[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Luster Purge
move 3: Thunderbolt / Shadow Ball / Aura Sphere
move 4: Flip Turn / Trick
item: Choice Specs
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
tera type: Dragon / Steel
[SET COMMENTS]
With its high Speed and Special Attack, Choice Specs Latios is a very deadly wallbreaker in UU, able to break past even checks such as Metagross, Slowking, and Tyranitar over time with its nuclear Draco Meteor. Thunderbolt is key coverage to nail Slowking, Tornadus-T, and Mandibuzz super effectively while doing good neutral damage to checks like Tinkaton and Scizor. Shadow Ball hits Metagross, Iron Crown, and Jirachi super effectively while retaining coverage for Slowking. Aura Sphere slams Excadrill and Tyranitar and gets some neutral damage off on Tinkaton and Metagross as well, but generally is a difficult move to click due to its only average power. Flip Turn allows Latios to preserve momentum off of checks like Empoleon and Tinkaton coming in. Trick hinders Pokemon like Slowking and Tyranitar with a useless item for them, but should only be used when Choice Specs is no longer needed, is not useful in the current matchup, or is more valuable to weaken said checks to open up another teammate to win. Tera Dragon boosts Latios's Draco Meteor to absurd levels, being able to OHKO Assault Vest Tornadus-T after Stealth Rock and Slowking after very little chip as well as 2HKO Specially Defensive walls like Tyranitar. Tera Steel is an alternative that allows Latios to have greater defensive utility, being able to avoid being revenge killed from Pokemon like Greninja, Lokix, Mamoswine, and opposing Latios.
Choice Specs Latios is a powerful asset on bulky offense and balance builds for its powerful wallbreaking capabilities. Physical Attackers such as Mamoswine, Mienshao, and Excadrill excel at pressuring checks to Latios such as Metagross, Slowking, Tinkaton, and Tyranitar. Mienshao also can revenge kill Greninja and Booster Energy Iron Crown, while Excadrill provides removal to keep Stealth Rock from wearing down Latios and can swap into Tinkaton reliably. Tornadus-T and Lokix act as pivots that can wear down shared checks like Tyranitar and Tinkaton and enable Latios to wallbreak by bringing it in on other foes like Zapdos and Toxapex. Entry hazard support from Pokemon like Tinkaton, Rhyperior, and Sandy Shocks do a great job at wearing down Metagross and Tyranitar into range of Latios's attacks; the latter two also check Zapdos due to the lower longevity Choice Specs Latios has. Defensive Pokémon like Zapdos, Slowking, and the aforementioned Tornadus-T can defensively solidify Latios's team due to its need to predict correctly otherwise risk losing momentum, with the latter two being additional checks to threats like Keldeo
[CREDITS]
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name: Choice Specs
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Luster Purge
move 3: Thunderbolt / Shadow Ball / Aura Sphere
move 4: Flip Turn / Trick
item: Choice Specs
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
tera type: Dragon / Steel
[SET COMMENTS]
With its high Speed and Special Attack, Choice Specs Latios is a very deadly wallbreaker in UU, able to break past even checks such as Metagross, Slowking, and Tyranitar over time with its nuclear Draco Meteor. Thunderbolt is key coverage to nail Slowking, Tornadus-T, and Mandibuzz super effectively while doing good neutral damage to checks like Tinkaton and Scizor. Shadow Ball hits Metagross, Iron Crown, and Jirachi super effectively while retaining coverage for Slowking. Aura Sphere slams Excadrill and Tyranitar and gets some neutral damage off on Tinkaton and Metagross as well, but generally is a difficult move to click due to its only average power. Flip Turn allows Latios to preserve momentum off of checks like Empoleon and Tinkaton coming in. Trick hinders Pokemon like Slowking and Tyranitar with a useless item for them, but should only be used when Choice Specs is no longer needed, is not useful in the current matchup, or is more valuable to weaken said checks to open up another teammate to win. Tera Dragon boosts Latios's Draco Meteor to absurd levels, being able to OHKO Assault Vest Tornadus-T after Stealth Rock and Slowking after very little chip as well as 2HKO Specially Defensive walls like Tyranitar. Tera Steel is an alternative that allows Latios to have greater defensive utility, being able to avoid being revenge killed from Pokemon like Greninja, Lokix, Mamoswine, and opposing Latios.
Choice Specs Latios is a powerful asset on bulky offense and balance builds for its powerful wallbreaking capabilities. Physical Attackers such as Mamoswine, Mienshao, and Excadrill excel at pressuring checks to Latios such as Metagross, Slowking, Tinkaton, and Tyranitar. Mienshao also can revenge kill Greninja and Booster Energy Iron Crown, while Excadrill provides removal to keep Stealth Rock from wearing down Latios and can swap into Tinkaton reliably. Tornadus-T and Lokix act as pivots that can wear down shared checks like Tyranitar and Tinkaton and enable Latios to wallbreak by bringing it in on other foes like Zapdos and Toxapex. Entry hazard support from Pokemon like Tinkaton, Rhyperior, and Sandy Shocks do a great job at wearing down Metagross and Tyranitar into range of Latios's attacks; the latter two also check Zapdos due to the lower longevity Choice Specs Latios has. Defensive Pokémon like Zapdos, Slowking, and the aforementioned Tornadus-T can defensively solidify Latios's team due to its need to predict correctly otherwise risk losing momentum, with the latter two being additional checks to threats like Keldeo
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/monky25.515132/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/twilight.344575/
Grammar checked by:
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