Ubers Naganadel [QC: 2/2] [GP: 2/2]

[Fc]

[Overview]

Naganadel is a strong sweeper and cleaner for hyper offense teams with good coverage and strong STAB moves. Nasty Plot is the key to its success, boosting its already high Special Attack much further, which, when coupled with Life Orb, threatens many common defensive Pokemon. It's naturally very fast, and Beast Boost only increases its Speed further. Unfortunately, Naganadel has poor defenses, leaving it susceptible to being revenge killed, and it provides little defensive ability. Its reliance on Nasty Plot for power can also be quite detrimental, as it can be KOed while setting up. Naganadel also faces strong competition from numerous offensive wallbreakers in the tier, directly competing with Eternatus as a Poison / Dragon type wallbreaker, as well as with other special attackers like Xerneas and Calyrex-S.

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Draco Meteor
move 3: Sludge Wave
move 4: Fire Blast
item: Life Orb
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Nasty Plot makes Naganadel a strong sweeper that can boost past many defensive Pokemon including Ho-Oh, Necrozma-DM, and Blissey. Draco Meteor and Sludge Wave are powerful STAB moves that hit a large portion of the metagame for neutral or super effective damage, including Yveltal, Xerneas, Eternatus, and Zygarde. Fire Blast hits most Steel-types that resist its STAB moves, giving Naganadel a nearly unwallable moveset. Life Orb is the only viable item, boosting Naganadel's power as much as possible to sweep through teams, which lets it possibly OHKO Ho-Oh at +2 and OHKOing Blissey at +6 with Draco Meteor. A Timid nature raises Naganadel's Speed above its Special Attack, letting it boost its Speed with Beast Boost after KOing a Pokemon, which makes sweeps easier against teams with a revenge killer.

Naganadel exclusively fits on hyper offense teams. Slurpuff, Shuckle, and Galvantula can provide Sticky Web support so that Naganadel can outspeed Pokemon like Calyrex-S and Choice Band Pheromosa without needing to boost, and other leads such as Froslass and Excadrill can set damaging entry hazards. Xerneas is a solid offensive partner, as it applies pressure onto both Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh, allowing it and Naganadel to overwhelm their shared checks together. Zekrom and Groudon are good physical wallbreakers that force out Pokemon like Blissey and Heatran, forcing them to take more chip damage from entry hazards so that Naganadel can overwhelm them. They also benefit from Naganadel forcing out physical walls like Zygarde-C. Calyrex-S and Pheromosa can still outspeed unboosted Naganadel and +1 Speed Naganadel with a Choice Scarf, so Pokemon that can switch into them like Yveltal and Necrozma-DM are appreciated.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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With its access to both Spikes and Toxic Spikes, Naganadel can act as an offensive lead for hyper offense teams. It is largely outclassed in this role by Cloyster, though, and losing its wallbreaking power with Nasty Plot is not worth it.

Checks and Counters
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**Specially Defensive Pokemon**: Heatran is the best counter to Naganadel, as Flash Fire means it resists or is immune to all of its attacks. Tyranitar can also survive its attacks and threaten it back with Crunch or Thunder Wave. Blissey can be broken through with multiple boosts but can also cripple Naganadel with Thunder Wave.

**Fast Wallbreakers**: Naganadel's Speed is solid, but it still gets outsped by Calyrex-S and Choice Scarf users like Yveltal, Galarian Darmanitan, and Kyogre. Choice Scarf Calyrex-S even outspeeds Naganadel after a Speed boost and can OHKO it.

**Priority Moves**: Naganadel's low natural bulk and use of Life Orb mean that priority moves such as Yveltal's Sucker Punch and Marshadow's Shadow Sneak can easily revenge kill it. Adamant Choice Band Weavile's Ice Shard can even OHKO Naganadel, while other sets similarly threaten it.

**Lunala**: With Shadow Shield intact, Lunala can take even boosted Draco Meteor and hit back super effectively with Ice Beam or cripple Naganagel with Thunder Wave. Sacrificing Naganadel to break Shadow Shield can open up other teammates walled by Lunala, though.

