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Diancie @ Diancite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Moonblast
- Diamond Storm / Stealth Rock
- Earth Power / Stealth Rock
- Protect
Once thought of as a niche and underwhelming pick, so much so that it dropped out of OU, Mega Diancie returns with a vengeance after being deemed too strong for UU, now acting as a speedy mixed wallbreaker. Protect scouts choice-locked moves of foes such as Choice Scarf Landorus-T and Kartana, preventing them from freely using U-turn or Knock Off, respectively. It also helps against Choice Specs Ash-Greninja, preventing it from using Spikes or Dark Pulse on a predicted switch, and against Ferrothorn, which has to play 50-50s between setting entry hazards or attacking and will slowly get PP stalled out of Gyro Ball or Power Whip. Furthermore, Mega Diancie's Rock / Fairy typing is great offensively, allowing it to force out the likes of Zygarde, Tornadus-T, and Zapdos. Partners such as Heatran and Fightinium Z Tornadus-T pair well with Diancie as they handle Grass- and Steel-types. Overall, deflecting entry hazards while being an offensive entry hazard setter itself makes Mega Diancie a great pick on teams in need of its unique niche.
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