Project National Dex Bazaar

[RantoxTG93]

High Risk + High Reward squad with UR mons - 1698 peak reached Top 500 with it

Hey Folks. I decided to try out a challenge with favourite starter trio and i love underdog stories in nat dex OU. So I decided to make a team for the same.

The Team - https://pokepast.es/819b6b559dfdc829

Mega Sceptile is my favourite mega of all time. I also feel its good special attack and amazing speed give it some unique perks. Giga Drain is for stab and recovery + damage. Dragon Pulse is stab and Leaf Storm is a strong grass move to ohko stuff like Alamamola and Donozo. Dont forget he outspeeds mega lopunny and tapu koko which is huge. Focus Blast also says Foff to Kingambit.

Feraligatr is my favourite water starter of all time. It's Water with 4 attacks and Liquidation with adamant sheer force is the selling point. Crunch for psychics, Ice Punch for Dragons and Aqua Jet for frail fires. The speed is for base 70s and some HP for a bit of bulk. Did not go for Dragon Dance, Swords Dance or agility as its not fast not enough and not exactly powerful enough for an agility sweep.

Infernape is my favourite fire starter of all time. I went for SD with Flare Blitz, Close Combat (both strong stabs with negative effects like recoil and defence drops respectively). Mach is priortiy to say foff to Kingambit. I went for firium Z with Blaze and i was considering rocks but without mach punch, Kingambit is so annoying.

Latios is the special scarfer with trick, luster purge,mystical fire and draco meteor. It outspeeds even mega pert in rain which is phenomenal.

Revaroom is the steel type and toxic immunity of the team. I went with air baloon for initial ground immunity with shift gear + 3 attacks. Gunk Shot is strong stab albeit with shaky accuracy. Temper Flare is for Ferrothorn, Mega Scizor and Corvknight. High Horsepower is for Heatran and Raging Bolt. Reva is quite effective as a late game cleaner once grounds are chipped.

Killowatrel is the other special attacker of the team. Went with choice specs for more power. Hurricane, Thunderbolt, Volt switch and Air Slash are the moves. Air Slash is useful to ohko great tusk and waterpon. Hurricane is needed for mega venusaur.

Replays -

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2262177187-irj03vqupvm0n0yk4am12a4i67pf60wpw - Proof of Peak vs sand
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2260842991-c6uo5deqoi4m9c3njfxpagk606bw29upw - Latios is a beast taking enams moonblast from full with just 4 HP evs
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2260841395-usxxbk6gl4qimopomnixwyia3kd1jpspw?p2 vs Kingambit, Raging Bolt- Zard Y Sun,
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2260837680-6czfouma24zc72nkpbc8qkesl0p0g1ypw - Beat glimmora HO 1800 opponent
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2260161879-nxa2il35ezcxdloujwybs6eeui75drtpw vs sand 1700 opp
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2260160612-fmnhhjtnd63821i6z4z3hfml42igbknpw more zard y sun vs 1700 opp
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2260158887-tcy3z9wan1lcrwygl885w3nwld96s7apw?p2 vs Deo- S HO
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2260157581-wv5sdn4bcqxfz03fz3giapary6eu156pw vs mega sciz + Cinderace
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2260145171-7pdx8tuysvg12fwr02oz2zxlj299o0hpw vs 1700 opp
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2258398956-9cw6ef8my03tao1uyxravsjy1wcif8spw vs top opp Ganjafin
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2258396027-i1o23mvch801ws4l6fkokbnkc6n2i3ypw?p2 Reva sweeps HO
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2257066592-dsqbodbxtbltaqqvsccqcve8vepsisopw vs 1700 + opp
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2257056914-4psoq35jsn72k9rw3pnjssrzwx86snbpw vs 1700 +opp HO

I have never ran into stall with this team so I dont know what to expect vs stall but I wanted to give it a go and it at least brought to top 500 and
within top 300. Screenshots below showing top 500 and ranked 268

Peak exceeded with my Incineroar Team now peak 1746

I already made an RMT post with this team and I have poseted on the bazaar. https://pokepast.es/5c3fd90bcf71d008 . I just want to say with this team I surpassed my peak of 1703 and my new Peak is 1746 with this replay - https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2254552922-4qvp3318qsrinsto8gei5612tuc170cpw?p2.

