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This team has had lots of success. Highest I’ve gotten to is 1882 ELO.

Lycanroc @ Focus Sash
Ability: Steadfast
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Rock Tomb
- Taunt
- Stealth Rock
- Endeavor
Suicide stealth rocks lead. Taunt shuts down other leads, as Lycanroc is one of the speediest leads, and is a very speedy Pokémon in general. Rock Tomb slows the opponent down, which messes with sweepers like Calyrex and Zacian. Endeavor can bring the opponent to 1 HP, allowing a team member to revenge kill.

Kyogre @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Drizzle
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Origin Pulse
- Water Spout
- Thunder
- Ice Beam
Kyogre likes those rocks, as it breaks those stupid sashes that clog the ladder, notably Marshadow and Calyrex-Shadow. It also annoys Kyurem-White, although Kyurem-White still checks it just the same.

Yveltal @ Life Orb
Ability: Dark Aura
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Oblivion Wing
- Heat Wave
- Sucker Punch
A wonderful Pokémon to have, as it checks Marshadow and Calyrex-Shadow. Sucker Punch is awesome, as it deals wonderful damage to Kyogre, OHKOs Calyrex, and revenge kills weakened opponents. It’s also an outstanding Dynamax sweeper, as a Dark Aura boosted Max Darkness comes in at a whopping 170 power, plus the boosts with STAB and the Life Orb. Max Airstream boosts it’s speed, as well as hitting hard. Max Flare OHKOs Zacian-Crowned, and Heat Wave OHKOs Zacian if there was sun from Groudon or Max Flare.

Calyrex-Shadow @ Life Orb
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Psyshock
- Draining Kiss
- Astral Barrage
Amazing against defensive-leaning balance and stall. After a Nasty Plot, Max Starfall OHKOs Defensive Yveltal, and has a 56% chance to OHKO defensive Tyranitar. If they don’t predict and Dynamax as well, it can very easily obliterate a team single handedly. Psyshock hurts Chansey and Blissey, as well as dealing with Kyurem-White and Eternatus better. However, I struggle against Ditto.

Xerneas @ Power Herb
Ability: Fairy Aura
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Geomancy
- Thunder
- Substitute
Pretty typical Xerneas. A full HP one can 2HKO Xerneas after a Geomancy. Sub can prevent ditto. Thunder nails Kyogre and Ho-Oh. However, Zacian kills it pretty easily, but:

Ditto @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Imposter
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP
- Transform
Hahahaha. BwAhAhHaHahHahHahhhahHahiainrnkrpdiabzondiejsiwjwjnwkeorodj. When it copies Zacian, it gets another Intrepid Sword boost, and a 2+ scarf Zacian Crowned can prove a huge threat to offensive leaning balance and hyper offense. It also likes fighting Calyrex-Shadow, as well as low-HP Xerneas. Beware of boosting, ladder. >:)

All that being said, I struggle mostly against Ditto and Xerneas. I really don’t have much answers to dittos.

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Kyogre's rain kinda harms Yveltal with Heat Wave, but I'm not sure what you can do about it... Maybe use Groudon to set up the sun you mentioned?
Not really, 4 turns isn’t long, and Kyogre is forced out by Kyurem-White and Eternatus, both of which kill Yveltal. Also, Groudon has no place on this team. Also, Max Flare OHKOs, but it needs to be after a Max Airstream so it has sufficient speed to outpace Zacian.
I know it doesn’t have endeavor, but I think you should be using Aerodactyl as your suicide lead.
Why? I don’t oppose this, but I’d like to know your reasoning

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First, congrats on your success with this team, which helped you to reach 1882! Lycanroc HO is a surprisingly good form of HO in the current Gen 8 Anything Goes meta, which is notoriously good at shutting down other HOs and does good against other play-styles with overall consistent performance.

