Sunday, April 15, 2018

Week 9 All Star Voting

Week 9 was RDL's first week of All Star voting, with nominations happening during the first half of the week and voting taking place Thursday through Saturday. 13 of 16 coaches voted this week, for a total of 104 total votes cast. We'll see if that number increases next week with a longer voting period.

 To start off, we have Sun Conference! Displayed below is the summary chart for all votes cast in the Sun Conference Megas and T1-T3 category of voting.
Forms response chart. Question title: From the following list, select three T1-T3 and Mega Pokemon you'd like to vote into this year's Sun Conference All Star team. Selection should be based on your opinions as to which Pokemon have performed best rather than personal preference.. Number of responses: 13 responses.
It should come as little surprise to anyone this season that Snorlax has dominated early voting. It's had strong showings throughout the season, including a week 3 sweep that netted it a whole bunch of KOs. Trailing Snorlax, we have Milotic, Tapu Bulu, Weavile, and Zygarde 50%. Milotic is arguably the DPOY through eight weeks (its only competition coming from East Sea's Porygon2, which has garnered far fewer All Star votes thus far). Weavile is the KO leader for a dangerous Indianapolis team. Bulu has been the more offensively productive member of the Klinks' Bulu-Tran core. Zygarde 50% has closed well for Akron, and, like Snorlax, got a fair amount of attention early after a Week 1 late-game clean.
If the five Pokemon listed above are Sun's frontrunners, the intriguing question going forward will be which of the four Pokemon with 2 votes will jump ahead to snag the sixth T1-T3 spot—Gyarados, Rotom-W, Latios, or M-Pinsir? Pinsir leads the group in kills and ties Gyarados in differential at +4 through eight weeks, and I'd be inclined to view it as a favorite (especially because the Dracos, currently 5-4 with a brutal schedule, deserve to be represented).

 Moving on, let's briefly look at the Sun Conference T4-T5 category.
Forms response chart. Question title: From the following list, select one T4-T5 Pokemon you'd like to vote into this year's Sun Conference All Star team. Selection should be based on your opinions as to which Pokemon have performed best rather than personal preference.. Number of responses: 13 responses.

 Again, no surprises here—unless you're maybe surprised Rhyperior didn't get more votes. Rhyperior is a legitimate contender for MVP, even if Krookodile does have a bit of a head start. Every other Pokemon nabbed at least one vote, with Jellicent and Meloetta nabbing two. Will either of these jump out to a larger lead next week when the categories are merged?

 On to the Moon Conference!
Forms response chart. Question title: From the following list, select three T1-T3 and Mega Pokemon Pokemon you'd like to vote into this year's Moon Conference All Star team. Selection should be based on your opinions as to which Pokemon have performed best rather than personal preference.. Number of responses: 13 responses.
While the Sun Conference had a single frontrunner, the Moon Conference has three. With 9 of a possible 13 votes, Krook (or, as I called it during yesterday's podcast, the Hamburglar's favorite Pokemon) is out to an early lead, with two runners-up on its tail. Mega Latios has a terrifying differential for how few games its come to, and might well be a contender for MVP if not for the two games Galesburg has missed out on due to opponent forfeits. Behind those two is Kyurem-Black, a terrifying offensive presence in the hands of what is arguably the closest team in the league to Hyper Offense.
The drop-off from Krook to Kyurem-B is as big as the drop-off from Kyurem-B to the fourth-place contender: Tapu Koko. Koko is another member of Los Angeles' offensive powerhouse, nabbing three votes despite substantially underperforming its Season 1 statlines. Following it up is a three-way tie of two-vote-getters: Victini, Alolan Ninetales, and Mimikyu. A smattering of other Pokemon received votes.
I expect this group to shift quite a bit going forward. Kyurem-B, Krookodile, and M-Latios were big time vote-getters in our first week of voting, but other contenders are likely to emerge as coaches consider voting for other deserving Pokemon. Expect to see a few of this week's one-vote-getters make a jump in the next week.

 Next, the T4-T5 Pokemon category for the Moon Conference. Go ahead and take a guess at who's in the lead.
Forms response chart. Question title: From the following list, select one T4-T5 Pokemon you'd like to vote into this year's Moon Conference All Star team. Selection should be based on your opinions as to which Pokemon have performed best rather than personal preference.. Number of responses: 13 responses.

 That's right, it's the other Moon Conference lizard, and rightfully so. Kecleon has outperformed its tier in a way only Rhyperior can claim to have matched. Kec garnered 8 of a possible 13 votes in this category, meaning it'll be tied with M-Latios when the groups merge. The other seven votes were distributed between Incineroar, Exploud, and Bronzong. Incineroar has paired well with Chicago's top-tier threats, while Exploud has functioned as something of a nuke for Galesburg. Bronzong has proven to be a versatile defensive pivot on Kennesaw's more recent teams. Which of these runner-up Pokemon will continue to snag votes going forward? There's a playoff spot waiting for whichever can grab the second most votes of this bunch behind Kecleon, but votes will be harder to come by in the general pool.
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 We'll return next week with an update on All Star voting. So far, this is shaping up to look like an exciting group of Pokemon, and I look forward to seeing both teams begin to take shape. Don't forget to vote this week!
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