Gen 7 VGC / Battle Spot / Doubles OU Cores Thread

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Gen 7 VGC / Battle Spot / Doubles OU Cores Thread

In order to prevent any form of confusion between some of the sets posted in the original Good Cores Thread, we've decided to separate all the Singles and Doubles-oriented cores into different thread posts. For this specifically, we'll post any "viable" core that's been used or seen in the any Doubles format, whether its from VGC, Battle Spot Doubles, or Smogon Doubles. Now here are some guidelines to follow before postings:


GUIDELINES

• Mention what format the core is from: VGC  XX (state the year), Battle Spot Doubles (BW / BW2 / XY / ORAS / SuMo), and Smogon Doubles ( D-OU, D-UU, etc)
  
• Note the playstyle / strategies of the team: Balance, Bulky Offense, Defensive, Hyper Offense / Rain, Sand, Trick Room, Tailwind.
  
• Give example sets of each Pokemon per core. Doesn't have to be more than one, but don't go overboard.
  
• If the set is from a specific player, credit them, and possibly link their handle on Twitter, NB, Smogon, or Forever.
  
• IMPORTANT: Give a short, but meaningful analysis of the core. Essentially how those 2+ Pokemon complement each other, what roles they perform/assigned, how they perform against other threats/meta, etc. 
  
• Not Required but Optional: Provide replays featuring the core in battle. 
  
• Optional: Provide Sprites / Images of the Pokemon showcased.
  
  

For those who are still unsure about how to format this, here's an example below featuring Mega Salamence and Aegislash in Battle Spot Doubles as an example.
 

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EXAMPLE

 

- Pokémon featured: Mega Salamence and Aegislash
- Metagame: ORAS Battle Spot Doubles
- Core Type: Bulky Offense
- Sets:

Salamence-Mega @ Salamencite  
Ability: Aerilate  
Level: 50  
EVs: 44 Atk / 212 SpA / 252 Spe  
Naive Nature  
- Double-Edge  
- Hyper Voice  
- Draco Meteor  / Fire Blast / Earthquake
- Protect

Aegislash @ Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 252 HP / 100 SpA / 156 SpD
Modest Nature
- King's Shield
- Substitute / Wide Guard
- Shadow Ball
- Flash Cannon

Mega Salamence is one of the top Mega Evolutions in the Battle Spot Doubles format blessed if powerful offensive Flying-type attacks thanks to Aerialte and rather high defensive stats for a Pokemon. One of the issues using Mega Salamence is its often prone to Dragon-, Fairy-, Ice-, and Rock-type attacks, all of which are rather common in the Battle Spot Doubles metagame. Enter Aegislash. What this Steel/Ghost-type offers for Mega Salamence are crucial resistences to these common offensive typings and be able to switch in these moves thanks to its massive 150 defense stats on both sides. Wide Guard allows Aegislash to protect Mega Salamence from spread damage such as Pixilate Hyper Voice from Mega Gardevoir/Sylveon, Rock Slide from Excadrill/Tyranitar/Landorus-T, Icy Wind from Suicune/Milotic, etc. From an offensive perspective, Aegislash can also threaten most of these Fairy- and Ice-types with its STAB Flash Cannon or Iron Head. Thanks to Mega Salamence's excellent "pre-Mega" ability Intimidate, this allows Aegislash to have a better time holding its own against powerful physical attackers like Mega Kangaskhan, and reduce the damage done by a physical SE Earthquake on the haunted Ghost Shield. Mega Salamence can handle most Fire-type Pokemon for Aegislash as it hits them an Aerilate-boosted Double Edge, or go for a Super Effective Earthquake as Aegislash King Shield's, or Wide Guards.

 

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List of Pokemon Pairs

SM VGC 17  

1. Tapu Koko + Alolan Raichu   (Hyper Offensive)
   
2. Gyarados + Alolan Marowak   (Offensive)
   
3. Tapu Lele + Porygon2  (Balance)
   
4. Torkoal + Oranguru + Lilligant   (Sun / Trick Room Offense)
   
5. Celesteela + Arcanine + Gastrodon   (Defensive)
   
6. Tapu Koko + Alolan Raichu + Pelipper   (Offense) 
   
7. Pelipper + Golduck   (Rain Offense)
   
8. Tapu Bulu + Alolan Muk   (Bulky Offense)
   
9. Tapu Fini + Kartana + Arcanine    (Bulky Offense)
   
10. Mimikyu + Magnezone + Drampa ( Trick Room Offense )
    
11. Porygon2 + Araquanid + Alolan Marowak ( Trick Room Offense ) 
    
12. Tapu Lele + Metagross    (Offense) 
    
13. Alolan Raichu + Tapu Koko + Tapu Lele  (Offense)
    
14. Alolan Ninetales + Alolan Sandslash   (Hail Offense) 
    
15. Tapu Bulu + Politoed + Magnezone   (Balance)
    
16. Celesteela + Garchomp + Tapu Koko   (Balance)
    
17. Gigalith + Stoutland    (Sand Offense)
    
18. Snorlax + Tapu Fini    (Balance)
    
19. Tapu Lele  +  Pheromosa  (Hyper Offense)
    
20. Tapu Lele / Tapu Fini + Drifblim   (Balance)
    
21. Vikavolt + Garchomp  (Offense)
    
22. Mimikyu + Snorlax   ( Trick Room Offense ) 
    
23. Pheromosa + Oricorio Pom-Pom (Hyper Offense)
    
24. Gyarados + Togedemaru  (Offense)
    

 

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Alright hopefully by doing this, we'll have an archive of cores and sets to look back on for future battles, or reference. Feel free to post any cores that are viable!