Charizard @ Black Sludge  
Ability: Solar Power  
Tera Type: Dark / Ghost
EVs: 252 Spe  
Timid Nature  
IVs: 6 HP / 0 Atk / 0 Def / 0 SpA / 0 SpD  
- Sunny Day  
- Belly Drum  
- Substitute  
- Protect

Charizard

Charizard is one of the best Belly Drummers in the entire meta at a blazing 100 base Speed. Unlike other Belly Drummers, it can self-2HKO without using Substitute - it can use Sunny Day into Belly Drum instead thanks to its ability, Solar Power, along with its Black Sludge item. This notably means that it can self-2HKO in the face of most Imprison users. Charizard fits even better in Court Change teams thanks to being 4x weak to Stealth Rock. In order to pull off the self-2HKO, Charizard's max. HP must be divisible by 8 - thus its 6 HP IVs. Substitute and Protect are mainly just useful for warding off nasty moves such as Heal Pulse and Taunt, especially if the first self-2HKO attempt fails. Charizard is Timid to damage others with Struggle as lightly as possible. Your choice of Tera type depends on whether you anticipate Charizard being stopped by Pranksters or trapped by trappers more often.

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