ORAS OU Bulky Offensive Mega Aggron Team {Peaked 1450 and climbing}

[ShirakuHikao]

MEGA AGGRON

When I was looking at the more underrated megas I found that Mega Aggron has amazing defensive bulk and very good offensive stats. Base 70 hitpoints is nice but not the best, base 140 attack on a defensive `mon is ridiculous, base 230 defense is... how can I explain... overpowered and a decent 80 special defense that can work on our favor if we invest it. Filter is also a great ability that reduces super-effective hits' damage. It has access to an amazing movepool: Stealth Rocks, Heavy Slam, Rock Slide/Stone Edge, Earthquake, Fire/Ice/Thunder Punch, Thunder Wave, Avalanche and more. Unfortunately, Mega Aggron lacks reliable recovery but that can be dealt well with wish-passing.

Aggron (Aggron-Mega) @ Aggronite
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Def / 240 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Heavy Slam
- Avalanche
- Fire Punch / Rock Slide / Earthquake

In OU, Mega Aggron is a counter to lots of threats and a check to a lot of threats as well.

It checks/counters Lati@s, even mega ones, Weavile (even if has Low Kick), Scizor (even banded with Superpower, if Sylveon is still alive and can wish-pass to it), Talonflame, Landorus-T, Dragonite and a lot of other threats that I couldn't remember.

The given EV spreads and nature abuse Mega Aggron's amazing natural bulk.

Here are some calculation:

Defensive

252+ Atk Choice Band Scizor Superpower vs. 252 HP / 16+ Def Filter Mega Aggron: 139-165 (40.4 - 47.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

252 Atk Life Orb Weavile Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 16+ Def Filter Mega Aggron: 105-125 (30.5 - 36.3%) -- 47.7% chance to 3HKO

252 SpA Life Orb Latios Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 240 SpD Mega Aggron: 127-151 (36.9 - 43.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

252 Atk Talonflame Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 16+ Def Filter Mega Aggron: 91-109 (26.4 - 31.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

252 Atk Landorus-T Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 16+ Def Filter Mega Aggron: 114-136 (33.1 - 39.5%) -- 100% chance to 3HKO

252+ Atk Choice Band Dragonite Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 16+ Def Filter Mega Aggron: 118-141 (34.3 - 40.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

0 Atk Landorus-T Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 16+ Def Filter Mega Aggron: 96-114 (27.9 - 33.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

Offensive

0 Atk Mega Aggron Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Bisharp: 192-228 (70.8 - 84.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

0 Atk Mega Aggron Heavy Slam (120 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Latios: 208-246 (69.5 - 82.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

0 Atk Mega Aggron Heavy Slam (120 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Weavile: 488-576 (173.6 - 204.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

0 Atk Mega Aggron Avalanche vs. 248 HP / 84+ Def Mega Latias: 168-198 (46.2 - 54.5%) -- 59% chance to 2HKO

-1 0 Atk Mega Aggron Avalanche vs. 0 HP / 24 Def Landorus-T: 328-388 (102.8 - 121.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

-1 0 Atk Mega Aggron Avalanche vs. 252 HP / 240+ Def Landorus-T: 240-284 (62.8 - 74.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

0 Atk Mega Aggron Avalanche vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Multiscale Dragonite: 240-284 (74.3 - 87.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

In OU, Sylveon is the perfect partner of Mega Aggron. Sylveon can take almost any unboosted hit in the metagame except Steel/Poison ones, while Sylveon takes care of Fighting moves and some Fire moves as well. Thanks to these combinations, Sylveon can also pass wishes in many situations. Mega Aggron is also weak to status moves, especially burn. Sylveon is also here to take care of these statuses. Another big threat to Mega Aggron is Mega Sableye. Mega Aggron simply can't touch it gets easily stalled out by Will-O-Wisp & Recover. Sylveon MURDERS Mega Sableye.

Sylveon @ Leftovers
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Wish
- Heal Bell
- Protect
- Hyper Voice

The given EV spreads allow Sylveon to take care of physical threats as well as special threats. Hyper Voice hits really hard, even to `mons that take neutral damage from it.

It's a waste of time to describe how useful Landorus-T is in the metagame. Everybody knows how useful it is lol.

Landorus-Therian @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 5 Def / 251 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- U-turn
- Stone Edge

The given EV spreads allow Landorus-Therian to hit very hard, as well as getting a slow U-turn against other scarfed Landorus-Ts. Together, with Magnezone, they make a really good Volt-Turn combination.

I feel like having 251 speed EVs instead of 30 speed IVs because then I can get an extra point in defense and survive potential KOs. Sounds stupid but it sometimes works lol.

Latios is an amazing `mon. Base 110 is so useful in the metagame as it can outspeed lots of threats. It has a natural bulk of 80/80/110, and it also counters Mega Charizard-Y if lacks Dragon Pulse. It has access to one of the best moves in the game; Defog. Nobody likes opposing hazards, only Bisharp does if there is Sticky Web. I decided to run Recover over Roost because the name "Roost" looks uglier than "Recover". Psyshock is to ensure that Latios doesn't get walled by Special walls.

Latios @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Defog
- Recover

The given EV spreads are normal and this is the EV spreads that are commonly used.

