Regional Finals Analysis (North America) | UNITE World Championship Series

Want to know a quick summary of the things that happened in the North America Regional Finals at the NAIC? 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!

Regional Finals Summary (North America)

TTV Conquers North America!

After being sent to the lower bracket finals, TTV managed to fight through several grueling matches, even forcing a grand finals reset, and become North America's Regional Finals Champions!

TTV Winning Team Comp

Player	Pokemon	Lane
inder	Comfey	Top
zugrug	Lapras	Bottom
Celestial	Zoroark	Jungle
otter	Espeon	Bottom
ttvLutano	Gardevoir	Top

Best Team Comp (Updated June 2023)

Final CP Standings

As of the conclusion of the Regional Finals, the four teams that will represent North America in the World Championships in Japan are Amaterasu, TTV, Luminosity, and Team YT.

Meta Highlights (North America)

Single Strike Urshifu Jungle

Picking Urshifu and playing it as a jungler is the most common startegy teams use. This is due to the Pokemon's early-game powerspike, where it only has to reach level 5 to start making an impact in the game. By putting the Pokemon in the jungle, it can quickly reach this timing just by clearing the first wave of jungle camps.

Urshifu garnered a pick rate of 41% with a 36.8% win rate. It's the most picked Pokemon in the tournament.

Moreover, teams tend to go for the Pokemon's Single Strike Style rather than its Rapid Strike Style as part of the strategy due to that style's secure potential via Wicked Blow.

Urshifu Guide: Best Builds and Moveset

Lapras Meta

Lapras was a common meta pick in the tournament, particularly as a Defender. It accumulated a pick rate of 39% with a 50% win rate, making it the most successful pick. The Pokemon's durability, crowd control moves, and scaling makes it a great frontliner.

Lapras Guide: Builds and Best Items

Hoopa Meta

Hoopa was also at the forefront of the meta in the Regional Finals, garnering a pick rate of 34% with a 31.6% win rate. The Pokemon's unique ability to create portals gives its team superior map mobility and objective-taking potential.

Hoopa Guide: Builds and Best Items

Attacker Meta

Attackers played a crucial part in the outcome of games, providing the most firepower for the team. There were at least two (2) Attackers per game throughout the tournament with the exception of a few games.

The table below shows the commonly picked Attackers in the tournament.

Pokemon	Pick Rate	Win Rate
Mew	29%	26.3%
Alolan Ninetales	25%	28.9%
Glaceon	24%	28.9%
Chandelure	18%	15.8%

List of Attackers: All Attacker Pokemon and Best Builds

Picks and Win Rates (North America)

Pokemon	Most Picked %	Win Rate %
Urshifu	41%	36.8%
Lapras	39%	50%
Hoopa	34%	31.6%
Mew	29%	26.3%
Alolan Ninetales	25%	28.9%
Glaceon	24%	28.9%
Eldegoss	24%	23.7%
Slowbro	22%	34.2%
Blissey	21%	10.5%
Chandelure Dodrio	18%	15.8%
Zoroark	17%	23.7%
Espeon	17%	21.1%
Sableye	17%	18.4%
Snorlax Trevenant Venusaur	17%	13.2%
Buzzwole	16%	18.4%
Sylveon	11%	5.6%
Venusaur	12%	7.9%
Comfey	11%	21.1%
Gardevoir	9%	13.2%
Blastoise	8%	7.9%
Decidueye	5%	5.3%
Clefable Machamp	5%	2.6%
Mr. Mime	5%	0%
Delphox	4%	5.3%
Goodra	4%	2.6%
Talonflame	4%	0%
Scizor Wigglytuff	3%	2.6%
Greninja	3%	0%
Garchomp	1%	2.6%
Azumarill Dragonite Lucario	1%	0%

Game8 Notes

Urshifu is the most picked Pokemon for the North America Regional Finals, garnering a pick rate of 41% with a win rate of 36.8%.

