King's Gambit #9 ◆ Pokemon Champions · VGC · Regolamento M-C

Astral Community ran King's Gambit #9 on 20 September 2026 as a Regulation M-C VGC tournament, event #9 in their ongoing series. LimitlessTCG lists 70 players for the event, with 69 final placements recorded in the standings.

Jjayy09 finished first on an 8-2-0 record with Rillaboom, Floette-Eternal, Arcanine-Hisui, Gholdengo, Salamence and Sneasler, with Salamence providing Tailwind support. Second place went to IgneelVGC at 7-3-0, who brought Sylveon, Charizard-Mega-Y, Incineroar, Farigiraf, Garchomp-Mega-Z and Kingambit. Mentosbombe completed the top three. Rillaboom showed up on 62% of the 69 archived teams, more than any other Pokémon, ahead of Sneasler and Salamence. Players from 19 countries recorded placements.