MASTER LEAGUE CLASSIC TEAM IDEAS for SEASON 10 | Pokémon GO Battle League PVP

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

I have run something similar to Team#5. Kyogre and dialga are a strong duo.

[@oxfordu]

Yeah I feel as if I haven't seen Kyogre as much in recent seasons despite the meta sort of becoming more favorable for it. Strong pick for sure though.

[@trevordaly5039]

Ox just wanted to wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. Thank you for all the excellent content this year and look forward to what you have in store for 2022. Thanks again brother keep up the slaying!

[@oxfordu]

Hey thanks a lot Trevor, I appreciate the kind words and support! Happy New Year to you as well :)

[@takecare3852]

Hope you had a Merry Christmas Ox! One of my go to content creators in Pogo and ofc the Mastery of the game that you have 🎄

[@oxfordu]

Hey thanks a lot George, I appreciate it! Merry Christmas!

[@BaronSamedi1]

Excellent summary mate! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

[@oxfordu]

Hey thanks a lot! Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you as well :)

[@chrisdownes1650]

Another very useful video Ox. Respect. Merry Christmas and Happy new year

[@oxfordu]

Merry Christmas Chris! Happy New Year!

[@magicjkarp7959]

Thank you for recommending teams and actually playing with them

[@oxfordu]

No problem! Thank you for watching :)

[@maxk8597]

Great video, very useful! I'm gonna try the 1st one and the Melmetal/Groudon/Toge

[@oxfordu]

I tried that team with Zacian replacing Togekiss and it was actually really strong.

[@martinspence406]

Great break down, Ox. Cheers for the vid, and Merry christmas to you.

[@oxfordu]

Hey thanks a lot Martin! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@ThaMatrix1984]

Happy New Year Ox!! Thanks for the team suggestions; hopefully this kind of video becomes a regular thing. Can't wait to see what you bring for 2022.

[@oxfordu]

Hey thanks so much! Happy New Year to you as well :) I think I will be doing this regularly on the channel going forward, yes!

[@seanrobesyn7808]

Great video sir Oxfordu!! Happy holidays 🎄🎄🎄

[@oxfordu]

Hey thank you so much Sean! Happy Holidays :)

[@zweilouspvp8195]

I love the effort put into this

[@oxfordu]

Hey thanks a lot, I really appreciate it! :)

[@jasonrobinson6878]

I've always ran Excadril in the front with Yveltal and Melmetal in the back. Had some good success in the 2500s.

[@oxfordu]

Interesting! I would imagine that Excadrill pairs better with Melmetal in the back, seeing as they're both weak to Groudon and Yveltal is kind of a wall (unless running Dragon Tail). Totally depends on what you're seeing in the meta though. If there is a lot of Dialga leads, the ABA line makes sense.

[@0sirzatch372]

In master league meta just revolves around the same Pokemons which end up leading to mirror matches as well which is kinda annoying . Well Merry Christmas to you ox🌲

[@oxfordu]

Hey thank you Anshu! Merry Christmas :) You're right about the meta being a lot more restricted, it's easier to read teams as a result, but also a lot of annoying moments.

[@darkdragonite01]

Eyyy I wasn’t expecting that tbh and you said my name perfect :)

[@oxfordu]

Hey thanks a lot! I actually wasn't sure if I had gotten it correct, nice!

[@michaelhowell2809]

Hey bro so excited for your teams. That groudon dialga and togekiss team got me some success but it's hard to keep winning into vetren . I do enjoy madter leauge classic for climbing

[@oxfordu]

I think it's a really solid team, even to this day I think it has good play. Luring out Zacian is a bit more annoying than Melmetal though, as far as the plan goes.

[@avirooptalapatra2796]

Would my team perform good - Excadrill - Lead Metagross Dragonite ( All Hundo )

[@oxfordu]

Yes. Leading Dragonite might make more sense though as it would become ABB and a bit easier to play.

[@GoodTimeCatchers]

Master classic. Bout time. I enjoy it the most, as i find it’s less algorithm based

[@oxfordu]

Definitely a much more restricted meta in general but also a lot less accessible to many players.

[@jesse2raw214]

Just got off work and ready to watch clips tell I pass out and wake up for work later 😅😅🔥

[@oxfordu]

I feel that, used to be in the same boat! Good luck.

