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这套队伍以月亮伊布搭配Mega晶光花为核心，主打用毒菱、隐形岩等固定伤害慢慢磨死对手。作者原本Mega位试过耿鬼、妖火红狐都不顺，最大原因是"生命宝珠谜拟丘"太重，于是换成能正面单挑谜拟丘、又能补毒菱、还能靠针刺防守吃固伤的晶光花，同时对西狮海壬、花叶蒂也有答案。铝钢桥龙负责铺隐形岩兼流星群压制烈咬陆鲨和魔幻假面喵；魔幻假面喵是毒菱手，也是让月亮伊布"祈愿+守住"这类无压回合仍能积累伤害的关键；幽尾玄鱼补面对火焰鸡、路卡利欧、河马兽、妖火红狐这些威胁，用突击背心加露珠球组合来跑循环。Mega快龙作为补完出场率很低，但对付巨钳螳螂、坚盾剑怪、赛富豪、巨金怪、火焰鸡这些钢系和格斗系必要时得靠它。作者自评晶光花选出率极高（约8成走Mega），毒菱压力大到对手常常不敢派魔幻假面喵；短板是Mega快龙几乎不上场却始终找不到替代，且甲贺忍蛙作者最后把变幻自在改成新绿，事后觉得早点改会赢更多。Build 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 →

Built in a single night near the end of the season, the team's central idea is using Mega Blastoise to suppress opponents who want to set Stealth Rock — without Shell Smash, it becomes a powerful immediate matchup threat that discourages opponents from freely setting up, letting the Sash-based attackers in the back shine. Mega Blastoise beats the rising Mega Gengar, Mega Lucario, Mega Delphox, and Mega Lopunny, while Water Pulse also handles Camerupt. Ceruledge runs a Sash set with Weak Armor for a speed boost on contact, cleaning through Corviknight; Scizor with Metal Coat threatens fairy and grass types; Mega Kangaskhan pressures Archaludon directly; Alolan Ninetales looks like a screener but actually carries Nasty Plot; and Choice Scarf Basculegion sweeps with Last Respects against dark and normal types. The author acknowledges the team was rushed and lacked polish, but its selection-screen pressure and matchup-fishing design carried it to 25th place.Build article →

The author adapted a top-13 build from the previous season into a Mega Gyarados + Sylveon setup-relay team, finishing 25th at 2507. Garchomp leads with a Focus Sash to set Stealth Rock and Dragon Tail out setup fodder, Sylveon yawns targets into forced switches, and Mega Gyarados sweeps after a Dragon Dance. Gyarados runs Jolly so one DD outspeeds Scarf Dragonite and poison-move users that get sent in for it, plus Wildbolt Storm—actually Lash Out—to blow up Gholdengo. Bulky HB Sylveon exploits the low steel-move rate to soak a boosted Dragapult and covers Tyrantrum, which Garchomp hates. Mimikyu is the cleaner: its typing overlaps nicely with Scarf Archaludon, so whichever gets KO'd by a dragon or dark move lets the other set up. Curse is included specifically to punish Baton Pass and Minimize teams the rest can't touch. Scarf slot moved from Hydreigon to Archaludon to check Dragapult, bait Stealth Rock reads, and raise the team's speed floor. Author says the team crushes matchup-style teams but he never fully mastered Delphox, saving it for balance matchups.Build article →

Sora just wanted to run Mega Meganium this season because it's cute and strong, and built the team around it. He found it works better in a cycling team than a matchup-based one, so he paired it with Hippowdon as a synergistic pivot. Facing lots of Focus Sash Garchomp + Alolan Ninetales teams mid-season, he ran bulky Choice Scarf Stamina Archaludon to punish those, letting it and Meganium trade the ace and cushion roles. Those three struggled against Delphox and lacked breaking power, so he added Swords Dance Hisuian Samurott, plus Toxapex to reliably wall Greninja and Toxic-Spikes Watchog + Staraptor teams. The last Mega slot went to Substitute + Nasty Plot Delphox for its edge over Metagross. Meganium runs Sub + Synthesis and uses its coverage (Solar Beam + Weather Ball) to beat Steels it can't normally tank; Hippowdon is a bulky lead that controls the field; Toxapex uses Regenerator +Build article →

