 Hello friends, welcome back to another episode here on the channel. I hope you're all doing well for anyone new to the channel My name is Lee also known as Osiris and in today's episode. We are going to be continuing on with our VGC 2021 series 8 content We've got another restricted to feature today And as always there will be a poker face down in the description below and if you stick around to the end of the episode You'll be able to grab the rental for this team tried out for yourself So you can see the team is based all around so Galeo one of the new restrictors that we got access to steel psychic type And then we've got the combination that is going to be the more common one You probably come across it if you haven't it's going to be a good video today So stick around for it is going to be that combination between that and spectra where you bulldoze Procure weakness policy lower the speed on a opposing target and then just go to town with a plus two so Galeo that Is ridiculously strong spectra gives a phenomenal support got the session there We pretty much need it to help the so Galeo setup Then we got tapu finny helps with burns and things like that slow game down It's got support options light screen heel pulse Nages madness icy wind as well another speed control method then we got poor we're going to helps out a bunch because as you can Probably tell already spectra opposing spectra and opposing and calorex shadow rider I'm going to be a bit of an issue so poor we're going to in a trick room mode help out with that a bunch We've got the maltress to also support that and then for a trick room kind of big attacker We've got glass to hear the ice horse and that makes up the team We'll get into the ins and outs of it as we get into the battles today So I hope you enjoyed today's episode as always leave your comments down below Let me know what restrict is you'd like to see played and featured next on the channel I'd always love to hear your opinions because there are so many restrict it's to feature But without further ado, let's jump into today's here Let's get some music on and first up. We have a team of lunala Tapu finney landeris draco's alt incinero and whimsicott So this is an interesting team obviously the restricted here is going to be that lunala a ghost type Not the fastest threat considering we've got some ridiculously fast ghost threats in the format So not too worried about that I kind of would worry about maybe trick room maybe wide guard on it and it's still going to hit hard And still can threaten so go there pretty pretty for good damage, you know, so it's not something to underestimate at all I think we'll go with the spectre and so go Leo lead It's what we want in the back. Do we need like maltress isn't bad here? But again, it's not great against the drake assault drake assault causes us all sorts of issues So I'm kind of leaning more towards p2 and then glass to a because p2 glass to a especially with the assault vest We can do a lot of work against this team if we can get it into a trick room environment So that's what we're gonna lock in with and we'll see how we get on in this first one today It's gonna be a tricky one obviously Trickers also one of those Pokemon that I think does well in this format if supported right especially if it's a Sandrush variant can do a lot of work and even if not then you know, and The hustle ability on it. We've seen it before in previous series with the life or but just as discussing amounts of damage But we are gonna see Lunala and we are gonna see drake assault. Okay. Well, I mean There's a couple of options here, you know We go after the Lunala or we go after the drake assault The big one for me would be probably going bulldoze and then into drake assault with a max quake I'm not too worried about the Lunala taking so go Leo down and Yeah, I think that's probably gonna be a best option. So we'll go for that And Lunala is one of those strange ones It's like not not a Pokemon to be underestimated in the slightest, but at the same time I'm a bit like what's it doing in this format, you know, you don't see it too often And I know it's a lot of players favorite Pokemon restricted wise So I can understand players wanting to play it, but I don't really know what it's doing support wise It's got a lot of options, of course trick room wide guard and that could be an issue here You know trick room going up, but we do have Glastria in the back. You're gonna see What is it gonna be? What is it gonna be? Is it gonna be the drake assault? No, the Lunala. Oh dear. Well, I mean, it's not too bad. It's not too bad We're not gonna see a wide guard. We're gonna be able to get rid of the drake assault here So go Leo should take an attack from the Lunala Oh It's scarfed Okay, well, I didn't see that coming Okay, I don't know if like I think like scarf drake was all I Don't know if it's the