🍋Sitrus-Series🍋|Champions-MB|#74 results recap
🍋Sitrus-Series🍋|Champions-MB|#74 results recap
🍋Sitrus-Series🍋|Champions-MB|#74 was a 129-player online Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-B event played on Limitless on 2026-09-02. The final round featured walaye over bdov, Evan_santos over gmaddox, and gmadden99 over zonel, with blindfishptsd [IE] finishing first in the standings at 11-1-0.
| Place | Player | Record | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | blindfishptsd [IE] | 11-1-0 | Staraptor, Hisuian Arcanine, Kingambit, Sylveon, Raichu, Farigiraf |
| 2 | walaye [ES] | 9-3-0 | Venusaur, Sneasler, Pelipper, Swampert, Archaludon, Meowstic |
| 3 | Evan_santos [BR] | 9-2-0 | Farigiraf, Basculegion, Whimsicott, Hisuian Arcanine, Staraptor, Eternal Flower Floette |
| 4 | GXLetO [ES] | 8-3-0 | Scovillain, Basculegion, Kingambit, Sneasler, Lycanroc Dusk, Froslass |
blindfishptsd’s winning team is built around immediate pressure with multiple speed-control and priority options. Staraptor carried Staraptite with Intimidate and a Jolly nature, using Dual Wingbeat, Close Combat, Tailwind, and Protect. That gives the team a fast physical attacker that can also set Tailwind, while Hisuian Arcanine adds another Focus Sash attacker with Rock Head, Flare Blitz, Head Smash, Extreme Speed, and Protect.
Kingambit gives the composition a slower but very direct win condition. Life Orb, Defiant, Adamant, Kowtow Cleave, Sucker Punch, Swords Dance, and Protect make it a strong punishment piece against stat drops while also threatening late-game priority. Sylveon adds spread damage through Pixilate Hyper Voice, with Fairy Feather boosting its Fairy offense and Hyper Beam, Quick Attack, and Detect rounding out the set.
The support core is compact but important. Raichu with Raichunite Y and Lightning Rod brings Fake Out support while still threatening with Zap Cannon and Focus Blast. Farigiraf, holding Sitrus Berry with Armor Tail, gives the team a Trick Room mode alongside Psychic, Helping Hand, and Protect. Between Tailwind from Staraptor, Trick Room from Farigiraf, Fake Out from Raichu, and priority from Hisuian Arcanine, Kingambit, and Sylveon, the team has several ways to dictate turn order without relying on a single plan.
Across the top teams, several patterns stood out. Staraptor appeared on the first, third, seventh, and eighth-place teams, always with Staraptite and Intimidate. Hisuian Arcanine was also prominent near the top, appearing on the first, third, and seventh-place teams with Focus Sash, Rock Head, Flare Blitz, Head Smash, Extreme Speed, and Protect as a recurring structure.
Kingambit was one of the most common anchors in the upper standings, appearing on first, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth. The most repeated attacking package was Kowtow Cleave and Sucker Punch, with Swords Dance showing up on several of those sets. Basculegion also had a strong showing on the third, fourth, and sixth-place teams, using Adaptability with Wave Crash, Last Respects, and Aqua Jet.
Item trends were similarly clear. Focus Sash appeared repeatedly on Hisuian Arcanine, Sneasler, Lycanroc Dusk, and Glimmora. Sitrus Berry showed up on Farigiraf, Pelipper, and Sinistcha. Life Orb was used by Kingambit, Basculegion, and Garchomp, while Black Glasses Kingambit appeared on both GXLetO and gmadden99’s identical Scovillain-based teams.
Takeaway for ladder players: prepare for Staraptite Staraptor speed control, Kingambit endgames, and Focus Sash attackers that force clean defensive sequencing.
Source: Limitless