http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/meganium
Notes to take:
1: Removed Flail set because it is much too hard to set up with, and with all the priority attackers in UU, you will just be killed while at 1HP.
2: Added Dual Screens set.
3: Updated the support set.
5: Added Swords Dance set.
[OVERVIEW]
<p> Meganium is outclassed by Venusaur in most areas; however Meganium has a few things going for it that Venusaur lacks. Meganium has better physical bulk than Venusaur, a useful Ground-type resist, Reflect and Light Screen, and Aromatherapy. Most of the advantages that Venusaur has over Meganium are much better movepool, higher Special Attack, better offensive typing, and Sleep Powder. When using Meganium you need to be sure that it isn't an inferior Venusaur. </p>
[SET]
name: Support
move 1:Energy Ball
move 2:Aromatherapy
move 3:Synthesis
move 4:Toxic / Leech Seed
Item Leftovers
Nature Bold
Evs 252 HP/ 4 Spe / 252 Def
[Set comments]
<p>This set should show you exactly why you would use Meganium and not Venusaur, it is that high Defense stat and Aromatherapy. Aromatherapy allows you to heal any form of status on your team members, including yourself which is very useful with all the status being spread around in UU. Synthesis gives you a good lifespan, which is important for a supporting pokemon like Meganium. Toxic allows you to poison Milotic to chip away at it's hp, Toxic also allows you to poison Meganium's normal counters when the switch in on you. Leech Seed can be used over Toxic if you want to be able to do something to Registeel and poison types such as Weezing, and Toxicroak. The Speed EVs are to give you just enough Speed to outpace Rock Polish Rhyperior before it uses Rock Polish. </p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p> Meganium's most common counters are hard hitting Fire-types, so you want to be sure to have a good switch in to Fire-type attacks. Milotic is the best Defensive team member for Meganium. Milotic has great type coverage with Meganium, while also defeating most of Meganium's counters. Meganium is a great way of luring in Swellow, so a good way to take advantage of this is by using a Pokemon who can set up on Swellow. The best Pokemon to do this with are Rock Polish Rhyperior, Rock Polish Aggron, and Curse Registeel. Heracross is the best counter to this Meganium set. Heracross can switch into Toxic, gain an Attack boost, and proceed to sweep your whole team, especially if it is holding a Choice Scarf. You need to be sure to have a way of countering Heracross when using this Meganium, and some of the best ways of countering Heracross are Intimidate Hitmontop, Nidoqueen, and Weezing. In the first slot Meganium can use Grass Knot over Energy Ball to hit Milotic and Rhyperior for higher base power, but don't expect Rhyperior to be staying in on Meganium. Light Screen cold be useful in there to allow you to both Physical and Special attacks. </p>
[SET]
name: Dual Screens
move 1:Light Screen
move 2:Reflect
move 3:Energy Ball
move 4:Synthesis / Toxic
Item: Light Clay
Nature Bold
Evs 252 HP / 4 Spe / 252 Def
[Set comments]
Meganiums sturdy base 80/100/100 defense stats make it a great support pokemon, and once it has Reflect, or Light Screen up you wont be taking much from any attack, not even super effective ones. Energy Ball allows you to have an STAB move to attack with, and also makes sure that you are not complete Taunt bait.
Additional comments:
-Aromatherapy can be useful over Synthesis, but if you do so you won't be living as long since this set lacks Leftovers.
-Grass Knot is always a good option over Energy Ball for hitting Milotic harder, but Energy Ball is the better choice since it hits most pokemon in the tier for higher base power.
[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1:Swords Dance
move 2:Subsitute / Synthesis
move 3:Seed Bomb
move 4:Earthquake / Return
Item Leftovers
Nature Adamant
Evs 252 Hp / 120Atk / 136 Spe
Set comments:
<p>When you first see this Meganium set i know you will be saying "why not just use Venusaur? they both have the exact same Attack and Speed stat and Venusaur has a better physical movepool." But there is a good reason why this Meganium is not completely outclassed by its rival Venusaur; it is because Meganium has that useful ground resist, which Venusaur lacks. Substitute allows you to switch into something you scare out, set up a sub and proceed to use Swords Dance, or attack while sitting safely behind a sub. Synthesis can be useful over Substitute if you find instant recovery to be more useful than blocking status. The choice between Earthquake and Return is a tough one. Earthquake allows you to hit most of Meganium’s most common counters when the switch into you, but Return gives you great type coverage. Earthquake is usually the better choice because it allows you to beat pokemon who would normally defeat you (Houndoom, Registeel, Blaziken, etc.). </p>
Additional Comments:
-Meganium needs Bulky Water type pratners
-Heracross is your biggest counter
-Weezing counters this.
