UU SR Metagross (QC 2/2) (GP 1/1)

StarFalcon555

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:sv/metagross:

[SET]
name: Bulky Attacker
move 1: Heavy Slam
move 2: Psychic Fangs
move 3: Knock Off / Earthquake
move 4: Stealth Rock / Bullet Punch
item: Leftovers
ability: Clear Body
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 160 Atk / 96 Spe
tera type: Dark / Water

[SET COMMENTS]

Metagross's great typing, stats, and movepool allow it to function as a solid bulky attacker, handling threats like Latios and Ogerpon-C. Heavy Slam is a reliable STAB move, taking advantage of Metagross's large weight to do solid damage to threats like Hydrapple, Mandibuzz, and Greninja. Stealth Rock also allows Metagross to function as an entry hazard setter, while Bullet Punch gives Metagross a STAB priority move to circumvent its below average Speed, hitting foes like Ogerpon-C and Mamoswine. Knock Off can be used to cripple checks like Slowking and Zapdos by removing their items, while Earthquake can be used to hit Steel-types such as Excadrill and Cobalion. Leftovers is crucial for maintaining Metagross's longevity, since it doesn't get a recovery move. 96 Speed EVs allow Metagross to outspeed maximum Speed Adamant Azumarill. Tera Dark allows Metagross to turn its weaknesses to Dark and Ghost into resistances while also boosting the power of its Knock Off, while Tera Water allows it to resist Fire-type attacks from Hisuian Arcanine and Skeledirge and tank Belly Drum Azumarill's boosted Aqua Jet.

Metagross does best on bulky offense and balance teams that appreciate its good mix of power and bulk. Teammates like Zapdos, Mandibuzz, and Hydrapple all provide a Ground resistance that covers Metagross's weakness. In return, Metagross answers Ogerpon-C, which is scary for the former two and takes pressure off of Hydrapple. However, it is important to note that Zapdos and Tornadus-T cannot switch into Rhyperior safely, so answers to it like Slowking or the aforementioned Hydrapple are appreciated. Metagross is also weak to Fire-type moves from Pokemon like Hisuian Arcanine and Skeledirge, so Water types like Rotom-W and Slowking can help tank these attacks, both of which can use pivot moves to bring Metagross in safely. In general, Metagross benefits greatly from pivots that can bring it in safely, so U-turn users like Lokix, Tornadus-T, and Scizor also make great teammates. Metagross tends to struggle with bulky Flying-types like Zapdos and Mandibuzz, so it benefits from teammates that can handle these two, such as Rhyperior and Sandy Shocks. These two Pokemon also act as alternate Stealth Rock users, which not only synergizes well with Metagross's Knock Off but also allows it to run Bullet Punch. The latter can also act as a spiker to form a hazard-stacking core with Metagross.

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StarFalcon555 said:
:sv/metagross:

[SET]
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name: Bulky Attacker
move 1: Heavy Slam
move 2: Psychic Fangs
move 3: Knock Off / Earthquake
move 4: Stealth Rock / Bullet Punch
item: Leftovers
ability: Clear Body
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 160 Atk / 96 Spe
tera type: Dark / Water

Metagross's great typing, stats, and movepool allow it to function as a solid bulky attacker in the metagame (I'd list some things metagross handles here, such as Latios and Ogerpon-C). (Briefly explain how Leftovers help Metagross's longevity) 96 Speed EVs allow Metagross to outspeed max Speed Adamant Azumarill. Stealth Rock also allows Metagross to function as a hazard setter, while Bullet Punch gives Metagross a STAB priority move to circumvent its below average Speed (Point out some targets that bullet punch hits such as Ogerpon-C). Knock Off can be used to cripple opponents by removing items while also hitting hard into removing items from checks like Slowking and Zapdos, while Earthquake can be used to hit Steel types such as Tinkaton Excadrill or Cobalion. (Tinkaton does not resist steel so it isnt an issue for Metagross's STABs) Tera Dark allows Metagross to absorb Knock Off, one of its biggest weaknesses change its Dark and Ghost weaknesses into resistances while also boosting the power of its Knock off, while Tera Water allows it to resist Fire type attacks from Hisuian Arcanine and Skeledirge while giving it a Water resist useful for taking a boosted Aqua Jet from Belly Drum Azumarill.

