Ansena's Antics

Mega Evolutions are once again legal in VGC, allowing the fan favorite sun-setter back into the format. Everyone’s favorite Gen 1 starter boasts and incredibly high Special Attack along with the incredibly useful ability of Drought. Combined with a decent speed stat and passable bulk, Charizard Y threatens to blaze through teams with powerful Fire type attacks. Pros *159 Special Attack stat allows Charizard Y to hit very hard without much investment, KOing and 2HKOing targets with sun up *100 Base Speed allows Charizard Y to outspeed and KO the likes of Tapu Lele and non-Choice Scarf Landorus-T *Its Mega Evolution Ability, Drought, summons Sunny Day for 5 turns or until a different weather is summoned. *Sun not only disrupts other weathers but also boosts Charizard’s damage output while protecting it from Water type attacks *Access to a decent movepool allows Charizard Y to hit most of its weaknesses for super effective damage Cons *Fire / Flying typing i...

After a brief two year hiatus, Amoonguss is once again a nuisance in the VGC format. With a solid bulk, access to Spore and Rage Powder, as well as an incredibly useful form of Recovery through Regenerator, Amoonguss is yet again the premier redirection support Pokemon in VGC. Pros *114 Base HP Stat makes Amoonguss incredibly bulky, allowing it to redirect a considerable number of attacks *Access to Clear Smog and very slow speed allows Amoonguss to reset opponent’s stat buffs *A decent Trick Room counter with low speed and Spore *Access to both Rage Powder and Spore makes Amoonguss a great Pokemon to both protect / neuter Trick Room setters and set up Pokemon *Regenerator allows Amoonguss to recover 33% of HP upon switching out, making sure that it can redirect even more attacks Cons *70 / 85 Defensive and Special Defensive Stats are very lackluster *Very weak to the common Meta Lele as well as Charizard Y teams *Tapu Fini and Tapu Koko both preven...

The Tapu that just recently won Oceania Internats, Tapu Lele is currently one of the most dominant Pokemon in the format. With Psychic terrain boosting its already powerful attacks, Tapu Lele can easily tear through opponents as an offensive threat. Pros *130 Special Attack is the highest among the Tapu Pokemon, allowing for Lele to dish out heavy damage *95 Speed allows Tapu Lele to outspeed Landorus, and also enables Lele to be a potent user of Choice Scarf *Psychic Terrain allows blocks opponent’s priority moves from hampering your Pokemon, such as Fake Out and Prankster Moves *Psychic Terrain also boosts Psychic moves from grounded Pokemon by 1.5x, effectively giving Psychic types a Choice Item in terrain Cons *70 / 75 / 115 Defenses are frail; its Low base HP holds Lele back from withstanding Super Effective attacks *Tapu Lele is outsped by Base 100 Pokemon and notably Mega Metagross, the most common Pokemon in the format that can outright KO Tapu Lel...