Been a little while since I've posted on Smogon. Haven't been enjoying the game lately, so I took a break and decided to build shitty teams and see how far I could get with them. During which, I found a pretty fun core in Pursuit Mega Aerodactyl and Sub Calm Mind Keldeo. I have a hard time building offense a lot of times, and I personally have a hard time building around Mega Aerodactyl despite it being my second favorite Mega. I've built a few teams that I liked, but none were amazing like I'd hoped. So, that brought me here to see how others would go about building around this core. I enjoy it quite a bit, but my motivation went out the window a LONG time ago, especially when it comes to building legitimate teams. Hopefully someone here can help me!
Aerodactyl (M) @ Aerodactylite
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 136 HP / 152 Atk / 4 Def / 216 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Roost
- Aerial Ace
- Stone Edge
- Pursuit
I can explain the EV spread so that people will understand why everything is where it is. 152 atk is used to guarantee the OHKO on Mega Lopunny after Rocks damage, I had trouble OHKO'ing before with the typical spread and decided to change it. 216 Speed outspeeds everything up to base 145 Speed mons, pretty standard. The rest simply went into health to avoid some attacks. Unfortunately, Latios' Draco Meteor will always OHKO with rocks up, however, with them down only runs the risk of dying 12.5% of the time. Sucks, but you can't have your cake and eat it too. The 4 defense is only there because if it were in Health I'd be avoiding a SR number. I have a hard time deciding between Stone Edge and Aqua Tail. Stone Edge is nice for all the annoying Flying types, but many of Aerodactyl's switch-ins aren't too fond of taking Aqua Tail. I've had a battle in my head about Keldeo having the water coverage so Aero doesn't need it, but it could have been helpful many times over. Perhaps the person who decides to pick this up can make the final decision.
Keldeo-Resolute @ Leftovers
Ability: Justified
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Calm Mind
- Scald
- Secret Sword
No one prepares for this monster anymore, throw a Pursuit trapper in, and you've got gold. It's just standard Sub CM Keldeo. Didn't go through the trouble of optimizing it.
Thanks in advance!