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The build started from the newly unlocked Mega Staraptor, whose Intimidate + Contrary Close Combat + Roost combo gave surprisingly strong bulk. Glimmora was paired with it to spread Toxic Spikes while covering Staraptor's Fairy and Flying weaknesses. The core plan is leads Glimmora + Whimsicott to set up, then Mega Staraptor + Choice Scarf Basculegion (M) to sweep. Life Orb Whimsicott is fully invested in SpA so its unexpected damage lets Grass Knot OHKO Basculegion and, with Glimmora's Earth Power, remove Kingambit in one turn. Scarf Basculegion catches opponents off guard now that Life Orb sets dominate and fast threats like Mega Raichu are common. Mega Charizard Y handles weather/Trick Room teams and Gholdengo+Tailwind, while Garchomp with Dragon Tail covers Trick Room, Perish Song, and setup from Mega Delphox or Mega Blastoise, also giving a Ground attacker.Build article →

Mameta's first team article covers a doubles Tailwind Dragonite that hit 2420 and 33rd in Season M-3 doubles. It's based on Arukana's Mega Dragonite goodstuff. Tailwind Dragonite felt great but was thin into Garchomp, Trick Room, and Mega Froslass, so two screens were added: Mega Froslass sets Aurora Veil (immune to Fake Out) to shore up Trick Room and outspeeds mirrors with Shadow Ball, plus Alolan Ninetales to handle rain teams like Mega Swampert. Adamant Dragonite runs Protect for TR games, self-triggers Sitrus with Wave Crash, chips with Aqua Jet, and finishes bulky mons like Mega Venusaur, Archaludon, and Toxapex with Spirit Break/Poltergeist-type coverage (Ohaka-mairi). Sneasler pairs off Rock Slide, uses Close Combat on Archaludon and Raichu, Fatal Claws on Floette and Grimmsnarl, and Fake Out to steal Tailwind. Kingambit handles Basculegion, Floette, and Mawile. Ninetales runs BlBuild article →

This is a doubles team; out of sentiment the author committed to Mega Blaziken, using Speed Boost to catch even Tailwind and its high-Attack Fire/Fighting/Rock coverage to build endless wins off ultra-fast Rock Slide flinches. Being frail, it can't play a cycle, so it needs a partner sweeping alongside it: Life Orb Meowscarada, which snipes a non-Sash Basculegion with Sucker Punch before Aqua Jet and outspeeds Garchomp, patching Blaziken's weak grip on Steel/Fire. The front is White Herb Dragonite plus Timid Focus Sash Sylveon, meant to survive under Tailwind via Multiscale and Protect while chipping for the back. Filler slots add Inner Focus Curse Mudsdale to beat Mega Aerodactyl and Torkoal-Fairy screen setups, and Choice Scarf Gholdengo to handle Froslass and Staraptor. The author says Blaziken and Meowscarada side by side mowing everything down is the win condition; the hardest matchBuild article →

A Mega Froslass good-stuff offense that the author rode to a local tournament win. The starting point was answering the format-defining Mega Charizard Y, which Froslass pressures. Froslass throws Blizzard for spread damage and drops Aurora Veil to prop up teammates when it cannot trade; Choice Scarf Garchomp replaced the original scarf Basculegion, since its Ground immunity eats Archaludon's Electro Shot and it can also switch into Charizard Y. Hisuian Arcanine with Focus Sash snipes Charizard Y, Kingambit closes games, and Milotic adds variance with Hypnosis plus setup against stall. The author says it wins by playing doubles fundamentals—spread chip into priority, Protect to break locks—but the physically-skewed team is nearly helpless against rain Archaludon and dislikes Trick Room Sylveon.Build article →