Mega Metagross Team Feedback & Move Help
This is the team i threw together and its been performing pretty good. But im sure the moves items and evs can be more optimized and would like the feedback of more experienced players. And i of course will test it more to tweak but i wont catch a lot of things especially the evs. Maybe if something dies too early ill add in some hp lmao
Considerstions:
1. coaching on sneasler but idk which move to drop
2. Thunder or ice punch on metagross
3. I switched eq to stomping tantrum but idk if thats the move. I maybe need a protect on whimsicott to make eq better.
Thx 4 any feedback
I’d start with these 5 changes:
- Basculegion: Choice Scarf → Mystic Water
You already have Tailwind, Aqua Jet, and a naturally fast team, so Scarf feels a bit overkill. Mystic Water gives stronger Wave Crash/Aqua Jet pressure and lets Basculegion switch moves instead of getting trapped into something awkward. - Basculegion: Flip Turn → Protect
With Mystic Water, Protect becomes way more useful. Basculegion is scary enough that people will target it, so being able to stall turns, dodge doubles, and preserve it for Last Respects late-game matters a lot. - Sneasler: keep the current set, don’t force Coaching
Close Combat / Dire Claw / Fake Out / Protect is already really clean. Coaching sounds nice with Metagross and Garchomp, but I don’t think it’s worth dropping Fake Out, Protect, or either STAB move. - Metagross: test Ice Punch first
I’d try Ice Punch over Thunder Punch because Garchomp, Dragonite, and Ground/Flying matchups look more annoying for this team. Thunder Punch is nice, but Ice Punch probably fixes more real matchups. - Garchomp: keep Stomping Tantrum for now
Earthquake is stronger on paper, but this team does not have enough safe Earthquake partners. Unless Whimsicott gets Protect or you build harder around EQ positioning, Stomping Tantrum is the safer and less awkward choice.
i would also personally add in some sort of rain to help protect metagross vs zard and typhlosion. both of those were running my metagross until i put rain on
It is worth dropping protect for coaching here imo
Metagross should be stomping tantrum over bp
Or bpresd
Pelipper or sableye right? But idk who to cut
Yoo thx 4 the detailed answer, will test it all later
Thx 4 reply, will test it🤝
yeah. and probably incin, since with rain his flare blitz is weak and you have FO on sneasler
Who would u add out of the 3?
politoed. good bulk, don’t need another TW setter and can run icy wind for another speed control esp vs another TW user
