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In doing so, it ranked the highest among all Paradox Pok\u00e9mon and special attackers\u2014including Flutter Mane, who dropped to seventh place in day two's usage. During EUIC, Dot discussed the rise of Raging Bolt with some of the best VGC players in the world, with travel expenses provided by The Pok\u00e9mon Company International. Regional champion Joseph Ugarte summed it up best: Raging Bolt \u201ccondenses a lot of roles into one Pok\u00e9mon,\u201d putting it in an interesting spot in the meta. Indeed, the players all praised the tall \u2018mon for having a great stat distribution, a strong typing in Electric\/Dragon, plenty of bulk, and a superior signature move. On the topic of Raging Bolt\u2019s Electric\/Dragon typing, Ugarte mentioned the \u201clack of dragons\u201d in the previous regulation before its VGC debut. Now with Raging Bolt in Reg. F, we have this strong dragon that is great against a lot of common Pok\u00e9mon in the format\u2014specifically the Grass\/Fire\/Water cores, which international champ Alex G\u00f3mez Berna considers \u201cthe most broken core of any Pok\u00e9mon format.\u201d At the center of this broken core is Ogerpon, which can be either Grass\/Water or Grass\/Fire, depending on form. The most common Ogerpon movesets limit it to Grass, Water, or Fire offense, so it can\u2019t really hit dragons like Raging Bolt for meaningful damage. In conjunction with its strong defensive typing, Raging Bolt just has really good bulk that can be enhanced with Calm Mind or an Assault Vest. If it goes with Calm Mind, it can hold the Leftovers to heal while also healing from Grassy Terrain if there\u2019s a Rillaboom around. \u201cIt\u2019s a Pok\u00e9mon that can handle many hits and stay on the field for maybe 10 turns. I don\u2019t think many Pok\u00e9mon in the current format can actually do that,\u201d G\u00f3mez explained. While staying alive that long, the mighty Paradox Pok\u00e9mon can dish out a lot of damage with its impressive 135 Special Attack stat. It might not have the best speed on its side, but it makes up for that with its priority signature move, Thunderclap, which is the special, Electric-type version of the commonly used Sucker Punch. Regional champ and content creator James Baek explained how Thunderclap is \u201creally strong into what was previously dominant in Tornadus and Urshifu Rapid Strike.\u201d With how broken Urshifu is, it\u2019s great to see we now have the perfect counter for it. This could also be the reason Tornadus completely fell out of the top 12 most-used Pok\u00e9mon by day two of EUIC. 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In doing so, it ranked the highest among all Paradox Pok\u00e9mon and special attackers\u2014including Flutter Mane, who dropped to seventh place in day two's usage. During EUIC, Dot discussed the rise of Raging Bolt with some of the best VGC players in the world, with travel expenses provided by The Pok\u00e9mon Company International. Regional champion Joseph Ugarte summed it up best: Raging Bolt \u201ccondenses a lot of roles into one Pok\u00e9mon,\u201d putting it in an interesting spot in the meta. Indeed, the players all praised the tall \u2018mon for having a great stat distribution, a strong typing in Electric\/Dragon, plenty of bulk, and a superior signature move. On the topic of Raging Bolt\u2019s Electric\/Dragon typing, Ugarte mentioned the \u201clack of dragons\u201d in the previous regulation before its VGC debut. Now with Raging Bolt in Reg. 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Raging Bolt might not be the only long-necked ‘mon in the meta, but it is the best one. Image via The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>

During EUIC, Dot discussed the rise of Raging Bolt with some of the best VGC players in the world, with travel expenses provided by The Pok\u00e9mon Company International. Regional champion Joseph Ugarte summed it up best: Raging Bolt \u201ccondenses a lot of roles into one Pok\u00e9mon,\u201d putting it in an interesting spot in the meta. Indeed, the players all praised the tall \u2018mon for having a great stat distribution, a strong typing in Electric\/Dragon, plenty of bulk, and a superior signature move.<\/p>

On the topic of Raging Bolt\u2019s Electric\/Dragon typing, Ugarte mentioned the \u201clack of dragons\u201d in the previous regulation before its VGC debut. Now with Raging Bolt in Reg. F, we have this strong dragon that is great against a lot of common Pok\u00e9mon in the format\u2014specifically the Grass\/Fire\/Water cores, which international champ Alex G\u00f3mez Berna considers \u201cthe most broken core of any Pok\u00e9mon format.\u201d <\/p>

At the center of this broken core is Ogerpon, which can be either Grass\/Water or Grass\/Fire, depending on form. The most common Ogerpon movesets limit it to Grass, Water, or Fire offense, so it can\u2019t really hit dragons like Raging Bolt for meaningful damage.<\/p>

In conjunction with its strong defensive typing, Raging Bolt just has really good bulk that can be enhanced with Calm Mind or an Assault Vest. If it goes with Calm Mind, it can hold the Leftovers to heal while also healing from Grassy Terrain if there\u2019s a Rillaboom around. \u201cIt\u2019s a Pok\u00e9mon that can handle many hits and stay on the field for maybe 10 turns. I don\u2019t think many Pok\u00e9mon in the current format can actually do that,\u201d G\u00f3mez explained.<\/p>