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VGC 2025 Pokémon Santiago Regional Championships — Top Teams and Results

The 2025 Santiago Regional Championships were won by Max Morales, making use of the pairing of Miraidon and Calyrex's Ice Rider form.

This event was the first in the Latin America region to use the Regulation Set I ruleset, allowing the use of Paradox Pokemon, Legendary Pokemon, along with a choice of two Restricted Special Pokemon per team. This format runs from now until the end of August 2025, encompassing the 2025 Pokémon World Championships, held in Anaheim, California on the 15th-17th of August.

The following list shows the Top 16 players, their previous titles, the teams they used, as well as the prizes they earned. This includes Championship Points (CP), cash prizes in USD, and any invites to the World Championships. Rental teams you can use in Regulation Set I are included as well, distributed by the trainers themselves.

#
Prizes
Trainer
Achievements
Pokémon
Team
Rental
1st
350 CP
$6,000
Worlds Invite
Max Morales
2x Bogota Regional Champion
2023 Bogota Regional Top 4

OTS
2nd
325 CP
$4,000
Kenneth Gamboa
2025 San Juan Regional Top 8
2025 Latin America International Top 16

CTS
Top 4
300 CP
$2,000
Juan Salerno
2x Regional Champion
2019 Senior Oceania International Champion

CTS
Juan Pablo Cambon
2018 Costa Mesa Regional Top 16
Ranked #106 in Latin America

OTS
Top 8
280 CP
$1,000
Luciano Laroze
2024 Santiago Regional Finalist
2022 Santiago Regional Top 16

OTS
Yan Sym
2025 Fortaleza Regional Finalist
2024 North America International Top 4

CTS
Estephan Valdebenito
2019 Santiago Regional Finalist
2025 Lima Regional Top 4

CTS
41X0MK
Javier Nain
2025 Buenos Aires Regional Champion
2024 Lima Regional Top 8

OTS
Top 16
160 CP
$750
Maicon De Moraes Silveira
—

CTS
Pedro H Soares Feitosa
2025 Fortaleza Regional Top 4
Ranked #31 in Latin America

OTS
Victor Vieira
2024 Curitiba Regional Finalist
2025 Joinville Regional Top 8

CTS
Tomas Vargas Martinez
—

CTS
Omar Acuna Acevedo
2x Regional Top 16
Ranked #25 in Latin America

CTS
Sebastian Rodriguez
2025 Lima Regional Champion
2x Regional Finalist

CTS
Julio Eller
2024 Curitiba Regional Top 16
Ranked #61 in Latin America

CTS
Diego Gutierrez
2022 Santiago Regional Champion
2024 Europe International Top 8

CTS
Rankings mentioned in the "Achievements" section come from the official Play! Pokémon Championship Point leaderboard and are accurate at the time of writing.

CTS and OTS stand for Closed and Open Team Sheets. The latter includes IVs, EVs, and the Pokémon's Natures.

Top Pokemon

Pokémon
Day 1
Day 2
Highest Placement
Percent
Change from Day 1
Incineroar
56.2%
56.7%
+0.5%
2nd
Ursaluna
40.8%
43.3%
+2.5%
1st
Urshifu (Rapid Strike)
34.6%
46.7%
+12.1%
2nd
Grimmsnarl
26.9%
30.0%
+3.1%
1st
Iron Hands
23.8%
20.0%
-3.8%
1st
Rillaboom
23.8%
36.7%
+12.9%
Top 4
Farigiraf
20.8%
6.7%
-14.1%
Top 32
Amoonguss
20.0%
23.3%
+3.3%
Top 4
Flutter Mane
16.2%
6.7%
-9.5%
Top 4
Ogerpon (Cornerstone)
10.8%
13.3%
+2.5%
Top 8
Chi-Yu
10.8%
6.7%
-4.1%
Top 16
Tornadus
9.2%
6.7%
-2.5%
Top 8

Top Restricted Pokemon

Pokémon
Day 1
Day 2
Highest Placement
Percent
Change from Day 1
Miraidon
46.9%
50.0%
+3.1%
1st
Lunala
40.0%
43.3%
+3.3%
2nd
Calyrex (Shadow Rider)
28.5%
33.3%
+4.8%
Top 4
Koraidon
20.8%
10.0%
-10.8%
Top 4
Calyrex (Ice Rider)
18.5%
16.7%
-1.8%
1st
Zamazenta
13.8%
23.3%
+9.5%
Top 4
Terapagos
10.0%
16.7%
+6.7%
Top 8
Ho-Oh
8.5%
3.3%
-5.2%
Top 32

