Reg M-C Week 7 Meta Report: Basculegion and Garchomp Enter S Tier

Basculegion and Garchomp have moved into S tier in Pokémon Champions Regulation Set M-C. Archaludon and Mega Garchomp Z drop to A. The rankings are built from 34 tournaments and 1541 teams played from 13 to 26 October 2026, all of them online events.

Reg M-C S tier

S tier

Sneasler

Kingambit

Rillaboom

Charizard-Mega-Y

Basculegion

Incineroar

Raichu-Mega-Y

Garchomp

Pokémon	Usage	Win rate	Last week
Sneasler	36.1%	53.3%	S
Kingambit	22.3%	54.3%	S
Rillaboom	36.4%	51.5%	S
Charizard-Mega-Y	24.1%	53.6%	S
Basculegion	16.0%	55.3%	A
Incineroar	31.2%	50.3%	S
Raichu-Mega-Y	19.9%	53.1%	S
Garchomp	18.3%	53.3%	A

The Louisville Regional has left the board

Last week's board included the 1010 Louisville Regional teams. This week's 14 day window starts on 13 October, so Louisville is no longer counted and every team on the board comes from an online event. A change caused only by Louisville leaving would look like a change in the meta, so each mover is compared below against online play alone.

Pokémon	Week 6 board	Week 6 online only	13 to 19 Oct	20 to 26 Oct
Basculegion	12.9%	11.8%	15.0%	17.3%
Garchomp	11.8%	10.8%	18.2%	18.5%
Charizard-Mega-Y	16.7%	16.3%	23.4%	25.0%
Raichu-Mega-X	1.6%	1.9%	10.1%	12.7%
Basculegion-F	2.2%	1.5%	6.1%	8.5%
Archaludon	18.7%	17.6%	26.0%	26.2%
Garchomp-Mega-Z	24.4%	23.4%	17.7%	13.5%
Rillaboom	47.6%	48.8%	37.7%	34.7%
Floette-Mega	6.3%	1.5%	1.2%	1.7%

Archaludon fell to A while its usage rose

Archaludon is on 26.1% of teams, up from 17.6% in week 6 online play, and its win rate is 52.1%. It is ninth by meta score at 153.6, just behind Garchomp, the lowest S tier score at 154.7. Its own score went up from 150.9, but Basculegion and Garchomp rose further. Mega Garchomp Z fell for a different reason: its usage dropped from 23.4% to 15.9% and its win rate is 48.6%.

Highest usage Pokémon

Pokémon	Usage	Win rate	Tier
Rillaboom	36.4%	51.5%	S
Sneasler	36.1%	53.3%	S
Incineroar	31.2%	50.3%	S
Archaludon	26.1%	52.1%	A
Charizard-Mega-Y	24.1%	53.6%	S
Kingambit	22.3%	54.3%	S
Pelipper	22.0%	52.4%	A
Raichu-Mega-Y	19.9%	53.1%	S
Garchomp	18.3%	53.3%	S
Gholdengo	16.9%	50.6%	A

Highest win rate Pokémon

Pokémon	Win rate	Usage	Teams
Annihilape	59.5%	3.6%	55
Dragonite-Mega	56.8%	5.6%	86
Basculegion-F	56.4%	7.1%	110
Delphox-Mega	55.8%	5.9%	91
Kommo-o	55.5%	6.3%	97
Sinistcha	55.4%	5.8%	89
Basculegion	55.3%	16.0%	246
Kingambit	54.3%	22.3%	343
Raichu-Mega-X	54.3%	11.2%	173
Arcanine-Hisui	54.1%	6.9%	106

Biggest usage changes

Pokémon	Week 6 online	Week 7	Change	Win rate
Raichu-Mega-X	1.9%	11.2%	up 9.3	54.3%
Archaludon	17.6%	26.1%	up 8.5	52.1%
Pelipper	13.9%	22.0%	up 8.1	52.4%
Charizard-Mega-Y	16.3%	24.1%	up 7.8	53.6%
Garchomp	10.8%	18.3%	up 7.5	53.3%
Basculegion-F	1.5%	7.1%	up 5.6	56.4%
Rillaboom	48.8%	36.4%	down 12.4	51.5%
Raichu-Mega-Y	30.6%	19.9%	down 10.7	53.1%
Gholdengo	25.3%	16.9%	down 8.4	50.6%
Volcarona	16.3%	8.5%	down 7.8	49.5%
Garchomp-Mega-Z	23.4%	15.9%	down 7.5	48.6%
Arcanine-Hisui	13.8%	6.9%	down 6.9	54.1%

Why the lower tiers shrank this week

The board holds 1541 teams, down from 2695 last week, because Louisville left the window and no official event came in. With a smaller sample, fewer Pokémon reach the minimum number of teams needed to be ranked.

