Six Move Battling XY

*BUMPING because snaq told me to because I have a few things to say*

First of all, ORAS move tutors seem to affect this meta a lot. We have things like Broken Frog, which is now even more broken than before, able to run Gunk Shot/Low Kick/Ice Beam/Extrasensory/Dark Pulse/Hydro Pump all in 1 moveset. And then there's things like Crunch MegaDos, Diggersby, and probably another long list of pokemon with insane coverage that I'm missing.

Okay, so that first thing wasn't the real reason I was bumping this. I want to expand this thread to its own "6 move battling megathread". This way, the thread expands to include OU, UU, RU, NU, BH, STABmons, AAA, etc. rather than just OU. I feel like 6 Moves OU can start getting pretty stale after a while, so why not include all those tiers in the discussion? Imagine all the times when you had 4MSS in BH, UU, LC, AAA, STABmons, NU, RU, 1v1, TS, PU, FU, etc. By allowing this thread to expand into its own megathread, the thread won't simply die off (because imo it's something everyone has always wanted), and popularity of the tier will expand. My only problem is that i don't know whether this is allowed or not. If it's not, I'll just delete this part of the post. If it is, any of the tier leaders of any tier who don't want their tier included can let me know.

Let's not let this die again!
 
Suicune (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Calm Mind
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power Electric

Suicune finally runs coverage.

For Ubers,

Xerneas @ Power Herb
Ability: Fairy Aura
EVs: 104 HP / 32 Def / 252 SpA / 120 Spe
Modest Nature
- Geomancy
- Moonblast
- Psyshock
- Thunder
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power Fire

RIP counters?
 

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Arceus @ Life Orb
Ability: Multitype
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Extreme Speed
- Earthquake
- Shadow Claw
- Refresh
- Recover

Similar to Xerneas, Ekiller becomes even harder to defeat. By addding Refresh and Recover Ekiller can potentially set up multiple times in a game, and troll common status users such as Klefki and Giratina.


Mewtwo @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Psystrike
- Taunt
- Will-O-Wisp
- Recover
- Aura Sphere / Focus Blast
- Flamethrower / Ice Beam

Stallbreaker Mewtwo can run coverage 8D

Speaking of coverage..


COVERAGE (Genesect) @ Choice Scarf / Expert Belt
Ability: Download
- U-turn
- Iron Head
- Ice Beam
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
- Energy Ball / Dark Pulse / X-Scissor / Whatever you want lmao

Still walled by P-Groudon, but whatever.


Gengar @ Gengarite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Taunt
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast
- Sludge Wave
- Destiny Bond
- Perish Song / Will O Wisp / Pain Split

4MSS no more. :]

This is probably true for all Six Move meta's. but especially in the already very offensive Uber meta I can see Hyper Offense being extremely dominant.
 
Mega Slowbro looks pretty crazy. With the ability to run Iron Defense + Calm Mind + RestTalk on the same set, it leaves it room to run 2 attacks, making it difficult to stop. Thankfully, more Pokemon may have room to have more special Dark, Ghost, Electric, Bug and Grass coverage, but it deserves to be looked at for standard OU 6MB.

Lucario's really nice in UU, OU and AAA with 6 moves. Lucario had so much 4MSS and now it can finally have what it needs on one set.
Lucario @ Life Orb
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant/Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Extreme Speed
- Bullet Punch
- Ice Punch / Iron Tail
- Crunch / Iron Tail

Lucario @ Life Orb
Ability: Steadfast / Inner Focus
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Modest/Timid Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Vacuum Wave
- Flash Cannon
- Dark Pulse / Shadow Ball
- Aura Sphere
- Substitute / Focus Blast / Psychic / Agility / filler

Also are Doubles and Triples included? If so, I can see stuff like this being great:
Talonflame @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 HP / 252 Spe
Adamant/Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Flare Blitz
- Protect
- Taunt
- U-turn
- Quick Guard
 
