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This team has some more interesting off meta picks like Swords Dance Rhyperior and Clefable. So i started with Clefable Dragapult there are a few reasons to use Clefable over Clefairy. With a Babiri Berry it can help ensure Rhyperior and Dragapult are able to beat Steel-types. Togekiss can hold a Babiri Berry to but can't take all Boosted Max Steelspikes like Metagross after its Weakness Policy or Celesteela. Also it has Unaware which is helpful with the many other boosting Pokemon like Swords Dance Glastrier and Shell Smash Blastoise.
Dragapult checks a lot for this team Rillaboom, Venusaur, Metagross, Garchomp all very valuble for this team. i chose Dragon Dance Dragapult beacuse of my redirection in Clefable. with redirection its also a better rain check as it can safely set Dragon Dance up than outspeed and OHKO Kingdra really Dragapult is able to teat through so much offensivly cause its STAB combo is so good. Other Pokemon on the team like Tapu fini helping it handle Venusaur, Rhyperior checking Goltres, Kartana checking fairy's are all very helpful for Dragapult to wreck offensively.
Why use Clefable over Clefairy? well a few reasons primarily its ability to hold a Babiri Berry and stave off Steel-types one turn longer. Unlike Togekiss due to Unaware it can live Boosted Max Steelspikes with Babiri Berry from the likes of Metagross and Celesteela. Also it is grounded meaning misty terrain will affect it. Clefable is able to provide redirection for Porygon2 to set Trick Room, Rhyperior Swords Dance, and Dragapult Dragon Dance. It also is a check to Urshifu and Terrapult.
What if you wanted a Ground-type that checked an Ice-type in Glastrier. Well the 2 options i saw that could do that are Rhyperior and Excadrill. Rhyperior's rock-typing is able to thwart Moltres-G,Zapdos, and other flyers it could struggle with. This Rhyperior set has Swords Dance and Weakness Policy not exactly a new combination. with Redirectors on the team and the fear of Weakness Policy this can give Rhyperior opportunity to set up. Weakness Policy Rhyperior is just fine with no self activation especially as this set has Swords Dance. Rhyperior being a Ground-type that checks Glastrier makes me feel its pretty underated in the format.
I wanted a Grass-type and a Steel-type Kartana and Ferrothorn were the options for that. I chose Kartana because it can more immediately threaten Tapu Fini and other Grass weak Pokemon than Ferrothorn could. Also it isn't set up reliant to win. Kartana alongside Clefable can check Hatterene for this team. Kartana is most importantly able to check opposing Water-types for this team alongside Regirock.
Porygon2 is the best Trick Room setter in the format i Chose Porygon2 over Dusclops because despite being able to self activate Weakness Policy the ability to check Spectrier and weaken many other Specail attackers with Eerie impulse i find valuble. Dusclops would just make the team much weaker to Spectrier and does not have Eerie Impulse for Specail attackers like Tapu Fini or Lapras. Eerie Impulse is a pretty good way of helping Rhyperiors low special defense stat.
Tapu Fini and its Misty Terrain provide this team with an answer to status. Standard CM set i chose so that Tapu Fini itself is threatening. Tapu fin is able to remove Rillaboom's Grass Terrain improving Rhyperiors matchup vs Rillaboom letting it potentially beat it. Tapu Fini is able to provide a fighting check a fire check the normal good Tapu Fini things.
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