Draft Mega Charizard X

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[overview]
**Draft Order**: Round 2 onwards

**Price Range**: 16-17 points

**Overview**: Mega Charizard X is an incredible offensive powerhouse thanks to its fantastic STAB combination, Attack stat, and ability, Tough Claws. It is capable as a Speed-boosting setup sweeper with Dragon Dance and a potent wallbreaker with Swords Dance. Additionally, its wonderful bulk, defensive typing, and access to Roost allow it to stay healthy throughout a game and give it a chance to break down bulkier foes with Toxic and Will-O-Wisp. However, Mega Charizard X requires support to maximize its potential. A crippling weakness to Stealth Rock — especially before Mega Evolving — demands entry hazard removal support from teammates, and it can find itself getting weakened quickly by accumulating too much damage from Flare Blitz recoil and foes holding Rocky Helmet.


[strategy comments]
Common Roles
========
**Dragon Dance Sweeper**: Dragon Dance, Flare Blitz, Dragon Claw / Outrage, and a filler coverage move that best hits the opposing team is all that is typically needed for this set. Roost can maintain health if extra coverage is unneeded.

**Wallbreaker**: Swords Dance can be used instead of Dragon Dance to power through the bulkiest foes on slower teams.

**Defensive**: Mega Charizard X can leverage its great bulk and typing to annoy its foes with Will-O-Wisp, phaze them with Dragon Tail, and stay healthy with Roost.

Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Flare Blitz, Fire Punch, Dragon Claw, Outrage

**Setup Moves**: Dragon Dance, Flame Charge, Swords Dance

**Utility Moves**: Defog, Dragon Tail, Roost, Toxic, Will-O-Wisp, Brick Break, Substitute

**Coverage**: Crunch, Earthquake, Thunder Punch, Iron Tail, Steel Wing, Rock Slide

Niche Moves
========
**Overheat**: Mega Charizard X's great Special Attack stat allow it to surprise physically defensive checks attempting to switch into it and smack them with Overheat.

**Belly Drum**: Belly Drum can be used to blow through slower teams, but it is highly risky due to the increased chance of being revenge killed, and it is generally only possible when Stealth Rock is removed from its side of the field.

**Tailwind**: Tailwind can allow Mega Charizard X to outrun significantly faster foes and Choice Scarf users to avoid being revenge killed.

Draft Strategy
========
Mega Charizard X is a fantastic offensive piece to a draft that is flexible as an early-game wallbreaker and a late-game cleaner. While it has plenty of raw power baked into its kit, it enjoys having partners that can give it space to set up to enhance its flexibility; good Choice item users make great partners in this regard. Additionally, it demands teammates to free the field of entry hazards, as it is 4x weak to Stealth Rock prior to M Evolving.

**Entry Hazard Control**: Mega Charizard X sports a crippling 4x weakness to Stealth Rock prior to Mega Evolving, and becomes susceptible to all forms of hazards afterwards. Teammates tthat can remove hazards make good teammates such as defoggers like Tornadus-T and Rotom-W and spinners like Excadrill.

**Fast Offensive Partners**: Mega Charizard X's Speed is good but not great, leaving it unable to catch many faster foes and Choice Scarf users even after a Dragon Dance boost. Faster partners and Choice Scarf users like Greninja, Kartana, and Azelf can clean up many weakened teams that it X is unable to.

**Wallbreakers**: Mega Charizard X needs its checks weakened or removed to facilitate a Dragon Dance sweep. Strong Choice attackers or other Wallbreakers like Tapu Koko, Nidoking, and Landorus-T are all capable of weakening foes in order to give it the space to sweep.

**Entry Hazard Setters**: The addition of hazards to the opponent's side of the field greatly improves Mega Charizard X's sweeping capabilities. Pokemon like Uxie, Roserade, and Nidoqueen can reliably set up hazards to improve its sweeping chances.

**Healing Wish**: As Mega Charizard X can incur massive residual damage fand entry hazard chip, a second chance to sweep with Healing Wish from teammates like Mesprit and Shaymin can be a powerful option to close out games.

Checks and Counters
========
**Residual Damage**: Mega Charizard X has limited options to protect itself from entry hazards, Toxic damage, sand, and foes carrying Rocky Helmet, leaving it vulnerable to quickly racking up residual damage, especially if it is attacking with Flare Blitz. Roost can mitigate some of this chip damage, but comes it at the steep cost of momentum and the ability to generate offensive pressure.

