2017 Pokémon World Championships

Year

2017

Game

Sun & Moon

Generation

Gen 7 — SM/USUM

Location

Anaheim, US

Format

Double Battles, Bring 4 Pick 6, Alola Pokédex

Division

Masters

Metagame Context

First VGC generation on Sun & Moon. The Tapus dominated terrain wars. Ryota Otsubo's Curse Snorlax was a standout innovation — a bulky setup sweeper that became one of the most iconic Pokémon of the format. Z-Moves added a new one-time nuke element to teambuilding.

Results

1

Ryota Otsubo

aka RuytaJP
Complete verified team

Ryota Otsubo 2017 Worlds Team

Verified
Snorlax + Tapu Fini

Full team published. Famous for the unconventional Curse Snorlax.

Snorlax

Curse sweeper

Tapu Fini

Misty Terrain setter

Arcanine

Intimidate + burn support

Garchomp

Physical attacker

Celesteela

Bulky pivot

Tapu Koko

Electric Terrain attacker
2

Naoto Mizobuchi

JP
Species only

Naoto Mizobuchi 2017 Worlds Team

Species only
Mega Kangaskhan + Tapu Fini

Species known from top cut reports. Featured Tapu Fini + Mega Kangaskhan core.

Tapu Fini

Misty Terrain setter

Kangaskhan

Mega attacker

Landorus Therian

Intimidate pivot

Kartana

Physical attacker

Arcanine

Intimidate support

Celesteela

Bulky pivot
T-4

Paul Chua

SG
Species only

Paul Chua 2017 Worlds Team

Species only
Tapu Fini + Snorlax

Species known from top cut coverage. Similar Snorlax + Tapu Fini composition.

Tapu Fini

Misty Terrain setter

Snorlax

Curse sweeper

Arcanine

Intimidate support

Garchomp

Physical attacker

Celesteela

Bulky pivot

Tapu Koko

Electric Terrain attacker
T-4

Collin Heier

US
Species only

Collin Heier 2017 Worlds Team

Species only
Mega Kangaskhan + Tapu Lele

Species known from top cut coverage.

Tapu Lele

Psychic Terrain setter

Kangaskhan

Mega attacker

Landorus Therian

Intimidate pivot

Celesteela

Bulky pivot

Arcanine

Intimidate support

Garchomp

Physical attacker

Sources

  • 2017 World Championships coverage

    Victory Road VGC

    L3

    Supports: standings, teams, metagame

ⓘAll figures are estimated trends based on available data and do not guarantee competitive results. Matchups are situational.