Polar Plunge (Beartic) @ Leftovers  
Ability: Slush Rush  
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe  
Adamant Nature  
- Substitute  
- Focus Punch  
- Icicle Crash  
- Aqua Jet

Snegurochka (Froslass) @ Focus Sash  
Ability: Cursed Body  
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe  
Timid Nature  
- Taunt  
- Spikes  
- Icy Wind  
- Destiny Bond

Junkanoo (Falinks) @ Life Orb  
Ability: Defiant  
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe  
Jolly Nature  
- Close Combat  
- Zen Headbutt  
- Poison Jab  
- No Retreat

Rose Bowl (Passimian) @ Choice Scarf  
Ability: Defiant  
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe  
Jolly Nature  
- Close Combat  
- Gunk Shot  
- Knock Off  
- U-turn

First-foot (Coalossal) @ Leftovers  
Ability: Flame Body  
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD  
Sassy Nature  
- Stealth Rock  
- Rapid Spin  
- Flamethrower  
- Rock Blast

Dragon Dance (Kommo-o) @ Lum Berry  
Ability: Bulletproof  
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe  
Jolly Nature  
- Dragon Dance  
- Close Combat  
- Poison Jab  
- Fire Punch

happy new year

by the good hiker

Yooo!! The new year is almost here! What better way to celebrate than with a new year tradition theme team? Polar bear plunges are swims in cold water that are popular in the us, canada, and northern europe, among others. a lot of people do them on the new year! snegurochka is the granddaughter of ded moroz, the santa-like figure of novy god, a russian new year celebration that has spread around the world thanks to post-soviet emigration. snegurochka helps her grandpa deliver presents to kids for the new year. Junkanoo is a bahamian new years parade where people create elaborate costumes and march through the streets. it is thought that the celebration was created in the days of slavery, but now its a fun tradition. the rose bowl is an american football game played on new years day. ive heard of it but i never knew it was a new years thing. first-foot is part of the larger celebration of hogmanay, the scottish new year. to bring good luck, the first person to enter a house on the new year should be a tall, dark-haired man carrying symbolic gifts, like bread for food or coal for warmth (hence the coalossal). finally, the dragon dance is a popular part of the chinese new year (or spring festival, as it's officially known). admittedly, it doesn't start until january 25th, but hey. dragon dances, along with lion dances, are elaborate costumed group dances that are fun to watch. so there's some new years stuff from around the world. have fun!

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