best option. It's just scarfed. You can't really get the speed that you need You're not gonna outspeed Zassian, Regi Alecci Shadow rider calyrex, there's a bunch of stuff and even like Dragapult, you're not out speeding So makes it difficult as a scarf mon because you're not getting the jump on those kind of big Pokemon the big fast threats in the format But we do manage to get a special defense boost in the process here Which is gonna help us a bunch against that Lunala because it is predominantly a special attacker So it is gonna be thrown out some big big attacks Max phantasm. Here we go into so go Leo, but we take that like a true lion champ and Sup that up and with it the the full metal body as well. We are gonna be able to dodge any Defense drops as well, which is always useful So we'll see what my point comes out next because I think our next kind of target's gonna be the Lunala You know, we can snarl here with spectra. We're in a pretty decent position To do it tap a finny coming out Yeah, and do we go for the Sunsteel strike might be an option now to snarl Sunsteel strike into tap a finny Just remove that from the field and then it frees up like Maltres in the back for the late game to come in So we'll go for that. I Do worry about weakness policy on the Lunala a little bit a little bit and We've got a misty terrain up. Is it gonna benefit anyone? Well, it kind of benefits us because the other option here is we could go for max lightning If we were really worried, but I think like a defense boost Probably gonna be quite nice Regardless, so yeah, let's do that Finny switching straight out being baited and incinerole coming in. All right. Well The bait is real the other option there, you know going through my head would be to max quay to get another special Special defense drop a special defense boost, sorry So it just makes it easier to take attacks from Lunala. There's a worry is here weakness policy, obviously Do you don't see which is ideal? So we get the steel spike in the Lunala still not gonna be hitting his hard man still does like so much damage to incinerole, you know And another fans hasn't coming out This time we'll take it even better than before and the final one what we can do is just snarl again max quick this time Into the incinerole if the Finny decides to switch in like we're picking up a knockout We could even shadow ball at this point, you know Into the Lunala We're probably better off just going for a snarl because it puts us in a way better position I think does it does it? No, I think I think we shadow ball we get it in range At least and then we max quake that sets us up way better. I think because the plus one special defense It's gonna be super beneficial anyway, so it's kind of acting like a snarl But we're picking up a knockout at the same time So it kind of works in a roundabout way like that and for my opponent You know, it's just very difficult for them at this point. Isn't it to really gain any sort of momentum? I think a good idea is probably take down the spectra But the same time the argument there to take down the so go there because it's a big thing That's just picking knock ups knock ups knockouts up every turn if I can speak so there we go Yeah, I mean so go there Sean. It's sheer bulky, you know, it's like Lunala nothing to scoff at it's a very strong goes type These attacks are like super effective and we're sitting here taking it like an absolute champ I know we've got the support But I mean this is just one of the modes that the team so capable of this lead is so threatening This is one of the reasons why I want to feature today. The thing is gonna be very prominent on the ladder going forward, you know And we haven't had to switch at all. We're in an amazing position snarl and then Sunsteel Snarling and well now we'll stun seal strike cuz I don't I don't want I prefer so go there to to not go down here Because the wild charge of recoil will go down. So it would be a 3-0 victory instead of a 4 but very good game to my opponent and Yeah, it's a nice way to first to kick off and that's that's the thing It gives us the example of how good that lead can be and you know This is a lead that you're gonna need to be aware of that with the big reason was to that This is gonna be played a lot and you're gonna have to I think outside the box for ways to kind of I Guess play around it answers to it. You know, there are definite answers to it in the format It's just if you're kind of not prepared for it going into the format it can catch you out And it's not not the most fun, especially when it sets up and you think how I'm gonna get back into this game now like plus Two so go Leo can't intimidate it and it's got like a spectra sitting beside it Just supporting it with all these like amazing support moves. So, you know, there's a reason why it's been good Well, well, well, what do we got up next clefki