UU Premier League XIII Power Rankings

By avarice, BigFatMantis, Bouff, Corperate n, Estarossa, Lily, Slip, vivalospride. Released: 2024/03/16.

Logo by Violet.

Welcome everyone to the Power Rankings for the 2025 edition of UUPL! As a reminder, PRs will always come with natural levels of bias and are intended as a bit of fun for the community—if you're ranked low, absolutely do not feel offended by these, but see it as an opportunity to prove everyone wrong and become the 2025 version of the Saharan Siberian Husky! We asked each team to submit one ranking for each of their slots in order to calculate the rankings, so a massive thank you to those who submitted to the following people, and to anyone else who got involved!

umbry, vivalospride, Denial, passion, 691, Crushy, Meru, Fc, Attribute, Pak, Lizzie, BigFatMantis, Separation, crying, ASKOV, basaninho, Indigo Plateau, tko, odr, robjr, Xiri, Killintime, Real FV13, dingbat, Shiba, Mako, Punny, Finchinator, Accel, Monai, Estarossa, Amukamara, Cow, Thiago Nunes, Micciu, LpZ, frankjosh, Charmriah, Xrn, shiloh, Parpar, Bouff, mielke, Medeia, Celebiii, BeeOrSomething, SANKE CARP, robjr.

We also want to give a massive thank you to the following people who helped write the various PRs, without you guys this would never be possible each year: Estarossa, Lily, vivalospride, Slip, Bouff, corperate n, avarice, BigFatMantis. Also a big thank you to those involved in the QCing, GPing and HTML process: (edit in here).

Let's get straight to the rankings, shall we!

Moomoo Farm Mysterious Sisters

SV UU: Passion
SV UU: Piyu
SV UU: ThatOneApple
SS UU: Fogbound Lake
SM UU: Santu
ORAS UU: Dingbat
BW UU: Monai
DPP UU: fatty
ADV UU: shiloh
GSC UU: BeeOrSomething

KM and mncmt have retired, leaving the Sisters with new Brazilians at the wheel for 2025! passion is the only Sister here, but that's beside the point. ASKOV is joined by the newer A Plague Doc as manager, and they have a strong start to the draft, retaining franchise mainstay dingbat. ASKOV has not had a ton of success managing previously, but the fresh moxie from his co-manager could be just what they need to get a ring. With a shiny new blue trophy from WCoP, passion is certainly one of the best at SV UU. The rest of the Sisters' SV core is a bit underwhelming, though. If thatoneapple is on top of the meta, he can definitely put up a good performance in the pool. As for Piyu, they can just as easily be a hit or a miss getting passed teams. Between the managers, passion, and apple, there should be a solid amount of laddering to help, though. The Sisters' oldgens are more promising with all the starters being in the top four. Fogbound in SS and Santu in SM have similar variability in how well they could perform. Fogbound may build for himself a bit, but ASKOV's support will definitely be the main factor for the Sisters' gen 7 and 8 success. dingbat has been very consistent over the past few years and is well respected, securing second place in the rankings. Monai last had a solid 5-3 in UUPL XII and with their SPL showings can certainly remain a frontrunner. fatty has not been in DPP for minute but is still respected, being ranked only second to Slam and previous UU Classic winner LpZ. shiloh is in ADV once again, which should be much better than their ORAS performance from last time they teamed with ASKOV in UUBD. Last, but certainly not least, Bee, or something like that, is the Sisters' strongest slot, being ranked first in their pool. However, when that pool's GSC, they can only bank so much on them. Rasche and Magician are fine substitutes for current gen and oldgens respectively, but they are not likely to be much use in the builder anywhere either. The team chemistry is lacking compared to previous iterations of the sisters—not that that had been very useful after their win. So, maybe these solid players can work together just long enough to win the whole tour!

Celestial Tower Tycoons

SV UU: umbry
SV UU: Nat
SV UU: Kushalos
SS UU: Attribute
SM UU: odr
ORAS UU: xiri
BW UU: punny
DPP UU: frankjosh
ADV UU: Charmriah
GSC UU: Medeia

The Tycoons have made quite a name for themselves over the past two years in UU team tours, with umbry and Lyssa being well known drafting cheap SV UU slots that can pilot their teams well, bringing out the most of their own building expertise. They're also known for never, ever, actually winning. They've decided to shake things up massively for this tournament, implementing a new strategy based on the theory that a third party formerly involved with them that is definitely not writing this paragraph is a diseased rat that should be catapulted into outer space. For the first time in what feels like a decade, umbry is playing current gen in UU team tours again! To make things better, she's done so for pennies thanks to a self-buy that probably halves the price that she would have gone for in auction. This is followed up by Nat, one of the strongest overall SV players of the generation, who had won UUPL for the Idols in 2023, and Kushalos, who had an astounding campaign in last year's RUPL. Neither of these players were very expensive, so rounding out a current gen core of this caliber for less than 30k may pay dividends for the Tycoons. Attribute is back to playing SS UU this year, being one of the tier's most dominant players after the generation's end. He has as good of a support system as you could ask for in his managers, but historically he hasn't even really needed it, as evidenced by the consistent records he's put up over the past two years. odr was one of the MVPs for his team's victory last year, sporting a ridiculous 8-2 record and clutching the tournament against pdt in the finals tiebreak. It's clear that he's able to play at the highest possible level, and coupling that with his passion for the tier makes him not only one of the key pieces for his team's roster but also arguably one of the biggest steals of the auction. Xiri is one of the few players in this tournament who could play every oldgen at a passable level—he's most typically known for his SM exploits, but he'll be playing ORAS this time around. Given that the playerbase is missing a lot of its star power compared to prior years alongside the teambuilding support he has from the ORAS veterans managing him, he'll certainly be able to contend with the rest of the pool. Punny is undoubtedly the best BW player in the tournament, being one of the few people to consistently build new teams and try to push the metagame forward. He's won games in BW that require few to no mistakes to win numerous times and often brings teams that are frustrating for his opponents to play against. After a little over a year away from playing the tier and focusing on SV, expect him to pull victories in matchups that would have anyone sweating to try to win. frankjosh makes his return to DPP after embarking on a successful Nuzlocke sidequest—similarly to Punny, he's not afraid to try and innovate in the builder, opting for underutilized threats such as Medicham and Poliwrath. While the pool is surprisingly not as weak as it has been in previous years, he's been proven to be one of the best players in the modern era, especially since there isn't any Fletchinder in the tier to cause him drama. Charmriah is a Monotype main who made a name for himself in UUBD last year as a rising star in ADV UU, a tier that isn't easy for newer faces to do well in. Unfortunately for him, this is the best ADV group UUPL has had in many years, and while he isn't afraid to experiment in the builder, that's something that cuts both ways and some potential overcooking may lead him to falter against some of the more tenured players. Finally, Medeia enters the fray as the Tycoons' GSC slot and a newcomer to official UU team tours. She's known as an aficionado for GSC lower tiers, playing all of them at a high level. This includes GSC UU, as evidenced from her 6-2 record in last year's UUFPL. In theory, a good player from that tournament would struggle a little more here, but the GSC field here is honestly about the same in terms of player quality. This'll actually bode quite well for her, and there's not much pressure on her thanks to her measly auction price. The Tycoons only managed to fit the minimum number of substitutes and made good choices in doing so, with feen and Dj Breloominati both covering basically every tier if needed, and with a decent skill ceiling at that. The exception to this is the potential for feen to DPP again. I am begging you, please, PLEASE, do not put him in DPP. After a disappointing fall from grace last year, the Tycoons are looking to reclaim former glory and capture the ring they've been chasing. Will they lose in the SM variance madhouse again? Will they dominate in the regular season only to lose in semifinals? Was [REDACTED] really the problem all along? With a shakeup in management and some new faces, the artists formerly known as the VTubers will be going all out to prove themselves worthy of victory.

