˗ˋˏ❤︎ˎˊ˗ Pomelo Late Night Tour results recap

The ˗ˋˏ❤︎ˎˊ˗ Pomelo Late Night Tour was a 34-player Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-C event played online on Limitless on 2026-10-08. Altkyle finished first at 7-2-0, taking the final round match over die_kampfstube. The other listed final round results were huntervgc2326 over bjd and paparott over eckzillaz.

Place	Player	Record	Team
1	Altkyle [GB]	7-2-0	Dragonite, Annihilape, Raichu, Gholdengo, Hisuian Arcanine, Rillaboom
2	HunterVGC2326 [US]	7-2-0	Charizard, Garchomp, Sneasler, Rillaboom, Incineroar, Milotic
3	ShinyMacaroni1	5-3-0	Squawkabilly, Torkoal, Indeedee ♀, Hatterene, Baxcalibur, Blastoise
4	PapaRott [US]	5-3-0	Gengar, Tinkaton, Incineroar, Starmie, Garchomp, Rillaboom

Altkyle’s winning team is a balanced offense build with multiple ways to control tempo. Dragonite used Dragoninite with Inner Focus and a Modest nature, carrying Dragon Pulse, Flamethrower, Tailwind, and Protect. That gave the team Tailwind support without giving up special attacking coverage into common neutral targets.

The rest of the composition pressures opponents from several angles. Annihilape held Choice Scarf with Defiant and an Adamant nature, using Shadow Claw, Close Combat, Ice Punch, and Rock Tomb. Raichu with Raichunite Y, Lightning Rod, and Fake Out added disruption alongside Zap Cannon, Focus Blast, and Protect. Gholdengo was the main special snowball threat with Life Orb, Good as Gold, Make It Rain, Shadow Ball, Nasty Plot, and Protect.

The physical side was rounded out by Hisuian Arcanine and Rillaboom. Hisuian Arcanine used Focus Sash with Rock Head, Flare Blitz, Head Smash, Extreme Speed, and Protect, giving Altkyle immediate damage plus priority. Rillaboom brought Miracle Seed, Grassy Surge, Fake Out, Wood Hammer, Grassy Glide, and High Horsepower, supporting the team with terrain, priority, and another Fake Out user.

Across the top teams, Rillaboom was one of the clearest trends. It appeared on Altkyle, HunterVGC2326, PapaRott, N8_dawgg, and BJD, with Grassy Surge and Fake Out showing up repeatedly. Miracle Seed Rillaboom was used by Altkyle, HunterVGC2326, and BJD, while PapaRott used Eject Button and N8_dawgg used Grassy Seed.

Choice Scarf was also prominent. Altkyle used Choice Scarf Annihilape, HunterVGC2326 used Choice Scarf Garchomp, ShinyMacaroni1 used Choice Scarf Squawkabilly, misoup used Choice Scarf Indeedee, and NervoX used Choice Scarf Garchomp. That spread points to a format where immediate speed advantage is valuable even alongside Tailwind, Trick Room, and priority.

Incineroar remained a familiar support piece, appearing on HunterVGC2326, PapaRott, and BJD with Intimidate, Sitrus Berry, Fake Out, and Parting Shot all represented. Raichu with Raichunite Y was another repeated pick, appearing on Altkyle, N8_dawgg, and NervoX with Lightning Rod and the same Fake Out, Zap Cannon, Focus Blast, Protect moveset.

Takeaway for ladder players: prepare for Grassy Surge support, fast Choice Scarf attackers, and Fake Out-heavy positioning from the opening turn.

Source: Limitless