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This page explains everything you need to know about building an offensive team in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on to learn what hyper offense is, what strategies to use with an offensive team, and what countermeasures to use against one in Ranked Battles.
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Better known as Hyper Offense, these teams eschew dedicated defensive strategies for pure offense.
To succeed with an offensive team, you need to establish an offensive presence early in the game.
This can take the form on a boost in team speed via Tailwind, setting up your offense with moves like Swords Dance or Nasty Plot, or just go straight to attacking!
While some of these Pokemon are essentially sweepers on their own, they play a secondary supportive role by establishing early-game momentum for the rest of your team.
Below are examples of the three effective Offensive Leads.
| Offensive Leads | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokemon |
 Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style
|
 Tornadus (Incarnate Forme)
|
 Flutter Mane
|
| Ability | Unseen Fist | Prankster | Protosynthesis |
| Held Item | Mystic Water | Covert Cloak | Booster Energy |
| Role | Physical Attacker | Support / Utility | Special Attacker |
Rapid Strike Urshifu can attack through Protect with its Unseen Fist Ability, able to land critical hit Surging Strikes at every chance.
Tornadus's access to Priority Tailwind courtesy of Prankster makes it an effective lead for offensive teams.
Flutter Mane's Offensive typing lets it attack into most types for neutral damage. Booster Energy can further boost its effectiveness, by giving it a boost to Speed or Special Attack depending on what the team requires.
Hyper Offense teams require a good offensive core to succeed. You can achieve this by having strong physical and special sweepers that cover each other's offensive shortcomings. It is even better if the three Pokemon have good type synergy.
Examples of Pokemon that can be in an Offensive Core are:
| Offensive Pokemon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokemon |
Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style
|
 Rillaboom
|
 Heatran
|
| Ability | Unseen Fist | Grassy Surge | Flash Fire |
| Held Item | Mystic Water | Assault Vest | Life Orb |
| Role | Physical Attacker | Support / Physical Attacker | Physical Attacker |
Because Hyper Offense teams often rely on fast sweepers, turning their speed against them using Trick Room is an effective strategy.
Examples of good Trick Room Pokemon include:
| Pokemon | Description |
|---|---|
 Cresselia
|
Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Is incredibly difficult to KO thanks to its typing, Terastallization, and natural bulk. ・Consistent Trick Room setter. |
 Indeedee (Female)
|
Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Has built-in protection in Psychic Surge. ・Has modest bulk. |
 Farigiraf
|
Ranking: ★★★★ ・Armor Tail protects it from being flinched with Fake Out, or Prankster Taunt. ・Has access to boosting moves like Nasty Plot and Calm Mind, allowing it to be a backup Sweeper. |
How to Build an Offensive Team: Best Hyper Offense Team
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