UU Ampharos



QC: dodmen / Meruu / dingbat
GP: Winry. / P Squared


Overview
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Mega Ampharos has an extremely high Special Attack stat, good bulk for an attacker, and access to good offensive STAB attacks that hit almost every type for neutral damage. However, it has a limited movepool, which prevents Ampharos from utilizing many playstyles. Furthermore, Mega Ampharos's ability, Mold Breaker is not particularly useful. Next, the release of ORAS brought many more checks to Ampharos than before, such as Mega Sceptile and Mega Swampert. It is also extremely slow for an attacker, as it has only a pitiful base 45 Speed stat.

Physically Defensive
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name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Rest
move 2: Sleep Talk
move 3: Volt Switch
move 4: Dragon Pulse / Heal Bell
ability: Static
item: Ampharosite
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
nature: Bold

Moves
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Rest provides recovery for Ampharos, and when used with Sleep Talk, Ampharos is able to use a move while asleep. Volt Switch is a decent STAB attack and keeps up momentum for the team. Dragon Pulse can be used in the fourth slot, as it is a powerful STAB attack and hits Ground-types, which are immune to Volt Switch. Heal Bell is another option, as it heals teammates' status conditions and can also wake Ampharos up from sleep if it is picked by Sleep Talk.

Set Details
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Static can paralyze foes if they make contact with Ampharos before it Mega Evolves. After Mega Evolving, Ampharos gets the ability Mold Breaker, which isn't very useful, but it does let Ampharos use Volt Switch against Mega Sceptile without boosting its Special Attack. Ampharosite allows Ampharos to Mega Evolve into Mega Ampharos. The EVs and Bold nature maximize Ampharos's Defense.

Usage Tips
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Ampharos can be sent in to wall a handful of Fire-, Steel-, and Electric-type attackers. Ampharos can also absorb sleep-inducing moves, as it has Sleep Talk and can attack while it's asleep. Volt Switch out to another Pokemon when you predict a threatening Pokemon to come in against Ampharos. However, do not recklessly spam it, as Ground-types can easily come in and force Ampharos to switch out after. Make sure to use Rest when Ampharos is getting low on health. Use Sleep Talk when asleep, as it will allow Ampharos to move during sleep. However, keep in mind that Rest puts Ampharos to sleep for two turns, so after Rest has been used, it is recommended that you use Sleep Talk for the next two turns and select another move the turn after. Use Heal Bell once a teammate has been statused and is severally crippled by it. Also, it is important to Mega Evolve as soon as possible, as Ampharos will get a huge boost in power, both offensively and defensively.

Team Options
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Suicune is an example of a good teammate because it beats most Pokemon that threaten Ampharos, and Mega Ampharos can stall out Electric- and Grass-type that threaten Suicune. Pokemon that appreciate physical attackers such as Honchkrow being removed, such as Jirachi and Machamp, make for good partners as well. U-turn users such as Flygon and Jirachi can form a VoltTurn core with Mega Ampharos and are therefore good teammates. Lastly, special walls that can take care of special attackers that threaten Mega Ampharos, such as Florges or Snorlax, are good teammates.

All-Out Attacker
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name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Dragon Pulse
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Volt Switch
ability: Static
item: Ampharosite
evs: 132 HP / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
nature: Modest

Moves
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Thunderbolt is a very powerful STAB attack that has good neutral coverage. Dragon Pulse is another powerful STAB attack and provides great neutral coverage against Ground-type Pokemon. Focus Blast has terrifying overall coverage and hits many Pokemon, such as Snorlax, Porygon2, Rhyperior, and Umbreon, for super effective damage, but is inaccurate. Volt Switch allows Ampharos to keep up momentum for the team and switch out of its checks and counters that aren't immune to Volt Switch.

Set Details
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Static is Ampharos's ability before Mega Evolving; it can potentially paralyze a foe if the foe makes contact. Mold Breaker is Ampharos's ability after Mega Evolving, though it isn't very useful aside from letting Ampharos hit Mega Sceptile on the switch without boosting its Special Attack, as well as ignoring Mega Aggron's Filter and Rhyperior's Solid Rock. Ampharosite allows Ampharos to Mega Evolve into Mega Ampharos. The EV spread allows Mega Ampharos to outspeed uninvested base 60 Speed Pokemon, but it also lets Ampharos hit as hard as possible and gives it a small boost in bulk. The Modest nature boosts Ampharos's damage output and backs up the investment in Special Attack.

Usage Tips
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Use Volt Switch to switch out of Ampharos's checks and counters if they aren't Ground-type and to also keep up momentum. Ampharos can also be used as a slow pivot. Ampharos can switch into Electric- and Fire-types attacks very well, and it can hit the foe with one of its STAB attacks. When predicting a Ground-type to come in, switch out Ampharos, because Ground-types are immune to Volt Switch. Mega Evolve as soon as possible, as Ampharos will get a huge boost in power, both offensively and defensively.

Team Options
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Trick Room or Thunder Wave support is very appreciated for Mega Ampharos, as it allows Mega Ampharos to move first in most situations. Examples of good Trick Room setters include Bronzong and Cofagrigus. Wish support is also useful from Pokemon such as Jirachi or Blissey to boost Ampharos's longevity, as it doesn't have reliable recovery on its own. Other Volt Switch users or U-turn users such as Rotom-H and Flygon can form a VoltTurn core with Mega Ampharos. Pokemon that can reliably take care of Ground-types, such as Alomomola, Suicune, and Chesnaught, are good partners too. Finally, physically offensive attackers such as Mienshao, Lucario, and Krookodile make for good partners because they can get rid of special walls.

Agility
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name: Agility
move 1: Agility
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Dragon Pulse
move 4: Focus Blast
ability: Static
item: Ampharosite
evs: 32 HP / 252 SpA / 224 Spe
nature: Timid

Moves
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Agility allows Mega Ampharos to patch up its low Speed stat, hitting 400 Speed after an Agility. Thunderbolt is a powerful STAB attack that damages any Pokemon that doesn't resist it. Dragon Pulse is another powerful secondary STAB attack, hitting opposing Dragon-types that threaten Mega Ampharos. Focus Blast has great Base Power along with terrifying coverage, but it has slightly low accuracy.

Set Details
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Static is Ampharos's ability before Mega Evolving and can paralyze foes if they make contact with Ampharos. Mold Breaker doesn't provide a lot of usefulness, yet it has the niche of not raising Mega Sceptile's Special Attack if it switches into Thunderbolt. It also bypasses Rhyperior's Solid Rock and Mega Aggron's Filter. Ampharosite is the standard item, as it allows Ampharos to Mega Evolve into Mega Ampharos. The invested EVs and Timid nature let Ampharos hit as hard as possible and outspeed everything up to neutral-natured base 150 Speed Pokemon after a boost, and the remaining EVs are put into HP to give a small boost to Ampharos's bulk. A Modest nature can instead be chosen to outspeed everything up to Mega Pidgeot after an Agility, and it gives a good boost to Ampharos's Special Attack.

Usage Tips
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Mega Evolve as soon as possible, as this will give Ampharos greater raw power as well as better bulk. Use Agility as foes switch out so that Mega Ampharos can get a free Speed boost without risking taking a hit. Don't spam Ampharos's STAB attacks when the opponent has a Ground- or Fairy-type available, because they can easily switch it in and force Ampharos out. This Ampharos is best used as late-game cleaner once special walls have fainted.

Team Options
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Alomomola and Florges are good teammates in particular, as they have good type synergy with Mega Ampharos and can provide Wish support to give a boost to Ampharos's longevity. Physically offensive attackers such as Mienshao or Krookodile make for good teammates, as they can beat the special walls that hinder Ampharos's sweep. Physically defensive walls such as Hippowdon and Suicune make for good partners, as they can reliably take on the physical attackers that trouble Ampharos. Lastly, Grass-types such as Chesnaught or Shaymin help Ampharos by beating Ground-types that stop it.

Other Options
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Toxic is an option to cripple the specially defensive walls that stop Ampharos, but it takes the place of a coverage attack and isn't worth it. Thunder Wave can be used to cripple physical attackers, while Cotton Guard boosts Ampharos's Defense, but Ampharos cannot afford to miss out on one of its coverage moves. Signal Beam is an option for coverage against Grass-types that resist Thunderbolt, but it lacks good power and doesn't provide good coverage aside from that either. Iron Tail is an attacking option that allows Mega Ampharos to hit Fairy-types, but it is inaccurate and doesn't hit many other Pokemon. A dual screens set is an option, but not really worth it, as non-Mega Ampharos isn't good and Mega Ampharos cannot hold Light Clay, which means it cannot lengthen the duration of the screens. Hidden Power Grass is another option to use for hitting Pokemon such as Rhyperior and Mega Swampert harder, but it lacks power, doesn't provide good coverage, and isn't worth a moveslot. Hidden Power Ice can also be used to hit specially defensive Gligar. A mixed set is an option to break through special walls better, but it usually still lacks power and means that Ampharos has to miss out on an overall stronger Special Attack, which makes the set not worth using.


