[MnM] Magearna (QC 1/3)

Overview

  • Magearna is an amazing defensive glue that can keep teams together
  • It checks a myriad of threats in the metagame due to its insane special bulk and fantastic Steel/Fairy typing
  • Magearna can offer offensive and defensive sets to break stall and offense alike, making Magearna incredibly diverse
  • Magearna's access to Volt Switch and its very low speed allow it to be one of the best pivots in the metagame, allowing it to bring in more offensive threats unharmed
  • Heart Swap allows Magearna to check Xerneas and play around other setup sweepers such as Manaphy. It is also able to cripple special attackers by passing special attack drops from Fleur Cannon
  • Magearna has many common answers that limit its offensive potential, such as Groudon-Primal, Arceus-Ground and Blissey
  • Unfortunately, a lack of a reliable recovery move forces Magearna to utilize Pain Split, making it easy to wear down in longer matches and making Magearna prediction reliant
Defensive
Magearna @ Sablenite / Venusaurite
Ability: Soul Heart
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Quiet Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Fleur Cannon
- Volt Switch
- Heart Swap
- Pain Split

Moves
  • Fleur Cannon allows Magearna to KO Pokemon that it checks such as Tapu Lele and Deoxys-Speed and chips switchins such as Support Arceus forms and Groudon-Primal
  • Volt Switch allows Magearna to preserve momentum and bring in teammates safely on Pokemon that they defeat
  • Heart Swap allows it to check one of the most threatening Pokemon in the tier, Xerneas, as well as other threatening setup sweepers. It also helps out transferring Fleur Cannon SpA drops
  • Pain Split is a form of recovery for Magearna that helps to wear down opposing teams and helps Magearna take on Blissey, however, it is exploitable, leaving Magearna more vulnerable to offensive teams
Set Details
  • A Sablenite stone gives Magearna a huge increase in bulk and Magic Bounce, allowing it to check some of the most threatening sweepers in the tier
  • The given spread entirely maximizes special bulk, however, this is practically customizable between SpA and SpD, showing how diverse defensive sets can be.
  • A Venusaurite stone can be used to make Magearna less vulnerable to Fire type attackers such as Entei and Ho-oh whilst preserving the Sablenite stone as well better checking Weavile, coming at a cost of overall special bulk
  • A Quiet nature and 0 Speed IVs can be used to pivot out of uninvested Sablenite Blissey and makes this the slowest pivot in the tier
  • A load of spreads for Magearna are viable - for example, 252+ SpA is usable if wearing down Groudon-Primal is an objective, and a spread of 96 SpA/160+ SpD is usable if increased special bulk is desired. 144+ SpA can be used to OHKO 0 HP Pidgeotite Deoxys-Speed
Usage Tips
  • This Pokemon should be preserved for strong offensive threats that it has a favourable matchup against, such as Tapu Lele, Deoxys-Speed, and Xerneas
  • Magearna should be sent out as a lead versus Deoxys-Speed hazard setting variants, as it checks both forms
  • Fleur Cannon should be your most used move, allowing Magearna to chip switchins into Groudon-Primal and Arceus-Ground
  • Pain Split should be used against Blissey mainly, especially if Magearna's health gets low - this allows it to heavily damage Blissey and regain all of its health so that it can check some stronger threats later on in a match
  • It fits very well on Bulky Offense and Balance teams as a go to check for some of the most powerful Pokemon in the tier
  • The majority of Hyper Offense leads, such as Deoxys-Speed and Shuckle are unable to set up two layers of hazards versus Magearna – just make sure that the opponent doesn’t bluff a non-Sablenite variant if you lack that stone
  • If a threat is about to sweep your team, playing Magearna after another teammate has fainted and clicking either Fleur Cannon or Heart Swap depending on the defenses and typing of the Pokemon in question. Just make sure Magearna isn’t OHKO’d by the next attack
Team Options
  • Arceus-Ground and Venusaurite Hippowdon make excellent teammates for Magearna as they are able to check the Pokemon that threaten it so much, like Groudon-Primal and Raikou
  • Water-type attackers like Kyogre-Primal, Pidgeotite Keldeo and Blue Orb Golisopod can make excellent team-mates as they can shut down defensive glues that might wall Magearna or make it too passive to do anything to the opposing team. Magearna also handles other Dragon-type Pokemon which may wall the two mentioned, whilst all three can deal with Fire and Ground-type attackers such as Ho-oh, Groudon-Primal, and Arceus-Ground
  • Frail, offensive Pokemon such as Kartana love the Volt Switch utility that Magearna gives, and Pokemon such as Zygarde appreciate its ability to handle Tapu Lele. As well as this, Magearna can handle Deoxys-Speed for slower sweepers such as Terrakion
  • Magearna loves revenge killers like Zygarde for targets it has weakened with Fleur Cannon
  • An answer to Blissey pairs excellently with Magearna as Magearna can pivot out of Blissey and allow the target to answer Blissey unscathed
  • Gothitelle removes both Blissey and Arceus-Ground from the opposing team, appreciates Magearna's ability to check Weavile and appreciates the slow pivot.

