Champions Archetype · Regulation M-C

Perish Trap

Whimsicott + Politoed loops Perish Song; Mega Gengar (Shadow Tag) blocks the switch. 3 turns to victory.

The build

Perish Trap wins by stalling for 3 turns under Perish Song. Mega Gengar's Shadow Tag pins the opponent in; Whimsicott's Tailwind + Encore disables responses. Played correctly it's nearly unbeatable; played wrong it's a quick loss to anti-stall.

Signature Pokémon

Lead options

Gengar + Whimsicott for the classic trap. Switch Gengar in turn 1, Whimsicott calls Perish Song.

Win condition

Land Perish Song, keep Shadow Tag up, switch Gengar in/out via Whimsicott Tailwind to stay alive 3 turns.

Hard counters

Taunt users (Liepard, fast Whimsicott), and Ghost types, which cannot be trapped.

Signature moves

Sample team

Plug-and-play 6-Pokémon roster you can import to the team builder. Adjust EVs / nature / move slots based on your specific local meta and tournament reg.

Gengar Gengar
Gengarite Mega Shadow Tag trapper
Whimsicott Whimsicott
Light Clay Perish Song + Light Screen + Tailwind
Incineroar Incineroar
Sitrus Berry Intimidate + Fake Out
Garchomp Garchomp
Choice Scarf Speed control vs Taunt threats
Kingambit Kingambit
Black Glasses Late-game closer
Tyranitar Tyranitar
Weakness Policy Sand option vs Sun archetype

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