Mixed Defiant Tornadus
Tornadus (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 48 Atk / 212 SpA / 248 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Hurricane
- Iron Tail
- Superpower
- Grass Knot / Knock Off
I think mixed Tornadus is a beast in general, and it's especially killer in this meta. Basically just enjoy the fact that you're almost impossible to switch into - Hurricane + Superpower/Iron Tail KOs every special wall in the game (Blissey, Umbreon, Sylveon, Empoleon, you name it). Hurricane does what Hurricane always does - if it hits it rips through teams, if it misses you can claim hax and ragequit. Iron Tail OHKOs offensive Sylveon with this spread, while Hurricane + Iron Tail always KOs Bold or Calm Sylveon if it tries to switch into you. Grass Knot gives you a reliable move for 'mons like Krook and Suicune and Pert, although Knock Off certainly isn't a bad choice since Hurricane hits like a truck against all of those anyhow, and Knock Off lets you screw with bulky Psychics that are basically your only safe switchins to this set. (I personally run this with GK, for the record).
Defiant isn't even strictly necessary, but is definitely cool on this set given the popularity of Krookodile in the current meta, and if you get cute and switch into a Defog then you're golden. Since you don't really want to sacrifice any coverage for a non-attacking move, it's strictly better than Prankster here.
Anyhow, just a cool wallbreaker that I like a lot (except when Hurricane and Iron Tail miss, at which point I decide I hate it and declare that I'm never going to use Tornadus again).
Lure Venomoth
Venomoth @ Focus Sash
Ability: Tinted Lens
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Sleep Powder
- Bug Buzz
- Psychic
- Quiver Dance
I've been using this set a lot alongside Celebi, because I noticed that Celebi and Venomoth shared a lot of the same checks (in particular Crobat/Mega-Aerodactyl, but also specially defensive Steels/Fires). Basically, this set lures common checks to Celebi and tanks their hit with Focus Sash to sleep them or, in the case of Crobat, surprise them with a boosted Psychic. Focus Sash also gives Moth a number of setup opportunities that it otherwise wouldn't have, so it's not like this is only useful to lure in Crobat or whatever. One of my favorite teams this meta uses a combination of this and Pursuit M-Aero to completely demolish most teams' checks to Celebi, allowing for a clean sweep late-game. This set is so effective that it's actually become my favorite Venomoth set.