February Finals 2023 Analysis (North America) | UNITE World Championship Series

Want to know a quick summary of the things that happened in the Pokemon UNITE World Championship Series February Finals 2023 for North America? Read on to see the most used Pokemon, the Pokemon with the best win rate, the most used battle and held items, lanes for each Pokemon, where to watch the stream, as well as highlights that defined this tournament!

Championship Series Summary (North America)

Ascended Takes the Crown!

Team Ascended showed their dominance and takes the crown as North America's February Finals 2023 Champions!

Meta Highlights (North America)

Hoopa's Return

Hoopa has returned to the North American competitive scene after a long absence as a result of the new map. The Pokemon's return is most likely due to its most recent buff in the 1.8.1.6 Update. Teams have begun experimenting the Pokemon's impact in the new map and possible team compositions that could go well with the Pokemon.

Only time will tell whether Hoopa would make comeback to the competitive scene as a meta pick.

Attacker Meta

North American teams seem to favor Attackers as core picks in their team comps. They are played in any lane but are mainly act as the team's damage dealers. Although fragile, they do contribute a lot in terms of damage, which teams utilize to win teamfights.

List of Attackers: All Attacker Pokemon and Best Builds

Standard Games

Regardless of team composition, teams played normally throughout the tournament. There were no strategies that were outside of taking objectives, winning teamfights, pushing lanes, and preparing for the late game.

Picks and Win Rates (North America)

Pokemon	Most Picked %	Win Rate %
Slowbro	39%	55.6%
Dodrio	39%	44.4%
Decidueye	39%	33.3%
Blastoise Sylveon Urshifu	33%	44.4%
Glaceon	33%	22.2%
Gardevoir Hoopa Mr. Mime	28%	44.4%
Blissey	28%	33.3%
Eldegoss	22%	22.2%
Aegislash Mew	17%	11.1%
Clefable Snorlax	17%	0%
Delphox Mamoswine Zoroark	11%	0%
Espeon Garchomp Tsareena	6%	0%

Game8 Notes

Slowbro is the most picked Pokemon for the North America February Finals. This is the first time that a Defender became the most picked Pokemon in any tournament!

Pokemon not shown here were not picked during the February Finals.

Pokemon Ban Rates

Pokemon	Ban Rate %
Mew	55.6%
Hoopa	44.4%
Delphox Slowbro Urshifu	22.2%
Clefable Dodrio Zoroark	11.1%

Game8 Notes

Mew is the most banned Pokemon in the North America February Finals. The Pokemon's versitility and utility proved to be a big threat for teams.

Pokemon not shown here were not banned during the Febuary Finals.

Most Picked Battle Item (North America)

Battle Item	Most Picked %
Eject Button	42.2%
Full Heal X Speed	24.4%
Potion	7.8%
X Attack	1.1%

Game8 Notes

Eject Button is the most picked Battle Item for the North America February Finals followed by Full Heal and X Speed, suggesting that teams value mobility and anti-disable tools.

Battle Items not shown here were not picked during the February Finals.

Most Picked Held Item (North America)

Held Item	Most Picked %
Focus Band	48.9%
Exp. Share	40%
Buddy Barrier	26.7%
Attack Weight	25.6%
Muscle Band	23.3%
Choice Specs Energy Amplifier	20%
Razor Claw	16.7%
Wise Glasses	15.6%
Float Stone Shell Bell Sp. Atk. Specs	11.1%
Weakness Policy	8.9%
Aeos Cookie	6.7%
Rapid-Fire Scarf	5.6%

Game8 Notes

Focus Band is the most picked Held Item in the North America February Finals followed by Exp. Share. This shows that teams value survivability in teamfights and leveling up as fast as possible during the early game.

Held Item not shown here were not used during the February Finals.

Pokemon Lane Picks (North America)

Pokemon	Top %	Jungle %	Bot %
Aegislash	--	33.3%	66.7
Blastoise	100%	--	--
Blissey	80%	--	20%
Clefable	--	--	100%
Decidueye	--	--	100%
Delphox	--	--	100%
Dodrio	100%	--	--
Eldegoss	100%	--	--
Espeon	100%	--	--
Garchomp	100%	--	--
Gardevoir	--	60%	40%
Glaceon	--	100%	--
Hoopa	100%	--	--
Mamoswine	--	--	100%
Mew	66.7%	--	33.3%
Mr. Mime	--	--	100%
Slowbro	28.6%	--	71.4%
Snorlax	33.3%	--	66.7%
Sylveon	33.3%	--	66.7%
Tsareena	100%	--	--
Urshifu	--	100%	--
Zoroark	--	100%	--

Pokemon not shown here were not picked during the February Finals.

Where to Watch February Finals 2023 (North America)

For the start of the North American March Finals stream, skip to the 05:02:20 timestamp.

The full livestream for the February Finals is available in the official YouTube channel of Pokemon UNITE. They usually stream the Monthly Finals so try catching it on scheduled times!

For the full schedule of the Championship Series, check out this article:

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