Hello Everyone!
LittleRunnerXC here bringing you my submission for
Matchmaking Week 28! =) Zapdos can provide great team support, as well as provide offensive pressure, which makes it a great mon in the tier. Its defensive typing also allows it to wall many things. After looking through the submissions and through some mons,
I feel that Mega Houndoom is a great partner for Zapdos! Lets begin! =)
ZAPDOS and MEGA-HOUNDOOM
Slapdos (Zapdos) @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 240 HP / 252 SpA / 16 Spe
Modest Nature
- Defog
- Roost
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Grass]
Scooby-Doom (Houndoom-Mega) @ Houndoominite
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Fire Blast
- Dark Pulse
- Protect
This core works
REALLY well together, and can take down many popular threats in the metagame, including Coballion, Mamoswine, and many others. These two have great defensive and offensive synergy, as they can take care of each others threats. Houndoom-Mega loves the support that Zapdos give it, as Zapdos provides many useful resistances and offensive moves as well. Houndoom is very weak to bulky water types, but Zapdos can take care of them with ease, even Swampert, because of hp grass. Houndoom is weak to ground, Zapdos is immune to it, Houndoom has trouble with fast fighting types, Zapdos can wall fighting moves. Zapdos can have trouble with bulky steel types, and Houndoom tears them apart. Overall, these two are a very fast core, that can work well on balance or bulky offense. Hydreigon hard counters this core as well, so a fairy type, preferably florges, can take care of this, while also passing wishes to Zapdos and Houndoom, prolonging their longevity, and can aromatherapy off crippling paralysis to Mega-Houndoom. Mega Aerodactyl is also a problem to this core, so possibly a bulky water maybe swampert can take care of this, resisting a stab stone edge, can set up rocks, and take out Mega-Aerodactyl as well.
I hope you liked my submission this week! I hope you try it and find success with it! Thank you! =)
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