Pokémon NAIC Scarlet and Violet sees ‘wide meta’—as predicted by Wolfe Glick

The Pokémon North America International Championship (NAIC) is underway and day-one usage stats show a very diverse Scarlet and Violet meta—something Wolfe Glick predicted months ago.

Play! Pokémon has released the top most-used Pokémon for day one of NAIC, and there’s a lot to unpack on the VGC side. Looking at the top non-restricted ‘mons, Incineroar once again leads the charge at 43.51 percent, with Urshifu and Rillaboom not too far behind. These top three make up the very dominant Fire/Water/Grass core, although we also have alternative options in Whimsicott, Amoonguss, Chi-Yu, and Pelipper all in the top 12. With Miraidon flying around with Electric Terrain, Electric-type ‘mons like Raging Bolt and Iron Hands are seeing a lot of usage as well.