[1v1] Mega Charizard Y

May I take Mega Charizard Y?
E: QC [3/3] Written GP [0/1]
Overview

An excellent ability in Drought powers up Fire-type attacks and turns Mega Charizard Y into a powerful attacker while allowing it to take on many Water-type Pokemon and, alongside a sky-high Special Attack stat, allows it to deal with many common walls as well as OHKO almost all offensive threats. A decent Fire / Flying typing grants it resistances to common types such as Fairy and Steel, whereas an excellent co mega-evolution in Mega Charizard X makes it highly unpredictable; particularly at Team Preview; as Rock-type Pokemon are the only reliable answers to both. Its solid movepool, which includes high-powered attacks that take advantage of drought such as Blast Burn, Flamethrower, and Solar Beam, allow Mega Charizard Y to hit most Pokemon for heavy damage. However, its only decent Speed stat allows many fast threats and all Choice Scarf users to outspeed it, and a low Defense stat stops it from reliably getting off hits versus faster Pokemon. Its weaknesses to Electric and Rock allow Pokemon such as Tapu Koko and Crustle to take it out, further decreasing its ease of use.

Sun Attacker
Charizard @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Blast Burn
- Solar Beam
- Ancient Power / Will-O-Wisp
- Air Slash / Flamethrower

Set Comments

Moves

Blast Burn is Mega Charizard Y's most powerful Fire-type attack, allowing it to take out most Pokemon in a single move, but it prevents Mega Charizard Y from moving, should it fail to KO. Solar Beam, however, is a powerful coverage attack that hits the Rock- and Water-types such as Mega Gyarados that resist Fire-type attacks. Ancient Power hits opposing Fire-type Pokemon, particularly other Mega Charizard, for solid damage, and it allows Mega Charizard Y to potentially take them on. Will-O-Wisp cripples physical attackers and does damage every turn, allowing Mega Charizard Y to break Sturdy and avoid low KO chances. Air Slash allows Mega Charizard Y to fish for flinches in the hopes of beating Pokemon such as Crustle and Golem, whereas Flamethrower is a secondary Fire-type attack that lets Mega Charizard Y wear down bulky foes such as Umbreon into Blast Burn KO range and to reliably break Substitutes.

Set Details

252 Speed EVs and a Timid nature maximize Mega Charizard Y's Speed and allow it to outspeed top Pokemon such as Kyurem-B, Tapu Lele, and Mimikyu, and 252 Special Attack EVs increase Mega Charizard Y's damage output, allowing it to hit as hard as possible. A Modest nature is another option to increase Mega Charizard Y's power, but making the most of its Speed tier is generally more advantageous. Drought summons the sun, which boosts Mega Charizard Y's Fire-type attacks and weakens Water-type attacks from Pokemon such as Greninja.

Usage Tips

Pick Mega Charizard Y when you predict that your opponent will send out slower offensive Pokemon such as Tapu Lele or Magearna. Unless the coverage also hits super effectively, Fire-type attacks are generally more powerful even versus resistances such as Gyarados, so ensure that you have a good reason to use those moves with Mega Charizard Y. Avoid clicking Blast Burn freely, as Substitute users such as Whimsicott and Pokemon with surprise bulk investment can take advantage of the free turn provided.

Team Options

Pokemon that can take on Chansey, such as Swords Dance Kartana and Psyshock Tapu Lele, are handy to take that on and prevent it from being safely chosen to wall Mega Charizard Y. As Mega Charizard Y has a mediocre Speed tier, fast Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Garchomp and Mega Metagross are handy to take on threats like Mega Pinsir and Choice Scarf Kyurem-B. Mega Gyarados is a good partner, as it takes on Pokemon such as Kyurem-B, Golem, and Crustle; in return, Charizard handles the likes of Mega Venusaur and Mega Sableye. Electric answers such as Donphan, Golem, and Garchomp are useful to take on Pokemon such as Magnezone and Tapu Koko, which will otherwise OHKO Charizard.

Strategy Comments

Other Options


Bulkier spreads can be used to live specific attacks such as Kyurem-B's Outrage but come at the cost of power or the ability to outspeed top picks such as Tapu Lele. Such spreads may also run Counter to take out the faster attackers that it now survives hits from, but faster Pokemon usually lack the bulk to survive Mega Charizard Y's attacks anyway. Roost allows Mega Charizard Y to recover off of weaker attacks, particularly alongside Will-O-Wisp. Focus Blast is a secondary option to allow Mega Charizard Y to hit Heatran but is otherwise inferior to the above options. Overheat is another option that has similar power to Blast Burn but lacks the immobile turn; however, the decrease in Special Attack means that Mega Charizard Y often still will not be able to KO Pokemon that survive. Dragon Pulse hits Dragon-type Pokemon such as Mega Charizard X and Garchomp hard and prevents them from walling Mega Charizard Y. Substitute may be used to avoid status moves such as Toxic and Leech Seed, but Mega Charizard Y's already mediocre bulk is greatly harmed should they be able to break it.

