Aloy2023 — Sitrus Series #68 champion

Klefki

Item

Light Clay

Ability

Prankster

Nature / EVs

Calm · 32 HP / 2 Def / 32 Sp. Def — reconstruction

Role

Screens and speed control

• — Dazzling Gleam
• — Reflect
• — Light Screen
• — Thunder Wave

Priority support · Chip damage

Item, ability, nature, and moves are confirmed. The EV distribution is only the model used by the app.

Venusaur

Item

Venusaurite

Ability

Chlorophyll

Nature / EVs

Modest · 2 HP / 32 Sp. Atk / 32 Spe — reconstruction

Role

Special Attacker and Mega Alternative

• — Sludge Bomb
• — Giga Drain
• — Earth Power
• — Protect

Pressure against Fairy · Recovery

Chlorophyll appears on the sheet, but the team does not include a sun summoner; should not be counted as guaranteed speed.

Tyranitar

Item

Tyranitarite

Ability

Sand Stream

Nature / EVs

Jolly · 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe — reconstruction

Role

Sand Climate and Mega Physics

• — Rock Slide
• — Knock Off
• — Low Kick
• — Protect

area damage · Object removal

The Jolly nature is confirmed, but the exact Velocity benchmark is not public.

Annihilape

Item

Sitrus Berry

Ability

Defiant

Nature / EVs

Adamant · 32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Sp. Def — reconstruction

Role

Setup victory condition

• — Drain Punch
• — Rage Fist
• — Bulk Up
• — Protect

Intimidate Punishment · Sustain

Screens, Rage Powder, and Intimidate can buy Bulk Up's turn; the actual bulk was not published.

Sinistcha

Item

Leftovers

Ability

Hospitality

Nature / EVs

Bold · 32 HP / 32 Def / 2 Sp. Def — reconstruction

Role

Trick Room and redirection

• — Matcha Gotcha
• — Shadow Ball
• — Trick Room
• — Rage Powder

Recovery · Positioning

The app uses 0 Speed IV as a hypothesis for Trick Room. Limitless does not confirm that IV.

Item

Life Orb

Ability

Intimidate

Nature / EVs

Jolly · 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe — reconstruction

Role

Fast physical attacker

• — Flare Blitz
• — Rock Slide
• — Wild Charge
• — Protect

Intimidate yourself · Area pressure

It is the fastest immediate damage route in the model, but its quadruple weakness to Earth conditions positioning.

Strengths

• — Reflect and Light Screen expand the setup windows for Annihilape and both Mega options.
• — Two distinct forms of Speed control: priority Thunder Wave and Trick Room.
• — Intimidate, Defiant, Rage Powder, and Hospitality provide complementary positioning tools.

Weaknesses

• — Tierra puts pressure on Tyranitar, Klefki and Arcanine-Hisui, with few safe entries.
• — Trick Room can reverse the speed against fast attackers themselves if activated without a coherent four plan.
• — The sheet does not contain Fake Out, pivot moves, or a conventional response against Trick Room.
• — The unchosen Mega retains a stone with no active effect.

Game plan

• — Choose the Mega and speed mode before deciding the lead.
• — Use screens or Rage Powder to buy a single decisive turn of setup or placement.
• — Conserve Tyranitar when weather determines damage or opponent speed.
• — Do not treat Arcanine-Hisui as a defensive switch against Ground cover.

Roles

• — Screens
• — Thunder Wave
• — Trick Room
• — Redirection
• — Intimidate yourself
• — Defiant
• — Double Mega
• — setup

Defensive profile

• — Screens and Intimidate reduce immediate damage; Hospitality and Giga Drain add recovery.
• — The defensive plan is active: losing Klefki or Sinistcha early eliminates much of the security.

Offensive profile

• — Tyranitar, Annihilape and Arcanine-Hisui form the physical axis.
• — Venusaur provides the special axis and useful coverage against Fairy and Ground.
• — Rock Slide presses Focus Sash after wear.

