teambuilding compendium for stall / semi-stall by user: Wheezer
(contributers: yuipo, sonired, i’msosorrylol)
If you see any inconsistencies/errors please make sure to pm me on smogon or PS! and I will take care of it.

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priority 1 (very limited counters)
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Charizard (Mega-X) - Dragon Dance
hard checks: hippowdon, quagsire, tyranitar, heatran (specially defensive), heatran (offensive), azumarill (sap sipper), slowbro, mega slowbro, mega altaria, rhyperior, gliscor (physically defensive), landorus-therian, alomomola, azumarill (choice band), azumarill (assault vest)
soft checks:Keldeo (Choice Specs), heatran (choice scarf)

Charizard (Mega-X) - Defensive Will-O-Wisp
hard checks: Gyarados (specially defensive), Suicune, manaphy, Landorus-Therian, Togekiss (Defensive), Reuniclus, quagsire, hippowdon, tyranitar, azumarill (sap sipper), slowbro, mega slowbro, mega altaria, rhyperior, gliscor (physically defensive), alomomola, keldeo (choice specs)
Soft checks: Garchomp (tankchomp), latios, latias, kyurem-b

Clefable
Hard Checks: Heatran (specially defensive), heatran (offensive), tentacruel, mew, victini, gengar, talonflame (stallbreaker), talonflame (swords dance), gliscor (specially defensive), gliscor (physically defensive), Excadrill (Specially Defensive), nidoqueen, mega venusaur, jirachi, amoonguss, mega aggron, skarmory (specially defensive), volcarona, Entei, dragalge (toxic spikes), Doublade, manaphy, heatran (choice scarf)
soft checks:Scizor, Hoopa-Unbound (Mixed LO), bisharp, scolipede, cobalion, toxicroak

Manaphy
Hard Checks: Clefable (unaware), Azumarill (sap sipper), Mega Venusaur, Ferrothorn, kyurem-b, raikou, gyarados (specially defensive), tangrowth, chansey, empoleon, mantine/mantyke, latios, latias, slowking, serperior, blissey
Soft checks: magnezone, amoonguss, celebi, Serperior, mega latias, suicune, toxicroak, rotom-w, starmie, gastrodon, seismitoad, thundurus, rotom-h

 Hoopa Unbound
 hard checks: mandibuzz, klefki, garchomp, landorus-t, kyurem-b, porygon2 , alomomola
 soft checks: Bisharp, Tornadus-Therian, tyranitar, Mega Gyarados, Mega Lopunny, mega gardevoir, mega charizard x (defensive will-o-wisp), mega charizard x (dragon dance), mega diancie, keldeo, Heracross (Pre-Mega), Mega Metagross

 Medicham (Mega)
 hard checks: mega slowbro, slowbro, reuniclus, mew, cresselia, cofagrigus, doublade, sableye, gourgeist,
 soft checks: celebi, gengar, azumarill (choice band), azumarill (assault vest), mega altaria, mega gardevoir, mega latias, skarmory (physically defensive), sylveon (cleric), sylveon (choice specs), togekiss, talonflame (stallbreaker), Shedinja, mega beedrill, mega pinsir, scolipede, clefable (calm mind), clefable (unaware), talonflame (swords dance)

 Azumarill - Choice Band
 hard checks: skarmory, amoonguss, mega venusaur, mega scizor, tentacruel, celebi, ferrothorn, rotom-w, mega aggron, slowbro, mega slowbro, alomomola, tangrowth, serperior, zapdos, alomomola
 soft checks: mega sceptile, magnezone, raikou, gengar

Azumarill - Belly Drum
hard checks: mega venusaur, skarmory, celebi, serperior, zapdos
soft checks:mega sceptile, breloom, latios, latias, raikou, starmie, kyurem-b

