
[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Moongeist Beam
move 2: Focus Blast
move 3: Ice Beam / Moonblast
move 4: Trick / Psyshock / Thunder
item: Choice Specs
ability: Shadow Shield
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Lunala is a potent wallbreaker in AG due to a good Special Attack stat, a strong STAB move, and multiple coverage options to severely dent several Pokemon that may try to pivot into it. Additionally, its typing and a phenomenal ability in Shadow Shield can allow it to be an emergency check to the likes of Dragon Dance Ultra Necrozma, Necrozma-DM, Mega Rayquaza, and Zygarde-C. Moongeist Beam has few resistances and therefore hits most Pokemon for a 2HKO, including most support Arceus formes. Focus Blast perfectly complements Moongeist Beam by severely crippling, if not outright OHKOing, Dark- and Normal-types such as Tyranitar, Arceus-Dark, and Arceus while also hitting Ferrothorn harder than Moongeist Beam. Ice Beam KOs Yveltal after Stealth Rock damage, OHKOs an untransformed Zygarde-C, and revenge kills a boosted Mega Rayquaza in a pinch after a Dragon Ascent Special Defense drop, if Shadow Shield is intact. Alternatively, Moonblast still hits the same benchmarks against Yveltal and Mega Rayquaza while also providing Lunala with a more reliable way to hit Dark-types than Focus Blast. Trick is the preferred option in the last moveslot, as it cripples Ho-Oh and Chansey beyond repair, one of which will often be the main Lunala counterplay on the foe's team. However, Trick is completely negated by common Pokemon such as Arceus formes, Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, Zacian-C, and Mega Evolutions bar Mega Rayquaza, so it should be used with care. Alternatively, Psyshock hits specially defensive Ho-Oh and Chansey harder than anything else. It also delivers a more reliable hit against Normal-types than Focus Blast and picks off a weakened boosted Xerneas, provided that Shadow Shield is intact. On the other hand, Thunder may be used in order to OHKO Yveltal on the switch in and hit physically defensive Ho-Oh, Arceus-Water, and Primal Kyogre harder than anything else. A Modest nature allows Lunala to always 2HKO support Arceus formes, 2HKO Ferrothorn with Moongeist Beam after Stealth Rock damage, and OHKO Yveltal with Thunder, Tyranitar with Focus Blast, and Necrozma-DM with Moongeist Beam after Stealth Rock. A Timid nature may be used in order to outspeed neutral-natured Yveltal and Xerneas, as well as Timid Kyogre. However, Timid Lunala misses out on the aforementioned benchmarks.
Lunala fits best on bulky offense teams that enjoy its wallbreaking prowess as well as its ability to situationally revenge kill a plethora of setup sweepers in a pinch, such as Xerneas, Dragon Dance Mega Rayquaza, Necrozma-DM, Ultra Necrozma, various Swords Dance Arceus forms, Mega Mewtwo Y, and Zekrom. However, it can only perform such revenge kills if its Shadow Shield is unbroken, which makes Defog support from Ho-Oh or a support Arceus forme mandatory. Stealth Rock support from the likes of Necrozma-DM and Primal Groudon is handy as well, ensuring an OHKO on the likes of Yveltal and Mega Tyranitar and helping Timid Lunala hit important benchmarks that it would otherwise miss. As Lunala is a fairly prediction-reliant wallbreaker, it may situationally give dangerous Pokemon such as Yveltal, Zacian-C, and Primal Kyogre a free switch in, depending on the move it locks itself into. Thus, pairing it with a strong defensive backbone that can check these threats via the likes of Ho-Oh, Necrozma-DM, and Primal Groudon is a sensible choice. Sturdy checks to Yveltal such as Chansey, Tyranitar, Arceus-Dark, Arceus-Fairy, and Diancie are particularly important because Yveltal can come in rather freely on Lunala. However, be careful with Tyranitar, as its Sand Stream can waste Shadow Shield. Strong late-game cleaners that can take advantage of Lunala's wallbreaking prowess, such as Zacian-C, Yveltal, and Xerneas, are recommended teammates as well.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Guardsweeper, 360582]]
- Quality checked by: [[Icemaster, 464176], [Geysers, 426798]]
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