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The author was stuck around 1900 with a Glaceon-based team, then found a Ceruledge-lead build that happened to feature his favorite Ceruledge, a familiar Skarmory and a fated Mimikyu, and took it as the base. Sash Swords Dance Ceruledge leads, sweeping off Weak Armor plus Swords Dance, with the Ghost/Fighting coverage of Poltergeist and Close Combat proving great and handy for blocking Lucario and Lopunny sweeps. Cursed-charm Mimikyu likewise wears teams down behind Sash and Swords Dance, with Shadow Claw stealing the odd game on a crit. Mega Blastoise is the Shell Smash sweeper and just mindlessly sets up against Archaludon, while Shuca Berry Empoleon packs Vacuum Wave specifically for Clefable and Glimmora. Garchomp lays Stealth Rock and Spikes plus Dragon Tail to grind down stall cores like Venusaur, Umbreon and Skeledirge with chip, and Mega Skarmory is the backup ace with Swords DanBuild article →

The author originally built around a bulky Mega Gengar abusing Will-O-Wisp + Hex with Shadow Tag, paired with Hippowdon and Umbreon for a status-based semi-stall cycle. Mega Florges covered water/special threats Umbreon hates, Skeledirge filled in vs Volcarona and Mega Mimikyu, and male Basculegion was added last specifically to handle Delphox. In practice the ghost-type overlap, Meowscarada matchup, and the awkwardness of leading Mega Gengar into Garchomp pushed him to swap Mega Gengar for Mega Venusaur, whose Leech Seed cycle felt so stable he abandoned the original concept. Umbreon runs Toxic to break opposing walls and pairs with Skeledirge against Aegislash. Mega Florges and Basculegion are selection-pressure pieces that bait steels and grass/water/dark mons into Umbreon's poison and Venusaur's seed. He admits both Megas lean special, so Umbreon could shift bulk to Defense, and the team's weakness is losing Gengar's hard win condition.Build article →

This began as a manual Psychic-Terrain team of Armarouge, Mega Alakazam and Mega Blastoise, but the author found manual terrain too hard to pilot, cut the field tactics, kept the gimmicks, and invested every member heavily into Speed. Mega Alakazam runs Nasty Plot and Encore to break stall behind Magic Guard; Mega Tyranitar replaced Armarouge, popping Multiscale just by switching in and beating even Substitute Dragonite with Dragon Dance plus Rock Blast. Ninetales sets Aurora Veil to open for the setup Megas, surviving Hippowdon's Earthquake to OHKO back, and brings Rain Dance to weaken Charizard Y and boost Blastoise. Hyper-fast Corviknight is favorable into both Floette and Garchomp, PP-stalling with Taunt, Bulk Up and Roost. The standout is Choice Scarf Chesnaught: at 190 Speed it outspeeds and OHKOs Mega Lopunny, Mega Starmie, Lucario, Glimmora and Charizard Y, with Bulletproof blockBuild article →

The author had been running Lopunny since last season, so they built around Mega Lopunny, aiming to hold leads through favorable matchups and bait the opponent's lead with intimidating faces. Lead Archaludon (Draco Meteor, Steel Beam, Thunderbolt, Rock Tomb) clears Stealth Rock Garchomp, denies Gyarados and Charizard their setup, and OHKOs Mega Gengar with its fang; dying fast also boosts Basculegion. Basculegion is the real ace, with Mystic Water Aqua Jet plus Fake Out and priority support hitting hard. Sash Swords Dance Aegislash was a later add to handle Mega Venusaur. The author admits Mimikyu barely got brought and that slot needs work, and the team struggles with Hydreigon-Aegislash, Mega Starmie, and Mega Dragonite.Build article →

The author decided cycle play wasn't winnable at the current ladder level, so he built around "luck and setup moves" to refuse interaction. Inspired by his old Rotation Battle experience with Swagger+Hypnosis Gengar, he picked a non-Mega Focus Sash Hypnosis Gengar as the centerpiece—the Sash guarantees two Hypnosis attempts, and opponents waste resources playing around Mega Gengar. Sitrus Archaludon leads to set Stealth Rock and disrupt, while Mega Blastoise sweeps after a single Shell Smash. Mega Skarmory was added as a second Mega for matchups Blastoise struggles into (Meowscarada, Floette); in practice Skarmory+Gengar became the real core. Scarf Basculegion cleans up once Rocks chip checks, and Quiver Dance Sub Vivillon is the cheese option when both Megas look bad. Weaknesses: he admits Raichu and Tapu Koko returning will gut the team, and shortened sleep turns often cost him games.Build article →