 Heracross (Mega)
 hard checks:mega altaria, clefable (unaware), gliscor (physically defensive), doublade, weezing, landorus-therian, nidoqueen, sylveon (cleric)
 soft checks: clefable (calm mind), heatran (offensive), talonflame (stallbreaker), talonflame (swords dance), mega charizard y, mega charizard x (defensive will-o-wisp), mega charizard x (dragon dance), azumarill (sap sipper), garchomp (tankchomp) , mega pinsir, Staraptor, mega diancie, mega gardevoir, latios, latias, mega latias, starmie, victini, Rotom-Heat, Mega Manectric, mega metagross, sylveon (choice specs), skarmory (defensive),  tornadus-therian, volcarona, mega aerodactyl, alakazam, mega medicham, heatran (choice scarf)

 Gardevoir (Mega)
 hard checks: jirachi, bronzong, doublade, mega scizor, skarmory (specially defensive), klefki, chansey, victini, talonflame (stallbreaker), arcanine (defensive), cresselia
 soft checks: heatran (specially defensive), heatran (offensive), ferrothorn, mega metagross, azumarill, excadrill (specially defensive), excadrill (choice scarf / sand), magnezone, mega aggron, gengar, mega beedrill, heatran (choice scarf)

 Gengar
 hard checks: tornadus-t, gliscor (specially defensive), mandibuzz, raikou, gyarados (specially defensive), talonflame (stallbreaker), mega scizor
 soft checks: bisharp, starmie, weavile, tyranitar, mega lopunny, alakazam, dragonite, talonflame (swords dance), jirachi, heatran (choice scarf)

 Gyarados (Mega)
 hard checks: zapdos, mega venusaur, mega scizor, amoonguss, tangrowth, keldeo, ferrothorn, chesnaught, mega altaria, azumarill (choice band), azumarill (assault vest), cobalion, breloom, alomomola
 soft checks: skarmory, clefable (calm mind), clefable (unaware), sylveon (cleric), sylveon (choice specs), kyurem-b, mega gardevoir, mega lopunny, manaphy


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priority 2 (hard to counter / can pressure strongly)
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 Garchomp - Tankchomp
 hard checks: mega altaria, clefable (magic guard), clefable (unaware), sylveon (cleric), sylveon (choice specs), mega gardevoir, cresselia, hippowdon, talonflame (stallbreaker), gliscor (physically defensive), gliscor (specially defensive), porygon2, slowbro, mega slowbro, mew, togekiss, mega venusaur, celebi, suicune, manaphy, landorus-t, rotom-w, gyarados (specially defensive), avalugg, alomomola
 soft checks:

 Garchomp - Swords Dance
 hard checks: clefable (unaware), quagsire, porygon2, avalugg, cresselia, mega slowbro, mandibuzz, gliscor (physically defensive), landorus-t
 soft checks: mega altaria, clefable (magic guard), sylveon (cleric), sylveon (choice specs), manaphy, keldeo, latios, latias, serperior, feraligatr, mamoswine, slowking

 Altaria (Mega) - Dragon Dance
 hard checks: skarmory, bronzong, ferrothorn, jirachi, mega venusaur, talonflame (stallbreaker), talonflame (swords dance), moltres, clefable (unaware), gengar, scizor, mega scizor, mega metagross, scolipede, mamoswine, azumarill, excadrill (air balloon), amoonguss, weezing, forretress, empoleon, victini, mega aggron, sylveon (choice specs), sylveon (cleric)
 soft checks: heatran (choice scarf), clefable (magic guard), magnezone, weavile, dragalge, klefki, excadrill (choice scarf / sand), mega gardevoir, mega diancie, cresselia

 Altaria (Mega) - Special Attacker
 hard checks: mega venusaur, talonflame (stallbreaker), talonflame (swords dance), moltres, clefable (unaware), clefable (magic guard), gengar, gengar, mega metagross, azumarill, weezing, empoleon, victini, mega aggron, sylveon (choice specs), sylveon (cleric), cresselia
 soft checks: heatran (choice scarf), scolipede, mamoswine, excadrill (specially defensive), excadrill (choice scarf / sand), klefki, weavile, mega gardevoir, amoonguss, scizor, mega diancie

 Bisharp
 hard checks: keldeo, garchomp (tankchomp), hippowdon, mega charizard x (defensive will-o-wisp), gliscor (physically defensive), skarmory (physically defensive), mega gyarados, cobalion, infernape (defensive), alomomola, mega scizor, scizor (offensive swords dance), chesnaught (defensive)
 soft checks: breloom, mega heracross, weavile, mega charizard x (Dragon Dance)