Iki Town Idols

SV UU: Lily
SV UU: etern
SV UU: Finchinator
SS UU: Adaam
SM UU: ramolost
ORAS UU: gondra
BW UU: hellom
DPP UU: thiago nunes
ADV UU: Xrn
GSC UU: Celebiii

Tier leader Lily once again heads the Iki Town Idols in this edition of UUPL. This year she is accompanied by UUPL XII Idols star Pak as her co-manager, replacing zoe. The Idols made a strong effort last year, reaching the semifinals and forcing a tiebreaker against the Strikers despite wasting 12000 credits on a hacked Christo and struggling to fill their SM UU slot as a result. Without any such handicap this year, will Lily, Pak, and crew be able to take home the trophy? Before the auction even began, they started the season with two retains in Xrn and hellom, who will be playing ADV UU and BW UU, respectively. These two hot Smogon commodities both went positive for the Idols in UUPL XII, with a 5-3 record for Xrn and a 3-2 season for hellom, albeit in SV. While those records are more tame than what they might earn elsewhere on the site, the Idols probably got these players at a bargain, and they should certainly be able to put up some wins this season, especially if hellom can adjust to a generation he is less familiar with. The other star player here is undoubtedly Adaam, who comes out to play his first UU subforum tour since the start of the generation. He is starting in SS UU, where he is extremely formidable, and should put up a performance worthy of this team's most expensive player.

Adaam is especially valuable thanks to his ability to support the Idols' SM UU slot, which is being played by his longtime friend and fellow retiree ramolost. Ramo has the potential to do well but has been away long enough that he could reasonably struggle, so the Adaam support may be important. The Idols' SV core is a strong trio of Lily, Finchinator, and etern. Lily struggled last UUPL, going 2-5, but she is a good player and knows UU very well. She will have to make sure she's on her A game if she wants to be worth the self-buy. etern, meanwhile, went an amazing 7-2 in UUBD I over the summer, so expectations are high, and for a mere 7k, they seem like a great pick. BW UU staple Finchinator last played in UUPL as part of the Idols two years ago and put up a great record to boot. While that was in BW, and he has been fairly quiet since then, SV should be no great culture shock, and he and hellom can always switch if things go south. The playing prowess of these three is supported by potential builder starbitstorm on the bench, making this very strong SV core. In old gens, Idols' star pricefixer Gondra is playing ORAS, where he's surely distraught that he has not been slotted into GSC. Gondra historically does extremely well with Pak's support in ORAS UU, and this is yet another slot for the Idols where expectations are high. In DPP, Thiago Nunes returns to UUPL after missing UUPL XII. He is a player with plenty of experience, and while his records are often middle of the road, they are rarely bad in this tier, so the Idols can hope for a few wins at least. Finally, Celebiii is another player coming into this tour with a strong UUBD performance, having gone 5-2 in GSC UU. Besides this, however, Celebiii has rarely been given the chance to start, so he'll surely want to work hard to prove UUBD was no fluke. The Idols seem to be one of the strongest teams on paper this UUPL, at least in terms of recent success. If their players are motivated and can ride the momentum they have all built for themselves, expect another playoff run from the Iki Town Idols.

Camphrier Town Ladies

SV UU: vivalospride
SV UU: Mossy Sandwich
SV UU: Bouff
SS UU: crying
SM UU: indigo plateau
ORAS UU: shiba
BW UU: cow
DPP UU: estarossa
ADV UU: Heysup
GSC UU: SANKE CARP

The Ladies find themselves with a draft containing zero ladies. What gives? Regardless of that, they also find themselves with a whopping 30k vivalospride star slot, a price tag that I'm sure turned a lot of heads in the draft, but I wasn't there so I don't actually know. As a matter of fact, I didn't know he was that expensive until just now! Isn't learning fun? Anyway, between viv's 30k tag and Bouff and Mossy Sandwich both costing 10k or more, the Ladies find themselves with an extremely pricey SV core; will it pay off? Rankers seem to think so, as the Ladies ranked second overall in the current generation. It did evidently result in at least some hit to the rest of their generations, though; while manager Estarossa was able to nab himself for a cool 15.5k and still grab oldgen legend Heysup for a mere 500 more, the rest of the Ladies slots were ultimately cheap buys that the team needs an overperformance from. Crying is taking control of the SS ship, and they do have experience in the tier; their modest ranking is likely down to their affinity for loading… peculiar Pokemon, to say the least, but you can't deny it works sometimes. SM is then helmed by former tier leader Indigo Plateau, whose win count could very well exceed his line count this season. He has put up solid overall SM performances in the past, and it's not unreasonable to assume he'll do fine again, but he is, as usual, in quite a strong pool. It'll largely depend on how active the Ladies can force him to be. Yet another Barclay boomer is on the roster with Shiba taking up ORAS duties for a mere 5k; this is an excellent price, as although Shiba has been somewhat out of the game for a while, he has plenty of ORAS experience and will almost assuredly bring some wins to the slot as a great value buy. The value picks don't stop there, as Cow has been something of a hot prospect across BW tiers in recent times. Their BW UU prowess in particular is mostly unknown, but between their plethora of experience in BW OU and all of the generation's various lower tiers, there's no reason to assume they can't conquer the Electric-infested kingdom. Estarossa takes the reins on DPP this season instead of GSC, where he's certainly still experienced. He does find himself ranked fairly low, but in a pool as strong as DPP's with mainstays like LpZ, frankjosh and fatty in there, it really shouldn't be too surprising, and he certainly has the capacity to overcome this ranking. The Ladies don't need to worry about their ranking in ADV though, where Heysup takes the stage as perhaps the most experienced ADV UU player of all time. There's no reason to assume he won't put up an excellent performance as he has been doing for years at this point—if you, dear reader, are a particularly young player, there is a decent chance Heysup has been playing ADV UU since before you were born. Rounding out the roster is SANKE CARP in GSC UU, who ranks 2nd in the pool despite a mere 4k price tag; this is an immense steal for the Ladies, as SANKE CARP alone is a strong enough GSC proposition, but makes a particularly fierce opponent with the support of manager Estarossa. The Ladies seem set up for a potential playoff run here; few of their slots are incredibly standout, with no #1 placements across the board, but very few are dead in the water. If their dependable star players can pick themselves up by the bootstraps and put up performances worthy of their price tags, they may only need a few exceptional performances from their cheaper players to win the entire tournament. Keep an eye on the Ladies this season!

Friends Safari Pokemon Trainers

SV UU: Meru
SV UU: Sabella
SV UU: Chaitanya
SS UU: Lizzie
SM UU: robjr
ORAS UU: dugza
BW UU: larry
DPP UU: micciu
ADV UU: Amukamara
GSC UU: avarice

After a championship run last year for UUPL XII, the Friend Safari Pokemon Trainers have changed leadership and gone into a new direction. Smashers staples Killintime and robjr take the helm this year, with big shoes to fill. Killintime is mainly known in UU as being a long-time ORAS UU mainstay, as well as being able to dip into other generations such as ADV and even SV if needed. robjr is one of the most successful UU subforum players of all time and is returning to play in the tournament in his usual tier, SM UU. With a hefty price tag and a specifically poor season in his rearview mirror, the pressure is on to create a roster suitable of being worthy of the reigning championship franchise. So, how did they do?

A cheap Meru retain is very high value, as securing one of the best SV UU options for the retain amount is huge, and while rob's self-buy price is massive, his history of absolutely dominating a strong SM pool makes it well worth it, assuming last year's performance was a fluke. They dug deep into their pockets to secure Amukamara, who theoretically can support almost every UU, if not literally every UU. He is in a strong ADV pool this year, however, and while there are no doubts that he is strong in ADV, it remains to be seen if he can live up to his hefty price tag there. With Sabella, Chaitanya, and Queen of Bean rounding out their SV core along with Meru, it is safe to say expectations are reasonably high for this team in current gen. Sabella especially has been strong in UU this generation, with Chaitanya being a capable pilot that can perform well in any pool. Queen of Bean can easily sub in as well, but more importantly she can provide strong support for a SV group that may need the support in the builder. Dugza in ORAS will be a slot too look out for as well, as with Killintime support behind him, he is a very strong pilot that can end up with a very good record in a pool that is lacking a lot of its usual top brass. Micciu and Larry make up the DPP and BW slots for the team, respectively; both users have a potentially high ceiling, with Micciu being a hot commodity the last few UUPLs and Larry being a staple of every gen's UUPL pool at some point in time over the years. avarice is in GSC, which, for the price tag, isn't necessarily ideal. However, avarice is a strong and creative player, and in a lower end pool like this, he could very realistically perform at a level we wouldn't expect from him in this meta. Lizzie comes fresh out of pseudo-retirement after a strong UUBD showing to hold down the SS slot. In a top-heavy pool, there is potential for Lizzie to knock some skulls around, but with lack of consistent strong showings, it is hard to assume. Hydronics on the bench is also a great asset, as Hydronics has the potential to be a fantastic super sub and offer support to multiple old gens. Lastly, established cheerleader and esteemed elder of the Barclay clan Thisbemyalt rounds out the team to hopefully hold the vibes together and maybe, if we're LUCKY, sub into a game of some sort.

