Mythical Pokemon Are A Game Changer For Competitive Pokemon VGC

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Some Pokemon are just too powerful to be contained. One of them is Chatot. Most of them, however, are Mythical Pokemon. Mythicals are Pokemon like Mew and Celebi, Genesect and Volcanion, the stars of Pokemon movies and the ones that are always an absolute pain to catch. Back in the day, you’d need to go to physical, in-person events – usually in Japan – to get a ticket added to your game. It’s a bit easier now, especially with Pokemon Go’s Home integration, but they’re still a rarity, and a powerful rarity at that. And Pokemon VGC Series 13 will let you battle with them.

Any Mythical Pokemon available in Sword & Shield will be eligible to fight in Series 13, which includes most of the critters. While the likes of Zeraora and Celebi won’t see much use, I’m expecting bulky Trick Room Melmetal teams, stall Jirachi sets, and Magearna in practically every team. As wild as that sounds, it could go either way. Series 13 might be the most fun Pokemon meta to date, but it might also be an horrific graveyard of Soul Hearts and V-Creates. But before we get to the best Pokemon for the format, there are some misconceptions to address.

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Series 13 will not be in place for the Pokemon World Championships this month. It kicks off at the start of September, and is likely a last hurrah for Sword & Shield before Scarlet & Violet become the competitive default. As such, I doubt (but don’t know) that any official VGC tournaments that award Championship qualification points will use the format. It could also be omitted from VGC proper like Series 6. This format will mostly be used for friendly matches and climbing the ranked ladder in-game.

Now that’s out of the way, what Mythicals are your best