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Finishing 98th, the author built around Meganium as a slightly off-meta choice after losing motivation in the final two weeks and deciding to rely on surprise value. Meganium pressures almost all defensive Pokémon and standard threats outside of the Poison Jab Garchomp matchup, using Leech Seed + Substitute over Synthesis for an aggressive, switch-forcing style. Choice Scarf Krookodile provides Intimidate cycle support and beats Basculegion from above. Scizor steals items with Thief and pivots with U-turn. Galarian Slowking absorbs special attacks from Greninja and Dragonite and clears Toxic Spikes. Sitrus Berry Garchomp provides Fire resistance and Stealth Rock. Palafin, called the team's true Mega-equivalent, combines its priority attack, fast Flip Turn, and Encore to control late-game scenarios. The author identifies insufficient Fire-type coverage and Kingambit pressure as the main weaknesses.Build article →

KOH finished 99th with a team built outward from his partner Umbreon. To counter the biggest threats to Umbreon—Calm Mind Mega Florges, Calm Mind Primarina (especially Lum Berry variants), and Fighting physical attackers—he added HD Will-O-Wisp and Clear Smog Mega Gengar. Gengar traps targets with Shadow Tag, wipes Calm Mind boosts with Clear Smog, tanks the next hit, then finishes with Sludge Wave. The Umbreon-Wish into Gengar swap sequence is the core safe pivot. Hisui Samurott provides Quick Turn and fast icing utility to get Gengar on the field safely. Sitrus Berry Primarina checks Garchomp and fires Calm Mind to beat Archaludon's Mirror Coat and Corviknight. Mega Lucario with Grassy Glide and Rock Slide covers Blissey-style and Charizard lines. Dragonite with Dragon Fang handles Mega Scizor, Mega Lucario, and Mega Fushigibana. The author's main regret is Araquanid-based teams being completely unanswerable.Build article →

作者上期用晴天九尾打得不错，这次想换个天气，就以自己喜欢的雪妖女为核心搭队，突然萌生"生命宝珠玛狃拉能打现在流行的河马兽+快龙+坚盾剑怪"的想法，于是定下雪妖女+玛狃拉的双核，剩下的位置用来补两只怕的对面，同时全队都要能应付河马兽。玛狃拉靠雪天防御1.5倍撑起脆皮身板，作者用得非常敢舞，河马兽、Mega耿鬼、坚盾剑怪正对面也照样起舞；雪妖女则专门首发去接对方大量出现的西狮海壬和岩撒手，配了雷电双电击斩后手带走血量满的西狮海壬。玛力露丽换成神秘水滴+水流裂破，配合玛狃拉的冰锥能压死大量硬皮宝可梦。Mega暴鲤龙当第二Mega位兜底怕雪妖女的对局，火神蛾讲究围巾兼当奇袭巨金怪和长耳兔的答案，还能大量骗出对面首发撒岩，正好让雪妖女来接。特殊气势披带烈咬陆鲨负责隐形岩并解晶光花和铝钢桥龙。短板是Mega巨钳螳螂+隐形岩、巨金怪、长耳兔、阿罗拉九尾、甲贺忍蛙、花叶蒂、仙子伊布都很难打，作者自己也想再塞一张极光幕。Build article →

Finishing 102nd, the author started from the observation that Toxic Spikes have good coverage against popular Garchomp-Florges-Basculegion cores, then built around Sash Glimmora plus Mega Delphox while deliberately keeping the team functional even without Toxic Spikes landing. Glimmora uses three attacking moves plus Stealth Rock, relying on combat performance rather than status setup alone. Mega Delphox is the main sweeper, carrying Calm Mind and three coverage moves to break through Steel and Poison types that resist Glimmora's poison. Mimikyu counters Ghost and Dark threats. Choice Scarf Garchomp provides speed control and answers physical accumulators. Umbreon with Yawn acts as the cycle pivot alongside hazards. Archaludon was added last as a second Stealth Rock setter and to use Roar against Baton Pass teams. The author highlights the unexpected synergy of Umbreon with Stealth Rock, and notes Aegislash as a persistent team-wide weakness.Build article →

The build started from the author wanting to use Gholdengo—great typing plus Good as Gold lets Nasty Plot Gholdengo rip through walls like Corviknight and Archaludon, so he paired it with a physical attacker. Mega Kangaskhan fit his three criteria (no overlapping weaknesses, can trade blows outside stall matchups, easy to pilot). Scarf Garchomp adds a speed control and reliably answers Mega Gyarados alongside Kanga's Fake Out. Hippowdon cushions with Yawn plus sand chip, while Primarina brings Misty Terrain to break Yawn loops and cover Dragon moves. Mega Dragonite is the backup Mega for Scovillain and grass Megas. On the final day he swapped the CM/Recover Gholdengo for a Life Orb 4-attacks set to punish switch-ins like Garchomp and Kingambit. He admits Glimmora's Toxic Spikes, Heat Rotom, +2 Kingambit and screens teams are rough since the team lacks screen removal and Taunt.Build article →

