Recent content by Kayden

I agree that the big difference in speed between Lucario and Mega-Lucario might be it's biggest vulnerability, especially against experienced players. Even while building your team it should be reasonably easy to identify which pokemon might give Lucario an opportunity to switch in, this should...

My third attempt at resetting for a good Xerneas has yielded this: Modest + 31/6/31/31/8-9/31, I would be crazy not to keep this right? Assuming a Geomancy set the low IV in attack would be irrelevant and the low IV in special defense would be remedied by the Geomancy boost?

It will survive 100% of the time if Stealth Rock isn't up, it has a small chance to be beaten if Stealth Rock is on the field.

I would go even lower and use Modest with 152 Def/252 SpA/104 Spe, this ensures that it will always survive Choice Band Scizor's Bullet Punch after Stealth Rock, it will put it above Choice Scarf Terrakion and just below Neutral/192 SpE Excadrill in Sandstorm which will most likely go higher...

Maybe a 152 Def/170 SpA/176 Spe would be viable, if you don't want to be beaten by CB Scizor or Adamant Excadrill but you might give up important OHKOs on other pokemon and leave yourself vulnerable through that. It seems specific investment (almost always Assault Vest) is needed to stop Xerneas...

It still works in X & Y, i have been trying for a day now to get a 31/x/31/x/31/31 Modest Xerneas without luck. Anything less either makes you vulnerable to CB Scizor or forces you to move more EVs from Speed to Def which doesn't seem like a good compromise either.

You're correct, i used the wrong basestat for HP on the other calculations (121 instead of 126). I adjusted my previous post.

Xerneas' Defense with 148 EVs is 263 not 268. According to Pokemon Showdown's damage calculator it actually has a chance to not survive if Stealth Rock is up: 252+ Atk Choice Band Technician Scizor Bullet Punch vs. 0 HP / 148 Def (custom): 290-344 (73.79 - 87.53%) -- 6.25% chance to OHKO after...