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Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019)

Duration: 8:07

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I used: Chansey, Cinderace, and Azumarill
My Opponent used: Gyarados, Magnezone, and Hippowdon
Stadium: Stow-on-Side (Sword)
Battle BGM: Mustard

I test out another team with Pokémon added in the Isle of Armor, and some of these were Pokémon that have once been top-tier in the competitive scene, and speaking of Isle of Armor, they did announce a new Online Competition for Sword & Shield called Armor Beginnings, which you can register from now until July 23rd, well at the time of this video going up, and battles will be from July 24th till July 26th, and only Pokémon that are in the new Isle of Armor Pokédex can be used in that competition. I use an Eviolite Chansey, she has Thunder Wave and Stealth Rock, which can be really good in most fights, but I have had times where Thunder Wave missed against a Pokémon with Swords Dance, and the opponent I was up against had three or four Pokémon with a weakness to Rock, it's not the one I am fighting right now, it was a different opponent.
I did like my opponent's strategy with Iron Defense and Body Press on Magnezone, and while it is good on defensive Magnezone sets, I have checked its possible moves, and it is the most powerful Steel Beam user in the game, because Magnezone has a base 130 Special Attack stat, and Steel Beam is a very powerful Special Steel-type move, although I prefer Flash Cannon for a more reliable move, as Steel Beam does cause heavy recoil damage when used, I don't know if this Magnezone had Steel Beam or not, but I wouldn't recommend it on defensive sets that use Body Press.
This Cinderace can Gigantamax, and I did adjust his moves a bit and gave him Bounce, which seems to be a popular move on any Pokémon that can learn that move, possibly because of the Speed boost from Max Airstream, and Cinderace is one of few Pokémon that greatly benefits from it as he does have a high Speed stat. Sucker Punch is there for priority, it was a decision between Zen Headbutt, Gunk Shot, or Iron Head, as Cinderace is a Pokémon that you can do many different things with, specially if you have one with Libero.
I also saw my opponent had some marks on his Pokémon, which there is a rare chance that Pokémon caught in the wild have them, and there is a special item called the Mark Charm, which is obtained by completing the Isle of Armor Pokédex, which increases the odds from 1 in 50 to 3 in 50, only Pokémon caught in the wild can have marks, so trying to breed for Pokémon will not reward you with any.

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