Should I use Aegislash or Kartana with this super singles team?

Question

1) Salamence

Nature: Adamant
Item: Salamencite
Evs: 252 Atk / 212 Spe / 44 HP

Moves: Dragon Dance / Return / Earthquake / Dragon Claw

2) Toxapex

Nature: Careful
Item: Leftovers
Evs: 252 HP / 128 Spd / 128 Def

Moves: Liquidation / Toxic / Recover / Baneful Bunker

(Note that I still haven’t decided which of the next two pokemon would work best with Salamence and Toxapex)

3) Aegislash

Nature: Adamant
Item: Weakness Policy
Evs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP

Moves: Swords Dance / Sacred Sword / Iron Head / Shadow Sneak

4) Kartana

Nature: Jolly
Item: Focus Sash
Evs: 252 Spe / 252 Atk / 4 Spd

Moves: Swords Dance / Leaf Blade / Sacred Sword / Smart Strike

I can’t wait to hear your thoughts!

Comments

I think kartana would be good but because it is so frail it probably can't get off a swords dance so ageslash would be better.

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What abilities?

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Salamence — Intimidate
Toxapex — Merciless
Aegislash — Stance Change
Kartana — Beast Boost

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@Pokemonexpert123321 Thanks for the feedback! With the focus sash, Kartana can take a hit and pull of a swords dance, so that’s so not so much where my concern lies. It’s more about the risk of having to count on its speed to OHKO what Mega Salamence cannot.

I guess my question really comes down to whether I should prioritise the defensive/offensive balance provided by Aegislash’s stance change and moveset or be very aggressive with Kartana.

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I think Aegislash and Kartana are both usable, but many of the good Battle Tree players prefer Aegislash. Toxapex should have regenerator because its attack stats are way too low for merciless to make much of a difference. Replace liquidation and baneful bunker with scald (to burn stuff) and haze (to stop setup users).

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@sumwun Thank you.