There are a couple of changes:
- I made Offensive the first set because I honestly find it much better, but I'll leave this up to QC
- Giga Drain is now available to Abomasnow, so I slashed it with Wood Hammer
- Soundproof > Snow Warning. It may as well want to switch into Genesect's Choice-locked Bug Buzz which is really common or stuff like Boomburst from Exploud, etc. Snow Warning activates after MEvo, and you want to evolve right away. The ability to switch into Bug Buzz is huge especially after the
Galvantula hype(that's gone now), so Soundproof is better unless someone proves me wrong. Saying it again, Snow Warning activates after MEvo.
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Overview
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With Abomasnow gaining a Mega Evolution this generation, Mega Abomasnow manages to be a powerful wallbreaker to use with its access to a powerful Blizzard. With coverage moves in STAB Giga Drain and Earthquake, it can beat common Pokemon in the metagame such as Rotom-W and Heatran. Its powerful Ice Shard also lets it pose as an excellent check to Landorus-I, Garchomp, and Dragonite. Its typing also lets it be a natural counter to Greninja and Mega Gyarados. However its slow speed, vulnerability to entry hazards, and being forced out by common attacking moves do not do it any favors. It even takes up a valuable Mega slot which is a common problem about Mega Abomasnow. Be careful about using Mega Abomasnow as with these flaws, it can be a rather disappointing choice.
Offensive
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name: Offensive
move 1: Blizzard
move 2: Giga Drain / Wood Hammer
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Ice Shard
ability: Soundproof / Snow Warning
item: Abomasite
evs: 200 HP / 56 Atk / 252 SpA
nature: Queit
ivs: 0 Spe
Moves
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- Blizzard is main move of the set and hits hard and has good coverage
- Wood Hammer hits even harder especially since it's invested, but Abomasnow needs to take recoil which can add up fast, since it's really slow, bu the extra damage could be what it needs to destroy most target Giga Drain can't like Rotom-W and Vaporeon
- Earthquake hits what it STAB can't like Heatran on switch and can OHKO Aegi considering it goes to Blade Form since it's slower
- Ice Shard picks off weakened targets and revenge-kills Dragon-types like Garchomp
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- If you are using Giga Drain, a Quiet Nature with 252 SAtk EVs is recommended
- Soundproof is the ability to use because it can switch into Bug Buzz from Galvantula and Sylveon's Hyper Voice and then MEvo and then it gets the benefits of Snow Warning
- 0 IVs in Spe make sure it's really slow to minimize Gyro Ball damage and Quiet Nature, so you don't minimize Def. Remember than Abomasnow-Mega has 30 Base Spe, so it's not a big difference
- Abomasite is a must and Abomasnow-Mega hits harder than LO Abomasnow
- You can run SubPunch with the first two moves for it to function as a bulky tank
- Ice Beam > Blizzard could be run because Abomasnow will stay in longer for Snow Warning's turns to end
- You can use Snow Warning if there are other Pokemon on your team that benefit from the hail such as Mamoswine and Kyurem.
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- Try to dish off as much damage as possible with blizzard and use giga drain when running low on health
- a combo of a nuetral blizzard and ice shard usually 2hkoes a lot of things on a switch so try to abuse that
- bring it in on things that needto be killed! dont's spam blizzard mindlessly until it dies; weakening the counters of other mons are important with abomasnow since it helps them sweep in the long run.