CMSplit Stallbreaker
Magearna @ Cameruptite
Ability: Soul Heart
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Pain Split
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam

Moves
  • Calm Mind allows Magearna to get increasingly powerful and bulky throughout the match, making it tough to take down at times
  • Pain Split acts as a secondary attack if Magearna’s health gets low, sapping health from bulky threats like Blissey
  • Thunderbolt hits Ho-oh, Toxapex, and a myriad of other threats that like to switch into Fleur Cannon
  • Ice Beam completes the BoltBeam coverage, allowing it to hit threats such as Zygarde and Groudon-Primal if chip damage is needed
  • Focus Blast is an option that hits Steel-types and previous switchins incredibly hard, but leaves Magearna vulnerable to Toxapex if it does not opt for Thunderbolt

Set Details
  • 252 HP and 252 SpA with a Modest nature maximize Special Attack whilst keeping bulk high
  • Magearna’s speed tier is negligible with the Cameruptite stone
  • A Cameruptite stone gives Magearna access to Sheer Force, powering up its BoltBeam coverage, whilst giving Magearna a great bulk and Special Attack increase
  • 4 Defense EVs ensure that Download users get a Special Attack boost versus Magearna, weakening the power of Blaze Kick

Usage Tips
  • This Pokemon should be played in the early/mid-game, breaking open defensive cores
  • Calm Mind should be used versus passive targets that have no way to deal with Magearna. However, Pain Split overrides this if Magearna's health is low
  • Attack if the opponent has a switchin that dies to Magearna's BoltBeam coverage but can heavily damage or OHKO in return, like Ho-oh and Groudon-Primal
  • This Pokemon fits very well on Bulky Offense that needs a way to shut down stall/balance cores
  • If Magearna’s health gets low, clicking Pain Split on the next turn is advisable unless Magearna lacks utility through the rest of the game
  • Versus offensive teams, this Magearna should opt to act as a defensive switchin to threats such as Tapu Lele rather than try to clear the team up
  • Against defensive teams, try to abuse the turns of setup that you can get - versus Ditto teams, you may also need to make sure that you can boost enough to resist its coverage against you well enough
Team Options
  • As is with the defensive set, having Pokemon that can deal with Groudon-Primal are paramount – partners such as Arceus-Ground and Hippowdon can deal with it much better than Magearna can
  • Pokemon that can deal with offense well support Magearna immensely – Zygarde, Terrakion, and Weavile are all just examples of how this set can be supported
  • Walls to opposing physical attackers can work - for example, offensive Pokemon like Arceus-Ghost can be walled by Hippowdon and Mandibuzz, just two mentions of what you could use

Other Options
  • Flash Cannon is a possible use over Volt Switch, but often times does the same job as Fleur Cannon would, and removes the opportunity to preserve momentum
  • Heart Swap can be removed on the defensive set but it is immediately preferred over another move due to the ability to check Xerneas
  • A Trick Room set involving the moveset Trick Room, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt and Focus Blast can be used, but Magearna doesn't do the best against offensive teams due to the common usage of Arceus-Ground and Groudon-Primal
Checks and Counters

Groudon-Primal: Groudon-Primal can take any one hit from Magearna and hit it hard with one of its STAB moves. its common usage severely limits the roles that Magearna can take within the metagame, especially within offensive teams.

Blissey: Blissey walls all variants apart from the Cameruptite variant, and can deny momentum if it is running minimum speed. However, it must watch out for Pain Split. Despite this, Blissey still gives many free turns to teammates due to Magearna's low immediate damage output with its BoltBeam coverage, allowing it to beat the Cameruptite set.

