I'll do some Ubers stuff, which can be separated into the following loosely ordered categories:
Team Spain - SoulWind / Poek / M Dragon / Malekith
Ubers is back into team tournaments and Team Spain decided it was time to reacquaint themselves. SoulWind, Poek and M Dragon all signed up for just Ubers, while Malekith has played Ubers in SSD before and signed up for basically all non-DOU tiers. As far as I know, none of them actually build Ubers, so I'd recommend pairing them with someone that actually knows the metagame well. I'll get to those people later. Assuming their team building is taken care of, they should all have a huge advantage over their opponents in terms of tournament experience, for they are all veterans. Whether or not they know Eternatus is a Poison-type or that Groudon learns Heat Crash obviously remains to be seen, though.
The Mainers - Icemaster / March Fires / 64 Squares / Exiline / byronthewellwell / Fc /Skysolo The Strap / Manaphy / SiTuM / Reje / FatFighter2
Icemaster stands out here, being the most prolific tournament player this generation and probably the second best player among Ubers tier leaders overall. March Fires, 64 Squares, Exiline and byronthewellwell should be familiar names, given that they've all played OU tiers in SPL or WCoP. March Fires and byronthewellwell both having gone 3-0 in WCoP Round 1 before, while 64 Squares represented US West in a tiebreaker this year. All three of them specialize in Ubers old gens, so you might want to consider some team building support alongside them. Exiline won the Ubers Ladder Tournament this year and is definitely very in tune with SS Ubers, though he gets infracted and banned equally consistently. Could make for a big steal if you can keep him in check.
Fc is our goat and is on top of basically everything to do with Ubers, while also being a great player. Don't let his join date fool you, because he's played Pokemon every day since signing up. You'll probably recognize Strap-on Solo, as you can find him playing ORAS UU, DPP PU, National Dex Monotype or whatever else in the various team tournaments that are always going on. Ubers is his main tier and he's a very strong option for SCL. Revived on Cinnabar Island, Manaphy is also back among the candidates after being an Ubers player all the way back in SPL 5. He cleaned up the SS field this UPL, having only lost to the toughest opponent he faced all tournament in week 1. SiTuM is French, but before you cross out his name, he's actually nice. Been around for a long time and a consistent fixture in all Ubers tournaments year round. Reje is someone I've teamed up with myself in SSD III and he's a solid Ubers player and a fun presence to have in the chat, too. He makes emojis photoshopping his own face onto the Regis, so you can connect the dots from there. FatFighter2 might be new, but he's very motivated and already made it to the final of the most recent Ubers Seasonal. Could be a high value cheap starting option for sure.
The PU Player - TJ
TJ is great at Ubers. He played PU last year, but he's very experienced in Ubers tournaments this generation and wins a lot more often than he loses, highlighted by an 8-1 run playing SS in UPL. The only reason for TJ not to start in this Ubers field is if he's starting in PU instead.
The Support - Aberforth / Lasen / Cam / hs / Gareeb / Luna's Banned Now / Inder / Fogbound Lake / Rhmsitb / McSim
Inevitably some of the mainers I've listed won't get to start due to Team Spain deciding to take up a bunch of the starting spots, so keep those in mind for support as well. The fact we'll have a handful of non-building starters, however, might make support options valuable to consider. Here's a bunch of Ubers players that I don't think will start, but could provide support and activity off the bench. Aberforth, Lasen and Cam are all incredibly active community members. They're frequently in call talking about the ongoing tournament games in the Ubers server and would be dedicated teammates without a doubt. Aberforth is one of the nicest people on the website, too. hs is very dangerous and, like Cam, covers both Ubers and UU as a flexible substitute. Might be able to get an opponent or two banned as well. Gareeb LOVES Ubers and would rededicate his life to whatever team picks him up. LBN is also very active and plays the tier a lot, but you'll have to excuse his needlessly long stretched LOOOOOOOOOLs and usually poor takes on any given topic. Inder and Fogbound Lake were both starters in UPL and I had Rhmsitb and McSim on my own UPL team, so I know they can provide test games and feedback from the bench, too. Talk to these people if you're in need of Ubers support off the bench!
If anyone has any questions about any of these players, ask them and not me. They'll be happy to talk to you. 100percentpureheat also signed up for Ubers, but that could be a ploy for a cheaper price. He's a good player, so if you maximize the amount of wins before a seemingly inevitable forum ban he could be a great pick-up as well. For sure draft cover and support alongside. So hype that Ubers is really back!
