Chasing the sunset with Paulo (Kalos Champion Stadium, Legendary Arenas) [Pokemon Masters EX]

Описание: 0:00 - Vs. Malva: EX Paulo / Tech Kabutops / Tina
2:10 - Vs. Grimsley: EX Paulo / EX SS Diantha / Torchic
4:44 - Vs. Koga: EX Paulo / EX Raihan / EX Palentines Marnie
7:37 - Vs. Moltres: EX Paulo / Acerola
10:24 - Vs. Tapu Bulu: EX Paulo / Lodge Raihan
14:27 - Bonus clear vs. Malva: EX Paulo / Olivia / Kukui

If I had a nickel for every anniversary I whaled for this year, I'd have two nickels - which isn't a lot, but it's unfortunate that it's happened twice.

I think Paulo's a good rival. The main series has had a fair number of rivals that started out as antagonistic, but I think Paulo's the first one who became antagonistic in the middle of his arc - and he has good reasons to be that way. There are a lot of valid criticisms about his character that I do agree with, but one that I strongly disagree with is the one that says he's boring - I genuinely think he's anything but.

While I have several praises about his character, I don't have that many about his kit. As a Sprint unit, he has several sync acceleration tools, but almost everything about the rest of his playstyle hinges on Sandstorm, which he can only set up once with his max move. Coupled with his extension passive, this makes him a very CS-oriented unit - which is a fine niche, but he's admittedly not the kind of unit I like messing around with.

I have Head Start 1 as his lucky skill since with two uses of Accelerock and/or his TM, it allows Paulo to skip a full turn in CS.

Here's how each battle went and the sync grids used:

Vs. Malva: EX Paulo / Tech Kabutops / Tina - https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=...

There's no way I would've started with any other trio. Paulo's damage may seem low here, but you have to remember that Malva's Talonflame has Sentry Entry x2 - so all the numbers you see here are essentially halved, and he's still able to muscle through it. Tina completes his buffs while Kabutops sets sand to save Paulo the turn.

Vs. Grimsley: EX Paulo / EX SS Diantha / Torchic - https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=...

SS Diantha is a good partner for Paulo as not only does she have Rock Zone and Defense debuffs, but she also has sync acceleration in her kit to combo with Paulo's own. Torchic completed Paulo's buffs and tanked as many hits as he could.

Vs. Koga: EX Paulo / EX Raihan / EX Palentines Marnie - https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=...

There's also a Support element to Paulo's kit mainly through his B Move, which buffs several stats by up to +4. He also has Pep Rally 2 on his TM, which is quite useful for a lot of Sandstorm damage-dealers. Raihan takes full advantage of that here along with PalMarnie's Steel Zone.

Vs. Moltres: EX Paulo / Acerola - https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=...

Acerola is one of Paulo's best teammates as she complements quite a lot of his kit. In turn, Acerola appreciates the defensive buffs from Paulo's B Move to let her be a much better pseudo-tank.

Vs. Tapu Bulu: EX Paulo / Lodge Raihan - https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=...

I don't really see any team comp for Paulo in Gauntlet that doesn't involve a second sand setter. Lodge Raihan gives him a second Sandstorm to work with at the start, and with his sync acceleration Paulo's able to sync twice with it.

Bonus clear vs. Malva: EX Paulo / Olivia / Kukui - https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=...

Triple rock doggo extravaganza. It's also here when I noticed that Dusk Lycanroc has one attack each from the Midday and Midnight forms. If only it also got Staggering from Midday Lycanroc.

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