Latios (Ubers Analysis)
[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Draco Meteor
move 2: Thunder / Grass Knot
move 3: Surf / Hidden Power Fire / Dragon Pulse
move 4: Psyshock / Trick
item: Choice Specs
nature: Timid
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[Set Comments]
- Has fairly good coverage, but requires weather support
- Does not really care either way (rain vs. sun), but the moves need to match the team's dominant weather
- Draco Meteor hits like a truck, and Latios is the fastest user
- It is far less powerful than base 150 group, but the speed difference really does help a lot.
- Thunder nails Kyogre, Manaphy, Ho-Oh, and Lugia, but requires rain support to use
- Grass Knot is good replacement if the team prefers sunlight, and hits Goudon and Kyogre hard, but must be used sparingly, as much of the tier resists it, and it lacks the looming threat of Paralysis as a deterrent to set up.
- Surf recieves a psuedo STAB in the rain, and Hidden Power Fire gets boosted to a usable level in the sun, so go with the teams dominant weather
- Surf hits Steel-types like Scizor and Forretress incredibly hard in the rain, OHKOing both, but Hidden Power Fire incinerates Steel-types, Ferrothorn, in particular, but requires sunlight from Groudon. Dragon Pulse is also an option for times when Draco Meteor's SpA drop or accuracy are unappealing, and can sort of clean up game with a boost from Choice Specs.
- The last slot is between Psyshock and Trick. Psyshock, when backed by STAB and Choice Specs, can break down common switch ins, such as Ho-Oh and Chansey, and requires no weather support to use; Trick, on the other hand, can still cripple the blobs, but also messes with defensive pokemon like Ferrothorn, and can make setting something up later easier.
- Trick can be used, but be really careful what you trick.
- Psyshock is also an option if your team is weak to Terrakion, and can still break Blissey, though Tyranitar will eat you alive if he catches you on it, and Hydregon can mess with you with Draco Meteor / U-turn
- EVs and nature are obvious
- Specs gives it a lot of power
- Tyranitar is still public enemy number one, but is thankfully much less common in Ubers than OU
- Ferrothorn walls the set if it lacks Hidden Power Fire, but hates Trick
- The blobs wall most of the set and only fear Psyshock / Trick
- Steel-type Arceus doesn't care about you.
- Not too much else can readily switch in, though it is fairly easy to revenge kill after Draco Meteor is used
- Giratina-O can ignore the Speed difference and do 59.6% minimum with Shadow Sneak
- Choice Scarf-wielding Dragon-types, such as Palkia and Hydregon, can revenge you.
name: Dual Screens
move 1: Reflect
move 2: Light Screen
move 3: Memento
move 4: Draco Meteor / Recover
item: Light Clay
nature : Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[Set Comments]
- Pretty straightforward Dual Screener, with access to Memento to differentiate it from the crowd
- Light Screen and Reflect cut damage taken in half, which greatly aids set-up sweepers, such as Extremekiller Arceus, Rock Polish Groudon, and Double Dance Terrakion
- Draco Meteor lets Latios do damage if he needs to, and still packs a decent punch, even with no EV investment, but Recover can give Latios a chance to set up more than once
- Wobbuffet can make setting up both Latios and the intended sweeper much easier, but beware of type stacking.
- DD / SD Rayquaza, SD / CM Arceus / RP Groudon / Double Dance Terrakion / Lucario / CM Kyogre / CM Mewtwo / NP Darkrai / FC Ho-Oh / FC Reshiram /
- ^Notable sweepers to support
- Not as fearful of Tyranitar, because if Reflect is up, Latios can live a Crunch while getting Light Screen up, and Memento before Tyranitar can stop you. Setting up on a Choice-locked -2 / -2 Tyranitar under dual screens is cake.
- Hates Taunt-users and Darkrai
- Wobbuffet can revenge the Choice sets with ease
[Other Options]
- An offensive Calm Mind with a Life Orb can work, and is nearly as powerful as it was in gen 4, but Mewtwo generally overshadows it
- A Modest Nature is an option on the Choice Sets for additional power, but the Speed Drop hurts.
- Choice Scarf
- Not too much else, as everything needed was mentioned