National Dex Mega Swampert

[Avery]

[SET]
name: Rain Sweeper
move 1: Waterfall
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Ice Punch
move 4: Flip Turn
item: Swampertite
ability: Damp
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Mega Swampert is a mainstay on rain teams due to its ability upon Mega Evolution, Swift Swim, which allows it to outpace the entire unboosted metagame while rain is active. Mega Swampert's immunity to Electric is also very useful for rain teams, as they often consist of multiple Water-type Pokemon. Earthquake hits most common Pokemon resistant to Waterfall, such as Toxapex, Kartana, and Gastrodon. Ice Punch hammers Garchomp and Kommo-o while also scoring a 2HKO on Mega Latias after Stealth Rock damage. Flip Turn allows Mega Swampert to act as an offensive pivot against threatening Pokemon such as Tangrowth and Slowbro for teammates such as Zapdos and Manaphy to take advantage of them. Damp is the chosen ability prior to Mega Evolution to situationally block Landorus-T and Mew from using Explosion. A Jolly nature is preferred to Adamant to allow Mega Swampert to outpace Choice Scarf Kartana in rain.

Due to Mega Swampert's dependence on rain in order to be an offensive threat, Pelipper is an absolute necessity. Additionally, due to its poor matchup against bulky Water-types such as Slowbro and Alomomola, teammates such as Ash-Greninja, Manaphy, and offensive Zapdos are important partners. Zapdos is an especially fantastic partner, as not only does it threaten Slowbro, Mega Venusaur, and Tangrowth for Mega Swampert, but it can also defensively handle Rillaboom. Mega Swampert also helps the aforementioned teammates punch through Gastrodon and Ferrothorn while being immune to the Electric-type attacks that they are commonly weak to. Finally, Ferrothorn is an especially nice partner, as it provides entry hazards to weaken Mega Swampert's checks while defensively answering Ash-Greninja and Kyurem.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Superpower can be used in the last moveslot in order to eliminate Ferrothorn and Kyurem. Stealth Rock is another option, as Mega Swampert threatens the most common entry hazard removers such as Zapdos, Corviknight, and Excadrill when in rain. Bulk Up, while appealing, wastes valuable turns of rain while simply not being better than any other available option. Liquidation's slightly higher Base Power than Waterfall might also look appealing, but it doesn't improve any notable damage rolls, and Waterfall's chance to flinch is more useful overall.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Bulky Water-types**: Physically bulky Water-types such as Slowbro and Alomomola threaten out Mega Swampert due to the risk of a Scald burn. Rotom-W also forces out Mega Swampert with Will-O-Wisp while being immune or resistant to all of its STAB attacks. Toxapex cannot switch into Earthquake, but it can stomach an Earthquake from full health and threaten a Scald burn in return. However, Mega Swampert can use Flip Turn to bring in a teammate such as Manaphy or Zapdos to take advantage of these Pokemon.

**Bulky Grass-types**: Rocky Helmet Tangrowth and Mega Venusaur take minimal damage from Mega Swampert's attacks and threaten it back with an OHKO from Giga Drain. Ferrothorn also threatens Mega Swampert with Power Whip, but it is exploitable due to how easily Mega Swampert and its teammates can wear it down, and it fears Superpower.

**Strong Priority**: Priority moves bypass Mega Swampert's excellent Speed in rain. Rillaboom threatens to OHKO Mega Swampert with Grassy Glide, resists both of its STAB attacks, and is passively kept healthy due to Grassy Terrain, making it a very effective check. However, Rillaboom does have to beware catching an Ice Punch if it switches into Mega Swampert. Ash-Greninja can't switch in to Mega Swampert but threatens it with rain-boosted Water Shuriken. Other priority moves, such as Mega Lopunny and Mega Medicham's Fake Out and Mega Mawile's Sucker Punch, can wear Mega Swampert down quickly.

