I want to make a case for our one and only pile of rocks.
Gigalith @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake/Stealth Rock
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
(EVs can probably be optimized but I'm not going to worry about that in an Alpha metagame.)
We may have lost Hippo, Mandibuzz, and Jellyfish to the likes of OU, but they can't steal our spirit. Gigalith holds up as a very hard check to some of the biggest threats in the meta right now. I'm not saying it's an S rank here, but check out these calcs. I highly recommend EQ, so you can smack stuff like Jirachi that normally would get a free switch in, but if you're strapped for a Rocker than I guess Giga can serve you well.
Forgot to mention in the 1v1 list if you predict right Giga does have switch in opportunities against basically everything there except like Kyu-B relatively reliably. That pretty much sums up the positives, but like I said Giga ain't no S rank. There are multiple threats in the meta that use Gigalith as setup bait, including but not limited to...
So yeah there are quite a few things that take advantage of it, and sometimes you can hard pressed to get a rest off after dealing with a powerful special attacker, but I highly encourage you guys to get out there and try out the newly improved Gigalith!
Gigalith @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake/Stealth Rock
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
(EVs can probably be optimized but I'm not going to worry about that in an Alpha metagame.)
We may have lost Hippo, Mandibuzz, and Jellyfish to the likes of OU, but they can't steal our spirit. Gigalith holds up as a very hard check to some of the biggest threats in the meta right now. I'm not saying it's an S rank here, but check out these calcs. I highly recommend EQ, so you can smack stuff like Jirachi that normally would get a free switch in, but if you're strapped for a Rocker than I guess Giga can serve you well.
+1 252+ Atk Dragonite Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Gigalith: 220-260 (58.8 - 69.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
0 Atk Gigalith Stone Edge vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Dragonite: 290-344 (89.7 - 106.5%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO Sand damage breaks multiscale and with two turns meaing 12% chip this is a guaranteed OHKO. Doesn't do as well vs roost variants but I haven't seen a single on yet and you can switch to an appropriate check while sand will keep Multiscale from regenerating.
0 Atk Gigalith Stone Edge vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Dragonite: 290-344 (89.7 - 106.5%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO Sand damage breaks multiscale and with two turns meaing 12% chip this is a guaranteed OHKO. Doesn't do as well vs roost variants but I haven't seen a single on yet and you can switch to an appropriate check while sand will keep Multiscale from regenerating.
+1 252 Atk Salamence Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Gigalith: 202-238 (54 - 63.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
0 Atk Gigalith Stone Edge vs. 80 HP / 0 Def Salamence: 338-398 (96.2 - 113.3%) -- 75% chance to OHKO Guaranteed OHKO with Sand :]
0 Atk Gigalith Stone Edge vs. 80 HP / 0 Def Salamence: 338-398 (96.2 - 113.3%) -- 75% chance to OHKO Guaranteed OHKO with Sand :]
252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Gigalith: 84-99 (22.4 - 26.4%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Solar Beam (60 BP) vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Gigalith: 124-146 (33.1 - 39%) -- 8.7% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery Don't forget the free turn you get to kill Zard because Solarbeam becomes a two turn move in sand
0 Atk burned Gigalith Stone Edge vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Charizard-Mega-Y: 342-404 (115.1 - 136%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Focus Blast 2HKOes but most should be running Dragon Pulse/Wisp as Bouff said, which is very nice for Gigalith, also lol have fun hitting two Focus Misses.
252 SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Solar Beam (60 BP) vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Gigalith: 124-146 (33.1 - 39%) -- 8.7% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery Don't forget the free turn you get to kill Zard because Solarbeam becomes a two turn move in sand
0 Atk burned Gigalith Stone Edge vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Charizard-Mega-Y: 342-404 (115.1 - 136%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Focus Blast 2HKOes but most should be running Dragon Pulse/Wisp as Bouff said, which is very nice for Gigalith, also lol have fun hitting two Focus Misses.
252 Atk Choice Band Weavile Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Gigalith: 222-262 (59.3 - 70%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
+1 252 SpA Life Orb Volcarona Giga Drain vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Gigalith: 265-312 (70.8 - 83.4%) --
guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
180 SpA Life Orb Tornadus-Therian Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Gigalith: 229-270 (61.2 - 72.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ SpA Choice Specs Teravolt Kyurem-Black Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Gigalith: 264-312 (70.5 - 83.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Choice Band Teravolt Kyurem-Black Outrage vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Gigalith: 237-279 (63.3 - 74.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Choice Band Muk Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Gigalith: 135-160 (36 - 42.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 SpA Life Orb Thundurus Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Gigalith: 265-315 (70.8 - 84.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Gigalith ohkoes everything in this list except for Muk, who it walls completely and two shots with EQ, and Kyurem-B, who is OHKOed with rocks and one round of sand damage.
+1 252 SpA Life Orb Volcarona Giga Drain vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Gigalith: 265-312 (70.8 - 83.4%) --
guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
180 SpA Life Orb Tornadus-Therian Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Gigalith: 229-270 (61.2 - 72.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ SpA Choice Specs Teravolt Kyurem-Black Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Gigalith: 264-312 (70.5 - 83.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Choice Band Teravolt Kyurem-Black Outrage vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Gigalith: 237-279 (63.3 - 74.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Choice Band Muk Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Gigalith: 135-160 (36 - 42.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 SpA Life Orb Thundurus Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Gigalith: 265-315 (70.8 - 84.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Gigalith ohkoes everything in this list except for Muk, who it walls completely and two shots with EQ, and Kyurem-B, who is OHKOed with rocks and one round of sand damage.
Forgot to mention in the 1v1 list if you predict right Giga does have switch in opportunities against basically everything there except like Kyu-B relatively reliably. That pretty much sums up the positives, but like I said Giga ain't no S rank. There are multiple threats in the meta that use Gigalith as setup bait, including but not limited to...
So yeah there are quite a few things that take advantage of it, and sometimes you can hard pressed to get a rest off after dealing with a powerful special attacker, but I highly encourage you guys to get out there and try out the newly improved Gigalith!