Smasher:RAIN

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RAIN
RAIN.png
RAIN atApex 2016
Character info
MeleemainFox
BrawlmainMeta Knight
OtherBrawlcharacterFalco
Smash 4mainBayonetta
OtherSmash 4characterCloud
RetiredSmash 4charactersDiddy Kong,Sheik
UltimatemainsPyra,Mythra
OtherUltimatecharacterJoker
RetiredUltimatecharacterWolf
Team info
Sponsor(s)Yoshimoto Gaming
Former sponsor(s)DetonatioN Gaming
Rankings and results info
Most recent rankingSuper Smash Bros. 4Panda Global Rankings 100: 66th
Super Smash Bros. UltimateLumiRank 2023 Japan: 135th
Best historical rankingSuper Smash Bros. UltimateJapan Player Rankings: 45th
Best tournament resultSuper Smash Bros. Melee 5th / ~116 atJack Garden Tournament
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 1st / 240 atSun Rise Tournament
Super Smash Bros. 4 9th / 1,926 atEVO 2015
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 7th / 315 atSumabato SP 6
WinningsSuper Smash Bros. Brawl ~$129.80
Super Smash Bros. 4 ~$397.33
Personal and other info
Real nameTetsuhisa Kosaka
LocationTokyo, Kanto Japan

RAIN (レイン) is an East Japanese smasher who is widely known in the JapaneseSmash scene.

RAIN began his Smash career playingFox inMelee, notably beatingBombsoldier in the winners bracket at theJack Garden Tournament. He was ranked 2nd on the 2010Kansai Melee Ranking Battles.

InBrawl, he mainedMeta Knight. In 2010, RAIN traveled to the United States to compete atApex 2010. He placed 7th after losing toLee Martin andAlly. In 2011, he competed atGENESIS 2 and placed 17th. He later attendedApex 2012, placing 13th after losing toESAM andDEHF, and he also notably provided Japanesecommentary forOtori's andNietono's set at grand finals. One of his biggest achievements inSmash came months later, where he won Japan's first internationalSuper Smash Bros. Brawl tournament,Sun Rise Tournament, defeating top players such asMikeneko, Otori, andVinnie. He was formerly ranked 14th on the2014 SSBBRank.

InSSB4, he mainedBayonetta, withCloud andDiddy Kong as strong secondaries, and used to mainSheik before update1.1.5 nerfed her. He was considered to be the best Sheik player in Japan and one of the best in the world when he mained her, with notable placings such as a 9th placing atEVO 2015. He was also one of the most dominant forces in theUmebura series of tournaments, with a streak of four consecutive wins in singles fromUmebura 13 untilUmebura 18. He is currently ranked 24th on theJAPAN Smash 4 Power Rankings and 66th on thePanda Global Rankings 100.

InUltimate, RAIN is aPyra andMythra main and was considered one of the bestJoker andWolf players in Japan during the early metagame, with placements such as 7thSumabato SP 6 defeatingZackray andDIO, and 17th atUmebura SP 5 defeatingRaito andShogun. His achievements led to him being ranked 45th on theJapan Player Rankings for the second half of 2019. After theCOVID pandemic, he has continued to see moderate tournament success. notably placing 9th atWAVE Champions 2 with a win overEim and 25th atDELTA 10 with a win overHuto.

RAIN is known for his ability to understand a player's habits after having played them multiple times (commonly known asdownloading) and exploiting these habits to his advantage. As a result, RAIN usually fares much better in Japanese tournaments than when he travels internationally.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

TournamentDate1v1 placement2v2 placementPartner
Japan United Smash Festa Round-Robin 3March 28th-31st, 20034th9thS-Royal
Jack Garden TournamentAugust 20th, 20055th
Tokyo Ranking Battle 1-15-06January 15th, 20069th / 48
Battle Gate Way 5August 31st, 201425th?
Battle Gate Way 5(B Class tournament)August 31st, 20141st