-Aromatherapy over Substitue
-Life Orb over Leftovers
-Return over Substitute
[TEAM OPTIONS]
<p> When using Meganium you will need to have a Pokemon on your team that can deal with Heracross, if you don't come prepared for Heracross it will set up on Meganium and sweep your whole team. Hitmontop with Intimidate is a good way of dealing with Heracross, and can use Aeriel Ace which will always kill Heracross. Nidoqueen has good physical bulk, and resists both of Heracross's STAB moves, however Nidoqueen will need to be ready for Facade. Meganium needs bulk Water-types as partners to deal with all the Fire-types running around in the tier. Milotic is the best Water-type for this job; Milotic has the best bulk out of all Water-types in the tier, and is a pure Water-type granting it great type synergy with Meganium.</p>
[OPTION CHANGES]
<p> Meganium could use an effective Subseed set, but it is really outclassed by Venusaur. The only advantage a Subseed Meganium has over Venusaur is ground type resist, and higher Defense. Venusaur does this better due to its access to Sleep Powder and resisting Fight-type attacks, which are very important for a Subseed set. Another thing Meganium could do is a Flail set, however Meganium's Attack stat is too low to pull this off, and with all the priorty attacks in UU you will just be killed while at 1 HP. If you want to use a Flail set, a better option would be Dodrio. Dodrio has both STAB on Flail, and Quick Attack for dealing with priority attackers. One more thing that Meganium could do is a set abusing Counter. Meganium has high enough Defense to pull this off without having to worry about not surviving, and has a way of recovering off the damage it must take in order to use Counter. </p>
[COUNTERS]
<p>When trying to counter Meganium the first Pokemon you should try is Heracross. Heracross is Meganium's biggest counter due to resistance to Meganium's STAB moves, and Guts. If you are using Heracross to counter Meganium Heracross can use a Choice Scarf, or Life Orb over Toxic Orb since you will most likely get poisoned on the switch. Another good way of countering Meganium is with hard hitting fighting Fire-types such as Blaziken, Houndoom, and Arcanine. If you are using Houndoom for countering Meganium you need to be careful because Earthquake will always kill Houndoom after Stealth Rock, and has a pretty good chance to kill Houndoom without Stealth Rock. If Meganium doesn't have Leech Seed, you can use Pokemon immune to Toxic to counter Meganium; good Pokemon to try are Toxicroak, Weezing, and Registeel. Venusaur is also a great counter to Meganium due to immunity to both Leech Seed and Toxic, while also taking hardly any damage from Energy Ball, or Seed Bomb. </p>
Notes to take:
1: Removed Flail set because it is much too hard to set up with, and with all the priority attackers in UU, you will just be killed while at 1HP.
2: Added Dual Screens set.
3: Updated the support set.
5: Added Swords Dance set.
[OVERVIEW]
<p> Meganium is outclassed by Venusaur in most areas; however Meganium has a few things going for it that Venusaur lacks. Meganium has better physical bulk than Venusaur, a useful Ground-type resist, Reflect and Light Screen, and Aromatherapy. Most of the advantages that Venusaur has over Meganium are much better movepool, higher Special Attack, better offensive typing, and Sleep Powder. When using Meganium you need to be sure that it isn't an inferior Venusaur. </p>
[SET]
name: Support
move 1:Energy Ball
move 2:Aromatherapy
move 3:Synthesis
move 4:Toxic / Leech Seed
Item Leftovers
Nature Bold
Evs 252 HP/ 4 Spe / 252 Def
[Set comments]
<p>This set should show you exactly why you would use Meganium and not Venusaur, it is that high Defense stat and Aromatherapy. Aromatherapy allows you to heal any form of status on your team members, including yourself which is very useful with all the status being spread around in UU. Synthesis gives you a good lifespan, which is important for a supporting pokemon like Meganium. Toxic allows you to poison Milotic to chip away at it's hp, Toxic also allows you to poison Meganium's normal counters when the switch in on you. Leech Seed can be used over Toxic if you want to be able to do something to Registeel and poison types such as Weezing, and Toxicroak. The Speed EVs are to give you just enough Speed to outpace Rock Polish Rhyperior before it uses Rock Polish. </p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p> Meganium's most common counters are hard hitting Fire-types, so you want to be sure to have a good switch in to Fire-type attacks. Milotic is the best Defensive team member for Meganium. Milotic has great type coverage with Meganium, while also defeating most of Meganium's counters. Meganium is a great way of luring in Swellow, so a good way to take advantage of this is by using a Pokemon who can set up on Swellow. The best Pokemon to do this with are Rock Polish Rhyperior, Rock Polish Aggron, and Curse Registeel. Heracross is the best counter to this Meganium set. Heracross can switch into Toxic, gain an Attack boost, and proceed to sweep your whole team, especially if it is holding a Choice Scarf. You need to be sure to have a way of countering Heracross when using this Meganium, and some of the best ways of countering Heracross are Intimidate Hitmontop, Nidoqueen, and Weezing. In the first slot Meganium can use Grass Knot over Energy Ball to hit Milotic and Rhyperior for higher base power, but don't expect Rhyperior to be staying in on Meganium. Light Screen cold be useful in there to allow you to both Physical and Special attacks. </p>
[SET]
name: Dual Screens
move 1:Light Screen
move 2:Reflect
move 3:Energy Ball
move 4:Synthesis / Toxic
Item: Light Clay
Nature Bold
Evs 252 HP / 4 Spe / 252 Def
[Set comments]
Meganiums sturdy base 80/100/100 defense stats make it a great support pokemon, and once it has Reflect, or Light Screen up you wont be taking much from any attack, not even super effective ones. Energy Ball allows you to have an STAB move to attack with, and also makes sure that you are not complete Taunt bait.
