VGC Team Building: Optimizing Mega Garchomp & Kingambit

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At Pokémon Champions | VGC Battles & Tournaments, community members are actively collaborating to refine competitive team compositions. This discussion focuses on optimizing special attacker Mega Garchomp and Kingambit, while addressing synergy issues like terrain conflicts between Rillaboom and Indeedee. It serves as a valuable resource for trainers looking to improve their VGC strategies through expert feedback and tactical team adjustments.

goldenxenon-16 OP

First time using kingambit and mega garchomp, need help testing it and maybe changing a few things im open to switching mons out

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@goldenxenon-16 First time using kingambit and mega garchomp, need help testing it and maybe changing a few things…
mellowquiver-61

Run special zchomp

mellowquiver-61

And replace bulk up with either high horsepower or u turn on rilla

mellowquiver-61

Also why is pex here

@mellowquiver-61 Also why is pex here
goldenxenon-16 OP

What do i switch w

@mellowquiver-61 And replace bulk up with either high horsepower or u turn on rilla
goldenxenon-16 OP

Okok

mellowquiver-61

sonnn

goldenxenon-16 OP

😭

mellowquiver-61

Not my job
Ask them they know better

goldenxenon-16 OP

Okay tysm anyways

@goldenxenon-16 First time using kingambit and mega garchomp, need help testing it and maybe changing a few things…
warmbeacon-46

This team can do with alot of fixing

warmbeacon-46

First, rillaboom and indeedee on the same team doesn’t seem like a good idea. They sabotage each other by overriding each other’s terrains

warmbeacon-46

Looks like you are aiming for more of a psyspam team, so drop rillaboom and keep indeedee

warmbeacon-46

Second, mega garchomp Z is a special attacker, not physical. If you’re going to run it, might as well make it special.
Dragon Pulse/Draco Meteor + Earth Power + Protect + Power Gem
However, I don’t really think Garchomp Z fits. You could do Salamence for the intimidate support and the reliable spread damage. It also has access to tailwind, and mega Gardevoir works great as both a Trick Room + Tailwind pokemon. However you could just do pure trick room and drop tailwind for something like Flamethrower so you can deal with mons like Gholdengo which resist your STAB moves. Or you could drop protect and use both tailwind and flamethrower, but that is a bit riskier

warmbeacon-46

You could also try Mega Blastoise as a secondary mega. With priority block from Indeedee + Follow Me, you can set up shell smash and then kill everything by spamming Water Spout.

warmbeacon-46

Speaking of Water Spout, I highly recommend you to combine it with helping hand so it does a shit ton. After a shell smash + Helping Hand, even resists should eat a ton from those water spouts. Do keep in mind Water Spout gets weaker as your HP decreases, and it becomes incredibly weak when you have little HP left. Thats why its also usually paired with Sinistcha for Hospitality + Life dew, and it also has access to Rage Powder - similar to Follow Me, a redirection

warmbeacon-46

Drop Mystical Fire on Indeedee for Helping Hand

warmbeacon-46

Next, the Toxapex. It doesn’t really fit with psyspam. It does offer a good tool being Wide Guard, but Armarouge does that while having access to Expanding Force which synergizes great here. It also gets good fire coverage like Armor Cannon and Heat Wave. I recommend changing Toxapex for Armarouge. However that means you’ll have triple psychic, meaning mons like Incineroar will give you trouble. You can try something else instead of armarouge, but I currently don’t know who would fit. I also recommend you just get an answer for those annoying dark types.

warmbeacon-46

And there is one mon that fits well-Sneasler. Fighting stab should be able to deal with them fairy well, and poison coverage is nice to have. Give it Psychic Seed which boosts its special defense upon entering battle while Psychic Terrain is up, and also activates its ability Unburden, which doubles its speed.
It normally uses fake out, but since psychic terrain blocks it, you can run dire claw, close combat, protect and throat chop/rock slide. I prefer rock slide for those Zards and Volcaronas

warmbeacon-46

Last, I don’t really see an issue with kingambit being here aside from the fact that psychic terrain blocks sucker punch. But it still should work

warmbeacon-46

I apologize for the long ass wall of text lmao

goldenxenon-16 OP

Thank u so much omg ill read when im home

@warmbeacon-46 This team can do with alot of fixing
goldenxenon-16 OP

Damn 😭

@warmbeacon-46 Looks like you are aiming for more of a psyspam team, so drop rillaboom and keep indeedee
goldenxenon-16 OP

I already have a main team w psyspam should i do it again here or keep rilla

@warmbeacon-46 Drop Mystical Fire on Indeedee for Helping Hand
goldenxenon-16 OP

So should i put sinistcha in the team or stick w indeedee

@goldenxenon-16 So should i put sinistcha in the team or stick w indeedee
warmbeacon-46

Stick w indeedee

@goldenxenon-16 I already have a main team w psyspam should i do it again here or keep rilla
warmbeacon-46

You can do whatever

warmbeacon-46

Just don’t put rilla and indeedee on the same team

warmbeacon-46

Unless its some sort of terrain pulse tech

@warmbeacon-46 Next, the Toxapex. It doesn’t really fit with psyspam. It does offer a good tool being Wide Guard,…
goldenxenon-16 OP

Would lucario work annihilape

@warmbeacon-46 You can do whatever
goldenxenon-16 OP

Ok ill switch rilla out

warmbeacon-46

Im not sure. I’ve also never seen them being used in psyspam

warmbeacon-46

Lucario Z though, I have seen

@warmbeacon-46 And there is one mon that fits well-Sneasler. Fighting stab should be able to deal with them fairy…
goldenxenon-16 OP

I hate sneasler but okay

goldenxenon-16 OP

Ill try

@warmbeacon-46 Last, I don’t really see an issue with kingambit being here aside from the fact that psychic terrai…
goldenxenon-16 OP

Can i switch sucker punch for smth else

@goldenxenon-16 Can i switch sucker punch for smth else
warmbeacon-46

You could try low kick but honestly I don’t recommend to

warmbeacon-46

Same reason why some psyspam teams have fake out

warmbeacon-46

Psyterrain isn’t gonna be up 24/7

warmbeacon-46

And when it ends you get access to new tools

goldenxenon-16 OP

Yea if i remove rilla i wont have fake out

warmbeacon-46

You could give sneasler fake out but I didn’t think it would need it

goldenxenon-16 OP

Ok we can test it out and see

warmbeacon-46

Are you using blastoise or salamence as your second mega?

warmbeacon-46

Solo mega gardevoir also works fine I think. Its up to you

warmbeacon-46

Solo mega gard usually has a trick room mode with torkoal

@warmbeacon-46 Are you using blastoise or salamence as your second mega?
goldenxenon-16 OP

I have no idea im trying to summarize what u said lol

goldenxenon-16 OP

I might do blastoise

@warmbeacon-46 Second, mega garchomp Z is a special attacker, not physical. If you’re going to run it, might as we…
goldenxenon-16 OP

Do i change garchomps nature

@goldenxenon-16 Do i change garchomps nature
warmbeacon-46

Run modest

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