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[Overview]
Eternatus is one of the big three threats in Ubers due to its ability to check Yvleltal Yveltal, causing it to be found on the vast majority of teams. Additionally, Eternatus is it's the premier Kyogre check thanks to its typing, high great bulk, Speed, reliable recovery, and access to strong damaging and support moves. It also provides important role compression and soft checks a variety of threats, most notably Ho-Oh and Marshadow. Eternatus is also an offensively threatening Pokemon in its own right with a high base 145 Special Attack and 130 Speed its high offensive stats, (AC) backed by strong offensive moves attacks such as Dynamax Cannon, Sludge Bomb, Flamethrower, and Meteor Beam. Eternatus is one of the best poison spreaders around with access to Toxic, Toxic Spikes, and Sludge Bomb; it is also immune to Toxic and clears opposing Toxic Spikes. Beyond even this, Eternatus is a highly customizable Pokemon that may adapt its moveset, item, and EV spread to manage specific team structure weaknesses. Although Pressure is a mostly useless ability, Eternatus does at least have the attributes to realistically PP stall when utilized on defensive teams. Simply put, Eternatus is a highly customizable Pokemon that can adapt its moveset, item, and EV spread to accommodate its team's weaknesses. However, apart from resisting Water-type attacks and being immune to Toxic a Water-type resistance and Toxic immunity, its defensive typing isn't great; and it takes heavy damage from Pyschic Psychic-, Ground-, Ice-, and Dragon-type moves, which are all fairly common.
[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Recover
move 2: Toxic / Sludge Bomb
move 3: Mystical Fire / Flamethrower
move 4: Dynamax Cannon / Draco Meteor
item: Heavy Duty Heavy-Duty Boots / Eject Pack
ability: Pressure
nature: Timid
evs: 164 HP / 252 SpD / 92 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
The purpose of This set is to serves as a solid specially defensive special wall, that is capable of checking Yveltal and Kyogre. Mystical Fire hits Steel-types, which are immune to Toxic and resist Eternatus's Dragon-type STAB moves. and Mystical Fire is typically used over Flamethrower to prevent special attackers from breaking past Eternatus; however, it can be foregone dropped when utilizing teammates such as specially defensive Ferrothorn or and Confide Blissey. Sludge Bomb prevents Xerneas from setting up in front of Eternatus and can poison foes that often switch into it, (AC) such as Ho-Oh. Toxic Spikes may be used in the second slot over Sludge Bomb as an alternate but niche method of spreading poison even when Eternatus is not on the field. Since Eternatus often switches into Yveltal, it will usually absorb Knock Off, limiting the practicality of certain items. Heavy-Duty Boots is used to reduce eliminate entry hazards' impact on Eternatus without concern for entry hazard removal. A combination of Draco Meteor and Eject Pack may be used as a means of to gaining early offensive momentum. (AP) Draco Meteor also affords Eternatus extra power, which can be especially helpful against Marshadow, and gives it an option to escape trappers like Block Kyogre or and Dugtrio. 92 Speed EVs with a Timid nature allow Eternatus to outspeed Adamant Marshadow, along with key threats such as non-Choice Scarf Kyogre, Yveltal, Landorus, and Palkia; the remaining EVs are used to maximize special bulk to better tackle Yveltal and Kyogre. Several different Speed benchmarks can be utilized, most notably 24 EVs with a Timid Nature nature to outspeed up to Landorus in exchange for additional special bulk. Shuca Berry, Haban Berry, and Sitrus Berry are all consumable items that fit Eternatus's tendency to tank Knock Off and limit its risk against Poltergeist Marshadow while also allowing customization for teams to increase Eternatus's durability against certain offensive threats. Black Sludge may be used to increase the difficulty of opposing threats to 2HKO 2HKOing Eternatus and reduces reduce the effects of entry hazards over time.
Specially defensive Eternatus is one of the most important role compressors in the tier (RC) and therefore finds itself on a wide variety of teams without requiring any specific teammates or support. Other defensive Pokemon such as Necrozma-DM, Yveltal, and Xerneas naturally find themselves paired with Eternatus on bulky offense and balance teams. Sun team staples such as Groudon and Ho-Oh need a strong defense against Kyogre, which begins with Eternatus.
