Léxico de Champions

GLOSARIO

Every term a Pokémon Champions VGC player uses — from STAB to Tera to Trick Room — in plain English.

─ Basics7

Meta: The most popular and effective strategies, teams, and Pokemon in the current competitive environment.
Regulation: The ruleset that defines which Pokemon, items, and moves are allowed in official competitive play for a given season.
Restricted Pokemon: Powerful legendary Pokemon that are limited to a certain number per team (usually 2) in competitive formats.
VP (Victory Points): The in-game currency used to recruit Pokemon, change moves, switch abilities, and apply Mega Stones in Champions mode.
Type Effectiveness: The damage multiplier system where certain types deal more (super-effective, 2x) or less (not very effective, 0.5x) damage against others. Some types are immune (0x) to others.
VGC: Video Game Championships — the official competitive format for Pokemon, played as Doubles (2v2) battles.
Doubles: The standard competitive format where each player sends out 2 Pokemon at a time, allowing for team synergy and positioning strategies.

─ Team Building8

Team Audit: An analysis tool that scores your team from 0-100 based on type coverage, shared weaknesses, meta threat exposure, and speed advantages.
Core: A combination of 2-3 Pokemon that work well together, covering each other's weaknesses and creating offensive or defensive synergy.
Archetype: A team style built around a central strategy, such as Rain, Sun, Trick Room, Hyper Offense, or Bulky Balance.
Type Coverage: The range of types your team can hit super-effectively. Good coverage means fewer blind spots against the meta.
Weakness Report: A breakdown of your team's shared type weaknesses — types that multiple team members are weak to.
Matchup Matrix: A grid comparing your team members against top meta threats, showing advantages, disadvantages, and mutual threats.
Lead: The Pokemon you send out first in battle. Good leads set the pace with speed control, intimidate, or offensive pressure.
Bring 4: In Doubles, you see your opponent's 6 Pokemon in Team Preview but only bring 4 to the actual battle. Choosing the right 4 is a key skill.

─ Battle Mechanics10

STAB: Same Type Attack Bonus — moves that match the user's type deal 1.5x damage. A Fire-type using Flamethrower gets STAB.
Trick Room: A move that reverses speed order for 5 turns, making slower Pokemon move first. Enables strategies built around slow, powerful Pokemon.
Tailwind: A move that doubles your team's speed for 4 turns. A key speed control option in Doubles.
Weather: Field conditions (Sun, Rain, Sand, Snow) that boost certain types and activate abilities like Chlorophyll, Swift Swim, and Sand Rush.
Terrain: Field conditions (Electric, Grassy, Psychic, Misty) that boost certain move types by 30% and provide secondary effects.
Intimidate: An ability that lowers both opponents' Attack by one stage when the user enters battle. One of the most important abilities in Doubles.
Pivot: Switching out a Pokemon strategically, often using moves like U-turn, Volt Switch, or Flip Turn to gain momentum.
Priority: Moves with priority (like Protect, Fake Out, Extreme Speed) go before normal moves regardless of speed. Higher priority beats lower priority.
Spread Move: A move that hits both opponents in Doubles (like Earthquake, Heat Wave). Spread moves deal 75% of their normal damage.
Protect: Shields the user from all moves for one turn. Essential in Doubles for scouting, stalling, and positioning. Fails if used consecutively.

─ Stats & Numbers6

Base Stats: The innate stat values of a Pokemon species. Higher base stats mean stronger Pokemon. BST (Base Stat Total) is the sum of all six stats.
Stat Points: Points you allocate to boost individual stats in Champions mode. Max 32 per stat, 66 total across all stats.
EVs (Effort Values): The traditional stat investment system. In Champions, EVs convert to Stat Points using the HOME transfer rule: the first SP costs 4 EVs, each additional SP costs 8. 252 EVs → 32 SP per-stat cap.
Nature: Each Pokemon has a nature that boosts one stat by 10% and reduces another by 10%. Choosing the right nature is crucial for optimization.
Speed Tier: The speed bracket a Pokemon falls into after stat investment and nature. Knowing speed tiers helps you decide who moves first.