Do the Friends have the juice to repeat this year without some of their cornerstone pieces? This very well could be the case, but we will have to wait and see how their story unfolds.

Cerulean City Crush Kin

SV UU: JustFranco
SV UU: Don Eduardo
SV UU: Kate
SS UU: BigFatmantis
SM UU: basaninho
ORAS UU: Real FV13
BW UU: Accel
DPP UU: DrReuniclus
ADV UU: Parpar
GSC UU: Alice Kazumi

BigFatMantis and Crushy have paired together to try and take UUPL by storm with a new rebrand of the Smashers. The Crush Kins draft plan clearly revolved around an enormous 30k spend on Accel, a price tag that is hefty but probably isn't that surprising to many with his incredible value as a fantastic BW player and capable support to pretty much every single UU oldgen under the sun. The raters clearly agreed with this with his #2 ranking in the BW pool. The Crush Kins decided to spend a lot of their remaining cash on JustFranco too, which was for sure not a bad price with his very strong #2 SV UU ranking. Don Eduardo and Kate made up the rest of their SV pool, which with their #6 and #11 rankings was definitely not a bad play, and the raters placed the Crush Kins SV core very highly overall. The rest of their slots need to pick up a lot of slack, however, to make up for this, as there wasn't a huge amount of cash left to go around at this point. Mantis is a very interesting SS pick who has the potential to massively outdo his #7 ranking with his inventive builds, while basaninho is definitely a strong SM player despite his #8 ranking in SM; he just unfortunately finds himself in an incredibly stacked SM pool but could reasonably have the potential to outdo this. Real FV13 finds himself out of GSC this tour playing ORAS instead; with his strong Classic performance and reasonable amount of play outside of this, he gets a solid #4 placement and could perform quite decently. DrReuniclus is an older DPP player who finds himself ranked last in a very strong DPP pool, but the Doctor has strong DPP knowledge and the potential to do quite well. Parpar ranks in 6th for ADV; he has strong support from players like Mantis who could help him outperform this, but his average sheet record in the tier didn't inspire great confidence in raters. Alice Kazumi is a wildcard for GSC; she finds herself ranked #3 in the pool despite having less direct UU experience than a lot of the pool but has a lot of experience in GSC lower tiers and arguably has the single best team support network on her team with Accel, Mantis, and Real FV13. All things considered the Crush Kins did a good job with their remaining cash here despite how little of it there was; there is a lot of potential in some of these slots despite their low ranks, and the ORAS and GSC slots could definitely carry some hefty weight.

Mikan Island Monsters

SV UU: lax
SV UU: 691
SV UU: leng loi
SS UU: Separation
SM UU: kumiko
ORAS UU: mako
BW UU: tack
DPP UU: LpZ
ADV UU: col49
GSC UU: 3d

tko and Separation return again to manage the Monsters, but honestly it doesn't feel like the usual Monsters lineup this year. The Monsters spent a large portion of their budget on kumiko and LPZ this year, a very sage pair of buys from my point of view that offers a wide range of oldgen support; LpZ in particular stands out as the #1 ranked player in the DPP pool, where he is expected to dominate, while kumiko places a very respectable #3 in a completely stacked SM pool. The Monsters SV lineup has solid potential with two strong OU players in lax and leng loi and 691 as a strong competitor in this year's UU Circuit especially, but rankers put the Monsters trio fairly low in SV compared to more UU-involved trios. Separation and 691 were the only other two spends above 10k for the Monsters, and Separation scores a nice #3 in an SS pool where he should be expected to absolutely go positive. Mako in ORAS didn't get huge belief from raters, placing only 7th due to the deep pool and lack of information on her compared to other players, but she has had some strong wins in UUWC that could cause her to significantly outperform this especially with the potential team support. Tack scores an average #6 in BW due to a lack of experience compared to a lot of the pool in UU itself but is a known BW lower tier fiend who could absolutely overperform with team support. col49 also ranks in #7 in ADV despite being a seasoned veteran of many UU tours; this is mostly due to his lack of experience in ADV compared to other tiers, and it remains to be seen if he ends up flexing into different tiers instead after seeing him playing GSC in week 1, where he would likely get a much better score. 3d rounds off the monsters lineup in GSC with a #7 ranking, albeit with some variation from rankers who placed him higher with respect to his potential as a strong player in a much more average GSC pool than usual UUPLs; how 3d would perform in this pool likely comes down to the quality of teams and if he receives much support from more experienced GSC players like col49 and LpZ on this team. Overall the Monsters' value mostly lies in their DPP and SM picks in this tour, but their roster feels like it otherwise lacks star power, and the Monsters performance will mostly ride off how well some of the potential sleeper picks that raters ranked low perform.

Sinjoh Ruin Strikers

SV UU: Fc
SV UU: Clean
SV UU: Lana
SS UU: Icemaster
SM UU: pdt
ORAS UU: obii
BW UU: seraphz
DPP UU: Highlord
ADV UU: Garay oak
GSC UU: Mashing

The Strikers make their second run at UUPL after a tough loss in finals tiebreakers last year. Returning manager Fc brought on their former ORAS slot Fragments to do the job with him. pdt also makes a return, but this time solely as a player in SM. This draft was a hot topic pre-tournament start, with essentially 2-3 UUPL mainstays in the lineup and otherwise seemingly AG or Ubers players who don't have the juice necessary for the average UUer to be aware of them to any real extent. However, there are still some strong slots here, and if pdt has proven anything in UU it's that he is a winner. He has chips and proved doubters wrong about this franchise last year already. With him as one of this team's leaders, there is a very realistic world where this team shines brighter than people expect. Other noteworthy slots are Fc, Garay oak, and Highlord. Fc self-bought for decent value, coming off of an extraordinary UUBD run in UUbers. Fc's skill as a pilot carries him to a rather high floor in these metas, and his leadership will be noteworthy to push this team forward. Garay oak is the real deal; for years he has stepped into UUPL and been a force in multiple generations. He will surely be a key aspect of this draft, essentially securing another star and a strong tiebreak option as well. Highlord comes back to the Strikers to play DPP yet again. He had an alright season last year but is certainly capable of doing better and is for sure one of the better DPP options to choose from come draft time. The remainder of the team is hard to pin down in terms of viability due to limited, if not no UU data at all. Entrocefalo, Isza, Icemaster, and clean fit the bill as strong pilots who could do well despite the minimal UU-specific experience. obii hasn't been seen in UU for some years, but at one point he was a notable presence. It is plenty plausible that obii still has some UU strength in the tank. The Strap comes back to the team after a specifically poor ORAS showing last year, this time going to a different tier, which could lead to better results. Another noteworthy individual is Drud, who could realistically sub into a few tiers if necessary, mainly SV and DPP, although DPP shouldn't be a problem with Highlord holding it down.