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[Minority]

You may want to explicitly state in the Overview the other offensive luxury Pokemon Naganadel is in competition with for a spot on Hyper Offense, and that its limited defensive synergy make it in practice potentially difficult to fit on a team.

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[Fc]

Implemented and written up in paragraphs, ty for the check and ready for qc 2

EDIT: Removed Zacian mentions so this is still ready for QC 2, changed some to Pheromosa as the other relevant fast threat and cut it from other places fully.

 

[Aberforth]

I'd throw in a mention about how it can be difficult to actually get the Nasty Plot boost off at times, given the number of mons that can live a hit and OHKO it, as well as having a mention of its longevity being cut by life orb support outside of C&C, given that if it takes even relatively weak hits its left low. In general in the analysis I'd also want to remove some of the wording that makes Naga sound better than it is (ie "quite" low bulk, making sweeps "much" easier).

Also in C&C, make a mention of Lunala, it hard counters Naga, but also mention that this can benefit the Naga team user by making sure that shadow shield is broken for a potential sweeping teammate.

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[Overview]

Naganadel is a powerful sweeper and cleaner for hyper offense teams (remove comma) with good coverage and strong STAB moves. Nasty Plot is the key to its success, being able to boost boosting its already high Special Attack much further, (comma) which, (comma) when coupled with Life Orb, (comma) threatens many common defensive Pokemon. It's naturally very fast, (comma) and that only gets further increased by Beast Boost, which raises its speed every time it gets a KO Beast Boost only increases its Speed further (reads better). Unfortunately, Naganadel's defensive stats are low, however, leaving it susceptible to many Pokemon that can live hits OHKO'ing it or anything faster simply revenge killing it making it provide little synergy defensively with its partners being revenge killed, and it provides little defensive ability. Its reliance on Nasty Plot for power can also be quite detrimental, as before it can boost it can simply be taken out due to it almost always needing to set up to make up for its only above average natural special attacking power its frailty and Life Orb recoil. Given the low natural bulk and constant chip from Life Orb recoil, setting up a Nasty Plot may be difficult at times as it can be easily KO'd, making Naganadel somewhat inconsistent. Naganadel also faces strong competition from the numerous strong offensive wallbreakers in the tier, directly competing with Eternatus as a Poison- and Dragon-type breaker as well as other special attackers like Xerneas and Calyrex-S.

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Draco Meteor
move 3: Sludge Wave
move 4: Fire Blast
item: Life Orb
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Nasty Plot allows Naganadel to be a strong sweeper, letting it boost past many defensive Pokemon, even being able to muscle past the likes of Ho-Oh, Necrozma-DM, and Blissey. Draco Meteor and Sludge Wave are powerful STAB moves that hit a large portion of the metagame for neutral or super effective coverage damage like Xerneas, Eternatus, and Zygarde (maybe add in something it hits neutrally since you mention hitting neutrally). Fire Blast hits most Steel-types which resist its STABs, giving Naganadel a near unwallable moveset from its powerful coverage. Life Orb is the only item to run viable item choice, boosting Naganadel's power as much as possible to sweep through teams, securing feats such as a chance to OHKO Ho-Oh at +2 special attack and OHKOing (remove apostrophe) Blissey at +6 with Draco Meteor. A Timid nature puts raises Naganadel's speed Speed above its Special Attack, (comma) letting it boost its Speed with Beast Boost after KOing (remove apostrophe) a Pokemon, making sweeps easier against teams with good speed control.

