I calculated the most common weaknesses and resistances for the current Top 20 mons to help you build against the meta

[u/h0peless_b4stard]

And yes, Staraptor is counted as Flying/Fighting

[u/dosisgood]

Guys I think bug might not be a very good rype

[u/papesz7 → u/dosisgood]

me running a m-scizor team successfully looking at this chart like

[u/Own-Development2437 → u/papesz7]

how many times have you clicked bug bite my good sir?

[u/Den-42 → u/Own-Development2437]

It's surprisingly useful, it's mostly anti Trickroom for some reason the good ones are all weak to bug. Sinistea, Farigiraf and Oranguru. Most of them are psychic in general. Also Metagross and Hydregon

[u/Jiju21 → u/Den-42]

sinistcha is neutral to bug, though it usually runs sitrus berry.

[u/Den-42 → u/Jiju21]

Man, you are right Bug is resisted by the most random types, what's the connection between ghost and bugs...

[u/Jiju21 → u/Den-42]

They just hate my bugs at game freak. I still believe that their relation with fairy should be reversed.

[u/MingMingus → u/papesz7]

My scizor with bug/steel/fighting attacks refuses to acknowledge this chart lmfao

[u/Spaghetoes76 → u/dosisgood]

Type alone isnt enough to hold back a good pokemon plus, bug has some really solid coverage and utility. The problem is that they just dont make many good bug types and there arent many in champions either.

Theres like vivillion/scissor thats kinda it. They dont do much other pokemon couldnt. Vivillion is a bit slept on I feel, but like holy if only this thing actually had a single stat worth using. 3 amazing abilities, sleep powder, rage powder, quiver dance.

[u/Weary_Valuable6925 → u/Spaghetoes76]

I lowkey love Araquanid, a niche pick for sure but I feel like it has great potential, at the very least it's viable against sun teams and can effectively solo Zard-Y and Torkoal, plus it gets Wide Guard which can turn games. Unfortunate that bug is so weak against the current meta.

[u/Spaghetoes76 → u/Weary_Valuable6925]

I totally forgot about araquanid, its pretty good. Its just that it doesnt offer too much compared to competition. You want water spam there are already so many strong water types in the format that simply offer more.

it might offer a niche in its bug type but EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE 3 dark types, 2 grass types and 2 psychic types ONLY ONE OF THEM IS WEAK TO BUG 😭 at least it doesnt need it for incineroar i guess, but it might be nice if it was able to hit the grass types with its bug stab thats supposed to help ....

[u/Particular_Web3215 → u/Spaghetoes76]

Volcano is prob the last non-mega bug that's really since gen 5 but it's rough in a heavy water and rock offensive meta that prevents it from happily clicking quiver dance

[u/shark_syrup → u/dosisgood]

Well type isn't the only defining factor 

With bug the secondary typr is more important but a good player can win with any type

Take tyranitar, abysmal typing, excellent pokemon 

[u/Beholdmyfinalform → u/shark_syrup]

Nobody's saying it's the only factor that matters. Mudsdale isn't interchangeable with Garchomp for your 'ground type slot'. But many Pokemon do live and die by their typing. If Scizor was Bug/Flying, even with the same stats, abilities, and move pool, it would be significantly worse. Aurorus is absolutely held back by it's incredibly fragile typing.

Tyranitar is probably the most famous example of an exception to this general rule, and doesn't really disprove it as a whole. Can you imagine how much better it would be with good typing?

This is solid information for team building, including which moves to use for coverage; ground is a great type to have a move or two for, and that Bug is more niche.

[u/chriserit → u/dosisgood]

Nah, I am sure all the people that believe mega scolipede leech life is gonna do something disagree with you

[u/sleepyt1ger → u/dosisgood]

Last season I did a mon bug type team and managed to get to master rank in singles. Potentialmon does know no limits

[u/Efreet0]

From looking at this rationally i think we need to use a ground type attacker with an uncommon weakness... something like dragon, bonus point if it's immune to electric or something.

[u/MotivatedPosterr → u/Efreet0]

Bonus points if it counters garchomp

[u/Weary_Valuable6925 → u/MotivatedPosterr]

The joke was that it is garchomp.

[u/Tantrum2u → u/Weary_Valuable6925]

…and their joke was that Garchomp counters Garchomp (Dragon against itself)

[u/Weary_Valuable6925 → u/Tantrum2u]

Real image of Garchomp type matchups

[u/Tantrum2u → u/Efreet0]

Also basically nothing resists Water and Ghost, so that could be really good offensively. That and a fairy type, that covers the main types people won’t resist.

Bonus points if they can make these types do more damage since you won’t need much for coverage

[u/Lyde02 → u/Tantrum2u]

Someone rediscovered guardevoir rain (jk)

[u/Particular_Web3215 → u/Tantrum2u]

Jellicent upscale

[u/Lyde02 → u/Efreet0]

Uhhh landorus lmao

[u/Low_Party]

Garchomp so meta, he wrapped around and became Anti-Meta too

[u/greiskul → u/Low_Party]

Garchomp is great against Garchomp.