He started from what he most hated getting hit by back when he used Hippowdon himself, building an aggressive Swords Dance team around Life Orb Wood Hammer Mimikyu that sets up and smashes through, posting high win rates against defensive cycling teams. Mimikyu breaks physical walls like Hippowdon, and even if it can't KO, it opens the door for Mega Scizor; Mega Scizor is the second SD user, using its huge defense plus Roost to sweep even from behind. Hippowdon runs full HD with Stealth Rock, Yawn and Whirlwind, and almost nobody plays around Whirlwind, so it uses Yawn to open turns and sand chip to pull targets into KO range. Choice Scarf Basculegion covers the Fire-types and Hippowdon that Scizor struggles with and can revenge Iron Defense Metagross (though it often gets turned back). Nasty Plot Mega Raichu Y dismantles defensive cores and its pressure lets him read the opponent's pickBuild article →

Sekhme has loved Metagross since grade school and built the team around it this season, then added Hydreigon for its complementary typing. Primarina covers what those two fear (Hydreigon, Hippowdon, Hisuian Samurott, Umbreon) with broad answers. Wanting a second axis, he added Gengar to pressure the things Metagross gets walled by (Slowbro, Scovillain, Archaludon, Corviknight, Skeledirge). He rounded it out with Garchomp for a Ground slot and Wash Rotom to cover the Garchomp, Kingambit, Scizor and Aegislash both Megas fear, while also crushing rain. Metagross runs Tough Claws with Iron Head + Psychic Fangs + Thunder Punch, using its post-Mega speed to pressure and fish for flinches; Choice Scarf Hydreigon is the cushion and enabler for both Megas, leading with U-turn to scout before deploying the aces, and he rates it highly. Focus Sash Garchomp is the role-breaker (especially versus VenBuild article →

The author built around the fact that Garchomp and Archaludon were everywhere in this meta, so he started with Focus Sash Mamoswine as a reliable answer to both — Endeavor plus Ice Shard forces a brutal mind game against rocks setters. He paired it with Mega Charizard Y to mop up the things Mamoswine struggles into (Primarina, Corviknight, Scizor) and added Lum Berry Mimikyu as a Swords Dance sweeper, making that trio his bread-and-butter lead. The remaining three plug specific holes: Yache Berry bulky Archaludon walls Mega Lopunny's +2 Close Combat and also handles Sash Ceruledge and Hisuian Samurott; Mega Starmie with Flip Turn answers Mega Glimmora and Mega Delphox while pivoting into Archaludon; Primarina covers leads like Choice Scarf male Basculegion, Mega Dragonite, Hydreigon and Ceruledge. He thinks the team's one-on-one matchup power is its biggest strength but admits it really struggles vs Mega Lopunny + Aegislash, Mega Delphox + Archaludon cores, Scarf Rotom-W, Umbreon and special Meowscarada.Build article →

The team centers on Mega Charizard X, motivated by the observation that most Charizard-Y answers in the current environment are Choice Scarf or Oran Berry Garchomp — Dragon Dance puts Charizard X above those and lets it clean through them. For setup support, a specially defensive Hippowdon was used over Garchomp to reliably handle Archaludon. The remaining slots are Choice Scarf Basculegion and Mega Florges for selection-screen pressure, a specially offensive Archaludon to cycle with Charizard, and Sash Greninja carrying Mud Shot — a configuration copied from an opponent, which proved effective at punishing Stealth Rock setters. The author was not fully satisfied with 28th place but sees the first season's result as acceptable and expressed plans to start streaming.Build article →

The team is built around Mega Lucario, whose Aura Sphere and Flash Cannon can be amplified by the Solid Rock ability and whose Corkscrew Crash covers both Archaludon and Hippowdon that otherwise cause major problems in the current meta. Because Lucario's defenses are fragile, it is used as a back sweeper with an Oran Berry Archaludon as the lead that also sets Stealth Rock. Choice Scarf Basculegion with Last Respects fills the third fixed slot as a finisher. The backup squad is Mega Gyarados against Lucario's hard counters, Choice Scarf Garchomp for Delphox-heavy leads, physically bulky Primarina with Perish Song to deal with persistent Umbreon and Lopunny, and Sparkling Aria coverage on Primarina to prevent Last Respects from being PP-stalled by ghost types. The author openly admits the team has a ridiculous number of weaknesses — Aegislash is essentially a free loss — but credits the Oran Berry Archaludon for carrying the team to rating 2700 and 29th place.Build article →

