National Dex Mega Banette [Completed]

[about15guys]

[SET]
Offensive Utility (Banette-Mega) @ Banettite
Ability: Frisk
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Poltergeist
- Encore
- Destiny Bond
- Will-O-Wisp

[SET COMMENTS]
Mega Banette cements itself as a niche offensive disruption tool for balance and offensive teams with its ability Prankster and its support movepool. Access to priority status moves allows it to wreak havoc when facing offensive Pokemon, such as being able to disrupt with Encore or burn Zamazenta, Ogerpon-W, and Mega Lopunny. It can also switch into status and Fighting-type moves and threaten an Encore or gain momentum against Pokemon such as Calm Mind Raging Bolt and Swords Dance Gliscor, as well as Zamazenta's Close Combat. Mega Banette is no slouch when it comes to offensive power either, as it's able to use its gargantuan Attack stat in combination with Poltergeist to deal immense damage to a majority of the metagame, picking up 2HKOs on most switch-ins that don't resist or aren't immune to Ghost, such as Ferrothorn, physically defensive Zapdos, and specially defensive Corviknight. Destiny Bond allows Mega Banette to force a trade even once it's threatened out, being able to deal with fast threats without priority moves like Iron Valiant, Choice Scarf users like Urshifu-S and Tapu Lele, or setup sweepers that have gotten out of hand such as Swords Dance Iron Boulder and Nasty Plot Darkrai. However, Mega Banette requires a large commitment from its teammates to be able to function, relying on them consistently bring it in to make the most use of its supportive capabilities due to its lackluster bulk. It also heavily disincentivizes Knock Off, since Mega Banette relies on Poltergeist. Mega Banette fits best on teams that want to keep up offensive pressure as much as possible while also having a good stopgap for setup sweepers like Volcarona and Ogerpon-W. Good partners for it include bulky pivots such as Corviknight, Alomomola, and Galarian Slowking, as they afford it opportunities to threaten foes by using Encore. Additionally, it appreciates support from strong Fighting-types like Zamazenta and Urshifu-R to deal with Dark-types such as Mega Tyranitar, Hisuian Samurott, and Weavile, which resist Poltergeist and are immune its status moves once Mega Evolved, and Garganacl, which effectively resists Poltergeist and is also immune to its status moves.

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[Sulo]

what's the word on this about15guys?

 

[about15guys]

what's the word on this about15guys?

I've had a billion hw assignments lately, since today's the last day for late work. I'll get it in tmr

 

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[SET]
Offensive Utility (Banette-Mega) @ Banettite
Ability: Frisk
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 4 HP this should be in spd or def instead / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Poltergeist
- Encore
- Destiny Bond
- Will-O-Wisp

