u/Ethxalion

▲ 18 r/VGC

Hi everyone! I made this team with some pokemon I like and it's been doing pretty well, but dealing with Archaludon is a real pain. My guess is that it's a mix of skill issue (I'm relatively new) and team building flaws. The first one is just a matter of playing more, but for the second one I'd appreciate any tips you might have for how to improve my Archaludon matchup. The main problems I noticed are:

- Archaludon's move pool lets it do a lot of damage to many of my pokemon. And even the ones that might resist get overpowered after an Electroshot boost or two.

- I need Tyranitar to remove the rain that is normally present on Archaludon teams, but it does really poorly against the bridge.

- Garchomp is my main way of hitting Archaludon, but not OHKOing it for any reason (sturdy / stamina boosts /overall bulk) means I'm likely to take a ton of damage from dragon pulse. I've also tried with Venusaur's leech seed, but it's often not enough.

Thanks in advance for the advice!

u/Ethxalion — 17 days ago