What is a good counter to Kyogre in VGC 2021?

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I was just scrolling through pikalytics, and seeing how much the meta had changed. Next, I tested out a team, and I saw a huge amount of kyogre play. How should I counter it? Please list regular counters, and a counter using the team that has been linked below :) EDIT: For reference, I got all of the teams that I use from the second link, so only use ‘mons from that team. Sorry for being troublesome :).

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My favorite way of dealing with this right now is Grimmsnarl’s Prankster Light Screen + something to threaten Ogre, but there are of course plenty of other ways. Rillaboom’s Grassy Glide is gonna hurt, most offensive Electric-types can Dynamax to take the hit and revenge kill Ogre back, and in general, the duo is a little weak to Fake Out due to Kyogre being choiced, just respect the Kyogre’s option to Dynamax if you choose that route.Dialga is gaining traction right now as being a restricted that, for the most part, can shrug off anything Kyogre can do to it.Assault vest or Weakness Policy are my personal favorites. Assault Vest truly solidifies Dialga as a Kyogre counter, however the loss of Trick Room/Protect as options may not be worth as Dialga already handles Kyogre well enough without AV.I personally lean towards Weakness Policy because it can offset any snarl drops or if Dialga gets Max Quaked. It is a bit awkward you can’t have Telepathy and self proc weakness policy, but it’s not entirely necessary.

For AV Dialga, you can run something like this:Dialga @ Assault VestAbility: TelepathyLevel: 50EVs: 220 HP / 4 Def / 196 SpA / 12 SpD / 76 SpeModest NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Draco Meteor- Flash Cannon- Earth Power- Body Press

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That’s all, hope this helps!