Top Restricted Pairs

Pokémon
Day 1
Day 2
Highest Placement
Percent
Change from Day 1
Miraidon
Lunala
17.7%
23.3%
+5.6%
2nd
Miraidon
Calyrex (Ice Rider)
13.8%
13.3%
-0.5%
1st
Koraidon
Lunala
13.1%
6.7%
-6.4%
Top 4
Terapagos
Calyrex (Shadow Rider)
10.0%
16.7%
+6.7%
Top 8
Calyrex (Shadow Rider)
Zamazenta
9.2%
10.0%
+0.8%
Top 4
Miraidon
Ho-Oh
7.7%
3.3%
-4.4%
Top 32
Koraidon
Calyrex (Shadow Rider)
5.4%
3.3%
-2.1%
Top 16
Miraidon
Calyrex (Shadow Rider)
3.1%
3.3%
+0.2%
Top 16
Calyrex (Ice Rider)
Lunala
3.1%
3.3%
+0.2%
Top 32

#	Prizes				Trainer	Achievements	Pokémon	Team	Rental
1st	350 CP	$6,000		Worlds Invite	Max Morales	2x Bogota Regional Champion 2023 Bogota Regional Top 4		OTS
2nd	325 CP		$4,000		Kenneth Gamboa	2025 San Juan Regional Top 8 2025 Latin America International Top 16		CTS
Top 4	300 CP		$2,000		Juan Salerno	2x Regional Champion 2019 Senior Oceania International Champion		CTS
					Juan Pablo Cambon	2018 Costa Mesa Regional Top 16 Ranked #106 in Latin America		OTS
Top 8	280 CP		$1,000		Luciano Laroze	2024 Santiago Regional Finalist 2022 Santiago Regional Top 16		OTS
					Yan Sym	2025 Fortaleza Regional Finalist 2024 North America International Top 4		CTS
					Estephan Valdebenito	2019 Santiago Regional Finalist 2025 Lima Regional Top 4		CTS	41X0MK
					Javier Nain	2025 Buenos Aires Regional Champion 2024 Lima Regional Top 8		OTS
Top 16	160 CP		$750		Maicon De Moraes Silveira	—		CTS
					Pedro H Soares Feitosa	2025 Fortaleza Regional Top 4 Ranked #31 in Latin America		OTS
					Victor Vieira	2024 Curitiba Regional Finalist 2025 Joinville Regional Top 8		CTS
					Tomas Vargas Martinez	—		CTS
					Omar Acuna Acevedo	2x Regional Top 16 Ranked #25 in Latin America		CTS
					Sebastian Rodriguez	2025 Lima Regional Champion 2x Regional Finalist		CTS
					Julio Eller	2024 Curitiba Regional Top 16 Ranked #61 in Latin America		CTS
					Diego Gutierrez	2022 Santiago Regional Champion 2024 Europe International Top 8		CTS
Rankings mentioned in the "Achievements" section come from the official Play! Pokémon Championship Point leaderboard and are accurate at the time of writing.

Pokémon	Day 1	Day 2		Highest Placement
Pokémon	Day 1	Percent	Change from Day 1	Highest Placement
Incineroar	56.2%	56.7%	+0.5%	2nd
Ursaluna	40.8%	43.3%	+2.5%	1st
Urshifu (Rapid Strike)	34.6%	46.7%	+12.1%	2nd
Grimmsnarl	26.9%	30.0%	+3.1%	1st
Iron Hands	23.8%	20.0%	-3.8%	1st
Rillaboom	23.8%	36.7%	+12.9%	Top 4
Farigiraf	20.8%	6.7%	-14.1%	Top 32
Amoonguss	20.0%	23.3%	+3.3%	Top 4
Flutter Mane	16.2%	6.7%	-9.5%	Top 4
Ogerpon (Cornerstone)	10.8%	13.3%	+2.5%	Top 8
Chi-Yu	10.8%	6.7%	-4.1%	Top 16
Tornadus	9.2%	6.7%	-2.5%	Top 8

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