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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022)

Duration: 5:24

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I used: Tyranitar, Lycanroc (Midday Form), Volcarona, and Houndstone
My Opponent used: Hisuian Arcanine, Iron Bundle, Roaring Moon, and Spiritomb
Stadium: Pokémon League
Battle BGM: Western Pokémon

I come across an interesting team that has a few Paradox Pokémon, but the one that stands out is the Hisuian Arcanine, while it does get Intimidate, it is not that good for Double Battles because it is weak to Water and Ground. I did see that my opponent had Spiritomb, which I don't come across that often, but then again I don't remember if I ever went up against a Spiritomb in Pokémon Sword & Shield online battles, I wanted to check and see, and only one player has used one against me. I did see the Iron Thorns on the team, and this Pokémon does have identical stats to Tyranitar, the difference is that Iron Thorns has lower Special Attack and Special Defense, but has better Speed, although its type combo of Rock/Electric does give it a 4x weakness to Ground-type moves, making Iron Thorns really tricky to use in battle when it competes with Tyranitar for a team slot.
I do make use of the lead of Tyranitar to set up the sandstorm, and Lycanroc to use Sand Rush to get in some damage with Rock Slide, but I was not expecting my opponent's strategy with Hisuian Arcanine. My backup option with Lycanroc is when his HP is down to 1, he has Endeavor to leave his opponent down to 1 HP and then use Accelerock to finish them off, he has a Ghost Tera Type, but I am not very likely to Terastallize Lycanroc in battle.
My opponent does bring in Spiritomb to the battle, along with some powerful Paradox Pokémon like Iron Bundle and Roaring Moon. The Endeavor strategy with Lycanroc can also pair well with the sandstorm, where if the opponent is down to 1 HP, the sandstorm can finish them off, this strategy almost reminds me of the infamous Level 1 Aron back in Black & White with Sturdy, Endeavor, and a Shell Bell, and it would be paired with a Tyranitar, because back then, Sand Stream would create permanent sandstorm.
I was surprised that my opponent didn't even use Gholdengo in this battle, because Make It Rain would do some big damage to my leads, and Lycanroc wouldn't be able to deal any respectable damage to Gholdengo, well I do have Houndstone which can take out Gholdengo with Last Respects, as the move becomes more powerful the more allies that have fainted, and Volcarona's Fiery Dance is another move to watch out for when using Gholdengo and your opponent has a Fire-type Pokémon on their side.

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