Overall this draft seems similar to last year's with the foundation still mostly present, but it definitely seems to have taken a step back. There is reason to believe that Fc knows what he's doing with a strong track record behind him to support him, though, and that means this team could surprise us greatly.

umbry
JustFranco
vivalospride
Meru
Lily
Don Eduardo
passion
Mossy Sandwich
Sabella
lax
Kate
Nat
691
Piyu
Fc
etern
Clean
Finchinator
Kushalos
leng loi
Bouff
Thatoneapple
Chaitanya
Lana

1. JustFranco: 2 - Crush Kin

1. Don Eduardo: 6 - Crush Kin

1. Kate: 11 - Crush Kin

The Crush Kin chose to spend very heavily on SV this season, with a core that completely outpaces the other teams in terms of point value. Between Don Eduardo, JustFranco, and Kate, this trio's string of recent results is incredibly dominant; Don Eduardo's had excellent SCL and solid UUWC campaigns, JustFranco has been a demon in the UU Circuit for the past couple of years, and Kate's had a fair share of showings in circuit tournaments as well. Despite this, none would be considered UU “mainers”, Don Eduardo can most commonly be found in old generation OUs, Kate's home turf is Ubers, and it's quicker to list the tiers Franco doesn't play than the ones he does. However, all three do build for the tier themselves—successfully, at that—and are more than capable of tackling anyone when they get into the ring. It shouldn't be surprising to see this group at the top if you're familiar with SV UU in recent times; the combination of these three players, while maybe somewhat lacking in synergy, has a pretty enormous amount of starpower compared to the rest of the groups. It would really come as no shock if they pull ahead of the pack.

2. vivalospride: 3 - Ladies

2. Mossy Sandwich: 8 - Ladies

2. Bouff: 21 - Ladies

The Ladies come in hot with three UU mainstays, with their SV core consisting of Mossy Sandwich, vivalospride, and Bouff. The former two are well known for their SV UU prowess by now; viv has put up solid results ever since returning to the tier a couple of years ago, and Mossy has been a demon in the Circuit with some pretty solid team tournament runs to his name as well. Bouff, on the other hand, isn't too known for their SV; they're almost always an upper-rank pick in the old generations of UU, whether that's ORAS, ADV, or even the occasional DPP run, but here they find themselves quite a bit lower than usual. However, all three of these players are familiar with each other and will almost certainly have good building synergy, which is further amplified by managers Estarossa and gulch, who both have SV UU experience. While they're not as dominant as the Crush Kin due to Bouff being a somewhat unknown quantity within the tier, the Ladies have an incredibly solid backbone here; if Mossy and viv perform up to par they'll be doing great regardless, and with Bouff's potential to pop off on top of that, the Ladies seem set up for a solid season!

3. umbry: 1 - Tycoons

3. Nat: 12 - Tycoons

3. Kushalos: 19 - Tycoons

The Tycoons seem to have a different strategy this year. While the franchise is typically known for nurturing an up-and-coming zoomer into current generation stardom, this year they're having their signature star umbry flanked by two of the most decorated lower tier players in history; Nat, who made her name in RU and has been regarded as one of the best current players for some time now, and Kushalos, the man who seemingly plays every tier known to man. All three of these players have history in SV UU but have been out of the game for some time now; while that's not really a problem for umbry, who has been supporting other players in the tier for quite a long period of time, Nat and Kushalos will have to do a little bit of catchup. Considering their overall lower tier prowess that really shouldn't be a problem, and umbry's support is among the best you could ask for in that endeavor. She can probably also just load them up with teams and call it a day. All things considered, this is a strange but effective SV UU core from the Tycoons—if the two boomers pick up the slack, they could definitely perform even better than this ranking would suggest.

4. Meru: 4 - Friends

4. Sabella: 9 - Friends

4. Chaitanya: 23 - Friends

Meru and two Monotype Mains. MMM! The Friends opted to live up to their name by tapping in to our friends over in the Monotype scene, opting to draft staples Chaitanya and Sabella to support their star player Meru. While Sabella is an SV UU mainstay at this point, having played the tier in SCL and consistently since then with solid results, Chaitanya has only played the tier a handful of times; usually he does okay, not quite reaching the heights he does in ORAS UU but still overall decent. Meru is the real highlight here, though, sporting a frankly absurd overall SV UU winrate, and given he's back on his home turf with the Friends, we can only assume he'll be very happy to return to stardom. This trio is composed of strong players who put up strong performances, but it is similar to the Ladies in that two proven, strong contenders are flanked by a slight gamble that could pay off hugely. If Chaitanya exceeds expectations while Meru and Sabella perform to their usual standard, the Friends are in excellent shape; otherwise they are likely to have a middle-of-the-pack SV performance. Go Friends!

5. Lily: 5 - Idols

5. etern: 16 - Idols

5. Finchinator: 18 - Idols

The Idols have quite some strong star power (and tier leader power tbh). Lily is one of the best-ranked SV players for a reason, with her vast experience and dedication to the tier on top of her playing ability, and is a key highlight of the Idols SV Lineup. The Idols get a fairly average overall rank in SV due to the lesser faith put on etern and Finch compared to other pairings, but there is real potential for them to shine and outperform this with their strong playing skills if the team choices are on point, which in a team with Lily in one would hope would happen. Raters may have been surprised to see Finch outside of BW UU in this tour—I certainly was when compiling the PRs—but there is a lot of potential for a serious upset compared to this ranking, as long as Lily doesn't get burnt out with trying to support the core, which may well be possible.

6. lax: 10 - Monsters

6. 691: 13 - Monsters

6. leng loi: 20 - Monsters

The Mikan Island Monsters' SV core consists of two extremely strong SV OU pilots and UU subforum mainstay 691. Despite lax being their highest-rated user in SV and just barely scraping the top 10, this core should not be underestimated. lax has partaken in many UUPLs by now and is one of the strongest players on Smogon. Last year he underperformed for the Monsters outside of SV, but it is a fair assumption that history will not repeat itself with him in SV this time around. Leng loi has taken SPL by storm for the Classiest this year, with building and clicking that has been deemed specifically impressive by a majority of peers and spectators alike. With just the right amount of effort, Leng loi can quite easily shatter the shockingly low expectations the rest of the pool seems to have for them. 691 doesn't specifically need much introduction to the UUserbase, as he dominated the UU Circuit this year, being top 2 in points by a wide margin, and has been a UU subforum mainstay for years now. Expectations are relatively calm for 691, but it is plenty reasonable to assume that he will deliver a great performance, finally escaping the SS trenches of previous tournaments and being able to compete in a truly loaded and well-rounded SV pool. It will be exciting to see how these three perform, especially after a strong 3-0 showing in week 1 despite lax being subbed out.

Only time will tell if they over- or underachieve and what builds they will bring to the tournament. Regardless, this SV core will have to suffice to bring the Monsters back to their former glory.

7. passion: 7 - Sisters

7. Piyu: 14 - Sisters

7. ThatOneApple: 22 - Sisters

The Sisters' SV core lives and dies by passion on paper; as one of the highest-ranked SV players at #7, passion has the potential to significantly carry this core with the trust the rankers place in their UU experience and strength in piloting teams. Piyu gets an average ranking to reflect their potential with passed teams from strong support with passion and apple, but they may not be as self sufficient to justify a higher ranking. To be honest, apple may have been done slightly dirty with his ranking; while he doesn't have the same experience in team tours as a lot of the players as a UU mainstay, he will for sure bring value to the team prep and he has the potential to outperform his very low ranking if he stays on top of the meta and loads strong teams.

8. Fc: 15 - Strikers

8. clean: 17 - Strikers

8. Lana: 24 - Strikers

The Strikers have a rather low-rated SV core, with none of their SV starters breaking the top 10 in rankings. Fc is their top-rated SV starter, after missing the last UUPL due to miscommunication regarding whether both managers can self-buy or not, where they made an impressive finals run straight to tiebreakers. There is plenty of reason to believe Fc will live up to his managerial presence, but in such a strong SV pool, it isn't a given either. Clean is the next-rated SV starter of theirs, with plenty of SV experience outside of UU. They have a name for themselves in OU, but similarly to Fc, in such a strong SV UU pool, will that be enough for a specifically high floor? Time will tell, but the season could go either way for clean, although a specifically poor record would still be a surprise due to their talent as a pilot in this gen. There is not much data on Lana, and they were ranked very low due to this. They can shape their own destiny with no real expectations or pressure on them to perform well.

