February Finals 2023 Analysis (Europe) | 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 Europe? 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 (Europe)

Tali Believers Takes the Crown!

Tali Believers showed their persistence in six grueling games and took the crown as Europe's February Finals Champions!

Nouns Esports Forced a Reset!

However, Nouns Esports did not go down without a fight, forcing a Grand Finals Reset against Tali Believers.

Meta Highlights (Europe)

Snorlax Meta

Snorlax was a common pick in the European region, garnering a 50% pick rate throughout the tournament. This makes Snorlax the second Defender that became the most picked Pokemon in a tournament just after Slowbro. The Pokemon is one of the best Defender in the game due to its durability and arsenal of crowd control moves, so it isn't a surprise that the Pokemon would be a top pick.

Snorlax Guide: Builds and Best Items

Attackers and All-Rounders Meta

Attackers and All-Rounders have been core picks in the European region. Some teams favor Attackers more, and some prefer All-Rounders. Nonetheless, teams usually play either roles as the team's primary damage dealers.

Triple Defender

One strategy that stood out is having three (3) Defenders in a team's lineup, namely Greedent, Snorlax, and Blastoise. This was done in two games by Nouns Esports. The strategy was definitely surprising since having that many Defenders in a lineup is usually detrimental due to the team's lack of damage. But, surprisingly, Nouns Esports managed to win both games with that lineup.

List of Defenders: All Defender Pokemon and Best Builds

Standard Games

Aside from off-meta team compositions, teams played normally throughout the tournament. There were no unique strategies outside of taking objectives, pushing lanes, and winning teamfights.

Picks and Win Rates (Europe)

Pokemon	Most Picked %	Win Rate %
Snorlax	50%	41.7%
Delphox	38%	25%
Hoopa	33%	41.7%
Mew	33%	25%
Urshifu	29%	41.7%
Blissey	29%	33.3%
Garchomp	29%	25%
Slowbro	25%	33.3%
Clefable	25%	16.7%
Glaceon	21%	41.7%
Blastoise	21%	25%
Sylveon	21%	16.7%
Lucario	21%	8.3%
Aegislash	17%	33.3%
Greedent	17%	25%
Mr. Mime	13%	25%
Dodrio	13%	16.7%
Eldegoss	13%	8.3%
Buzzwole Gardevoir	8%	0%
Decidueye Tyranitar	4%	8.3%
Cinderace Crustle Dragonite Espeon Machamp Talonflame Zoroark	4%	0%

Game8 Notes

Snorlax is the most picked Pokemon for the Europe February Finals. The Pokemon is now the second Defender that's the most picked Pokemon in a tournament just after Slowbro.

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

Pokemon Ban Rates

Pokemon	Ban Rate %
Urshifu	58.3%
Clefable Hoopa Mew	33.3%
Delphox Dodrio Glaceon Greedent Slowbro	8.3%

Game8 Notes

Urshifu is the most banned Pokemon in the Europe February Finals. The Pokemon's different playstyles showed its true potential as a reliable core pick in any team composition.

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

Most Picked Battle Item (Europe)

Battle Item	Most Picked %
Eject Button	57.5%
X Speed	28.3%
Full Heal	7.5%
Potion	5.8%
Goal-Getter	0.8%

Game8 Notes

Eject Button is the most picked Battle Item in the Europe February Finals with X Speed just following behind. This suggests that teams put mobility as a crucial factor in winning games.

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

Most Picked Held Item (Europe)

Held Item	Most Picked %
Focus Band	50.8%
Exp. Share	40%
Muscle Band	26.7%
Choice Specs	23.3%
Attack Weight	21.7%
Buddy Barrier	20%
Wise Glasses	18.3%
Shell Bell	16.7%
Rapid-Fire Scarf	11.7%
Razor Claw Sp. Atk. Specs	9.2%
Score Shield Weakness Policy	8.3%
Aeos Cookie Scope Lens	5.8%
Float Stone	3.3%

Game8 Notes

Focus Band continues to dominate as the go-to Held Items for generally all Pokemon. Exp. Share coming in second means teams invest in leveling up.

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

Pokemon Lane Picks (Europe)

Pokemon	Top %	Jungle %	Bot %
Aegislash	100%	--	--
Blastoise	60%	20%	20%
Blissey	100%	--	--
Buzzwole	100%	--	--
Cinderace	--	100%	--
Clefable	83.3%	--	16.7
Crustle	--	--	100%
Decidueye	--	100%	--
Delphox	--	88.9%	11.1%
Dodrio	66.7%	--	33.3%
Dragonite	--	--	100%
Eldegoss	100%	--	--
Espeon	--	--	100%
Garchomp	85.7%	14.3%	--
Gardevoir	--	--	100%
Glaceon	--	20%	80%
Greedent	--	--	100%
Hoopa	87.5%	--	12.5%
Lucario	100%	--	--
Machamp	--	100%	--
Mew	--	12.5%	87.5%
Mr. Mime	--	--	100%
Slowbro	--	--	100%
Snorlax	8.3%	--	91.7%
Sylveon	--	20%	80%
Talonflame	--	100%	--
Tyranitar	100%	--	--
Urshifu	--	100%	--
Zoroark	100%	--	--

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

Where to Watch February Finals 2023 (Europe)

For the start of the European February Finals stream, skip to the 22:12 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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