Smasher:Pandarian

Pandarian
Ultimate main	Pokémon Trainer
Other Ultimate characters	Wolf, Rosalina & Luma, Meta Knight, Incineroar, Joker, Lucina, Toon Link, Chrom
SSB4 main	Meta Knight
Other SSB4 characters	Fox, Cloud, Bayonetta, Mario, Captain Falcon, Bowser Jr.
Former sponsor(s)	Demise, team ZENMA
Skill	Top professional Top professional
Ranking	Washington Smash 4 Power Rankings: 1st Fall 2019 PGRU: 33rd
Additional info
Real name	Eric Lund
Birth date	April 13, 2003
Location	Kirkland, Washington

Pandarian is a smasher from Washington, who mains Meta Knight in SSB4 and Pokémon Trainer in Ultimate. In SSB4, Pandarian is considered one of the best Meta Knight players in the United States. He has taken sets off of notable smashers like Lima, Larry Lurr, Elegant, SDX, Darkshad, Maister, Konga, and Cacogen. He is currently ranked 1st on the Washington Smash 4 Power Rankings and Washington Ultimate Power Rankings. In SSBU, Pandarian is considered one of the best Pokémon Trainer players in the world, along with Ned and Leffen. He has taken sets off of ESAM, MVD, Sinji, MuteAce, Stroder, Dark Wizzy, Mr E, Goblin, Suarez, Captain L, Maister, and BestNess.

He joined Demise on April 4th, 2019. He parted ways with Demise on July 11th, 2019. Pandarian would later join team ZENMA on August 19th, 2019. Less than two weeks later, on August 30th, 2019, Pandarian, along with many of the other smashers signed by team ZENMA, announced that he was leaving the organization due to controversies with its CEO, false.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Port Priority: A Pacific Northwest Regional	May 27th, 2017	25th	—	—
Port Priority 2: Midwest Invasion	November 11th, 2017	17th	—	—
GENESIS 5	January 19th-21st, 2018	97th	—	—
2GG: Hyrule Saga	June 23rd-24th, 2018	97th	—	—
Friday Night Smash Delight : A Mini Showdown 3	July 13th, 2018	4th	—	—
Nemesis II	August 11th, 2018	1st	—	—
Super Smash Fight Club 3	August 18th, 2018	7th	4th	Lima
Official Pre-Shine Smash 4 Tournament	August 23rd, 2018	7th	—	—
Shine 2018	August 24th-26th, 2018	17th	17th	Duwang
SoCal Regionals 2018	September 14th-16th, 2018	13th	—	—
Emerald City 7	September 29th, 2018	3rd	3rd	Magister
The Big House 8	October 5th-7th, 2018	25th	—	—
Orbitar 58	October 26th, 2018	1st	—	—
GameTyrant Expo 2018	November 2nd-4th, 2018	2nd	—	—
Orbitar 59	November 9th, 2018	1st	—	—
Port Priority: 4Ever	November 10th, 2018	9th	13th	MumsCookie
DreamHack Atlanta 2018	November 16th-18th, 2018	13th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament	Date	1v1 Placement	2v2 Placement	Partner
Don't Park on the Grass 2018	December 15th-16th, 2018	13th	9th	Irakaz
The Pinnacle 2018	December 28th-29th, 2018	7th	7th	Irakaz
Ultimate Naifu Wars 2	January 4th, 2019	17th	—	—
GENESIS 6	February 1st-3rd, 2019	49th	—	—
Ultimate Nimbus	March 3rd, 2019	7th	1st	Stroder
Battle of BC 3	March 30th-31st, 2019	5th	1st	CaptainZack
2GG: Prime Saga	April 13th-14th, 2019	33rd	9th	Stroder
Ascension IV	April 20th, 2019	3rd	1st	Stroder
Smashpoint	May 10th-12th, 2019	13th	1st	Stroder
Ascension V	May 18th, 2019	3rd	2nd	Stroder
Emerald City 8	May 25th, 2019	5th	1st	Stroder
Smash 'N' Splash 5	May 31st-June 2nd, 2019	33rd	5th	Stroder
Crown	June 9th, 2019	5th	2nd	Stroder
Heroes VS Villains 2019	June 15th, 2019	2nd	—	—
Ascension VI	June 22nd, 2019	1st	3rd	AZ
The Pinnacle 2019	July 5th-7th, 2019	2nd	1st	SpamCop
Low Tier City 7	July 12th-14th, 2019	7th	13th	Lima
VORTEX	July 20th-21st, 2019	1st	1st	Captain L
EVO 2019	August 2nd-4th, 2019	17th	—	—
Super Smash Con 2019	August 8th-11th, 2019	25th	13th	Stroder
Ascension VIII	August 17th, 2019	4th	1st	Stroder
Shine 2019	August 23rd-25th, 2019	33rd	5th	Duwang
Port Priority 5	September 7th-8th, 2019	13th	4th	Stroder
Mainstage	September 20th-22nd, 2019	13th	13th	Goblin
The Big House 9	October 4th-6th, 2019	25th	7th	Wishes
2GG: Nightmare on Smashville	October 20th, 2019	17th	—	—
Overlords of Orlando: OCTOBERLORDS	October 26th, 2019	9th	2nd	Mr E
GameTyrant Expo 2019	November 1st-2nd. 2019	5th	2nd	varun
Play With Heart	November 30th-December 1st, 2019	3rd	4th	Duwang
Super Ascension	December 14th-15th, 2019	5th	5th	BassMage
GENESIS 7	January 24th-26th, 2020	65th	—	—
Slopes Arcade Invitational	January 30th-31st, 2020	7th	—	—
LAN King Smash Royale XI	February 1st, 2020	1st	3rd	VaLoR
Frostbite 2020	February 21st-23rd, 2020	49th	—	—
Soaked Series Invitational	February 29th-March 1st, 2020	25th	—	—
bunker down (2)	March 28th, 2020	4th	—	—
The Quarantine Series Opening Invitational	March 29th, 2020	25th	—	—
The Quarantine Series: Major Tournament 1	May 2nd, 2020	97th	—	—
The Box	May 8th-10th, 2020	13th	—	—
Ultimate Naifu Wars 11	May 15th, 2020	17th	—	—
Collision Online	May 23rd, 2020	25th	—	—
King of WiFi Random Characters	May 30th, 2020	9th	—	—

Trivia

• Being a former Meta Knight main in Smash 4, Pandarian has noted he now hates the character and never plays him in Ultimate.

External links

• Twitter account
• SSBWorld profile
• Smashdata profile