Check out my RMT post for explanation of that team.

 

[Sputnik]

Sample Submission
Fight Z Lele+AV Melm Offense

One of my favorite teams so far, this excels at making progress quickly into a lot of the metagame while also being quite hard to break thanks to Alomomola passing massive wishes to Melmetal, all the while Melm, Lele, and Mega Latios do a great job of battering the opponent. Scarf Hamurott compresses speed control and spikes, Great Tusk is Rocks+Spin for compression. Really fun team.

 

[Ultraman1]

I reached 1884 elo (about top 11) yesterday so i would like to share my Mega Heracross team. Tbh, it’s nothing really special about this team except Spikes but I do enjoy it a lot.

The team: https://pokepast.es/ebcdea84f0a4305d

Best games:
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2266657682-fauwk0r10urtbz3n52gc2t2ww40rm46pw?p2

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2266618368-bq69ned0daysjdsscmcda7ibizrvfk6pw

 

[CappyThePulpy]

After some time messing around with the post-tera meta, I finally managed to cook up something nice which brought me up to 1718 (which would be top 200)

Behold the most overkill hstack mega pinsir team ever:

https://pokepast.es/bf1b5e89ca51f7e8


Well, everything here is pretty obvious: stack spikes with samurott (or rocks with tusk depending on matchups), add some webs with araquanid, use gholdengo to keep them up. Use pinsir to break stuff and valliant to clean.

Now into the specifics:

Pinsir is very interesting physical breaker/sweeper with an amazing stab in aerialate frustration (facade is also an option), great priority with quick attack and good coverage options in eq/cc/stone edge. This team runs eq to beat gholdengo and have a contactless option against teams trying to chip you down with helmets. Pinsir can take advantage of webs but they are not mandatory for it to put in work, due to its nice speed tier, outspeeding garchomp and lele (add webs for scarf). interestingly, it also barely outspeeds fully invested deoxys-s.

The hazard management support (araq, hsam, tusk, ghold) provides setting, keeping and removal of various hazards to help your offensive core break. Together they also bring a decent defensive profile and options against most hazard removals (such as moltres). On the utility part, twave hex gholdengo is a brilliantly well rounded mon, tusk carries a valuable knock off and araq can set an additional hazard with magic coat, like getting rocks without bringing tusk in.

We also have a standard valiant set to revenge kill stuff, add a fairy type, and some mixed punching power. Also another knock to remove those boots.

Gameplay tips:
Pinsir and ival are your wincons. Spikes chip to death may be an option, but the team generally doesnt have the longevity to stall an opponent with hazards. Hazards are just an aid for an ohko with pinsir, not a standalone ko tool. In exceptional cases, ghold or hsam may also clean late.

Notable opponents:
-zardY - araquanid eats this thing for breakfast
-mega diancie - enjoy getting 6-0d. Perhaps a scarf hsam could be considered? Also, pre mega clear body is a one time webs immunity
-archaludon - ghold can face it but an electro shot prediction may be needed
-dragapult - hope its not clear body dd

Potential changes:
- scarf hsam. Sadly I found sd and switching moves to be appealing 9/10 times when hsam has to actually attack and not simply stack

-destiny bond ival. I did not find encore to be too impactful, destiny bond may be better for taking out key targets (such as moltres)

- different araq set. The 40 def helps live 2 ceaseless from hsam, which is not something I have ever found myself needing.

 

[boppydop!]