Checks & Counters
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**Ground-types**: Ground-types such as Krookodile, Mega Swampert, and Nidoqueen can outspeed Mega Ampharos before it Mega Evolves and can beat it with one of their STAB attacks, though none of these Pokemon like to switch into a Dragon Pulse.

**Special Walls**: Special walls such as Snorlax, Blissey, and Florges can take any hit and KO Mega Ampharos with one of their attacks or just stall it out.

**Faster Pokemon with Super Effective Coverage Moves**: Faster Pokemon with super effective coverage moves, such as Alakazam, Hydreigon, Mega Glalie, and Mega Sceptile, can outspeed Mega Ampharos and pick it off.
 
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This looks really good, I've just got a couple of things to say.

On the all out attacker, specifically say what Focus Blast hits: Umbreon, Snorlax, Porygon2, Blissey, Rhyperior. In Team Options for that set, remove your mention of Blastoise since you've already taken up your Mega slot with Ampharos and you should never use regular Blastoise.

On the Agility set, say in Set Details that a Modest nature can be used with max Speed to outspeed everything up to Mega Pidgeot after a boost and is stronger than Timid.

Hidden Power Grass, Thunder Wave, and possibly even a quick mention of a mixed set should all go in Other Options.

Assuming this is all implemented, QC 1/3
 
This looks really good, I've just got a couple of things to say.

On the all out attacker, specifically say what Focus Blast hits: Umbreon, Snorlax, Porygon2, Blissey, Rhyperior. In Team Options for that set, remove your mention of Blastoise since you've already taken up your Mega slot with Ampharos and you should never use regular Blastoise.

On the Agility set, say in Set Details that a Modest nature can be used with max Speed to outspeed everything up to Mega Pidgeot after a boost and is stronger than Timid.

Hidden Power Grass, Thunder Wave, and possibly even a quick mention of a mixed set should all go in Other Options.

Assuming this is all implemented, QC 1/3
Edited, thanks! Ready for the second check!
 

tehy

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Lotta fluff, lotta one sentences that cry out to be combined.
Comments:

Ampharos is cool synergistically with a lot of the mentioned teammates, maybe beef that out a bit. Also, checks and counters could be stronger

Thunder wave cripples fast special attackers too

Tr support is mentioned in second sets team options, maybe mention in set details that if you're TR min speed 0 speed iv -speed nature etc

Overview
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Ampharos is a decent Pokemon in the UU metagame. First of all, it has an ,(ac)with extremely high Special Attack. It also has,(ac) good bulk for an attacker. Furthermore, Ampharos has and access to a good offensive STAB combination attacks that hits almost hit any type Pokemon for neutral damage. But However, Ampharos has its downsides. It has a limited options in its movepool, which prevents Ampharos it from utilizing many playstyles.,(period to comma) It has the and an ability in Mold Breaker ability as a Mega, but this ability that is not particularly useful.(period) Additionally for Ampharos. Next, the release of ORAS brought many more new checks to Ampharos than before, such as Mega Sceptile and Mega Swampert. It is also extremely slow for an attacker, as it has only a pitiful Speed stat of 45. Lastly, Ampharos is very and is costly, as it takes up a Mega slot.

Physically Defensive
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name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Rest
move 2: Sleep Talk
move 3: Volt Switch
move 4: Dragon Pulse / Heal Bell
ability: Static --> Mold Breaker
item: Ampharosite
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
nature: Bold

Moves
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Rest is a good move that provides recovery for Ampharos and puts it to sleep,(ac) after while .(remove period) Sleep Talk is great option to use along with Rest, as it allows Ampharos to use a move while asleep. Volt Switch is a decent STAB attack and keeps up momentum for the team after use.,(period to comma) while Dragon Pulse can be used in the fourth slot, as it is a powerful STAB attack that and hits Ground-types immune to Volt Switch. Heal Bell is another option to use in the last slot as it heals any teammate from status, and can also heal Ampharos when asleep if it is picked by Sleep Talk.

Set Details
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Static can paralyze opponents if they make contact with Ampharos if it hasn't Mega-Evolved yet. After Mega Evolving, Ampharos gets the ability Mold Breaker, which isn't very useful, but can help lets Ampharos to use Volt Switch against Mega Sceptile without boosting its Special Attack. Ampharosite allows Ampharos to Mega- Evolve into Mega Ampharos. The EVs and a Bold nature max out Ampharos's physical Defense and is boosted by a Bold nature bulk.

Usage Tips
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Ampharos can be sent in to wall a handful of Fire-, Steel- or Electric-type attackers.(remove period) Ampharos can,(ac) also or absorb sleep-inducing moves, (ac) as it has Sleep Talk to move during sleep. Volt Switch out when you predict a threatening Pokemon to come in against Ampharos, so you can switch out into another Pokemon. However,(rc) but do not recklessy recklessly spam it, as Ground-types can easily come in and force Ampharos to switch after out. Make sure to Rest up when Ampharos is getting at low health.,(period to comma) always (decapitalize)Uuse Sleep Talk when asleep, and keep track of the turns you've been asleep so you won't waste a turn using Sleep Talk when you're awake. as it will allow Ampharos toto move during sleep. However, keep in mind that Rest puts Ampharos to sleep for two turns, so after Rest has been used, it is recommended that you use Sleep Talk for the next two turns, and select another move the turn after. Use Heal Bell once an ally has been severely crippled by status opponent has been statused and is severally crippled by. Also, it is important to Mega Evolve as soon as possible, as Ampharos will get a huge boost in power, both offensively and defensively.

Team Options
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Suicune is an example of a good teammate and beats most Pokemon that threaten Ampharos, and in advance (rc),return Mega Ampharos can stall out Electric- and Grass-types that threaten Suicune. Pokemon that appreciate some physical attackers such as Honchkrow being removed, such as Jirachi and Machamp, make good partners as well. Next up, U-turn users such as Flygon and the aforementioned Jirachi can form a VoltTurn core with Mega Ampharos and are therefore good teammates. Lastly, special walls that can take care of special attackers that threaten Mega Ampharos, such as Florges or Snorlax, are good teammates.

All-Out Attacker
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name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Dragon Pulse
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Volt Switch
ability: Static --> Mold Breaker
item: Ampharosite
evs: 132 HP / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
nature: Modest

Moves
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Thunderbolt is a very powerful STAB attack that has good neutral overall coverage. Dragon Pulse is another powerful STAB attack that provides great neutral coverage among others against Ground-type Pokemon. Focus Blast has terrifying overall coverage and hits 5 sorts of different Pokemon-types for super effective damage, but is a bit inaccurate. Notably Pokemon Focus Blast hits hard are notably nailing Snorlax, Porygon2, Rhyperior and Umbreon., (period to comma) but is a bit inaccurate Volt Switch is used in the last slot as it.(period) Volt Switch allows Ampharos to keep up momentum for a team,(rc) and allows it to switch out of its checks and counters which aren't immune to it.

Set Details
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Static is Ampharos's ability before Mega-Evolving, meaning it can potentially paralyze an opponent making contact. Mold Breaker is Ampharos's ability after Mega Evolving, though it proves once again not much usefulness aside from hitting Mega Sceptile on the switch in without boosting its Special Attack, as well as ignoring Mega Aggron's Filter and Rhyperior's Solid Rock. Mold Breaker lets Ampharos ignore Mega Aggron's Filter and Rhyperior's Solid Rock, while denying Mega Sceptile Lightningrod boosts. Ampharosite allows Ampharos to Mega Evolve. Ampharosite allows Ampharos to Mega-Evolve. into Mega-Ampharos. The current EV spread is chosen because of the fact that it allows Mega Ampharos to outspeed Pokemon with a base of 60 Speed without investment, but it also lets Ampharos hits uninvested base 60 Speed Pokemon and hit as hard as possible,(ac) and gives a small boost in bulk be a bit bulkier. The Modest nature boosts Ampharos's damage output and backs up the investment in Special Attack.

Usage Tips
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Use Volt Switch to switch out of Ampharos's checks and counters if they aren't Ground-type, and will also keep up momentum.; (period to semicolon)Ampharos can also be used as a slow pivot too and mostly use Volt Switch. Ampharos can switch into Electric- and Fire-types attacks very well, and hit it back with one of its STAB attacks. When predicting a Ground-type to come in, switch out Ampharos, because it cannot Volt Switch out of them, as Ground-types are immune to the move. Mega Evolve as soon as possible, as Ampharos will get a huge boost in power, both offensively and defensively.

