sergioaguero's VR October Challenge #3 Top 16 Team

sergioaguero · VR October Challenge #3 · 12th · 2026-10-18

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How the team plays

Charizard (Mega Y) is the team's special attacker: Modest with Heat Wave, Weather Ball and Hurricane behind Protect, at 196 Special Attack.

Pelipper sets rain and Charizard (Mega Y) takes advantage of it.

Pelipper sets Tailwind so the team moves first. Garchomp sits at 122 Speed, 2 points above Charizard (Mega Y)'s 120, so no teammate takes the turn from it.

Archaludon is the spread attacker: Snarl hits both foes at once. At 105 Speed, it depends on Tailwind being active.

The Ice, Rock and Electric weaknesses are unresolved: Garchomp takes 4× from Ice, Charizard (Mega Y) takes 4× from Rock and Pelipper takes 4× from Electric.

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

Team by sergioaguero, who took it to VR October Challenge #3 (12th).

The six Pokémon

Archaludon

SteelDragon

Item: Leftovers
Ability: Stamina
Nature: Modest
Points: —

Electro Shot
Snarl
Dragon Pulse
Protect

Grimmsnarl

DarkFairy

Item: Light Clay
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Impish
Points: —

Spirit Break
Reflect
Light Screen
Parting Shot

Pelipper

WaterFlying

Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Calm
Points: —

Weather Ball
Hurricane
Tailwind
Protect

Garchomp

DragonGround

Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Adamant
Points: —

Bulldoze
Earthquake
Rock Slide
Dragon Claw

Charizard (Mega Y)

FireFlying

Item: Charizardite Y
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Modest
Points: —

Heat Wave
Weather Ball
Hurricane
Protect

Venusaur

GrassPoison

Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest
Points: —

Sludge Bomb
Leaf Storm
Sleep Powder
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.

Type							Weak	Resist	Net
Normal	0.5×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	0	1	+1
Fire	1×	1×	0.5×	0.5×	0.5×	2×	1	3	+2
Water	0.5×	1×	0.5×	1×	2×	0.5×	1	3	+2
Grass	0.25×	1×	1×	1×	0.25×	0.25×	0	3	+3
Electric	0.5×	1×	4×	0×	2×	0.5×	2	3	+1
Ice	1×	1×	1×	4×	1×	2×	2	0	-2
Fighting	2×	1×	0.5×	1×	0.5×	0.5×	1	3	+2
Poison	0×	2×	1×	0.5×	1×	1×	1	2	+1
Ground	2×	1×	0×	1×	0×	1×	1	2	+1
Flying	0.5×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1	1	0
Psychic	0.5×	0×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1	2	+1
Bug	0.5×	1×	0.5×	1×	0.25×	2×	1	3	+2
Rock	0.5×	1×	2×	0.5×	4×	1×	2	2	0
Ghost	1×	0.5×	1×	1×	1×	1×	0	1	+1
Dragon	1×	0×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1	1	0
Dark	1×	0.25×	1×	1×	1×	1×	0	1	+1
Steel	0.5×	2×	0.5×	1×	0.5×	1×	1	3	+2
Fairy	1×	2×	1×	2×	0.5×	0.5×	2	2	0

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.

#1Garchomp122
#2Charizard (Mega Y)120
#3Archaludon105
#4Venusaur100
#5Pelipper85
#6Grimmsnarl80

The team in Showdown format

Archaludon @ Leftovers  
Ability: Stamina  
EVs: 23 HP / 32 SpA / 10 SpD / 1 Spe  
Modest Nature  
- Electro Shot  
- Snarl  
- Dragon Pulse  
- Protect  

Grimmsnarl @ Light Clay  
Ability: Prankster  
EVs: 32 HP / 32 Def / 2 SpD  
Impish Nature  
- Spirit Break  
- Reflect  
- Light Screen  
- Parting Shot  

Pelipper @ Sitrus Berry  
Ability: Drizzle  
EVs: 32 HP / 22 Def / 12 SpD  
Calm Nature  
- Weather Ball  
- Hurricane  
- Tailwind  
- Protect  

Garchomp @ Choice Scarf  
Ability: Rough Skin  
EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 SpD  
Adamant Nature  
- Bulldoze  
- Earthquake  
- Rock Slide  
- Dragon Claw  

Charizard @ Charizardite Y  
Ability: Blaze  
EVs: 18 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpA / 15 SpD  
Modest Nature  
- Heat Wave  
- Weather Ball  
- Hurricane  
- Protect  

Venusaur @ Focus Sash  
Ability: Chlorophyll  
EVs: 15 HP / 32 SpA / 13 SpD / 6 Spe  
Modest Nature  
- Sludge Bomb  
- Leaf Storm  
- Sleep Powder  
- 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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