Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
So far this team has been incredibly successful for me between Casual practice and last episode. But it was missing one crucial thing... a useful Mega. Venusaur couldn't come into as many games as I would've liked, and the Colbur Berry didn't help Chandelure as much as I thought it would, so... let's give the Mega a try! This is an "on loan" point since the Mega Stone will be obtained through the Battle Pass later on in the season - when that happens the point will be refunded and can go towards something else.
Mega Chandelure provides some very interesting dynamics for the lead pair! It adds enough bulk to tank some surprising hits (including Froslass and even Jolly LO Garchomp most of the time), and being able to flip the speed order between itself and Toxicroak can generate some dynamic turns against redirection users! Infiltrator is also useful for handling Light Screen/Aurora Veil, giving you a unique angle against Grimmsnarl and Sableye.
With that all said, how far will this team go in today's battles? And will there be anything we can improve to supplant any of its team members?
Challenge Rules:
1) At the start of each season, permanently recruit 6 new Pokémon from the current Regulation. There are no restrictions on what you can pick outside of Species Clause.
2) Build the team using only those 6 Pokémon. No held items of any kind are allowed at the start of the first season, but any unlocked items may be used in subsequent seasons.
3) Before battling with a Pokémon for the first time, you may alter the FIRST move it knows to an appropriate STAB option of your choice. Then, your initial moveset becomes the Pokémon's memory, to be noted for future reference.
4) At any time between games, you are allowed to freely EV Train any of your Pokémon (including changing Natures), teach a move in a Pokémon's memory, and/or teach EXACTLY Protect/Detect to any Pokémon.
5) Go on the Doubles Ranked Ladder and attempt to win games. For every game you win you earn a Champion Point to spend on an improvement to your team.
6) Champion Points may be spent on the following:
a) Recruit a new Pokémon. (Unlocked Affinity Tickets may be used at this time)
b) Unlock 1 Item at random from all available choices. (Cannot be redeemed from bot victories)
c) Unlock 1 Mega Stone of your choice.
d) Add one move to the memory any of your Pokémon.
e) Change the Ability of one of your Pokémon.
7) Upon reaching Ultra Ball 4 in subsequent seasons, you may unlock a Pokémon from the previous season(s) chosen at random. This is repeated the first time you hit each new bracket from UB 3-1. If you reach Master Ball, all prior Pokémon become usable again.
8) Any Pokémon recruited in Master Ball will go into a collection that you can tap into after picking your initial team of 6 in the following season. You will be allowed to pick up to 4 Pokémon from this pool to bring forward.
9) Shiny Rule - In the event that a Recruitable Pokémon is a shiny, that Pokémon is obtained for free and can be edited in any way the player wishes. An additional recruit shall happen after the shiny is collected.
So far this team has been incredibly successful for me between Casual practice and last episode. But it was missing one crucial thing... a useful Mega. Venusaur couldn't come into as many games as I would've liked, and the Colbur Berry didn't help Chandelure as much as I thought it would, so... let's give the Mega a try! This is an "on loan" point since the Mega Stone will be obtained through the Battle Pass later on in the season - when that happens the point will be refunded and can go towards something else.
Mega Chandelure provides some very interesting dynamics for the lead pair! It adds enough bulk to tank some surprising hits (including Froslass and even Jolly LO Garchomp most of the time), and being able to flip the speed order between itself and Toxicroak can generate some dynamic turns against redirection users! Infiltrator is also useful for handling Light Screen/Aurora Veil, giving you a unique angle against Grimmsnarl and Sableye.
With that all said, how far will this team go in today's battles? And will there be anything we can improve to supplant any of its team members?
Challenge Rules:
1) At the start of each season, permanently recruit 6 new Pokémon from the current Regulation. There are no restrictions on what you can pick outside of Species Clause.
2) Build the team using only those 6 Pokémon. No held items of any kind are allowed at the start of the first season, but any unlocked items may be used in subsequent seasons.
3) Before battling with a Pokémon for the first time, you may alter the FIRST move it knows to an appropriate STAB option of your choice. Then, your initial moveset becomes the Pokémon's memory, to be noted for future reference.
4) At any time between games, you are allowed to freely EV Train any of your Pokémon (including changing Natures), teach a move in a Pokémon's memory, and/or teach EXACTLY Protect/Detect to any Pokémon.
5) Go on the Doubles Ranked Ladder and attempt to win games. For every game you win you earn a Champion Point to spend on an improvement to your team.
6) Champion Points may be spent on the following:
a) Recruit a new Pokémon. (Unlocked Affinity Tickets may be used at this time)
b) Unlock 1 Item at random from all available choices. (Cannot be redeemed from bot victories)
c) Unlock 1 Mega Stone of your choice.
d) Add one move to the memory any of your Pokémon.
e) Change the Ability of one of your Pokémon.
7) Upon reaching Ultra Ball 4 in subsequent seasons, you may unlock a Pokémon from the previous season(s) chosen at random. This is repeated the first time you hit each new bracket from UB 3-1. If you reach Master Ball, all prior Pokémon become usable again.
8) Any Pokémon recruited in Master Ball will go into a collection that you can tap into after picking your initial team of 6 in the following season. You will be allowed to pick up to 4 Pokémon from this pool to bring forward.
9) Shiny Rule - In the event that a Recruitable Pokémon is a shiny, that Pokémon is obtained for free and can be edited in any way the player wishes. An additional recruit shall happen after the shiny is collected.
