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The author's starting point was that even after the new unbans, Hippowdon + Archaludon still felt like the strongest defensive-plus-Stealth-Rock backbone, so the team was built around that pair. For the Mega slot he picked two high-power Megas that mesh with Hippo/Archaludon: Mega Floette as a Fairy Aura special breaker behind Hippo's Yawn cushion, and Mega Starmie as a Huge Power pivot/priority nuke that forces the opponent into predictable leads. The last two slots were originally Kingambit and Basculegion, but Mimikyu, Basculegion and the surging Bulk Up/Iron Defense Metagross were too heavy, so he swapped in Scarf Meowscarada (to check the first two) and Aegislash (which flipped the Metagross matchup completely). Archaludon leads with Rocks and Thunder Wave, Hippo stalls neutral threats with Yawn/Slack Off, and Floette or Starmie snowballs. Author-acknowledged weaknesses: Gholdengo, Baton Pass teams, and Mega Charizard Y when Starmie can't be brought; the Meowscarada slot also isn't fully polished.Build article →

Finishing 12th, the author abandoned the standard Mega-first approach and built around a Taunt-Bulk Down Corviknight instead. The reasoning: restricted items make Mega-only teams vulnerable to opposing Choice holders, whereas Corviknight can consistently stall and whittle down opponents. Sash Ceruledge pairs alongside it, covering a completely different breakdown angle. Mega Greninja was added to pressure Hipowdon plus Glimmora defensive cores and create team preview pressure. Archaludon lays Stealth Rock and Thunder Wave to support Corviknight against special threats like Dragonite. Scarf Basculegion patches the speed tier gap, and Mega Scovillain provides burn spread and anti-Lopunny coverage. The author rates the triple-breaker core of Greninja, Corviknight, and Ceruledge as nearly unbeatable in the cycle game, with Mega Meowscarada, Charizard Mega, and Delphox acknowledged as intentional weaknesses.Build article →

作者以Mega巨金怪为核心，看中它连一致弱点技都能扛住、抗性优秀，还有先制技能收残局，能撑起正面互殴、有限循环、清场等多种打法。首先加河马兽处理天气、双打大嘴娃、双墙等套路队；再上西狮海壬负责压地面/恶/火，顺便崩掉河马兽、月亮伊布、钢铠鸦这些Mega巨金怪难啃的墙。为补高速位以及对付妖火红狐、耿鬼、幽尾玄鱼，选了讲究围巾的三首恶龙。第五只是气势披带烈咬陆鲨，负责铺隐形岩、应付喷火龙和火神蛾，靠地震+龙尾+岩石封锁灵活处理暴鲤龙。最后一格用Mega耿鬼，专门针对赛富豪那种切鋼技的Mega巨金怪镜像和大竺葵、皮可西这类墙子，兼当鏡像抓人手段。作者自评Mega巨金怪带铁臂膀是关键，能不放大力鳄、甲贺忍蛙、魔幻假面喵，也能给铝钢桥龙、巨钳螳螂大伤害；身代替西狮海壬多次靠激流+水舞+水水手裡剑线打崩月亮伊布+Mega耿鬼这种循环。短板是宝石海星+电肚蛙（三首恶龙受）几乎无解，以及魔幻假面喵+快龙+坚盾剑怪同框会让Mega巨金怪被剑怪挡死非常难选出。Build article →

Placing 13th, this team centered on the Dragonite, Hipowdon, and Aegislash core. Mega Dragonite leads most matches as the main attacker, covering a wide range of types. Hipowdon sets Stealth Rock and uses Yawn to control the pace against setup threats. Aegislash runs a specially defensive spread to handle Primarina and Florges. Mystic Water Primarina counters Hipowdon and Umbreon Yawn loops with Misty Terrain while handling Blastoise and Mamoswine. Scarf Garchomp was the most selected Pokemon overall, sweeping from the back against Charizard, Basculegion, and Mega Gyarados. Mega Lucario rounds out the team as the breaker against Clefable and stall-heavy teams. The author credits a teammate for roughly 70% of the team construction, and highlights Meowscarada, Gyarados, and Greninja as unresolved matchup problems.Build article →