Overall, despite them being ranked on the lower end it isn't out of the question that these three perform well, as pdt's support combined with Fc's leadership can easily be a winning formula for this core. However, it is very difficult relative to the rest of the pool to assume specific greatness from these three.

1. Attribute - Tycoons

In a span of less than 3 years, Attribute has solidified himself as arguably the best SS UU player on Smogon. A 17-6 SS UU record over that same time span in official UU team tours blows away anyone else, and there are no signs of slowing down. And one of the only players that may possibly match his SS UU pedigree, umbry, is his teammate and manager, making this a pretty safe bet for the top spot in this UUPL. SS UU is not the only tier Attribute has risen to stardom from, but it is the one he stands out the most in.

2. Adaam - Idols

In a shocking turn of events, Adaam will be playing SS UU instead of SM UU in this year's UUPL. With a tremendous run in this past SS UU Cup—part of last year's UU Classic—Adaam seems to have gained a new appreciation for a tier that he was a major part of while it was current generation, making basically every circuit playoffs and playing SS UU in both the last Smogon Snake Draft and the first Smogon Champion's League. Adaam is always going to be good at whatever he plays and, in fact, would have been an easy rank #1 if not for Attribute's remarkable past 3 years. It's almost as if Attribute rose up as Adaam stepped away from the tier, in a way, and we all are looking forward to how this will play out now that both are at the top of the SS UU rankings.

3. Separation - Monsters

Separation comes out as #3 for these rankings, but it is going to mark an SS UU debut for Separation in official UU team tours after going 4-3 in SV UU last year. But Separation's strong overall mons pedigree, combined with a strong 7-1 performance in SS UU in this past SPPL, leaves no doubt that they are deserving of this spot in the rankings. Not to mention, 691 and kumiko are right there to help support when needed.

4. Fogbound Lake - Sisters

Fogbound Lake occupies the "drop off" spot on the rankings, as there is a noticeable gap between 3 and 4 here. There isn't really much accessible information on just how much Fogbound Lake has played, or knows about, SS UU, as their sheet record has no games played in the tier and they don't seem to have played it in any of the more visible side tours either. But Fogbound Lake does know SS OU well and is a Smogon staple in all major tours year after year. Pass them an SS UU team and I'm sure they will figure it out—the only question is who is going to be doing the passing here.

5. crying - Ladies

crying has played plenty of SS UU in the past, playing back in SCL II and going 2-0 in addition to making a deep run in UU Open and Smogon Grand Slam at the time. While she hasn't really played it in any UU official team tours (she's opted to play ADV and GSC in the past two), she knows the tier decently well, and her cooks bring a very unconventional and unexpected style to a tier that otherwise is fairly straightforward for most, giving her a slight advantage over anyone unfamiliar with SS UU's quirks. Whether this is enough to catapult her to a winning record in this tough pool will remain to be seen.

6. Lizzie - Friends

Lizzie is one of the most passionate SS UU players of all time, coming up through the SS UU ranks towards the tail-end of that generation. She has had moderate success overall in SS UU in UU team tours, going 1-2 and 2-1 in this past UUWC and UUBD as well as 3-3 in the last UUSD. Remarkably, she's never played in a previous UUPL, so this will be her official debut. Her record will in part hinge on how motivated she is to play—she had seemed to disappear recently after UUWC, and perhaps this tournament will be her revival. Or, perhaps not. Only time will tell.

7. BigFatMantis - Crush Kin

BigFatMantis finds himself at #7, and at a glance that may seem appropriate given his rather outstandingly bad UU Team Tour Sheet record of 11-25. But a closer inspection of this will reveal that, in actuality, his SS UU record is 3-2 in these, effectively 30% of his wins and only 8% of his losses. BigFatMantis was indeed one of the best SS UU players when the generation ended, ranking #2 overall in the final UU Circuit Playoffs for SS UU. But his dabbling with older UU gens for team tours has been rather underwhelming, and, it seems, this time he is ready to focus on his strengths. As a player with a very high ceiling but a very low floor, it will be interesting to see where he ends up at season's end.

8. Icemaster - Strikers

Icemaster doesn't play SS UU; he is decent at SS Ubers, but I don't think that transfers over to UU success without some amount of play (one warm-up game before the tour does not count.)

1. pdt - Strikers

pinkdragontamer has been a household name in UU for years now, with his flashy playstyle and builds proving to be difficult to overcome for many opponents. His upbringing took place in SM, and it certainly suits him as a player and builder. pdt is all about gapping his opponents mentally, calling them out in-game at every opportunity with timed aggression. All this being said, SM UU and pdt go together like peanut butter and jelly, and it is clear that everyone feels this way due to a unanimous vote for the number one spot in this PR.

Last season he underperformed with a 4-6 record after an intense finals appearance for the strikers. If there is anybody who will use this to fuel themselves and decimate a strong pool, it is pdt.

2. robjr - Friends

Despite a dire 2-5 record last season, robjr lands in the second spot in the rankings in a very strong SM pool. It makes sense though, as prior to last season, there is example after example after example of rob performing at an exceptionally high floor in stacked SM UU pools. robjr, in every single UU tournament, has played SM UU with the pressure of an absolutely massive price tag and a very high power rankin, and has delivered more often than not. This tournament we will see if he's still got his finger on the pulse in SM UU, or if last year was no fluke after all.

3. kumiko - Monsters

The centerpiece and lifeblood of the entire Monsters franchise finds themselves with a third place ranking, probably one of the lowest of their career, which goes to show the strength of the individual in question. In their peak of activity, legend has it that kumiko would carry the Monsters on their back with prep year in and year out. They would be the engine behind a franchise that would become the winningest UU franchise by a large margin. Now in 2025, kumiko is past their prime in terms of activity, and we will have to see if they can once again live up to the shadow of their past in the subforum, especially here in SM compared to the slightly more top-heavy and less well-rounded SS pool. I believe there is little doubt that our legendary former tier leader will put up a positive or near positive record, but the question is, will they be able to do more than that?

4. Santu - Sisters

Santu is as strong as a player comes on Smogon, and he has historically basically never seen a losing record in the UU subforum (aside from his first bout where he went 1-2 in 2019). This is very impressive without question, and he deserves this placement. With his strong capabilities as a pilot, all he needs to do is roll an OK matchup and there is plenty of confidence in him to win.

This pool is strong, and it may not be so easy for him, but with how high his floor and his ceiling seem to be in these tournaments, he is not something we can ignore.

5. Indigo Plateau - Ladies

The lesser of the two former tier leaders in this pool, Indigo Plateau finds himself at a middle of the pack ranking in 5th place. Last UUPL, IP was coming off of absolutely abysmal showings in the two years prior. Despite this, in his limited games, he went undefeated with a convincing 4-0 record. This, combined with his former prestige in the tier, is why he didn't fall further in the rankings. I believe the ceiling of this slot is very high, however, it is up in the air as to whether or not the same could be said about the floor.

Altogether IP is a smart and quality option in SM UU, but with a stacked pool like this, there is still risk involved. The ball is in his court, and with strong support behind him, he has the tools as well to perform to his ceiling.

6. odr - Tycoons

After sealing the championship in tiebreak for his team and ending the season with an absolutely incredible 8-2 record just one year ago, odr finds himself in sixth place. This just speaks to the strength of the pool though, as odr comes once a year to play SM UU and has no presence in UU otherwise in these recent years. This, combined with having no support behind him, could be a real cause for concern, and might have been what landed him this low in the rankings.

However, odr is the real deal as a player; he is the epitome of aggression, and similarly to pdt, SM UU fits his style just about perfectly. Falling this low could easily be a byproduct of uncertainty in terms of his motivation, especially with this being his first appearance off of the beloved Friend Safari Pokemon Trainer franchise. But it is more than plausible that odr's unwavering confidence pushes him to yet another strong showing.

7. ramolost - Idols

With only one poor performance to his name, you would expect ramolost to be slightly higher on this list, as his last 3 performances have all been overwhelmingly positive. However, it is also true that he has been borderline completely retired for years now, only to come out to compete in the itsjustdrew 4-man team tournament a year or so back. The fact of the matter is that ramolost's most recent UUPL was as of three years ago. This is legitimate cause for concern, and sets the floor for him theoretically pretty low, which is what lands him this low in the rankings.

