Metagross-Mega @ Metagrossite  
Ability: Tough Claws  
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe  
Jolly Nature  
- Iron Head  
- Ice Punch  
- Stomping Tantrum  
- Protect

Volcarona @ Buginium Z  
Ability: Swarm  
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe  
Timid Nature  
IVs: 0 Atk  
- Heat Wave  
- Bug Buzz  
- Quiver Dance  
- Protect

Tapu Fini @ Wiki Berry  
Ability: Misty Surge  
EVs: 252 HP / 32 Def / 164 SpA / 60 Spe  
Bold Nature  
IVs: 0 Atk  
- Muddy Water  
- Moonblast  
- Calm Mind  
- Protect

Landorus-Therian (M) @ Yache Berry  
Ability: Intimidate  
EVs: 224 HP / 32 Def / 136 SpA / 116 Spe  
Modest Nature  
- Earth Power  
- U-turn  
- Stealth Rock  
- Defog

Zeraora @ Assault Vest  
Ability: Volt Absorb  
EVs: 128 HP / 128 SpA / 252 Spe  
Timid Nature  
- Fake Out  
- Snarl  
- Volt Switch  
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Kartana @ Scope Lens  
Ability: Beast Boost  
EVs: 188 Atk / 68 SpD / 252 Spe  
Jolly Nature  
- Leaf Blade  
- Sacred Sword  
- Tailwind  
- Protect

Semifinals: My Own Worst Enemy

by GenOne

For the most part this is just a no-frills Metagross Volcarona balance team; most sets are as standard as it gets. Landorus-T runs Defog to protect Volcarona from Stealth Rock. Tapu Fini runs enough speed to outspeed Pheromosa and Zeraora in Tailwind. Scope Lens Kartana is a backported set from what it commonly ran in SS DOU and is nice for having a 50% chance to OHKO Tapu Fini no matter how many Intimidates you take. This also frees up Buginium Z to be run on Volcarona. Savage Spinout is an absolute nuke after a Quiver Dance and/or Swarm boost. Also, although very very niche, I learned in one of my test games that you can use Z Quiver Dance to reverse the -1 Spe effect of Sticky Web before proceeding to get all your Quiver Dance boosts :) And finally Snarl Zeraora stacks nicely with a Quiver Dance boosted Volcarona.

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