Rae
valiance and vigor
Hydreigon @ Life Orb / Black Glasses
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Dark Pulse
- Draco Meteor
- Fire Blast / U-turn
- Roost
Hydreigon is here to wreak havoc in UU, with the ability to destroy teams with its high Special Attack, solid Speed and excellent STAB moves and coverage. Dark Pulse and Draco Meteor make for an excellent STAB combo, being able to 2HKO nearly everything in the tier with a Life Orb boost. Black Glasses can also be used to avoid Life Orb's chip damage, but it makes you miss out on important KO’s like Conkeldurr with Draco Meteor. Fire Blast can be run to hit Grass and Steel-types like Tapu Bulu, Amoonguss and Celesteela, whereas U-turn lets Hydreigon function as an offensive pivot able to escape a bad match up with Primarina or Chansey. With access to reliable recovery in Roost, it's able to keep itself healthy throughout the game to better check the likes of Aegislash, Jirachi and Slowking. Teammates that are able to handle Fairy- and Fighting-type Pokemon like Amoonguss, Nihilego, and Jirachi work excellently with Hydreigon with the latter two providing Stealth Rock support for it, helping it break through walls like Celesteela more easily. Thundurus-T and Jirachi form strong pivoting cores with it, bringing it in to wallbreak. Teammates that can break through Chansey like Mienshao and Tapu Bulu are also greatly appreciated, with Hydreigon being able to get ride of Tangrowth and Skarmory for them in return.
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