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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022)

Duration: 6:59

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I used: Garganacl, Pawmot, and Toxapex
My Opponent used: Persian, Tropius, and Wigglytuff
Stadium: Mesagoza
Battle BGM: The Top Champion

Not a team that you come across that often, that is with the Pokémon that my opponent has, and the ones selected were Persian, Tropius, and Wigglytuff, and all three are Pokémon that are rarely, or almost never used in online battles. I was expecting to see the Abomasnow and Glaceon combo, Abomasnow is the only Pokémon currently available that has Snow Warning, and Glaceon does see decent use, but it's not as common in online battles, and there was Dragapult, which is one of the top Pokémon in online battles, I don't tend to see Dragapult in online battles as much as in Sword & Shield where it was in the top 10 most used Pokémon in online battles.
This battle is where my defensive team is put to the test against Pokémon that are almost never used in online battles, although I did like the strategy with Persian's Switcheroo and Wigglytuff's Calm Mind, and I could see the Tropius could have Harvest and a Sitrus Berry, which is a solid strategy, as Tropius does have a good amount of HP, even if its type isn't the best defensively with that massive weakness to Ice.
I use Garganacl on this team, and while this Pokémon is one of the toughest Pokémon to take down, I use the usual set of Salt Cure, Recover, and Protect, but I gave him Body Press to give him a move that works with his high Defense stat. I went with a Ghost Tera Type on Garganacl, there were many different Tera Type options, Ghost, Flying, Fairy, and Poison, any of those that work better on Garganacl than the Rock-type. While Rock-types are known for their high Defense, they have a lot of weaknesses, some of which are common attacking types like Ground and Fighting, which is the reason why most players tend to use different Tera Types on Garganacl to make it last very long in battle while Salt Cure is there to wear down the opponent.
I use my Shiny Toxapex in this battle, but then again I didn't expect my opponent to have all Shiny Pokémon for this battle, so it was a good choice I made with using Toxapex to try and stall out my opponent's team, and I chose Pawmot in case either Glaceon or Abomasnow was picked, but she does have Ice Punch to deal with Tropius. It was good seeing some Pokémon that are rarely used online, or are almost never used in an online battle, because I do get tired of running into players using Paradox Pokémon or the Treasures of Ruin, as those are on a lot of teams, the team I use doesn't even have a single Paradox Pokémon in it, making it the first time since my first six online battles where one of the teams I use doesn't have a Paradox Pokémon or a Treasure of Ruin.

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