[SET]
name: Mold Breaker Sweeper
move 1: Dark Void / Spore / King's Shield
move 2: Shell Smash
move 3: Spacial Rend
move 4: Psystrike
item: Soul Dew
ability: Mold Breaker
nature: Modest
EVs: 160 HP / 252 SpA / 96 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Mold Breaker Mega Latios is an incredibly powerful sweeper that threatens the vast majority of the metagame with its Soul Dew-boosted attacks. Spore and Dark Void allow for easier setup with Shell Smash while also heavily disrupting teams. Shell Smash bolsters Mega Latios's offensive prowess, boosting its Special Attack and Speed enough to OHKO bulky Pokemon such as Mega Audino after Stealth Rock, Primal Kyogre, Arceus, and Yveltal. The boost to Speed also lets Mega Latios outspeed every Pokemon in the metagame, bar some Choice Scarf users such as Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y. Psystrike and Spacial Rend complement each other well; Spacial Rend is the primary STAB move, and OHKOes or 2HKOes the majority of foes after Shell Smash, while Psystrike handles special walls like Blissey, Chansey, and Primal Kyogre and Ho-Oh more reliably. King's Shield is an option over Spore and Dark Void to improve Mega Latios's match up against priority revenge killers such as Shadow Tag Regigigas, Aerilate Mega Rayquaza, and Huge Power Mewtwo Mega X running Extreme Speed. King's Shield also has additional utility in letting Mega Latios scout sets from offensive Pokemon in a one-on-one situation. 96 Speed EVs allow Mega Latios to outspeed neutral natured base 90 Speed Pokemon. The rest is put into HP to maximize bulk.
Mega Latios, an offensive powerhouse, is generally run on fast offense and bulky offense teams. Mega Latios operates best on teams utilizing two Mold Breaker users, as Mega Latios lacks recovery and relies too much on its item to be a good standalone Mold Breaker user; in particular, it pairs well with other bulky Mold Breaker users like Primal Groudon and Mega Tyranitar. Mega Latio's weakness to Pursuit users such as Mega Gyarados, Mega Tyranitar, and Yveltal means it wants to be paired with checks to these such as Xerneas or Shadow Tag Mewtwo Mega X. It also likes Pokemon that can deal with very specially bulky Pokemon such as Blissey, Chansey, Ho-oh, and some Primal Kyogre variants, as these can tank Mega Latio's attacks decently; physical wallbreakers like Huge Power Mega Mewtwo X or Mega Gyarados can be paired with Mega Latios to fix this issue. Running a revenge killer alongside Mega Latios, such as an -ate user or Shadow Tag Regigigas, can be helpful versus Imposter users, as Pokemon that can safely Imposter-proof Mega Latios are very rare, and offensive Imposter-proofing is usually more effective. If running an -ate user, entry hazards like Stealth Rock are useful to keep up the pressure. Substitute + Wonder Guard Pokemon typically also run Defog and Aromatherapy to help keep Mega Latios and other Mold Breaker Pokemon healthy over the course of longer games.
Other Options
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Mold Breaker Mega Latios is powerful enough with Soul Dew that it can run all-out attacking sets with Volt Switch and other coverage and STAB moves. Draco Meteor and Psycho Boost are alternative options on all-out attacking sets; both moves allow it to OHKO Primal Groudon and the latter OHKOes Wonder Guard Xerneas. Protean Mega Latios can invest more EVs into HP to live more hits against opposing Shadow Tag users. Protean Mega Latios can run a timid nature to outspeed most opposing Mega Latios and Mega Diancie at the cost of worse KO rolls on various Wonder Guard users and Giratina with super effective attacks. Other coverage moves may be used on Protean Mega Latios based on team needs.