With that being said, he has 2/3rds of his teammates from the aforementioned itsjustdrew tournament on his team to support him. If there is a situation where ramolost would come in to wreak havoc, it is this one. Will ramolost prove once again that ladder does in fact matter? Or, will he be found as a fraud due to his long time away from competitive Pokemon? Either way, there is little doubt that ramoswine will put on a show for us in some way shape or form.

8. basaninho - Crush Kin

With 5 wins over the course of 6 tournaments in the UU subforum, basa finds himself ranked last in a very strong pool. There is hope, however, as he recently won the SM UU cup and seems to be particularly invested in branding himself as the next perennial SM UU slot in the subforum. With that said, due to a decently long history of subpar performances and the lack of specifically strong competition in his strong individual showings, it is difficult to have large amounts of confidence in basa to perform well. He is on a team where he could realistically thrive and have a great time, with viable support behind him.

I believe he will be active and try hard—whether it will translate to Ws or not we shall see. But for now, he is last in these power rankings and will have to prove all voters otherwise.

1. Gondra - Idols

Gondra is well versed in ORAS in competitive Pokemon, and he has the greatest ORAS UU player of all time behind him as his manager. Pak and Gondra have a long history as a player + support combination—a long history filled with essentially nothing but winning. There is basically no reason whatsoever that this season will be any different—Gondra is the ideal pilot for Pak's builds and it has been proven time and time again.

In an ORAS pool missing most of its usual top brass, it is no surprise that Gondra gets the top spot, with dingbat as his only true competition for the throne. While it was a close battle for the top spot, I have no doubt that this is a deserving placement for how reliable Gondra is in these tournaments.

2. dingbat - Sisters

Since the beginning of time, dingbat has been playing UUPL games with Runelite running in the background, starting yet another new account and AFKing at the cows. The difference is that over this long, and I mean LONG period of time… the dinger has gotten progressively better at this tier while everyone else has been sitting on their asses. At this point, ding is a menace who has hit a prime in recent tournaments, with many solid or even very good performances back to back to back. At the core of those performances are his unique builds that continue to grow as he grows as a player. We shall see in this tournament how strong he has truly become after this past year of strong showings—it is his throne for the taking.

3. DugZa - Friends

DugZa doesn't lose frequently in recent memory. ORAS UU isn't a tier he's played anytime recent in a UU tournament, but he knows the gen well enough and it is definitely a tier suited to his playstyle. Behind him, his manager Killintime is one of the most passionate ORAS UU builders the tier has ever seen, and also, I would argue, suits DugZa's style very well. A strong performance is likely for him as well now that he took off his training weights known as Floss and vivalospride.

With the top brass of the usual ORAS UU pool not in the picture for this edition of UUPL, DugZa should clean house with his strong fundamentals and timely aggression, especially against the weaker half of the pool.

4. Real FV13 - Crush Kin

Leaving his GSC home in UU tournaments, RealFV finds himself in ORAS this time around, and not for no good reason. He has shown a lot of interest in ORAS UU in recent memory, playing it in the most recent UUWC with success, as well as the most recent ORASPL. FV is a strong player who could've realistically been placed even higher on this list without it being a shock. I think his floor could potentially be a bit lower than the individuals above him, and the same goes for his ceiling. But that is easy to prove wrong with a dominant record, and that isn't off the table whatsoever.

With strong ORAS support behind him in Accelgor, he should be able to collaboratively come up with fresh stuff to conquer a weaker but very well rounded ORAS pool.

5. Shiba - Ladies

Shiba is on a bit of a downward trend recently with a 0-4 UUWC in his rear view mirror. However, once upon a time, this guy won a ribbon, and you BETTER not forget that. Shiba has a long history of strong performances in UU tournaments, individual and team. It is not implausible to believe he is capable of recapturing his prime once again. Pokemon isn't that hard after all, right? Nonetheless, Shiba is still cooking after all these years of being strong in a majority of UU generations. The zoomers might not know of what his prime looked like, but hopefully he does and can channel whatever he's got in the tank still to be confident.

Shiba's still got it, and is motivated to break the Smashers curse with a new logo on his chest. He has ORAS support behind him, and the world at his feet. For Shiba's sake, hopefully we see him prove that he is indeed worth AT LEAST 500 credits more than his former co-manager Thisbemyalt in this tournament.

6. Xiri - Tycoons

Xiri is a capable player with very strong support behind him, but the UUPL mainstay is usually in different slots in this subforum. Due to this, it is more difficult to assume excellence, especially when combined with the fact that he has a long history of roughly even performances, which is likely to happen again here. Without much other data to go off of other than the fact that umbry is his manager, we will have to see how this season pans out for the Tycoons' ORAS slot.

7. Mako - Monsters

Mako played ORAS in the most recent UUWC and managed to pick up a couple of notable wins against strong opponents. This is most of the info we have though, as it is hard to assume from this that their floor and/or ceiling is specifically very high. This ORAS pool is deep though, and this cannot be the case without implying that Mako is a strong and viable option.

8. obii - Strikers

obii has been around for a very long time but hasn't competed in many UU team tournaments despite this. When he did, he didn't do poorly at all, with one 5-2 showing and one 3-4 showing. Expectations here are probably closer to the latter but somewhere in the middle regardless. Similarly to the prior two entries, due to a lack of specific information it is difficult to strictly assume greatness is in the making here, but obii is capable without question, and a stompfest isn't out of the question.

1. Punny - Tycoons

After taking last year's UUPL to branch out into new tiers, Punny has come back to BW, where they have been a dominant force for years. The last time they primarily played BW was during UUPL XI, where they were tied for second best record of the entire tour. Also holding onto the third best all-time record in UU team tours, Punny has always been a powerful force in whatever tier they decide to play. As one of the four players who went for around 30k in auction, the Tycoons have a strong candidate to fulfill the value their price tag brings.

2. Accel - Crush Kin

Accel returns to UUPL after taking a hiatus from the pool for the past two years. This does not mean that Accel has not been keeping their skills sharp. Accel managed UUBD last summer, which should help them keep up with current prep trends. Accel also came with a high price tag, as they were the second most expensive player to be bought in the entire auction. With their ranking average in the pool being almost on par with Punny, and the positive mindset Accel can carry with him, he is another slot to prove that the weight his price tag brings is worth it, along with proving that any worries of rust were for nothing.

3. Monai - Sisters

Heavily involved in the BW scene, yet newer to UUPL, Monai has been able to clinch rank three of the BW PRs. Monai led the charge in BW for the previous UUPL champions, Friend Safari Pokemon Trainers, and was able to put up an impressive 5-3 performance for their first UUPL. This showed the community how easily their skills from other BW tiers transferred to play in the BW UU pool, and with more unknown factors in the pool this year, Monai has quickly become a reliable option to try to put up a similar score this year.

4. hellom - Idols

Recently voted "Best New Player", hellom returns to UUPL this year to try his hand at BW. With all of their UU tour matches outside of BW, hellom will get to prove that they can be versatile when the team needs it. The Idols have already shown their faith in them by retaining hellom before the draft started. With support in the form of Lily, who has played a good amount of BW games for their previous teams, and Finchinator, who has played plenty of UUPLs in the BW spot previously, any hiccups that hellom could have can be fixed very quickly. On top of already being considered a great player, there is a lot of potential in this spot to achieve very strong results.

5. Larry - Friends

Larry has been participating in UU tours forever, always being a great option to pick up as they have played every tier under the sun to some form of success. BW is no stranger to Larry, and with the assistance of Hydronics, they should be able to put together some interesting builds in order to have a good slot that carries its weight. Going for just 3k in the auction, Larry has the opportunity to break through expectations this tour, as they have proven in the past that they are able to compete with the top half of this list. The ceiling will be reached depending on how much effort they are able to put in this slot.