Team Options
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Trick Room or Thunder Wave support is very appreciated for Mega Ampharos, as it allows Mega Ampharos to move first in most situations. Examples of good Trick Room setters include Bronzong and Cofagrigus. Wish support is also useful from Pokemon such as Jirachi or Blissey,(rc) is also useful to boosts Ampharos's longevity, as it doesn't have reliable recovery on its own. Other Volt- Switch users or U-turn users, (ac) such as Flygon and Rotom-Heat and Flygon, (ac) respectively, (ac) can form a VoltTurn core with Mega Ampharos. Pokemon that can reliably take care of Ground-types, such as Alomomola, Suicune, and Chesnaught, are good partners too. Finally, physically offensive attackers which can get rid of special walls, (ac)such as Mienshao, Lucario or Krookodile,(ac)make good teammates as well partners too.


Agility
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name: Agility
move 1: Agility
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Dragon Pulse
move 4: Focus Blast
ability: Static --> Mold Breaker
item: Ampharosite
evs: 32 HP / 252 SpA / 224 Spe
nature: Timid

Moves
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Agility is a good move that allows Ampharos in Mega-forme to patch up its low Speed stat, which allows it to hit 400 Speed after an Agility. Agility allows Mega Ampharos to hit 400 Speed after a single usage. Thunderbolt is a powerful STAB attack which hits every Pokemon well hard as long as it doesn't resist Thunderbolt Electric. Dragon Pulse is another powerful secondary STAB attack which hits opposing Dragon-types that threaten Mega Ampharos when in Mega-forme. Focus Blast has great Base Power along with terrifying coverage, but has slightly low accuracy.

Set Details
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Static is the ability before Mega-Evolving, and can paralyze opponents if they make contact with Ampharos., (period to comma) while Mold Breaker bypasses Rhyperior's Solid Rock and Mega Aggron's Filter, as well as denying Mega Sceptile Special Attack boosts.doesn't provide a lot of usefulness, yet has the niche of not raising Mega Sceptile's Special Attack if it switches into Thunderbolt. It also bypasses Rhyperior's Solid Rock and Mega Aggron's Filter.

Ampharosite is the standard item as it allows Ampharos to Mega- Evolve. into Mega Ampharos. The EVs letThe Special Attack investment lets Ampharos hit as hard as possible, as well as it allows the Speed investment along with a Timid nature allow Mega Ampharos to outspeed everything up to neutral natured Pokemon with a base Speed stat of 150 along woth a Timid nature, the remaining EVs are put in HP to give 150 Speed Pokemon, (ac) and the HP investment gives a small boost to Ampharos's bulk. A Modest nature can also be chosen to outspeed everything up to Mega Pidgeot after an Agility, and gives a good boost to Ampharos's Special Attack.

Usage Tips
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Mega- Evolve as soon as possible, as this will give Ampharos greater raw power as well as better bulk. Use Agility on a switch Mega Ampharos forces, this way it can to get a free Speed boost without risking to taketaking a hit. Don't spam your STAB attacks when the opponent has a Ground-type or a Fairy-type alive, because they can easily switch in and force Ampharos to switch itself. This Ampharos is best used as a late-game cleaner once the opposing special walls have fainted.

Team Options
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Alomomola and Florges are good teammates in particular, as they have good typing synergy with Mega Ampharos and can provide Wish support to give a boost to Ampharos's longevity. Physically offensive attackers such as Mienshao or Krookodile make good teammates,(ac) as they can beat the special walls that are hindering Ampharos during attack. A physically defensive wall such as Hippowdon and Suicune makes for a good partners, as they can reliably take on the physical attackers that trouble Ampharos. Lastly, Grass-types such as Chesnaught or Shaymin help Ampharos by beating Ground-types that stop Ampharos,(rc) and because of that are good teammates too.


Other Options
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Toxic is an option to cripple the specially defensive walls that stop Ampharos, but takes up a the slot of a coverage attack and isn't worth it. Thunder Wave is a status attack that cripples pysical fast attackers, but isn't that good as Ampharos cannot afford to miss out on one of its coverage moves. Cotton Guard can be used on a defensive set to boost Ampharos's Defense, but is not good because of it takes up an important moveslot. Signal Beam is an option for coverage against Grass-types that resist Thunderbolt, but it lacks good power and hasn't got good coverage either. Iron Tail is an attacking option that allows Mega-Ampharos to hits Fairy-types well hard, but is inaccurate and doesn't provide good coverage on the overall too. A dual screen set with Light Screen and Reflect is an option, but not really worth it as normal Ampharos isn't good and Mega Ampharos cannot hold a Light Clay, (rc) which means it cannot lengthen the durability of the screens. Hidden Power Grass hits is another option to use for hitting Pokemon such as Rhyperior and Mega Swampert harder, but lacks power and hasn't got good coverage, (rc) and isn't worth a move slot. Hidden Power Ice can also be used to hit Specially Defensive Gligar way better, but isn't worth it as this is the only real target is defensive Gligar. A mixed set is an option to break through special walls better, but usually still lacks power and means that Ampharos has to miss out on an overall stronger Special Attack which makes the set unworthy to use.


Checks & Counters
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**Ground-types**: Ground-types such as Krookodile, Mega Swampert and Nidoqueen can outspeed Mega Ampharos before Mega-Evolving and can beat it with one of their STAB attacks, though none of these Pokemon like to switch into a Dragon Pulse.

**Special walls**: Special walls such as Snorlax, Blissey, and Florges can take any hit thrown at them by Mega Ampharos and KO it with one of their attacks, or just stall it out.

**Faster Pokemon with sSupere Effective cCoverage(capitalize!!!)**: Faster Pokemon with super effective coverage, such as Alakazam, Hydreigon, Mega Glalie, (ac)and Mega Sceptile, (ac)can outspeed Mega Ampharos and pick it off with their super effective attacks.
 
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Does thunder wave really have no spot on any of these movesets? I mean mold breaker allows Ampharos to paralyz mega sceptile with thunder wave and cripples a buttload of other physical attackers, and even after an agility Ampharos is not outspeeding everything, but ouspeeds every (unboosted) paralyzed opponent. I think it deserves a slash somewhere or (maybe) get a moveset surrounding it.
 
Does thunder wave really have no spot on any of these movesets? I mean mold breaker allows Ampharos to paralyz mega sceptile with thunder wave and cripples a buttload of other physical attackers, and even after an agility Ampharos is not outspeeding everything, but ouspeeds every (unboosted) paralyzed opponent. I think it deserves a slash somewhere or (maybe) get a moveset surrounding it.
nah, if I slash it on the defensive set you get compeltely walled by ground types and otherwise you just kill momentum
 

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Overview
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Ampharos is a decent Pokemon in the UU metagame. First of all, it has an extremely high Special Attack stat, (period -> comma) It also has good bulk for an attacker, (period -> comma) and Furthermore, Ampharos has access to good offensive STAB attacks that almost hit any type for neutral damage. But, (RC) Ampharos has its downsides. (remove period) However, (AC) it has a limited options in its movepool, (AC) which prevents Ampharos from utilizing many playstyles. Mega Ampharos has It has the Mold Breaker as its ability as a Mega, but this ability is not particularly useful for Ampharos. Next, the release of ORAS brought many more checks to Ampharos than before, such as Mega Sceptile and Mega Swampert. It is also extremely slow for an attacker, as it has only a pitiful base 45 Speed stat of 45. Lastly, Ampharos is very costly, as it takes up a Mega slot. (kind of obvious)

Physically Defensive
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name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Rest
move 2: Sleep Talk
move 3: Volt Switch
move 4: Dragon Pulse / Heal Bell
ability: Static --> Mold Breaker
item: Ampharosite
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
nature: Bold

Moves
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Rest is a good move that provides recovery for Ampharos, (AC) and when used with and puts it to sleep after. Sleep Talk, (AC) is great option to use along with Rest, as it allows Ampharos is able to use a move while asleep. Volt Switch is a decent STAB attack and keeps up momentum for the team after use. Dragon Pulse can be used in the fourth slot, as it is a powerful STAB attack and hits Ground-types, (AC) which are immune to Volt Switch. Heal Bell is another option to use in the last slot, (AC) as it heals any teammate from status, (RC) and can also heal Ampharos when asleep if it is picked by Sleep Talk.

