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**To use Avalugg Hisui effectively in the current VGC format, leverage its Ice/Rock type typing and build around its top-performing movesets.** Avalugg Hisui appears as a prominent choice in the current Pokémon Champions format, with usage data pulled from competitive teams, tournament results and Showdown-ready pastes tracked by MetaVGC. This page brings together its most common moveset, nature, ability, item, teammates and type weaknesses so you can judge where Avalugg Hisui fits in a VGC team.
The most common build highlights Sturdy, Wide Lens and Brave 2/32/32/0/0/0. Its frequent moves include Rock Slide, Body Press, Mountain Gale, Wide Guard, Protect, and Icicle Spear. Treat those choices as a data-backed starting point: they show what players are bringing, while EV spreads, Tera Type and the final move slot should still respond to your expected matchups.
Defensively, Avalugg Hisui has important weaknesses to fighting 4x, steel 4x, grass 2x, ground 2x, rock 2x, water 2x. That matters during teambuilding because a strong composition needs ways to cover those attacks without giving up offensive pressure. Partners such as Farigiraf, Decidueye-Hisui, Kingambit, Chandelure, and Kangaskhan-Mega appear often because they can add positioning, type coverage, speed control or safer switches into common checks.
MetaVGC tracks recent teams using Avalugg Hisui. Open the Avalugg Hisui teams page to compare complete structures, copy Showdown pastes and see how players combine Avalugg Hisui with other Pokémon in the active format.
The best moveset for Avalugg Hisui in the current competitive meta typically features the moves Rock Slide, Body Press, Mountain Gale, Wide Guard.
In the Pokémon Champions meta, Avalugg Hisui can be countered by exploiting its weaknesses (fighting 4x, steel 4x, grass 2x, ground 2x, rock 2x, water 2x) and using effective check/counter teams.
The best item for Avalugg Hisui is typically Wide Lens, based on high-level tournament and ladder stats.
Usage statistics and battle data compiled from Pokémon Showdown usage reports and official Play! Pokémon VGC tournament results.
External sources cited: Pokémon Showdown | Play! Pokémon