[SET]
name: Meteor Beam
move 1: Sludge Bomb / Substitute
move 2: Flamethrower
move 3: Meteor Beam
move 4: Dynamax Cannon
item: Power Herb
ability: Pressure
nature: Timid
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Meteor Beam requires a Power Herb (RC) but lets Eternatus blast through Ho-Oh and Yveltal, both of which are common Defoggers, and boosts Special Attack to increase its potency as a cleaner or wallbreaker. Sludge Bomb hits Fairy-types, mainly Xerneas, which can be very important for offense teams that struggle to prevent it from switching in and setting up. Sludge Wave is interchangeable with Sludge Bomb as a marginally more powerful STAB option with a lower chance to inflict poison; it should be noted that poison can be especially effective against Yveltal, Kyogre, and Lunala, and it typically doesn't miss out on any significant KOs. Substitute pairs well with users of Thunder Wave users, most notably Necrozma-DM, to help Eternatus function as a setup sweeper. Flamethrower is an important coverage move for common Steel-types that resist Dynamax Cannon, such as Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Excadrill, and also lets Eternatus bust through other defensive Pokemon (RC) such as Tangrowth, Shedinja, Skarmory, Magearna, and Corviknight. Toxic Spikes can be utilized over a Poison STAB move in the first moveslot for teams that capitalize on spreading poison or stacking entry hazards.
Meteor Beam Eternatus is typically limited to hyper offense teams that maintain momentum, especially in the entry hazard war, and do not require a more sturdy, reactive Eternatus to keep Pokemon such as Kyogre, Yveltal, and Ho-Oh in check. Apart from this, Eternatus is an important Pokemon that finds itself on many teams and doesn't require any specific support to function. Meteor Beam Eternatus will nearly always finds itself paired with Yveltal to offensively cover Calyrex-S, one of the few Pokemon capable of revenge killing it. Thunder Wave Necrozma-DM is another natural match that is equally offensively inclined. Major offensive threats such as Calyrex-S, Kyogre, and Zygarde-C are great partners to match with Meteor Beam Eternatus that take advantage of its important role compression. Offensive entry hazard removal, such as x Inserting an example here would be helpful, particularly of the offensive variety, is appreciated to remove Sticky Web, which robs Meteor Beam Eternatus of its ability to clean. (I agree with Itchy's comment)
[SET]
name: Life Orb
move 1: Recover
move 2: Flamethrower
move 3: Sludge Bomb
move 4: Dynamax Cannon
item: Life Orb
ability: Pressure
nature: Timid / Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Life Orb gives Eternatus immediate and reliable wallbreaking power, letting it function as both a versatile wallbreaker and cleaner at once. Recover is an important move, even on Life Orb Eternatus, allowing it to switch in more frequently and stick around longer; this is especially important due to Eternatus's status as an offensive check to Kyogre. However, on hyper offense teams, it is possible for Eternatus to run Meteor Beam with Sludge Bomb instead of Recover. Flamethrower is an important coverage move for common Steel-types that resist Dynamax Cannon, such as Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Excadrill, and also lets Eternatus bust through other defensive Pokemon such as Tangrowth, Shedinja, Skarmory, Magearna, and Corviknight. Sludge Bomb importantly hits Fairy-types, particularly Xerneas, which offensive teams often struggle with. Sludge Wave is interchangeable with Sludge Bomb as a marginally more powerful STAB option with a lower chance to inflict poison, although the status is especially effective against Yveltal, Kyogre, and Lunala, and it typically doesn't miss out on any significant KOs. Toxic Spikes can be utilized over a Poison-type STAB move or Meteor Beam for teams that capitalize on spreading poison or stacking entry hazards. The given EV spread maximizes Special Attack while still outspeeding Palkia and offers better special bulk for offensively checking Kyogre.
