Overview
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name: Wall
move 1: Synthesis
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Giga Drain / Leech Seed
move 4: Knock Off / Earthquake / Hidden Power Fire
ability: Chlorophyll
item: Venusaurite
evs: 248 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
nature: Calm
Moves
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Set Details
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Usage Tips
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Team Options
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Other Options
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- Pros:
- A great Kyogre, Palkia, and Xerneas check all in one, which is always great.
- Unique typing with many useful resistances.
- Thick Fat mitigates two of its weaknesses.
- With the commonness of Groudon, Synthesis heals 75% versus 50%.
- Somewhat wide movepool.
- Cons:
- Takes up a mega slot, which is much more of a big deal in Ubers than of other tiers.
- Ho-oh kind of shits all over it.
- Stats are quite low by Ubers standards.
- Synthesis is crippled in Rain.
- Set up bait.
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name: Wall
move 1: Synthesis
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Giga Drain / Leech Seed
move 4: Knock Off / Earthquake / Hidden Power Fire
ability: Chlorophyll
item: Venusaurite
evs: 248 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
nature: Calm
Moves
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- Synthesis is Mega Venusaur's most reliable recovery option, getting 50% under normal weather conditions, while having a great 75% in Sun. Do be warned, however, in Rain it is a mere 25%.
- Sludge Bomb hits Xerneas, which is quite important.
- Giga Drain allows Mega Venusaur to keep healthy in Rain and hits Kyogre hard.
- Leech Seed pressures Defensive Pokemon like Blissey and Arceus.
- Knock Off is very helpful to Knock Off opposition's item and 2HKOes Mega Gengar with a bit of prior damage.
- Earthquake hits Fire-types like Blaziken and Heatran, and also Steel-types, while also being a certain 2HKO on Mega Gengar.
- Hidden Power Fire hits Genesect very hard and other Steel-types as well.
- Sleep Powder is a viable option to cripple practically anything, while Leech Seed is also another means of recovery, but it can be a bit overkill.
- Roar phases out Xerneas along with other threats.
Set Details
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- Maximum special Bulk thanks to EVs.
- Venusaurite is the item of choice, of course, to enable it to mega evolve lol.
- Calm might seem odd with physical attacks, but Knock Off is used for its utility, not so much for its power.
Usage Tips
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- Aim to keep Mega Venusaur alive and healthy to better handle Xerneas and Kyogre.
- Never ever switch Mega Venusaur into either threats pre-mega evolving because it has bad bulk beforehand and is easily overwhelmed.
- Try to mega evolve as soon as possible because pre-mega evolution Mega Venusaur is pretty sucky.
- The one exception the the aforementioned rule is to not mega evolve immediately should the Sun be up to gain the effect of Chlorophyll.
- Its often best to scout for Xerneas' coverage options, as Psyshock / Psychic is the only move to watch out for, and it's best to know if it has these moves by pressuring it not to set up.
Team Options
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- Klefki is a good partner because, while it handles Xerneas effectively, cannot deal with Kyogre, the two together form a nasty core. Klefki also resists all of Mega Venusaur's weaknesses except Fire, but Thick Fat mitigates this anyways.
- Cleric support from Sylveon is always appreciated.
- Palkia gets nice synergy with Mega Venusaur.
- Groudon provides Sun, Stealth Rock, and has ok synergy.
- Teammates to handle Ho-oh, like Arceus-Rock, are good partners.
Other Options
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- Offensive Life Orb sets of Solar Beam / Sludge Bomb / Weather Ball / Sleep Powder (or Growth) could be used, but Sun is no longer permanent.
- Grass Knot is usually strong thanks to heavy Ubers meta.
- Leaf Storm nukes things but makes it even easier for Mega Venusaur to be set up on.
- Toxic hits support Arceus
- Swords Dance and Power Whip is an ok idea thanks to its bulk, but weak and outclassed by so many other Pokemon.
- Sleep Powder is cool but shaky accuracy.
- Block is kinda cool to trap Pokemon, but is so outclassed and takes up a moveset.
- Petal Dance is very strong, a Grass-type Outrage, but confusion sucks and being locked into a move isn't good for a wall.
- What not to use: Curse, Outrage, or Ingrain.
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- Ho-Oh.
- Yveltal (Resistant and hurts with Oblivion Wing)
- Support Arceus (Bulk)
- Steel-types (Genesect, Dialga, Mega Lucario)
- Mega Mewtwo (X & Y)
- Strong Fire- and Ice-type moves (Reshiram, Blaziken, Ho-oh, Kyurem-W)
- Kyurem-W (Teravolt says f u to Thick Fat)
- Ghost-types (Giratina, Arceus-Ghost)
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