**Faster Pokemon Outside of Rain**: Mega Swampert's dependence on rain to outspeed the entire metagame can be exploited by Pokemon such as Kyurem, Ash-Greninja, and Mega Medicham when rain is not active. Mega Charizard Y deserves special mention, as it immediately removes rain while scaring out Mega Swampert with Solar Beam.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Avery, 497633]]
- Quality checked by: [[Solaros & Lunaris, 471780] , [Zneon, 487629]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

 

[Avery]

this should be qc ready

 

[TailGlowVM]

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[SET]
name: Rain Sweeper
move 1: Waterfall
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Ice Punch
move 4: Flip Turn
item: Swampertite
ability: Damp
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Mega Swampert is a mainstay on rain teams in National Dex due to its ability upon Mega Evolution, Swift Swim. This allows Mega Swampert to outpace the entire unboosted metagame while rain is active, while rain also boosts the power of Waterfall. Earthquake hits most common resists to Mega Swampert's Water STAB, such as Toxapex, Kartana, and Gastrodon. Ice Punch hammers Garchomp and Kommo-o while also scoring a 2HKO on Mega Latias after Stealth Rock damage. Flip Turn allows Mega Swampert to act as an offensive pivot, being able to pivot out on threatening Pokemon such as Tangrowth and Slowbro for teammates such as Zapdos and Manaphy to take advantage of. Damp is the chosen ability prior to Mega Evolution to situationally block lead Landorus-T and Mew from using Explosion. A Jolly nature is preferred to Adamant to allow Mega Swampert to outpace a boosted Magearna as well as Choice Scarf Kartana under rain.

Due to Mega Swampert's dependence on rain in order to be an offensive threat, Pelipper is a necessary partner. Additionally, due to Mega Swampert's poor matchup against bulky Water-types such as Slowbro and Alomomola, teammates such as Ash-Greninja, Manaphy, and offensive Zapdos are important partners. Mega Swampert also helps the aforementioned teammates punch through Gastrodon and Ferrothorn, while being immune to the Electric-type attacks that its are commonly weak to. Ferrothorn is an especially nice partner, as it provides entry hazards to weaken Mega Swampert's checks while defensively answering Ash-Greninja and Kyurem. Zapdos is also a fantastic partner, as not only does it threaten Slowbro, Mega Venusaur, and Tangrowth for Mega Swampert, but it can also defensively handle Rillaboom.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Superpower can be used in the last slot in order to eliminate Ferrothorn and Kyurem. Stealth Rock can also be used, as Mega Swampert threatens the most common entry hazard removers when under rain, such as Zapdos, Corviknight, and Excadrill. Bulk Up, while appealing, wastes valuable turns of rain while simply not being better than any other available option. Liquidation might look appealing as it has more power than Waterfall, but it doesn't improve any notable damage rolls, and Waterfall's flinch chance is more useful in most situations. Perhaps a defensive set to use outside of rain is worth mentioning?

Checks and Counters
===================

**Bulky Water-types**: Physically bulky Water-types such as Slowbro, Alomomola, and Toxapex Even max physically defensive Toxapex is 2HKOd by Earthquake and won't stay in. threaten out Mega Swampert due to the risk of a Scald burn. Rotom-W also forces out Mega Swampert due to the threat of a Will-O-Wisp burn, while being immune or resistant to both of Mega Swampert's STAB attacks.

**Bulky Grass-types**: Rocky Helmet Tangrowth and Mega Venusaur take minimal damage from Mega Swampert's attacks and threaten back with an OHKO from Giga Drain. Ferrothorn also threatens Mega Swampert with Power Whip, but is exploitable due to the ease at which Ferrothorn can be worn down by both Mega Swampert and its teammates. Ferrothorn also has to watch out for Superpower.

**Priority**: Rillaboom's priority Grassy Glide threatens to OHKO Mega Swampert even under rain. Rillaboom also resists both of Mega Swampert's STAB attacks and is passively kept healthy due to Grassy Terrain's health recovery, making it a very effective check. Still, Rillaboom does have to beware catching an Ice Punch if it switches into Mega Swampert. Ash-Greninja can't switch in but does 66% minimum with Water Shuriken thanks to the rain boost. Other priority moves like Mega Lopunny and Mega Medicham's Fake Out and Sucker Punch from Mega Mawile wear Swampert down quickly.

