Game:

Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019)

Duration: 6:25

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I used: Steelix, Haxorus, and Snorlax
My Opponent used: Cobalion, Zeraora, and Magearna
Stadium: Motostoke
Battle BGM: Marnie

My opponent has a full Legendary team, well it's really a half-Legendary, half-Mythical team, and he even has the newly introduced Zarude, which he did not use in this battle. It would have been good to see Zarude in action, because it's only available in Japan as of now.
It was surprising to see how good Steelix was in that fight, as my opponent used two Physical attackers in both Cobalion and Zeraora, and this is the first uploaded online battle where I go up against one of the Swords of Justice, and out of the three, I would have to fight Cobalion, usually in the previous games, Terrakion would be the most used, specially in the competitive scene, the best that Cobalion can do is set up Stealth Rock and use moves like Volt Switch, and it does get access to some nice status moves like Taunt and Thunder Wave.
It was good seeing my opponent use Magearna, this was another Mythical Pokémon they included in the Isle of Armor update, and this is a very scary Pokémon in battle, well Magearna doesn't look scary by design, the reason is because of its signature Ability of Soul-Heart, this boosts Magearna's Special Attack if a Pokémon faints while Magearna is on the field. Magearna is the only Pokémon to learn the move Fleur Cannon, and those unfamiliar with Magearna or its signature move because to obtain it, I think you had use the QR Scanner in Pokémon Sun & Moon in order to obtain it. As for its Fleur Cannon, it is a 130 power Special Fairy-type move that lowers Magearna's Special Attack by two stages, so it's like a Fairy-type version of Draco Meteor, in Sun & Moon, Magearna would have that once you obtain it, but in Sword & Shield, Magearna does not learn that move until Level 90, so at least it gets its signature move earlier in Sun & Moon. It can also be an overpowered Dynamax user, because if it has Flash Cannon, it can use Max Steelspike for that Defense boost.
This is a Shiny Snorlax that I am using in that battle, this is the infamous Curselax set from Gen 2, well this Snorlax does have Curse and some powerful moves like Earthquake and Heavy Slam, and he can Gigantamax, and with those two moves, he can boost his defensive stats with Max Quake and Max Steelspike. There isn't any reason to take Dynamax over Gigantamax on Snorlax, while the Speed drop from Max Strike is nice, Snorlax is very slow to begin with, while G-Max Replenish can restore Snorlax's hold berry, so items like the Figy Berry are very popular held items on Snorlax, and with that high HP stat, Snorlax can last a long time in battle.

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