Thavorian Trials 3 results: Mhew wins Regulation Set M-B
Thavorian Trials 3 results: Mhew wins Regulation Set M-B
Thavorian Trials 3 was a 45-player online Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-B event played on Limitless on 2026-07-04. The final round featured mhew over daotama, jay49 over polarity03, and hyogavgc over malachiavt, with Mhew finishing first at 7-2-0.
| Place | Player | Record | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mhew | 7-2-0 | Incineroar / Ceruledge / Sneasler / Milotic / Eternal Flower Floette / Sinistcha |
| 2 | HyogaVGC [CN] | 7-2-0 | Incineroar / Sinistcha / Sneasler / Blastoise / Kingambit / Delphox |
| 3 | jay49 [CA] | 7-1-0 | Charizard / Whimsicott / Eternal Flower Floette / Garchomp / Basculegion / Kingambit |
| 4 | MalachiaVT [US] | 6-2-0 | Charizard / Garchomp / Whimsicott / Sylveon / Farigiraf / Mawile |
Mhew’s winning team combined layered disruption, redirection, and several ways to stabilize longer games. Incineroar brought the standard Intimidate, Fake Out, Flare Blitz, Throat Chop, and Parting Shot package with Sitrus Berry, giving the team immediate tempo control and pivoting. Sneasler added a second Fake Out user, Focus Sash reliability, and pressure through Dire Claw, Throat Chop, and Close Combat.
The more distinctive part of the team was its bulk-oriented core. Milotic used Zoom Lens with Competitive, Coil, Hypnosis, Life Dew, and Muddy Water, giving Mhew a setup-based support threat that could punish opposing Intimidate while also providing healing. Sinistcha’s Hospitality, Rage Powder, Matcha Gotcha, Protect, and Life Dew added another source of recovery and board control, while Kasib Berry helped it stay on the field. Eternal Flower Floette with Floettite, Flower Veil, Calm Mind, Draining Kiss, Dazzling Gleam, and Protect gave the team a late-game Fairy-type win condition. Ceruledge rounded out the six with Colbur Berry, Flash Fire, Bulk Up, Bitter Blade, Shadow Sneak, and Protect, matching the team’s theme of staying power with self-sustaining offense.
Across the top cut of the standings, several clusters stood out. Incineroar, Sinistcha, and Sneasler appeared together on Mhew’s team, HyogaVGC [CN]’s runner-up team, daotama’s fifth-place team, and rwzuWu [ID]’s seventh-place team. That trio consistently offered Fake Out pressure, Intimidate or redirection, and flexible positioning.
Garchomp was the most common repeated attacker in the top eight, appearing on jay49 [CA], MalachiaVT [US], daotama, Enenin [ES], and polarity03 [US]. Life Orb Garchomp specifically showed up on jay49 [CA], MalachiaVT [US], daotama, and Enenin [ES]. Charizard with Charizardite Y was also shared by jay49 [CA], MalachiaVT [US], and Enenin [ES], while Whimsicott with Focus Sash and Prankster supported both third and fourth place.
Mega choices were varied but still patterned: Floettite appeared on Mhew, jay49 [CA], and rwzuWu [ID], while Delphoxite appeared on HyogaVGC [CN] and daotama. Kingambit also remained a major physical threat, present on HyogaVGC [CN], jay49 [CA], Enenin [ES], and rwzuWu [ID], usually leaning on Defiant and Sucker Punch.
Takeaway for ladder players: build with a clear plan for Fake Out plus redirection cores, and make sure your team can handle both Charizardite Y offense and Garchomp pressure.
Source: Limitless