- for example, Talonflame is crushed by Rotom-W which Abomasnow beat
- another example is chomp, aboma kills hippo, gliscor, mega venusaur, slowbro (lacking f-blast), and clefable (also without fire blast lol) which give garchomp trouble
- predict fire-type switch sins to maul them with eq
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- This set is a fantastic wall-breaker. anything that can take advantage of the wholes is a good teammate (Ex. Talonflame and sweepers like SD Garchomp since it breaks past crap like gliscor, hippo, and slowbro)
- It's SR weak, so try out Starmie or Excadrill; Mandibuzz works but beware of there common weaknesses to Rock-type moves
- This set forces lots of switches, so entry hazards will do very nicely especially when combined with residual hail damage
- Heatran is always a good teammate due to its ability flash fire, choice scarf heatran can even lure in fire attacks to sweep your opponent with fire blast
- Rotom-W has excellent synergy with Abomasnow and eliminate their checks and counters
- TR users like reuniclus and slowbro do nicely
- Something that can destroy Chansey like Terrakion and Latios is appreciated; especially the latter as it has excellent synergy and provide the one two punch which most teams fail to tank effectively
Other Options
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- SubSeed
- Rock Slide
- Focus Blast if hitting Mega Aggronis important but has limited use outside of that
- Substitute can make this thing harder to kill and eases prediction and is best paired with Giga Drain to heal off damage taken from attacks and Substitute, it can be easily be set-up on Rotom-W which is very common. Volt Switch does about -19% Max
Checks and Counters
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**Fire-types**: They wall Mega Abomasnow's STAB, and most are only 2HKOed by Earthquake with the exception of Heatran. They completely destroy Mega Abomasnow with their Fire-STAB. Volcarona can even set-up on it.
**Scizor**: Completely walls Abomasnow and threatens it with its powerful Bullet Punch and U-turn. Mega Scizor can even set-up on it and proceed to sweep your opponent's team providing its check and counters have been weakened.
**Fast PKMN**: Abomasnow's slow speed is its downfall making it weak to many threats like Mega Charizard Y and Tyranitar. However, beware of Abomasnow's Ice Shard as it can easily get past Landorus-I and Garchomp for example.
**Chansey**: Chansey can Toxic + Softboiled stall out Abomasnow with ease and watch it die from Wood Hammer recoil. Abomasnow will need max attack and Adamant nature to 2HKO Chansey, but even if it does, it will die from Wood Hammer recoil.
Overview
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Offensive
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name: Offensive
move 1: Blizzard
move 2: Giga Drain / Wood Hammer
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Ice Shard
ability: Soundproof / Snow Warning
item: Abomasite
evs: 200 HP / 56 Atk / 252 SpA
nature: Queit
ivs: 0 Spe
Moves
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Other Options
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Checks and Counters
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**Fire-types**: They wall Mega Abomasnow's STAB, and most are only 2HKOed by Earthquake with the exception of Heatran. They completely destroy Mega Abomasnow with their Fire-STAB. Volcarona can even set-up on it.
**Scizor**: Completely walls Abomasnow and threatens it with its powerful Bullet Punch and U-turn. Mega Scizor can even set-up on it and proceed to sweep your opponent's team providing its check and counters have been weakened.
**Fast PKMN**: Abomasnow's slow speed is its downfall making it weak to many threats like Mega Charizard Y and Tyranitar. However, beware of Abomasnow's Ice Shard as it can easily get past Landorus-I and Garchomp for example.
**Chansey**: Chansey can Toxic + Softboiled stall out Abomasnow with ease and watch it die from Wood Hammer recoil. Abomasnow will need max attack and Adamant nature to 2HKO Chansey, but even if it does, it will die from Wood Hammer recoil.
