Shaymin Fight Club (PCIL S3 Practice) results recap
Shaymin Fight Club (PCIL S3 Practice) results recap
Shaymin Fight Club (PCIL S3 Practice) was a 30-player online Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-C event played on Limitless on 2026-11-10. Gaurav Vgc [IN] finished first at 8-1-0, ahead of DG2fut [IN] at 7-2-0. The listed final round matches had dg2fut beating yugansh and deaddragon before losing to gauravgaikwad.
| Place | Player | Record | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaurav Vgc [IN] | 8-1-0 | Garchomp / Charizard / Sneasler / Froslass / Kingambit / Sylveon |
| 2 | DG2fut [IN] | 7-2-0 | Tyranitar / Excadrill / Milotic / Sinistcha / Staraptor / Gholdengo |
| 3 | AdityaKS [IN] | 6-2-0 | Volcarona / Basculegion / Lycanroc Dusk / Sneasler / Kingambit / Froslass |
| 4 | DeadDragon [IN] | 5-3-0 | Absol / Indeedee ♀ / Gardevoir / Armarouge / Sneasler / Kommo-o |
Gaurav Vgc’s winning team was built around fast pressure, weather disruption, and layered damage support. Choice Scarf Garchomp gave the team immediate speed with Earthquake, Rock Slide, Dragon Claw, and Stomping Tantrum, letting it pressure a wide range of boards without needing setup. Charizard carried Charizardite Y with Solar Power and a straightforward spread of Heat Wave, Protect, Weather Ball, and Solar Beam, giving the team a major special attacking angle.
The support and utility slots were just as important. Sneasler with White Herb and Unburden supplied Fake Out pressure while still threatening Close Combat, Dire Claw, and Throat Chop. Froslass used Froslassite with Snow Warning, pairing Blizzard with Shadow Ball, Taunt, and Aurora Veil to add both offensive coverage and defensive structure. Kingambit brought Black Glasses Defiant pressure with Kowtow Cleave, Sucker Punch, Protect, and Iron Head, while Sylveon rounded out the team with Fairy Feather Pixilate Hyper Voice, Helping Hand, Hyper Beam, and Detect. The result was a composition that could play aggressively early but still had enough protection, priority, and board control to navigate longer games.
Across the top cut, Sneasler was one of the clearest trends. It appeared on the first-, third-, and fourth-place teams, with White Herb Unburden sets on Gaurav Vgc and AdityaKS and a Psychic Seed Unburden version on DeadDragon. Kingambit also showed up repeatedly, appearing on the first-, third-, and eighth-place teams, with Defiant and Sucker Punch giving teams a strong punish option and reliable priority.
Froslassite Froslass was another notable shared piece between first and third. Gaurav Vgc used Snow Warning with Taunt and Aurora Veil, while AdityaKS used Cursed Body with Blizzard, Shadow Ball, Aurora Veil, and Protect. Focus Sash was common in the upper standings as well, appearing on DG2fut’s Excadrill, AdityaKS’s Lycanroc Dusk, DeadDragon’s Armarouge, Rishi_G’s Indeedee, Hrishi’s Excadrill, and Yugansh’s Whimsicott.
The runner-up team took a different route with Tyranitarite Tyranitar, Focus Sash Sand Rush Excadrill, Milotic, Sinistcha, Staraptite Staraptor, and Life Orb Gholdengo. That lineup leaned on sand offense, redirection from Rage Powder Sinistcha, and special pressure from Gholdengo’s Make It Rain and Nasty Plot.
Takeaway for ladder players: prepare for Sneasler, Kingambit, and fast weather-enabled offense, because the top teams here repeatedly combined speed control with immediate damage.
Source: Limitless