[ANALYSIS]
Banette-Mega every mention of "Banette-Mega" should be "Mega Banette" instead, this applies for every mega cements itself as a niche offensive disruption tool for balance and offense teams . Access to priority Will-O-Wisp from its ability Prankster allows it to immediately cripple threatening physical threats such as Zamazenta, Lopunny-Mega could be worth noting that this specifically doesnt let mlop hard wall you and Ogerpon-Wellspring The way you word this, it seems like Prankster only applies for Wisp instead of 3/4 of your moves, id move the mention of prankster as a whole into your first sentence since its the defining part of why the mon has a niche. Its ability to encore opponents into setup moves is a unique feature, giving its teammates free switches and large amounts of momentum this needs examples, cm raging bolt, sd glisc, qd volc and it isnt just setup moves. It also locks shit like heatran into rocks, glisc into spikes, pex into recover the next sentence about being able to pivot into cc and encore them can be merged into here asw. Being a Ghost type is a very rare boon in this current metagame, as being able to pivot into Close Combats from pokemon such as Medicham-Mega, Iron Boulder and Great Tusk and then immediately threaten Will-O-Wisp, Poltergeist and Encore can be infuriating to deal with for your opponent. Banette-Mega is no slouch when it comes to offensive power either, as its able to use its gargantuan 165 base attack stat in combination with Poltergeist, a high base power STAB option to deal immense damage to a majority of the metagame, picking up 2hkos on most switches that aren't resisted or outright immune. Destiny Bond allows you to force a trade even once you're threatened out, being able to deal with fast non-priority having threats like Iron Valiant or scarfers like Urshifu and Tapu Lele this fails to mention setup sweepers that you trade with entirely which is a super important note. However Banette-Mega requires a large commitment in the builder to function, as it needs its teammates to be able to consistently bring it in to make the most use of it, and heavily disincentivizes knock off, as Poltergeist will fail. pretty vague, not a ton of substance here besides the koff comment Banette-Mega fits best on teams that want to keep up offensive pressure as much as possible while also having a good stopgap for setup sweepers and scarfed physical attackers the 3 examples you proceed to list do not rly care abt any one physical scarfer. Good partners for it include bulky pivots such as Corviknight, Alomomola or Slowking-Galar and it appreciates support from fast fighting types like Zamazenta or Lopunny-Mega mban + mlop? to deal with the normal there r two relevant normal types, and mlop despises wisp. you just need good infrastructure vs specifically mttar, hsam, weav. you should also emphasize how these dark types absolutely wall it as its a major weakness and dark types that would give it issues.

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take a look at some of these comments and ill recheck it afterwards

 

[Sulo]

make sure to get this done about15guys

 

[about15guys]

make sure to get this done about15guys

ok sorry for some reason this didn't ping me

 

[about15guys]

sealoo done

 

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banban

[SET]
Offensive Utility (Banette-Mega) @ Banettite
Ability: Frisk
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Poltergeist
- Encore
- Destiny Bond
- Will-O-Wisp

[ANALYSIS]
Mega-Banette no dash, it is just Mega Banette cements itself as a niche offensive disruption tool for balance and offense teams with its ability Prankster and support movepool. Access to priority status moves allow it to wreak havoc when facing offensive Pokemon, being able to encore or burn Zamazenta, Ogerpon-Wellspring and Mega-Lopunny, who would normally completely wall it. Its ability to switch into status and fighting moves, threatening an encore and getting momentum versus pokemon such as Calm Mind Raging Bolt, Swords Dance Gliscor, Dragon Dance Dragonite, Stealth Rocks Heatran and Spikes Ferrothorn and Zamazenta's Close Combat. Banette-Mega is no slouch when it comes to offensive power either, as its able to use its gargantuan 165 base attack stat in combination with Poltergeist, a high base power STAB option to deal immense damage to a majority of the metagame, picking up 2hkos on most switches that aren't resisted or outright immune like?. Destiny Bond allows you to force a trade even once you're dont use you in analyses threatened out, being able to deal with fast non-priority having threats like Iron Valiant, scarfers like Urshifu and Tapu Lele or setup sweepers that have gotten out of hand such as Swords Dance Iron Boulder and Nasty Plot Darkrai. However Banette-Mega requires a large commitment in the builder to function, as it needs its teammates to be able to consistently bring it in to make the most use of its supporting capabilities due to its lacking bulk alongside heavily disincentivizng knock off, as Poltergeist will fail against itemless targets. Banette-Mega fits best on teams that want to keep up offensive pressure as much as possible while also having a good stopgap for setup sweepers and common speed control options such as Iron Valiant, Choice Scarf Kartana and Choice Scarf Landorus-Therian. like Volcarona and Ogerpon-W. Good partners for it include bulky pivots such as Corviknight, Alomomola or Slowking-Galar what do these help it achieve? and it appreciates support from strong fighting types like Zamazenta or Urshifu-Rapid-Strike to deal with Dark types such as Mega-Tyranitar, Samurott-Hisui and Weavile, which resist Poltergeist and are immune to its Encore and Will-O-Wisp and Normal types such as Chansey and Lopunny-Mega, which are immune to its Poltergeists.

