Delphox w/ Delphoxite
Ability: Blaze (Levitate when Mega)
32 Sp. Atk 32. Speed, 2 Defense, Timid Nature
Encore
Psyshock
Heat Wave
Protect
Primary mega. Psyshock and Heatwave for primary STAB, Psyshock over Psychic for Mega Floette and other special walls. Encore is here to punish players for protecting without having to predict like I would have to with nasty plot, and it can also punish players for using status moves.
Sceptile w/ Sceptilite
Ability: Overgrow (Lightning Rod when mega)
32 Sp. Atk, 32 Speed, 2 Defense, Modest Nature
Earth Power
Energy Ball
Dragon Pulse
Detect
Anti-Rain mega. Earth power for coverage to hit Archaludon, Energy ball and dragon pulse for dual STAB, with energy ball hitting most Pokémon on rain teams for at least neutral damage, and detect over protect in the case of imprison.
Whimsicott w/ Mental Herb
Ability: Prankster
32 Speed, 32 Sp. Atk, 2 Sp. Def, Timid Nature
Tailwind
Moonblast
Encore
Protect
Mostly just around to set up Tailwind with priority. Encore to punish opposing tailwind setters, Moonblast for some damage if needed, and protect to keep Whimsicott healthy in case I need to set up another tailwind, and to keep Whimsicott safe from Fake Out pressure. Mental Herb to help against opposing Whimsicott.
Meowscarada w/ Choice Scarf
Ability: Protean
32 Atk, 32 Speed, 2 HP, Adamant Nature
U-Turn
Triple Axel
Flower Trick
Knock Off
Hard counter for Basculegion, and also Aerodactyl. U-Turn for pivoting, even though I don’t click it too often. Triple Axel for Aerodactyl, Staraptor, and Garchomp. Flower Trick for water types such as mega Swampert, Primarina, and Basculegion Knock Off for ghost and psychic types such as Basculegion, Mega Delphox, along with being overall useful for item removal. I’m considering replacing U-Turn with Brick Break/Low Sweep, Brick Break to break screens and for Kingambit/Incineroar, Low Sweep for speed control and for Kingambit/Incineroar, let me know if I should do that, and if I should, which one.
Annihilape w/ Life Orb
Ability: Defiant
32 Atk, 32. Speed, 2 HP
Rage Fist
Close Combat
Taunt
Protect
Offensive Pokémon that helps against trickroom, Basculegion (sometimes), and Incineroar (along with other stuff but those are the three main things it’s here for). Rage fist and Close Combat for powerful dual STAB, and Taunt to block trickroom from being set up. Life Orb is the item because I couldn’t think of another item, if there is a better item for it let me know.
Kleavor w/ White Herb
Ability: Sharpness
Stone Axe
X-Scissor
Close Combat
Protect
Stone Axe for sharpness boosted rock STAB to OHKO mega Charizard, and if not OHKO it at least deal half its health when it switches in due to stealth rocks. X-Scissor to one shot Farigiraf in the off chance Annilape cant’t taunt it, along with being powerful Sharpness boosted STAB and Close Combat for Kingambit. White Herb to help against Incineroar and other Intimidaters. Not entirely confident in this slot, there is probably a better rock type for this team.
Let me know what you think! Any move sets I should change, and Pokémon I should switch out? I myself am not entirely confident in Sceptile or Kleavor, they’ve both preformed well but I feel like there has to be something better, like I have 3 grass types I think I can afford dropping Sceptile, and I have another Trick Room counter already I can afford to run a better Charizard counter than Kleavor, but I don’t know so if you have any suggestions let me know.