FIRIUM Z CINDERACE WEBS
desperate likes i need to uncook my ratio

the team

wanted to build a super anti-chary webs bc webs hates chary teams which r everywhere
the setter of the team, picked over ribombee because of magic coat+better bulk and damage
threatening sweeper, an endgame garchomp can easily get out of hand. conveniently uses chary as set up fodder
firium z looks extremely unconventional, but it actually works hilariously well. rocks and spikes chip with passive chip from flip turns or weak hurricanes can activate blaze with cinderace, which when paired with swords dance and a z move can burst past a lot of supposed walls. it nukes tusk and moltres in that range. not using normal z lets us use more coverage, with hjk to hit the rocks and heatran, and sucker hitting pult
insanely good. not only does it effective block spin with balloon, but it can block defog and act as a threatening wincon. gliscor drops to boosted make it rain, and focus blast 2khos ting lu.
patching up a few holes, rbolt here is just the standard booster timid set, but with draco over dp for damage that can ohko gliscor
another weird set, this ival is modest psyshock. the idea is that it baits pex and the blobs, destroying clodsire fats and balances while still having the slot to use shadow ball for gholdengo

replays

i managed to climb to 1858 #17 on an alt before THIS happened that made me actually crash out

scream tail fat
ineros ho
nido stuff
hsam lele ho
ival balance

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[RantoxTG93]

Salamence + Mega Sceptile + Umbreon + Specs Skelidirge - Peak 1700

Its me again with more unorthodox stuff. I decided to groundium Z Salamence with leech seed Mega Sceptile alongside specs skelidirge and Umbreon. Dual Wingbeat and Earthquake are standard on Salamence with sub + Dragon Dance to get more DDs. I also have haze toxapex to stop HO from brainless set up. Scald to burn stuff, toxic and recover are there too. I have Dragon Pulse and Leaf Storm as standard stabs on Mega Sceptile and Focus Blast for coverage on steels. Yes we are walled by gholdengo but we can still play around it later. Umbreon has Dragapult on toast and foul plays any set up shaningans. Toxic is to criple so many threats like Volcarona and Zard Y and spam moonlight. Excadrill is the source of ground immunity, hazard removal and setting up rocks and checking raging bolt. I have gone for a spread focusing on more speed with spdef evs. Toxic again to criple more stuff. Skelidirge can take several mons by surprise and the speed is too outspeed base 55s with it. Earth Power shocks Heatran and does damage to Tyranitar and Mega Tyranitar. Skeli checks valiant and volcarona for me here. Overall we spam toxic here and look for Mega Sceptile to seed up and wait for Salamence for winning games when the situation is right. The Umbreon ev spread is too make it bulky on both sides of the spectrum since its spdef is high, I did not got for max spdef. Rocky Helmet is to chip physical attackers and u-turns.

Salamence does come here with the benefit of moxie which allows it snowball late game when its got 2 dragon dances. Leftovers gives Excadrill more recovery. The toxapex evs were from SV OU gen 9 I believe which give it good mixed bulk. Toxapex obviously has regenerator, Skelidirge still has unaware for defensive utility vs set up mons and Excadrill has mold breaker which can get up rocks vs mega sableye and diancie and toxic them.

