Crawdaunt @ Choice Band
Ability: Adaptability
Level: 50
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 116 HP / 244 Atk / 12 Def / 4 SpD / 132 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Aqua Jet
- Crabhammer
- Knock Off
- Tera Blast
My good friend, hopefully here to stay. Never has caught on so I lucked out, being nearly the only one to get this insane level of power. Ho-oh needs to know to tera for instance, after BB recoil(think I live, I did live but I ofc don't know their evs...) Knock Off is an ohko! This means I don't have to chance grass tera or miss. Clodsire is usually ohkod by knock too, so no games w/ ability there. Ting Lu very notably is ohkod w/o me needing a water tera, though I'm still considering going back to this for other stuff(w/ adaptability already on water, you get less than normal extra buff.) Pretty crazy stuff this can do, though the pitfalls are ofc speed and bulk. EVs remedy this somewhat, taking like 4 hits from most scale shot users and outspeeding 4 Spe 70s(ew wo chien, they lose to tera flying blast. Hopefully 1.) Oh, also crit hammer ohkos a Kyogre switch in, knock nearly ohkos Ogerpons, and knock off more or less gets miraidon switches, and ofc is high damage to most any(2hkoing several resists, primarina comes to mind.) Fly tera is also for Koraidon, and can save me vs. non Specs Flutter. Generally this is quite good, idk if a sash makes more sense or not. Have used numerous methody to fix the spe, like webs and tr. Idk, atm only one sole t waver. Oo, also ohkos Caly I w/ an SE Knock, big damage if they make it neutral, still.
Garganacl @ Leftovers
Ability: Purifying Salt
Level: 50
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Impish Nature
- Salt Cure
- Recover
- Iron Defense
- Body Press
A simple garg, this is for Caly S but, w/ the tera, particularly Fighting tera ones. These get Arb, who Idk about flying tera on cause base type isn't synergistic w/ it, and she likes para immune. Oh, and would not benefit form own terrain, yikes! I put Impish for BP damage and the base stat, but every bit of SpD ev matters. I'm considering Fissure and what not over Ironpress. This is pretty good, Garg is amazing as, even though it's never I think been top 10, it FULLY outclasses a handful of semi viable(otherwise lol) mons(in my mind.) Helps some w/ Flutter, I like this ok.
Sinistcha @ Leftovers
Ability: Heatproof
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 244 HP / 252 SpA / 12 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Matcha Gotcha
- Calm Mind
- Strength Sap
I put this for Heatproof, the koraidon match up is unreal given it's still technically a grass. They can finagle a win, but it takes SD or Taunt, and SD isn't a sure thing ever since I ditched CM for Iron def. Banded Kor is easy feed, it can't get sinistcha unless like I can't tera and they crit, or I'm terad from before and they have that annoying Iron Head. Iron Head and Dire Claw are why I went cloak, it's really good in general though. Other than ID, simple moves, though I'm considering scald even over the sig move, as I mostly need that for burns, not healing. And either gets buffed, either w/ rain or terrain, so that's not a factor. Main thing is scald isn't STAB(and won't be, fairy tera fully walls kor which is more important than anything water gets imo, also I can tera on a very chipped miradon cause it'll draco not resisted drift if it has to ohko.) This can be amazing, but is something of a tera hog.
Kyogre @ Blunder Policy
Ability: Drizzle
Level: 50
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 HP / 12 Def / 244 SpA
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunder
- Thunder Wave
- Ice Beam
- Water Spout
I figured on Ogre as my t wave legend, wanted both things. Other ones tend to be weak to koraidon. This is weak to mmiraidon, but the tera should fix that ok. It also blocks spore and leech, leech esp. has been an issue. Blunder policy was really random, I'm 100% open to going sitrus. It has saved me a bit, I think, but that's out of 100s of games. EVs do something, hence the 244 SpA, though I forget what or even if the 12 is in Def. Overall I'm ok w/ this, but I could certainly get away w/ a Pelipper somewhere and a new legend. Because mostly I like this for rain. My biggest concern is I don't bring this nearly what you'd think. Ever legend you can reasonably run seems super prepped for usually, so I usually bring 1-2 to try to counter theirs, and something like Garg for pao/status/etc., craw for the hippo/clod/ting lu ohko, or even arb for flutter.
Arboliva @ Assault Vest
Ability: Seed Sower
Level: 50
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 252 HP / 108 SpA / 148 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Giga Drain
- Earth Power
- Alluring Voice
- Mirror Coat
I have been amazed by this, for Miraidon mainly, But she also wrecks most Caly s(boosted psyshocks and tera fight are issues, hence garg for both.) Kyogre doesn't get a good match up despite Ice Beam, and other special attackers are threatened as well. I went AV not strength sap cause it seems necessary for the special attackers, arb still isn't always useless vs physical. Giga Drain is(well, would be) standard, Earth Power is strongest vs miraidon normally, and Alluring Voice is amazing. It not only goes through sub, but can mess up set up mons w/ luck. This has gotten some things just off the secondary effect alone. Mirror Coat is excellent, Arb won't go down to most special attacks, though many deal a lot, and can reflect extra to get surprise ohkos on big hits. Overall very satisfied w/ this mon, and she's not a big tera hog to boot(electric tends to have no weakness in ubiquitous terrain, and blocks para though.)
Florges @ Scope Lens
Ability: Flower Veil
Level: 50
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Psychic Noise
- Synthesis
- Calm Mind
Erm, I was told not to run Florges, BUT she seems to get my issues of Gliscor(status immune and eq resistant, terad) and...uh. Oh rats, I forgot again. Maybe I just wanted to use Florges again, cool you can use the ability now. Anyways, Scope Lens is another weird item choice, this is mainly because of Lugia. I figure we both go to +6 and, if I'm last or they lack Whirlwind, I can start fishing for crits. Well, it seems ok as I have a moderate Lugia problem. EVs are self-explanatory...though I maybe shouldn't have switched nature from calm again, as it greatly helps SpD to buff a 154 base stat. 3 normal moves for this, Psychic noise is necessary on most anything I'd run here for subs(mainly glis) and pex. Way too soon to tell if this is even ok, I doubt it can be good. Still, the ability can mes sup yawners and other status spreaders. Also, I'm not sure Cresselia(the mon I was originally told to use over Florges) does me many favors. I guess she could also be scope lens for lugia.
Ok, so even w/ the obvious weirdness just barely eeking out a positive(6-5) ratio. One thing that's hard is leading craw and them NOT leading their thing that gets blasted by it, and instead using miraidon or w/e(which in turn I have arb for an easy switch, but if there's also a big physical presence I tend to bring SInistcha nad then, whoops, no legend.) Definitely the legend thing messes w/ me, mine always feels like a medium option, theirs a must-bring danger I must fully check. Pao is a threat, not if Sinistcha teras w/ the item, but w/o any tera it's only really gotten by Ogre, Garg, or a very lucky craw(aqua jet 2hkos, so if they at half somehow idk.) Really fast stuff is hard, a lot of the big ones outspeed me even when they're parad. Might go back to tr, if I had a Glastrier to form caly i.
