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P4T0M4N 2026 Pokemon GO EUIC Finale Winner

Pokemon GO EUIC: P4T0M4N’s Dunsparce Seals Historic Back-to-Back

Diwas Budhathoki
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If you’ve ever tried to defend a title, you know the pressure is like an umbrella in a hurricane. But Leo Marín “P4T0M4N” Torres just made it look like a casual walk in the park. Yesterday, in a packed London ExCeL Centre, the Spanish star made history as the first person ever to win back-to-back Pokemon GO EUIC titles.

But don’t let the trophy fool you; this wasn’t an easy cruise to victory. In fact, it was more like a messy 10-game fight that almost ended in heartbreak. P4T0M4N actually stumbled early on and fell into the “Losers Bracket.” This meant he had to climb a mountain of extra matches just to reach the final stage. While his opponent, the Dutch star Colin “CoIin6ix” Spa, was resting up after a perfect run, P4T0M4N was fighting for his tournament life.

2026 Pokemon GO EUIC Finale: The Dunsparce Secret Sauce


Most pro players were obsessed with Lickilicky since it was bulky, safe, and somewhat of a standard choice. P4T0M4Ns rival in the semi-finals, Hikhami, brought one. However, P4T0M4N opted for a Dunsparce instead.

The “big bad” of this tournament was a Bug-type Spidops. Lickilicky hits Spidops like a wet noodle, but Dunsparce knows a move called Rock Slide. Since Rock moves are super strong against Bugs, P4T0M4N had a secret weapon. In a room where everyone was playing follow-the-leader, he found the one “glitch” in the strategy and used it to pave his way to the top. He worked smarter, though he definitely worked pretty hard, too.

P4t0m4ns’ EUIC 2026 Dunsparce Moveset

To replicate the historic back-to-back winning strategy, here is the exact move build for the EUIC Great League meta:

  • Fast Move: Rollout
  • Charged Move 1: Drill Run
  • Charged Move 2: Rock Slide

Quick Tip: Use Rollout for high energy generation to spam Drill Run for Steel/Poison coverage and Rock Slide for Flying/Ice threats.

2026 Pokemon GO EUIC Finale: Ten Games of Pure Chaos


By the time he faced Colin6ix in the Grand Finals, P4T0M4N had a “math problem” to solve. Because he came from the Losers’ side, he had to beat Colin in two separate series. He took the first set 3-2, forcing what’s called a “Bracket Reset.”

The two then played another five games right away. It came down to a nail-biting Game 5 where one wrong tap would have ended the dream. But P4T0M4N’s timing was perfect. He landed the final blow just seconds before Colin6ix could charge up a winning move. It was the digital version of a buzzer-beater.

2026 Pokemon GO EUIC Finale: The Technical Legacy of a Giant


This victory does more than just fill a trophy case; it officially breaks the game’s “unbeatable” strategies. For months, everyone thought Spidops was too strong to handle in this special 2026 format. P4T0M4N proved them wrong by using an underdog Pokemon to dismantle the most popular team in the building.

His choice to use moves like Drill Run and Rock Slide gave him options that Lickilicky simply couldn’t match. It wasn’t a lucky streak anymore; it was a Pokemon genius at work. P4T0M4N didn’t just win a trophy yesterday; he started his own era of dominance.

We from The Phrasemaker want to congratulate him!

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