6. Tack - Monsters

Tack is a lesser-known face in the UU sphere, but is known to excel in BW lower tiers. Having just come off of managing and playing BWPL IV while jumping from tier to tier, it is safe to say that Tack should feel at home in the BW pool. The main goal will be catching up Tack with any UU specific information that they might need, but with Amukamura as a support option to ask questions to, any obstacle that Tack may face has the chance to be easily overcome. The main question yet to be answered is how Tack will fair versus the players in the pool who have already gotten their toes wet in the UU tiers during previous tours.

7. Cow - Ladies

Cow is also a lesser-known face in the UU sphere but definitely a player to take seriously. Coming mainly from BW OU, Cow was seeded tenth for the 2024 BW circuit. They also gathered some buzz as a potential SPL grab for BW, which notes the recognition this player has for their ability in the gen. This is the first time Cow is touching the UU tier, so how well they are going to do comparatively is still yet to be seen. Cow does have the support of Shiba, Bouff, and Slip to help them catch up, but with being too big of a wild card for how their skills will transfer, they will have a lot to prove this UUPL.

8. seraphz - Strikers

seraphz is a newer face to UU, having played SV in the past UUWC and in multiple PS community leagues. Their piloting is good, but their experience in the tier leaves a big question mark to those on the outside who may not know much about them. The support for the slot to help seraphz find his place in the tier is also a bit up in the air, as no one on the team is known specifically for their presence in BW. pdt can help build and definitely provide information, but the tier is not the first thing to come to mind when people think of pdt. Overall, the BW slot is a big hit or miss where only time will tell if seraphz is a diamond in the rough or isn't able to rise to the occasion due to the unfamiliar tier.

1. LpZ - Monsters

LpZ truly stole the show of UUPL XII's DPP pool with his perfect 10-0 record, accompanied by his team, the Friends, winning the whole thing. While he has not played much DPP since then, it seems the defending Smogon Grand Slam champ's stock is as high as ever. That being said, 10-0 is the kind of record that seems like it can only get worse. While there may be a lot of weight on LpZ's shoulders this year, it's only because he has shown just how great he can be, which is why he has earned this top spot.

2. fatty - Sisters

After a 4-4 ADV UU run in last year's edition, fatty returns to DPP, hoping for success akin to his 5-2 UUPL XI. fatty's consistency is unmatched not only in the DPP pool, but across UUPL in general; he's been putting up positive records and playing at a high level since before many of today's UUsers had their names uttered in the context of UUPL. Some of fatty's more recent signups give the idea that he has less and less time for mons as the years go on, but you would hardly know it from his records. There is no evidence to make one think that this UUPL will be any less successful for the self-sufficient fatty, and our rankers have honored that fact with this placement.

3. frankjosh - Tycoons

frankjosh looks to continue his string of strong showings across UU subforum tours, with his most recent UUBD 5-2 record being just another feather in his cap. He also went 4-3 in last year's UUPL and 4-2 the season prior. Such consistency being placed at a mere third in the power rankings is almost surprising and is a testament to this year's strong pool. However, known for being one of the most prolific builders of modern DPP and a solid clicker, frankjosh has the tools to succeed here. It would not be much of a surprise if he ended the tour with one of the best records, despite his third-place ranking.

4. Thiago Nunes - Idols

In fourth place, we have our first player who does not have a string of recent showings. Nonetheless, Thiago Nunes is a known solid DPP performer. The last time he played the tier in a UU subforum tournament setting was UUPL XI, where he put up a respectable 4-3 record. With a 12000 credit price tag, the Idols seem to be hoping that this will serve as a baseline. Thiago Nunes has his work cut out for him if he wants to dethrone the top three in this pool, but our rankers seem to think that if anyone is up to the task, it's him.

5. Micciu - Friends

Dread it, run from it; DPP still arrives. Micciu is a player who made a name for himself playing DPP on the Smashers in 2023, where he played a great debut season as a starter and went 6-3. However, he has made an effort to run from the label of DPP player since then, exploring tiers like ADV, BW, and SS UU, having gone 5-1 in the last in UUPL XII. Wherever he ends up, Micciu always seems to hold his own. Despite leading the bottom half of the pool, there is every chance that Micciu could find his way to a positive record or better this UUPL, especially if he brings his A-game for prep and playing.

6. Highlord - Strikers

DPP Ubers staple Highlord continues his quest to conquer UnderUsed in this edition of UUPL. In the last one, he put up a decent 4-5 record. Highlord has a fair bit of experience playing DPP UU in tours outside of the UU subforum, where he has seen modest success, but his limited UUPL experience and lack of outstanding performances gave our rankers pause, as might his lack of any real support in the tier from his team. Highlord is certainly a capable player and has solid metagame knowledge, but the players ranked above him may prove a tough mountain to climb, which is why he finds himself sixth.

7. Estarossa - Ladies

Estarossa has broken out of his GSC UU shell as of late, self-buying to play tiers like SM and DPP. The rankers were skeptical when he self-bought to play SM UU in UUBD, but he more than proved them wrong with a 5-2 record, and he was ranked seventh in last UUPL's DPP pool, but pulled out a very respectable 5-3. Can he pull a repeat victory here? If he does, it will certainly demand some more respect in next year's power rankings, but in such a strong pool, it may prove difficult, as Esta still lacks the same history and consistency in this tier of those ranked above him.

8. DrReuniclus - Crush Kin

DrReuniclus has long been a friendly face in the UU room on PS!, where he has been present for as long as this writer can remember; however, his history as a UUPL-caliber DPP player is more spotty. That being said, this is absolutely not his first UUPL. The truth is, most of the rankers simply haven't seen the doctor play DPP UU at all, and neither have I, which makes it hard to find any confidence that he will outperform the players above him. To be fair, he has a fair bit of DPP knowledge supporting him, and regardless of all that, what matters most is what happens on the battlefield.

1. Garay oak - Strikers

Garay has been an ADV mainstay for the past few years at this point, and while he isn't as active as he was a few years ago, he has the best raw playing ability out of the entire pool. In fact, he probably is one of the best in that regard in the entire tournament. He's currently 7-0 in SPL, and is known to be dependable when in must-win scenarios, both in individuals and in tiebreaks for team tours. His teams have a consistent backbone with a clear and cohesive plan to clutch games, and he intends to put full effort into this tournament as well. If he truly puts that passion forward in-game, then there's a high chance that he plows through the competition.

2. Heysup - Ladies

For what is probably the first time in years, Heysup isn't #1 on the ADV rankings; typically, he farms what is usually considered a weak ADV field in UU tours, but this is the most competitive pool the tier's had in a while. There isn't much to be said about Heysup that hasn't been said already, as he's consistently pushing the tier in a different direction every tournament, using creative sets that usually pay off despite the risk. To make things even better for him, he has active support from multiple teammates who have played the tier in his zoomer manager gulch and omega-boomer teammates Bouff and Shiba. While he probably doesn't need much help compared to his competition, having more than one experienced player to actually talk to about this tier that you won't also be playing eventually is pretty hard to come by these days, so he has a luxury that other players don't. He has the most wins on the UU sheet for a reason, so expect him to wield and succeed with sets that most other players wouldn't.

3. Xrn - Idols

Despite the pleas in his own signup post to not play the tier for the millionth time, Xrn finds himself back to playing ADV for the Idols. Sporting a 15-5 record in the Kangaskhan mines since first starting in 2023's UU Snake Draft, he's begrudgingly become one of the tier's big names. He may be held back by a lack of dedicated support on his team, but this isn't particularly new for him, and his expertise in ADV tiers as a whole means he has a strong fundamental understanding of how the generation works. Hopefully he isn't too jaded with having to spend another season here, because that'll be his main obstacle blocking him from farming games.

4. shiloh - Sisters

The current tiering lead of Smogon has an interesting statistic under his belt; despite not being as invested in the tier as other people on here, he's been the winning team's ADV slot for two years in a row now. That isn't easy to pull off, and he's had a respectable 9-6 record over those two tournaments. Don't let the lack of activity fool you though, as he's known to tryhard if he wants to, and he usually does when he signs up for these tours. He also has the backing of fatty, who is taking a break from being one of the best ADVers to return to his former home of DPP. If he can keep up the strong team picks and play that he's had in his past tournaments, he'll be able to pull the same results that he used to.

