Will Terapagos thrive in the new meta? Screenshot by Dot Esports<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Aside from Calyrex, James Baek pointed to the three new Gen IX Legendary Pok\u00e9mon entering VGC for the first time\u2014Koraidon<\/strong>, Miraidon<\/strong>, and Terapagos<\/strong>. Koraidon will bring the sun for all the past Paradox Pok\u00e9mon like Flutter Mane and Raging Bolt, while we finally have a viable Electric Terrain setter in Miraidon to help out the future Paradox \u2018mons like Iron Hands. But then there\u2019s Terapagos. Baek explained, \u201cTerapagos\u2019 Ability when it goes for the Stellar Tera is insane, being able to get rid of terrain and weather. And it\u2019s signature move is super-effective spread and does a lot into opposing Pok\u00e9mon that Teras. It\u2019s a really, really defining Pok\u00e9mon, where it can overwhelm teams that aren\u2019t exactly prepared because it\u2019s so bulky.\u201d<\/p>
Meanwhile, Aaron Zheng has his eye on a popular rain-setter, Kyogre<\/strong>. \u201cI think people are writing it out just because of the existence of Raging Bolt and Water Ogerpon, but I think a well-constructed team can still make Kyogre look really, really good.\u201d Indeed, Kyogre will have to look out for Raging Bolt\u2019s Thunderclap, Wellspring Ogerpon\u2019s Water Absorb, and Terapagos\u2019 Teraform Zero, but this is a Pok\u00e9mon that \u201chistorically has done so well,\u201d so Zheng believes it can pull through again.<\/p>
With all these Legendary threats emerging, Jeudy Azzarelli also highlighted a few counters to consider: \u201cEvery Legendary has their own signature \u2018blow up the board\u2019 move, so Pok\u00e9mon like Mienshao <\/strong>and Iron Valiant<\/strong> will see use just because they have Wide Guard.\u201d As a Paradox Pok\u00e9mon that didn\u2019t see much usage in previous regulations, this could truly be Iron Valiant\u2019s time to shine. In addition to the Wide Guard access Azzarelli mentioned, Iron Valiant can finally take advantage of Miraidon\u2019s Electric Terrain.<\/p>
One final Reg G prediction comes from Wolfe Glick: \u201cI think it will probably be a format where a lot of different restricted Legendaries are viable because, with only one restricted Legendary on a team, you can kind of afford to devote dedicated Pok\u00e9mon that beat multiple of them. So yeah, I think we\u2019ll see a pretty wide meta rather than a very centralized one.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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This means many of the strongest Legendary Pok\u00e9mon will be unleashed into the meta, and that\u2019ll be the format for the NA International Championships (June 7 to 9) and Worlds (Aug. 16 to 18). As the format for those big international events, pros are already looking ahead at which Pok\u00e9mon will crush the competition next. By far, the most popular response was Calyrex\u2014specifically Shadow Rider Calyrex. The bunny and horse duo is a mighty force with two Abilities, incredible speed, a monstrous Special Attack stat, and a deadly signature move in Astral Barrage. But as overpowered as Shadow Rider Calyrex is, it\u2019s not invincible. Due to its Psychic\/Ghost typing, it has two quad-weaknesses to Dark and Ghost attacks. However, Terastallization is the perfect defensive solution for quad-weaknesses while also strengthening its offense. \u201cBecause of Terastallization, I think it only gets better\u2014the fact there\u2019s no Dynamax to counteract Calyrex Shadow, and now you can Tera Ghost to even get more damage on your Astral Barrages,\u201d Joseph Ugarte explained. But with the rise of Shadow Rider Calyrex, we can also expect its counters to rise. Alex G\u00f3mez Berna told Dot he believes bulky Dark-type Pok\u00e9mon will \u201crise up\u201d in response. \u201cI think Dark-types\u2026 defensive ones can have success in these future regs because there are not many Pok\u00e9mon that can handle hits from Shadow Calyrex.\u201d The future isn\u2019t quite as dark as it seems, though. As frightening as this bunny and horse duo sounds like it's going to be, some players like Jeudy Azzarelli are actually getting excited to see it in action: \u201cEveryone\u2019s dreading it, but I\u2019m like \u2018Yippee, Calyrex!\u2019\u201d Aside from Calyrex, James Baek pointed to the three new Gen IX Legendary Pok\u00e9mon entering VGC for the first time\u2014Koraidon, Miraidon, and Terapagos. Koraidon will bring the sun for all the past Paradox Pok\u00e9mon like Flutter Mane and Raging Bolt, while we finally have a viable Electric Terrain setter in Miraidon to help out the future Paradox \u2018mons like Iron Hands. But then there\u2019s Terapagos. Baek explained, \u201cTerapagos\u2019 Ability when it goes for the Stellar Tera is insane, being able to get rid of terrain and weather. And it\u2019s signature move is super-effective spread and does a lot into opposing Pok\u00e9mon that Teras. It\u2019s a really, really defining Pok\u00e9mon, where it can overwhelm teams that aren\u2019t exactly prepared because it\u2019s so bulky.\u201d Meanwhile, Aaron Zheng has his eye on a popular rain-setter, Kyogre. \u201cI think people are writing it out just because of the existence of Raging Bolt and Water Ogerpon, but I think a well-constructed team can still make Kyogre look really, really good.\u201d Indeed, Kyogre will have to look out for Raging Bolt\u2019s Thunderclap, Wellspring Ogerpon\u2019s Water Absorb, and Terapagos\u2019 Teraform Zero, but this is a Pok\u00e9mon that \u201chistorically has done so well,\u201d so Zheng believes it can pull through again. With all these Legendary threats emerging, Jeudy Azzarelli also highlighted a few counters to consider: \u201cEvery Legendary has their own signature \u2018blow up the board\u2019 move, so Pok\u00e9mon like Mienshao and Iron Valiant will see use just because they have Wide Guard.\u201d As a Paradox Pok\u00e9mon that didn\u2019t see much usage in previous regulations, this could truly be Iron Valiant\u2019s time to shine. In addition to the Wide Guard access Azzarelli mentioned, Iron Valiant can finally take advantage of Miraidon\u2019s Electric Terrain. One final Reg G prediction comes from Wolfe Glick: \u201cI think it will probably be a format where a lot of different restricted Legendaries are viable because, with only one restricted Legendary on a team, you can kind of afford to devote dedicated Pok\u00e9mon that beat multiple of them. 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