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Unfortunately, since tour replays are broken, I can't show the full match. But here's the run-down:
For the first 15 turns or so, my opponent was playing
horribly. For whatever reason, he/she decided it was a great idea to keeping needlessly sacking their team to Arceus-Ground and Landorus. By the time the opponent sent out Xerneas, only my Lando had gone down, and Arceus was still fairly healthy. More importantly though, my
specially defensive Primal Groudon, the supposedly fool-proof Xerneas check, was still at full health. My game plan up to around Turn 15 was to get some chip with Arceus, and then switch into Pdon to finish the job. That is, of course, until it was discovered my opponent was Z-Geomancy. I tried to get in Pdon and Toxic it, but woop dee doo, it had Rest. By this point, I had already lost, Pdon was at minimum health, and everything else on my team fell to Moonblast.
Now, can someone explain to me how I was supposed to win this battle? No, really, what options did I have? Even ignoring the fact my team may not be the best, what options does Ground have to combat Z-Geomancy Xerneas?
This match further solidifies why Xerneas is so overcentralizing in Mono Ubers:
Many types simply auto-lose to one of its two sets. When someone can literally play like a complete imbecile in the first 10 turns and then immediately turn things around with one Pokemon, with no additional support (Klefki didn't get Screens up, and Pdon still avoided the Moonblast 2-shot after Rocks), that's a pretty good sign that Pokemon is not balanced.
What's the hold-up? People have been screaming this for months now. But if those screams weren't loud enough, perhaps this one is:
Get rid of Xerneas from Mono Ubers!