The Wide League Saturday Night Rumble #89 REG M-B results
The Wide League Saturday Night Rumble #89 REG M-B results
The Wide League Saturday Night Rumble #89 REG M-B was played on 2026-08-16 on Limitless with 70 players in Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-B. OrangeSteve finished first at 9-2-0, with final round results including orangesteve over alt24, holasoy over fa_c0n, and fa_c0n over joethefenix.
| Place | Player | Record | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OrangeSteve | 9-2-0 | Charizard, Grimmsnarl, Pelipper, Archaludon, Basculegion, Venusaur |
| 2 | alt24 [ID] | 8-3-0 | Raichu, Staraptor, Hisuian Arcanine, Farigiraf, Sylveon, Kingambit |
| 3 | Holasoy [CL] | 7-3-0 | Whimsicott, Garchomp, Basculegion, Kingambit, Eternal Flower Floette, Charizard |
| 4 | BIO [MX] | 7-3-0 | Aerodactyl, Dragonite, Sneasler, Basculegion, Sylveon, Kingambit |
OrangeSteve’s winning team was built around flexible weather pressure and layered speed control. Charizard with Charizardite Y carried Protect, Heat Wave, Weather Ball, and Solar Beam, giving the team a strong special attacking centerpiece. Venusaur added a second Mega option with Venusaurite, Chlorophyll, and a spread of Sludge Bomb, Sleep Powder, Giga Drain, and Earth Power, making it a disruptive attacker rather than just a damage piece.
The other half of the composition leaned into rain tools. Pelipper brought Focus Sash, Drizzle, Hurricane, Weather Ball, Tailwind, and Soak, while Archaludon used Leftovers, Stamina, Protect, Electro Shot, Dragon Pulse, and Flash Cannon. That pairing gave OrangeSteve another route to pressure the board without depending on Charizard. Basculegion rounded out the offensive core with Choice Scarf, Adaptability, Flip Turn, Wave Crash, Aqua Jet, and Last Respects, offering fast Water-type damage and late-game cleanup potential. Grimmsnarl’s Light Clay, Prankster, Reflect, Light Screen, Spirit Break, and Parting Shot tied the team together by buying turns for either weather mode to take over.
Across the top four, Basculegion stood out as one of the defining picks, appearing on the teams of OrangeSteve, Holasoy, and BIO. All three used Adaptability, Wave Crash, Aqua Jet, and Last Respects, though the item choices differed: Choice Scarf for OrangeSteve, Life Orb for Holasoy, and Mystic Water for BIO. Kingambit was just as prominent, appearing on alt24, Holasoy, and BIO, always with Defiant and Adamant, and commonly leaning on Kowtow Cleave and Sucker Punch for reliable endgame pressure.
Tailwind was also a major theme. OrangeSteve used Pelipper, alt24 used Staraptor, Holasoy used Whimsicott, and BIO used Aerodactyl, so every top-four team had access to direct speed control. Focus Sash appeared repeatedly as well, on Pelipper, Hisuian Arcanine, Whimsicott, and Sneasler. Charizard with Charizardite Y appeared on both OrangeSteve and Holasoy, while Sylveon with Fairy Feather, Pixilate, Hyper Voice, Hyper Beam, Quick Attack, and Detect showed up for both alt24 and BIO.
Takeaway for ladder players: prepare for Basculegion and Kingambit endgames while keeping a clear plan into fast Tailwind and weather-based offense.
Source: Limitless