Sir_Aaron — undefeated Champions League VGC August champion

Aerodactyl

Set details

Item

Aerodactylite

Ability

Unnerve

Nature / EVs

Jolly · Not published

Role

Tailwind setter and physical Mega

Moves

• — Rock Slide
• — Dual Wingbeat
• — Tailwind
• — Protect

Sneasler

Set details

Item

Life Orb

Ability

Poison Touch

Nature / EVs

Adamant · Not published

Role

Fake Out support and physical wallbreaker

Moves

• — Dire Claw
• — Close Combat
• — Fake Out
• — Protect

Froslass

Set details

Item

Froslassite

Ability

Cursed Body

Nature / EVs

Timid · Not published

Role

Special Mega and trading piece

Moves

• — Blizzard
• — Shadow Ball
• — Destiny Bond
• — Protect

Tsareena

Set details

Item

Wide Lens

Ability

Queenly Majesty

Nature / EVs

Adamant · Not published

Role

Wallbreaker and priority blocker

Moves

• — Power Whip
• — Low Kick
• — Triple Axel
• — Helping Hand

Kingambit

Set details

Item

Black Glasses

Ability

Defiant

Nature / EVs

Adamant · Not published

Role

Setup and priority endgame

Moves

• — Kowtow Cleave
• — Sucker Punch
• — Swords Dance
• — Protect

Basculegion

Set details

Item

Focus Sash

Ability

Adaptability

Nature / EVs

Adamant · Not published

Role

Priority cleaner and Last Respects endgame

Moves

• — Liquidation
• — Last Respects
• — Aqua Jet
• — Protect

Strengths

• — Fake Out and Tailwind can secure the opening tempo before priority controls the endgame.
• — Mega Aerodactyl and Mega Froslass are alternative modes that change the team's physical-special balance.
• — Queenly Majesty, Defiant, five Protect users, and two priority cleaners create layered counterplay.

Weaknesses

• — Five of the six members attack mainly on the physical side; Intimidate cycling makes preserving Defiant or the Mega Froslass mode important.
• — There are no pivot moves, Intimidate, redirection or reliable recovery, so each incorrect switch costs more than it would on a traditional balance team.
• — Froslass, Tsareena and Kingambit are weak to Fire. Aerodactyl and Basculegion are the type-based switch-ins, and sun can overload them.
• — Aerodactyl's Tailwind is the only formal Speed control. The team cannot reverse Trick Room once it is active.
• — The value of Last Respects and Destiny Bond depends on the battle state, which cannot be inferred from the sheet or results.

Game plan

• — Team Preview determines which Mega modes remain available among the chosen four, but the actual activation decision is made during battle: Aerodactyl for Speed and physical pressure, or Froslass for special damage, snow and Destiny Bond.
• — Sneasler buys the first turn with Fake Out so Aerodactyl can set Tailwind or a partner can attack without an immediate response.
• — Tsareena blocks opposing priority and uses Helping Hand to amplify the attack that must break a resilient position.
• — Kingambit uses respect for Sucker Punch to find a Swords Dance; Basculegion capitalizes on earlier trades with Last Respects.
• — Protect on five slots helps sequence Tailwind and priority, but should not be confused with long-term defensive staying power.

Roles

• — Aerodactyl: physical Mega, Tailwind, Rock Slide and a Ground immunity.
• — Sneasler: Fake Out, physical wallbreaking and secondary status pressure through Dire Claw.
• — Froslass: special Mega, snow, Blizzard, Destiny Bond and Fighting/Normal immunities.
• — Tsareena: Queenly Majesty, Helping Hand and Grass/Fighting/Ice coverage.
• — Kingambit: Defiant, Swords Dance, Sucker Punch and a Steel-type defensive anchor.
• — Basculegion: Adaptability, Focus Sash, Aqua Jet and a Last Respects endgame.

