Gen 8 National Dex Anything Goes
Weakness Policy Sweeper
Lugia @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Aeroblast / Hurricane
- Psyshock
- Thunder / Earth Power
This set appreciates Sticky Web support and Baton Pass from Nasty Plot Caly.
The main idea is to Nasty Plot with Caly on something that hits it super effectively, like defensive Yveltal, then Baton Pass to Lugia who will take the hit well with Multiscale and sweep.
Substitute might seem counterintuitive, but it allows you to block status attempts from Necrozma-DM / Chansey and Support Arceus Formes Post-Dynamax and Play Mind Games with Support WW Lugia Pre-Dynamax.
It also gives you Max Guard, allowing you to waste a rampaging Yveltal's Dynamax turns should the situation call for it.
STAB Hurricane becomes Max Airstream, giving Lugia a way to boost its Speed and allowing it to OHKO Ho-Oh at +4. The more accurate Aeroblast should be used if using Thunder.
Psyshock destroys the Pink Blobs once Lugia's Weakness Policy is activated. Note that Calm Mind Arceus Formes beat it 1-on-1 if it didn't receive a Nasty Plot prior.
Thunder smacks Ho-Oh and will outright OHKO if Lugia received a Nasty Plot boost prior to the Policy. It also hits NDM pretty hard. Earth Power is another option that hits Tyranitar while also pummeling Primal Groudon and Necrozma-Dusk-Mane harder.
This sweeper isn't foolproof, especially post-Dynamax. As such, Screens support from Grimmsnarl or Klefki, and a plethora of strong priority users such as Marshadow and Mega Rayquaza are recommended.
This is also the rare case where the niche Sash Marshadow can be considered, though it will be a great momentum sink.
Keep Rocks off the field at all costs, as Lugia will struggle to take hits well if its Multiscale is not intact.
This Lugia purely fits on HO teams.