Set Details
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Static can paralyze foes opponents if they make contact with Ampharos if it hasn't Mega- (remove hyphen) Evolved yet. After Mega Evolving, Ampharos gets the ability Mold Breaker, which isn't very useful, but can help Ampharos to use Volt Switch against Mega Sceptile without boosting its Special Attack. Ampharosite allows Ampharos to Mega- (remove hyphen) Evolve into Mega Ampharos. The EVs and Bold nature max out Ampharos's physical Defense and is boosted by a Bold nature.

Usage Tips
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Ampharos can be sent in to wall a handful of Fire-, Steel-, (AC) or Electric-type attackers. Ampharos can also absorb sleep-inducing moves, (AC) as it has Sleep Talk and can attack while its asleep to move during sleep. Volt Switch out when you predict a threatening Pokemon to come in against Ampharos, (RC) so you can switch out into another Pokemon. However, do not recklessly spam it, as Ground-types can easily come in and force Ampharos to switch out after. Make sure to use Rest (add spaces between words) up when Ampharos is getting at low on health. Use Sleep Talk when asleep, as it will allow Ampharos to move during sleep. However, keep in mind that Rest puts Ampharos to sleep for two turns, so after Rest has been used, it is recommended that you use Sleep Talk for the next two turns, (RC) and select another move the turn after. Use Heal Bell once a foe an opponent has been statused and is severally crippled by it. Also, it is important to Mega Evolve as soon as possible, as Ampharos will get a huge boost in power, both offensively and defensively.

Team Options
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Suicune is an example of a good teammate because it and beats most Pokemon that threaten Ampharos, and in advance, (RC) Mega Ampharos can stall out Electric- and Grass-type that threaten Suicune. Pokemon that appreciate some physical attackers such as Honchkrow being removed, such as Jirachi and Machamp, make for good partners as well. Next up, (RC) U-turn users such as Flygon and the aforementioned Jirachi can form a VoltTurn core with Mega Ampharos and are therefore good teammates. Lastly, special walls that can take care of special attackers that threaten Mega Ampharos, such as Florges or Snorlax, are good teammates.

All-Out Attacker
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name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Dragon Pulse
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Volt Switch
ability: Static --> Mold Breaker
item: Ampharosite
evs: 132 HP / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
nature: Modest

Moves
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Thunderbolt is a very powerful STAB attack that has good neutral overall coverage. Dragon Pulse is another powerful STAB attack that provides great neutral coverage among others against Ground-type Pokemon. Focus Blast has terrifying overall coverage and hits many Pokemon, (AC) such as Snorlax, (AC) Porygon2, (AC) Rhyperior, (AC) and Umbreon, (AC) 5 sorts of different Pokemon-types for super effective damage, but is a bit inaccurate. Notable Pokemon Focus Blast hits hard are Snorlax, Porygon2, Rhyperior and Umbreon. Volt Switch is used in the last slot as it allows Ampharos to keep up momentum for a team, (RC) and allows it to switch out of its checks and counters that which aren't immune to it Volt Switch.

Set Details
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Static is Ampharos's ability before Mega- (remove hyphen) Evolving, meaning it can potentially paralyze a foe if it makes an opponent making contact. Mold Breaker is Ampharos's ability after Mega Evolving, though it isn't very useful proves once again not much usefulness aside from hitting Mega Sceptile on the switch in without boosting its Special Attack, as well as ignoring Mega Aggron's Filter and Rhyperior's Solid Rock. Ampharosite allows Ampharos to Mega- (remove hyphen) Evolve into Mega- (remove hyphen) Ampharos. The (add space) current EV spread is chosen because of the fact that it allows Mega Ampharos to outspeed base 60 Speed Pokemon with a base of 60 Speed without that don't have any investment, but it also lets Ampharos hits as hard as possible and gives a small boost in bulk. The (add space) Modest nature boosts Ampharos's damage output and backs up the investment in Special Attack.

Usage Tips
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Use Volt Switch to switch out of Ampharos's checks and counters if they aren't Ground-type, (RC) and will to also keep up momentum. Ampharos can also be used as a slow pivot too and mostly use Volt Switch. Ampharos can switch into Electric- and Fire-types attacks very well, and it can hit the foe it with one of its STAB attacks. When predicting a Ground-type to come in, switch out Ampharos, because it cannot Volt Switch out of them as Ground-types are immune to Volt Switch the move. Mega Evolve as soon as possible, as Ampharos will get a huge boost in power, both offensively and defensively.

Team Options
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Trick Room or Thunder Wave support is very appreciated for Mega Ampharos, as it allows Mega Ampharos to move first in most situations. Examples of good Trick Room setters include Bronzong and Cofagrigus. Wish support is also useful from Pokemon such as Jirachi or Blissey to boost, (RC) as it boosts Ampharos's longevity, as it doesn't have reliable recovery on its own. Other Volt-Switch users or U-turn users such as Flygon and Rotom-Heat can form a VoltTurn core with Mega Ampharos. Pokemon that can reliably take care of Ground-types, such as Alomomola, Suicune, and Chesnaught, are good partners too. Finally, physically offensive attackers such as Mienshao, (AC) Lucario, (AC) and Krookodile, (AC) make for good partners because they which can get rid of special walls such as Mienshao, Lucario or Krookodile make good partners too. (Reordered sentence because it implied Mienshao, Lucario, and Krookodile are special walls, and I assume they aren't)


Agility
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name: Agility
move 1: Agility
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Dragon Pulse
move 4: Focus Blast
ability: Static --> Mold Breaker
item: Ampharosite
evs: 32 HP / 252 SpA / 224 Spe
nature: Timid

Moves
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Agility is a good move that allows Mega Ampharos in Mega-forme to patch up its low Speed stat, which allows it to hitting 400 Speed after an Agility. Thunderbolt is a powerful STAB attack that damages any Pokemon that which hits every Pokemon well as long as it doesn't resist it Thunderbolt. Dragon Pulse is another powerful secondary STAB attack that which hits opposing Dragon-types that threaten Mega Ampharos when in Mega-forme. Focus Blast has great Base Power along with terrifying coverage, but it has slightly low accuracy.

Set Details
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Static is Ampharos's the ability before Mega- (remove hyphen) Evolving, (RC) and can paralyze foes opponents if they make contact with Ampharos. Mold Breaker doesn't provide a lot of usefulness, yet it has the niche of not raising Mega Sceptile's Special Attack if it switches into Thunderbolt. It also bypasses Rhyperior's Solid Rock and Mega Aggron's Filter. Ampharosite is the standard item, (AC) as it allows Ampharos to Mega- (remove hyphen) Evolve into Mega Ampharos. The invested EVs and Timid nature let Ampharos hit as hard as possible and, (RC) as well as it allows Mega Ampharos to outspeed everything up to neutral-natured base 150 Speed Pokemon with a base Speed stat of 150 along with a Timid nature, and the remaining EVs are put into HP to give a small boost to Ampharos's bulk. A Modest nature can also be chosen to outspeed everything up to Mega Pidgeot after an Agility, and it gives a good boost to Ampharos's Special Attack.

Usage Tips
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Mega- (remove hyphen) Evolve as soon as possible, as this will give Ampharos greater raw power as well as better bulk. Use Agility as foes switch out so that Mega Ampharos on a switch Mega Ampharos forces, this way it can get a free Speed boost without risking to take a hit. Don't spam your STAB attacks when the opponent has a Ground-type or a Fairy-type available alive, because they can easily switch it in and force Ampharos out to switch itself. This Ampharos is best used as late-game cleaner once the special walls have fainted.

Team Options
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Alomomola and Florges are good teammates in particular, as they have good type synergy with Mega Ampharos and can provide Wish support to give a boost to Ampharos's longevity. Physically offensive attackers such as Mienshao or Krookodile make for good teammates, (AC) as they can beat the special walls that hinder are hindering Ampharos's sweep during attack. A Physically defensive walls such as Hippowdon and Suicune make for good partners, as they can reliably take on the physical attackers that trouble Ampharos. Lastly, Grass-types such as Chesnaught or Shaymin help Ampharos by beating Ground-types that stop Ampharos, (RC) and because of that are good teammates too.