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

Pokemon Ban Rates (North America)

Pokemon	Ban Rate %
Slowbro	55.3%
Zoroark	47.4%
Mew	28.9%
Dodrio	15.8%
Lapras	13.2%
Blissey	10.5%
Hoopa Comfey	7.9%
Venusaur	5.3%
Urshifu Alolan Ninetales	7.9%

Game8 Notes

Slowbro is the most banned Pokemon in the North America Regional Finals 2023. The Pokemon's high durability and arsenal of disabling moves makes it incredibly effective in teamfights.

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

Most Picked Battle Item (North America)

Battle Item	Most Picked %
Eject Button	55%
X Speed	23.2%
Full Heal	15.5%
Potion	3.7%
Slow Smoke	2.6%

Game8 Notes

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

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

Most Picked Held Item (North America)

Held Item	Most Picked %
Focus Band	49.5%
Slick Spoon	40.8%
Exp. Share	36.1%
Choice Specs	26.8%
Muscle Band	23.7%
Attack Weight	20.8%
Wise Glasses	17.9%
Buddy Barrier	15.5%
Razor Claw	13.4%
Energy Amplifier	11.6%
Weakness Policy	11.3%
Float Stone	9.5%
Sp. Atk. Specs	6.6%
Shell Bell	4.2%
Scope Lens	2.9%
Aeos Cookie	2.4%
Rapid-Fire Scarf	2.1%
Assault Vest Rescue Hood	0.5%
Score Shield	0.3%

Game8 Notes

Focus Band is the most picked Held Item in the tournament, showing how teams value durability and survivability, particularly during teamfights. Slick Spoon comes in second, which is actually a counter to Focus Band. The item's high pick rate is most likely due to a high pick rate of Sp. Atk. Pokemon.

Held Items not shown here were not picked during Regional Finals Group Stage 2023 (North America).

Pokemon Lane Picks (North America)

Pokemon	Top %	Jungle %	Bot %
Alolan Ninetales	15.8%	--	84.2%
Azumarill	100%	--	--
Blastoise	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%
Blissey	56.3%	--	43.8
Buzzwole	100%	--	--
Chandelure	42.9%	14.3%	42.9%
Clefable	100%	--	--
Comfey	87.5%	--	12.5%
Decidueye	100%	--	--
Decidueye	--	25%	75%
Delphox	--	--	100%
Dodrio	57.1%	28.6%	14.3%
Dragonite	--	100%	--
Eldegoss	88.9%	--	11.1%
Espeon	46.2%	7.7%	46.2%
Garchomp	100%	--	--
Gardevoir	14.3%	85.7%	--
Glaceon	22.2%	38.9%	38.9%
Goodra	33.3%	--	66.7%
Greninja	--	--	100%
Hoopa	100%	--	--
Lapras	40%	--	60%
Lucario	100%	--	--
Machamp	25%	--	75%
Mew	13.6%	13.6%	72.7%
Mr. Mime	--	--	100%
Sableye	92.3%	--	7.7%
Scizor	50%	50%	--
Slowbro	5.9%	--	94.1%
Snorlax	--	--	100%
Sylveon	11.1%	55.6%	33.3%
Talonflame	33.3%	66.7%	--
Trevenant	--	--	100%
Urshifu	3.2%	93.5%	3.2%
Venusaur	46.2%	38.5%	15.4%
Wigglytuff	--	--	100%
Zoroark	38.5%	53.8%	7.7%

Where to Watch Regional Finals 2023 (North America)

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

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

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Sylveon	Greedent	Decidueye	Tsareena
Dragonite	Trevenant	Aegislash	Duraludon
Azumarill	Espeon	Delphox	Glaceon
Buzzwole	Tyranitar	Mew	Dodrio
Scizor	Clefable	Zoroark	Sableye
Urshifu	Dragapult	Comfey	Goodra
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