Meta Lab
See what’s popular on Showdown, compare team cores and browse VGC tournament results.
Top Pokémon
Showdown ladderVGC tournaments (Limitless) · 2026-10-18 – 2026-10-18No Showdown usage stats for this format yet. How this data works
Meta changes
Showdown ladder2026-10-18 – 2026-10-18 vs 2026-10-17 – 2026-10-19Risers
No species rose between these months.
Fallers
No species fell between these months.
Common cores
Share shows how often the combination appears: among teammate pairings on Showdown, or among public team lists for tournaments (2026-10-19 – 2026-10-20).
Recent tournaments
Limitless tournaments| Tournament | Date | Players | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOTG Online Series - Champions - S101 | 2026-10-20 | 9 | DokkaToast |
| ˗ˋˏ❤︎ˎˊ˗ Pomelo Late Night Tour | 2026-10-20 | 29 | kodoku |
| SS Fight Club 3 | 2026-10-20 | 21 | babylady |
| VGC Reg M-C Ingame Tour #9 (Shiny Gyarados) | 2026-10-19 | 44 | Yegorushhka |
| Amyverse VGC Champions Arena #15 ❤️ Cash Prize! | 2026-10-19 | 77 | Aloy2023 |
| RookideeVGC Qualifier| Prize Shiny Pawmot | 2026-10-19 | 39 | XChunkzx102 |
| Intimidators Champions Challenge #51 REG M-C | 2026-10-19 | 52 | CaioVGC |
| Pokepal Smackdown #163 (Champions) (Reg M-C) | 2026-10-19 | 34 | ProfSkarmoryYT |
Source: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com) — community tournaments with results and public team lists.
Format comparison
Showdown ladderVGC tournaments (Limitless) vs Regulation M-B| Pokémon | VGC tournaments (Limitless) | Regulation M-B |
|---|---|---|
 Kingambit | — | 58.0% |
 Basculegion | — | 42.1% |
 Garchomp | — | 33.7% |
 Whimsicott | — | 32.9% |
 Sneasler | — | 30.7% |
 Charizard | — | 30.1% |
 Floette | — | 27.9% |
 Incineroar | — | 23.8% |
 Sylveon | — | 19.3% |
 Sinistcha | — | 18.9% |
 Farigiraf | — | 18.4% |
 Raichu | — | 12.1% |
 Staraptor | — | 12.0% |
 Arcanine | — | 10.4% |
 Venusaur | — | 10.1% |
 Archaludon | — | 8.4% |
 Blastoise | — | 8.3% |
 Froslass | — | 8.3% |
 Delphox | — | 8.2% |
 Pelipper | — | 7.9% |
The top 20 Pokémon from each Showdown format (2026-10-18 – 2026-10-18 vs 2026-09).
Read the Meta Lab methodology or browse Champions sources.