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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022)

Duration: 8:53

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I used: Salamence, Tinkaton, Toxtricity, and Iron Bundle
My Opponent used: Annihilape, Maushold, Dondozo, and Tatsugiri
Stadium: Pokémon League
Battle BGM: Area Zero Pokémon 2

From seeing my opponent's team, this looks like a team used in a high level VGC Tournament, what do you expect from seeing the Pokémon selection on the team? There is Dondozo and Tatsugiri which pair well together, and this is the Droopy Form Tatsugiri, I did have to look up what colour Shiny Tatsugiri was in its many forms, and this is the one that boosts Dondozo's Defense when Order Up is used.
Not only that, I did see there was Annihilape and Maushold, which work well in a team, whenever I see those two, Maushold usually goes for the Follow Me while Annihilape either uses Bulk Up to get some stats or goes straight for the Rage Fist, but as I had Salamence leading the fight, I ended up activating Annihilape's Defiant through Intimidate, and there's even getting through Maushold's Friend Guard as well. Murkrow and Garchomp weren't used in this battle, and if I were to guess, Murkrow has Tailwind, while Garchomp is there because it's an offensive powerhouse.
With the Pokémon selecting, while I did pick Salamence for Tailwind support, and Tinkaton to get in the Fake Out, and I had to check and see what the priority is, Fake Out is +3, while Follow Me is +2, and I mainly wanted to prevent Maushold from using Beat Up on Annihilape to power up its Rage Fist, because that is an overpowered strategy when these two Pokémon are used.
Toxtricity and Iron Bundle were picked for the Dondozo and Tatsugiri combo, Iron Bundle could fight Garchomp, while Toxtricity does have an advantage against Murkrow, but I had to prepare for these two. I went with a Electric Tera Type on Toxtricity to give Overdrive a power boost, and I wasn't sure whether to go with a defensive Tera Type or one that boosts their original type, and with Toxtricity, I decided to boost her STAB even further. While Dondozo was really popular back in the day, whenever it was used alongside Tatsugiri, this combo was used in high level VGC Tournaments, and there is Annihilape's high power Rage Fist combined wirh Maushold's Follow Me, while I do like seeing different teams, there are times where I stand up to these high level VGC Pokémon in battle.

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