Mia took this team to 29th at the close of Season M-3. The core is Mega Dragonite, chosen because it handles the wave of newly added threats from M-B (Mega Metagross, Mega Blaziken, Mega Staraptor, Mega Mawile, Gholdengo, Annihilape) while its own counter, Mega Floette, had dropped in usage. Aegislash covers Dragonite's ice and fairy weaknesses; a Focus Sash Glimmora leads to lay toxic spikes and trade with most openers; a bulky Hippowdon is the physical wall cushion; and Choice Scarf Meowscarada handles the otherwise-heavy Mega Gyarados and Greninja. The second Mega slot, Mega Floette, mainly earns value through team-preview pressure. Mia notes many games are won just cycling Dragonite and Aegislash after spikes, with Air Slash flinches and Flamethrower burns stealing extra luck; the weakness is a clear disadvantage into Metagross, covered by the other five.Build article →

Rebo took his classic Lucario + Mimikyu + Hippowdon + Charizard shell to 30th at the close of Season M-3. The build started from newly unlocked Life Orb Mimikyu; he'd never liked any item on it before, but the Orb boosts every attack's reach, so he ran max Attack/Speed all-out. Hippowdon goes full physical bulk to firmly wall the newly added Metagross, Blaziken, and Mawile. Charizard keeps its Will-O-Wisp set from last season to pester heavy Hippowdon and its buddies Archaludon and Gyarados. Lucario runs Swords Dance to pair with Yawn Hippowdon, plus Bullet Punch so it can be led into Gengar teams. The last two slots became Choice Scarf Primarina for pivoting plus Perish Song, handling the then-rampant Alolan Ninetales + Garchomp and checking stall and Baton Pass teams. Rebo's main regret: he didn't prepare for the Starmie + Hippowdon + Archaludon core, and kept wishing Lucario had ExtreBuild article →

作者的出发点很明确：要能稳压带铁壁的Mega巨金怪、要打赢电肚蛙循环队、还要有能后手换上处理谜拟丘的角色。满足第三条的选择不多，最终选了钢铠鸦，再配上同样能吃巨金怪的Mega耿鬼，耿鬼直接调成灭亡之歌+同命的1换1特化型。为了处理围巾三首恶龙，加入月亮伊布做后手接盘；这三只兜不住电肚蛙循环，于是塞进带避雷针的Mega雷伊Y，用替身+恶计谋把电肚蛙当强化跳板。剩下火焰鸡、火神蛾、妖火红狐这几只很难缠，就用水滴+A满的雄性幽尾玄鱼硬扛，靠急速折返配合耿鬼、雷丘落地。最后一格没找到强联动，就塞了披带烈咬陆鲨铺隐形岩，勉强应付水箭龟、暴鲤龙和赛富豪。作者自评：钢铠鸦+月亮伊布组合难被同时破坏时耿鬼的1换1就能撕开局面；短板是洗翠大剑鬼和珠剑舞坚盾剑怪都极难处理，先制技会把Mega位和幽尾玄鱼直接锁死。烈咬陆鲨那格他自己也承认没打磨出协同，是想换的一格。Build article →

Tottsuan revived his Gen-7 Blaziken Baton Pass strategy for 31st at the close of Season M-3. The plan: Blaziken uses Speed Boost to stack Attack and Speed, then Baton Passes to Gyarados for a sweep, or Gyarados sets up Dragon Dance itself. Blaziken carries Swords Dance and Baton Pass, with bulk tuned to eat Garchomp's Earthquake and Archaludon/Hydreigon's Draco Meteor, and it also beats Gyarados's problem matchups Meowscarada and Lopunny. Gyarados is the team's only Mega and main pass target; Adamant, so post-Mega +2 Waterfall KOs bulky Hippowdon. Focus Sash Garchomp sets Stealth Rock, cutting Electric's spam while checking both Mega Charizard X and Y. Alolan Ninetales uses Light Clay to extend Aurora Veil and beat opposing bulky Garchomp and Primarina. Rotom-Wash sets up with Thunder Wave and Will-O-Wisp against Metagross, Delphox, Greninja, Primarina, and Hippowdon. Gholdengo covers thBuild article →