Moleman Counter Strategy — Pokémon Unbound

🏟️ Arena Field Effect: Vicious Sandstorm

Weather & Buff Gimmick

Permanent Sandstorm is active. Ground-type Pokémon receive a 50% Special Defense boost (instead of just Rock-types).

💡 Immunity & Counter Tip: Avoid Special attacks. Use Physical Water and Grass attackers to bypass the Special Defense boost, and use Wide Guard to block double Earthquake attacks.

⚔️ Moleman's Team Roster

Pokémon	Lvl	Held Item	Ability	Nature & EVs	Moveset	Strategy Notes
Excadrill	Lv.75	Life Orb	Sand Rush	Adamant Atk: 252, Spe: 252	Earthquake Iron Head Rock Slide Swords Dance	Sand Rush doubles his speed in sandstorm. Extremely dangerous physical sweeper.
Landorus	Lv.75	Choice Scarf	Intimidate	Jolly Atk: 252, Spe: 252	Earthquake Stone Edge U-turn Superpower	Intimidate cuts your Attack. Choice Scarf outspeeds almost everything.
Garchomp	Lv.76	Garchompite	Sand Force	Jolly Atk: 252, Spe: 252	Earthquake Dragon Claw Stone Edge Swords Dance	His Mega Ace. Sand Force boosts Ground, Rock, and Steel moves in the Sandstorm.

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🛡️ Recommended Counter Teams & Tactics

Wide Guard Mitigation

Medium

Budget Friendly Core: Machamp, Conkeldurr

Moleman relies heavily on Earthquake and Rock Slide (spread moves) in this Double Battle. Wide Guard blocks all spread moves completely.

Lead Turn-by-Turn:

T1: Lead with Machamp. Use Wide Guard. Have your partner Pokémon attack Excadrill.
T2+: Continue using Wide Guard every turn. Your partner can freely clear their team with single-target attacks.

🎁 Rewards & Gym Lockout Details

Victory Reward: Access to the remaining Elite Four chambers.

⚠️ Lockout Warning:

You cannot exit the Pokémon League building until you either win or lose.

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