Pokémon Analysis – Trick Room Setter 7: Porygon2!

Our analysis of Trick Room setters has taken us from the more commonly seen Mimikyu and Oranguru to the more obscure options of Misdreavus, Comfey, Trevenant + Exeggutor and the Slow Trio. However, in our final Trick Room setter analysis, we’ll now turn our attention to THE premier dimension twister of the VGC 17 meta, Porygon2!

Pokémon Analysis – Trick Room Setter 6: Oranguru!

When revealed before the release of Pokémon Sun and Moon, Oranguru became almost the mascot of VGC 17; its signature move Instruct – which allows the targeted Pokémon to use the same move a second time in the same turn – decent bulk, a solid typing and access to Trick Room made it appear that Oranguru was specifically designed for use in the competitive circuit.

Lancaster Premier Challenge, VGC 17

On 21st January, I attended a Premier Challenge hosted by Lancaster Elites. It had only a small turnout of eight masters but the chance to gain more competitive practice in a meta game which was more than two weeks old (Europe getting the short straw with the earliest International Championship) and a chance at some CP would be invaluable, regardless of the amount of players!

Pokémon Analysis – Trick Room Setters 5: Tree Room VGC!

Haven’t you ever been playing a few quiet games of VGC before stopping to look at your team, sighing “I wish I had more battling trees”… no? Really? Well you’re about to! Introducing our Tree Room 17 analysis!

Pokémon Analysis Links!

If you’ve been following this website, or our accompanying Facebook page, you’ll have noticed that we’ve been posting a few analyses of Pokémon which are legal within the VGC 17 format!