Intimidators Challenge Road to Recife results: Triple T 67 Sahur wins

The Intimidators Challenge Road to Recife was a 53-player online event played on Limitless on 2026-10-01, using Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-C. The final standings put Triple T 67 Sahur [BR] on top at 8-1-0, ahead of Nepo, kauezaovgc, and DoctorDragapult.

Place	Player	Record	Team
1	Triple T 67 Sahur [BR]	8-1-0	Lucario, Gardevoir, Indeedee ♀, Kingambit, Hisuian Arcanine, Dragapult
2	Nepo [BR]	6-3-0	Blaziken, Rillaboom, Torkoal, Farigiraf, Primarina, Kingambit
3	kauezaovgc [BR]	6-2-0	Gholdengo, Volcarona, Garchomp, Incineroar, Rillaboom, Raichu
4	DoctorDragapult [BR]	5-3-0	Kingambit, Froslass, Gliscor, Rillaboom, Salamence, Hisuian Arcanine

Triple T 67 Sahur’s winning team was built around strong special pressure, priority, and flexible speed control. Lucario held Lucarionite Z with Inner Focus, using Aura Sphere, Psychic, Protect, and Flash Cannon as a direct attacking piece. Alongside it, Gardevoir with Gardevoirite and Trace brought spread pressure through Hyper Voice, with Expanding Force, Shadow Ball, and Protect rounding out its coverage.

The support structure was just as important. Indeedee ♀ carried Colbur Berry and Psychic Surge, enabling Follow Me, Helping Hand, and Trick Room while also contributing Mystical Fire. That gave the team a clear way to protect its main attackers and change the pace of games. Kingambit added a physical endgame option with Chople Berry, Defiant, Kowtow Cleave, Sucker Punch, Low Kick, and Protect. Hisuian Arcanine supplied immediate pressure from Focus Sash and Rock Head, using Flare Blitz, Head Smash, Extreme Speed, and Protect. Finally, Dragapult gave the team another fast special attacker with Life Orb, Clear Body, Draco Meteor, Shadow Ball, Will-O-Wisp, and Protect.

Across the top teams, Kingambit stood out as a major recurring pick, appearing on the first-, second-, and fourth-place teams with different items: Chople Berry, Focus Sash, and Black Glasses. Rillaboom was also heavily represented near the top, appearing on the second-, third-, fourth-, fifth-, and seventh-place teams, usually with Grassy Surge, Fake Out, Wood Hammer, and U-turn or Grassy Glide.

The kauezaovgc and FooC teams were especially similar, both using Gholdengo, Volcarona, Garchomp, Incineroar, Rillaboom, and Raichu, with repeated items like Life Orb, Rocky Helmet, Garchompite Z, Sitrus Berry, Miracle Seed, and Raichunite Y. Gholdengo with Good as Gold, Make It Rain, Shadow Ball, Nasty Plot, and Protect appeared multiple times in the top 8, while Incineroar remained a common support option with Intimidate, Fake Out, and Parting Shot.

One-line takeaway for ladder players: prioritize teams that can combine redirection or Fake Out support with strong endgame pieces like Kingambit and flexible damage from repeated top picks such as Rillaboom and Gholdengo.

Source: Limitless