Fresno Fennekins (7) v. Munchlax n' Chill (5)
SV1: kythr v. PigWarrior19
SV2: Seraphz v. daunt vs
SV3: Greedy_eb v. rarre
SV4: sufys v. Fernanch
UU: westSasori v. Camden
Doubles: Voltix v. GasaiYunoSan
SWSH: Stecolomaxx v. CMDoge
SM: femboy v. Flou
ORAS: Mister Magnus v. LeJames Chonk
BW: Envy v. iss
DPP: Nails v. Zcarlett
ADV: Alder ST v. Shing
Munchlax n' Chill are starting the season against one of the tougher lineups so this'll be a good litmus test for both. Regarding SV, they both have competent builders in their lineups that can support the lower slots and make the games more about who will perform better in-game. For that reason its kind of a 2-2 split. Kythr diffs Pig significantly, while Greedy and Fern have a 60-40 edge. Seraphz v. Daunt is the closest of the games mainly due to Seraphz having more experience in the recent meta.
For UU and DLC, westSasori will bring a very creative approach to a tier that will go through a lot of development in this tour. This may lead to Camden potentially getting caught off guard from a strong-but-previously overlooked mon, but even if not its 55-45 in West' favor. Voltix is really in prime form for all things doubles lately so I'm going to swing in his favor vs majority of the pool, but I am not in tune with this tier so its largely off vibes.
The Fairy old gens are really where this series will be won. Stecolo vs Doge is one of the highlights. Both players have shown to be competent over many tours, but I'm giving the edge over Doge because of last LCPL. Flou vs Femboy is another 55-45 series that I think will be won or lost in the builder vs any significant outplaying in-game. Magnus is finally starting to pick some momentum up in LC tours despite pretty consistently solid preformances over the years, and I'm excited to see his homecoming to oras. Cooper on the other hand stays under the radar by flexing in a few tiers off the bench, though his decision to play instead of Laroxyl means we may see a full season under his belt for once. Personally my favorite match of the week, either player can take it reasonably.
Not much to say about BW-ADV. Envy tends to build in a similar style to Iss, but the difference in-game is significant. If Envy manages to show more of his performance in BW cup than LCPL/BWPL he might upset. Alder was decent in LPL, but Shing is just on a different level from most of this pool.
Pichu Parade (8) v. Tinkatwinks (4)
SV1: Corckscrew v. Fille
SV2: JuanSG v. etern
SV3: Lokifan v. Leni
SV4: Nashrock v. vooper
UU: Albi v. Taka
Doubles: John1240 v. Sunrose
SWSH: LilyAC v. ninjadog
SM: freezai v. Wail Wailord
ORAS: PoseidonWrath v. SEROO
BW: TyCarter v. Kodiak_45
DPP: Nineveh v. HSOWA
ADV: SpoiledBerries v. evakiyama!
Tinkatwinks are in a very similar position to Munchlax N' Chill, but their strengths are lessened vs Pichus specifically. Tinkatinks have one of the weaker SVs overall, opting for Vooper and Fille to take on the brunt of the building to enable Etern and Leni. Meanwhile Pichus w/ Juan Loki and Corck are likely favored vs the majority of the pool, as long as they don't run it down in the builder. Despite this the matchups managed Tinkatinks to get 2 favorable ones and will eek out 2-2.
UU I'm gonna take Albi hes played it for way too long at a consistent level. Vibing john numbers gameplay over Sunrose's, but its doubles so I don't have many thoughts.
Fairy gens will be about SS and SM, idt SEROO has enough help or experience to face off against Pwrath with Lily Corck helping. Ninjadog will win this in-game if the MU isn't too dire, but two of the best LCers across all gens facing off will always be a highlight MU. Freezai Wail is another case of Freezai just having better support, tho I also favor him as the pilot in this MU.
Its awesome to see Tycarter get to start in BW after working with him in LPL, fantastic player w/ people on this team able to give him the tools to continue succeeding. Similar thoughts about Kodiak, but hes gonna be on the rusty side so between my two buds I'm leaning Carter. HSOWA Nineveh is as hype as you can get about a DPP MU, but HSOWA is too consistent both in team choice and gameplay to vote against.
brat summer-deerling (7) v. Diglett Digs (5)
SV1: Always Edgy v. Danny
SV2: feen v. bleahey
SV3: Suzuya v. BlackKnight_Gawain
SV4: AS Saint Priest v. Lady Writer
UU: Drifting v. LogIce
Doubles: Actuarily v. charmdi
SWSH: Gtcha v. Hacker
SM: Fc v. RaJ.Shoot
ORAS: Éric v. Heysup
BW: Ryu v. Shou Dui
DPP: tazz v. trace
ADV: AM v. TRowePrice667
Two middle of the pack rosters facing off here in the most balanced MU of the week. In SV my gut reaction was Hacker's building alone will cause me to lean towards them, but Deerlings have a good shot at 3-1ing due to the pairings. All of these are close tho, especially Always Edgy v. Danny, but I'm gonna swing towards my bro Edgy. Teaming with him this last LCPL and this last LPL he was a beast.
UU Drifting is a total enigma so I'm gonna have to lean towards my boy logice, who finally gets a chance to start instead of super subbing. Actuarily is a top 2 Doubles in a tour and I'm not totally familiar with Charmdi, but Hacker swears by them so this is likely 60-40 at worst.
Fairy gens are all similarly large swings towards one player. Gtcha will likely be passed a team by Tazz so he won't be too out of sort, but Hacker's knolly of current SS will come in huge. Fc looked too strong in LCPL to vote against, and Shou Dui is he maintains any semblance of his LCPL performance should clean up a lot of this pool.
DPP moment will have to occur for Tazz to drop to Trace, and AM trowe is a fun one. Taking AM mainly because hes been very active recently in the tier, and the post pory/t-wave ban meta is significantly different.
