Public sample teams
Nine legal January structures, their lead order, and how to use them after the ban.
The current resource page lists nine sample teams. The library was updated on January 8, 2026, before Hypno and Manectric entered RU. None of the teams contains either Pokémon. All nine pass the current gen3ru validator after Manectric’s ban.
That makes them good teaching teams and poor evidence for July usage.
| Team | Lead | What the paste teaches |
|---|---|---|
| Double Poli Offense | Politoed | spikeless pressure, two distinct Water roles, priority, and mixed Speed control |
| Lead Stantler + Golbat | Stantler | immediate physical pressure, Choice Band resistances, and fast Raichu/Rapidash support |
| Mixed Metang Bulky Offense | Hitmonchan | four-attacks lead pressure, defensive Swords Dance Victreebel, and mixed Metang coverage |
| Kabutops + Banette Offense | Pikachu | paralysis, two setup attackers, Banette disruption, and Rapidash cleanup |
| Cacturne Spikes Offense | Cacturne | an aggressive Spiker, two pinch-berry attackers, and fast physical cleanup |
| Calm Mind Xatu + Persian Spikes | Politoed | Pineco hazard control, Salac Xatu, and two Choice Band attackers |
| Choice Band Hitmonchan Paraspam | Hitmonchan | early Fighting pressure, bulky pivots, several paralysis sources, and Raichu coverage |
| Octillery Paraspam | Octillery | slow lead status, Substitute Aggron, Belly Drum Poliwrath, and defensive Xatu |
| Encore Raichu Stall | Roselia | Spikes, Spin, a Ghost, Heal Bell, recovery, priority, Wish, and Encore |
Open the January sample announcement.
Keep the order
Slot one is already the intended lead. Reordering for aesthetics changes the team.
The site team page prints every set from a pinned local copy and links to the original Poképaste. Use the local copy for auditing and the source link for attribution.
Pick by lesson
Choose Double Poli or the Stantler team to learn spikeless offense. Choose Cacturne or Pineco to learn the hazard exchange. Choose either paralysis sample to practice converting speed control into a slower win condition. Choose the stall sample to learn how many separate pieces a long-game structure must preserve.
Do not start by choosing the team with the most favorite Pokémon. Choose the interaction you want to practice.
Make one change at a time
After one game, write down:
- which opposing set had no repeatable answer;
- whether the lead created a playable sequence;
- which slot failed its assigned job;
- whether the planned endgame ever became available.
Change one set or slot, validate the new paste, and play the same matchup again if possible. Replacing three pieces at once removes the evidence needed to tell which fix worked.
Adding Hypno
Hypno’s absence is a date marker, not a warning against using it. A current custom team may use Hypno, but the replacement must preserve the removed slot’s jobs. Wish and special bulk do not automatically replace Speed, a Ground immunity, Spikes, Rapid Spin, or a physical resistance.
The May ADVPL team dump shows several Hypno structures from before the ban. Use those as sourced experiments, then remove Manectric and recheck the whole support web rather than swapping one Electric-type. See the May teams.