**Faster Pokemon outside of rain**: Mega Swampert's dependence on rain to outspeed the entire metagame can be taken advantage of when rain is not active. Most notably, outside of rain Mega Swampert is taken advantage of by Kyurem, Ash-Greninja, and Mega Medicham. Mega Charizard Y deserves special mention, as it can remove rain on its own while scaring out Mega Swampert with Solar Beam.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Sevelon, 497633]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

Great job.

 

[Avery]

did, thank you

 

[Solaros & Lunaris]

add remove comments

[SET]
name: Rain Sweeper
move 1: Waterfall
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Ice Punch
move 4: Flip Turn
item: Swampertite
ability: Damp
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Mega Swampert is a mainstay on rain teams in National Dex due to its ability upon Mega Evolution, Swift Swim. This allows Mega Swampert to outpace the entire unboosted metagame while rain is active, while rain also boosts the power of Waterfall. Merge these sentences Earthquake hits most common resists to Mega Swampert's Water STAB, such as Toxapex, Kartana, and Gastrodon. Ice Punch hammers Garchomp and Kommo-o while also scoring a 2HKO on Mega Latias after Stealth Rock damage. Flip Turn allows Mega Swampert to act as an offensive pivot, being able to pivot out on threatening Pokemon such as Tangrowth and Slowbro for teammates such as Zapdos and Manaphy to take advantage of. Damp is the chosen ability prior to Mega Evolution to situationally block lead Landorus-T and Mew from using Explosion. Choice Scarf Landorus-T also uses Explosion A Jolly nature is preferred to Adamant to allow Mega Swampert to outpace a boosted Magearna as well as Choice Scarf Kartana under rain.

Due to Mega Swampert's dependence on rain in order to be an offensive threat, Pelipper is a necessary partner. Additionally, due to Mega Swampert's poor matchup against bulky Water-types such as Slowbro and Alomomola, teammates such as Ash-Greninja, Manaphy, and offensive Zapdos are important partners. Mega Swampert also helps the aforementioned teammates punch through Gastrodon and Ferrothorn, while being immune to the Electric-type attacks that its teammates are commonly weak to. Ferrothorn is an especially nice partner, as it provides entry hazards to weaken Mega Swampert's checks while defensively answering Ash-Greninja and Kyurem. Zapdos is also a fantastic partner, as not only does it threaten Slowbro, Mega Venusaur, and Tangrowth for Mega Swampert, but it can also defensively handle Rillaboom.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Superpower can be used in the last slot in order to eliminate Ferrothorn and Kyurem. Stealth Rock can also be used, as Mega Swampert threatens the most common entry hazard removers when under rain, such as Zapdos, Corviknight, and Excadrill. Bulk Up, while appealing, wastes valuable turns of rain while simply not being better than any other available option. Liquidation's slightly higher base power than Waterfall might look appealing, but it doesn't improve any notable damage rolls and Waterfall's chance to flinch is more useful overall.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Bulky Water-types**: Physically bulky Water-types such as Slowbro and Alomomola threaten out Mega Swampert due to the risk of a Scald burn. Rotom-W also forces out Mega Swampert due to the threat of a Will-O-Wisp burn, while being immune or resistant to both of Mega Swampert's STAB attacks. Toxapex cannot switch into Earthquake, but it can stomach an Earthquake from full health and threaten a Scald burn.

**Bulky Grass-types**: Rocky Helmet Tangrowth and Mega Venusaur take minimal damage from Mega Swampert's attacks and threaten back with an OHKO from Giga Drain. Ferrothorn also threatens Mega Swampert with Power Whip, but is exploitable due to the ease at which Ferrothorn can be worn down by both Mega Swampert and its teammates, as well as being weary of Superpower. Ferrothorn does have to be careful of Superpower though.

