Optimizing Mega Falinks & Charizard VGC Teams
Summary
The Pokémon Champions | VGC Battles & Tournaments server community discusses optimizing a unique Mega Falinks and Charizard team build. Members provide strategic advice on move sets, including the use of Rock Slide and Farigiraf to counter Trick Room and Encore users. This discussion highlights effective EV spreads and synergy tips to help players improve their competitive performance in the current VGC meta.
Sorry if the image is hard to see 🙁 I'm looking for recommendations for the team atm. I'm struggling into trick room teams with firig and some weather teams. I know its a bit of an odd set with Falinks but he is a favorite and defiant feels nice in the meta. Open to any recs 🙂
hi
I was originally running it but I was stuggling into some matchup especially with whims encore being popular.
Do you think it is worth running rock slide on falinks? I was considering running knock off or a dark type but losing the spread move felt bad
i think rockslide is good
bc after no retread you outspeed chari Y and can threaten it with a rockslide
id add farigiraf if you have a problem against encore
so you can use no retreat more often, without worrying too much
Farig instead of who?
I'd usually say whims or sinistcha
id use these offensive stats. You outspeed and OHKO mega aerodactyl after no reatreat
but you should switch to cc if you use attack stat
you also have the ability defiant
so body press is gonna be weaker than rockslide on quite some scenarios
156+ SpA Expert Belt Farigiraf Energy Ball vs. 136 HP / 52 SpD Swampert-Mega: 197-235 (102.6 - 122.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
its crazy
but it really helps your team
252+ Atk Swampert-Mega Wave Crash vs. 252 HP / 32 Def Farigiraf: 160-189 (70.4 - 83.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
NO WEATHER
252+ Atk Swampert-Mega Wave Crash vs. 252 HP / 32 Def Farigiraf in Sun: 79-94 (34.8 - 41.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
SUN (chari Y)
252+ Atk Swampert-Mega Wave Crash vs. 252 HP / 60 Def Farigiraf in Rain: 229-271 (100.8 - 119.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
RAIN - OHKOs you, but not everyone uses max atk swampert
36+ SpA Clefable Moonblast vs. 124 HP / 108 SpD Staraptor-Mega: 116-138 (65.9 - 78.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
236+ Atk Staraptor-Mega Brave Bird vs. 172 HP / 252 Def Clefable: 114-135 (59.3 - 70.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
this clefable set would also help you counter mega staraptor + redirection for no retreat
bc of unaware it ignores all of staraptor stat changes
Thank you for all the help Ill test it later tn 🙂 Sad I couldnt answer back since the timezones
