Mega Diancie
OVERVIEW
PIXILATE MEGA-DIANCIE
Diancie-Mega @ Pixie Plate / Expert Belt
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Boomburst
- Extreme Speed
- V-create / Precipice Blades
- Volt Switch / Spikes / Sunsteel Strike
SET COMMENTS
Moves
Set Details
Usage Tips
Team Options
Other Options
Checks and counters
OVERVIEW
- Mega-Diancie is a fearsome mixed offensive Pokemon in the Balanced Hackmons meta
- It has a multitude of sets that it can run reliably and is thus a very hard to prepare for offensive pokemon
- Blistering dual 160 attacking stats and a respectable 110 speed and bulk means it can break teams with ease and stand more than a few hits
- Fairy as an offensive type is only walled by 2 typings, only one of which is generally viable in Balanced Hackmons
PIXILATE MEGA-DIANCIE
Diancie-Mega @ Pixie Plate / Expert Belt
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Boomburst
- Extreme Speed
- V-create / Precipice Blades
- Volt Switch / Spikes / Sunsteel Strike
SET COMMENTS
Moves
- Boomburst is a reliable, high power move that benefits from Pixilate - it allow Mega-Diancie to shred through Pokemon weak to Fairy and do decent chip to resists
- Extreme speed is reliable pixilate boosted priority that can be used to take out faster threats or pick off pokemon that are weakened
- V-create is a decently reliable move that can be used to take out usual fairy switch-ins such as steel types. However, due to the prevalence of Flash Fire steel types Precipice blades can also be used to reliably hurt steel type switch-ins.
- Volt switch can be used to gain momentum versus switch-ins that M-Diancie cannot reliably hurt (example: Flash Fire Steel types) and helps to deal with regenvest water types like Primal Kyogre. Spikes can be run on this slot too as M-Diancie reliably threatens most common Magic-Bounce users and defoggers. Sunsteel strike can also be used as a way to threaten Sturdy Shedinja and hit imposter hard.
Set Details
- A positive speed boosting nature should generally be ran to gain the most potential out of Mega-Diancie’s good speed stat
- Pixie Plate allows stronger fairy moves and is a good item to use due to the fact that it allows M-Diancie to reliably live through the game while being able to fire off strong fairy based moves
- Expert belt can be used as well to more reliably OHKO steel types with coverage moves
- A mixed nature is preferred as M-Diancie prefers running mixed coverage.
- This is considered M-Diancie’s premier, flagship set.
Usage Tips
- M-Diancie should ideally be used as an offensive threat and not as a defensive switch in to many things
- While it has respectable bulk, it is considered frail in the metagame and should therefore be played with this in mind
- It can be used to weaken or get rid of steel types for other sweepers and or weaken walls
- It should generally be used as a breaker or a cleaner
- It’s a good idea to scout for moves such as Sunsteel strike on steel types such as Solgaleo so that you do not lose M-Diancie early game
- It’s best to keep M-Diancie alive if breaking is needed throughout the game
Team Options
- M-Diancie pairs well with slow defensive steel types due to the fact that they both generally imposterproof M-Diancie against opposing imposter chansey / blissey and due to the fact that they can bring M-Diancie in safely to break
- Offensive threats such as Psychic Surge Mega Mewtwo Y, Poison Heal Regigigas, Aerilate Mega-Rayquaza, and refrigerate Kyurem B/W generally pair well with M-Diancie.
- Good steel type partners for M-Diancie include: Registeel, Solgaleo, Celesteela and Aegislash. Flash Fire is recommended as an ability if you are running V-create as coverage. If you choose to run precipice blades Celesteela and levitate steels make good partners.
- Fur coat Chansey also makes a good partner and allows M-Diancie to use nearly any-coverage it wishes
Other Options
- M-Diancie can reliably run a magic guard set using moves such as Light of Ruin / Mind Blown/ Head Smash, etc. However this set is wholly outclassed by pixilate.
- M-Diancie can also reliably run a sheer force set, however this set is outclassed by other sheer force users such as Mega-Mewtwo-Y who threaten teams better
- Choice scarf can be used on Pixilate Mega-Diancie to turn it into a fearsome late game cleaner when combined with Boomburst
- Fake out can also be considered to make M-Diancie a fearsome Fake-Speed user, however due to the prevalence of priority blocking moves in the current meta it is generally not recommended.
- You can use lum berry or safety goggles to help prevent sleep based strategies from harming M-Diancie however it generally isn't recommended due to the lackluster damage output that comes from foregoing an item
- Shell Smash can be run over any other 4th move ability to turn M-Diancie into a fearsome sweeper, however this role is generally better fulfilled by other pokemon
- Life orb can be run to provide good damage output, however it requires support such as Darkinium-Z parting shot to help M-Diancie to maintain its longevity
- A set using choice-specs can also be considered on pixilate for great damage, however it is not recommended due to the fact that generally M-Diancie prefers to switch up moves.
Checks and counters
- Flash Fire Steel types such as Registeel, Solgaleo, Celesteela and Aegsilash make reliable switch-ins to M-Diancie
- Faster offensive threats with priority blocking abilities such as Mega-Mewtwo-Y make good checks to M-Diancie
- Fur Coat chansey can reliably wall most variants of M-Diancie
- Soundproof users such as M-Audino can reliably check M-Diancie if it lacks Techno Blast
- Bulky Regen-vest pokemon such as Primal-Kyogre can reliably counter M-Diancie
- Status such as spore etc. can cause problems for M-Diancie
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