POSTING THE FIRST BIT OF THIS PR, WILL ADD EXPLANATIONS FOR B AND C TIER LATER
Let's add another PR to the pool! While metagame mains are always a good thing, one of the most important things in OMPL can be making sure that you have a good tiebreak slot. Good tiebreaks can be categorized in many ways. Being a main across a multitude of metagames can definitely prove useful, and being skilled overall can help a ton as well. I'm going to be making a PR for who you'd want to draft as a general draft, and I'll make sure to include what their weaknesses are so you can patch them up as a manager. While I would not recommend using this PR to determine who your starters are, you can be relatively sure that by drafting these players, you have a great chance at winning a tiebreak and a solid overall buy.
To be more clear in my explanation: This list should not necessarily be used to determine starters. If someone is good at starting here and is ranked high, that's a coincidence. This list is to rank people based off of their ability to tiebreak, be self-sufficient and support different metagames to the one they're playing. Ranks are ordered alphabetically, managers aren't ranked. Also, I won't rank 2v2 players unless I believe they'll be able to find success in another tier, because I have no grasp of that playerbase in general. Also won't rank myself but if I did I'd prob be C- smile
To reiterate: If a player is ranked low, it doesn't mean they're a bad buy perse, but it just means they're very one dimensional and there are other players that (in my opinion) either excel in the support that these players provide or their raw playing is so good that they're ridiculously likely to go positive in their pool with proper support.
S Rank
Skooma - To start, we have the OMGS finalist. I'm putting Skooma here because on top of having an overall high skill level, I've seen him put a lot of work into team tournaments and I think that any team would be lucky to have him. He's able to support a multitude of metagames as well as substitute into them with almost assured effectiveness. I think he'll definitely go positive in the tournament, and I'd trust him to bring home results no matter what metagame you slot him in.
A+ Rank
shiloh - While his signup only lists AAA, shiloh's one of the players I've been most impressed by during my time on this site. I've had the pleasure of teaming with him for several team tournaments and seen him be successful across many metagames. On top of all of this, he has a fundamental understanding of team culture and what makes a team good, so he's able to offer a lot of support outside of metagames as well. In terms of Pokemon, this is someone who I'd comfortably put behind the wheel of any metagame. I'd expect a win from him because he's honestly just that good. He's able to take a team and just pilot it super effectively. The only reason that I have shiloh not in S rank is because I don't know how motivated he is for the tournament or how active he's going to be, but this is one of the best players (and honestly dependiing on motivation, probably the best player overall) you could possibly draft as of this post.
Sylveon. - geerat's been a mainstay of the OM forums for years, and for good reason. He's always showing up for the team and always ready to provide support to any slot that may need it. He genuinely wants the best for the team and while he's only recently coming back to OMs, he's been going high for auctions and that's for good reason. On top of being a solid player, he's able to provide support for AAA, STAB, and GG - that's three of the highest in demand slots for the tournament. geerat's honestly the whole package - Nice chat presence, good support, good tiebreak and incredible player.
A Rank
Andyboy - His signup only lists MnM and AG but I've seen him do great in AAA, BH, and STAB as well. He can comfortably play NFE given teams and pull results. I haven't seen him play Godly Gift, but that metagame is fairly easy. On top of everything else, he's easy to work with and a super nice person overall. He's super good at the game, and I think that last OMPL has people being way too harsh on him. I think that Andy's a deceptively strong player and the people taking him lightly are making a mistake.
Fc - Fc is a player I've always been super high on and he's a really good friend of mine. While he wants to play STAB super badly, he's one of the most cracked players I've seen and I think that he matches up well against the majority of the OM playerbase across a ton of the metagames. On top of this, he's incredible at AG too and would provide immense support in that slot. The combination of being close to the best player in two metagames, general skill and the ability to slot into any meta and probably win has him at A. The only reason he isn't A+ is because I'm not sure he'd be super happy if you slotted him into BH.
Jordy - You don't get into two open finals and not make A Rank, c'mon lol
pdt - The first player here who isn't a dedicated main to any tier. He likely doesn't build for himself here, but if he does then this easily pushes him to A+ as pdt's teams always tend to be super solid. On top of this, he's also able to take games that he probably shouldn't take and somehow always manages to work his magic. He'd be A+, but he's also super prone to tilting and this does tend to snowball. Fantastic player, though, and I'd say that you should draft him if you can and ask questions about what meta he wants later. He's just super valuable to have on the team and I'd say he's even worth building your plan around. That being said, don't drop 30k on him for him to draft and then be surprised when he isn't online.
Quantum Tesseract - I think that in past OMPLs, Quantum's ran into the problem of being forced into a kitchen where there's too many chefs or having to work in too many kitchens. That doesn't appear to be the case here, and that makes me happy because I can personally attest to Quantum's support being one of the best in the community. You can say what you will about them, but their builds are legit, and their skill as a player is good as well. They'll put in a lot of effort for sure.
