Pokémon Champions meta, every week

Louisville's winning six is appearing on more new sheets, and Choice Scarf is taking a larger slice of Garchomp builds.

+3.6+2.9+2.8−5.8−3.0−2.8

Change in share of new doubles team sheets, pts

His Louisville title came through a Charizard–Venusaur final against Andrew Figueras.

Won by Joseph Ugarte, 14-2

Garchompite Z was a punchline when it was revealed; five weeks into REG M-C, Garchomp is on nearly three in ten new doubles sheets, and both its mega and its Choice Scarf build are winning.

+5.3+3.5+2.2−6.2−3.7−2.4

Change in share of new doubles team sheets, pts

Juan Francisco Salerno went undefeated at the Recife Regional.

Won by Juan Francisco Salerno, 13-0

Doubles’ three biggest risers meet on Frankfurt’s winning team, including a growing Rocky Helmet support build of Volcarona.

+4.4+3.9+3.8−6.4−3.5−3.4

Change in share of new doubles team sheets, pts

At a 327-player regional won by Kiran Singh's 13-1 rain/sun six, Golisopod was on 1 in 8 teams and Day 2 took none of them.

Won by Kiran Singh, 13-1

Seven of the eight top-8 teams carried Incineroar, which 318 of the 1,129 teams in the field brought.

Won by Eric Rios, 16-0

Doubles’ two biggest risers nearly doubled their joint share, while the biggest falling threats remain common.

+5.8+4.8+3.2−6.4−5.9−5.9

Change in share of new doubles team sheets, pts

Joseph Ugarte won 15-2 with a Corviknight.

Won by Joseph Ugarte, 15-2

Two Seeds account for nearly two thirds of Sneasler's opening-week builds, and each almost always brings a familiar partner.

For four months, everybody's answer was the same Pokémon. Then it lost to a punchline — and thirty thousand players changed their minds in forty-eight hours.