
2Shadow079
3Ineros
4Rarelyme
5Despite Lyna doing good in NFE old gens overall i believe in jackuzzler to be the BW NFE goat and to come on top here, he's a good player and motivated to discover the tier so i think he'll do great. Lyna of course is a close 2nd as she's the only one with BW NFE experience here however i do feel like she tends to missplay a couple games which is the reason i'm only putting her 2nd. Shadow079 is a great player but will need support to success. Ineros played some old gens NFE before which is why i put them above Rarelyme. Overall i feel like this pool has a clear bottom 1 in Rarelyme, the other 4 could be a bit more close but i don't expect a lot of upsets here.
Celeste 1
Le Don 2
AM 3
doso749 4
4tup 5
Celeste is the clear favorite here ; winning DPP NFE Cup is not something to overlook and she has expressed multiple times that she's very into the tier so she will cook here. Le Don is a clear 2nd as a DPP OU player he should be aware of how to play DPP as a whole. AM, doso749 & 4tup i don't know as much, i've seen AM play NFE before but DPP NFE is very different than the other gens, and i just don't know if anyone else here has DPP experience at all. Clear favorites are Celeste & Le Don, but the tier being new could mean we'll see some upsets.
1Le Don
2AM
3doso749
44tup
5Celeste is the clear favorite here ; winning DPP NFE Cup is not something to overlook and she has expressed multiple times that she's very into the tier so she will cook here. Le Don is a clear 2nd as a DPP OU player he should be aware of how to play DPP as a whole. AM, doso749 & 4tup i don't know as much, i've seen AM play NFE before but DPP NFE is very different than the other gens, and i just don't know if anyone else here has DPP experience at all. Clear favorites are Celeste & Le Don, but the tier being new could mean we'll see some upsets.
Zcarlett 1
JoaF 2
jam 3
violet river 4
pengu 5
No one signed up for ADV NFE Cup iirc so it really is a complete discovery for all of them which means that on paper they are all pretty equal. However Zcarlett & JoaF has experience in ADV lower tiers that include NFEs so it does feel like they are the clear favorite of the pool, jam being a ROAPL winner surely does mean they have some sort of experience with ADV, violet river & pengu i don't really know so kind of wildcards for me. The pool is way more stacked than it looks imo, the players with the most motivation will come on top here.
1JoaF
2jam
3violet river
4pengu
5No one signed up for ADV NFE Cup iirc so it really is a complete discovery for all of them which means that on paper they are all pretty equal. However Zcarlett & JoaF has experience in ADV lower tiers that include NFEs so it does feel like they are the clear favorite of the pool, jam being a ROAPL winner surely does mean they have some sort of experience with ADV, violet river & pengu i don't really know so kind of wildcards for me. The pool is way more stacked than it looks imo, the players with the most motivation will come on top here.
Pile O' Piloswine
Nasir & TTK decided to selfbuy TTK for 15k, which is very reasonable considering he is one of the best SM & DPP players here. They decided to buy Kingler first for 15k which is an excellent SV and to follow with King Leo V for 15.5k. Two excellent players, KLV especially being an excellent SM. Rarelyme as their 4th pick was a surprise but they do seem to be motivated so for 5.5k this seems like a good price. Next they got hxmo for 4.5k which is a steal considering how active they are in the discord and how many different old gens they are able to help in. violet river was next for 16k, considering i do not know them at all this seems quite excessive but this seemed like their plan for ADV. Sificon, abra xdd, 4tup, Regiboob, and Zong200 were the last picks which i don't think any have experience in NFE before except maybe Sificon & abra xdd but not much compared to the other players of the team.
LU: - 30
SV: Kingler - 2
SV: Sificon - 5
SS: King Leo V - 4
SM: TTK - 2
ORAS: hxmo - 3
BW: Rarelyme - 5
DPP: 4tup - 5
ADV: violet river - 4
Kingler & TTK are both clearly favored in their respective pool and should bring a 2-0 every week. However this is where it stops imo. King Leo V despite being a good NFE player faces a strong pool in SS and might not be able to shine enough to make up for his price. hxmo has played a bit of ORAS NFE but they will face a strong competition too in ORAS and i wouldn't bet on them to come on top despite being a known name in the NFE community. 2nd SV, BW, DPP and ADV all feel very dangerous, i have only seen Sificon play NFE out of the rest and they will struggle against the rest of the SV pool.