Additional comments:
-Aromatherapy can be useful over Synthesis, but if you do so you won't be living as long since this set lacks Leftovers.
-Grass Knot is always a good option over Energy Ball for hitting Milotic harder, but Energy Ball is the better choice since it hits most pokemon in the tier for higher base power.
[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1:Swords Dance
move 2:Subsitute / Synthesis
move 3:Seed Bomb
move 4:Earthquake / Return
Item Leftovers
Nature Adamant
Evs 252 Hp / 120Atk / 136 Spe
Set comments:
<p>When you first see this Meganium set i know you will be saying "why not just use Venusaur? they both have the exact same Attack and Speed stat and Venusaur has a better physical movepool." But there is a good reason why this Meganium is not completely outclassed by its rival Venusaur; it is because Meganium has that useful ground resist, which Venusaur lacks. Substitute allows you to switch into something you scare out, set up a sub and proceed to use Swords Dance, or attack while sitting safely behind a sub. Synthesis can be useful over Substitute if you find instant recovery to be more useful than blocking status. The choice between Earthquake and Return is a tough one. Earthquake allows you to hit most of Meganium’s most common counters when the switch into you, but Return gives you great type coverage. Earthquake is usually the better choice because it allows you to beat pokemon who would normally defeat you (Houndoom, Registeel, Blaziken, etc.). </p>
Additional Comments:
-Meganium needs Bulky Water type pratners
-Heracross is your biggest counter
-Weezing counters this.
-Aromatherapy over Substitue
-Life Orb over Leftovers
-Return over Substitute
[TEAM OPTIONS]
<p> When using Meganium you will need to have a Pokemon on your team that can deal with Heracross, if you don't come prepared for Heracross it will set up on Meganium and sweep your whole team. Hitmontop with Intimidate is a good way of dealing with Heracross, and can use Aeriel Ace which will always kill Heracross. Nidoqueen has good physical bulk, and resists both of Heracross's STAB moves, however Nidoqueen will need to be ready for Facade. Meganium needs bulk Water-types as partners to deal with all the Fire-types running around in the tier. Milotic is the best Water-type for this job; Milotic has the best bulk out of all Water-types in the tier, and is a pure Water-type granting it great type synergy with Meganium.</p>
[OPTION CHANGES]
<p> Meganium could use an effective Subseed set, but it is really outclassed by Venusaur. The only advantage a Subseed Meganium has over Venusaur is ground type resist, and higher Defense. Venusaur does this better due to its access to Sleep Powder and resisting Fight-type attacks, which are very important for a Subseed set. Another thing Meganium could do is a Flail set, however Meganium's Attack stat is too low to pull this off, and with all the priorty attacks in UU you will just be killed while at 1 HP. If you want to use a Flail set, a better option would be Dodrio. Dodrio has both STAB on Flail, and Quick Attack for dealing with priority attackers. One more thing that Meganium could do is a set abusing Counter. Meganium has high enough Defense to pull this off without having to worry about not surviving, and has a way of recovering off the damage it must take in order to use Counter. </p>
[COUNTERS]
<p>When trying to counter Meganium the first Pokemon you should try is Heracross. Heracross is Meganium's biggest counter due to resistance to Meganium's STAB moves, and Guts. If you are using Heracross to counter Meganium Heracross can use a Choice Scarf, or Life Orb over Toxic Orb since you will most likely get poisoned on the switch. Another good way of countering Meganium is with hard hitting fighting Fire-types such as Blaziken, Houndoom, and Arcanine. If you are using Houndoom for countering Meganium you need to be careful because Earthquake will always kill Houndoom after Stealth Rock, and has a pretty good chance to kill Houndoom without Stealth Rock. If Meganium doesn't have Leech Seed, you can use Pokemon immune to Toxic to counter Meganium; good Pokemon to try are Toxicroak, Weezing, and Registeel. Venusaur is also a great counter to Meganium due to immunity to both Leech Seed and Toxic, while also taking hardly any damage from Energy Ball, or Seed Bomb. </p>
