[OVERVIEW]
- Naganadel's typing allows it to beat Dragon-type Pokemon like Zygarde-C, Kommo-o, Fairy-types like Tapu Fini, Primarina while beating faster Grass-types like Jumpluff when Timid nature is used.
- Naganadel has nice powerful STAB moves like Draco Meteor and Sludge Wave, as well as coverage moves such as Fire Blast, which is effective against Steel-type Pokemon like Magearna and Nasty Plot which is effective against Special Walls like Chansey.
- It has a very high Special Attack stat and a very fast Speed stat, allowing it to outspeed and OHKO threats such as both non-Choice Scarf Landorus formes, Garchomp and Porygon-Z.
- Its typing together with low defensive stats makes Naganadel lose to common Ground-type moves such as Earthquake from Mega Gyarados and Earth Power from Heatran and Mega Diancie but also to strong STAB moves like Mega Lopunny’s Giga Impact and Greninja's Ice Beam.
[SETS]
Name: Choice Specs
Move 1: Draco Meteor
Move 2: Fire Blast
Move 3: Sludge Wave
Move 4: Thunderbolt / Air Slash
Item: Choice Specs
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Modest
Evs: 248 SpA / 8 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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-Draco Meteor is Naganadel's strongest STAB move. Use Draco Meteor when it is neutral- or super effective on the opponent. Zygarde, Mega Blaziken and Buzzwole are therefore weak to this move.
- Sludge Wave is its other STAB move that gives coverage against Fairy-type Pokemon like Primarina, Tapu Fini and non-Choice Scarf Tapu Lele because Draco Meteor has no effect on them.
- Fire Blast gives coverage against Steel-Type Pokemon that resist its STAB moves like Mega Scizor, Ferrothorn and Celesteela. It beats Magearna and Mega Metagross as well, but these Pokemon can be EV’d enough to tank Naganadel’s Fire Blast.
- Both Thunderbolt and Air Slash don’t really affect the amount of Pokemon Naganadel can beat. Thunderbolt helps to beat Water-types like Mega Slowbro and Keldeo, but since common Water-types share a Fairy-Type, Sludge Wave outclasses. Air Slash is effective against Mega Venusaur and Volcarona, since its Sludge Wave is neutral against it as well as Fire Blast. It really depends on your team which move you want to pick because Naganadel's STAB moves do more damage in general.
Set Details
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- 252 Speed EVs make it just fast enough to outspeed Mega Pinsir with Jolly nature and all the Pokemon with 100 base Speed like Charizard-Mega X/Y.
- 248 Special Attack EVs together with Modest nature and Choice Specs is used to beat a larger portion of the metagame including Magearna and Mega Slowbro.
- 8 SpD EVs are given to make Download boost Attack, which is useful against Genesect.
Usage Tips
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- Use Naganadel against Pokemon with little to no Special Defence investment and that are weak to one of its moves or when you can OHKO the opponent’s Pokemon like Zygarde-C, Kartana or Primarina.
- Try not to send Naganadel against Pokemon that are faster than it. Pokemon like Greninja, Mega Lopunny and Choice Specs Deoxys-S can OHKO it with their moves before Naganadel can land an attack on these Pokemon.
- Also try not to send Naganadel against Special Walls like Mega Sableye and Mew, and Pokemon with the ability Sturdy like Crustle and Donphan. They tank Naganadel’s moves and counter it afterwards.
Team Options
========
- Because Naganadel has difficulties with defeating bulkier Steel-type Pokemon, a Ground-type Pokemon like Donphan or Landorus-Therian in your team would work great. They also beat Mega Lopunny which is faster than Naganadel while Naganadel defeats Grass-type Pokemon like Tapu Bulu and Ferrothorn that counter them with the exception for Flyinium-Z Landorus-T.
- Fire-types like Mega-Charizard Y and Incineroar work great as well by beating the Steel-type Pokemon Naganadel can’t beat. Use a bulky Charizard so that it is able to beat Greninja and Mega Lopunny which are faster than Naganadel. Naganadel supports Charizard by beating Electric types like Thundurus-Therian.
