Pokémon VGC 2021 Series 7 Sample Teams

With the Pokémon VGC Players Cup III coming up, starting with the January 14-17 online qualifiers, we've put together more than 50 sample teams to help players who are looking for either a team to use or an idea to help them get started. Teams are sorted by their team type for ease of search.

Last Update: January 6, 2021

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Screens

Teams in this section can set up Light Screen and/or Reflect to help their Pokémon survive for longer, increasing their bulk for the 5-8 turns they're active. These teams can do this either through Lapras' Gmax Resonance or Grimmsnarl using the moves Reflect and Light Screen.

Player	Finish	Team	Links
Marco Silva	2nd Place VR Tundra Challenge		Paste Rental
Caleb Wijesinha	Top 16 Players Cup II		Paste Rental
Markus Sponholz	Top 16 Players Cup II		Paste Rental
Eric Rios	1st Place Galar Circuit		Paste
Guillermo Castilla	Top 4 Galar Circuit		Paste Rental
Juan Borreguero	Top 8 Galar Circuit		Paste

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Galarian Moltres

Teams in this section are able to focus on allowing the Malevolent Pokémon Galarian Moltres to succeed, being the team's primary Dynamax user.

Player	Finish	Team	Links
Eliott Legroux	Top 8 VR Tundra Challenge		Paste Rental
Donald Smith Jr.	Top 4 Players Cup II NA Qualifier		Paste Rental
Wolfe Glick	Top 4 Players Cup II NA Qualifier		Paste
Christopher Kan	Top 6 Players Cup II OC Qualifier		Rental
James Eakes	Top 16 Players Cup II NA Qualifier		Paste Rental
Nick Sefranek	Top 16 Players Cup II NA Qualifier		Paste Rental
Jean Paul López Buiza	Top 4 Players Cup II		Paste Rental
"Sherry"	8th Place December Ladder		Paste Rental
Hirofumi Kimura	9th Place December Ladder		Paste Rental

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Weather

No matter whether it's raining, sandy, or sunny on the battlefield, teams in this section focus on taking advantage of the various types of weather in the game. With a Pokémon to set the weather and another to abuse it, these teams are great for players who wanna control the weather.

Player	Finish	Team	Links
David Koutesh	Top 4 Players Cup II EU Qualifier		Paste
Thomas DeRosa Don Czech	Top 16 Players Cup II NA Qualifier		Paste Rental
Jakob Swilley	Top 16 Players Cup II NA Qualifier		Paste Rental
Jackson Finch	Top 16 Players Cup II NA Qualifier		Paste Rental
Davide Carrer	2nd Place Players Cup II		Paste Rental
Juan Naar	Top 4 Players Cup II		Paste Rental
Nick Navarre	Top 8 Players Cup II		Paste Rental
Nikhil Reddy	Top 4 Battle Pike 2		Paste
オプーナ	2nd Place December Ladder		Paste Rental
Alex Collins	Top Cut Holiday Bash		Paste
Taran Birdee	23rd Place December Ladder		Paste Rental

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Gmax Coalossal

Teams in this section focus on setting up Coalossal as the team's primary Dynamax user. This is done by using either Urshifu's Aqua Jet or Dragapult's Surf to activate Coalossal's Weakness Policy and Steam Engine ability, allowing it to unleash massive amounts of damage.

Player	Finish	Team	Links
Federico Turano	Top 4 Players Cup II LA Qualifier		Paste Rental
Wolfe Glick	1st Place Players Cup II		Paste Rental
Miguel Pedraza Caballero	Top 8 Players Cup II		Paste Rental
William Pattreson	1st Place S7 Zelda Challenge		Paste Rental
Manuel Barea	Top 4 Galar Circuit		Paste
Aditya Subramanian	Top 4 Hexa Cup		Paste

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Metagross

Teams in this section focus on setting up Metagross as the team's primary Dynamax user.

Player	Finish	Team	Links
Markus Sponholz	Top 4 Players Cup II EU Qualifier		Paste Rental
Lewis Tan	Top 16 Players Cup II OC Qualifier		Paste Rental
Patrick Carroll	Top 16 Players Cup II OC Qualifier		Paste Rental
Kimo Nishimura	Top 8 Players Cup II NA Qualifier		Paste Rental
Yuma Miyamoto	4th Place December Ladder		Paste Rental

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Glastrier

Teams in this section focus on supporting Glastrier by setting up Trick Room. On these teams, Glastrier is typically the primary Dynamax user but may feature a secondary mode if Glastrier is not ideal to bring in battle.

Player	Finish	Team	Links
Kyle Livinghouse	Top 8 Players Cup II NA Qualifiers		Paste
Bingjie Wang	Top 16 Players Cup II		Paste Rental
Gabriel Agati	Top 16 Players Cup II		Paste Rental
Donald Smith Jr.	Top 16 Players Cup II		Paste Rental
LonPhop	6th Place December Ladder		Paste Rental
Yusei Matsuno	13th Place December Ladder		Paste Rental
Bingjie Wang	17th Place December Ladder		Paste Rental

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Others

Player	Finish	Team	Links
Martín Pérez	2nd Place Galar Circuit		Paste
Bingjie Wang	Top 4 Players Cup II NA Qualifiers		Paste Rental
Alex Underhill	Top 8 Players Cup II NA Qualifiers		Paste Rental
Mitch Kendrick	Top 16 Players Cup II OC Qualifiers		Paste Rental
Joseph Ugarte	Top 32 Players Cup II NA Qualifiers		Paste
Acxel Soto	Top 16 Players Cup II LA Qualifiers		Paste Rental
David Koutesh	Top 16 Players Cup II		Rental
Collin Heier	1st Place Streamer Cup 3		Paste Rental
Tomoyuki Yoshimura	5th Place November Ladder		Paste
Bas van der Heijden	1st Place Hexa Cup		Paste
Daniel Aranda	Top 8 Galar Circuit		Paste
Shohei Kimura	1st Place November Ladder		Paste Rental
Roasis2802	27th Place December Ladder		Paste Rental