Building a Mono-Psychic VGC Team: Tips & Strategy
Summary
At Pokémon Champions | VGC Battles & Tournaments, community members are actively discussing the construction of a competitive Mono-Psychic team. The conversation covers essential coverage tips, the inclusion of Metagross for physical pressure, and the strategic use of Psychic Terrain and Expanding Force. This thread serves as a collaborative space for trainers to refine their team compositions and prepare for competitive gym leader challenges.
yooo so i want to make a mono team like the gym leaders i can battle them on fair footing. i’ve started w this do you guys have any tips or things i may need to have coverage for?
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^ also ik im not going to keep farig as thunderbolt as i alr have elec on arch just dk exactly what yet
hi. ill help u tag
why dont u be the gym leader instead if ur using mono type. u can also challange other gym leader while u being one
Arch for Metagross?
i asked and didn’t rlly get a response
What’s keeping you from using Meta gross if it’s mono
Psyspam now we talking.
Give farig expanding force too.
Metagross has a move called Steamroaller
i def thinking abt another physical attacker, but i need another mon w a couple resists that can switch into the whole baton pass set up, and i was inspired by a couple like pro teams who ran espathra baton pass to arch
It pairs up with Turrain
130 physical base
When was this?
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ermmm unsure like in one of the random chats w a mod was there maybe? and they said they didn’t know or smth like that
Meow stick has Prankster Psy-Turrain
And that also protects you from gambit sucker punch
yas ik
well not if steamroller gets rid of it
Ur talking to the boss now. Ask him 🫣
maybe i’ll build another one aroind that idea
eek ik
You can alway just use other moves
If we break the terain you wont be able to spam EF
yeahh but if i have metagross on the field i don’t rlly need to so idk
may have to start from scratch ahahha
Have you actually played the team much?
gave it a few test runs
sometimes i just get wiped but that’s what u expect from a mono team
having a hard time setting up beat up into gallade
Id drop gallade for metagross
but beat up into justified is so frickin cool
and delay mega
but yeah probs good idea
Beat up is so hard on gallade i tried it for ages 😭😭
I did whimsy beat up into gallade
oh valid
Hes so squishy he gets slapped
So use arch gardi and meta as your sweepers depending on what you vs
Then see what coverage your missing
mono psychic + skyscraper
Wait... Arch is a bridge
🙈
got a win with it in ranked 🥹🥹
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did have to drop out of master ball 2 tho
Champ rank coming soon
Any issues with anything
noice
Next gym leader 🙈
yeahhh lowk
my sweepers are too frail, need a fighting type or i get wiped by dark meowstic lowk doesn’t threaten anything so it’s so easy to target espathra while it’s tryna set up
i have to take a big hit baton passing too
but if they let me set up or i can squeak past i just sweep
Who do you usually baton pass to arch, metagross and gardi.
All kinda bulky but if you drop meowstic arch needs to lose electro shot
arch or gardi
Both can sweep reliably
Do you wanna drop meow?
idk i’ll try some stuff out
Drop meow and bring in a better support lose electro shot on arch for bolt
What teams did you struggle most with
rain and sun mainly
but anytime i switch smth out i start losing to other rshit
https://klipy.com/gifs/skill-issue-pikachu
Lemme cook
something to hit Gholdengo / Ghosts?
Sorry, it has been a while! HAHA
https://pokepast.es/2ba9a615d876cf59
Thats where we are atm?
One of these can be the support lead
https://pokepast.es/df5a6568e5c090f3
Also are you challenging gyms as a real monotype team? Or the Gyms baby version?
Imo, I think alot of gyms would struggle with TR
Unsure about Steel Gym, but mostly
I love if my opponent use tr
Some gyms live in trick room
uhhh idek either or
happy to be whatever
U will destroy my team once more.
ommmddd
All weak to psychic 😭
yikes that quite unfortunate
but dark gym will be the death of me
I'll make my incin use life orb max atk
Hahahaha
Gardi
Can add hatt too
true true
or justified gallade
maybe i’ll try bring it to one of ur tourneys valk
https://pokepast.es/2f1447f98483466e
Or gallade but I prefer sharpness
Hatt build?
Yes! It'll be perfect for my monotype tournament.. more aura in a real one tho 
yes but no psychic terrain setter
so i’d drop expanding force
1-8 in real one hahahaha 🙈🙈
or like figure smth out
Huh? Farig?
Or did I miss it 😂😂
oh whattt i missed that
And cud chew can be changed
ya ofc
We can make hatt set terain too but I prefer to life dew support
Let's you heal your sweeper or help espathra set up
And is bulky
just give me indeedee 😭😭
follow me would be so good aswell
true true
Im begging for indeedee everyday 😭😭
Ive been asking since raichu x was shown
Is bridge boi non-nego? A free slot would open so many options
then i’d just add armourouge psyspam
nah ofc open to suggestions!!
its just like the best baton pass receiver from espathra and tbh thats the main idea i had when starting my team
but like yk if i need to redraw everything im down
Baton pass will make the bridge unkillable
Bridge is a good answer to alot
Even without electro shot.. if only we had assault vest
Assault best bridge 😭
Back to sv
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Ty boss
Hatt build
If we went that way
What were you thinking carlo
M Metagross loves speed 👀
Honestly, I wanna make M Metagross the main steel type.
If you like baton pass, have you met our lord and savior - Malamar?
Wyrdeer + M Meowstik F, ie. Skill Swap intimidate to trigger Competitive.
I think I get what you wanna pull off ( ie. wombo combos ) but as you said might look different from what you have rn. :3
Espe can actually Baton Pass to Hatte.
+3 Speed would mean she outspeed anything unboosted.
Has enough SpA to hit hard enough w/o Calm Minds.
iirc, Espe can also Nasty Plot. Nasty Plot better imo.
Sorry, did the calc, anything below uninvested*
She does get nasty plot. Its the spdef we want too tho easier switch in too since charlott said they feel squishy
Which also helped arch
Malamar over gross is basically what I ran for a but
But then changed gardi for Slowbro 😂
I think Gross + Meow is better tempo wise.
I get it. But charlott also said meow was useless adding skill swap is even slower
Protect as base Meow + Skill Swap Wydr to opposite 'mon.
Intimidate goes through Protect, triggers Compe.
T2 Mega
Wydr can also double as TR
Wydr tr is great
Charlotts pick really
i’ll test a couple stuff out
gotta spend more credits to find these mons 😭
not at home rn tho
I have a Metagross you can trade - I want Vivillions pls
ah i alr have met gross
and i can’t trade mons from champions
i can get you a viv
