Project National Dex OU: Break This Core

With 4 Votes, Ineros wins this cycle!

Onto the next one:

Cycle 68: Mega Charizard-Y + Raging Bolt + Great Tusk
:sm/Charizard-Mega-Y: :sv/great tusk: :sv/raging bolt:

Charizard @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Weather Ball
- Solar Beam
- Scorching Sands
- Roost

Great Tusk @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Headlong Rush
- Rapid Spin
- Ice Spinner
- Stealth Rock

Raging Bolt @ Dragonium Z
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 20 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Thunderbolt
- Draco Meteor
- Thunderclap

How will you break this core?

Submissions close Thursday 17th July!
 
Ogerpon-Cornerstone (F) @ Cornerstone Mask
Ability: Sturdy
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Power Whip
- Ivy Cudgel
- Superpower / Synthesis
Cudgel yard, bolt and whip tusk
+2 252 Atk Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon-Cornerstone Ivy Cudgel vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Raging Bolt: 399-471 (102 - 120.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
U can use synth if u really want longevity and to beat bolt in mind games
 
:kommo-o:
Kommo-o @ Kommonium Z
Ability: Bulletproof
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Clanging Scales
- Close Combat
- Flamethrower
- Stealth Rock

Completely walls Mega Charizard Y, and can OHKO both Great Tusk and Raging Bolt with ease:
:great-tusk: 252 SpA Kommo-o Clangorous Soulblaze vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Great Tusk: 415-489 (111.8 - 131.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
:raging-bolt: 252 SpA Kommo-o Clangorous Soulblaze vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Raging Bolt: 554-654 (141.6 - 167.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
:great-tusk: +1 252 SpA Kommo-o Clanging Scales vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Great Tusk: 373-439 (100.5 - 118.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
:raging-bolt: +1 252 SpA Kommo-o Clanging Scales vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Raging Bolt: 494-584 (126.3 - 149.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
Mixed Mega Latios
Gandora (Latios-Mega) (M) @ Latiosite
Ability: Levitate
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
Lonely Nature
- Luster Purge
- Roost
- Dragon Claw
- Dragon Dance

Switch in on Yard and take 40ish(252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Latios in Sun: 131-155 (35.9 - 42.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO) then mega evolve and dragon dance. Then roost. Then dd and so on and so forth

0 SpA Latios-Mega Luster Purge vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Great Tusk: 512-606 (138 - 163.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

+1 252+ Atk Latios-Mega Dragon Claw vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Raging Bolt: 464-548 (118.6 - 140.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO


You need plus 2 attack to guaranteed yard unfortunately even with adamant

Hp investment is because you take too much from yard before mega evolution and then they can switch in raging bolt.
 
:sv/latios-mega:
Latios-Mega (M) @ Latiosite
Ability: Levitate
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Luster Purge
- Draco Meteor
- Mystical Fire / Aura Sphere
- Recover

Outspeeds everything and smacks em with stab, yard doesn’t die but only does 50 back. Forced to switch after draco-ing bolt unless tusk is chipped, but that doesn’t matter unless you’re at 50% and giving tusk free turns

252 SpA Latios-Mega Luster Purge vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Charizard-Mega-Y: 160-190 (53.8 - 63.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Latios-Mega Luster Purge vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Great Tusk: 596-704 (160.6 - 189.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Latios-Mega Draco Meteor vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Raging Bolt: 542-642 (138.6 - 164.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Latios-Mega in Sun: 122-144 (40.5 - 47.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

(same mon can be submitted by multiple people as long as it has diff sets if anyone was unsure)
 
BrisingrDraconis said:
:sv/latios-mega:
Latios-Mega (M) @ Latiosite
Ability: Levitate
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Luster Purge
- Draco Meteor
- Mystical Fire / Aura Sphere
- Recover

Outspeeds everything and smacks em with stab, yard doesn’t die but only does 50 back. Forced to switch after draco-ing bolt unless tusk is chipped, but that doesn’t matter unless you’re at 50% and giving tusk free turns

252 SpA Latios-Mega Luster Purge vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Charizard-Mega-Y: 160-190 (53.8 - 63.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Latios-Mega Luster Purge vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Great Tusk: 596-704 (160.6 - 189.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Latios-Mega Draco Meteor vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Raging Bolt: 542-642 (138.6 - 164.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Latios-Mega in Sun: 122-144 (40.5 - 47.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

(same mon can be submitted by multiple people as long as it has diff sets if anyone was unsure)
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what if u miss draco tho(this is why i went dd)
 
:sv/latias:
Latias (F) @ Soul Dew
Ability: Levitate
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Psychic
- Draco Meteor
- Roost

Yeah, this is lazy, but I couldn't think of anything else (maybe a third Latios). Great Tusk wants no business with Psychic, Draco Meteor smashes Raging Bolt, and Latias can use Charizard as set-up fodder, easily tanking Weather Balls with CM boosts and roost. Psychic can 2HKO it after +1 boost.

