Beat Up + TERRAKION is SO STRONG • Pokemon Scarlet/Violet VGC Battles

Very cool team! However, I was wondering if this team was optimal in bo3 or should this team be only used in bo1?

I still think Justified Beat Up is the funniest team combo name.

I'm going to my first regionals next weekend and these videos have been a great training tool for me. Thanks Aaron and happy new year!

Lol Your face when the Incin popped the mirror herb, truly priceless

I absolutely adore the imagery of sweet little whimsicott riding terrakion into battle
beating it rear with its tiny hands to power up its justify hahahah

I love these old strategies that come back with a vengeance. Thanks for explaining them for VGC novices!

QOTD: Hoo boy. So, having played since Nov. 2011 (early '12 season), there were a few things that jumped out to me in terms of what to expect as common staples, as well as generally common (but not fully "staple") Mons when stuff was gradually revealed. Let's see here...

- Incin is gonna Incin; I don't think anything will really knock it out of top three in usage.

- Cott is gonna Cott. A lot of people talk about Gen. 5 for all the Fighting-types that were ever-present, but can we also talk about the influential Grass-types it introduced? Along with the likes of Amoonguss, Cott has been staple in every meta it has ever touched. Easy prediction.

- TerraCott will die out. It'll still see some usage, but I think with VGC '24 resembling more of '12/'13 as opposed to '11, one thing I recall from those years ago is how TerraCott was seen in the early meta as people were trying to figure things out. Eventually, when the meta finally established itself a couple months in, it dropped off significantly. This was, of course, before dynamic Speed control was programmed into the game, and with Pokemon like the Base 110 Speed Latios around, it's not hard to see why usage waned. Even so, I suspect a similar macro pattern will find its way in.

- Weather wars will see a gradual incline. I don't think they'll be as bad as we've seen in the past ('12, '16, and '19 coming to mind in particular), but another side-effect to people finally figuring things out is figuring out the tolerances for both their favored Weather, as well as the tolerances for what enemy Weather can withstand. Think about it: Protosynthesis was a big boost to Sun viability; we now have most of the Swift Swimmer Pokemon back (Kingdra has potential to rise with time); most Prankster users have one or both moves between Rain Dance and Sunny Day; Rain has Bleakwind/Wildbolt/Sandsear/the bridge's High Mega Cannon beam move, and so on. Sand will lag, but I think Excadrill being back could be significant, as Ground/Steel STAB with more Speed than Booster Speed Flutter isn't nothing.

- Iron Hands will drop off. I mean, drop drop. Incin with Intimidate and Parting Shot stifles Hands' former role as an effective lead option outside of Clear Amulet sets (never mind that Incin can have WoW or Knock), and; having used Hands for a bulk of my time in late Reg. C and most of Reg. D, being Intimidate shuffled to no end blows. Non-AV sets can no longer fulfill their roles as counter-intuitive Flutter threats, and will also generally hate seeing Psyspam 2.0, and; non-Clear Amulet sets get shuffled on, preventing an effective Heavy Slam KO, anyway. At this rate, and at this point, there are other Electric- and/or Fighting-types people might want to run on their teams (Terrakion, Raging Bolt, and Annihilape to name a few). Its best role will be as a backrow TR sweeper.

- H-Arcanine will also drop, but not as hard. Rock Slide still has to be respected by anyone using Torn/Incin support comps that sometimes lead with both, and really, being resistant to Bleakwind and immune to WoW is huge tbh. Entei and Gouging Fire are solid Fire picks with comparable stats to (H-)Arc, don't get me wrong; but, the three individually fulfill niches that the other still can't. I think seeing these three struggle with each other in usage will be interesting. Also gonna say it, but H-Arc isn't winning Portland one week from now.

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That's about all that I have without over-extending predictions. Tbh, I wish this meta lasted for the whole year. Seeing these predictions and comparing them to upwards of nine months of data by the end was always fun to do, and while some complain that they get tired of the same meta, I found that in the past, metas would be self-sustaining in how fresh they were because people didn't expect that it would end after so long-- the meta adaptations could get nutty. Still glad that they're willing to push a meta as long as four months regardless.

Edit: You know what, no, eff it: H-Arc isn't making it to Top 4 of Portland Regionals 2023.

