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

Want to know a quick summary of the things that happened in the April Finals 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!

April Finals 2023 Summary (North America)

Luminosity Sweeps the Tournament!

Luminosity swept through the tournament and is North America's 2023 April Finals champion! The team showed a spectacular performance, not losing a single series throughout the tournament.

Championship Points Standings

As of the April Finals, Amaterasu is ahead of the pack for North America with a total of 5900 points. TTV sits comfortably at second place with 4752 points while Luminosity takes third place with 4580 points.

Meta Highlights (North America)

Trevenant Meta

Trevenant was at the forefront of the tournament, garnering a massive pick rate of 50% with an outstanding win rate of 66.7%. Teams utilized this Pokemon's top-notch durability, survivability, and crowd control to crush their opponents and win the match.

Trevenant Guide: Builds and Best Items

Zoroark Meta

Zoroark also played a major role in this tournament, sharing the most picked Pokemon spot with Trevenant and showing an equally impressive win rate of 55%. Known for dashing in and out of fights and knocking out targets, teams showed just how impactful this Speedster is in winning games.

Zoroark Guide: Best Builds and Moveset

Urshifu Jungle Meta

Urshifu is the second most picked Pokemon in the tournament, accumulating a pick rate of 44% with a win rate of 55.6%. One interesting statistic about this Pokemon is that it's played as a jungler 100% of the time, whether it's using Rapid-Strike Style or Single-Strike Style.

Urshifu Guide: Best Builds and Moveset

Picks and Win Rates (North America)

Pokemon	Most Picked %	Win Rate %
Trevenant	50%	66.7%
Zoroark	50%	55.6%
Urshifu	44%	55.6%
Mew	33%	66.7%
Comfey	33%	44.4%
Clefable	33%	33.3%
Hoopa Snorlax	28%	22.2%
Espeon	28%	0%
Delphox	22%	11.1%
Buzzwole	17%	33.3%
Dodrio	17%	22.2%
Glaceon Sylveon	17%	11.1%
Wigglytuff	17%	0%
Machamp Slowbro	11%	11.1%
Decidueye Venusaur	6%	11.1%
Blastoise Blissey Charizard Goodra Lucario Pikachu	6%	0%

Game8 Notes

Trevenant and Zoroark are the most picked Pokemon for the North America April Finals. However, Trevenant performed much better, having a win rate of 66.7%.

Pokemon not shown here were not picked during the April Finals 2023 (North America).

Pokemon Ban Rates (North America)

Pokemon	Ban Rate %
Slowbro	77.8%
Espeon	44.4%
Comfey Mew	33.3%
Dodrio	11.1%

Game8 Notes

Slowbro is the most banned Pokemon in the North America April Finals 2023. The Pokemon's high durability, and arsenal of crowd control moves makes it incredibly effective in teamfights, which ultimately leads to winning.

Pokemon not shown here were not picked during the April Finals 2023 (North America).

Most Picked Battle Item (North America)

Battle Item	Most Picked %
Eject Button	47.8%
Full Heal	24.4%
X Speed	18.9%
Potion	5.6%
Slow Smoke	3.3%

Game8 Notes

Eject Button is the most picked Battle Item in the tournament with Full Heal following behind. This means that teams generally value mobility over anything else. However, with disablers being meta picks, Full Heal is a great option.

Battle Items not shown here were not picked during April Finals 2023 (North America).

Most Picked Held Item (North America)

Held Item	Most Picked %
Focus Band	48.9%
Exp. Share	40%
Buddy Barrier	30%
Slick Spoon	25.6%
Attack Weight	23.3%
Choice Specs Muscle Band	21.1%
Weakness Policy	20%
Wise Glasses	16.7%
Razor Claw	12.2%
Energy Amplifier	11.1%
Float Stone Scope Lens	7.8%
Aeos Cookie Rescue Hood Shell Bell	3.3%
Sp. Atk. Specs	2.2%
Rapid-Fire Scarf Score Shield	1.1%

Game8 Notes

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

Held Items not shown here were not picked during April Finals 2023 (North America).

Pokemon Lane Picks (North America)

Pokemon	Top %	Jungle %	Bot %
Blastoise	100%	--	--
Blissey	100%	--	--
Buzzwole	100%	--	--
Charizard	100%	--	--
Clefable	100%	--	--
Comfey	100%	--	--
Decidueye	--	--	100%
Delphox	--	--	100%
Dodrio	66.7%	33.3%	--
Espeon	--	--	100%
Glaceon	--	66.7%	33.3%
Goodra	--	100%	--
Hoopa	100%	--	--
Lucario	100%	--	--
Machamp	100%	--	--
Mew	--	16.7%	83.3%
Pikachu	100%	--	--
Slowbro	--	--	100%
Snorlax	--	--	100%
Sylveon	33.3%	--	66.7%
Trevenant	11.1%	--	88.9%
Urshifu	--	100%	--
Venusaur	100%	--	--
Wigglytuff	--	--	100%
Zoroark	44.4%	55.6%	--

Where to Watch April Finals 2023 (North America)

For the start of the North American March Finals stream, skip to the 04:20:15 timestamp.

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

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

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