Arceus-Ground: Arceus-Ground takes any one hit from Magearna, and hits it hard with a Judgment, dealing upwards of 70% to Cameruptite variants. However, it takes heavy damage from a specially invested Fleur Cannon, and a +1 Ice Beam is able to OHKO it.

Fire-types: Ho-oh can safely switch into Magearna if Stealth Rocks are not up, even if it does click Volt Switch. However, it does lose offensive momentum in the process. Raikou and Venusaur can also OHKO Magearna with Weather Ball unless against a Venusaurite variant, and Venusaurite variants are unable to KO either one back. Ho-oh is the switchin with the most utility here, as it can run various sets, all of which beat Magearna.

Physical attackers: Physical attackers are able to deal with Magearna in many ways, due to hitting it in a weaker spot. Their strong STAB moves are able to deal significant damage to Magearna, making it easily pressured.
 
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Overview

  • Magearna is an amazing defensive glue that can keep teams together despite its lack of reliable recovery
  • It checks a myriad of threats in the metagame and the majority of the time, can be played offensively to stop the majority of wallbreakers in the tier due to its insane special bulk and fantastic Steel/Fairy typing
  • Not only that, but Magearna can offer offensive and defensive sets to break stall and offense alike, making Magearna incredibly diverse
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  • Acess to volt switch allows Magearna to bring in offensive pokemon for free on pokemon they check
  • heart Swap allows Magearna to check setup sweepers such as Manaphy and Xerneas, as well as cripple most special attackers if it has used fleur cannon.
  • Has multiple common answers such as Primal groudon, Arceus Ground, and Blissey
  • Lack of reliable recovery leaves it easily worn in prolonged matches
  • The use of four potential stones to eliminate or soften certain checks to Magearna can make it tough for teams to get it into range of killing, making Magearna a threat that can be used for oddly long periods of time
Defensive
Magearna @ Sablenite / Latiasite / Venusaurite
Ability: Soul Heart
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Quiet
Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Fleur Cannon
- Volt Switch
- Heart Swap
- Pain Split

Moves
  • Fleur Cannon allows Magearna to KO the pokemon it checks such as Tapu Leleb and chips switchins such as Support Arceus forms and Groudon-Primal
  • Volt Switch allows Magearna to preserve momentum and breing in yeammates safely on Pokemon they defear
  • Heart Swap allows it to check one of the most threatening Pokemon in the tier, Xerneas, as well as assorted other setup sweepers. It also helps out transferring Fleur Cannon SpA drops
  • Pain Split is a form of recovery for Magearna, however, this can be exploited with switchins as they can slowly wear down Magearna with them, making Magearna unable to check what it needs to that also helps wear down opposing teams and take on blissey, but is somewhat exploitable
Set Details
  • A Sablenite stone gives Magearna a huge increase in bulk and Magic Bounce, allowing it to check some of the most threatening sweepers in the tier (e.g Pidgeotite sleep users)
  • The given spread entirely maximizes special bulk, however, this is practically customizable between SpA and SpD, showing how diverse defensive sets can be.
  • A Venusaurite stone can be used to make Magearna less vulnerable to Fire type attackers such as Entei and Ho-oh whilst preserving the Sablenite stone as well as better checking weavile, coming at a cost of overall special bulk
  • A Latiasite stone can be used to remove weaknesses to common Ground-type attackers like Arceus-Ground and Double Dance Groudon-Primal lacking Fire Punch
  • A Quiet nature and 0 Speed IVs can be used to pivot out of uninvested Sablenite Blissey, making this the slowest pivot in the tier
  • A load of spreads for Magearna are viable - for example, 252+ SpA is usable if wearing down Groudon-Primal is an objective, and a spread of 96 SpA/160+ SpD is usable if increased special bulk is desired. 144+ SpA can be used to OHKO 0 HP Pidgeotite Deoxys-Speed.
Usage Tips
  • This Pokemon should be preserved for strong offensive threats that it has a favourable matchup against, such as Tapu Lele, Deoxys-Speed, and Xerneas
  • Lead Magearna vs hazard deoxys
  • Use fleur cannon to hit primal groudon switches
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  • It fits very well on Bulky Offense and Balance teams as a go to check for some of the most powerful Pokemon in the tier
  • The majority of Hyper Offense leads, such as Deoxys-Speed and Shuckle are unable to set up two layers of hazards versus Magearna – just make sure that the opponent doesn’t bluff a non-Sablenite variant if you lack that stone
  • If a threat is about to sweep your team, playing Magearna after another teammate has fainted and clicking either Fleur Cannon or Heart Swap depending on the defenses and typing of the Pokemon in question. Just make sure Magearna isn’t OHKO’d by the next attack.
Team Options
  • Arceus-Ground and Venusaurite Hippowdon make excellent teammates for Magearna as they are able to check the Pokemon that threaten it so much, like Groudon-Primal and Raikou
  • Water-type attackers like Kyogre-Primal, Pidgeotite Keldeo and Blue Orb Golisopod can make excellent team-mates as they can shut down defensive glues that might wall Magearna or make it too passive to do anything to the opposing team more importantly, magearna handle dragons for them and they handle groundceus and hooh or groudon
  • Red Orb attackers theirselves are fairly good as they break through Steel-types that can wall Magearna (like itself) and sap momentum
  • Magearna loves revenge killers like Zygarde for targets it has weakened with Fleur Cannon
  • Frail offensive pokemon you can bring in with volt switch and answer deos/lele for
  • Blossey answers
  • Goth removes blissey, groundceus, and appreciates weavile checks

