Metagame BDSP Battle Festival Doubles

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:garchomp:Battle Festival Doubles / VGC:garchomp:

:cresselia:Rules::cresselia:

- 6 Pokémon, bring 4
- Item clause
- Pokémon clause
- Restricted Pokémon are banned, those are:
:mewtwo: :ho-oh: :lugia: :kyogre: :groudon: :rayquaza: :dialga: :palkia: :giratina:

- Mythical Pokémon are banned, those are:
:mew: :celebi: :jirachi: :deoxys: :manaphy: :phione: :darkrai: :shaymin: :arceus:

Although its the standard doubles format in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, competitive play remains in Sword and Shield

:breloom: Welcome to the VGC BDSP thread! Use this thread for all discussion regarding the metagame. :breloom:
Feel free to share resources, teams and reports, questions etc.

:smeargle: Rental Teams: :smeargle:
:tyranitar: :arcanine: :scizor: :latios: :gastrodon: :raikou:
:gyarados: :hitmontop: :scizor: :latios: :gengar: :cresselia:
:tyranitar: :hitmontop: :heatran: :gardevoir: :mamoswine: :zapdos:

:honchkrow: Resources: :honchkrow:
:pikachu:Pikalytics :pikachu:
:marill: Marilland :marill:
:salamence: Victory Road :salamence:
 
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This is, first and foremost, an unofficial Viability Ranking gathered by me based on my observations, discussion with several community members and usage stats. Worth noting this is by no means an official VR, this mini-VR is primarily here so it can guide discussion to the best parts of the metagame and lead newer players to the right options. Without further ado, here's the rankings:

Battle Festival Doubles Viability Rankings (wip)
S+ tier:

:scizor: - Scizor

S tier:
:arcanine: - Arcanine

A tier:
:azumarill: - Azumarill
:breloom: - Breloom
:cresselia: - Cresselia
:garchomp: - Garchomp
:gardevoir: - Gardevoir
:gastrodon: - Gastrodon
:gyarados: - Gyarados
:hariyama: - Hariyama
:heatran: - Heatran
:hitmontop: - Hitmontop
:latios: - Latios
:ludicolo: - Ludicolo
:mamoswine: - Mamoswine
:pelipper: - Pelipper
:politoed: - Politoed
:raikou: - Raikou
:rotom-wash: - Rotom-W
:togekiss: - Togekiss
:tyranitar: - Tyranitar
:zapdos: - Zapdos

B tier:
:crobat: - Crobat
:feraligatr: - Feraligatr
:gengar: - Gengar
:infernape: - Infernape
:lucario: - Lucario
:milotic: - Milotic
:rotom-heat: - Rotom-H
:rotom-mow: - Rotom-M
:salamence: - Salamence
:smeargle: - Smeargle
:venusaur: - Venusaur
 
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Battle Festival Doubles - Role Compendium

Weather:
Sun:
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Setters
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Abusers

Rain:
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Setters
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Abusers

Sand:
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Hail:
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Field Effects:
Tailwind:
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Trick Room:
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Setters
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Abusers


Utility:
Fake Out:
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Taunt:

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Redirection:
Follow Me:
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Rage Powder:
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Ally Switch:
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Speed Control:
Icy Wind:
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Quash:
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Damage Reduction:
Intimidate:
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Snarl:
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Screens:
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Status Conditions:
Sleep:

Spore:

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Sleep Powder:
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Yawn:
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Hypnosis:
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Burn:
Will-O-Wisp:
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Paralysis:

Thunder Wave:
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Nuzzle:
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Poison:
Toxic:
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Inner Focus:
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Immune to Intimidate:
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Phazing:
Roar:
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Whirlwind:
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Setup:
Calm Mind:
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Nasty Plot:
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Swords Dance:
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Dragon Dance:
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Belly Drum:
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Coil:
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Guts:
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Choice Items:

Choice Scarf:
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Choice Specs:
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Choice Band:
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Priority:
Bullet Punch:
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Sucker Punch:
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Ice Shard:
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Aqua Jet:
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Extreme Speed:
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Other:
Knock Off:
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Scald:
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Speed Tiers - WIP
Speed​
Sprite​
Pokémon name​
Base​
Nature​
EVs​
IVs​
boosts?​
356​
:latios:
Latios​
110​
Positive​
252​
31​
+2​
324​
:latios:
Latios​
110​
Neutral​
252​
31​
+2​
300​
:kingdra:
Kingdra​
85​
Positive​
252​
31​
+2​
290​
:venusaur:
Venusaur​
80​
Positive​
252​
31​
+2​
274​
:kingdra:
Kingdra​
85​
Neutral​
252​
31​
+2​
268​
:ludicolo:
Ludicolo​
70​
Positive​
252​
31​
+2​
267​
:latios:
Latios​
110​
Positive​
252​
31​
+1​
264​
:venusaur:
Venusaur​
80​
Neutral​
252​
31​
+2​
253​
:garchomp:
Garchomp​
102​
Positive​
252​
31​
+1​
248​
:tyranitar:
Tyranitar​
61​
Positive​
252​
31​
+2​
244​
:ludicolo:
Ludicolo​
70​
Neutral​
252​
31​
+2​
243​
:latios:
Latios​
110​
Neutral​
252​
31​
+1​
226​
:tyranitar:
Tyranitar​
61​
Neutral​
252​
31​
+2​
217​
:gardevoir:
Gardevoir​
80​
Positive​
252​
31​
+1​
201​
:breloom:
Breloom​
70​
Positive​
252​
31​
+1​
194​
:weavile:
Weavile​
125​
Positive​
252​
31​
-​
183​
:raikou:
Raikou​
115​
Positive​
252​
31​
-​
178​
:latios:
Latios​
110​
Positive​
252​
31​
-​
176​
:infernape:
Infernape​
108​
Positive​
252​
31​
-​
169​
:garchomp:
Garchomp​
102​
Positive​
252​
31​
-​
167​
:zapdos:
Zapdos​
100​
Positive​
252​
31​
-​
161​
:pachirisu:
Pachirisu​
95​
Positive​
252​
31​
-​
156​
:kangaskhan:
Kangaskhan​
90​
Positive​
252​
31​
-​
151​
:rotom-heat: :rotom-wash: :rotom-mow: :rotom-frost: :rotom-fan:
Rotom appliances​
86​
Positive​
252​
31​
-​
150​
:suicune:
Suicune​
85​
Positive​
252​
31​
-​
146​
:gyarados:
Gyarados​
81​
Positive​
252​
31​
-​
145​
:togekiss:
Togekiss​
80​
Positive​
252​
31​
-​
133​
:gyarados:
Gyarados​
81​
Neutral​
252​
31​
-​
 
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Common Cores:
:bw/tyranitar: :bw/gastrodon-east: :bw/latios: :bw/scizor:
This core offers setup with Dragon Dance Tyranitar, Swords Dance Scizor and a neat combination of Surf Latios and Storm Drain Gastrodon


:bw/togekiss: :bw/garchomp:
Spread options with Dazzling Gleam, Earthquake and Rock Slide. Garchomp breaks Steel-types for Togekiss, while the same redirect attacks for safe Swords Dance


:bw/cresselia: :bw/hariyama:
Trick Room setups, usually with Fake Out Hariyama holding a Flame Orb with Guts


:bw/pachirisu: :bw/gyarados:
Used by World Champion Sejun, Pachirisu can safely remove Gyarados's main weakness in Electric-types thanks to Follow Me and Volt Absorb


:bw/mamoswine: :bw/zapdos:
Zapdos paired with a Ground-type like Mamoswine can create a powerful Discharge + Earthquake combination, pressuring the opponent with spread damage

:bw/politoed: :bw/ludicolo: :bw/scizor:
Ludicolo can deal significant damage and support the team with Fake Out, while Rain reduces Fire-power, allowing Scizor to perform greatly


:bw/tangrowth: :bw/azumarill:
A redirector like Tangrowth paired with Azumarill can allow the Water-type Pokémon to go for safe Belly Drum, being able to wipe the opposing team​
 
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On the role compendium, I recommend adding torkoal onto the list of trick room abusers due to its excellent synergy with cresselia (and excellent power / low speed in general), as well as entei on the list of sun abusers. The later's solid bulk, speed, and power boosted by sun (and immunity to intimidate / fake out) make it a great option for teams seeking to take advantage of sun.
 
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