Week 12 (Type Spam)

Terrakion @ Fightnium Z
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stone Edge
- Close Combat
- Swords Dance
- Rock Polish

Aerodactyl-Mega @ Aerodactylite
Ability: Tough Claws
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Pursuit
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Ice Fang

Latias @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Trick
- Healing Wish

Primarina @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Scald
- Rest
- Sleep Talk

Magneton @ Choice Specs
Ability: Magnet Pull
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Flash Cannon

Gliscor @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 248 HP / 204 SpD / 56 Spe
Careful Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Roost

by Askov

I decided to build around DD Terrakion + Mega-Aerodactyl as my type spam core because it remembers a team I used back in BW days with Tyranitar + Terrakion. Rock type attacks are difficult to deal with because nowadays people use Scizor as their main Steel types, and Pokemon like Swampert can be easily worn down. I chose Terrakion for its great wallbreaking ability with SD + Fightnium, being able to smash really fat Ground and Water types that walls Aerodactyl like Swampert and Hippowdon. Rock Polish is used on the last slot because its dual STAB gives him almost perfect neutral coverage, only missing Doublade and Nidos. Earthquake is a option if you fear them but Nidos can get overwhelmed and the team handles Doublade decently enough. Aerodactyl is the second member of the rock spam core because it outspeed the entire unboosted metagame with its high speed and can clean teams after opposing team's rocks resists are weakened/fainted. Latias was the next choice to support the core because of its great resistances to Water, Ground and Fighting type attacks, which can beat the core. Next I added Defensive Primarina because the team was really Sharpedo weak and it also gives me another Water and Fightning resistance. It also helps the team to deal with Scarf Ape, which can deal a lot of damage to the team. At this point, the team was really weak to Scizor spamming BP, so I added Magneton which can make Scizor think twice before spamming Bullet Punch. It also helps to deal with other Steel types like Klefki and Empoleon, which can annoy Latias. On the last slot, I was looking for a more solid Ground resist and something that could block Volt Switch, also needed a Stealth Rocks user, so Gliscor was the perfect choice. I chose to run Toxic on last slot because it could cripple bulky Pokemon that can tank hits from the core like Alomomola and Hippowdon. Because the team lacked a Choice Scarf user, I decided to give it to Latias, which can help to revenge kill Shark at +1 if Primarina is weakened. It also provides a fast emergencial Defog or even a Healing Wish to bring back a teammate if needed.

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