Pokémon Sword & Shield Online Battle 87

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Published on September 1, 2020 9:00:04 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhN1W0tvYZ4

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Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019)

Duration: 10:00

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I used: Sandaconda, Bewear, and Escavalier
My Opponent used: Klefki, Galarian Darmanitan, and Emolga
Stadium: Standard
Battle BGM: Rose Tower

This is a song that was added in the Isle of Armor update, even though this song did play only at one part in the story and you never hear it again after that, so it was good that they added the Rose Tower music in the Isle of Armor update, because I like that song.
I don't know if my opponent's team is meant to be a Double Battle team, because from what my opponent has for Pokémon, most of which are those that work better in Double Battles, but I did like how well my opponent used those Pokémon.
I wasn't sure if Klefki had any damage dealing moves, as this one was more about disrupting his targets with Metal Sound and Thunder Wave, and I have checked into Klefki's moves, and Steel Beam is a popular move on Klefki, as the massive recoil can be used to prevent opponents from using certain moves like Rapid Spin or any other moves. My opponent used a Galarian Darmanitan, and I wasn't sure if Zen Mode has become more popular in online battles, because I have come across some Darmanitan with Zen Mode in some of my more recent battles, and they usually tend to have Substitute, and Emolga is a Pokémon that isn't commonly used, so it is good seeing what my opponent can do with a team of underused Pokémon, and even if Galarian Darmanitan is in the Uber tier according to Smogon, I still consider Zen Mode as underused.
I test out another team, this one makes use of some Pokémon that don't see common use, and this team makes use of one Pokémon, but I don't use that Pokémon in this battle. For this team, Sandaconda can Gigantamax, and she has Rock Tomb to get the Speed decrease on foes, even if the paralysis from Glare can already do that, I wasn't sure whether to give her Coil, but decided that Earthquake and Body Press are already good enough, G-Max Sandblast from Sandaconda is very useful in weakening opponents, even with the Sandstorm, so those are some good ways in using a defensive Pokémon.
I wanted to try out Escavalier for online battles, and while this Pokémon is best suited in Trick Room teams, I don't tend to use themed teams, instead I balance out different roles between Pokémon, and with Escavalier, she has an Assault Vest to give her extra Special Defense, and she has some powerful moves like Megahorn, Iron Head, and Close Combat, and it was a tough choice between Drill Run or Razor Shell, but I decided on Razor Shell, as the Defense drop can be very helpful in getting in some extra damage with Escavalier's attacks.
The last one is Bewear, he has a Weakness Policy, which is good for Dynamax sets, and it even works with his Fluffy Ability, so he can take a Physical Flying, Fighting, or Fairy-type move, and with the Weakness Policy, Bewear can get in some heavy hits. I went with Drain Punch over Close Combat because Bewear is a Pokémon that can take hits well with Fluffy, and the loss of defenses from Close Combat would hinder Bewear's ability in taking hits. Iron Head and Darkest Lariat are good coverage options, while Thunder Punch is there to deal with any Flying-type Pokémon that Bewear is put up against, and he is a bit on the slow side, but he makes up for it in power.

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