Optimizing Mega Scrafty Teams: VGC Strategy Guide

Summary

The Pokémon Champions | VGC Battles & Tournaments community discusses optimizing a Mega Scrafty team to overcome common ground and flying-type weaknesses. Members provide strategic advice on item choices like White Herb, move sets including Fake Out and Ally Switch, and the importance of adding Steel-types to counter Fairy-types. This discussion is essential for trainers looking to refine their competitive builds and improve their performance in VGC tournaments.

olivewalrus-35 OP

Hi, I was trying out a Scrafty team, specifically this one but three of the Pokémon on the team are weak to ground or flying. I was wondering if anyone could give me recommendations on how to adjust the team's direction.

https://pokepast.es/81e814b1fc3aaadf

olivewalrus-35 OP
olivewalrus-35 OP

Hi, I’ve been testing a team featuring Mega Scrafty and I like it; however, I don’t have much experience, and I’m not entirely sold on having three pokemon that are weak to flying or ground types. I was wondering if you had any recommendations on which Pokémon I could swap out. Thanks for the help.

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olivewalrus-35 OP
olivewalrus-35 OP

https://pokepast.es/81e814b1fc3aaadf here are the moves in english

eagershadow-23

Maybe give Milotic ice beam to beat ground types

@olivewalrus-35 Hi, I’ve been testing a team featuring Mega Scrafty and I like it; however, I don’t have much exper…
happyunicorn-34

Ahh ur team is good but if u wanna go next level

happyunicorn-34

Use ally switch ceruledge with mega scrafty

happyunicorn-34

To block fairy attacks and fighting attacks i guess

happyunicorn-34

Run fakeout on sneasler too

@happyunicorn-34 Use ally switch ceruledge with mega scrafty
olivewalrus-35 OP

I'd swap it for Bulk Up, right?

olivewalrus-35 OP

Is it worth having a Sneasler trained in Attack and Speed ​​without a focus sash or white herb?

olivewalrus-35 OP

I would definitely have to change the ability to equip it with the White Herb.

tidycomet-49

If you're running fake out you pretty much have to run max speed max atk
for the mirror match up
unless you're doing something tricky

sunnyquiver-34

Ive used a mega scrafty team myself, and it has such a weird speed stat that it kinda needs tailroom

sunnyquiver-34

also more steel, i made my secondary mega metagross and i cannot over exaggerate much you need to stop fairies right away

sunnyquiver-34

sneasler is usually not enough, especially because it doesnt resist fairyy

@tidycomet-49 If you're running fake out you pretty much have to run max speed max atk for the mirror match up un…
olivewalrus-35 OP

Oh, okay I understand it now:Politoed_By_Sifyro:

olivewalrus-35 OP

It would be Mega Metagross and remove raichu, right? Who did you use as your tr setter for your tailwind?

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