can someone help me out find something for my last slot?
its a rather casual team and i know Zapdos is basicly what i need but im tired of having it on all of my teams lol.
Tried Evee and its good but doesnt fix my Gorund vulnerabilities.
So is there anything else i could run in that slot that can take an EQ and be useful or am i forced to run Zapdos again?
https://pokepast.es/a1c7f015238593e0
I'll try and analyse this without suggesting Zapdos. It's still pretty tempting though.
Outrage isn't a good coverage option for Arcanine as it only covers Dragons and leaves Arcanine vulnerable to being KO'd while locked in. I'd
change Outrage to Play Rough, which provides the same coverage but better (notably has the bonus of hitting Mega Gyarados supereffective). This will help you become less exploitable by Ground types as you can burn them instead of being locked in, making it easier for the rest of your team.
An interesting option could be to switch Mega Gyara for Mega Slowbro and then find a replacement for Starmie, as Mega Slowbro is a great response to almost any relevant EQ user, but that would change your team quite significantly. Worth considering though.
However, you do have relatively decent answers to most Earthquake users already. All three of Gyarados, Venusaur and Starmie can tank an Earthquake and threaten OHKOs on Rhydon, Gyarados and Starmie can deal with the Nidos and Melmetal's a pain to deal with for most teams regardless.
The main threat I see is Mega Aerodactyl, which can be solved by
swapping Starmie for Mew. Mew's better natural bulk and lack of typing overlap with Mega Gyarados patches up some vulnerabilities while also providing enough bulk to take on Aero. It also provides you with a setup sweeper which gives your team appreciated pressure. A Timid Nasty Plot Roost set seems sensible; Thunderbolt + Ice Beam provides great supereffective and neutral coverage all round, but if you want a bit more pressure versus Melmetal then you could try Flamethrower + Dragon Pulse (this combo has no resistances at all, but doesn't get as many supereffective hits; Psychic has STAB over Dragon Pulse but leaves you absolutely helpless versus Slowbro and Gyarados).
At this point your team doesn't have many significant weaknesses, and you have at least 1 good response to most meta threats. A lot of the ones you might struggle more with at this point are specially based however, so
Chansey is a decent option for the last slot. It also provides you with a pivot thanks to Teleport. Seismic Toss + Toxic + Soft-Boiled + Teleport is probably the best option here with a Calm Nature. With the first two moves Chansey can easily 1v1 setup threats like Mega Alakazam and Nasty Plot Mew, as well as being a decent measure for Starmie and Mega Blastoise. If you think the opponent will switch something in to take advantage of Chansey, click Teleport and switch out to the best response.
Hopefully this helped!
