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Banned deucer.
[SET]
name: Mega Tank
move 1: Dazzling Gleam
move 2: Fire Blast
move 3: Surf
move 4: Healing Wish
item: Audinite
ability: Regenerator
nature: Modest
evs: 248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Mega Audino's fantastic coverage moves and decent base 80 Special Attack stat make it a great lure and a proficient tank that is capable of dishing out some serious damage while utilizing its great bulk and support movepool to pivot out of weaker offensive threats and support its team. Dazzling Gleam is Mega Audino's best STAB move and is used to take out Hitmonlee, Tyrantrum, and Medicham and deal good neutral damage to Drapion and Jolteon. Fire Blast is used to fry the various Steel-types that like to switch in on Mega Audino, such as Cobalion and Mega Steelix, one-shot Durant, and do a significant amount of damage to Grass-types such as Tangrowth and Rotom-C. Surf pulverizes both Rhyperior and Mega Camerupt while dealing with the Pokemon that can stomach Mega Audino's other two attacks, mainly Fire-types such as Fletchinder and Delphox. Healing Wish is used late-game to restore a teammate of choice to full health and is used when Mega Audino is worn down or has done its job in luring out a specific target.
Psychic is an alternative coverage move that can be quite useful by preventing Garbodor, Qwilfish, and other Poison-types from freely switching in on Mega Audino and setting up multiple layers of entry hazards. Grass Knot is another workable coverage move that can OHKO certain Rhyperior sets and hit Omastar and Seismitoad for good damage. Thunder Wave can also work well by preventing overly ambitious setup sweepers such as Calm Mind Delphox from coming in on Audino and setting up. Knock Off can also find use by crippling the various defensive Pokemon that can freely switch in on Mega Audino otherwise, mainly Alomomola, Aromatisse, and Uxie. Hyper Voice may seem tempting to use, but keep in mind that Mega Audino is absolutely dependent on hitting its targets super effectively in order to deal any real damage, so more often than not, Mega Audino will usually find Hyper Voice a waste of a moveslot in contrast to its various coverage and support moves.
Set Details
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A base 80 Special Attack stat with no boosting item is far from impressive for a Mega Evolution; as such, Mega Audino needs to max out its Special Attack stat in order for it to not hit like a wet paper bag. The rest of the EVs are best invested into its HP stat, as Audino appreciates the ability to pivot out of weaker offensive threats via Regenerator before it Mega Evolves. Furthermore, there aren't many specific targets that Mega Audino must outspeed, making Speed investment unnecessary. Audinite is a given as the item of choice, as Audino needs it to Mega Evolve and gain Fairy STAB and the extra 20 points in its Special Attack stat.
Usage Tips
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Contrary to what would usually be expected, Audino does not need to Mega Evolve immediately, as it can make use of Regenerator to pivot in and out of weaker special attackers such as Choice Scarf Rotom-C and Mesprit; in fact, it is advised to only Mega Evolve Audino if the Special Attack boost, extra bulk, or Fairy typing is needed. This Audino works best as a lure for certain offensive threats that appreciate bulky Steel-types out of the way in order to sweep, those being Durant, Tyrantrum, and Drapion. Mega Audino can also be a very helpful teammate for Tyrantrum and Escavalier by ridding them of Mega Steelix and weakening Rhyperior and Mega Camerupt.
Team Options
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Getting rid of Steel-type walls and other bulky Pokemon with exploitable weaknesses is what this Pokemon excels at, so pairing it with Rock Polish Tyrantrum and Swords Dance Drapion is a good place to start, as Audino can draw in some of their strongest checks while they can turn the tables on the bulky Psychic-types that threaten to exploit Mega Audino's middling offenses. Choice Scarf users such as Emboar and Durant that require certain tanks out of their way to clean would appreciate Audino as a teammate, as it can take out Mega Steelix for Durant and Rhyperior for Emboar.
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