GG Godly Gift

[Lavender Vice]

Hey gang, gonna be my first time posting here under my new account/alias (used to go by Mywookiearmy). Been getting back into Godly Gift, my favorite metagame of all time after a hiatus when last gen ended.

With that out of the way, I revive my favorite and best team of all time- Skarm is Unbreakable Stall! Just hit Top 5 on the ladder with it :) it has been performing pretty well! https://pokepast.es/172ee0169e4fc807

Skarmory @ Rocky Helmet

Ability: Sturdy
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Body Press
- Roost
- Spikes
- Whirlwind
The star of the show, Skarmory with 150 base HP is insanely hard to break physically. The set hasn't really changed much, only that Iron Defense has been changed to Whirlwind. Body Press does great damage, Roost is obvious, Spikes for chip damage and Whirlwind to spam hazard damage and phase out threats like Zacian-C. Tera Water to help deal with the common fire and water attackers of the tier, and more importantly helps take on Calyrex-Ice (this will be a common theme going forward).

Reuniclus @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Psychic Noise
- Knock Off
- Future Sight
- Psyshock
MY PRIDE AND JOY, while skarm is the star of the team, Atk Slot Reuniclus is MY signature Pokemon. Some lore for those who don't know, this demon I came up with in a desperate attempt to deal with Eternatus before it was banned last generation, and after it got banned I realized this thing still put in an insane amount of work. Hits very hard naturally, Knock Off pressure is amazing, and Future Sight FORCES progress. Stall teams imo that don't have any way of threatening the opposing team offensively are poorly built, and Reuniclus helps us fight back. Oh yeah, it's also insanely naturally bulky on the special side with only an Assault Vest and base stats. Now, you might be asking, WHY ON EARTH would you run Atk instead of Spe??? Well, Knock Off does a shocking amount of damage and can get some surprise KOs, and even chunk mons like Nec Dusk Wing. ALSO, Speed is BAD on Reuniclus, because min speed helps us in the Trick Room matchup. Tera Steel lastly because... idk. Steel is good. I a barely ever Tera it though.

Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 248 Def / 8 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Calm Mind
- Stealth Rock
- Moonlight
The glue of the team, Unaware Clef helps force progress with Calm Mind pressure, and deal with enemy setup threats when our other friends can't. Hits hard with MB, sets up Stealth Rocks replacing ye olden days of Flamethrower because Moonblast does the job perfectly well and we don't have room for rocks on Skarm, and... yeah. Tera Steel to help deal with threats that hit Clef for super effective, and Stored Power users.

Weezing-Galar @ Leftovers
Ability: Neutralizing Gas
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Defog
- Pain Split
- Toxic
- Strange Steam
This is the slot I cannot for the life of me figure out. For a while I ran the team with Gholdengo in the Speed Slot and it worked... well enough, but I found I absolutely NEEDED hazard removal and couldn't afford Defog on Giratina. Anywho, Weezing-G! Neutralizing Gas is actually kinda big, helps really threaten opposing regen mons with Toxic and Pain Split, removes hazards and... idk. Does Weezing things. They're probably the least important member of the group. Tera Water for the Ho-Oh matchup.

Hydrapple @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 248 SpD / 8 Spe
Calm Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Tail
- Earth Power
- Energy Ball
I miss Tangrowth... REGARDLESS, we needed a good specially defensive Grass type Regen mon, so Hydrapple is our answer! This thing actually hits REALLY hard, and with Dragon Tail really helps stop opposing setup mons. HDB over AV because I've found it's still plenty bulky on the special side without one, and having a regen mon that can switch in without being worn down by hazards has been huge. Tera Water is also massive, really helps against so many special threats like Kyurem-W and Kyogre, and 90% of games I find myself Teraing it. It even is physically bulky enough to switch into a decent few physical threats as well. Amazing mon.

