Matchups#
Gardevoir#
What to do#
- Cancelling Cologne + Greninja plays
- Can be saved for any time if even or 1 prize down
- Set up 2 Bibarels
- Trade against Shining Arcana Gardevoir with Frigibax/Baxcalibur
What not to do#
- Bench multiple Chien-Pao (unless trading with Zacian V)
- Ignore Bibarel
Miraidon#
- Matchup tier: Slightly favoured
What to do#
- Trade oneshots back and forth
- Save Pokéstops and Lost Vacuum for Path
- Save Escape Rope for Flying Pikachu VMAx
What not to do#
- Bench Chien Pao turn one
- Leave yourself vulnerable to having your only Baxcalibur being Boss’ Ordered
Lugia#
- Matchup tier: Slightly favoured
What to do#
- Try to trade oneshots back and forth
- If they KO with a one-prizer (OR):
- KO their one-prizer with Baxcalibur
- Use Cross-Switcher on a V/VStar
What not to do#
- Bench Chien-Pao turn one when going second
- Leave yourself vulnerable to having your only Baxcalibur being Boss’ Ordered
Mew#
- Matchup tier: Even (Fusion) / Slightly favoured (DTE)
What to do#
- Focus on the prize trade
- They can take 2 prizes first if you can trade up
- Try to KO Meloetta with Greninja
- Chien-Pao Chien-Pao
What not to do#
- Bench multiple Chien-Pao before being ready to enter the prize trade
- Leave yourself vulnerable to having your only Baxcalibur being Boss’ Ordered
Rapid Strike#
- Matchup tier: Slightly unfavored
What to do#
- KO their Remoraid with Greninja
- Set up 2 Baxcalibur (to play around Yoga Loop double KO)
- Try to leave 3 energy in play so you can manual attach Chien-Pao after Yoga Loop KO
What not to do#
- Bench basic pokémon when the opponent is set up (prone to Yoga Loop)
Lost Giratina#
What to do#
- Set up 2 Bibarels
- Cross-Switcher Giratina as they get benched
- Bench 70 HP Frigibax as the second one
- Make the best of the 2-3 turns without Sableye
What not to do#
- Leave yourself vulnerable to Roxanne/Path
- Tunnel too hard on Cancelling Cologne/Greninja
- Leave 1 Baxcalibur in play (Shred can KO)
Lost Box#
What to do#
- Get the 70 HP Frigibax in play
- Look for Cancelling Cologne/Greninja ASAP
- Try to do it twice in the same game
- Leave enough energy in play to survive without Baxcalibur late game
What not to do#
- Leave yourself vulnerable to multi-prize Sableye turns