[@JovSMX]

Great video, sadly I'm struggling on my alt and still can't use any of these teams, haha. But in my main I just went positive gaining +200 points (brought me back to Veteran) using Ho-Oh, Dialga and Giratina-O. This team got me to Legend in the first half of the last season.

[@oxfordu]

Awesome bro! I just hit Veteran as well with a 5-0 using Reshiram. Haven't been playing much this season, still around 250 battles total, but I'll probably do more now just because Reshiram demands it. Ho-Oh is still one of the Pokemon I would really like to get my hands on. My best is a 96% with 13 ATK, not worth building really.

[@JovSMX]

@@oxfordu Maybe I should use my perfect Reshiram. 👀 Yeah, I already got a Lv. 41 Dialga and a Giratina-O but not a good Ho-Oh, instead I've opted for Mewtwo (Psystrike/Ice Beam). I was so close to Veteran but went 1-9 in the last sets, haha. I'm still debating if I should use a 14 ATK Zacian too.

[@bugbitewurmpletoooppleasen9892]

Love your videos :)

[@oxfordu]

Hey thank you so much, glad you enjoy them :)

[@kevinsheu2549]

Team#2 I use Gira-A and very solid!

[@oxfordu]

In the lead, or in the back? Which Pokémon did you replace.

[@kevinsheu2549]

Head Replacing gy

[@mek42434]

Hi, I'm wondering in ur opinion should u use buddy boost on your team on the pokemon u expect to run into the most, like do u want buddy boost mainly for the mirror advantage?

[@oxfordu]

I think it would depend on if there is any break points. Dialga is definitely one where you NEED the boost, huge disadvantage without it. Some other Pokemon don't benefit as much from it in general, so having it for the mirror is a good idea. Depends on how often you're running into that mirror though.

[@mek42434]

@@oxfordu guessing it's one of the most common mirrors my choices would be that giratina, mewtwo, and lugia so I'd say dialga it is lol

[@oxfordu]

@@mek42434 In order I'd probably go Dialga, Giratina, Mewtwo, Lugia. This is off the top of my head, but I believe as far as break points go, those are the most important ones. Dialga definitely #1, the rest I could be wrong.

[@tangyuansweet2845]

I am always using Zacian+Dialga+Togekiss to climb the leaderboard, since Zacian came out.

[@oxfordu]

I was thinking about this team as well, I wanted to test it out last season but didn't have a Zacian. Seems quite strong.

[@mel_from_hell]

I am surprised mamoswine, mewtwo, lugia has A coverage everywhere. Metagross is very punishing for this team. In addition, team 3 is pretty weak to Kyogre (yes all teams have weaknesses) but I do not see the point of a 3 mons anti-Dialga, 2 could be enough in my opinion. However, thank you for all the effort you have put to showcase your ideas

[@oxfordu]

Yeah, I believe most of these simulations are actually based on all of these Pokemon in the 1 shield scenarios, and I did forget to mention it in the video, but it is highly recommended to run Shadow Ball on Mewtwo for this team. I completely forgot about it when recording. Team 3 is a team that I have used to a lot of success, deep into the 3000+ ELO range in past seasons. While the team is very weak to Kyogre, I was able to usually get around it, especially if in the lead where Melmetal could actually win in some scenarios or by landing damage on Kyogre and then trying to catch Surf on Togekiss. I think this team could benefit even more today by replacing one of these Pokemon with Zacian now, which wasn't available when this team was at its peak in popularity. Dialga isn't as popular or dominant as it once was these days, in large part due to the rise of Zacian, but it is still a dominant force and can be found in the majority of teams.

[@Shreyash_Malvi7]

Hey OxU what are my condition if I want to show case my battle Currently I am not focusing my rank.......so is that ok?

[@oxfordu]

You can submit the battles to the link in the description of my videos. Right now I am looking to focus more on Master League content, so I'll be looking to showcase those battles as opposed to Holiday Cup. I might do maybe 1 more Holiday Cup video before its over, but not sure.

[@Shreyash_Malvi7]

So due to this holidays I was not playing PvP and hence I am rank 15 Is it ok to so case????

