[USM ] Analysis Mega Houndoom-Mega

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Houndoom-Mega

Overview​

PV : 75
Atck 90
Def : 90
Spa140
Spd: 90
speed : 115

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A good speed wich allowed it to outpseed Mega-Lucario, 90 bst speed, Yveltal Xerneas Rayquaza, and non-full speed Arceus. A dark type, wich is really good in ubers and a fire type good for lure Groudon-Primal and for pressure the Water type. However his typing, leaves it weak to stealth rocks. A good talent wich allowed it to heavy damage Groudon-Primal, coupled with a nearly perfect movepool ( Nasty plot…)Can be revenge killed by commons scarf users such as Xerneas and Yveltal, and by full speed arceus forms, marshadow and by focus blast gengar.

Somes calc :​

252 SpA Solar Power Houndoom-Mega Fire Blast vs. 248 HP / 200 SpD Groudon-Primal in Harsh Sunshine: 189-223 (46.8 - 55.

+2 252 SpA Houndoom-Mega Fire Blast vs. 72 HP / 100 SpD Xerneas: 348-411 (84.6 - 100%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock3%) -- 74.2% chance to 2HKO

+2 252 SpA Houndoom-Mega Overheat vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Arceus-Ground: 382-451 (86 - 101.5%) -- 50% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

+2 252 SpA Houndoom-Mega Fire Blast vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Xerneas: 385-454 (97.9 - 115.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock

252 SpA Life Orb Yveltal Oblivion Wing vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Houndoom-Mega: 187-220 (64.2 - 75.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO ( It endure Sucker punch + oblivion wing life orb )

252+ SpA Fairy Aura Xerneas Moonblast vs. 0 HP / 20 SpD Houndoom-Mega: 244-288 (83.8 - 98.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

252+ SpA Fairy Aura Xerneas Moonblast vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Houndoom-Mega: 249-294 (85.5 - 101%) -- 12.5% chance to OHKO

4 Atk Zygarde-Complete Thousand Arrows vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Houndoom-Mega: 212-252 (72.8 - 86.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Sets :​

Houndoom-Mega @ Houndoominite
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Fire Blast
- Dark Pulse
- Destiny Bond / Hidden power rock / Taunt / Overheat / Substitute​

Taunt is a really good way for beat somes arceus forms mono attackers ice beam and prevents from defog and blissey, but destiny bond is really usefull for kill some water types. Substitute allowed it to setup in ho oh defensive (lacking brave bird) , with the help of the talent post mega evolution . Overheat is here for do the ohko that miss fire blast

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Teams options :​

A special oriented Primo-Groudon (regular groudon is a good partner too) appreciate the ability of Houndoom mega to pressure water type and ho-oh.

Arceus extreme killer like have a partner wich have a free nasty plot in all his checks (except Zygarde but there is destiny bond ) (Skarmory, Ferrothorn giratina regular..)

Smeargle can toxic thread arceus forms for resolve the problems of the roll overheat or fire blast boosted, and bring webs support wich make really hard houndoom to be revenge killed. Houndoomn prevents from defog with taunt.

Yveltal knock off is a good partner , because it allowed to lure chansey and blissey and remove scarf and power herb from xerneas​

Other options :​

A modest set if houndoom (Only on sticky webs ), nice woth hp rock wich give him a 81% chance to Ohko defensive ho oh after a nasty plot.

Pursuit allowed it to trap psy and ghosted pokemons, but the fighting coverages of this pokemons make this dangerous

Sucker punch is a good way for beat Gengar and really weakened marshadow, but there is options more interesting

Run taunt over Nasty plot, for have a Taunt Dbond, but it’s outclassed by Mega-Gengar

 

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