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Projects National Dex Ubers Teambuilding Competition

Cycle 56

  • Defensive Ho-Oh

    Votes: 2 22.2%
  • Yveltal

    Votes: 4 44.4%
  • Ultra Necrozma

    Votes: 2 22.2%
  • Offensive Primal Groudon

    Votes: 5 55.6%
  • Glimmora

    Votes: 4 44.4%
  • Giratina or Giratina-O

    Votes: 2 22.2%
  • Ditto

    Votes: 4 44.4%

  • Total voters
    9
And the winner is... Ghostceus Webs :salamence-mega: :arceus-ghost: :smeargle: :zacian-crowned: :yveltal: :kyogre-primal: by Sami!

The next Pokemon is...
:sv/diancie-mega:
Diancie-Mega @ Diancite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 108 HP / 184 SpA / 216 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Diamond Storm
- Moonblast
- Explosion / Earth Power / Stealth Rock / Encore
- Spikes / Stealth Rock

Diancie-Mega @ Diancite
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 24 HP / 32 Atk / 220 SpA / 16 SpD / 216 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Diamond Storm
- Moonblast
- Earth Power
- Substitute / Stealth Rock / Spikes

Mega Diancie has always remained a hidden gem within the metagame. Earlier on, it was primarily used as a potent lead option that frequently shut down opposing leads such as Deoxys-S, Shuckle, and Smeargle. However, more recent developments include a powerful mixed wallbreaker, capable of smashing through typical GHAZ structures with correct predictions, while still assisting against the dominant Sticky Web metagame; Mega Diancie isn't a complete slouch defensively unlike Deoxys-A though, and retains a niche yet useful defensive profile against Yveltal and Arceus-Dark despite its lack of longevity. How will you build around this shining star? Building ends on Wednesday 3rd December.
 
:clodsire::diancie-mega::alomomola::ferrothorn::chien-pao::giratina-origin:Clodsire + Mega Diancie Semi Stall

Yeah, I'm aware that this looks almost like a NDOU team until the last two members are seen, but as I've explained in this RMT, this is a quite interesting blend of roles that compensate the theoretical limitations of each member for the most part with synergy and anti-meta traits, with Clodsire and Mega Diancie having the spotlight out of displaying unusual uses of their roles (or any, in Clodsire's case).

As this teambuilding competition focuses on M-Diancie, I'll highlight its niche as a mixed wallbreaker that eases the matchup into Sticky Web structures (which Alomomola + Giratina-O teams are typically weak to), pressures GHAZ cores, and even comes with offensive synergy with Chien-Pao, beating the Dark-types that can check it like Arceus-Dark, Yveltal, and Chi-Yu, while Chien-Pao in exchange can overwhelm blanket walls like Alomomola, as well as faster foes that'd pressure M-Diancie such as Ultra Necrozma, Eternatus, and Marshadow.

Alomomola's pivoting capability complements by easing their entry into the field, as well as long-term longevity, especially for Mega Diancie as it can then compress as a stallbreaker by not being worn down easily by Arceus-Dark and Giratina, with Giratina-O in the team acting as a secondary blanket wall to complement Alomomola at checking top threats like Mega Salamence, Primal Groudon, and Arceus-Ground.

Ferrothorn is mostly in the team to cover the Primal Kyogre matchup, but its role compression by setting layers of Spikes while also hindering foes with Knock Off and forcing switches with Leech Seed is still appreciated, with its typing also complementing to check Arceus-Ground, Arceus, and defensive Eternatus.

Finally there's Clodsire as a check to offensive variants of Eternatus without Recover, Zacian-C, Calm Mind Arceus formes, and after Terastallizing, Zygarde, with its deceptively high bulk when backed up by Unaware also letting it soft-check with Counter other physical breakers like Arceus and Mega Salamence.
 
:alomomola::diancie-mega::groudon-primal::ho-oh::arceus-dark::marshadow: (click for team)
I had a lot to choose from to submit this cycle, but ultimately I chose this. Mega Diancie and Alomomola make a great core as I've covered in the past, which I'm calling Sunstone. Marshadow loves the pivoting support from Alomomola, as well as Mega Diancie's ability to handle Yveltal and webs. The three first letters of GHAZ come together to provide the team with a strong defensive core, able to wear down the team over time before finishing the job with Marshadow.
 
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