**Bulky Water-types**: Water-types force Mega Charizard X to either lock in to Outrage or attack with weaker moves like Thunder Punch and Dragon Claw, enabling them to check it better. Tapu Fini and Azumarill are especially effective checks to it, as they are immune to Dragon, and other bulky Water-types like Suicune and Swampert can be a nuisance to it as well.

**Other Physical Walls**: Physical walls such as Hippowdon and Rhyperior as well as Intimidate users like Landorus-T can usually switch into Mega Charizard X once and annoy it with status or their super effective moves.

**Faster Attackers**: Mega Charizard X must be on the field to boost its Speed with Dragon Dance or Flame Charge, leaving it especially vulnerable to being knocked out by faster attackers such as Latios, Mega Diancie, and Greninja.

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[overview]
**Draft Order**: Round 2 onwards

**Price Range**: 16-17 points

**Overview**: Mega Charizard X is an incredible offensive powerhouse thanks to its fantastic STAB combination, Attack stat, and ability Tough Claws. It is capable as a setup speed-boosting sweeper with Dragon Dance and also a potent Wallbreaker with Swords Dance and Belly Drum, not mentioned anywhere else - maybe put in niche but it's probably too unreliable increasing its value to a team in ability to both sweep and break its foes down. Additionally, its wonderful bulk, defensive typing, and access to Roost allow it to stay healthy throughout a game and give it a chance to break down bulkier foes with Toxic and Will-o-Wisp. While it is amazing at spreading punishment around its foes, Mega Charizard X requires support to maximize its potential. A crippling weakness to Stealth Rock, especially before mega evolution demands entry hazard removal support from teammates, and it still can find itself exiting the field early after accumulating too much residual damage from Flare Blitz recoil and foes holding Rocky Helmet. However, with the proper support, Mega Charizard X is a devastating offensive threat that can easily get too hot for its foes to handle before it is too late. filler, not needed


[strategy comments]
Common Roles
========
**Dragon Dance Sweeper**: Dragon Dance, Flare Blitz, Dragon Claw (or Outrage), and a filler coverage move that best hits your foes team. What more do you need? Plug and play and this set basically plays itself. prob mention roost for longevity against teams with rocks or weaker attackers

**Wallbreaker**: Swords Dance or Belly Drum are can be used to power through the bulkiest foes on slower teams with Mega Charizard X's STABs.

**Defensive**: Mega Charizard X can leverage its great bulk and typing to annoy its foes with Will-o-Wisp, phaze them with Dragon Tail, and stay healthy with Roost.

Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Flare Blitz, Fire Punch, Dragon Claw, Outrage

**Setup Moves**: Dragon Dance, Swords Dance

**Utility Moves**: Defog, Dragon Tail, Flame Charge, Roost, Toxic, Will-O-Wisp, Brick Break, Substitute

**Coverage**: Crunch, Earthquake, Thunder Punch, Iron Tail, Steel Wing, Rock Slide

Niche Moves
========
**Overheat**: Mega Charizard X's base 130 Special Attack stat allow it to surprise physically defensive checks attempting to switch into it and smack them with a strong special move.

Maybe add belly drum - see above

Common Items
**Charizardite X**: Unfortunately Charizard is not as all-powerful as Rayquaza, and must hold the Charizardite X item in order to mega evolve. not needed for megas, as it's implied

Draft Strategy
========
Mega Charizard X is a fantastic offensive piece to a draft that is flexible as an early game Wallbreaker and a late-game cleaner. While it has plenty of raw power baked into its kit, it enjoys having partners that can give it space to set up to enhance its flexibility - good Choice item users make great partners in this regard. Additionally, it demands teammates to free the field of entry hazards, as it is 4x weak to Stealth Rock prior to mega evolution and also vulnerable to all forms of hazards once it mega evolves.

**Fast offensive partners**: Mega Charizard X's Speed is good but not great, leaving it unable to catch many faster foes and Choice Scarf users even after a Dragon Dance. Faster partners and Choice Scarf users like Greninja, Kartana, and Azelf can cleanup many weakened teams that Mega Charizard X is unable to.

**Wallbreakers**: In similar vein, Mega Charizard X needs its checks weakened or removed to facilitate a Dragon Dance sweep. Strong Choice attackers or other Wallbreakers like Weavile, Nidoking, and Landorus-Therian are all capable of weakening foes in order to give it the space to sweep.