Checks and Counters

Rock-type Pokemon: Rock-type attacks hit Mega Charizard Y 4x super effectively, allowing even weaker users to take it out. To make matters worse, users can often live a hit to KO in return like Golem and Crustle. Nihilego, in particular, is annoying, as it easily outspeeds and OHKOes both Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y and thus doesn't risk a 50/50 at team preview.

Faster Pokemon: Mega Charizard Y's Speed tier is merely decent, allowing many fast Pokemon such as Tapu Koko and Mega Pinsir, as well as nearly every choice scarf user to outspeed it; this can allow them to get off a hit and potentially KO Mega Charizard Y without needing to take a powerful sun-boosted Fire-type attack.

Super Effective Attackers: Pokemon with Rock-type attacks can take out Mega Charizard Y, as its 4x weakness means that the attack doesn't even need to be STAB. Electric-type moves need to be slightly stronger, but Mega Charizard Y isn't particularly able to survive them either. Pokemon that can survive to get off an attack such as Magenzone don't even have to outspeed Mega Charizard Y in order to KO it.

Fire-resistant Pokemon: Pokemon that can take Mega Charizard Y's main STAB move, such as Dragonite, Mega Charizard X, and Heatran, greatly decrease its effectiveness, as Mega Charizard's coverage options are significantly weaker and easier to wall.

Chansey: Thanks to its excellent special bulk, Chansey fears none of Mega Charizard Y's attacks and easily walls it while wearing it down with Toxic and Seismic Toss.
 
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May I take Mega Charizard Y?
E: QC [0/3]
Overview

* Excellent ability in Drought powers up Fire-type attacks and turns Mega Charizard Y into a powerful attacker while allowing it to take on many Water-type Pokemon.
* Sky-high Special Attack allows it to deal with many of the common walls as well as OHKO frail offensive threats.
* Decent Fire / Flying typing grants it resistances to common types such as Fairy and Steel.
* An excellent co mega-evolution in Mega Charizard X makes it highly unpredictable, particularly at team preview.
* Solid movepool that includes high powered attacks such as Blast Burn, Fire Blast, and Solar Beam allows Mega Charizard to hit most Pokemon for heavy damage.
* Only decent speed stat allows many fast threats and all Choice Scarf users to outspeed it.
* Weakness to Electric and Rock allows Pokemon such as Tapu Koko to take it out before it can move.

Sun Attacker
Charizard @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Blast Burn
- Solar Beam
- Dragon Pulse
- Fire Blast / Air Slash

Set Comments

Moves

* Blast Burn is Charizard's most powerful Fire-type attack, allowing it to take out most Pokemon in a single move, but stops Charizard from moving should it fail to KO.
* Solar Beam is a powerful Coverage attack that hits the Rock- and Water-types such as Mega Gyarados that resist Fire-type attacks.
* Dragon Pulse hits Dragon-type Pokemon such as Mega Charizard X and Haxorus hard and prevents them from walling Mega Charizard Y.
* Fire Blast is a secondary Fire-type attack that lets Mega Charizard Y wear down bulky foes such as Umbreon into Blast Burn KO range and to reliably break Substitutes.
* Air Slash allows Charizard to fish for flinches in the hopes of beating Pokemon such as Crustle and Golem.

Set Details

* 252 Speed EVs and a Timid nature maximize Charizard's Speed and allow it to outspeed top Pokemon such as Kyurem-B, Tapu Lele, and Mimikyu.
* 252 Special Attack EVs increase Charizard's damage output and allow it to hit as hard as possible.
* Drought summon harsh sunshine, which boosts Mega Charizard Y's Fire-type attacks and weakens Water-type attacks from Pokemon such as Greninja and Gyarados.

