Taking celebi.
Celebi @ Life Orb
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Giga Drain
- Psychic
- Aura Sphere
Nasty Plot celebi serves as a good answer to zygarde on offensive teams due to its excellent natural bulk and ability to punish thousand arrows by using it as either set up bait or firing off an attack at a check to celebi coming in. Because of natural cure, toxic does not hinder celebi's status as a check. It also does enough damage to zygarde to put it in kill range with a few switch ins to spikes. It can't take outrage too well so have a fairy or steel that forces zygarde to guess.
252 Atk Choice Band Zygarde-10% Outrage vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Celebi: 246-289 (72.1 - 84.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Choice Band Zygarde-10% Thousand Arrows vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Celebi: 92-108 (26.9 - 31.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
252 Atk Choice Band Zygarde-10% Extreme Speed vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Celebi: 109-129 (31.9 - 37.8%) -- 93.3% chance to 3HKO
252 SpA Life Orb Celebi Psychic vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Zygarde-10%: 183-216 (73.4 - 86.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
In most cases, Celebi should usually deal with zygarde unless the zygarde player goes for outrage which is punishable
Celebi @ Life Orb
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Giga Drain
- Psychic
- Aura Sphere
Nasty Plot celebi serves as a good answer to zygarde on offensive teams due to its excellent natural bulk and ability to punish thousand arrows by using it as either set up bait or firing off an attack at a check to celebi coming in. Because of natural cure, toxic does not hinder celebi's status as a check. It also does enough damage to zygarde to put it in kill range with a few switch ins to spikes. It can't take outrage too well so have a fairy or steel that forces zygarde to guess.
252 Atk Choice Band Zygarde-10% Outrage vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Celebi: 246-289 (72.1 - 84.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Choice Band Zygarde-10% Thousand Arrows vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Celebi: 92-108 (26.9 - 31.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
252 Atk Choice Band Zygarde-10% Extreme Speed vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Celebi: 109-129 (31.9 - 37.8%) -- 93.3% chance to 3HKO
252 SpA Life Orb Celebi Psychic vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Zygarde-10%: 183-216 (73.4 - 86.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
In most cases, Celebi should usually deal with zygarde unless the zygarde player goes for outrage which is punishable
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