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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 →

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 →

作者M-3赛季就发现皮可西对战面覆盖很广，于是这一期以皮可西为轴搭队。皮可西天然特性+宇宙力量堆起来后几乎无解，怕的花叶蒂、甲贺忍蛙、晶光花、雷丘交给妙蛙花处理，妙蛙花还兼顾撒毒菱和用剧毒逼退月亮伊布、骨纹巨声鳄这类同样天然的对手。皮可西和妙蛙花共同的短板——巨金怪、宝石海星、赛富豪则由甲贺忍蛙补上，水波留着打晶光花。烈咬陆鲨带气势披带+剑舞，专门处理仆刀将军、赛富豪、耿鬼、雷丘这些钢毒电，岩崩兼防火神蛾。铝钢桥龙是队伍的强化跳板，铺隐形岩+龙尾驱赶，还靠魔法反射一炮秒掉首发的妙蛙花、喷火龙、妖火红狐。暴鲤龙专门克雨队，威吓下龙舞压巨沼怪，破罐破摔还能捶巨钳螳螂、钢铠鸦。出场基本是铝钢桥龙+皮可西+第三只，皮可西常常不进化，队里可以打两个Mega。作者自认短板是Mega暴鲤龙（皮可西打不动）、超能艳鸵的光子对撞、大狃拉在不利面前剑舞。Build article →

The build starts from a physically defensive Umbreon that the author has drilled endlessly and trusts in any matchup. The biggest headaches in the MB meta are Life Orb Mimikyu and Primarina, which show up on nearly every team, so Toxapex was locked in as the backline pivot that can absorb both, making Umbreon + Toxapex + one of the rest the default lead pattern. Mega Delphox handles hard steels and poisons, uses Protect + Encore early to identify sets, and closes games once things are chipped. Choice Scarf Mimikyu is the MVP, using Trick to shut down walls Umbreon can't break and pin down infinite pokemon. Focus Sash Glimmora stays as a spike/Stealth Rock lead specifically for Hippowdon, Gyarados and Dragonite cores, plus Toxic for Bellibolt. Mega Chesnaught was slotted in last to shore up physical answers to Archaludon, Blastoise and Raichu. The author openly loses to Mega Gengar + Primarina, and struggles vs SD Mega Charizard X, Sub Mega Blastoise and Vivillon.Build article →

The author gave up on Mawile and split the Mega slot into Mega Starmie and Mega Floette, picking two fast, hard-hitting Megas that don't overlap in role and hold up against top-meta threats. The core plan is to lead bulky Archaludon for Stealth Rock, then bulldoze with the Megas. Choice Scarf Paldean Tauros (Fire) cleans up whatever the Megas can't KO, especially last-slot Mimikyu, and blows past Mega Gyarados and Mega Metagross while enabling pivoting with Intimidate and Starmie's Flip Turn. Lum + Swords Dance Garchomp pairs with Floette to break the common Mega Dragonite + Aegislash core, and Archaludon's Dark Pulse chips Aegislash and Metagross into Mega KO range, which the author says was huge for opening lanes. Focus Sash Meowscarada handles Basculegion and Mimikyu. The author raves about Tauros as the MVP; the weak points are Garchomp folding to Meowscarada, Lopunny and Mimikyu, and no clean answer to Scovillain or Corviknight.Build article →

The build starts from Mega Blaziken, unlocked in S4—the author loves that burns don't shut it down and Speed Boost lets it outspeed. Working off an existing Stealth Rock + Yawn setup piece using Mega Delphox, they swapped in Garchomp as the lead, then added Gyarados, Mega Gengar and Mega Blaziken as the core attackers. Mimikyu was picked fifth as a non-Mega Ghost that could reliably act and spread Will-O-Wisp against physical leads, and Choice Scarf Archaludon rounds things out as a hard-to-read piece. Chomp and Mimikyu set up; the other four sweep. Mega Blaziken runs Swords Dance + Detect to guarantee a boost; Gyarados with Lum Berry, Dragon Dance and Taunt exists to solo Hippowdon and physical walls (their most-selected mon); Mega Gengar covers Clefable, Skeledirge and Mega Starmie; Scarf Archaludon leads to snipe Mega Floette or Chomp. Weak points: priority-carrying Waters (Mega Starmie, Basculegion), Mega Venusaur, and Dragons that resist their STABs like Dragonite and Dragapult.Build article →

The author wanted to revisit Mawile and built off a top-ranking team from the previous season. Mawile drops the usual Swords Dance for a full-attacker set with Brick Break, which cracks screen leads, avoids Play Rough misses against Lopunny and Lucario, and OHKOes Kingambit. Hippowdon was moved from a physical bulk spread to a special one to handle Archaludon and the late-meta Gengar surge. Garchomp runs Choice Scarf Jolly to outspeed Mega Charizard X and stay at worst speed-tied with post-Scale Shot Chomps, with Sleep Talk for Vivillon's powders. Heat Rotom becomes a Life Orb breaker crushing Corviknight+Bellibolt and Umbreon+Venusaur cores. Meowscarada holds Life Orb to patch its firepower and Stealth Rock issues. Florges provides special power, Substitute dodging Archaludon's Mirror Coat, Blaziken's Protect and Toxapex's status. Author admits Empoleon is basically unwinnable, Mamoswine is rough, and Garchomp+Corviknight duos are tight, and calls the team read-dependent rather than raw-strong.Build article →

After a rough previous season, the author copied the base of a top-40 build using Focus Sash Garchomp + Sylveon, then experimented with Mega slots before settling on Delphox, and later adding Kangaskhan. The concept: win face-to-face matchups while keeping a minimum of cushioning, pack multiple breaking options, and abuse Body Slam paralysis on every user. Sash Garchomp handles leads, Stealth Rock, Ground coverage and revenge kills; Sylveon (bulky Wish/Yawn/Protect) cushions and shuts down Dragon-spam; Kangaskhan mashes buttons for reward and cleans with Sucker Punch; Delphox is brought against fighting Megas, Floette, and stall, using Grass Knot for Hippowdon; Archaludon (copied wholesale from the reference team) walls baton pass cores and beats Mimikyu. Kingambit was the last slot but lost to Lopunny and struggled through Hippowdon, so the day before ladder end he swapped in Choice-less AB Mystic Water Basculegion, which patches both and also finishes games. He rates the team strong at raw offense and Dragon-proofing; weakest against opposing Basculegion, Umbreon, Starmie, and Kingambit.Build article →