Life Orb Eternatus is typically limited to hyper offense or bulky offense teams that maintain momentum and do not require a more sturdy, reactive Eternatus to keep Pokemon such as Kyogre, Yveltal, and Ho-Oh in check. Apart from this, Eternatus is an important Pokemon that finds itself on many teams and doesn't require any specific support to function. Life Orb Eternatus excels with sun and Spikes support to break its greatest check, Necromza-DM Necrozma-DM, so Groudon and offensive Spikers an example here couldn't hurt (I agree) make for some of the best teammates. Eternatus virtually always finds itself paired with Yveltal, which is used on nearly all offensive teams to offensively cover Calyrex-S, one of the few Pokemon capable of revenge-killing revenge killing Eternatus. Major offensive threats such as Calyrex-S, Kyogre, and Zygarde-C are natural partners to match with Life Orb Eternatus and take advantage of its important role compression. Entry hazard removal, particularly from offensive teammates such as? (yes, using examples should never be passed up when applicable), is appreciated to reduce Life Orb's impact and the frequency that Eternatus needs to use Recover; it also removes Sticky Web, which is very detrimental to Eternatus.
[SET]
name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Recover
move 2: Toxic / Toxic Spikes
move 3: Flamethrower
move 4: Dynamax Cannon
item: Heavy Duty Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Pressure
nature: Bold
evs: 48 HP / 244 Def / 216 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
At the cost of checking Kyogre and standard Yveltal sets, Eternatus can invest in Defense to better check Choice Band Ho-Oh, Black Glasses and Choice Band Yveltal, Marshadow, and niche offensive threats such as Urshifu and Dracovish. Flamethrower is run over Mystical Fire because physically defensive Eternatus should be paired with a Kyogre check,(AC) and Flamethrower has better damage output against defensive Steel-types and comes with a chance to burn. Mystical Fire still hits Steel-types hard while preventing special attackers from breaking through Eternatus if not using dedicated specially defensive sponges such as Blissey or and Ferrothorn. Heavy-Duty Boots is used to reduce eliminate entry hazards' impact on Eternatus without concern for entry hazard removal. Black Sludge may be used to make it more difficult for foes to 2HKO Eternatus and reduces the effects of entry hazards over time. 216 Speed EVs allow Eternatus to outspeed Adamant neutral-natured Marshadow; the remaining EVs are structured to maximize physical bulk while hitting a Black Sludge number recovering as much as possible with Black Sludge. An alternate EV spread of 176 HP / 240 Def / 92 Spe with a Timid nature slightly reduces Eternatus's physical bulk while gaining some substantial increases in special bulk to better check Kyogre.
With physically defensive Eternatus, a secondary or tertiary another Kyogre check is required, such as Ferrothorn, Palkia, or Blissey. Blissey is notable for serving as a blanket check to most special attackers, which could break beat physically defensive Eternatus, while Eternatus checks several physical threats in return. Giratina is a notable partner with physically defensive Eternatus for defensive teams;(comma -> semicolon) as together, they provide a strong PP stall core. Additionally, physically defensive Eternatus provides important role compression, therefore finding itself on a wide variety of teams without requiring any specific teammates or support.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Meteor Beam can be utilized on defensive sets with Cosmic Power to gradually boost Special Attack, but it requires specific matchups to be effective. An offensive set with Agility can be utilized as a bulky cleaner which that, after a turn of setup, can outspeed the entire tier, including Choice Scarf Calyrex-S. Dragon Tail can be used to phase phaze setup sweepers or and other common specially defensive switch-ins to Eternatus such as Ho-Oh and Blissey.
Checks and Counters
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**Necrozma-DM**: Necrozma-DM is immune to poison, resists Dynamax Cannon, and tanks Fire-type coverage somewhat well via Prism Armor, making it an effective and prevalent check to Eternatus.
**Fast Offensive Threats**: Pokemon such as Calyrex-S, Mewtwo, opposing Eternatus, or and Choice Scarf users such as Darmanitan-G Galarian Darmanitan, Dugtrio, and Ditto have the Speed, power, and type advantage to outspeed and KO Eternatus.
**Blissey**: Blissey can heals Eternatus's poison with Natural Cure and Aromatherapy, and its massive special bulk enables it to tank all of Eternatus's attacks easily.
**Tyranitar**: With its high special bulk in sand, Tyranitar is fairly effective at checking offensive Eternatus and can paralyze it with Thunder Wave.
