Intimidators Challenge - Road to LAIC results recap

The Intimidators Challenge - Road to LAIC (+280 R$) was played on 2026-11-07 on Limitless with 47 players in Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-C. NMR | Kuroryu finished first at 9-1-0, ahead of Thiago Franzé [BR] on the same record. The final round match results listed were paillion over maxdeesevgc, ahollow over yukihiro_snm, and israelkuro over kenzinn.

Place	Player	Record	Team
1	NMR | Kuroryu	9-1-0	Delphox / Incineroar / Sinistcha / Kommo-o / Kingambit / Raichu
2	Thiago Franzé [BR]	9-1-0	Charizard / Milotic / Rillaboom / Aerodactyl / Drampa / Farigiraf
3	Gustavo Sousa Santos [BR]	7-2-0	Salamence / Archaludon / Grimmsnarl / Pelipper / Swampert / Sneasler
4	João Victor Lopes Barbosa Moreira [BR]	6-3-0	Indeedee ♀ / Gardevoir / Lopunny / Kommo-o / Sneasler / Armarouge

Kuroryu’s winning team is built around multiple pressure points rather than one obvious mode. Delphox with Delphoxite, Blaze, and a Timid nature gives the team a setup threat with Nasty Plot while still carrying Psychic, Heat Wave, and Protect. Incineroar supplies the expected support package of Fake Out, Flare Blitz, Darkest Lariat, and Parting Shot with Sitrus Berry and Intimidate, giving Kuroryu useful positioning tools around Delphox and the team’s slower win conditions.

Sinistcha is the defensive glue, using Kasib Berry, Hospitality, Rage Powder, Life Dew, and Protect to redirect and sustain partners. Kommo-o adds a second setup angle with Leftovers, Soundproof, Clanging Scales, Aura Sphere, Clangorous Soul, and Protect. Kingambit gives the team a punishing physical attacker with Black Glasses, Defiant, Kowtow Cleave, Sucker Punch, Swords Dance, and Protect. Raichu rounds out the six with Raichunite X, Lightning Rod, Fake Out, Volt Switch, Volt Tackle, and Upper Hand, adding speed control through priority pressure and flexible pivoting.

Across the top teams, Charizard was one of the clearest recurring picks. Charizard with Charizardite Y appeared on the second, sixth, seventh, and eighth place teams, usually alongside Heat Wave and Solar Beam or Weather Ball. Another major pattern was the rain-adjacent package: Pelipper, Swampert, Archaludon, and Grimmsnarl all appeared together on the third, seventh, and eighth place teams, with Grimmsnarl consistently holding Light Clay.

Sneasler also had a strong presence, appearing on the third, fourth, and sixth place teams, with White Herb on two of those builds and Psychic Seed on the fourth-place team. Kommo-o appeared on both first and fourth, while Sinistcha appeared on first and fifth. Leftovers was a repeated item on bulky pieces such as Kommo-o, Milotic, and Archaludon, while Focus Sash showed up on Aerodactyl, Pelipper, Armarouge, Excadrill, Whimsicott, and Venusaur across the listed standings.

Takeaway for ladder players: prepare for Charizardite Y structures, Light Clay Grimmsnarl balance cores, and setup teams that protect their win conditions with Fake Out and redirection.

Source: Limitless