˗ˋˏ❤︎ˎˊ˗ Pomelo Late Night Tour recap and results

The ˗ˋˏ❤︎ˎˊ˗ Pomelo Late Night Tour was a 28-player online Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-C event played on Limitless on 2026-09-19. rinp finished first at 7-1-0, ahead of Silverland, Naokana, and Falcoz52. The listed final round matches were naokana over neolakia, silverland over naokana, and silverland over worenpeace.

Place	Player	Record	Team
1	rinp [US]	7-1-0	Gholdengo, Kleavor, Incineroar, Milotic, Staraptor, Raichu
2	Silverland [US]	5-3-0	Snorlax, Rillaboom, Incineroar, Hawlucha, Scizor, Vivillon
3	Naokana	6-1-0	Salamence, Rillaboom, Sneasler, Hisuian Arcanine, Kingambit, Basculegion
4	Falcoz52 [US]	4-3-0	Salamence, Rillaboom, Sneasler, Hisuian Arcanine, Kingambit, Raichu

rinp’s winning team blended immediate pressure, disruption, and setup angles. Gholdengo was the clearest special damage anchor, using Life Orb with Good as Gold and a Timid Make It Rain, Shadow Ball, Protect, Nasty Plot set. That gave the team a strong proactive win condition while still fitting into standard Protect-based positioning.

Kleavor added a different kind of pressure with Focus Sash, Sharpness, Stone Axe, X-Scissor, Protect, and Feint. Stone Axe gave rinp a way to apply pressure beyond raw damage, while Feint made Protect turns less safe for opponents. Incineroar supplied the familiar Intimidate, Fake Out, and Parting Shot support, backed by Sitrus Berry and a Careful nature.

The back half of the team made the composition less linear. Milotic carried Leftovers, Competitive, Muddy Water, Protect, Coil, and Hypnosis, giving rinp a bulky piece that could punish opposing stat drops and threaten sleep after Coil. Staraptor held Staraptite with Intimidate, Brave Bird, Close Combat, Tailwind, and Protect, providing speed control alongside direct physical offense. Raichu rounded out the squad with Raichunite Y, Lightning Rod, Fake Out, Protect, Zap Cannon, and Focus Blast, adding another Fake Out user and an Electric immunity option through Lightning Rod.

Across the top teams, Rillaboom was one of the defining Pokemon. It appeared on Silverland’s, Naokana’s, Falcoz52’s, elosodevastador’s, ProfSkarmoryYT’s, and Neolakia’s teams, always with Grassy Surge. Fake Out plus Grassy Glide was a common throughline, though items varied from Eject Button and Sitrus Berry to Expert Belt, Eject Pack, and Miracle Seed.

Intimidate also remained central. rinp used Incineroar and Staraptor, Silverland used Incineroar, Naokana and Falcoz52 used Salamence, and ProfSkarmoryYT used Incineroar. Several teams paired these support tools with strong priority or speed control: Tailwind appeared on Staraptor, Salamence, Vivillon, Pelipper, and other top-eight picks, while Fake Out was present on Incineroar, Rillaboom, Sneasler, and Raichu.

Naokana and Falcoz52 showed the most direct overlap, sharing Salamence, Rillaboom, Sneasler, Hisuian Arcanine, and Kingambit. Their shared structure used Grassy Surge Rillaboom with Grassy Seed Unburden Sneasler, Focus Sash Hisuian Arcanine, and Chople Berry Kingambit, with the sixth slot differing between Basculegion and Raichu.

Takeaway for ladder players: prepare for Grassy Surge cores, Intimidate cycling, and multiple Fake Out users before locking in any Regulation Set M-C team.

Source: Limitless