This is a singles team rebuilt off last season's shell, which the author nicknames Floette plus Garchomp plus Aegislash, finishing 105th. With new Megas out, Choice Scarf Hydreigon runs well and Life Orb Aegislash has such clean coverage that he realized Floette can still come in even against Metagross or Mawile, so he rebuilt around these three. Floette runs Lum Berry Calm Mind Swords Dance as the win condition; Life Orb fast Aegislash was the season's best pick, using Ruination plus Shadow Sneak to blow up even Metagross, then sweeping with Swords Dance Shadow Sneak. Charizard is a bulky Y variant with defense investment for stability, and Hippowdon lays Stealth Rock and Earthquakes to push targets into Aegislash's kill range. Garchomp swapped to Lum Berry this time, and Earthquake plus Rough Skin plus Life Orb Close Combat can take out even Leftovers Umbreon. His toughest matchups areBuild article →

This is a singles poison-cycle team built around the newly unlocked Mega Delphox with chip damage, finishing 107th. Following an earlier builder, the author started from a Glimmora plus Delphox plus Umbreon shell. Delphox is the core: putting the whole opposing team into a range it can one-shot is a main win path, with Fire Blast guaranteeing kills on Gholdengo alongside Protect and Encore to grind poison damage. Umbreon comes out almost every game, wearing foes down with Taunt, Wish, and Yawn, and the author says he closed more games with Umbreon than Delphox. The second Mega is Mega Venusaur, which handles the Mimikyu and Primarina those three struggle with and synergizes with chip damage. Meowscarada is purely there to set Toxic Spikes, and Garchomp lays Stealth Rock plus Spikes to sustain the cycle. His hardest matchups are Swords Dance Garchomp, Mega Glimmora, and Iron Defense MetagBuild article →

这是一套纯种受循环，作者按"通用双受+通用物理受+通用特殊受"的思路搭骨架，从超坏星、Mega布里卡隆、卡比兽三只起手。Mega布里卡隆吃防弹特性，物耐拉满还能堆铁壁压幽尾玄鱼、铝钢桥龙、坚盾剑怪；Mega呆壳兽走稳重HCD配置，靠精神冲击秒掉Mega耿鬼、冰光秒烈咬陆鲨，专门反制陷影耿龙组合；卡比兽厚脂肪+大地之力+地裂兜底，对付Mega喷火龙Y、铝钢桥龙这类高火力特攻。补完位上，Mega皮可西用魔法反射弹隐形岩、对付河马兽+撒钉组合，骨纹巨声鳄接Mega花叶蒂和挑拨钢铠鸦，超坏星纠缠+毒毒拖死Mega大狃拉、Mega路卡利欧。作者自评强项是"打落+地裂""铁壁+本体劈"等多种破局手段能减少平局，并且对Mega耿鬼这种本来不利的对位用Mega呆壳兽反杀很爽；短板是骨纹巨声鳄数据偏尴尬，"撒石头+必须用它挡的对手"组合常逼出固定双选，出场略显紧绷。Build article →

The author locked in Snorlax, Mega Gyarados, and Mimikyu as non-negotiables from their Gen 7 days, resulting in a 107th-place finish. Snorlax leads with a Fighting-resist Berry, was used every game, and self-destructed more than anyone else according to the author. Mega Gyarados is nicknamed the Florges Killer after Ice Fang was added to OHKO the Florges-Mimikyu types that irritatingly survived Power Whip while setting up. Mimikyu runs Lum Berry since the disguise damage effectively wastes a Focus Sash. HD Sitrus Berry Archaludon was called so strong it should be banned; it Mirror Coats special attackers and uses Roar against setup sweepers. Mega Gengar rarely gets deployed and mainly stares down defensive teams. Skeledirge fills the special attacker slot but proved frailer than expected, falling quickly once Stealth Rock was up. The biggest weaknesses are Stamina Archaludon with Dragon Tail, Iron Defense Corviknight, and Kleavor.Build article →

The build started from Mega Gyarados, which the author felt matched up well into the Metagross-heavy meta. Cycle plans never came together, so on the last day it shifted to a face-off style team. Mega Gyarados runs max Atk with Crunch, Power Whip and Ice Fang so a Dragon Dance can OHKO Mega Metagross while its post-Mega typing and neutral bulk create pick-your-poison mind games. Leftovers Gholdengo covers Gyarados's checks (Archaludon, Corviknight, Yawn users) and swapped to Substitute + max SpA/Spe after losing to Dragon Tail and pivots. Focus Sash Garchomp is the disposable lead against Archaludon; Sitrus Sylveon handles Meowscarada and Lopunny and dodges Chomp mirrors; Mega Pinsir uses priority to trap Meowscarada and beats Mega Lopunny, Mega Venusaur and Mega Scovillain. Scarf Wash Rotom outspeeds fast threats like Mega Delphox and revenges Gyarados. The author admits Sylveon's spread was too sloppy and often folded instantly.Build article →

Last season's Focus Sash Kingambit and Curse/Protect Mimikyu got too easy to read, so with Mega Victreebel face-off teams blowing up in popularity, the author leaned into the trend on purpose: this team looks like a copycat Mega Victreebel squad, but hides two ambush plans, Shell Smash Mega Blastoise and a Trick Room pivot. Mega Blastoise is built to outspeed Choice Scarf Garchomp after Shell Smash while matching 0 EV Mimikyu's speed, letting it scout the opponent's speed before committing to Trick Room; it's the second most-led Pokemon after Aegislash, and opening with Shell Smash is the team's main win condition. Mega Victreebel disguises the team so foes lead counters like Metagross or Delphox, letting Blastoise smash safely; Mimikyu was reworked from Curse/Protect stall into a face-off and Trick Room pivot, Vanilluxe was this season's MVP, and Aegislash leads with Focus Sash mainly tBuild article →