The build started from Adamant Mega Gyarados: after one Dragon Dance, Crunch nearly OHKOs the popular Mega Metagross and sweeps its usual teammates like Hydreigon, Primarina and Mimikyu. To set up Gyarados, the author added Leftovers Yawn Sylveon plus a Focus Sash Garchomp carrying both Stealth Rock and Swords Dance — Yawn synergizes beautifully with hazards and setup. Mega Delphox handles what Gyarados struggles with (Mega Meganium, Mega Staraptor, Corviknight, Scizor), and Dazzling Gleam gives it real pressure on Garchomp. Choice Scarf Gholdengo outspeeds Mega Metagross and can Trick a scarf onto Primarina, locking it into Water moves so Gyarados sets up freely. Curse Mimikyu is the answer to Baton Pass Clefable teams. The author calls Sylveon the clear MVP thanks to the team's clean type synergy; the weak point is Hippowdon, and Gyarados lost some steam late in the season once opponents caught on.Build article →

Finishing 14th while committing to favorite Mega Lucario as the core, the team pairs it with Charizard Y, Hipowdon, Wash Rotom, Scarf Meowscarada, and Mimikyu. Lucario uses Sacred Sword as a priority-ish option against Mega Lopunny and threatens with Sword Dance plus priority. Hipowdon sets Stealth Rock and Yawns to generate setup, with Whirlwind handling Substitute users. Rotom-Wash runs bulk-heavy to check Scarf Garchomp and counter Corviknight-based cycles. Mega Charizard Y busts Mega plus Hipowdon plus Aegislash stacks using Dragon Pulse, with Substitute dodging Yawn disruption. Scarf Meowscarada targets Charizard and Volcarona with Power Gem boosted by a special item. Mimikyu with Cursed Body item uses Shadow Claw to punish Basculegion while complementing Lucario. The author calls the complementary attack coverage and flexible team selection the main strength, with Mega Gyarados and Mega Starmie remaining tough matchups.Build article →

这套队伍的出发点是作者觉得铁壁巨金怪单体强度够顶，就以它为核心去搭。首发放特防型河马兽——如今大家都默认河马兽是物耐配置，这只HD特化反而不太被防，能吃下铝钢桥龙的特化流星群+彻底光线，负责撒隐形岩、放哈欠给后续做铺垫，还能吹飞防对面强化。核心Mega巨金怪配硬爪+铁壁，B值堆到220，一次铁壁后连钢铠鸦的健美舞踢都能反打，耐久也够扛Mega火焰鸡的闪焰冲锋。西狮海壬带鼓励，负责回避强化起手和收尾，泡沫音波是为了对妖火红狐留打点，和巨金怪属性互补也好。多龙巴鲁托带生命宝珠加穿透+咒术，用来克超音速的Mega雷丘、妖火红狐这类特殊Mega，对付特殊 gimmick 队伍尤其舒服。仆刀将军带木木果剑舞收尾魔幻假面喵、甲贺忍蛙、皮可西这些。Mega暴鲤龙留给巨金怪打不动的组合，比如快龙+坚盾剑怪。作者自认强项在于铁壁巨金怪只要有一次机会就能强行终结；短板是最后几天铁壁巨金怪泛滥，大家纷纷用鬼系特殊或河马兽哈欠+特殊高火力来针对，本想出奇结果自己反倒握了环境中心，冲一位没冲上去。Build article →

作者整队的出发点是用烈咬陆鲨铺隐形岩+龙尾刷血、Mega妙蛙花靠厚实耐久打正面单挑这两条线撑起队伍，再围绕它们补打不过的对手。烈咬陆鲨走准速明朗，多余努力值塞进HP防御，156速正好压准速花叶蒂、烈咬陆鲨和Mega龙头地鼠，但对面有花叶蒂或甲贺忍蛙时绝不先发。Mega暴鲤龙专门补妙蛙花打不动的对手，威吓加免疫地震属性互补很舒服，最终决定带挑衅而不是冰牙，靠挑衅卡住钢铠鸦、超坏星、河马兽的变化技再叠龙舞收尾，作者认为这一步是上15位的关键。讲究围巾铝钢桥龙坚硬体先手龙星群压场，临赛前从胆小波导弹改成内敛波导弹，刚好两发10万伏特带走调耐久的Mega暴鲤龙。谜拟丘用集中镜片对接龙系打点和妖系需求，速度刻3点确保镜像战。气势披带火神蛾负责处理宝石海星、电肚蛙、河马兽这条线，作者强调对面宝石海星急速折返河马兽上场时要按巨大根须而不是虫鸣才稳赢，这是被坑了一整赛季才学会的细节。短板方面作者点名怕花叶蒂、甲贺忍蛙以及巨钳螳螂、钢铠鸦这类钢虫克制Mega妙蛙花的对手。Build article →

