Ubers Magearna

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[Overview]

Magearna is blessed with a strong typing that allows it to check Yveltal, one of the most prominent Pokemon in Ubers. Magearna also has a pivoting move in Volt Switch and is the only Steel-type that can provide cleric support, fulfilling a very unique role. However, it directly competes with Necrozma-DM as a Steel-type on most teams, which tends to outclass it, and can only fit on specific team archetypes. It also cannot beat Xerneas, which can outdamage the healing Pain Split and Leftovers provide. Its role as a cleric is also contested by the likes of defensive Xerneas, Blissey, and Calyrex-S, which can fit on more team styles and provide more overall utility.

[SET]
name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Fleur Cannon
move 2: Volt Switch
move 3: Pain Split
move 4: Heal Bell
item: Leftovers
ability: Soul-Heart
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Fleur Cannon's high Base Power lets Magearna potentially OHKO offensive Yveltal and always OHKO Zekrom. Volt Switch provides momentum, allowing Magearna to pivot from unfavorable matchups. Pain Split keeps Magearna healthy against foes with large base HP such as Yveltal, Eternatus, and Ho-Oh. Heal Bell is used for valuable cleric support.

Defensive Ho-Oh is a fantastic partner for Magearna, mitigating its weakness to Geomancy Xerneas and taking advantage of common switch-ins to Magearna like Ferrothorn. Galarian Darmanitan is a good partner that can create a pivot core and take advantage of bulky Ground-types that Magearna invites in, such as Groudon and Landorus-T. Magearna's cleric support allows Zarude to run Synthesis instead of Jungle Healing and Calyrex-S to more easily run Nasty Plot on Trick sets. Setup sweepers such as Swords Dance Groudon, Calm Mind Kyogre, and Dragon Dance Zygarde-C appreciate Magearna's cleric support. Eternatus is another good partner that can deal with most Kyogre sets.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

A specially defensive set with Power Swap can help Magearna beat Xerneas, but it is entirely outclassed by Necrozma-DM outside of not being trapped by Magnezone.

Checks and Counters
====

**Fire-types**: Ho-Oh and Heatran take very little from Magearna and even shrug off Volt Switch.

**Eternatus**: Eternatus can 2HKO Magearna with Flamethrower while simultaneously tanking any of Magearna's hits.

**Steel-types**: Necrozma-DM and Ferrothorn reliably beat Magearna and take very little from Volt Switch.

**Ground-types**: Groudon and Landorus-T are immune to Volt Switch and can threaten Magearna, but neither Pokemon appreciates being hit by Fleur Cannon.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Dracovish, Choice Specs Kyogre, and Choice Band Rayquaza can OHKO Magearna. None of them want to take Fleur Cannon, though.

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Fleur Cannon is necessary for its high Base Power, being able to OHKO offensive Yveltal.
0 SpA Magearna Fleur Cannon vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Yveltal: 356-422 (90.5 - 107.3%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO

calc is kinda iffy at best but fine to still mention, I'd just say it's a roll somehow and also mention how it ohko's things like Zekrom which it can be a team's soft check for even when boosted

+1 252 Atk Life Orb Teravolt Zekrom Bolt Strike vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Magearna: 300-355 (82.4 - 97.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery


Defensive Ho-Oh is a fantastic partner for Magearna, mitigating its weakness to Geomancy Xerneas
It beats Ferrothorn too which is important, giving pressure off a volt

Dazzling Gleam doesn't drop Magearna's Special Attack, but its extremely weak.
Don't even feel like this is worth mentioning, you don't kill anything and the damage is incredibly sad

0 SpA Magearna Dazzling Gleam vs. 248 HP / 72 SpD Yveltal: 204-242 (44.8 - 53.1%) -- 30.1% chance to 2HKO

Lunala and Trick NP caly are also good teammates to mention, with Lunala beating don / more reliably zek / zyg and np caly being able to run it since the cleric job is covered

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[Overview]

Magearna is blessed with a strong typing in Steel / Fairy that allows it to check Yveltal, one of the most prominent Pokemon in Ubers. Magearna also has access to a pivoting move in Volt Switch and is the only Steel-type that can provide cleric support,(AC) and thus fits a very unique role in teams fulfilling a very unique role. However, it directly competes with Necrozma-DM as a Steel-type on most teams,(AC) which tends to outclass it,(AC) and can only fit on specific team archetypes. It also cannot beat Xerneas, which can outdamage the healing Pain Split and Leftovers provide. Its role as a cleric is also contested by the likes of defensive Xerneas, Blissey, and Calyrex-S,(AC) all of which are much more splashable can fit on more team styles and provide more overall utility.(we try to avoid the word splashable)

[SET]
name(lowercase): Physically Defensive
move 1: Fleur Cannon
move 2: Volt Switch
move 3: Pain Split
move 4: Heal Bell
item: Leftovers
ability: Soul-Heart
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Fleur Cannon is necessary for its high Base Power, being capable of sometimes OHKOing offensive Yveltal, and always being able to OHKO Zekrom. Fleur Cannon's high Base Power lets Magearna potentially OHKO offensive Yveltal and always OHKO Zekrom. Volt Switch provides some momentum, allowing Magearna to pivot out of unfavorable match-ups from unfavorable matchups. Pain Split keeps Magearna healthy against foes with large base HP such as Yveltal, Eternatus, and Ho-Oh. Heal Bell is used for valuable cleric support, clearing status off its teammates.

