Rate my Gen 8 Nat Dex AG Team.

Question

Zacian (Zacian-Crowned) @ Rusted Sword
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 136 Atk / 120 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Behemoth Blade
- Play Rough
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat

Rayquaza (Rayquaza-Mega) @ Life Orb
Ability: Delta Stream
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Dragon Ascent
- Extreme Speed
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Claw

Ditto @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Imposter
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Def
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Transform

Groudon (Groudon-Primal) @ Red Orb
Ability: Desolate Land
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 112 HP / 252 Atk / 140 Def / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Precipice Blades
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge
- Roar

Xerneas @ Power Herb
Ability: Fairy Aura
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 108 Def / 252 SpA / 148 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Geomancy
- Thunder
- Hidden Power [Fire]

Smeargle @ Focus Sash
Ability: Own Tempo
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Spore
- Nuzzle
- Shell Smash
- Baton Pass

Comments

This team is good. But im a little concerned about Xerneas With Thunder. Cause Thunder has 70-80% Accuracy. Otherwise the rest of the team is a good team.

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Why do you want 0 Speed IVs on Ditto?

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your team is good just replace smeargle

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smeargle is fine

Answer 1

I'll give this a shot. Please note I am still inexperienced at rating teams.

Zacian-Crowned:
Looks good to me.

Rayquaza-Mega:
Why Naive? Use Jolly to increase Speed.

Ditto:
I'm still not sure why you're going for minimum Speed on Ditto. I'll change this once you respond to that.

Groudon-Primal:
Seems solid in my eyes.

Xerneas:
I would suggest replacing Hidden Power [Fire] with Psyshock, as you have other teammates to deal with Xerneas' Steel weakness. Thunderbolt is more reliable than Thunder, consider using that.

Smeargle:
Why 4 Special Attack EVs when you have no Special Attacks? Invest in something else. It doesn't matter what, Smeargle will likely hit its Sash no matter how many EVs you put into HP and defenses.

Overall, I like this team. I'm still a bit confused on the Ditto, however. Hope I helped!

Comments

Thanks for the suggestion! Do you think Psyshock is better than Psychic?

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I feel like HP Fire is more useful than Psyshock, there are more threatening Steel types as opposed to Poison types.

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Ditto probably is min speed because Transform copies all of their stats, so there is no point in investing in speed because you already have a choice scarf and will thus always win the speed tie unless if they are also scarfed. Also those are the EVs that smogon uses

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There’s no Hidden Power in gen 8.

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This is Nat Dex AG. Hidden Power and other moves from previous generations are allowed.

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Thanks, I didn't know HP was allowed in Gen 8 AG, thought it was just Z moves and mega evolution. Good to know.

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I'm very late to this but I would like to point out that the reason why Ditto has 0 Speed IVs is because Choice Scarf Impostor, and because it would always go last in a struggle war between 2 Dittos (Impostor doesn't work against an opposing Ditto).