Magnezone doesn't look very impressive at first look. Only it's Special Attack is good. Luckily for Magnezone, magnets are magnetic in Pokémon so it gets Magnet Pull as it's signature move. It allows to trap Scizor, Ferrothorn, Forretress and a scarfed Heatran locked into Ancient Power/Flash Cannon.

Magnezone @ Choice Specs
Ability: Magnet Pull
EVs: 172 HP / 252 SpA / 84 Spe
Modest Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Flash Cannon
- Thunderbolt

The given EV spreads maximize Magnezone's offensive stats, giving it enough speed to outspeed a minimum-speed Skarmory. It makes a great partner for Landorus-T, Sylveon, Weavile and Mega Aggron as it can trap those pesky steel types and killing them, also making a good VoltTurn core with Landorus-T.

Weavile is a check for many `mons in OU. It outspeeds Alakazam, Latios, Starmie, Tornadus-T, Gengar and lots of other threats. It has amazing Attack stat, combined with Life Orb, many teams are weak to it.

Weavile @ Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Ice Shard
- Icicle Crash
- Knock Off
- Low Kick

The given EV spreads allow Weavile to outspeed Starmie, Latios, Gengar, Torn-T and more threats, while giving it max EVs on Attack, which is deadly with a Life Orb.

Importable

Eggroll (Aggron-Mega) @ Aggronite
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Def / 240 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Heavy Slam
- Avalanche
- Fire Punch

Fairy Tail (Sylveon) @ Leftovers
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Wish
- Heal Bell
- Protect
- Hyper Voice

Landorus-Heat (Landorus-Therian) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 5 Def / 251 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- U-turn
- Stone Edge

Latiosas (Latios) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Defog
- Recover

Magnetic Zone (Magnezone) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Magnet Pull
EVs: 172 HP / 252 SpA / 84 Spe
Modest Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Flash Cannon
- Thunderbolt

That guy (Weavile) @ Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Ice Shard
- Icicle Crash
- Knock Off
- Low Kick

 

[yuruuu]

Pretty nice team [:

Rather than Magnezone, I recommend you try out spdef Talonflame. This also stops steel types, but also checks Volcarona and Serperior. You have Latios and Landorus-T for Heatran and trying to trap scarf Heatran with Magnezone is not a good idea generally anyway.

Talonflame @ Leftovers
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpD / 8 Spe
Careful Nature
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Taunt
- Will-O-Wisp

 

[AD impish john]

Hey there cool team, but it could use a few changes. (Sorry if this rate sounds rushed/short, as I didn't have much time) First off EVs work by 4 so having a awkward 5/251 isn't boosting EV stats, just change it to 4/252 as this is the same Defense while having 1 higher stat in speed. Magnezone seems fitting but I think Talonflame would be better as this helps check Volcarona, and Serperior which seems like threats to the team and is still able to check Steel types such as Skarmory, Ferrothorn, and Scizor. Talonflame also gives you a setup sweeper so you can do major damage to opponents with Swords Dance+Brave Bird/Flare Blitz, and you have Latios as a hazard remover so it would be a good fit. Looking at the set of Sylveon, Clefable can do it much better and is a much better counter for Mega Sableye; Clefable pretty much does the same thing but with better defense and abilities. I hoped I helped, have a nice day ^_^

Final Changes

4/252>5/251

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Sets

Talonflame @ Sharp Beak
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Flare Blitz
- Swords Dance
- Roost

Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 172 Def / 84 SpD
Calm Nature
- Calm Mind
- Moonblast
- Soft-Boiled
- Thunder Wave

 

[rob.]

This team looks pretty solid, although there are a few things that could be changed to fix some of the problems. At the moment, the current team will be hard pressed to beat ground, steel, and a some water types. Magnezone is only capable of trapping and reliably beating things like Scizor and Ferrothorn. That leaves the team open to quite a few common pokemon such as, Bisharp, Excadrill, Heatran, Landorus-T, Skarmory, Hippowdon and et cetera. Hippowdon and Skarmory may not seem so bad in theory but they're a nightmare for the current team to KO; Skarmory will be able to constantly set Spikes and Hippowdon can harass the Aggron, Magnezone, and Sylveon. Both will also be able to lure out Latios to be trapped by a team mate. First I suggest that you use Choice Specs Keldeo instead of Magnezone; Keldeo is easily able to beat every problematic pokemon mentioned while also imposing immense pressure on the opponent's team. I suggest that you replace Knock Off on Landorus-T with Explosion. It's usually a last ditch move for offensive teams but it could fit here if you want to get rid of a dangerous threat. Explosion has a bit more utility on this team because neither Latios nor Latias will attempt to attack Landorus because of the threat of a switch to Aggron or Sylveon. Knock Off could still hit Gengar so it has some use, view that suggestion as optional. Landorus-T's spread isn't good either, it's scarf'd, so it'll undoubtedly outspeed almost every opposing Landorus-T regardless of a few missing speed EVs. Opposing Choice Scarfed Landorus-T's have a good matchup against your team so it wouldn't be wise to attempt to underspeed them, instead just use a 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe spread and attempt to speed tie instead of outright losing against it. I had more suggestions but I started eating and forgot what they were.

Keldeo @ Choice Specs | Justified
Timid Nature | 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Hidden Power [Electric] / Hydro Pump / Scald / Secret Sword