Rework Esport Champions Talent Cup 3 results recap
Rework Esport Champions Talent Cup 3 results recap
Rework Esport Champions Talent Cup 3 | 50€ CP M-C was played on Limitless on 2026-09-13, drawing 107 players for Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-B. Luca [IT] finished first at 9-1-0. The listed final round matches had luca defeating die_kampfstube, die_kampfstube defeating astrocatvgc, and astrocatvgc defeating stjopa.
| Place | Player | Record | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luca [IT] | 9-1-0 | Rillaboom / Gholdengo / Sneasler / Eternal Flower Floette / Incineroar / Raichu |
| 2 | KST | KAMPFI [DE] | 9-1-0 | Eternal Flower Floette / Sneasler / Incineroar / Kingambit / Sinistcha / Garchomp |
| 3 | AstroCatVGC [US] | 7-2-0 | Swampert / Pelipper / Staraptor / Sinistcha / Gholdengo / Archaludon |
| 4 | Jorge_prods [ES] | 7-2-0 | Salamence / Eternal Flower Floette / Rillaboom / Incineroar / Gholdengo / Sneasler |
Luca’s winning team was built around familiar pressure pieces with multiple ways to control tempo. Rillaboom brought Miracle Seed, Grassy Surge, Fake Out, Wood Hammer, Grassy Glide, and High Horsepower, giving the team immediate board pressure and priority. That also paired directly with Sneasler holding Grassy Seed with Unburden, using Close Combat, Dire Claw, Swords Dance, and Protect as a fast physical threat once positioned.
The special side was just as threatening. Gholdengo used Life Orb, Good as Gold, Modest, Nasty Plot, Make It Rain, Shadow Ball, and Protect, giving Luca a clear setup sweeper that could punish passive turns. Eternal Flower Floette added Floettite, Flower Veil, Modest, Moonblast, Dazzling Gleam, Calm Mind, and Protect, functioning as another Calm Mind user and Fairy-type damage source. Incineroar supplied the standard Sitrus Berry, Intimidate, Fake Out, Throat Chop, Flare Blitz, and Parting Shot package, while Raichu rounded the six out with Raichunite Y, Lightning Rod, Timid, Zap Cannon, Focus Blast, Encore, and Protect.
The most obvious trend at the top was the Luca and Jorge_prods overlap. Both used Rillaboom, Gholdengo, Sneasler, Eternal Flower Floette, and Incineroar, with the sixth slot changing from Luca’s Raichu to Jorge_prods’s Salamence. The item patterns were also nearly identical across those shared picks: Miracle Seed Rillaboom, Life Orb Gholdengo, Grassy Seed Sneasler, Floettite Eternal Flower Floette, and Sitrus Berry Incineroar.
Across the top eight, Gholdengo appeared on Luca, AstroCatVGC, Jorge_prods, Reikon, and Stjopa, always with Life Orb and Good as Gold. Rillaboom appeared on Luca, Jorge_prods, Reikon, Stjopa, xiha, and StoneStormVGC, with Miracle Seed on five of those six teams. Incineroar appeared in the top four on Luca, KST | KAMPFI, and Jorge_prods, all with Sitrus Berry, Intimidate, Careful, Fake Out, Flare Blitz, Throat Chop, and Parting Shot in some order.
Eternal Flower Floette was another defining pick, appearing on Luca, KST | KAMPFI, Jorge_prods, and xiha, always with Floettite and Flower Veil. Salamence was also prominent just outside the top two, showing up on Jorge_prods, Reikon, xiha, and StoneStormVGC with Salamencite and Tailwind. The main exception to the repeated balance cores was AstroCatVGC’s rain-leaning team with Swampert, Pelipper, Staraptor, Sinistcha, Gholdengo, and Archaludon.
Takeaway for ladder players: prepare for Rillaboom plus Gholdengo structures, and have a clear plan into Grassy Seed Sneasler and Floettite Eternal Flower Floette.
Source: Limitless