12 October 2026

What we found

Things the sampled battles say that a ranked table does not. Every one is the largest gap of its kind in the data that day — not an opinion, and not a list sorted by the obvious column.

Bolt

The secret pick

Almost nobody picks Bolt. It is winning anyway.

55.2% adjusted win rate on just 0.2% of picks — one of the strongest records on the roster, from a brawler most drafts never consider.

From 668 sampled battles.

See the full record

55.2%

adjusted win rate

Colette

The meta trap

Colette is everywhere, and losing.

Picked in 4.8% of sampled battles and returning 47.9% adjusted — below the average of the very players picking it.

From 13,098 sampled battles.

See why it underperforms

4.8%

of all picks

Pierce
Shelly

The giant killer

Pierce owns Shelly.

84.5% against Shelly specifically, +27.1 pts above Pierce's own record. The most lopsided matchup in the sample.

From 496 sampled battles.

See every matchup

+27.1 pts

vs its usual form

Nori
Bolt

The secret duo

Nori and Bolt belong together.

Teamed up, Nori wins 87.7% — +21.1 pts better than it does otherwise. Neither is picked for the other.

From 423 sampled battles.

See who else pairs well

+21.1 pts

when paired

Larry & Lawrie

The map surprise

Larry & Lawrie is a different brawler on Pinball Dreams.

68.4% here against 53.7% across every other map — the widest gap between a brawler and one piece of terrain.

From 104 sampled battles.

See the map

+14.7 pts

on Pinball Dreams

Jessie

The overnight rise

Jessie moved more than anything else since yesterday.

Meta score 4.8 to 7.4 in a single day, on enough battles for the move to be real rather than noise.

From 1,018 sampled battles.

See what changed

+2.6

meta score, 1 day