Rate My Team: What Mon’s Would Fit Well on this Mega Mawile Team Comp?
Team Idea
I have the below core that I have been climbing quite easily with on the ladder, just broke into MB3 with relative ease. I’ll have explanations for decisions I’ve made against each of the mons but the first 4 in particular are working fantastic.
I am looking for advice on the final 2 mons at the moment. Currently running Sinistcha and Vileplume but I never bring Vileplume, and Sinistcha has been helpful in rain matchups but I never really bring it otherwise.
The main matchups I’m struggling with are sand, but the Staraptor/Y-Chu matchup has also been a bit tough. I’ve almost been exclusively leading Sneasler/Farigiraf and having some more flexibility would be nice.
Team Description
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Mega Mawile with Hyper Cutter
32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD
+Atk, -Spe Nature
- Rock Slide
- Play Rough
- Sucker Punch
- Protect
Classic Trick Room Mawile, Rock Slide for the ZardY matchup mostly. No complaints with this set.
Farigiraf with Sitrus Berry and Armor Tail
15 HP / 31 Def / 20 SpA
+SpA, -Atk Nature
- Trick Room
- Energy Ball
- Psychic
- Helping Hand
Farig for setting Trick Room of course. Spread allows me to OHKO Mega Swampert with Energy Ball. Energy Ball over TBolt as it works just as well into the meta Water types but energy ball lets me handle Swampert.
Torkoal with Charcoal and Drought
32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD
+SpA, -Spe Nature
- Eruption
- Weather Ball
- Protect
- Helping Hand
Again, classic Torkoal. I’m not 100% committed to the Helping Hand set, but it’s helpful for games where Trick Room turns run out and I need more damage from the Mawile sucker punch.
Sneasler with Iron Ball and Unburden
32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def
+Atk, -Spe Nature
- Close Combat
- Fake Out
- Poison Jab
- Fling
Maybe my favourite mon on this team. Max Attack and Max HP Sneasler with Iron Ball/Fling/Unburden combo. Sneasler is slower than 0 Speed Kingambit which allows for easy OHKO’s in Trick Room. Having the slow Sneasler under trick room is obviously not expected but genuinely the combo of Fighting/Poison coverage under trick room is great. I love the option of immediately OHKOing opposing Farigs/Gholdengos when they normally feel very safe in front of Sneasler with Fling.
Sinistcha with Kasib Berry and Hospitality
31 HP / 7 Def / 28 SpD
+SpD, -Atk Nature
- Matcha Gotcha
- Rage Powder
- Trick Room
- Protect
Bulky Sinistcha. Only really been bringing this to Rain Matchups so that the Archaludon matchup is more manageable with Rage Powder, then positioning Sneasler to hit it with Close Combat.