[@affi6064]

Hope groudor and kyogre come soon raids. dont have either one :(

[@oxfordu]

I have a feeling they will be.

[@projectmwgames]

did a bunch of togepi lucky trades with the 40km trade distance, still nothing good XD my lucky hundo zacian is ready so I want to try it out :)

[@oxfordu]

Hundo Zacian is OP, I've been having so much fun using Zacian today, it's probably the best Pokemon in this meta.

[@projectmwgames]

@@oxfordu when opponents use it it's op, when I use it, it's not op XD

[@tomz141]

Hey, great video! What do you think of running Groudon + Melmetal + Dragonite? Or should I power up a low IV Mewtwo (93%) instead of the Dragonite?

[@oxfordu]

I think Dragonite makes more sense with that core because both Groudon and Melmetal are quite weak to Kyogre/Giratina.

[@tomz141]

@@oxfordu Thank you for the reply, I'll try that out!

[@pivotbroz]

@@oxfordu would you run mud shot or dragon tail on Groudon in that team? For example, Melmetal lead + Groudon and Dragonite in the back

[@oxfordu]

@@pivotbroz I would actually lead with Dragonite I think, Groudon + Melmetal in the back. I would run Mud Shot on Groudon in this case for better coverage against Zacian, since that is one of the biggest threats to this team. I think Groudon with Dragon Tail would work as a good safe-switch, but it would require a different type of team build around it.

[@mr.randiom]

Should I build pokemon even if I do not have 100 iv or should I look for their 100 iv alternatives

[@oxfordu]

If you are looking to use them in PvP, 100% IV is ideal but not always necessary. When possible, you will always want at least 15 ATK, mostly for CMP in mirrors or reaching ATK breakpoints, but there are also situations where a break or bulk point is met at a lower IV stat, and 13 or 14 might be enough to satisfy that. Having 15 in every category of course would be ideal but sometimes you can get away with less. Dialga is an example where it is NOT worth building unless you have 15 in ATK, as it reaches a very important break point for Dragon Breath damage, especially in the mirror.

[@mr.randiom]

@@oxfordu ok thanks man

[@tywhitson6776]

🔥

[@oxfordu]

Thanks for watching Ty! Appreciate it :)

[@gdcisme]

What’s up Ox just wanted to ask what would be a few possible additions to a zacian excadrill team?? Thanks for the great content also.

[@oxfordu]

I think Palkia/Dragonite are probably the best options to place in the lead. Probably even better than Giratina for that core. Main weaknesses are going to be things Zarude, Giratina, Landorus even Ho-Oh. Dragonite does well in those match-ups.

[@gdcisme]

@@oxfordu thanks for that my guy. I’ll probably try dragonite then.

[@Nawisw111111]

is dragonite better suited for zacian, exca than a lugia? also would zacian, melmetal be worse than zacian and exca together with dragonnite lead? excadrill is so fragile

[@oxfordu]

@@Nawisw111111 Dragonite is good for Zacian + Excadrill because it provides the Giratina Origin coverage. Both Zacian & Excadrill beat Dialga already so the team can work in an ABB style. Could be some difficulty with opposing Zacian though. Excadrill/Melmetal are quite similar, I think Excadrill might offer a bit more coverage, having a couple of better match-ups in particular such as Giratina, Groudon, Metagross. But they're quite similar.

[@Nawisw111111]

just tried dragon, exca and zacian, just went 1-5 though haha. i did have 3 hard lead losses and 1 neutral aswell though

[@2OP4YOU]

I’m gunna run my Zarude I just built.

[@oxfordu]

It is a really powerful pick!

[@2OP4YOU]

@@oxfordu think I told you before, I snagged 13-14-15 zarude, best buddied it for the hell of it, first time I’m gunna run it now.

[@oxfordu]

@@2OP4YOU That's dope! Good luck in your battles :)

[@pktrainerfadi1409]

for some reason this is the only league i do well in lol

[@oxfordu]

Hey, we all have our leagues we do better in!

[@garyslwong7677]

Didn't know Groudon is in Master Classic this season (Last season it wasn't). Totally fucked by it as I don't have a Master level water type pokemon and Groudon can throw a fire punch every 2 seconds so my ice type also have no answer. Went 1-9 on my first Master League Classic day this season (the only win was a lag one), had enough and switch to Holiday Cup. Last season in Master Classic I could still keep a 50% winning ratio. Now, forget it.