Checks and Counters
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**Priority Attackers:** Mega Latios's most significant threats are priority attackers that can revenge kill it like Shadow Tag Regigigas, -ate Speed users, and Huge Power + Extreme Speed attackers like Regigigas, Primal Groudon, Mega Mewtwo X., and Huge Power Dark-type Pokemon can cause mind games with the combination of Sucker Punch + Pursuit
**Offensive Shadow Tag Users:** Shadow Tag users such as Mega Mewtwo X and Choice Scarfed Primal Groudon can outspeed and deal immense damage to Mega Latios or remove its Soul Dew with Trick. However, they cannot come in safely on Mold Breaker Mega Latios.
**Pursuit Users:** Many Pursuit users, like -Ate Speed users and Huge Power Mega Gyarados, also carry moves to threaten Mega Latios, leading to coinflip scenarios where it can either be OHKOed by the opponent's powerful attacks or a switching-boosted Pursuit
**Item Removal:** Getting rid of the source of Mega Latios's power via Knock Off or Trick makes it much less effective.
**Imposter Users:** It is difficult to Imposter-proof Mold Breaker Mega Latios, as very little can survive attacks from it while boosted. Choice Scarf imposter variants are still able to KO your Mega Latios despite the Special Defense boost from Soul Dew.
**Prankster Users:** Most Prankster Users cannot safely switch into Mega Latios's attack, but can lock Mold Breaker variants into Shell Smash with Encore or use Destiny Bond, Glare, or Curse as an emergency stop.
**Magic Guard Ho-Oh:** While rare, Magic Guard Ho-Oh can wall most Protean Mega Latios with its good typing and phenomenal special bulk, annoying it with status spreading in Psycho Shift. However, Ho-Oh is usually easily threatened by a physical Mold Breaker, Huge Power Pursuit user, or physical Shadow Tag user.
**Fast Mold Breaker Users:** Fast Mold Breaker users like Mega Gengar and Mega Rayquaza can outspeed Mega Latios and either put it to sleep or OHKO it while still threatening damage to the rest of its team.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Bahamut, 506113]]
- Quality checked by: [[Mbouchon, 515077], [Berry,226455]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Isaiah, 375662]]
name: Mold Breaker Sweeper
move 1: Dark Void / Spore / King's Shield
move 2: Shell Smash
move 3: Spacial Rend
move 4: Psystrike
item: Soul Dew
ability: Mold Breaker
nature: Modest
EVs: 160 HP / 252 SpA / 96 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Mold Breaker Mega Latios is an incredibly powerful sweeper that threatens the vast majority of the metagame with its Soul Dew-boosted attacks. Spore and Dark Void allow for easier setup with Shell Smash while also heavily disrupting teams. Shell Smash bolsters Mega Latios's offensive prowess, boosting its Special Attack and Speed enough to OHKO bulky Pokemon such as Mega Audino after Stealth Rock, Primal Kyogre, Arceus, and Yveltal. The boost to Speed also lets Mega Latios outspeed every Pokemon in the metagame, bar some Choice Scarf users such as Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y. Psystrike and Spacial Rend complement each other well; Spacial Rend is the primary STAB move, and OHKOes or 2HKOes the majority of foes after Shell Smash, while Psystrike handles special walls like Blissey, Chansey, and Primal Kyogre and Ho-Oh more reliably. King's Shield is an option over Spore and Dark Void to improve Mega Latios's match up against priority revenge killers such as Shadow Tag Regigigas, Aerilate Mega Rayquaza, and Huge Power Mewtwo Mega X running Extreme Speed. King's Shield also has additional utility in letting Mega Latios scout sets from offensive Pokemon in a one-on-one situation. 96 Speed EVs allow Mega Latios to outspeed neutral natured base 90 Speed Pokemon. The rest is put into HP to maximize bulk.
