Got reqs, haven't made up my mind yet but I'm leaning towards no ban. I've used/faced this thing a lot and it's never felt overbearing from either side. All of the things that facilitate it in this meta (fake out, tailwind, other speed control, etc.) can just as easily neuter it. Also really hates storm drain/ any bulky water resists which are common cos rain is hella good. I could be persuaded but I haven't seen any particularly convincing arguments.
I wanted to provide more to this meta cos I'm a huge fan of it but I've been super busy. While I'm here
procrastinating my study figured I'd drop a team.
Sonichu (Raichu) @ Air Balloon
Ability: Lightning Rod
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Fake Out
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Thunderbolt
Magikarp on Roids (Gyarados) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Intimidate
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Power Whip
- Waterfall
- Ice Fang
- Earthquake
1800s Britain (Weezing-Galar) @ Black Sludge
Ability: Levitate
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Strange Steam
- Sludge Bomb
- Fire Blast
- Protect
YouKnowTheDrill (Excadrill) @ Air Balloon
Ability: Sand Rush
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Protect
This team has been incredibly reliable for me losing only one game through three tournies and being one of my two laddering teams for reqs. It's been through a lot of evolution since it was made when Dynamaxing was legal and had bounce, ddance, LO Gyara. Chu and Gyara are a combo as old as my Nan and still works great here. Exca and Gyara are another pairing with great synergy. Geezing was honestly only included cos it beat one of the sample teams that I knew my opponent liked to use in the first tour but honestly I've been enamoured with it since. It's coverage is fantastic and while it's power is occasionally underwhelming it's bulk makes up for that
Notes:
- Chu only really needs fake out and tbolt, I tried a bunch of shit in the other slots and they all weren't great. It's super fast so you can usually get a screen up before you die to a stiff breeze and that screen can really make a difference. Encore is a good option too. Give my boy follow me again why would you take it away Gamefreak
-Avest Intimidate Gyara is actually so hard to kill even with no bulk investment. Max HP sets are also good tho
- Exca with sand rush and balloon pretty much counters sand teams all by itself with the support of Gyara usually. Mold Breaker makes it a bad partner for Geezing unless you use High Horsepower but I found protect to be more generally useful, stopping fake out from popping balloon.
- Levitate is better than Gas on Geezing because it synergizes really well with Exca. Gas blocking Gyaras intimidate is also a pain and in general with Gas Geezing you really need to build the entire team around it to be effective (though it certainly can be effective especially fucking with weather). LO and tbolt can also be put on Geezing for more damage and so you don't have to use Chu when it's otherwise bad cos you absolutely need electric coverage.
Might edit in the other team I used for reqs when I have more time