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My Mega Salamence Regulation M-C Day 1 Masterball Tier Team

This is the story of the team that I used to get to Masterball tier with an 11-win streak on the first day of Regulation M-C in Pokemon Champions. If you read my first impressions post on Regulation M-C, you might remember me mentioning a Lucario Z team here. Well, I did try that team out on the first day, and while Lucario felt strong, my picks around the new Mega felt lackluster for Day 1. So, I quickly switched gears to the other team I had planned: the Mega Salamence + Sand Core. How Did I Come Up With This Idea? This is actually a team I had theorized beforehand to have Sinistcha and Rotom Wash for perfect synergy in the last 2 slots.  This was, from a meta relevance POV, a swap from Mega Staraptor to Mega Salamence, Mega Staraptor would feel worse off with the major buff to Psyspam in this metagame. Moreover, with this being the first day of the format, I wanted to give more love to the newly added Pokemon on the roster. So, I switched the Sinistcha idea to a Rillaboom, and t...
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Pokemon Champions Regulation Set M-C Release Changes the Game

 As soon as the Pokemon World Championships 2026 concluded, every trainer had their eyes set on regulation M-C's release. We did get a few teasers for new additions along the way like Mega Baxcalibre, Mega Golisopod and Rillaboom getting added as well as Lucario, Garchomp and Absol getting their Z Mega Forms released. Now that the full roster is here, let's talk about what it means for the new Regulation: New Megas: The Z mega Pokemon had their abilities revealed where Absol Z gets Sharpness boosting its Shadow Claw and Night slash damage further alongside its long list of coverage move options that is sure to make it look like a tough contender atleast in the beginning stages of this new regulation. The fact that all 3 Z mega forms have their speed stat at 151 means you do not need copious amounts of stat point investment in said stat to make it shine. You can give it the Flutter Mane treatment where a glass-cannon Pokemon as such gets its paper thin defenses patched by stat p...
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Anti Meta Pokemon We Can Expect To See at VGC 2026 World Championships

With the 2026 World Championships about to start really soon I am wanting to brainstorm and predict some anti meta Pokemon that might make a splash at worlds 2026. Anti meta choices within the game are a huge part of why I love this game. Finding out a Pokemon others have missed and utilizing a niche no one else has discovered yet is always so fun during teambuilding. I remember 2014 worlds and Sejun's Pachirisu were the primary reasons for why I started playing the game in the first place so as the 2026 VGC World Championships unfolds over this weekend I have to honor that part of my own story with this post. The Metagame: Best Chances To Win This metagame feels like it has been explored through and through. This is probably the first time since Regulation I in Scarlet and Violet that I fully understand what every part of the metagame brings. From the handful of solid Charizard Y compositions termed either as Big 6, a collection of the best Pokemon in the game at this point to sub...
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My Pokemon Champions Regulation M-B Season M-4 Teams

This is a team-dump for the season M-4 in Pokemon Champions, usually this would be a specified Doubles or VGC post, but I did dip into single battles a bit more seriously in this season so there is a serious (as serious or real I could comprehend to get with singles here) so its a general season M-4 post. Without dilly dallying much and getting off track, let's get started with this! MasterBall Grind:  So my season started quite uninspired. with 1 goal in mind to reach the Masterball tier as fast as I could. I used the same team I ran for the majority of the last season here but with a Tsareena over Farigiraf. Blastoise was becoming a much common threat, pair that with the presence of Sinistcha on both rain teams and Blastoise set up squads, Tsareena holds up much better. The utility of taunt is also generally more widely applicable compared to clicking roar with Farigiraf and sareena can guarantee OHKO and become a secondary Garchomp counter when needed with a Wide Lens boosted Tr...
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Pokemon Champion Regulation M-A Team Dump Post

I do realized this is getting published at the time of Regulation M-B ongoing. With how much meat is left on the bone with the Champions' competitive formats I don't think we are going to revisit this format anytime soon. This post is just a dump of most of my tinkering around in regulation M-A at the start of the Champions era. The format is coming to a close in a few days so I am deciding to dump most of my work here. Including the serious teams and all the messy (and sometimes insightful) anti meta team tried out. First Serious Build: Talonflame @ Charti Berry   Ability: Gale Wings   Level: 50   EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe   Jolly Nature   - Brave Bird   - Upper Hand   - Tailwind   - Protect   Kingambit @ Focus Sash   Ability: Defiant   Level: 50   EVs: 1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 32 Spe   Adamant Nature   - Kowtow Cleave   - Sucker Punch...
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