Reaching 16th, the author scrapped Stealth Rock plus setup-relay builds in favor of three pure attackers running together. The triple core of Swords Dance Mega Lopunny, Mystic Water Basculegion, and Swords Dance Curse Mimikyu was chosen because each draws out different defensive answers and weakens them for the others: Basculegion forces out Umbreon and Corviknight who cannot take its hits; Lopunny bullies Hipowdon and Aegislash to open lanes for Mimikyu; Mimikyu's Curse exit forces the opponent to choose between taking a KO or suffering major chip to the back line. Mega Scovillain covers the Corviknight and Hipowdon cycles Lopunny struggles with, leaning on its random stat boost ability plus poison chip. Sleep Berry Rotom-Wash blocks Garchomp's attack angles and handles physical walls. Scarf Garchomp rounds out the team for Charizard and Gyarados matchups. The author calls the forced-damage synergy the team's defining strength while cautioning that Scovillain needs careful positioning against Charizard and Gengar cores.Build article →

这套队伍的出发点是朋友HANABI推荐的「铁壁+捣蛋」型 Mega 巨金怪，作者以此为轴，搭配能压制巨金怪天敌（坚盾剑怪、赛富豪、火系 Mega）的黑雾 Mega 快龙作为第二个 Mega 备选。烈咬陆鲨从原案的气势披带+隐形岩改成木子果+剑舞，专门用来配合队友清河马兽和打崩循环队。为了惩罚接触技，作者选用了冷门的静电电肚蛋（自称"电肚蛋版闪电鸟"）：物耐比闪电鸟高，还能水浸+剧毒+偷懒，接触技用家（魔幻假面喵、宝石海星等）碰它非常难受。最后一晚为了压妖火红狐/铝钢桥龙/西狮海壬，把毒毒月亮伊布换成气势披带百变自在甲贺忍蛙，收尾则交给珠子谜拟丘。出场分两套：巨金怪+甲贺+陆鲨+谜拟丘的正面单挑组，或以电肚蛋为核心的循环组，对河马兽必带电肚蛋或陆鲨之一。作者自评巨金怪本季表现极强，但对 Mega 妖火红狐、风妖精宿身、天然皮可西、讲究围巾三首恶龙比较吃力，最后一局就是没能解决皮可西输掉的。Build article →

Finishing 17th with a team nicknamed after the Hipowdon plus Archaludon core. The two synergize tightly: Archaludon sets Stealth Rock, forces switches with Dragon Tail, and blasts with Meteor Storm, while Hipowdon's sandstorm effectively thickens Archaludon's special bulk over long cycles. Archaludon's Stamina ability makes it hard for physical attackers like Meowscarada and Mega Starmie to push through. Meowscarada handles Basculegion and Blastoise while pivoting and using Trick to create opportunities, though the author admits its EV spread was the hardest to nail down. Mega Skarmory is the Mega Evolution slot, entering with a Toxic-Charm ability proc then hitting hard once it has forced damage in. Starmie had its best day on the final day, cleaning up with Swords Dance under its ability activation. The sixth slot cycled through Starmie, Araquanid, and Primarina before returning to Starmie. The author calls the team's completion level modest and encourages adapting its key elements rather than copying wholesale.Build article →