**Strong Priority**: Rillaboom's Grassy Glide threatens to OHKO Mega Swampert even under rain. Rillaboom also resists both of Mega Swampert's STAB attacks and is passively kept healthy due to Grassy Terrain's health recovery, making it a very effective check. Still, Rillaboom does have to beware catching an Ice Punch if it switches into Mega Swampert. Ash-Greninja can't switch in to Mega Swampert, but threatens Mega Swampert with Water Shuriken when boosted by rain. Other priority moves, such as Mega Lopunny and Mega Medicham's Fake Out, and Mega Mawile's Sucker Punch, can wear Swampert down quickly.

**Faster Pokemon outside of rain**: Mega Swampert's dependence on rain to outspeed the entire metagame can be taken advantage of when rain is not active. Most notably, outside of rain Mega Swampert is taken advantage of by Kyurem, Ash-Greninja, and Mega Medicham. Mega Charizard Y deserves special mention, as it can remove rain on its own while scaring out Mega Swampert with Solar Beam.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Sevelon, 497633]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

QC 1/2

 

[Avery]

implemented, thank you!

 

[Zneon]

add comment delete

[SET]
name: Rain Sweeper
move 1: Waterfall
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Ice Punch
move 4: Flip Turn
item: Swampertite
ability: Damp
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Mega Swampert is a mainstay on rain teams due to its ability upon Mega Evolution, Swift Swim, which allows Mega Swampert to outpace the entire unboosted metagame while rain is active, while rain also boosts the power of Waterfall. it's not just its ability that makes it a necessity on rain but its typing gives it a very needed electric immune for rain, I think it's worth adding that here Earthquake hits most common resists to Mega Swampert's Water STAB, such as Toxapex, Kartana, and Gastrodon. Ice Punch hammers Garchomp and Kommo-o while also scoring a 2HKO on Mega Latias after Stealth Rock damage. Flip Turn allows Mega Swampert to act as an offensive pivot, being able to pivot out on threatening Pokemon such as Tangrowth and Slowbro for teammates such as Zapdos and Manaphy to take advantage of. Damp is the chosen ability prior to Mega Evolution to situationally block Landorus-T and Mew from using Explosion against hyper offensive teams. A Jolly nature is preferred to Adamant to allow Mega Swampert to outpace a boosted Magearna as well as Choice Scarf Kartana under rain.

Due to Mega Swampert's dependence on rain in order to be an offensive threat, Pelipper is a necessary partner you need to emphasize this much more heavily because its viability is exclusively tied to Pelipper's rain, say how Pelipper is mandatory / an absolute necessity with Mega Swampert . Additionally, due to Mega Swampert's poor matchup against bulky Water-types such as Slowbro and Alomomola, teammates such as Ash-Greninja, Manaphy, and offensive Zapdos are important partners. Mega Swampert also helps the aforementioned teammates punch through Gastrodon and Ferrothorn, while being immune to the Electric-type attacks that its teammates are commonly weak to. Ferrothorn is an especially nice partner, as it provides entry hazards to weaken Mega Swampert's checks while defensively answering Ash-Greninja and Kyurem. Zapdos is also a fantastic partner, as not only does it threaten Slowbro, Mega Venusaur, and Tangrowth for Mega Swampert, but it can also defensively handle Rillaboom. it would read better if you move the Zapdos point to where you mention Pokemon that threaten bulky Water-types

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Superpower can be used in the last slot in order to eliminate Ferrothorn and Kyurem. Stealth Rock can also be used, as Mega Swampert threatens the most common entry hazard removers when under rain, such as Zapdos, Corviknight, and Excadrill. Bulk Up, while appealing, wastes valuable turns of rain while simply not being better than any other available option. Liquidation's slightly higher base power than Waterfall might look appealing, but it doesn't improve any notable damage rolls and Waterfall's chance to flinch is more useful overall.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Bulky Water-types**: Physically bulky Water-types such as Slowbro and Alomomola threaten out Mega Swampert due to the risk of a Scald burn. Rotom-W also forces out Mega Swampert due to the threat of a Will-O-Wisp burn, while being immune or resistant to both of Mega Swampert's STAB attacks. Toxapex cannot switch into Earthquake, but it can stomach an Earthquake from full health and threaten a Scald burn. say how all of these Pokemon can be taken advantage of through Flip Turn

**Bulky Grass-types**: Rocky Helmet Tangrowth and Mega Venusaur take minimal damage from Mega Swampert's attacks and threaten back with an OHKO from Giga Drain. Ferrothorn also threatens Mega Swampert with Power Whip, but is exploitable due to the ease at which Ferrothorn can be worn down by both Mega Swampert and its teammates, as well as being weary of Superpower.