The Team - https://pokepast.es/693e187be961b899

Some Replays

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2266667328-szs7ikfpfaz3s36emdpu39h5ojzmvlnpw - Reached 1700 Peak
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2262807235-8gjm74o89g09zvddj9hb9xhp009b37dpw vs sand
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2263968922-dfnh6iav0ryoflzyou5gxeapyvidkx1pw Salamence sweeping
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2263965871-a65n8uclkozfv3b1jqm2fbpangn5ysbpw?p2 Toxapex is annoying here
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2263941999-9r4qze2wwp9x2y0ak9v4byvekitozeqpw Toxapex at it again
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2263944744-qk2wh2oaky9299x4d7x6i6i0whayhqkpw?p2 Kingambit gets rocked by Mence
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2263936939-sext5idh373ku9fupaewo29w60hkxflpw Beat Zama sand
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2263930712-1wp1z5czso1mzpboz5ehw6zw4u0xks1pw?p2 vs Zard Y sun
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2263928241-ou02zt1se56zobtw0ex3rqs2dlriq3lpw?p2 vs Mega Pinsir + Raging Bolt offence
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2263926468-dluwmpt3f6gv3gqpzjdc90ydogo170epw - vs Zard Y + Raging Bolt sun
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2262822222-uxnsmifzbi72lnlox5xcbefrsym13o6pw?p2 vs Hyper Offence
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2262820267-fty1b7lf57xtynfi5wu6tksfi1purdwpw?p2 vs 1700 opp with Incinieroar + Fini + Ghold
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2262818189-m6bcmrwrofpaer1xwztdtjade8aclm7pw?p2 vs Zeraora + Lele offence
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2271105758-1use9fewuld7wthyx94bc0n5a6c7y59pw?p2 - vs Electric terrain offence vs 1800 opp
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2262816215-xdcuwpiyn9u1hr3r9kb9no9lzvw6pjnpw?p2 - Vs HO again where I and my opp both misclicked on a turn but i still won

I used to run lefties on Umbreon but I changed it to boots because my hazard control is not reliable. In addition, I also beat screens HO but i forgot to save a replay of it.

Conclusion - I have good days and bad days with this team so a little on the inconsistent side but something different to try out. I have been in the range of 1500-1700 with this team. 1700 is well within top 500 so good enough for laddering maybe.

Peak Exceeded now 1700 with my team High Risk + High Reward squad with UR mons

The Team - https://pokepast.es/819b6b559dfdc829

I already made post with this team on the bazaar on 13th December 2024. The team which has Mega Sceptile, Feraligatr, Infernape, Latios, Killowatrel and Revaroom. You can see the explanation of the team on that post itself and several replays there.

However, I am here to state that the official 1700 target has been achieved with the team as per this replay. https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2269789495-me1e053wsh2v7xkvttliu9xnuhuuk84pw?p2 Here. It was 1698 earlier now its officially 1700.

In addition, I also beat Ezra (a high ranked player on the Nat Dex ladder for the second time with this team) here - https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2269779568-zw2udo57dexqyatpgtculjhbmb8rs1fpw

I also got a win vs 1770+ player with this team - https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2268137330-xen4qlmf4wqhsi7u6u5lhewo3bh9mgtpw

Screenshots below -

 

[CappyThePulpy]

https://pokepast.es/56f565a115855d1a

This team is a sample submission

I decided to make this team using the 2 best phy and spd wall i can think of, landorus-t and assault vest iron crown. These 2 mons can also deal lots of dmg with the combination of future sight and earthquake. Since these 2 mons don't have reliable healing i decided to add on Alomomola as a wish passer and slow pivot.

Then for an offensive core i decided to capitalize on iron crown's future sight by adding zamazenta and mega tyranitar, zamazenta provides a strong fighting move in close combat, and mega tyranitar provides knock off support and rocks. Not only that but it also has the ability to pursuit trap pokemon such as gholdengo and dragapult.

The team was looking quite slow so i decided to add a fast win condition in volcarona. However i decided not to run a full offensive volcarona here as i needed it to be able to stop threats such as mega medicham and mega lopunny using flame body.

The evs for alomomola maximizes it's healing from wish. While the evs for tyranitar allowed it to reach 221 speed outspeeding some bolt and landorus sets. Then the evs for zamazenta allows it to be slower than other zamazenta but still allowing it to outspeed mega lopunny, i purposely made zamazenta slower than other zamazenta because in a 1v1 situation with zamazenta and zamazenta if the opposing zamazenta uses close combat then they will recieve a defense drop allowing my zamazenta to do more damage and take less. Finally the evs for volcarona maximes it's speed while allowing it to live 2 flip turns from alomomola.