Greninja @ Life Orb
Ability: Protean
EVs: 40 Atk / 216 SAtk / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Gunk Shot
- Low kick
- Ice Beam
- Dark Pulse
- Hidden Power Fire / Hidden Power Grass
- Grass Knot / Hydro Pump
 
Gallade-Mega @ Galladite
Ability: Inner Focus
Shiny: Yes
- Close Combat
- Swords Dance/Thunderpunch
- Zen Headbutt
- Knock Off
- Ice Punch
- Substitute/Thunderpunch
wow, megallade has 6mss
 
Cofagrigus @ Leftovers
Ability: Mummy
- Shadow Ball
- Will-O-Wisp
- Calm Mind
- Iron Defense
- Rest
- Trick Room/Sleep Talk/Psychic


M-Pinsir, M-Salamence, M-Lopunny, M-Heracross, M-Glalie, M-Swampert, M-Medicham, Azumarill, Diggersby, ect. all lose to this thing on such a massive level.


Altaria @ Altarianite
Ability: Natural Cure
- Hyper Voice
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Cotton Guard
- Roost
- Refresh

Better have poison...


Beheeyem @ Life Orb
Ability: Analytic
- Psyshock
- Dark Pulse
- Signal Beam
- Nasty Plot/Calm Mind
- Cosmic Power/Barrier
- Recover

In theory, this is horrifying. In practice, it's probably still horrifying.


Beheeyem @ Life Orb
Ability: Analytic
- Zen Headbutt
- Steel Wing
- Facade
- Rock Slide
- Cosmic Power
- Recover

If the set above this one gets popular, this stupid set may end up sweeping you when you poison what you probably thought was a bulky special attacker. My god that would be hilarious.
 
Cofagrigus @ Leftovers
Ability: Mummy
- Shadow Ball
- Will-O-Wisp
- Calm Mind
- Iron Defense
- Rest
- Trick Room/Sleep Talk/Psychic


M-Pinsir, M-Salamence, M-Lopunny, M-Heracross, M-Glalie, M-Swampert, M-Medicham, Azumarill, Diggersby, ect. all lose to this thing on such a massive level.


Altaria @ Altarianite
Ability: Natural Cure
- Hyper Voice
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Cotton Guard
- Roost
- Refresh

Better have poison...


Beheeyem @ Life Orb
Ability: Analytic
- Psyshock
- Dark Pulse
- Signal Beam
- Nasty Plot/Calm Mind
- Cosmic Power/Barrier
- Recover

In theory, this is horrifying. In practice, it's probably still horrifying.


Beheeyem @ Life Orb
Ability: Analytic
- Zen Headbutt
- Steel Wing
- Facade
- Rock Slide
- Cosmic Power
- Recover

If the set above this one gets popular, this stupid set may end up sweeping you when you poison what you probably thought was a bulky special attacker. My god that would be hilarious.
Why would you not run Bulky, specially defensive Altaria. What stops a set with Dragon dance, Cotton guard, Frustration, Earthquake, Refresh, roost? With some special defence investment and this thing becomes immensely difficult to take down...
 
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Tyranitar @ Tyranitarite
Ability: Sand Stream
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Spe, 4 HP
-Stone Edge
-Earthquake
-Ice Punch
-Fire Punch
-Crunch/Thunder Punch/A fighting move
-Dragon Dance
Literally no safe switch ins barring bulky Waters. Still weak as hell to priority and Mega Lopunny, but now Ferrothorn and whatnot doesn't cockblock you.
 