 Heatran - Specially Defensive
hard checks: keldeo, latios, gliscor (physically defensive), gliscor (specially defensive), alomomola, suicune,
soft checks: lucario,

 Heatran - Stallbreaker
 hard checks: keldeo, starmie, slowbro, mega slowbro, suicune, slowking, mega charizard x (defensive will-o-wisp), manaphy, azumarill (choice band), azumarill (assault vest), azumarill (sap sipper), garchomp, mega gyarados, landorus-t, tyranitar, politoed, gyarados (specially defensive), mega swampert, kingdra, feraligatr, gliscor (physically defensive), gliscor (specially defensive), conkeldurr, alomomola
 soft checks: hippowdon, mega medicham, excadrill (choice scarf / sand), mega lopunny, mega charizard y, diggersby

 Landorus-T - Defensive Stealth Rocks
 hard checks: slowbro, mega slowbro, alomomola, porygon2, cresselia, rotom-w, gliscor (physically defensive), gliscor (specially defensive), skarmory, keldeo, manaphy, suicune, rotom-w, chesnaught, tangrowth, weezing, ferrothorn, clefable, garchomp (tankchomp), mega scizor, gyarados (specially defensive)
 soft checks: mamoswine

 Landorus-T - Swords Dance
 hard checks: porygon2, cresselia, skarmory, slowbro, mega slowbro, alomomola, gliscor (physically defensive), keldeo, rotom-w, chesnaught, weezing
 soft checks: suicune, manaphy, mamoswine

 Breloom
 hard checks: mega venusaur, amoonguss, tangrowth, celebi, mega scizor, latias, mega latias, skarmory, mega altaria, latios, mega metagross, mega heracross, chesnaught, jirachi, clefable (unaware), sylveon (cleric), cresselia
 soft checks: talonflame (stallbreaker), talonflame (swords dance), tornadus-t, clefable (magic guard), sylveon (choice specs)

 Scizor (Mega)
 hard checks: mega charizard x, talonflame (stallbreaker), talonflame (swords dance), skarmory, garchomp (tankchomp), keldeo, landorus-therian, mega manectric, rotom-w, volcarona, gyarados (specially defensive), mandibuzz, zapdos, quagsire, rotom-h, weezing, chandelure, infernape
 soft checks: mega venusaur, tornadus-therian, heatran (choice scarf), heatran (offensive), magnezone

 Talonflame - Stallbreaker
 hard checks: Heatran (offensive), rotom wash (defensive), Azumarill (Choice Band), Raikou (Choice Specs), Raikou (Calm Mind), Mega Manectric,
 soft checks:Tyranitar, Latios, Breloom, Starmie (Bulky Spinner), Starmie (Offensive Life Orb Spinner), Raikou (Assault Vest)

 Talonflame - Swords Dance
 hard checks: hippowdon, heatran (specially defensive), heatran (physically defensive), heatran (choice scarf), suicune, slowbro, mega slowbro, alomomola, mega manectric, rotom-w, mega aerodactyl, rhyperior, rotom-h, tyranitar, landorus-t, garchomp, gliscor (physically defensive), mega diancie, gyarados (specially defensive), azumarill (sap sipper), mega swampert, feraligatr, cresselia
 soft checks: azumarill (choice band), azumarill (assault vest), excadrill (choice scarf / sand), magneton

 Tornadus-T - Assault Vest
 hard checks: rotom wash (defensive), zapdos, jirachi (specially defensive), rotom heat, raikou (assault vest), hippowdon, mega manectric, talonflame (stallbreaker), azumarill (assault vest), mega sableye
 soft checks: talonflame (swords dance), mega scizor, kyurem-black, heatran (specially defensive), heatran (offensive), heatran (choice scarf), landorus-therian (choice scarf), excadrill (choice scarf), excadrill (Sand Rush Sweeper), latias, mega diancie, azumarill (choice band)

