Game:

Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019)

Duration: 7:35

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I used: Scizor, Aerodactyl, Regidrago, and Magmortar
My Opponent used: Rillaboom, Dragapult, Yveltal, Terrakion
Stadium: Motostoke
Battle BGM: Wild Pokémon

Pokémon is advertising their 25th Anniversary, and in case you don't know why that celebration is a big deal, this is because Pokémon Red & Green released in Japan in February 1996, so it has been 25 years since the release of those games, which is why Pokémon always have those special celebrations around that time of year.
Now onto the battle, and my opponent has some of the most popular Pokémon in Double Battles, seeing Whimsicott and Terrakion does remind me of that strategy back in Gen 5 where Whimsicott was a popular teammate for Terrakion, as Whimsicott has Beat Up to boost Terrakion's Attack after each hit thanks to Justified, and that allows Terrakion to sweep entire teams with Rock Slide and Close Combat. However, my opponent used Yveltal in that battle, and I have seen how scary Yveltal is as a Dynamax user, because its Ability of Dark Aura boosts the power of any Dark-type moves used by all Pokémon on the field by 33%, so this makes Yveltal's Max Darkness terrifying, and it can use Max Airstream to boost its Speed to the point nothing can stop it, and that would come from its signature move Oblivion Wing, which is a Flying-type Giga Drain, but it is Yveltal's signature move, and it restores 75% of the damage dealt. I also liked how my opponent had Ally Switch on Dragapult, because that Pokémon does have some good resistances and using Ally Switch can be a good strategy in Double Battles when avoiding damage if you are in a bad match-up.
The team I use for this battle uses another Legendary Pokémon, this time it is Regidrago, a Dragon-type Pokémon and one of the new members of the Regi Quintet, I guess now that there are five of them, or six if you count Regigigas, and they are no longer a trio. Out of the new members of the Regi Quintet, Regieleki tends to be the one that sees the most use, and I have not seen too many players use Regidrago in online battles, it does have base 200 HP, which is really high, and it has fairly good Attack and Special Attack, but its Speed is kind of average and its Defense and Special Defense are not too great. Regidrago's movepool is very limited, for Special moves, the best it can get are Dragon Energy, Dragon Pulse, and Draco Meteor, which are boosted by 50% because of Regidrago's Dragon Maw, as it boosts the power of its Dragon-type moves, and I went with Ancient Power for coverage, because it was either Ancient Power or Hyper Beam for a non-Dragon-type move. Dragon Energy is Regidrago's signature move, and it has 150 power, but its power decreases if Regidrago has taken damage, so it is a Dragon-type version of moves like Water Spout and Eruption. A Physical set is possible for Regidrago, as it can get access to moves like Dragon Dance and Outrage, and its coverage moves are either really weak or kind of average, it can get Crunch, Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, and Hammer Arm.
The team I went with are Pokémon that can support Regidrago, so I chose Aerodactyl for my Tailwind set up, Scizor and Magmortar are there to cover Regidrago's weaknesses, Scizor to deal with Fairy-types, and Magmortar to handle Ice and Steel-types.
My Aerodactyl has Unnerve, because usually Berries are really popular in Double Battles, so any of the pinch Berries are usually held, so that is where Unnerve comes in, and Aerodactyl has Rock Slide and Dual Wingbeat for some good Physical moves, and he has a Focus Sash so he can survive an attack that would otherwise take him out in one hit.
I have used Scizor in a past battle, she has a Choice Band and some really strong Physical moves, like U-turn, Bullet Punch, Superpower, and Dual Wingbeat, and her Technician powers up Bullet Punch and Dual Wingbeat, if only Scizor was able to learn Bug Bite in this game without having to transfer one from a previous game, they could of made Bug Bite a breeding for the Scyther line in this game.
As for Magmortar, I do want to try and give her another chance in this fight, as this was more about Scizor and Aerodactyl, as well as showcasing Regidrago in online battles. I did use a Magmortar way back in Pokémon Battle Revolution, because I remember there were some codes you can enter and it would give you a Magmortar and Electivire with some good moves, and if I remember, Magmortar had Flamethrower, Psychic, Solar Beam, and Hyper Beam for moves, I feel like it should of had Thunderbolt instead of Hyper Beam. With this Magmortar, she has Heat Wave for hitting both targets, Thunderbolt and Scorching Sands for coverage, and I did consider Solar Beam at first, but went with Protect, and for her held item, at first I wanted to go with an Assault Vest, but in the end, I decided to go with a Life Orb for extra damage.

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