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Welcome to Smogon VGC’s Spring Seasonal! This tournament will award points towards the 2024 VGC Circuit, which awards a prize banner and custom avatar to the winner of the entire circuit. If you win the seasonal itself, you will also get the "Seasonal Winner" role in the official Smogon VGC...

[SET] Bulky Attacker (Urshifu-Rapid-Strike) @ Mystic Water / Safety Goggles Level: 50 Ability: Unseen Fist EVs: 60 HP / 76 Atk / 20 Def / 196 SpD / 156 Spe Tera Type: Water / Grass / Ghost Adamant Nature - Surging Strikes - Close Combat - Taunt / Aqua Jet / Swords Dance - Detect [SET COMMENTS]...

[SET] Bulky Support (Amoonguss) @ Sitrus Berry / Rocky Helmet Level: 50 Ability: Regenerator EVs: 244 HP / 188 Def / 76 SpD IVs: 27 Spe Tera Type: Water / Dark Bold / Calm Nature - Spore - Rage Powder - Pollen Puff / Sludge Bomb - Protect / Sludge Bomb [SET COMMENTS] Amoonguss's great typing...

:Zacian-Crowned: [SET] Setup Sweeper (Zacian-Crowned) @ Rusted Sword Level: 50 Ability: Intrepid Sword EVs: 204 HP / 76 Atk / 28 Def / 12 SpD / 188 Spe Tera Type: Water / Grass / Stellar Adamant Nature - Behemoth Blade - Play Rough / Sacred Sword - Swords Dance / Substitute - Protect [SET...

Welcome to Smogon VGC’s Spring Seasonal! This tournament will award points towards the 2024 VGC Circuit, which awards a prize banner and custom avatar to the winner of the entire circuit. If you win the seasonal itself, you will also get the "Seasonal Winner" role in the official Smogon VGC...

Welcome to Smogon VGC’s Spring Seasonal! This tournament will award points towards the 2024 VGC Circuit, which awards a prize banner and custom avatar to the winner of the entire circuit. If you win the seasonal itself, you will also get the "Seasonal Winner" role in the official Smogon VGC...

Welcome to Smogon VGC’s Spring Seasonal! This tournament will award points towards the 2024 VGC Circuit, which awards a prize banner and custom avatar to the winner of the entire circuit. If you win the seasonal itself, you will also get the "Seasonal Winner" role in the official Smogon VGC...

Welcome to Smogon VGC’s Spring Seasonal! This tournament will award points towards the 2024 VGC Circuit, which awards a prize banner and custom avatar to the winner of the entire circuit. If you win the seasonal itself, you will also get the "Seasonal Winner" role in the official Smogon VGC...

[OVERVIEW] * Articuno has a unique niche in the metagame thanks strong Ice-type STAB attacks and great bulk. Blizzard allows Articuno to tear through common cores utilizing Rillaboom, Landorus, and Raging Bolt. * Alolan Ninetales is mandatory with Articuno, patching up Blizzard's accuracy and...

:Ninetales-Alola: [OVERVIEW] * Weather control in Snow Warning and Aurora Veil support give Alolan Ninetales a strong niche in the metagame. Alolan Ninetales's great offensive typing allows it to threaten Chien-Pao, Urshifu-S, and Landorus with an OHKO while also walling the former two. *...

:Chi-Yu: [OVERVIEW] * With an excellent Special Attack stat, which is bolstered by Beads of Ruin and great STAB moves, Chi-Yu threatens its foes with the highest damage output in the format and Chi-Yu is capable of OHKOing the majority of the metagame. Beads of Ruin also helps increase Chi-Yu's...

Welcome to the VGC Scarlet and Violet Sample Teams Thread! Here you will find a collection of approved teams that represent the current Metagame. Sample Teams deliver strong and simple to use teams, of the most metagame relevant archetypes to enable newer players to get into the tier. These are...

Welcome to Smogon VGC’s Spring Seasonal! This tournament will award points towards the 2024 VGC Circuit, which awards a prize banner and custom avatar to the winner of the entire circuit. If you win the seasonal itself, you will also get the "Seasonal Winner" role in the official Smogon VGC...

[OVERVIEW] * Incineroar is a fantastic support Pokemon and pivot thanks to its good bulk and typing, which are bolstered by Intimidate, as well as its excellent support movepool, including Fake Out and Parting Shot. These traits have great synergy, allowing for Incineroar to weaken foes and...

:Cresselia: [OVERVIEW] * Cresselia shines in VGC as an incredibly bulky Trick Room setter with access to Lunar Blessing. Cresselia is a great check to Amoonguss and Urshifu-R, nullifying Spore with Lunar Blessing and pressuring the latter with a 2HKO. * Cresselia's strongest partner is...

:Roaring Moon: [OVERVIEW] * Roaring Moon provides a niche as either a fast speed control option or setup sweeper thanks to the Prankster immunity provided by its Dark typing and access to Attack and Speed Booster Energy, further bolstered by its superb movepool. Roaring Moon's Dark-type STAB...

:Volcarona: [OVERVIEW] * Volcarona is a great setup Pokemon thanks to the superb Quiver Dance and great stats across the board. Volcarona can consistently set up in front of Rillaboom, Raging Bolt, Gholdengo, and, to an extent, Flutter Mane, thanks to its typing and a relatively fast Quiver...

:Chi-Yu: [OVERVIEW] * Chi-Yu is the strongest offensive Pokemon in the format, thanks to a high Special Attack stat and Beads of Ruin. Chi-Yu threatens to OHKO the majority of the format, including Amoonguss, Rillaboom, Kingambit, and Gholdengo, with it also walling the latter two. Chi-Yu also...

:Pelipper: [OVERVIEW] * Pelipper's Drizzle ability, STAB Hurricane for Pokemon like Amoonguss and Ogerpon-W, and access to Tailwind, make it the premier rain setter. * Pelipper is best paired with partners who benefit from like Archaludon and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R, both having incredibly...

:Amoonguss: [OVERVIEW] * Amoonguss excels as a support Pokemon thanks to its great defensive typing and toolkit. Regenerator gives Amoonguss longevity and allows it to constantly answer Urshifu-R, Iron Hands, and Flutter Mane with Rage Powder throughout the game. * Amoonguss appreciates...