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This is a revised version of last season's Simple Beam doubles team. Audino is the only legal Simple Beam user and it is slow, so the build naturally becomes a Trick Room team; Audino also carries Heal Pulse and Encore and is selected every game. The boosting slot moved from Torkoal to Snorlax, since Stockpile raises both defences in one move slot and Fissure gives an out, which fixes Torkoal's fatal lack of damage against Ghosts. The Baton receiver is still Mega Slowbro, whose Shell Armor neatly patches the team's most lethal weakness — critical hits — and swapping Trick Room for Body Press means a boosted Slowbro can finish alone; Aromatisse is the second Simple copier, kept specifically for Whimsicott. The Trick Room support slot moved from Choice Scarf Staraptor to Hisuian Zoroark, which pressures both physical and special attackers with Taunt, Memento, Snarl and Will-O-Wisp while IlBuild article →

This is a Doubles team report. The author built around Mega Florges from the start, using Tailwind as the core strategy with Whimsicott as the setter—its Prankster ensures Tailwind goes first and its Moonblast is boosted by Florges's Fairy Aura. Kingambit was added third for its high bulk and powerful priority Sucker Punch. After stalling at rating 2200, the author received coaching that led to switching Whimsicott from Focus Sash to Sitrus Berry for better physical bulk, freeing the Sash for Basculegion. This single change resolved the persistent problem of losing to opposing Sash Basculegion. Scarf Garchomp was added to move above the environment's fastest Mega Aerodactyl and cover Ground and Rock angles. Finally, Mega Charizard Y was added to compensate for the team's lack of spread moves. The main weaknesses are the Farigiraf-Torkoal Trick Room combination and Maushold.Build article →

This is a Doubles team report from a player's first serious dive into the format. The author started with the popular Mega Charizard Y plus Venusaur archetype but abandoned it after finding too much reliance on Sleep Powder hax to break bad matchups. After a Wide Guard plus Tailwind Aerodactyl phase pushed the rating to 2000, Aerodactyl became too meta-called with Feint and similar counters, so it was dropped. The final version adopts another player's Mega Charizard Y plus Milotic core almost wholesale: Kingambit, Basculegion, and Sneasler were copied nearly verbatim while the Charizard and Garchomp slots were kept from personal experience. Milotic's Competitive ability turning opponent stat drops into Special Attack boosts was an unexpectedly large win condition. Kingambit was tuned to minimum Speed to guarantee slow movement under Trick Room. Scarf Garchomp provides wide rock coverage and speed control. The team's main weaknesses are accumulating Rock Slide chip damage and never finding a fully clean answer to Mega Aerodactyl.Build article →

The author took this Gengar + Scrafty Perish Song team to 2200 rating and 850th place — his first time running Perish Song — drawn to how the overseas six-mon skeleton can either stall with Perish or simply hit hard. He swapped Snorlax's Encore and Fissure for Body Slam and High Horsepower. Mega Gengar leads the offense, using Sludge Bomb to pressure Sylveon and Floette and chip Incineroar while pairing with Snorlax's Yawn to control the board; Alolan Ninetales was the piece he trusted most, locking Garchomp down with Blizzard and shutting off Charizard's Heat Wave with Disable. Dragonite is the anti-Big6 finisher, using Extreme Speed to pick off a Whimsicott softened by Snorlax's Body Slam. He admits the result wasn't fully satisfying: Perish rarely goes off cleanly, most games are ground out with Snorlax Yawn before Ninetales and Gengar close, Aerodactyl spamming Rock Slide is the worsBuild article →

Player 'gandoro' reached rank 856 in M-1 doubles using a Mega Charizard X + Mega Aerodactyl + Aegislash core. The team's foundation came from theorycrafting the low-offense meta: Dragon-types have wide coverage, and Fairy moves hit through most of the field — drawing on XY and SM team articles, the author concluded that Mega Florges was a near-complete upgrade over Mega Gardevoir in this environment, making it the offensive centerpiece. Aerodactyl was chosen specifically for its reliable accuracy across moves, after the author experienced severe frustration from Rock Slide flinches and sleep RNG plaguing earlier teams. The final roster pairs Florges and Aerodactyl with Aegislash (for mixed-angle pressure), Milotic, Sneasler, and Kingambit. The team excels at dialogue-style attrition and wide coverage, but rock slide flinch and sleep moves remained a constant psychological hazard throughout the season.Build article →

This is a Doubles team built around Mega Raichu Y plus Sylveon, lifting its plan from top Japanese player Yanagi: Raichu Y uses never-miss Electro Ball to control speed while spreading Hyper Voice, Sylveon spams spread attacks, and Mawile sits in the back as a Swords Dance pressure piece. The base four are Raichu Y, Sylveon, Incineroar and Farigiraf, with the last two slots iterated on before settling on Garchomp plus Mega Charizard Y, giving a two-faced team of a cute Raichu-Sylveon side and a fantasy dragon side. Raichu Y uses Fake Out plus Mimic disruption to protect Sylveon into the fight, Incineroar is the glue with Parting Shot pivoting, Trick Room support and strong attacks, and Farigiraf sets Trick Room mid-to-late to clean up. Expert Belt Garchomp is tuned bulky for wide super-effective coverage, and Mega Charizard Y is the main attacker when Sylveon is walled or provides dragonBuild article →