Overview
-Meloetta is a strong bulky offensive special attacker able to OHKO a lot of common offensive pokemon such as Mega Charizard X or Y and Kyurem Black in the metagame
-Meloetta's good natural bulk allows it to take strong hits such as a choice specs dark pulse from Greninja, or an Outrage from Kyurem-Black
-Meloetta's decent defensive typing allows it to take on pokemon such as aegislash with ease
-Meloetta has good coverage options in its movepool to hit a wide range of targets, such as focus blast for pokemon such as Heatran and energy ball for Mega Swampert
-Meloetta is unfortunately able to be OHKOed by very strong physical hits such as an Icium-Z boosted Freeze Shock from Kyurem-Black as it is not incredibly bulky in terms of physical defence
-Meloetta is also unable to beat certain common bulky offensive pokemon which can 2HKO it and outspeed it such as Mega Gyarados and Mega Metagross
[Choice Specs]
Meloetta @ Choice Specs
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Uproar
- Trick
- Hyper Beam
Set Comments
Moves
-Shadow Ball is the main coverage move on this set allowing Meloetta to hit ghost types for super effective damage which otherwise wall the mono attacking coverage of this set
-Uproar allows Meloetta to deal consistent damage to opposing pokemon, even through Substitutes, and also allows it to combat pokemon which rely on sleep such as Jumpluff and Snorlax
-Trick allows meloetta to bypass pokemon which would otherwise defeat it by stealing their item and locking them into 1 move, allowing it to defeat pokemon such as Chansey
-Hyper Beam is the main damage dealing move on the set, being able to OHKO many prevalent threats in the metagame such as Mega Charizard-X and Kyurem-Black
Set Details
-Maximum Special attack investment with a modest nature allows Meloetta to hit as hard as possible
-Maximum HP investment allows Meloetta to be as bulky as possible while still hitting incredibly hard
-A modest nature is preferred to any other option because Meloetta's aim is just to nuke whatever it is playing with the appropriate move
Usage Tips
-Most of the time you will be clicking Hyper beam
-Against opponents which could be potentially running substitute such as Charizard Mega-X, or using a tactic involving sleep, such as Jumpluff or Snorlax
-Against pokemon like Chansey which is a slow stall based pokemon which don't use z-moves or hold a mega stone, Trick allows Meloetta to effectively cripple it and chip it into range of a hyper beam
Team Options
-Charizard Mega-X is a good team mate as it is able to easily defeat bulky steels such as Mega Metagross, Ferrothorn and Mega Mawile which can trouble Meloetta
-Kyurem-Black is another good option as it is able to defeat pokemon such as Mega-Lopunny, whether using its scarf set or one of its bulkier sets, as well as other pokemon like that which trouble Meloetta
-Landorus-T is another solid option as it defeats troublesome bulky steels for Meloetta, as well as enjoying the way Meloetta can defeat most Kyurem-Black sets which is a nuisance for Landorus-T
Strategy Comments
Other Options
-No other real viable options
Checks and Counters
-Bulky Steel types: Pokemon such as Mega Metagross, Ferrothorn and Mega Mawile which are all resistant to the normal type attacking coverage of Meloetta and can either outspeed and 2hko with the respective coverage, or just tank all the attacks thrown their way and proceed to stall out meloetta, are very annoying for Meloetta to face
-Bulky Mega Pokemon/Pokemon with a Z-Stone: Pokemon such as Mega Sableye and Blissey, which usually use non-trickable items and are able to easily take Meloetta's attacks are incredibly difficult for Meloetta to bypass as it can not use trick to make for an easier time
-Very strong physical attackers: Pokemon with incredibly strong physical nukes such as Kyurem-Black or Landorus-T can outspeed and OHKO Meloetta as it is not the bulkiest physicalm pokemon
-Meloetta is a strong bulky offensive special attacker able to OHKO a lot of common offensive pokemon such as Mega Charizard X or Y and Kyurem Black in the metagame
-Meloetta's good natural bulk allows it to take strong hits such as a choice specs dark pulse from Greninja, or an Outrage from Kyurem-Black
-Meloetta's decent defensive typing allows it to take on pokemon such as aegislash with ease
-Meloetta has good coverage options in its movepool to hit a wide range of targets, such as focus blast for pokemon such as Heatran and energy ball for Mega Swampert
-Meloetta is unfortunately able to be OHKOed by very strong physical hits such as an Icium-Z boosted Freeze Shock from Kyurem-Black as it is not incredibly bulky in terms of physical defence
-Meloetta is also unable to beat certain common bulky offensive pokemon which can 2HKO it and outspeed it such as Mega Gyarados and Mega Metagross
[Choice Specs]
Meloetta @ Choice Specs
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Uproar
- Trick
- Hyper Beam
Set Comments
Moves
-Shadow Ball is the main coverage move on this set allowing Meloetta to hit ghost types for super effective damage which otherwise wall the mono attacking coverage of this set
-Uproar allows Meloetta to deal consistent damage to opposing pokemon, even through Substitutes, and also allows it to combat pokemon which rely on sleep such as Jumpluff and Snorlax
-Trick allows meloetta to bypass pokemon which would otherwise defeat it by stealing their item and locking them into 1 move, allowing it to defeat pokemon such as Chansey
-Hyper Beam is the main damage dealing move on the set, being able to OHKO many prevalent threats in the metagame such as Mega Charizard-X and Kyurem-Black
Set Details
-Maximum Special attack investment with a modest nature allows Meloetta to hit as hard as possible
-Maximum HP investment allows Meloetta to be as bulky as possible while still hitting incredibly hard
-A modest nature is preferred to any other option because Meloetta's aim is just to nuke whatever it is playing with the appropriate move
Usage Tips
-Most of the time you will be clicking Hyper beam
-Against opponents which could be potentially running substitute such as Charizard Mega-X, or using a tactic involving sleep, such as Jumpluff or Snorlax
-Against pokemon like Chansey which is a slow stall based pokemon which don't use z-moves or hold a mega stone, Trick allows Meloetta to effectively cripple it and chip it into range of a hyper beam
Team Options
-Charizard Mega-X is a good team mate as it is able to easily defeat bulky steels such as Mega Metagross, Ferrothorn and Mega Mawile which can trouble Meloetta
-Kyurem-Black is another good option as it is able to defeat pokemon such as Mega-Lopunny, whether using its scarf set or one of its bulkier sets, as well as other pokemon like that which trouble Meloetta
-Landorus-T is another solid option as it defeats troublesome bulky steels for Meloetta, as well as enjoying the way Meloetta can defeat most Kyurem-Black sets which is a nuisance for Landorus-T
Strategy Comments
Other Options
-No other real viable options
Checks and Counters
-Bulky Steel types: Pokemon such as Mega Metagross, Ferrothorn and Mega Mawile which are all resistant to the normal type attacking coverage of Meloetta and can either outspeed and 2hko with the respective coverage, or just tank all the attacks thrown their way and proceed to stall out meloetta, are very annoying for Meloetta to face
-Bulky Mega Pokemon/Pokemon with a Z-Stone: Pokemon such as Mega Sableye and Blissey, which usually use non-trickable items and are able to easily take Meloetta's attacks are incredibly difficult for Meloetta to bypass as it can not use trick to make for an easier time
-Very strong physical attackers: Pokemon with incredibly strong physical nukes such as Kyurem-Black or Landorus-T can outspeed and OHKO Meloetta as it is not the bulkiest physicalm pokemon
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