Metagross does best in bulky offense and balance teams that appreciate its good mix of power and bulk. Metagross is very weak against Ground types like Excadrill and Rhyperior, so Pokemon like Zapdos, Tornadus-Therian, and Hydrapple make great partners to pivot into these Ground moves, though the former two have to be wary of Rhyperior's Rock moves. Teammates like Zapdos, Tornadus-T, and Hydrapple all provide a Ground resist that covers Metagross's weakness. In return, Metagross answers Ogerpon-C, which is scary for the former two and takes pressure off of Hydrapple. However it is important to note that Zapdos and Tornadus-T cannot switch into Rhyperior safely, so answers to it like Slowking or the aforementioned Hydrapple are appreciated. Metagross is also weak to Fire moves from Pokemon like Hisuian Arcanine and Skeledirge, so Water types like Rotom-Wash and Slowking can help tank these attacks, with the latter also acting as a slow pivot to both of which can use pivot moves to bring Metagross in safely. In general, Metagross benefits greatly from pivots that can bring it in safely, so U-turn users like Lokix, Mandibuzz, and Scizor also make great teammates.
-Bring up some non type-based matchups Metagross struggles with such as Zapdos while also mentioning things that help deal with Mandibuzz
-Bring up its synergy with its teammates, an example of which being Rhyperior or Sandy Shocks, both of which answer Zapdos and provide an alternative rocker that appreciates Metagross's knock off while opening it up to running bullet punch, while the ladder can also run spikes to stack hazards with Metagross's rocks. In general when mentioning teammates that cover metagross's weaknesses its good to say what it can do for that teammate.
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:sv/metagross:

[SET]
name: Bulky Attacker
move 1: Heavy Slam
move 2: Psychic Fangs
move 3: Knock Off / Earthquake
move 4: Stealth Rock / Bullet Punch
item: Leftovers
ability: Clear Body
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 160 Atk / 96 Spe
tera type: Dark / Water

[SET COMMENTS]

Metagross's great typing, stats, and movepool allow it to function as a solid bulky attacker in the metagame, handling threats like Latios and Ogerpon-C. Leftovers is crucial for maintaining Metagross's longevity since it doesn't get a recovery move. 96 Speed EVs allow Metagross to outspeed max Speed Adamant Azumarill. Move this stuff to the end of the paragraph just before talking about Tera.

I think you could add a line here about Heavy Slam being a reliable STAB that does significant damage to Hydrapple, Mandibuzz, and Greninja thanks to how heavy it is. Stealth Rock also allows Metagross to function as a hazard setter, while Bullet Punch gives Metagross a STAB priority move to circumvent its below average Speed while hitting foes like Ogerpon-C and Mamoswine. Knock Off can be used to cripple checks like Slowking and Zapdos by removing their items from them, while Earthquake can be used to hit Steel types such as Excadrill and Cobalion. Tera Dark allows Metagross to turn its weaknesses to Dark and Ghost into resistances while also boosting the power of its Knock Off, while Tera Water allows it to resist Fire type attacks from Hisuian Arcanine and Skeledirge and tank Belly Drum Azumarill's boosted Aqua Jet.

