VGC Calyrex-Shadow-based team

Calyrex-Shadow @ life orb
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
timid Nature
- Astral Barrage
- expanding force
- draining kiss
- protect

My main sweeper, Astral Barrage and Expanding Force for STAB, draining kiss and tera fairy for coverage against it's 4x dark weakness. Life orb for extra sweeping damage.

Indeedee-F @ leftovers
Ability: psychic surge
Level: 50
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Follow Me
- helping hand
- protect
- dazzling gleam

Follow me for support and "removing" the 4x ghost weakness of Calyrex, helping hand to buff moves and dazzling gleam to finish off weaker pokemon. Leftovers to heal slightly per turn.

Incineroar @ safety goggles
Ability: intimidate
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
adamant Nature
- fake out
- knock off
- flare blitz
- parting shot

The average incineroar build, basically just to hinder the opponent as much as possible, i went evs in defense for a more bulky incineroar. Safety goggles for amoonguss and tera ghost for other fake out incineroar.

SlipperyDawg (Urshifu-Rapid-Strike) @ choice scarf
Ability: unseen fist
Level: 50
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
adamant Nature
- surging strikes
- aqua jet
- close combat
- u-turn

Choice Scarf surging strikes to do damage, aqua jet and close combat for stab and finishing off weaker pokemon, u-turn to switch pokemon around if I have a bad matchup.

ShieldedDawg (Zamazenta-Crowned) @ rusted shield
Ability: dauntless shield
Level: 50
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
impish Nature
- Body Press
- heavy slam
- wide guard
- protect

Body press and heavy slam for STAB, wide guard to counter both Calyrex's signature moves and Dazzling gleam flutter mane.

Sus (Amoonguss) @ focus sash
Ability: regenerator
Level: 50
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
sassy Nature
- spore
- rage powder
- pollen puff
- protect

Spore for sleep, rage powder to redirect, and pollen puff to heal my team or do damage. Focus sash so i can get at least one spore off.
 
Heyo Leafeon42 , welcome to Smogon! I think your team is rather interesting, but sheepie is right on most things. So lets change that!

:sv/calyrex-shadow:
Draining Kiss --> Nasty Plot / Shadow Ball
Tera Fairy --> Tera Dark / Normal

Calyrex-S is a very strong Pokemon, but using moves like Draining Kiss don't really capitalize on this. Nasty Plot is likely the preferred option here, considering you have good redirection to support it. Shadow Ball or even something like Psychic, on the other hand, is very strong into Wide Guard, which you may struggle against. Tera Fairy is really middling in the mirror matchup, while Tera Dark or Normal are far more effective here.

:sv/indeedee-f:
:leftovers: --> :rocky helmet: / :psychic seed:
Tera Psychic --> Tera Water / Fairy / Grass
Dazzling Gleam --> Alluring Voice / Psychic

As sheepie had said before, Leftovers on Indeedee-F is not very good at all. Rocky Helmet is good into Urshifu-R, although I highly recommend Psychic Seed instead, since Rocky Helmet will be saved for later. I assume you didn't change the Tera, but Water and Fairy are nice. If you really hate Spore, then run Tera Grass. Dazzling Gleam also just doesn't do much + loses to Wide Guard, so if you want to keep a Fairy-type move, use Alluring Voice. If not, run Psychic which is most likely better.

:sv/incineroar:
Better EVs needed

The Incineroar set is actually fine, but the EVs aren't. Check the Smogon Dex for Incineroar, should have sustainable enough EVs. If you want to tweak them a little, then do so.

:sv/zamazenta-crowned:
Heavy Slam --> Behemoth Bash
Better EVs needed

Again, for the EVs; check the Smogon Dex. Behemoth Bash is a simple change, but it does more damage into faces such as Tera Fairy Calyrex-I and Tera Fairy Raging Bolt.

:sv/amoonguss:
Better EVs
Focus Sash --> Rocky Helmet

You get the point on EVs. For the item though: Amoonguss is bulky enough too which it doesn't need Focus Sash at all. Rocky Helmet is far better to redirect Surging Strikes in particular, but it does well into Zamazenta-C and Iron Hands among others.

- Don't abbreviate Pokemon, especially for newer players since it can be confusing (unless it is obvious, like Rillaboom = Rilla).
- Complex EVs arent necessarily better. For new players especially, simple is better since it is easier to understand.
- You mention running Nasty Plot on Calyrex-S, but next time, mention what move should be replaced, even if it's obvious.
 
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