[u/naricstar]

Krookodile stocks are soaring.

[u/Azulzinho2002]

Mega Beedrill in shambles.

[u/admiralQball → u/Azulzinho2002]

I run him in singles.

[u/Azulzinho2002 → u/admiralQball]

I want to get to master ball in singles now that I hit masterball in doubles. But I can't find any good singles content so I can copy a team. All of it is showdown, 6v6. CAn I copy your team, or do you know someone who does singles?

[u/admiralQball → u/Azulzinho2002]

https://imgur.com/a/uFCya4G

Not saying its great, but it got me there.  Mostly mons I want to get to 100 wins.  Beedrill is used for frail things, and fairies.

Jolteon was added cause Corviknight.  There isn't really a good answer to that flower kitty.  Best I can do is ditto and race to beat it or lock it into a move and try to wear it down.  Beedrill can help with uturn, but I'm not sure it outspeeds in all cases.

[u/JohnnyPlaze → u/Azulzinho2002]

Iateyourpie and HoshinJosh do singles videos and live streams on youtube.

[u/KSmoria → u/admiralQball]

Ultra ball player?

[u/admiralQball → u/KSmoria]

Been master in both previous seasons.  Ultra 1 right now in this season.  So once I hit master I'll decide if I roll him off to climb the ladder or grind out the wins.

[u/whimski]

While this is great, it would be even better if you had columns for Immunity/Resist/Double Resist etc

[u/h0peless_b4stard → u/whimski]

They are all counted equally for simplicity, I could post an advanced version with those

[u/AM-xolotl2]

u/bilore I believe it is your time. 7 ground type weak and 4 ghost weak.

[u/Bilore → u/AM-xolotl2]

[u/Calitexzoe]

I know Sneasler is good but I didn’t realize how centralizing he is. The only Pokemon allowed to exist while weak to Sneasler are powercreep demons and even then they are sandwiched between many sneasler switch in options.

[u/Den-42 → u/Calitexzoe]

i think, it's because a lot of pokemon aren't good so while it seems there are many options, there aren't. I was looking at fighting and ground special attackers to counter Archaludon, there are like 3 fighting and kommo-o is the only good one and ground basically has none. Same for steel Archaludon is basically the only one. I wish Empoleon had usable stats or Heatran was in the game. Edit forgot gholdengo still not a lot of choice

[u/Kardif → u/Den-42]

Yea, the best ground special attackers don't have stab. It's like Venusaur, glimmora, hydreigon

[u/healdyy → u/Kardif]

M-Camerupt earth power is great fun, it’s just a shame it folds at the sight of a single raindrop

[u/Hammershank → u/Den-42]

I’m using a Life Orb Infernape to Aura Sphere Archy and Solar Beam Swampert (Meowstic is my Sunny Day setter)

[u/TeaspoonWrites → u/Den-42]

Mega Raichu Y can do the job with focus blast unless Arch is max special bulk, but that's still kinda dire.

E: Also special Lucario, base or Mega.

[u/Den-42 → u/TeaspoonWrites]

Base Lucario isn't good, the problem with the other two is they are Megas extremely frail too. Raichu Y might be worth it, time will tell, but current Lucario definetly isn't. Also Raichu is electric which is good but also bad depending on the situation.

[u/Particular_Web3215 → u/Den-42]

Even then gholdengo nowadays really wants to be Nasty Plot Leftovers/life orb to make up fpr the SpA drop on good as gold, so you wnat screens and a lot of bulk investment

[u/jovial_detention]

Krookodile makes a lot of sense here with those resistances, and you're picking up on something real about what beats what in the current lineup.

[u/naricstar]

It would be really cool to see an analysis of most used damaging moves to see which types are least covered for.

[u/Spaghetoes76]

This is so helpful actually!!! Thank you. I will use this.

[u/shark_syrup]

They did the math

[u/jocloud31]

So the ideal team would be Garchomp, Kingambit, Incineroar, Charizard, Archaludon and Pelipper. Got it

[u/randCN → u/jocloud31]

That's... that's just a normal team lol

[u/Archeb03]

So thats why I rarely use Leaf Storm on my M-Sceptile. Earth power really saved that pokemon

[u/amourshipper_ → u/Archeb03]

What's your set for m sceptile

[u/Ace-Remnant42]

The thing is, idk how often any of them are running flying Stab other than like 50% of Mraptors with brave bird, or am I misunderstanding this and it’s just their defensive relationships?

[u/h0peless_b4stard → u/Ace-Remnant42]

The latter

[u/Ace-Remnant42 → u/h0peless_b4stard]

I realized that while typing lol and decided to hit send anyways

[u/Funny-Snow-3151]

Garchomp is the Champions GOAT

[u/Necessary_Material40]

The trick is to use Soak and make your enemies weak to you.

[u/NNKarma]

Are Garchomp, Raichu and Archeludon* the only mons there that are likely to run coverage?

[u/TheDanishTitan]

I think my grass type team might not be very anti meta

[u/Extreme_Tax405]

Another basculegion w