Optimizing Gholdengo & Scrafty VGC Infestation Teams
Summary
At Pokémon Champions | VGC Battles & Tournaments, members are debating the viability of a unique Gholdengo and Scrafty infestation core. The discussion explores the challenges of running Choice Scarf Gholdengo without Protect and the effectiveness of using screens and double Intimidate to control physical attackers. This thread provides valuable insights for players looking to refine their competitive VGC strategies and team synergy.
it's the standard zard y - toxapex set but instead of metagross and hydreigon for its second core i wanna try using mega scrafty
the idea is to set up screens with grim and infestation and then parting shot into double intimidate by scrafty.
I'm using gholdengo as the cover for scrafty but honestly I'm not sure about this gholdengo. this is my first time playing vgc and don't know anything about how to pilot this cheese man.
since i have no speed control, i ended up using scarf max special atk set with trick but i haven't played enough of it. in theory trick infestation should be really good but i want to know if there are any other options i could use
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your ghouldengo has no t a lot of bulk, put protect on it
wouldn't that make it him really hard to use if he doesn't manage to swap his scarf?
Yeah with scarf I think no protect is the best option
Scrafty is kinda hard to use how’s it been going ?
yes but overall i think trick isn't really good on an attacker like ghouldengo. is it working though?
honestly with no trickroom, it's very hard to use but if you set up screens and put infestation on their main phys attacker carry for the double intimidate, it's not gonna die
the main idea was to trick fhe scarf and then put infestation on said enemy to lock it in a move that's really bad against gholdengo or toxapex
i actually haven't manage to do it cause most of the time you want to attack with it to clean up but in theory, it should be really good to punish a greedy play
i also ended up increasing his speed to 127 so he can outspeed frosslass
maybe if you read a protect when you parting shot with grimsnarl
smthg like this is consistent to pull off lol
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