5. Amukamara - Friends

Liam is probably one of the best oldgen UU players ever. He's a two-time winner of UU Classic and made semifinals of the tour again the year after. He has played every single oldgen extensively at a high level in various subforum tournaments. And despite all that, he finds himself in fifth place in these rankings. These can be attributed to two things: ADV is his worst tier out of any UU, and all of the players above him have played the tier much more than he has. To be clear, this doesn't mean he's bad at the tier. He's better at it than a majority of the playerbase, having done well in ADV UU Cups over the years, but the four players above him serve as tough competition for someone who isn't as well versed. Beyond his high skill ceiling, he has the benefit of being supported by his manager, Killintime, who has recently taken a liking to the tier and has been building teams with creative sets for a little under a year now. The rankings this year panning out this way are a testament to the pool's strength, and if Liam manages to show up in this tier like he has for pretty much any other, he'll be able to disprove any doubts one may have about him.

6. Parpar - Crush Kin

Since entering the scene about two and a half years ago, Parpar has gone from a UUFPL hero into a mainstay for UU team tours. He hasn't made any major noise in a while due to a mediocre 6-7 record last year and has taken a few breaks here and there as well. That being said, it's not all bad news for him—he's been known to take down some big names in his tenure and has had some banger in-game performances with funny Pokemon like Camerupt. He also has coveted support in Accel and BigFatMantis, who are fellow veterans of the tier. He might not demolish his contemporaries, but he should play well enough and put up a decent record.

7. col49 - Monsters

The most recent winning manager for UUPL has chosen to return to playing in the tournament, and in a tier he's only played sparingly. While he has a very high ceiling in both teambuilding and playing, that's mostly only if he's fully motivated and is on his A-game. There have been concerns with how many games he'll actually play here—this isn't due to a lack of interest, but rather how busy he tends to be. His main experience in the tier has been moving into the slot in UUSD 3, where he went 1-3 thanks to some untimely luck. There is a slight silver lining here with mielke, who is known as being a fantastic support for ADV OU and having a bit of experience in UU from this year's ALTPL. If he can pull off techs that give him the edge in game, he's definitely a threat to look out for.

8. Charmriah - Tycoons

The Tycoons have stuck to their tried-and-true strategy of getting a cheap ADV slot, and this year they have Charmriah, who is the newest player to the tier and also one of the few players from UUBD that didn't make me want to rip my hair out. He didn't pull a groundbreaking record, but he did manage to take off a game from Heysup, which is notable in that most new players get farmed by him without much effort. He also follows somewhat of a similar building style to the aforementioned veteran, choosing to opt for niche strategies that haven't been utilized in the wake of Arcanine's and Lapras's unbans, such as Aggron and Sunny Day Vileplume. He doesn't have much in the way of support on the roster, and the players he'll be facing are miles better than the ones he's used to, so his performance will be most likely based on if he can hold his own in terms of nerves and continue to pull good matchups.

1. BeeOrSomething - Sisters

The GSC pool this year is a bit of an oddity with so many mainstays not playing it, giving BeeOrSomething the opportunity to comfortably take the #1 slot thanks to his experience in GSC lower tiers as a player and builder and high motivation going into the tour as well as prove himself as a capable player. Compared to a lot of the pool, Bee stands out as someone who will absolutely be loading good teams each week and not making errors due to lack of knowledge in the tier, and this should lead to a comfortable positive record thanks to this fantastic balance of capable playing and building. However, the one question point for him will be the lack of teambuilding support from his team, though I'm sure that's something I'm sure Bee will fix through outsourcing, so a good performance is highly expected here!

2. SANKE CARP - Ladies

Sanke went for absolute dirt-cheap in the auction somehow at only 4.5k, despite his #2 ranking. Sanke stands out as the strongest GSC lower tier player in the GSC pool this year, with a lot of strong performances backing up his capable playing ability. His team support from manager Estarossa also ensures on paper that the teams he loads should be top quality every single week. The reason he only takes a #2 placement on the rankings here seems to mostly be down to the perception of a tilt risk from certain other rankers and perhaps less direct exposure amongst the UU community compared to some other users, but there is likewise a high expectation for a fantastic performance here!

3. Alice Kazumi - Crush Kin

Alice Kazumi is a wild card in the GSC slot for the Crush Kins, as despite her lack of history in GSC UU itself, she has a significant amount of experience lately in GSC lower tiers as a whole, proving herself to be a capable player. While rankers may be concerned by this, they recognized the performance ability and the significant team support provided to Alice here from one of the best GSC UU players in Real FV13, one of the strongest GSC supports to numerous top players throughout the years in Accel, and one of the tiers more innovative builders in BigFatMantis. Good things are projected for Alice if things go the right way here.

4. Medeia - Tycoons

Medeia has a fair bit of experience playing GSC UU in various team tours, and their results in similar pools to this one in other GSC team tours should lead towards positive results. Lack of team support is a sticking point for Medeia on paper and may have influenced their placement compared to Alice. Players like umbry and Lyssa may be able to offer opinions on teams, but Medeia will need to outsource extra support if they want to ensure top quality every week and go for ideal prep.

5. avarice - Friends

avarice is a seasoned UU player with a lot of experience in most UU oldgens. This is no exception in GSC UU, which they've played in a bunch of different team tours but not necessarily in UUPL to my knowledge. avarice knows GSC UU decently and has played it alongside Estarossa frequently, on top of having a significant portion of his builder, and finds himself teammates with Amukamara, who is arguably one of the most potent and underrated GSC UU players currently after a few years of dominant performances in Classic, which should help with team prep. What avarice will need to ensure he focuses on is making sure he doesn't get caught out by his lesser quantity of GSC games recently compared to most of the pool and not make some of the costly mistakes he's made in some recent tours. If he doesn't do this, he could easily secure a top spot in the results for the GSC pool, but some of these errors recently have no doubt affected his ranking from players.

6. Celebiii - Idols

Celebiii is one of the most enthusiastic GSC players out there with a real joie de vivre for the tier, and it is amazing to see him get another opportunity to play it in UUPL. Cel comes up with really interesting ideas in GSC, and is not afraid of innovating at all, as shown by his interest in Pokemon such as Murkrow, and this could potentially give him a major builder advantage in the tier this tour, although his team support seems mostly limited to Lily and potentially Denial, who will have to ensure there is a balance between innovation and proven ideas, stopping things flopping from going too hard in the builder. Celebiii doesn't necessarily have the same results as some of the higher-ranked players in the list, but his building and enthusiasm could absolutely make some upsets here if he focuses on putting in hard work every week.

7. 3d - Monsters

3d in GSC was unexpected from the Monsters when they drafted col49, but he is a strong calibre of player nonetheless and has the potential to decimate a weaker GSC pool like this one compared to the strengths the pool had in previous years. Not really having any experience in the tier itself seems quite damaging with how unique of a tier it is, but if col49 and LpZ are willing to help out with teambuilding and test games, there is real potential for an upset compared to this ranking, and other players like kumiko and lax know the tier well enough to help out but are not expected to get very involved by a lot of rankers from what I've seen. The main question marks on paper mostly come down to not only how 3d will perform but if he will even stay in GSC, as he appears to have had col take his place already in week 1.

8. Mashing - Strikers

Mashing isn't hugely known by the GSC raters, which made ranking them quite difficult for some people. The main information that seems to be known is that they are a good clicker and know the GSC mechanics well, which, in all fairness, is a great foundation to have. The Strikers seem to lack any real GSC support to help give raters more confidence here though; Mashing may well be left to their own devices in this pool in terms of prepping, and though I'm sure they will outsource this, the lack of team support will definitely still hurt here. Hopefully Mashing can help prove to us that they are absolutely stronger than this placement, but raters currently just don't know enough to place them higher.

Overall Team Rankings

Moomoo Farm Mysterious Sisters	54
Celestial Tower Tycoons	49
Iki Town Idols	49
Camphrier Town Ladies	46
Friend Safari Pokemon Trainers	46
Cerulean City Crush Kin	45
Mikan Island Monsters	38
Sinjoh Ruin Strikers	31

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