[OVERVIEW]
**Fire:**
Blessed with an amazing ability in Drought and an incredibly high Special Attack stat, Mega Charizard Y is one of the best wallbreakers in the metagame. Drought boosts its Fire-type moves while weakening Water-type moves, removing other weather effects such as rain and sand, and making Solar Beam a one-turn move. To complement this, Mega Charizard Y has been gifted fantastic coverage through which it can OHKO or at least 2HKO almost everything in the metagame. It can also clear away entry hazards through Defog to help its teammates. Additionally, its pretty decent Special Defense stat lets it survive most special attacks such as a Choice Specs Keldeo's Hydro Pump in sun. To take further advantage of this, Mega Charizard Y can run Roost to improve its longevity. It notably is blessed with an immunity to Ground-type moves thanks to its secondary typing, Flying. Although its base 100 Speed isn't bad, the metagame is crowded with base 100 Speed Pokemon, which leaves it Speed tying with Mega Medicham, which can KO it with Fake Out and High Jump Kick, and Manaphy, which can set up Rain Dance on an incoming Solar Beam. It also has a relatively low Defense stat and therefore does not like taking physical hits. As it is a Fire-type Pokemon, it is weak to Stealth Rock as is, but its secondary typing makes it even weaker to it, leaving it with only half of its health if it comes in on it. Besides this, Mega Charizard Y can easily be worn down through priority attacks and other forms of residual damage. Although it is mostly used as a wallbreaker, its wallbreaking capabilities are heavily reliant on sun being up.
[SET]
name: Wallbreaker
move 1: Fire Blast / Flamethrower
move 2: Solar Beam
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Defog / Roost
item: Charizardite Y
ability: Blaze
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Fire Blast is Mega Charizard Y's main attack and gets boosted by sun, which allows it to OHKO or at least 2HKO almost every Pokemon in the metagame. Flamethrower can be used as a more accurate but severely weaker alternative STAB attack; using this over Fire Blast loses out on a lot of KOs such as 2HKOing opposing Charizard and Latios as well as losing the chance to OHKO Mega Gardevoir. Solar Beam is another move that takes advantage of the sun, as it becomes a one-turn move that is super effective against all of Mega Charizard Y's threats such as Slowbro, Keldeo, Hippowdon, and Gastrodon. Focus Blast 2HKOes even the most specially defensive Tyranitar or Heatran, which would generally pose a problem for Mega Charizard Y. Defog is mostly used on teams that lack hazard control to to clear away entry hazards that can create problems for Mega Charizard Y and its teammates. Roost can be used as an alternative to Defog to improve Mega Charizard Y's longevity and allow it to be used more freely. However, this should only be used if there is an alternative form of hazard control.
Set Details
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Maximum Special Attack investment lets Mega Charizard Y hit as hard as possible. A Timid nature with maximum Speed EVs is used to make it as fast as it can possibly be as well as to Speed tie with other base 100 Speed Pokemon. Blaze is chosen because Solar Power needlessly chips away at Charizard's health if it switches in while sun is set by the opponent and because it is not compatible with Defog. Charizard's HP stat should always be an odd number after investment so that it can come in on Stealth Rock twice.
Usage Tips
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As Mega Charizard Y is a wallbreaker, it should be sent out as soon as the opportunity arises to set up sun as well as to break opposing walls that could trouble its teammates. Because Charizard's Speed and bulk aren't particularly good, it should try to Mega Evolve primarily against slower Pokemon that either don't threaten it or can be taken out immediately. As it is 4x weak to it, Mega Charizard Y should not be sent out while Stealth Rock is still in the field. Keeping the hazard off the user's side also helps it switch in and out more. It can be sent out against Stealth Rock setters right away if it is running Defog so that it does not have to take the extra damage from Stealth Rock. Mega Charizard Y should avoid getting hit with any type of status, as that can severely reduce its wallbreaking capabilities. It must make full use of the sun turns that Drought provides, because once sun ends, Mega Charizard Y's damage output is cut significantly, allowing Pokemon such as Latios to use Roost to recover damage and stall out the remaining turns. It can use Roost to be able to switch into attacks freely and to recover off Stealth Rock damage if it is forced to switch into it. Mega Charizard Y can be sent out against Water-types, as it can take most special Water-type moves because of sun halving their damage and its decent Special Defense stat. Mega Charizard Y also can defeat most Water-type Pokemon one-on-one thanks to its access to Solar Beam; however, it must be careful when using Solar Beam if it is up against an opposing weather setter, which can lock Mega Charizard Y into the charge turn. Against Hippowdon, there isn't much of a worry because it can't really do anything back, but Politoed and Tyranitar will OHKO Mega Charizard Y with Scald and Stone Edge, respectively. Drought can also be used to remove weather effects such as sand and rain to stop potential Sand Rush or Swift Swim sweepers. However, Charizard must be already be Mega Evolved in order to do so, as the Swift Swim or Sand Rush user's Speed is calculated before sun is set.
