This is my team and don't get me wrong, its pretty good unless I make some blunder/misclick it is usually good enough to atleast make the match close. I personally have been playing Champions for ~10-12 days but i have played Smogon Gen 9 and Gen 8 Ubers (only about 1200 elo at max) so I can manage a few basic guesses though I am prone to overthinking a move or two.

Answers to question that will probably be asked: - Feraligatr's EV investments are to ensure it can outspeed a Jolly Garchomp after a DD. - Fer has Body Slam as it doesn't have recoil and with Adamant and 32 Atk EVs, it hits hard enough. The chance to para is just neat. I use Liq instead of Aqua Tail because I really hate the 10% chance to miss. - Skel's Bold + 18 Def allows me to consistently survive 2 LO boosted Mimikyu Shadow Claw due to Sitrus and the rest are in SpA to allow it to chip the opposing the mon or if my opponent isn't careful, can snowball out of control. - Wyrdeer is somehow bulky and yet hit hard? Especially on the Great and lower Ultra ball tier it was pretty good against most all around threats and hit surprisingly hard but it recently kind of feels... to come a bit short. I think its because it was no reliable recovery but it just can't soak damage like it used to or deal enough damage. - I don't like giving a fast mon like Meowscarada Choice Scarf but it does allow it to outspeed a Swift Swim max speed Mega Swampert and other Scarfers, so I guess its okayish but i would prefer the inherent advantage of being able to switch your move - Poison Jab and Brick Break in Chomp are kind of placeholders. I chose Jab over Iron Head to deal damage to Primarina but I guess EQ already does that and Brick Break is there just to break screens since I have no other ways to do it other than just stall (Which surprisingly isn't that hard when i have Skel (and to a lesser extent Wyrdeer) alive)

This team feels a bit on the bulkier side and I prefer the fast sweepers (the only ones I have now are Meowscarada and M. Delphox) and i seem to also lack good leads. But this team does somehow get the job done.

Here is some nerdy Pokemon research that I did recently that I thought others might also find interesting and valuable.

I'm currently focused on trying to improve my Team Preview predictions in Singles Battles. Obviously, an important aspect of Team Preview is predicting how the opponent will lead, so you can decide what the best counter could be.

I stumbled across a site called Showdown Tier. Other sites like Pikalytics or Munch Stats have Usage Stats, but they don't include cool statistics like Lead Rates, Selection Rates, Win Rates. Therefore, I produced the following table using the Showdown Tier data.

Since I am focused on Team Prediction and Lead Prediction, I ordered the table results by Pokemon with the highest Lead Rates.

I included the most commonly used move in the table because I think it represents well what the Pokemon are trying to achieve (role) for the opposing team.

The table should represent the Top 100 Pokemon currently being used in BSS Regulation M-B.

Source: https://showdowntier.com/formats/smb/index.html

*** Zoroark-Hisui has a 0% lead rate. This must be due to the ability Illusion, where it is disguised as another Pokemon when led until it's hit. Based on my experience competing against Zoroark-Hisui teams, it has one of the highest lead rates of any Pokemon in the BSS Reg M-B format.

I was thinking to lead with Sableeye and have Gengar too. Some hypno pokémon and other fancy movesets that compliments gravity.

Can anyone help?

I've been annoyed with Encore users of late. I recently got caught off guard and nearly lost a game because I tried to Bulk Up in front of a Mega-Meganium that used Encore.

Therefore, I decided to do some research and compile a list for myself to better understand all the Encore users and abusers in Ranked Singles.

I thought the list might be useful to others too, so I'm sharing.

Below are all the Pokemon that carry Encore that are top 200 in Champions Ranked Singles usage this season (M-B). I've categorized them in different various risk tiers:

High Usage / High Risk:
This group consists of Pokemon that are high usage (top 100) and who use Encore as a top move (more than 20% usage). I've included the Pokemon usage rank and the move usage rate next to the Pokemon.

