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Rain BalanceRegulation Set M-AChampions

April Hooge - NAIC 2026, New Orleans

By April Hooge | Pokemon Champions | Hash 06f09874

Imported from NAIC 2026, New Orleans standings and open-team data when available.

Open in damage calc

Team Preview

VGC battle sheet

Volcarona

Item Pending

Kangaskhan

Item Pending

Gyarados

Item Pending

Archaludon

Item Pending

Politoed

Item Pending

Espathra

Item Pending

Volcarona

Item PendingAbility Pending

Serious |

IVs

Move PendingMove PendingMove PendingProtect

Kangaskhan

Item PendingAbility Pending

Serious |

IVs

Move PendingMove PendingMove PendingProtect

Gyarados

Item PendingAbility Pending

Serious |

IVs

Move PendingMove PendingMove PendingProtect

Archaludon

Item PendingAbility Pending

Serious |

IVs

Move PendingMove PendingMove PendingProtect

Politoed

Item PendingAbility Pending

Serious |

IVs

Move PendingMove PendingMove PendingProtect

Espathra

Item PendingAbility Pending

Serious |

IVs

Move PendingMove PendingMove PendingProtect

Notes

April Hooge's recorded NAIC 2026, New Orleans team. Balanced six-Pokemon preview with matchup coverage that can be refined once items and moves are public. Primary weaknesses should be checked in the team analyzer once full movesets are available.

Rental code: Not provided

Source: tournament-intelligence | Visibility: public

Packed export

Volcarona @ Item Pending
Ability: Ability Pending
Level: 50
- Move Pending
- Move Pending
- Move Pending
- Protect

Kangaskhan @ Item Pending
Ability: Ability Pending
Level: 50
- Move Pending
- Move Pending
- Move Pending
- Protect

Gyarados @ Item Pending
Ability: Ability Pending
Level: 50
- Move Pending
- Move Pending
- Move Pending
- Protect

Archaludon @ Item Pending
Ability: Ability Pending
Level: 50
- Move Pending
- Move Pending
- Move Pending
- Protect

Politoed @ Item Pending
Ability: Ability Pending
Level: 50
- Move Pending
- Move Pending
- Move Pending
- Protect

Espathra @ Item Pending
Ability: Ability Pending
Level: 50
- Move Pending
- Move Pending
- Move Pending
- Protect

Deterministic analysis

Team weakness and matchup profile

0 primary damage profiles, 0 support-role carriers, and 0 speed-control options.

Shared weaknesses

Electric: 2 members (Gyarados, Politoed)
Fighting: 2 members (Kangaskhan, Archaludon)
Rock: 2 members (Volcarona, Gyarados)

Speed control

No explicit speed control detected

Support roles

Redirection: none
Fake Out: none
Intimidate: none
Priority: none

Field dependencies

No major weather or terrain dependency detected

Vulnerabilities

High: fast team with no detected Trick Room reversal.
Moderate: natural speed helps, but no explicit Tailwind control was detected.
High: no priority blocker and limited priority pressure detected.

Coverage gaps

Normal
Fire
Water
Electric
Grass
Ice

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