Giratina @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 244 SpD / 12 Spe
Careful Nature
- Shadow Sneak
- Rest
- Will-O-Wisp
- Dragon Tail
Lastly, our God, Giratina! The exact same set as before, just with a slight readjustment of Spe IVs. 12 Speed to handle Caly-I, aka always outspeed and Will-O it. Other than that, uh, yeah. It is insanely strong on the special side defensively, slaughters opposing fire types, spin blocks, and... wait... am I missing something here? OH RIGHT, SHADOW SNEAK! Once again for those unaware of my old team from way back, Shadow Sneak is CRUCIAL for this mon, hence why we can't fit Defog. It helps against opposing stall thanks to its MONSTROUS 48PP alongside Giratina's Pressure ability (yes the one instance where the strategy is to PP stall sadly), does alright damage, but more importantly- IT CAN REVENGE KILL SO MANY THINGS. Caly-I live on 1 HP against Skarm? We don't only have a negative Priority move so we can kill it! Kyu-W on 5% after rocks when it just bowled over our Reuniclus? WE REVENGE KILL THAT BABYYYY. It's so fucking strong I swear, please try it. Finally, Tera Fairy for opposing dragons. It's a great defensive typing, what can I say.

And that's the team! Been using it to some incredible success, and I hope you all are able to get out there and make them fear stall again! ;)

 

[mayonnaise. mayo.]

Skarmory @ Rocky Helmet

Ability: Sturdy
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Body Press
- Roost
- Spikes
- Whirlwind

Click to collapse...

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Sacred Fire vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Skarmory (150 HP): 204-242 (40.4 - 48%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

+2 252+ Atk Calyrex-Ice Glacial Lance vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Skarmory (150 HP): 292-345 (57.9 - 68.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

+1 252 Atk Zacian-Crowned Wild Charge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Skarmory (150 HP): 186-220 (36.9 - 43.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

holy shit

 

[Giagantic]

Posting a team I went 42-12 with as my first serious GG team so advice is appreciated.

Stall Lookalike Balance Setup by Giagantic

:Rotom-wash: Rotom-Wash @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Discharge
- Hydro Pump
- Nasty Plot
- Pain Split

Rotom-Wash is just great in HP slot having good natural defenses, great typing and ability, as well as being a setup sweeper that can do a surprising amount. Pain Split gives it extended longevity and with Discharge you can fish for paras versus a lot of stuff. Biggest issue with it is into stuff like Eternatus, I've thought of running Poison over Steel to better the MU but ultimately Rotom-Wash still loses it due to pressure. Another idea I've thought of is Tera Blast but I feel like losing out on Pain split is a crying shame and harsh loss.


:Eternatus: Eternatus @ Black Sludge
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Sludge Bomb
- Dynamax Cannon
- Flamethrower
- Recover

Eternatus is just a great god with a great statline that has a natural slot for itself (attack) and every other stat being great to decent. I went with bulky fast so it can act more defensively but also have uses as a faster attacker as well as otherwise my team is slow outside of Hydrapple.

:Clefable: Clefable @ Covert Cloak
Ability: Unaware
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Flamethrower
- Calm Mind
- Moonlight

Unaware Clefable in defensive slot gives it a good upgrade over base and lets it answer setup sweepers effectively. I went covert cloak so if I get into a MU vs a already setup Necrozma Dusk-mane that in tandem with tera fire, I don't get booped by Sunsteel.

:Mandibuzz: Mandibuzz @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 HP / 156 SpD / 100 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Dark Pulse
- Nasty Plot
- Defog
- Roost

I wanted to be cheeky so I am running Nasty plot Dark Pulse Mandibuzz who is my second special sponge and hazard clear. I choose default Tera so I have a better match up versus Electrode-Hisui who can dismantle the team with Tera Ice and being useful for any stray psychics as well as boosting the power of Dark Pulse.

:Dondozo: Dondozo @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Liquidation
- Curse
- Sleep Talk
- Rest

It is spdef Dondozo, nothing special, setup curse, rest and sleep talk spam and hopefully win.


