Ting Lu

Ting-Lu is a dominant presence in Anything Goes, filling the role of the metagame's most crucial defensive glue while simultaneously providing indispensable offensive support. Ting-Lu is blessed with a fantastic typing that—in tandem with its titanic, Vessel of Ruin-boosted bulk—makes it the single best switch-in to Miraidon, one of the most consistent Calyrex-S checks, and a soft check to Necrozma-DM, Eternatus, and a plethora of other threats. This incredible defensive profile grants Ting-Lu many opportunities to set multiple layers of Spikes, making it that much harder for the foes to weather hits from its teammates. This unrivaled combination of traits means that Ting-Lu should be used on nearly every team bar hyper offense ones. Though, as fantastic as Ting-Lu is, its omnipresence means that methods to limit its impact or take advantage of it are common. Koraidon and Kyogre are able to exploit Ting-Lu to facilitate their wallbreaking, and common Pokemon like Miraidon and various Arceus formes can use Taunt to prevent Ting-Lu from setting Spikes. Furthermore, Ting-Lu is entirely reliant on Leftovers for healing, so Knock Off or any status condition greatly reduces its longevity.