CMSplit Stallbreaker
Magearna @ Cameruptite
Ability: Soul-Heart
EVs: 252 HP/252 SpA/4 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Pain Split
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam

Moves
  • Calm Mind allows Magearna to get increasingly powerful and bulky throughout the match, making it tough to take down at times
  • Pain Split acts as a secondary attack if Magearna’s health gets low, sapping health from bulky threats like Blissey
  • Thunderbolt hits Ho-oh, Toxapex, and a myriad of other threats that would previously have walled Fleur Cannon
  • Ice Beam completes the BoltBeam coverage, allowing it to hit threats such as Zygarde and Groudon-Primal if chip damage is needed
  • Focus Blast is an option that hits Steel-types and previous switchins incredibly hard, but leaves Magearna vulnerable to Toxapex if it does not opt for Thunderbolt
  • Fleur Cannon is also an option to hit more offensive teams the same way the defensive sets deal with offense, but comes at the cost of a potential sweep

Set Details
  • 252 HP and 252 SpA with a Modest nature maximize Special Attack whilst keeping bulk high, as Magearna’s speed tier is negligible with the Cameruptite stone split into two bullets
  • A Cameruptite stone gives Magearna access to Sheer Force, powering up its BoltBeam coverage, whilst giving Magearna a great bulk and Special Attack increase
  • 4 special defense evs ensure download hoosts attack against pre-mega magearna, weakening flamethrower.
  • Unfortunately, this comes at the cost of speed, making a Shift Gear variant nigh unviable in comparison

Usage Tips
  • This Pokemon should be played in the early/mid-game, breaking open defensive cores
  • When to calm mind vs attack vs split
  • This Pokemon fits very well on Bulky Offense that needs a way to shut down stall/balance cores
  • If Magearna’s health gets low, clicking Pain Split on the next turn is paramount unless the opponent can come close to KOing or get a KO after a Pain Split ot exactly true
  • If up against more offensive teams, make sure to play this Pokemon defensively rather than offensively, as its low speed tier is often not enough to sweep the opposing team this bullet i have no idea what you're trying to say; magearna cant sweep any offense team, not just most? Please fix this
  • Against defensive teams, try to abuse the turns of setup that you can get - versus Ditto teams, you may also need to make sure that you can boost enough to resist its coverage against you well enough
Team Options
  • As is with the defensive set, having Pokemon that can deal with Groudon-Primal are paramount – partners such as Arceus-Ground and Hippowdon can deal with it much better than Magearna can
  • Pokemon that can deal with offense well support Magearna immensely – Zygarde, Terrakion, and Weavile are all just examples of how this set can be supported
  • Walls to opposing physical attackers can work - for example, offensive Pokemon like Arceus-Ghost can be walled by Hippowdon and Mandibuzz, just two mentions of what you could use
Trick Room
Magearna @ Cameruptite
Ability: Soul Heart
EVs: 252 HP/252 SpA/4 SpD
Quiet Nature
IVs: 0 Atk/0 Spe
- Trick Room
- Flash Cannon/Focus Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam

Set Details
  • 252 HP, 252 SpA, and a Quiet Nature allow Magearna to maximize Special Attack whilst keeping bulk high. 0 Speed IVs allow Magearna to hit the low speed tier of 76, which outspeeds almost every Pokemon in the metagame under Trick Room
  • A Cameruptite stone gives Magearna access to Sheer Force, powering up its BoltBeam coverage

