Pokémon VGC Team Building: BO3 Strategy & Advice
Summary
The Pokémon Champions | VGC Battles & Tournaments server community provides expert feedback on optimizing competitive teams for BO3 tournament formats. This discussion covers essential adjustments for specific Pokémon, including advice on replacing underperforming units and countering common threats like Garchomp and Kingambit. It is a vital resource for players looking to refine their strategies and improve their performance in high-stakes competitive matches.
In BO3 format tournament battle please suggest best options for this team and flaws also
if you want to use steelix you will need a sand setter
dragonite gotta go
get bro on the bench
or tell em to get the team some water
same with empoleon
try using seableyr with rain dance imstead of whimsicptt my opinion
tell em to get back to his shift at burger king
Yea I think this whole team needs to be overwriting/new writing
i think he wants to use this team
if you wanna use steelix get ttar here
because you'll be eaten alive here with choice band dragonite and empoleon
unless god himself locked down at you at smiled because you're his favorite human that choice band is worthless
(sorry a little pissed because i lost a match because focus band proc twice)
My biggest issue is I want to run dragonite for trick room stopping with roar and I like it more than taunt... And steelix I can swap for any other mega options and empoleon is there to cover for intimidates and garchomps 🙂↕️
Dragonite could be viable with different items I suppose than
Farig would be better than Dragonite
Dragonite can be stopped with fake out
and in bo3 they will know to fake out Dragonite to stop roar
So I should swap dragonite for farigaraf got it than
Also swap empoleon
Other mega options than steelix?
Empoleon covers for garchomps
bro is not doing anything
Garchomp will outspeed and one shot with earthquake or stomping
Vaccum wave could get sneaky KoS on kinggambit
Than should I keep dragonite for stopping garchomps?
again the problem is you're planning to run this in bo3
New account not enough mons best is i could with run zard Y
Vacuum wave isn't gonna catch anyone off guard after you use it once
A9 is better if you want to cover for garchomp
it actually out speeds
Or i guess I would grind a bit and recruit all those mons🙂↕️
A9?
Arcanine
you have ttar and drill just drop zard y and run ttar drill steelix (if you can get farig but for now) oranguru for trick room sneasler and probably just garchomp
alolan Ninetales
Running a sand team
Should I use that ghost dog too for sand rush last respects set
With ally switch
you can but garchomp probably a little more useful
Does this team is good for BO3?? tournament i guess i should add milotic in it
Should I drop sneasler and add milotic? For scald and ice beams?
I think sneasler is good here
you do not need whimsicoot i would say
But I'd adjust the team
try using sash venu
Ohh okay than speed control??
Life orb venu with a ton of bulk is also really good
I recommend life orb venu and bulky chari Y
Whimsicot for speed control?
not a ton of bulk, but some bulk, yea
you do need speed control with chloropjyll on venu its outspeed everyone
Can u share me stats spread what can I do for this?
like this
Oh. Okay and chari Y
you survive life orb boosted max atk rockslide from garchomp that way
I like to combine that with Scarf Garchomp
and this milotic would pressure the switch on garchomp i just couldn't figure out garchomp counters??
the solarbeam lifeorb helping hands ohkos all garchomp sets
Ohh okay thanks I will do that
I like this for bulky chari Y
bc you can spam helping hand earthquake, outspeed other garchomps and still ohko them with helping hand
you ohko max hp max def chari Y, thanks to helping hand
ohko bulky mega floette and bulky mega aero with iron head helping hand
chari Y is basicially here to spam helping hand and keep the sun active
but can still deal alot of damage with stab, sun boosted fire type moves
Ohh okay I should add that
And so basculigion i should use sash right?
Is this team okay or I should change something for BO3 tournaments?
I think a bulkier sitrus berry basculegion would be good here instead of infernape or even focus Sash basc would do well I think
Ok let me look at the list of criteria
- Charizard Y? Check
- Good mons? Check
Ye you should be good
Annihalape is the late game sweeper with focus sash intact...
Or even defiant procs would be great for it
Is sneasler good in this team means do I need bulkier mons for pivot?
Can u tell me the build for incineror?
Incineroar @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
EVs: 30 HP / 11 Atk / 10 Def / 10 SpD / 5 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Fake Out
- Flare Blitz
- Throat Chop
- Parting Shot
:0 you are taunt incin?
Keep it, it will be useful against tr
I do think sneasler is a bit out of place, I think you could add like rotom wash perhaps
How's this
This stats spread
Ye this is good
Should I change anything or it's GTG
help me bro's with this team and stats
Recent update is i m in top 32 with this team i m struggling against hard TR teams and raptor teams
Raptor with charm+2 just kills my entire teams with having only 1 attack investment
Top 32????
Yeah in tournament
Oh ok
So that's the problem i m facing
Ok well if you intimidate it bfore it megas then your mons should survive cc (aside from incin) and fire back with a lot of damage
Ohh okay noted so incineror is the answer to raptor teams ryt
Incin + Charizard lead would pressure his whimsicot and raptor leads
Actually no, I don't recommend you lead incin
Cuz you can switch in incin and intimidate him bfore he megas
And leading incin presumes that he is leading staraptor which is not always the case
Ohh okay yeah kinggambit leads would be scary if I lead incineror
Ye, I think a yard + annihilape lead could work well
Also punishes staraptors intimidate with defiant
Yeah but they are running bulky raptors this time
With only 1 attack investment
Ye but if they activate defiant then they have a choice
Yeahh that also true
Nd for a hard TR teams with farig colbur berry and fake out leads??
I need to stall trick room turns for it really
Either double annihilape to ko it but lose hp on staraptor and maybe die to a heatwave or kill of charizard y and deal with the same issues
I don't recon +2 cc kos yard although I aint sure
You do have milotic, incin and sash annihilape who can stall out tr turns but its best to have some actuall counterplay to tr
I don't have milotic I have toxipex I switched it for milo
+2 brave bird kills zard Y and +2 CC kills garchomp
No ye thats fine
They have to charm and brave bird meaning that annihilape can kill them
Or brave bird and moonblast meaning that yard can kill them
Yeah I guess so that will be fine i guess
Nd what would be my answers to scarf basculigion other than focus sash intact annihalape or the venu..
I mean with basc you kinda just need to have enough tools remaining to deal with it
Incin is actually rly useful against endgame bascs if you position it correctly
Yeah with big six i struggle against basc in the end to take down garchomp and aero than basc in the back i struggle against that
You can intimidate it and incin deals with last respects nicely so if you can confirm its scarf then you have a basically gauranteed win condition if incin is healthy enough or other mons are also available
Yeah for that I need to take down garchomp and aero first without taking much damage on mons
That would be tough but I need to position my mons well enough
Ye its abt postioning
Yess and toxipex coming very handy to stop the earthquake and the rock slides
I need to read the opponents moves carefully that's the key
Thanks for the advice i will do that bro hopefully go to top 10 and win it
Bro I need some help
Ye?
Can u come in DMs?
Sure gimme a sec
