Bronzong @ Figy Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Recycle
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic / Earthquake / Trick room
- Gyro Ball
Specially defensive bronzong walls all non shadow ball variants of magearna and is capable of dealing with non ghostium-z magearna. Gyro ball takes advantage of magearna's increasing speed due to shift gear, toxic and stealth rocks are utility moves so that this pokemon can pull its weight in games without magearna, and recycle vastly increases bronzong's longevity.
Trick room is slashed as a potential option if bronzong is the chosen stealth rock user for a trick room team. Again, the recycle set allows it to consistently set up trick room and it's typing, ability, and bulk allow it to survive longer and better support the team.
Calcs:
0 Atk Bronzong Gyro Ball (99 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Magearna: 85-102 (28.2 - 33.8%) -- 0.5% chance to 3HKO
After a shift gear:
0 Atk Bronzong Gyro Ball (150 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Magearna: 130-154 (43.1 - 51.1%) -- 4.7% chance to 2HKO
0 Atk Bronzong Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Magearna: 116-138 (38.5 - 45.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 SpA Magearna Corkscrew Crash (160 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Bronzong: 84-100 (24.8 - 29.5%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 SpA Magearna All-Out Pummeling (160 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Bronzong: 113-134 (33.4 - 39.6%) -- 20.1% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 SpA Magearna Twinkle Tackle (195 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Bronzong: 103-122 (30.4 - 36%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 SpA Magearna Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Bronzong: 114-136 (33.7 - 40.2%) -- 33.9% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 SpA Magearna Never-Ending Nightmare (160 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Bronzong: 226-268 (66.8 - 79.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
Shadow ball into never-ending nightmare will KO this bronzong without activating it's berry. Any other combination of attacks bronzong will shrug off, eat it's berry, and deal heavy damage in return. Aura sphere, flash cannon, fleur cannon, and thunderbolt all do less than 25%, so bronzong is guaranteed to get its berry off (assuming the magearna is not double dance).
If the chosen set is the trick room setter bronzong will live the z move, set up trick room, and either sacrifice itself to bring in another trick room abuser or chip away with gyro ball.
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