Usage Tips

* Pick Mega Charizard Y when you predict your opponent to send out slower offensive Pokemon such as Tapu Lele or Gyarados.
* Unless the coverage also hits super effectively, Fire-type attacks are generally more powerful even versus resistances such as Victini.
* Avoid clicking Blast Burn freely, as Substitute users such as Whimsicott or Pokemon with surprise bulk investment can take advantage of the free turn provided.
* As Mega Charizard Y is very common, sets specially designed to beat it such as Thunder Punch Mega Metagross exist, so be wary of assuming it beats the foe's Pokemon from team preview.
* When facing Gyarados, use Solar Beam and then Blast Burn so you can KO regardless of whether or not they Mega Evolve.

Team Options

* Pokemon that can take on Chansey, such as Kartana and Taunt Tapu Fini, are handy to take that on and prevent it from being safely chosen to wall Mega Charizard Y.
* As Mega Charizard has a mediocre Speed Tier, fast Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Garchomp and Mega Metagross are handy to take on threats like Mega Pinsir and Choice Scarf Kyurem-B.
* Mega Gyarados is a good partner as it takes on Pokemon such as Kyurem-B, Golem, and Crustle; in return, Charizard handles the likes of Mega Venusaur and Mega Sableye.
* Electric answers such as Donphan, Golem, and Garchomp are useful to take on pokemon such as Magnezone and Tapu Koko that will otherwise OHKO Charizard.

Strategy Comments

Other Options


* Roost allows Mega Charizard to recover off of weaker attacks.
* Focus Blast is a secondary option to allow Mega Charizard Y to hit Heatran, but is otherwise inferior to the above options.
* Overheat is another option that has similar power to Blast Burn but lacks the immobile turn; however, the decrease in Special Attack means that it often still will not be able to KO Pokemon that survive
* Bulkier spreads can be used to live specific attacks such as Kyurem-B's Outrage but come at the cost of power or outspeeding top picks such as Tapu Lele.

Checks and Counters

Rock Type Attacks: Rock type attacks hit Mega Charizard Y 4x super effectively, allowing even weaker users to take it out. To make matters worse, users can often live a hit to KO in return like Golem or OHKO Charizard before it can move like Mega Pinsir. Nihilego in particular is annoying, as it easily outspeeds and OHKOes both Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y and thus doesn't risk a 50-50 at team preview.

Faster Pokemon: Charizard's Speed tier is merely decent, allowing many fast Pokemon such as Tapu Koko and Greninja, as well as nearly every scarfer, to outspeed it; this can allow them to get off a hit and potentially KO Mega Charizard Y without needing to take a powerful sun-boosted Fire-type attack.

Fire-resistant Pokemon: Pokemon that can take Mega Charizard Y's main STAB move, such as Dragonite, Mega Charizard X, Snorlax, and Nihilego, greatly decrease its effectiveness, as Mega Charizard's coverage options are significantly weaker and easier to wall.

Chansey: Thanks to its excellent special bulk, Chansey fears none of Mega Charizard Y's attacks and easily walls it while wearing it down with Toxic and Seismic Toss.
Ready for QC! One thing I'm unsure about is other options vs set / Other Options in general; 1v1 is full of customization and particular movesets and spreads, so any cutoff I try and do for either one feels somewhat arbitrary.

HERE IS QC 1/3 FOR THE ANALYSIS. I WAS DUMB AND MERGED POSTS.

May I take Mega Charizard Y?
E: QC [0/3]
Overview

* Excellent ability in Drought powers up Fire-type attacks and turns Mega Charizard Y into a powerful attacker while allowing it to take on many Water-type Pokemon.
* Sky-high Special Attack allows it to deal with many of the common walls as well as OHKO frail offensive threats.
* Decent Fire / Flying typing grants it resistances to common types such as Fairy and Steel.
* An excellent co mega-evolution in Mega Charizard X makes it highly unpredictable, particularly at team preview.
* Solid movepool that includes high powered attacks such as Blast Burn, Fire Blast, and Solar Beam allows Mega Charizard to hit most Pokemon for heavy damage.
* Only decent speed stat allows many fast threats and all Choice Scarf users to outspeed it.
* Weakness to Electric and Rock allows Pokemon such as Tapu Koko to take it out before it can move.

Sun Attacker
Charizard @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Blast Burn
- Solar Beam
- Dragon Pulse
- Fire Blast / Air Slash

Set Comments

Moves

* Blast Burn is Charizard's most powerful Fire-type attack, allowing it to take out most Pokemon in a single move, but stops Charizard from moving should it fail to KO.
* Solar Beam is a powerful Coverage attack that hits the Rock- and Water-types such as Mega Gyarados that resist Fire-type attacks.
* Dragon Pulse hits Dragon-type Pokemon such as Mega Charizard X and Haxorus hard and prevents them from walling Mega Charizard Y.
* Fire Blast is a secondary Fire-type attack that lets Mega Charizard Y wear down bulky foes such as Umbreon into Blast Burn KO range and to reliably break Substitutes.
* Air Slash allows Charizard to fish for flinches in the hopes of beating Pokemon such as Crustle and Golem.