Finishing 18th with a team centered on Mega Gengar and Corviknight attack cycling. Gengar's Shadow Tag traps physical walls, while Corviknight's U-turn safely delivers Gengar to favorable matchups. Sash Garchomp provides Stealth Rock and covers the fire-type threats dangerous to Corviknight. Scarf Hydreigon checks both Mega Gengar mirrors and Basculegion, its typing complementing both Mega slots' blind spots. Obon Primarina handles Delphox, Hipowdon, and Mega Dragonite. Mega Lucario was the last addition, targeting Mimikyu-laden offense teams and handling the Charizard Y plus Volcarona angle with Rock Slide — on the final day, the Corviknight plus Garchomp preview routinely baited opponents into bringing Charizard, and then Lucario's Rock Slide finished them off unexpectedly. The author cites broad, flexible team selection as the key strength, with Mega Lopunny handling and Aegislash suppression as remaining weak points needing improvement.Build article →

Finishing 19th, the author started construction from Samurott, which they favor as a lead water-type with strong action guarantee. Samurott's Sacred Sword threatens Stealth Rock setters, Encore disrupts setup moves, and Icicle Crash deals with every Garchomp set. Mega Gyarados and Volcarona sit in the back, ready to Dragon Dance or Quiver Dance after Samurott disrupts the opponent's game plan. Gyarados runs Power Whip for the increasing number of water-types, while Volcarona uses Will-O-Wisp plus Giga Drain to handle Charizard Y matchups. Hipowdon covers Charizard and Taunt Gyarados; Mega Florges runs Calm Mind, Substitute, and Synthesis to create pressure through stalling; and Mega Scizor uses Bulk Up with Slash to threaten Iron Defense Corviknight even without a setup opportunity. The base lead is Samurott with Gyarados and Volcarona in the back, with problematic matchups being roosting Charizard X, back-position Scarf Garchomp, stalling Volcarona mirrors, and Toxapex-based teams.Build article →

Finishing 20th, the team is built on a dual Mega core of Florges and Venusaur. The foundation is Florges paired with Archaludon, as both can participate in both direct combat and cycle play across a wide range of matchups. Sash Garchomp counters Charizard, while Scarf Basculegion handles the speed tier and binds fast Mega threats. Mega Venusaur was added as the second Mega slot to crack Hipowdon plus Aegislash defensive cycles: Thick Fat makes fire and ice moves nearly harmless, and Leech Seed plus Synthesis makes it nearly unkillable for non-boosted physical attackers. Umbreon replaced an earlier Kingambit slot, cycling with Venusaur and using Yawn to manufacture favorable switches for Florges and Basculegion. The author names Mega Venusaur the team MVP — its final-day selection rate eclipsed Florges's — and calls it an underrated pick in the current meta. The primary weakness is that the team leans defensive with modest offensive output, and Archaludon showed the lowest win rate among the six, suggesting a slot swap.Build article →

作者的出发点是把「正面单挑能打」和「打破受循环」捏在同一套出场组合里——选正面单挑强势的宝可梦，再给它们配上能强行崩受的强化招式，所以基本上一旦换上去就不退、靠强化硬怼。核心是后置的耐久向长耳兔，舍弃速度换耐久，剑舞+音速拳收掉对面再补一发先制，顺便兼职反强化。Mega 妖火红狐是副 Mega，专门处理花叶蒂、喷火龙、耿鬼、妙蛙花和河马兽队，靠替身在受役（河马、月伊布、电肚蛙）面前架起来扩大优势。首发主力是冥想西狮海壬，能压一般队伍并对盔甲鸟、铝钢桥龙保有打点；副首发晶光花负责仙子伊布出不去的耿鬼、花叶蒂队，放弃隐形岩换打击面。最后一只耐久剑舞谜拟丘专门关幽尾玄鱼和苍炎刃鬼，也能在长耳兔、妖火红狐被讲究围巾烈咬陆鲨逆鳞带走后接管比赛。作者自评前两只能把受循环拆掉，给谜拟丘铺路；短板是暴鲤龙、快龙、魔幻假面喵、坚盾剑怪、电肚蛙以及 Mega 雷丘基本打不动。Build article →

