Nexus Challenge #2 Pokémon Champions results

The 🧿 Nexus Challenge #2 • Pokémon Champions 🇧🇷 was played on 2026-08-18 on Limitless, with 22 players competing in Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-B. Z2R Cogao [BR] finished first at 7-1-0, and the final round match was cogao vs jimmysley28, with cogao taking the win.

Place	Player	Record	Team
1	Z2R Cogao [BR]	7-1-0	Incineroar, Hisuian Samurott, Sinistcha, Sneasler, Eternal Flower Floette, Delphox
2	Sley [CO]	5-3-0	Delphox, Blastoise, Incineroar, Kingambit, Sinistcha, Sneasler
3	Lamen [BR]	5-2-0	Pelipper, Sneasler, Archaludon, Talonflame, Eternal Flower Floette, Swampert
4	Marcos Sena [BR]	4-3-0	Charizard, Eternal Flower Floette, Whimsicott, Garchomp, Basculegion, Kingambit

Cogao’s winning team was built around layered pressure rather than a single obvious mode. Incineroar with Sitrus Berry, Intimidate, Fake Out, Flare Blitz, Darkest Lariat, and Parting Shot gave the team classic positioning control, while Sneasler added a second Fake Out user with Focus Sash and Poison Touch. That combination let Cogao create safe turns for the team’s more threatening pieces.

The offensive core was flexible. Hisuian Samurott held Choice Scarf with Sharpness, using Razor Shell, Night Slash, Sacred Sword, and Flip Turn, giving the team fast damage and pivoting. Delphox with Delphoxite, Blaze, Timid, Psychic, Heat Wave, Nasty Plot, and Protect supplied spread pressure and a setup option. Eternal Flower Floette with Floettite, Flower Veil, Moonblast, Dazzling Gleam, Calm Mind, and Protect added another special attacker that could threaten both single-target and spread damage. Sinistcha tied the structure together with Occa Berry, Hospitality, Matcha Gotcha, Life Dew, Rage Powder, and Protect, giving redirection and recovery support.

Across the top teams, Delphox was one of the clearest trends. It appeared on the first, second, seventh, and eighth place teams, always with Delphoxite, though the listed abilities and move choices varied. Eternal Flower Floette with Floettite also had a strong showing, appearing in first, third, and fourth. Sneasler was present on three of the top four teams, with Focus Sash on the first and second place versions and White Herb on Lamen’s third-place rain team.

Incineroar remained important near the top, appearing on first, second, and eighth, each with Sitrus Berry and Intimidate. Sinistcha was another repeated support pick, used by first, second, sixth, and eighth, most often carrying Hospitality and Rage Powder. Kingambit also had a large footprint, appearing on second, fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth, with Defiant on every listed version.

Item patterns were similarly direct: Focus Sash appeared repeatedly on support or fast attackers like Sneasler, Pelipper, Whimsicott, Kingambit, Excadrill, and Glimmora, while Sitrus Berry showed up on Incineroar, Garchomp, Farigiraf, and Milotic. Mega stones were central across the standings, with Delphoxite, Floettite, Charizardite Y, Blastoisinite, Swampertite, Tyranitarite, Staraptite, and Aerodactylite all represented in the top eight.

Takeaway for ladder players: Cogao’s result shows the value of combining Fake Out pressure, redirection, pivoting, and multiple setup-capable attackers instead of relying on one narrow win condition.

Source: Limitless