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Honestly I have no idea, I mostly breed 6IV Pokémon on S/M for fun and try to hatch shinies? I'm so sorry, I'm kind of super green at battling and Smogon rules, but I've been reading up on it so I understand it better.
Ahh I can't believe I didn't see this :'( my computer died in May. I can't pinpoint any specific favorite haha but I like drawing Phatump ^_^ I battle a lot with Eevee evolutions though lol how about you?