Project National Dex OU: Break This Core (Week 34: Mega Latias + Kartana + Victini)

[myself12]

 

[WM2N]

Clef

 

[myself12]

reserving una clef

Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Moonblast
- Calm Mind
- Soft-Boiled
- Heal Bell / Thuhder

You ignore boosts from gliscor and reuniclus allowing you to beat them. Heal Bell / Thunder is for pex.

 

[themonkeydidit]

Tapu Fini @ Leftovers
Ability: Misty Surge
EVs: 252 HP / 192 Def / 64 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Taunt
- Calm Mind
- Scald
- Draining Kiss

Taunt Pex and Reuniclus and they can't touch you, gliscor can't 2hko even after a SD so you can scald or CM on it

Calcs:
+2 0 Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 192+ Def Tapu Fini: 142-168 (41.2 - 48.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
0 SpA Reuniclus Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 192+ Def Tapu Fini: 72-85 (20.9 - 24.7%) -- possible 6HKO after Leftovers recovery
(After 1 calm mind, draining kiss + leftovers heals more than psyshock does)

0 SpA Tapu Fini Scald vs. 244 HP / 192 SpD Gliscor: 168-198 (47.7 - 56.2%) -- 0.4% chance to 2HKO after Poison Heal
+1 0 SpA Tapu Fini Scald vs. 244 HP / 192 SpD Gliscor: 252-296 (71.5 - 84%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Poison Heal

 

[Giyu]

Greninja @ Darkinium Z
Ability: Protean
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Ice Beam
- Extrasensory
- Gunk Shot
- Dark Pulse

Protean Greninja with it's exceptional coverage can easily overpower this core by simply spamming moves. Extrasensory is obviously targeting Toxapex, Ice Beam is for Gliscor, and Black Hole Eclipse for Reuniclus. Not much else to the set, I guess some of the moves can be interchangeable like Hydro Pump over Ice Beam or U-turn and Spikes over Gunk Shot. Stealth Rock is appreciated since Toxapex has a chance to survive 2 hits without it.

252 SpA Protean Greninja Extrasensory vs. 252 HP / 152+ SpD Toxapex: 134-162 (44 - 53.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock

252 SpA Protean Greninja Ice Beam vs. 244 HP / 192 SpD Gliscor: 508-600 (144.3 - 170.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252 SpA Greninja Black Hole Eclipse (160 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Reuniclus: 510-600 (120.2 - 141.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

 

[K302]

Reserving darium weav(had to type fast :]. )

Weavile @ Darkinium Z
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Triple Axel
- Swords Dance
- Throat Chop
- Ice Shard

Sd on glisc and then:
+2 252 Atk Weavile Ice Shard vs. 244 HP / 0 Def Gliscor: 408-484 (115.9 - 137.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO,
+2 252 Atk Weavile Black Hole Eclipse (160 BP) vs. 252 HP / 104 Def Toxapex: 318-375 (104.6 - 123.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO,
+2 252 Atk Weavile Throat Chop vs. 252 HP / 212+ Def Reuniclus: 444-524 (104.7 - 123.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO.

 

[Kinzo]

Garchomp @ Dragonium Z
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
2hko/ohkos everything after a sd while not taking much damage back

 

[Giyu]

 

[myself12]

 

[Kinzo]

 

[WM2N]

Fini

 

[Redgoop115]

Congrats to K302 for winning the week!

For our next week, we will have a core of Galarian-Zapdos + Kyurem + Heatran

Sets

Heatran @ Steelium Z
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Flash Cannon
- Toxic

Zapdos-Galar @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Brave Bird
- Throat Chop
- U-turn

Kyurem @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 56 HP / 200 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Freeze-Dry
- Earth Power
- Roost

Note: It is harder then you might think to create original ideas for this core

 

[Giyu]

Hawlucha @ Electric Seed / Grassy Seed
Ability: Unburden
EVs: 96 HP / 252 Atk / 36 SpD / 124 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Acrobatics
- Substitute

Hawlucha OHKOs (except Zapdos-Galar) and outspeeds all three core members once the dedicated seed is activated before Swords Dance boosts. Essentially try to setup screens or switch into Heatran so you can setup Swords Dance for Zapdos-Galar.

 

[myself12]

reserving garchomp


Garchomp @ Rockium Z
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Scale Shot

Once you SD, you can proceed to nuke everyone. You outspeed gapdos after one scale shot. The z is for gapdos because 2 hit scale shot will kill kyu after some chip.