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- Gained a huge buff in design and stats with MEvo
- Snow Warning helps wear down opposing foe's and access to 100% Blizzard is excellent and now has a stronger Blizzard the Kyurem
- Can run a devastating Offensive set with 132 / 132 Offenses
- Priority Ice Shard helps revenge kill top tier threats like Landorus-I and Garchomp and has much stronger Ice Shard now
- MEvo has good Defensive potential as well, so it can survive some hits despite its slow speed
- Lots of handy resistances, can wall Rotom-W and Starmie easily
- Sadly, it has to deal with a Stealth Rock weakness
- Terribly slow, especially after MEvo
- Hail only lasts 5 turns, so Blizzard can be a problem
- Nasty U-turn weakness
- Weaknesses to common moves like Fire-type and Rock-type
- Much better wall-breaker this Generation and being able to tank some nice hits make it a powerful wall-breaker and revenge killer to use
Offensive
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name: Offensive
move 1: Blizzard
move 2: Giga Drain / Wood Hammer
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Ice Shard
ability: Soundproof / Snow Warning
item: Abomasite
evs: 200 HP / 56 Atk / 252 SpA
nature: Queit
ivs: 0 Spe
Moves
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- Blizzard is main move of the set and hits hard and has good coverage
- Wood Hammer hits even harder especially since it's invested, but Abomasnow needs to take recoil which can add up fast, since it's really slow, bu the extra damage could be what it needs to destroy most target Giga Drain can't like Rotom-W and Vaporeon
- Earthquake hits what it STAB can't like Heatran on switch and can OHKO Aegi considering it goes to Blade Form since it's slower
- Ice Shard picks off weakened targets and revenge-kills Dragon-types like Garchomp
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- If you are using Giga Drain, a Quiet Nature with 252 SAtk EVs is recommended
- Soundproof is the ability to use because it can switch into Bug Buzz from Galvantula and Sylveon's Hyper Voice and then MEvo and then it gets the benefits of Snow Warning
- 0 IVs in Spe make sure it's really slow to minimize Gyro Ball damage and Quiet Nature, so you don't minimize Def. Remember than Abomasnow-Mega has 30 Base Spe, so it's not a big difference
- Abomasite is a must and Abomasnow-Mega hits harder than LO Abomasnow
- You can run SubPunch with the first two moves for it to function as a bulky tank
- Ice Beam > Blizzard could be run because Abomasnow will stay in longer for Snow Warning's turns to end
- You can use Snow Warning if there are other Pokemon on your team that benefit from the hail such as Mamoswine and Kyurem.
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- Try to dish off as much damage as possible with blizzard and use giga drain when running low on health
- a combo of a nuetral blizzard and ice shard usually 2hkoes a lot of things on a switch so try to abuse that
- bring it in on things that needto be killed! dont's spam blizzard mindlessly until it dies; weakening the counters of other mons are important with abomasnow since it helps them sweep in the long run.
- for example, Talonflame is crushed by Rotom-W which Abomasnow beat
- another example is chomp, aboma kills hippo, gliscor, mega venusaur, slowbro (lacking f-blast), and clefable (also without fire blast lol) which give garchomp trouble
- predict fire-type switch sins to maul them with eq
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- This set is a fantastic wall-breaker. anything that can take advantage of the wholes is a good teammate (Ex. Talonflame and sweepers like SD Garchomp since it breaks past crap like gliscor, hippo, and slowbro)
- It's SR weak, so try out Starmie or Excadrill; Mandibuzz works but beware of there common weaknesses to Rock-type moves
- This set forces lots of switches, so entry hazards will do very nicely especially when combined with residual hail damage
- Heatran is always a good teammate due to its ability flash fire, choice scarf heatran can even lure in fire attacks to sweep your opponent with fire blast
- Rotom-W has excellent synergy with Abomasnow and eliminate their checks and counters
- TR users like reuniclus and slowbro do nicely
- Something that can destroy Chansey like Terrakion and Latios is appreciated; especially the latter as it has excellent synergy and provide the one two punch which most teams fail to tank effectively
Other Options
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- SubSeed
- Rock Slide
- Focus Blast if hitting Mega Aggronis important but has limited use outside of that
- Substitute can make this thing harder to kill and eases prediction and is best paired with Giga Drain to heal off damage taken from attacks and Substitute, it can be easily be set-up on Rotom-W which is very common. Volt Switch does about -19% Max
Checks and Counters
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**Fire-types**: They wall Mega Abomasnow's STAB, and most are only 2HKOed by Earthquake with the exception of Heatran. They completely destroy Mega Abomasnow with their Fire-STAB. Volcarona can even set-up on it.
**Scizor**: Completely walls Abomasnow and threatens it with its powerful Bullet Punch and U-turn. Mega Scizor can even set-up on it and proceed to sweep your opponent's team providing its check and counters have been weakened.
**Fast PKMN**: Abomasnow's slow speed is its downfall making it weak to many threats like Mega Charizard Y and Tyranitar. However, beware of Abomasnow's Ice Shard as it can easily get past Landorus-I and Garchomp for example.
**Chansey**: Chansey can Toxic + Softboiled stall out Abomasnow with ease and watch it die from Wood Hammer recoil. Abomasnow will need max attack and Adamant nature to 2HKO Chansey, but even if it does, it will die from Wood Hammer recoil.
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