 Tornadus-T - Life Orb
 hard checks: zapdos, rotom-w, mega diancie, raikou, mega aerodactyl, sylveon, mega manectric
 soft checks: talonflame (stallbreaker), mega scizor, scizor (choice band), magnezone, clefable, azumarill (choice band), azumarill (assault vest)

 Sableye (Mega)
 hard checks: gliscor (specially defensive), gliscor (physically defensive), talonflame (stallbreaker), talonflame (swords dance), mega gardevoir, mega diancie, clefable (calm mind), mega gyarados, mega altaria, mega charizard x (dragon dance), mega charizard x (defensive will-o-wisp), togekiss, sylveon (choice specs), sylveon (cleric), manaphy, heatran (specially defensive), heatran (stallbreaker), heatran (choice scarf), volcarona, Keldeo (Calm Mind)
 soft checks: entei, keldeo, azumarill, mega lopunny, thundurus (nasty plot), Keldeo (Choice Specs),

 Charizard (Mega-Y)
 hard checks: chansey, victini, latias, latios, mega altaria, mega charizard x (defensive will-o-wisp), politoed, mega latias, talonflame (stallbreaker), dragonite
 soft checks: mega charizard x (dragon dance), tyranitar, heatran (choice scarf), heatran (offensive), excadrill (choice scarf / sand), talonflame (swords dance), mega diancie, mega gyarados, mega pinsir, raikou, mega manectric, thundurus-therian, thundurus, terrakion, landorus-therian (choice scarf)

 Mew
 hard checks: mega sableye, talonflame (stallbreaker), talonflame (swords dance), mega charizard x, gliscor (physically defensive), gliscor (specially defensive), manaphy, mega diancie, heatran (specially defensive), heatran (offensive), heatran (choice scarf), mega gardevoir, serperior, volcarona, mega charizard y, victini, heracross (pre-mega)
 soft checks: bisharp, weavile, mega gyarados, keldeo, gengar, tyranitar, mega gyarados, mega alakazam, entei, conkeldurr, scolipede, mega heracross, Mega Medicham

 Pinsir (Mega)
 hard checks: zapdos, skarmory, rotom-h, mega aerodactyl, rhyperior, hippowdon, landorus-therian, mega metagross, rotom-w, raikou, mega manectric, Doublade, Garchomp (tankchomp), cresselia
 soft checks: magnezone, mega diancie, excadrill (choice scarf / sand), tyranitar, tornadus-t (assault vest), Dragonite, slowbro, mega slowbro (special tank), mew,

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priority 3 (can break through w/ specific sets / annoying)
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 Alakazam (Mega)
 hard checks: clefable, mew, mega sableye, landorus-therian (choice scarf), mega scizor, tornadus-t (assault vest), mega aerodactyl,
 soft checks: weavile, azumarill (assault vest), azumarill (choice band), weavile, gyarados (specially defensive), Mega Lopunny, Mega Medicham, Bisharp, mega metagross,

 Diancie (Mega)
 hard checks: mega venusaur, jirachi (specially defensive), tangrowth (assault vest), skarmory (specially defensive), mega scizor, mew (specially defensive), clefable, excadrill (specially defensive), hippowdon, cresselia
 soft checks: excadrill (choice scarf / sand)

 Ferrothorn
  hard checks: mega sableye, heatran (specially defensive), heatran (offensive), heatran (choice scarf), mega venusaur (offensive), mandibuzz, zapdos, mega manectric, entei, arcanine (defensive),
 soft checks: Keldeo, Lucario, Gengar, weavile,

 Weavile
 hard checks: mega scizor, keldeo, azumarill (choice band), azumarill (assault vest), azumarill (sap sipper), skarmory (physically defensive), klefki, scizor (offensive swords dance), mega gyarados, gyarados (specially defensive), alomomola, emboar, infernape
 soft checks:

