![]() Against Nouns Esports in the loser’s finals, Renaissance lost while bringing out a team composition that included Alolan Ninetales and Delphox.įor many observers, Nouns Esports was a favorite to win the entire tournament going into Worlds, myself included. Kamiru racked up 11 knockouts, 12 assists, and 134,000 total damage with Gardevoir!Īs the tournament progressed, though, Renaissance’s willingness to try unconventional picks would ultimately be their downfall. This was especially on display in the first game of Renaissance’s quarterfinals match against iClen. Game after game throughout the World Championships, Renaissance would reach the pivotal Level 13 on Gardevoir and Venusaur to dominate team fights. ![]() Venusaur and Gardevoir are both what the Pokémon UNITE community refers to as “scaling” Pokémon, which is to say that they are incredibly powerful in the late game if they are able to acquire the levels they need. In addition to playing Gardevoir, Renaissance was one of the few teams to consistently select Venusaur at the World Championships. This is especially potent against enemy melee Pokémon who generally need to be up close to contest last hits. Psyshock deals three powerful bursts of damage in a row, doing massive damage to both wild and enemy Pokémon alike. When Kamiru came out of the central area as a Level 5 Kirlia with Psyshock they were truly a force to be reckoned with. Renaissance was the only team at the Pokémon UNITE World Championships to bring the powerful special attacker Gardevoir out to play, with that role put in the hands of Kamiru. In a tournament that was dominated by melee brawlers, Renaissance demonstrated the power that some of Pokémon UNITE’s ranged attackers have to offer. While T2 made a deep run in Worlds, ultimately their tournament run ended in the loser semifinals in a close three-game match to Nouns Esports. T2 gave up every Drednaw in this game, but still had the highest-level Pokémon with two minutes to go. This was on full display in game three of the Winners quarterfinals. When the 2-minute mark hit and Zapdos appeared, T2 was ready to dominate the most important team fight of the game. This strategy of clearing wild Pokémon above everything else meant that T2 often had the highest Pokémon levels in the game towards the end. ![]() While their opposition was clearing Drednaw, T2 sent their high-damage Pokémon to clear every other wild Pokémon off the map. Similar to the start of the game, T2 again prioritized contested wild Pokémon. ![]() While almost every other team at the World Championships put a high priority on claiming the Drednaw objective in the bottom path, T2 did not. T2 approached the midgame of Pokémon UNITE differently from other teams, as well. Once the contested wild Pokémon were cleared in the paths, T2 would send members to quickly clear the central area before the next contested wild Pokémon appeared on the map. This allowed T2 to have more Pokémon in the top and bottom paths when wild Pokémon were being contested to gain an edge in early exchanges. ![]() The most surprising macro from T2 was the fact that they often skipped clearing their central area at the start of a game. That is, the positioning of their team as a whole on the map at any given point was often very different from other teams. Supercell with Snorlax frequently displaced the enemy team, giving Mame extra room to maneuver around or escape.īeyond their individual performances, T2 easily had the most unique “macro” play of any team to compete on the World Stage. Takishima’s Blissey provided an endless stream of eggs to keep Mame nice and healthy. The power of Mame’s Tsareena was able to truly shine in part due to excellent team coordination. Weaving in and out of engagements where many other players would have come up short, Mame racked up knockout after knockout. Mame navigated the Fruit Pokémon at the micro level with deadly precision. Headlining T2 was their superstar Tsareena player, Mame. ![]()
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