Calcs

->
+2 252 Atk Garchomp Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Heatran: 1240-1464 (383.9 - 453.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
->
+2 252 Atk Garchomp Stone Edge vs. 56 HP / 0 Def Kyurem: 476-562 (117.5 - 138.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252 Atk Garchomp Scale Shot (2 hits) vs. 56 HP / 0 Def Kyurem: 360-424 (88.8 - 104.6%) -- approx. 18.8% chance to OHKO
+2 252 Atk Garchomp Scale Shot (3 hits) vs. 56 HP / 0 Def Kyurem: 540-636 (133.3 - 157%) -- guaranteed OHKO
->
+2 252 Atk Garchomp Continental Crush (180 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Zapdos-Galar: 428-504 (133.3 - 157%) -- guaranteed OHKO
->
252+ SpA Heatran Magma Storm vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Garchomp: 102-120 (28.5 - 33.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after trapping damage
252+ SpA Heatran Earth Power vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Garchomp: 123-145 (34.4 - 40.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252+ SpA Heatran Flash Cannon vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Garchomp: 163-193 (45.6 - 54%) -- 48% chance to 2HKO
->
200 SpA Kyurem Freeze-Dry vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Garchomp: 508-600 (142.2 - 168%) -- guaranteed OHKO
200 SpA Kyurem Earth Power vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Garchomp: 108-128 (30.2 - 35.8%) -- 40.3% chance to 3HKO
252+ SpA Heatran Corkscrew Crash (160 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Garchomp: 327-385 (91.5 - 107.8%) -- 50% chance to OHKO
->
252 Atk Zapdos-Galar Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 199-235 (55.7 - 65.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Zapdos-Galar Brave Bird vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 199-235 (55.7 - 65.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Zapdos-Galar Throat Chop vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 89-105 (24.9 - 29.4%) -- 100% chance to 4HKO
252 Atk Zapdos-Galar U-turn vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Garchomp: 78-92 (21.8 - 25.7%) -- 2.1% chance to 4HKO

 

[Kinzo]

Aerodactyl-Mega @ Aerodactylite
Ability: Tough Claws
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Stone Edge
- Dual Wingbeat
- Earthquake
one dd and sweep. can always live the first hit as it has "decent bulk".

 

[Mrbanana45]

Blaziken @ Focus Sash
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Endure
- Reversal
- Close Combat

Cc on tran 252+ Atk Blaziken Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 390-458 (120.7 - 141.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Guaranteed Sash+Sd w Endure on the rest
+2 252+ Atk Blaziken Reversal (200 BP) vs. 56 HP / 0 Def Kyurem: 1478-1740 (364.9 - 429.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252+ Atk Blaziken Reversal (200 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Zapdos-Galar: 369-435 (114.9 - 135.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

 

[WM2N]

Fully Offensive Mega scizor

No way back (Scizor-Mega) @ Scizorite
Ability: Technician
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Sand Tomb
- Knock Off
Spread stolen from ORAS(never played the tier, heard of this set's existence so i stole it)
Modest Heatran gives Mega scizor an oppurtunity to outspeed it, which never runs max speed nowadays. Swords dance on kyurem, if opponent didn't switch to heatran just get to +4 and destroy everything faster than loading for a ladder game in the tier where this spread originates

Sequence breaking + calcs

get a free switch against kyurem

200 SpA Kyurem Earth Power vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Scizor-Mega: 95-112 (33.6 - 39.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
They click this once they die, as we a second SD if they do that.

+2 252 Atk Technician Scizor-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 56 HP / 0 Def Kyurem: 476-564 (117.5 - 139.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Irrelevant calc, but just for you to know they can't change the outcome.

+2 252 Atk Technician Scizor-Mega Sand Tomb vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 480-568 (148.6 - 175.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
If they instantly switch to tran then they die to sand tomb.

252 Atk Zapdos-Galar Brave Bird vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Scizor-Mega: 144-169 (51 - 59.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+4 252 Atk Technician Scizor-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Zapdos-Galar: 357-421 (111.2 - 131.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Don't bother trying to pivot, scizor survives and still destroys everything.
and yes i finally got back to submitting because my brain actually worked

 

[myself12]

 

[themonkeydidit]

aero

 

[Solaros & Lunaris]

Lucha

 

[Giyu]

Scizor

 

[WM2N]

Chomp

 

[HydreigonTheChild]

Tapu Koko @ Choice Specs
Ability: Electric Surge
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power Ice
- Volt Switch
- Dazzling Gleam

tbolt go brrrrr

 

[Kinzo]

Blacephalon @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Flamethrower
- Shadow Ball
- Trick
- Psyshock

 

[Giyu]

Volcarona @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 248 HP / 156 Def / 16 SpA / 88 Spe
Timid Nature
- Quiver Dance
- Roost
- Flamethrower
- Psychic / Hidden Power [Ground]

Volcarona hits both Skarmory and Weavile super-effectively whilst also outspeeding them after a single Quiver Dance. Skarmory isn't too threatening with Sturdy as Body Press does minimal damage. The preferred matchup would to switch into Skarmory instead of Weavile so your Heavy-Duty Boots don't get knocked off but Weavile doesn't OHKO regardless.

Calculations

->
16 SpA Volcarona Flamethrower vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Skarmory: 342-404 (102.7 - 121.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

->
16 SpA Volcarona Flamethrower vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Weavile: 290-344 (103.2 - 122.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

->
164+ Def Skarmory Body Press vs. 248 HP / 156 Def Volcarona: 55-65 (14.7 - 17.4%) -- possible 6HKO

->
252 Atk Choice Band Weavile Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 248 HP / 156 Def Volcarona: 258-304 (69.1 - 81.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO