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The author built around the Charizard-plus-Floette core that stays strong in the M-B format, aiming to beat the more common Blastoise and Delphox. Whimsicott runs max Speed for the mirror and holds a Pixie Plate so Moonblast hits Garchomp harder, playing safe support with Encore, Protect, and Tailwind. A surprise Life Orb Sneasler one-shots things like Mega Scovillain with Fatal Claw and adds Rock Slide for bulky Charizard. Charizard is invested to the max in bulk, while Floette boosts Whimsicott's power with Light of Ruin and Fairy Aura. Basculegion holds a Maranga Berry and just wins with Grave sweeps, and is also strong into sand. A Focus Sash all-out Kingambit hits the same Speed as max Delphox under Tailwind. The weak point is that it falls off under opposing terrain or weather, and struggles against fast pressure like Dragapult.Build article →

这套是参考ぜろ的「大狃拉+班基拉斯+龙头地鼠」骨架做的微调版，作者自己在M-2赛季双打打到最终132名。出发点是用耐久型大狃拉当先发万金油，配合雪妖女或长耳兔做前排压制，后排丢班吉拉斯+龙头地鼠这种最经典的「沙暴双打」收尾。雪妖女走HB耐久调整，吃下满攻仆刀将军和铝钢桥龙的最大伤害，主要任务是吹雪和挑发，速度压到105族之上专门挑发奇麒麟防场地反转。长耳兔HB配冲天拳+三连冰柱+音速拳，专砍烈咬陆鲨、谜拟丘、来悲粗茶，音速拳还能收尾气势披带残血。最大胆的改动是大狃拉砍掉猫骗，换成岩崩，凑齐近身战+致命爪击+佯攻+岩崩五个有效面，靠对手「默认它带猫骗」的思维偷一手佯攻。班吉拉斯讲究围巾、龙头地鼠气势披带都是模板配置，负责后排清场。作者承认仙女系（风妖精、花叶蒂）多的环境杖尾鳞甲龙出不去，介护型妖火红狐也很难处理，三连冰柱失手会直接崩盘。Build article →

This is a doubles team built around Mega Blastoise and Whimsicott, inspired by the author's 2018 World Championship team pairing Blastoise with Swellow. Whimsicott sets Tailwind for Blastoise to fire Water Spout at full power; Sneasler covers unfavorable matchups against Mega Talonflame, Mega Florges, and Archaludon; Tsareena provides priority move blocking and offensive power; Pelipper with a Choice Scarf both attacks under Tailwind and lowers Speed with Icy Wind; Weavile with a King's Rock uses Fake Out and Fling to lock opponents down for two turns while also handling Trick Room leads. Standard lead is Whimsicott plus Blastoise with Sneasler or Tsareena in back; versus Sneasler or Aerodactyl teams, Tsareena leads alongside Sneasler. The author notes the team handled most formats well and believes it was competitive enough to have cleared PJCS qualifiers with better play.Build article →

作者从赛季M-B开始就一直想以Mega雷丘（Y形态）为核心搭队。最初借用了Érizabeth的原型队，用命玉杖尾鳞甲龙来对抗雷丘最怕的班基拉斯+龙头地鼠组合，把原案里的Mega喷火龙位换成Mega雷丘投入实战。用下来发现三个问题：对钢系（赛富豪、大嘴娃、巨钳螳螂）打点不够、格斗技通打、Mega晶光花和Mega雷丘定位重复，于是把Mega晶光花换成苍炎刃鬼，既保留原本对仙系和喷火龙的角色，又一次性解决上述短板。雷丘调到能扛Mega喷火龙热风、电磁炮确杀Mega喷火龙，因为队里没手段惩罚双守，所以带击破而非猫骗；阿罗拉九尾负责极光幕并用冰冻干燥秒巨沼怪，带吼叫防高压；杖尾鳞甲龙特性防尘专克来悲粗茶、妙蛙花；仆刀将军挂气势披带，靠风妖精掩护做奇袭；风妖精挂精神香草打破同速；苍炎刃鬼和仆刀将军属性互补，靠换边把格斗、火、先制技全躲掉。作者自评对姆克鹰系、雨队、场地/戏法都有明确套路，但大狃拉、赛富豪、讲究围巾雄性幽尾玄鱼、指指+一家鼠、大嘴娃都是需要硬操作的苦手对面。Build article →

The author finished 143rd in Champions M-1 doubles at rating 2502, centering the team on Galarian Slowking — a Pokémon essentially no one else was using. The build stemmed from a partner's Blastoise-Talonflame team: swapping Talonflame for Slowking, who can both support and fight, produced surprising results. The standard opener is Slowking and Mega Blastoise; turn one Slowking uses Fake Out toward the Sneasler side while Blastoise sets Trick Room, then turn three rain plus Surf sweeps the board. Slowking runs Trick Room, Rain Dance, Healing Wave, and Acid Spray, making every turn productive even after Trick Room expires — opponents who stall with Protect find themselves burned by Acid Spray or healed into a Surf wall. Sylveon and Kingambit serve as secondary attackers; Pelipper and Archaludon handle specific matchups. The main weakness is Aegislash, and Gengar's Perish Song requires a different lead featuring Pelipper.Build article →

CHORI finished 535th in the Global Challenge (20 wins, 1 loss) and 144th in Champions M-1 at rating 2502, using a tailwind-based Mega Blastoise team. The plan is simply to set tailwind, then blast everything with rain-boosted Surf. Talonflame sets tailwind first turn; Mega Blastoise's Fake Out — uncommon for this combination — catches opponents off-guard and stops Garchomp and Aerodactyl from using Rock Slide. Mega Florges handles rain teams and Meganium, both threats to Dragonite. Sneasler with White Herb and the Unburden ability maintains sustained offensive pressure and is particularly effective disrupting Trick Room with Taunt. Kingambit sweeps with its Commander ability snowballing late in games. Basculegion holds Focus Sash, using Requiem and Aqua Jet to clean up after tailwind expires. The team struggles against Baton Berry Whimsicott with a Garchomp partner, and Feint users that bypass protect.Build article →

The author finished 148th in Champions M-1 doubles at rating 2501, running a Baton Pass Espathra strategy almost unheard of in doubles. Espathra's Speed Boost raises its speed every turn up to six stages; stacked with Calm Mind, it then passes all of Speed, Special Attack, and Special Defense to a back sweeper, creating a nearly unstoppable late-game threat. Double battles rarely have room for Roar, Dragon Tail, or Encore — the counters to Baton Pass in singles — giving this strategy natural protection. Sneasler holds Focus Sash to Fake Out-protect turn one and Coach the Espathra, activating Unburden for faster Baton Pass sequences. Mega Charizard Y is the primary receiver, with HP and Defense investment plus Roost for durability; post-pass it hits everything with high-powered Heat Wave. Archaludon holds Leftovers and runs Thunderbolt and Protect, becoming an unkillable wall after the Baton Pass. Sylveon with Choice Specs handles Kingambit and dragon-types. Incineroar provides Intimidate and Fake Out support for non-pass lineups. Weaknesses are Mega Gengar Perish Song and inconsistency against direct attacking teams.Build article →