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Reg M-CTier ListReg M-C Week 8 Meta Report: Archaludon Returns to S Tier
The Pokémon Champions Reg M-C tier list for week 8, built from 34 tournaments and 1546 teams played from 14 to 27 October 2026. Archaludon moves back into S tier and Mega Raichu Y drops to A. Includes the highest usage Pokémon, the highest win rates, usage inside the window, the most successful teams and cores, and the sets behind the risers.
Reg M-CTier ListReg M-C Week 7 Meta Report: Basculegion and Garchomp Enter S Tier
The Pokémon Champions Reg M-C tier list for week 7, built from 34 tournaments and 1541 teams played from 13 to 26 October 2026. Basculegion and Garchomp enter S tier, Archaludon and Mega Garchomp Z fall to A, and Mega Raichu X rises from B to A. Includes the highest usage Pokémon, the highest win rates, the most successful teams and cores, and the sets behind the risers.
Reg M-CTier ListReg M-C Week 6 Meta Report: Mega Charizard Y and Archaludon Enter S Tier
The Pokémon Champions Reg M-C tier list for week 6, built from 37 tournaments and 2695 teams played from 1 to 14 October 2026, including the Louisville Regional. Mega Charizard Y and Archaludon enter S tier, Gholdengo and Volcarona fall to A. Includes the Louisville top 8, the highest usage Pokémon, the highest win rates, the most successful teams and cores, and the sets behind the risers.
Reg M-CTier ListReg M-C Week 5 Meta Report: Mega Garchomp Z and Volcarona Enter S Tier
The Pokémon Champions Reg M-C tier list for week 5, built from 42 tournaments and 3449 teams played from 23 September to 6 October 2026. Mega Garchomp Z and Volcarona enter S tier, Mega Salamence falls to A. Includes the highest usage Pokémon, highest win rates, the most successful teams and cores, and the sets behind the risers.
Reg M-CTier ListReg M-C Week 4 Meta Report: Mega Salamence Usage Falls After the Frankfurt and Brisbane Regionals
The Pokémon Champions Reg M-C tier list for week 4, built from 46 tournaments and 4839 teams, including the Frankfurt and Brisbane Regionals. Mega Salamence usage falls from 34.9% to 24.1%. Includes both regional top 8s, the highest usage Pokémon, highest win rates, tournament-winning teams, the best teams and the best Pokémon pairs.
Reg M-CTier ListReg M-C Week 3 Meta Report: Mega Raichu Y Joins S Tier After the Baltimore Regionals
The Pokémon Champions Reg M-C tier list for week 3, built from 61 tournaments and 4438 teams, including the Baltimore Regionals. Mega Raichu Y joins S tier. Includes the Baltimore Regionals top 8, the highest usage Pokémon, highest win rates, tournament-winning teams and the best Pokémon pairs.
Reg M-CTier ListReg M-C Week 2 Meta Report: Rillaboom and Mega Salamence Lead S Tier
The Pokémon Champions Reg M-C tier list for week 2, built from 42 tournaments and 2334 teams. Rillaboom and Mega Salamence lead S tier. Includes the highest usage Pokémon, highest win rates, tournament-winning teams and the best Pokémon pairs.
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Reg M-C Week 1 Meta Report: Rillaboom and Mega Salamence Open in S
The first Reg M-C tier list built from tournament results, not predictions. 24 tournaments and 1193 teams from the opening week. Rillaboom and Mega Salamence open in S, Gholdengo has the best win rate in the format, and most of the new Pokémon landed lower than we predicted.
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Reg M-C Tier List and Predictions: what changes in Pokémon Champions Regulation Set M-C
Regulation Set M-C is live in Pokémon Champions. The full roster: 23 new Pokémon and six new Mega Evolutions, with the whole Reg M-B roster carrying over. Three terrain setters and a terrain item suite arrive at once, the Z Megas land above the format speed ceiling, and the starting tier list is here.
Reg M-BWeek 11Season M-5 Week 5 Meta Report: World Championships results and the board they moved
Week 5 of Season M-5, Pokémon Champions Reg M-B. Full 2026 World Championships results with every top-16 team and day-two usage, plus the tier list they moved. Staraptor-Mega climbs into S, Garchomp drops to A, and Kingambit holds number one on 15 of the 16 Worlds top-cut teams. Reg M-C is expected next week.
