London Corviknights VGC Weekly Tour 8 results recap
London Corviknights VGC Weekly Tour 8 results recap
London Corviknights VGC Weekly Tour 8 was a 28-player online event on Limitless, played in Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-B on 2026-08-06. Titouzerr [FR] finished undefeated at 6-0-0, closing the final round with a win over masajji. The other listed final round results were philip9804 over acriswizardus and mikedyson over qwertypas.
| Place | Player | Record | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titouzerr [FR] | 6-0-0 | Farigiraf, Whimsicott, Eternal Flower Floette, Basculegion, Kingambit, Garchomp |
| 2 | Philip9804 [DE] | 5-1-0 | Milotic, Staraptor, Excadrill, Gholdengo, Sinistcha, Tyranitar |
| 3 | MikeDyson | 4-2-0 | Blastoise, Incineroar, Sinistcha, Sneasler, Maushold, Delphox |
| 4 | j29reborn [GB] | 4-2-0 | Staraptor, Vanilluxe, Farigiraf, Blastoise, Kingambit, Camerupt |
Titouzerr’s winning team was built around flexible speed control and layered priority pressure. Farigiraf with Sitrus Berry, Armor Tail, Helping Hand, Protect, Twin Beam, and Trick Room gave the team a reliable slower-mode option while also blocking opposing priority through Armor Tail. Whimsicott added the fast mode with Focus Sash, Prankster, Tailwind, Encore, Moonblast, and Protect, letting Titouzerr choose between Tailwind pressure and Trick Room positioning depending on the matchup.
The damage profile was broad. Eternal Flower Floette carried Floettite with Moonblast, Dazzling Gleam, Light of Ruin, and Protect, giving the team a dedicated Fairy-type attacker. Basculegion used Mystic Water and Adaptability with Wave Crash, Aqua Jet, Last Respects, and Protect, providing strong Water damage and priority. Kingambit’s Black Glasses, Defiant, Sucker Punch, Kowtow Cleave, Low Kick, and Protect gave the roster another priority angle, while Garchomp’s Life Orb set with Stomping Tantrum, Rock Tomb, Dragon Claw, and Protect rounded out the team with immediate physical pressure and additional speed control through Rock Tomb.
Across the top cut of the standings, several patterns stood out. Sitrus Berry appeared on Titouzerr’s Farigiraf, Philip9804’s Milotic, MikeDyson’s Incineroar, j29reborn’s Farigiraf, masajji’s Farigiraf, Qwertypas’s Milotic, and AcrisWizardus’s Tinkaton, making it one of the most visible consistency items in the upper standings. Focus Sash was also common, showing up on Whimsicott, Excadrill, Sneasler, Pelipper, and again on Whimsicott in Qwertypas’s team.
Farigiraf was a defining support pick, appearing on the first, fourth, and fifth place teams, always with Armor Tail and Trick Room. Sinistcha also had a strong presence on the second, third, and eighth place teams, with Colbur Berry versions on Philip9804 and MikeDyson, and a Leftovers version on AcrisWizardus. Staraptor was another repeated piece, used by Philip9804 with Staraptite, j29reborn with Choice Scarf, and mameonmon with Staraptite.
There was also notable Mega variety. The top four alone featured Floettite, Staraptite, Tyranitarite, Blastoisinite, Delphoxite, and Cameruptite, while the wider top eight added Swampertite, Raichunite Y, Scovillainite, Venusaurite, and Gengarite. That spread suggests Regulation Set M-B is rewarding teams that can support a specific Mega plan without giving up standard VGC fundamentals like Protect, redirection, Fake Out, and dual speed control.
Takeaway for ladder players: build with a clear speed-control plan, because the best teams here consistently combined Tailwind, Trick Room, priority, or Icy Wind rather than relying on one mode.
Source: Limitless