2026 Pittsburgh Pokémon VGC Regional Championships

Rushil Thakkar [US]

Final placing: Top 8

Record: 11-3

Resistance: 60.68% (57.08%)

Teamlist

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

Ninetales-Alola @ Life Orb
Ability: Snow Warning
Tera Type: Ghost
- Protect
- Blizzard
- Moonblast
- Encore

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

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

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

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

Top Cut
Round Result	Result	Favourite Fave	Name	Name Team Link	Record
Top 8 Loss	Loss		Dylan Matthews [US]	Dylan Matthews [US]	12-3
Top 16 Win	Win		Jérémy Côté [CA]	Jérémy Côté [CA]	11-2

Swiss Phase 2
Round Result	Result	Name	Name Team Link	Record
12 Win	Win	Darius Helmick [US]	Darius Helmick [US]	9-3
11 Win	Win	Josh Robinson [US]	Josh Robinson [US]	9-3
10 Win	Win	Richard Wan [US]	Richard Wan [US]	7-5
9 Win	Win	Kylan Van Severen [CA]	Kylan Van Severen [CA]	7-5

Swiss Phase 1
Round Result	Result	Name	Name Team Link	Record
8 Win	Win	Rich Cuddy [US]	Rich Cuddy [US]	5-3
7 Win	Win	Nicholas Rubingh [US]	Nicholas Rubingh [US]	5-3
6 Win	Win	brandon rodriguez [US]	brandon rodriguez [US]	3-3
5 Win	Win	Jorge Baca Elera [PE]	Jorge Baca Elera [PE]	4-4
4 Loss	Loss	Emily Parson [US]	Emily Parson [US]	3-4
3 Win	Win	Brendon Gustaf [US]	Brendon Gustaf [US]	5-3
2 Win	Win	Ryan Rafferty [US]	Ryan Rafferty [US]	3-5
1 Loss	Loss	Jesse Romolo [CA]	Jesse Romolo [CA]	2-3