This team can go up against Calyrex-Ice, but combined with Torkoal, which counters Zacian, it makes the match-up really bad. But it has disadvantages when facing some not-so-common teams during the VR Circuit: Round 1 I lost to Milotic+Zacian, Milotic being strong against Dragapult, Landorus-T and Zacian Round 7 I lost against Pado’s Venukoal+Calyrex-Ice team. This team has lived up to my expectations, with no bad match-up against meta-architypes. Using this team, I reached 1900 rating on Showdown with GXE 81%. I then chose AV Landorus-T as my secondary core, sash Regieleki to ensure speed control, and Umbreon to stall out Trick Room.
What follows are the crucial points, I need to deal with Calyrex-Shadow, which has an upper hand over both Zacian and Dragapult and something to counter Trick Room and Sun. This core has been proven to work many times in different teams. This, in return, shortens the match time Because the timing of the tournament is often after midnight, having a shorter match could reduce the chances of me making bad plays due to fatigue.Īs such, I decided to go with Dragapult+Zacian as my main core.įor the next mon, I chose Indeedee-F as a support to bond Dragapult and Zacian together.
Also, with Max Phantasm, you increase Zacian’s damage output by a sizable margin. In my opinion, the greatest threat to Zacian is the fastest mon in game, Regieleki, and to counter that, Dragapult, with its ability Clear Body, and electric resistance, makes it a great candidate against Regieleki. I also hope that I can have a positive match-up against most architypes, which leads me to choosing Zacian as my restricted mon.Ĭommon Zacian teams in the meta usually feature Lapras, Coalossal, Thundurus, Rain, Venukoal, Dragapult, etc. With an open-sheet format implemented, I figured I needed a stable team that does not rely on any gimmicks. This list will not include Z-move or G-max exclusives, since those moves are overpowered and typically exclusive to one or two Pokemon.Hi, Yotsumi here, this is a team report that follows my journey after being unable to top cut the Victory Road Winter Qualifiers twice. Often, they have the chance to paralyze, which is useful, but also hit-or-miss since a Pokemon has a chance of ignoring the paralysis each turn. In general, Electric-type moves have great effects on the opponent.
This update will add five additional moves to the list. Updated August 14th, 2021, by Jeff Drake:This list had 15 Electric-type moves before this update, but that leaves out many great moves that deserve to be mentioned. As such, a lot of the best Electric moves are simple and straightforward powerful attacks, but Electric also offers some of the best supportive moves in the series. They’re often characterized as fast, heavy-hitters, such as common picks like Jolteon. Pokemon of the lightning-imbued, yellow-hued persuasion always tend to be popular picks in battles, both casual and competitive. RELATED: Pokemon: Ranking The Most Shocking Electric Pokemon It's no surprise that high-ranking trainers in the franchise use them prominently. Most importantly, Electric only has one weakness and offers great coverage offensively (just watch out for pesky Ground-types). That fact alone has probably done wonders for Electric’s reputation. The franchise’s resident rodent mascot, Pikachu, is an Electric-type, after all. Electric-type Pokemon have always been held in high regard.