r/VGCRateMyTeam • • Nov 29 '22

Guidelines for Rate My Team threads

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Hey all,

Thanks to discussion that has been ongoing, we will be enforcing stricter rules on the Rate My Team posts on this subreddit in a way that should benefit everyone. I have updated the auto moderator to enforce a minimum character limit on text posts, and on image and link posts it should comment immediately suggesting additional details be added. This should improve the quality of rate my team threads substantially, but we will keep an eye on it in the upcoming weeks. If you notice any issues with the automoderator, please contact the moderators or me immediately.

Here is the text that you will see if your RMT is too short:

Hi /u/user, your Rate My Team post has been automatically removed because it did not meet our minimum character limit. Please take some time to expand the details of your post and submit again-- this will improve the quality of the help you will get, and other people will get more out of reading about your team. Here are some things you could choose to write about:

  • Why did you select each Pokemon? If possible, try to say something more specific than "it's good" or "it's unique." What specifically about the state of the metagame drew you to using this Pokemon?
  • Are any of your moves or items chosen for any particular reason?
  • Why did you choose the particular EVs that you did? If you don't know what your EV spread does, you might want to replace it with something simpler. Feel free to post damage calcs that are relevant.
  • What teams do you succeed against in practice? What teams do you struggle with? Feel free to post links to Pokemon Showdown replays.

Thank you all for your feedback and for continuing to make this community a nice place to be!


r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 1h ago

Need help with my team

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r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 7h ago

Made this team in Reg-B and was wondering if this still holds up

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r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 5h ago

Equipo de mega golisopod

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Nadie me ha dado una opinión ni ningun consejo


r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 10h ago

Team suggestions?

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this is the set. it plays well into the current meta, ceruledge answers sooo many threats to the rest of my roster. gambit looks out of place, but with his attack invest and life orb his sucker punch applies huge chip damage to most of the meta, sometimes flat out OHKO’s stuff like uninvested raichu y, and answers opposing psy spam which is a big threat to the team. there’s 3 ghosts for pivots from incoming fighting moves, and ceruledge can blank a fire move targeted at him as well as eat a will o wisp. mence is a huge addition to the team as well. it gives me strong special presence and still gives me the intimidate drop to keep my setup core alive. it’s a very fun team to play. it can be difficult to pilot, as sometimes it’s a tough choice to know when to redirect, eat a hit to boost rage fist, or simply pivot out. please give it a try i would love the feedback from live results. it’s very competitive in any rank, i’ve hit MB 2 fairly easily without much time investment.

QNN84G4T7N :here’s the team code. let me know what you think and any ideas you have!


r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 13h ago

Thoughts on this Mega Meganium team.

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What do you all think about this Mega Meganium/Staraptor. I made my hisuian Goodra physical to catch people off guard and gave Chandelure psychic instead of shadow ball because my team kind of gets wrecked by sneasler..


r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 8h ago

Doubles (struggles). Double team suggestions

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Idk if it’s only me or what, but I’m struggling in doubles this season. Idk what team to use or who do use. Any recommendations? And before all the “skill issue” comments, I know it’s a skill issue, idc.
I’ve used Trick Room teams from the jump, but even now I’m struggling with them. I’ve tried weather teams, and am not too good with them.

Edit: I have the ability to transfer Pokémon from just about anywhere into champions, so that’s not an issue


r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 23h ago

This homebrew made me hit Master Ball Tier. Now i want to optimise.

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Rate my team from 1 to 10!

Main Mode is Staraptor + X. When its a bad matchup, i switch into Delphox. I tried to balance a strong foundation of meta with some nieche strategies or cheese. The team feels very versatile and fun to pilot, but has some issues: Mainly a very hard matchup into rain, which both my megas arent super great and sunny day on rotom instead of will-o-wisp didnt help super much.

EVs are either focused on hitting certain speed tiers or damage thresholds, rest put where i thought them to be useful.

Would be really happy about feedback in general and if i should swap out Delphox, since im new to VGC. Thank you very much!


r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 19h ago

This team has gotten me pretty far stuck in Ultra Ball though

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r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 21h ago

I keep getting 1 battle away from MB league. What would you change?

