Contacted
Raseri this morning.
Have been looking forward to this tour for quite a while and seeing the teams now makes me excited cause all the teams are super good this year and I think it's gonna be a fun, competitive tournament.
Let's go Lilligants. :]
Vibrant Vivillons (3) vs
Rowdy Rampardos (5)
SM1: TDK vs
BOUFF - Probably has more experience in tiers like SM NU
SM2: Eternally vs
Evan. - Even though Evan is a cocky s.o.b. he is good and should win this game
SM3:
Gunner Rohan vs -Tsunami- - There is no Roar Riolu in this tier....but in all seriousness it'll be interesting to see how much time/effort shake puts into building for this tour.
ORAS:
qsns vs Pokedots - qsns has more experience
BW2: Void vs
Zebraiken - One of the scariest BW2 NU players of all time, hopefully he builds instead of using old teams
DPP: idiotfrommars vs
M Dragon - This one really can go either way, both players are insanely good, but ifm has been on tilt.
ADV:
Pearl vs Heysup - Both are amazing, but I feel like Pearl will squeak this out.
Bo3: rozes vs
Level 56 (SM/BW) - Probably has better teambuilding help and such from his team to succeed in tiers not as comfortable in.
The Krusty Krabs (6) vs The Superior Samurotts (2)
SM1:
Hootie vs AJB - The fact that this is a matchup is hilarious, Hootie is less prone to choking this one imo.
SM2:
Kiyo vs Jarii - Kiyo is quite good when he cares and I know he really likes SM NU and wants to win this tournament again
SM3:
Lax vs fatty - Coming off the back of his teammates who can help him prep, I think the Krabs sweep SM
ORAS:
Tangelo vs shaneghoul - Definitely an upset if it happens. I think the fact that shane's style is more known is an advantage for tangy as a new person to NU tours
BW2: ZoroDark vs
rob. - rob is very good
DPP:
Bughouse vs Honko - Bughouse really wants to prove themselves in this tour and this is a great chance to
ADV: Oglemi vs
Disjunction - Disjunction really wants to play this tier and will win because of it.
Bo3:
Finchinator (SM/ORAS) vs col49 - More well versed in SM/ORAS and it's a tossup in BW
Headass Houndooms (5) vs Plopping Pelippers (3)
SM1:
blunder vs Teddeh - blunder will bring broken mons and win, Teddeh for 7k is asinine though and the managers will probably regret not making tennis pay more for him
SM2: Poek vs
Tony - Good builder, methodical player. Will probably have a better grasp of meta (in week 1) than Poek does (in week 1)
SM3:
KratosMana vs PrinceLucian - Anti with FLCL building....yeah.
ORAS: Lednah vs
Christo - Underrated, solid NU player who definitely is a great teammate in team tours.
BW2:
ict vs Dangerous - I don't think I've ever seen ict lose a game and rik will need a few weeks to knock off the rust with Tony and then he will be very solid.
DPP: SOMALIA vs
amber lamps - Probably the best DPPer in the tour
ADV:
Hogg vs Sam - This is a crazy fun matchup. I think Hogg will pull it out though.
Bo3:
FLCL (SM/BW) vs ADVANTAGE - I personally don't think tennis stands a chance in BW, so he has to prep his ass off in SM and ORAS, but FLCL is definitely good enough to pull 1 of those games off. Probably the closest of the Bo3 sets and if tennis can win BW he's won the set for sure.
My Quick Team Power Rankings (Excluding ourselves)
1. Houndooms
2. Pelippers
3. Musharna
4. Krabs
5. Rampardos
6. Vivillons
7. Samurotts
All of the teams this year are actually really good and I legitimately think every team has a chance to win the whole tournament, no team stands out as significantly better than any other, so let's have a good time and not fish for activity wins this season!