2 Pokémon controlled the entire Scarlet and Violet meta at the 2023 World Championships

The 2023 Pokémon World Championships showcased a wide variety of Pokémon, from Paldea natives like Gholdengo to old favorites like Amoonguss and the Legendary genies. But among the hundreds of different options, two specific Pokémon defined the whole Regulation D meta—Flutter Mane and Urshifu.

On Aug. 13, the new 2023 World Champion, Shohei Kimura, utilized both Flutter Mane and Rapid Strike Urshifu on his winning team in a very dominant finals match to close out the tournament. This doesn’t come as a surprise, given how consistent Flutter Mane has been since its VGC debut earlier this year and how broken Urshifu’s Unseen Fist ability is.

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