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Reg M-C · Limitless, official, Victory Road, Japan

Weekly Winners: Week 38, 2026

14 to 20 September 2026 · 70 events · 4,634 teams

Biggest WinJoseph Ugarte2027 Baltimore Pokémon VGC Regional Championships (masters)1,082playersMost Picked UpGholdengo14.3% → 27.6% of teams+13.3ptsBiggest ClimberKleavor44.3% → 48.8% win rate+4.5ptsBreakout Team197 playersup from 16 the week before+3.9pts

Winning Teams

  1. Coupe Critique Champions #4 - 100€ prizeLimitless · 128 playersMahir X
  2. VGC Reg M-C Ingame Tour #6 (Shiny Pawmot)Limitless · 127 playershugovgc87
  3. Amyverse VGC Champions Arena #10 ❤️ Cash Prize!Limitless · 126 playersEvan M
  4. Alpensee Tour (Reg M-C) #75Limitless · 125 playersKoalelu
  5. TARTAN TAKEDOWN #38! - [CHAMPIONS REG M-C!]Limitless · 123 playersAltkyle
  6. CHAMPIONS REG. M-C |👑CROWN FIGHT Bo3 TOUR #86👑Limitless · 113 playerseternalton
  7. Intimidators Champions Challenge #43 REG M-CLimitless · 99 playerstaillow40
  8. VGC UmbreNews 15.09.2026 #32 - ChampionLimitless · 97 playersLuca
  9. PokeInstinct VGC #3 ($30 USD for the winner)Limitless · 91 playersLithic

58 smaller events that week are on every event.

Pokémon Usage

▲ Rising

  1. 1Gholdengo14.3% → 27.6%Gholdengo, last 2 weeks13.3 ptsup 13.3 pts vs the week before
  2. 2Raichu7.2% → 18.3%Raichu, last 2 weeks11.1 ptsup 11.1 pts vs the week before
  3. 3Hisuian Arcanine11.5% → 19.7%Hisuian Arcanine, last 2 weeks8.2 ptsup 8.2 pts vs the week before
  4. 4Staraptor4.0% → 9.2%Staraptor, last 2 weeks5.3 ptsup 5.3 pts vs the week before
  5. 5Rillaboom51.7% → 56.6%Rillaboom, last 2 weeks4.9 ptsup 4.9 pts vs the week before

▼ Falling

  1. 1Basculegion26.8% → 18.8%Basculegion, last 2 weeks7.9 ptsdown 7.9 pts vs the week before
  2. 2Kingambit31.2% → 24.2%Kingambit, last 2 weeks7.0 ptsdown 7.0 pts vs the week before
  3. 3Sneasler49.4% → 42.7%Sneasler, last 2 weeks6.8 ptsdown 6.8 pts vs the week before
  4. 4Eternal Flower Floette18.0% → 12.4%Eternal Flower Floette, last 2 weeks5.6 ptsdown 5.6 pts vs the week before
  5. 5Salamence38.2% → 33.4%Salamence, last 2 weeks4.8 ptsdown 4.8 pts vs the week before

Share of the week's teams that brought the species, against the week before. Listed once it was on 5 or more teams in one of the two weeks.

Pokémon Performance

▲ Rising

  1. 1Kleavor44.3% → 48.8%Kleavor, last 2 weeks4.5 ptsup 4.5 pts vs the week before
  2. 2Garchomp46.8% → 50.7%Garchomp, last 2 weeks3.9 ptsup 3.9 pts vs the week before
  3. 3Wash Rotom43.2% → 46.9%Wash Rotom, last 2 weeks3.7 ptsup 3.7 pts vs the week before
  4. 4Talonflame45.3% → 48.7%Talonflame, last 2 weeks3.4 ptsup 3.4 pts vs the week before
  5. 5Politoed49.1% → 52.3%Politoed, last 2 weeks3.2 ptsup 3.2 pts vs the week before

▼ Falling

  1. 1Toxapex50.6% → 48.2%Toxapex, last 2 weeks2.4 ptsdown 2.4 pts vs the week before
  2. 2Blastoise48.8% → 46.5%Blastoise, last 2 weeks2.3 ptsdown 2.3 pts vs the week before
  3. 3Raichu54.5% → 52.3%Raichu, last 2 weeks2.2 ptsdown 2.2 pts vs the week before
  4. 4Gholdengo53.6% → 51.5%Gholdengo, last 2 weeks2.1 ptsdown 2.1 pts vs the week before
  5. 5Lucario46.8% → 44.9%Lucario, last 2 weeks1.9 ptsdown 1.9 pts vs the week before

Smoothed win rate that week, the same figure the trend chart shows, against the week before. Listed once it played 100 or more games in both weeks.

