Arc Leon Soloing Kalos CS 15K MM | Pokemon Masters EX

I am not as engaged in the game as before, but since Leon is a favorite I found some motivation to do a showcase of how effective his fully invested raw power can be, as it allows him to beat some of the toughest CS stages on his own without the help of crowd control tactics like flinch. I started off with the toughest round to get to the point, since Drasna is an Off-Type battle and she has the highest level of HP to be found in CS with a base of ~29K HP before Strength parameters bump it further. As Arc Leon can tear through that, he can tear through the others.
In playtesting with Arc Leon, I found it tactical to play around his 4 gauge moves by positioning his Free Move Next from TM specifically toward his B Move. Inferno has double MGR tiles but the B Move would zero out the gauge, so by steering the B Move to be a free move I bypassed that as a downside.
Regarding the grid, I didn’t really need to rely on Arc Leon’s Sync to carry too much damage for these fights so didn’t feel the need to take Scorching Sync 9. Max Healer 2 is only really selected to allow some extra cushioning for Protect to live through an enemy reaching Sync. As you can see from the battles, the core battle plan stays largely the same throughout because it works each time. Max Move into SMUN-loaded B Move is a devastating raw damage combo that allows Arc Leon beat these stages on his own without having to rely on stun to last long enough to get there.

00:00 Arc Leon vs Drasna 1v3
01:30 Arc Leon vs Siebold 1v3
02:55 Arc Leon vs Malva 1v3
04:12 Arc Leon vs Wikstrom 1v3
05:16 Arc Leon vs Diantha 1v3
06:52 Charizard Podium

Arc Leon Grid (for all battles):
https://ng-pomatools.web.app/pairs/24704/600?s=5&l=150&r=6&p=0&a=13010602&g=AAECAwQFBgcICQoNDxMeHyAlJigrLS8x&x=true

Relevant Skill Gear bonuses:
Bracelet – 30 HP / 30 Def
Bandanna – 30 HP / 70 SpAtk / 30 SpDef with Crit Moves up 3% and Attack Move DR 3%
Pin – 95 HP / 20 SpAtk with Crit Moves Up 3%