The winning team
Eric Rios (ES) won the Frankfurt Regional, with 1129 players in the Masters Division and a 17-0 record.
The team, with each Pokémon's item: Gholdengo (Life Orb), Volcarona (Rocky Helmet), Garchomp (Mega Z) (Garchompite Z), Incineroar (Sitrus Berry), Rillaboom (Miracle Seed) and Raichu (Mega Y) (Raichunite Y).
The run to the title
Round by round, with the opponent and the result. The first rounds are the Swiss stage and the last ones, the Top Cut.
| Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier García | Win |
| 2 | Gabriel Ribeiro Sivério | Win |
| 3 | Yunus Burneckas | Win |
| 4 | Jose Rider Lorenzo | Win |
| 5 | Adrián Lozano Navarro | Win |
| 6 | Max Wittenbeck | Win |
| 7 | Olly Porteous | Win |
| 8 | Louis Markl | Win |
| 9 | Andrea Nesti | Win |
| 10 | Francesco Pio Pero | Win |
| 11 | Nick Holmer | Win |
| 12 | Giovanni Manuel Tonelli | Win |
| 13 | Koen van Cann | Win |
| 15 | Juan Manuel Odriozola | Win |
| 16 | Eden Batchelor | Win |
| 17 | Sebastian Liu Li | Win |
The Top 8
The top eight at the Frankfurt Regional and the six Pokémon of each team.
| Placing | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Rios | Gholdengo, Volcarona, Garchomp (Mega Z), Incineroar, Rillaboom, Raichu (Mega Y) |
| 2 | Sebastian Liu Li | Farigiraf, Garchomp (Mega Z), Sneasler, Torkoal, Sylveon, Incineroar |
| 3 | Yvar Vlieger | Charizard (Mega Y), Kingambit, Meowstic ♀ (Mega), Sneasler, Indeedee, Kommo-o |
| 4 | Eden Batchelor | Gholdengo, Dragonite (Mega), Incineroar, Rillaboom, Sneasler, Eternal Flower Floette (Mega) |
| 5 | Anthony Liuzzo | Vivillon, Politoed, Gengar (Mega), Incineroar, Rillaboom, Kommo-o |
| 6 | Juan Manuel Odriozola | Toxapex, Sylveon, Garchomp, Incineroar, Venusaur, Charizard (Mega Y) |
| 7 | Valentijn Visser | Froslass (Mega), Incineroar, Basculegion, Glimmora (Mega), Rillaboom, Volcarona |
| 8 | Giuseppe Musicco | Eternal Flower Floette (Mega), Rillaboom, Incineroar, Dragonite (Mega), Gholdengo, Sneasler |
The most used Pokémon
Usage is the share of the 1128 teams with a published list that ran each Pokémon. The win rate is adjusted: it adds 20 games at 50% so small samples don't mislead.
| Pokémon | Usage | Wins (adjusted) | In the Top 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rillaboom | 55.4% | 51.4% | 5 |
| Sneasler | 37.1% | 49.9% | 4 |
| Raichu (Mega Y) | 29.6% | 52.6% | 1 |
| Gholdengo | 28.9% | 51.2% | 3 |
| Incineroar | 28.2% | 51.8% | 7 |
| Salamence (Mega) | 25.5% | 49.0% | 0 |
| Kingambit | 23.0% | 50.7% | 1 |
| Hisuian Arcanine | 20.6% | 52.0% | 0 |
| Indeedee ♀ | 17.4% | 44.8% | 0 |
| Farigiraf | 16.6% | 49.2% | 1 |
What won the most
The Pokémon with the best adjusted win rate at the event, among those that played 30 games or more.
| Pokémon | Wins (adjusted) | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Toxapex | 64.6% | 62 |
| Meowstic ♀ (Mega) | 64.5% | 42 |
| Dragonite (Mega) | 56.1% | 365 |
| Venusaur | 55.8% | 297 |
| Vivillon | 54.4% | 162 |
| Aegislash | 54.4% | 37 |
