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The whole team revolves around a Curse-Baton-Pass plus White Herb Unburden chain: Sylveon drops its Speed with Curse, Baton Passes to Sneasler, the Herb triggers Unburden for doubled Speed and boosted offenses, and Sneasler sweeps from an angle the opponent never sees. Leads are Stealth Rock setters that avoid lead disadvantage, Archaludon or Garchomp, with Sylveon as the relay. Sneasler is the true ace (Fatal Claw, Close Combat, Drain Punch, Swords Dance), picked over 80% of games. Two Megas patch gaps: Mega Gyarados uses Taunt and Dragon Dance to bully Hippowdon and break Meowscarada via Mold Breaker, while Mega Scizor, added in the final three days, answers Mega Venusaur and the Hippowdon-Meowscarada pair. The author admits it's a one-ace build, so losing Sneasler usually loses; worst matchups are Mega Victreebel, Mega Venusaur with Skeledirge, Mega Scovillain, and Garchomp with Mega Build article →

作者从自己最爱的Mega妖火红狐出发搭队，针对M-A第二期的环境节奏——前期蜻蜓回返循环流行，中期水箭龟、剑舞长耳兔、喷火龙X等强化清场手抬头，后期谜拟丘、Mega快龙、围巾烈咬陆鲨等止损位补上——目标是既能正面硬刚又能跑循环。本期把过去用的毒月亮伊布换成HB压力盔甲鸟，配合Mega妖火红狐互补打面，再加冥想+模仿西狮海壬解决三体都难处理的西狮海壬，构成基本出场组合。坏招通打面广，于是带剑舞黑眼镜仆刀将军当收尾；为了应对喷火龙、补隐形岩和首发铝钢桥龙互殴，补气势披带隐形岩烈咬陆鲨。妖火红狐打不动宝石海星、幽尾玄鱼时就换围巾魔幻假面喵当裏ACE，最后一刻加进的模仿还在最终日靠"假面喵换上→对面剑舞→慢回返剥皮→模仿"稳定解掉谜拟丘。作者自评循环耐性互补到位、坏招通打线漂亮，但Mega长耳兔（尤其配风妖精）、Mega宝石海星/大剑鬼这类强压一回合的对手、以及对方Mega妖火红狐速度比自己快，都是明显短板。Build article →

作者是个玩属性单一队的UP主，这次拿的是一般系单一队。构筑直接借鉴前赛季两位高分玩家的成品，挑出三个用着最顺手的核心：带岩石连发的铳嘴大鸟、特性沙隐的光电伞蜥、棉花防守加剑舞的Mega长耳兔，以这三只为骨架。光电伞蜥和铳嘴大鸟分别用蛇之凝视和喙加农制造异常状态当跳板，自然接上吃异常的百变怪；长耳兔只有吸取拳一个攻击技，遇到不好出的盘面就换打击面广的袋兽当二号王牌；最后用卡比兽的呵欠操作出场顺序，对付喷火龙、妖火红狐、骨纹巨声鳄这些火系和超坏星、布里卡隆、呆壳兽这种硬受。作者自评Mega长耳兔是绝对的核心，对手看到它会习惯性换河马兽、钢铠鸦这类数值受，正好被棉花防守加剑舞打成跳板，对苍炎刃鬼、路卡利欧胜率非常夸张；短板是巨钳螳螂稍微难处理，长耳兔火力本身也偏低，得靠对手送格斗技才舒服。光电伞蜥靠沙隐免疫沙暴伤害，专门骗河马兽出来后用扎根反打。Build article →

