Pokemon Violet - Solo Azumarill defeats 7 star Iron Bundle

So far I haven't really uploaded my Azumarill solos with no gimmick like Rock vs Samurott because of how common a pick it is, but I feel like no one else is going to use it here so I wanted to document it for the sake of it. I may upload my clear of Hisuian Decidueye at some point for the same reason, but that's around on other sites if you look it up.

A physically defensive Ice boss in snow that hits with super effective Freeze Dry is a pretty big issue for Azumarill, and I barely managed to beat it in time. The recent buffs to the AI being able to use support moves is a big deal for this fight as Gardevoir can Life Dew, Bellibolt can Light Screen, and Arboliva can Safeguard. I am also still able to take advantage of cheers being maintained infinitely when dying, which is easy to set up when Freeze-Dry is almost an OHKO T1, and is vital for surviving without Moonblast Sylveon or Bellibolt here to curb Bundle's offense. I also tried a Thick Fat Azumarill which was very tanky, but it just didn't have the damage to get through the fight, while there are lots of NPC options that can keep you alive. It takes a delicate balance but Huge Power was definitely necessary here.

Throughout the battle I have to set Amnesias, use Mud-Slap to charge tera and add survivability, and ultimately try to Play Rough to victory. The hardest part is really getting past the initial shield where getting full setup takes about half the time which is the point snow is reset, and even then it takes a stat reset in the middle of the shield before it can finally go down. At the least, Iron Bundle not resetting itself until very late means that Mud-Slap and other debuffs can go a long way. After the shield goes down I can go all out and just try to press Play Rough as much as I can through all the healing animations, and this final clip shows I barely get the last attack in before the timer itself disappeared.

Overall I would say this was one of the toughest raids for Azumarill, but the upgraded AI can definitely carry this one. Passive Life Dew healing from Gardevoir makes hitting Belly Drum thresholds really consistent without the need for high heal cheers, while Arboliva's Grassy Terrain shuts down Quark Drive and Arcanine's Leer can even help in the final push.