 Keldeo - Choice Specs
 hard checks: latios, latias, celebi, slowking, mega latias (defensive), mega venusaur, tangrowth, azumarill (assault vest), gyarados (specially defensive), mega slowbro, tornadus-therian (assault vest), gourgeist, salamence (defensive defog), dragalge, starmie (bulky Rapid Spin), amoonguss, azumarill (sap sipper), mega altaria, alomomola
 soft checks: starmie (offensive Life Orb ), tornadus-therian (life orb), alakazam, mega alakazam, talonflame (swords dance), raikou, serperior, thundurus (nasty plot), mega metagross, sylveon (choice specs), sylveon (cleric), cresselia

 Keldeo - Substitute Calm Mind
 hard checks: latios, latias, celebi, slowking, mega latias (defensive), mega venusaur, tangrowth, amoonguss, azumarill (assault vest), azumarill (sap sipper), gyarados (specially defensive), mega slowbro, tornadus-t (assault vest), gourgeist, salamence (defensive defog), dragalge, mega gardevoir, clefable (calm mind), clefable (unaware), starmie (bulky rapid spin), starmie (offensive life orb), sylveon (choice specs), sylveon (cleric), mega altaria, cresselia
 soft checks: tornadus-therian (life orb), alakazam, raikou, serperior, thundurus, mega metagross, togekiss, mega alakazam, mega manectric, garchomp (tankchomp), gengar,

 Metagross (Mega)
 hard checks: skarmory (physically defensive), slowbro, mega slowbro, starmie (bulky rapid spin), mega scizor, rotom-w, celebi, cresselia, alomomola
 soft checks: landorus-therian (choice scarf), landorus-therian (defensive stealth rocks), heatran (choice scarf), bisharp, gengar, mega manectric, raikou,

 Thundurus - Nasty Plot
 hard checks: hippowdon, mega swampert, quagsire, clefable (unaware), chansey, cresselia
 soft checks: heatran (choice scarf), landorus-therian (choice scarf), weavile, mamoswine

 Thundurus - Prankster Thunder Wave
 hard checks: cresselia, quagsire, hippowdon, chansey, clefable, latias, mega charizard x (dragon dance), mega charizard x (defensive will-o-wisp), tangrowth, mega venusaur, celebi,
 soft checks: heatran (choice scarf), landorus-therian (choice scarf), raikou, excadrill (choice scarf / sand)

 Latios
 hard checks: bisharp, tyranitar, chansey, clefable (unaware), clefable (magic guard), alomomola, heatran (specially defensive), mega gardevoir, sylveon (cleric), sylveon (choice specs), jirachi, mew, togekiss, empoleon, mega altaria, excadrill (specially defensive), tornadus-therian (assault vest), klefki, doublade, bronzong, skarmory (specially defensive)
 soft checks: azumarill (choice band), azumarill (assault vest), cresselia, hoopa-u, mega diancie, landorus-therian (choice scarf)

 Gliscor - Swords Dance
 hard checks: manaphy, keldeo, suicune, slowbro, mega slowbro, cresselia, azumarill (choice band), azumarill (assault vest), azumarill (sap sipper), kyurem-b, gyarados (specially defensive), skarmory (physically defensive), quagsire, clefable (unaware), weavile, mamoswine, rotom-w, politoed
 soft checks:

 Kyurem-B
 hard checks: clefable (unaware), cresselia, mew, ferrothorn, reuniclus, sylveon (cleric), clefable (calm mind), chansey, mega slowbro, porygon2, mega scizor, jirachi, bronzong, excadrill (specially defensive), alomomola
 soft checks: sylveon (choice specs), keldeo, mega lopunny, mega medicham, latios, latias, excadrill (choice scarf / sand), tyranitar, mega gardevoir, mega diancie

 Serperior
 hard checks: tornadus-therian (assault vest), tornadus-therian (life orb), talonflame (stallbreaker), talonflame (offensive), mega venusaur, togekiss, azumarill (sap sipper), chansey, amoonguss, heatran (specially defensive), heatran (stallbreaker), heatran (choice scarf)
 soft checks: mega altaria, gengar, weavile, weezing

 Alakazam
 hard checks: mega scizor, chansey, mega sableye, mandibuzz, sylveon (cleric), hippowdon, klefki
 soft checks: cresselia, jirachi, mew, talonflame (stallbreaker), talonflame (swords dance), azumarill (choice band), azumarill (assault vest), scizor, doublade, hoopa-unbound, bisharp, excadrill (choice scarf / sand), mega aerodactyl, kyurem-b

