This team will not let you ascend the ladder very quickly. To improve it, we’ll need to replace quite a bit of your team and make significant changes to the rest. Bear in mind this version is merely an upgrade – it isn’t perfect.
Absol → Meowscarada
Absol isn’t viable, unfortunately. A better frail physical attacker would be Meowscarada, who can break through walls, remove items, and get off fast U-turns.
Meowscarada @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Protean
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flower Trick
- Knock Off
- Thunder Punch
- U-turn
Sableye
Your set is really strange, and it just doesn’t work well. Mega Sableye is currently A Rank on the viability rankings, so you should use that instead, along with a more standard set that can fire off Prankster burns and heal reliably.
Sableye @ Sablenite
Ability: Prankster
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Knock Off
- Will-O-Wisp
- Recover
- Protect
Lokix
Good choice. A sufficiently boosted Lokix can make the Dark-vs-Dark matchup much easier to handle – your team struggles a bit otherwise. Swap the Wide Lens with a Life Orb to make it capable of turning 2HKOs into OHKOs (for example, it can OHKO Hydreigon with Life Orb).
Lokix @ Life Orb
Ability: Tinted Lens
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- First Impression
- U-turn
- Throat Chop
- Axe Kick
Obstagoon → Greninja
Greninja is a fast special breaker, something your team needs. Obstagoon is too weak to be of much use, and Protean Greninja can offer much more consistent results against Fighting teams thanks to Extrasensory.
Greninja @ Choice Specs
Ability: Protean
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Ice Beam
- Extrasensory
- Grass Knot
Bisharp → Kingambit
Even with Eviolite, Bisharp is quite frail. Kingambit is a much more imposing offensive presence with Supreme Overlord, and it’s fairly easy to revenge kill thanks to its boosted damage.
Kingambit @ Leftovers
Ability: Supreme Overlord
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 116 HP / 252 Atk / 140 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Sucker Punch
- Iron Head
- Kowtow Cleave
Roaring Moon → Moltres-Galar
Roaring Moon is a good Pokemon, but Moltres-Galar can turn the Bug matchup in your favour, which you can’t do otherwise. This set was taken from the Galarian Moltres moveset thread – for an in-depth explanation, check that answer.
Moltres-Galar @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Berserk
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 64 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 188 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Agility
- Nasty Plot
- Fiery Wrath
- Hurricane
Most of these sets were taken from (or based on) Smogon. It’s important to note that metagames evolve, so this team may not work as well in the future.
The team still has a few flaws, most notably the lack of hazards and hazard removal. I didn’t encounter many hazards while playtesting the team, but if it’s an issue to you, you can replace Moltres-Galar for Defog Mandibuzz and play around with Spikes Greninja.
If you liked the team, you can find an importable version here.
Good luck!
