Rain Team w/ Mega Staraptor Review

Summary

In Pokémon Champions | VGC Battles & Tournaments this announcement shares a rain team using Mega Staraptor with Sableye to stop opposing Staraptor and discussion of Meganium tech. The post asks for constructive criticism after a mobile release two days ago and mentions alternatives like Mega Scovillain redirecting and Archaludon or Kingambit interactions with weather ball.

sunnycopper-20 OP

It's a rain team, sableye is basically there for stopping opposing Staraptor. Just looking for any constructive criticism anyone might have on it, started with the mobile release 2 days ago.

Thanks a bunch!

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livelyanchor-28

What's meganium for? I run a similar team, mega scovillain can redirect for safety and burn physical attackers further boosting archaludon's bulk--although you'd probably never take it over staraptor.

@livelyanchor-28 What's meganium for? I run a similar team, mega scovillain can redirect for safety and burn physica…
sunnycopper-20 OP

I try to take meganium if I see Kingambit or another Archaludon, weather ball makes for an easy ohko on em

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