Defensive profile

• — The profile has clear Ground answers: Aerodactyl is immune and Tsareena resists it, helping protect Sneasler and Kingambit.
• — Kingambit concentrates many resistances and immunities, but its x4 Fighting weakness demands that Froslass or Basculegion be preserved as immunities; Sneasler only resists Fighting.
• — Fire is the biggest shared risk: three weaknesses and only two type-based resistances, one of which can be overloaded by sun.
• — Focus Sash, Protect and Destiny Bond are situational safety nets, not a recovery chain for long games.

Offensive profile

• — The split is five physical attackers and one special attacker. Mega Froslass is the main way to punish physical defense and Intimidate without relying on Defiant.
• — The published coverage includes Dark, Fighting, Flying, Ghost, Grass, Ice, Poison, Rock and Water.
• — Rock Slide provides spread damage, Triple Axel breaks Focus Sash if it connects, and Last Respects scales with allied knockouts.
• — The team lacks Fire-, Electric-, Ground- and Fairy-type attacks, so some resistances must be broken through strong neutral damage or Helping Hand.

Recommendations

• — Keep the champion's six unchanged until verifiable EVs, IVs or replays become available.
• — Prepare separate four-Pokémon sheets for Mega Aerodactyl and Mega Froslass.
• — Validate which attacks Aerodactyl must survive to set Tailwind.
• — Build Sneasler's Kingambit benchmark without assuming an OHKO.
• — Measure Tsareena's value as a backline piece, not only as an attacker.
• — Practice endgames involving Queenly Majesty, Aqua Jet and Sucker Punch.
• — Test hard Trick Room with both a denial policy and a turn-stalling policy.
• — Separate Blizzard accuracy without Mega Evolution from its accuracy under Mega Froslass's snow.
• — Do not treat metagame percentages as the champion's individual usage.
• — Record the chosen Mega, selected four and lead in future test games.

Limitations

• — Team Auditor Pro v4 is static: it does not simulate the twelve matches or calculate a win percentage.
• — PokeMCP and Limitless do not publish EVs, IVs or final stats for this team.
• — Basculegion's gender is not published; the app uses the male form only as a technical proxy for the physical set.
• — The selected four, leads, activated Mega, moves and turns from every round are unknown.
• — 2-0 and 2-1 game scores are unavailable; only the winner of each match is confirmed.
• — Metagame percentages are aggregated across teams containing each species, not Sir_Aaron's in-battle usage.
• — Base stats, rankings and Mega-form effects come from the app's M-B mechanics catalog; they describe the model, not the player's final stats or decisions.
• — Team Preview scenarios are editorial hypotheses based on published rosters.
• — Damage benchmarks are left unquantified to avoid inventing training-dependent ranges.
• — The 66.8 (B) score describes the static model's structural fit; it neither contradicts nor measures the 12-0 result.
• — Only one of the two Mega Stones can be activated in each battle.
• — The analysis does not claim a real win rate or predict future results.

Pokémon

Mega Aerodactyl

Plan

Set Tailwind and convert its Speed into Rock Slide or Dual Wingbeat pressure before cleaning the endgame.

Needs

Sneasler's Fake Out or a position where the opponent cannot deny Tailwind.

Risks

Opposing priority, strong special damage and Electric, Ice, Rock, Steel or Water attacks.

Partners

Sneasler, Tsareena and Basculegion

Pokémon

Mega Froslass

Plan

Shift to the special axis, activate snow and force trades through Blizzard, Shadow Ball or Destiny Bond.

Needs

A matchup where base Aerodactyl still provides sufficient Tailwind support or Tailwind is not required.

Risks

Fire, Rock and Steel damage, plus diminished value when Destiny Bond becomes too predictable.

Partners

Aerodactyl, Sneasler and Kingambit

Pokémon

Kingambit

Plan

Find Swords Dance on a turn when the opponent respects Sucker Punch, then close with boosted Dark damage.

Needs

Fighting-type control, good positioning into Intimidate and partners that force attacks.

Risks

An x4 Fighting weakness and read dependence with Sucker Punch.