**Strong Priority**: Rillaboom's Grassy Glide threatens to OHKO Mega Swampert even under rain. Rillaboom also resists both of Mega Swampert's STAB attacks and is passively kept healthy due to Grassy Terrain's health recovery, making it a very effective check. Still, Rillaboom does have to beware catching an Ice Punch if it switches into Mega Swampert. Ash-Greninja can't switch in to Mega Swampert, but threatens Mega Swampert with Water Shuriken when boosted by rain. Other priority moves, such as Mega Lopunny and Mega Medicham's Fake Out, and Mega Mawile's Sucker Punch, can wear Swampert down quickly.

**Faster Pokemon outside of rain**: Mega Swampert's dependence on rain to outspeed the entire metagame can be taken advantage of when rain is not active. Most notably, outside of rain Mega Swampert is taken advantage of by Kyurem, Ash-Greninja, and Mega Medicham. Mega Charizard Y deserves special mention, as it can remove rain on its own while scaring out Mega Swampert with Solar Beam.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Sevelon, 497633]]
- Quality checked by: [[Solaros & Lunaris, 471780] , [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

Great work!

QC 2/2

 

[BitBitio]

Tiny little error that I noticed and wanted to save you some time on, but in the paragraph about bulky Grass types, and when mentioning Ferrothorn, it isn’t “weary” of Superpower, it’s “wary.”
Uhhh I’m not a C&C guy or anything like that but it was just a little thing I noticed that ought to be changed, so there you go.

 

[Avery]

thank you, this is done. off to gp!

 

[Dawn of Ares]

amcheck, please don't use this as an official GP check
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[SET]
name: Rain Sweeper
move 1: Waterfall
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Ice Punch
move 4: Flip Turn
item: Swampertite
ability: Damp
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Mega Swampert is a mainstay on rain teams due to its ability upon Mega Evolution, Swift Swim, which allows Mega Swampert it to outpace the entire unboosted metagame while rain is active. Mega Swampert's immunity to Electric is also very useful for rain teams, as rain teams often consist of multiple Water-type Pokemon. Rain also boosts the power of Waterfall. (dex info) Earthquake hits most common resists Pokemon resistant to Mega Swampert's Water STAB, STAB attacks, such as Toxapex, Kartana, and Gastrodon. Ice Punch hammers Garchomp and Kommo-o while also scoring a 2HKO on Mega Latias after Stealth Rock damage. Flip Turn allows Mega Swampert to act as an offensive pivot, being able to pivot out on threatening Pokemon such as Tangrowth and Slowbro for teammates such as Zapdos and Manaphy to take advantage of. of them. Damp is the chosen ability prior to Mega Evolution to situationally block Landorus-T and Mew from using Explosion against hyper offense teams. A Jolly nature is preferred to Adamant to allow Mega Swampert to outpace a boosted Magearna as well as Choice Scarf Kartana under rain.

