Camerupt @ Cameruptite
Ability: Solid Rock
EVs: 248 HP / 176 SpD / 84 Spe
Calm Nature
- Flamethrower / Fire Blast (which move you choose depends on whether you want more power or more accuracy)
- Earth Power
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
From my experience using Mega Camerupt, the standard set's lack of any form of recovery, (not even Leftovers or anything) can be a real annoyance, as it means that Mega Camerupt gets worn down very quickly unless it's paired with Wish support from the likes of Alomomola or Aromatisse. Resttalk Mega Camerupt attempts to remedy this by giving Camel a way to keep itself healthy throughout the game without relying on team support, letting it stick around for significantly longer to both break down defensive cores and check various threats such as Houndoom, Jolteon, Escavalier, Eelektross, Doublade, Whimsicott, and Rotom-C, among others. Rest lets Mega Camerupt immediately recover off all damage it's taken over the game when used, while Sleep Talk ensures that Mega Camerupt isn't a sitting duck by any means even while asleep. The last two moveslots are simply dedicated to Camerupt's solid dual STAB combination of Flamethrower / Fire Blast and Earth Power, both of which are more than powerful enough to break through the majority of the metagame despite a lack of special attack investment (note: Mega Camerupt's uninvested Fire Blast is almost as powerful as Timid LO Molt's, that's quite impressive!), and have quite good neutral coverage together. The EV spread is the same as the standard set onsite: it lets Camerupt outspeed minimum base 50s such as Tangrowth, Registeel, and Eelektross pre mega evolution, and lets it outrun base 30s such as Amoonguss, Reuniclus, Mega Steelix, Aromatisse (technically base 29, but you know what i mean) and Slowking post mega evolution. The rest of the EVs are invested in HP and Special Defense to ensure that Mega Camerupt can take hits and utilize its resistances as effectively as possible. A more offensive spread is possible i guess, but it cuts into Mega Camerupt's bulk quite a bit, and as mentioned before, camel has more than enough power to work with even uninvested.
Overall, i think Resttalk Mega Camerupt has quite a bit of potential, anyone else have thoughts on it?
Lastly, i'm really not sure how much i like Rock Polish Camerupt, even with maximum investment and a Timid nature Mega Camel still can't outspeed base 90s at +2 post mega evolution x.x.