2022 Pokémon World Championships

Year

2022

Game

Sword & Shield

Generation

Gen 8 — SwSh

Location

London, GB

Regulation

Series 12

Format

Double Battles, Bring 4 Pick 6, Restricted legendaries allowed (2 max)

Division

Masters

Metagame Context

Series 12 allowed two restricted legendaries per team. Zacian-Crowned dominated alongside Shadow Rider Calyrex. The returning Incineroar-Rillaboom core from Sword & Shield formed the defensive backbone of most top teams.

Results

1

Eduardo Cunha

aka Eduardo CunhaBR
Complete verified team

Eduardo Cunha 2022 Worlds Team

Verified
Zacian + Shadow Rider Calyrex

Full team published. Standard restricted duo with Incineroar pivot core.

Zacian Crowned

Physical attacker

Calyrex Shadow

Special sweeper

Incineroar

Intimidate pivot

Rillaboom

Grassy Terrain setter

Whimsicott

Speed control

Gastrodon

Water immunity
2

Nils Dunlop

AU
T-4

Leonard Craft

US
T-4

Giannis Sisko

GR

Sources

  • 2022 World Championships — Limitless

    Limitless TCG/VGC

    L2

    Supports: standings, teams

  • 2022 Worlds team analysis

    Victory Road VGC

    L3

    Supports: teams, metagame

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