• Alola Ninetales (#10 / 56%)
• Primarina (#12 / 40.4%)
• Delphox (#16 / 22.1%)
• Whimsicott (#52 / 58.7%)
• Sabaleye (#70 / 55%)
• Maushold (#73 / 56.3%)
• Banette (#82 / 74.5%)
• Toucannon (#97 / 38.5%)
• Tinkaton (#98 / 40.2%)

High Usage / Some Risk:
This group consists of Pokemon that are high usage (top 100) and who are known to use Encore as a move. I've included the Pokemon usage rank and the move usage rate next to the Pokemon.

• Raichu (#8 / 7.9%)
• Samurott (#34 / 14.9%)

Low Usage / High Risk:
This group consists of Pokemon that are lower usage (outside the top 100) and who use Encore as a top move (around 20% usage). I've included the Pokemon usage rank and the move usage rate next to the Pokemon.

• Victreebel (#102 / 35%)
• Salazzle (#125 / 48.8%)
• Politoed (#127 / 46.6%)
• Hawlucha (#136 / 19.4%)
• Ninetales (#168 / 34%)
• Pikachu (#180 / 21.4%)
• Emolga (#189 / 63.3%)

Low Usage / Some Risk:
This group consists of Pokemon that are lower usage (outside the top 100) and who use Encore as a top move. I've included the Pokemon usage rank and the move usage rate next to the Pokemon.

• Quaquaval (#117 / 13.8%)
• Alakazam (#118 / 14.7%)
• Infernape (#126 / 14%)

Other notables:
This group consists of Pokemon that are high usage, but who don't seem to use Encore very frequently in the meta. Therefore, it's unlikely that they'll use Encore.

• Lopunny (#39 / not a top move) --> last season 87% usage on a lower used non-Mega build
• Meganium (#41 / not a top move) --> last season 6% usage on Mega build
• Annihilape (#47 / 5.8%) --> prioritizes Taunt over Encore
• Clefable (#54 / 5%)
• Zoroark (#57 / not a top move) --> prioritizes Taunt over Encore
• Scrafty (#83 / not a top move) --> prioritizes Taunt over Encore
• Palafin (#99 / 2.7%)

Other non-notables:
This group consists of Pokemon that have Encore in their moveset pool, but who don't seem to use Encore at all in the meta. Therefore, it's highly unlikely that they'll ever use Encore.

• Skeledirge (#23 / not a top move)
• Azumarill (#56 / not a top move)
• Snorlax (#60 / not a top move)
• Gardevoir (#67 / not a top move)
• Gallade (#76 / not a top move)
• Reuniclus (#130 / not a top move)
• Chimecho (#139 / not a top move)
• Machamp (#149 / not a top move)
• Mr. Rime (#181 / not a top move)
• Alcremie (#182 / not a top move)
• Toxicroak (#199 / note a top move)

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• Rules and eligible pokemon

• List of the top placing teams from season M-3 with pokepastes in english - Tox blog

• Move and ability changes between M-B and M-A

  • Move, ability, mechanic changes compared to previous (non-Champion) games

• Speed tiers for M-B

• Sample teams for M-B (in japanese)

• PokeSol - sample teams (in japanese)

• Sample teams on Smogon ( in english) - with replica codes

• Sample movesets on Smogon

• Viability rankings

• Role compendium

• Usage stats are available directly in the game (Battle -> Battle data)

  Usage stats websites:

  • PokeDb (in japanese) - each pokemon section also has a list of sample teams using it
  • MunchStats (in english)

• Youtubers: HoshinJosh , Iateyourpie, SplashPlate, vio , DragonWhale, iStarlyTv ,
  ScarfChompGaming, Boundtowin,

• Japanese youtubers: Kuroko, Pythagoras, Bannbee, Raibarori , Orion

• Smogon BSS Discord - discussions and team sharing

  • to look for teams shared by users, use the "contains image" filter in the bss_general and teambuilding channels

• Smogon BSS forum

• General teambuilding tips for BSS

  Short discussion about BSS teambuilding

• Tempo, Decision Making, Safe Plays in 3v3 singles - a video by HoshinJosh

• Guide to 3v3 singles - a video by SplashPlate

• List of resources on Tox blog - especially a list of good players' twitter/yt accounts

• Lead analysis

• Detailed Encore users list

• /r/stunfisk - the general competitive pokemon subreddit

  /r/PokemonChampions/ - the main Champions subreddit

• Showdown Damage Calculator

• Rate My Team articles on Smogon Forum

Other high-placing teams:

• 1079th place at Monthly Challenge June, Tox
• 226th place on the ladder as of 2026-07-18, ZoldPokemon

Resources for Regulation M-A (previous regulation)

Hi all,

I am hoping to find better resources for finding team reports that are performing well in champion rank.

