The headlines
- Zzweilous (Germany) champion of the Baltimore GO Regional, among 166 players.
- Comeback from the losers bracket: beaten 1-2 by Arrohh, the German climbs back and beats Sceptileice25 (USA) 3-0 twice, the second time in the bracket reset.
- Home-crowd feel: 6 of the top 8 are American, plus one Canadian and the German champion.
- Sceptileice25 unbeaten until the final: 2-1 over Firestar73 and over Abhinav7998, 3-1 over Arrohh.
The story
Good evening, trainers. In Baltimore, 166 players for the GO Regional: matches on Saturday, Top Cut on Sunday, September 20. In the end Zzweilous wins, taking the title to Germany by beating Sceptileice25 in the final.
The podium is completed by Arrohh, third, and Abhinav7998, fourth. Firestar73 and LyleJeffsIII, tied for fifth, and RockHaven703 and uewaxod, seventh, stop at the quarterfinals. Canada's LyleJeffsIII is the only one, besides the champion, without an American flag.
First Regional of the 2027 season, according to Play! Pokémon. In the final stage Zzweilous beats KingOwlexander 2-1, then loses 1-2 to Arrohh; from the losers bracket he gets past Firestar73 2-1, Abhinav7998 2-0 and Arrohh 3-0. He wins the final 3-0 and, in the bracket reset required by double elimination, 3-0 again.
The champion's team
From dracoviz.com, the winning team: Charjabug, Clodsire, Corviknight, Florges, Politoed, Shadow Sableye. In the tournament the champion finished with 10 matches won, 24 games won and 4 lost (dracoviz figure, the only source).
The teams of the finalist and semifinalists do not appear to be published: for now the analysis stops at the champion.
Sources. pokemon.com (official GO results from Baltimore, consulted on October 31, 2026); trainerchampionships.com/event/baltimore-2027 (schedule and prize pool); dittobase.com (venue); liquipedia.net (excerpt of the final, not viewable in full); dracoviz.com (table of the winning teams of the 2027 GO Regional season, read through a search excerpt; team and record of the champion only, provisional data); liquipedia.net (3-0 final, search excerpt); pokemongochampionshipseries.challonge.com/2027_GO_Baltimore (standings 1st-3rd, excerpt); x.com/playpokemon (post on the Baltimore winners); liquipedia.net (final-stage bracket with scores, read on November 3, 2026)