Slowbro (Mega)
hard checks: chansey, cresselia, clefable (unaware), tangrowth, hoopa-unbound, mega gyarados, manaphy, celebi, serperior, gastrodon, alomomola
 soft checks: thundurus, raikou, mega manectric, magnezone, gengar, mega heracross

 Rotom-W
 hard checks: celebi, tangrowth, amoonguss, chansey, clefable (calm mind), serperior, gastrodon, mega venusaur, latios, latias, mega latias, reuniclus, mega altaria, mew, ferrothorn, kyurem-b, cresselia, mega sableye
 soft checks: breloom, mega charizard y, mega gardevoir

 Togekiss
 hard checks: zapdos, raikou, thundurus, chansey, mega diancie, heatran (specially defensive), mega manectric, rotom-w, magnezone, scizor (specially defensive), mega aggron, doublade, rotom-h, klefki, gengar, chesnaught, amoonguss, alomomola, skarmory (specially defensive)
 soft checks: gengar, weavile

 Diggersby
hard checks: skarmory (physically defensive), celebi, gliscor (physically defensive), slowbro, mega slowbro, mega venusaur, bronzong, rotom-w, alomomola, gourgeist, gyarados (specially defensive)
 soft checks: serperior, keldeo, manaphy, azumarill (choice band), azumarill (assault vest)

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priority 4 (not too threatening)
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 Excadrill - Sand Rush Sweeper
 hard check: landorus t (defensive), landorus-therian (choice scarf), landorus-t (defensive), hippowdon, gyarados (mega), gyarados (specially defensive), mega slowbro, slowbro, quagsire, rotom-wash (physically defensive), skarmory (physically defensive)
 soft checks: keldeo, manaphy

 Excadrill - Air Balloon Spinner
 hard check:landorus-therian (defensive), landorus-t (choice scarf), hippo, ferrothorn, mega gyarados, gyarados (specially defensive), mega slowbro, slowbro, quagsire, rotom-wash (physically defensive), mew, celebi, mega scizor, gourgeist, keldeo manaphy, skarmory (physically defensive)
 soft checks:

 Lopunny (Mega)
 hard checks: slowbro, mega slowbro, celebi, cresselia, skarmory (physically defensive), clefable (unaware), sylveon (cleric), hippowdon, mew, mega venusaur, mega scizor, gourgeist, cofagrigus, alomomola, chesnaught, weezing
 soft checks: sylveon (choice specs), rotom-w, mega aerodactyl, breloom, azumarill (choice band), azumarill (assault vest), tornadus-t (assault vest), tornadus-t (life orb), breloom, mega heracross, conkeldurr, mega altaria, talonflame (stallbreaker), talonflame (swords dance), mega charizard x (defensive will-o-wisp), garchomp (tankchomp), landorus-t (defensive)

 Manectric (Mega)
 hard checks: hippowdon, chansey, mew, cresselia, clefable (calm mind), mega venusaur, sylveon (cleric), quagsire, rhyperior, mega charizard x (defensive will-o-wisp), mega altaria, clefable (unaware), latias, mega swampert, mega latias, heatran, tyranitar, kyurem-b, rhyperior
 soft checks: excadrill (choice scarf / sand), landorus-therian (choice scarf), mamoswine, diggersby

 Tyranitar
 hard checks: skarmory (physically defensive), quagsire, hippowdon, chesnaught, mega altaria, clefable (calm mind), clefable (unaware), suicune, mega scizor, gliscor (specially defensive), gliscor (physically defensive), ferrothorn, garchomp (tankchomp), landorus-t (defensive), landorus-t (choice scarf), mega swampert, breloom, rotom-w, keldeo, scizor (offensive swords dance), scizor (choice band), alomomola, rhyperior, klefki, conkeldurr, terrakion, cobalion, virizion
 soft checks: rotom-w, azumarill (choice band), azumarill (sap sipper), azumarill (assault vest), mamoswine, excadrill (specially defensive), excadrill (choice scarf / sand), infernape, mega diancie

