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I need a mon for my Gen 9 AG team which meets all of the following requirements. If there is none, tell me about two that would work well together.

Dark or Normal-Type:
I need this so it can take a hit from a Calyrex-Shadow. It could also be a very fast Focus Sasher.
Learns a Priority Move:
I really need some priority and nothing else on my team gets anything good.
Learns a Decent Dark or Ghost-Type Move:
To actually kill the Calyrexes. This isn't extremely important, especially if it's Normal-type, because I have a Dark-type which I can switch into if I think the Calyrex will use a Psychic move, Nasty Plot, or switch. This Dark-type is faster than most Calyrex-Shadows and can also take an Astral Barrage (two if it doesn't have a Life Orb or Choice Specs.
Learns a Decent Electric, Rock, or Water-Type Move:
God I hate Ho-Oh. Especially when Miraidon is dead.
Can Also Deal With Swords Dance+Extreme Speed Arceus:
My team has a hard time with those.
Can Remove Hazards:
So basicailly, it needs to learn Defog, Tidy Up, Court Change, or Rapid Spin. This is absolutely neccassary.
Can Sweep:
It needs to actually be an option for doing damage.

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Are you looking for just one Pokemon or multiple Pokemon?
He said he was looking for one, and if there is no one Pokémon who meets these requirements, then two.

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I had a similar problem with my AG team. This is what I used:

Giratina-Origin @ Griseous Core
Ability: Levitate
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stone Edge
- Shadow Sneak
- Defog
- Outrage

This fills all of your requirements except for being a Normal or Dark type, but that's what Tera is for. Shadow sneak OHKOs Calyrex-S, as seen here:

252+ Atk Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Shadow Sneak vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Calyrex-Shadow: 396-468 (116.1 - 137.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Even if the Calyrex-S is Sashed, you can Tera Normal, be immune to Astral Barrage, use Shadow Sneak, and use it again. You can't switch into Calyrex-S unless you Tera earlier however. Defog is Hazard removal, and Stone Edge kills even max Defense Ho-oh:

252+ Atk Giratina-Origin Stone Edge vs. 0 HP / 252+ Def Ho-Oh: 352-416 (99.7 - 117.8%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO

Giratina's Ghost typing helps it deal with Extreme Killer Arceus, and with Levitate Shadow Claw is the only move that can hit you, and you can make them waste a turn with Tera Normal. Calcs:

252+ Atk Arceus Shadow Claw vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Giratina-Origin: 158-188 (31.3 - 37.3%) -- 83.4% chance to 3HKO

252+ Atk Griseous Core Giratina-Origin Outrage vs. 200 HP / 0 Def Arceus: 210-247 (48.7 - 57.3%) -- 93.4% chance to 2HKO

This Giratina-O, with it's max attack and Griseous Core Outrage OHKOs nearly any Dragon Type, and 2HKOs anything neutral. I've also found that Shadow Sneak can do quite a bit of damage as well.

I hope I helped, and I think this is probably the best option you have for all of these roles. If you really want a switch in to Calyrex-S, Zoroark-H learns Shadow Sneak, and you can disguise it as literally anything else to bait an Astral Barrage. But anyways Giratina-O is your best option to fill all of these roles.

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wow, thanks! This is perfect. I'll test it in place of my usual terapagos with rapid spin and dark pulse. the non-dark/normal type is a little unfortunate, but I can manage. I have a parting shot/light screen/thinder wave grimsnarl :)

The only downside is that I already have THREE dragon types on my team... but I can occomidate with tera, my chi yu, my grimsnarl, the bulk of giratina and eternatus, and the speed of miraidon and koraidon.
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Urshifu dark fits all requirements except hazard removal.
Urshifu @ Focus Sash
Ability: Unseen Fist
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Wicked Blow
- Close Combat
- Rock Slide
Urshifu dark can take and astral barrage easily and hard counter with sucker punch or wicked blow, rock slide can counter Ho-Oh, can survive a max attack +2 arceus extreme speed because of sash, and can sweep.

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"can remove hazards [...] this is absolutely neccassary"