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这套队的出发点是作者上赛季用着顺手的 Mega 花叶蒂+吃剩饭烈咬陆鲨组合，本期直接定为核心，因为这俩对环境里难缠的钢铠鸦正面强势，烈咬陆鲨的固定伤害也跟花叶蒂配合极好。第三只塞了带诅咒之符的坚盾剑怪，专门补这俩怕的冰/钢打击面，三只之间属性循环很顺。第四只是本队的革新点——讲究围巾水洗洛托姆：上期一位用的洛托姆没人会预判围巾，伏特替换能打出对手意想不到的伤害，方便后排坚盾用影子偷袭收掉对面 Mega，对耿鬼、巨钳螳螂、妖火红狐、宝石海星、Mega 喷火龙 Y 这些原本难打的对手胜率大幅提升。骨纹巨声鳄负责压 Mega 长耳兔、Mega 巨钳螳螂、Mega 喷火龙 X 的选出，还能稳吃谜拟丘和彩粉蝶、狠辣椒、冰鬼护这类恶心队。最后一名换上 Mega 甲贺忍蛙，补幽尾玄鱼以及被前五吸引来的河马兽、烈咬陆鲨。作者自评强项是花叶蒂几乎对任何一般位都有刺，烈咬陆鲨耐打又能搅局；短板是坚盾这套配招打不过 Mega 喷火龙 X，且面对 Mega 长耳兔队坚盾很难出场。Build article →

The team is built around a core of Mega Gengar, Umbreon, and Garchomp. The author's concept began with admiring Mega Gengar and then systematically patching its weaknesses. Will-o-Wisp on Gengar handles slow physical attackers using Earthquake; Umbreon pairs as the ghost/dark sponge and uses Toxic to pressure Hippowdon that Gengar cannot break alone; Scarf Garchomp provides entry hazards safely while also shutting down Substitute Archaludon before it can lock Umbreon. Archaludon with Stamina plus White Herb suppresses any item-dependent opponent. Primarina and Mega Gyarados fill coverage gaps against Lopunny, Espathra, Mimikyu, and Scizor. The author identified two key weaknesses: no answer to fast Mega threats that outspeed Gengar, and Mimikyu naturally punishing the standard lead trio.Build article →

This team is a refinement of the author's previous season squad. The original concept was Sitrus + Swords Dance + Substitute Sneasler using Umbreon as setup fodder, supported by WoW/Magical Fire/Encore Delphox to soften threats and Stealth Rock + Dragon Tail Archaludon for chip, letting Sneasler sweep at the end. Problems arose vs standard balance (Hippowdon/Dragonite/Aegislash), so Choice Scarf Garchomp was added as the real sweeper, forming a Delphox/Archaludon/Garchomp core selection. To handle Mega Lopunny, the author leads Delphox, switches to Garchomp on Fake Out, and went Adamant Garchomp to OHKO Lopunny and Basculegion. Delphox shifted from max Speed to bulk so it survives priority and keeps Encore pressure alive. Primarina runs Mystic Water mainly to OHKO Hippowdon, and Mega Venusaur was added as a "face" pick to deter lead Primarina and bait Corviknight. The author rates the team's strength as never falling behind on numbers since every member contributes even at low HP; weaknesses are Mega Lopunny leads and Delphox's shaky Will-O-Wisp accuracy.Build article →

The team centers on Mega Charizard Y and Mega Aggron, assembled by a returning player with a simple framework: put Charizard at the core, then build outward to cover its weaknesses. Charizard Y runs a bulk investment with Rock Tomb as its surprise tech — countering Volcarona that normally walls it and enabling speed manipulation for late-game pivots. Hippowdon drops Stealth Rock+Yawn in favor of Cute Charm+Coil, countering Swords Dance Garchomp at +1 in a 1v1. Clefable (non-Mega) with Leftovers uses Cosmic Power to stall out Encore PP from Primarina and eventually set up an impenetrable moon-light loop. Aggron invests heavily in Special Defense to take on Aegislash and Milotic, with Sleep Talk being the only gap. Weavile with Choice Scarf runs Switcheroo for item theft, and Gardevoir fills the anti-stall and fire coverage role. The author notes Clefable's setup time gives opponents too many crit chances as the main weakness.Build article →

The author felt this meta demanded an answer to Basculegion's Poltergeist sweeps. Scarf Meowscarada and Hydreigon get punished by switch-ins once locked, so he chose Kingambit instead: Sucker Punch traps Basculegion, and SD+Sucker turns bad matchups around. Garchomp with Focus Sash sets Stealth Rock to push Kingambit's KO range and packs Dragon Tail to phaze Hippowdon switch-ins and scout the back. Jolly Mega Charizard X rounds out the core, specifically built to beat Scarf Garchomp—after one Dragon Dance it outspeeds another Scarf Chomp and even max-speed Scarf Hydreigon. These three form the standard lead. The last three slots are bait: Floette lures steels for Charizard, Basculegion lures Scarf Meowscarada to set up Kingambit, and Corviknight makes opponents misread Charizard as Y. The author admits the team has many bad matchups and bled rating often, so the build still needs refining.Build article →