Moves

  • Trick Room allows Magearna to invert Speed, making Magearna one of the fastest offensive Pokemon on Trick Room
  • Flash Cannon hits offensive Fairy-types extremely hard, such as Altarianite users and Arceus-Fairy, which would stall out Trick Room otherwise
  • Focus Blast hits Steel-types extremely hard, but makes Magearna potentially miss out on defensive Fairy-type targets
  • Thunderbolt hits offensive Water-types such as Golisopod and Kyogre-Primal, whilst also defending against weakened Ho-oh
  • Ice Beam hits the majority of Flying-types in the tier and completes the BoltBeam coverage that Magearna wields
Usage Tips
  • This Magearna variant should be played lategame versus offensive teams, allowing it to secure a sweep
  • Alike to the CM Split set, this should be placed on Bulky Offense and Balance builds, however, it should be placed on teams that deal with stall very well, and desire a bulky cleaner
  • As soon as Magearna comes into the field, it is desirable that you should set up Trick Room turn 1 due to Magearna’s incredibly low speed tier
  • Predicting a Ho-oh switch or a Groudon-Primal switch is excellent for this set as it will most likely secure a sweep, especially if Stealth Rocks are up
Team Options
  • This Pokemon should be paired with Pokemon that can break open more defensive cores, such as Keldeo and Terrakion
  • Red Orb Pokemon that help deal with Steel-types are also great partners for this Magearna set
  • Other Pokemon that benefit from Trick Room love Magearna's support, such as Ho-oh and 0 Speed Groudon-Primal
Other Options
  • Flash Cannon is a possible use over Volt Switch, but often times does the same job as Fleur Cannon would, and removes the opportunity to preserve momentum
  • Trick room
  • Heart Swap can be removed on the defensive set but it is immediately preferred over another move due to the ability to check Xerneas
  • Focus Blast can be used on the Cameruptite CM Split set, but it suffers from accuracy problems and low PP, as well as making Magearna vulnerable to Toxapex if not carrying Thunderbolt already in moves
Checks and Counters

Offensive Pressure: Offensive pressure can screw over the Sablenite set in many ways, as Magearna only needs to be weakened to be killed due to its incredibly low speed tier

Groudon-Primal: Groudon-Primal can take any one hit from Magearna and hit it hard with one of its STAB moves. However, Latiasite variants wall Double Dance variants lacking Fire Punch, and a +1 Focus Blast can potentially OHKO PDon with the Cameruptite set dont mention latiasite, and focus more about it forcing out+being atupid common.

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Ho-oh: Ho-oh can safely switch into Magearna if Stealth Rocks are not up, even if it does click Volt Switch. However, it does lose offensive momentum in the process combine with raikou and venusaur as fire types, and mention Ho-Oh is the bets of them.

Blissey: Blissey walls all variants apart from the Cameruptite variant, and can deny momentum if it is running minimum speed. However, it must watch out for Pain Split xpand this, and talk about how it largely beats the cameruptite set by giving tons of free switch turns. Put this second

Raikou and Venusaur: Raikou and Venusaur can easily OHKO Magearna with Weather Ball unless against a Venusaurite variant, and Venusaurite variants are unable to KO either one back

Physical attackers
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Overview

  • Magearna is an amazing defensive glue that can keep teams together
  • It checks a myriad of threats in the metagame due to its insane special bulk and fantastic Steel/Fairy typing
  • Magearna can offer offensive and defensive sets to break stall and offense alike, making Magearna incredibly diverse
  • Magearna's access to Volt Switch and its very low speed allow it to be one of the best pivots in the metagame, allowing it to bring in more offensive threats unharmed
  • Heart Swap allows Magearna to check Xerneas and play around other setup sweepers such as Manaphy. It is also able to cripple special attackers by passing special attack drops from Fleur Cannon
  • Magearna has many common answers that limit its offensive potential, such as Groudon-Primal, Arceus-Ground and Blissey
  • Unfortunately, a lack of a reliable recovery move forces Magearna to utilize Pain Split, making it easy to wear down in longer matches and making Magearna prediction reliant
Defensive
Magearna @ Sablenite / Venusaurite
Ability: Soul Heart
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Quiet Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Fleur Cannon
- Volt Switch
- Heart Swap
- Pain Split

