The headlines
- Kyle Livinghouse (USA) champion with Mega Charizard Y, Mega Froslass, Sneasler, Kingambit, Whimsicott and Garchomp: in the final he beats Peru's Renzo Navarro.
- International podium: Navarro is 2nd, Mexico's Arthur Mosca 3rd and America's Zach Holowiak 4th.
- Mega Charizard Y everywhere: five of the eight Top 8 teams play it, and five of eight also bring Garchomp.
- Home crowd: eight Mexicans among the top sixteen of the standings, four among the eleven in the Top Cut.
The story
Good evening, trainers. At the Centro Expositor Puebla, 333 Masters competed, plus 10 Seniors and 12 Juniors, with eight plus three Swiss rounds and an 11-player Top Cut with open team sheets, with the top five already in the quarterfinals. A smaller field than the European ones, but a high-level one: Navarro and Mosca finish Swiss at 10-1, everyone else in the Top 8 at 9-2, Livinghouse included.
The game was played around Mega Charizard Y. Livinghouse pairs it with a novelty, Mega Froslass, and with Sneasler, Kingambit, Whimsicott and Garchomp; the same Mega also shows up in the teams of Rodríguez, Longorio, Matteo and Pérez.
The final
In the first round of the final phase Matteo beats Alexander Canseco, Holowiak gets past Ernesto Serpa 2-1 and Pérez knocks out Jimmy Suárez. In the quarterfinals Mosca beats Matteo 2-1, Livinghouse gets past Longorio 2-0, Holowiak beats Rodríguez 2-0 and Navarro knocks out Pérez 2-0. In the semifinals Livinghouse beats Mosca 2-0 and Navarro wins 2-1 against Holowiak.
In the final Livinghouse beats Navarro 2-0. Navarro was bringing Mega Raichu Y and Mega Staraptor with Hisuian Arcanine, Gholdengo, Primarina and Rillaboom. The winner collects $6,000 and 350 Championship Points, the finalist $4,000 and 325 CP. In the official records both finish 13-2: Livinghouse is 9-2 in Swiss, then four wins counting the direct pass to the quarterfinals; Navarro is 10-1 and loses only the final.
Top 8 and teams
1. Kyle Livinghouse (USA): Mega Charizard Y, Mega Froslass, Sneasler, Kingambit, Whimsicott, Garchomp.
2. Renzo Navarro (PER): Mega Raichu Y, Mega Staraptor, Hisuian Arcanine, Gholdengo, Primarina, Rillaboom.
3. Arthur Mosca (MEX): Mega Staraptor, Mega Tyranitar, Excadrill, Gholdengo, Milotic, Sinistcha.
4. Zach Holowiak (USA): Mega Raichu Y, Mega Blaziken, Sneasler, Kingambit, Primarina, Rillaboom.
5. David Rodríguez (CRI): Mega Charizard Y, Garchomp, Sneasler, Kingambit, Whimsicott, Basculegion.
6. Otoniel Longorio (MEX): Mega Charizard Y, Mega Aerodactyl, Farigiraf, Kingambit, Sylveon, Garchomp.
7. Chase Matteo (USA): Mega Charizard Y, Garchomp, Grimmsnarl, Archaludon, Pelipper, Venusaur.
8. Luis Pérez (MEX): Mega Charizard Y, Mega Garchomp Z, Incineroar, Farigiraf, Sylveon, Venusaur.
The meta
In the Top 8, Garchomp and Charizard are on five teams, Kingambit on four, Sneasler on three. In Swiss, according to Victory Road's charts, the most used Pokémon are Garchomp (42.6%), Sneasler and Rillaboom (42.0%), Incineroar (36.9%) and Raichu (34.2%). Among the Megas, Charizard Y (27.3%), Garchomp Z (22.5%) and Raichu Y (20.4%) lead; in the second phase Charizard Y rises to 39.6% of the 48 remaining teams.
The percentages should be considered provisional: they are read off the page's charts and have not been checked against an official table.
Junior and Senior
Senior: Eder U. (Mexico) is first with Mega Charizard Y and Mega Swampert, ahead of Svaanik B. (USA) and Yaretzi M. (Mexico).
Junior: Lucrecia S. (Mexico) is first with Mega Swampert, Basculegion, Sneasler, Pelipper and Archaludon, ahead of Susana S. and Óliver I., also Mexican. The source publishes only the top four of each category.
The bracket
Winners and records from the official RK9 pairings, match scores from Liquipedia. Arthur Mosca is Mexican according to the official standings, RK9, Limitless and Pokémon Zone; Victory Road lists him as French. There are 333 Masters according to Victory Road and Limitless, 355 according to Pokémon Zone. The Swiss percentages are still read off Victory Road's charts.
Sources. victoryroad.pro/2027-puebla (standings, teams, bracket, statistics, entrants, prizes; read on October 31, 2026); limitlessvgc.com (333 players, Top 8); rk9.gg and dittobase.com (venue and dates); championships.pokemon.com; sectorxp.dekuriteku.com (report on the Puebla Regional); standings.limitlessvgc.com/0043 (records, excerpt); championships.pokemon.com (official standings); rk9.gg/pairings/PB002-r871Zfmc4WQbIO (official Top Cut pairings); liquipedia.net (Top Cut scores, read on November 3, 2026); pokemon-zone.com (teams and nationalities)