Set Details

* 252 Speed EVs and a Timid nature maximize Charizard's Speed and allow it to outspeed top Pokemon such as Kyurem-B, Tapu Lele, and Mimikyu.
* 252 Special Attack EVs increase Charizard's damage output and allow it to hit as hard as possible.
* Drought summon harsh sunshine, which boosts Mega Charizard Y's Fire-type attacks and weakens Water-type attacks from Pokemon such as Greninja and Gyarados.

Usage Tips

* Pick Mega Charizard Y when you predict your opponent to send out slower offensive Pokemon such as Tapu Lele or Gyarados.
* Unless the coverage also hits super effectively, Fire-type attacks are generally more powerful even versus resistances such as Victini.
* Avoid clicking Blast Burn freely, as Substitute users such as Whimsicott or Pokemon with surprise bulk investment can take advantage of the free turn provided.
* As Mega Charizard Y is very common, sets specially designed to beat it such as Thunder Punch Mega Metagross exist, so be wary of assuming it beats the foe's Pokemon from team preview.
* When facing Gyarados, use Solar Beam and then Blast Burn so you can KO regardless of whether or not they Mega Evolve.

Team Options

* Pokemon that can take on Chansey, such as Kartana and Taunt Tapu Fini, are handy to take that on and prevent it from being safely chosen to wall Mega Charizard Y.
* As Mega Charizard has a mediocre Speed Tier, fast Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Garchomp and Mega Metagross are handy to take on threats like Mega Pinsir and Choice Scarf Kyurem-B.
* Mega Gyarados is a good partner as it takes on Pokemon such as Kyurem-B, Golem, and Crustle; in return, Charizard handles the likes of Mega Venusaur and Mega Sableye.
* Electric answers such as Donphan, Golem, and Garchomp are useful to take on pokemon such as Magnezone and Tapu Koko that will otherwise OHKO Charizard.

Strategy Comments

Other Options


* Roost allows Mega Charizard to recover off of weaker attacks.
* Focus Blast is a secondary option to allow Mega Charizard Y to hit Heatran, but is otherwise inferior to the above options.
* Overheat is another option that has similar power to Blast Burn but lacks the immobile turn; however, the decrease in Special Attack means that it often still will not be able to KO Pokemon that survive
* Bulkier spreads can be used to live specific attacks such as Kyurem-B's Outrage but come at the cost of power or outspeeding top picks such as Tapu Lele.

Checks and Counters

Rock Type Attacks: Rock type attacks hit Mega Charizard Y 4x super effectively, allowing even weaker users to take it out. To make matters worse, users can often live a hit to KO in return like Golem or OHKO Charizard before it can move like Mega Pinsir. Nihilego in particular is annoying, as it easily outspeeds and OHKOes both Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y and thus doesn't risk a 50-50 at team preview.

Faster Pokemon: Charizard's Speed tier is merely decent, allowing many fast Pokemon such as Tapu Koko and Greninja, as well as nearly every scarfer, to outspeed it; this can allow them to get off a hit and potentially KO Mega Charizard Y without needing to take a powerful sun-boosted Fire-type attack.

Fire-resistant Pokemon: Pokemon that can take Mega Charizard Y's main STAB move, such as Dragonite, Mega Charizard X, Snorlax, and Nihilego, greatly decrease its effectiveness, as Mega Charizard's coverage options are significantly weaker and easier to wall.

Chansey: Thanks to its excellent special bulk, Chansey fears none of Mega Charizard Y's attacks and easily walls it while wearing it down with Toxic and Seismic Toss.

Overview
That's a great overview, nailed mostly everything.
-Not great physically defensive stats stats unlike its specially defensive side.
-Why is the mega evolution combo great? Mention weakness covering, zard x resists electric...
-Give an example of Rock-type Pokemon because they beat both X and Y, alongside Tapu Koko, I'd mention Crustle.

Set Comments

Moves
-Haxorus isn't relevant in 1v1, so Dragon Pulse is only used against Zard X and I wouldn't even recommend it against it. Replace it with Ancient Power slashed with Will-O-Wisp, as both moves are key to Zard Y in Gen 7 1v1 and are used on almost every single competent Zard Y set.

