This Pokémon won Japan’s biggest Scarlet and Violet tournament without any held item

With the Japan Nationals taking place June 10 – 11, players had to bring their best techs onto the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet competitive battlefield. Only one could emerge victorious, however, with Kaito Arii taking home the title of the 2023 Japan National Champion, using a team that showed off a Talonflame with no held item, along with some unusual move choices.

Day One of the tournament had closed team sheets, and Day Two had open team sheets, but closed Tera types. While this mostly closed team sheet-style format for the whole tournament has been a controversial decision for a lot of the official Asian competitive circuits, it led to players bringing unorthodox teams to catch opponents off-guard.

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