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At the beginning of April, I decided to stick with the team core that I created: Mega Gengar, Incineroar, Landorus-T, Kyogre and Xerneas. Xerneas and Kyogre is something I was really comfortable with after using it for the majority of Sun and Moon series and I thought Mega Gengar would love to partner with these restricteds. Mega Gengar is really strong in GS Cup thanks to its ability Shadow Tag, which can trap Groudon so Kyogre can knock it out with a water type attack and not have to worry about Desolate Land, as well as being really good against Xerneas.

Landorus-T was nice because ground type coverage with fairy is amazing being able to hit super effectively the types that resist fairy. Also, having a switch in and a way to knock out Primal Groudon and Stakataka in one hit was incredible with the Groundium Z. Having double Intimidate was great allowing Xerneas and Kyogre to take less damage from physical attacks where Kyogre has naturally high Special Defense and Xerneas can boost its Special Defense with Geomancy. It also allowed me to always have a way to have a switch-in and Intimidate the opponent’s side of the field in certain situations.

I was struggling to find a last slot for the team. I needed something to help against Amoonguss and opposing Kyogre. I decided to add Tapu Fini since it gave me speed control, change the terrain against Tapu Koko which can be troublesome and prevent sleep from Amoonguss and Smeargle while being able to set up Light Screen to help against Kyogre and use Heal Pulse which helped out my restricteds. For the final version, I switched my Gengar set from Substitute two attacks to Perish Song in order to help the Shedinja matchup and the team could function like a Perish team and give it a new mode.

The team was fantastic in practice but at Berlin, it was difficult to use the team. I ended up facing a lot of tough matchups with opposing fast Kyogre which made it difficult to maneuver around. I ended up being out of contention for advancing to Day 2 in the middle of the tournament but was still able to finish with a 6-3, top 64 finish. At least I was able to enjoy a fun time in Berlin with some sightseeing and doing stuff with friends.