Hello everyone, since I think this thread needs a lot better posts I’m going to go ahead and post about a Pokemon/set that I have had a lot of success with recently.
Magneton @ Choice Specs
Ability: Analytic
EVs: 252 SAtk / 220 Spd / 36 HP
Modest Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Flash Cannon
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Volt Switch
Choice Specs Analytic Magnetion is actually insanely good right now with very little Electric type checks currently in the tier. Rhyperior and Gligar are easily the top two used Ground types and both are absolutely destroy by Flash Cannon with even Max Specially Defensive Rhyperior being OHKO’d on the switch-in and Gligar easily being 2HKO’d, meaning that every time this thing comes in something is very likely to die or at the very least be severely damaged.
Hidden Power Grass can be used over Hidden Power Fire as without it Gastrodon can wall this set for days, Hidden Power Fire is only really for AV Escavalier’s at around 80% that don’t bother to check if they can switch out and just assume it’s Magnet Pull. Since Hidden Power Fire drops your speed I was running enough to outrun neutral base 65’s however if running Hidden Power Grass you can scratch the Hp Ev’s and run max speed to tie with neutral base 70’s.
As I mentioned before without Hidden Power Grass Gastrodon hard counters this set, the next best check to this is probably AV Eelektross but it’s usage has been on a significant decline since Tornadus was banned, Gastrodon also doesn’t get much usage at all with it getting around 4.5% last month.
So yeah use this thing.