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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022)

Duration: 6:52

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I used: Glimmora, Tatsugiri, Dondozo, and Drifblim
My Opponent used: Torkoal, Lilligant, Meowscarada, and Kingambit
Stadium: Naranja/Uva Academy
Battle BGM: The Top Champion

Here is the first online Double Battle for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet that I have uploaded, and this one is where I put together some of the top Pokémon used in Double Battles, specially in VGC Tournaments. My opponent has a sun team with that Torkoal and Lilligant lead, but I didn't see Lilligant use After You on Torkoal to ensure it gets in an Eruption before my Pokémon could attack, but I could see why as I led with Glimmora and Tatsugiri, and both resist Fire-type moves.
I could go over my team, Glimmora is one of my leads, he has Toxic Debris, and usually entry hazards don't tend to be used in Double Battles, but that Ability can come into play, and he has Power Gem, Sludge Bomb, and Earth Power for his attacks, I went with Sludge Bomb over Sludge Wave for a single target move, because in Double Battles, I like having a single target move as a way to hit one opponent, while moves like Rock Slide and Icy Wind are popular moves, if I were to pick between Sludge Bomb or Sludge Wave in a Double Battle, I would take Sludge Bomb. Glimmora does get Mortal Spin, its signature move, which can remove entry hazards and poison both targets, but as it is a Physical move and it is really weak, I prefer using Glimmora for attacking, and he has Spiky Shield to protect from attacks, while also damaging opponents that make contact with Glimmora.
I brought in the infamous Dondozo and Tatsugiri combo, and to explain about it, Tatsugiri has an Ability called Commander, mine is the Droopy Form, and that gives Dondozo a Defense boost if he uses Order Up, Dondozo's signature move which boosts its stat based on the form of Tatsugiri.
Tatsugiri can even work in battle without Dondozo, he has Muddy Water and Icy Wind to hit both targets, Taunt to prevent them from using status moves, with all the moves like Protect around, this can be really helpful, and Draco Meteor for a powerful Dragon-type move. When both Tatsugiri and Dondozo on the field, Tatsugiri will enter Dondozo's mouth, and as a result, Dondozo gains a +2 boost to all of its stats, and with Unaware, this can make Dondozo an unbreakable wall with that massive HP stat. I changed Dondozo's Tera Type to Dragon to give it STAB for Order Up, while also giving him resistances to Grass and Electric, Flying is a popular Tera Type on Dondozo, but the downside is that Dondozo keeps its Electric weakness with that type, which was why I chose Dragon for Dondozo's Tera Type. Wave Crash is really powerful, it is a Water-type Double-Edge, and this pairs well with Dondozo's massive HP stat, Earthquake is there to hit both targets, and as Tatsugiri cannot be targeted while inside Dondozo, it doesn't have to hit its teammate. I have read about strategies about making Tatsugiri faint while Dondozo is still on the field, one notable strategy is giving Tatsugiri the Toxic Orb, and when Tatsugiri faints, another teammate can come in and help Dondozo out, I didn't want to give Tatsugiri the Toxic Orb, as there are some fights where Tatsugiri can hold his own. I will go over Drifblim in another battle, but I do have an interesting strategy with that Pokémon, but for some reason, I don't tend to see that many Drifblim being used in online battles, even in Double Battles, because I remember in Generation 7, Drifblim saw a lot of usage in VGC Tournaments back then.

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