Talon's FIGHT CLUB #94 POKEMON CHAMPIONS results recap

Talon's FIGHT CLUB #94 POKEMON CHAMPIONS was held on 2026-07-23 on Limitless, with 95 players competing in Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-B. The final round came down to januo vs orangesteve, with orangesteve taking the win and finishing first at 11-1-0.

Place	Player	Record	Team
1	OrangeSteve	11-1-0	Charizard, Grimmsnarl, Pelipper, Archaludon, Basculegion, Venusaur
2	januo	9-3-0	Charizard, Garchomp, Kingambit, Eternal Flower Floette, Whimsicott, Basculegion
3	Zachk052510 [US]	9-2-0	Froslass, Scovillain, Lycanroc Dusk, Kingambit, Basculegion, Sneasler
4	Grookeygreninja [IN]	8-3-0	Maushold, Delphox, Sinistcha, Annihilape, Whimsicott, Metagross

OrangeSteve’s winning team was built around layered weather and speed control, with multiple ways to convert board position into immediate pressure. Charizard with Charizardite Y, Blaze, and a Timid nature brought Protect, Heat Wave, Weather Ball, and Solar Beam, giving the team a strong special attacker that could exploit sun turns while still covering Water- and Rock-adjacent matchups through Solar Beam. Venusaur with Venusaurite, Chlorophyll, and a Modest nature paired naturally with that sun mode, adding Sleep Powder, Giga Drain, and Earth Power alongside Protect.

The team was not limited to sun, though. Pelipper with Sitrus Berry, Drizzle, Hurricane, Weather Ball, Tailwind, and Soak gave OrangeSteve a rain mode and a direct form of speed control. That supported Archaludon with Leftovers, Stamina, Protect, Electro Shot, Dragon Pulse, and Flash Cannon, giving the team a durable special threat that benefits from rain turns. Basculegion, using Choice Scarf, Adaptability, Jolly, Flip Turn, Wave Crash, Aqua Jet, and Last Respects, added fast Water-type pressure and late-game cleanup potential. Grimmsnarl tied the structure together with Light Clay, Prankster, Spirit Break, Reflect, Light Screen, and Parting Shot, giving the team defensive pacing tools to support both weather modes.

Across the top teams, Basculegion was one of the clearest standouts. It appeared on the first-, second-, third-, and fifth-place teams, with Adaptability on every listed set. Its items varied between Choice Scarf, Life Orb, and Sitrus Berry, but Wave Crash, Last Respects, Aqua Jet, and Protect or Flip Turn formed the recurring offensive core.

Kingambit also had a strong showing, appearing on januo’s runner-up team, Zachk052510 [US]’s third-place team, QueerCrocodile [US]’s fifth-place team, and Sparkles1755 [AU]’s seventh-place team. Defiant was consistent across those sets, with Black Glasses, Life Orb, and Focus Sash all represented.

Whimsicott was another major support pick, appearing on second, fourth, and fifth, always with Focus Sash, Prankster, Tailwind, Moonblast, and Protect on the listed sets, while Encore or Sunny Day filled the remaining slot. Grimmsnarl appeared on both OrangeSteve’s winning team and NMR | Turista [BR]’s sixth-place team, each using Light Clay, Prankster, Reflect, Light Screen, and Parting Shot. Pelipper and Archaludon also appeared together on first and sixth, reinforcing the strength of Drizzle plus Electro Shot structures.

Takeaway for ladder players: prepare for flexible weather teams, Basculegion endgames, and Prankster speed-control cores in Regulation Set M-B.

Source: Limitless