Partners

Froslass and Tsareena

Pokémon

Basculegion

Plan

Preserve Focus Sash and clean with Adaptability-boosted Aqua Jet or Last Respects after several trades.

Needs

Avoid residual and spread damage, and preserve Queenly Majesty when opposing priority matters.

Risks

Variable Last Respects power and unpublished form or training data.

Partners

Tsareena and Aerodactyl

Pokémon

Sneasler + Tsareena

Plan

Break positions through Fake Out, Helping Hand and broad physical coverage.

Needs

Control Intimidate and avoid giving away defensive turns without a pivot move.

Risks

Psychic and Flying damage plus Life Orb recoil.

Partners

Aerodactyl and Kingambit

Title

Protected Tailwind

Lead

Sneasler + Aerodactyl

Back line

Tsareena + Basculegion

Plan

Fake Out buys Tailwind; the backline preserves priority blocking and priority damage for the endgame.

Risks

Ghost types, Armor Tail, redirection or spread damage can reduce Fake Out's value.

When to use

Against fast offense without a clear way to deny Fake Out.

Title

Special pressure and trades

Lead

Sneasler + Froslass

Back line

Tsareena + Kingambit

Plan

Fake Out enables Mega Evolution or immediate damage; Destiny Bond forces an uncomfortable decision.

Risks

Choosing Mega Froslass leaves Aerodactylite inactive if Aerodactyl enters later.

When to use

Against Intimidate, physical defense or threats that must be traded away early.

Title

Setup and priority

Lead

Sneasler + Kingambit

Back line

Tsareena + Basculegion

Plan

Fake Out or the threat of Sucker Punch opens a Swords Dance turn; the backline protects the endgame.

Risks

Immediate Fighting damage, Haze, Encore, Taunt and loss of Speed control.

When to use

Against teams that overrespect Kingambit or depend on Intimidate.

Archetype

Rain Offense

Result

favorable

Confidence

medium

Notes

The Water matchup is supported by Tsareena's resistance and Grass pressure plus Basculegion's Water resistance. Risks: Aerodactyl is weak to Water, and opposing rain amplifies Water damage. Plan: preserve Tsareena and Basculegion; use Mega Froslass's snow only if that mode is brought and activated. Key pieces: Tsareena and Basculegion.

Archetype

Sun Offense

Result

unfavorable

Confidence

medium

Notes

The Fire profile and conditional weather plan were reviewed. Risks: Froslass, Tsareena and Kingambit are weak to Fire. Plan: preserve Aerodactyl and Basculegion as Fire resistances; Mega Froslass can overwrite sun with snow only if selected among the four and activated. Key pieces: Aerodactyl and Basculegion; conditional weather option: Mega Froslass.

Archetype

Sand Balance

Result

playable

Confidence

medium

Notes

The Rock and Ground defensive profiles were reviewed. Risks: Aerodactyl and Froslass are weak to Rock, while Sneasler and Kingambit are weak to Ground. Plan: preserve Tsareena's Ground resistance and Basculegion's Water pressure; Aerodactyl's Ground immunity helps if Rock pressure is controlled. Key pieces: Tsareena and Basculegion.

Archetype

Snow Aurora Veil

Result

unknown

Confidence

low

Notes

Static Ice profile reviewed. Risks: two members are weak to Ice. Plan: test whether the damage output can break Aurora Veil teams. Key pieces: Sneasler and Kingambit.

Archetype

Trick Room

Result

playable

Confidence

medium

Notes

Fake Out offers initial Trick Room denial, but the team has no reversal. Risks: no additional static risk detected. Plan: deny the setter or pivot into the slower pieces. Key pieces: Sneasler and Tsareena.

Archetype

Hard Trick Room

Result

unfavorable

Confidence

medium

Notes

Fake Out offers initial denial, but hard Trick Room requires repeated denial rather than one turn. Plan: use Sneasler to deny or pressure the setter, then pivot toward Kingambit's slower endgame if Trick Room activates. Key pieces: Sneasler and Kingambit.

