Hydreigon @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 144 Atk / 236 SpA / 132 Spe
Rash Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Dark Pulse
- Superpower / Fire Blast
- Iron Tail
Role: Wallbreaker, Mixed Attacker
What It Does: Boasting incredible coverage and threatening 105/125 offensive stats, Hydreigon excels at breaking down defensive cores. Draco Meteor is Hydreigon's most powerful STAB move and it deals hefty damage to Pokemon that fail to resist it. Dark Pulse is Hydreigon's secondary STAB move and it allows Hydreigon to hit Mega Slowbro for super-effective damage, while solidly 2HKOing Skarmory. Superpower is great for fighting off Chansey, Heatran, Bisharp and Tyranitar, all of them being able to tank Hydreigon's STAB moves. However, Fire Blast is also a strong alternative as it provides Hydreigon with the means of being able to KO Ferrothorn with ease. Iron Tail is necessary for Hydreigon as it allows it to break down Fairy-type Pokemon, who would otherwise be able to easily resist Hydreigon's STABs and retaliate with a super effective Fairy-type move. 132 Speed EVs allows Hydreigon to outspeed bulky Mega Charizard X (112 Speed Evs) and KO with Draco Meteor. 144 Atk EVs gives Hydreigon a very good chance of 2HKOing Physically Defensive Clefable (~79% chance). The rest are invested into Special Attack to allows for maximum damage output.
Good Teammates: Stealth Rock users are a huge benefit for Hydreigon as the chip damage from Stealth Rock can mean the difference between a 3HKO and a 2HKO. Depending on Hydreigon's coverage choice (Superpower vs Fire Blast), it will require different teammates. Superpower variants appreciate Magnezone and its ability to easily KO Ferrothorn while Fire Blast variants like to have Pokemon that can answer Heatran.
What Counters It: Definitive counters are hard to come by for Hydreigon. That being said, Hydreigon has a long list of reliable checks though. Keldeo, Breloom, Latios and Mega Lopunny are some examples of checks.
Any Additional Info: Be sure to have a Pokemon in your party that can abuse the damage Hydreigon tends to leave behind. Strong sweepers such as Mega Metagross really appreciate Hydreigon's offensive capabilities.
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Working on Sash Alakazam
I apologize but I will drop Swords Dance + Tailwind Mega Charizard X, mainly because I have almost zero experience with this variant
That being said, I'd like to reserve Life Orb Celebi