The author's core lead is Archaludon + Basculegion + Mega Lopunny: Archaludon sets Stealth Rock and chips with Draco Meteor until the opposing team is in KO range for Basculegion and Lopunny, who then sweep with raw power. Mega Lopunny is invested in HP/Def to survive Garchomp's Outrage, runs enough Speed to outpace base 130s at neutral nature, and a +2 Triple Axel can roll past max Hippowdon. Basculegion started on Choice Scarf but was switched to a max Attack Wave Crash set so it could OHKO Hippowdon while still picking moves freely. Because Garchomp was such a headache, Corviknight (Brave Bird + Taunt) and Meowscarada were added later. In the last three days Mega Meganium was swapped for max-Speed Mega Glimmora with Energy Ball to punish the Hippowdon switch-ins and to stop losing to Mega Charizard X/Y and Gengar. The author admits the build was clearly targeted once it hit top-100 and bled rating from there.Build article →

After trying several Megas the author liked the feel of Wrap Mega Victreebel best and made it the core. Mega Victreebel runs the Cud Chew-style ability with Leaf Storm, Wrap, Encore and Power Whip, but it can't dent steels or bind Ghosts, so the build adds the format's king Garchomp as Ground coverage and Hisui Samurott as the Dark answer that also stops Basculegion. That still got pushed around by Corviknight and U-turn Scizor, so Volcarona joined as a regular Fire mon with STAB into Garchomp, locking the core. In practice Mega Victreebel could only one-for-one Mega Dragonite and Charizard, Primarina was hard to handle cleanly, and Mega Lopunny was a bit awkward, so the back Mega was tuned and eventually landed on bulk-invested Mega Glimmora. Finally Scarf Alola Ninetales was added to cut Dragon coverage and pivot into Garchomp, Glimmora's natural predator, completing the team.Build article →

The keyword for this team is pressure: every member intimidates the opponent into freezing up, so you push one threat through, which is why nearly 40% of games went non-Mega. The core is Archaludon plus Hippowdon. Archaludon (Roar, Stealth Rock, Mirror Coat, Draco Meteor) sets rocks, avoids being a setup target, and Mirror Coats special hits; the author flat-out calls it a god Pokemon, and with Protect Hippowdon it forms a fortress Stealth Rock cycle while Hippowdon also beats Choice Scarf Basculegion head-on. Mega Lopunny abuses No Guard Close Combat plus Substitute, Encore, and Swords Dance to steal games off Yawn users and walls like Corviknight. Sash Swords Dance Garchomp with Fire Fang specifically answers Mega Scizor. Mega Floette is the strongest Mega when unprepared for but rarely got brought, and Choice Scarf Basculegion hits hard but is hardest to push through. The author's worBuild article →

Last season the author ran a physically defensive Pelipper with Dragon Tail Hisuian Goodra, but Pelipper was always too slow against its targets and got weather-overwritten by Hippowdon and Mega Charizard Y. This time Pelipper is Choice Scarf so it outspeeds and pressures threats like Garchomp, Sneasler, Charizard, Dragonite, Mega Lopunny and Mega Gengar with Hurricane and rain-boosted water moves. Hisuian Goodra is the special wall lead, running mixed Heavy Slam, Draco Meteor, EQ and Dragon Tail to break fairies, hit Hippowdon, and phaze setup or Dragonite's Multiscale. Mega Lopunny (Adamant) complements female Basculegion's coverage and cleans with Swords Dance. Mega Meganium breaks Bellibolt-style stall walls, and Hisuian Samurott with Sash sets Spikes to chip stall cores. The author admits female Basculegion struggles this meta because Scarf Meowscarada outspeeds it and Mimikyu/Ceruledge Shadow Sneak revenge-kill it, and the team goes 0% versus hazard setup teams.Build article →

The author is a veteran of the Mega era who wanted to use their most comfortable Venusaur and a beloved Gyarados; they love cycle teams but got crushed by setup last season, so this time they went for a matchup-based, low-brainpower plan, referencing a respected player's 19th-place build from last season. Mega Venusaur is the core, built for physical bulk to wall Lopunny, Kangaskhan, and Garchomp, then forcing Sleep Powder on a favorable matchup and grabbing advantage during the unexpected sleep turns; the author just calls it strong. Volcarona is a Sword/Shield-era mon, a bulky build that outspeeds Lopunny after one Quiver Dance, able to sweep or set up for teammates and even beat Charizard Y. Mega Gyarados is brutal even used carelessly, dancing and smashing, often coming out as a double Mega with Venusaur. Aegislash is the reliable cycle veteran, filling holes against Floette, ArchaluBuild article →

This is the selection-and-piloting companion piece after the author took over a friend's Garchomp + Umbreon + Gengar team; the build details live in the original author's separate article. He lays out his selections: the core three play a slow cycle aiming for wins or draws, with stable-but-high-roll potential from Stealth Rock plus the occasional Garchomp Stone Edge or Rock Slide flinch, used about half the time. Against Lopunny, Venusaur, Hippowdon + Mega Glimmora, or Blastoise that the core struggles with, he swaps to Garchomp + Meowscarada + Scizor; with Hippowdon-Glimmora cores common late season, this saw the most use. Against setup teams like Espathra baton or Vivillon, he brings Skeledirge to answer head-on. His own take: running Umbreon Yawn/Wish openly signals he is fishing for draws, so high-roll means full aggression and low-roll means going for the tie. With clean play one oBuild article →

Excadrill is the author's favourite, so he built a sand team from it, skipping the new Mega to keep Sand Rush and outspeed fast threats under sand. Hippowdon sets the weather with heavy Special Defense so it can stand its ground against both physical and special hits while laying Stealth Rock for Excadrill. Mega Charizard Y is the core idea: rewriting the weather resets the sand counter, so re-sending Hippowdon gives five fresh sand turns, and with Roost it cycles alongside Hippowdon to grind opponents down before Excadrill cleans up, while also handling Water, Grass, and Corviknight. For coverage, Leftovers Archaludon with Metal Sound and Substitute answers Mega Starmie, Skarmory, and Bellibolt stall cores; Lum Berry Mimikyu deals with Mega Lopunny and Mega Delphox; Mega Gyarados uses Dragon Dance to overrun Mega Dragonite and Garchomp that the core struggles with, plus Power Whip for WBuild article →

作者这次铁了心要把 Mega 晶光花当队伍核心，主题就是「全队伙伴一起捧着这位公主」。Mega 晶光花靠适应力+岩毒打击面，对得了的对手非常强势、对不上就直接被秒，所以队伍思路就是相性互补、关键时刻让晶光花上去收掉。暴鲤龙是物耐配速、能多对付一点速度的配置，专门处理巨钳螳螂、路卡利欧、耿鬼、袋兽、暴鲤龙这些晶光花打不动的 Mega，带电磁波给晶光花铺速度，吼叫拒绝强化。讲究围巾洗翠大剑鬼专破宝石海星，对妖火红狐、幽尾玄鱼也很硬，速度调到能稳吃非特化铝钢桥龙的十万伏特。中期换上风妖精是转折点，靠它安全换进对位烈咬陆鲨、寄生种子全队消耗、再让晶光花收尾，同时把第二只 Mega 砍掉减少选出博弈。沙螺蟒带气势披带铺隐形岩，蛇瞪+舍身冲撞做 1 换 1，扬沙还能给晶光花叠特防。摔角鹰人是用来处理妙蛙花的剑舞清场点，但作者承认勇鸟反伤痛、实际选出率不高，潜力没完全打出来。自评强项是相性补完成熟、晶光花能稳稳被推上场；短板是早期把太多锅甩给暴鲤龙，且对妙蛙花、诡计型构筑这类天敌依然吃力。Build article →

