Landorus-T @ Flyinium-Z
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Fly
- Stealth Rock
tigers jaw mentioned Z-Fly Landorus-T and it's actually a really good lure overall, especially when pairing it with Mega Sharpedo or Mega Gyarados, both of which are particularly strong atm (same typing, coincidence?) and will probably remain so. iirc most people just roll with offensive Lando when utilizing z-moves to make the very most out of it's power, but i actually use the defensive set for the sake of role compression and the fact that supersonic strike is a flipping nuke even without investment. you still virtually ko every bulky grass in the tier with ease after rocks while maintaining the excellent utility defensive landorus has to offer. obviously, these aren't the usual ev spreads ran, but they represent of how it'd fare against them in a worst case scenario.
0 Atk Landorus-T Supersonic Skystrike vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def
Tangrowth: 320-380 (79.2 - 94%) -- 50% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
0 Atk Landorus-T Supersonic Skystrike vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def
Amoonguss: 468-552 (108.3 - 127.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
0 Atk Landorus-T Supersonic Skystrike vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def
Mega Venusaur: 324-384 (89 - 105.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
0 Atk Landorus-T Supersonic Skystrike vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def
Tapu Bulu: 338-402 (98.2 - 116.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
also, what does everyone like to run in mega gyarados' last slot? i usually see earthquake which is nice and all for hitting toxapex and Water/Dark resists for solid damage, but has anyone actually used taunt or substitute? i've used the latter and it's pretty decent for avoiding status and intimidates, but it doesn't work against stall as well as it did last generation anymore with all the phasing and hazing going around. i think earthquake or another coverage move like iron head if you're very weak to bulu or clefable is the way to go.
Volcanion @ Leftovers / Shuca Berry / Wacan Berry / Grassium-Z
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Steam Eruption
- Fire Blast / Flamethrower
- Hidden Power [Grass] / Solar Beam
- Sludge Bomb
Lots of slashes but I don't think Volcanion isn't that great, but it's pretty cool to use as an answer to Genesect, Tapu Fini, Magearna, Kartana, Mega Scizor, etc. So it has it's uses, but fair share of disadvantages too, it's pretty darn slow and the hazard weakness can make or break it's effectiveness. On a whole, I think non-choice sets are the most versatile sets since you could run a range of items like Wacan Berry to lure Xurk and Koko, Shuca for Drill or Lando, Lefties for some form of longevity, even Grassium + Solar Beam to hit bulky waters
very hard. Pretty cool mon that can make it's way onto a few teams.