Champions Collective #16 results: Dzhupito tops 35-player field

Champions Collective #16 was played on 2026-07-20 on Limitless, with 35 players competing online in Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-B. The final round match results listed were blaizhe over pokereplay, dullo over dryster, and tamarlin over benikatona, while the final standings placed Dzhupito first at 8-2-0.

Place	Player	Record	Team
1	Dzhupito [IT]	8-2-0	Charizard, Venusaur, Hydreigon, Garchomp, Incineroar, Toxapex
2	Cromo [CL]	8-2-0	Crabominable, Farigiraf, Maushold, Kingambit, Camerupt, Milotic
3	Blaizhe [FR]	8-1-0	Gengar, Alolan Ninetales, Incineroar, Primarina, Sinistcha, Kingambit
4	Dullo [IT]	7-2-0	Blaziken, Venusaur, Alolan Ninetales, Lycanroc Dusk, Kingambit, Basculegion

Dzhupito’s winning team was built around Charizard with Charizardite Y and Venusaur with Focus Sash. Charizard’s Modest Heat Wave, Weather Ball, Solar Beam, and Protect gave the team immediate spread pressure and coverage, while Venusaur paired Chlorophyll with Sludge Bomb, Earth Power, Sleep Powder, and Protect to threaten both damage and disruption. That pairing gave the team a clear proactive mode rather than relying only on positioning.

The rest of the composition added flexible pressure and defensive control. Choice Scarf Hydreigon brought Heat Wave, Dark Pulse, Draco Meteor, and Snarl, giving Dzhupito another fast attacker with a special damage profile and a way to reduce opposing damage output. Life Orb Garchomp offered Jolly physical pressure with Dragon Claw, Earthquake, Rock Slide, and Protect. Incineroar filled the standard glue role with Sitrus Berry, Intimidate, Flare Blitz, Throat Chop, Parting Shot, and Fake Out, helping the team reset board states around its attackers. Toxapex was the most unusual piece in the first-place six: Leftovers, Regenerator, Infestation, Toxic, Wide Guard, and Baneful Bunker gave the team a slower control option and specific protection against spread pressure.

Across the top teams, Kingambit was the clearest repeated Pokemon. It appeared on Cromo’s runner-up team, Blaizhe’s third-place team, Dullo’s fourth-place team, and several other top-eight teams, almost always leaning on Defiant, Kowtow Cleave, and Sucker Punch. Life Orb Kingambit showed up for Cromo, Dullo, and tamarlin, while Blaizhe used Black Glasses and PokeReplay used Chople Berry.

Focus Sash was also common near the top, appearing on Dzhupito’s Venusaur, Cromo’s Maushold, Dullo’s Lycanroc Dusk, and other top-eight support or pressure pieces. Incineroar remained prominent, with Dzhupito, Blaizhe, and Dryster all using Intimidate sets featuring Fake Out and Parting Shot. Weather was another major thread: Charizardite Y teams placed first, fifth, and eighth, while Alolan Ninetales appeared on Blaizhe and Dullo, and Dryster used Politoed with Drizzle alongside Swampert.

Takeaway for ladder players: prepare for Kingambit endgames, weather-driven offense, and support Pokemon that punish passive positioning.

Source: Limitless