However, I think your team is a bit different from what the usual Lycan HO carries. Lycanroc is something that generally gets well paired with Cloyster, which is a must-have on this team. It provides Rapid Spin support, decent set-up sweeper with Shell Smash, etc. etc. however, the most important role is played by it easily beating Excadrill, which is something Lycanroc easily hates. Ditto is a niche pick, and I don't justify fitting Ditto in place of Cloyster. Hence, this would be the first change.

  1. Ditto --> Cloyster

Cloyster @ Focus Sash
Ability: Skill Link
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Shell Smash
- Rapid Spin
- Icicle Spear
- Rock Blast

This is a pretty standard set, I guess. Take a note that this should never come to Necrozma Dusk Mane. It's mainly for Excadrill—you're gonna use Lycanroc to lead against it naturally.

The largest issue with this team is that you're having 4 special attackers. Like, why? Is this because you love getting bullied by Chansey and sisters? Here's what comes: Physical Yveltal!! While it's a weird choice, you absolutely need it because of the Eternatus and Kyurem-W MU—they can more like freely switch-in to everything outside of Calyrex-S, which invites SpD Yveltal that sets up on Special Attacker Yveltal as well. The sweet solution is to run Physical Yveltal, to surprise them for fun. Here's the set:

  1. Special Yveltal --> Physical Yveltal

Yveltal @ Life Orb
Ability: Dark Aura
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Knock Off
- Dual Wingbeat
- Sucker Punch
- Roost

It's able to deal chunk to Eternatus, Kyurem-W, Yveltal, etc. all of whom are annoying for this team. Some calculations prove this:

252+ Atk Life Orb Dark Aura Yveltal Max Darkness vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eternatus: 394-464 (81.4 - 95.8%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

252+ Atk Life Orb Yveltal Max Airstream vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Yveltal: 317-374 (69.5 - 82%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

252+ Atk Life Orb Dark Aura Yveltal Max Darkness vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Kyurem-White: 411-485 (105.1 - 124%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252+ Atk Life Orb Dark Aura Yveltal Max Darkness vs. 248 HP / 208+ Def Ho-Oh: 302-356 (72.7 - 85.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

  1. LO Calyrex-S --> Focus Sash BP

Calyrex-Shadow @ Focus Sash
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Astral Barrage
- Psyshock
- Nasty Plot
- Baton Pass

Honestly, you don't always need the raw power. You have Xerneas, Yveltal, Kyogre, etc. already who are big attackers. So, using Baton Pass seems more fun. Also since you already have Yveltal that relies on Dynamax, having another Dynamaxer in form of Caly-S isn't that much beneficial. It's also your priority backup since a Ditto that copies into one of your teammates can pretty much easily reverse sweep.

  1. Xerneas or Kyogre --> Necrozma Dusk Mane

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane @ Life Orb
Ability: Prism Armor
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Sunsteel Strike
- Knock Off
- Stone Edge

This is an absolute need. If you were to ever forgo this on a team, you're jeopardizing your match-up against the almighty Sword Dog that rules over Anything Goes. Aside from that, a strong physical attacker is much requirement of every good team. Pair it alongside Physical Yveltal, and nothing can stop you apart from Zygarde. Knock Off is a weird choice, but it allows you to OHKO Lunala after one Dragon Dance as Max Darkness at full HP straight through Shadow Shield!!

+1 252+ Atk Life Orb Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Max Darkness vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 499-590 (104.3 - 123.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+1 252+ Atk Life Orb Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Max Steelspike vs. 252 HP / 208+ Def Zygarde: 341-402 (81.1 - 95.7%) -- 12.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
+1 252+ Atk Life Orb Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Max Darkness vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Prism Armor Necrozma-Dusk-Mane: 294-347 (73.8 - 87.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Xerneas
It's good, but you can optimize the EV spread much better. Modest Nature is absolutely better than Timid in most cases, and I suggest changing the EVs to 44 HP / 252+ SpA / 212 Spe. 44 HP means you're having 101 HP Substitutes, meaning Chansey/Blissey requires 2 Seismic Toss to break one Sub, which is overall annoying for it.


Final Team

Hope this helps :)

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Thank you! :)