- Mimikyu starts each battle in its regular form.
- The first time Mimikyu takes an unshielded Charged Attack, it blocks it just like a shield.
- Mimikyu then enters its Busted Form and receives a 1 stage drop to its Defense (equivalent to one Sand Tomb or Poison Fang).
- Mimikyu's Busted Form and its Defense drop last the rest of the battle, even after switching out.

This effectively gives Mimikyu shield advantage in all of its matchups. While the Defense drop provides a downside, Mimikyu can use shields to delay that Defense drop if desired. Conversely, its opponents will be incentivized to throw their cheapest Charged Attacks, even not very effective ones, to break Mimikyu's disguise as early as possible. At first glance, this gives Mimikyu a significant advantage in its 1v1 matchups. However, note that the sims won't fully represent the effects of the Defense drop across a whole match.

Mimikyu's mechanics are subject to change, so consider the sims as a preview only. In the meantime, it looks like a great Pokemon to hunt and prepare for while it's available.]]>https://it.pvpoke-re.com/battle/multi/1500/all/mimikyu/11/1-2-1/2-1/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:44:47 GMThttps://it.pvpoke-re.com/rankings/fantasy/1500/overall/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:33:49 GMThttps://it.pvpoke-re.com/rankings/electric/1500/overall/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:34:25 GMThttps://it.pvpoke-re.com/rankings/jungle/1500/overall/Sun, 15 Mar 2026 02:43:59 GMThttps://it.pvpoke-re.com/rankings/all/1500/overall/cinderace/Sat, 14 Mar 2026 01:44:41 GMThttps://it.pvpoke-re.com/rankings/spring/1500/overall/Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:19:43 GMT
Good luck in the new season. We'll see this new meta in motion!]]>https://it.pvpoke-re.com/rankings/all/1500/overall/Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:11:24 GMT
I've updated select Editor's Notes and Editor's Scores in the preview to comment on recent meta developments and my personal predictions for the upcoming meta. Think of this preview like preseason power rankings, which I'll adjust over time as the season is underway.

Happy exploring and see you when the new season starts!]]>https://it.pvpoke-re.com/memories/rankings/all/1500/overall/Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:12:08 GMT
This edition of Mega Master League also arrives with a higher max level for Mega Evolution, which boosts your Pokemon's CP by two levels (up to level 52, or level 53 with Best Buddy). The simulations and rankings still default to level 50, but you can use the simulator to see how Super Max Level Megas will perform. This update provides an advantage for players who can clear the exceedingly high resource costs, and further elevates Mega evolutions above their non-Mega counterparts.]]>https://it.pvpoke-re.com/rankings/mega/10000/overall/Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:55:47 GMThttps://it.pvpoke-re.com/rankings/love/1500/overall/Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:26:26 GMThttps://it.pvpoke-re.com/rankings/all/1500/overall/flamigo/Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:13:46 GMThttps://it.pvpoke-re.com/train/analysis/Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:08:50 GMT
Chilling Water is a sidegrade for Alolan Ninetales, if not a slight improvement over Dazzling Gleam. It gives Alolan Ninetales coverage against Fire and Rock-type counters, plus more technical play across the board. The sims don't always use Chilling Water effectively, so it could prove better in practice than on paper. The downside of this moveset is it's fully resisted by Water types. This hasn't hindered previous meta picks, though, like Feraligatr or Lapras.

Kanto Ninetales has yet to find a secondary attack that unanimously displaces Overheat, and Energy Ball is unlikely to cross that hurdle. Energy Ball is a OHKO against Gastrodon and, of course, more effective into Water types than Overheat. Everywhere else, Overheat's sheer power is hard to give up. The addition of Energy Ball may improve Kanto Ninetales in GO Battle League, even for those that don't run it, but its prospects in tournament play are less optimistic.]]>https://it.pvpoke-re.com/rankings/all/1500/overall/ninetales_alolan/Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:58:37 GMThttps://it.pvpoke-re.com/articles/development/personal-update-1-26-26/Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:41:25 GMThttps://it.pvpoke-re.com/rankings/all/1500/overall/greninja_shadow/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:22:16 GMT https://it.pvpoke-re.com/