Other Options
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Toxic is an option to cripple the specially defensive walls that stop Ampharos, but takes the place up a of a coverage attack and isn't worth it. Thunder Wave can be used to is a status attack that cripple physical attackers and Cotton Guard boosts Ampharos's Defense, but isn't that good as Ampharos cannot afford to miss out on one of its coverage moves. Cotton Guard can be used on a defensive set to boost Ampharos's Defense, but is not good because of it takes up an important moveslot. Signal Beam is an option for coverage against Grass-types that resist Thunderbolt, but it lacks good power and doesn't provide hasn't got good coverage either. Iron Tail is an attacking option that allows Mega- (remove hyphen) Ampharos to hit Fairy-types well, but it is inaccurate and doesn't hit many other Pokemon provide good coverage on the overall too. A dual screen set with Light Screen and Reflect is an option, but not really worth it, (AC) as normal Ampharos isn't good and Mega Ampharos cannot hold a Light Clay, which means it cannot lengthen the durability of the screens. Hidden Power Grass is another option to use for hitting Pokemon such as Rhyperior and Mega Swampert harder, but lacks power, (AC) and hasn't got good coverage, and isn't worth a move slot. Hidden Power Ice can also be used to hit specially defensive Gligar way better, but isn't worth it as the only real target is defensive Gligar. A mixed set is an option to break through special walls better, but it usually still lacks power and means that Ampharos has to miss out on an overall stronger Special Attack, (AC) which makes the set not worth using unworthy to use.


Checks & Counters
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**Ground-types**: Ground-types such as Krookodile, Mega Swampert, (AC) and Nidoqueen can outspeed Mega Ampharos before it Mega- (remove hyphen) Evolving Evolves and can beat it with one of their STAB attacks, though none of these Pokemon like to switch into a Dragon Pulse.

**Special walls**: Special walls such as Snorlax, Blissey, and Florges can take any hit thrown at Mega Ampharos and KO Mega Ampharos it with one of their attacks, (RC) or just stall it out.

**Faster Pokemon with super effective coverage moves**: Faster Pokemon with super effective coverage moves, such as Alakazam, Hydreigon, Mega Glalie, (AC) and Mega Sceptile, (AC) can outspeed Mega Ampharos and pick it off with their super effective attacks.
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Overview
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Ampharos is a decent Pokemon in the UU metagame. First of all, it has an extremely high Special Attack stat, (period -> comma) It also has good bulk for an attacker, (period -> comma) and Furthermore, Ampharos has access to good offensive STAB attacks that almost hit any type for neutral damage. But, (RC) Ampharos has its downsides. (remove period) However, (AC) it has a limited options in its movepool, (AC) which prevents Ampharos from utilizing many playstyles. Mega Ampharos has It has the Mold Breaker as its ability as a Mega, but this ability is not particularly useful for Ampharos. Next, the release of ORAS brought many more checks to Ampharos than before, such as Mega Sceptile and Mega Swampert. It is also extremely slow for an attacker, as it has only a pitiful base 45 Speed stat of 45. Lastly, Ampharos is very costly, as it takes up a Mega slot. (kind of obvious)

Physically Defensive
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name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Rest
move 2: Sleep Talk
move 3: Volt Switch
move 4: Dragon Pulse / Heal Bell
ability: Static --> Mold Breaker
item: Ampharosite
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
nature: Bold

Moves
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Rest is a good move that provides recovery for Ampharos, (AC) and when used with and puts it to sleep after. Sleep Talk, (AC) is great option to use along with Rest, as it allows Ampharos is able to use a move while asleep. Volt Switch is a decent STAB attack and keeps up momentum for the team after use. Dragon Pulse can be used in the fourth slot, as it is a powerful STAB attack and hits Ground-types, (AC) which are immune to Volt Switch. Heal Bell is another option to use in the last slot, (AC) as it heals any teammate from status, (RC) and can also heal Ampharos when asleep if it is picked by Sleep Talk.

Set Details
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Static can paralyze foes opponents if they make contact with Ampharos if it hasn't Mega- (remove hyphen) Evolved yet. After Mega Evolving, Ampharos gets the ability Mold Breaker, which isn't very useful, but can help Ampharos to use Volt Switch against Mega Sceptile without boosting its Special Attack. Ampharosite allows Ampharos to Mega- (remove hyphen) Evolve into Mega Ampharos. The EVs and Bold nature max out Ampharos's physical Defense and is boosted by a Bold nature.

Usage Tips
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Ampharos can be sent in to wall a handful of Fire-, Steel-, (AC) or Electric-type attackers. Ampharos can also absorb sleep-inducing moves, (AC) as it has Sleep Talk and can attack while its asleep to move during sleep. Volt Switch out when you predict a threatening Pokemon to come in against Ampharos, (RC) so you can switch out into another Pokemon. However, do not recklessly spam it, as Ground-types can easily come in and force Ampharos to switch out after. Make sure to use Rest (add spaces between words) up when Ampharos is getting at low on health. Use Sleep Talk when asleep, as it will allow Ampharos to move during sleep. However, keep in mind that Rest puts Ampharos to sleep for two turns, so after Rest has been used, it is recommended that you use Sleep Talk for the next two turns, (RC) and select another move the turn after. Use Heal Bell once a foe an opponent has been statused and is severally crippled by it. Also, it is important to Mega Evolve as soon as possible, as Ampharos will get a huge boost in power, both offensively and defensively.

Team Options
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Suicune is an example of a good teammate because it and beats most Pokemon that threaten Ampharos, and in advance, (RC) Mega Ampharos can stall out Electric- and Grass-type that threaten Suicune. Pokemon that appreciate some physical attackers such as Honchkrow being removed, such as Jirachi and Machamp, make for good partners as well. Next up, (RC) U-turn users such as Flygon and the aforementioned Jirachi can form a VoltTurn core with Mega Ampharos and are therefore good teammates. Lastly, special walls that can take care of special attackers that threaten Mega Ampharos, such as Florges or Snorlax, are good teammates.

All-Out Attacker
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name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Dragon Pulse
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Volt Switch
ability: Static --> Mold Breaker
item: Ampharosite
evs: 132 HP / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
nature: Modest

Moves
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Thunderbolt is a very powerful STAB attack that has good neutral overall coverage. Dragon Pulse is another powerful STAB attack that provides great neutral coverage among others against Ground-type Pokemon. Focus Blast has terrifying overall coverage and hits many Pokemon, (AC) such as Snorlax, (AC) Porygon2, (AC) Rhyperior, (AC) and Umbreon, (AC) 5 sorts of different Pokemon-types for super effective damage, but is a bit inaccurate. Notable Pokemon Focus Blast hits hard are Snorlax, Porygon2, Rhyperior and Umbreon. Volt Switch is used in the last slot as it allows Ampharos to keep up momentum for a team, (RC) and allows it to switch out of its checks and counters that which aren't immune to it Volt Switch.

Set Details
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Static is Ampharos's ability before Mega- (remove hyphen) Evolving, meaning it can potentially paralyze a foe if it makes an opponent making contact. Mold Breaker is Ampharos's ability after Mega Evolving, though it isn't very useful proves once again not much usefulness aside from hitting Mega Sceptile on the switch in without boosting its Special Attack, as well as ignoring Mega Aggron's Filter and Rhyperior's Solid Rock. Ampharosite allows Ampharos to Mega- (remove hyphen) Evolve into Mega- (remove hyphen) Ampharos. The (add space) current EV spread is chosen because of the fact that it allows Mega Ampharos to outspeed base 60 Speed Pokemon with a base of 60 Speed without that don't have any investment, but it also lets Ampharos hits as hard as possible and gives a small boost in bulk. The (add space) Modest nature boosts Ampharos's damage output and backs up the investment in Special Attack.

Usage Tips
========

Use Volt Switch to switch out of Ampharos's checks and counters if they aren't Ground-type, (RC) and will to also keep up momentum. Ampharos can also be used as a slow pivot too and mostly use Volt Switch. Ampharos can switch into Electric- and Fire-types attacks very well, and it can hit the foe it with one of its STAB attacks. When predicting a Ground-type to come in, switch out Ampharos, because it cannot Volt Switch out of them as Ground-types are immune to Volt Switch the move. Mega Evolve as soon as possible, as Ampharos will get a huge boost in power, both offensively and defensively.

Team Options
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Trick Room or Thunder Wave support is very appreciated for Mega Ampharos, as it allows Mega Ampharos to move first in most situations. Examples of good Trick Room setters include Bronzong and Cofagrigus. Wish support is also useful from Pokemon such as Jirachi or Blissey to boost, (RC) as it boosts Ampharos's longevity, as it doesn't have reliable recovery on its own. Other Volt-Switch users or U-turn users such as Flygon and Rotom-Heat can form a VoltTurn core with Mega Ampharos. Pokemon that can reliably take care of Ground-types, such as Alomomola, Suicune, and Chesnaught, are good partners too. Finally, physically offensive attackers such as Mienshao, (AC) Lucario, (AC) and Krookodile, (AC) make for good partners because they which can get rid of special walls such as Mienshao, Lucario or Krookodile make good partners too. (Reordered sentence because it implied Mienshao, Lucario, and Krookodile are special walls, and I assume they aren't)


Agility
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name: Agility
move 1: Agility
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Dragon Pulse
move 4: Focus Blast
ability: Static --> Mold Breaker
item: Ampharosite
evs: 32 HP / 252 SpA / 224 Spe
nature: Timid

Moves
========

Agility is a good move that allows Mega Ampharos in Mega-forme to patch up its low Speed stat, which allows it to hitting 400 Speed after an Agility. Thunderbolt is a powerful STAB attack that damages any Pokemon that which hits every Pokemon well as long as it doesn't resist it Thunderbolt. Dragon Pulse is another powerful secondary STAB attack that which hits opposing Dragon-types that threaten Mega Ampharos when in Mega-forme. Focus Blast has great Base Power along with terrifying coverage, but it has slightly low accuracy.