:Hydrapple: Hydrapple @ Life Orb
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Fickle Beam
- Energy Ball
- Earth Power
- Nasty Plot

Hydrapple is a nasty piece of work in GG, having speed and bulk and special attack in spades on top of regenerator lets it take advantage of Life Orb relatively cost free.


Team is fairly straight forward emhpasizing having an answer to as much of the metagame as possible whilst having a bunch of setup options to take advantage of. The biggest problems I find with it are a lack of momentum as it is all manual switching which is a potential source for problems.

Please give advice if you think you can improve it though.

 

[DeepFriedMagikarp]

:rotom-wash: :tyranitar: :moltres: :zacian-crowned: :excadrill: :hydrapple:
https://pokepast.es/926385ab67267460

Super nice & fun team ive been using for a while now in roomtours and stuff. Lots of good blanket checks to pretty much everything. The type synergies just go so well and Excadrill + Zacian break for each other nicely. BIG TTAR exposes frauds like eternatus, arceus, kyurem white. Fast hydrapple is insanely good

(im aware Ttar has nerfed attack stat here from baby zacian donor but theres no better way to arrange the mons and he doesnt really need attack to do his job)

 

[UT]

and Zacian in the attack slot

Click to collapse...

Fun fact, this nerfs Zacian-C cause it locks it into the 120 Atk even in crowned forme.

Do not put Zacian-C in the Attack slot.

 

[Hardbodied Egg]

Missed out on OMPL reg - so I grinded out to Rank 1 w/ Specs Kyogre + Sp. Atk gifted Tentacruel. Here's the RMT for anyone interested.

Not much to say regarding the state of the meta itself, the sentiment seems to be that it's healthy and I'm inclined to agree. There were moments where I initially raised eyebrows at Lando-I

(either Speed or SpAtk donation), but due to the rising dominance of Ho-Oh

balances in conjuction with Ting-Lu

and both metal birds

, I figured there would be more pressing matters to attend to, if any at all.

I will say though, I don't think we've yielded the most trickle down effects of the Iron Hands + Araquanid restriction. I think partially why I was able to find success here is due to the fact my Steel STAB was clicked much more freely (Scizor putting the VR on notice). Perhaps, Garg

starts to regain a lot of traction now due to the aforementioned Ho-Oh presence and restrictions. Didn't see much Trick Room as I used to, yet on the other end players are also not putting all their eggs in one basket to build around a single base 150 Speed wallbreaker. Something will rear its head, I'm just not sure what it is yet.

 

[cotta]

w1 vs starshine
:zamazenta: :walking-wake: :clefable: :arceus-ghost: :ting-lu: :landorus-therian:

i built this team for seasonal last year, i like to think that im a better player than starshine (by the act fishing, i think chessking and starshine agree), so i didnt feel a hard need to outprep this week. good solid team that would be good into whatever expected as starshine tends to play teams that are pretty prone to being out-aggro'd and having strong offensive pivots let me do that

w2 vs entro
:hatterene: :kommo-o: :ceruledge: :zamazenta: :great-tusk: :necrozma-dusk-mane:

i didnt feel like building this week, so i edited a sample and put a kommo on it bc there was a cool set of nicknames i could do if i had both kommo-o and ndm. i then loaded HO into unaclef, slam ting-lu and trick dengo so ggbozo

w3 vs i genuinely forget
:pecharunt: :samurott-hisui: :kyurem-white: :landorus: :great-tusk: :slowking-galar:

Sammy forced me to build a team this week, i dont remember playing this game but i think i lost it? this team looks funny tho.

