After spending nearly 700 hours playing Pokemon Legends: Z-A, I was way ahead of the game when Pokemon Champions came out – I already had all the best Pokemon, and most of them in their rare shiny forms! While shiny Pokemon don’t have any special powers, it’s really satisfying to build a strong team that also looks amazing. I especially loved Mega Meowstic from the Pokemon Legends: Z-A DLC. The boss fight was tough, but I thought its design was fantastic, and as a big cat lover (I have three!), I was thrilled to see it return in Pokemon Champions.
I really enjoyed how the anticipation for Pokemon Champions built up, especially with the slow reveal of new abilities. But once the starter Pokemon from Pokemon Legends: Z-A had their abilities officially announced, things changed quickly. Two of the Mega Evolutions, Feraligatr and Meganium, received strong abilities, while Mega Emboar didn’t. This led some fans to fear that other favorite Mega Evolutions would get weak abilities, and sadly, that happened with several, including Mega Meowstic. Still, Mega Meowstic does have one saving grace.
Pokemon Champions’ Mega Meowstic Has an Ace Up Its Sleeve
Before the release of Pokemon Champions, a popular idea was that Mega Meowstic would gain the ability Psychic Surge. This ability is strong because it creates Psychic Terrain when the Pokémon enters battle. This would let Mega Meowstic, or a teammate in double battles within Pokemon Champions, use the move Expanding Force and inflict massive damage.
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It’s likely that Psychic Surge wasn’t given to Mega Meowstic because the game designers wanted to avoid focusing on Pokémon that create terrain effects. This might explain why Indeedee and Rillaboom weren’t included in Pokémon Champions either. Instead, Mega Meowstic received the ability Trace, which is generally considered weak. Trace simply copies the opponent’s ability in single battles, or one of the opponent’s abilities in double battles. This makes it inconsistent and often unhelpful – a problem Mega Alakazam has struggled with for years.
When Mega Meowstic was first released, most people dismissed it as weak, and it’s understandable considering its stats and poor ability. However, it can actually be more effective than Mega Alakazam for a few key reasons.
- Meowstic gets access to Fake Out, which is a very good priority move to make an opponent flinch on the first turn and miss out on some action.
- Base Meowstic can have Competitive as its ability, which completely counters Incineroar in Pokemon Champions, as well as any other Intimidate users, because it raises the Pokemon’s Special Attack stat by two stages when one of its stats is lowered.
- Meowstic can still set up Psychic Terrain to then go for hard-hitting Expanding Force, or it can have its partner do it instead.
- A very powerful Hisuian Pokemon to pair with Meowstic is Wyrdeer, as it has Intimidate and Skill Swap. What this means is that not only does Wyrdeer lower the opponents’ Attack stat when it enters the field, but it can also use Skill Swap on the first turn to give Intimidate to an opposing Pokemon and rob them of a useful ability, all while letting Meowstic’s Competitive proc.
- Then, after using Protect or Fake Out on turn one, and after Wyrdeer’s Skill Swap on the same turn, Meowstic can Mega Evolve and enjoy a two-stage Special Attack boost that can carry it for an entire game.
Why Wyrdeer Works in Pokemon Champions‘ Meta
Using the move Intimidate against an opponent’s Pokémon can be a strong strategy, especially for Pokémon with the abilities Competitive or Defiant. It’s become even more effective recently, as Incineroar is being used less often in Pokémon Champions with Milotic becoming more popular. While Milotic and Kingambit can sometimes punish the use of Intimidate when facing Wyrdeer, it can give Mega Meowstic a significant advantage.
Many popular Pokémon in Pokémon Champions rely on physical attacks. Intimidate Wyrdeer helps protect Meowstic from strong attackers like Sneasler and Basculegion by lowering their Attack. A clever strategy involves using Skill Swap to give Kingambit Intimidate. While Kingambit might briefly become more powerful thanks to its Defiant ability, this ultimately benefits both Meowstic (activating its Competitive ability) and Wyrdeer (gaining Defiant from the swap), creating a powerful defensive and offensive synergy.
Skill Swap offers a lot of strategic options. You can use it to slow down opponents like Sneasler by taking away its Unburden ability, or reduce the attack power of Pokémon like Basculegion by removing Adaptability. It also lets you control the weather with abilities like Drizzle or Drought, and even steal Stamina from Archaludon. This combination of strategies makes Mega Meowstic a really powerful Pokémon, and I appreciate how versatile it is.
Okay, so Mega Meowstic might not be top-tier in Pokemon Champions, but honestly, it’s really good when you know how to use it. Here’s a cool trick I’ve been trying: if you switch into Wyrdeer with Skill Swap, and it passes Intimidate to the opponent, then Mega Meowstic can Trace it! That seriously lowers the damage from physical attackers. I really think you should give it a shot – even if it doesn’t always work, it’s a fun strategy, and it’s actually won me a few battles!
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