作者一直玩沙队，主炮龙头地鼠是固定核心。这次把砂起手从班基拉斯换成河马兽，理由是自己的实力配班基拉斯卡在2000分上不去，参考前赛季51位Key氏的配置改用河马兽配欧兰果实，带打哈欠+隐形岩+保护，保护是专门为了不让幽尾玄鱼和Mega宝石海星跑掉、把哈欠循环锁死。Mega位选Mega大竺葵，进攻受防互补都好，配置抗住意咬陆鲨毒击、长耳兔猫+三连冰，火力拉满专烧钢铠鸦，太阳光线+气象球+魔法闪耀+光合作用。第二只Mega放Mega妖火红狐，盖住大竺葵怕的毒钢炎面，鬼火压物理、魔法火焰打特殊对拼，地面格斗一贯也顺便切掉。讲究围巾魔幻假面喵专门初手压喷火龙，蜻蜓返回切河马兽两头兼顾，同时收水系。最后一格用准心镜片谜拟丘换下原本的西狮海壬，补先制技、抗回复队、靠剑舞+暗影爪五成击中要害硬切Mega宝石海星和幽尾玄鱼。作者自评强项是龙头地鼠用替身骗不意攻击拳并制造砂消失后的输出回合，对回复循环常能直接打到投降；短板是无沙岩、砂回合管理吃紧，Mega路卡利欧+幽尾玄鱼这种双先制正面组合非常难打，Mega大竺葵会无限招炎和毒，喷火龙Y和气势披带剑舞苍炎刃鬼必定被对面带出来针对。Build article →

This is a Mega Charizard X matchup-oriented team that went through many revisions: from a Charizard Y core to X — same look, so it baits misreads — with Hisuian Samurott as a lead to set up. Mega Charizard X is the Dragon Dance sweeper that usually wins once it gets going. Hisuian Samurott is the team MVP, solving X's three problems alone: Ceaseless Edge attacks while laying Spikes to neuter enemy Focus Sashes, Encore locks foes to give X a safe Dragon Dance, and Ice Beam into Aqua Jet handles its nemesis Garchomp. Archaludon is a breaker and matchup piece, using Focus Energy for guaranteed crits to muscle through Clefable and bulky setup, while a max-Speed Basculegion with Mystic Water finishes games and answers Hippowdon, outspeeding even max Choice Scarf Garchomp after Agility. Mega Floette and Garchomp are mostly selection lures — the author admits he can't pilot Mega Floette and senBuild article →

This is a role-logic write-up of an all-physical team of five Megas; the author reused last season's strong version and tweaked for the meta: with more Hydreigon around he swapped Basculegion for a Charcoal Urshifu that holds up better against it, and with more psychic-move Floette he swapped Glimmora for Runerigus. The team is built to leave no opening to Aegislash and Lopunny, since the former's strong Shadow Ball plus Fighting coverage is a nightmare and the latter's Swords Dance is often game-over; every member carries a super-effective move on Aegislash, and all but Gyarados can OHKO Lopunny. The cores: Mega Heracross breaks walls with 185 Attack and wide coverage, beating mixed Meowscarada and Mega Glimmora; Mega Tyranitar tanks Charizard and Dragonite, leaning on sand chip and dual bulk; Mega Gyarados is still the answer to Garchomp, Basculegion, and Blastoise, though Swords DanceBuild article →

The author dislikes heavy mindgames and prefers teams with a clear gameplan, so after struggling with Trick Room in M-1 they pivoted to a setup-cycle build that lets their favorite Gardevoir shine. Mega Gardevoir is locked in as the lead every single game, with Modest plus bulk EVs to live Garchomp's Earthquake and an 87.5% roll vs Mega Gengar's Sludge Wave, blasting through Garchomp, Archaludon and Mega Gengar with Hyper Voice, Psyshock and Calm Mind. Mimikyu is the cleaner with Spell Tag specifically to KO Basculegion; Gyarados runs Lum Berry to dodge Yawn/WoW and DD sweep; Garchomp with Sash + SD covers Mega Glimmora and uses Fire Fang on Corviknight and Scizor; Volcarona is the second setup wincon via Quiver Dance; Aegislash-Shield is the safety net. Author admits Stealth Rock plus widespread Rock coverage really hurts Volcarona, and Play Rough misses sometimes cost games.Build article →