Latias

[Cicada]

[OVERVIEW]

• Solid bulk and great typing, great offensive check to several OU threats such as Keldeo, Rotom, Manaphy, Toxapex
• Its typing allows it to check / force out Ground-types like Landorus-I, Water-types such as Keldeo or Manaphy, and most Grass-types like Amoonguss or Venusaur-M
• Reliable Defog user with a great combinaison of defensive abilities, typing and decent power
• Has access to Healing Wish, which is its main attrait over Latios
• Great speed tier allowing it to outspeed a great range of threats such as Manaphy, Kartana, Keldeo
• Faces competition from Latios
• Doesn't have access to its Mega-Evolution as of yet, which was one of its main niche over Latios in ORAS
• Walled by Steel-types and Fairy-types
• Its Psychic-typing brings weaknesses to U-Turn and Pursuit
• The arrival of new Fairy-types such as Magearna or Tapu Lele makes its job harder

[SET]
name: Offensive Defog
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Psyshock
move 3: Healing Wish
move 4: Defog / Roost
item: Soul Dew / Life Orb
ability: Levitate
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
ivs: 0 Atk

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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• Draco Meteor : Most powerful attack, do huge damages to mons that don't resist it
• Psyshock : Consistent STAB without a malus giving it a way to damage Keldeo, Toxapex, Venusaur while hitting Fairy-types
• Healing Wish : Latias' main niche over Latios, remove all damage and status from one of its teammate, giving another sweeper a chance to wreck havoc
• Defog : Removes all entry hazards from the field, but you can play Roost if you'd rather make it stick around longer
• Roost : Maximises Latias' staying power

Set Details
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• Spread : ...
• Item : ...

Usage Tips
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• Send into resists
• ...

Team Options
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• Pokemon that appreciate the hazards off such as Charizard or Volcarona
• Steel-types such as Magearna or M-Scizor can help against Fairy-types and Dragon-types that threatens Latias
• Pokemon that can exploit the fact that Latias is Pursuit-bait
• Heatran beats Steel-types and set-up Stealth Rock
• ...

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Tailwind, Thunder Wave...

Checks and Counters
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**Insert Threat Here**: Describe why the Pokemon is a threat.

 

[Lemonade]

Probably worth renaming to Offensive Support or something since slashing the namesake is odd.

 

[TURBODERP]

I think a bulky set with Soul Dew as the item, max HP investment and Timid+max speed deserves mention. Roost/Defog/Psychic (or Psyshock)/Draco Meteor (or coverage).

The extra bulk is actually really nice on Latias and it lets you Defog safely multiple times throughout a match, and Soul Dew gives you an almost-Life Orb's worth of damage on your STAB moves without any recoil.

 

[Alphanex20]

I think a bulky set with Soul Dew as the item, max HP investment and Timid+max speed deserves mention. Roost/Defog/Psychic (or Psyshock)/Draco Meteor (or coverage).

The extra bulk is actually really nice on Latias and it lets you Defog safely multiple times throughout a match, and Soul Dew gives you an almost-Life Orb's worth of damage on your STAB moves without any recoil.

You cold also run Reflect Type (something Latias has over her brother) to block Pursuit trappers. Basically you'd be a mini-Mega Latias with less bulk but more power.

 

[Hootie]

Cicada please get this QC ready in 48 hours or this will be reassigned.