[SET]
name: Wallbreaker
move 1: Diamond Storm
move 2: Moonblast
move 3: Mystical Fire
move 4: Stealth Rock / Earth Power / Encore
item: Diancite
ability: Clear Body
nature: Naive
evs: 124 Atk / 132 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Mega Diancie’s ability to pressure most of the Defoggers in the tier makes it a potent offensive Stealth Rock setter. In addition, it‘s a terrific wallbreaker thanks to its incredible offenses and good Speed in conjunction with colorful coverage. Diamond Storm is preferred over Power Gem to wear down specially defensive Pokemon like Blissey, Toxapex, and Slowking. Moonblast is a powerful STAB move that easily dispatches Pokemon like Garchomp and Mega Latias while also hitting physical walls like defensive Landorus-T quite hard. Mystical Fire is crucial coverage, as it targets Corviknight and Ferrothorn and discourages Mega Scizor from switching in. Instead of Stealth Rock, Earth Power can be used to snipe Heatran and do more damage to Mega Mawile and Excadrill. Encore can also be used in this moveslot to, for example, lock Corviknight into Defog or Tapu Fini into Calm Mind, allowing Mega Diancie to exploit the switch or revenge kill them. Magic Bounce deters status moves and entry hazards, allowing Mega Diancie to take advantage of passive Pokemon like Mega Sableye and Blissey. 132 Special Attack EVs allow it to 2HKO Corviknight with 72 Special Defense EVs after Stealth Rock, with the remaining EVs going into Attack for better damage rolls against Pokemon like Blissey and Heatran.
Mega Diancie fits on bulky offense teams that appreciate its monstrous wallbreaking power and Stealth Rock. Magnezone is a phenomenal teammate thanks to its ability to completely remove Steel-types, allowing Mega Diancie to forgo Mystical Fire entirely. Because of Mega Diancie’s frailty, pivots that can bring it in like Blissey, Slowking, and Corviknight make solid partners. Blissey can also paralyze offensive answers to Mega Diancie such as Greninja and Ash-Greninja, (feel free t Slowking can use Future Sight to make its attacks indirectly stronger, and Corviknight can check defensive Ground-types like Landorus-T and Gliscor that Mega Diancie can’t break through on its own. Wallbreakers and late-game cleaners such as Swords Dance Kartana and Kyurem appreciate Stealth Rock and Mega Diancie’s ability to wear down several defensive Pokemon, such as Blissey, Heatran, and Mega Scizor. Kartana in particular loves Mega Diancie pressuring Zapdos, Mega Latias, and Corviknight, while Kartana uses the defensive Ground-types that Mega Diancie baits in as setup fodder. Mega Diancie can form solid entry hazard stacking cores with Ferrothorn, Greninja, and Ash-Greninja thanks to their collective ability to beat down Defoggers so that entry hazards can stay up. Ferrothorn can also annoy several of Mega Diancie's checks like Heatran and Blissey with Toxic, Leech Seed, and Knock Off, while Ash-Greninja can beat down the checks it shares with Mega Diancie like Ferrothorn and Toxapex.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Psychic is an option to slam Mega Venusaur as well as hitting Amoonguss harder, but it’s often hard to fit onto Mega Diancie‘s moveset. A set with Substitute and Endeavor alongside 5 HP IVs can be used to lure in and cripple Corviknight and Blissey, but these targets are easy enough to pressure with regular attacks anyway.
Checks and Counters
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**Steel-types**: Mega Scizor, Corviknight, and Heatran are all solid answers to Mega Diancie. The former two can retaliate with a Steel-type STAB move, and Heatran can smack it with Earth Power. However, Heatran lacks reliable recovery and must be wary of Earth Power, while Mega Scizor and Corviknight must be cautious about eating a Mystical Fire on the switch.
**Ground-types**: Landorus-T and Gliscor make decent checks to Mega Diancie, as they can take its attacks and OHKO it with their STAB Earthquake. However, they need to watch their health, as Mega Diancie can break past them with brute force.
**Pokemon with Regenerator**: Toxapex, Slowking, and Amoonguss make solid switch-ins to Mega Diancie, and they don’t need to worry about their health thanks to Regenerator. The former two can threaten Mega Diancie with Scald, while Amoonguss can use Giga Drain. Toxapex needs to watch for Earth Power, while Amoonguss must be careful about Mystical Fire or the rare Psychic.
**Faster Offensive Pokemon**: Tapu Koko, Greninja, Ash-Greninja, Mega Lopunny, and Choice Scarf Landorus-T all pose a massive threat to Mega Diancie. Rillaboom’s Grassy Glide is also a major thorn in its side. However, none of these Pokemon can directly switch into it, as they take severe damage or are KOed outright by its STAB moves.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Solaros & Lunaris, 471780]]
- Quality checked by: [[Optify, 511832], [Light Sanctity, 491200]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
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