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Aeolus (Suicune) @ Wacan Berry / Lum Berry / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Modest
EVs: 252 SpA / 140 Spe / 116 HP
-Hydro Pump
-Ice Beam
-Tailwind
-Protect

Synergy:
Electric: Breloom (though if Wacan Berry is used it can survive a

hit)
Grass: Breloom, Heracross, Heatran, Metagross

Lum Berry is to stop evil Smeargles. Wacan berry could be used to

survive Meganectric and set up Tailwind. Sitrus Berry to increase

Aeolus's survivability because it is very bulky anyway

Fun Guy (Breloom) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 SDef
-Mach Punch / Force Palm
-Bullet Seed
-Spore
-Protect

Spore stuff such as TR users and Smeargle and also Mach Punch them.

Force Palm has more power and the para chance, but doesn't have

priority (Tailwind won't be set up every battle)

Synergy:
Flying: Metagross, Zapdos
Fire: Chandelure, Suicune
Psychic: Metagross
Fairy: Metagross, Chandelure
Ice: Metagross, Suicune, Heatran
Poison: Metagross, Heatran

Extreme 4MSS (Metagross) @ Metagrossite
Ability: Clear Body -> Tough Claws
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP
-Iron Head
-Zen Headbutt
-Ice Punch
-Protect

Oh, how Metagross suffers from 4MSS. But it is my answer to Mega

Kangaskhan. EVs are to outspeed Garchomp and tie with +Speed base

110s such as Latios. Iron Head is used because of the 30% chance to

Flinch, and I don't want to test my luck with Meteor Miss. Zen

Headbutt for secondary STAB. Ice Punch to hit dragons (Particularly

MegaMence and Chomp) who would otherwise wreck my team. Protect is,

well, Protect. I wish I could run Iron Head/Zen

Headbutt/Earthquake/Ice Punch/Bullet Punch/Hammer Arm/Protect.

Possible alternative:
/*
 * Mawile @ Mawilite
 * Ability: Intimidate -> Huge Power
 * Nature: Adamant
 * EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP
 * -Play Rough
 * -Iron Head
 * -Sucker Punch
 * -Protect
 * Mega Mawile hits even harder than Mega Metagross (145 Atk + 1.33x

 * boost vs. 105 Atk + 2.0x boost), and packs Intimidate. However,

 * it is much slower, meaning it will not function well outside of

 * Tailwind.

Synergy:

Fire: Heatran, Suicune
Ground: Breloom, Zapdos, Heracross
Dark: Heracross, Breloom
Ghost: Umm...

Zappy Bird (Zapdos) @ Yache Berry
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Naive
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HP
-Thunderbolt
-Heat Wave
-Tailwind
-Protect

Secondary Tailwind setter. Heat Wave to deal with Mega Scizor and

Mega Mawile.
Considering replacing Zappy Bird with Thundurus-I, who has the same

SpA, is slightly faster, and gets Prankster Taunt. However, Thundo-I

doesn't get Tailwind, which the team is obviously built around.

Thundo-I's only method of speed control is Electroweb, which

Electric-immune Pokemon (Ground-types, Volt

Absorb/Lightningrod/Motor Drive mons) don't care about.

Synergy:
Rock: Metagross, Breloom
Ice: Metagross, Suicune, Heatran (though Yache Berry lets it survive

an Ice hit)

/*
 * Thundurus-Incarnate @ Mental Herb / Yache Berry / Rocky Helmet
 * Ability: Prankster
 * Nature: Bold / Modest
 * EVs: 252 SAtk / 40? Spe / rest in HP
 * -Thunderbolt
 * -Taunt
 * -Electroweb / HP Ice / Thunder Wave
 * -Protect
 * Thundo-I could replace Zappy Bird. He doesn't get Tailwind, but

he gets Prankster Taunt, which is useful for shutting down

Whimsicott, Liepard, Gengar, Trick Room
 * users, et cetera. Electroweb is inferior to other speed control

methods (most notably Icy Wind), but it's the most reliable one

Thundurus gets (although Thunder
 * wave is another option). HP Ice isn't really needed because the