**Heatran**: Although niche, Heatran is effective at switching into just about every move Eternatus typically runs.
**Sticky Web & and Paralysis**: Much of Eternatus's capacity to check offensive threats is diminished when its Speed is lowered, making Sticky Web and paralysis decent counterplay against it.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Minority, userid1]]
- Quality checked by: [[Manaphy, userid1], [SiTuM, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[dex, 277988], [username2, userid2]
Eternatus is one of the big three threats in Ubers due to its ability to check Yvleltal Yveltal, causing it to be found on the vast majority of teams. Additionally, Eternatus is it's the premier Kyogre check thanks to its typing, high great bulk, Speed, reliable recovery, and access to strong damaging and support moves. It also provides important role compression and soft checks a variety of threats, most notably Ho-Oh and Marshadow. Eternatus is also an offensively threatening Pokemon in its own right with a high base 145 Special Attack and 130 Speed its high offensive stats, (AC) backed by strong offensive moves attacks such as Dynamax Cannon, Sludge Bomb, Flamethrower, and Meteor Beam. Eternatus is one of the best poison spreaders around with access to Toxic, Toxic Spikes, and Sludge Bomb; it is also immune to Toxic and clears opposing Toxic Spikes. Beyond even this, Eternatus is a highly customizable Pokemon that may adapt its moveset, item, and EV spread to manage specific team structure weaknesses. Although Pressure is a mostly useless ability, Eternatus does at least have the attributes to realistically PP stall when utilized on defensive teams. Simply put, Eternatus is a highly customizable Pokemon that can adapt its moveset, item, and EV spread to accommodate its team's weaknesses. However, apart from resisting Water-type attacks and being immune to Toxic a Water-type resistance and Toxic immunity, its defensive typing isn't great; and it takes heavy damage from Pyschic Psychic-, Ground-, Ice-, and Dragon-type moves, which are all fairly common.
[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Recover
move 2: Toxic / Sludge Bomb
move 3: Mystical Fire / Flamethrower
move 4: Dynamax Cannon / Draco Meteor
item: Heavy Duty Heavy-Duty Boots / Eject Pack
ability: Pressure
nature: Timid
evs: 164 HP / 252 SpD / 92 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
The purpose of This set is to serves as a solid specially defensive special wall, that is capable of checking Yveltal and Kyogre. Mystical Fire hits Steel-types, which are immune to Toxic and resist Eternatus's Dragon-type STAB moves. and Mystical Fire is typically used over Flamethrower to prevent special attackers from breaking past Eternatus; however, it can be foregone dropped when utilizing teammates such as specially defensive Ferrothorn or and Confide Blissey. Sludge Bomb prevents Xerneas from setting up in front of Eternatus and can poison foes that often switch into it, (AC) such as Ho-Oh. Toxic Spikes may be used in the second slot over Sludge Bomb as an alternate but niche method of spreading poison even when Eternatus is not on the field. Since Eternatus often switches into Yveltal, it will usually absorb Knock Off, limiting the practicality of certain items. Heavy-Duty Boots is used to reduce eliminate entry hazards' impact on Eternatus without concern for entry hazard removal. A combination of Draco Meteor and Eject Pack may be used as a means of to gaining early offensive momentum. (AP) Draco Meteor also affords Eternatus extra power, which can be especially helpful against Marshadow, and gives it an option to escape trappers like Block Kyogre or and Dugtrio. 92 Speed EVs with a Timid nature allow Eternatus to outspeed Adamant Marshadow, along with key threats such as non-Choice Scarf Kyogre, Yveltal, Landorus, and Palkia; the remaining EVs are used to maximize special bulk to better tackle Yveltal and Kyogre. Several different Speed benchmarks can be utilized, most notably 24 EVs with a Timid Nature nature to outspeed up to Landorus in exchange for additional special bulk. Shuca Berry, Haban Berry, and Sitrus Berry are all consumable items that fit Eternatus's tendency to tank Knock Off and limit its risk against Poltergeist Marshadow while also allowing customization for teams to increase Eternatus's durability against certain offensive threats. Black Sludge may be used to increase the difficulty of opposing threats to 2HKO 2HKOing Eternatus and reduces reduce the effects of entry hazards over time.
Specially defensive Eternatus is one of the most important role compressors in the tier (RC) and therefore finds itself on a wide variety of teams without requiring any specific teammates or support. Other defensive Pokemon such as Necrozma-DM, Yveltal, and Xerneas naturally find themselves paired with Eternatus on bulky offense and balance teams. Sun team staples such as Groudon and Ho-Oh need a strong defense against Kyogre, which begins with Eternatus.
