Run Timid over Modest, most standpoints which stated above still stands in that case, as when you lose your scarf and have modest, you still get outrun by timid Tornadus-Therian and the above mentioned Pokemon 100% of the time. So Timid is the superior option.
I actually think modest can be ok specifically on scarf set, if you think what are the ways you can lose the scarf, it's basically knock off and clefable tricking you a sticky barb(and not scarf). With knock off, if it's an offensive mon using it, your spectrier is probably going down anyways, and you won't be bringing in your scarf spectrier on a defensive mon unless it's severely chipped. Clefable tricking you a sticky barb is also quite rare, since not many clefable even run that set, and they might not press trick fearing the substitute if they don't know your set. None of the other mons you mentioned tend to run scarf except for spectrier itself. Modest actually does help turn close calls into KO's for spectrier, and the only real downside IMO is when running into an opposing scarf spectrier. Other sets should always run timid.
There was a bit of talk about zamazenta crowned being tested, but I don't think it's very high in the priority queue. Regular zamazenta definitely won't be tested
As for the former, Blissey, Slowking-G, Volcarona, and Heatran are good examples, but some other potential checks are Excadrill, Aegislash, and Toxapex depending on the set.
It really depends on the set. If Magearna doesn't have a shift gear set, ground types like Landorus and Garchomp eat it for breakfast. On shift gear calm mind sets, Heatran is your best bet as it resists stored power and draining kiss, provided it didn't get too much boosts that is. Blissey also straight up counters choice Magearna but is ruined by trick. Regardless, the simplest answer is if its choiced, then offensive ground types, if its shift gear, Heatran or your own Magearna
It pairs really well with SR SD Garchomp to help lure in Zapdos, Moltres, and Corviknight. In addition, Rillaboom can help strengthen Grass moves in Grassy Terrain. Finally, Landorus-T can fulfill a similar role to Garchomp, but its inability to resist Fire makes it a bit less directly synergistic.
Overall Zapdos but they do different things for a team.
Depends on the team. Both serve different roles and have distinct niches. Zapdos is a bit better now as AM says, but if you need a Ghost or Dark resist, Mandibuzz offers a lot.
SD Garchomp, Urshifu, and NP Spectrier are some good examples. Also, Cinderace can run Zen Headbutt for Toxapex if needed.
They have pretty different defensive niches. Zapdos can check Pokemon like Rillaboom, Excadrill, Ferrothorn and Kartana very well whereas Mandibuzz's ability to check Spectrier and Dragapult very well is useful. Personally I find Zapdos to be a better Defogger due to its lack of passivity and ability to check a large amount of offensive threats, though Mandibuzz does check important stuff too. It comes down to personal preference.
Weakness Policy Magearna is good with screens, but it can be inconsistent. DD Pult struggles right now; it was better off in the DLC1 metagame usually.
Magearna can be a great partner as well as Cinderace, Rillaboom, and Spectrier. They are all potent sweepers themselves and compliment the synergy with Moltres-Galar. Magearna can run a Dual-Dance-Set, whereas Cinderace can threaten Pokemon with Bulk Up and its grea Libero-boosted Moves. Rillaboom has a great priority in Grassy Glide and is a reliable and potent Partner for Magearna. Spectrier can dent holes with a Calm Mind or Nasty Plot Set, with either Will-o-Wisp and Hex or just making effort harder to kill it with Sub-Nasty Plot Disable -Set, which can also be very good on veil teams.
This would be rushing and it would compromise the actual suspects themselves. Suspecting (or retesting) multiple things at once means that we have not experienced the metagame with either without the other and any suspect/retest involves lots of change due to it involving a potentially broken Pokemon. While this may achieve a timely result, it likely skews the vote and would not be best for the quality of the metagame. Also, the proposals you give are for retests, not suspect tests, for what it's worth.
Thanks for the answer. I have tried life orb adamant cinderace and it works quite well for my team.
OK, thanks
These EVs guarantee that you at least speed tie with specially defensive variants of Heatran.
Generally there are a few speed benchmarks for Moltres to look at first. The slowest would be hitting around 230, which gets the jump on Choice Specs modest Magearna, slow Landorus-T, and the rare Jolly Crawdaunt. Outrunning Specs Magearna is the main selling point here, which can otherwise hit-and-run with Volt Switch easily. Alternatively, you can hit the mid-250s (254-256) if you want to outrun Jolly Shift Gear/Choice Specs Magearnas, modest offensive Heatran, the rare Bisharp/Tapu Bulu with an adamant nature, and Diggersby (this one hits 255, which is why I included a range above). Finally, I have seen some fast Moltres, getting the jump on Excadrill, Nidoking, adamant Urshifu, Rillaboom, jolly Heatran, and offensive Togekiss, but this is a bit less common. The rest of the EVs can go into defense, but at times there is a little thrown into SDef to help with Magearna, Heatran, and other special attackers it commonly interacts with. For the sake of giving you the benefit of the doubt though, let's say it pumps out PDef for things like Cinderace. Here are the relevant calculations:
Yeah. I'm probably the only one insane enough not to care about using Moltres to get the jump on those guys since I usually dump around 224-236 evs to defense and the rest to spd. Always worked for me
