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Zestimon's Thailand PBL 2027 Top 8 Team

Zestimon · Thailand PBL 2027 · 8th · 2026-10-24

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Gengar (Mega)IncineroarKommo-oRillaboomKingambitVolcarona
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How the team plays

Gengar (Mega) is the team's special attacker: Modest with Shadow Ball and Sludge Bomb behind Protect, at 209 Special Attack.

Rillaboom's Grassy Terrain is used for reducing Earthquake and Bulldoze damage.

Incineroar works as a pivot next to Gengar (Mega): Intimidate lowers both foes' Attack; Parting Shot lets it switch out without losing the turn.

Incineroar and Rillaboom provide Fake Out and Rillaboom hits with priority through Grassy Glide: that is how it gets the free turn without spending a setup move.

Gengar (Mega) is the fastest at 150 Speed, followed by Volcarona at 120. It runs no speed control: it relies on hitting hard before the opponent moves.

Incineroar's Chople Berry covers the Fighting hit it would otherwise lose to.

The Ground and Flying weaknesses are unresolved: 3 of the six are weak to Ground and 3 of the six are weak to Flying.

The spreads are the generic 32/32 ones and have not been tuned to specific benchmarks.

Team by Zestimon, who took it to Thailand PBL 2027 (8th).

The six Pokémon

Gengar (Mega)

GhostPoison
Item
Gengarite
Ability
Cursed Body
Nature
Modest
Points
—
  • Shadow Ball
  • Sludge Bomb
  • Protect
  • Perish Song

Incineroar

FireDark
Item
Chople Berry
Ability
Intimidate
Nature
Sassy
Points
—
  • Flame Charge
  • Parting Shot
  • Fake Out
  • Protect

Kommo-o

DragonFighting
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Soundproof
Nature
Modest
Points
—
  • Clanging Scales
  • Aura Sphere
  • Clangorous Soul
  • Protect

Rillaboom

Grass
Item
Eject Button
Ability
Grassy Surge
Nature
Sassy
Points
—
  • Grassy Glide
  • U-turn
  • Fake Out
  • Protect

Kingambit

DarkSteel
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Defiant
Nature
Adamant
Points
—
  • Kowtow Cleave
  • Sucker Punch
  • Swords Dance
  • Protect

Volcarona

BugFire
Item
Sitrus Berry
Ability
Flame Body
Nature
Bold
Points
—
  • Overheat
  • Struggle Bug
  • Rage Powder
  • Protect

How much each type hits

What each attacking type does to each member based on its types (abilities and items don't count). Weak and resist count how many take it badly or well.

TypeGengar (Mega)IncineroarKommo-oRillaboomKingambitVolcaronaWeakResistNet
Normal0×1×1×1×0.5×1×02+2
Fire1×0.5×0.5×2×2×1×220
Water1×2×0.5×0.5×1×2×220
Grass0.5×0.5×0.5×0.5×0.5×0.25×06+6
Electric1×1×0.5×0.5×1×1×02+2
Ice1×0.5×2×2×0.5×0.5×23+1
Fighting0×2×1×1×4×0.5×220
Poison0.25×1×1×2×0×1×12+1
Ground2×2×1×0.5×2×1×31-2
Flying1×1×2×2×0.5×2×31-2
Psychic2×0×2×1×0×1×220
Bug0.5×1×0.5×2×1×0.5×13+2
Rock1×2×0.5×1×0.5×4×220
Ghost2×0.5×1×1×0.5×1×12+1
Dragon1×1×2×1×0.5×1×110
Dark2×0.5×0.5×1×0.5×1×13+2
Steel1×0.5×1×1×0.5×0.5×03+3
Fairy0.5×1×4×1×1×0.5×12+1

Speed order

Each member's Speed at level 50 with its points and nature. Switch tabs to see how Tailwind and Trick Room change it.

  1. #1Gengar (Mega)150
  2. #2Volcarona120
  3. #3Kommo-o105
  4. #4Rillaboom94
  5. #5Incineroar72
  6. #6Kingambit70

The team in Showdown format

Gengar @ Gengarite  
Ability: Cursed Body  
EVs: 20 HP / 13 Def / 32 SpA / 1 SpD  
Modest Nature  
- Shadow Ball  
- Sludge Bomb  
- Protect  
- Perish Song  

Incineroar @ Chople Berry  
Ability: Intimidate  
EVs: 32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpD  
Sassy Nature  
- Flame Charge  
- Parting Shot  
- Fake Out  
- Protect  

Kommo-o @ Leftovers  
Ability: Soundproof  
EVs: 6 HP / 12 Def / 32 SpA / 16 Spe  
Modest Nature  
- Clanging Scales  
- Aura Sphere  
- Clangorous Soul  
- Protect  

Rillaboom @ Eject Button  
Ability: Grassy Surge  
EVs: 32 HP / 5 Def / 29 SpD  
Sassy Nature  
- Grassy Glide  
- U-turn  
- Fake Out  
- Protect  

Kingambit @ Life Orb  
Ability: Defiant  
EVs: 3 HP / 32 Atk / 15 Def / 16 Spe  
Adamant Nature  
- Kowtow Cleave  
- Sucker Punch  
- Swords Dance  
- Protect  

Volcarona @ Sitrus Berry  
Ability: Flame Body  
EVs: 32 HP / 32 Def / 2 SpD  
Bold Nature  
- Overheat  
- Struggle Bug  
- Rage Powder  
- Protect

We build each spread against the most used Pokémon in the meta and around its teammates: the Speed that pays off most (counting the team's Tailwind or Trick Room) and just enough bulk to survive one or two hits from the threats no other member already handles, with the rest into attack. It's an estimate on the Pokémon Champions scale (0–32 per stat, 66 in total), because players don't publish their real spreads.

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