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content is mostly solid, but a lot of grammatical and syntax errors. 1/2!

 

[sealoo]

This is only 1/2, you need a 2nd QC check before GP.

 

[about15guys]

mb

 

[Sulo]

oooooo

[SET]
Offensive Utility (Banette-Mega) @ Banettite
Ability: Frisk
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Poltergeist
- Encore
- Destiny Bond
- Will-O-Wisp

[SET COMMENTS ANALYSIS]
Mega Banette cements itself as a niche offensive disruption tool for balance and offense teams with its ability Prankster and support movepool. Access to priority status moves allow it to wreak havoc when facing offensive Pokemon, being able to encore or burn Zamazenta, Ogerpon-Wellspring and Mega-Lopunny. It can also switch into setup Its ability to switch into status and fighting moves, threatening an encore and getting momentum versus pokemon such as Calm Mind Raging Bolt, Swords Dance Gliscor and Zamazenta's Close Combat. Banette-Mega is no slouch when it comes to offensive power either, as its able to use its gargantuan 165 base attack stat in combination with Poltergeist to deal immense damage to a majority of the metagame, picking up 2hkos on most switches that aren't resisted or outright immune, such as Mixed all ferros are mixed def atm anyways Ferrothorn, Physically Defensive Zapdos and Specially Defensive Corviknight. Destiny Bond allows Mega Banette to force a trade even once its threatened out, being able to deal with fast non-priority having threats like Iron Valiant, scarfers like Urshifu and Tapu Lele or setup sweepers that have gotten out of hand such as Swords Dance Iron Boulder and Nasty Plot Darkrai. However Banette-Mega requires a large commitment in the builder to function, as it needs its teammates to be able to consistently bring it in to make the most use of its supporting capabilities due to its lacking bulk alongside heavily disincentivizng knock off, as Poltergeist will fail against itemless targets. Banette-Mega fits best on teams that want to keep up offensive pressure as much as possible while also having a good stopgap for setup sweepers like Volcarona and Ogerpon-Wellspring. Good partners for it include bulky pivots such as Corviknight, Alomomola or Slowking-Galar to afford it opportunities to threaten encore. Additionaly, It appreciates support from strong fighting types like Zamazenta or Urshifu-Rapid-Strike to deal with Dark types such as Mega-Tyranitar, Samurott-Hisui and Weavile, which resist Poltergeist and are immune to its Encore. garg counterplay is also something i'd mention, that mon hard walls you too

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[about15guys]

oooooo

[SET]
Offensive Utility (Banette-Mega) @ Banettite
Ability: Frisk
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Poltergeist
- Encore
- Destiny Bond
- Will-O-Wisp

[SET COMMENTS ANALYSIS]
Mega Banette cements itself as a niche offensive disruption tool for balance and offense teams with its ability Prankster and support movepool. Access to priority status moves allow it to wreak havoc when facing offensive Pokemon, being able to encore or burn Zamazenta, Ogerpon-Wellspring and Mega-Lopunny. It can also switch into setup Its ability to switch into status and fighting moves, threatening an encore and getting momentum versus pokemon such as Calm Mind Raging Bolt, Swords Dance Gliscor and Zamazenta's Close Combat. Banette-Mega is no slouch when it comes to offensive power either, as its able to use its gargantuan 165 base attack stat in combination with Poltergeist to deal immense damage to a majority of the metagame, picking up 2hkos on most switches that aren't resisted or outright immune, such as Mixed all ferros are mixed def atm anyways Ferrothorn, Physically Defensive Zapdos and Specially Defensive Corviknight. Destiny Bond allows Mega Banette to force a trade even once its threatened out, being able to deal with fast non-priority having threats like Iron Valiant, scarfers like Urshifu and Tapu Lele or setup sweepers that have gotten out of hand such as Swords Dance Iron Boulder and Nasty Plot Darkrai. However Banette-Mega requires a large commitment in the builder to function, as it needs its teammates to be able to consistently bring it in to make the most use of its supporting capabilities due to its lacking bulk alongside heavily disincentivizng knock off, as Poltergeist will fail against itemless targets. Banette-Mega fits best on teams that want to keep up offensive pressure as much as possible while also having a good stopgap for setup sweepers like Volcarona and Ogerpon-Wellspring. Good partners for it include bulky pivots such as Corviknight, Alomomola or Slowking-Galar to afford it opportunities to threaten encore. Additionaly, It appreciates support from strong fighting types like Zamazenta or Urshifu-Rapid-Strike to deal with Dark types such as Mega-Tyranitar, Samurott-Hisui and Weavile, which resist Poltergeist and are immune to its Encore. garg counterplay is also something i'd mention, that mon hard walls you too

