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The author built around using the officially distributed Ash's Charizard, reaching rank 213 in Doubles Season M-1. The main lead is Lopunny + Sylveon, with Scarfless-Basculegion holding a Choice Band and Clawitzer in the back as sweepers. Sylveon's Hyper Voice spreads damage to soften up targets for Basculegion's Aqua Step or the priority Last Respects. Charizard is tuned for Trick Room, and Farigiraf provides Trick Room support. The author notes that Archaludon's guaranteed follow-up action paired with Basculegion gave a sense of reliability similar to a Gyarados-plus-Rotom core. Weaknesses included misidentifying which move to lock Archaludon into and unstable matchups against Florges and Vivillon teams.Build article →

The author compiled three Doubles team iterations covering the Global Challenge, PJCS Qualifier, and Season M-1 Ranked in one post, eventually reaching rank 230 in the ladder. The Global Challenge core was Mega Froslass + Sneasler + Basculegion + Kingambit, where Blizzard freeze chances and Taunt were key tools; after a 28-8 run and PJCS qualification, the author reflected that Sneasler was vulnerable to Psychic moves and Mega Aerodactyl was too fast to handle, leading to adding Mega Dragonite for the Qualifier to cover Blastoise, high-bulk Steel types, and Trick Room. The Qualifier ended 12-8 and the author narrowly missed through. For the final Ranked push, the lineup became Mega Froslass + Sneasler + Mega Dragonite + Basculegion + Kingambit + Choice Scarf Hydreigon, with core leads of Sneasler + Mega Dragonite backed by Basculegion + Kingambit. Dragonite's Multiscale and coverage handled Blastoise, steel tanks, and Trick Room threats; three priority moves across the back row created wide tactical options. The author went 18-3 from the 2200s straight to Champion rank.Build article →

The team is built around Mega Froslass paired with Garchomp, Weavile, Basculegion, Kingambit, and Snorlax. The author rebuilt a known team from a fellow player, adding a Leftovers+Yawn Snorlax that most tier lists ignore or rank bottom — personally rated B-tier for its ability to sponge non-Fighting moves, deflect threats with Yawn, and set the pace behind screens. Mega Froslass sets dual screens and pressures with its Levitate form; Scarf Garchomp opens with Rock Blast to slow targets for sweepers; Weavile runs max speed for mirror priority; Basculegion is the unconditional faith pick for Tomb attack; Kingambit is tuned to survive Fighting hits from Snorlax. The main weakness acknowledged: noticing Incineroar and Venusaur were trouble but leaving them unaddressed, which ultimately cost the author a qualification run.Build article →

Tetspond ran a Doubles tailwind-and-explosion Anger Point team, finishing 261st at 2475 in Season M-1. The core sequence is: Whimsicott sets Tailwind while Garganacl uses Self-Destruct, then Mega Pinsir and Water Tera Tauros come in. Mega Pinsir's Rototiller (100 accuracy, low power, guaranteed critical) triggers Tauros's Anger Point, boosting Attack to +6, after which Tauros sweeps with Earthquake and Rock Slide. Mega Pinsir's Flying type gives Earthquake immunity, and its Feint breaks through Protect while its Aerilate ability makes Feint hit Ghost types. After Tailwind expires, Pinsir cleans with Giga Impact and Tauros with Aqua Jet. Whimsicott holds Mental Herb against Taunt; Clear Body Garganacl ignores Intimidate and has enough Attack to OHKO Whimsicott at full power. Farigiraf and Camerupt occupy the top two preview slots to project a Trick Room appearance. The author identifies Rock Slide accuracy as the team's main weakness, attributing roughly 40% of late-season losses to misses.Build article →

Tatsubei's first team report covers a Doubles Reflect/Light Screen + Archaludon + Basculegion build that reached 265th at Champion rank. Inspired by Cybertron's Sableye + Archaludon screens video mid-season, the team evolved by replacing Mega Dragonite with Mega Florges, which handled Mega Blastoise and mirror matchups more reliably. The final version features: Mega Florges with Drain Kiss and Ruinous Light under screens for sustained healing; Mega Charizard Y as a weather-flipping answer to Rain teams, also threatening Basculegion with Solar Beam; Archaludon with Leftovers using Electro Beam freely once screens are up, its Stamina ability punishing Rock Slides; rain-sweeper Basculegion (Swift Swim, Mystic Water) capable of punching through walls with Wave Crash; Pelipper with Rain Dance to counter back-line Charizard Y's sunlight; and Sableye holding Oran Berry for HP miscalculations, eventually switching from Encore to Fake Out. The author noted that without Sinistcha as backup, Archaludon is a finite resource that must be managed carefully, and experienced opponents were increasingly adept at playing around the screens.Build article →

