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The Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> Latin America International Championship (LAIC) is underway in Brazil this weekend (Nov. 15 to 17), and one Pok\u00e9mon has clawed its way to the top of the VGC meta.<\/p>

As the first major international event of the 2025 Pok\u00e9mon<\/em><\/a> <\/em>season, LAIC<\/a> sets the pace for the rest of the year. And so far, we\u2019ve seen plenty of intense matches and an exciting meta led by Regulation H<\/a> superstar Sneasler.<\/p>