Calyrex-Shadow @ Black Sludge
Ability: As One (Spectrier)  
Tera Type: Dark  
EVs: 252 Spe  
Hasty Nature  
IVs: 2 HP / 0 Def / 0 SpD  
- Substitute  
- Taunt / Imprison
- Heal Pulse  
- Curse / Encore / Imprison / Baton Pass / Grassy Terrain / Trick Room / Pain Split

Calyrex-Shadow @ Leftovers / Sitrus Berry / Pecha Berry
Ability: As One (Spectrier)  
Tera Type: Dark  
EVs: 252 Spe  
Hasty Nature  
IVs: 2 HP / 0 Def / 0 SpD  
- Trick  
- Substitute  
- Taunt  
- Curse / Heal Pulse / Pain Split

Calyrex-S

Calyrex-S is one of the best Pokemon in the entirety of The Loser's Game, with crushingly favourable match-ups against most Pokemon it outspeeds thanks to its access to Taunt and Heal Pulse, and it outspeeds a ton thanks to its 150 base Speed. Calyrex-S can outrace some of its worse match-ups with Ghost Curse letting it self-2HKO. Tera Dark fixes Calyrex-S's weakness to Prankster users but prevents Curse from ripping out its HP, making Magic Bounce, Good as Gold, Oblivious, and Aroma Veil users among its best checks. Calyrex-S is the fastest non-Prankster user of Baton Pass and can seal up some of its weaknesses to Taunt-ignoring Pokemon with Encore, Imprison, Trick, Pain Split, or Grassy Terrain or provide speed control team support with Trick Room. Calyrex-S should use Black Sludge with Curse and can use Toxic Orb without that move. Calyrex-S's sole ability As One prevents opponents from consuming berries, making Calyrex-S's preferred item to Trick actually a difficult choice; it is the most viable Tricker of Leftovers in the meta as a result. As it is not OHKOed by any viable Steel Beam users, Calyrex-S should be Hasty to make it OHKOed by as many Knock Offs as possible, especially Cyclizar's. Calyrex-S needs 3 perfect IVs, so put them into its great Speed, never-used Special Attack, and little-used Attack. 2 HP IVs are used to make Calyrex-S's max. HP divisible by 8 for the self-2HKO with Black Sludge and Substitute into Ghost Curse. Do this even if you are Tricking Sitrus Berry.

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