How do I beat this?
Concrete counter cards for the Pokémon you keep losing to. What baits you, which answers actually work and why, plus common partners and real speed benchmarks.
How do I beat the top Pokémon Champions threats?
- 7 threat cards
- Every answer verified against live learnsets
- Reg M-B legal
Don't leave your Steel or Grass answer in front of it in the sun — a sun-boosted Fire move that would be a safe switch under neutral weather can outright OHKO.
Don't let it get the free Unburden turn.
Don't Fake Out the Farigiraf to stop the Trick Room — Armor Tail makes it immune to priority, so your Fake Out whiffs and you lose the turn.
Don't chip it with weak physical contact — every hit it survives raises Defense via Stamina, so you're feeding the exact stat that makes it unbreakable.
Don't try to out-click it in the rain with a slower attacker — Swift Swim means it moves first and the rain-boosted Water hurts more than you expect.
Don't lead your Intimidate-weak physical attacker into it expecting to trade — the -1 from Intimidate plus a Band Brave Bird usually means you take the hit and hand it free momentum.
Don't Taunt the Hatterene setter — Magic Bounce reflects it straight back and now YOUR mon is Taunted.
Answers are verified: each cited Pokémon is on the current roster and provably learns the listed move or has the listed ability. Type matchups come from the same engine as the counters tool. Usage %, common item, and common ability are pulled live from Pikalytics.