[@oxfordu]

Groudon is in the Master League Classic but it is not in the Master League Premier Classic where it is banned. That will be in the second part of the season. Groudon is a huge problem for sure if you don't have a strong answer. Some of the more accessible hard counters to it would be something like Dragonite or Togekiss. If you have them available, you could also use Lugia, Ho-Oh, even Mewtwo has pretty good play with shields. I'd definitely recommend doing Holiday Cup though if you feel more comfortable in that league.

[@garyslwong7677]

@@oxfordu Oh, it seems I got the 2 classic mixed up. Thanks. I got a Dragonite and Lugia, let me max them up and give it another try.

[@kelvinlaw5165]

I'm at rank 1 waiting to have some fun when masters is back 🤣

[@oxfordu]

LOL, that is definitely going to be A LOT of fun. EZ Claps.

[@nageshtawade4005]

I should stick with holiday cup i guess

[@oxfordu]

Definitely stick with the league you feel most comfortable in!

[@syafrizalkharismap2325]

Please make some rekom to Zarude Team that not including zacian

[@oxfordu]

I do not have a Zekrom worth building IV wise, and I haven't built a Zarude yet. In fact, I didn't even have a Zacian until 2 days ago when I got lucky in a lucky trade pulling out a 96%. I guess I just have bad luck with Pokemon starting with the letter Z.

[@ashishkumar9277]

Why won't you make team ideas for ultra remix and ultra league?

[@oxfordu]

I did! 2 weeks ago xD

[@alves89]

You could show more battles of team 1

[@oxfordu]

Yeah it's actually an interesting team, probably going to try it out next time MLC comes back, I think I will be focusing on content for the Sinnoh Cup and Great League now next week.

[@Rajarshi_X]

MLC is the best.

[@oxfordu]

Definitely a fun league! I prefer that an alternative option like Holiday Cup be offered to other players who do not have the resources to take part in ML though.

[@Shu_kurenai_]

❤❤❤❤

[@oxfordu]

Do you like Tim Biebs?

[@Shu_kurenai_]

@@oxfordu yes bro.....😄

[@alfiesmullet1311]

I should build a zacian

[@oxfordu]

I just built mine on Xmas after finally getting a good one through a trade. It is actually OP, highly recommended.

[@alfiesmullet1311]

@@oxfordu been doing lucky trades but my best one so far is 15 12 15..might try a few more trades before I invest

[@oxfordu]

@@alfiesmullet1311 I built a 15/13/15. I was prepared to build my 15/12/14 if I did not get a better one before the start of ML.

[@Drengen10]

Groundon and togekiss honestly feel extremely lackluster

[@oxfordu]

Really? I don't know, they're pretty strong. Groudon is ranked #1 and I've been able to climb the leaderboard with both of them before. They also have play against Zacian which is kind of rare in this meta.

[@Drengen10]

@@oxfordu Togekiss is too slow and can't farm most dragons down before they get to 2 moves, meaning you are down 1 shield with 0 energy or 2 shields with energy and bad charge moves. Groundon seems lackluster against anything that isn't steel type and is sooo bait dependant :(

[@oxfordu]

@@Drengen10 Yeah Togekiss is quite slow, but Charm does a lot. I think that's why Togekiss is almost never used as a safe-switch. It's often used in the lead or as a closer, where ideally it is left with a shield advantage or even shields and can sweep most Pokemon. Groudon doesn't suffer too much from baiting because it does have Mud Shot, so in comparison it does generate energy relatively quick. I really like Groudon in this meta, both with Mud Shot or Dragon Tail. More flexibility as a safe-switch with Dragon Tail I feel though.

[@tulshijoshi5169]

Can you make video on pokemon unite pls

[@oxfordu]

I am really bad at Pokémon Unite haha, I haven't played in weeks!

[@carlosc.8725]

You made an mistake! In minute 9:09

[@carlosc.8725]

There’s 2 times the same screen shoot 😙😉

[@oxfordu]

Ahh yes! I should've fixed that, oh well. Thanks xD

[@aviral_verma1192]

UwU

[@oxfordu]

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