[SET]
name: Meteor Beam
move 1: Sludge Bomb / Substitute
move 2: Flamethrower
move 3: Meteor Beam
move 4: Dynamax Cannon
item: Power Herb
ability: Pressure
nature: Timid
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Meteor Beam requires a Power Herb (RC) but lets Eternatus blast through Ho-Oh and Yveltal, both of which are common Defoggers, and boosts Special Attack to increase its potency as a cleaner or wallbreaker. Sludge Bomb hits Fairy-types, mainly Xerneas, which can be very important for offense teams that struggle to prevent it from switching in and setting up. Sludge Wave is interchangeable with Sludge Bomb as a marginally more powerful STAB option with a lower chance to inflict poison; it should be noted that poison can be especially effective against Yveltal, Kyogre, and Lunala, and it typically doesn't miss out on any significant KOs. Substitute pairs well with users of Thunder Wave users, most notably Necrozma-DM, to help Eternatus function as a setup sweeper. Flamethrower is an important coverage move for common Steel-types that resist Dynamax Cannon, such as Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Excadrill, and also lets Eternatus bust through other defensive Pokemon (RC) such as Tangrowth, Shedinja, Skarmory, Magearna, and Corviknight. Toxic Spikes can be utilized over a Poison STAB move in the first moveslot for teams that capitalize on spreading poison or stacking entry hazards.
Meteor Beam Eternatus is typically limited to hyper offense teams that maintain momentum, especially in the entry hazard war, and do not require a more sturdy, reactive Eternatus to keep Pokemon such as Kyogre, Yveltal, and Ho-Oh in check. Apart from this, Eternatus is an important Pokemon that finds itself on many teams and doesn't require any specific support to function. Meteor Beam Eternatus will nearly always finds itself paired with Yveltal to offensively cover Calyrex-S, one of the few Pokemon capable of revenge killing it. Thunder Wave Necrozma-DM is another natural match that is equally offensively inclined. Major offensive threats such as Calyrex-S, Kyogre, and Zygarde-C are great partners to match with Meteor Beam Eternatus that take advantage of its important role compression. Offensive entry hazard removal, such as x Inserting an example here would be helpful, particularly of the offensive variety, is appreciated to remove Sticky Web, which robs Meteor Beam Eternatus of its ability to clean. (I agree with Itchy's comment)
[SET]
name: Life Orb
move 1: Recover
move 2: Flamethrower
move 3: Sludge Bomb
move 4: Dynamax Cannon
item: Life Orb
ability: Pressure
nature: Timid / Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Life Orb gives Eternatus immediate and reliable wallbreaking power, letting it function as both a versatile wallbreaker and cleaner at once. Recover is an important move, even on Life Orb Eternatus, allowing it to switch in more frequently and stick around longer; this is especially important due to Eternatus's status as an offensive check to Kyogre. However, on hyper offense teams, it is possible for Eternatus to run Meteor Beam with Sludge Bomb instead of Recover. Flamethrower is an important coverage move for common Steel-types that resist Dynamax Cannon, such as Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Excadrill, and also lets Eternatus bust through other defensive Pokemon such as Tangrowth, Shedinja, Skarmory, Magearna, and Corviknight. Sludge Bomb importantly hits Fairy-types, particularly Xerneas, which offensive teams often struggle with. Sludge Wave is interchangeable with Sludge Bomb as a marginally more powerful STAB option with a lower chance to inflict poison, although the status is especially effective against Yveltal, Kyogre, and Lunala, and it typically doesn't miss out on any significant KOs. Toxic Spikes can be utilized over a Poison-type STAB move or Meteor Beam for teams that capitalize on spreading poison or stacking entry hazards. The given EV spread maximizes Special Attack while still outspeeding Palkia and offers better special bulk for offensively checking Kyogre.