Defensive Ho-Oh is a fantastic partner for Magearna, mitigating its weakness to Geomancy Xerneas and takes taking advantage of common switch-(AH)ins to Magearna like Ferrothorn. Galarian Darmanitan is a good partner that can create a pivoting core and taking take advantage of the bulky Ground-types that Magearna invites in,(AC) such as Groudon and Landorus-T. Zarude appreciates Magearna's cleric support freeing it to run Synthesis instead of Jungle Healing. Teammates that can set up such as Swords Dance Groudon, Calm Mind Kyogre, and Dragon Dance Zygarde-C appreciate Magearna's cleric support clearing their status afflictions. Eternatus is another good partner that can deal with most Kyogre sets. Calyrex-S appreciates Magearna providing cleric support, allowing it to more easily run Nasty Plot on Trick sets.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

A specially defensive set with Power Swap can help Magearna beat Xerneas, but it is entirely outclassed by Necrozma-DM outside of not being trapped by Magnezone.

Checks and Counters
====

**Fire-types**: Ho-Oh and Heatran take very little from Magearna,(RC) even shrugging off and even shrug off Volt Switch.

**Eternatus**: Eternatus can 2HKO Magearna with Flamethrower while simultaneously tanking any of Magearna's hits.

**Steel-types**: Necrozma-DM and Ferrothorn reliably beat Magearna and take very little from Volt Switch.

**Ground-types**: Groudon and Landorus-T are immune to Volt Switch and can threaten Magearna out, but neither Pokemon appreciates being hit by Fleur Cannon.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Dracovish, Choice Specs Kyogre, and Choice Band Rayquaza all have the tools to can OHKO Magearna. None of them want to take Fleur Cannon, though.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Aberforth, 249382]]
- Quality checked by: [[Fc, 511624], [Manaphy, 50695]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
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[Overview]

Magearna is blessed with a strong typing that allows it to check Yveltal, one of the most prominent Pokemon in Ubers. Magearna also has a pivoting move in Volt Switch and is the only Steel-type that can provide cleric support, fulfilling a very unique role. However, it directly competes with Necrozma-DM as a Steel-type on most teams, which tends to outclass it, and can only fit on specific team archetypes. It also cannot beat Xerneas, which can outdamage the healing Pain Split and Leftovers provide. Its role as a cleric is also contested by the likes of defensive Xerneas, Blissey, and Calyrex-S, which can fit on more team styles and provide more overall utility.

[SET]
name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Fleur Cannon
move 2: Volt Switch
move 3: Pain Split
move 4: Heal Bell
item: Leftovers
ability: Soul-Heart
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Fleur Cannon's high Base Power lets Magearna potentially OHKO offensive Yveltal and always OHKO Zekrom. Volt Switch provides momentum, allowing Magearna to pivot from unfavorable matchups. Pain Split keeps Magearna healthy against foes with large base HP such as Yveltal, Eternatus, and Ho-Oh. Heal Bell is used for valuable cleric support, clearing status off its teammates.

Defensive Ho-Oh is a fantastic partner for Magearna, mitigating its weakness to Geomancy Xerneas and takes taking advantage of common switch-ins to Magearna like Ferrothorn. Galarian Darmanitan is a good partner that can create a pivot core and take advantage of bulky Ground-types that Magearna invites in, such as Groudon and Landorus-T. Zarude appreciates Magearna's cleric support freeing itallows Zarude to run Synthesis instead of Jungle Healing. Teammates that can set up and Calyrex-S to more easily run Nasty Plot on Trick sets. Setup sweepers such as Swords Dance Groudon, Calm Mind Kyogre, and Dragon Dance Zygarde-C appreciate Magearna's cleric support. Eternatus is another good partner that can deal with most Kyogre sets. Calyrex-S appreciates Magearna providing cleric support, allowing it to more easily run Nasty Plot on Trick sets.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

A specially defensive set with Power Swap can help Magearna beat Xerneas, but it is entirely outclassed by Necrozma-DM outside of not being trapped by Magnezone.

Checks and Counters
====

**Fire-types**: Ho-Oh and Heatran take very little from Magearna and even shrug off Volt Switch.

**Eternatus**: Eternatus can 2HKO Magearna with Flamethrower while simultaneously tanking any of Magearna's hits.

**Steel-types**: Necrozma-DM and Ferrothorn reliably beat Magearna and take very little from Volt Switch.

**Ground-types**: Groudon and Landorus-T are immune to Volt Switch and can threaten Magearna, but neither Pokemon appreciates being hit by Fleur Cannon.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Dracovish, Choice Specs Kyogre, and Choice Band Rayquaza can OHKO Magearna. None of them want to take Fleur Cannon, though.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Aberforth, 249382]]
- Quality checked by: [[Fc, 511624], [Manaphy, 50695]]
- Grammar checked by: [[DC, 449990], [lotiasite, 302985]]
 
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