I love this core, still one of my favorites because Hydreigon is cool. And so is Aegislash so it's a win-win! Going to be pretty standard and put Blaziken up, but with a small twist.
Blaziken @ Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 52 Atk / 244 SpA / 212 Spe
Naive Nature
- Overheat
- Hidden Power Ice
- Superpower
- Protect
No matter how you use Blaziken, it's a cool answer to this core. Hates dealing with King's Shield when it's Mega but Life Orb Blaziken avoids that issue completely since Overheat avoids contact and still OHKOs in Shield Forme. The only thing Life Orb has to watch out for is Scarf Hydreigon though since unlike Mega Blaziken it can't outspeed Scarf Hydreigon at +1 even if it runs 252 Speed. That being said this issue can be subverted if Blaziken comes in against Aegislash first, so it's still capable of beating out the core if it runs Scarf Hydreigon and will always beat other variants 1v1 (unless you run into one of the 5% of Rocky Helmet Hydreigon). Mega is cool and usually more popular because of that cool Speed but Life Orb deserves some attention here. Also because HP Ice Blaziken is a god.
244 SpA Life Orb Blaziken Overheat vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Aegislash-Shield: 179-213 (107.1 - 127.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
52 Atk Life Orb Blaziken Superpower vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Hydreigon: 237-281 (141 - 167.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
And for those curious about the rare Rocky Helmet variant:
52 Atk Life Orb Blaziken Superpower vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Hydreigon: 166-198 (83.4 - 99.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Blaziken @ Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 52 Atk / 244 SpA / 212 Spe
Naive Nature
- Overheat
- Hidden Power Ice
- Superpower
- Protect
No matter how you use Blaziken, it's a cool answer to this core. Hates dealing with King's Shield when it's Mega but Life Orb Blaziken avoids that issue completely since Overheat avoids contact and still OHKOs in Shield Forme. The only thing Life Orb has to watch out for is Scarf Hydreigon though since unlike Mega Blaziken it can't outspeed Scarf Hydreigon at +1 even if it runs 252 Speed. That being said this issue can be subverted if Blaziken comes in against Aegislash first, so it's still capable of beating out the core if it runs Scarf Hydreigon and will always beat other variants 1v1 (unless you run into one of the 5% of Rocky Helmet Hydreigon). Mega is cool and usually more popular because of that cool Speed but Life Orb deserves some attention here. Also because HP Ice Blaziken is a god.
244 SpA Life Orb Blaziken Overheat vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Aegislash-Shield: 179-213 (107.1 - 127.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
52 Atk Life Orb Blaziken Superpower vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Hydreigon: 237-281 (141 - 167.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
And for those curious about the rare Rocky Helmet variant:
52 Atk Life Orb Blaziken Superpower vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Hydreigon: 166-198 (83.4 - 99.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
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