Naganadel exclusively fits on hyper offense teams to make the most out of its positive traits, so many common picks on those teams support it quite well. Slurpuff, Shuckle, and Galvantula can provide Sticky Web support so it that Naganadel can outspeed Pokemon like Calyrex-S and Choice Band Pheromosa without needing to boost, and other leads such as Froslass and Excadrill can set entry hazards to chip down opponents. Xerneas is a solid offensive partner, being able to both apply pressure onto both Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh to help Naganadel, as well as benefitting from the pressure Naganadel also applies puts (avoids repetition of "apply") on those Pokemon. Zekrom and Groudon are good physical breakers to that force out Pokemon like Blissey and Heatran, (add comma) forcing them to take more chip damage from hazards so that Naganadel can easier more easily break it as well as them benefitting them. (add period) They also benefit from Naganadel forcing out physical walls like Zygarde-C. Calyrex-S and Pheromosa can still outspeed Naganadel when unboosted and with Choice Scarf or a Speed boost from Beast Boost they can even if it's boosted once unboosted Naganadel and +1 Speed Naganadel with a Choice Scarf (I don't think the Speed boost from Beast Boost matters because if Naga is at +1 Speed, there is literally no way Pheromosa has gotten a Beast Boost), so Pokemon that can force those out switch into them like Yveltal and Necrozma-DM respectively are appreciated.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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With its access to both Spikes and Toxic Spikes, Naganadel can act as an offensive lead for HO teams. This role leaves it It is largely outclassed in this role by Cloyster, however, (remove commas) and losing its incredible breaking power with Nasty Plot makes this usually is not worth it.

Checks and Counters
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**Specially Defensive Pokemon**: Heatran is the best counter to Naganadel, resisting or being immune to all attacks it uses of its attacks. Tyranitar can also live hits its attacks and threaten it back with Crunch or Thunder Wave. Blissey can be broken through with multiple boosts but can also threaten cripple Naganadel with Thunder Wave, severely hindering Naganadel's offensive presence.

**Fast Breakers**: Naganadel's Speed is solid, but it still gets outsped by multiple common faster Pokemon. (remove period) Calyrex-S and many Choice Scarf users like Yveltal, Galarian Darmanitan, and Kyogre. (add period) outspeed it unboosted, and the common Choice Scarf Calyrex-S outspeeds it even after 1 speed boost from Beast Boost and can OHKO it Choice Scarf Calyrex-S even outspeeds Naganadel after a Speed boost and can OHKO it.

**Priority Moves**: Naganadel's low natural bulk and use of Life Orb which wears it down means that priority moves such as Yveltal's Sucker Punch and Marshadow's Shadow Sneak will can easily be able to revenge kill it.

**Lunala**: With Shadow Shield intact, Lunala can take even boosted Draco Meteors and hit very hard back super effectively with Ice Beam or cripple Naganagel with Thunder Wave. Breaking Shadow Shield at the cost of Naganadel could can open up other teammates walled by Lunala, though.

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You seem to have a horrible habit of using the word "break" as a synonym for something like "destroy", which is uh...not right. Break is like, snapping something in half or interrupting something, while destroying is ending the existence of or attacking something, which is why the latter is used. The correct use in the contexts you use it in is as a phrasal verb; eg. "break past", "break through", "break down". I see this corrected quite a lot by GPers but I don't think anyone has said why, so I thought I'd pop in. Here is a good article on word use. Out of every instance of you using "break" in this analysis, you got it right once. For similar reasons, don't use "breaker", "wallbreak" is the accepted term in GP. If you mean it in respect to things other than walls, follow the phrasal verb rule from earlier.

You may also like to learn the rules of phrasal verbs as you seem to be a bit confused at times with them (eg. "boost" past). Wikipedia has a good article on that.

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[Overview]

Naganadel is a powerful sweeper and cleaner for hyper offense teams with good coverage and strong STAB moves. Nasty Plot is the key to its success, boosting its already high Special Attack much further, (RC) which, when coupled with Life Orb, threatens many common defensive Pokemon. (examples?) It's naturally very fast, and which can be backed by Beast Boost only increases its Speed further. (This is kinda choppy, maybe reword in respect to improving its consistency when sweeping? Examples of stuff it outruns?) Unfortunately, Naganadel's defensive stats are low bulk is poor, leaving it susceptible to being revenge killed; (ASC) ergo, and (this seems to be more of a conclusion) it provides little defensive ability utility. Its reliance on Nasty Plot for power notable damage can also be quite detrimental, as before it can boost it can simply be taken out due to its frailty and Life Orb recoil. (Will it have taken LO recoil here? You say it's reliant and propose that it's being taken out before boosting, so it seems contradictory. Am I misunderstanding something? I also think you mean it relies on "momentum"?) Naganadel also faces strong competition from numerous offensive wallbreakers in the tier, directly competing with Eternatus as a Poison- and Dragon-type wallbreaker, (AC) as well as other special attackers like Xerneas and Calyrex-S.

