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Kashiwa hit rank 81 in singles with a classic Hippowdon plus Greninja-or-Gengar core, and the whole point was to dodge the endgame counter-teaming that buries popular squads by picking something strong but under-used. Mega Gengar traps with Shadow Tag alongside Mega Greninja, while Hippowdon is the near-100% pick that anchors everything. He added Knock Off just to beat Life Orb Mimikyu, which was breaking the old Hippowdon-Gengar shell. Archaludon and Meowscarada lead to set Stealth Rock and Spikes, and Mega Blaziken is basically a bluff piece. He rates Hippowdon as still under-prepared for and thus busted, with Hydreigon and Delphox as the tough new-format matchups.Build article →

The author built around Mega Scizor, valuing Swords Dance + Bullet Punch's revenge-kill potential and U-turn pivoting. Hippowdon provides Stealth Rock support to wear down Fire-types so Bullet Punch can sweep. Scarf Hydreigon is the fast cleaner that comes in on favorable matchups, and Calm Mind Primarina handles bulky walls like Corviknight and Hippowdon that the core struggles with. To break Corviknight cycles specifically, a secondary Mega Dragonite with Sub + Roost + Toxic Spikes pressure was added, supported by Sash Greninja as the Toxic Spikes setter who also threatens Clefable. Scizor's bulky spread lets both Megas scout in non-Mega form before committing. The author notes Rocks + U-turn chip massively limits Fire switch-ins; Primarina saw little use outside Blastoise matchups and has room to improve; admitted hard losses are Galarian Slowking and Toxapex.Build article →

作者延续上个月的思路，主打「蜈蚣王铁壁传导」+「沙奈朵正面单挑」两条路线，最终打到83位。蜈蚣王最速HS配置，能抗住Mega巨金怪的精神獠牙和Mega宝石海星的精神利刃，铁壁堆起来后几乎无损把B阶交给后手；对首发烈咬陆鲨尤其强，常常能带着替身把B+6传出去，副武器地震专砍耿鬼和苍炎刃鬼。承接手是老搭档大竺葵，靠引火吸掉Mega喷火龙Y和妖火红狐，叠盾牌后连吼叫吹飞都不怕，配生命宝珠的黄金洗礼还能压制皮可西和多出来的花叶蒂线。苍炎刃刃则是新的传导承接位，最速+B2能确定挡住特化Mega火焰鸡的闪焰冲锋（含隐形岩），承担Mega喷火龙线。Mega暴鲤龙走普通AS龙舞硬推，赛富豪讲究围巾+害怕性格，传导后能一发带走三首恶龙和天气球Mega巨金怪，还兼顾队伍偏重的暴鲤龙对策。沙奈朵气势披带CS当正面单挑位，痕迹特性针对甲贺忍蛙、谜拟丘、雷丘、火焰鸡都有奇效。作者自评难点：妖火红狐、Mega快龙、暴鲤龙、双墙队都很吃紧，只能靠精准换人或赛富豪坏心眼硬撑，遇到几项叠加的队就得主动放弃一只硬赌。Build article →

The team is built around Florges and Ceruledge as a complementary pair: Florges handles the common counters to Ceruledge such as Skarmory and Galarian Slowking, while Ceruledge handles Garchomp and Hippowdon that trouble Florges. Scarf Garchomp stops fast Mega threats, Leftovers Archaludon walls physical attackers, Mega Delphox breaks defensive cores that the main pair cannot, and Mystic Water Primarina provides a second win condition against Gengar-centric cycles. The author structures the six as three mirrored pairs to create unpredictable team selection patterns. Chief weakness: a Cursed Body-Spell Tag Basculegion hard-counters most of the team, and certain Archaludon leads remain unsolved.Build article →

Kameleon anchored around an Iron Defense plus Body Press Metagross to reach rank 84, briefly hitting 4th on the last day. The core is HB Iron Defense Metagross with High Speed to outspeed and pick off faster special Megas, paired with defensive Garchomp that lays Stealth Rock and Spikes so a +2 Body Press one-shots bulky Garchomp and 80%-rolls Delphox. Max-speed Choice Scarf Hisuian Samurott revenge-kills special Megas from above while also spreading Spikes for extra pressure. Sash Gengar, Primarina, and Corviknight round it out for offense, defensive cycling, and a Mega-Gengar bluff. He says opponents rarely play around the setup so it farms easy wins, but the members can feel undersized and he leans on smart lead choices; shaky-accuracy moves are the weak point.Build article →