Metagross does best in bulky offense and balance teams that appreciate its good mix of power and bulk. Teammates like Zapdos, Tornadus-T, and Hydrapple all provide a Ground resist that covers Metagross's weakness. In return, Metagross answers Ogerpon-C, which is scary for the former two and takes pressure off of Hydrapple. Torn does not struggle as much because it just U-turns safely out. Swap the example here to Mandibuzz. However it is important to note that Zapdos and Tornadus-T cannot switch into Rhyperior safely, so answers to it like Slowking or the aforementioned Hydrapple are appreciated. Metagross is also weak to Fire moves from Pokemon like Hisuian Arcanine and Skeledirge, so Water types like Rotom-Wash and Slowking can help tank these attacks, both of which can use pivot moves to bring Metagross in safely. In general, Metagross benefits greatly from pivots that can bring it in safely, so U-turn users like Lokix, Mandibuzz, Replace the Mandi one here with Torn-T instead and Scizor also make great teammates. Metagross tends to struggle with bulky Flying-types like Zapdos and Mandibuzz, so Pokemon that can handle these two, such as Rhyperior and Sandy Shocks, make great teammates. These two Pokemon also act as alternate rockers, which not only synergizes well with Metagross's Knock Off, but also allows it to run Bullet Punch. The latter can also act as a spiker to form a hazard stacking core with Metagross.

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I don't have much to add. 2/2
 
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1/1 GP Team done (make sure to tag the bot next time)
use this method (video in point 3) to implement
[SET]
name: Bulky Attacker
move 1: Heavy Slam
move 2: Psychic Fangs
move 3: Knock Off / Earthquake
move 4: Stealth Rock / Bullet Punch
item: Leftovers
ability: Clear Body
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 160 Atk / 96 Spe
tera type: Dark / Water

Metagross's great typing, stats, and movepool allow it to function as a solid bulky attacker in the metagame, handling threats like Latios and Ogerpon-C. Heavy Slam is a reliable STAB move, taking advantage of Metagross's large weight to do solid damage to threats like Hydrapple, Mandibuzz, and Greninja. Stealth Rock also allows Metagross to function as a an entry hazard setter, while Bullet Punch gives Metagross a STAB priority move to circumvent its below average Speed, (AC) while hitting foes like Ogerpon-C and Mamoswine. Knock Off can be used to cripple checks like Slowking and Zapdos by removing their items from them, while Earthquake can be used to hit Steel-types (AH) such as Excadrill and Cobalion. Leftovers is crucial for maintaining Metagross's longevity, (AC) since it doesn't get a recovery move. 96 Speed EVs allow Metagross to outspeed max maximum Speed Adamant Azumarill. Tera Dark allows Metagross to turn its weaknesses to Dark and Ghost into resistances while also boosting the power of its Knock Off, while Tera Water allows it to resist Fire-type (AH) attacks from Hisuian Arcanine and Skeledirge and tank Belly Drum Azumarill's boosted Aqua Jet.

Metagross does best in on bulky offense and balance teams that appreciate its good mix of power and bulk. Teammates like Zapdos, Mandibuzz, and Hydrapple all provide a Ground resist resistance that covers Metagross's weakness. In return, Metagross answers Ogerpon-C, which is scary for the former two and takes pressure off of Hydrapple. However, (AC) it is important to note that Zapdos and Tornadus-T cannot switch into Rhyperior safely, so answers to it like Slowking or the aforementioned Hydrapple are appreciated . . (AP) Metagross is also weak to Fire-type moves from Pokemon like Hisuian Arcanine and Skeledirge, so Water types like Rotom-Wash W and Slowking can help tank these attacks, both of which can use pivot moves to bring Metagross in safely. In general, Metagross benefits greatly from pivots that can bring it in safely, so U-turn users like Lokix, Tornadus-T, and Scizor also make great teammates. Metagross tends to struggle with bulky Flying-types like Zapdos and Mandibuzz, so Pokemon it benefits from teammates that can handle these two, such as Rhyperior and Sandy Shocks, make great teammates. These two Pokemon also act as alternate rockers Stealth Rock users, which not only synergizes well with Metagross's Knock Off, (RC) but also allows it to run Bullet Punch. The latter can also act as a spiker to form a hazard-stacking (AH) core with Metagross.

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