SS: Punny
SS: Star
SS: Bebo
SS: toinha
SM: roman
ORAS: banks
BW: Spl4sh
ND: UnzipsCrogre
Substitutes: Elfuseon, daunt vs, Aberforth, Luna's Banned Now
The Zygardes started their draft strong, picking Star and Punny, two experienced players who have had success in the tier in recent times. Star qualified for RU Circuit playoffs and made it far in the latest RU Seasonal; Punny has had a very dominant year in SS RU in general. Then we have Bebo, a known player who has been pretty quiet the past months, however only a few know he was actually helping TheFranklin with his SCL preparation, so he’s been silently keeping up with the meta. To finish the SS RU core we have toinha, another known name who has been pretty quiet the past year. We’ll have to see if he’s still able to play in form. Overall, this team has decent support in Punny, Bebo, Expulso, and Star able to bounce around ideas. It’ll all depend on who cares enough to actively prep. Now getting into the older gens, we have SM RU mainer roman, someone who could very well either own the competition, or get lost in the sauce. Next up we have banks, someone who has had decent success playing ORAS in previous team tours; we’ll see if banks is able to dominate a very barren pool. Finally, in the dreaded BW RU slot, is spl4sh. He has played almost every RU meta in side tours, and has proven that he can keep up with the other players. It’ll all depend on how lucky he is feeling coming into this tour. Finally in NatDex RU, is UnzipsCrogre. They qualified for OLT, making it clear they can at the very least play. However, their NatDex experience is unknown, so we’ll have to see how the general ability translates to this newly added meta. Overall, the Zygardes have a pretty strong draft. The SS core is solid, and it would be a shocking surprise if they didn’t go positive. The older gens are a bit shakier, due to some players not being that active anymore. Still a strong list of names nevertheless.