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[about15guys]

GP Team

 

[Techno]

amgp, feel free to implement or wait for official gp :)
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can't believe this thing is viable

[SET]
Offensive Utility (Banette-Mega) @ Banettite
Ability: Frisk
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Poltergeist
- Encore
- Destiny Bond
- Will-O-Wisp

[SET COMMENTS]
Mega Banette cements itself as a niche offensive disruption tool for balance and offense teams with its ability Prankster and its support movepool. Access to priority status moves allow allows it to wreak havoc when facing offensive Pokemon, such as being able to encore Encore or burn Zamazenta, Ogerpon-Wellspring, (ac) and Mega Lopunny. It can also switch into status and fighting Fighting-type moves (rc) threatening and threaten an encore Encore and getting or gain momentum versus pokemon Pokemon such as Calm Mind Raging Bolt, Swords Dance Gliscor, (ac) and Zamazenta's Close Combat. Banette Mega Mega Banette is no slouch when it comes to offensive power either, as its able to use its gargantuan 165 base attack Attack stat in combination with Poltergeist to deal immense damage to a majority of the metagame, picking up 2hkos 2HKOs on most switches that aren't resisted or outright immune, such as Ferrothorn, Physically Defensive physically defensive Zapdos, (ac) and Specially Defensive specially defensive Corviknight. Destiny Bond allows Mega Banette to force a trade even once its it's threatened out, being able to since it can deal with fast non-priority having threats threats without priority like Iron Valiant, scarfers like Choice Scarf Urshifu-S and Tapu Lele, (ac) or setup sweepers that have gotten out of hand such as Swords Dance Iron Boulder and Nasty Plot Darkrai. However, (ac) Banette Mega Mega Banette requires a large commitment in the builder to function, as it needs its teammates to be able to consistently bring it in to make the most use of its supporting capabilities due to its lacking bulk. (ap) alongside It also heavily disincentivizng disincentivizes knock off Knock Off, as Poltergeist will fail against itemless targets since Mega Banette relies on Poltergeist. Banette Mega Mega Banette fits best on teams that want to keep up offensive pressure as much as possible while also having a good stopgap for setup sweepers like Volcarona and Ogerpon-Wellspring. Good partners for it include bulky pivots such as Corviknight, Alomomola, (ac) or Slowking-Galar Galarian Slowking to afford it opportunities to threaten encore foes by using Encore. Additionally, It appreciates support from strong fighting types Fighting-types like Zamazenta or Urshifu-Rapid-Strike to deal with Dark-types (ah) such as Mega Tyranitar, Samurott-Hisui Hisuian Samurott, Garganacl (Garg isn't dark-type) and Weavile, who all which resist Poltergeist and are immune to parts of its kit.

