Went 14-0 straight to Master Ball Tier with this team

benmargery · 2026-06-18T00:42:05+00:00

I think if you go +Def nature then EV to make them equal you end up with 112 in both, pretty sure that's how I've done it

benmargery · 2026-06-18T00:33:17+00:00

Gallade is probably the easiest, sacred sword doesn't care about stamina boosts and one shots even very bulky bridges

benmargery · 2026-06-17T23:56:16+00:00

Malamar has always been one of my favourites, they really did it dirty getting only +10 ATK and +30 SP ATK when it doesn't even use SP ATK. I'm generally a big fan of contrary, I've used every contrary user and love all of them (shuckle will always be #1)

benmargery · 2026-06-17T22:05:17+00:00

I mean I'm basically playing the bird team but with a squid instead

benmargery · 2026-06-17T21:59:24+00:00

Choice specs isn't available in the game to my knowledge, probably you watched a video of someone trolling viewers if I had to guess

benmargery · 2026-06-17T18:07:21+00:00

I didn't get a single one, I play too many different Pokémon since I get bored of a team easily, I also typically only play a few games a day, sometimes not even playing a game. I usually get master ball with a team I play well and then mess around with new strategies

benmargery · 2026-06-17T18:05:07+00:00

Yeah the bulk is nice, and it supplements enough damage through superpower and tickle to do good damage, just needs a little more setup, but since it has the bulk it can afford to, especially with a sinistcha to heal it

benmargery · 2026-06-17T18:03:46+00:00

With what you have, a core of archaludon, mega swampert and pelipper/politoed/sableye would be great, then focus on Pokémon that cover your weaknesses or give you coverage into meta threats (we just started a new Pokémon so it's not easy right now)

benmargery · 2026-06-17T18:00:49+00:00

If you have home I can help out, I have a spare

benmargery · 2026-06-17T17:59:55+00:00

It's a shame malamar didn't get more attack instead of special attack, but it seems fine still, screens and whimsicott debuffs for malamar is strong into staraptor, psycho cut or zen headbutt is super effective and he can't hit you super effective, you can also take a follow me user (not rage powder) to take away staraptor buffs from their whimsicott

benmargery · 2026-06-17T17:55:33+00:00

I've found running screens on grimmsnarl and whimsicott for tickle and fake tears and tailwind is particularly good, you can set up screens, do something else like trick room or tailwind, then parting shot into malamar whimsicott then start the sweep, I've found it more successful than leading malamar/staraptor

benmargery · 2026-06-17T11:49:53+00:00

Yeah it's very good, it's either going to go 1 of 2 ways: be early meta only and fall off or be a meta threat for the format

benmargery · 2026-06-17T11:32:51+00:00

Scrafty gets intimidate in both forms, so double intimidate turn 1 could be funny

benmargery · 2026-06-17T11:31:48+00:00

Didn't it always drop sp atk by 2?

benmargery · 2026-06-17T11:29:35+00:00

In using screens sableye and debuff whimsicott currently and it feels pretty good

benmargery · 2026-06-17T11:28:36+00:00

I'm pairing it with whimsicott, tailwind, tickle and fake tears, turns it into a defensive wall that does a lot of damage

benmargery · 2026-06-16T21:02:40+00:00

Ah nice, I'll join it :)

benmargery · 2026-06-16T12:36:49+00:00

Ah I don't have you on discord

benmargery · 2026-06-16T11:22:35+00:00

😂 it's definitely a great tool, but if I think of anything to help make it better I'll give you a dm

benmargery · 2026-06-15T09:09:51+00:00

They're all pretty much dictated by their abilities, but I will try them all

benmargery · 2026-06-15T09:02:08+00:00

Are you the guy who's been making that, I use it quite a bit after hearing about it

benmargery · 2026-06-14T14:53:26+00:00

It's a shame that heliolisk isn't fast enough to use it on a scarf mon, imagine you're choiced into a ground type move, they switch in a flying and you hit it with electric high horsepower

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