tsr a savage damn
proud of u son
Anyway, I haven't participated in this for a while but since I had planned to build around this set either way I guess I'll share a version that I made.
I attempted the impossible and crafted a Double Dance Gliscor
balance squad. Enjoy.
___Double Dance Gliscor Balance
http://pokepast.es/9ab5713ad6959f6f
Made Gliscor Adamant since it isn't really that strong, even after a boost, and while losing the jump on Nidoking sucks, I see this as a dedicated sweeper that I expect to pull off a sweep when set up. Jolly +2 Ice Fang doesn't even kill Latias or Hydreigon after Rocks 100% of the time which is pathetic, whereas Adamant also has the added benefit of 2HKOing PerishTrap Azumarill after two rounds of Leftovers recovery, thus limiting it to either Perish Song or Whirlpool damage. Anyway, the very first two things I wanted to have addressed with the remaining members of the team were priority users that could cut Gliscor's sweep short (since it would most certainly be damaged on set up), as well as being able to situate a scenario in which Gliscor could set up. The partner I singled out for the latter strategy was Latias because it draws in the likes of Muk-A, Klefki and Choice Scarf Krookodile, all of which Gliscor can set up on. It may also draw in Scizor and Azumarill, two strong priority user that could potentially pick off Gliscor, interrupting a sweep, and damage them significantly. Now, I actually switched back and forth between Hyper Cutter and Poison Heal on the Gliscor set, and while the former is generally better for this particular set, the latter might be better on this team specifically because Muk-A and Klefki (even opposing Gliscor) can potentially Poison Gliscor. You might be thinking "Who in their right mind clicks Toxic versus Gliscor?", and you're right that's a tough call to make but as soon as a capable opponent sees Toxic Orb not activate (or the use of Agility for that matter), they will likely recognize the set. Furthermore, Poison Heal can at least give this set some pivoting utility in the stall match-up. Anyway, I stuck with Hyper Cutter for now, just some food for thought. Latias was originally a Life Orb AOA variant but later on I realized that the team really needed the speed that Choice Scarf provides. The next member improves match-up versus two top tier threats, Scizor and Azumarill, can act as a lure to fast Ground types and clears hazards for this team, when necessary. Shuca Berry Defog Volcanion has quickly become a personal favourite of mine lately and its resistances and immunity proved particularly useful on this team. Moving on, the team was looking hella weak to Dragons and I still had to account for Gliscor's utmost nemesis, Mamoswine, in case I needed the Shuca Berry on Volcanion for a different threat. Mega Aggron fit rather well here since it deals with Dragon Dance and specially offensive variants of the former type and can prompt the latter to stay in (since Heavy Slam does pitiful damage). Taking advantage of that fact, I opted for Low Kick and an Adamant Nature on this set since it
heavily damages Mamoswine (kills after 1 round of Life Orb damage and SR damage). Low Kick also allows Aggron to 1HKO Mega Sharpedo and Stakataka, the latter after Stealth Rock damage, which are two things that Earthquake doesn't accomplish and that are appreciated by this team. Superpower is an alternative to Low Kick that gets KOs on Crawdaunt, Blissey after 1 round of Heavy Slam damage (although this is best used with investment in speed), and Hydreigon after Stealth Rock. I chose Roar in the last slot since it really messes with Trick Room and is a useful emergency button. Fire Punch is a decent alternative in this slot, although I haven't had many problems with Scizor yet. The next pick for me was rather easy to make, Mega Aggron always appreciates Wish support and so does the Volcanion set since both are rather prone to chip damage. Wish Sylveon relieves pressure from Mega Aggron by checking a multitude a special attackers including Hydreigon, Mega Manectric and Serperior, although the latter is still tough to deal with. The team is admittedly a bit weak to the broken bird although it doesn't outright lose to it since Sylveon can stomach Hurricanes thanks to some SpDef investment. To be fair though, show me a balance team without Roost Mega Aerodactyl that isn't weak to Mega Pidgeot. Refresh over Heal Bell since I didn't want to mess with the effectiveness of the next member and the one member that is most annoyed by status is Sylveon itself anyway. Lastly, I added Toxic Orb Swords Dance Breloom since the team was lacking a pivot versus Blissey and a stall breaker. I haven't missed Grass STAB yet, from my experience Quagsire is usually pressured enough between Facade and Drain Punch, and it will run out of Recover PP eventually. This set also takes advantage of all the utility Gliscor with Stealth Rock and Toxic. As for threats to this team, Tentacruel with Sludge Wave can be super annoying and Gengar is another obvious adversary but even with the weakness to these two I'm quite content with how this turned out. Enjoy!