Team Options
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Most Fire-type Pokemon appreciate Mega Charizard Y's ability to set up sun to boost their Fire-type moves. Some form of entry hazard control is absolutely crucial while using Mega Charizard Y. Torkoal in particular is a great partner, as it can not only clear away opposing Stealth Rock but also set up its own to help Mega Charizard Y break walls. Mega Charizard Y and Darmanitan work amazingly as an offensive core due to both having ridiculous offensive stats and Mega Charizard Y's sun boosting both of their STAB attacks. Darmanitan also clears out specially defensive walls such as Chansey for Mega Charizard Y to clean later in the match. Darmanitan can also pivot through U-turn to safely bring in Mega Charizard Y. Infernape has Fighting-type STAB to beat Normal-type Pokemon like Chansey, which would normally wall Mega Charizard Y. Like Darmanitan, Infernape can also pivot through U-turn and find good opportunities to bring in Mega Charizard Y safely. Heatran can set up Stealth Rock or use Toxic on the foe to deal chip damage throughout the game and make it easier for Mega Charizard Y to break the opposing team. It can also be used as a check to Mega Diancie through the Choice Scarf set. Entei can be used together with Mega Charizard Y because it can burn foes through Sacred Fire to weaken Pokemon for Mega Charizard Y to clean. Victini is another great partner, as it can sweep late-game if sun is up. Mega Charizard Y and Victini also can heavily pressure Water-type Pokemon with Solar Beam and Bolt Strike, respectively. Victini can also run utility-oriented moves, such as Glaciate, to hit foes such as Landorus-T and Garchomp, or U-turn, to pivot out to Mega Charizard Y. Volcanion is also an option, as it is immune to Water-type attacks, which Mega Charizard Y can be worn down by. Volcanion can also burn opposing pokemon through Steam Eruption, which cripples them to the point where Mega Charizard Y can clean up. Rotom-H's ability to switch into Electric-type attacks is very nice, along with its ability to set up Reflect and Light Screen, which enable Mega Charizard Y to survive attacks from faster foes that it otherwise couldn't, such as from Thundurus and even Choice Scarf Excadrill. Rotom-H can also pivot through Volt Switch and find opportunities to bring in Mega Charizard Y safely.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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**Fire:**
Mega Charizard Y can use a Modest nature over Timid to further increase its Special Attack, but it misses out on outspeeding Pokemon such as maximum Speed Excadrill and Kyurem-B and the opportunity to Speed tie with other base 100 Speed Pokemon. Dragon Pulse can be used to hit Dragon-type Pokemon, but it is only useful in that matchup, as Fire Blast or Solar Beam will generally outdamage Dragon-types that are neutral to them. Tailwind and Will-O-Wisp can be used as support moves both for its teammates and to increase Mega Charizard Y's own Speed or wear down Pokemon that it has a difficult time facing.
Checks and Counters
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**Fire:**
**Chansey**: Chansey utterly counters Mega Charizard Y thanks to being able to always switch in and use status moves or set up Stealth Rock while wasting sun turns.
**Mega Latias**: Mega Latias, just like Chansey, can switch into all of Mega Charizard Y's attacks with ease. Then, it can cripple Mega Charizard Y with Toxic or Thunder Wave or set up with Calm Mind while wasting sun turns.
**Gyarados and Sharpedo**: Gyarados can take a Solar Beam before Mega Evolving, allowing it set up Dragon Dance in its regular forme and then OHKO Mega Charizard Y with a Crunch after Mega Evolving. On the other hand, Sharpedo can use Protect and gain a Speed boost and then Mega Evolve to have a good chance to KO Mega Charizard Y with Crunch.
**Rock types**: Rock-type Pokemon such as Mega Diancie, Terrakion, Aerodactyl, and specially defensive Assault Vest Tyranitar can all either outspeed Mega Charizard Y or take a Solar Beam and KO it in return.
**Dragon-types**: Latios, Latias, Garchomp, and Dragonite can all take take one of Mega Charizard Y's attacks and KO it in return, although the former two need slight damage on it beforehand.
**Opposing Weather Setters**: Opposing weather setters such as Politoed, Tyranitar, and Hippowdon can be annoying for Mega Charizard Y to deal with, as it can't use an immediate Solar Beam if they switch in. However, Tyranitar and Hippowdon are 2HKOed by Focus Blast and Fire Blast in sand, respectively. Politoed is good at switching into Mega Charizard Y, although Focus Blast can 2HKO it after Stealth Rock damage.
**Revenge Killers**: As Mega Charizard Y's Speed is not particularly spectacular, faster Pokemon such as Terrakion, Mega Diancie, and Choice Scarf Kyurem-B can easily outspeed and OHKO it.
**Status**: Status effects such as poison, paralysis, and sleep heavily reduce Mega Charizard Y's wallbreaking capabilities. Poison compromises Mega Charizard Y's longevity, paralysis quarters its Speed, and sleep makes it unable to attack for at least one turn.[/hide]
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