Due to Mega Swampert's dependence on rain in order to be an offensive threat, Pelipper is a an absolute necessity. Additionally, due to Mega Swampert's poor matchup against bulky Water-types such as Slowbro and Alomomola, teammates such as Ash-Greninja, Manaphy, and offensive Zapdos are important partners. Zapdos is an especially fantastic partner, as not only does it threaten Slowbro, Mega Venusaur, and Tangrowth for Mega Swampert, but it can also defensively handle Rillaboom. Mega Swampert also helps the aforementioned teammates punch through Gastrodon and Ferrothorn, (remove comma) while being immune to the Electric-type attacks that its teammates are commonly weak to. Finally, Ferrothorn is an especially nice partner, as it provides entry hazards to weaken Mega Swampert's checks while defensively answering Ash-Greninja and Kyurem.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Superpower can be used in the last slot in order to eliminate Ferrothorn and Kyurem. Stealth Rock can also be used, as Mega Swampert threatens the most common entry hazard removers such as Zapdos, Corviknight, and Excadrill when under rain. rain, such as Zapdos, Corviknight, and Excadrill. Bulk Up, while appealing, wastes valuable turns of rain while simply not being better than any other available option. Liquidation's slightly higher base power than Waterfall might also look appealing, but it doesn't improve any notable damage rolls, (add comma) and Waterfall's chance to flinch is more useful overall.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Bulky Water-types**: Physically bulky Water-types such as Slowbro and Alomomola threaten out Mega Swampert due to the risk of a Scald burn. Rotom-W also forces out Mega Swampert due to the threat of a Will-O-Wisp burn, (remove comma) while being immune or resistant to both of Mega Swampert's STAB attacks. Toxapex cannot switch into Earthquake, but it can stomach an Earthquake from full health and threaten a Scald burn. burn in return. However, Mega Swampert can use Flip Turn to bring in a teammate such as Manaphy or Zapdos to take advantage of these Pokemon.

**Bulky Grass-types**: Rocky Helmet Tangrowth and Mega Venusaur take minimal damage from Mega Swampert's attacks and threaten it back with an OHKO from Giga Drain. Ferrothorn also threatens Mega Swampert with Power Whip, but it is exploitable due to the ease at which Ferrothorn can be worn down by both Mega Swampert and its teammates, (remove comma) as well as being wary of Superpower.

**Strong Priority**: Rillaboom's Grassy Glide threatens to OHKO Mega Swampert even under rain. Rillaboom also resists both of Mega Swampert's STAB attacks and is passively kept healthy due to Grassy Terrain's health recovery, making it a very effective check. Still, However, Rillaboom does have to beware of catching an Ice Punch if it switches into Mega Swampert. Ash-Greninja can't switch in to Mega Swampert, but it threatens Mega Swampert with Water Shuriken when boosted by rain. Other priority moves, such as Mega Lopunny and Mega Medicham's Fake Out, (remove comma) and Mega Mawile's Sucker Punch, can wear Swampert down quickly.

**Faster Pokemon outside of rain**: Mega Swampert's dependence on rain to outspeed the entire metagame can be taken advantage of exploited by Pokemon such as Kyurem, Ash-Greninja, and Mega Medicham when rain is not active. Most notably, outside of rain Mega Swampert is taken advantage of by Kyurem, Ash-Greninja, and Mega Medicham. Mega Charizard Y deserves special mention, as it can remove rain on its own while scaring out Mega Swampert with Solar Beam.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Sevelon, 497633]]
- Quality checked by: [[Solaros & Lunaris, 471780] , [Zneon, 487629]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[Avery]

implemented, thank you!

 

[Avery]

updated for mage ban

 

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[SET]
name: Rain Sweeper
move 1: Waterfall
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Ice Punch
move 4: Flip Turn
item: Swampertite
ability: Damp
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Mega Swampert is a mainstay on rain teams due to its ability upon Mega Evolution, Swift Swim, which allows it to outpace the entire unboosted metagame while rain is active. Mega Swampert's immunity to Electric is also very useful for rain teams, as rain teams they often consist of multiple Water-type Pokemon. Earthquake hits most common Pokemon resistant to Mega Swampert's Water STAB attacks Waterfall, such as Toxapex, Kartana, and Gastrodon. Ice Punch hammers Garchomp and Kommo-o while also scoring a 2HKO on Mega Latias after Stealth Rock damage. Flip Turn allows Mega Swampert to act as an offensive pivot (RC) being able to pivot out on against threatening Pokemon such as Tangrowth and Slowbro for teammates such as Zapdos and Manaphy to take advantage of them. Damp is the chosen ability prior to Mega Evolution to situationally block Landorus-T and Mew from using Explosion against hyper offense teams. (thought this guy was for rain. If theres a reason to add more info here, pls explain a bit more clearly. eg "...from using Explosion, which rain teams fear because (reason). / which more offensive rain teams fear. / etc.") A Jolly nature is preferred to Adamant to allow Mega Swampert to outpace Choice Scarf Kartana under in rain.