When playing this team, you should prioritize keeping mola healthy over any other mon, as it's ability regenerator is the glue to this team along with it's flip turn and wish. As long as mola stays healthy enough landorus-t and crown can be healed making the damage that they take not permanent. If mola is lost due to a critical hit or high roll, you should go all in on offense as once mola is lost the team is put on a timer

I believe it will be a helpful addition in the sample teams of the format due to being easy to use and showcasing a nice bulky offense structure in future sight + zamazenta + mega tyranitar

I would also like to give some credits to

Smogon name:LORD ADARSH
Pokemom Showdown name:BEASTADARSH

Smogon name:retereereeeree
Pokemon Showdown name:retereereeeree

Example:https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2270970528-xgmc644esgcfj14rehegnwk0okjcadrpw

Looks awesome! I have experimented quite a bit with these mola ttar structures; if you are open to a suggestion, I would give fast bulky lando a try (max spe jolly, max hp, same moves) to take better advantage of taunt. I used to run the same team with glowking > crown and bulky scarf lando

 

[Scrapped_Ideas4729]

Mega Sceptile + Heatran Offense

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I was bored and decided to build around Mega Sceptile. Came up with the ScepTran core.

Zamazenta is there to be the fighting type and i chose banded Zamazenta to deal more damage. Wild Charge is to deal with things like Alomomola, Mega Charizard Y, etc.

Tapu Koko is there as the special attacker. I chose the EV spread to be able to survive a Choice Specs Iron Valiant's moonblast and then OHKO with Dazzling Gleam. Gigavolt Havoc is to OHKO positive nature 252 Special Defense and 252 HP EVs Toxapex.

Tornadus is there to be a defogger and just utility in general.

Volcarona is the sweeper of the team with Quiver Dance to set up.

The ScepTran core is decided because Heatran resists most of Mega Sceptile's weaknesses and vice versa.

PokePaste: https://pokepast.es/ae8285d20f413180
Alt Version(Suggestions): https://pokepast.es/c84853dff3e47e44

1600s
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2271775188?p2

1700s

1800s

 

[i'm not british]

This is a Sample Submission

Provides a physical wall, speed control, pivot, revenge killer, and a defogger as well as a ground and electric immunity.
EVs: Outspeeds after a protosynthesis speed or +1 speed.

Provides a slow pivot, healer, and a toxic spreader.
Lvl: Slower than other lvl 100 allowing to move last.

Provides a hazzard setter, sandstorm setter, special wall, pursuit trapper, and a knock off user
EVs: Outspeeds non speed invested

Provides a special wall, pivot, and a future sight setter.
EVs: Outspeeds max speed and gets a quark drive special attack boost in electric terrain.

Provides a physical win condition, physical wall, and a speed control.
EVs: 2HKO'es offensive

Provides a special win condition and a mon that can burn physical attackers.
EVs: Lives 2 flip turns from

I'd like to give thanks to LORD ADARSH for helping me minmax the EVs and Retereereeeree for helping me play test the team.
Open to any and all Suggestions

 

[Pikaslayer2022]

MelmaLuna

Team story:
This team was brought on by a constant thought ever since came back after the tera ban; "What if I put and together, but not on trick room". Boom, the new year came and I decided to finally quell this question and I tried my hand on teambuilding once more. Initially there was varying success as the team had over to make more of a para-spam team. However, was a big issue to go up against and the team was surprisingly passive as felt so off but I didn't know what to do. After a few chats in the NDOU room on showdown, I ended up taking an idea that was sprinkled over: + . To the person that recommended this idea, I thank you a ton (and mainly because I can't remember your ps username) cause this was the exact thing this team needed, with I could keep the defensiveness and apply pressure while resolving the issue in one slot and having on the team created something that the opponent had to account for; what in the world was the scarf pokemon? And since Landorus is usually a pokemon you don't see often with scarf and tapu lele being the one you see with scarf, I can pick up suprise ko's against mons that thought had a free pivot or free set up like and as well as and now at the current time of this post I reached 1788 elo, a 75.3% gxe, and a placement of top 60 on ladder with this team alone.
Team Roles:
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This guy fills the role as a defensive check to both and and to be the rocker of the team. I use kommo-o to put a defensive stop gap against those two while also suprisingly tanky against hist allowing it to get a toxic, last move on, or rocks. Bulletproof is also amazing at being a soft check to mons that use bullet moves like with gyro ball variants with shadow ball and so on.


