Kyurem-W is a really powerful attacker with LO or Choice Specs. I've run it before with Primal Groudon and tailwind support with Draco Meteor / Ice Beam / Fusion Flare / Protect. I suppose you could also use it with Primal Kyogre to lure in Ferrothorn with Fusion Flare or just wear it down with LO Ice Beam, but I think Groudon is a better partner. Ice typing is super good offensively rigt now, with the only real bulky water being Kyogre (which doesn't have much to hit Kyurem with anyway, especially if paired with Groudon), and the only other Ice resists being stuff like Mawile and Klefki that get demolished by Fusion Flare.
Yes they started January 1st. That is almost always when the rules change
It is difficult to say without knowing which of the IVs are 30 and which are 31, although I would assume you are at the delta episode and can't check? If so then well you just have to hope that speed is 31 and hopefully attack and special attack as well. The special defense is annoying, especially since Mega Rayquaza wants to be able to switch into Eruption and Water Spout from the primals, but honestly unless you for some reason love soft resetting the bastard then I would keep since getting one with basically flawless in the rest and better special defense will probably take a loooong time. So if you are tired of soft resetting, then imo keep. Also for future reference this thread is better suited for these kind of things.
But I can Magic Coat a Taunt when I read my enemy correctly? I don't know... I'm unsure because I've never ever seen a set without an attacking move, but also none with Magic Coat? And as I won't invest EVs in Cresselia's Special Attack it won't do much damage in a 1 vs. 1 anyway I suppose?
- Prankster Safeguard, fuck Smeargle. Whimsicott can even follow up with Encore to force it to switch. I personally run Safeguard Klefki.
One of the important things to keep in mind against smeargle + quick guard is that your opponent has very little offensive presence while they use it. If smeargle is sash then you can do a whole bunch of damage before dark void hits. If it's scarf, then it's very likely to switch out after dark voiding, giving you free momentum or a free turn to shake off sleep.
Crafty Shield on klefki is also an option.
Woah, didn't think of Feint! I've decided to either go for Feint or Crafty Shield Klefki.
Yes, that's true. But it almost completely shuts me down because my team mainly relies on Trick Room... I guess most teams are shut down without a counter against Dark Void. My only other option would be a Tornadus setting up Tailwind, but if the opponent manages to set Tailwind up as well... I'm out. -_-'
> Free momentum = foe gets a free switch in for the Smeargle slot + free turn on the ally slot while you probably do nothing?
I was talking about smeargle + quick guard, not smeargle + xerneas. The latter is a different situation and so obviously requires a different strategy (like with fake out or something)
Oh, then yes, Quick Guard + Smeargle you can double up on Smeargle and not give shit even if it Spiky Shields. :P
Special Mega Rayquaza checks PDon and Mawile pretty well. Physical Rayquaza benefits from the same support Xerneas does (like redirection). A set up Xerneas can also help MRay get more free turns to set up Swords Dances.
Thanks for your answer :)
Stuff like redirection still benefits both. You'll need support to stop Trick Room (especially Mega Mawile), Xerneas, and Smeargle. Crobat with a Lum Berry could be nice for Tailwind and Taunting things.
Mega Rayquaza is legal just not as good as some people thought it would be before they played the format. It's still good though.
It's still great, but it's not as overpowering as it is in singles. Its main role is for support on rain teams to stop pdon from nullifying water attacks, as well as just having good synergy with kyogre, having strong attacks, and being a good secondary mega.