The team is built around Mega Lopunny (Adamant, full Attack investment), exploiting the fact that Fake Out plus Thunder Punch nearly OHKOs uninvested Starmie and Fake Out plus High Jump Kick lands a high-probability OHKO on Garchomp and Glimmora. Core members are Lopunny, Archaludon, Corviknight, and Basculegion; the last two slots go to Mega Clefable as a setup platform and Espathra to handle fast threats like Gengar and Delphox that outspeed Lopunny. The standard lead is Lopunny plus Corviknight with a flexible third; Basculegion is prioritized when Hippowdon is on the opponent's team. The author acknowledges the team is not top-tier — no Fire-type move means Scizor is problematic, no Ice move leaves Dragonite as a weakness, and a late-season swap to Sash Garchomp cost 100 rating points before reverting to Espathra, an outcome the author admits they cannot explain.Build article →

Shake ran a rare Mega Staraptor plus Mega Pyroar pairing, the idea being to chip hard and then push Pyroar or Garchomp through. The opening Mega Staraptor carries Final Gambit to forcibly whittle slow mons like Hippowdon, Primarina and Corviknight and open the way for the backline, plus U-turn to strip Mimikyu's disguise and punish pivots; just showing it at team preview baits out Mimikyu and Mega Delphox. Mega Pyroar was the Mega used in about 70% of games, brutal against the ubiquitous Mimikyu, one Overheat nukes Hippowdon, and it beats Gholdengo, Corviknight, Skarmory and Aegislash. Mimikyu is the super MVP, brought nearly every game, and once its Swords Dance plus Wood Hammer drops Hippowdon the game is basically won. Scarf Garchomp closes as the third pick with many removal routes alongside Mimikyu, and Archaludon adds Stealth Rock and answers Starmie and Greninja. The author lists

作者原本用Mega宝石海星打到过冠军级，后期掉到1800，最后一天前借了别人公开的对面构筑稍微调整甲贺忍蛙的配置后冲上最终冠军级。核心是首发超能艳鸵+Mega甲贺忍蛙的组合：超能艳鸵带气势披带，靠光子撞击正面打穿对手并把对方特防砍两阶，常常一只就能滚雪球；后续接Mega甲贺忍蛙，因为对手特防被削，变幻自在更容易发挥，甚至可以先不Mega用毒水波等技能切属性再Mega。配速上把性格从胆怯改成保守，是为了对枪幽尾玄鱼不被压死。第三只视情况派谜拟丘（对面向、收尾）或彩粉蝶（食残蝶舞催眠粉，钉受队和钢铠鸦），两者各打不同套路。Mega长耳兔和铝钢桥龙是备用，前者打袋兽队，后者铺隐形岩+龙尾骚扰当超能艳鸵难出场时的替代首发，并且摆出来还能误导对手以为超能艳鸵是接力套。作者自评首发稳定度极高，缺点是对月亮伊布、仆刀将军、火神蛾比较吃紧，只是这次环境里这些数量减少，加上Mega长耳兔和铝钢桥龙用得太少，选出灵活度还有待提升。Build article →

Built around status conditions and chip damage cycling into a late-game sweep, this team originated from a friend's remark that Scovillain plays like Celesteela, prompting the author to rework an old cycle-team concept. The dual-Mega core of Mega Dragalge and Mega Scovillain is the backbone: Dragalge's unique typing handles Mega Gengar and Mega Blaziken, while Scovillain's Leech Seed pairs with Clefable's Wish to check Steel Mega and high-BST Dragon cycles broadly. Hisuian Samurott's Sacred Sword chunks Archaludon, patching a key gap in the slow, Clefable-dependent cycle, and the Focus Sash ended up more reliable than the Expert Belt. Clefable carries the team as the overworked workhorse — wide switch-in range boosted by Leech Seed and burn chip, a late-game win condition, and a counter-play option against Mimikyu. The author flags over-reliance on Clefable, Scarfed Garchomp underperformBuild article →

The team is built around Mega Victreebel as the undisputed ace, designed to achieve reliable 1-for-1 trades in head-on matchups against the metagame staples Delphox, Greninja, and Charizard. Rather than the standard Chlorophyll or trapping-support set, Mega Victreebel runs a pure attacker spread — Knock Off, Giga Drain, Poison Jab, and Sucker Punch — exploiting the fact that Ingrain prevents opponents from switching out, forcing them to attack and walk into Sucker Punch. Whimsicott was the season MVP: a Cotton Guard + Leech Seed + Substitute loop that hard-walls Garchomp without Poison moves and Mimikyu without Curse. Gholdengo used Archaludon and Hippowdon as setup fodder for sweeps, and Dragonite leveraged Multiscale to set up Dragon Dance. The author admits the team has low overall polish — many wins came down to favorable matchup coin-flips — and highlights Mega Dragonite teams, PrimBuild article →

The author didn't build around a game plan — he just listed Pokemon that answer the format's many threats and landed on these six, a team meant to shut down the opponent's win condition rather than force its own. Four of the six look like possible Megas, which baits misreads. The centerpiece is a defensive HD Excadrill that hard-counters the format's best mon, Archaludon: it resists Archaludon's main moves, sets Stealth Rock for tempo, and occasionally steals games with Horn Drill. Mega Gyarados tanks hits with Intimidate plus its typing shift and removes a threat with wide coverage, Choice Scarf Hydreigon outspeeds Basculegion, Gengar and Greninja, and Skarmory lays Spikes to handle Lopunny and Meowscarada. The author is proudest of the homebrew HD Excadrill answer to Archaludon; the downsides are being walled by Skarmory and Hippowdon and the occasional accuracy whiff.Build article →