Mega Latios, an offensive powerhouse, is generally run on fast offense and bulky offense teams. Mega Latios operates best on teams utilizing two Mold Breaker users, as Mega Latios lacks recovery and relies too much on its item to be a good standalone Mold Breaker user; in particular, it pairs well with other bulky Mold Breaker users like Primal Groudon and Mega Tyranitar. Mega Latio's weakness to Pursuit users such as Mega Gyarados, Mega Tyranitar, and Yveltal means it wants to be paired with checks to these such as Xerneas or Shadow Tag Mewtwo Mega X. It also likes Pokemon that can deal with very specially bulky Pokemon such as Blissey, Chansey, Ho-oh, and some Primal Kyogre variants, as these can tank Mega Latio's attacks decently; physical wallbreakers like Huge Power Mega Mewtwo X or Mega Gyarados can be paired with Mega Latios to fix this issue. Running a revenge killer alongside Mega Latios, such as an -ate user or Shadow Tag Regigigas, can be helpful versus Imposter users, as Pokemon that can safely Imposter-proof Mega Latios are very rare, and offensive Imposter-proofing is usually more effective. If running an -ate user, entry hazards like Stealth Rock are useful to keep up the pressure. Substitute + Wonder Guard Pokemon typically also run Defog and Aromatherapy to help keep Mega Latios and other Mold Breaker Pokemon healthy over the course of longer games.
Other Options
=============
Mold Breaker Mega Latios is powerful enough with Soul Dew that it can run all-out attacking sets with Volt Switch and other coverage and STAB moves. Draco Meteor and Psycho Boost are alternative options on all-out attacking sets; both moves allow it to OHKO Primal Groudon and the latter OHKOes Wonder Guard Xerneas. Protean Mega Latios can invest more EVs into HP to live more hits against opposing Shadow Tag users. Protean Mega Latios can run a timid nature to outspeed most opposing Mega Latios and Mega Diancie at the cost of worse KO rolls on various Wonder Guard users and Giratina with super effective attacks. Other coverage moves may be used on Protean Mega Latios based on team needs.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Priority Attackers:** Mega Latios's most significant threats are priority attackers that can revenge kill it like Shadow Tag Regigigas, -ate Speed users, and Huge Power + Extreme Speed attackers like Regigigas, Primal Groudon, Mega Mewtwo X., and Huge Power Dark-type Pokemon can cause mind games with the combination of Sucker Punch + Pursuit
**Offensive Shadow Tag Users:** Shadow Tag users such as Mega Mewtwo X and Choice Scarfed Primal Groudon can outspeed and deal immense damage to Mega Latios or remove its Soul Dew with Trick. However, they cannot come in safely on Mold Breaker Mega Latios.
**Pursuit Users:** Many Pursuit users, like -Ate Speed users and Huge Power Mega Gyarados, also carry moves to threaten Mega Latios, leading to coinflip scenarios where it can either be OHKOed by the opponent's powerful attacks or a switching-boosted Pursuit
**Item Removal:** Getting rid of the source of Mega Latios's power via Knock Off or Trick makes it much less effective.
**Imposter Users:** It is difficult to Imposter-proof Mold Breaker Mega Latios, as very little can survive attacks from it while boosted. Choice Scarf imposter variants are still able to KO your Mega Latios despite the Special Defense boost from Soul Dew.
**Prankster Users:** Most Prankster Users cannot safely switch into Mega Latios's attack, but can lock Mold Breaker variants into Shell Smash with Encore or use Destiny Bond, Glare, or Curse as an emergency stop.
**Magic Guard Ho-Oh:** While rare, Magic Guard Ho-Oh can wall most Protean Mega Latios with its good typing and phenomenal special bulk, annoying it with status spreading in Psycho Shift. However, Ho-Oh is usually easily threatened by a physical Mold Breaker, Huge Power Pursuit user, or physical Shadow Tag user.
**Fast Mold Breaker Users:** Fast Mold Breaker users like Mega Gengar and Mega Rayquaza can outspeed Mega Latios and either put it to sleep or OHKO it while still threatening damage to the rest of its team.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Bahamut, 506113]]
- Quality checked by: [[Mbouchon, 515077], [Berry,226455]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Isaiah, 375662]]
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