Quality Control Air Balloon Metagross [0/2]

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[SET]
Air Balloon (Metagross) @ Air Balloon
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 248 HP / 48 Atk / 116 Def / 96 Spe
Impish Nature
- Iron Defense
- Body Press
- Heavy Slam / Meteor Mash
- Bullet Punch

[SET COMMENTS]
* Air Balloon + Iron Defense + Body Press allows Metagross to lure in physical Ground-types like Ursaluna and Donphan to gain a surprise win.
* Heavy Slam + Bullet Punch allow Metagross to maintain good matchups against all common Fairy-types. Having two Steel-type moves secures the matchup into Fairy-type Encore + Disable users like Iron Valiant, Ninetales-A, and the rare Gardevoir. Meteor Mash allows Metagross to defeat Kyurem, at the cost of losing to Primarina and Meteor Mash's lower accuracy.
* This EV spread allows Metagross to always survive a Knock Off from Choice Band Meowscarada or a Focus Blast from Choice Specs Valiant, provided it is not a Special Attack-boosting nature. The Speed EVs allow Metagross to always outspeed base 50 speed Pokemon without a Speed-boosting nature, such as Ursaluna, Iron Hands, and Donphan.
* Do not use Iron Defense against strong Dark-types like Meowscarada or Chien-Pao. Body Press followed by Bullet Punch KOes Meowscarada and Chien-Pao, provided Chien-Pao's Throat Chop doesn't get the roll KO Metagross.
* Against Ursaluna, use Iron Defense twice, and then OHKO with Body Press to play around Counter.

[SET CREDITS]
Set(s) by:
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Written by:
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[SET]
Air Balloon (Metagross) @ Air Balloon
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 248 HP / 48 Atk / 116 Def / 96 Spe
Impish Nature
- Iron Defense
- Body Press
- Heavy Slam / Meteor Mash
- Bullet Punch

[SET COMMENTS]
* Air Balloon + Iron Defense + Body Press allows Metagross to lure in physical Ground-types like Ursaluna and Donphan to gain a surprise win.
* Heavy Slam + Bullet Punch allow Metagross to maintain good matchups against all common Fairy-types. Having two Steel-type moves secures the matchup into Fairy-type Encore + Disable users like Iron Valiant, Ninetales-A, and the rare Gardevoir. Meteor Mash allows Metagross to defeat Kyurem, at the cost of losing to Primarina and Meteor Mash's lower accuracy.
* This EV spread allows Metagross to always survive a Knock Off from Adamant Choice Band Meowscarada or and a Focus Blast from Timid Choice Specs Valiant, provided it is not a Special Attack-boosting nature. The Speed EVs allow Metagross to always outspeed base 50 speed Pokemon without a Speed-boosting nature, such as Ursaluna, Iron Hands, and Donphan. ('Or' implies its two alternate possibilties; Since modest specs val isnt a big meta presence we can trim down the rest of the sentence.)
* Do not use Iron Defense against strong Dark-types like Meowscarada or Chien-Pao. Body Press followed by Bullet Punch KOes Meowscarada and Chien-Pao, provided Chien-Pao's Throat Chop doesn't get the roll to KO Metagross.
* Against Ursaluna, use Iron Defense twice, and then OHKO with Body Press to play around Counter.
* Bullet about notable losses/recommend partners. I recommend mentioning bad MUs into fires and opposing steels -> water type partner recommendation

[SET CREDITS]
Set(s) by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/glitched.579035/

Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/itchy.518399/

Quality checked by:
[insert user link]

Grammar checked by:
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