a seismic toad shadow calorex Manda buzz ferrathorn and Rotom heat. What a mad mix of Pokemon Not sad to see it at all clefki obviously got the prankster ability you're gonna be able to do all sorts of Annoying annoying support stuff The seismic toad you generally see on rain teams because of the swift swim ability there But we're not seeing that today. I wonder if clefki has got rain Potentially doesn't get rain dance. It would make sense. Maybe it supports a ferrathorn as well ferrathorn a bit of a pain for us and definitely the the shadow calorex a big big old pain as well um Do we go maltras here? Moltres could be good But I think Moltres may be better as a late game Pokemon that the other thing is the also the Rotom heat is a bit of an issue As well like spectra is is one of those Pokemon that you kind of want to keep for Rotom heat late game I think we'll go spectra. I think we'll go so well Then we'll go p2 because it gives us a nice resistance against the shadow ride It gives us trick room mods as well if we need it and we'll go Moltres and This could go pretty south because they've got a lot of threats that could do good work against us like the Rotom heat If we can't deal with it well enough between like so go there spectra Could get pretty dicey Quite early on but the one thing that I do like about so go there I don't see many people running on it is the the Facility run wide guard. I think it's such good support in this format It's not something you're gonna use a lot But when you're maxing so go there a lot of the time, you know, it makes a lot of sense To to be able to utilize that that that move. Okay. Well What are we gonna see here? The manda buzz I'm worried about foul play from the manda buzz which would come on to the so go there which would not be ideal and Especially if we proc our weakness policy We'd miss the knockout because of like reflect or something like that. Ah No, no, no, no, no, I think what we'll do is we'll go for this we'll get this I'm confident that a max lightning is gonna pick up the knockout on to Onto a mindy here Let's see what the clefki does problem is mind of us is such a tanky Pokemon You know, it's one of those Pokemon that you just you can't ignore because it's got the support options to be so disruptive You can't give it room and when you want to attack it You've got to be sure that you're gonna pick up a knockout against it because otherwise it can go Like I said at the start coming into this match very south very quickly Okay, thunder wave that is not ideal because now we are not gonna be able to bulldoze prior Although it might work out. All right. If we see a foul play maybe I don't know Underwave not so hot Underwave clefki Taunt coming out. Okay. Well, we're gonna There we go this is bad for a couple of reasons now because The issue is the foul play if we get thunderwaved is gonna cause us all sorts of issues Because they're gonna be able to get the file player off before we can attack I'm gonna have to just shadow ball the clefki. I think you like is there any point of kind of I Think no, we just go for it. I think I go for yeah I'll go for the steel spike just to get a defense boost. It might be useful later on I don't know if it will be but we're gonna see thunder wave foul play Yep Geez Well, this combo is definitely doing a better job than what we've faced previously And we get the steel spike off. Okay. Well, the problem is now Is the calorex coming in Astro barrage is gonna do all sorts of bad things to us So It's not ideal. I think yeah, I mean we saw in our last video like shadow calorex as a team I featured I think it's probably the best restricted in the format. Huh? We don't see seismic seismotode. Okay We can take down the problem is here like the seismotode. I don't want spectra to get it sash chipped P2 coming in might not be a bad option And we get rid of the cleft key right now I think and keep spectra tip for an end game because if we've got the sash It gives us a little bit of security against shadow calorex But without the sash we're pretty useless and we're paralyzed anyway So we're better off just kind of keeping that tool for later on with what we expect to be in the back anyway Might not be though, you know We get the special attack boost which is ideal. Oh If seismotode doesn't take down so go low here, which it made okay Sphyrithon Okay, so there's no shadow rex. We're gonna see seismotode. It's probably gonna go off max quick into so go low Because we're paralyzed as well. We're not in a position to be able to take this I don't feel unless they go after the spectra, but I don't see what reason why they would Oh That yeah max quick Special defense boost as well as not helping us a bunch. Okay. This is actually really good because it means so go They'll get to stick around a bit longer And get some big damage into the The ferrithon which is ideal