Set Details
========

Static is Ampharos's the ability before Mega- (remove hyphen) Evolving, (RC) and can paralyze foes opponents if they make contact with Ampharos. Mold Breaker doesn't provide a lot of usefulness, yet it has the niche of not raising Mega Sceptile's Special Attack if it switches into Thunderbolt. It also bypasses Rhyperior's Solid Rock and Mega Aggron's Filter. Ampharosite is the standard item, (AC) as it allows Ampharos to Mega- (remove hyphen) Evolve into Mega Ampharos. The invested EVs and Timid nature let Ampharos hit as hard as possible and, (RC) as well as it allows Mega Ampharos to outspeed everything up to neutral-natured base 150 Speed Pokemon with a base Speed stat of 150 along with a Timid nature, and the remaining EVs are put into HP to give a small boost to Ampharos's bulk. A Modest nature can also be chosen to outspeed everything up to Mega Pidgeot after an Agility, and it gives a good boost to Ampharos's Special Attack.

Usage Tips
========

Mega- (remove hyphen) Evolve as soon as possible, as this will give Ampharos greater raw power as well as better bulk. Use Agility as foes switch out so that Mega Ampharos on a switch Mega Ampharos forces, this way it can get a free Speed boost without risking to take a hit. Don't spam your STAB attacks when the opponent has a Ground-type or a Fairy-type available alive, because they can easily switch it in and force Ampharos out to switch itself. This Ampharos is best used as late-game cleaner once the special walls have fainted.

Team Options
========

Alomomola and Florges are good teammates in particular, as they have good type synergy with Mega Ampharos and can provide Wish support to give a boost to Ampharos's longevity. Physically offensive attackers such as Mienshao or Krookodile make for good teammates, (AC) as they can beat the special walls that hinder are hindering Ampharos's sweep during attack. A Physically defensive walls such as Hippowdon and Suicune make for good partners, as they can reliably take on the physical attackers that trouble Ampharos. Lastly, Grass-types such as Chesnaught or Shaymin help Ampharos by beating Ground-types that stop Ampharos, (RC) and because of that are good teammates too.


Other Options
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Toxic is an option to cripple the specially defensive walls that stop Ampharos, but takes the place up a of a coverage attack and isn't worth it. Thunder Wave can be used to is a status attack that cripple physical attackers and Cotton Guard boosts Ampharos's Defense, but isn't that good as Ampharos cannot afford to miss out on one of its coverage moves. Cotton Guard can be used on a defensive set to boost Ampharos's Defense, but is not good because of it takes up an important moveslot. Signal Beam is an option for coverage against Grass-types that resist Thunderbolt, but it lacks good power and doesn't provide hasn't got good coverage either. Iron Tail is an attacking option that allows Mega- (remove hyphen) Ampharos to hit Fairy-types well, but it is inaccurate and doesn't hit many other Pokemon provide good coverage on the overall too. A dual screen set with Light Screen and Reflect is an option, but not really worth it, (AC) as normal Ampharos isn't good and Mega Ampharos cannot hold a Light Clay, which means it cannot lengthen the durability of the screens. Hidden Power Grass is another option to use for hitting Pokemon such as Rhyperior and Mega Swampert harder, but lacks power, (AC) and hasn't got good coverage, and isn't worth a move slot. Hidden Power Ice can also be used to hit specially defensive Gligar way better, but isn't worth it as the only real target is defensive Gligar. A mixed set is an option to break through special walls better, but it usually still lacks power and means that Ampharos has to miss out on an overall stronger Special Attack, (AC) which makes the set not worth using unworthy to use.


Checks & Counters
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**Ground-types**: Ground-types such as Krookodile, Mega Swampert, (AC) and Nidoqueen can outspeed Mega Ampharos before it Mega- (remove hyphen) Evolving Evolves and can beat it with one of their STAB attacks, though none of these Pokemon like to switch into a Dragon Pulse.

**Special walls**: Special walls such as Snorlax, Blissey, and Florges can take any hit thrown at Mega Ampharos and KO Mega Ampharos it with one of their attacks, (RC) or just stall it out.

**Faster Pokemon with super effective coverage moves**: Faster Pokemon with super effective coverage moves, such as Alakazam, Hydreigon, Mega Glalie, (AC) and Mega Sceptile, (AC) can outspeed Mega Ampharos and pick it off with their super effective attacks.
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Overview
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(Mega?) Ampharos has an extremely high Special Attack stat, good bulk for an attacker, and access to good offensive STAB attacks that almost hit any almost every type for neutral damage. However, it has a limited movepool, which prevents Ampharos from utilizing many playstyles (hmm, I'm not sure about this word choice. do Pokemon utilize playstyles? would "fitting on many playstyles" be okay?). Furthermore, Mega Ampharos's ability, has Mold Breaker as its ability, (keep this comma though) but this ability is not particularly useful. Next, the release of ORAS brought many more checks to Ampharos than before, such as Mega Sceptile and Mega Swampert. It is also extremely slow for an attacker, as it has only a pitiful base 45 Speed stat.

Physically Defensive
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name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Rest
move 2: Sleep Talk
move 3: Volt Switch
move 4: Dragon Pulse / Heal Bell
ability: Static
item: Ampharosite
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
nature: Bold

Moves
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Rest provides recovery for Ampharos, and when used with Sleep Talk, Ampharos is able to use a move while asleep. Volt Switch is a decent STAB attack and keeps up momentum for the team after use. Dragon Pulse can be used in the fourth slot, as it is a powerful STAB attack and hits Ground-types, which are immune to Volt Switch. Heal Bell is another option, as it heals any teammates' from status conditions and can also wake heal Ampharos up from when asleep if it is picked by Sleep Talk.

Set Details
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Static can paralyze foes if they make contact with Ampharos before it Mega Evolves if it hasn't Mega Evolved yet. After Mega Evolving, Ampharos gets the ability Mold Breaker, which isn't very useful, but it does let can help Ampharos to use Volt Switch against Mega Sceptile without boosting its Special Attack. Ampharosite allows Ampharos to Mega Evolve into Mega Ampharos. The EVs and Bold nature max out maximize Ampharos's Defense.

Usage Tips
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Ampharos can be sent in to wall a handful of Fire-, Steel-, or and Electric-type attackers. Ampharos can also absorb sleep-inducing moves, as it has Sleep Talk and can attack while it's asleep. Volt Switch out to another Pokemon when you predict a threatening Pokemon to come in against Ampharos so you can switch out into another Pokemon. However, do not recklessly spam it, as Ground-types can easily come in and force Ampharos to switch out after. Make sure to use Rest when Ampharos is getting low on health. Use Sleep Talk when asleep, as it will allow Ampharos to move during sleep. However, keep in mind that Rest puts Ampharos to sleep for two turns, so after Rest has been used, it is recommended that you use Sleep Talk for the next two turns and select another move the turn after. Use Heal Bell once a foe (did you mean a teammate?) has been statused and is severally crippled by it. Also, it is important to Mega Evolve as soon as possible, as Ampharos will get a huge boost in power, both offensively and defensively.

Team Options
========

Suicune is an example of a good teammate because it beats most Pokemon that threaten Ampharos, and Mega Ampharos can stall out Electric- and Grass-type that threaten Suicune. Pokemon that appreciate some physical attackers such as Honchkrow being removed, such as Jirachi and Machamp, make for good partners as well. U-turn users such as Flygon and Jirachi can form a VoltTurn core with Mega Ampharos and are therefore good teammates. Lastly, special walls that can take care of special attackers that threaten Mega Ampharos, such as Florges or Snorlax, are good teammates.