Team Spain - SoulWind / Poek / M Dragon / Malekith
Ubers is back into team tournaments and Team Spain decided it was time to reacquaint themselves. SoulWind, Poek and M Dragon all signed up for just Ubers, while Malekith has played Ubers in SSD before and signed up for basically all non-DOU tiers. As far as I know, none of them actually build Ubers, so I'd recommend pairing them with someone that actually knows the metagame well. I'll get to those people later. Assuming their team building is taken care of, they should all have a huge advantage over their opponents in terms of tournament experience, for they are all veterans. Whether or not they know Eternatus is a Poison-type or that Groudon learns Heat Crash obviously remains to be seen, though.
The Mainers - Icemaster / March Fires / 64 Squares / Exiline / byronthewellwell / Fc /
Icemaster stands out here, being the most prolific tournament player this generation and probably the second best player among Ubers tier leaders overall. March Fires, 64 Squares, Exiline and byronthewellwell should be familiar names, given that they've all played OU tiers in SPL or WCoP. March Fires and byronthewellwell both having gone 3-0 in WCoP Round 1 before, while 64 Squares represented US West in a tiebreaker this year. All three of them specialize in Ubers old gens, so you might want to consider some team building support alongside them. Exiline won the Ubers Ladder Tournament this year and is definitely very in tune with SS Ubers, though he gets infracted and banned equally consistently. Could make for a big steal if you can keep him in check.
Fc is our goat and is on top of basically everything to do with Ubers, while also being a great player. Don't let his join date fool you, because he's played Pokemon every day since signing up. You'll probably recognize Strap-on Solo, as you can find him playing ORAS UU, DPP PU, National Dex Monotype or whatever else in the various team tournaments that are always going on. Ubers is his main tier and he's a very strong option for SCL. Revived on Cinnabar Island, Manaphy is also back among the candidates after being an Ubers player all the way back in SPL 5. He cleaned up the SS field this UPL, having only lost to the toughest opponent he faced all tournament in week 1. SiTuM is French, but before you cross out his name, he's actually nice. Been around for a long time and a consistent fixture in all Ubers tournaments year round. Reje is someone I've teamed up with myself in SSD III and he's a solid Ubers player and a fun presence to have in the chat, too. He makes emojis photoshopping his own face onto the Regis, so you can connect the dots from there. FatFighter2 might be new, but he's very motivated and already made it to the final of the most recent Ubers Seasonal. Could be a high value cheap starting option for sure.
The PU Player - TJ
TJ is great at Ubers. He played PU last year, but he's very experienced in Ubers tournaments this generation and wins a lot more often than he loses, highlighted by an 8-1 run playing SS in UPL. The only reason for TJ not to start in this Ubers field is if he's starting in PU instead.
The Support - Aberforth / Lasen / Cam / hs / Gareeb / Luna's Banned Now / Inder / Fogbound Lake / Rhmsitb / McSim
Inevitably some of the mainers I've listed won't get to start due to Team Spain deciding to take up a bunch of the starting spots, so keep those in mind for support as well. The fact we'll have a handful of non-building starters, however, might make support options valuable to consider. Here's a bunch of Ubers players that I don't think will start, but could provide support and activity off the bench. Aberforth, Lasen and Cam are all incredibly active community members. They're frequently in call talking about the ongoing tournament games in the Ubers server and would be dedicated teammates without a doubt. Aberforth is one of the nicest people on the website, too. hs is very dangerous and, like Cam, covers both Ubers and UU as a flexible substitute. Might be able to get an opponent or two banned as well. Gareeb LOVES Ubers and would rededicate his life to whatever team picks him up. LBN is also very active and plays the tier a lot, but you'll have to excuse his needlessly long stretched LOOOOOOOOOLs and usually poor takes on any given topic. Inder and Fogbound Lake were both starters in UPL and I had Rhmsitb and McSim on my own UPL team, so I know they can provide test games and feedback from the bench, too. Talk to these people if you're in need of Ubers support off the bench!
If anyone has any questions about any of these players, ask them and not me. They'll be happy to talk to you. 100percentpureheat also signed up for Ubers, but that could be a ploy for a cheaper price. He's a good player, so if you maximize the amount of wins before a seemingly inevitable forum ban he could be a great pick-up as well. For sure draft cover and support alongside. So hype that Ubers is really back!