The wish passing fiend, allows me to sponge hits, pivot, and heal teammates. (I don't really need to explain much about what this thing does)


Speed control and allows for mind games with , if I'm defensive or scarf, and gives me access to defog without needing to compromise on it's role.

: (Ignore the clefable)

Checks also provides strong offensive special attacker, and gives me good

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One of the main stars of this team. I don’t really need to explain, strong stall breaker and wall breaker, that abuses pivoting

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The Second the star of the show, provides paralysis for while also being a huge physical threat and the checks fairies

Difficult but not impossible matchups​

can be obnoxious but if you pivot right you can ease the matchup
Idbp it’s difficult to go against it but the team does solidly against it if it doesn’t have heavy slam, my main strategy is trying to prevent it from subbing, heal and/or pivot into lele so I can force it out or get a ko

 

[Willro101]

- Sample Submision
All the haters will say ho isnt good in the meta but i found alot of sucess with this hyper offense i built when tera initially got banned. I wanted to build something with gambit pult and zama core as it looked very powerful. Zama checks kingambit and tar for dragapult,SD Kingambit gets rid of defensive mons like heatran corv toxapex and other slower defensive mons while dragapult will kill or cripple any kingambit/zama check with +1 ghost z. Will-o pult was an idea i had when i was initially having trouble getting greater value out of pult against things like tar and gambit. it also helps with the zamazenta matchup. Then i wanted a good offensive fairy type so i went with calm mind mega diancie as the +1 moonblasts and earth powers have like no switch ins bar moltres and moltres dies to power gem. the magic bounce is also important as i didnt plan on having any hazard removal on this team and wanted atleast some way to deny hazards. i originally had on here but that scrub wasn’t putting in the work so i switched it out for volcarona which added a much needed fairy resistant and a way to deal with offensive priority attackers like msciz and kingambit via flame body. lando has been on the team since the beginning as the suicide lead of choice as its strong +2 earthquakes even make resists have a second thought. +2 boom ohko’s so many things like gliscor zapdos moltres rilla and other ground resist/immunitys.

Edit- i learned that tran now runs 40 speed ev’s to outspeed adamant kingambit so i changed the speed tier to outspeed corv instead

 

[Ultraman1]

After reading several posts in National Dex forum, I got inspired by the idea of Snow Team (shoutout to the person who wrote it cuz I forgot) so I decided to craft my own one. Interestingly, it still have flaws such as Sticky Web + Gholdengo but it worked decent enough and I reached peak at 1831 elo.
As an offensive team, this team abuses Hypnosis + Encore to create attacking opportunities.
AV Lando is the true savior when it can withstand huge blows such as Zard Y’s Overheat or even an Ice-type Weather Ball of base Zard from full and then Rock Tomb back (check the replay below). The rest of the team is kinda self-explanatory. Hope you guys have fun !.

The team: https://pokepast.es/89e5e8a68de7b6a3

Some replays:
- CHARIZARD : https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2282897900-vj38eztaahc9a6b5f9qt35ojb0s83q3pw?p2
- Eat Stall: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2282684147-o6y2pgztf6xfrsbiiyr1gpmhaopy6hepw
- Encore Encore Encore (1831 elo): https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2282886198-ai9c6afa2sn8qx2ek1hxh0rw5rrd5thpw?p2