All-Out Attacker
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name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Dragon Pulse
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Volt Switch
ability: Static
item: Ampharosite
evs: 132 HP / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
nature: Modest

Moves
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Thunderbolt is a very powerful STAB attack that has good neutral overall coverage. Dragon Pulse is another powerful STAB attack that and provides great neutral coverage against Ground-type Pokemon. Focus Blast has terrifying overall coverage and hits many Pokemon, such as Snorlax, Porygon2, Rhyperior, and Umbreon, for super effective damage, but is a (remove a) inaccurate. Volt Switch allows Ampharos to keep up momentum for a the team and switch out of its checks and counters that aren't immune to Volt Switch.

Set Details
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Static is Ampharos's ability before Mega Evolving, meaning; it (my edit assumes this "it" refers to Static... if it refers to Ampharos then I'd change it to "meaning Ampharos can".) can potentially paralyze a foe if it the foe makes contact (the "it" is ambiguous again, so I had to clarify). Mold Breaker is Ampharos's ability after Mega Evolving, though it isn't very useful aside from letting Ampharos hitting Mega Sceptile on the switch without boosting its Special Attack, as well as ignoring Mega Aggron's Filter and Rhyperior's Solid Rock. Ampharosite allows Ampharos to Mega Evolve into Mega Ampharos. The current EV spread allows Mega Ampharos to outspeed uninvested base 60 Speed Pokemon that don't have any investment, but it also lets Ampharos hit as hard as possible and gives it a small boost in bulk. The Modest nature boosts Ampharos's damage output and backs up the investment in Special Attack.

Usage Tips
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Use Volt Switch to switch out of Ampharos's checks and counters if they aren't Ground-type and to also keep up momentum. Ampharos can also be used as a slow pivot. Ampharos can switch into Electric- and Fire-types attacks very well, and it can hit the foe with one of its STAB attacks. When predicting a Ground-type to come in, switch out Ampharos, because it Ground-types are immune to Volt Switch. Mega Evolve as soon as possible, as Ampharos will get a huge boost in power, both offensively and defensively.

Team Options
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Trick Room or Thunder Wave support is very appreciated for Mega Ampharos, as it allows Mega Ampharos to move first in most situations. Examples of good Trick Room setters include Bronzong and Cofagrigus. Wish support is also useful from Pokemon such as Jirachi or Blissey to boost Ampharos's longevity, as it doesn't have reliable recovery on its own. Other Volt-Switch (remove comma) users or U-turn users such as Flygon and Rotom-H and Flygon (keeping it consistent with the Volt Switch and U-turn order) can form a VoltTurn core with Mega Ampharos. Pokemon that can reliably take care of Ground-types, such as Alomomola, Suicune, and Chesnaught, are good partners too. Finally, physically offensive attackers such as Mienshao, Lucario, and Krookodile, (remove comma) make for good partners because they can get rid of special walls.
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Agility
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name: Agility
move 1: Agility
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Dragon Pulse
move 4: Focus Blast
ability: Static
item: Ampharosite
evs: 32 HP / 252 SpA / 224 Spe
nature: Timid

Moves
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Agility allows Mega Ampharos to patch up its low Speed stat, hitting 400 Speed after an Agility. Thunderbolt is a powerful STAB attack that damages any Pokemon that doesn't resist it. Dragon Pulse is another powerful secondary STAB attack, hitting that hits opposing Dragon-types that threaten Mega Ampharos. Focus Blast has great Base Power along with terrifying coverage, but it has slightly low accuracy.

Set Details
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Static is Ampharos's ability before Mega Evolving and can paralyze foes if they make contact with Ampharos. Mold Breaker doesn't provide a lot of usefulness, yet it has the niche of not raising Mega Sceptile's Special Attack if it switches into Thunderbolt. It also bypasses Rhyperior's Solid Rock and Mega Aggron's Filter. Ampharosite is the standard item, as it allows Ampharos to Mega Evolve into Mega Ampharos. The invested EVs and Timid nature let Ampharos hit as hard as possible and outspeed everything up to neutral-natured base 150 Speed Pokemon (after a boost?), and the remaining EVs are put into HP to give a small boost to Ampharos's bulk. A Modest nature can also instead be chosen to outspeed everything up to Mega Pidgeot after an Agility, and it gives a good boost to Ampharos's Special Attack.

Usage Tips
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Mega Evolve as soon as possible, as this will give Ampharos greater raw power as well as better bulk. Use Agility as foes switch out so that Mega Ampharos can get a free Speed boost without risking to take taking a hit. Don't spam your Ampharos's STAB attacks when the opponent has a Ground- or a (remove a) Fairy-type available, because they can easily switch it in and force Ampharos out. This Ampharos is best used as late-game cleaner once special walls have fainted.

Team Options
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Alomomola and Florges are good teammates in particular, as they have good type synergy with Mega Ampharos and can provide Wish support to give a boost to Ampharos's longevity. Physically offensive attackers such as Mienshao or Krookodile make for good teammates, as they can beat the special walls that hinder Ampharos's sweep. Physically defensive walls such as Hippowdon and Suicune make for good partners, as they can reliably take on the physical attackers that trouble Ampharos. Lastly, Grass-types such as Chesnaught or Shaymin help Ampharos by beating Ground-types that stop it Ampharos.
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Other Options
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Toxic is an option to cripple the specially defensive walls that stop Ampharos, but it takes the place up a of a coverage attack and isn't worth it. Thunder Wave can be used to cripple physical attackers, while and Cotton Guard boosts Ampharos's Defense, but Ampharos cannot afford to miss out on one of its coverage moves. Signal Beam is an option for coverage against Grass-types that resist Thunderbolt, but it lacks good power and doesn't provide good coverage aside from that either. Iron Tail is an attacking option that allows Mega Ampharos to hit Fairy-types, but it is inaccurate and doesn't hit many other Pokemon. A dual screens set with Light Screen and Reflect (just saying that it's dual screens is enough) is an option, but not really worth it, as normal non-Mega Ampharos isn't good and Mega Ampharos cannot hold a Light Clay, which means it cannot lengthen the durationbility of the screens. Hidden Power Grass is another option to use for hitting Pokemon such as Rhyperior and Mega Swampert harder, but it lacks power, hasn't got doesn't provide good coverage, and isn't worth a moveslot. Hidden Power Ice can also be used to hit specially defensive Gligar. A mixed set is an option to break through special walls better, but it usually still lacks power and means that Ampharos has to miss out on an overall stronger Special Attack, which makes the set not worth using.
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Checks & Counters
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**Ground-types**: Ground-types such as Krookodile, Mega Swampert, and Nidoqueen can outspeed Mega Ampharos before it Mega Evolves and can beat it with one of their STAB attacks, though none of these Pokemon like to switch into a Dragon Pulse.

**Special Walls**: Special walls such as Snorlax, Blissey, and Florges can take any hit and KO Mega Ampharos with one of their attacks or just stall it out.

**Faster Pokemon with Super Effective Coverage Moves**: Faster Pokemon with super effective coverage moves, such as Alakazam, Hydreigon, Mega Glalie, and Mega Sceptile, can outspeed Mega Ampharos and pick it off.
 
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Overview
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(Mega?) Ampharos has an extremely high Special Attack stat, good bulk for an attacker, and access to good offensive STAB attacks that almost hit any almost every type for neutral damage. However, it has a limited movepool, which prevents Ampharos from utilizing many playstyles (hmm, I'm not sure about this word choice. do Pokemon utilize playstyles? would "fitting on many playstyles" be okay?). Furthermore, Mega Ampharos's ability, has Mold Breaker as its ability, (keep this comma though) but this ability is not particularly useful. Next, the release of ORAS brought many more checks to Ampharos than before, such as Mega Sceptile and Mega Swampert. It is also extremely slow for an attacker, as it has only a pitiful base 45 Speed stat.

Physically Defensive
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name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Rest
move 2: Sleep Talk
move 3: Volt Switch
move 4: Dragon Pulse / Heal Bell
ability: Static
item: Ampharosite
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
nature: Bold

Moves
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Rest provides recovery for Ampharos, and when used with Sleep Talk, Ampharos is able to use a move while asleep. Volt Switch is a decent STAB attack and keeps up momentum for the team after use. Dragon Pulse can be used in the fourth slot, as it is a powerful STAB attack and hits Ground-types, which are immune to Volt Switch. Heal Bell is another option, as it heals any teammates' from status conditions and can also wake heal Ampharos up from when asleep if it is picked by Sleep Talk.

Set Details
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Static can paralyze foes if they make contact with Ampharos before it Mega Evolves if it hasn't Mega Evolved yet. After Mega Evolving, Ampharos gets the ability Mold Breaker, which isn't very useful, but it does let can help Ampharos to use Volt Switch against Mega Sceptile without boosting its Special Attack. Ampharosite allows Ampharos to Mega Evolve into Mega Ampharos. The EVs and Bold nature max out maximize Ampharos's Defense.

