Sinistcha @ Covert Cloak
Ability: Heatproof
Level: 50
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 244 HP / 244 Def / 4 SpA / 12 SpD / 4 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Matcha Gotcha
- Iron Defense
- Strength Sap
My favorite mon. SpD seemed to help live blood moon slightly, meaningful if they are fast or lack vacuum. Mostly this is just max/max. Cloak is a great item for garg, and blocks other nastiness like freezes and flinches. Heatproof is pretty cool, though it is more geared towards fighting koraidon imo. But still, there's some stuff that attacks this w/ fire, only to be very disappointed if it's physical fire, like cinderace. Dark Tera is for ghost's weaknesses + psyspam, also blocks prankster status. Iron Def has routinely been good, this isn't meant for fighting specials imo, so while NP might be ok(idk frankly,) w/o that cm is the next best thing, and I rather play to the strengths. It can completely mess up sd mons, who would otherwise totally bypass sap. Though these can crit, this mon has been a huge help, probably being the most likely to ever 3-0 a team.
Arboliva @ Assault Vest
Ability: Seed Sower
Level: 50
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 252 HP/ 108 SpA/ 148 SpD
Modest Nature
- Giga Drain
- Earth Power
- Alluring Voice
- Mirror Coat
Rain was a headache, and arch shouldn't be rain abuse AND body press, so here we go. This Mon has been good to me with its absurd SpD with AV, as well as the ability ofc. I forget ev purpose, electric is to essentially block weaknesses in terrain, also for para spam(arb is slow, but let's face it hax is the main threat there or we'd all be running scary face mons lol.) I used this Mon a lot on g for over, caly s, amd miraidon, but I still think this is a very specially focused meta compared to sone others, arb can function great with terrain buffed giga for damage and healing. Mirror Coat gets the biggest hitters usually, probably better to heal myself on Luna bm, but there's other stuff to reflect like, idk, Charizard sun level power if I Tera. Crucial into basc m, used to be normal tera gastrodon.
Dragapult @ Choice Specs
Ability: Infiltrator
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 31 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Draco Meteor
- U-Turn
- Tera Blast
I was given the idea to use dragapult again. The spe certainly helps, but idk about it. Tera fairy for sucker punch mainly, idk esp. about tera blast, but my friend swears by it. 31 atk even modest to get some u turn damage. I like that move for meow esp, few are scarf compared to cb. Usual STABs, 4 SPD just for p2. Oh, the big draw is infiltrator, really hate glis. Originally was gonna use my tera water hydro pump one, but supposedly shadow ball can break it...idk it's what I was told. Maybe specs hex would do it. This is not really great imo though, like a simple sash gengar lead cleans it then d bonds the 2nd. Had that happen.
Clodsire @ Black Sludge
Ability: Unaware
Level: 50
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 HP / 76 Atk / 12 Def / 164 SpD
Careful Nature
- Toxic
- Earthquake
- Recover
- Gunk Shot
Put this for...uh unaware maybe. Definitely can use the special bulk w/ that, though, cm can be hard. EVs must do something, but reasons are forgotten. My shiny clod is water absorb, and I wanted unaware, so I'm using this one(I have lots of patches, but probably want a clod of each.) Poison tera to keep black sludge viable, which I want to mess up trickscarfers. Gunk Shot for fairies and the possible double STAB, otherwise regular moves. This is ok, I mostly have to go through the evs and consider lefties dark tera(scared of psyspam, esp. on unaware w/ the weakness to cm via stored power.) Main thing is a grounded poison, really hate toxic spikes, mainly from glimmora.
Arcanine-Hisui @ Choice Band
Ability: Rock Head
Level: 50
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Stellar
EVs: 68 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 180 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Close Combat
- Psychic Fangs
- Head Smash
I needed something for ninetails a leads in particular. Interestingly this does so much more. It nearly ohkod skeledirge w/ head smash after it terad grass, iirc that wasn't good enough in that game, but it's an example of the abusive power. Very much punishes switching, if they are slower in particular. Psychic fangs is for breaking the veil, I'm not too sure about it. Spe is for 252 Adamant 80s(DNite.) Usual enough moves, really like cc for arch and luna. Um, I wanted stellar for ONCE to buff every move, but it won't work at all w/ cb, so I might change it or cb to lo. Not really sure which way to go. Mostly think I need to pair this w/ para spam, but it is still cool. Fast enough for a lot, and then it hits ridiculously hard if acc holds out.
Skarmory @ Lum Berry
Ability: Sturdy
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 244 HP / 4 Atk / 60 Def / 196 SpD / 4 Spe
Impish Nature
- Drill Run
- Body Press
- Brave Bird
- Roost
I was thinking Orthworm, but this is also immune to ground, w/o even mold breaker going past. The goal of this mon, and the old AV goodra regular, is to get Luna BM(specifically to switch in...harder for this, but if it gets free switch into EP or after ko, it works,) and ghold(best to be able to take trick, hence why this isn't helmet.) Drill Run was chosen, w/ ground tera, to go after Ghold. This is very relevant if I switch into TrickScarf, and Lum is harmless for them to have(helmet chip, even once, gives them the otherwise unlikely 2hko.) EVs give the usual odd hp, enough SpD to take 2 of ghold's shadow balls usually, and the rest in def w/ a point in atk and spe vs 1 in def. I missed not having steel STAB against a fairy luna, but mostly prefer flying STAB for stuff like annihilape. This also can be helpful vs gimmora, however it is dangerous if they are power herb and I don't predict it and tera.
Went 3-0 in new season! That was a pleasant surprise. So naturally I don't know what's not working yet, since the Arb change, but I have used all these mons in some way a lot, and they seem ok.
Edit: given what skarm is meant for, will try Maranga.
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