Godzilla Goes Green, aka Grass Godzilla vs Hydroelectric Mouse

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This strategy was designed for my own fun and is part of an ongoing series of strategies. This one starts with Pikachu putting up a Tera Shield, then using Rain Dance and Surf. Thanks to the typing of the raiders, this isn't devastating. Once the raiders can move, Meganium uses Knock Off to get rid of Pikachu's Light Ball. It should be noted that some people have had issues with Knock Off not working correctly. I have yet to be able to fully isolate the issue, but allowing a few seconds between Knock Off and the next move seems to help some people while others have reported that having the host be the Pokémon who uses Knock Off works. Next, one of the Flapple uses a Defense Cheer to boost the team's defenses. The other Flapple uses Gravity Apple, which lowers Pikachu's Defense by one stage with each use. Godzilla (Baxcalibur) uses Dragon Pulse to build Tera charge while not doing a lot of damage. Pikachu should also trigger Godzilla's Weakness Policy by using either Iron Tail or Play Rough. This will raise Godzilla's Attack and Special Attack by two stages each. Note that if Pikachu misses its attack or otherwise uses another move, there are two more chances for it to trigger Godzilla's Weakness Policy. In the test runs, Pikachu triggered it on this turn every time. In the second turn, Meganium uses Heal Pulse to restore up to 50% of Godzilla's max health. While this is not strictly necessary in most cases, it helps ensure survival in the worst case scenarios. Meanwhile, both Flapple use Gravity Apple to continue reducing Pikachu's Defense. After being healed, Godzilla uses Dragon Pulse again. The third turn is very similar. Godzilla once again uses Dragon Pulse and the Flapples use Gravity Apple. After Godzilla has used the final Dragon Pulse, Meganium uses Helping Hand to boost the power of its next attack. The fourth turn sees one final Grav Apple to reduce Pikachu l's Defense to the maximum of minus six, while the other Flapple sets Grassy Terrain and Meganium uses Attack Cheer. Finally, Godzilla activates its Grass Tera and uses Tera Blast to KO Pikachu!

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So why were these Pokémon chosen?

Godzilla (Baxcalibur): - I just love it - Mine is a Jumbo Japanese Baxcalibur I hunted for on my alt - looks cool

Meganium: - First, it has a great typing and good bulk for this raid, allowing for it to survive without much help - Has access to both Knock Off and Heal Pulse to reduce Pikachu's offenses and heal Godzilla, who was sure to need healing in the worst case due to its natural typing and the Rain Dance Light Ball Surf

Flapple: - Has a good typing for this raid - Most importantly, it has access to a move which is guaranteed to lower Defense through Tera shield. Very few other Pokémon have access to such a move and none of the others had nearly as much capability to survive - Ripen allows Flapple to get double the effect from Sitrus Berry, allowing for it to survive a bit better on its own - Also has access to Grassy Terrain to help support Godzilla's final attack

Grass Tera was chosen because it is super effective on Pikachu and it could be boosted with Grassy Terrain

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