Competitive strategies
Every playstyle players actually run, with setters, abusers, cores and counters pulled from Smogon ladder stats — split by rating, not by tournament reports.
Trick RoomReverse the speed order for five turns and let the slowest Pokemon move first.
TailwindSoonDouble your team's Speed for four turns instead of reversing the order.
RainSoonDrizzle setters power up Water moves and give Swift Swim abusers doubled Speed.
SunSoonDrought turns Fire attackers into one-hit threats and feeds Chlorophyll sweepers.
SandSoonChip damage plus Sand Rush and Sand Force turn a passive weather into offense.
Hyper OffenseSoonScreens, hazards and setup sweepers that never give the opponent a free turn.
StallSoonWin by attrition: recovery, hazards and status instead of knockouts.
Hazard StackSoonStack Stealth Rock and Spikes, then force switches until the opponent collapses.
VoltTurnSoonVolt Switch and U-turn chains that keep the momentum and the matchup in your favour.
ScreensSoonLight Screen and Reflect buy the turns a setup sweeper needs to take over.
Baton PassSoonPass boosts and Substitutes to a receiver that cannot be revenge-killed.