˗ˋˏ❤︎ˎˊ˗ Pomelo Late Night Tour recap and results
˗ˋˏ❤︎ˎˊ˗ Pomelo Late Night Tour recap and results
˗ˋˏ❤︎ˎˊ˗ Pomelo Late Night Tour was a 32-player online event on Limitless for Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-C. The final round featured mir_merchant defeating elemunzi, elemunzi defeating rockwell, and slucin defeating metaknight1320, with mir_merchant finishing first at 7-1-0.
| Place | Player | Record | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mir_merchant [US] | 7-1-0 | Eternal Flower Floette, Rillaboom, Incineroar, Gholdengo, Raichu, Sneasler |
| 2 | Elemunzi [AU] | 6-2-0 | Swampert, Grimmsnarl, Archaludon, Charizard, Venusaur, Pelipper |
| 3 | Slucin | 6-1-0 | Indeedee ♀, Gardevoir, Absol, Basculegion, Pelipper, Archaludon |
| 4 | xDelirium [US] | 5-2-0 | Dragapult, Milotic, Staraptor, Incineroar, Indeedee, Raichu |
mir_merchant’s winning team leaned on layered positioning tools around strong setup and pressure options. Eternal Flower Floette was the headline Mega slot, using Floettite with Flower Veil, Timid, and a set of Dazzling Gleam, Draining Kiss, Calm Mind, and Protect. That gave the team a Fairy-type centerpiece that could either contribute spread damage or try to build momentum through Calm Mind and sustain with Draining Kiss.
The rest of the team supported that plan with familiar doubles fundamentals. Rillaboom carried Miracle Seed with Grassy Surge, Fake Out, Wood Hammer, High Horsepower, and Grassy Glide, giving immediate terrain control and priority damage. Incineroar added Intimidate, Sitrus Berry, Fake Out, Parting Shot, Throat Chop, and Flare Blitz, making it a classic pivot that could reduce opposing damage output while enabling safer board states.
Gholdengo was the most direct special attacker on the team, using Life Orb, Good as Gold, Make It Rain, Shadow Ball, Nasty Plot, and Protect. Raichu with Raichunite Y and Lightning Rod offered Encore, Protect, Zap Cannon, and Focus Blast, while Sneasler used Grassy Seed with Unburden, Close Combat, Dire Claw, Swords Dance, and Protect. Together, the six gave mir_merchant multiple ways to punish passive turns: Calm Mind, Nasty Plot, and Swords Dance all appeared on the same roster.
Across the top standings, several patterns stood out. Raichu was present on the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh place teams, most often with Raichunite Y and Lightning Rod, though rockwell used Raichunite X. Rillaboom also appeared repeatedly, including on the first, sixth, seventh, and eighth place teams, with Grassy Surge and Fake Out appearing in each of those builds. Incineroar appeared on both mir_merchant’s and xDelirium’s teams, each with Intimidate, Fake Out, Flare Blitz, Throat Chop, and Parting Shot.
Archaludon was another major top-cut presence, appearing for Elemunzi, Slucin, and rockwell. All three used Leftovers with Stamina and Electro Shot, though their coverage choices differed. Pelipper appeared on both Elemunzi’s and Slucin’s teams, each with Drizzle, Tailwind, Hurricane, and Weather Ball, helping support rain-oriented pieces such as Swampert or Basculegion. Charizard with Charizardite Y also showed up on Elemunzi’s and rockwell’s teams, both carrying Heat Wave, Weather Ball, Hurricane, and Protect.
Items were concentrated around a few proven choices. Sitrus Berry appeared on Incineroar, Pelipper, Indeedee ♀, Milotic, and Heat Rotom across the top eight. Life Orb Gholdengo appeared on mir_merchant, rychiba ., and Dubbo, all with Make It Rain, Shadow Ball, Nasty Plot, and Protect.
Takeaway for ladder players: build with clear positioning support, because the best teams here paired Fake Out, pivots, terrain, or weather with setup threats that could win once given a safe turn.
Source: Limitless