Mega Steelix (QC 0/1)(GP 0/1)

[Sickist]

bump - p^2

Steelix-Mega @ Steelixite
Ability: Sand Force
EVs: 252 HP / 208 Atk / 48 SpD
Brave Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Gyro Ball
- Curse

Mega Steelix establishes itself in the UU tier as one of the best answers to Latias, due to it's Steel/Ground typing letting it block even Latias' Gigavolt Havoc. Steelix can also offer good role compression on teams due to it's stellar bulk, access to Stealth Rocks, as well as Curse, which all let it function as a Latias check, a Rocker, and even a wallbreaker in some instances, thanks to Curse. Due to it's typing as well, it can function as a check to Scizor not running Fighting coverage. However, Steelix is completely walled by the likes of Moltres and Rotom Heat, who can even Defog Steelix's Stealth Rocks away. Steelix appreciates Wish Support due to it's lack of recovery, which make Wish Passers like Sylveon and Florges good partners. Primarina in particular is a good partner due to it's ability to pressure Ground, Fire, and Fighting types with it's STAB combination, while appreciating Steelix's ability to check Electric, Poison, and Steel types for Primarina.

 

[Sickist]

Took me ages to actually finish this due to being busy, but ready for QC check.

 

[A Cake Wearing A Hat]

stealth rock doesn't affect its ability to check latias at all, despite what your second sentence claims. Also, we really don't need to be told that stealth rock allows mega steelix to be a stealth rock user. Fix all that.

It sounds right now like you're recommending double fairy on Mega Steelix teams. Consider replacing primarina with a non-fairy-type teammate. Something that likes Latias checked, for instance, such as Infernape. Right now the only reason you've specifically mentioned prim is bc of raw single-type-chart coverage, which generally isn't how building is optimally performed. Primarina and mega steelix kinda both struggle to do things to Rotom-H, for instance. Also, Mega Steelix kinda sucks as a check to electric types if you're toting its "ability to check Electric types" for primarina. The main offensive poison types can delete Mega Steelix pretty easily (Nidok, Gengar), and it's not necessarily the best switch-in to Tentacruel either.

Before sending this into GP please make sure you change every instance of "Stealth Rocks" to "Stealth Rock" and "it's" to "its". it's means it is and its is the possessive.

qc 1/1 when done.