Yeah, this is perfect And if that seismotode is special based then this this special defense boost helps out massively, okay Here we go gonna have to be we're gonna have to play around a little bit. I think and It depends what kind of set that ferrithon's got as well so My thinking would be we need to get the trick room up. I think they're gonna go max quick into so go Leo now the problem is We've got to try and get a trick room up. I'm gonna switch so go out I know we've got our boosts and stuff like that, but All we've got right now. This is maybe the argument where protects better Because a max moves Because we can't protect like otherwise we would be able to and we could kind of retain those boosts at this point and sit behind The protect take the move and then kind of utilize after I'm just banking on max quick coming out That's it's really what we've got to see. Yeah, okay. We get it and I in defense perfect. Okay. We it's not perfect. It's not perfect by any means, but It's better than losing P2 here, which we'll probably do the next turn Actually, the trick room is really bad. The trick room is terrible here Because we really need to nasty plot. It's got ice beam into the ferrithon. Just try and get some chip on to that I'm just protect Maltres. Let's see what the seismatode does Because I guess it kind of deters the seismatode from using a max geyser might just get body prep Oh, no, they go in front of the iron defense. They're gonna get fully boosted up a Freeze here would be ideal. We have got the plus one as well. So this will do a good chunk. Oh You said it and we got it. Okay There's the max geyser if this takes down P2 now. Oh then to Maltres, okay? That's a less than your max turns We need a fiery wrath and an ice beam into the ferrithon here The freezes huge for us in all honesty like we wouldn't win this I don't think without the freeze or it'd be very very difficult So the seismatodes done now With its max moves, it's probably got swift swim. So it's not gonna be able to move in this trick room So we are free just to go fiery wrath and ice beam into this ferrithon Yeah, we're gonna see the protect there The freeze is huge the freeze is huge. I'm not even gonna. I'm not even gonna mess around ferrithons one of those Pokemon, you know stewina over in the discord We had a friendly tournament like last weekend and stew got to the final of it and he was playing ferrithon He's team is really cool, but ferrithon I think was the one thing that stuck out for me and his team has just been one of those Pokemon I think such a good shout in this format, you know if you want to trick room Like if you want to trick room check for most of the time You've got to be careful around things like talk all but other than that the iron defense set just bodies so much stuff in this format right we'll recover with p2 and I Yeah, I'll figure over a fury wrath We should take a move from seismotod, you know, I don't really know what the clefki is gonna be doing it But again, it's it's kind of done a really good support job in this match in general, hasn't it? You know, it's been classic prankster disrupting Pokemon Thunder wave though not something you generally see too much anymore because just because of the fact that you know, it's got A lot accuracy. It's a bit more risky to use Liquidation so it's actually physical seismotod, which is Okay, okay way more interesting and it has got life up on it How many terms of trick room we've got left one, but we use this turn maybe to nasty plot Yeah, because they may protect seismotod here in the last turn of trick room Yeah, and then the only way to slow us down really take advantage of this with clefki is to To thunder wave us which is what they're probably gonna gonna do. Okay. They got the dazzle. I Mean we take that pretty well. We got the berserk and then the next time we're gonna have to trick room protect Take down clefki with p2. Hopefully we've got enough to take it down with a special attack boost and then Will there be rain up on the field? No, the rain will disappear So it might be worth not trick rooming because Maltra's allowed speed seismotod without the rain It's just a thunder wave though. That's the issue. That's what I worry about Hmm I'm gonna trick room. I'm gonna trick room. I think and protect like yeah, I could plan to do Because at the end of the day like so go low can come in and it can earthquake and it's gonna be slower than okay And it's gonna be slower than seismotod regardless of the rain or not Liquidation and thunder wave That damage is nasty and we're paralyzed. Okay. Well the rain stops this is where it gets tricky because the thunder wave comes out onto Maltres and We go down we go down. I'll try the trick room again But they're kind of in this lock situation now if they do that they got to concentrate down on Maltres. Oh Okay, oh, they've got rain dance So definitely the