Shell Smash Blastoise Team Talk
Summary
In Pokémon Champions | VGC Battles & Tournaments this announcement dives into a Shell Smash Blastoise build and team options. Discussion covers gravity on Sableye with Milotic Hypnosis, scarf versus sash Vivillon, Raichu support, ally switch debate, and tuning teams for tournament replays and sweeps.
SHELL SMASH.
https://pokepast.es/365a0b09d700beb9
Buddy cane home from naic
And said
Ima make shell smash
Im not home
I mean from naic not home home
I still have day 2 btw
You get what i mean
Fire
learn breh
Vro stop double pinging hello?
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Fidnt see
vro
😭 i just zaw
Ok WHAT IF run gravity on Sableye and have Milotic or another mon with Hypnosis? Maybe replacing Ariados
Blastoise be shell smashing why opponents take a nap
Prob better to just run scarf viv no?
Scarf viv is nasty and disnohored
Unethical
So is gravity + milotic
Sash viv is acceptable tho, you could replace ariados for it
But yeah Milotic also could bring another Life Dew user to support Blastoise
Yeah
Keeping Blast healthy so Water Spout do damage
Viv is probably better yeah
Just had a devious idea. Ally switch farigaraf
ally switch farig over sableye?
Ally switch is never an option
Always*
LOL I don't trust myself to run ally switch, but I support your decision
Farigiraf is very good regardless
Replacing gambit with a lightning rod mon (probably raichu
Not sure if gambit is the one to replace there, you would end up having only Blastoise to do any damage
But Raichu doesn't sound bad, fake out support is good
Also you'll soon be able to put a mega stone in it
We play for games like these
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9championsvgc2026regma-2630950866
Who to replace then
Wait, which item are you running on raichu?
I'd replace either Viv or Farig
Magnet volt tackle to ohko basc
Viv. I want fo protecting
https://pokepast.es/f42cdd8d2d26257c
thoughts?
Three mons with helping hand is kinda crazy lol you really showing love for Blastoise huh
Wide Guard could be great on Pelipper
The whole point is just shell smash and hope you sweep
Where does it fit?
Helping hand +2 blastoise just eats everything alive
I probably cut either weather ball or tailwind from peli’s set
Especially in rain right... I understand
I dunno, I just don't really like realying only in one win condition
Which I why I defended keeping gambit in the team
But indeed helping hand pelipper sounds strong
Peli is my least used mon so far, raichu eats electric moves and farig eats fo
I think you should think of what yoh have trouble to deal with, what are the counters to your team?
Mainly because peli is in the back and opps forfeit before he comes out
Switching peli to bring the rain and water spouting in same turn is strong too
Peli is mainly for weather mus and I haven’t hit any
Logically, the hardest counters to my team are water resists. We have raichu for water, dpulse for dragon, and peli for grass. More grass counters would be good though
Non water resists get deleted, no matter how bulky
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9championsvgc2026regma-2630961992
Ideas:
Mamoswine brings ice against grass and dragons, very strong counter to garchomp and the dragon/flying mons. Should run Sash tho
Toxicroak gets healed in rain, has poison moves against the grass types, fake out support - you might as well just run sneasler too tho
Corviknight - flying type good against dragons
Dragonite - can run tailwind and has amazing coverage options + bulky with multiscale
Dnite has stab flying move against grass and stab dragon move against the dragons + extreme speed is useful too
Mamoswine is a good idea
Over the gambit slot I think
Mamoswine is great
https://pokepast.es/a7c7e05eb1223f42
here
Team folds to wide guard
We need feint for wide guard
Gave raichu feint over endeavor
https://pokepast.es/a910047840837eb4
Nice
Brother
This is my team:-
Dragonite-Mega @ Dragoninite
Ability: Inner Focus
Level: 50
EVs: 10 HP / 26 SpA / 30 Spe
Modest Nature
- Dragon Pulse
- Flamethrower
- Tailwind
- Protect
Gardevoir-Mega @ Gardevoirite
Ability: Telepathy
Level: 50
EVs: 25 HP / 15 Def / 26 SpA
Modest Nature
- Hyper Voice
- Psychic
- Trick Room
- Protect
Incineroar @ Charcoal
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
EVs: 30 HP / 2 Atk / 10 Def / 20 SpD / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Fake Out
- Flare Blitz
- Taunt
- Parting Shot
Mamoswine @ Focus Sash
Ability: Oblivious
Level: 50
EVs: 3 HP / 31 Atk / 32 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Ice Shard
- Icicle Crash
- Earthquake
- Protect
Sinistcha-Masterpiece @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Hospitality
Level: 50
EVs: 32 HP / 14 Def / 20 SpD
Bold Nature
- Matcha Gotcha
- Trick Room
- Rage Powder
- Curse
Corviknight @ Occa Berry
Ability: Mirror Armor
Level: 50
EVs: 27 HP / 23 Atk / 16 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Brave Bird
- Tailwind
- Bulk Up
- Protect
Why you copy me?
Mamoswine Admirers
Mamoswine is goated
You inspired me to use Mamoswine actually, back when I did a thread for a skarm/chandelure team
I feel like I have to bring it to literally every game bcause atleast half of my enemies team has it usually
Oh
Ok then nvm
I should run Earthquake on mine, I go with High Horsepower
Only Skarm and Rotom immune to it though, need to coordinste protects, so I rather run Horsepower
I pretty much always bring it too
I need wolfey to use it tomorrow so the world sees how great it is
Well if you have enough resistances its ok
Ik
The world must see the power of mamoth
Its just that you kinda suggested corv and dnite, which I have on my team so I was sus
Oh they are great options!
In rain corvi be less afraid of fire, dnite also great in rain
Now what I'll copy is what Curse on Sinistcha
I end up never using Trick Room anyway
T-T
Broski is using my team but rain
My team would be good in rain but like I hate weather wars so I'm fine staying dry