Moves
  • Fleur Cannon allows Magearna to KO Pokemon that it checks such as Tapu Lele and Deoxys-Speed and chips switchins such as Support Arceus forms and Groudon-Primal
  • Volt Switch allows Magearna to preserve momentum and bring in teammates safely on Pokemon that they defeat
  • Heart Swap allows it to check one of the most threatening Pokemon in the tier, Xerneas, as well as other threatening setup sweepers. It also helps out transferring Fleur Cannon SpA drops
  • Pain Split is a form of recovery for Magearna that helps to wear down opposing teams and helps Magearna take on Blissey, however, it is exploitable, leaving Magearna more vulnerable to offensive teams
Set Details
  • A Sablenite stone gives Magearna a huge increase in bulk and Magic Bounce, allowing it to check some of the most threatening sweepers in the tier
  • The given spread entirely maximizes special bulk, however, this is practically customizable between SpA and SpD, showing how diverse defensive sets can be.
  • A Venusaurite stone can be used to make Magearna less vulnerable to Fire type attackers such as Entei and Ho-oh whilst preserving the Sablenite stone as well better checking Weavile, coming at a cost of overall special bulk
  • A Quiet nature and 0 Speed IVs can be used to pivot out of uninvested Sablenite Blissey and makes it the the slowest pivot in the tier
  • A load of spreads for Magearna are viable - for example, 252+ SpA is usable if wearing down Groudon-Primal is an objective, and a spread of 96 SpA/160+ SpD is usable if increased special bulk is desired. 144+ SpA can be used to OHKO 0 HP Pidgeotite Deoxys-Speed
Usage Tips
  • This Pokemon should be preserved for strong offensive threats that it has a favourable matchup against, such as Tapu Lele, Deoxys-Speed, and Xerneas
  • Magearna should be sent out as a lead versus Deoxys-Speed hazard setting variants, as it checks both forms
  • Fleur Cannon should be your most used move, allowing Magearna to chip switchins into Groudon-Primal and Arceus-Ground
  • Pain Split should be used versus Blissey if Magearna's health gets low - due to Magearna's low health, particularly against blissey as it also heavily damages Blissey in the process it more detail here would be nice but that's also smth you can fix in writeup.
  • It fits very well on Bulky Offense and Balance teams as a go to check for some of the most powerful Pokemon in the tier
  • The majority of Hyper Offense leads, such as Deoxys-Speed and Shuckle are unable to set up two layers of hazards versus Magearna – just make sure that the opponent doesn’t bluff a non-Sablenite variant if you lack that stone
  • If a threat is about to sweep your team, playing Magearna after another teammate has fainted and clicking either Fleur Cannon or Heart Swap depending on the defenses and typing of the Pokemon in question. Just make sure Magearna isn’t OHKO’d by the next attack
Team Options
  • Arceus-Ground and Venusaurite Hippowdon make excellent teammates for Magearna as they are able to check the Pokemon that threaten it so much, like Groudon-Primal and Raikou
  • Water-type attackers like Kyogre-Primal, Pidgeotite Keldeo and Blue Orb Golisopod can make excellent team-mates as they can shut down defensive glues that might wall Magearna or make it too passive to do anything to the opposing team. Magearna also handles other Dragon-type Pokemon which may wall the two mentioned, whilst all three can deal with Fire and Ground-type attackers such as Ho-oh, Groudon-Primal, and Arceus-Ground
  • Frail, offensive Pokemon such as Kartana love the Volt Switch utility that Magearna gives, and Pokemon such as Zygarde appreciate its ability to handle Tapu Lele. As well as this, Magearna can handle Deoxys-Speed for slower sweepers such as Terrakion
  • Magearna loves revenge killers like Zygarde for targets it has weakened with Fleur Cannon
  • An answer to Blissey pairs excellently with Magearna as Magearna can pivot out of Blissey and allow the target to answer Blissey unscathed
  • Gothitelle removes both Blissey and Arceus-Ground from the opposing team, and appreciates Magearna's ability to check Weavile and slow pivoting. However, it is vulnerable to Pursuit-trapping

CMSplit Stallbreaker
Magearna @ Cameruptite
Ability: Soul Heart
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Pain Split
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam

