predicts! sorry my SM ones are so brainless lmao im too new for some of these. gl to all teams [especially the swellows]
The New Bark Noctowls (4)
vs The Sav Mode Sjneasels (4)
SS:
Xiri vs Jrdn - ok Jrdn is a fine player but 0 chance i predict him after he brought a OLD META team last week lmao what the hell. it also won somehow?? though to be fair he lost if odr hit a stone edge. hopefully the sneasels build more this week, which should be easier now that week 1 replays give teams a good sense of the meta.
SS: Davon vs
Excal - slight upset pick here given that davon is the #1 overall pick, but i dont think he's as dominant as that placement suggests and excal played well vs lax, winning if not for a first turn wake at the end of the game. davon's team was super standard (Oops i didnt finish this one -- it was standard but good, though it p much had 6 of the top 8 mons, i think excal had some cool stuff to exploid that so edge to him)
SS:
GW vs Lyss - gw brought no volt immunity week 1 so i want to predict against him just for that. fuk u gw. but he's def more established in the tier and enthusiastic abt building / playing the new meta (esp since he'll probably be in circuit playoffs). also one of the sneasels slots brought a team from pre dlc last week?? so idk if renny will have the team support needed to get this win.
SS: kay vs
Lilburr - Lilburr's for sure a better player, even tho her win wk1 came through some fortunate flinches she had a solid team and id still favor her here
SM:
EviGaro vs rw - sm nu = ss ru so evi is auto bold
SM: poh vs
Jytcampbell - poh is cool and a room driver now (yey) but jyt is def a more estalished player, high chance
ORAS:
Abejas vs babyboyblues - abejas probably a bit favored because bbb is new and i dont think he played particularly well against watashi, but that's a very tough opponent for someone making their first foray into the tier. bbb has received a lot of hype as a player, tho, and will probably do better in future weeks as he learns the tier more. he should also have good oras support from neider & the other nupl veterans on the team, so wouldnt be surprised to see a stronger performance (and a win) here
Bo3: Bobby Dagen vs
sjneider - neider is a better player, has more understanding of each tier, and probably cares more about this tour
The Only Rotom Fans (5) vs The Dewford Duckletts (3)
SS:
Confide vs elodin - Confide played an excellent game vs Tony week 1; his Mesprit tech hit perfectly, and he put tons of pressure on tony's solid & standard BO to get himself in position to do that. elodin also had an amazing tech hit perfectly with CUSTAP EGGY, which was amazing to watch. honestly this could go either way, im gonna guess confide (prob biased bc he beat my team) but legit anything can happen. hopefully confide wins so we can see the replay
SS:
Averardo vs Sabella - i think they are equal as players -- sabella is more accomplished and prob has a higher ceiling, but he doesnt always reach it in these lower tier PLs (snakes?) so id say they are equal there. the only rotom fans' high number of active ss players will probably give avedo a building edge
SS: Skysolo vs
tlenit - the above building edge doesnt apply to this mu because i think tlenit is a better player; after a lot of success with very cool PU teams I am personally excited to see what he uses in NU
SS:
pdt vs Splash - pdt made a really aggro read vs me early on to try and get the edge by doubling his rhydon in on my crobat, except his spdef escav didnt force out my vapo strongly enough so i stayed in and kod the rhydon. he can make good aggro plays like that but sometimes the risk/reward bites u. in this mu i'd def say pdt is more established in nu and as a player in general, so he should be favored. despite what happened wk1 i hope he continues to play aggressively, easy to take ur foot off the gas once a big prediction goes wrong but im confident he'll get better at those reads
SM:
Osh vs Ajna - osh is excellent in sm nu; ajna is an excellent player too, but after taking down another sm nu boss in gefarlicher random i think osh has the edge here. anything can happen though, this is an excellent matchup
SM: 0ni vs
Feliburn - see evi prediction
ORAS:
Chaitanya vs Evan. - chait prob could have taken his week 1 game, but less familiarity with the meta led him to fumble that lead a bit. his 8-2 or something record in ORAS RU this RU Snake makes me confident he can pick up ORAS NU at a high level too, esp if given teams that let him play more proactively
Bo3: Teddeh vs
eternally - eternally's favored slightly in each old gen, but the point i had at the top abt ss building might mean teddeh can gain an advantage there. his ss game vs garay was extremely close. this should be a very competitive series, look forward to watching it
The Nimbasa Ninjask (7) vs The Coumarine Cramorants (1)
SS:
TDK vs Ho3nConfirm3d - based on tdk's team last week i think he will matchup well vs ho3n's standard offenses. there was a quagsire, regirock, and porygon2... so yea things look good for the offense matchup, ho3n sticks to the same stuff most of the time which can be exploitable
SS: robjr vs
Luck O' the Irish - wack that the only player im picking against is goated robjr... but with his team in a snake tiebreak and him unable to make last week's game, he will prob be less motivated for this tour than irish, and irish is good enough to take advantage of that. i mean robjr will obviously have a great shot if he puts effort in but he was subbed last week so im going to favor irish. (for what it's worth his sub won, so the finches definitely have a good bench too. idk. just let me find a way to not make this 8-0 ninjasks, alright)
SS:
Sensei Axew vs Thiago Nunes - axew (on the sheet) (1-1 nu in snake) is more active/accomplished in nu, both are pretty good up-and-coming players but that gives axew the edge to me.
SS:
Kushalos vs Decem - kush lost and decem won wk1 but ... it's still Kushalos, one of the nu greats. he brings more unconventional stuff than decem (see: np claydol :O) and that should work better this week, where having replays will mean he can ct standard now that there is an established standard meta.
SM:
Bushtush vs quziel - as someone else said bush looked rusty week 1 but he is a better player and should def be favored here
SM:
Staxi vs pattek - pattek is a friend, havent seen him in any subforum tours tho. idk if staxi plays sm nu that much but i know he's been active in these nu tours, plus he has finch's team support there, so edge
ORAS:
banks vs The Goomy - banks is for sure good in oras nu and has more team support in the tier [even tho it's not strictly necessary since she knows the tier well]. goomy isnt bad but wasnt particularly impressive from week 1 game so i will stick with banks
Bo3:
Finchinator vs Pepeduce - "'finch got all his bad luck out of the way week 1 and i think he has a sizeable edge in all 3 tiers' - evan" -me, i agree with that assessment, pepe is a respectable player but not versed in nu enough (and not quite skilled enough) to be favored versus the strong Bo3 pool in this tour