Some really strong slots but most of the slots are quite shaky which might lead them to barely miss a lot of wins.
Nasir & TTK decided to selfbuy TTK for 15k, which is very reasonable considering he is one of the best SM & DPP players here. They decided to buy Kingler first for 15k which is an excellent SV and to follow with King Leo V for 15.5k. Two excellent players, KLV especially being an excellent SM. Rarelyme as their 4th pick was a surprise but they do seem to be motivated so for 5.5k this seems like a good price. Next they got hxmo for 4.5k which is a steal considering how active they are in the discord and how many different old gens they are able to help in. violet river was next for 16k, considering i do not know them at all this seems quite excessive but this seemed like their plan for ADV. Sificon, abra xdd, 4tup, Regiboob, and Zong200 were the last picks which i don't think any have experience in NFE before except maybe Sificon & abra xdd but not much compared to the other players of the team.
LU: - 30
SV: Kingler - 2
SV: Sificon - 5
SS: King Leo V - 4
SM: TTK - 2
ORAS: hxmo - 3
BW: Rarelyme - 5
DPP: 4tup - 5
ADV: violet river - 4
Kingler & TTK are both clearly favored in their respective pool and should bring a 2-0 every week. However this is where it stops imo. King Leo V despite being a good NFE player faces a strong pool in SS and might not be able to shine enough to make up for his price. hxmo has played a bit of ORAS NFE but they will face a strong competition too in ORAS and i wouldn't bet on them to come on top despite being a known name in the NFE community. 2nd SV, BW, DPP and ADV all feel very dangerous, i have only seen Sificon play NFE out of the rest and they will struggle against the rest of the SV pool.
Some really strong slots but most of the slots are quite shaky which might lead them to barely miss a lot of wins.
Celestic Fairies
a fairy & Celeste selfbought Celeste for 15k which is a fair price for the DPP Cup Winner. Their first pick was Fragments for 13k, which is very reasonable for the UM Circuit Winner. Next they got Zcarlett for 18.5k which is quite expensive but ensure a solid ADV as well as some support in SV. Then they got Nashrock for 10k to finish the SV core. lepton will be their SS for 8.5k which is fine, and jackuzzler for 10.5k will be their BW player. They finish their draft with eeriespell, angolano06, giove97, and A Welcome Guest for very cheap as well as Apagogie for 11k which is definitely an overpay considering they haven't played NFE in a very long time, if at all.
LU: - 23
SV: Fragments - 2
SV: Nashrock - 3
SS: lepton - 5
SM: eeriespell - 5
ORAS: Apagogie - 5
BW: jackuzzler - 1
DPP: Celeste - 1
ADV: Zcarlett - 1
They got a very heterogenous team ; BW, DPP & ADV are clearly in their favor against any team, however they will struggle in SS, SM, and ORAS every week as well, this all comes down to the SV core ; Fragments should be favored in most MUs but might face some tough competition in SV1, Nashrock might face weaker players but they're not as solid as Fragments as well. Overall this team will need their strong slots to outperform and their weak slots to do a couple of upsets in order to succeed.
a fairy & Celeste selfbought Celeste for 15k which is a fair price for the DPP Cup Winner. Their first pick was Fragments for 13k, which is very reasonable for the UM Circuit Winner. Next they got Zcarlett for 18.5k which is quite expensive but ensure a solid ADV as well as some support in SV. Then they got Nashrock for 10k to finish the SV core. lepton will be their SS for 8.5k which is fine, and jackuzzler for 10.5k will be their BW player. They finish their draft with eeriespell, angolano06, giove97, and A Welcome Guest for very cheap as well as Apagogie for 11k which is definitely an overpay considering they haven't played NFE in a very long time, if at all.
LU: - 23
SV: Fragments - 2
SV: Nashrock - 3
SS: lepton - 5
SM: eeriespell - 5
ORAS: Apagogie - 5
BW: jackuzzler - 1
DPP: Celeste - 1
ADV: Zcarlett - 1
They got a very heterogenous team ; BW, DPP & ADV are clearly in their favor against any team, however they will struggle in SS, SM, and ORAS every week as well, this all comes down to the SV core ; Fragments should be favored in most MUs but might face some tough competition in SV1, Nashrock might face weaker players but they're not as solid as Fragments as well. Overall this team will need their strong slots to outperform and their weak slots to do a couple of upsets in order to succeed.
