Lombre are renowned as pranksters and mischief-makers, but most stick to established tricks. For instance, they are known to submerge themselves in water save for the large leaf atop their head, only to stand up and fling any pokemon which lands on them back to the other side of the water. In one infamous Pokemon League Championship, over a hundred years before this writing, a gang of Lombre did something far greater.

Sixteen Lombre, disguised as impish children with large hats, purchased standing-room tickets, entered the arena, and watched the first three of each trainers' pokemon fall without incident. When a Mismagius sung its perish song, they created an uproar and fans covered their ears and ran away in terror. The Lombre made their way down to the arena's front row and watched as a Rhyperior gave nearly everything it had to defeat an Alakazam, then spent a couple minutes battling a Charizard, cheering along with the crowd.

And then the Lombre opened their mouths wide and sixteen hydro pumps rained across the arena and easily knocked out both combatants. A confused judge awarded victory to the Charizard's trainer until the other trainers' fans stormed the field. Both trainers, enraged by the attack but fearful for their pokemon's lives after such severe injuries, rushed to the Indigo pokemon center. Initial news accounts blamed malfunctioning sprinklers activating in a delayed reaction from the Charizard's attack; the Lombre escaped unharmed.

Only interviews with fans in the front row days later established the truth of that match's events. The Lombre responsible were never caught, and both injuries and damage from the riots prevented a make-up match, although both trainers would meet again in next year's final.

It is to this day the only tournament since the founding of the League without a champion.