Off Meta Fight Club #8 results: Ariesxvgc finishes 8-0

Off Meta Fight Club #8 was a 54-player online tournament on Limitless for Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-C, played on 2026-10-29 with a $40 USD prize pool. Ariesxvgc [VE] took the event undefeated at 8-0-0, closing the final round with a win over ld_067. The other listed final round results were agreed1 over illugaes and nervox over tayhearts.

Place	Player	Record	Team
1	Ariesxvgc [VE]	8-0-0	Delphox, Heat Rotom, Maushold, Archaludon, Pelipper, Swampert
2	LD_067	7-1-0	Delphox, Blastoise, Sinistcha, Indeedee ♀, Squawkabilly, Clefable
3	RoarMistico [ES]	6-1-0	Camerupt, Hatterene, Kommo-o, Alakazam, Indeedee ♀, Sneasler
4	Tcaptain99 [US]	5-2-0	Sceptile, Heat Rotom, Delphox, Garchomp, Farigiraf, Annihilape

Ariesxvgc’s winning team centered on two Mega options in Delphox with Delphoxite and Swampert with Swampertite, backed by flexible speed and weather tools. Pelipper supplied Drizzle and Tailwind while carrying Focus Sash, giving the team a direct way to enable Swampert’s Water pressure through Wave Crash while also threatening with Hurricane and Weather Ball. Swampert’s Earthquake and Ice Punch rounded out its coverage, making it a straightforward physical endgame piece.

Delphox gave the composition a separate special attacking angle, using Protect, Heat Wave, Psyshock, and Nasty Plot with a Timid nature. That made it less dependent on rain turns and gave the team a way to punish teams trying to overfocus on Swampert. Heat Rotom added immediate speed control through Choice Scarf and offered Volt Switch, Thunderbolt, Overheat, and Discharge, which helped maintain pressure without requiring setup.

The support structure was also notable. Maushold carried Sitrus Berry with Friend Guard, Follow Me, Taunt, and Super Fang, giving Ariesxvgc redirection, disruption, and chip damage in one slot. Archaludon used Leftovers and Stamina with Protect, Draco Meteor, Snarl, and Electro Shot, fitting well beside rain while also lowering opposing special damage with Snarl.

Across the top teams, Delphox was the clearest repeated Mega-era presence, appearing on the first-, second-, and fourth-place teams with Delphoxite. Heat Rotom also appeared repeatedly, landing on the first, fourth, and eighth teams, always with Choice Scarf in the listed results. Psychic Terrain teams were another major theme: Indeedee ♀ appeared on multiple top-eight teams, commonly paired with Trick Room and Follow Me, and several teams used Expanding Force alongside it.

Trick Room was heavily represented throughout the upper standings. LD_067 used Sinistcha and Indeedee ♀, RoarMistico paired Indeedee ♀ with Hatterene and Alakazam, while NervoX and agreed1 both leaned into Hatterene, Indeedee ♀, Torkoal, and slower attackers. Items also showed clear patterns: Sitrus Berry appeared on support Pokemon such as Maushold, Clefable, Farigiraf, and Indeedee ♀, while Life Orb was used on Hatterene and Armarouge.

Takeaway for ladder players: prepare for Delphoxite offense, Choice Scarf Heat Rotom, and Psychic Surge Trick Room cores when building for Regulation Set M-C.

Source: Limitless