Well, you can't play the CM set like the Specs/LO set. Genesect is a problem, but you probably shouldn't be bringing in a CM Latias and "firing off weak dragon pulses" while genesect is still alive and kicking on the opponent's team. That is a job for the Specs set, because the Meteors and Pulses aren't as weak to start out. But if you can check genesect and get up some hazards, it quickly becomes something you can easily take out from behind a sub. Latias sets up all over Genesect that is choice-locked into something that isn't U-Turn or Bug Buzz. SubCM can't be played like the life orb or specs set, and that's why I think it needs sub. It aims to take hits while waiting for the proper opportunity to set up, and half the time that sub is instrumental in creating that opportunity. It's also not nearly as hard to take out Genesect when you know that Latias will lure it in like a hog to the slaughter
Very well said Flea. You have successfully managed to turn what I've been trying to get across with this OP, into a very simple explanation.
It aims to take hits while waiting for the proper opportunity to set up
Bingo. You see, this meta game is so infested with extremely hyper offensive teams with no defensive core that it almost makes me sick. Hyper offense is one thing, however even hyper offense has at least ONE defensive backbone or pivot. When most OU players (
MOST not
ALL) build up a fresh team, they always seem to look at a Pokemon's offensive stats before even bother looking at it's defensive stats. This is why LO Deoxys-D is used on most very hyper offensive teams due to his very large bulk and the ability to fight back with decent offensive stats and even a decent speed tier. Poor Pokemon like CM Latias, Jellicent, and even Ferrothorn are over looked as team members due to their lackluster speed (other then Latias) or their offensive stats are slightly lacking. However, one must look how devastating these defensively offensive pivots can be when used correctly at the
RIGHT time. Jellicent may fire off weak attacks, however he completely counters Scarfed Terrakion and Latios, and can either status them or take them out with their respectable weakness. Ferrothorn walls a lot of things, however many overlook his very decent 94 base Attack stat, and prefer to just use 4 supporting moves. I however, make it a staple to use either Power Whip and or Gyro Ball with him, dealing very nice damage on top of walling the crap out of everything. Getting to the main point, CM Latias is insanely terrible at the beginning of the match. Genesect, Tyranitar, and Scizor destroy her, while Forretress and Ferrothorn wall her for days. However, once these are gone she can come in and set up just fine with her nice bulk and access to Recover, and as RaikouLover said;
Burn Scizor / Genesect / Tyranitar with the W-o-W Mew or Jellicent and your golden. Good game.