Moves
  • Calm Mind allows Magearna to get increasingly powerful and bulky throughout the match, making it tough to take down at times
  • Pain Split acts as a secondary attack if Magearna’s health gets low, sapping health from bulky threats like Blissey
  • Thunderbolt hits Ho-oh, Toxapex, and a myriad of other threats that would previously have walled Fleur Cannon like to switch into fleur cannon
  • Ice Beam completes the BoltBeam coverage, allowing it to hit threats such as Zygarde and Groudon-Primal if chip damage is needed
  • Focus Blast is an option that hits Steel-types and previous switchins incredibly hard, but leaves Magearna vulnerable to Toxapex if it does not opt for Thunderbolt

Set Details
  • 252 HP and 252 SpA with a Modest nature maximize Special Attack whilst keeping bulk high
  • Magearna’s speed tier is negligible with the Cameruptite stone
  • A Cameruptite stone gives Magearna access to Sheer Force, powering up its BoltBeam coverage, whilst giving Magearna a great bulk and Special Attack increase
  • 4 Special Defense EVs ensure that Download users get an Special Attack boost versus Magearna, weakening the power of Blaze Kick Flamethrower (Mixed gene is just so much worse now, and you can use CM to block flamethrower.

Usage Tips
  • This Pokemon should be played in the early/mid-game, breaking open defensive cores
  • Calm Mind should be used versus passive targets that have no way to deal with Magearna. However, Pain Split overrides this if Magearna's health is low
  • Attack if the opponent has a switchin that dies to Magearna's BoltBeam coverage but can heavily damage or OHKO in return, like Ho-oh and Groudon-Primal
  • This Pokemon fits very well on Bulky Offense that needs a way to shut down stall/balance cores
  • If Magearna’s health gets low, clicking Pain Split on the next turn is advisable unless Magearna lacks utility through the rest of the game
  • Versus offensive teams, this Magearna should opt to act as a defensive switchin to threats such as Tapu Lele rather than try to clear the team up
  • Against defensive teams, try to abuse the turns of setup that you can get - versus Ditto teams, you may also need to make sure that you can boost enough to resist its coverage against you well enough Clarify the ditto part
Team Options
  • As is with the defensive set, having Pokemon that can deal with Groudon-Primal are paramount – partners such as Arceus-Ground and Hippowdon can deal with it much better than Magearna can
  • Pokemon that can deal with offense well support Magearna immensely – Zygarde, Terrakion, and Weavile are all just examples of how this set can be supported
  • Walls to opposing physical attackers can work - for example, offensive Pokemon like Arceus-Ghost can be walled by Hippowdon and Mandibuzz, just two mentions of what you could use

Other Options
  • Flash Cannon is a possible use over Volt Switch, but often times does the same job as Fleur Cannon would, and removes the opportunity to preserve momentum
  • Heart Swap can be removed on the defensive set but it is immediately preferred over another move due to the ability to check Xerneas
  • A Trick Room set involving the moveset Trick Room, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt and Focus Blast can be used, but Magearna doesn't do the best against offensive teams due to the common usage of Arceus-Ground and Groudon-Primal
Checks and Counters

Groudon-Primal: Groudon-Primal can take any one hit from Magearna and hit it hard with one of its STAB moves. its common usage severely limits the roles that Magearna can take within the metagame, especially within offensive teams.

Blissey: Blissey walls all variants apart from the Cameruptite variant, and can deny momentum if it is running minimum speed. However, it must watch out for Pain Split. Despite this, Blissey still gives many free turns to teammates due to Magearna's low immediate damage output with its BoltBeam coverage, allowing it to beat the Cameruptite set.

Arceus-Ground: Arceus-Ground takes any one hit from Magearna, and hits it hard with a Judgment, dealing upwards of 70% to Cameruptite variants. However, it takes heavy damage from a specially invested Fleur Cannon, and a +1 Ice Beam is able to OHKO it.

Fire-types: Ho-oh can safely switch into Magearna if Stealth Rocks are not up, even if it does click Volt Switch. However, it does lose offensive momentum in the process. Raikou and Venusaur can also OHKO Magearna with Weather Ball unless against a Venusaurite variant, and Venusaurite variants are unable to KO either one back. Ho-oh is the switchin with the most utility here, as it can run various sets, all of which beat Magearna.

Physical attackers: Physical attackers are able to deal with Magearna in many ways, due to hitting it in a weaker spot. Their strong STAB moves are able to deal significant damage to Magearna, making it easily pressured.
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Bumping the thread for the second QC check as some changes may need to be made for the US/UM meta, mainly competition with Duskmane and checking Naganadel
 

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