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- 2v2 Doubles:
- Rules:
- In this metagame you play in the doubles format, but you battle with only 2 pokemon, and once those 2 pokemon faint the battle is over. You are allowed up to 4 pokemon in a team, but of course you only pick 2 of them at team preview.
- Banned stuff that isn't already banned by Doubles rules:
- -Focus Sash
- -Tapu Lele
- -Perish Song
- ----Roles:
- Fake Out:
- Lopunny-Mega, Raichu-Alola, Mew, Ludicolo, Scrafty
- Follow Me:
- Togekiss, Raichu-Alola, Raichu
- Rage Powder:
- Amoonguss
- Encore:
- Hawlucha, Raichu-Alola, Lopunny-Mega, Raichu
- Sky Drop:
- Aerodacyl(Mega), Tapu Koko, Hawlucha, Charizard-Y
- -Weathers:
- Sun: Torkoal, Charizard-Mega-Y, Ninetales
- Hail: Abomasnow(Mega), Ninetales-Alola
- Rain: Pelipper, Politoad
- Sand: Tyranitar(Mega), Gigalith
- -Weather Abusers:
- Sun: Lilligant, Victini, Venusaur
- Hail: Sandslash-Alola
- Rain: Swampert-Mega, Kingdra, Ludicolo
- Sand: Excadrill
- Electric Terrain:
- Raichu-Alola, Hawlucha, Kyurem-B
- ----Self-compressed Viability ranking:
- Tier 1: (These pokemon define the metagame and bend it around them.)
- Deoxys-Attack
- Lopunny-Mega
- Pelipper
- Swampert-Mega
- Tapu Koko
- Tier 1,5: (These pokemon give form to the metagame providing possitive support or offensive utility for or against the majority of the metagame.)
- Abomasnow-Mega
- Charizard-Mega-Y
- Hawlucha
- Kyurem-B
- Lilligant
- Marshadow
- Raichu-Alola
- Salamence-Mega
- Torkoal
- Victini
- Tier 2: (These pokemon fill an important role but have notable downsides holding them back.)
- Aegislash
- Aerodactyl-Mega
- Amoonguss
- Celesteela
- Diancie-Mega(?)
- Excadrill
- Heatran
- Kingdra
- Landorus-T
- Ludicolo
- Mew
- Mimikyu
- Oranguru
- Porygon2
- Raichu
- Rotom-Wash
- Sceptile-Mega
- Snorlax
- Talonflame
- Tapu Bulu
- Tyranitar(Mega)
- Venusaur
- Zygard
- Tier 3: (These pokemon fill a small niche in the metagame and are hold back equally as much by downsides making them niche for the majority of teams.)
- Alakazam-Mega
- Arcanine
- Aromatisse
- Cresselia
- Deoxys-Speed
- Ferrothorn
- Gengar-Mega
- Genesect
- Gigalith
- Glalie-Mega
- Hoopa-U
- Kartana
- Lucario-Mega
- Ninetales-Alola
- Politoad
- Porygon-Z
- Shaymin-Sky
- Scrafty
- Terrakion
- Marowak-Alola
- Meloetta
- Metagross-Mega
- Volcanion
- Volcarona
- Weavile
- Whimsicott
- Zapdos
- Tier 4: (Possible niche, unsure what utility they did provide to the metagame)
- Accelgor
- Gardevoir-Mega
- Greninja
- Lycanroc
- Mawile-Mega
- Ninetales
- Pheromosa
- Sandslash-Alola
- Sylveon
- Tapu Fini
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