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Draco Meteor
move 3: Sludge Wave
move 4: Fire Blast
item: Life Orb
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Nasty Plot allows Naganadel to be a strong sweeper, letting it boost break past many defensive Pokemon, even being able to muscle past the likes of Ho-Oh, Necrozma-DM, and Blissey. Draco Meteor and Sludge Wave are powerful STAB moves that hit a large portion of the metagame for neutral or super effective damage, such as like Yveltal, Xerneas, Eternatus, and Zygarde. Fire Blast hits most (Consider "Steel-types with the exception of Flash Fire Heatran") Steel-types which that resist its STAB moves, giving Naganadel a near unwallable moveset near-unresisted coverage. Life Orb is the only viable item choice, boosting Naganadel's power as much as possible damage without notable restrictions (technically, specs boosts it more) to sweep through teams, securing a chance to OHKO Ho-Oh at +2 special attack and OHKOing Blissey at +6 with Draco Meteor. A Timid nature raises Naganadel's Speed above its Special Attack, letting it boost its Speed with Beast Boost after KOing a Pokemon, making sweeps easier against teams with good speed control.

Naganadel exclusively fits on hyper offense teams. Slurpuff, Shuckle, and Galvantula can provide Sticky Web support so that Naganadel can outspeed Pokemon like Calyrex-S and Choice Band Pheromosa without needing to boost, and other leads (you imply that the web mons here are being used as leads without a preposition, consider a clarity enhancement) such as Froslass and Excadrill can set entry hazards. Xerneas is a solid offensive partner, being able to apply pressure onto both Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh, as well as while also (this "as well as" usage is iffy and you repeat it quite a bit, this just seems better) benefitting from the pressure Naganadel puts on those Pokemon. Zekrom and Groudon are good physical wallbreakers that force out Pokemon like Blissey and Heatran, forcing making (reduces repetition and lets us remove a couple of words, this sentence is pretty long) them to take more chip damage from hazards so that Naganadel can more easily break through them. They also benefit from Naganadel forcing out physical walls like Zygarde-C. Calyrex-S and Pheromosa can still outspeed unboosted Naganadel and +1 Speed Naganadel with a Choice Scarf, so Pokemon that can switch into them like Yveltal and Necrozma-DM are appreciated.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

With its access to both Spikes and Toxic Spikes, Naganadel can act as an offensive lead for HO hyper offense teams. It is largely outclassed in this role by Cloyster and losing its incredible wallbreaking power with Nasty Plot is not worth it.

Checks and Counters
====

**Specially Defensive Pokemon**: Heatran is the best counter to Naganadel, resisting or being immune to all of its attacks. Tyranitar can also live survive its attacks and threaten it back in return ("back" implies it's threatened by Naganadel but you seem to imply it's not fussed) with Crunch or Thunder Wave. Blissey can be broken through with multiple boosts but can also cripple Naganadel with Thunder Wave.

**Fast Wallbreakers**: Naganadel's Speed is solid, but it still gets outsped (and KOed? revenge killed? not very specific here) by Calyrex-S and Choice Scarf users like Yveltal, Galarian Darmanitan, and Kyogre. Choice Scarf Calyrex-S even outspeeds Naganadel after a Speed boost and can OHKO it.

**Priority Moves**: Naganadel's low natural bulk and use of Life Orb means that priority moves such as Yveltal's Sucker Punch and Marshadow's Shadow Sneak can easily revenge kill it.

**Lunala**: With Shadow Shield intact, Lunala can even take even boosted a +4 Draco Meteor (+6 252 SpA Life Orb Naganadel Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Shadow Shield Lunala: 511-602 (106.9 - 125.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO at least with the recommended set on the dex, this is false.) and hit back super effectively with Ice Beam or cripple Naganagel with Thunder Wave. Breaking Shadow Shield (this is correct "break" usage!) at the cost of Naganadel can open up other teammates walled by Lunala, though. (It may be because English is my second language, but I don't know what this means. Do you mean it opens up Lunala for exploitation by teammates? Consider rewording it, it's just very vague)

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[Overview]