Usage Tips
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Ampharos can be sent in to wall a handful of Fire-, Steel-, or and Electric-type attackers. Ampharos can also absorb sleep-inducing moves, as it has Sleep Talk and can attack while it's asleep. Volt Switch out to another Pokemon when you predict a threatening Pokemon to come in against Ampharos so you can switch out into another Pokemon. However, do not recklessly spam it, as Ground-types can easily come in and force Ampharos to switch out after. Make sure to use Rest when Ampharos is getting low on health. Use Sleep Talk when asleep, as it will allow Ampharos to move during sleep. However, keep in mind that Rest puts Ampharos to sleep for two turns, so after Rest has been used, it is recommended that you use Sleep Talk for the next two turns and select another move the turn after. Use Heal Bell once a foe (did you mean a teammate?) has been statused and is severally crippled by it. Also, it is important to Mega Evolve as soon as possible, as Ampharos will get a huge boost in power, both offensively and defensively.

Team Options
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Suicune is an example of a good teammate because it beats most Pokemon that threaten Ampharos, and Mega Ampharos can stall out Electric- and Grass-type that threaten Suicune. Pokemon that appreciate some physical attackers such as Honchkrow being removed, such as Jirachi and Machamp, make for good partners as well. U-turn users such as Flygon and Jirachi can form a VoltTurn core with Mega Ampharos and are therefore good teammates. Lastly, special walls that can take care of special attackers that threaten Mega Ampharos, such as Florges or Snorlax, are good teammates.

All-Out Attacker
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name: All-Out Attacker
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Dragon Pulse
move 3: Focus Blast
move 4: Volt Switch
ability: Static
item: Ampharosite
evs: 132 HP / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
nature: Modest

Moves
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Thunderbolt is a very powerful STAB attack that has good neutral overall coverage. Dragon Pulse is another powerful STAB attack that and provides great neutral coverage against Ground-type Pokemon. Focus Blast has terrifying overall coverage and hits many Pokemon, such as Snorlax, Porygon2, Rhyperior, and Umbreon, for super effective damage, but is a (remove a) inaccurate. Volt Switch allows Ampharos to keep up momentum for a the team and switch out of its checks and counters that aren't immune to Volt Switch.

Set Details
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Static is Ampharos's ability before Mega Evolving, meaning; it (my edit assumes this "it" refers to Static... if it refers to Ampharos then I'd change it to "meaning Ampharos can".) can potentially paralyze a foe if it the foe makes contact (the "it" is ambiguous again, so I had to clarify). Mold Breaker is Ampharos's ability after Mega Evolving, though it isn't very useful aside from letting Ampharos hitting Mega Sceptile on the switch without boosting its Special Attack, as well as ignoring Mega Aggron's Filter and Rhyperior's Solid Rock. Ampharosite allows Ampharos to Mega Evolve into Mega Ampharos. The current EV spread allows Mega Ampharos to outspeed uninvested base 60 Speed Pokemon that don't have any investment, but it also lets Ampharos hit as hard as possible and gives it a small boost in bulk. The Modest nature boosts Ampharos's damage output and backs up the investment in Special Attack.

Usage Tips
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Use Volt Switch to switch out of Ampharos's checks and counters if they aren't Ground-type and to also keep up momentum. Ampharos can also be used as a slow pivot. Ampharos can switch into Electric- and Fire-types attacks very well, and it can hit the foe with one of its STAB attacks. When predicting a Ground-type to come in, switch out Ampharos, because it Ground-types are immune to Volt Switch. Mega Evolve as soon as possible, as Ampharos will get a huge boost in power, both offensively and defensively.

Team Options
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Trick Room or Thunder Wave support is very appreciated for Mega Ampharos, as it allows Mega Ampharos to move first in most situations. Examples of good Trick Room setters include Bronzong and Cofagrigus. Wish support is also useful from Pokemon such as Jirachi or Blissey to boost Ampharos's longevity, as it doesn't have reliable recovery on its own. Other Volt-Switch (remove comma) users or U-turn users such as Flygon and Rotom-H and Flygon (keeping it consistent with the Volt Switch and U-turn order) can form a VoltTurn core with Mega Ampharos. Pokemon that can reliably take care of Ground-types, such as Alomomola, Suicune, and Chesnaught, are good partners too. Finally, physically offensive attackers such as Mienshao, Lucario, and Krookodile, (remove comma) make for good partners because they can get rid of special walls.
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Agility
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name: Agility
move 1: Agility
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Dragon Pulse
move 4: Focus Blast
ability: Static
item: Ampharosite
evs: 32 HP / 252 SpA / 224 Spe
nature: Timid

Moves
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Agility allows Mega Ampharos to patch up its low Speed stat, hitting 400 Speed after an Agility. Thunderbolt is a powerful STAB attack that damages any Pokemon that doesn't resist it. Dragon Pulse is another powerful secondary STAB attack, hitting that hits opposing Dragon-types that threaten Mega Ampharos. Focus Blast has great Base Power along with terrifying coverage, but it has slightly low accuracy.

Set Details
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Static is Ampharos's ability before Mega Evolving and can paralyze foes if they make contact with Ampharos. Mold Breaker doesn't provide a lot of usefulness, yet it has the niche of not raising Mega Sceptile's Special Attack if it switches into Thunderbolt. It also bypasses Rhyperior's Solid Rock and Mega Aggron's Filter. Ampharosite is the standard item, as it allows Ampharos to Mega Evolve into Mega Ampharos. The invested EVs and Timid nature let Ampharos hit as hard as possible and outspeed everything up to neutral-natured base 150 Speed Pokemon (after a boost?), and the remaining EVs are put into HP to give a small boost to Ampharos's bulk. A Modest nature can also instead be chosen to outspeed everything up to Mega Pidgeot after an Agility, and it gives a good boost to Ampharos's Special Attack.

Usage Tips
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Mega Evolve as soon as possible, as this will give Ampharos greater raw power as well as better bulk. Use Agility as foes switch out so that Mega Ampharos can get a free Speed boost without risking to take taking a hit. Don't spam your Ampharos's STAB attacks when the opponent has a Ground- or a (remove a) Fairy-type available, because they can easily switch it in and force Ampharos out. This Ampharos is best used as late-game cleaner once special walls have fainted.

Team Options
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Alomomola and Florges are good teammates in particular, as they have good type synergy with Mega Ampharos and can provide Wish support to give a boost to Ampharos's longevity. Physically offensive attackers such as Mienshao or Krookodile make for good teammates, as they can beat the special walls that hinder Ampharos's sweep. Physically defensive walls such as Hippowdon and Suicune make for good partners, as they can reliably take on the physical attackers that trouble Ampharos. Lastly, Grass-types such as Chesnaught or Shaymin help Ampharos by beating Ground-types that stop it Ampharos.
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Other Options
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Toxic is an option to cripple the specially defensive walls that stop Ampharos, but it takes the place up a of a coverage attack and isn't worth it. Thunder Wave can be used to cripple physical attackers, while and Cotton Guard boosts Ampharos's Defense, but Ampharos cannot afford to miss out on one of its coverage moves. Signal Beam is an option for coverage against Grass-types that resist Thunderbolt, but it lacks good power and doesn't provide good coverage aside from that either. Iron Tail is an attacking option that allows Mega Ampharos to hit Fairy-types, but it is inaccurate and doesn't hit many other Pokemon. A dual screens set with Light Screen and Reflect (just saying that it's dual screens is enough) is an option, but not really worth it, as normal non-Mega Ampharos isn't good and Mega Ampharos cannot hold a Light Clay, which means it cannot lengthen the durationbility of the screens. Hidden Power Grass is another option to use for hitting Pokemon such as Rhyperior and Mega Swampert harder, but it lacks power, hasn't got doesn't provide good coverage, and isn't worth a moveslot. Hidden Power Ice can also be used to hit specially defensive Gligar. A mixed set is an option to break through special walls better, but it usually still lacks power and means that Ampharos has to miss out on an overall stronger Special Attack, which makes the set not worth using.
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Checks & Counters
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**Ground-types**: Ground-types such as Krookodile, Mega Swampert, and Nidoqueen can outspeed Mega Ampharos before it Mega Evolves and can beat it with one of their STAB attacks, though none of these Pokemon like to switch into a Dragon Pulse.

**Special Walls**: Special walls such as Snorlax, Blissey, and Florges can take any hit and KO Mega Ampharos with one of their attacks or just stall it out.

**Faster Pokemon with Super Effective Coverage Moves**: Faster Pokemon with super effective coverage moves, such as Alakazam, Hydreigon, Mega Glalie, and Mega Sceptile, can outspeed Mega Ampharos and pick it off.
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