- Naganadel has difficulties with Pokemon that run Sturdy so another good pick would be Pokemon with the ability Mold Breaker and Taunt like Mega Gyarados. Mega Gyarados beats the Sturdy Pokemon Naganadel doesn’t beat while Naganadel beats the Grass- and Fairy-type Pokemon that beat Mega-Gyarados like Mega Altaria and Primarina.
- A physical Attacker in your team would be necessary to beat the Special Walls Naganadel has trouble with. Zeraora and Sawk are great examples of this.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
-Dragonium-Z could be used instead of Choice Specs, it gives the same amount of damage as Choice Specs Draco Meteor but this gives Naganadel the opportunity to make use of Nasty Plot which allows it to beat bulky walls like Blissey when paired with this Z-move on the cost of reduced power of its other moves which will make it lose in matchups against Pokemon like Meta Metagross and Tapu Lele.
-Although Naganadel has 121 base Speed, it gets beaten by Pokemon that are faster than it. Therefore Choice Scarf gives it enough Speed to counter Mega-Lopunny, Greninja and Pokemon that run Choice Scarf themselves like Porygon-Z and Genesect.
-Firium-Z could be used to lure Special Defensive Steel-types to guarantee a OHKO. This is effective on Mega Metagross and Magearna just to name a few.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Steel-types** : Naganadel’s STAB moves are resisted by Steel-types. Most of them tank its Fire Blast and counter back like Mega Metagross, Aegislash, Mega Aggron and Heatran.
**Bulky Water-types** : Bulky Water-types tank Naganadel’s Draco Meteor and Thunderbolt and therefore Mega Gyarados, Mega Blastoise and Mega Swampert are a big threat for Naganadel.
**Sturdy Pokemon : Their ability guarantees them to counter. Donphan, Golem, Magnezone and Sawk are therefore big threats.
**Special Walls** : Naganadel is tanked and countered by special walls like Chansey, Blissey and Porygon2. These Pokemon still lose to Nasty Plot Naganadel so keep that in mind.
**Faster Pokemon** : Faster Pokemon like Mega Lopunny, Greninja, Deoxys Speed and Choice Scarf users like Excadrill, Haxorus and Landorus-Therian run enough Attack or Special Attack to OHKO Naganadel before it can attack.
- Naganadel's typing allows it to beat Dragon-type Pokemon like Zygarde-C, Kommo-o, Fairy-types like Tapu Fini, Primarina while beating faster Grass-types like Jumpluff when Timid nature is used.
- Naganadel has nice powerful STAB moves like Draco Meteor and Sludge Wave, as well as coverage moves such as Fire Blast, which is effective against Steel-type Pokemon like Magearna and Nasty Plot which is effective against Special Walls like Chansey.
- It has a very high Special Attack stat and a very fast Speed stat, allowing it to outspeed and OHKO threats such as both non-Choice Scarf Landorus formes, Garchomp and Porygon-Z.
- Its typing together with low defensive stats makes Naganadel lose to common Ground-type moves such as Earthquake from Mega Gyarados and Earth Power from Heatran and Mega Diancie but also to strong STAB moves like Mega Lopunny’s Giga Impact and Greninja's Ice Beam.
[SETS]
Name: Choice Specs
Move 1: Draco Meteor
Move 2: Fire Blast
Move 3: Sludge Wave
Move 4: Thunderbolt / Air Slash
Item: Choice Specs
Ability: Beast Boost
Nature: Modest
Evs: 248 SpA / 8 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
-Draco Meteor is Naganadel's strongest STAB move. Use Draco Meteor when it is neutral- or super effective on the opponent. Zygarde, Mega Blaziken and Buzzwole are therefore weak to this move.
- Sludge Wave is its other STAB move that gives coverage against Fairy-type Pokemon like Primarina, Tapu Fini and non-Choice Scarf Tapu Lele because Draco Meteor has no effect on them.
- Fire Blast gives coverage against Steel-Type Pokemon that resist its STAB moves like Mega Scizor, Ferrothorn and Celesteela. It beats Magearna and Mega Metagross as well, but these Pokemon can be EV’d enough to tank Naganadel’s Fire Blast.
- Both Thunderbolt and Air Slash don’t really affect the amount of Pokemon Naganadel can beat. Thunderbolt helps to beat Water-types like Mega Slowbro and Keldeo, but since common Water-types share a Fairy-Type, Sludge Wave outclasses. Air Slash is effective against Mega Venusaur and Volcarona, since its Sludge Wave is neutral against it as well as Fire Blast. It really depends on your team which move you want to pick because Naganadel's STAB moves do more damage in general.