Recommendations

• — Maintain the champion's six while setting real EV goals.
• — Prepare a specific map against Earth pressure.
• — Register different preview rules for Mega Venusaur and Mega Tyranitar.

Limitations

• — Does not claim real winrate: simulated results are only internal checks.
• — EV and IV are rebuilt and may differ from the champion's private equipment.
• — Matrices are calculations in pairs, not full turns.
• — The counter labels depend on the starting state and the four chosen.

Archetype

Fast physical offense

Result

playable

Confidence

media

Notes

Screens, Intimidate, and Thunder Wave are real tools, but Earth can overload the structure.

Archetype

Hard Trick Room

Result

playable

Confidence

media

Notes

Sinistcha can activate or reverse Trick Room, although there is no second dedicated response.

Tool

Team Auditor Pro v4

Scope

Audit of roles, types, speed, weather, Megas and failure points.

Output

High risk; proxy score 72.5 (B+); Trick Room main rating with sand.

Confidence

Medium

Publishable

Structural findings only; EVs are not attributed to the champion.

Tool

Counters y matriz de daño

Scope

Complete 6v6 crosses against Beni1 and shaikhvgc786.

Output

Recurring pressure from Garchomp, Mega Mawile, Mega Raichu Y and Ground type responses.

Confidence

Media to discover interactions

Publishable

Ranges remain marked as proxy and pairwise.

Tool

Laboratorio de Team Preview

Scope

Comparison of policies against the other recent champions.

Output

The role-aware policy prioritizes Trick Room mode and climate control.

Confidence

Mean as testing hypothesis

Publishable

It is not presented as a historical selection of Aloy2023.

Attacker

Arcanine-Hisui

Move

Flare Blitz

Target

Mega Mawile

Damage range

Clear KO in the proxy distribution

Scenario

No field; Rebuilt EV Champions

Competitive implication

Arcanine-Hisui is an immediate offensive response if Mawile is exposed before Trick Room.

Caveat

The result changes with Intimidate, screens, active companions and real EVs.

Attacker

Garchomp rival

Move

Earthquake

Target

Arcanine-Hisui

Damage range

Clear KO in the proxy distribution

Scenario

area movement; Rebuilt EV Champions

Competitive implication

Arcanine-Hisui cannot be considered an answer to Earth; needs Protect or a positional exit.

Caveat

The matrix does not simulate the entire turn or the active partner.

Attacker

Mega Mawile

Move

Play Rough

Target

Annihilape

Damage range

Probable KO in proxy distribution

Scenario

Mega attacker; Rebuilt EV Champions

Competitive implication

Annihilape needs screens, Intimidate, or positional advantage before using Bulk Up.

Caveat

It does not prove private EVs or that this interaction occurred in the tournament.

Threat

Garchomp

Pressure

Earthquake exploits the shared weakness to Earth and eliminates Arcanine-Hisui in the model.

Primary answers

• — Venusaur
• — reflect
• — Intimidate yourself
• — Rage Powder
• — Protect Sequence

Failure mode

Picking Tyranitar, Klefki, and Arcanine-Hisui without enough response pressure.

Test plan

Record which four retain a safe entry after revealing Protect.

Evidence

Damage matrix and counter reporting

Threat

Mega Mawile

Pressure

Play Rough punishes Annihilape and Tyranitar; Sucker Punch finishes off fast attackers.

Primary answers

• — Arcanine-Hisui
• — reflect
• — Intimidate yourself
• — Venusaur's Earth Power

Failure mode

Entering Trick Room without a healthy Fire or Ground response.

Test plan

Check if Arcanine-Hisui should go out of lead or stay behind Sinistcha.