Reg M-BWeek 10Season M-5 Week 4 Meta Report: Raichu-Mega-Y leads S on win rate as Sneasler and Incineroar return
Week 4 of Season M-5, Pokémon Champions Reg M-B. Raichu-Mega-Y now has the best win rate in S at 54.1% and its team is the most-played in the format. Sneasler, Incineroar and Garchomp come into S while Pelipper, Farigiraf and Staraptor-Mega drop to A. Data-driven tier list, cores, and the teams winning events.
Reg M-BWeek 9Season M-5 Week 3 Meta Report: Raichu-Mega-Y climbs into S as Garchomp drops out
Week 3 of Season M-5, Pokémon Champions Reg M-B. Raichu-Mega-Y appeared on four of the seven recent event winners and climbs into S while Garchomp drops to A. Kingambit holds number one, Basculegion rises to second, and Sylveon reaches fourth. Data-driven tier list, cores, and the teams winning events.
Reg M-BWeek 8Season M-5 Week 2 Meta Report: rain rises and Pelipper reaches S
Week 2 of Season M-5, Pokémon Champions Reg M-B. Rain won the most events, Pelipper and Sylveon climb into S while Sinistcha and Incineroar drop to A, and Kingambit holds number one. Data-driven tier list, cores, and the teams winning events.
Reg M-BWeek 7Season M-5 Week 1 Meta Report: M-4 wrap-up and M-5 meta predictions
Season M-4 has wrapped and Season M-5 begins, still on Reg M-B. A look at how the meta finished and what should define the new season. Kingambit holds the top spot, Staraptor-Mega is the one new face in S as Sneasler drops to the top of A, and sand leads the field while snow keeps winning events. Data-driven tier list, cores, and the teams winning events.
Reg M-BWeek 6Season M-4 Week 3 Meta Report: Kingambit holds #1 and snow wins two events
Week 6 of Pokémon Champions Reg M-B, read from the last two weeks of tournament results. Kingambit holds the number one spot, snow and Aurora Veil teams won two events including a 224-player one, and the two-week window moves Sneasler and Sinistcha into S while Aerodactyl-Mega and Sylveon drop to A. Full data-driven tier list, cores, and the teams winning events.
Reg M-BWeek 5Season M-4 Week 2 Meta Report: Kingambit takes #1 and sand breaks through
Week 5 of Pokémon Champions Reg M-B, and the tier list now reads the LAST TWO WEEKS of results rather than the full season. Kingambit is the number one Pokémon, sand won a 280-player major, and the recency cut reshuffles S: Aerodactyl-Mega and Farigiraf climb in, the rain pieces Archaludon and Pelipper slide to A. Full data-driven tier list, cores, and the teams winning events.
Reg M-BWeek 4Season M-4 Week 1 Meta Report: the season opens on a settled top eight
The first data-driven Reg M-B report of Season M-4. The S tier held its exact eight from the Season M-3 wrap-up, a two-Mega balanced shell is winning most events, and rain took two majors. The Week 3 forecast checked out: Mega Metagross stayed top of A and the weather cores held. Full tier list, cores, and best teams from 108 tournaments.
AI ArenaToolsAI Arena: benchmark your team against this week’s meta
AI Arena plays your Reg M-B team against this week’s top 10 meta teams with a rule-based AI and returns one reproducible Benchmark Score (0 to 100) plus a win/loss record for every matchup. Here is what it does, how the AI decides, and where it is still rough.
Reg M-BWeek 3Season M-3 Week 3 Meta Report: the season wrap-up
The Season M-3 wrap-up for Pokémon Champions Reg M-B. Three more Pokémon crossed into S tier since Week 2 (Charizard-Mega-Y, Incineroar, Sylveon), Mega Blastoise led the risers, and rain resurged. Full data-driven tier list, top cores, and best teams from 68 tournaments.
Reg M-BWeek 2Season M-3 Week 2 Meta Report: the data-driven tier list
The data-driven Reg M-B tier list from the first 43 tournaments: which Pokémon define the meta, which are overrated, and the sleeper almost nobody is using. S/A breakdown with usage + win rate.
Reg M-BWeek 1 PredictionsReg M-B Power Rankings: which new Pokémon will actually shake the meta
A data-backed first look at the 32 Pokémon newly legal in Pokémon Champions Reg M-B. Historical VGC results, base stats, Champions-specific abilities, and a tier-by-tier ranking of who actually breaks the format.