Silph Road Steelers
mh & 5Dots selfbought 5Dots for 15k which is a good choice considering 5Dots would be a top player in pretty much any gens from SV to ORAS. Mirbro was their first buy for 14k which is fine considering he can slot into multiple gens with ease. Dead by Daylight for 8k is next which is a good pick as well as Shadow079 for 12.5k ; two strong players that should do fine regardless of the pool. Shucklegigas for 8.5k is next to ensure an ORAS slot with past experience and then DD Joe was bought for 7.5k which is a very fair price for him. JeoZ for 6k for a solid sub, then JoaF for 7k for a very solid ADV pick. doso749, Mok3s, benladil and Mik3y to finish their draft.
LU: - 23
SV: 5Dots - 1
SV: Dead by Daylight - 3
SS: Mirbro - 2
SM: Mik3y - 4
ORAS: Shucklegigas - 4
BW: Shadow079 - 3
DPP: doso749 - 4
ADV: JoaF - 2
Overall this draft has a lot of solid players but not much experience which could be pretty risky. Having only one star player in 5Dots could lead into a lot of close weeks but never a strong win. They do have a lot of strong SV subs so i wonder why they decided to put 5Dots in SV instead of trying to reinforce an old gen like SM or ORAS. They are not the worse in any slot, but not the best in any slot either aside from 5Dots in SV. Overall very middle of the pack, will need a couple of people to outperform. Despite being in a tie with Celestic Fairies in terms of points i decided to put Tinkatuffs above because i think mh + 5Dots will be able to support a lot more slots efficiently than a fairy + Celeste.
mh & 5Dots selfbought 5Dots for 15k which is a good choice considering 5Dots would be a top player in pretty much any gens from SV to ORAS. Mirbro was their first buy for 14k which is fine considering he can slot into multiple gens with ease. Dead by Daylight for 8k is next which is a good pick as well as Shadow079 for 12.5k ; two strong players that should do fine regardless of the pool. Shucklegigas for 8.5k is next to ensure an ORAS slot with past experience and then DD Joe was bought for 7.5k which is a very fair price for him. JeoZ for 6k for a solid sub, then JoaF for 7k for a very solid ADV pick. doso749, Mok3s, benladil and Mik3y to finish their draft.
LU: - 23
SV: 5Dots - 1
SV: Dead by Daylight - 3
SS: Mirbro - 2
SM: Mik3y - 4
ORAS: Shucklegigas - 4
BW: Shadow079 - 3
DPP: doso749 - 4
ADV: JoaF - 2
Overall this draft has a lot of solid players but not much experience which could be pretty risky. Having only one star player in 5Dots could lead into a lot of close weeks but never a strong win. They do have a lot of strong SV subs so i wonder why they decided to put 5Dots in SV instead of trying to reinforce an old gen like SM or ORAS. They are not the worse in any slot, but not the best in any slot either aside from 5Dots in SV. Overall very middle of the pack, will need a couple of people to outperform. Despite being in a tie with Celestic Fairies in terms of points i decided to put Tinkatuffs above because i think mh + 5Dots will be able to support a lot more slots efficiently than a fairy + Celeste.
Hash-Slinging Fraxures
doom & sleid both decided to selfbuy for 15k each which put them into a disadvantage going into the draft. MemphisDepay was their first buy for 14.5k which is a fair price. MethMaster4546 is next for 6k which is a good price for a sub able to support multiple tiers. Ineros is overall a pretty good player they got for 5.5k, then they bought Trouser Snakes for 5k which is a STEAL. sheepie for 3k who's overall someone pretty involved in UMs, then AM for 6.5k which has shown interest for NFE for years at this point but never really got the chance to establish themself as a strong player. blinkboy went for 15.5k to cover SM then they finished their draft with SomeRandomDoodle, pengu, GigaBytes7 and GhastlyPixie.
