While I was watching some SPL replays, I found one
replay really interesting. Welliou came out with a surprising set of
, that I haven't seen a lot recently !
With Specs,
is able to bruteforce a lot of steels or its common checks that would try to wall it, opening so a path for
. It can also destroy a mon that would try to setup on him, by taking avantage of Fleur Cannon's drop. Here is some calcs to understand my point :
252+ SpA Choice Specs Magearna Volt Switch vs. 248 HP / 232+ SpD Celesteela: 182-216 (45.8 - 54.4%) -- 4.7% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery (you can easily weaken it for
)
252+ SpA Choice Specs Magearna Fleur Cannon vs. 248 HP / 244 SpD Scizor-Mega: 139-164 (40.5 - 47.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO (at full it only forces a roost, but
isn't able to absorb 2 Fleur Cannon around 70% : 252+ SpA Choice Specs Magearna Fleur Cannon over 2 turns vs. 248 HP / 244 SpD Scizor-Mega: 208-246 (60.6 - 71.7%) -- guaranteed KO in 2 turns after Stealth Rock )
252+ SpA Choice Specs Magearna Fleur Cannon over 2 turns vs. 248 HP / 252+ SpD Gastrodon: 430-506 (101.1 - 119%) -- guaranteed KO in 2 turns after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery (
is always a pain for Volt Turn offenses, and this set is just able to destroy it)
252+ SpA Choice Specs Magearna Fleur Cannon vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Reuniclus: 400-472 (94.3 - 111.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
So I began to build around
+
. They forme a great core, one always breaking its checks and creating a path for the other. Then I added
, providing speed control and ground/electric immunities. Punishment seems mandatory in this build, otherwise
and
would straight up win after getting rid of
.
Then I added
to make a Volt Turn core with
and giving opportunities for
to break properly.
came naturally as my defensive steel, and coupled with
, they form a great stack hazards core to cheap defensive cores for
and
. I really love Protean
especially the Z fight variants. It gives
a reliable move to annihilate
(which is a real pain for teams relying on
) and also helps to get rid of
, a mon that will make this team struggles otherwise.
Thank you
Welli0u for coming up with this set ! It's a real pleasure to build and play around !