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Yeah this BP shit needs to go. Sucks all the fun out of the tier to have to constantly counterteam / play around the potential of a mewpass team. I think it's unreasonable to expect players to account for it in the builder and during the game. Metagame is just too powerful and volatile to handle it.
:bw/scizor::bw/latios::bw/infernape:
This core is deadly in the current metagame. Scizor and Latios combine to check most of the offensive threats in the metagame, providing some safety. But most importantly, they force a lot of switches to steel types, allowing Infernape to come in and wreak...
:bw/aerodactyl::bw/infernape::bw/lucario::bw/latios::bw/rotom-wash::bw/scizor:
This is a pretty basic offense team that I've had a lot of success with. I think SD Lucario is really slept on; it sweeps many teams with a single turn of setup. +2 Extreme Speed is a roll on Latios after rocks, and...
I tried to make Yveltal work for a long time, but it just feels awful in this format. Was not surprised at all to see 0 placements in the recent s10 tour. It struggles heavily against Xerneas and has a really poor matchup into Zacian, so your team really has to compensate for those restricteds...
Hey, we need to play for the VGC tour. I can play rn for the next 2 hours, or i can play at 10:00 onward GMT-5 tomorrow. If neither of those work, let me know a time that will work for you.