Set Details
========
- 252 Speed EVs make it just fast enough to outspeed Mega Pinsir with Jolly nature and all the Pokemon with 100 base Speed like Charizard-Mega X/Y.
- 248 Special Attack EVs together with Modest nature and Choice Specs is used to beat a larger portion of the metagame including Magearna and Mega Slowbro.
- 8 SpD EVs are given to make Download boost Attack, which is useful against Genesect.
Usage Tips
========
- Use Naganadel against Pokemon with little to no Special Defence investment and that are weak to one of its moves or when you can OHKO the opponent’s Pokemon like Zygarde-C, Kartana or Primarina.
- Try not to send Naganadel against Pokemon that are faster than it. Pokemon like Greninja, Mega Lopunny and Choice Specs Deoxys-S can OHKO it with their moves before Naganadel can land an attack on these Pokemon.
- Also try not to send Naganadel against Special Walls like Mega Sableye and Mew, and Pokemon with the ability Sturdy like Crustle and Donphan. They tank Naganadel’s moves and counter it afterwards.
Team Options
========
- Because Naganadel has difficulties with defeating bulkier Steel-type Pokemon, a Ground-type Pokemon like Donphan or Landorus-Therian in your team would work great. They also beat Mega Lopunny which is faster than Naganadel while Naganadel defeats Grass-type Pokemon like Tapu Bulu and Ferrothorn that counter them with the exception for Flyinium-Z Landorus-T.
- Fire-types like Mega-Charizard Y and Incineroar work great as well by beating the Steel-type Pokemon Naganadel can’t beat. Use a bulky Charizard so that it is able to beat Greninja and Mega Lopunny which are faster than Naganadel. Naganadel supports Charizard by beating Electric types like Thundurus-Therian.
- Naganadel has difficulties with Pokemon that run Sturdy so another good pick would be Pokemon with the ability Mold Breaker and Taunt like Mega Gyarados. Mega Gyarados beats the Sturdy Pokemon Naganadel doesn’t beat while Naganadel beats the Grass- and Fairy-type Pokemon that beat Mega-Gyarados like Mega Altaria and Primarina.
- A physical Attacker in your team would be necessary to beat the Special Walls Naganadel has trouble with. Zeraora and Sawk are great examples of this.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
-Dragonium-Z could be used instead of Choice Specs, it gives the same amount of damage as Choice Specs Draco Meteor but this gives Naganadel the opportunity to make use of Nasty Plot which allows it to beat bulky walls like Blissey when paired with this Z-move on the cost of reduced power of its other moves which will make it lose in matchups against Pokemon like Meta Metagross and Tapu Lele.
-Although Naganadel has 121 base Speed, it gets beaten by Pokemon that are faster than it. Therefore Choice Scarf gives it enough Speed to counter Mega-Lopunny, Greninja and Pokemon that run Choice Scarf themselves like Porygon-Z and Genesect.
-Firium-Z could be used to lure Special Defensive Steel-types to guarantee a OHKO. This is effective on Mega Metagross and Magearna just to name a few.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Steel-types** : Naganadel’s STAB moves are resisted by Steel-types. Most of them tank its Fire Blast and counter back like Mega Metagross, Aegislash, Mega Aggron and Heatran.
**Bulky Water-types** : Bulky Water-types tank Naganadel’s Draco Meteor and Thunderbolt and therefore Mega Gyarados, Mega Blastoise and Mega Swampert are a big threat for Naganadel.
**Sturdy Pokemon : Their ability guarantees them to counter. Donphan, Golem, Magnezone and Sawk are therefore big threats.
**Special Walls** : Naganadel is tanked and countered by special walls like Chansey, Blissey and Porygon2. These Pokemon still lose to Nasty Plot Naganadel so keep that in mind.
**Faster Pokemon** : Faster Pokemon like Mega Lopunny, Greninja, Deoxys Speed and Choice Scarf users like Excadrill, Haxorus and Landorus-Therian run enough Attack or Special Attack to OHKO Naganadel before it can attack.
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