Anything Goes Xerneas

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Xerneas @ Power Herb
Ability: Fairy Aura
EVs: 48 HP / 164 Def / 252 SpA / 44 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Geomancy
- Moonblast
- Thunder
- Substitute

Xerneas is one of the strongest sweepers and Dynamax users in AG thanks to its ability to deal substantial damage to many Pokemon after a Geomancy boost. Thunder works with Moonblast quite well by giving coverage for Pokemon such as Ho-Oh, Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM, though none are KOed without any chip. This overwhelming offensive presence will commonly force opponents to use their own Dynamax. Substitute allows Xerneas to both play around and stall out opposing Dynamax from Pokemon such as Necrozma-DM, use defensive Pokemon such as Body Press Ferrothorn as an opportunity to set up, and avoid status moves from Blissey and other defensive Pokemon. The EV spread allows Xerneas to survive bulky Necrozma-DM's Sunsteel Strike and serve as a soft check to Zygarde, as well as letting its Substitutes take 1 Seismic Toss and enabling it to outspeed Choice Scarf Xerneas after a boost. Necrozma-DM works well with Xerneas, as it is able to check Zacian-C and weaken it into range of Max Lightning. Additionally, Gothitelle is able to trap and KO Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Blissey. Lastly, Choice item variants of Calyrex-S are able to Trick Yveltal and grant Xerneas a setup opportunity.

Here's a replay of Xerneas from OMPL finals:
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen8anythinggoes-633851
 
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:Xerneas:

Xerneas @ Power Herb
Ability: Fairy Aura
EVs: 48 HP / 164 Def / 252 SpA / 44 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Geomancy
- Moonblast
- Thunder
- Substitute

Xerneas is one of the most threatening Mid to Late game sweepers and Dynamax Abusers in Anything Goes. With Geomancy increasing Xerneas's offensive capabilities drastically in one turn with Power Herb allowing you to OHKO or 2HKO any Pokemon with Dynamax. This isn't true as an absolute statement - some walls on bulky balance / stall can avoid the 2HKO, like Chansey. Also, I'm not GP, but on top of this being a sentence fragment, please never use the first or second person in analyses. Thunder works with Moonblast quite well by letting it OHKO Pokemon such as Ho-Oh, or even Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM with Max Lighting in terrain. This overwhelming offensive presence will commonly force opponents to use their own Dynamax. Substitute allows Xerneas to use defensive Pokemon such as Eternatus choose a different example; Eternatus is faster than Xerneas and so can status it before it uses Substitute, and can also carry Sludge Bomb even on defensive sets and Ferrothorn without STAB as an opportunity to setup, while avoiding status moves from Blissey, Eternatus, and other defensive Pokemon. The EV spread allows for the most damage while maximizing defenses This seems like filler to me; it's probably best to be concise and explain what the EVs do more coherently, letting Xerneas survive bulky Necrozma-DMs Sunsteel Strike and serve as a soft check to Zygarde, The HP allows it to have 101 HP substitutes, letting each take 1 Seismic Toss, and Speed allows it to outspeed Choice Scarf Xerneas after a boost. Xerneas works well with Zacian-Crowned, as it threatens Blissey, Ho-Oh, and Ferrothorn. Gothitelle is also a great partner, helping Xerneas by trapping and KO'ing Blissey and Necrozma. Pokemon which force out Necrozma-DM, like Kyogre or Calyrex-Shadow make for good teammates too. This part needs to be reworked - things that check Xerneas' checks aren't necessarily good partners. For example, Calyrex-S is never going to be able to chip Necrozma-DM for Xerneas, so it's not a good partner in that sense - the same goes for Zacian-C being able to force out Blissey / Ferrothorn. Choiced Calyrex-S variants can be good partners, though, as they can Trick Yveltal to create a setup opportunity. Also, Zacian-C doesn't force out Ho-Oh.

Here's a replay of Xerneas from the AG Snake Finals:
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8anythinggoes-1524553822-py8pkxeexmpmgy9lvfmdhg4888poqgopw Use the Will vs crying OMPL tiebreak replay instead - it showcases positioning for a Xerneas sweep better than this does.

There is a considerable amount to revise here; tag me on Discord once you're done implementing this and I'll look over it again.

Edit: Discussed this and QC1/1.
 
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:Xerneas:

Xerneas @ Power Herb
Ability: Fairy Aura
EVs: 48 HP / 164 Def / 252 SpA / 44 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Geomancy
- Moonblast
- Thunder
- Substitute

Xerneas is one of the strongest sweepers and Dynamax Abusers in AG thanks to to Geomancy allowing Xerneas its ability to deal substantial damage to many Pokemon after a Geomancy boost. Thunder works with Moonblast quite well by giving you coverage for Polemon Pokemon such as Ho-Oh, Zacian-C, (AC) and Necrozma-DM, however though none are KO’d KOed without any prior chip. This overwhelming offensive presence will commonly force opponents to use their own Dynamax. Substitute allows Xerneas to both play around and stall out opposing Dynamax from Pokemon such as Necrozma-DM, (AC) and to use defensive Pokemon such as Body Press Ferrothorn as an opportunity to set up, (comma) and Substitute also helps Xerneas to avoid status moves from Blissey and other defensive Pokemon. The defensive Investment EV spread allows for Xerneas to survive bulky Necrozma-DM's Sunsteel Strike and serve as a soft check to Zygarde, The HP allows it to have 101 HP Substitutes, as well as letting each its Substitutes take 1 Seismic Toss (RC) and Speed allows enabling it to outspeed Choice Scarf Xerneas after a boost. Necrozma-DM works well with Xerneas, (AC) as it is able to check Zacian-C and weaken it into range of Max Lightning. Additionally, Gothitelle is a good partner, being able to trap and KO Necrozma-DM, Ferrothorn, and Blissey. Lastly, Choice item variants of Calyrex-S with Choice Items pair nicely as well, being are able to Trick Yveltal to allow and grant Xerneas a setup opportunity.

Here's a replay of Xerneas from the OMPL finals:
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen8anythinggoes-633851
 
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