Pokepal Smackdown #153 results: LittlePotato13 goes 5-0

Pokepal Smackdown #153 (Champions) was played on 2026-08-10 on Limitless, with 35 players competing in Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-B. LittlePotato13 finished undefeated at 5-0-0, closing the event with a final-round win over izzywooperstan. The other listed final-round results were meiko41 over cj__black98 and wearetoast over cherryballad.

Place	Player	Record	Team
1	LittlePotato13	5-0-0	Whimsicott / Eternal Flower Floette / Sneasler / Metagross / Swampert / Incineroar
2	Izzywooperstan	4-1-0	Charizard / Whimsicott / Basculegion / Mawile / Farigiraf / Garchomp
3	WeAreToast	4-1-0	Froslass / Sneasler / Lycanroc Dusk / Basculegion / Kingambit / Scovillain
4	Meiko41	4-1-0	Kingambit / Charizard / Aerodactyl / Farigiraf / Garchomp / Sylveon

LittlePotato13’s winning team was built around flexible speed control and layered offensive pressure. Whimsicott with Focus Sash, Prankster, Tailwind, Encore, Moonblast, and Protect gave the team a consistent lead option that could accelerate the board or punish passive turns. That support opened room for Eternal Flower Floette, holding Floettite with Flower Veil and a Modest nature, to threaten with Dazzling Gleam, Moonblast, and Light of Ruin.

The physical side of the team was just as important. Sneasler used Life Orb, Poison Touch, Dire Claw, Close Combat, and Rock Tomb, giving LittlePotato13 both immediate damage and another way to manage Speed. Metagross with Metagrossite, Clear Body, Body Press, Iron Head, and Psychic Fangs provided a second high-pressure attacker that was not reliant on Tailwind to be useful. Swampert added Leftovers, Wide Guard, High Horsepower, and Wave Crash, while Incineroar supplied the familiar Fake Out, Parting Shot, Throat Chop, Flare Blitz, Intimidate, and Sitrus Berry package. The result was a team that could lead aggressively, pivot through Incineroar, and still protect key attackers with Wide Guard.

Across the top teams, Whimsicott stood out as a repeated support pick, appearing on the first, second, and eighth-place teams with Focus Sash, Prankster, Timid, Tailwind, Encore, Moonblast, and Protect. Charizard with Charizardite Y was also common, showing up in second, fourth, fifth, and eighth. Kingambit appeared throughout the upper standings as well, including third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and eighth, usually pairing Defiant with Sucker Punch and Kowtow Cleave.

Several cores repeated almost exactly. Meiko41 and darxzy both used Charizard, Aerodactyl, Farigiraf, Garchomp, Kingambit, and Sylveon, with matching items on all six Pokemon. Farigiraf with Sitrus Berry, Armor Tail, Thunderbolt, and Trick Room was a consistent way to contest opposing Speed control, while Garchomp with Rough Skin and strong Ground-type attacks remained a staple attacker. Basculegion also had a strong presence in the top eight, with Adaptability, Wave Crash, Aqua Jet, and Last Respects appearing on multiple sets.

Takeaway for ladder players: prepare for Prankster Tailwind, Charizardite Y offense, and Defiant Kingambit before queueing Regulation Set M-B.

Source: Limitless