The sets behind the risers

Pokémon	Item	Most used moves
Basculegion	Choice Scarf 38.6%, Life Orb 23.2%, Mystic Water 17.9%	Last Respects 96.3%, Aqua Jet 89.8%, Wave Crash 85.0%, Protect 60.2%, Flip Turn 39.0%
Garchomp	Choice Scarf 65.6%, Life Orb 28.7%	Dragon Claw 94.7%, Rock Slide 89.7%, Earthquake 82.6%, Stomping Tantrum 80.5%, Protect 32.6%
Raichu-Mega-X	Raichunite X	Fake Out 100%, Volt Tackle 94.2%, Volt Switch 92.5%, Feint 71.7%, Protect 23.7%
Basculegion-F	Focus Sash 91.8%	Muddy Water 100%, Shadow Ball 100%, Protect 99.1%, Ice Beam 98.2%

Tournament winners

Winner	Team
misoup	Salamence-MegaRaichu-Mega-YSylveonBasculegionKingambitIncineroar
PollitoA7	Dragonite-MegaBasculegionSneaslerKingambitDelphox-MegaRillaboom
Andrew Rings	Charizard-Mega-YVenusaurFarigirafGarchompIncineroarSylveon
enzofm15	Skarmory-MegaKommo-oMiloticRillaboomCeruledgeRaichu-Mega-Y
Jido	Salamence-MegaToxicroakPelipperVolcaronaBasculegionArchaludon
Sooner	RillaboomSneaslerDragonite-MegaDelphox-MegaKingambitBasculegion

Best teams

Team	Teams	Win rate
Dragonite-MegaKingambitPrimarinaRaichu-Mega-XRillaboomSneasler	10	66.2%
Arcanine-HisuiFroslass-MegaKingambitRaichu-Mega-YRillaboomSneasler	10	62.5%
BasculegionCharizard-Mega-YGarchompKingambitSneaslerWhimsicott	27	61.9%
AnnihilapeArcanine-HisuiDragonite-MegaGholdengoRaichu-Mega-YRillaboom	10	60.5%
Aerodactyl-MegaCharizard-Mega-YFarigirafGarchompKingambitSylveon	11	59.4%
ArchaludonBasculegion-FGolisopod-MegaPelipperRaichu-Mega-XSneasler	78	57.0%
ExcadrillGholdengoMiloticSinistchaStaraptor-MegaTyranitar-Mega	20	57.0%

Best Pokémon cores

Core	Teams	Win rate
Charizard-Mega-YGarchompKingambit	62	61.3%
Delphox-MegaIncineroarSinistcha	22	61.0%
BasculegionKingambitSneasler	84	60.1%
Dragonite-MegaRillaboomSneasler	35	60.0%
Charizard-Mega-YGarchompWhimsicott	55	59.2%
Arcanine-HisuiRaichu-Mega-YRillaboom	73	57.7%
Basculegion-FRaichu-Mega-XSneasler	82	57.2%
ArchaludonBasculegion-FPelipper	105	57.1%

Best Pokémon pairs

Pair	Teams	Win rate
BasculegionKingambit	110	60.0%
Delphox-MegaIncineroar	36	59.4%
Charizard-Mega-YWhimsicott	79	57.9%
BasculegionSneasler	116	57.8%
Dragonite-MegaRillaboom	53	57.7%
GarchompKingambit	107	57.3%
Raichu-Mega-XSneasler	119	57.2%
Basculegion-FPelipper	105	57.1%

New Pokémon tier placements

Pokémon	Tier	Usage	Win rate
Rillaboom	S	36.4%	51.5%
Garchomp-Mega-Z	A	15.9%	48.6%
Golisopod-Mega	A	14.3%	51.0%
Indeedee-F	A	11.2%	48.4%
Salamence-Mega	A	7.7%	51.0%
Indeedee	B	4.3%	49.6%
Lucario-Mega-Z	B	1.5%	55.9%
Absol-Mega-Z	D	1.0%	47.0%
Baxcalibur-Mega	D	0.8%	29.8%
Pawmot	D	0.6%	44.0%

Tier changes

Pokémon	Week 6	Week 7	Usage	Win rate
Basculegion	A	S	16.0%	55.3%
Garchomp	A	S	18.3%	53.3%
Archaludon	S	A	26.1%	52.1%
Garchomp-Mega-Z	S	A	15.9%	48.6%
Raichu-Mega-X	B	A	11.2%	54.3%
Basculegion-F	B	A	7.1%	56.4%
Indeedee	A	B	4.3%	49.6%
Torkoal	A	B	3.4%	46.5%
Armarouge	A	B	3.3%	47.5%
Floette-Mega	A	C	1.4%	49.1%

AI Arena gauntlet

The AI Arena gauntlet has been rebuilt from Reg M-C results up to 26 October.

Upcoming events

Reg M-C runs until 1 December 2026. A new report is published every Wednesday.