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[OVERVIEW]**Flying**:
Mega Charizard Y's great Fire typing and base 159 Special Attack make it a powerful wallbreaker. Its ability, Drought, raises the damage output of its Fire-type STAB moves and makes Solar Beam a one-turn move. It also halves the damage of Water-type moves, which helps against Mega Charizard Y's Water-type matchup, as well as allowing it to viably use Solar Beam as coverage for Pokemon such as Seismitoad, Slowbro, and Swampert. However, despite Mega Charizard Y's decent Speed tier, it's generally frail and doesn't have the best Defense and HP. It is also checked by Dragon-types such as Garchomp, Goodra, and Latias. Finally, due to its typing, it is 4x weak to Stealth Rock, so a Defogger is always needed.
[SET]
name: Wallbreaker (Flying)
move 1: Fire Blast / Flamethower
move 2: Solar Beam
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Roost
item: Charizardite Y
ability: Drought
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Fire Blast is Mega Charizard Y's best Fire-type STAB move, especially in sun, when it can OHKO or severely weaken anything that doesn't resist it. Flamethrower can be used over Fire Blast for better accuracy, but Fire Blast is generally better, as it guarantees an OHKO on Mega Gallade while also being able to 2HKO Latios, OHKO Mega Gardevoir, and OHKO fast Zapdos after Stealth Rock damage. Thanks to Drought, Solar Beam hits in one turn and deals massive damage to bulky Water-types such as Swampert, Slowbro, and Azumarill. Focus Blast is great coverage for Pokemon like Tyranitar, Heatran, Hydreigon, and Mega Houndoom. Roost mitigates Stealth Rock damage and increases Mega Charizard Y's longevity.
Set Details
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252 Special Attack EVs are used to increase Mega Charizard Y's total damage output. 252 Speed EVs and Timid nature are used to maximize its Speed, allowing it to outspeed threats such as non-Choice Scarf Kyurem-B and Hydreigon and dent them with Fire Blast and Focus Blast, respectively. It also allows Mega Charizard Y to crucially Speed tie with opposing base 100 Speed Pokemon, such as -1 Choice Scarf Victini, Mega Gardevoir, and Mega Medicham.
Usage Tips
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Avoid switching Mega Charizard Y in when Stealth Rock is on the field, since it loses half of its health; therefore, a Defogger is necessary to maximize Mega Charizard Y's wallbreaking potential and to make it easier for it to switch in. Taking advantage of the Pokemon that Mega Charizard Y forces to switch in, such as Chansey and Latias, allows you to keep up offensive momentum by double switching into an appropriate teammate, such as Landorus-T. Mega Charizard Y has decent special bulk and can take some hits, allowing it to Roost to keep healthy and act as a better wallbreaker. Thanks to Mega Charizard Y's Ice neutrality, Choice Scarf Kyurem-B cannot 2HKO it, while it can retaliate with Fire Blast. Mega Charizard Y is better off coming in and out early-game to try to take out the opposing walls, letting its teammates act more freely.
Team Options
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Defoggers such as Zapdos and Skarmory help Mega Charizard Y by removing Stealth Rock, allowing it to perform better as a wallbreaker and not lose half of its health. Zapdos has a slow Volt Switch that can help Mega Charizard Y come in safely; it also has Toxic to wear down walls that Mega Charizard Y cannot, such as Mega Latias and Assault Vest users such as Meloetta, Sap Sipper Azumarill, and Goodra. It also serves as a great specially defensive wall that can switch into Electric-type attacks safely. Skarmory is a great physically defensive wall and can switch into Rock-type attacks that are aimed at Mega Charizard Y. It's also very good for checking Mega Diancie that lack Hidden Power Fire, as it freely switches in and threatens it with Iron Head. Entry hazard setters such as Skarmory, Landorus-T, and Aerodactyl can give Mega Charizard Y an easier time wallbreaking.
Choice Scarf Landorus-T is a good revenge killer that can help take on faster threats for Mega Charizard Y. Landorus-T can also set up Stealth Rock and is a nice check to physical attackers in general thanks to Intimidate. Dragonite is a good wallbreaker that pairs well with Mega Charizard Y. Together, they put a lot of pressure on opposing walls. Mega Charizard Y is weak to Electric, so having Landorus-T, Thundurus-T, or Gliscor as a partner is good, since they are immune to the type. Gliscor is a fantastic stallbreaker, assisting Mega Charizard Y in beating defensive cores. It's also helpful to have Rock-resistant Pokemon such as Skarmory, Gliscor, and Landorus-T to help versus fast Rock-type Pokemon that threaten Mega Charizard Y, such as Mega Diancie and Terrakion. Choice Scarf Togekiss is another revenge killer that really appreciates Mega Charizard Y breaking the special walls that it cannot defeat easily. Thundurus has access to Prankster Thunder Wave support and Nasty Plot, which benefits greatly from Mega Charizard Y's wallbreaking potential.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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**Flying**:
A Modest nature can be run over a Timid nature for greater damage output, although losing the Speed boost makes Mega Charizard Y slower than Hydreigon and Mega Medicham, which both tend to run a Speed-boosting nature. Mega Charizard Y can use Dragon Pulse to hit the Dragon-types that threaten it, although it doesn't do much to bulky Dragon-types. Earthquake can be used over Focus Blast to deal more damage to opposing Heatran, although it deals less damage to Tyranitar. A bulkier set with Will-O-Wisp, Fire Blast, and Roost can be used over the wallbreaking set, as Mega Charizard Y has better special bulk than Zapdos, and its typing gives it a neutrality to Ice, although Mega Gyarados does a better job as an Ice-resistant Pokemon for Flying teams.
Checks and Counters
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**Flying**:
**Dragon-types**: Bulky Dragon-types such as Latias, Goodra, and Dragalge can tank Mega Charizard Y's hits and retaliate with a hard-hitting attack. Faster Dragons such as Latios and Choice Scarf Kyurem-B can revenge kill it. Dragonite also resists all of Mega Charizard Y's attacks and OHKOes it with Outrage.
**Electric-types**: Electric-types generally don't have a switch-in to Mega Charizard Y, but Pokemon such as Mega Manectric and Thundurus can revenge kill it.
**Faster Threats**: Faster threats such as Terrakion, Landorus, and Choice Scarf Victini can easily outspeed and revenge kill Mega Charizard Y with Stone Edge, Rock Slide, and Bolt Strike, respectively.
**Bulky Pokemon**: Bulky Pokemon such as Chansey and Tyranitar can wall Mega Charizard Y, forcing it to switch out. Chansey can stall it out with Toxic and Soft-Boiled. Tyranitar requires a sand boost to survive a Focus Blast, so if Mega Charizard Y tries to use Solar Beam, it can easily switch in, get rid of the sun with Sand Stream, tank Focus Blast, and retaliate with Stone Edge.
**Stealth Rock**: Stealth Rock removes half of Mega Charizard Y's health, keeping it from switching in safely.
**Politoed**: Politoed is quite a good check because its Drizzle removes sun, so if Mega Charizard Y tries to use Solar Beam when Politoed comes in, it can cripple it with Scald.
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