Team Spotlight: Staraptor Raichu Y This team is THE team to beat...
SlowHomie@AndyBakesYT
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Aug 26, 2026
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Team Spotlight: Staraptor Raichu Y
This team is THE team to beat right now! Taking 1st and 2nd in the last VR tour and 2nd in the one before that!
Let’s breakdown what makes this combo of 6 Mons such a dynamic offensive threat that’s so hard to play around! (1/9)
This team is THE team to beat right now! Taking 1st and 2nd in the last VR tour and 2nd in the one before that!
Let’s breakdown what makes this combo of 6 Mons such a dynamic offensive threat that’s so hard to play around! (1/9)
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To understand this team I think it’s really important to understand just how much Speed Control it has
You have Zap Cannon from Raichu, Tailwind from Staraptor, and Trick Room from Farigiraf
And Staraptor, Raichu Y and Arcanine-H naturally outspeed a lot of the meta (2/9)
You have Zap Cannon from Raichu, Tailwind from Staraptor, and Trick Room from Farigiraf
And Staraptor, Raichu Y and Arcanine-H naturally outspeed a lot of the meta (2/9)
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This team is also extremely good at weaponizing your offense against you
Let’s say they lead Raichu Y + Farigiraf. You lead with Garchomp. They get off a strong Zap Cannon or Focus Blast and Feint to a Ground Move as TR goes up. In comes Sylveon next to Helping Hand (3/9)
Let’s say they lead Raichu Y + Farigiraf. You lead with Garchomp. They get off a strong Zap Cannon or Focus Blast and Feint to a Ground Move as TR goes up. In comes Sylveon next to Helping Hand (3/9)
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You protect as they swap Farigiraf for Life Orb Kingambit. They take a double KO and set up Swords Dance on LIFE ORB Kingambit. The game is functionally over
Farigiraf in back punishes Fake Out. SD punishes protect. TR punishes Tailwind. Their TW punishes you not bring TW(4/9)
Farigiraf in back punishes Fake Out. SD punishes protect. TR punishes Tailwind. Their TW punishes you not bring TW(4/9)
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And let’s talk the base power of these moves.
Sylveon Hyper Beam. Close Combat and Brave Bird. Zap Cannon and Focus Blast. Flare Blitz and Head Smash.
This team is built to output HH boosted OHKOs like no other. It’s so hard to defend against (5/9)
Sylveon Hyper Beam. Close Combat and Brave Bird. Zap Cannon and Focus Blast. Flare Blitz and Head Smash.
This team is built to output HH boosted OHKOs like no other. It’s so hard to defend against (5/9)
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And the crazy part? The team is deceptively bulky.
EVERY Mon on the team has protect which is crucial for repositioning. Most of these mons don’t get OHKO’d by anything and Farigiraf can make a survival on 15% a very big problem for you.
Now let’s talk synergy (6/9)
EVERY Mon on the team has protect which is crucial for repositioning. Most of these mons don’t get OHKO’d by anything and Farigiraf can make a survival on 15% a very big problem for you.
Now let’s talk synergy (6/9)
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This team does have weaknesses.
You have 3 Ground Weaknesses and 2 Fighting Weaknesses. Gambit, Sneasler, Excadrill, Garchomp all hit 3+ mons for Super Effective damage
But you have the complementary offensive firepower to delete all of those guys AND Intim to live hits (7/9)
You have 3 Ground Weaknesses and 2 Fighting Weaknesses. Gambit, Sneasler, Excadrill, Garchomp all hit 3+ mons for Super Effective damage
But you have the complementary offensive firepower to delete all of those guys AND Intim to live hits (7/9)
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I think the meta will adjust to this team. I think Swampert rain actually matches up really well into this team.
I think Screens and Staraptor Sand also probably match up well into this 6
But I think that fundamentally what will beat this team is outplaying it (8/9)
I think Screens and Staraptor Sand also probably match up well into this 6
But I think that fundamentally what will beat this team is outplaying it (8/9)
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And what makes this team so great is that the combination of Speed Control, High Octane Offense, and sneaky bulk give players that use this team lots options for their opponents to have to cover!
So learn your lines! And if you can’t beat em maybe you should join em?!
So learn your lines! And if you can’t beat em maybe you should join em?!