**Entry Hazard Control**: Mega Charizard X sports a crippling 4X weakness to Stealth Rock prior to Mega Evolution, and becomes susceptible to all forms of hazards after it mega evolves. Teammates to remove entry hazards make good teammates, comfortably via Defoggers like Tornadus-Therian and Rotom-W and Spinners like Excadrill. move this to the top

add hazard setters, good for weakening foes more so that xard doesn't need to set up more / take more flare blitz dmg

Checks and Counters
========
**Residual Damage**: Mega Charizard X has no way to protect itself from entry hazards, toxic damage, sand, or foes carrying Rocky Helmet, leaving it vulnerable to quickly rack up residual damage especially if it is attacking with Flare Blitz. also mention that it rarely wants to waste turns using roost

**Bulky Water-types**: Water-types force Mega Charizard X to either lock in to Outrage or attack with weaker moves like Thunder Punch and Dragon Claw, enabling them to check it better. Tapu Fini and Azumarill are especially effective checks to it as they are immune to Dragon, and other bulky Water-types like Suicune and Swampert can be a nuisance to it as well.

**Other Physical Walls**: Physical walls and Intimidate users can usually switch into Mega Charizard X once and annoy it with status or their super-effective moves, with the likes of Landorus-Therian, Hippowdon, and Rhyperior being able to do this.

**Faster Attackers**: Mega Charizard X must be on the field to boost its speed with Dragon Dance or Flame Charge, leaving it especially vulnerable to being knocked out by faster attackers such as Latios, Mega Diancie, and Greninja.

add lures - specifically resist berries that let mons it forces out to stay in on it and attack

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[overview]
**Draft Order**: Round 2 onwards

**Price Range**: 16-17 points

**Overview**: Mega Charizard X is an incredible offensive powerhouse thanks to its fantastic STAB combination, Attack stat, and ability Tough Claws. It is capable as a setup speed-boosting sweeper with Dragon Dance and also a potent Wallbreaker with Swords Dance, increasing its value to a team in ability to both sweep and break its foes down. Additionally, its wonderful bulk, defensive typing, and access to Roost allow it to stay healthy throughout a game and give it a chance to break down bulkier foes with Toxic and Will-o-Wisp. While it is amazing at spreading punishment around its foes, Mega Charizard X requires support to maximize its potential. A crippling weakness to Stealth Rock, especially before mega evolution demands entry hazard removal support from teammates, and it still can find itself exiting the field early after accumulating too much residual damage from Flare Blitz recoil and foes holding Rocky Helmet.


[strategy comments]
Common Roles
========
**Dragon Dance Sweeper**: Dragon Dance, Flare Blitz, Dragon Claw (or Outrage), and a filler coverage move that best hits your foes team. Roost can maintain health if extra coverage is unneeded, and what more do you need? Plug and play and this set basically plays itself.

**Wallbreaker**: Swords Dance can be used to power through the bulkiest foes on slower teams with Mega Charizard X's STABs.

**Defensive**: Mega Charizard X can leverage its great bulk and typing to annoy its foes with Will-o-Wisp, phaze them with Dragon Tail, and stay healthy with Roost.

Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Flare Blitz, Fire Punch, Dragon Claw, Outrage

**Setup Moves**: Dragon Dance, Swords Dance

**Utility Moves**: Defog, Dragon Tail, Flame Charge, Roost, Toxic, Will-O-Wisp, Brick Break, Substitute - Move Flame Charge to set up

**Coverage**: Crunch, Earthquake, Thunder Punch, Iron Tail, Steel Wing, Rock Slide

Niche Moves
========
**Overheat**: Mega Charizard X's base 130 Special Attack stat allow it to surprise physically defensive checks attempting to switch into it and smack them with a strong special move.

**Belly Drum**: Belly Drum can be used to blow through slower teams at the cost of half of Mega Charizard X's health, but is highly risky due to increased chance of being revenge KOed, and is generally only possible when hazards are removed from your side of the field.

I would consider Tailwind to be as the same level of niche as Belly drum since It gives cleansing potential so xard can outpace 100+ speed scarfers so might be worth adding.

Draft Strategy
========
Mega Charizard X is a fantastic offensive piece to a draft that is flexible as an early game Wallbreaker and a late-game cleaner. While it has plenty of raw power baked into its kit, it enjoys having partners that can give it space to set up to enhance its flexibility - good Choice item users make great partners in this regard. Additionally, it demands teammates to free the field of entry hazards, as it is 4x weak to Stealth Rock prior to mega evolution and also vulnerable to all forms of hazards once it mega evolves.

