0:00 – Sync nuker vs. Agatha: EX Clemont / Volkner / EX SC Jasmine
3:43 – Pseudo-tank vs. Lorelei: EX Clemont / Hau / EX Sabrina
5:48 – Accuracy debuffer vs. Bruno: EX Clemont / EX May / EX Ingo
8:40 – Full debuffer vs. Latias: EX Clemont / EX Barry / EX SS Elesa
When Clemont was first released, I was one of those people who dismissed him as not worthy of being a 5-star unit. The meta was revolving around SS Red at the time, and Techs weren’t as prominent as they are today. It didn’t help that Clemont’s debuffs focused on two relatively low-value stats, so he couldn’t even be a niche pick like Kukui.
Then the meta evolved, and he’s been quietly gaining more use ever since. When EX Strikers became the name of the game, he got a minor niche as a Cakewalk enabler. When Legendary Arenas became more important, his debuffs were helpful in keeping them at bay, especially Latias. And when his EX was finally unlocked after almost two years, he became a potent sync nuker.
Don’t get me wrong – his kit is still very niche compared to other techs that either boost an entire type or deal striker-level damage (and in some cases both at the same time). But that niche ended up being much larger and more varied than what anyone initially thought, which is what I aim to showcase in this video.
All of the Champion Stadium clears use the stronger debuffs parameter. Here’s how each battle went, and the sync grids used:
Sync nuker vs. Agatha: EX Clemont / Volkner / EX SC Jasmine – https://pokemon-masters-stuff.github.io/#/team-builder/?id1=10115000000&e1=1&o1=738&g1=AAECAwQFExUdHh8iIyUnKi0=&s1=5&id2=10131000000&e2=1&o2=738&g2=AAECAwQFFRYXGBwfIiMmLi8=&s2=5&id3=10113400000&e3=0&o3=750&g3=AAECAwQFBggLDhATFhksLg==&s3=5
I’ve already shown Clemont’s on-type nuke in a Champion Stadium video this week (https://youtu.be/zPdEjB9gtZo), so I wanted to start with how he fared off-type. And it’s quite impressive, at least in terms of KOing the main opponent with his sync nuke. His damage outside of that is a bit subpar, but he does make up for it by having incredible sustain with Parabolic Charge Master Healer. Volkner buffs his damage with Electric Terrain and gets some key flinches, while SC Jasmine completes Clemont’s buffs and makes it possible for the team to tank the AOE moves at the end.
Pseudo-tank vs. Lorelei: EX Clemont / Hau / EX Sabrina – https://pokemon-masters-stuff.github.io/#/team-builder/?id1=10098000000&e1=0&o1=750&g1=AAECAwQFBhQdHyAiIyQoKy4v&s1=5&id2=10131000000&e2=0&o2=750&g2=AAECAwQFERIUGhweHyIjJCUmJykq&s2=5&id3=10114000000&e3=0&o3=750&g3=AAECAwQFBhETGhscHSAhIyUnKCks&s3=5
Parabolic Charge is probably the best draining move in the game (I don’t have Lysandre so I can’t compare Oblivion Wing, but I think I still prefer Parabolic Charge over that haha) by virtue of it being AOE and combining all that damage to massive healing. I put that on full display here as Clemont tanks this whole stage with his sustain. Of course he gets help from Sabrina with her heals and Reflect.
Accuracy debuffer vs. Bruno: EX Clemont / EX May / EX Ingo – https://pokemon-masters-stuff.github.io/#/team-builder/?id1=10131000000&e1=0&o1=750&g1=AAECAwQFBgkKDRAVGBkaHCMmJygrLQ==&s1=5&id2=10126000000&e2=0&o2=750&g2=AAECAwQFERITFRYXIyUmJygpKi0=&s2=5&id3=10108000000&e3=0&o3=750&g3=AAECAwQFBggKDRAaHB8iIyQl&s3=3
It’s unfortunate that there aren’t a lot of units that work well with accuracy debuffs as Clemont’s a great source of them, but I do manage to sneak in this clear with May. I’ve already used this team in the Ingo showcase (https://youtu.be/IYNjshHK_2k), but I wanted to translate it to a Champion Stadium clear as debuffs are more poweful here. And thanks to the stronger debuffs parameter, those accuracy debuffs do actually lead to misses.
This clear also slightly references another one of Clemont’s niches – he works well in three of the four weathers, mimicking Heliolisk’s abilities in the main series. I think rain is his best weather if he wants to tank while sun is better if he wants to do damage, with sand being somewhere in the middle (but leaning toward damage-dealing).
Full debuffer vs. Latias: EX Clemont / EX Barry / EX SS Elesa – https://pokemon-masters-stuff.github.io/#/team-builder/?id1=10131000000&e1=0&o1=750&g1=AAECAwQFBgcJCg0OERIaHB4fIiM=&s1=5&id2=10099000000&e2=0&o2=750&g2=AAECAwQFBgcKDA8REhMWGRwdICMnLg==&s2=5&id3=10106100000&e3=1&o3=738&g3=AAECAwQFBggKCw4PEBMUGhsd&s3=5
Recorded this right before the Gauntlet went away. Clemont is a fantastic Latias counter as not only does he have a bunch of debuffs to shut down Fluid Fortification, he also has Piercing Gaze to ignore Latias’s evasion shenanigans. His Speed debuffs activate Barry’s Cakewalk multiplier, while his Sp Atk debuffs from Satisfied Snarl let the team tank Latias’s hits more easily. He also activates the type skill for SS Elesa, who completes Barry’s offensive buffs.
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