2026 Pittsburgh Pokémon VGC Regional Championships

Michael Spinetta-McCarthy [US]

Final placing: Top 256

Record: 5-3

Resistance: 55.58% (56.15%)

Teamlist

Ursaluna-Bloodmoon @ Life Orb
Ability: Mind’s Eye
Tera Type: Normal
- Blood Moon
- Hyper Voice
- Earth Power
- Protect

Tyranitar @ Assault Vest
Ability: Sand Stream
Tera Type: Flying
- Rock Slide
- Knock Off
- Tera Blast
- Low Kick

Annihilape @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Defiant
Tera Type: Fairy
- Close Combat
- Rage Fist
- Taunt
- Final Gambit

Indeedee @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Psychic Surge
Tera Type: Psychic
- Expanding Force
- Tera Blast
- Trick
- Protect

Volcarona @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Flame Body
Tera Type: Grass
- Overheat
- Struggle Bug
- Rage Powder
- Tailwind

Sneasler @ Psychic Seed
Ability: Unburden
Tera Type: Dark
- Close Combat
- Dire Claw
- Throat Chop
- Protect

Swiss Phase 1
Round Result	Result	Name	Name Team Link	Record
Dropped at Round 8
8 Loss	Loss	Daniel Medina [US]	Daniel Medina [US]	8-4
7 Win	Win	Eric Bush [US]	Eric Bush [US]	4-3
6 Win	Win	Alex Greenawalt [US]	Alex Greenawalt [US]	4-4
5 Loss	Loss	Nicholas Clark [US]	Nicholas Clark [US]	5-3
4 Win	Win	Caden Croft [US]	Caden Croft [US]	5-3
3 Win	Win	Jon VanRyckeghem [US]	Jon VanRyckeghem [US]	1-3
2 Loss	Loss	Anthony Kissoon [US]	Anthony Kissoon [US]	5-3
1 Win	Win	Erik Holmstrom [US]	Erik Holmstrom [US]	4-4