July 2023 Is unique in that despite it being the first 35 Pokes Month it was not very active while it was current-- being played exclusively by Ryu & Notgerald alongside a few others. It wouldn't be until much later Unitz & Mangoose would experiment with the tier, and a speed tour would be hosted a little later, which marked the first step in furthering the tiers development. July23 can be described as a very bulky offensive metagame largely revolving around passive damage as well as strong breakers. Despite the good Defog distribution Stealth Rock was quite easy to get up & maintain with little drawback, the only Rapid Spinner in the tier was Blastoise; Sandstorm, Toxic, and Stealth Rock dominated this meta. Hard hitting breakers with wide coverage like Porygon-Z, Pawmot, and Sigilyph could abuse passive damage, making positioning especially crucical.