Team Usage

▲ Rising

  1. 10.4% → 4.3% · 197 teamsHisuian Arcanine / Gholdengo / Raichu / Rillaboom / Staraptor / Sylveon, last 2 weeks3.9 ptsup 3.9 pts vs the week before
  2. 20.0% → 2.0% · 94 teamsHisuian Arcanine / Gholdengo / Raichu / Rillaboom / Salamence / Sneasler, last 2 weeks2.0 ptsup 2.0 pts vs the week before
  3. 30.1% → 1.3% · 60 teamsArchaludon / Froslass / Gengar / Incineroar / Politoed / Rillaboom, last 2 weeks1.2 ptsup 1.2 pts vs the week before
  4. 41.1% → 2.2% · 103 teamsEternal Flower Floette / Gholdengo / Incineroar / Rillaboom / Salamence / Sneasler, last 2 weeks1.1 ptsup 1.1 pts vs the week before
  5. 50.6% → 1.5% · 71 teamsExcadrill / Gholdengo / Milotic / Rillaboom / Salamence / Tyranitar, last 2 weeks1.0 ptsup 1.0 pts vs the week before

▼ Falling

  1. 12.1% → 1.3% · 60 teamsHisuian Arcanine / Basculegion / Kingambit / Rillaboom / Salamence / Sneasler, last 2 weeks0.8 ptsdown 0.8 pts vs the week before
  2. 21.2% → 0.5% · 22 teamsEternal Flower Floette / Incineroar / Kingambit / Rillaboom / Salamence / Sneasler, last 2 weeks0.7 ptsdown 0.7 pts vs the week before
  3. 30.8% → 0.2% · 11 teamsBasculegion / Floette-Eternal / Incineroar / Rillaboom / Salamence / Sneasler, last 2 weeks0.6 ptsdown 0.6 pts vs the week before
  4. 41.6% → 1.1% · 53 teamsBasculegion / Gardevoir / Golisopod / Indeedee ♀ / Pelipper / Sneasler, last 2 weeks0.5 ptsdown 0.5 pts vs the week before
  5. 51.1% → 0.7% · 32 teamsExcadrill / Indeedee / Milotic / Salamence / Sneasler / Tyranitar, last 2 weeks0.4 ptsdown 0.4 pts vs the week before

Share of the week's teams that were this exact six. Listed once 3 or more players entered it in one of the two weeks.

Team Performance

▲ Rising

  1. 142.2% → 52.2% · 25 gamesFarigiraf / Golisopod / Kingambit / Pawmot / Politoed / Staraptor, last 2 weeks10.0 ptsup 10.0 pts vs the week before
  2. 250.8% → 60.0% · 71 gamesArchaludon / Gengar / Golisopod / Incineroar / Politoed / Rillaboom, last 2 weeks9.2 ptsup 9.2 pts vs the week before
  3. 346.3% → 53.1% · 31 gamesEternal Flower Floette / Garchomp / Incineroar / Kingambit / Rillaboom / Sneasler, last 2 weeks6.8 ptsup 6.8 pts vs the week before
  4. 450.2% → 56.0% · 224 gamesArchaludon / Charizard / Grimmsnarl / Pelipper / Swampert / Venusaur, last 2 weeks5.8 ptsup 5.8 pts vs the week before
  5. 545.8% → 50.4% · 66 gamesBasculegion / Charizard / Eternal Flower Floette / Garchomp / Kingambit / Whimsicott, last 2 weeks4.7 ptsup 4.7 pts vs the week before

▼ Falling

  1. 157.5% → 38.5% · 46 gamesBasculegion / Incineroar / Lucario / Rillaboom / Salamence / Sylveon, last 2 weeks19.0 ptsdown 19.0 pts vs the week before
  2. 259.5% → 47.6% · 30 gamesBasculegion [Male] / Floette [Eternal Flower] / Incineroar / Kingambit / Rillaboom / Sneasler, last 2 weeks11.9 ptsdown 11.9 pts vs the week before
  3. 359.7% → 49.8% · 409 gamesExcadrill / Gholdengo / Milotic / Rillaboom / Salamence / Tyranitar, last 2 weeks9.9 ptsdown 9.9 pts vs the week before
  4. 457.3% → 48.1% · 29 gamesArchaludon / Golisopod / Grimmsnarl / Pelipper / Sinistcha / Swampert, last 2 weeks9.2 ptsdown 9.2 pts vs the week before
  5. 556.1% → 47.8% · 109 gamesHisuian Arcanine / Froslass / Gholdengo / Rillaboom / Salamence / Sneasler, last 2 weeks8.3 ptsdown 8.3 pts vs the week before

Win rate of the exact six that week, smoothed against that week's other sixes, against the week before. Listed once it played 20 or more games in both weeks.

Slow Climbers

▲ Climbing

Nothing cleared the floor this week.

▼ Fading

Nothing cleared the floor this week.

Smoothed win rate over the last 4 weeks, as a fitted trend in points a week: at least 0.25 a week, no single week against the trend by more than 0.5 points, and 100 or more games in every one of those weeks. Four even steps outrank one jump. A regulation's first 3 weeks have too few readings to list anything.

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