Life Orb Eternatus is typically limited to hyper offense or bulky offense teams that maintain momentum and do not require a more sturdy, reactive Eternatus to keep Pokemon such as Kyogre, Yveltal, and Ho-Oh in check. Apart from this, Eternatus is an important Pokemon that finds itself on many teams and doesn't require any specific support to function. Life Orb Eternatus excels with sun and Spikes support to break its greatest check, Necromza-DM Necrozma-DM, so Groudon and offensive Spikers an example here couldn't hurt (I agree) make for some of the best teammates. Eternatus virtually always finds itself paired with Yveltal, which is used on nearly all offensive teams to offensively cover Calyrex-S, one of the few Pokemon capable of revenge-killing revenge killing Eternatus. Major offensive threats such as Calyrex-S, Kyogre, and Zygarde-C are natural partners to match with Life Orb Eternatus and take advantage of its important role compression. Entry hazard removal, particularly from offensive teammates such as? (yes, using examples should never be passed up when applicable), is appreciated to reduce Life Orb's impact and the frequency that Eternatus needs to use Recover; it also removes Sticky Web, which is very detrimental to Eternatus.
[SET]
name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Recover
move 2: Toxic / Toxic Spikes
move 3: Flamethrower
move 4: Dynamax Cannon
item: Heavy Duty Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Pressure
nature: Bold
evs: 48 HP / 244 Def / 216 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
At the cost of checking Kyogre and standard Yveltal sets, Eternatus can invest in Defense to better check Choice Band Ho-Oh, Black Glasses and Choice Band Yveltal, Marshadow, and niche offensive threats such as Urshifu and Dracovish. Flamethrower is run over Mystical Fire because physically defensive Eternatus should be paired with a Kyogre check,(AC) and Flamethrower has better damage output against defensive Steel-types and comes with a chance to burn. Mystical Fire still hits Steel-types hard while preventing special attackers from breaking through Eternatus if not using dedicated specially defensive sponges such as Blissey or and Ferrothorn. Heavy-Duty Boots is used to reduce eliminate entry hazards' impact on Eternatus without concern for entry hazard removal. Black Sludge may be used to make it more difficult for foes to 2HKO Eternatus and reduces the effects of entry hazards over time. 216 Speed EVs allow Eternatus to outspeed Adamant neutral-natured Marshadow; the remaining EVs are structured to maximize physical bulk while hitting a Black Sludge number recovering as much as possible with Black Sludge. An alternate EV spread of 176 HP / 240 Def / 92 Spe with a Timid nature slightly reduces Eternatus's physical bulk while gaining some substantial increases in special bulk to better check Kyogre.
With physically defensive Eternatus, a secondary or tertiary another Kyogre check is required, such as Ferrothorn, Palkia, or Blissey. Blissey is notable for serving as a blanket check to most special attackers, which could break beat physically defensive Eternatus, while Eternatus checks several physical threats in return. Giratina is a notable partner with physically defensive Eternatus for defensive teams;(comma -> semicolon) as together, they provide a strong PP stall core. Additionally, physically defensive Eternatus provides important role compression, therefore finding itself on a wide variety of teams without requiring any specific teammates or support.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====
Meteor Beam can be utilized on defensive sets with Cosmic Power to gradually boost Special Attack, but it requires specific matchups to be effective. An offensive set with Agility can be utilized as a bulky cleaner which that, after a turn of setup, can outspeed the entire tier, including Choice Scarf Calyrex-S. Dragon Tail can be used to phase phaze setup sweepers or and other common specially defensive switch-ins to Eternatus such as Ho-Oh and Blissey.
Checks and Counters
====
**Necrozma-DM**: Necrozma-DM is immune to poison, resists Dynamax Cannon, and tanks Fire-type coverage somewhat well via Prism Armor, making it an effective and prevalent check to Eternatus.
**Fast Offensive Threats**: Pokemon such as Calyrex-S, Mewtwo, opposing Eternatus, or and Choice Scarf users such as Darmanitan-G Galarian Darmanitan, Dugtrio, and Ditto have the Speed, power, and type advantage to outspeed and KO Eternatus.
**Blissey**: Blissey can heals Eternatus's poison with Natural Cure and Aromatherapy, and its massive special bulk enables it to tank all of Eternatus's attacks easily.
**Tyranitar**: With its high special bulk in sand, Tyranitar is fairly effective at checking offensive Eternatus and can paralyze it with Thunder Wave.
**Heatran**: Although niche, Heatran is effective at switching into just about every move Eternatus typically runs.
**Sticky Web & and Paralysis**: Much of Eternatus's capacity to check offensive threats is diminished when its Speed is lowered, making Sticky Web and paralysis decent counterplay against it.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Minority, userid1]]
- Quality checked by: [[Manaphy, userid1], [SiTuM, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[dex, 277988], [username2, userid2]
