Regulation M-B just got announced and released on the 17th of June and is set to be the format for the 2026 World championship. We got about 30 new Pokemon added to the roster and I am here to discuss and explore how it shakes up the current metagame moving on from Regulation M-A First Impressions: To be honest 30 pokemon is not a whole lot. the entirety of the Regulation M-A metagame became overly centralized with some variant of the goodstuffs Charizard Y archetype, seldom featuring Mega Floette and Mega Aerodactyl as a stronger over one or the other as a direct answer to the opposing goodstuffs composition. Rain teams and Italian-Ice composition that became popular over the end but nothing came a step above this strong standing archetype. Following is a box of the best Regulation M-A mons Now the M-B roster adds these Pokemon that I believe will have some impact on the metagame: The Big Winners: Staraptor: Being funnily called our for the new toy syndrome on week 1 of ladder o...
While doing the ‘lightyear’ long anti-meta writeup, I came across an idea that I found highly potent and simultaneously a Pokemon that I really liked, Hariyama. So this team is my proper build around the idea as Hariyama could comfortably take on the P2, Ursaluna, Amoonguss and Incineroar core all the whole it packs Wide guard to throw a wrench in Gholdengo’s way. While most of the team is standard, pairing this mon up with Farigaraf was something I found quite potent. This team also helped me play and learn the strengths of Garchomp, Primarina and Vivillon all the while I reunited with my love for Gholdengo. HairyMama (Hariyama) (F) @ Flame Orb Ability: Guts Level: 50 Tera Type: Steel EVs: 100 HP / 212 Atk / 196 SpD Adamant Nature - Fake Out - Close Combat - Knock Off - Wide Guard LongNeck (Farigiraf) @ Throat Spray Ability:...