:charizard-mega-y: 252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Latias in Sun: 114-135 (37.8 - 44.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
:charizard-mega-y: 252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Weather Ball (100 BP Fire) vs. +1 0 HP / 0 SpD Latias in Sun: 76-90 (25.2 - 29.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
:raging-bolt: 252 SpA Protosynthesis Raging Bolt Thunderclap vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Latias: 62-73 (20.5 - 24.2%) -- guaranteed 5HKO

:latias: 252 SpA Soul Dew Latias Draco Meteor vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Raging Bolt: 498-588 (127.3 - 150.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
:latias: 252 SpA Soul Dew Latias Psychic vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Great Tusk: 518-612 (139.6 - 164.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
:latias: +1 252 SpA Soul Dew Latias Psychic vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Charizard-Mega-Y: 210-247 (70.7 - 83.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
 
This thread could use a break from the Lati twins...
:sv/tapu_koko:
Tapu Koko @ Expert Belt
Ability: Electric Surge
EVs: 244 SpA / 48 SpD / 216 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Dazzling Gleam
- Taunt
- Roost

Tapu Koko can score strong super effective hits against all three members of the core while outspeeding them by a mile.
The Raging Bolt matchup seems tricky since we miss the OHKO and they do a lot with Thunderbolt, but we can spam Roost to stall out Sun and Electric Terrain and Taunt to deny Calm Mind boosts.

Expert Belt is necessary to guarantee OHKOs on Charizard and Tusk. which is insane honestly, koko is a bum

216 Speed EVs outrun Weavile. 48 SpDef EVs avoid the 2HKO from Raging Bolt outside of Sun, but in Electric Terrain.

Calcs:

244 SpA Expert Belt Tapu Koko Thunderbolt vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Charizard-Mega-Y in Electric Terrain: 326-389 (109.7 - 130.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
244 SpA Expert Belt Tapu Koko Dazzling Gleam vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Great Tusk: 418-492 (112.6 - 132.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
244 SpA Expert Belt Tapu Koko Dazzling Gleam vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Raging Bolt: 281-331 (71.8 - 84.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

This is in both Sun and Electric Terrain:
252 SpA Protosynthesis Raging Bolt Thunderbolt vs. 0 HP / 48 SpD Tapu Koko in Electric Terrain: 153-181 (54.4 - 64.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Once we stall out the Sun...
252 SpA Raging Bolt Thunderbolt vs. 0 HP / 48 SpD Tapu Koko in Electric Terrain: 118-140 (41.9 - 49.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

And after our own Terrain ends...
252 SpA Raging Bolt Thunderbolt vs. 0 HP / 48 SpD Tapu Koko: 91-108 (32.3 - 38.4%) -- 97.6% chance to 3HKO
 
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With 4 Votes Sami wins this cycle!

For our next core:

Cycle 69: Assault Vest Alomomola + Mega Venusaur
:sv/alomomola: :sm/venusaur-mega:

Alomomola @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Flip Turn
- Mirror Coat
- Knock Off
- Scald

Venusaur-Mega @ Venusaurite
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 252 HP / 156 SpA / 100 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Modest Nature
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Earth Power
- Synthesis

How will you break this core?
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Submissions end Friday 25th July!
 
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This was genuinely a challenge.
Both mons in this core are unreasonably fat, in most cases demanding a Z-move be used to remove them from the game.
I managed to find a little guy who hasn't seen usage since ORAS to help.

(idk how to make the models appear)
Celebi @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Recover
- Leaf Storm
- Psychic

+2 252 SpA Celebi Leaf Storm (130 BP) vs. 8 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Alomomola: 540-636 (114.1 - 134.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252 SpA Celebi Psychic (90 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Venusaur-Mega: 420-494 (115.3 - 135.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

It probably wasn't necessary to OHKO both, but if both are guaranteed gone, the opponent can't pull any Wish/Healing Wish shenanigans.

Edit: I found out how to make the sprites appear.
:Celebi:
 
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:gyarados:
Gyarados @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Moxie
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Bounce
- Waterfall
- Substitute

Completely walls Alomomola after a Substitute while it destroys Mega Venusaur with Flyinium Z. Easy. MAYBE Mega Gyarados could also win 1v1 against these two but this is definitely the easier option.
 
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