To kick off the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Latin America International Championships, held between Nov. 17 to 19, one Paradox Pokémon is finally being acknowledged and used by more pros after underperforming for months since its VGC debut back in February.
Although Regulation E started off with a bang with The Teal Mask DLC’s Ogerpon leading the way, the competitive meta has since shifted away from the adorable Grass Legendary and now leans toward Dragon Pokémon. Among fan-favorite dragons like Salamence and Dragonite, it’s actually Roaring Moon—Salamence’s Paradox counterpart—stealing the show at LAIC, the first of the three big international tournaments this VGC season. Roaring Moon is among the top 12 most-used Pokémon at LAIC, landing a spot on 18.2 percent of teams at the event.