Optimizing Drampa and Golisopod in VGC Trick Room Teams
Summary
In the Pokémon Champions | VGC Battles & Tournaments server, members are debating the viability of Drampa and Golisopod as core sweepers in Trick Room teams. The discussion covers strategic adjustments, including the transition to hard Trick Room setups with Farigiraf and Politoed. This thread provides valuable insights into competitive team building and meta-game counters for players looking to refine their VGC strategies.
I’ve been struggling on the final member for this and I’ve been bouncing around Torkial, Gholdengo and Inteleon (I just wanted to use em).
Yall got any better recs?
why is drampa here
and why multi-weather?
It feels like you're combining a lot of different trick room teams into one which usually doesn't really work that well
if I were you I'd drop out Drampa completely and get rid of torkoal for Armarouge and then replaced Drampa with like Hatterene for another trick room setter and dragon coverage or sylveon and run 32 Sp. Atk 32 HP 2 Def or 2 Sp. def. You also definitely want Indeedee over Sinistcha because Indeedee completely counters Rillaboom whereas Sinistcha doesn't like it.
Also what are your sets on your pokemon?
and stats?
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Because I wanna use em
core of the comp
Torkoal for armarouge
hmmmm
I didn’t think of that
alright
Not replacing Drampa though
https://klipy.com/gifs/stinker-foghorn
but why is it here
what is it doing
to SWEEP
what's it's purpose
that’s pretty clear
ok then why is golisopod here?
same thing
simply two core sweepers
do these two megas work well with the other members of the team?
Golis is just more bulky and goes good into a lot of matchups
Yeah?
I did forget to mention that I actually swapped pelipper and indeedee just kow
wym
with politoad and farigiraf
leaning into more hard TR now
I actually like that far more cause now you can use sucker punch on Gambit
yeah
although u do lose wide guard which hurts
tho I’ll try the hatterene variation
a lot
My main counter against psyspam
and sand teams (if I EVER run into them)
I could use armarouge for that tho
I think Pelipper is honestly better than toad here
Cause also rouge gets blocked by sand
Hmm hmm
Imma jus make two variations
I’ll send it here to compare
I think if ur gonna have just one TR setter u should have Farig. Armor tail is soooooo nice
yeaaah that’s why I swapped
it’s a lot easier
ngl
Although now rouge isn't as good cause indeedee is gone
and the main reason why I suggested rouge was for helping hand expanding force in psy terrain
(That crap hits insanely hard even through screens I know from experience)
lowkey u could run indeedee armarouge pelipper drampa gambit golisopod and then run protect swords dance leechlife close combat OR protect swords dance iron head close combat although I'd lean more into the first set suggested due to the coverage overlap between close combat and iron head
besides u already have gambit for fairies
I actually replaced Drampa in the 2nd variation
For hatterene to try it
I don’t have an armarouge tho
somehow
I’ll jus transfer one
Improved version of the original team, the 2nd is a variation (don’t have armarouge atm)
Improved version of the original, 2nd variation
Preciate the recs
