u/LazyGamerATN

After years of following mainly Wolfey's channel, I decided to dip my toes into competitive doubles in Champions and have been having a blast so far, even managing to grind to Master Ball!

The team that finally got me there was as follows:

M-Meganium: One of my favourite new Megas and all around just a solid damage threat to basically anything other than a Sun team. Pretty standard set although I went with -Speed nature to make it more usable in my Trick Room mode, and 90 SpD is still usable with Tailwind as well (but I tend to use the Trick Room mode more often).

Farigiraf: My absolute GOAT and one of the most fun pokemon I've used in all my time with Champions so far. Armor Tail is just so powerful, and I am honestly surprised how many people don't realize how it works and still try to Fake Out while it's on the field (switching Farig in is also funny to try and bait out Sneaslers for Aero to OHKO but that stopped being viable tech once I hit Ultra Ball). Rain Dance is my way to try and slow down Sun teams mainly, since Meganium can usually burn through the other weather setters like Tyranitar and Froslass (if in Tailwind/Trick Room). Twisted Spoon is kinda just a random item to try and boost the respectable Psychic damage.

Incinerator: All the utility, plus a decent bring into Sun team without a Milotic, but probably my least used pokemon due to Milo and Kingambit. Throat Chop is to try and shut down bulky Hyper Voice users like Sylveon that have given me some trouble.

Aerodactyl: Dedicated Sneasler slayer and Tailwind setter. This plus Farig lead has proven decent to try and keep the opponent guessing on if I'm going to Tailwind or Trick Room, while also providing solid damage threat turn 1, and Wide Guard helping to shut down Froslass early on. I've debated switching out Focus Sash for the mega stone since Aerodactyl is most threatening against Sun teams that I am never bringing Meganium to, but there are many scenarios where I still bring both, and the Focus Sash guarantees it can stick around in endgame scenarios after Trick Room has expired.

Basculegion: Endgame sweeper, main physical attacker, and Fire-type check. Tough to bring this in a Trick Room mode, but it often cleans up well after Trick Room is gone. I've tried messing around with mystic Water + adaptability + Adamant to make it slightly slower for trick room mode, but I've found that the utility of fast Flip Turn is too strong, and Aqua Jet can still get the odd KO even in Trick Room in the Rain. Swift Swim could also work but I don't like relying on the rain like that personally, at least for a team like this where the Rain is not guaranteed.

Archaludon: I have just loved using this guy. I've messed around with different moves like Thunderbolt over Electro Shot, Dragon Pulse over Draco Meteor, and Protect obviously, but steel types were proving tough to break on this team and Aura Sphere has served me well into Goudra and Kingambit, but I feel like there is some room to either fine tune this guy, or even swap it out (Kingambit was my first choice but the coverage from Archaludon would be sorely missed on this team otherwise). Items have also fluctuated, with Leftovers working when I have Protect for a late game tank, but the burst damage and coverage just overall seemed stronger, and the Sitrus helps tank that 1 extra hit, helping me switch this into a hit more often then not.

I plan to also try and create some alternate teams with different Megas, but this one has so far served me quite well as a Swiss Army Knife style of team; hardly specializing, but generally having something to bring to any matchup without relying on a single mode. Would love to get some feedback on this for things like stat spreads, items, or even some alternative team members (I know Sneasler is probably great on this team but the ubiquity of it and the random nature of Dire Claw just rubs me the wrong way. So consider me a genuine Sneasler hater). Thanks!