StarPhox VGC Team Building & Trick Room Strategy
Summary
In the Pokémon Champions | VGC Battles & Tournaments server, members are analyzing a unique StarPhox team composition featuring a Trick Room mode. The discussion focuses on optimizing Torkoal EV spreads and evaluating the synergy between unconventional moves like Yawn, Roar, and Ally Switch. This technical breakdown provides valuable insights into competitive team building and highlights the importance of understanding core mechanics when refining high-level VGC strategies.
Team: https://pokepast.es/9115d44815bea423
I need evaluation on this team and help with torkoal ev spreads with this less standard build
I think its pretty good all things considered but the torkoal set is rly odd
thats why im asking for potential ev spreads on a less standard set like this
i am not comfortable with trick room eruption spammer
the only eruption user im fine with rn is typhlosion
Ye but people usually use earth power if they aint running one of the fire moves
what is it actually hitting again besides like arch and ceruledge
Yawn does pressurise mons ig but it feels like having it and roar is unecessary
Incin
And like any other fire type not named delphox, talonflame or yard
The ally switch is also a bit evil. I do think there are better moves you can use there but it can be helpful occasionaly so its prob fine
Wait you are using helping hand? Not even heatwave?
Why do people just take a team composition without understanding any context of the synergy in it or the picks in it and just change half of it completely
Staraptor phox isn't good on your structure because you have two distinct structures aka tr and tailwind and your Megas only function in one of the two
Furthermore you don't have a fourth move to necessarily want to be in the tailroom structure and you have given up on a fairy punisher
As well as your yard answer
And don't say phox please because no redirection phox with plot ain't doing all of that
Roar also has horrible antisynergy here
Between your contrary staraptor, yawn torkoal and setup phox
thx
i needed others to see what wouldnt work
ive been smashing my face with starphox for over a week just before the duo hit number 1 at a tournament
Damn
Well ngl I have literally no knowledge abt starfox since I usually play to counter it rather than build it
So I should have prob not helped here
Or atleast tried to help