main things it would be used for are Garchomp and Salamence, both of

which Metagross and Suicune
 * kill.
 *
 * Synergy:
 * Rock: Metagross, Breloom
 * Ice: Metagross, Suicune, Heatran
 *
 * OR
 *
 *
 * Tornadus-Incarnate @ Yache Berry / Rocky Helmet
 * Ability: Prankster
 * Nature: Bold / Modest
 * EVs: 252 SAtk / Speed and HP investment
 * -Taunt
 * -Tailwind
 * -Air Slash? / Hurricane / some Special STAB
 * -Protect
 * Oh my Arceus if Tornadus gets Air Slash he would be perfect...

although I would have to trade for it since it's OR exclusive.

Tornadus-I is more defensive than * Thundo, but it would still work

very well. It gets Prankster Taunt AND Prankster Tailwind, and it

hits decently hard. But if he doesn't get Air Slash, he has to *

rely on Hurricane, which has 70% Accuracy out of rain (which I don't

run). The only thing stopping me from keeping Zappy Bird is the 0

Def IV and Naive nature, so I  * may have to restart X to get

Zapdos. I don't know...
 *
 * Synergy:
 * Rock: Metagross, Breloom
 * Ice: Metagross, Suicune, Heatran
 * Electric: Breloom
 */



Heracross @ Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP
-Megahorn
-Close Combat
-Knock Off / Rock Slide
-Protect

Flame Orb for guts, Life Orb for Moxie. A very heavy hitter all

around.
Role: OHKOing Mega Kangaskhan, just generally hitting things hard.

Synergy:
Flying: Metagross, Zapdos
Fire: Heatran, Suicune
Psychic: Metagross
Fairy: Metagross, Chandelure


Heatran @ Life Orb / Air Balloon
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Modest
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HP
-Heat Wave
-Earth Power
-Will-o-wisp
-Protect

The replacement for Chandy because I needed a Special Ground-type

attacker. (Nidoking is the other option). Earth Power puts a dent in

'lectric types even without STAB. Air Balloon to avoid EQ, or LO to

hit harder while Tailwind is up. WoW to cripple MegaKanga, MMawile,

Physical MegaMence, etc.

Synergy:
Water: Breloom, Suicune
Fighting: Heracross, Zapdos
Ground: Heracross, Breloom, Zapdos (although Air Balloon provides

temp. immunity)


Threats:
-Lando-T: Suicune. Just... Suicune.
-Cress: Chandy and Metagross.
-Hitmontop: Lead with Metagross to block Intimidate, and then

Megavolve and Zen Headbutt to kill it.
-Mega Kanga: Mega Metagross outside of Tailwind, Hera and Breloom in

Tailwind. Spore it if possible. Breloom + Tailwind setter is very

risky. Send out Metagross + Suicune, protect w/ Suicune and Iron

Head w/ Meta turn 1, Tailwind turn 2.
-Mega Mawile: Chandelure; WoW it and then Heat Wave.
-Megazard Y: Zappy Bird, Heracross (Tailwind only!)
-Aegislash: Spore it (hits through KS) and then Heracross and

Chandy.
-Rotom-W: Breloom (watch out for WoW) and Guts Heracross.
-Rotom-H: Suicune (Watch out for Electric attacks).
-Mamoswine: Breloom tanks Ice Shard and smacks or Spores it. Suicune

tanks EQ (and outspeeds) and OHKOs with Hydro Pump. Heracross

smashes it with CC. Chandy is NOT a good counter because of EQ and

Thick Fat.
-TTar: Breloom OHKOs, but watch out for Scarf Ice Beam. Metagross is

a good answer if already Megavolved; if Tailwind is up then Breloom,

Metagross, and Heracross all kill it.
-Mega Gengar: Dangerous. Best strat is to Spore it and then exploit

its bad defenses. Guts Hera checks non-Psychic variants and hits

with Knock Off.
-Mega Venusaur: Megagross (Beware Sleep Powder).
-Garchomp: Ice Beam Suicune. It will likely Protect, so use that to

set up Tailwind. If it doesn't, you still set up Tailwind and can

Ice Beam the next turn.
-Mega Salamence: Extremely dangerous. Can run many sets (unlike Mega

