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

King's Gambit #9

September 20, 2026 Online VGC Regulation M-C 69 Players
Overview Results Pokémon Items
Top Pokémon See all
1 Rillaboom Rillaboom 62.3%
2 Sneasler Sneasler 44.9%
3 Salamence Salamence 37.7%
4 Gholdengo Gholdengo 34.8%
5 Incineroar Incineroar 30.4%
Top Items See all
1 Focus Sash Focus Sash 65.2%
2 Life Orb Life Orb 59.4%
3 Sitrus Berry Sitrus Berry 50.7%
4 Miracle Seed Miracle Seed 42.0%
5 Salamencite Salamencite 37.7%

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.