Top Deck VGC Trials #2 results: ColeAmity finishes 5-0
Top Deck VGC Trials #2 results: ColeAmity finishes 5-0
Top Deck VGC Trials #2 was a 30-player online event on Limitless, played on 2026-07-05 in Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-B. ColeAmity [US] won the event at 5-0-0, closing the final round with a win over kunojan. The other listed final round results were sergyo91 over lightanight08 and rtx_rusito over jdawg4279.
| Place | Player | Record | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ColeAmity [US] | 5-0-0 | Blaziken / Eternal Flower Floette / Whimsicott / Garchomp / Basculegion / Kingambit |
| 2 | Sergyo91 [CA] | 4-1-0 | Charizard / Venusaur / Garchomp / Incineroar / Sylveon / Basculegion |
| 3 | Kunojan [NO] | 4-1-0 | Scrafty / Sinistcha / Incineroar / Kingambit / Eternal Flower Floette / Delphox |
| 4 | rtx_rusito [MX] | 4-1-0 | Pelipper / Archaludon / Sneasler / Blastoise / Kingambit / Basculegion |
ColeAmity’s winning team is built around multiple ways to control tempo without relying on a single mode. Blaziken with Blazikenite, Speed Boost, and Detect gives the team a fast physical pressure point, backed by Close Combat, Flare Blitz, and Rock Slide. Eternal Flower Floette with Floettite, Flower Veil, Calm Mind, Protect, Moonblast, and Dazzling Gleam provides the Fairy-type special pressure and a setup angle that can punish passive turns.
Whimsicott is the direct support piece, carrying Fairy Feather with Prankster, Tailwind, Encore, Protect, and Moonblast. That gives ColeAmity a clean speed-control plan while also threatening to lock opponents into awkward turns with Encore. Garchomp adds Life Orb damage with Earthquake, Dragon Claw, Protect, and Stomping Tantrum, giving the team a strong Ground-type attacker next to Whimsicott and Eternal Flower Floette. Basculegion is Choice Scarf with Adaptability, using Wave Crash, Last Respects, Aqua Jet, and Flip Turn, while Kingambit rounds out the six with Focus Sash, Defiant, Kowtow Cleave, Iron Head, Low Kick, and Sucker Punch.
Across the top teams, Kingambit was one of the clearest trends. It appeared on ColeAmity’s winning team, kunojan’s third-place team, and rtx_rusito’s fourth-place team, with Black Glasses on both kunojan and rtx_rusito while ColeAmity used Focus Sash. Basculegion also showed up in three of the top four, though with different items: Choice Scarf for ColeAmity, Life Orb for sergyo91, and Mystic Water for rtx_rusito.
Garchomp was another major presence, appearing on the first- and second-place teams and also on fifth through seventh. Rough Skin was used on each listed Garchomp, with Life Orb and Choice Scarf both represented. Fairy pressure was common as well: Eternal Flower Floette appeared on first, third, and sixth, while Sylveon appeared on second and eighth, each using Fairy Feather. Incineroar with Sitrus Berry and Intimidate was used by sergyo91, kunojan, and lightanight08.
Takeaway for ladder players: prepare for Kingambit, Basculegion, and Garchomp cores, and bring speed control that can function through Tailwind, Choice Scarf, and priority pressure.
Source: Limitless