Game:

Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019)

Duration: 7:19

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I used: Gigalith, Stoutland, Scizor, and Palossand
My Opponent used: Cinderace, Goodra, Celebi, and Solgaleo
Stadium: Wyndon
Battle BGM: Gym Leader

I put my Stoutland and Gigalith to good use in this one, and even though they are meant to be a tag team, the Pokémon I have picked for this battle are those that benefit from the sandstorm, or just don't take any damage from it. For my Stoutland's moves, After You is there to support Gigalith, he has Surf to activate Palossand's Water Compaction and Weakness Policy, and Giga Impact is there for the full power if ever I need it, so it's more of a last resort, and Stoutland cannot learn Body Slam, so Giga Impact is the best it can go for a Normal-type move, Facade is a bit weak and Stoutland has to be inflicted with a status condition to get the best use out of it, and Retaliate is a bit situational, because the move's power is doubled if a Pokémon has fainted on the previous turn.
I liked how my opponent used Goodra in that fight, and I don't think my opponent's Cinderace had Libero, but it still surprises me how good Cinderace was in the competitive scene before its Hidden Ability was released. My opponent had Celebi and Solgaleo in that fight, and I couldn't tell if this is the Shiny Celebi that you get from prebooking the most recent Pokémon movie in Japan, because this Celebi was not Japanese, and the only other game that you would legitimately get a Shiny Celebi is in the Virtual Console release of Pokémon Crystal, but you had a 1 in 8192 chance of getting it, and it was not that easy, and you had to transfer it into Pokémon Bank, and then move it into Pokémon HOME to get it, so I don't know if this Shiny Celebi is legit or not, because the distribution code is only in Japan.
Solgaleo can be a dangerous opponent in battle, it has a high Attack stat, and its Steel/Psychic-type and its Ability of Full Metal Body, which prevents any of Solgaleo's stats from being lowered, so it's Metagross, but with better stats to fit in for a Legendary Pokémon. It is a very powerful Dynamax user, and I have read a list on Smogon on which Dynamax Pokémon are banned even in the Uber tier, and Solgaleo is one of few Pokémon on that list, because it is that powerful of a Pokémon, and Max Steelspike can give it the Defense boost to make it resilient against Physical attackers, specially from its signature move Sunsteel Strike. To see that certain Pokémon are banned from Dynamax in the Uber tier does remind me of Mega Rayquaza in Gen 6 where it was banned from the Uber tier for being very overpowered.

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