Archetype

Tailwind Offense

Result

playable

Confidence

medium

Notes

Speed plan reviewed. Risks: the team can be outpaced if opposing Tailwind goes uncontested. Plan: contest Speed immediately. Key pieces: Aerodactyl, Sneasler, Kingambit and Basculegion.

Archetype

Hyper Offense

Result

playable

Confidence

medium

Notes

Disruption and priority roles reviewed. Risks: limited defensive pivots can cause the position to collapse. Plan: trade efficiently and deny setup. Key pieces: Sneasler, Kingambit and Basculegion.

Archetype

Bulky Balance

Result

playable

Confidence

low

Notes

Wallbreaker and setup roles reviewed. Risks: a static audit cannot measure sustained damage. Plan: identify the long-game win condition. Key pieces: Sneasler and Kingambit.

Archetype

Stall Control

Result

unknown

Confidence

low

Notes

The static audit lacks turn-by-turn recovery pressure. Risks: simulation or replay validation is required. Plan: test with Team Diagnostic Multi-Rival. Key pieces: Sneasler and Kingambit.

Archetype

Status Spam

Result

unknown

Confidence

low

Notes

Status tools were reviewed. Risks: the team has no dedicated status absorber. Plan: use Protect to scout status and apply immediate pressure or Fake Out before setters gain repeated turns. Key piece: Sneasler; team tool: Protect on five members.

Archetype

Intimidate Cycle

Result

playable

Confidence

medium

Notes

Anti-Intimidate tools and the physical/special split reviewed. Risks: a physical-heavy team can lose pressure. Plan: bring special damage or Defiant. Key pieces: Froslass and Kingambit.

Archetype

Priority Spam

Result

playable

Confidence

low

Notes

Priority mitigation roles reviewed. Risks: the static audit does not fully model every priority-blocking effect. Plan: preserve priority blockers or bulky pivots. Key pieces: Sneasler, Tsareena and Kingambit.

Archetype

Terrain Control

Result

unknown

Confidence

low

Notes

Terrain setters were reviewed. Risks: the team has no terrain setter, and Psychic Terrain can block Fake Out, Aqua Jet and Sucker Punch against grounded targets. Plan: identify the active terrain and preserve non-priority attacks instead of relying on priority. Key pieces: Aerodactyl, Froslass and Tsareena.

Archetype

Weather War

Result

unfavorable

Confidence

medium

Notes

Weather setters were reviewed. Risks: Mega Froslass is the only weather setter and is available only when brought and activated. Plan: if that mode is selected among the four, activate Mega Froslass after opposing weather when the position permits. Key piece: Mega Froslass.

Archetype

Redirection Balance

Result

playable

Confidence

low

Notes

Coverage and spread pressure reviewed. Risks: redirection can invalidate single-target plans. Plan: use Rock Slide or layered attacks to pressure redirectors. Key pieces: Aerodactyl and Sneasler.

Archetype

Fake Out Pressure

Result

playable

Confidence

low

Notes

Protect and Fake Out roles were reviewed. Risks: turn-one pressure needs replay validation. Plan: preserve Tsareena so Queenly Majesty can block opposing Fake Out, and use Protect on exposed partners. Key piece: Tsareena.

Archetype

Setup Offense

Result

unfavorable

Confidence

medium

Notes

Anti-setup roles reviewed. Risks: unchecked setup can snowball, and the published team lacks Taunt, Encore and Haze. Plan: deny setup through Fake Out and immediate damage. Key piece: Sneasler.

Archetype

Anti Meta Balance

Result

unknown

Confidence

low

Notes

Anti-meta evaluation requires a known opponent pool. Risks: a static audit cannot infer custom techs. Plan: validate against a curated matchup pool. Key pieces: Aerodactyl, Sneasler, Froslass, Tsareena, Kingambit and Basculegion.

Tool

PokeMCP

Scope

Champion, event, published Top 8 and all six sets imported from the app.