Set Details
-I'd slash Modest and Timid, since Modest allows it to nail better OHKOs while the Speed given by the nature doesn't help it that much some times.
-Gyarados isn't present in the metagame, only Mega Gyarados which mold break through drought.

Usage Tips
-I'd remove the remark about Blast burn and Mega Gyarados, if Solar Beam 2OHKOs regular gyarados, it will OHKO it next turn. Mega Gyarados cannot live two unless EV'd differently.
-Zard Y isn't that common anymore, Zard x is more expected so I don't think Mega Gross will use tpunch first turn.

Team Options
-Looks great, except I'd remove the Taunt Tapu Fini part and probably go with Psyshock Tapu Lele, and only SD Kartana can defeat Chansey if it has Counter.

Strategy Comments

Other Options

Looks good, add Dragon Pulse here.

Checks and Counters
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Unless Mega Pinsir became a Rock-type Pokemon I'd remove it from here. I'd also add that most Rock-type Pokemon have either a secondary type to resist Solar Beam (Nihilego), or sturdy (Golem, Crustle).


Do this and QC 1/3
 
May I take Mega Charizard Y?
E: QC [2/3] Written
Overview

An excellent ability in Drought powers up Fire-type attacks and turns Mega Charizard Y into a powerful attacker while allowing it to take on many Water-type Pokemon and alongside a sky-high Special Attack allows it to deal with many common walls as well as OHKO almost all offensive threats. A decent Fire / Flying typing grants it resistances to common types such as Fairy and Steel, while an excellent co mega-evolution in Mega Charizard X makes it highly unpredictable - particularly at team preview - as Rock-type Pokemon are the only reliable answers to both. Its solid movepool, which includes high powered attacks such as Blast Burn, Fire Blast, and Solar Beam, allows Mega Charizard to hit most Pokemon for heavy damage. However, its only decent Speed stat allows many fast threats and all Choice Scarf users to outspeed it, while a low Defense stat stops it from reliably getting off hits versus faster Pokemon. Its weaknesses to Electric and Rock allow Pokemon such as Tapu Koko and Crustle to take it out, further decreasing its ease of use.

Sun Attacker
Charizard @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Blast Burn
- Solar Beam
- Ancient Power / Will-o-Wisp
- Fire Blast / Air Slash

Set Comments

Moves

Blast Burn is Charizard's most powerful Fire-type attack, allowing it to take out most Pokemon in a single move, but stops Charizard from moving should it fail to KO. Solar Beam, meanwhile, is a powerful coverage attack that hits the Rock- and Water-types such as Mega Gyarados that resist Fire-type attacks. Ancient Power hits opposing Fire-type Pokemon, particularly other Mega Charizards, for solid damage, and allows Mega Charizard Y to potentially take them on. Will-O-Wisp cripples physical attackers and does damage every turn, allowing Mega Charizard to break Sturdy and avoid low KO chances. Fire Blast is a secondary Fire-type attack that lets Mega Charizard Y wear down bulky foes such as Umbreon into Blast Burn KO range and to reliably break Substitutes, while Air Slash allows Charizard to fish for flinches in the hopes of beating Pokemon such as Crustle and Golem.

Set Details

252 Speed EVs and a Timid nature maximize Charizard's Speed and allow it to outspeed top Pokemon such as Kyurem-B, Tapu Lele, and Mimikyu, while 252 Special Attack EVs increase Charizard's damage output and allow it to hit as hard as possible. Modest is another option to increase Mega Charizard's power, but making the most of its Speed tier is generally more advantageous. Drought summon harsh sunshine, which boosts Mega Charizard Y's Fire-type attacks and weakens Water-type attacks from Pokemon such as Greninja.

Usage Tips

Pick Mega Charizard Y when you predict your opponent to send out slower offensive Pokemon such as Tapu Lele or Mimikyu. Unless the coverage also hits super effectively, Fire-type attacks are generally more powerful even versus resistances such as Victini, so ensure you have a good reason to use those moves. Avoid clicking Blast Burn freely, as Substitute users such as Whimsicott or Pokemon with surprise bulk investment can take advantage of the free turn provided.