trick room is the best the best play unless they go after p2 again here But then if they do they just lose everything to Maltres. So as long as we're not parried We should be all right Okay, there we go, man, we've dragged this one out. I'm saying it now. We've dragged this one out like no one's business Okay, so go Leo can come in And then we got spectra as a kind of last resort to help us out the very end if we need it Well ice beam and we'll earthquake and That should lock the game finally This is a nasty team though for like Pokemon that you generally don't see too much It's a nice strategy to see like an opponent you use these Pokemon and really Do well with them do well with them. Come on Okay, well we take that we're gonna go down to a liquidation. I think now man these powers are horrible horrible Okay P2 got down finally The light screen wears off, but we got specs to come in and we can do some work with spectra I Think the rain dance is kind of saved our bacon a bit in this obviously the freeze helped us out a bunch as well Let's get rid of this. Let's just get rid of this seismic odd Yeah, I mean Yeah, we've not got many options here with that. I don't really want to earthquake at this point Okay, can I get you gonna go for a dazzle again? Trying to stall out this rain since you'll strike coming out Maybe do have why God if we want but you know Paralyzed paralyzed everything paralyzed go for the same again It's still got all terribly wrong. We actually need to move if we don't we're all paralyzed all the time then it's Very difficult, isn't it? But so go Leo coming out on top once again We get fortunate in this one for sure with the freeze on the ferrithole And I think that would have been a very difficult one to deal with we would have really needed to position Maltres get The nasty plot up to really do the damage. We needed to on it You know, we just weren't hitting it hard enough with the yeah, come on Come on But this is where why God can kind of come in handy as long as we're not paralyzed Let's not lose to a cleft key please Spectre is paralyzed here. We're done We're done. It's very close very very haxy game all around from both both ends But very good game to my opponent and at the very least I hope you guys find it entertaining because that is the main thing about it So we do manage to pick up a win. We've got to see the ins and outs of the team pretty much We didn't really get to feature the tapu finny there the finny obviously would have been Great in that match for the reasons it would have been good against the size of the Todd and it would have also been very useful against the paralysis and the thunder waves and things like that so and That would have been ideal Although we couldn't really compensate for the fact that shadow calorex could have come out as well So we needed the Maltres and I think the trick room really was something that was going to be very useful throughout that match And so that wraps up the two games We'll jump over now and we'll get you guys that rental code right friends here It is there's the rental for today's team. It is the so go Leo and spectre a build and if you try it out I really hope you enjoy it. It's you know, we're pretty high in the ladder at the minute as well So we're not playing like Law down opponents. We're playing decent opponents And I think even though we face that like weird team in the last one We're still facing things and kind of coming out on top was a little bit of RNG on our side in that last one But I mean the teams performing well the Pokemon perform well But if you do try it out as I say, I hope you have it enjoy it And it's a good thing to experience and it's definitely a good thing to identify this leaders Something is a big threat. Have fun with the team. Have a great weekend. Let me know down in the comments section What restrict is you'd really like to see going forward because I've got a bunch lined up But I also would really like to factor in the the case that you know, you there's certain things that you would like to see Ice riders calorex is definitely a Pokemon. I think is phenomenal So we'll be featuring that at some point next week So we've got room to feature some other things as well We'll bring more rental teams as we go. Remember there is the friendly going on this evening over on our discord So we've got the friendly tournament kicking off on the switch if you want to get involved in that I'll throw up the ID of the tournament all the details there now hop over to our discord There'll be a link down in the description join the community get involved with the the competitive side over there It's a lot of fun and if you do play it. I hope you have a great time Enjoy it and best of luck have a great weekend friends Thank you so much for tuning in as always and I'll catch you for another episode very soon. So until then take care and bye. Bye