Meowscarada @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Protean
Tera Type: Electric / Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flower Trick
- Knock Off
- Triple Axel
- U-turn

Skarmory @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Sturdy
Tera Type: Dragon / Fighting
EVs: 248 HP / 164 Def / 96 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Body Press
- Spikes / Stealth Rock
- Roost
- Iron Defense

Meowscarada + Skarmory Balanced Core

Flower Trick is a good general option, with the guaranteed crit making it a powerful choice that can also help muscle through mons that boost their PhysDef, while Knock Off is necessary and makes this core as it forces progress against defensive switch-ins while allowing Skarmory's hazards to take effect. Triple Axel is a 120BP STAB Ice option that hits a large proportion of the tier and threatens an OHKO on the common Knock Off absorber Gliscor, and U-turn allows Meow to pivot out safely on slower targets while also keeping up offensive pressure against switch-ins. Max-Max Jolly offensive stats are chosen to give this the most breaking power while still outspeeding the majority of the unboosted metagame, while Tera Electric and Tera Fire are good panic options against Static and Flame Body respectively, the latter also granting a resistance to Fairy and Fire. Boots lets this come in over the course of a game and not care about hazards, enabling removal-less bulky balance as a structure. Body Press is Skarm's best attacking option, taking advantage of its massive Defense stat to get a high-power move with no Attack investment necessary. Spikes is typically Skarm's best option due to the amount of free turns it gets on the field to put them up, but Stealth Rock can be considered on a team with another durable spiker like Gliscor. Roost gives this set longevity, while Iron Defense allows it to 1v1 physical attackers like Great Tusk, Tera'd Kingambit and Roaring Moon. Rocky Helmet lets you punish physical attacks, although Skarm is generally your Knock Off switch-in on balance and so the item doesn't have the most impact on this set. This spread outruns Adamant Kingambit while maximising its physical bulk with a Bold nature. Dragon Tera flips all of Skarmory's weaknesses while Fighting powers up Body Press into a stronger STAB attack, although this is only good as a panic check as Skarm doesn't appreciate taking spikes damage on switch-in.

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