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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022)

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I used: Toxapex, Pawmot, and Houndstone
My Opponent used: Meowscarada, Pawmot, and Garganacl
Stadium: Naranja/Uva Academy
Battle BGM: Tera Raid Battle

I test out a team that is themed around stalling out the opponent through many different ways, most of which are very defensive Pokémon, the exception being Pawmot, the only attacker of the team, as Pawmot isn't really that defensive of a Pokémon, while my opponent has what looks to be a team that would be used during the main story, and while I did see Pokémon like Meowscarada and Garganacl, both of which are top-tier Pokémon in online battles, they don't usually have the most ideal moves for battle.
This is a Shiny Toxapex that I am using, and I don't tend to aim for a Shiny Pokémon whenever I am breeding for competitive Pokémon, usually I hatch as many Eggs to get the best IVs for a Pokémon, this has happened back in Sword & Shield where I have gotten Shiny Pokémon through breeding, and even near the end of Generation 8 where I breed for a box of Pokémon for Surprise Trade, I had hatched a Shiny Pokémon around then.
Toxapex has a Black Sludge, and she has the usual moves you see on one of these, the difference is she has Chilling Water because they removed Scald from this game, or well, removed Scald from many Pokémon, it is in the game, but the Pokémon that learns Scald is not currently available in the game. I didn't change Toxapex's Tera Type, because if Terastallized to a different type than Poison, Toxapex does take damage from the Black Sludge, if Garganacl is Terastallized to a Poison Tera Type, then it can make use of the Black Sludge, but Leftovers are the better item for it.
Pawmot has two powerful STAB moves, Double Shock and Close Combat, and I didn't change Pawmot's Tera Type because the main reason Pawmot is ever used in battle is for Double Shock and the Electric Tera Type. She does have Revivial Blessing, which pairs well with another Pokémon that I have on the team, and I went with Ice Punch for type coverage, the tricky thing about Pawmot is that to make use of Iron Fist, it is a choice between Ice Punch as a way to hit Ground-type Pokémon for super effective damage or Mach Punch for priority.
You might be wondering about Houndstone, I did look into many possible sets, and Houndstone can work defensively, with Fluffy and some HP and Defense investment, Houndstone can withstand Physical Attacks very well. I didn't want to go with the sweeper set, so I went with an Assault Vest to make him last longer in battle, and he has Body Press to work with his Defense stat. Last Respects is there as a Ghost-type damaging move, if you don't know what Last Respects does, this move becomes more powerful the more allies that have fainted in battle, and this move caps at 5050 power, Houndstone even got banned in the competitive scene because of it, and it was one of the quickest a Pokémon to ever get banned. When Basculegion becomes available, that thing would get banned instantly, as that Pokémon can learn Last Respects as well, and for stat comparison, Basculegion has higher HP, Attack, and Speed than Houndstone, and Basculegion can get Swift Swim, so when it is raining, Basculegion can sweep entire teams. If you want another comparison, the White-Stripe Basculin, which evolves into Basculegion, has higher Speed than its evolved form, and with Adaptability and a Ghost Tera Type, it can be a dangerous threat, if Houndstone got banned this quickly, then Basculegion would get banned instantly the moment it is available.

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