Shadow Hydreigon

GBL Note Analysis

Basis: PvPoke simulation · last-30-day field meta · S27 New Beginnings

✔ Strengths & how to use

• Strong charge pressure lets it burn through opposing shields quickly.
• It posts favorable results against current field-meta staples Lickilicky(#1), giving it real value as a meta counter.
• On defense it double-resists Psychic · resists Fire · Water · Electric · Grass · Ghost · Dark, holding up well against those attackers.

⚠ Weaknesses & threats

• On defense it is doubly weak to Fairy · is weak to Ice · Fighting · Bug · Dragon, so watch out for those attackers.
• It's notably unfavored into Tinkaton (usage rank #2), common right now, so dodging that matchup is safer in the current meta.

GBL Note verdict

At a 6% real pick rate, it sees moderate use in Great League. Ranked #74 on paper yet #21 by real usage — chosen more in practice than theory implies.

Shadow Hydreigon — Great League A-tier. Recommended movesets are based on public battle simulation (PvPoke); counters and favorable matchups come from sim results. Pick rates are anonymous aggregates of opponents GBL Note users actually faced. Log my battles →

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