>>53227089Gimmick cups where your best mons are banned/hard-countered because whatever counters its counters is banned
When it comes to these one-off/gimmick cups, I focus hard on minimal investment. It doesn't have to be top-rank among its species if you don't have to spend dust raising it. Try to avoid Pokemon that require 30+ to compete.
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