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Black Rider (Calyrex-Shadow) @ Life Orb
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Astral Barrage
- Nasty Plot
- Psyshock
- Draining Kiss

Technoblade (Zacian-Crowned) @ Rusted Sword
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Behemoth Blade
- Wild Charge
- Close Combat
- Assurance

Angry Redditor (Necrozma-Dusk-Mane) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Prism Armor
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Sunsteel Strike
- Knock Off
- Morning Sun

Ph1lza (Yveltal) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Dark Aura
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Knock Off
- U-turn
- Defog
- Roost

A *** Diety (Lunala) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Shadow Shield
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Ice Beam
- Will-O-Wisp
- Hex
- Roost

Tommyinnit (Eternatus) @ Black Sludge
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 212 SpD / 44 Spe
Timid Nature
- Dynamax Cannon
- Flamethrower
- Toxic
- Recover

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This team is really good! Idk what to say lol.

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This team is very solid, with a great Defensive core and offensive threats. However, I would argue that having both Calyrex-S and Lunala is overkill, especially as Life Orb Astral Barrage obliterates most Necrozma-DM variants. Therefore, I would suggest replacing Lunala with either defensive Xerneas or Zygarde to better handle Marshadow. Currently this team has no switchin to Life Orb or Banded Marshadow's attacks. Eternatus is cleanly 2HKOed by banded as can be 2HKOed by Life Orb as well after some chip. Xerneas handles Zygarde very well, while Zygarde can also deal with Groudon.

Xerneas @ Leftovers
Ability: Fairy Aura
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Moonblast
- Rest
- Aromatherapy
- Thunder Wave / Toxic

Zygarde @ Leftovers
Ability: Power Construct
EVs: 204 HP / 248 Def / 56 Spe
Impish Nature
- Glare / Toxic
- Thousand Arrows
- Haze / Coil
- Rest

Haze can be used to always beat Bulk Up + Spectral Thief Marshadow 1v1, however Coil can also be great for other threats.
Toxic is niche but can cripple Lunala if it tries to switch in.

Other minor changes:
- If not running Xerneas, changing Zacian's fourth move to Play Rough is a nice option for destroying Zygarde. On a Necrozma-DM switchin, you can always force it to recover with Close Combat and then proceed to destroy something with Calyrex-Shadow.
- For Dusk Mane, consider Thunder Wave over Knock Off if not running paralysis on the Xerneas / Zygarde. It can cripple threats like Calyrex-S upon switchin.
- For Yveltal, reduce Speed a bit to Slow Turn (either minSpeed Sassy or 25 Speed IV Careful)
- Calm Nature > Timid Nature on Eternatus; 44 Speed and a neutral nature is used just to outspeed Timid Kyogre. Alternatively, you can try to outrun Adamant Marshadow with 92 Speed and Timid.

So those are all my opinions on this team; say something if you think I missed something lol. I hope I helped!

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If you replace Lunala then this team would have a worse Groudon and Zekrom MU. Xerneas and Zyg get no reliable recovery, and both are cleanly OHKOed by a +2 Max Quake. Tbh 92+ Etern + Zac is enough counterplay for Marshadow, and a CB / LO set is rare (ugh sash marsh noises).
Lol okay, then don't replace Lunala