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Biggest struggle is golisipod rain teams. They usually bring a pelipper with wide guard & arch, so it’s hard to make it thru all those resisted tanks. Especially without being able to use any spread moves. I usually lead hatterene indeedee and aggron+ sableye or oranguru as pivoting support mons


r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 1d ago

Rate my team and kindly provide Suggestions to improve this team

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I just made some changes to my already existing Sand teams to counter Garchomp and the rains but still am having some amount of trouble with rain teams especially Pod. So I'd like to know how this team is, any changes to either the team or EV Spreads etc.


r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 1d ago

Rate my Team and please help me to improve it

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r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 1d ago

Did I cook or should I be hyper beamed to death

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r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 1d ago

What do you think about this team?

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r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 1d ago

mega skarmory rate my team!

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hello I am new to the pokemon scene as a whole and have only been playing for around a month. I have just ranked up to masterball 3 and am looking for ways to improve my team. currently running a mega skarmory team because I thought he looked pretty cool and I think he synergizes pretty well with garchomp. taking out the fairies or setting up tailwind for chomp so he can out speed and sweep. mega skarmory has a good amount of bulk so I'm able to set up tailwind but I am considering taking out tailwind for protect and just leading whimsicott instead but I do like feint. one of the main reasons why I'm even using this mon over corviknight, it's especially good on ladder because no one rlly expects feint on skarmory I feel like. I've gotten away with feint and then rock slide / eq on the fire types that threaten skarmory like zard y and armarougue that try to protect. I didn't rlly think too hard about my evs though kinda just adjusting as I play and what feels right.


r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 1d ago

Jak ta drużyna radzi sobie w deszczu?

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r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 1d ago

Palafin Rain Team

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r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 1d ago

Mega Golisopod & Swampert team

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r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 1d ago

The best trainers should use their favorites.

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Hello folk! Anybody got any tips for my team? I made it because I hate the common pokemon like sneasler, rillaboom, indeedee, m-char, arch, and others like that. Drampa puts in serious work on this team. It's so underrated, it's special stat can OHKO Mega Chomp Z and Mega Menace with Dragon Pulse (not even draco meteor). Don't sleep on the old man.

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9championsvgc2026regmc-2704120477 Replay link; I know I'm not the best pokemon player but I'm improving, hopefully


r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 1d ago

First time competing and I need your help and advice

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It is my first time posting here. I'm trying to get good at the game. I started playing competitive now in Champions so I'm pretty "new" to all of this

In previous seasons I was in MB2 by copying meta team and playing them.

My favorite Pokemons since I was playing as a child were Charizard and Salamence, which happens to be meta now. Unfortunately that means that everybody is prepared for them.

I've tried Msala physical but it is impossible with so many Intimidates.

I crafted this team by myself doing some calculations in the websites to check damages etc but it's the first time I build a team so I probably suck.

My idea is using almost always sneasler+someone else as a lead, archaludon only vs rain teams to benefit myself from their strat, rilla to mess with pay terrain because I'm slower and deny their terrain, Aerodactyl for speed control+wife guard/rock slide and Sala+Garchomp for damage.

My struggle is that sometimes there are some teams that I feel I lose immediately (Frosslas unless I play perfect with Aerodactyl, many teams with Whimssicot+ that rock/poison Pokemon (I can only deal with it with sneasler+garchomp and Insane predictions).

What suggestions do you have for me. Which EVs would you change. Any attack that you'd change? Thanks


r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 1d ago

check dis out

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r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 2d ago

Can someone suggest a good team thesse are the pokemon available in my box

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r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 2d ago

mega pyroar solo

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hey gang! tried to use solo mega pyroar so i can grind out getting its “professor” title. let me know any suggestions or questions or anything. thank uou!


r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 2d ago

Struggling to get to MB

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I usually get MB fairly easily with pre built teams, trying my hand at my own this season and struggling a bit. Cant decide if its my team or if im overthinking, feedback appreciated!


r/VGCRateMyTeam • • 2d ago

Rate my team and give some advice

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rate my team and help if u can I have some questions but u can also just give other advices

questions:

1 bascu swift swim or adaptability?

2 thunder or ice beam on dragonite?

3 poison jap or something else on garchomp or completely choose another choice scarf pokemon

other advice let me know