w4 vs iride
:polteageist: :zamazenta: :rayquaza: :darkrai: :iron-treads: :glimmora:
this is a team i built for last seasonal too! i forget why i wanted to play this one specifically but it won YAY

w5 vs abby
:skarmory: :ogerpon: :clefable: :slowking-galar: :ting-lu: :ho-oh:
i was facing HO slop this week so i wanted to bring ho-oh bc usually thats the best u can do into hyper offense, the idea of most of these sets are pretty bog standard but unlike a usual ho-oh team where i play ho-oh in spa slot and have smth like hydrapple, garg, or reun in the speed slot i have speed ho-oh and spa slowking-g here, for the sole purpose of having more progress making with toxic and future sight, it does also end up giving the team a pretty good mu spread against every special attacker there is tho. this ting-lu spread is also dope af 154 spdef with vessel is disgusting u barely need invest on this

w6 vs mindnight
:zamazenta: :lokix: :clodsire: :arceus-ghost: :corviknight: :reuniclus:

I am really proud of this team, if not for it i dont think id be making a teamdump at all rn. Mind is the player in oms i think is the most similar to me, in terms of playstyle and teams we like playing. When i looked at his GG scout and thinking of his GG support i was pretty sure id see some cheese offense or standard balance, kix + zama is a fun anti offense core that also gives me alot of breaking potential. CM Rocks Ghosty is amazing bc les, who TMK was building for mind, never runs actual ghost resists, so with cm i should be able to power through stuff like spdef exca. Spdef corv is a godsend as it can pivot lokix into everything that u need special defense to beat (mewtwo, goltres, etc), reun would let me beat any fat team as minds scout was primarily stuff with arceus, which his easily outlasted + broken down by hazards. very fun team, very cool ideas going on here

s/o cat for being the best support i could ask for, and Ivar57 and SammyCe123 for dealing with my depressed ass all tour

 

[Fc]

don't even have to play to top the gg pool. shoutouts entrocefalo for using my teams well enough. Here are some teams I liked

:rotom-wash: :houndstone: :excadrill: :tyranitar: :hydrapple: :calyrex-ice:

AV apple is good, houdnstone is the strongest guy of all time, and sub drill gets actual mileage unlike SD so this team was cool. Weak point genuinely felt like caly but it gave the best stats for this core. Weirdly enough most games you don't wanna knock with ttar so houndstone can kill stuff, but the team works because apple carries so much defensively.

:tornadus-therian: :zamazenta: :excadrill: :ting-lu: :dondozo: :calyrex-ice:

Excadrill is evidently quite good once you give it a real stat in one of the ones it's lacking in since its hp is so high, torn is like the best mon of all time also. Attack zama played well kinda shreds most teams, it's cool. Dozo is also broken in sp.def slot it has no invest and still walled a hex ghold in the game.

:ogerpon-wellspring: :iron-treads: :eternatus: :cresselia: :pecharunt: :haxorus:

This one didn't win but I like it, the ou cresselia set seems genuinely really good here in tests and on paper since there aren't many real status mons and it legit explodes things with tera tbolt. Checks steel moves from zac and ndm w tera and is just a really good wincon. Haxorus also seems underused, you can fix the speed issue or give it more bulk and it's a dd user that can farm stall because of mold breaker. Shuca ghost pecha is also just such an insane spinblocker.

:zamazenta: :corviknight: :clefable: :greninja: :ting-lu: :kyurem-white:

Greninja as a specs breaker seems nice, from what I've seen it's rarely used and only on HO if it is but I think this set is very good. Kyurem is kinda a necessary support idk if it's strong enough with etern, but it kinda rips through all balance cores if you click right once or force early teras. Rest of the team is standard, corv is a good defogger when you have a 170 spatk dark pulser and zama cleans games after gren wins.

Maybe I will play next year idk. gg is fun but the tier is not the issue. To me nothing needs to be banned rn everything can in theory be dealt with in the builder, one of the biggest annoyances is lokix but it's beatable. I ended up giving entro 0 arceus teams which was funny, and the 1 game he didn't play was sun so no arc either. I think arc is still really good all around especially ghostceus and groundceus, but the freedom to use niche mons is higher when you have 1 super stat from a different uber than arc's balance. Lot of ideas I still have maybe I will use in seasonal if I play it. Some interesting mons I was thinking of are fezandipiti and servine, not sure if either will be any good but yeah there's still a lot of mons to be used here.