Output

Sir_Aaron, 12-0, 162 participants; complete items, abilities, natures and moves; EVs and IVs absent.

Confidence

High

Publishable

Yes: the event page is linked and every missing field is identified.

Tool

Team Auditor Pro v4

Scope

Roles, coverage, types, Speed, alternative Mega modes, dependencies and structural score.

Output

66.8/100 (B), medium risk, 100 offensive coverage, Tailwind as formal Speed control and Protect on 5/6 members.

Confidence

Medium for structure; low for training

Publishable

Yes, as a static audit; not as a win rate or simulation of the tournament games.

Tool

Limitless Tournament API

Scope

Event details, standings, pairings, player history, team list and event metagame.

Output

Eight Swiss wins and four Top 16 wins; 12 rounds against 11 unique opponents; six aggregate usage rates verified.

Confidence

High for aggregate results

Publishable

Yes, with the clarification that species usage does not reveal which four Sir_Aaron brought to each game.

Attacker

Sneasler

Move

Close Combat

Target

Kingambit

Damage range

Not quantifiable from the public set

Scenario

x4 super-effective STAB interaction; EVs and IVs unknown on both sides

Competitive implication

It is the clearest direct answer to the event's most-used Pokémon, but the turn must account for Sucker Punch and possible partners.

Caveat

Type advantage alone is not enough to publish a KO claim without spreads, field state, items and the active partner.

Attacker

Tsareena

Move

Triple Axel

Target

Garchomp

Damage range

Not quantifiable from the public set

Scenario

x4 super-effective multi-hit move; Wide Lens improves accuracy; EVs and IVs unknown

Competitive implication

Tsareena can turn a favorable position into extreme pressure on Garchomp and break Focus Sash if every hit connects.

Caveat

No OHKO or exact probability is attributed to the champion's team.

Attacker

Basculegion

Move

Last Respects

Target

Neutral target

Damage range

Variable with fainted allies

Scenario

Adaptability; power depends on battle state; male form used only as a technical proxy

Competitive implication

Its highest ceiling appears late, after the team has traded resources and broken opposing Focus Sashes.

Caveat

Without replays, neither the actual power reached nor whether Basculegion was selected is known.

Threat

Charizard + Garchomp

Pressure

Sun amplifies Fire damage into three members, while Garchomp threatens the fast mode with Rock Slide and Earthquake.

Primary answers

• — Aerodactyl
• — Basculegion
• — Tsareena
• — Fake Out
• — Aqua Jet

Failure mode

Spending Aerodactyl before stabilizing the weather and leaving Froslass, Tsareena or Kingambit exposed to Fire damage.

Test plan

Compare a Mega Aerodactyl four with the Mega Froslass mode against Andrewkimvgc's published team.

Evidence

Published Top 8 and static type profile

Threat

Staraptor + Basculegion + Kingambit

Pressure

Intimidate and priority contest the physical endgame, while the opposing Basculegion punishes accumulated trades.

Primary answers

• — Kingambit Defiant
• — Tsareena Queenly Majesty
• — Sneasler
• — Froslass
• — Protect

Failure mode

Losing Tsareena before the endgame and allowing opposing Aqua Jet or Sucker Punch to control every trade.

Test plan

Recreate the final against Style_VGC with both Mega modes without claiming that either matches the historical selections.

Evidence

Published finalist team and official pairing history

Opponent

Style_VGC — 10-2 finalist

Recommended four

• — Sneasler
• — Froslass
• — Tsareena
• — Kingambit

Lead

• — Sneasler
• — Froslass

Back line

• — Tsareena
• — Kingambit

Mode

Mega Froslass, Defiant and priority blocking

Turn-one questions

• — Does Staraptor trigger Defiant, or does it avoid entering into Kingambit?
• — Should Tsareena be preserved in the back to block Aqua Jet and Sucker Punch?
• — Can Destiny Bond force a favorable sequence against the hardest attacker to contain?

