What is a good moveset for Altaria? (page 2)

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Altaria, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for any of its pre-evolutions can also be shared on this thread.

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Answer 1

Gen 9 NU Defensive Utililty

Altaria @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Natural Cure
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 160 Def / 96 Spe
Impish Nature
- Brave Bird
- Will-O-Wisp
- Defog
- Roost

Altaria is in NU, so here is set it can use in Gen 9 NU. Altaria has a couple new tools it can use. It has a stronger Flying STAB in Brave Bird, meaning it doesn't have to worry about Hurricane missing. Altaria also gets Will-O-Wisp, meaning it can burn physical wallbreakers to cripple them. Defog lets Altaria remove hazards from the field, providing more utility for its team. Roost give Altaria reliable HP recovery so it can stay around longer. Haze is an option to let Altaria remove the stat boosts from setup sweepers. Heavy-Duty Boots is used to prevent Altaria from being chipped by Stealth Rock pre Tera. Natural Cure lets Altaria serve as a status abosrber for its teammates. Tera Steel turns all of Altaria's usual weaknesses into resists.

252 HP EVs are used for bulk. 96 Speed EVs allow Altaria to outspeed Adamant Grimmsnarl. The rest of the EVs are used in Defense with an Impish Nature to allow Altaria to check physical wallbreakers better.