Beaniest Battle of the Beans#3 M-C VGC Shiny Prize recap

Beaniest Battle of the Beans#3 M-C VGC Shiny Prize was a 22-player online event on Limitless, played in Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-C on 2026-11-10. DDXD [IE] finished first at 6-2-0, closing the bracket by winning final round matches against begonia17, tenkipk, and silverland.

Place	Player	Record	Team
1	DDXD [IE]	6-2-0	Drampa, Blastoise, Indeedee ♀, Armarouge, Metagross, Sneasler
2	Begonia17 [ES]	6-2-0	Charizard, Pelipper, Archaludon, Venusaur, Grimmsnarl, Swampert
3	Vicente Silva [CL]	5-2-0	Charizard, Farigiraf, Aerodactyl, Rillaboom, Kingambit, Sylveon
4	Silverland [US]	5-2-0	Hawlucha, Incineroar, Snorlax, Slowbro, Rillaboom, Sneasler

DDXD’s winning team combined Psychic Terrain pressure, redirection, and multiple protected setup or damage modes. Indeedee ♀ was the structural centerpiece with Psychic Surge, Rocky Helmet, Follow Me, Trick Room, and Helping Hand. That supported Armarouge, whose Focus Sash set with Armor Cannon, Expanding Force, Wide Guard, and Protect gave the team a direct way to convert Psychic Terrain into spread pressure while also defending against opposing spread attacks.

Sneasler also fit naturally next to Indeedee ♀, using Psychic Seed and Unburden with Dire Claw, Close Combat, Rock Slide, and Protect. That gave DDXD a fast physical angle that did not rely on Trick Room. Blastoise added another threatening mode with Blastoisinite, Water Spout, Terrain Pulse, Shell Smash, and Protect, while Metagross carried Metagrossite with Iron Head, Stomping tantrum, Psychic Fangs, and Protect. Drampa rounded out the six with Life Orb, Cloud Nine, and Modest special coverage in Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Draco Meteor, and Protect, giving the team another way to pressure common weather-centered structures.

The rest of the top cut showed several clear patterns. Charizard appeared on Begonia17, Vicente Silva, and TenkiPK, always paired with Charizardite Y and carrying Weather Ball plus Heat Wave on each listed set. Weather was a major theme around those teams: Begonia17 used both Charizard and Pelipper with Drizzle, while kalarse also brought Pelipper and Archaludon with Electro Shot. Sun appeared again lower in the standings through Torkoal with Drought on RoVictorio’s team.

Focus Sash was one of the most common high-placing items, appearing on Armarouge, Venusaur, Kingambit, Sneasler, Whimsicott, Basculegion ♀, Glimmora, and other top-eight Pokemon. Rillaboom remained a recurring support and damage piece, appearing on Vicente Silva, Silverland, and Gayangos2001 with Grassy Surge and Fake Out. Sneasler also made multiple strong finishes, with DDXD using Psychic Seed and Unburden while Silverland used Focus Sash and Poison Touch.

Takeaway for ladder players: build with a clear terrain or weather plan, but make sure the team has a second speed mode when the first plan is denied.

Source: Limitless