The team is built around Mega Dragonite as a rain-dance-plus-tailwind setter, using the argument that mid-speed threats dominate the meta and Mega Dragonite's bulk plus Roost lets it set tailwind multiple times rather than just once. The core game plan is farming Charizard matchups (estimated 80%+ win rate below 2300) while aiming for 50% against everything else. Pelipper and Archaludon provide rain-amplified damage (Weather Ball and Electro Beam); Sneasler uses Sash plus Poison Touch to pressure Fairy-types; Aegislash drops Shadow Sneak for Iron Head specifically to pressure Florges; Heliolisk handles special-heavy and Blastoise matchups via Glare to neutralize opposing special attackers. Weak points include Froslass teams (30-40% win rate), and Medicham-backed Snorlax is acknowledged as near unwinnable.Build article →

The team is built around Mega Gengar plus Gravity, motivated by the discovery that a Modest full-Special-Attack Gengar's Focus Blast OHKOs HP-invested Kingambit. Sableye sets Gravity using its own Prankster to cancel opposing Prankster, then uses Encore or Bind to immobilize a target while Mega Gengar locks it down with Shadow Tag. Maushold's Population Bomb becomes a guaranteed hit under Gravity and specifically handles Florges and Sylveon lines. Archaludon was added to counter Mega Blastoise; Pelipper supports Archaludon in rain; Basculegion cleans up in the mid-to-late game, made safer by Hypnosis or Bind support. The author identifies clear weaknesses: Farigiraf shuts down Sableye, Choice Scarf Hydreigon one-shots Gengar, Garchomp's Rough Skin punishes Maushold's Population Bomb, and Life Orb Basculegion used from turn one is essentially unkillable.Build article →

A doubles team built around tailwind offense that can operate from above rather than being buried by Rock Slide flinches. The author initially ran Mega Aerodactyl, but mirror matches and counters like Sneasler fake-out, Scarf Garchomp's Rock Tomb, and Whimsicott Encore forced a change to Whimsicott as the primary tailwind setter. The final core of Whimsicott, Glimmora, Mega Charizard Y, Garchomp, Kingambit, and Mega Florges reached 394th place at Rating 2414. Whimsicott survives and resets tailwind turns with Protect; Glimmora runs Focus Sash max Speed to threaten Fire/Fairy types; Garchomp uses White Herb to power up Scale Shot without lasting stat loss. The author's main self-criticism is that Scale Shot's poor accuracy made Garchomp unreliable — Dragon Claw would be the cleaner fix.Build article →

A doubles team built around an Sneasler + Mega Dragonite lead executing Fake Out + Tailwind to deny Aerodactyl's Rock Slide leads. Sneasler runs max Speed with Focus Sash (not White Herb), with Feint added to prevent opponent Protect from wasting Tailwind turns. Mega Dragonite is specially invested with Modest nature — it changes type on Mega Evolution — and uses ExtremeSpeed to finish off chip-damaged opponents after Feint. Hisuian Samurott with Lum Berry uses its signature hazard-spreading move freely since priority cuts can't negate it. Kingambit runs min Speed for Trick Room opposition. Scarf Garchomp covers Mega Florges. Mega Charizard Y provides a second Mega presence in team preview. Final result was 416th at Rating 2408; the author acknowledges building what amounts to 'doubles-flavored singles' and wants to study actual doubles fundamentals.Build article →

This is a doubles battle report with a peak rating of 2470. The author started with Mega Scovillain as the cornerstone, prizing its immense selection-screen pressure in a field dominated by physical attackers like Garchomp, Kingambit and male Basculegion. The intended core was Scovillain to inflict burns, then female Basculegion and Glimmora to stack poison so that Basculegion's Hex hits harder. In practice, Scovillain was often dealt with cleanly by Talonflame and Mega Charizard-Y before it could spread burns. Sylveon with Hyper Voice is a non-Mega special powerhouse the author recommends adding any time the Speed situation allows it; they note they would always include a Sylveon-tier special attacker going forward. Kingambit with Yache Berry drops Protect in favour of Low Kick, which proved decisive against Gengar-plus-Incineroar leads. The main structural weaknesses were an over-reliance on special attackers, Corviknight threatening the whole team, and Sneasler's surprise Acrobatics. Garchomp's Scale Shot is non-contact and avoids Rough Skin in the mirror, giving it an edge there. The author rates the team at roughly 75 points of completion.Build article →