2026 Pittsburgh Pokémon VGC Regional Championships

Paul Padgett [US]

Final placing: Top 256

Record: 5-3

Resistance: 47.19% (52.51%)

Teamlist

Ninetales-Alola @ Never-Melt Ice
Ability: Snow Warning
Tera Type: Ghost
- Blizzard
- Freeze-Dry
- Encore
- Protect

Kingambit @ Black Glasses
Ability: Defiant
Tera Type: Fire
- Kowtow Cleave
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
- Protect

Magmar @ Eviolite
Ability: Vital Spirit
Tera Type: Ghost
- Heat Wave
- Taunt
- Follow Me
- Protect

Sneasler @ Focus Sash
Ability: Poison Touch
Tera Type: Ghost
- Close Combat
- Dire Claw
- Fake Out
- Protect

Basculegion @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Adaptability
Tera Type: Fighting
- Wave Crash
- Flip Turn
- Last Respects
- Tera Blast

Rillaboom @ Assault Vest
Ability: Grassy Surge
Tera Type: Ghost
- Wood Hammer
- Grassy Glide
- High Horsepower
- Fake Out

Swiss Phase 1
Round Result	Result	Name	Name Team Link	Record
Dropped at Round 8
8 Win	Win	Sky O'Brien [US]	Sky O'Brien [US]	4-4
7 Win	Win	Jacob Doria-Rose [US]	Jacob Doria-Rose [US]	4-4
6 Loss	Loss	Adrian Heredia [US]	Adrian Heredia [US]	4-4
5 Win	Win	Evan Zimmer [US]	Evan Zimmer [US]	2-3
4 Win	Win	Peter Ho [US]	Peter Ho [US]	3-5
3 Loss	Loss	Sierra Elsbecker [US]	Sierra Elsbecker [US]	4-4
2 Win	Win	Gregory Su [US]	Gregory Su [US]	0-3
1 Loss	Loss	Rishi Gupta [US]	Rishi Gupta [US]	9-3