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Cactusmax__'s VR October Challenge #4 Top 16 Team

Cactusmax__ · VR October Challenge #4 · 11th · 2026-10-25

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SinistchaDelphox (Mega)IncineroarKingambitSneaslerFloette-Eternal (Mega)
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How the team plays

Delphox (Mega) is the team's special attacker: Timid with Nasty Plot, Heat Wave and Psychic behind Protect, at 179 Special Attack. It needs one free turn to set up, and the rest of the team is built to provide it. It also runs Floette-Eternal (Mega) as an alternative Mega: only one can Mega Evolve per battle.

Incineroar works as a pivot next to Delphox (Mega): Intimidate lowers both foes' Attack; Parting Shot lets it switch out without losing the turn.

Incineroar and Sneasler provide Fake Out: that is how it gets the free turn without spending a setup move.

Sinistcha carries Trick Room as the plan against fast opponents. Delphox (Mega) is the fastest at 169 Speed, followed by Sneasler at 154.

Sinistcha is the spread attacker: Matcha Gotcha hits both foes at once.

The Ground, Fighting and Water weaknesses are unresolved: 4 of the six are weak to Ground, Kingambit takes 4× from Fighting and 2 of the six are weak to Water.

The spreads are the generic 32/32 ones and have not been tuned to specific benchmarks.

Team by Cactusmax__, who took it to VR October Challenge #4 (11th).

The six Pokémon

Sinistcha

GrassGhost
Item
Occa Berry
Ability
Hospitality
Nature
Bold
Points
—
  • Matcha Gotcha
  • Rage Powder
  • Trick Room
  • Protect

Delphox (Mega)

FirePsychic
Item
Delphoxite
Ability
Blaze
Nature
Timid
Points
—
  • Heat Wave
  • Psychic
  • Nasty Plot
  • Protect

Incineroar

FireDark
Item
Sitrus Berry
Ability
Intimidate
Nature
Careful
Points
—
  • Fake Out
  • Flare Blitz
  • Throat Chop
  • Parting Shot

Kingambit

DarkSteel
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Defiant
Nature
Adamant
Points
—
  • Kowtow Cleave
  • Sucker Punch
  • Swords Dance
  • Protect

Sneasler

FightingPoison
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Poison Touch
Nature
Jolly
Points
—
  • Fake Out
  • Poison Jab
  • Close Combat
  • Quick Guard

Floette-Eternal (Mega)

Fairy
Item
Floettite
Ability
Flower Veil
Nature
Modest
Points
—
  • Moonblast
  • Dazzling Gleam
  • Calm Mind
  • Protect

How much each type hits

What each attacking type does to each member based on its types (abilities and items don't count). Weak and resist count how many take it badly or well.

TypeSinistchaDelphox (Mega)IncineroarKingambitSneaslerFloette-Eternal (Mega)WeakResistNet
Normal0×1×1×0.5×1×1×02+2
Fire2×0.5×0.5×2×1×1×220
Water0.5×2×2×1×1×1×21-1
Grass0.5×0.5×0.5×0.5×0.5×1×05+5
Electric0.5×1×1×1×1×1×01+1
Ice2×0.5×0.5×0.5×1×1×13+2
Fighting0×0.5×2×4×0.5×0.5×24+2
Poison1×1×1×0×0.5×2×12+1
Ground0.5×2×2×2×2×1×41-3
Flying2×1×1×0.5×2×1×21-1
Psychic1×0.5×0×0×4×1×13+2
Bug1×1×1×1×0.5×0.5×02+2
Rock1×2×2×0.5×0.5×1×220
Ghost2×2×0.5×0.5×1×1×220
Dragon1×1×1×0.5×1×0×02+2
Dark2×2×0.5×0.5×0.5×0.5×24+2
Steel1×0.5×0.5×0.5×1×2×13+2
Fairy1×0.5×1×1×1×1×01+1

Speed order

Each member's Speed at level 50 with its points and nature. Switch tabs to see how Tailwind and Trick Room change it.

  1. #1Delphox (Mega)169
  2. #2Sneasler154
  3. #3Floette-Eternal (Mega)122
  4. #4Sinistcha90
  5. #5Incineroar80
  6. #6Kingambit70

The team in Showdown format

Sinistcha @ Occa Berry  
Ability: Hospitality  
EVs: 32 HP / 4 Def / 30 SpD  
Bold Nature  
- Matcha Gotcha  
- Rage Powder  
- Trick Room  
- Protect  

Delphox @ Delphoxite  
Ability: Blaze  
EVs: 2 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe  
Timid Nature  
- Heat Wave  
- Psychic  
- Nasty Plot  
- Protect  

Incineroar @ Sitrus Berry  
Ability: Intimidate  
EVs: 32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpD  
Careful Nature  
- Fake Out  
- Flare Blitz  
- Throat Chop  
- Parting Shot  

Kingambit @ Life Orb  
Ability: Defiant  
EVs: 24 HP / 32 Atk / 10 SpD  
Shiny: Yes  
Adamant Nature  
- Kowtow Cleave  
- Sucker Punch  
- Swords Dance  
- Protect  

Sneasler @ Focus Sash  
Ability: Poison Touch  
EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe  
Jolly Nature  
- Fake Out  
- Poison Jab  
- Close Combat  
- Quick Guard  

Floette-Eternal @ Floettite  
Ability: Flower Veil  
EVs: 5 HP / 32 SpA / 20 SpD / 9 Spe  
Modest Nature  
- Moonblast  
- Dazzling Gleam  
- Calm Mind  
- Protect

We build each spread against the most used Pokémon in the meta and around its teammates: the Speed that pays off most (counting the team's Tailwind or Trick Room) and just enough bulk to survive one or two hits from the threats no other member already handles, with the rest into attack. It's an estimate on the Pokémon Champions scale (0–32 per stat, 66 in total), because players don't publish their real spreads.

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