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That's a good option that I hadn't thought about. Thanks. <3

Check Porygon2 @ Eviolite Ability: Trace EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD Bold Nature - Thunderbolt - Ice Beam - Recover - Thunder Wave A lot of the obvious stuff that beats Excadrill has been stated already, so here's something a little out of left field. Defensive Porygon2 can take pretty much...

Well whadya know. I must have missed it, since all I did was skim the other replies to see what had been done before and his post was short enough that I could have possibly just scrolled past it by accident.

Check Sylveon @ Leftovers Ability: Pixilate EVs: 252 HP / 20 SpA / 236 SpD Calm Nature - Hyper Voice - Wish - Protect - Heal Bell Specially defensive Sylveon is a great check to strong special attackers such as Specs Keldeo. With a great 130 base Special Defense and a resistance to Secret...

I don't think priority will be too much of an issue for Mega-Sharpedo. Sure, Mega-Sharpedo is frail and takes some decent damage from priority, but he resists Ice Shard, Aqua Jet, Sucker Punch, and Bullet Punch, meaning he can probably sponge a single priority hit from most common users and kill...

Whoopsies. You never saw anything. *Magical Handwaving Plus Edit Button*

Counter Chansey @ Eviolite Ability: Natural Cure EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD Bold Nature - Soft-Boiled - Heal Bell/Wish - Toxic/Thunder Wave/Stealth Rock - Seismic Toss This is a pretty boring counter, but Chansey essentially walls most special attackers to hell and back, Thundurus...

Counter Alomomola @ Leftovers Ability: Regenerator EVs: 232 HP / 252 Def / 24 SpD Bold Nature - Scald - Wish - Protect - Toxic/Knock Off Whenever somebody thinks Azumarill counter, they immediately go for a bulky grass type, such as Mega-Venusaur, Amoonguss, or Ferrothorn. But certain bulky...

Check Manaphy @ Leftovers Ability: Hydration EVs: 80 HP / 252 SpA / 176 Spe Timid Nature - Tail Glow - Surf - Ice Beam - Energy Ball Manaphy checks Suicune by virtue of it being able to boost much faster than Suicune can. The only times you lose to Suicune is if you switch in after Suicune...

Check Keldeo @ Choice Specs / Life Orb Ability: Justified EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Hydro Pump - Secret Sword - Scald - Coverage Move Nominating Keldeo as a check. It beats Gliscor reliably, and unlike most other checks you don't really give up much by running Keldeo on...

Is there any function difference between Aromatherapy and Heal Bell? It seems like most clerics (Chansey, Clefable, etc.) run Heal Bell in their recommended moveset instead of Aromatherapy, so I was wondering if there was a reason for that.

It's becoming more common, I think. I looked at last month's usage statistics, and the higher you go up the ladder, the more Charizards become bulky. The 1825 stats show that ~37% of Charizards there carry WoW. I'm strongly considering replacing Pain Split on Rotom-W with Toxic. I don't really...

Sandstorm cuts moonlight regeneration in half, which basically makes it terrible. Also, this core is pretty weak to Mega-Gyarados with either Taunt or Substitute, so some sort of bulky grass could be a good idea to supplement it. Cresselia and Alomomola literally can't touch Mega-Gyarados, and...

That is true. I ran some calcs and it does seem like Gyarados can check ZardX as long as I haven't mega evolved yet, but it's a very shaky check. I just haven't really been relying on Gyarados because I'm reluctant to switch him in unless I know I can beat the opponent 1v1. I still have...

So I thought it was about time for me to get into the XY metagame. This is my first OU team, so there's bound to be some holes in it. After some brief testing though, it seems to be able to hold its own most of the time. Anyways, this team is based around sweeping with Mega-Gyarados, which is...