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[about15guys]

amgp, feel free to implement or wait for official gp :)
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can't believe this thing is viable

[SET]
Offensive Utility (Banette-Mega) @ Banettite
Ability: Frisk
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Poltergeist
- Encore
- Destiny Bond
- Will-O-Wisp

[SET COMMENTS]
Mega Banette cements itself as a niche offensive disruption tool for balance and offense teams with its ability Prankster and its support movepool. Access to priority status moves allow allows it to wreak havoc when facing offensive Pokemon, such as being able to encore Encore or burn Zamazenta, Ogerpon-Wellspring, (ac) and Mega Lopunny. It can also switch into status and fighting Fighting-type moves (rc) threatening and threaten an encore Encore and getting or gain momentum versus pokemon Pokemon such as Calm Mind Raging Bolt, Swords Dance Gliscor, (ac) and Zamazenta's Close Combat. Banette Mega Mega Banette is no slouch when it comes to offensive power either, as its able to use its gargantuan 165 base attack Attack stat in combination with Poltergeist to deal immense damage to a majority of the metagame, picking up 2hkos 2HKOs on most switches that aren't resisted or outright immune, such as Ferrothorn, Physically Defensive physically defensive Zapdos, (ac) and Specially Defensive specially defensive Corviknight. Destiny Bond allows Mega Banette to force a trade even once its it's threatened out, being able to since it can deal with fast non-priority having threats threats without priority like Iron Valiant, scarfers like Choice Scarf Urshifu-S and Tapu Lele, (ac) or setup sweepers that have gotten out of hand such as Swords Dance Iron Boulder and Nasty Plot Darkrai. However, (ac) Banette Mega Mega Banette requires a large commitment in the builder to function, as it needs its teammates to be able to consistently bring it in to make the most use of its supporting capabilities due to its lacking bulk. (ap) alongside It also heavily disincentivizng disincentivizes knock off Knock Off, as Poltergeist will fail against itemless targets since Mega Banette relies on Poltergeist. Banette Mega Mega Banette fits best on teams that want to keep up offensive pressure as much as possible while also having a good stopgap for setup sweepers like Volcarona and Ogerpon-Wellspring. Good partners for it include bulky pivots such as Corviknight, Alomomola, (ac) or Slowking-Galar Galarian Slowking to afford it opportunities to threaten encore foes by using Encore. Additionally, It appreciates support from strong fighting types Fighting-types like Zamazenta or Urshifu-Rapid-Strike to deal with Dark-types (ah) such as Mega Tyranitar, Samurott-Hisui Hisuian Samurott, Garganacl (Garg isn't dark-type) and Weavile, who all which resist Poltergeist and are immune to parts of its kit.

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done

 

[ken]

1/1 GP Team done
will dm techno feedback

same colors as amcheck

[SET]
Offensive Utility (Banette-Mega) @ Banettite
Ability: Frisk
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Poltergeist
- Encore
- Destiny Bond
- Will-O-Wisp

[SET COMMENTS]
Mega Banette cements itself as a niche offensive disruption tool for balance and offense offensive teams with its ability Prankster and its support movepool. Access to priority status moves allows it to wreak havoc when facing offensive Pokemon, such as being able to disrupt with Encore or burn Zamazenta, Ogerpon-W, (ac) and Mega Lopunny. It can also switch into status and Fighting-type moves and threaten an Encore or gain momentum versus against Pokemon such as Calm Mind Raging Bolt (rc) and Swords Dance Gliscor, and as well as Zamazenta's Close Combat. Mega Banette is no slouch when it comes to offensive power either, as it's (aa) able to use its gargantuan base Attack stat in combination with Poltergeist to deal immense damage to a majority of the metagame, picking up 2HKOs on most switches switch-ins that aren't resisted or outright immune don't resist or aren't immune to Ghost, such as Ferrothorn, physically defensive Zapdos, and specially defensive Corviknight. Destiny Bond allows Mega Banette to force a trade even once it's threatened out, being able to deal with fast threats without priority moves like Iron Valiant, Choice Scarf users like Urshifu-S and Tapu Lele, or setup sweepers that have gotten out of hand such as Swords Dance Iron Boulder and Nasty Plot Darkrai. However, Mega Banette requires a large commitment in the builder to function, as it needs from its teammates to be able to function, relying on them to consistently bring it in to make the most use of its supporting supportive capabilities due to its lacking lackluster bulk. It also heavily disincentivizes Knock Off, since Mega Banette relies on Poltergeist. Mega Banette fits best on teams that want to keep up offensive pressure as much as possible while also having a good stopgap for setup sweepers like Volcarona and Ogerpon-W. Good partners for it include bulky pivots such as Corviknight, Alomomola, or and Galarian Slowking, (ac) to afford as they afford it opportunities to threaten foes by using Encore. Additionally, it appreciates support from strong Fighting-types like Zamazenta or and Urshifu-R to deal with Dark-types such as Mega Tyranitar, Hisuian Samurott, and Weavile, which resist Poltergeist and are immune to parts of its kit its status moves. If you want to add Garganacl back in since that was a QC-ish change, you're welcome to and can use the following: "[...] Fighting-types like Zamazenta and Urshifu-R to deal with Dark-types such as Mega Tyranitar, Hisuian Samurott, and Weavile, which resist Poltergeist and are immune its status moves once Mega Evolved, and Garganacl, which effectively resists Poltergeist and is also immune to its status moves."