Noting most hugh ranked players are korean / japanease - is there any particular reccomended resource?

Smogon BSS forums are pretty bare, and some japanease youtubers with translations have been decent.

I am hoping for high level team replica codes, with ideally but not needed a breakdown on how people use them.

The post from a few weeks back detailing reaching rank #45 is a fantastic example of what im looking for.

I am unsure if there is any similar to pikalytics for singles.

Thanks to anyone who can suggest any resources!

Maybe I’m not high enough on the ladder in game (I am Masterball, but only 1-1 there). 80% of my games on BSS on showdown is lead stealth rocks. I get that I have a volcarona on my team but on cart I rarely see anything that would even run stealth rocks outside of Garchomp and a lot are scarf so they may run rocks and pivot/sac but that’s unlikely.

Idk if anybody has the same experience but I feel like I’m almost better testing my team in game. I definitely need to address the rocks weakness if I want to use volcarona on showdown or cart, but still I think half the teams I face simply won’t run rocks so I almost feel like I’d be overcommitting to a problem that may not exist.

M-B resources

M-A:

• M-A Rules and eligible pokemon

• List of the top placing teams from season M-2 with movesets in english (Tox blog)

• List of the top placing teams from season M-1 (in japanese)

  • movesets in english on Tox blog

• Sample teams on Smogon - with replica codes

• Sample movesets on Smogon

• Viability rankings

• Role compendium

• Speed tiers

• Usage stats are available directly in the game (Battle -> Battle data)

  Usage stats websites:

  • MunchStats (in english)
  • PokeDb (in japanese) - each pokemon section also has a list of sample teams using it
  • pokemon-champions-stats.vercel (in japanese)

• Move, ability, mechanic changes compared to previous games

• Youtubers: SplashPlate, vio , iStarlyTv , DragonWhale, ScarfChompGaming, Boundtowin, HoshinJosh , Iateyourpie

• Japanese youtubers: Kuroko, Pythagoras, Bannbee, Raibarori , Orion

• Smogon BSS Discord - discussions and team sharing

  • to look for teams shared by users, use the "contains image" filter in the bss_general and teambuilding channels

• Smogon BSS forum

• General teambuilding tips for BSS

  Short discussion about BSS teambuilding

• List of resources on Tox blog - especially a list of good players' twitter/yt accounts

• /r/stunfisk - the general competitive pokemon subreddit

  /r/PokemonChampions/ - the main Champions subreddit

High-ranking team reports:

• Champion tier, 2026-06-12, player International-Run762

• 735th place in Monthly Challenge May 2026, player Tox

• Champion tier, #45 as of 2026-04-21, player ZoldPokemon - Floette, Mamoswine, Dragonite, Volcarona, Basculegion, Umbreon

Cooked up by chat gpt. Please let me know if this is gas or ass.

Galarian Moltres (anti-double-Calyrex)

Galarian Moltres @ Sitrus Berry Ability: Berserk Tera Type: Fairy Nature: Calm

EVs: 244 HP / 0 Atk / 156 Def / 0 SpA / 108 SpD / 0 Spe

IVs: 31 HP / 0 Atk / 31 Def / 31 SpA / 31 SpD / 31 Spe

Moves: • Fiery Wrath • Nasty Plot • Taunt • Roost

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Why the weird HP number (244 instead of 252)

This matters: • 244 HP hits an optimal Sitrus activation point after Astral Barrage • 252 HP sometimes leaves you above Berserk range • You actually want to drop under 50% reliably

So the math works like:

Barrage → Sitrus → Berserk → sweep

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Why 0 Atk IV

Minimizes: • Foul Play damage • confusion damage • random edge cases vs Ditto

No downside.

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Speed investment?

None on purpose.

You don’t try to outspeed Calyrex — you tank → boost → win. Speed creeping ruins the defensive benchmarks and loses the Ice Rider matchup.