Pokémon Sword & Shield Online Battle 80

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Published on August 13, 2020 9:00:02 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q6hilb5tB8

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Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019)

Duration: 4:11

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I used: Scrafty, Lycanroc (Dusk Form), and Starmie
My Opponent used: Gengar, Dracovish, and Mr. Rime
Stadium: Standard
Battle BGM: Hop 2

This is one of rare cases where an opponent that I go up against does not have a full team, but then again a full team isn't required for online battles, because when you are doing Single Battles, you need 3 Pokémon the least, so it's not a huge requirement to have 6 Pokémon, but I find it does add a bit of versatility to the team, so that way you know what to pick depending on the opponent.
In this one, I use Scrafty in this battle, this was a Pokémon I used to hate when Black & White was recent, can't believe it's almost 10 years since the release of Pokémon Black & White in Japan, the reason I hated Scrafty at first was because of how terribly designed it was when I first saw its sprite in Black & White, but I eventually grew to like it a bit more over the times, it's not my favourite Pokémon, but I don't mind Scrafty as a Pokémon that much. I remember Scrafty being fairly good in Gen 5 because it had good defensive stats and it was a Pokémon that can be used for offense or defense, but then it got nerfed in Gen 6 due to the introduction of Fairy-type Pokémon, making Scrafty harder to use in battle.
This Scrafty is an offensive set, she has Moxie for her Ability, and I gave her Dragon Dance to give her the Speed boost to her already below average Speed, while Crunch and Drain Punch serve as her main moves, and she has Iron Head for type coverage against Fairy-type Pokémon. While High Jump Kick or Close Combat are better alternatives for an offensive Scrafty set, I went with Drain Punch because the negative effect of Close Combat lowering Scrafty's defenses does hold it back from taking hits in battle. Defensive Scrafty sets use Rest and Bulk Up, and for moves, Drain Punch is usually there for healing, and they tend to have Shed Skin for the Ability to heal off the sleep condition from Rest.
I did like my opponent's team for this battle, even if he didn't have a full team, it was good to see my opponent use Mr. Rime, although I would have liked to see what that thing is capable of, because Mr. Rime is a Pokémon that isn't commonly used, but it does have a unique Ability called Screen Cleaner, which ignores the effects of Reflect and Light Screen on both sides, and I have heard that its pre-evolved form Mr. Mime, or Galarian Mr. Mime in this case, is a good user of the Eviolite, and it has seen more usage than Mr. Rime in Double Battles. He did have Dracovish, which in case you didn't know already, Dracovish is banned according to Smogon, but not in online battles in this game, I know there are players that don't follow Smogon rules and like to use whatever Pokémon they want, I'm not stopping anyone from using Dracovish, and I do get it is a Pokémon that is very overpowered with Fishious Rend, and I believe this Dracovish has a Choice Scarf, so this mutated being can easily take down anything with its Fishious Rend.

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