Zygarde @ Leftovers
Ability: Power Construct
EVs: 16 HP / 224 Atk / 36 Def / 232 Spe
Impish Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Thousand Arrows
- Dragon Tail
- Substitute
Zygarde is a threatening setup sweeper thanks to Dragon Dance, good Attack, and high bulk that gets better after Power Construct activates, turning it into Zygarde-C. Thousand Arrows is very hard to switch into after a Dragon Dance, as it can 2HKO Pokemon that might otherwise check it, such as Xerneas and Kyogre. After Dynamaxing, Zygarde-C can use Max Quake to gain Special Defense boosts, allowing it to tank attacks from Xerneas and Calyrex-S. Dragon Tail allows Zygarde-C to phaze out opposing Zygarde-C and other phazers like Ho-Oh and Lugia before they can use Whirlwind. Substitute lets Zygarde-C avoid status from Giratina and Ho-Oh and can help it set up on passive Pokemon such as Ferrothorn and Necrozma-DM. However, Zygarde-C has trouble with dealing with Xerneas, so Necrozma-DM is a great partner that can take care of it while providing Zygarde-C support through wearing down switch-ins with Stealth Rock and crippling fast attackers with Thunder Wave. Zygarde-C also faces problems with other special attackers like Kyogre without any boosts, so Ferrothorn makes a great partner for it, providing support with Knock Off and Spikes to make it easier for Zygarde-C to sweep.
Ability: Power Construct
EVs: 16 HP / 224 Atk / 36 Def / 232 Spe
Impish Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Thousand Arrows
- Dragon Tail
- Substitute
Zygarde is a threatening setup sweeper thanks to Dragon Dance, good Attack, and high bulk that gets better after Power Construct activates, turning it into Zygarde-C. Thousand Arrows is very hard to switch into after a Dragon Dance, as it can 2HKO Pokemon that might otherwise check it, such as Xerneas and Kyogre. After Dynamaxing, Zygarde-C can use Max Quake to gain Special Defense boosts, allowing it to tank attacks from Xerneas and Calyrex-S. Dragon Tail allows Zygarde-C to phaze out opposing Zygarde-C and other phazers like Ho-Oh and Lugia before they can use Whirlwind. Substitute lets Zygarde-C avoid status from Giratina and Ho-Oh and can help it set up on passive Pokemon such as Ferrothorn and Necrozma-DM. However, Zygarde-C has trouble with dealing with Xerneas, so Necrozma-DM is a great partner that can take care of it while providing Zygarde-C support through wearing down switch-ins with Stealth Rock and crippling fast attackers with Thunder Wave. Zygarde-C also faces problems with other special attackers like Kyogre without any boosts, so Ferrothorn makes a great partner for it, providing support with Knock Off and Spikes to make it easier for Zygarde-C to sweep.
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