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Tyranitar @ Tyranitarite
Ability: Sand Stream
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Spe, 4 HP
-Stone Edge
-Earthquake
-Ice Punch
-Fire Punch
-Crunch/Thunder Punch/A fighting move
-Dragon Dance
Literally no safe switch ins barring bulky Waters. Still weak as hell to priority and Mega Lopunny, but now Ferrothorn and whatnot doesn't cockblock you.
You could even slash rock polish, to be used against offensive teams. Superpower, stone edge, fire punch, ice punch, dd and rp
 
You could even slash rock polish, to be used against offensive teams. Superpower, stone edge, fire punch, ice punch, dd and rp
I'm skeptical about Rock Polish. Sure, you can choose between breaking through fast, frail teams and slower, bulky ones, but Mega Tyranitar's defensive typing is so horrendous that you can't really afford to miss out on KOs, which unboosted MegaTar does quite frequently compared to boosted, notably against physically defensive Gliscor and TankChomp. Also, Thunder Punch is probably the best move to run in the fifth slot,as it allows Mega Tyranitar to beat offensive Waters such as Azumarill and Mega Gyarados.
 
Metagross @ Metagrossite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Meteor Mash
- Ice Punch
- Zen Headbutt
- Earthquake
- Hammer Arm
- Bullet Punch

No longer does mega meta suffer from 4mss
 
Charizard @ Charizardite X
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Belly Drum
- Dragon Claw
- Flame Charge
- Roost
- Earthquake
- Flare Blitz / Tailwind

Charizard @ Charizardite X
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Dragon Claw
- Flare Blitz
- Roost
- Earthquake
- Tailwind

Charizard @ Charizardite X
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Claw
- Outrage
- Roost
- Earthquake
- Flare Blitz
 
Charizard @ Charizardite X
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Belly Drum
- Dragon Claw
- Flame Charge
- Roost
- Earthquake
- Flare Blitz / Tailwind

Charizard @ Charizardite X
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Dragon Claw
- Flare Blitz
- Roost
- Earthquake
- Tailwind

Charizard @ Charizardite X
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Claw
- Outrage
- Roost
- Earthquake
- Flare Blitz
In my opinion none of these are the best sets, how bout this

Charizard @ Charizardite X
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 248 HP / 100 Def / 160 Spe
Impish Nature
- Roost
- Will-O-Wisp
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Fire punch

Bulky dd zard x, now with the ability to not be hard stopped
 

alephgalactus

Banned deucer.
Starmie @ Life Orb
Ability: Analytic
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Scald
- Psychic
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
- Rapid Spin
- Recover

Conkeldurr @ Assault Vest
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 236 SpD / 20 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Mach Punch
- Ice Punch
- Poison Jab
- Knock Off
- Stone Edge

Diancie @ Diancite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Moonblast
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power Fire
- Psyshock
- Rock Polish

Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Gyro Ball
- Power Whip
- Thunder Wave

Gyarados @ Gyaradosite
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Crunch
- Waterfall
- Ice Fang
- Earthquake
- Substitute

I would be absolutely thrilled if this managed to make its way into OMotM.
 
Sure is setup sweepers in here.

Quagsire @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Scald
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Recover
- Stockpile
- Rest

Standard, with Stockpile to get around wallbreakers and Rest to remove status after you have a Stockpile boost or two. Haze is good if you want to switch Quagsire out.

Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Wish
- Protect
- Moonblast
- Heal Bell
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power

Standard with a CM+Stored Power win condition stapled on. Moonlight, coverage, and Cosmic Power are all options as well.
 

alephgalactus

Banned deucer.
How about Swoobat?

Swoobat @ Kee Berry
Ability: Simple
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Heat Wave
- Roost
- Agility
- Substitute
 

OM

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Volcarona loves this meta imo

Volcarona @ life orb
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 4 HP/ 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest/Timid Nature
- Quiver Dance
- Bug Buzz
- Fire Blast/Flamethrower
- Giga Drain
- Hidden power [ground]
- Roost
 
Are there any pokemon with a case of 6mss?

Also hoopa u and kyub, fantastic mixed mons that can now run everything they need for coverage :D
 
Salamence @ Leftovers
Ability: Moxie
EVS: 252Atk / 4 SDef / 252Spd
Hasty Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Roost
- Earthquake
- Iron Tail
- Dragon Claw
- Aerial Ace

This is going to be fun :D
 

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