Policy agreement

Role-aware hypothesis built from the two published teams; it is not the historical lead from the final.

Confidence

Medium-low

Opponent

Andrewkimvgc — 9-2 semifinalist

Recommended four

• — Aerodactyl
• — Sneasler
• — Tsareena
• — Basculegion

Lead

• — Sneasler
• — Aerodactyl

Back line

• — Tsareena
• — Basculegion

Mode

Mega Aerodactyl and Tailwind into sun

Turn-one questions

• — Does Fake Out buy Tailwind, or must the lead pressure Charizard or Whimsicott directly?
• — Does Tsareena need to be preserved for Garchomp and the priority endgame?
• — Can Basculegion preserve Focus Sash against spread damage?

Policy agreement

Strategic reconstruction based on the roster; no selection data or semifinal replays are available.

Confidence

Low

Title

Alternative Mega modes and priority against the finalist's team

Opponent

Style_VGC

Assessment

playable

Favorable if

• — Kingambit capitalizes on Intimidate through Defiant.
• — Tsareena reaches the priority exchange healthy.
• — Froslass creates a favorable trade with snow or Destiny Bond.

Collapses if

• — The opposing Basculegion converts Last Respects first.
• — Staraptor forces enough damage before going down.
• — The physical mode loses pressure to Intimidate without triggering Defiant.

Key interactions

• — Defiant into Intimidate
• — Queenly Majesty against priority
• — Last Respects on both sides

Conclusion

The structure has visible answers to the opponent's endgame, but must preserve them in the correct order. How Sir_Aaron solved it cannot be reconstructed.

Title

Tailwind into sun, Garchomp and Fairy pressure

Opponent

Andrewkimvgc

Assessment

playable

Favorable if

• — Aerodactyl gets Tailwind without taking critical damage.
• — Tsareena threatens Garchomp with Triple Axel.
• — Basculegion preserves Focus Sash to answer Charizard.

Collapses if

• — Sun overloads Aerodactyl and Basculegion as Fire resistances and reduces Basculegion's Water pressure.
• — Whimsicott wins the exchange with Tailwind or locks down the key line through Encore.
• — Floette accumulates spread Fairy damage with Dazzling Gleam or forces too much damage with Moonblast and Light of Ruin.

Key interactions

• — Whimsicott's Tailwind and Encore
• — Triple Axel against Garchomp
• — Mega Charizard Y or Mega Floette as alternative modes

Conclusion

Charizardite Y and Floettite create alternative Mega modes: Mega Charizard Y, which activates sun, and Mega Floette cannot both be activated in the same battle. Mega Aerodactyl remains a natural starting point, but the exact four depend on the opposing mode and unpublished spreads.

Failure point

Speed control

Pokémon

Aerodactyl

Impact

It is the only Tailwind user; losing it leaves the team dependent on priority and natural Speed.

Recommendation

Do not expose Aerodactyl before deciding whether Tailwind is essential or the priority endgame is sufficient.

Failure point

Fire answer

Pokémon

Aerodactyl and Basculegion

Impact

Froslass, Tsareena and Kingambit share the weakness; sun increases the burden on two answers without recovery.

Recommendation

Keep at least one answer healthy and prevent spread damage from breaking Basculegion's Focus Sash.

Failure point

Priority blocking

Pokémon

Tsareena

Impact

Without Queenly Majesty, opposing Aqua Jet and Sucker Punch can dominate an already weakened endgame.

Recommendation

Bring Tsareena in the back when priority decides the matchup, even if it is not the primary attacker.

Failure point

Special damage

Pokémon

Froslass

Impact

It is the only dedicated special attacker and also competes with Aerodactyl for Mega Evolution.

Recommendation

Choose Mega Froslass when Intimidate or physical defense makes the fully physical mode insufficient.

Title

Alternative Mega strategy

Pokémon

Aerodactyl and Froslass

Severity

Info

Impact

The unchosen Mega keeps a stone with no additional effect during that battle.