A- Rank
Avery - An overall solid player who's able to slot into two OMs and did incredible in STAB open. I also feel as if the two metas they're able to go into are fairly important metas to have. While I don't know TOO much about them as a player, and thus have a shorter explanation here, I know they're solid and I feel that this is the right place for them to be.
beauts - They won't start, but they're able to support every OM fairly well. Yeah, you read that correctly. They make it their mission to build every OM which is incredible for teams. I'd honestly rank them A, but I know from experience that people who try and support so many different metagames burn out super quickly. That's terrible when you're late in the tour and every win is crucial. I think beauts can easily be A rank and even A+ rank if they try and avoid burning out, but I'm remaining skeptical for now.
ez - It just so happens that someone named ez is actually incredible at the game. I've seen them win games they really shouldn't, and I think their only weakness is that they need teams. Some meta knowledge couldn't hurt, but this person's mind is actually insane and they're definitely one of my top buys.
Finchinator - Your friend and mine, Finch is a super solid player who's probably set to do super well with the right support. While you should not slot him into BH or you may mysteriously find yourself banned, he's got what it takes to beat most of the mains in each metagame if he puts his mind to it. Needs support, but you probably won't find yourself regretting drafting Finch. As a bonus, he has wonderful music taste ;)
Jrdn - Jordan's an incredible player and the only reason he's A- is because he's had a rough last few years. I think that at his best, he's S and can even possibly warrant his own rank because of how incredible he is. I'd even take it a step farther and say that he's even comparable to stresh - He's just that good. That being said, you should not purchase Jordan with the assumption that he will play at his best. You should assume he'll play his average game, but that's still super good and probably deserving of an A+ or A. If he wasn't one of the unluckiest players I'd seen, he'd probably land in one of those tiers.
Lily - She won't build, but her skills are legitimate and her being undrafted would be a waste of a perfectly good player considering she can outplay every other high tier on this list. She doesn't really have any visible tournament wins, but she has extremely strong fundamentals and has impressed me as a player whenever I've watched her play. If you're looking for a general, all around sub who you can support with teams, Lily should be one of the first people you consider.
mncmt - Probably the player I'm highest on in this tier, but I don't think they want to play anything other than NFE and I'm not sure how motivated they are for this tournament. If they're motivated, they'll almost certainly bring home results - This person is one of the most impressive players that Smogon has to offer and if they're willing to play more than just NFE, they'd probably the first person I think of when I want a general sub.
PA - They're in this tier because they're able to slot into both STAB and 2v2 and do super well in either one while providing great support in the other. Super solid player considering they've learned the two metas they signed up for fairly well, and I'm expecting them to go at least even.
Redflix - While they don't want to start in their main meta, I probably enjoy using Redflix's MnM teams the most and they did say they were open to providing support in that slot. They're also a fairly solid player who I enjoy watching. I don't think you should let Redflix not wanting to start in MnM deter you from drafting him, because he's still a fairly powerful player who's able to do well in other metas, and even probably BH which is a huge boon considering that's something others on this list probably can't accomplish.
Stareal - Stareal is very good at Pocket Monsters. While they need support and might only want to play NFE (definitely double check with them, though, because it's huge if they're open to playing other tiers), they're almost guaranteed to excel at NFE and they always play super strongly. I don't really have much to say on this player, but if you've done your research, you'll know that this person is a super solid player and they can pretty easily slot into other metagames as well if they so please.
Skarph - Held back by only supporting and possibly playing AG, but Skarph is definitely one of the better players on this list and they'd be an incredible tiebreak slot even if AG wasn't in it. Super strong fundamentals, and they'd only have to learn the meta a little before slotting into a completely new one. I've bought Skarph in every mock draft so far because I think that if he wanted to, he could own the competition.
B+ Rank
baconeatinassassin
Byleth
chlo
Crunchman
crying
Icemaster
quojova
B Rank
ItsChew.
MZ
S1nn0hC0nfirm3d
Meta
Ballfire
pannuracotta
Greybaum
The Strap
luisin
Clementine
LBDC
PandaDoux
jonfilch
TJ
B- Rank
cityscapes
longhiep341
Dj Breloominati♬
Trade
Ivar57
Ainzcrad
damflame 3
Nevelle
tlenit
avyrie
MAMP
DerpyBoi
C Rank
zioziotrip
Swastik
Mossy Sandwich
DuGuo
Nihilslave
Codename C.A.T
omi
BasedWhat?
TectonicDestroyer
lepton
adem
anaconja
Kabilapok
The Dragon Master
WSun1
lotiasite
80 yrs
jerryl309
Jett
ojr
Hats
Tea Guzzler
Mark K
5Dots
iapt
eu
85percent
Kris
Mirbro
King Leo V
Jojos
ironwater
a loser
Geysers
itsjustdrew
London13
mh
cy
Heracross 2.0
TTTech
velvet
Ryuji-Sempai
berry
Beka
Farce of the Death
cscl
Unknown - these are players who I'm aware exist and have had good things said about them but also players who I cannot personally speak to
Instruct
StitChuu
polt
Amberr
Revenge Killer
Serika
RICEMAN
