average predicts incoming
Friend Safari Pokemon Trainers (3) vs Ruin Valley Rangers (7)
SS UU: rozes vs.
Sabella --- favoring booty here because rozes and him will be loading up viv and pak teams, respectively. i think pak has a better handle on building at this current time compared to viv and think that'll be the deciding factor between two very capable players.
SS UU:
vivalospride vs. ZoroDark --- viv's been relatively quiet since the start of ss, though I have seen and come to appreciate some of his builds from recent iterations of the meta. zoro's competent ofc and i think that'll keep this particular game close, but viv definitely has a better handle on the nuances of the tier.
SS UU: Odd Della Robbia vs.
Wanka --- wanka's grinded out a ton of ss games and looks to be in form while i've mostly seen odr play by feel in ss uu (to decent success at that btw). slight edge to the monotl here
SM UU: FUMA HI-FI vs.
Eternally --- i'm not sleeping on fuma but eternally made a good impact near the end of the circuit last year with his majors and champs runs. his tour experience and consistency trumps fuma's and i think that'll be the deciding factor here.
ORAS UU: Thisbemyalt vs.
HT --- ht's been reliable in oras for quite some time now and i think the tier does suit his playing abilities best compared to sm or any other tier. tbma's no slouch at all but again, i favor the experience and consistency on ht's side.
BW UU: Bebo vs.
choolio --- chool's introduced a ton of techs and trends that shape modern bw uu and has been playing it for ages. bebo's perfectly capable of winning but it'll take the perfect mix of a well constructed team and continually favorable in-game reads to take down chool here.
DPP UU:
Donphantastic vs. brewfasa --- super hype dpp matchup here between two guys who have been involved with the tier for quite some time now. my bet is that donny's versatility will throw fatty off here.
ADV UU: Noitu vs.
BKC --- haven't seen bkc play adv uu personally but the fundamentals from ou don't disappear into thin air here. i trust his execution here, especially since he has ark to back him up and fine tune his teams.
GSC UU: Sinkyr vs.
alive --- alive built and played like a man possessed last year and definitely has that tailwind to support bolding him vs the majority of his competition here. sinkyr's no slouch but i favor alive here based on what he's shown us all up until this point.
Bo3: Sacri' vs.
Pak --- i believe this is the closest matchup compared to any of the others between these two teams. sacri and pak tend to be well matched in sm and oras, so ss will easily be the deciding factor here. the gijion connoisseur has been fiendishly exploring the ins and outs of the meta and i think that combined with his usual execution will be enough to take the ss game and win this series if him and sacri split the sm and oras games.
Iki Town Idols (4) vs Camphrier Town Ladies (4)
SS UU:
Sage vs. Xiri --- i'm high on xiri but unfortunately i haven't seen much from him in ss barring some early masters data. there isn't too much playing data from sage but she has more building optimization potential in her corner compared to xiri's. two relatively unknown ss uu commodities here but i'll favor sage here by virtue of her superior familiarity with the tier.
SS UU: Freeroamer
vs. Hikari --- haven't seen much from either though i feel like roamer's slightly better building potential levels out with hikari's slightly better execution.
SS UU: Lilburr
vs. 100%GXE --- looking forward to this one. i think this is similar to the previous matchup in that lily has a better sense for building while gxe's been tearing up masters in great fashion, attesting to his ability to play well.
SM UU: Shiba vs.
Christo --- despite how ssd3 went for christo, his showing in spl x showed me that he's well capable of taking down anyone else in this pool. dude has a good handle on the tier and shiba's been disconnected from the game for quite a while now and had some fairly linear building trends back when he was active. still, i wouldn't be surprised if this game ends up being closer than expected.
ORAS UU: GunGunJ vs.
Santu --- haven't seen much of ggj in oras while santu's been great based on the oras i've played vs him in the past. he also has adam and christo in his corner to fine tune his oras approach if necessary, so i fully expect santu to take this one.
BW UU: SPACE FORCE meeps vs.
r0ady --- i've seen a lot of creative builds from r0ady over the years and they do tend to accurate target the more tried-and-true bw uu styles, which i expect coming from meep's side with cs's and hogg's support. meeps has shown himself to be capable over a number of formats in the past but i don't think it's enough to outweigh the pros of r0ady's style here.
DPP UU:
Chill Shadow vs. Heysup --- cs went on a tear in last year's classic and showed that he could play dpp at an exceedingly high level. heysup's no pushover but i trust cs to stay hot and execute well to take this one.
ADV UU:
Hogg vs. Sam I Yam --- love both of these guys, though this tier tends to be won in the builder compared to most others in this tour and hogg has a slight advantage in that regard.
GSC UU:
kaori vs. Zokuru --- kaori had a good gsc uu run in the last uupl with sage's support, and while zokuru's probably competent here i've simply seen more results from kaori here.
Bo3: bugzinator vs.
Adaam --- watching bugz do his thing is always a treat but adam's stayed near the top in ss and sm while having the tools and experience to do well in any potential oras games as well. like most other bo3 series, i expect this one to be close and wouldn't be at all surprised if bugz ended up taking this one.
Mikan Island Monsters (5) vs. Blackthorn City Battle Girls (3)
SS UU: TonyFlygon vs.
Star --- i like star's in-game execution more here and think it'll be enough to overcome tony. looking forward to catching this one live.
SS UU: Kushalos
vs. teal6 --- two capable players here who should put on a good show for the rest of us. don't think i can favor one over the other.
SS UU:
Ajna vs. Feliburn --- both are capable players and have the building support necessary to exceed expectations. i do favor tdk's support on the building side of things and think it'll be enough for ajna to take this one.
SM UU: Sjneider vs.
HarrisIsAwesome --- harris is more proven in smh uu awnd is one of few builders who would probably build new teams for this format. neider's no pushover at all and his playing ability should keep this close, but i expect harris to win this one.
ORAS UU: Garay oak vs.
Killintime --- yet another mu that's bound to be close. i really like what i've seen from garay in the past, but killin has a knack for the use of unique techs that tend to overcome the more typical styles that most oras players find it hard to deviate from. that alone should grant him a small edge here
BW UU:
FLCL vs. EviGaro --- both are capable of ending with superior bw uu records compared to the rest of the pool, though i think i appreciate what's come from flcl's side a bit more than what i've seen from evi.
DPP UU:
Eo Ut Mortus vs. -okara --- eo's been a dominant force every time i've seen him play dpp uu and i'm unaware of what okara's done in this format.
ADV UU:
ict vs. The Kyle --- ict's shown a lot more results and consistency here and while kyle's solid and probably worth the retain, i do think ict has a better feel for adv uu and should take this one.
GSC UU: d0nut
vs. gorgie --- another one that's bound to be close, as both have solid gsc fundamentals and will surely translate this to gsc uu seamlessly. i haven't seen any specific gsc uu data from either of them though so i can't pick one over the other.
Bo3:
TDK vs. robjr ---probably my hl for this week's bo3 series. both are fantastic across the tiers involved here but i think tdk has a better handle on ss uu than rob atm and should be enough for tdk to take this one if him and rob split sm and oras.
Hoping for a fun game vs lax this week and an enjoyable series vs the clowns overall. Lgi Veterans!
