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Louisville Regional 2027 results: Joseph Ugarte's winning team and the Top 8

Joseph Ugarte won the Louisville Regional with a 15-2 record, out of 1013 players. Here are the winning team, the run to the title and what was played at the event, from the official standings and team lists.

By @9shinny ·

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The winning team

Joseph Ugarte (US) won the Louisville Regional, with 1013 players in the Masters Division and a 15-2 record.

The team, with each Pokémon's item: Farigiraf (Sitrus Berry), Incineroar (Chople Berry), Charizard (Mega Y) (Charizardite Y), Sylveon (Fairy Feather), Venusaur (Focus Sash) and Garchomp (Choice Scarf).

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.

RoundOpponentResult
1Blake WilliamsWin
2Alyssa SmithWin
3Colton WoodringWin
4Ryan ReaganWin
5Elijah PeeplesWin
6Thomas IrwinWin
7Nick NavarreLoss
8Santino TarquinioWin
9Kai MortonWin
10Justin BurnsLoss
11Daniel MedinaWin
12Matt SchmuckerWin
14London FaustWin
15Keanu InosantoWin
16JJ MillerWin
17Andrew FiguerasWin

The Top 8

The top eight at the Louisville Regional and the six Pokémon of each team.

PlacingPlayerTeam
1Joseph UgarteFarigiraf, Incineroar, Charizard (Mega Y), Sylveon, Venusaur, Garchomp
2Andrew FiguerasArchaludon, Charizard (Mega Y), Pelipper, Venusaur, Grimmsnarl, Garchomp
3Dorian KangVenusaur, Politoed, Grimmsnarl, Raichu (Mega X), Archaludon, Charizard (Mega Y)
4JJ MillerGholdengo, Archaludon, Pelipper, Swampert (Mega), Staraptor (Mega), Sinistcha
5Ryan LosetoRillaboom, Kingambit, Sneasler, Eternal Flower Floette (Mega), Salamence (Mega), Basculegion
6Toler WebbGolisopod (Mega), Garchomp (Mega Z), Pelipper, Archaludon, Farigiraf, Sneasler
7Keanu InosantoBasculegion, Rillaboom, Eternal Flower Floette (Mega), Sneasler, Salamence (Mega), Kingambit
8Brian HoughGholdengo, Dragonite (Mega), Incineroar, Sneasler, Rillaboom, Garchomp

The most used Pokémon

Usage is the share of the 1010 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.

PokémonUsageWins (adjusted)In the Top 8
Rillaboom45.5%48.4%3
Incineroar37.8%50.5%2
Sneasler35.9%50.8%4
Garchomp (Mega Z)26.1%48.0%1
Raichu (Mega Y)25.2%49.2%0
Kingambit22.8%53.2%2
Gholdengo21.0%47.3%2
Archaludon20.4%52.5%4
Pelipper18.4%50.7%3
Charizard (Mega Y)17.5%53.6%3

What won the most

The Pokémon with the best adjusted win rate at the event, among those that played 30 games or more.

PokémonWins (adjusted)Games
Raichu (Mega X)59.5%101
Basculegion ♀56.6%291
Toxapex55.9%175
Garchomp55.2%1152
Kommo-o54.9%541
Venusaur54.9%862

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