Naganadel is a powerful sweeper and cleaner for hyper offense teams with good coverage and strong STAB moves. Nasty Plot is the key to its success, boosting its already high Special Attack much further, which, when coupled with Life Orb, threatens many common defensive Pokemon. It's naturally very fast, and Beast Boost only increases its Speed further. Unfortunately, Naganadel's defensive stats are low Naganadel has poor defenses, leaving it susceptible to being revenge killed, and it provides little defensive ability. Its reliance on Nasty Plot for power can also be quite detrimental, as before it can boost it can simply be taken out due to its frailty and Life Orb recoil it can be KOed while setting up. Naganadel also faces strong competition from numerous offensive wallbreakers in the tier, directly competing with Eternatus as a Poison- and Dragon-type Poison / Dragon type wallbreaker as well as other special attackers like Xerneas and Calyrex-S.

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Draco Meteor
move 3: Sludge Wave
move 4: Fire Blast
item: Life Orb
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Nasty Plot allows Naganadel to be a strong sweeper, letting it boost past many defensive Pokemon, even being able to muscle past the likes of makes Naganadel a strong sweeper that can boost past many defensive Pokemon including Ho-Oh, Necrozma-DM, and Blissey. Draco Meteor and Sludge Wave are powerful STAB moves that hit a large portion of the metagame for neutral or super effective damage like Yveltal, Xerneas, Eternatus, and Zygarde. Fire Blast hits most Steel-types which resist its STABs that resist its STAB moves, giving Naganadel a nearly unwallable moveset. Life Orb is the only viable item choice, boosting Naganadel's power as much as possible to sweep through teams, securing a chance to including the chance to OHKO Ho-Oh at +2 special attack and OHKOing Blissey at +6 with Draco Meteor. A Timid nature raises Naganadel's Speed above its Special Attack, letting it boost its Speed with Beast Boost after KOing a Pokemon, making sweeps easier against teams with good speed control a revenge killer.

Naganadel exclusively fits on hyper offense teams. Slurpuff, Shuckle, and Galvantula can provide Sticky Web support so that Naganadel can outspeed Pokemon like Calyrex-S and Choice Band Pheromosa without needing to boost, and other leads such as Froslass and Excadrill can set entry hazards. Xerneas is a solid offensive partner, being able to apply as it applies pressure onto both Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh, as well as benefitting from the pressure Naganadel puts on those Pokemon allowing it and Naganadel to overwhelm their shared checks together. Zekrom and Groudon are good physical wallbreakers that force out Pokemon like Blissey and Heatran, forcing them to take more chip damage from entry hazards so that Naganadel can more easily break overwhelm them. They also benefit from Naganadel forcing out physical walls like Zygarde-C. Calyrex-S and Pheromosa can still outspeed unboosted Naganadel and +1 Speed Naganadel with a Choice Scarf, so Pokemon that can switch into them like Yveltal and Necrozma-DM are appreciated.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

With its access to both Spikes and Toxic Spikes, Naganadel can act as an offensive lead for HO hyper offense teams. It is largely outclassed in this role by Cloyster and losing its incredible wallbreaking power with Nasty Plot is not worth it.

Checks and Counters
====

**Specially Defensive Pokemon**: Heatran is the best counter to Naganadel, resisting or being immune as it resists or is immune to all of its attacks. Tyranitar can also live its attacks and threaten it back with Crunch or Thunder Wave. Blissey can be broken through with multiple boosts but can also cripple Naganadel with Thunder Wave.

**Fast Breakers**: Naganadel's Speed is solid, but it still gets outsped by Calyrex-S and Choice Scarf users like Yveltal, Galarian Darmanitan, and Kyogre. Choice Scarf Calyrex-S even outspeeds Naganadel after a Speed boost and can OHKO it.

**Priority Moves**: Naganadel's low natural bulk and use of Life Orb means that priority moves such as Yveltal's Sucker Punch and Marshadow's Shadow Sneak can easily revenge kill it.

**Lunala**: With Shadow Shield intact, Lunala can take even boosted Draco Meteor and hit back super effectively with Ice Beam or cripple Naganagel with Thunder Wave. Breaking Shadow Shield at the cost of Naganadel can open up other teammates walled by Lunala, though.