Kanga who always runs Return/PuP/Sucker Punch/Fake Out). Suicune can

hit with Ice Beam if Tailwind is up. Breloom can Spore it if

Tailwind is up. Megagross can live Return and damage with Meteor

Mash (Ice Punch might be worth it just for MegaMence). Basically, gg

if Tailwind is not up.
-Opposing Mega Metagross: Spore with Breloom, or Heat Wave w/

Heatran.
-Mega Altaria: If it lacks EQ, Metagross beats it. Suicune beats it

in Tailwind.
-Smogon Bird (Talonflame): Protect with Fun Guy, and Hydro Pump it.

Set up Tailwind the next turn. OR lead with Aeolus + Zappy Bird.

Double Tailwind users to make them guess. Tailwind w/ Aeolus, TBolt

w/ Zappy Bird.
-Mega Manectric and electric-types in general: Heatran has a 62.5%

chance to OHKO with Air Balloon (guaranteed w/ LO) but is outsped

outside Tailwind
-Lanturn: Heatran Earth Power puts a huge dent in it; Max SpA

Lanturn Hydro Pump never OHKOs assuming no LO, Specs, etc.
-Malamar: MEGAHORN ALL DAY
-Ferrothorn: Fun Guy hits for SE (beware Iron Barbs + Rocky Helmet)

and is immune to Leech Seed. Scaldera and Zappy Bird both incinerate

it with Heat Wave. The Beatle CCs it, but can only OHKO if Guts is

active.

-TerraCott: Lead with Chandy/Metagross and Fun Guy. Damage

Whimsicott heavily and Spore Terrakion.
-Trick Room (TR setter + slow mons): Lead with Fun Guy and

Metagross/Heracross. Spore the TR user, slam the other mon.
-Obvious Fake Out lead: Double team the other Pokemon. If it is

blatantly obvious which mon will be Faked Out (ex. Zappy Bird + 4MSS

vs. Talonflame and Kanga) have the Fake Out target Protect.
-Opposing Tailwind: Double team the Tailwind setter. Don't attack

the other mon (it will Protect).
-Rain: Don't use Chandy. Lead with Aeolus + Fun Guy. Abuse rain with

Hydro Pump.
-Gengar, along with Pranksters: Ignore Gengar, because it will

Protect turn 1. DO NOT USE NONDAMAGING MOVES; or else you will get

Encored to death.
-Khan Artist: Lead with Aeolus + The Beatle. Double Protect turn 1

to activate Flame Orb and cancel Fake Out. Turn 2 set up Tailwind w/

Aeolus and Close Combat Kanga.

Moves to watch out for:

Encore.
Almost Always:
-Raichu
-Liepard
-Jumpluff
-Whimsicott
-Volbeat
-Illumise
Common:
-Mega Lopunny
-Politoed
-Infernape
Uncommon:
-Hawlucha
-(Mega) Gardevoir

Strategy: Do not Tailwind or Protect against Prankster Encore users;

do not Protect against non-Pranksters (although Tailwind is fine).

Since I don't run Taunt, prioritize killing/Spore-ing potential

Encore users.

Swagger.
Pretty much everything can learn it, making it unpredictable.

Notable users are:
-Klefki (either runs Screens or SwagPlay)
-Liepard
-Politoed (rare)
-Tornadus-I (almost always)
-Thundurus-I (almost always)
-Meowstic-M (dammit Tsukasa)
-Anything with Prankster

How to beat Moody Smeargle: (assuming Dark Void + 3 of Tailwind,

King's Shield, Spiky Shield, Transform, Baton Pass, Sheer Cold)
-Skill Swap to steal Moody
-Prankster Taunt or Safeguard
-Fun Guy Bullet Seed in Tailwind
252+ Atk Guts Heracross Close Combat vs. +6 252 HP / 4 Def Smeargle:

348-410 (110.8 - 130.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
-Wide Guard