Solution

Prepare both modes from Team Preview, then activate only the appropriate Mega during battle while keeping the selected four coherent.

Title

Concentrated physical offense

Pokémon

Aerodactyl, Sneasler, Tsareena, Kingambit and Basculegion

Severity

Medium

Impact

Intimidate and physical walls can reduce several win conditions at once.

Solution

Preserve Defiant, use Helping Hand and consider Mega Froslass as the special route.

Title

Fast mode without Trick Room reversal

Pokémon

Full team

Severity

Medium

Impact

Fake Out can delay setup, but the team cannot reverse Trick Room once it is active.

Solution

Distinguish between denying the setter and stalling turns with Protect, Sucker Punch and Kingambit.

Title

Reconstruct Aerodactyl's spread

Priority

P1

Reason

Tailwind is the only formal Speed control, and its setter is also an offensive Mega.

Improves

First-turn consistency and clarity on when Aerodactyl must be preserved.

Trade-off

More bulk may reduce damage or Speed benchmarks.

Title

Separate the two Mega modes

Priority

P1

Reason

The two stones cannot be activated together and change the physical/special split.

Improves

Team Preview, four-Pokémon selection and handling of the unactivated Mega's item.

Trade-off

Each mode gives up the other Mega's ceiling.

Title

Validate Fire and sun matchups

Priority

P1

Reason

Three members are weak to Fire and several Top 8 teams include Charizard.

Improves

Survival against the archetype best equipped to overload the available switch-ins.

Title

Map the hard Trick Room matchup

Priority

P1

Reason

The team cannot reverse Trick Room, and its fast plan loses its main advantage.

Improves

The decision between denying setup, trading pieces or stalling five turns.

Title

Measure the priority endgame

Priority

P2

Reason

Kingambit, Basculegion and Tsareena form a decisive but position-dependent layer.

Improves

Backline selection and preservation of Queenly Majesty.

Title

Review the physical bias

Priority

P2

Reason

Five physical attackers concentrate the risk against Intimidate.

Improves

Mega selection and sequencing around Defiant.

Title

Quantify accuracy

Priority

P2

Reason

Blizzard, Rock Slide, Dual Wingbeat, Dire Claw, Power Whip and Triple Axel introduce different layers of variance.

Improves

Turn expectations and the need for alternative lines.

Title

Capture first-party telemetry

Priority

P2

Reason

The source does not preserve selected four, leads, chosen Mega, individual games or turns.

Improves

The next version will be able to distinguish structural hypotheses from real performance.

Title

Offensive sun

Reason

Three Fire weaknesses and no weather control outside Mega Froslass.

Target

Preserve a switch-in and prevent spread damage from breaking Focus Sash.

Title

Hard Trick Room

Reason

There is no reversal, and Aerodactyl, Sneasler and Froslass depend on moving first.

Target

Compare Fake Out denial with stalling turns through Protect.

Title

Intimidate cycling

Reason

Five physical attackers and no pivot move of the team's own.

Target

Measure when Defiant or Mega Froslass retains enough pressure.

Title

Tailwind mirror

Reason

Aerodactyl is the only setter and final Speed benchmarks are unknown.

Target

Define speed ties, Speed targets and priority order under Tailwind.

Title

Redirection

Reason

Much of the damage is single-target, and the team carries neither Taunt nor enough spread pressure for every case.

Target

Test Rock Slide, Helping Hand and double-target sequences into redirectors.

Title

Last Respects endgame

Reason

Its power depends on allied knockouts, and no historical telemetry is available.

Target

Record the count at which Basculegion should favor Last Respects over Liquidation or Aqua Jet.

Title

Mega Froslass

Reason

It changes weather, ability and offensive axis during the turn.

Target

Validate Blizzard under snow, survival benchmarks and Destiny Bond's practical value.

Title

Tsareena without Protect

Reason

It is the priority blocker and the only slot without its own Protect.

Target

Determine which partners and benchmarks allow it to be preserved for the endgame.