Due to Mega Swampert's dependence on rain in order to be an offensive threat, Pelipper is an absolute necessity. Additionally, due to Mega Swampert's its poor matchup against bulky Water-types such as Slowbro and Alomomola, teammates such as Ash-Greninja, Manaphy, and offensive Zapdos are important partners. Zapdos is an especially fantastic partner, as not only does it threaten Slowbro, Mega Venusaur, and Tangrowth for Mega Swampert, but it can also defensively handle Rillaboom. Mega Swampert also helps the aforementioned teammates punch through Gastrodon and Ferrothorn while being immune to the Electric-type attacks that its teammates they are commonly weak to. Finally, Ferrothorn is an especially nice partner, as it provides entry hazards to weaken Mega Swampert's checks while defensively answering Ash-Greninja and Kyurem.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Superpower can be used in the last moveslot in order to eliminate Ferrothorn and Kyurem. Stealth Rock can also be used is another option, as Mega Swampert threatens the most common entry hazard removers such as Zapdos, Corviknight, and Excadrill when under in rain. Bulk Up, while appealing, wastes valuable turns of rain while simply not being better than any other available option. Liquidation's slightly higher Base Power than Waterfall might also look appealing, but it doesn't improve any notable damage rolls, and Waterfall's chance to flinch is more useful overall.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Bulky Water-types**: Physically bulky Water-types such as Slowbro and Alomomola threaten out Mega Swampert due to the risk of a Scald burn. Rotom-W also forces out Mega Swampert due to the threat of a Will-O-Wisp burn with Will-O-WIsp while being immune or resistant to both of Mega Swampert's all of its STAB attacks. Toxapex cannot switch into Earthquake, but it can stomach an Earthquake from full health and threaten a Scald burn in return. However, Mega Swampert can use Flip Turn to bring in a teammate such as Manaphy or Zapdos to take advantage of these Pokemon.

**Bulky Grass-types**: Rocky Helmet Tangrowth and Mega Venusaur take minimal damage from Mega Swampert's attacks and threaten it back with an OHKO from Giga Drain. Ferrothorn also threatens Mega Swampert with Power Whip, but it is exploitable due to the ease at which Ferrothorn can be worn down by both Mega Swampert and its teammates as well as being wary of how easily Mega Swampert and its teammates can wear it down, and it fears Superpower.

**Strong Priority**: Rillaboom's Grassy Glide Priority moves bypass Mega Swampert's excellent Speed in rain. Rillaboom threatens to OHKO Mega Swampert even under rain. Rillaboom also resists both of Mega Swampert's with Grassy Glide, resists both of its STAB attacks, (AC) and is passively kept healthy due to Grassy Terrain's health recovery, making it a very effective check. However, Rillaboom does have to beware of catching an Ice Punch if it switches into Mega Swampert. Ash-Greninja can't switch in to Mega Swampert (RC) but it threatens Mega Swampert with Water Shuriken when boosted by rain threatens it with rain-boosted Water Shuriken. Other priority moves, such as Mega Lopunny and Mega Medicham's Fake Out and Mega Mawile's Sucker Punch, can wear Mega Swampert down quickly.

**Faster Pokemon Outside of Rain**: Mega Swampert's dependence on rain to outspeed the entire metagame can be exploited by Pokemon such as Kyurem, Ash-Greninja, and Mega Medicham when rain is not active. Mega Charizard Y deserves special mention, as it can remove rain on its own immediately removes rain while scaring out Mega Swampert with Solar Beam.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Sevelon, 497633]]
- Quality checked by: [[Solaros & Lunaris, 471780], (removed extra space before comma) [Zneon, 487629]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

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[Avery]

thank u so much! this is done Jho Guard