Final #43 (R 2506)by ぴち

Team Concept

The cycle build of Hippowdon + Mega Scizor that I used in the previous season M-A was directly utilized, seeing the M-B rule change as a tailwind. The previous build was inherited up to Scizor as the core, Hippowdon supporting with Stealth Rock, Hydreigon deploying from Scizor's U-turn, Mega Dragonite as a supplementary sub, and Greninja assisting Dragonite with Toxic Spikes. To solve the problem of frequent draws due to Toxic Spikes + Dragonite alone not being able to break down all stall teams, Gholdengo, newly added, was adopted as the sixth member. Final rank 43, rating 2505.

Key Pokémon Points

Mega Scizor: Item Scizorite, HB (2-hit resistance to Garchomp's Earthquake in non-Mega state) distribution with attack as high as possible. It acts as a cushion, bringing in advantageous attackers with delayed U-turn, then switches to a Swords Dance + Bullet Punch sweeper. It was greatly favored by the meta against Metagross and Mawile, and while somewhat disadvantaged against Blaziken and Staraptor, their low usage rate made it not a problem. Moves are Bullet Punch/U-turn/Swords Dance/Roost.

Hipowdon: Item Sitrus Berry, HD specialized to withstand a single hit from Mega Charizard Y. It's an early-game Stealth Rock setter and its ability to clear rain from rain teams is also a strength. Moves are Stealth Rock/Earthquake/Yawn/Whirlwind (countermeasure against Substitute in the air).

Hydreigon: Item Choice Scarf, CS specialized ace. Adopted as a special attacker as Scizor induces physical walls, it had good synergy as it was advantageous against Basculegion and Rotom, which Hippowdon + Scizor find troublesome, and against Delphox, which is difficult for both Megas. Being able to hit Metagross with a super effective move from above was the biggest tailwind in M-B. Moves are Draco Meteor/Dark Pulse/Flamethrower/U-turn.

Mega Dragonite