Team Options

Pokemon that can take on Chansey, such as Swords Dance Kartana and Psyshock Tapu Lele, are handy to take that on and prevent it from being safely chosen to wall Mega Charizard Y. As Mega Charizard has a mediocre Speed Tier, fast Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Garchomp and Mega Metagross are handy to take on threats like Mega Pinsir and Choice Scarf Kyurem-B. Mega Gyarados is a good partner as it takes on Pokemon such as Kyurem-B, Golem, and Crustle; in return, Charizard handles the likes of Mega Venusaur and Mega Sableye. Electric answers such as Donphan, Golem, and Garchomp are useful to take on Pokemon such as Magnezone and Tapu Koko that will otherwise OHKO Charizard.

Strategy Comments

Other Options


Roost allows Mega Charizard to recover off of weaker attacks, particularly alongside Will-O-Wisp. Focus Blast is a secondary option to allow Mega Charizard Y to hit Heatran, but is otherwise inferior to the above options. Overheat is another option that has similar power to Blast Burn but lacks the immobile turn; however, the decrease in Special Attack means that Mega Charizard Y often still will not be able to KO Pokemon that survive. Dragon Pulse hits Dragon-type Pokemon such as Mega Charizard X and Garchomp hard and prevents them from walling Mega Charizard Y. Bulkier spreads can be used to live specific attacks such as Kyurem-B's Outrage but come at the cost of power or outspeeding top picks such as Tapu Lele. Such spreads may also run Counter to take out the faster attackers it now survives, but faster pokemon usually lack the bulk to survive Mega Charizard's attacks. Substitute may be used to avoid status moves such as Toxic and Leech Seed, but Charizard's already mediocre bulk is greatly harmed should they be able to break it.

Checks and Counters

Rock Type Pokemon: Rock type attacks hit Mega Charizard Y 4x super effectively, allowing even weaker users to take it out. To make matters worse, users can often live a hit to KO in return like Golem or Crustle. Nihilego in particular is annoying, as it easily outspeeds and OHKOes both Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y and thus doesn't risk a 50-50 at team preview. Pokemon with Rock-type attacks can do something similar, but lack the STAB boost to make it a common option and do not resist Mega Charizard Y's Attacks.

Faster Pokemon: Charizard's Speed tier is merely decent, allowing many fast Pokemon such as Tapu Koko and Greninja, as well as nearly every scarfer, to outspeed it; this can allow them to get off a hit and potentially KO Mega Charizard Y without needing to take a powerful sun-boosted Fire-type attack.

Fire-resistant Pokemon: Pokemon that can take Mega Charizard Y's main STAB move, such as Dragonite, Mega Charizard X, Snorlax, and Nihilego, greatly decrease its effectiveness, as Mega Charizard's coverage options are significantly weaker and easier to wall.

Chansey: Thanks to its excellent special bulk, Chansey fears none of Mega Charizard Y's attacks and easily walls it while wearing it down with Toxic and Seismic Toss.
Overview
Very good. Perhaps mention Drought? It's what makes Blast Burn so strong, and what lets it beat Water-Types.

Set Comments

Moves
Switch Air Slash and Fire Blast. Air Slash is the standard option. Unless you have a good reason, replace Fire Blast for Flamethrower. 85 acc vs 100 acc is huge.

Set Details
Perfect. Bulky is more common, but this is a good base set too.

Usage Tips
Replace Mimikyu with something else. Unless you outspeed Mimikyu, it can beat Charizard Y with Z-Ghost. You could instead add something like Magearna. Instead of Victini, use Gyarados as your example of a pokemon that takes more damage from Blast Burn. Perhaps more people will realize Charizard Y can beat Gyarados that lives two Solar Beams. This set doesn't beat Gyarados, but it's good to use as an example anyway.

Team Options
Good job.

Strategy Comments
Other Options

Mention that bulkier spreads allow you to beat Mega-Gyarados.

Checks and Counters
I would change the tone of non-Rock type pokemon using Rock-type moves. Almost any pokemon with a Rock-type coverage move beats Charizard Y and Rock-type coverage is pretty common. You might mention Electric coverage as well, if you can. It's not important, though. I'd replace Greninja with Mega-Pinsir under faster pokemon, as it beats Charizard Y more consistently. Greninja can't beat max HP, and if its Timid only has a 50/50 shot vs no HP. No need to mention Nihilego twice. It's pretty irrelevant. Take it out from Fire-Resistant. Snorlax isn't Fire-Resistant because no one runs Thick Fat, only Gluttony. You could add Heatran here, instead. If you can find a way to add Magnezone, that would be cool. If you can't, it's no big deal.

Should be good to go on, once you make those changes.

Thanks for making such a great write-up. It has been the example for everyone else, including me. You obviously have lots of experience with these.
 
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