LU: - 22
SV: sleid - 1
SV: doom - 4
SS: MemphisDepay - 3
SM: blinkboy - 1
ORAS: Trouser Snakes - 2
BW: Ineros - 4
DPP: AM - 3
ADV: pengu - 5
They got 4 really strong slots in SV1, SS, SM, and ORAS which all have the potential to go 5-0, basically guaranteeing a tie every week. SV2, BW, DPP, and ADV will struggle more but all have the potential to win a couple games they're not favored in too. Seeing doom in SV is very surprising but considering their SM/ORAS slots are so solid, which i believe are doom's best gens, then it's fair to see him play SV. Overall a strong draft with a few weaknesses that are covered by an equal amount of really strong slots.
doom & sleid both decided to selfbuy for 15k each which put them into a disadvantage going into the draft. MemphisDepay was their first buy for 14.5k which is a fair price. MethMaster4546 is next for 6k which is a good price for a sub able to support multiple tiers. Ineros is overall a pretty good player they got for 5.5k, then they bought Trouser Snakes for 5k which is a STEAL. sheepie for 3k who's overall someone pretty involved in UMs, then AM for 6.5k which has shown interest for NFE for years at this point but never really got the chance to establish themself as a strong player. blinkboy went for 15.5k to cover SM then they finished their draft with SomeRandomDoodle, pengu, GigaBytes7 and GhastlyPixie.
LU: - 22
SV: sleid - 1
SV: doom - 4
SS: MemphisDepay - 3
SM: blinkboy - 1
ORAS: Trouser Snakes - 2
BW: Ineros - 4
DPP: AM - 3
ADV: pengu - 5
They got 4 really strong slots in SV1, SS, SM, and ORAS which all have the potential to go 5-0, basically guaranteeing a tie every week. SV2, BW, DPP, and ADV will struggle more but all have the potential to win a couple games they're not favored in too. Seeing doom in SV is very surprising but considering their SM/ORAS slots are so solid, which i believe are doom's best gens, then it's fair to see him play SV. Overall a strong draft with a few weaknesses that are covered by an equal amount of really strong slots.
Slashing Leaves
jeza.p and maybca decided to selfbuy maybca for 15k which is more than fair considering he's one of the best SS of the tour. Le Don was their first buy for 4k which is an underpay for how good he is in DPP OU. Next they continued with the frenches with Lyna for 17k which is a very solid pick for the older old gens. Then they got Michael Jordan for 13k and Finchely for 12.5k which are excellent picks for ORAS and SM respectively. Nakoruru_XD and lettuce for 11k and 7k respectively to cover the SV core, and then jam, Theycallmephil and SMHorizon to cover ADV, and have a little more support in most gens.
LU: - 21
SV: Nakoruru_XD - 4
SV: lettuce - 5
SS: maybca - 1
SM: Finchely - 3
ORAS: Michael Jordan - 1
BW: Lyna - 2
DPP: Le Don - 2
ADV: jam - 3
Their draft is really good, every single old gen is quite good at worse and extremely solid at best. However their SV core is by far the weakest of all 5 teams which might lead them to start 0-2 every week. Their lack of subs is also a risk, only having 2 subs for 8 slots ; if one of your slot starts to underperform it could quickly be pretty chaotic in terms of flexibility and the capacity of the team to adapt to it. But other than that they should easily qualify themselves for playoffs thanks to the old gens.
jeza.p and maybca decided to selfbuy maybca for 15k which is more than fair considering he's one of the best SS of the tour. Le Don was their first buy for 4k which is an underpay for how good he is in DPP OU. Next they continued with the frenches with Lyna for 17k which is a very solid pick for the older old gens. Then they got Michael Jordan for 13k and Finchely for 12.5k which are excellent picks for ORAS and SM respectively. Nakoruru_XD and lettuce for 11k and 7k respectively to cover the SV core, and then jam, Theycallmephil and SMHorizon to cover ADV, and have a little more support in most gens.
LU: - 21
SV: Nakoruru_XD - 4
SV: lettuce - 5
SS: maybca - 1
SM: Finchely - 3
ORAS: Michael Jordan - 1
BW: Lyna - 2
DPP: Le Don - 2
ADV: jam - 3
Their draft is really good, every single old gen is quite good at worse and extremely solid at best. However their SV core is by far the weakest of all 5 teams which might lead them to start 0-2 every week. Their lack of subs is also a risk, only having 2 subs for 8 slots ; if one of your slot starts to underperform it could quickly be pretty chaotic in terms of flexibility and the capacity of the team to adapt to it. But other than that they should easily qualify themselves for playoffs thanks to the old gens.