This overlooked Fairy-type overthrew Flutter Mane to win the Pokémon World Championships

On Aug. 13, Tomoya Ogawa claimed the title of 2023 Pokémon World Champion in the Senior Division of the grand finals that took place during the Worlds stage in Yokohama, Japan. What makes this feat even more impressive is that Ogawa pulled this off using a completely ignored Fairy-type Pokémon: Sylveon. 

Since the inception of Regulation B where all Paradox Pokémon were allowed in competitive play, Flutter Mane rose to the top of usage charts and hasn’t dropped from the first place since. This made it one of the only Fairy-type Pokémon people consider using as an offensive sweeper on their team.

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