This match-up is actually pretty good in my opinion. What your opponent usually brings is Landorus + Grimmsnarl in lead and Zacian and Charizard in the back, which means the only thing that stops your Charizard from winning is their Grimmsnarl’s Thunder Wave. So I usually bring Incineroar + Grimmsnarl in lead and Groudon and Charizard in the back.

Their play most of the times is either U-turn with Landorus + Spirit Break my Grimmsnarl, or Rock Slide + Spirit Break, or even set up a screen; so what I do is U-turn + Spirit Break their Grimmsnarl to do as much damage as I can and send in the Charizard on Incineroar’s U-turn. On the following turn, Spirit Break Grimmsnarl again while switching Groudon over Charizard to make sure I don’t get hit by a Max Rockfall (and wasting one of their Dynamax turns if they do so); winning from there should not be that hard.

Also remember that Blast Burn has the same power as G-Max Wildfire, so you may want to surprise your opponent by clicking it and Dynamaxing Groudon instead of Gigantamaxing Charizard based on the circumstances of the game.

What they usually lead is Mimikyu + Incineroar with Calyrex and some other in the back (Tapu Fini to avoid Thunder Wave is what I have seen most of the times). What I do is leading G1 with Charizard + Incineroar and Grimmsnarl and Groudon in the back.

In turn 1, Heat Wave with Charizard while switching Groudon in while they Fake Out my Incineroar slot and go for either Trick Room or Taunt with Mimikyu, but both options are actually good: if they don’t Trick Room, you just win by going G-Max Wildfire on Mimikyu (or even Heat Wave) + Precipice Blades with Groudon; and if they do Trick Room, then you can safely go for Heat Wave + Protect with Groudon, meaning they can’t switch Calyrex in or they die from Heat Wave and you get a kill on Mimikyu + good chip damage on the other slot (which is another kill if it is Regieleki or an Urshifu without Focus Sash).

If it goes with Parting Shot on Charizard and goes for Tapu Fini as a switch-in, it means you can’t get burnt by Will-o-Wisp from Mimikyu, so you can Swords Dance + switch in Grimmsnarl to set screens and not get damage from anything on the field, while stalling Trick Room turns and winning from there.

Most match-ups against Kyogre teams are pretty balanced, but it depends on its teammates. You often don’t have that much of a choice: Venusaur + Grimmsnarl is going to be your lead and Groudon and Porygon2 your back.

If you face a version with Dragapult, Zapdos or Life Orb Tornadus, aim on wasting their Dynamax turns or slowly chipping them down to let Venusaur have an easier life, so what you do is setting up a Light Screen and switching Porygon2 over Venusaur. Click some Thunder Waves and play the game by taking your time clicking Recover, Eerie Impulse, etc. The key to win this match-up is using your Dynamax in the best way, which doesn’t always mean getting as many kills as possible, but also getting end-of-turn damage with the G-Max Moves in the right moment or even Dynamaxing Groudon if a Special Defense boost might let your Porygon2, Grimmsnarl or Venusaur win the game. Taking your time and thinking calmly is very important against Kyogre teams.

A Coalossal match-up just being a Coalossal match-up. What you should do is always lead Porygon2 and support it with either Incineroar, Grimmsnarl or Venusaur in lead;
and bring Groudon and Incineroar or Venusaur in the back (pick the one you didn’t lead with), and pretty much play from there.

The best way to pressure your opponent is, in my opinion, to abuse the fact that your Venusaur has the Weakness Policy (and with Light Screen support becomes very bulky) and play it well. There are plays they are forced not to do such as using Max Flare to avoid activating your Weakness Policy and make you fast with the sun up.

I’m going to leave down some replays of one of my NPA sets against Coalossal:

• Replay 1
• Replay 2