Momentum Setup

Swampert @ Leftovers  
Ability: Torrent  
Tera Type: Poison  
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD  
Impish Nature  
- Stealth Rock  
- Earthquake  
- Flip Turn  
- Knock Off

Salamence @ Heavy-Duty Boots  
Ability: Intimidate  
Tera Type: Steel  
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe  
Jolly Nature  
- Dragon Dance  
- Dual Wingbeat  
- Earthquake  
- Roost

Gardevoir @ Choice Scarf  
Ability: Trace  
Tera Type: Fairy  
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe  
Timid Nature  
IVs: 0 Atk  
- Moonblast  
- Psyshock  
- Trick  
- Healing Wish

Magnezone @ Choice Specs  
Ability: Analytic  
Tera Type: Water  
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe  
Modest Nature  
- Thunderbolt  
- Flash Cannon  
- Tera Blast  
- Volt Switch

Talonflame @ Heavy-Duty Boots  
Ability: Flame Body  
Tera Type: Ground  
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Spe  
Jolly Nature  
- Brave Bird  
- Will-O-Wisp  
- Defog  
- Roost

Lucario @ Life Orb  
Ability: Inner Focus  
Tera Type: Normal  
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe  
Jolly Nature  
- Swords Dance  
- Close Combat  
- Crunch  
- Extreme Speed

by Aura Guardian

The way I play this team is to try and use the volt-turn combo to try and maneuver into having a turn to set up or else to have something potent ready to attack. More often, I end up needing to switch manually, but the option exists for me. ---------------------------------- Swampert is one of my main answers. I prefer it over Eviolite Gligar for the extra power and slower swap-out move. I much prefer this over a sacrificial lead since I can Knock Off then Flip Turn or Earthquake to counter anti-leads, giving me precious flexibility. I had Jirachi as my lead before, and it didn't disappoint, but I like the type coverage, Knock Off, and slower switch. ---------------------------------- Salamence: First of my endgame sweepers. Been a while since I did this. I used to have Red Card Mimikyu but decided an early Intimidate swap to just stop my enemies from setting up at all could work as well as revenge killing. ---------------------------------- Gardevoir: My main goto. Second endgame sweeper, revenge killing, anti-weather, and powerful enough. Tempted to go for Focus Blast to deal with a couple of them, but this team's style likes Healing Wish and Trick too much. ---------------------------------- Magnezone: Powerful, but forgettable. I like the Volt Switch, though. Tempted to switch to AV with Body Press over Tera Blast, or else to swap Talonflame's Brave Bird to U-Turn and switch this guy to Volcanion. Not sure what losing the electric damage would do to me, though. ---------------------------------- Talonflame: Anti-hazards and burn. Brave Bird occasionally for damage, but not usually. I'd rather have Weezing-G, but that got promoted out of the tier. Thinking of swapping Brave Bird for U-Turn so I have more (or keep as much) in the way of momentum moves. ---------------------------------- Lucario: Third of my three endgame sweepers, provided Magnezone isn't fast enough / is too damaged. ESpeed for revenge killing, Close Combat for crushing anything that's not ghost or fairy, and Crunch for Slowbrow. ---------------------------------- My concerns: some vulnerability to Stall, only one priority move when I'd prefer to have more, insufficient anti-cheese.

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