The team is built around Mega Delphox, valued for its fire and psychic coverage, ground immunity, and the ability to lock opponents into disadvantageous loops with Will-O-Wisp plus Encore. Choice Scarf Garchomp fills the speed control and revenge-killing role, while Primarina runs Calm Mind as a sweeper, Kingambit with Black Glasses serves as an aggressive wallbreaker, Empoleon uses Yawn and Stealth Rock to support cycles, and Toucannon rounds out the team to handle Scizor, Ceruledge, and Basculegion while blocking ghost and ground coverage. The core concept is maintaining flexibility between cycling and setup-sweep win conditions. The author notes that Will-O-Wisp misses and increased awareness of the Delphox set late in the season led to frequent guessing battles, and the final ranking of 21st fell short of expectations.Build article →

这期赛季周期短，作者一开始就锁定新解禁的Mega巨金怪加自己喜欢的Mega快龙作为双Mega轴，基础参考了Sigma那套快龙+巨金怪冲到瞬间第一的构筑，再自己打磨。Mega巨金怪走全进攻，加了「木子」专门砸河马兽，「臂锤」处理月亮伊布和大剑鬼这些被后手换的恶系，选出率极高。河马兽四攻带偷懒+吼叫+呵欠，既能拆强行龙舞硬吃睡眠的对手，又能吼掉近来上位很多的接力队；速度还偷了点努力压电肚蛙和同族镜像。谜拟丘带生命宝珠+剑舞，是应对对面吃呵欠强行起点的收尾手，替换掉原本的仆刀将军是因为对姆克鹰打太多平局，谜拟丘能免疫近战反制。西狮海壬鼓励+泡沫+水枪+水流喷射填火系地面系空缺，鼓励用来锁补助技收尾特别好用。铝钢桥龙讲究围巾负责抢速，型隐蔽还能压制围巾魔幻假面喵，配合河马兽呵欠对铁壁巨金怪也能用恶波磨掉。反省是Mega快龙用了内敛，赛季末快龙泛滥，同族被压速直接输，事后觉得胆小更稳。Build article →

The team originally centered on Mega Delphox, but the author found the approach of using Sylveon to bait out steel-types and then sweeping with Delphox more natural, so Florges was swapped for Sylveon. The core sequence runs Sash Garchomp setting Stealth Rock, Sylveon using Yawn to force switches, and Delphox's Focus Blast punching through Umbreon. Gengar holds the second Mega slot to handle Starmie-based teams, while Gyarados uses Taunt plus Dragon Dance to turn defensive Mega setters into setup fodder as a third sweeper. The author considers the Sylveon-Umbreon double-Yawn support very consistent, but singles out Mega Gengar as the standout individual performer of the season. Final placing was 23rd.Build article →

Futon always wanted a rain team with raw, obvious power, and this season Mega Swampert got unbanned, so he built around a Pelipper + Mega Swampert core that muscles through games while denying weather setters like Hippowdon, Alolan Ninetales and Charizard Y any tempo. Archaludon runs Leftovers + Solid Rock so it can split Electro Beam to punish Meowscarada and Corviknight U-turns; the Choice Scarf went not on Archaludon but on Pelipper, an invisible fast sweeper opponents never account for and the team's key idea. Mega Swampert carries Protect to lock down Charizard Y alongside Scarf Pelipper and Garchomp's Stealth Rock; Iron Defense + Body Press Mega Metagross walls tons of physical attackers and was the season's winning pick. Bulky Focus Sash Garchomp guarantees at least even games versus Mega Raichu Y and lead Archaludon, and Meowscarada mops up Wash Rotom and Hippowdon + Dragonite coBuild article →

The team is built around Mega Charizard Y, prized for its ability to one-shot Stamina Archaludon and Corviknight, counter water-type cycles via Weather Ball under sun, and close out games immediately from favorable matchups. Garchomp could not be handled by Charizard alone, so the author borrowed a friend's Lopunny-plus-Mega-Charizard Y framework and added Choice Scarf Garchomp to cut electric coverage, Corviknight as a hazard-clearing pivot, Mega Lopunny as a pure-power attacker using High Jump Kick and Giga Impact, Primarina as the sole special attacker against sand-based teams, and Choice Scarf Kingambit last to suppress pivot-stacking and Espathra pass teams. The author considers this breaker-pivot-scarf structure their strength and rates the team highly, though the Stealth Rock slot choice was one noted regret. Final placing was 24th.Build article →