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

TournamentDate1v1 placement2v2 placementPartner
Numabura Season 1-1December 27th, 20083rd / 96
KetubatoX 4August 15th, 20095th / 96
KetubatoX 5March 20th-21st, 20102nd
Numabura Season 2-1May 21st, 20101st / >= 96
Apex 2010August 6th-8th, 20107th7thBrood
Numabura Season 2-2August 28th, 20101st
SumabatoX 4December 4th, 201013th
Numabura Season 2-3December 24th, 20109th
SunRise Tournament rehearsalFebruary 11th, 20112nd / >48
SumabatoX 6March 12th, 20115th
Pre-Sun Rise TournamentApril 2nd, 20115th2ndKite
SumabatoX FESMay 4th-5th, 20115th4thEl
GENESIS 2July 15th-17th, 201117th25thEarth
SumabatoX 9October 9th, 201113th
Sumabura Ranking BattleNovember 13th, 20111st1stNietono
SumabatoX 10November 19th, 20115th1stEarth
Apex 2012January 6th-8th, 201213th13thNietono
Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo 1February 11th, 20121st > 48
Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo 1-2March 3rd, 20121st / >48
Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo 1-3April 7th, 20125th / 645thNama-ta
Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo 1-4May 27th, 20121st / 807th / 33Namata
Sumabura Ranking Battle in Tokyo 1-5June 30th, 20125th / >48
Sun Rise TournamentAugust 10th-12th, 20121st9thNamarta
PiosumaOctober 28th, 20129th
Piosuma 2December 2nd, 20121st
Apex 2013January 11th-13th, 201313th7thKuroobi
Piosuma 2.1January 27th, 20131st
Piosuma 4April 27th, 20134th1stNietono
Piosuma 5June 15th, 20131st1stNietono
Piosuma 6July 27th, 20132nd
Piosuma 7October 27th, 201313th9thSigma
Piosuma 8November 23rd, 20131st1stKamemushi
Umebura 5July 26th, 20143rd
Umebura 6August 10th, 20149thNyanko

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

TournamentDate1v1 placement2v2 placementPartner
Umebura 8September 23rd, 20144th
Umebura 9October 11th, 20143rd
Umebura 10November 23rd, 20142nd

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

TournamentDate1v1 placement2v2 placementPartner
Umebura 11December 23rd, 20141st
Umebura 12February 8th, 20154th
Umebura 13March 15th, 20151st
Umebura 14April 15th, 20151st
KSB 2015May 2nd-4th, 20153rd
Umebura 15May 16th, 20151st
Umebura 16June 6th, 20151st
Umebura 17June 20th-21st, 20152ndNietono
EVO 2015July 17th-19th, 20159th33rdAbadango
Umebura 18August 8th, 201513th
Umebura 19August 29th, 20155th
Umebura F.A.T.September 21st-22nd, 201517th
Sumabato 6October 24th, 20153rd
Umebura Niconico QualifierNovember 29th, 20159th
Sumabato Niconico QualifierDecember 26th, 20154th
Umebura 20December 27th, 20153rd
Umebura Genesis CupJanuary 11th, 20161st1stNietono
GENESIS 3January 15th-17th, 201625th4thNietono
SHI-G TournamentFebruary 7th, 201617th3rdKirihara
Umebura 21February 11th, 20161st
Umebura 22April 24th, 201665th
Umebura 23May 21st, 20162nd
Toryumon 1May 30th, 201649th
Apex 2016June 17th-19th, 20169th
S@X 155June 21st, 201617th
CEO 2016June 24th-26th, 201633rd17thAbadango
PSG Classic 2016July 13th, 20164th
EVO 2016July 15th-17th, 201633rd
Umebura 24July 24th, 201617th
Sumabato for THE BIG HOUSEJuly 30th-31st, 201665th5thMao
Toryumon 2August 6th, 20165th
Umebura S.A.T.August 19th-21st, 201617th5thMao
Umebura 25September 10th, 201625th
Umebura 25.5November 6th, 20167thNayu
DNG Kanto InvitationalNovember 19th, 20169th
Umebura BenQ ZOWIE CupDecember 18th, 20164th
Sumabato Tokaigi QualifierDecember 25th, 201617th
SGC 2017January 7th-8th, 201765th
Karisuma Tokaigi QualifierJanuary 14th, 201717th
Smash of the Titans 15January 19th, 20179th
GENESIS 4January 20th-22nd, 201765th13thKuro
Umebura Tokaigi QualifierFebruary 4th, 201733rd
Umebura 26March 20th, 201717th
Rikabura 7March 26th, 20173rd
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #1April 26th, 20171st
Umebura Japan MajorMay 6th-7th, 201733rd17thKirihara
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #2May 10th, 20175th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #4May 31st, 20177th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #5June 14th, 20179th
Umebura 27July 1st, 201725th
4th Annual PSG ClassicJuly 12th, 201717th
EVO 2017July 14th-16th, 201797th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #8July 26th, 201717th
Umebura 28August 12th, 20172nd
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #9August 16th, 201717th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #10August 30th, 201713th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #11September 13th, 201717th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #13October 11th, 20179th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #14October 25th, 201725th
Umebura 29October 28th, 20175th
Waseda Festival 2017November 4th, 20175th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #15November 8th, 20175th
Umebura 30November 18th, 201749th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #17December 20th, 201717th
Umebura T.A.T.December 23rd-24th, 201725th13thFILIP
Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifier 1January 6th, 201825th
Sumabato Tokaigi Qualifier 2January 7th, 20189th
EVO Japan 2018January 26th-28th, 201833rd
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 1February 3rd, 201897th
Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier 2February 4th, 201813th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #20February 21st, 20189th
Spring FistMarch 17th, 20185thZakurei
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #21March 20th, 20183rd
Umebura 31March 21st, 201813th
Toryumon Weekday Tournament x STUDIO SKY #23April 25th, 20183rd
Umebura 32May 12th, 201813th
Umebura 33July 28th, 201813th
EVO 2018August 3rd-5th, 201865th
Umebura 34August 25th, 201825th
Umebura Smash 4 FinalDecember 1st-2nd, 20185th17thNyanko