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[Overview]

Naganadel is a strong sweeper and cleaner for hyper offense teams with good coverage and strong STAB moves. Nasty Plot is the key to its success, boosting its already high Special Attack much further, which, when coupled with Life Orb, threatens many common defensive Pokemon. It's naturally very fast, and Beast Boost only increases its Speed further. Unfortunately, Naganadel has poor defenses, leaving it susceptible to being revenge killed, and it provides little defensive ability. Its reliance on Nasty Plot for power can also be quite detrimental, as it can be KOed while setting up. Naganadel also faces strong competition from numerous offensive wallbreakers in the tier, directly competing with Eternatus as a Poison / Dragon type wallbreaker, (AC) as well as with other special attackers like Xerneas and Calyrex-S.

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Draco Meteor
move 3: Sludge Wave
move 4: Fire Blast
item: Life Orb
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Nasty Plot makes Naganadel a strong sweeper that can boost past many defensive Pokemon including Ho-Oh, Necrozma-DM, and Blissey. Draco Meteor and Sludge Wave are powerful STAB moves that hit a large portion of the metagame for neutral or super effective damage like damage, including Yveltal, Xerneas, Eternatus, and Zygarde. Fire Blast hits most Steel-types that resist its STAB moves, giving Naganadel a nearly unwallable moveset. Life Orb is the only viable item, boosting Naganadel's power as much as possible to sweep through teams, including the chance to which lets it possibly OHKO Ho-Oh at +2 and OHKOing Blissey at +6 with Draco Meteor. A Timid nature raises Naganadel's Speed above its Special Attack, letting it boost its Speed with Beast Boost after KOing a Pokemon, making which makes sweeps easier against teams with a revenge killer.

Naganadel exclusively fits on hyper offense teams. Slurpuff, Shuckle, and Galvantula can provide Sticky Web support so that Naganadel can outspeed Pokemon like Calyrex-S and Choice Band Pheromosa without needing to boost, and other leads such as Froslass and Excadrill can set damaging entry hazards. Xerneas is a solid offensive partner, as it applies pressure onto both Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh, allowing it and Naganadel to overwhelm their shared checks together. Zekrom and Groudon are good physical wallbreakers that force out Pokemon like Blissey and Heatran, forcing them to take more chip damage from entry hazards so that Naganadel can overwhelm them. They also benefit from Naganadel forcing out physical walls like Zygarde-C. Calyrex-S and Pheromosa can still outspeed unboosted Naganadel and +1 Speed Naganadel with a Choice Scarf, so Pokemon that can switch into them like Yveltal and Necrozma-DM are appreciated.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

With its access to both Spikes and Toxic Spikes, Naganadel can act as an offensive lead for hyper offense teams. It is largely outclassed in this role by Cloyster, though, and losing its wallbreaking power with Nasty Plot is not worth it.

Checks and Counters
====

**Specially Defensive Pokemon**: Heatran is the best counter to Naganadel, as Flash Fire means it resists or is immune to all of its attacks. Tyranitar can also live survive its attacks and threaten it back with Crunch or Thunder Wave. Blissey can be broken through with multiple boosts but can also cripple Naganadel with Thunder Wave.

**Fast Wallbreakers**: Naganadel's Speed is solid, but it still gets outsped by Calyrex-S and Choice Scarf users like Yveltal, Galarian Darmanitan, and Kyogre. Choice Scarf Calyrex-S even outspeeds Naganadel after a Speed boost and can OHKO it.

**Priority Moves**: Naganadel's low natural bulk and use of Life Orb means mean that priority moves such as Yveltal's Sucker Punch and Marshadow's Shadow Sneak can easily revenge kill it. Adamant Choice Band Weavile's Ice Shard can even OHKO Naganadel, while other sets similarly threaten it.

**Lunala**: With Shadow Shield intact, Lunala can take even boosted Draco Meteor and hit back super effectively with Ice Beam or cripple Naganagel with Thunder Wave. Breaking Shadow Shield at the cost of Naganadel Sacrificing Naganadel to break Shadow Shield can open up other teammates walled by Lunala, though.

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