Pokémon Unite EU Regional Finals Recap
Winner of The EU Regional Finals
Nouns Esports, whose players are ADESu, BruvHD, Ghatlue, Inder, and ToonSlim, won the tournament by defeating Absolute Cinema in Round 1, and beating Gen 5 in Rounds 2 & 3. Out of the 10 games they played to win the tournament, their record was 8-2, with both losses coming to Gen 5 in Round 2.
Meta Analysis
Banned Pokemon
The table below shows which Pokémon were banned the most out of the 19-game tournament:
| Pokémon | Ban Rate |
|---|---|
Snorlax | 84.21% |
Suicune | 73.68% |
Psyduck | 47.37% |
Blissey | 41.11% |
Zacian | 36.84% |
Alolan Raichu, Hoopa, & Gyarados | 31.58% |
Lapras | 10.53% |
Talonflame & Miraidon | 5.26% |
Snorlax and Suicune are the only 2 Pokémon that were banned at least 10 times, being banned 16 times and 14 times respectively.
Played Pokemon
The table below shows which Pokémon were played the most out of the 19-game tournament:
| Pokémon | Pick Rate |
|---|---|
Hoopa | 68.42% |
Gyarados, Zacian | 57.89% |
Alolan Raichu, Talonflame, & Metagross | 52.63% |
Eldegoss, Espeon | 47.37% |
Decidueye, Umbreon, & Lapras | 42.11% |
Blissey | 36.84% |
Leafeon, Psyduck | 31.58% |
Suicune, Mewtwo Y, & Darkrai | 26.32% |
Buzzwole, Mamoswine, & Mimikyu | 21.05% |
Snorlax | 15.79% |
Falinks, Inteleon, Urshifu, Crustle, Zeraora, Tyranitar, Trevenant, Greninja, Slowbro, Pikachu, Garchomp, & Aegislash | 10.53% |
Sylveon, Venusaur, Cramorant, & Blaziken, Wigglytuff, Charizard, Absol, Dragonite, Meowscarada, Tsareena | 5.26% |
There were 6 Pokémon that were played at least 10 times in this tournament, with them being Hoopa, Gyarados, Zacian, Alolan Raichu, Talonflame, And Metagross.
Pokémon Involved
The table below shows which Pokémon were involved the most in of the 19-game tournament, taking into account both picks and bans:
| Pokémon | Involvement Rate |
|---|---|
Snorlax, Suicune, & Hoopa | 100% |
Zacian | 94.74% |
Gyarados | 89.47% |
Alolan Raichu | 84.21% |
Psyduck & Blissey | 78.95% |
Talonflame | 57.89% |
Lapras & Metagross | 52.63% |
Eldegoss & Espeon | 47.37% |
Decidueye & Umbreon | 42.11% |
Leafeon | 31.58% |
Mewtwo Y & Darkrai | 26.32% |
Buzzwole, Mamoswine & Mimikyu | 21.05% |
Falinks, Inteleon, Urshifu, Crustle, Zeraora, Tyranitar, Trevenant, Greninja, Slowbro, Pikachu, Garchomp & Aegislash | 10.53% |
Tsareena, Miraidon, Sylveon, Venusaur, Cramorant, Blaziken, Wigglytuff, Charizard, Absol, Dragonite & Meowscarada | 5.26% |
Snorlax, Suicune, and Hoopa highlight this tournament’s meta, being involved in every single game, whether that was being banned or was being played. Other Pokémon that were involved in the tournament’s meta were Zacian, Gyarados, Alolan Raichu, Psyduck, Blissey, Talonflame, Lapras, and Metagross each played/banned 10 times combined.