 Venusaur (Mega)
  hard checks: heatran (specially defensive), chansey, heatran (choice scarf), heatran (stallbreaker), latias, mega latias, jirachi, reuniclus, mew, cresselia, hoopa-u, weezing, mega charizard x (defensive will-o-wisp), mega charizard x (dragon dance), talonflame (stallbreaker), latios, gengar, gothitelle, tornadus-therian (assault vest), tornadus-therian (life orb), volcarona, victini
 soft checks: talonflame (swords dance), mega charizard y, mega medicham, mega aerodactyl, kyurem-b

 Celebi
 hard checks: heatran (specially defensive), heatran (stallbreaker), heatran (choice scarf), skarmory (physically defensive), skarmory (specially defensive), mega charizard x (defensive will-o-wisp), mega charizard x (dragon dance), talonflame (stallbreaker), talonflame (swords dance), mega scizor, scizor (offensive swords dance), scizor (choice band), tornadus-therian (assault vest), tornadus-therian (life orb), mega aerodactyl, victini, volcarona, jirachi, gengar
 soft checks: mega venusaur, mega heracross, infernape, scolipede

 Jirachi - Specially Defensive
 hard checks: heatran (specially defensive), heatran (stallbreaker), heatran (choice scarf), hippowdon, skarmory (physically defensive), rotom-h, rotom-w, victini, volcarona, mega charizard x (defensive will-o-wisp), mega charizard x (dragon dance), ferrothorn, quagsire, alomomola, gastrodon, infernape, seismitoad, mega swampert, mega garchomp
 soft checks:

 Magnezone
 hard checks: hippowdon, quagsire, heatran (specially defensive), heatran (stallbreaker), heatran (choice scarf), mega charizard x (defensive will-o-wisp), mega charizard x (dragon dance), seismitoad, gastrodon, victini, rotom-h, chansey, garchomp (tankchomp), mega swampert, celebi, mega garchomp, landorus-therian (choice scarf)
 soft checks: mamoswine, landorus-therian (defensive)

 Raikou - Choice Specs
 hard checks: hippowdon, quagsire, heatran (specially defensive), mega charizard x (defensive will-o-wisp), mega charizard x (dragon dance), seismitoad, gastrodon, victini, rotom-h, chansey, mega swampert, ferrothorn, excadrill (specially defensive), kyurem-b, mega venusaur, amoonguss, rhyperior, rotom-h
 soft checks: heatran (choice scarf), landorus-therian (choice scarf), excadrill (choice scarf / sand), diggersby, mega altaria

 Starmie - Offensive Life Orb Spinner
 hard checks: starmie (bulky rapid spin), slowbro, mega slowbro, ferrothorn, chansey, sylveon (cleric), porygon2, cresselia, kyurem-b, rotom-w, mega gyarados, mew
 soft checks: clefable (calm mind), sylveon (choice specs), bisharp, weavile, tornadus-therian (life orb), tornadus-therian (assault vest)

 Volcarona
   hard checks: hippowdon, chansey, alomomola, porygon2, talonflame (stallbreaker), talonflame (swords dance), tornadus-therian (assault vest), tornadus-therian (life orb), mega charizard x (defensive will-o-wisp), mega charizard x (dragon dance), mega charizard y, gyarados (specially defensive), dragonite, heatran (specially defensive), heatran (stallbreaker), heatran (choice scarf), azumarill (sap sipper), rotom-h, tentacruel
 soft checks: terrakion, landorus-therian (choice scarf), azumarill (choice band), azumarill (assault vest), victini, infernape

 Dragonite
 hard checks: clefable (unaware), clefable (calm mind), sylveon (cleric), sylveon (choice specs), skarmory (physically defensive), landorus-therian (defensive), mega aggron, azumarill (choice band), azumarill (sap sipper), azumarill (assault vest), ferrothorn, mega scizor, hippowdon, slowbro, mega slowbro, klefki, jirachi, togekiss, quagsire, mega scizor, bronzong
 soft checks: landorus-therian (choice scarf), weavile