Thank you for actually EXPLAINING the team. A lot of people don't and as someone who is wanting to learn VGC, the explanation helps a lot. Thanks man

Been a while since ive some aaron cybertron zheng. Nice to see that ur doing all right. For the QOTD: i believe that there will be a lot of debate between flutter and incineroar.

Wtf did they do to My boy metagross?! They fixed blastoise but at what cost? They gave him the sky battle treatment

Its necessary to have Quick Attack on Terrakion

Look at Aaron giving tips to beat the team as well, knowing what a beast team he is releasing to the masses :P

For some reason it’s not letting me play with this team

Grass ogerpon with defiant is slept on rn imo

Hey Aaron, I was just wondering if you were ever going to play through the DLCs so we can hear their new music as the battle BGM. Not a huge deal but I notice it is only base game music in the background. Also, happy new year!

happy new years everyone! Been a great year of road to rank.

What in the 2011 is this headline :P

As a rule of thumb: if I see an intimidater on the opponent's team, I ALWAYS lead my Defiant/Competitive 'mon. You miss every opportunity you don't take in this situation, and it's much harder to pull it off otherwise.

P.S.
It is now 11:20pm here in England, so New Year's wishes from the future to you, Aaron! Thank-you for all of your efforts and entertainment this year, and here's to an even better 2024!

If you don’t have a counter to terrakion on your team then idk wtf you’re even running on your team, it has so many weaknesses that you should most likely accidentally at least have one

Baby girl energy on max! Love to see it❤

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I might be wrong, but doesn’t this team feel super weak to torn-ursh?

Everyone is so afraid of Covert Cloak Whimsicot now that they never fake out.

I feel like Archaludon is being slept on fr. I’ve been having a blast with tera bug amd beat up maushold.

Any time I see a shiny team I instantly think they're genned.

Loooo0000ooooo000ng episodes or something like that, thanks Aaron❤

Terrakion, like Sudowudo looks like it's made of felt. They made most mons look way cooler this gen, but somehow 'rock' texture looks the softest of all.

Does alluring voice work against big staplers electroshot?

Anyone else cant use thus team? It seems like 3 out of the 6 pokemon are not allowed!

Can someone please tell me why I can't enter the team into battle? It says that Terrakion and Incen are not allowed. I am going into double battles ranked.

What a perfect video for me to watch while I soft reset for Shiny Terrakion

In Game 5, I was really hoping for you to use Mirror Coat! Would that have KO'd the Archaludon after Ice Beam chip?

They didn't need to do that to Metagross 🤣

Whoever made the 3D Model for Terrakion at Creatures Inc. must have been 4-0 swept by a Beat Up set in 2011 cuz my god is it ugly ever since XY

QOTD: Maybe controversial, but I think Gouging Fire is going to prove itself to be much more of a staple in sun teams than Walking Wake. Wake is certainly strong, and the option to have a water type on a sun team is an interesting dynamic, but it's also kind of a one trick pony that is pretty easy to put pressure on. Gouging Fire on the other hand is a lot bulkier and has much more variety, from defensive variants with Burning Bulwark and Breaking Swipe to a more offensive option with Dragon Dance + Flare Blitz. It even has options like Howl, Noble Roar, and Dragon Cheer for some utility, and it even has access to Stomping Tantrum, Temper Flare, and Raging Fury for some surprise KOs.

My early prediction: Rampardos is going to get banned to Ubers because of its immense power and dominance

The last few videos have not had the original “Aaron Cybertron Zheng here” intro and i didn’t know how sad not hearing it would make me 🥲

Since Upper Hand has higher priority than Extreme Speed, you could theoretically one shot Incin with it

I ran whimsicott-terrakion with quick guard in the past, but upper hand is interesting too. Fun team, but a little gimmicky and risky, definitely needs a stong backline to fall back on if beat up-justified shenanigans don't work out.

whats the website/software being used for the team breakdown portion of these videos?

I like the cloak on terrakion a lot, ive been getting shut down w cloak whims

I'll watch this while waiting for the new year celebration

Shiny Milotic is so pretty.

Yo, what's up with Metagross? Why have legs if you're not going to use them?

This model doesn't make sense unless you're giving it levitate

rock fighting is an insane offensive combo

Kid named Follow Me:

That is so 2011