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

TournamentDate1v1 placement2v2 placementPartner
Umebura SPDecember 16th, 201817th
Toryumon Kiwami #3January 2nd, 201917th
Umebura SP 2January 12th, 201933rd
Pre-GenesixJanuary 31st, 20195th
GENESIS 6February 1st-3rd, 201949th25thShogun
Umebura SP 3April 13th, 201925th
Umebura Japan Major 2019May 1st-2nd, 201965th
EGS CupMay 6th, 20197th
Toryumon Kiwami #18May 8th, 20199th
Sumabato SP 6July 13th, 20197th
GameWorks Pre-EVO 2019August 1st, 20195th
EVO 2019August 2nd-4th, 201965th
Umebura SP 4August 16th, 201933rd
EGS Cup 2August 25th, 201917th
Uprising 2019August 31st-September 1st, 20194th7thNene
Umebura SP 5September 28th, 201917th
Umebura SP 6October 22nd, 201965th
Umebura SP 7November 16th, 201997th
EGS Cup 3January 13th, 202049th
EVO Japan 2020January 23rd-25th, 202097th
Tamisuma Championship 1OnlineFebruary 17th, 202165th
Kagaribi 3March 27th, 202149th
Kagaribi 4June 26th-27th, 202149th
Seibugeki 8October 10th, 202133rd
Kagaribi 5October 30th-31st, 202133rd
DAWN 3December 26th, 202125th
Kagaribi 6January 8th-9th, 202265th
Kurobra 28 Day 1April 29th-30th, 20222nd
Kurobra 28 Day 2April 29th-30th, 20229th
Seibugeki 10May 3rd, 202249th
Kagaribi 7May 4th-5th, 202297th
Wave 1June 18th, 202233rd
Seibugeki 11July 2nd, 202233rd
Kurobra 30July 17th, 20227th
Wave 2September 4th, 202265th
Wave 3December 11th, 202225th
Umebura SP 9January 7th-8th, 2023129th
Kagaribi 9February 4th-5th, 2023129th
Shinosuma HEROES 3February 11th, 202365th
WAVE CHAMPIONS 1February 26th, 202317th
Seibugeki 13March 12th, 202365th
WINNER! -Next 3-March 19th, 202325th
DELTA 3March 21st, 202325th
Ruyubura! Part 1April 1st, 20239th
Wave 4April 22nd, 202325th
Kurobra 35April 29th, 20235th / 64
DELTA 4May 4th, 202397th
Kagaribi 10May 6th-7th, 202349th
WAVE Champions 2June 4th, 20239th / 96
Seibugeki 14July 1st, 202349th / 272
WAVE Champions 3July 8th, 202325th / 88
Shinosuma HEROES 4July 15th, 202349th / 128
Kagaribi 11October 7th-8th, 2023193rd / 1,472
Seibugeki 15October 28th, 202325th / 300
Seibugeki 16December 30th, 202349th / 191
Umebura SP 10January 6th-8th, 2024129th / 1,275
Reject Office True Otaku Meetup 1April 7th, 20247th / 32
DELTA 7.5April 21st, 202449th / 159
DELTA 8May 3rd, 2024129th / 516
Kagaribi 12May 5th-6th, 2024385th / 2,030
DELTA 9October 27th, 202449th / 380
Smash Awesome!December 21st-22nd, 2024129th / 722
Seibugeki 18January 12th, 2025129th / 477
DELTA 10April 12th, 202525th / 505
Kagaribi 13May 4th-5th, 2025257th / 2,548
Kagaribi 14November 2nd-3rd, 2025513th / 1,520
Vertex StyleDecember 20th, 202565th / 128

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