It was a close one, but
marilli wins the week! The team will be added to the hall of fame along with his provided description.
This week, we're going to be building around the most recent addition to the Viability Rankings -
Mega Gyarados! Water/Dark typing and a decent Attack stat help it break past key metagame threats like Landorus-T, Hoopa-U, Tyranitar, Heatran, and Mega Gengar, with access to Dragon Dance aiding its ability to clean opposing teams. Sadly, though Mold Breaker ensures that Waterfall cannot be absorbed by Gastrodon, it's otherwise nearly useless. Luckily it has access to Intimidate pre-Mega, improving Gyarados's ability to take hits while trying to set up. Perhaps the biggest obstacle to Mega Gyarados's success is the extreme popularity of Tapu Fini, which walls it completely and hits it hard with Moonblast. A slightly too-low Speed stat prevents Adamant Mega Gyarados from outspeeding Tapu Koko at +1 and means Jolly sets, even at +1, are always outrun by Choice Scarf users like Landorus-T and Genesect. Still, with the right support Mega Gyarados can be quite threatening to its foes.
Deadline for team submission is Tuesday, May 30th at noon EST!