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Defensive Pivot (Lanturn) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Volt Absorb / Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Tera Type: Dragon
Calm Nature
- Volt Switch / Flip Turn
- Scald / Discharge
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
Lanturn has been making a splash in ZU as a specially defensive pivot with great defensive typing that can take on many of the metagames top threats, like Charizard, Floatzel, and Jolteon. Its Water-type moves make it feared by Ground-types, giving it an easier time bringing in its teammates. Flip Turn is a secondary pivoting option against Volt Switch-immune Pokemon, like Jolteon...
Yveltal @ Life Orb
Ability: Dark Aura
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Dark
Naive Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Oblivion Wing
- Taunt
- Sucker Punch / Knock Off
Thanks to its nearly unresisted STAB combination, Yveltal stands out as one of the high-flyers in National Dex Ubers! Life Orb allows Yveltal to act as an incredibly powerful wallbreaker, fitting on a wide variety of team structures. Oblivion Wing grants Yveltal a source of recovery, as well as dealing a large chunk of damage to Dark-resistant Pokemon, such as Arceus-Dark and opposing Yveltal on the switch in. Taunt provides...
Let the dragon fly! Salamence solidifies its role as a potent Dragon Dance cleaner with great defensive utility in balance teams, which comes from its resistance to types like Bug, Fighting, Fire, and Water. Dragon Dance and Moxie can make it an unstoppable threat. The main way to cope with this top cleaner is to burn it with Galarian Weezing, Slowbro, and Talonflame, so Facade can turn the tables on them and continue its sweeping...