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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022)

Duration: 7:38

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I used: Palafin, Iron Moth, Sylveon, and Oricorio (Sensu Style)
My Opponent used: Grimmsnarl, Garganacl, Amoonguss, and Scream Tail
Stadium: Medali
Battle BGM: Wild Pokémon

My opponent for this battle goes with a full defensive team, or support based team, not sure what the proper term to call this team is, but my opponent led with Grimmsnarl to set up screens, and there was Garganacl, which can Terastallize to a Ghost Tera Type and last throughout the battle with its great defensive stats and access to Salt Cure to damage the opponent at the end of each turn, and it does more damage if the opponent is a Water or Steel-type Pokémon. I did see my opponent had Bombirdier, which wasn't used in this battle, it's one that I don't see many people use online, but my opponent did use Scream Tail, which I have seen a good amount of players use, specially when paired with Gothitelle to trap the opponents with Shadow Tag while Scream Tail uses Perish Song to ensure both Pokémon faint in three turns.
This was where I made use of Oricorio's Dancer Ability, and the reason why I went with Fiery Dance on Iron Moth instead of Heat Wave, while Fiery Dance is a 50% chance of a Special Attack boost, if Oricorio can get those boosts, it can help in the battle. I have read most Pokémon use a Grass Tera Type as a way to get through Amoonguss, because this gives them an immunity to moves like Spore and Rage Powder, I didn't know about Grass-type Pokémon being immune to Rage Powder until very recently, where if a Grass-type Pokémon uses an attack and targets the other Pokémon, their attack is not drawn in by Rage Powder, I knew that Grass-type Pokémon were immune to powder and spore moves starting with Generation 6, but I didn't know it applied to Rage Powder until now. Grass Tera Type can be a high risk against Amoonguss, because it is a part Poison-type and it can use Sludge Bomb to target them down, but then again I don't tend to see Sludge Bomb on Amoonguss, usually the Poison-type move it uses is Clear Smog to remove stat changes.
This battle is where I test out Sylveon, this was because my opponent used Grimmsnarl, which can now get Parting Shot in this generation. Sylveon has a Throat Spray to give his Special Attack a boost after using Hyper Voice, and he has Detect, while it has less PP than Protect, at least he won't be affected by Imprison whenever the move is used, as Protect is a very common move in Double Battles. While I don't Terastallize Sylveon in this battle, he has a Fire Tera Type in case I end up doing so, as it is there to take on Steel-type Pokémon, and because Sylveon can no longer learn Mystical Fire, which was the only way it could do reliable damage against them. Quick Attack is there for priority, I did use a Sylveon in Pokémon Sword & Shield online battles, and I did have Quick Attack on that one for finishing off weakened opponents.

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