This is an evolution of the author's previous Hawlucha baton-pass build. The plan is to lead Clefable as a setup pivot, then sweep with a boosted backline. Clefable is maxed for bulk so it survives Timid Archaludon's Steel Beam and non-Mega-Charizard-Y-equivalent Hydro Wave from Mega Gengar, then plants paralysis, Stealth Rock, Encore or Memento before stepping out. Hawlucha with Sitrus + Bulk Up is the real ace, often sweeping clean; Kingambit runs Sword Dance + Sucker Punch alongside Clefable's Encore for double mind-games; Sash Volcarona handles Gengar/Hippowdon/Archaludon cores. New addition Dragon Fang Garchomp breaks the Umbreon + Skeledirge / Delphox cycle cores—+2 Outrage OHKOs HB Umbreon after rocks. Basculegion swapped to Spell Tag with bulk to tank Starmie reliably. The author credits success to a tight, patterned selection and maintaining triple-digit ladder on two accounts; pain points are lead Sash Ceruledge, Aura Sphere Archaludon, back-row Encore Lopunny/Delphox, Starmie cycles, and Lopunny + Aegislash.Build article →

Chabomatsu took a Scizor-based matchup team to rank 85 in the ladder division at 2478. His goal was reproducibility, winning with the same selection every game, so the core is a lead of Sash Garchomp plus an ace plus Life Orb Mimikyu, used in about 90% of games. He runs two Mega slots: Mega Scizor and a second Mega, with Greninja especially strong into type-walls like Hippowdon, letting him lock in the base selection. The rest is Mega Charizard Y for breaking stall and an Alolan Ninetales bluff, which paired next to Garchomp tricks opponents into reading a Sitrus set. He grades the build 95/100; the missing 5 is that he must throw shaky-accuracy moves every game and bad luck can spiral into loss. His worst matchups are Mega Lucario and Kingambit.Build article →

The author's plan is to avoid losing the lead matchup, then sweep with a boosted attacker. The build started from a Mega Floette + Mega Charizard X combo seen on Raigeki: Charizard X runs Dragon Dance + Flame Charge so it can outspeed even Scarf Garchomp after a boost (Swords Dance felt like overkill). Bulky Floette pairs with Espathra via Speed-Boost Baton Pass; one pass is often enough to sweep. Hisuian Samurott on Focus Sash leads against Archaludon, Starmie and Basculegion, sets Spikes and chips defense with Shell Smash-style Razor Shell to set up Charizard. Vanilluxe is the MVP, putting up Aurora Veil while tanking even max Flash Cannon from Archaludon, giving Charizard a safe DD turn and baiting Steels away from Floette's Moonblast. Scarf Garchomp cleans up and carries Fire Fang specifically for Scizor. The author's stated weakness: Corviknight — only Charizard can handle it, and once Zard goes down with Corv still alive, the game is basically over.Build article →

Built entirely around Mega Gengar, the author discovered that Will-O-Wisp combined with Pain Split gives Gengar match-up flexibility even against offensive teams—something traditional Gengar sets lacked. The standard three are Gengar, Primarina (Calm Mind set), and Garchomp for Stealth Rock and clean-up. Corviknight provides pivot play and draws in Gengar's checks, Kangaskhan covers face-up matchups, and Mimikyu acts as a revenge killer against physical threats. The author admits this team has too many hard weaknesses and too many threatening Pokémon it simply cannot handle, relying on skilled play to reach 85th. The standout strength is how Gengar's Will-O-Wisp line catches opponents completely off guard.Build article →

The author is a returning Gen 7 player whose specialty has always been Perish Song Gengar matchup teams, and he brought the same blueprint over to Champions. The plan is to open with Archaludon or Basculegion to wreck the lead, swing tempo with Gengar using Perish Song + Substitute + Shadow Ball, then close with Umbreon or Choice Scarf Garchomp. Archaludon runs Dragon Fang + Protect so Lopunny's Fake Out can't break Sturdy, and Draco Meteor reliably OHKOes Hippowdon and Mimikyu. Basculegion uses Flip Turn to pivot Gengar in safely against Focus Sash Glimmora, Garchomp or Mamoswine leads. Gengar is max Speed for the mirror with enough SpA to trade with Corviknight and Rotom. Umbreon brings Yawn pivoting plus a Fairy/Fighting answer, while Garchomp packs Fire Fang for Corviknight and Scizor. He admits Lopunny is pure RNG and he stopped using it the last three days; Mimikyu, Grassy Glide Floette, Espathra and Blastoise are real problems.Build article →