Evidence

Damage Matrix and Team Preview

Opponent

Beni1 — Alpensee #67

Recommended four

• — Sinistcha
• — Annihilape
• — Tyranitar
• — Arcanine-Hisui

Lead

• — Sinistcha
• — Tyranitar

Back line

• — Annihilape
• — Arcanine-Hisui

Mode

Trick Room and sand pressure

Turn-one questions

• — Can Milotic punish Intimidate through Competitive?
• — Which Mega responds better to the two rival setups?
• — Is it advisable to activate Trick Room if Raichu and Floette do not enter?

Policy agreement

Role-aware recommendation pending human validation.

Confidence

Medium-low

Opponent

shaikhvgc786 — Maddo's Cup #10

Recommended four

• — Sinistcha
• — Annihilape
• — Tyranitar
• — Arcanine-Hisui

Lead

• — Sinistcha
• — Tyranitar

Back line

• — Annihilape
• — Arcanine-Hisui

Mode

Trick Room and weather dispute

Turn-one questions

• — Is Farigiraf going to activate, prevent or reverse Trick Room?
• — Can Tyranitar overwrite the sun after Torkoal enters?
• — Should Vivillon's Focus Sash be broken before choosing setup?

Policy agreement

The role-aware policy obtained high internal coverage in this intersection.

Confidence

Registered as a test case, not as a story line

Title

Arena and screens against setup balance

Opponent

Beni1

Assessment

playable

Favorable if

• — The screens come in before the rival setup.
• — Milotic does not receive a free activation from Competitive.
• — Arcanine-Hisui maintains pressure on Ceruledge and Floette.

Collapses if

• — Hypnosis buys too many turns.
• — Rival Sinistcha maintains redirection and healing.
• — The wrong Mega is chosen for the end.

Key interactions

• — Competitive vs. Intimidate
• — Two rival Fake Out users
• — Bulk Up vs. Calm Mind

Conclusion

It's a matchup of resources and Mega selection: the initial advantage matters less than preserving the response to the final setup.

Title

Climate Control Against Sun and Trick Room

Opponent

shaikhvgc786

Assessment

playable

Favorable if

• — Tyranitar wins the weather-relevant turn.
• — Arcanine-Hisui presses Mawile before stabilizing Trick Room.
• — Screens prevent a collapse in one turn.

Collapses if

• — Torkoal enters with full HP under Trick Room.
• — Mega Mawile reaches Annihilape without mitigation.
• — Vivillon retains Focus Sash and redirects the only response.

Key interactions

• — Sand Stream vs. Drought
• — Rage Powder on both teams
• — Armor Tail vs priority

Conclusion

The team must decide whether to combat Trick Room or take advantage of it; improvising both helps Torkoal.

Failure point

Only Trick Room setter and redirector

Pokémon

Sinistcha

Impact

Losing it removes both slow mode and safer setup support.

Recommendation

Don't expose Sinistcha before deciding if the matchup needs Trick Room.

Failure point

Unique weather summoner

Pokémon

Tyranitar

Impact

Climate control and a Mega route occupy the same slot.

Recommendation

Conserve Tyranitar when weather determines damage or speed.

Title

Fast Attackers under Trick Room

Pokémon

Venusaur, Tyranitar y Arcanine-Hisui

Severity

High

Impact

Slow mode can reverse the order against one's own offensive pieces.

Solution

Define four fast and four slow instead of activating Trick Room by inertia.

Title

Double Mega Cost

Pokémon

Venusaur y Tyranitar

Severity

Medium

Impact

The wielder who does not Mega Evolve plays with an item with no effect.

Solution

Carry both only when the utility of their base forms outweighs that cost.

Title

Define speed benchmarks

Priority

P1

Reason

Tyranitar and Arcanine-Hisui Jolly coexist with Trick Room.

Improves

Clarity on when each mode is consistent.

Trade-off

Reaching certain tiers can reduce bulk.

Title

Tyranitar Speed

Reason

Jolly is public, investment is not.

Target

Document what threats M-B must overcome before and after Thunder Wave.

Title

Sinistcha Survival

Reason

Concentrate redirection and Trick Room.

Target

Survive the most relevant double target lines under each screen.