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I really enjoy balance and quite enjoy building it. Balance as playstyle is really nice as you can pressure a lot of mons while at the same time being able to pivot and tank hits relatively nicely.One thing I find symbolizes balance the most is offensive and defensive type synergy so stuff like...
Is a steel stab move really needed in mega meta as it can now run another coverage move and only misses out on fairies since fighting attacks hit everything his steel stab wants to hit. Something like:
Metagross-Mega @ Metagrossite
Ability: Tough Claws
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive...
Here's a set I have used on a few stall teams
Dragonite @ Leftovers
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 SDef / 8 Spd
Careful Nature
- Dragon Tail / Dragon Claw
- Fire Punch / Earthquake
- Toxic / Thunder Wave
- Roost
This set originated in March when the big three special attackers were...