Defensive or Balanced Core:
Volcarona (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 248 HP / 196 Def / 64 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Bold Nature
- Fiery Dance
- Giga Drain
- Roost
- Will-o-Wisp
Zapdos @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 208 Def / 116 SpA / 184 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Defog
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Roost
- Thunderbolt
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 248 HP / 196 Def / 64 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Bold Nature
- Fiery Dance
- Giga Drain
- Roost
- Will-o-Wisp
Zapdos @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 208 Def / 116 SpA / 184 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Defog
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Roost
- Thunderbolt
Cool defensive core I've been using a lot lately since the Arena Trap suspect. Bulkarona makes up for Z dug trapping MMaw etc., and also tanks other problematic mons for Stall, like Kartana, with ease, even after boosts. Zapdos defogs for Volc, which is obviously extremely necessary due to the crippling SR weakness, but since Stall aims to have an as low as possible uptime of enemy Hazards anyways, this goes Hand in Hand. EVs + HP Ice over Heat Wave are to outspeed Jolly Lando and OHKO defensive ones after Rocks, but I also often reduce the SpA to only OHKO offensive ones and increase bulk. Also it still beats the usual Things like Pinsir and MGyara without flinch hax. Def EVs can be put into HP instead to bolster the mixed walling capabilities, because Zapdos is also often used to stall out SR Clef's PPs, which otherwise can easily set up rocks on Msab. Speaking of Msab, it's almost mandatory for this core, since without Heat Wave, Zapdos doesn't threaten Ferrothorn too much, and MSab is also the only Thing that can Keep Prot Gren from spiking for free. Thunderbolt is Chosen over Discharge because as annoying as Para hax might be, when playing Stall I usually prefer a mon being burned or Toxiced instead of randomly parad by Discharge. When running this on Balance or Semistall, Discharge is a perfectly fine choice though, or even Volt Switch.
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