作者的出发点是看到有人说大狃拉在当前环境没明确目标，但其实把努力值堆在 HB（血量+物防）上之后，它能正面单挑幽尾玄鱼这类对手，而这套思路圈内还没普及，于是围绕「HB 大狃拉」展队。隐形岩位让物攻型铝钢桥龙担任，固执 AS 满+B3，自带耐力+气势披带配龙尾消耗，还能用岩封烧掉对面的妖火红狐和喷火龙Y。Mega 选了水箭龟，破壳后凭实力打三杀，专门补铝钢桥龙打不动的盘。大狃拉吃一发后开剑舞反打，正好克水箭龟头疼的西狮海壬、魔幻假面喵、长耳兔。剩三只是收尾：讲究围巾幽尾玄鱼负责骗对面亮出克制它的恶/一般/谜拟丘，再让水箭龟和大狃拉来收；狠辣椒专吃西狮海壬并诱导对面首发铝钢桥龙的对策；钢铠鸦走 HD 物理耐久配置，配合狠辣椒打循环和拖时间判。作者自评水箭龟+大狃拉+幽尾玄鱼的三杀压力极高，弱点是 Mega 快龙、风妖精的鹦鹉学舌+顺风、还有西狮海壬一出现水箭龟就难以出场。Build article →

The whole team revolves around a Curse-Baton-Pass plus White Herb Unburden chain: Sylveon drops its Speed with Curse, Baton Passes to Sneasler, the Herb triggers Unburden for doubled Speed and boosted offenses, and Sneasler sweeps from an angle the opponent never sees. Leads are Stealth Rock setters that avoid lead disadvantage, Archaludon or Garchomp, with Sylveon as the relay. Sneasler is the true ace (Fatal Claw, Close Combat, Drain Punch, Swords Dance), picked over 80% of games. Two Megas patch gaps: Mega Gyarados uses Taunt and Dragon Dance to bully Hippowdon and break Meowscarada via Mold Breaker, while Mega Scizor, added in the final three days, answers Mega Venusaur and the Hippowdon-Meowscarada pair. The author admits it's a one-ace build, so losing Sneasler usually loses; worst matchups are Mega Victreebel, Mega Venusaur with Skeledirge, Mega Scovillain, and Garchomp with Mega Build article →

作者从自己最爱的Mega妖火红狐出发搭队，针对M-A第二期的环境节奏——前期蜻蜓回返循环流行，中期水箭龟、剑舞长耳兔、喷火龙X等强化清场手抬头，后期谜拟丘、Mega快龙、围巾烈咬陆鲨等止损位补上——目标是既能正面硬刚又能跑循环。本期把过去用的毒月亮伊布换成HB压力盔甲鸟，配合Mega妖火红狐互补打面，再加冥想+模仿西狮海壬解决三体都难处理的西狮海壬，构成基本出场组合。坏招通打面广，于是带剑舞黑眼镜仆刀将军当收尾；为了应对喷火龙、补隐形岩和首发铝钢桥龙互殴，补气势披带隐形岩烈咬陆鲨。妖火红狐打不动宝石海星、幽尾玄鱼时就换围巾魔幻假面喵当裏ACE，最后一刻加进的模仿还在最终日靠"假面喵换上→对面剑舞→慢回返剥皮→模仿"稳定解掉谜拟丘。作者自评循环耐性互补到位、坏招通打线漂亮，但Mega长耳兔（尤其配风妖精）、Mega宝石海星/大剑鬼这类强压一回合的对手、以及对方Mega妖火红狐速度比自己快，都是明显短板。Build article →

作者是个玩属性单一队的UP主，这次拿的是一般系单一队。构筑直接借鉴前赛季两位高分玩家的成品，挑出三个用着最顺手的核心：带岩石连发的铳嘴大鸟、特性沙隐的光电伞蜥、棉花防守加剑舞的Mega长耳兔，以这三只为骨架。光电伞蜥和铳嘴大鸟分别用蛇之凝视和喙加农制造异常状态当跳板，自然接上吃异常的百变怪；长耳兔只有吸取拳一个攻击技，遇到不好出的盘面就换打击面广的袋兽当二号王牌；最后用卡比兽的呵欠操作出场顺序，对付喷火龙、妖火红狐、骨纹巨声鳄这些火系和超坏星、布里卡隆、呆壳兽这种硬受。作者自评Mega长耳兔是绝对的核心，对手看到它会习惯性换河马兽、钢铠鸦这类数值受，正好被棉花防守加剑舞打成跳板，对苍炎刃鬼、路卡利欧胜率非常夸张；短板是巨钳螳螂稍微难处理，长耳兔火力本身也偏低，得靠对手送格斗技才舒服。光电伞蜥靠沙隐免疫沙暴伤害，专门骗河马兽出来后用扎根反打。Build article →

The author's core lead is Archaludon + Basculegion + Mega Lopunny: Archaludon sets Stealth Rock and chips with Draco Meteor until the opposing team is in KO range for Basculegion and Lopunny, who then sweep with raw power. Mega Lopunny is invested in HP/Def to survive Garchomp's Outrage, runs enough Speed to outpace base 130s at neutral nature, and a +2 Triple Axel can roll past max Hippowdon. Basculegion started on Choice Scarf but was switched to a max Attack Wave Crash set so it could OHKO Hippowdon while still picking moves freely. Because Garchomp was such a headache, Corviknight (Brave Bird + Taunt) and Meowscarada were added later. In the last three days Mega Meganium was swapped for max-Speed Mega Glimmora with Energy Ball to punish the Hippowdon switch-ins and to stop losing to Mega Charizard X/Y and Gengar. The author admits the build was clearly targeted once it hit top-100 and bled rating from there.Build article →