Mega-Mewtwo-X + Arceus-Water
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Looking at the team, the first thing I noticed is that both Arceus types were fighting weak, and Giratina was attackless. With good Rock-type coverage to snipe Ho-oh as well, I figured that Mega Mewtwo X was the perfect offensive part to this core. It broke through almost the whole team by itself, with Taunt completely shutting down Giratina, Stone Edge OHKO'ing Ho-oh, Low Kick OHKO'ing both Arceus types, and it doing a ton to both Mega Ray and Pogre. It did have the issue of scarf mega ray revenging though, as well as it just coming short on an OHKO on Pogre. I thought with all that in mind the core needed a Dragon Ascent switch in above all else, hence the Waterceus. It carries Refresh to help keep the pressure off from both Giratina and Mega-Rayquaza's Toxic, while being able to last quite long against the team generally. Toxic and Judgment both likely put Pogre in range of Low Kick, so it synergizes great there too. All this core can't do is switch in reliably against Pogre Thunder, but I think the core can handle almost everything else the team throws at it with relative ease.
Vs.
252 Atk Mewtwo-Mega-X Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Kyogre-Primal: 285-336 (83.5 - 98.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Mewtwo-Mega-X Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Rock: 446-528 (100.4 - 118.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 Atk Mewtwo-Mega-X Stone Edge vs. 244 HP / 204 Def Ho-Oh: 516-608 (124.6 - 146.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Taunt just wins
252 Atk Mewtwo-Mega-X Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0- Def Rayquaza-Mega: 145-171 (41.3 - 48.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 Atk Mewtwo-Mega-X Stone Edge vs. 0 HP / 0- Def Rayquaza-Mega in Strong Winds: 162-191 (46.1 - 54.4%) -- 56.3% chance to 2HKO
Vs.
252 Atk Rayquaza-Mega Dragon Ascent vs. 252 HP / 240+ Def Arceus-Water: 160-190 (36 - 42.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252+ SpA Kyogre-Primal Origin Pulse vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Arceus-Water in Heavy Rain: 162-191 (36.4 - 43%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252+ SpA Kyogre-Primal Thunder vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Arceus-Water: 288-340 (64.8 - 76.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
(Click sprites for sets)
Looking at the team, the first thing I noticed is that both Arceus types were fighting weak, and Giratina was attackless. With good Rock-type coverage to snipe Ho-oh as well, I figured that Mega Mewtwo X was the perfect offensive part to this core. It broke through almost the whole team by itself, with Taunt completely shutting down Giratina, Stone Edge OHKO'ing Ho-oh, Low Kick OHKO'ing both Arceus types, and it doing a ton to both Mega Ray and Pogre. It did have the issue of scarf mega ray revenging though, as well as it just coming short on an OHKO on Pogre. I thought with all that in mind the core needed a Dragon Ascent switch in above all else, hence the Waterceus. It carries Refresh to help keep the pressure off from both Giratina and Mega-Rayquaza's Toxic, while being able to last quite long against the team generally. Toxic and Judgment both likely put Pogre in range of Low Kick, so it synergizes great there too. All this core can't do is switch in reliably against Pogre Thunder, but I think the core can handle almost everything else the team throws at it with relative ease.
Vs.252 Atk Mewtwo-Mega-X Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Kyogre-Primal: 285-336 (83.5 - 98.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Mewtwo-Mega-X Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Rock: 446-528 (100.4 - 118.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 Atk Mewtwo-Mega-X Stone Edge vs. 244 HP / 204 Def Ho-Oh: 516-608 (124.6 - 146.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Taunt just wins
252 Atk Mewtwo-Mega-X Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0- Def Rayquaza-Mega: 145-171 (41.3 - 48.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 Atk Mewtwo-Mega-X Stone Edge vs. 0 HP / 0- Def Rayquaza-Mega in Strong Winds: 162-191 (46.1 - 54.4%) -- 56.3% chance to 2HKO
Vs.
252 Atk Rayquaza-Mega Dragon Ascent vs. 252 HP / 240+ Def Arceus-Water: 160-190 (36 - 42.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252+ SpA Kyogre-Primal Origin Pulse vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Arceus-Water in Heavy Rain: 162-191 (36.4 - 43%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252+ SpA Kyogre-Primal Thunder vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Arceus-Water: 288-340 (64.8 - 76.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
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