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[about15guys]

1/1 GP Team done
will dm techno feedback

same colors as amcheck

[SET]
Offensive Utility (Banette-Mega) @ Banettite
Ability: Frisk
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Poltergeist
- Encore
- Destiny Bond
- Will-O-Wisp

[SET COMMENTS]
Mega Banette cements itself as a niche offensive disruption tool for balance and offense offensive teams with its ability Prankster and its support movepool. Access to priority status moves allows it to wreak havoc when facing offensive Pokemon, such as being able to disrupt with Encore or burn Zamazenta, Ogerpon-W, (ac) and Mega Lopunny. It can also switch into status and Fighting-type moves and threaten an Encore or gain momentum versus against Pokemon such as Calm Mind Raging Bolt (rc) and Swords Dance Gliscor, and as well as Zamazenta's Close Combat. Mega Banette is no slouch when it comes to offensive power either, as it's (aa) able to use its gargantuan base Attack stat in combination with Poltergeist to deal immense damage to a majority of the metagame, picking up 2HKOs on most switches switch-ins that aren't resisted or outright immune don't resist or aren't immune to Ghost, such as Ferrothorn, physically defensive Zapdos, and specially defensive Corviknight. Destiny Bond allows Mega Banette to force a trade even once it's threatened out, being able to deal with fast threats without priority moves like Iron Valiant, Choice Scarf users like Urshifu-S and Tapu Lele, or setup sweepers that have gotten out of hand such as Swords Dance Iron Boulder and Nasty Plot Darkrai. However, Mega Banette requires a large commitment in the builder to function, as it needs from its teammates to be able to function, relying on them to consistently bring it in to make the most use of its supporting supportive capabilities due to its lacking lackluster bulk. It also heavily disincentivizes Knock Off, since Mega Banette relies on Poltergeist. Mega Banette fits best on teams that want to keep up offensive pressure as much as possible while also having a good stopgap for setup sweepers like Volcarona and Ogerpon-W. Good partners for it include bulky pivots such as Corviknight, Alomomola, or and Galarian Slowking, (ac) to afford as they afford it opportunities to threaten foes by using Encore. Additionally, it appreciates support from strong Fighting-types like Zamazenta or and Urshifu-R to deal with Dark-types such as Mega Tyranitar, Hisuian Samurott, and Weavile, which resist Poltergeist and are immune to parts of its kit its status moves. If you want to add Garganacl back in since that was a QC-ish change, you're welcome to and can use the following: "[...] Fighting-types like Zamazenta and Urshifu-R to deal with Dark-types such as Mega Tyranitar, Hisuian Samurott, and Weavile, which resist Poltergeist and are immune its status moves once Mega Evolved, and Garganacl, which effectively resists Poltergeist and is also immune to its status moves."

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done