**Entry Hazard Control**: Mega Charizard X sports a crippling 4X weakness to Stealth Rock prior to Mega Evolution, and becomes susceptible to all forms of hazards after it mega evolves. Teammates to remove entry hazards make good teammates, comfortably via Defoggers like Tornadus-Therian and Rotom-W and Spinners like Excadrill.

**Fast offensive partners**: Mega Charizard X's Speed is good but not great, leaving it unable to catch many faster foes and Choice Scarf users even after a Dragon Dance. Faster partners and Choice Scarf users like Greninja, Kartana, and Azelf can cleanup many weakened teams that Mega Charizard X is unable to.

**Wallbreakers**: In similar vein, Mega Charizard X needs its checks weakened or removed to facilitate a Dragon Dance sweep. Strong Choice attackers or other Wallbreakers like Weavile, Nidoking, and Landorus-Therian are all capable of weakening foes in order to give it the space to sweep. Replace Weavile with something more common like Tapu koko.

**Hazard Setters**: The addition of hazards to the opponent's side of the field greatly improves Mega Charizard X's sweeping capabilities. Setters like Ferrothorn, Roserade, and Gliscor can reliably set up hazards to improve its sweeping chances. Replace those two with more common options like Landorus-T and Nidoqueen.

Not something mandatory but Xard is likely the only mon in USUM where i would dedicate a analysis slot for Healing Wish Partners like Mesprit or Shaymin, as residual damage is one of its bigger weaknesses so It appreciates a second change at progress.

Checks and Counters
========
**Residual Damage**: Mega Charizard X has limited options to protect itself from entry hazards, toxic damage, sand, or foes carrying Rocky Helmet, leaving it vulnerable to quickly rack up residual damage especially if it is attacking with Flare Blitz. Roost can mitigate some of this chip damage, but comes at the steep cost of momentum and ability to generate offensive pressure.

**Bulky Water-types**: Water-types force Mega Charizard X to either lock in to Outrage or attack with weaker moves like Thunder Punch and Dragon Claw, enabling them to check it better. Tapu Fini and Azumarill are especially effective checks to it as they are immune to Dragon, and other bulky Water-types like Suicune and Swampert can be a nuisance to it as well.

**Other Physical Walls**: Physical walls and Intimidate users can usually switch into Mega Charizard X once and annoy it with status or their super-effective moves, with the likes of Landorus-Therian, Hippowdon, and Rhyperior being able to do this.

**Faster Attackers**: Mega Charizard X must be on the field to boost its speed with Dragon Dance or Flame Charge, leaving it especially vulnerable to being knocked out by faster attackers such as Latios, Mega Diancie, and Greninja.

**Lures**: As Mega Charizard X's moveset can sometimes be predictable, it can be susceptible to be lured and revenged KOed or hindered by a status move by various foes carrying resist berries. This doesnt feel super needed as luring xard is always risky since with some small chip damage It can ko mons through resist berries anyway

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[overview]
**Draft Order**: Round 2 onwards

**Price Range**: 16-17 points

**Overview**: Mega Charizard X is an incredible offensive powerhouse thanks to its fantastic STAB combination, Attack stat, and ability, (AC) Tough Claws. It is capable as a Speed-boosting setup speed-boosting sweeper with Dragon Dance and also a potent Wallbreaker with Swords Dance (RC) increasing its value to a team in ability to both sweep and break its foes down. Additionally, its wonderful bulk, defensive typing, and access to Roost allow it to stay healthy throughout a game and give it a chance to break down bulkier foes with Toxic and Will-O-Wisp. While it is amazing at spreading punishment around its foes However, Mega Charizard X requires support to maximize its potential. A crippling weakness to Stealth Rock (RC) —especially before Mega evolution Evolving— demands entry hazard removal support from teammates, and it still can find itself exiting the field early after getting weakened quickly by accumulating too much residual damage from Flare Blitz recoil and foes holding Rocky Helmet.


[strategy comments]
Common Roles
========
**Dragon Dance Sweeper**: Dragon Dance, Flare Blitz, Dragon Claw (or / Outrage), and a filler coverage move that best hits your foes the opposing team is all that is typically needed for this set. Roost can maintain health if extra coverage is unneeded (RC) and what more do you need? Plug and play and this set basically plays itself.

**Wallbreaker**: Swords Dance can be used instead of Dragon Dance to power through the bulkiest foes on slower teams with Mega Charizard X's STABs.

**Defensive**: Mega Charizard X can leverage its great bulk and typing to annoy its foes with Will-O-Wisp, phaze them with Dragon Tail, and stay healthy with Roost.

Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Flare Blitz, Fire Punch, Dragon Claw, Outrage

**Setup Moves**: Dragon Dance, Flame Charge, Swords Dance

**Utility Moves**: Defog, Dragon Tail, Roost, Toxic, Will-O-Wisp, Brick Break, Substitute

**Coverage**: Crunch, Earthquake, Thunder Punch, Iron Tail, Steel Wing, Rock Slide

Niche Moves
========
**Overheat**: Mega Charizard X's base 130 great Special Attack stat allow it to surprise physically defensive checks attempting to switch into it and smack them with a strong special move Overheat.

**Belly Drum**: Belly Drum can be used to blow through slower teams at the cost of half of Mega Charizard X's health, but it is highly risky due to the increased chance of being revenge KOed killed, and it is generally only possible when hazards are Stealth Rock is removed from your its side of the field.

**Tailwind**: Tailwind is a niche option that can allow Mega Charizard X to outrun significantly faster foes and Choice Scarf users to avoid being revenge KOed killed.

Draft Strategy
========
Mega Charizard X is a fantastic offensive piece to a draft that is flexible as an early game Wallbreaker early-game wallbreaker and a late-game cleaner. While it has plenty of raw power baked into its kit, it enjoys having partners that can give it space to set up to enhance its flexibility; (ASC) - good Choice item users make great partners in this regard. Additionally, it demands teammates to free the field of entry hazards, as it is 4x weak to Stealth Rock prior to Mega evolution and also vulnerable to all forms of hazards once it mega evolves Evolving. not as important to mention as rocks and it's covered in the first point

**Entry Hazard Control**: Mega Charizard X sports a crippling 4x weakness to Stealth Rock prior to Mega Evolution Evolving, and it becomes susceptible to all forms of hazards after it mega evolves afterwards. Teammates to that can remove entry hazards make good teammates, comfortably via such as Defoggers like Tornadus-Therian Tornadus-T and Rotom-W and spinners like Excadrill.

**Fast Offensive Partners**: Mega Charizard X's Speed is good but not great, leaving it unable to catch many faster foes and Choice Scarf users even after a Dragon Dance boost. Faster partners and Choice Scarf users like Greninja, Kartana, and Azelf can cleanup clean up many weakened teams that Mega Charizard X it is unable to.

**Wallbreakers**: In similar vein (RC) Mega Charizard X needs its checks weakened or removed to facilitate a Dragon Dance sweep. Strong Choice attackers or other Wallbreakers like Tapu Koko, Nidoking, and Landorus-Therian Landorus-T are all capable of weakening foes in order to give it the space to sweep.

**Entry Hazard Setters**: The addition of hazards to the opponent's side of the field greatly improves Mega Charizard X's sweeping capabilities. Setters Pokemon like Landorus-Therian (RC) Uxie removing using landorus as an example twice Roserade, and Nidoqueen can reliably set up hazards to improve its sweeping chances.

**Healing Wish**: As Mega Charizard X can incur massive recoil residual damage from recoil and entry hazards hazard chip, a second chance to sweep with Healing Wish from teammates like Mesprit or and Shaymin can be a powerful option to close out games.

Checks and Counters
========
**Residual Damage**: Mega Charizard X has limited options to protect itself from entry hazards, Toxic damage, sand, or and foes carrying Rocky Helmet, leaving it vulnerable to quickly rack racking up residual damage, (AC) especially if it is attacking with Flare Blitz. Roost can mitigate some of this chip damage, but it comes at the steep cost of momentum and the ability to generate offensive pressure.

**Bulky Water-types**: Water-types force Mega Charizard X to either lock in to Outrage or attack with weaker moves like Thunder Punch and Dragon Claw, enabling them to check it better. Tapu Fini and Azumarill are especially effective checks to it, (AC) as they are immune to Dragon, and other bulky Water-types like Suicune and Swampert can be a nuisance to it as well.

**Other Physical Walls**: Physical walls such as Hippowdon and Rhyperior as well as Intimidate users like Landorus-T can usually switch into Mega Charizard X once and annoy it with status or their super-effective super effective moves (RC) with the likes of Landorus-Therian, Hippowdon, and Rhyperior being able to do this.

**Faster Attackers**: Mega Charizard X must be on the field to boost its Speed with Dragon Dance or Flame Charge, leaving it especially vulnerable to being knocked out by faster attackers such as Latios, Mega Diancie, and Greninja.

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