Tapu Bulu @ Life Orb
Ability: Triage
EVs: 88 HP / 252 Atk / 168 Spe // 220 HP / 252 Atk / 36 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Taunt / Stone Edge
- Swords Dance
- Horn Leech
- Superpower
(stole this after get crushed by jrdn) Incredibly underrated revenge killer and offensive pokemon in general. It's a really good dragon resist, water resist, fighting resist, and ground resist for offense in a meta that doesn't have enough of those on offense, and it's probably one of the best priority users in the metagame right now. It's a great blanket check for stuff like Scarf Terrak, Scarf Garchomp, and bulky/fast water types. After an SD, horn leech ohkos most offensive non-4X resists after rocks. Taunt and Stone Edge both have their merits; taunt makes setting up on Zygarde much easier, while Stone Edge lets you surprise Volcarona, Zapdos, Noivern, and stuff like that to pave the way for a horn leech sweep.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7almostanyability-542560780 - Tapu Bulu gets up an SD and just sweeps. (it OHKOs a victini after rocks)
Mamoswine @ Choice Specs
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 60 Atk / 252 SpA / 196 Spe
Rash Nature
- Ice Beam
- Freeze-Dry
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
It's pretty memey and there are quite a few times where I would have preferred regular mamoswine but it does its job nonetheless. Specs Mamoswine is an amazing lure for physical walls that still manages to work even when your opponent knows it's specs mamoswine. It's much better this gen because checks to mamoswine actually exist, unlike in last gen - now, instead of just intimidate skarmory, we have buzzwole and golisopod, making for a whopping total of 2 counters instead of one. The rise of Buzzwole and even more intensified usage of skarm also makes it easier to lure them in and let another physical wallbreaker, like terrak or hoopa, to break down the rest of the stall.
Ice Beam OHKOS buzzwole and skarm after rocks, Freeze-dry hits suicune and tapu fini pretty hard (~80-85% for each) EQ with 60 atk ohkoes magearna 94% of the time or something after rocks, and knock off makes it so that Chansey can't switch in and annoy you. 196 speed creeps base 100s
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7almostanyabilitysuspecttest-554857419 - Specs Mamoswine broke him down in the first ladder game I had with him; in other words, he knew what to expect from this set this time, but all I had to do was keep on finding opportunities to bring it in, and eventually I was able to kill the Skarm.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7almostanyability-555659756 - I don't think Funbot stole this set from me, but she somehow decided to use it within about 2 days of when I started; here, Mamoswine lures and kills the buzzwole and proceeds to break down the rest of Jeran's team.
Magearna @ Leftovers / Shuca Berry
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 84 HP / 252 SpA / 172 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunderbolt
- Dazzling Gleam / Flash Cannon
- Calm Mind
- Pain Split
Cool thing that can literally just lead against and 6-0 stall provided that they don't lead with Taunt Tapu Fini or Zygarde. Calm Mind + Pain Split lets it set up on Chansey, Thunderbolt/Dazzling Gleam can kill all the relevant phasers, and from there should be able to just sweep as long as you play corrrectly and don't sac it.
Traditional stall mons include: Chansey, Skarmory, Magearna, Hippowdon, Alolan-Muk, Magearna, Buzzwole, Zygarde, and Tapu Fini. None of them except a taunt tapu fini that wins a few 50/50s can really beat this thing.
+6 252+ SpA Magearna Dazzling Gleam vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Eviolite Chansey: 367-433 (52.2 - 61.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock (Chansey can't pp stall)
+6 252+ SpA Magearna Thunderbolt vs. 248 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Magearna: 188-222 (51.7 - 61.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
(Mag gets set up on anyway)
+1 252+ SpA Magearna Thunderbolt vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Tapu Fini: 258-304 (75.2 - 88.6%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock (Taunt Tapu Fini really doesn't beat this)
+2 252+ SpA Magearna Dazzling Gleam vs. 240 HP / 252+ SpD Zygarde: 428-506 (102.6 - 121.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+1 252+ SpA Magearna Dazzling Gleam vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Zygarde: 450-530 (107.1 - 126.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252+ SpA Magearna Dazzling Gleam vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Hippowdon: 376-444 (89.5 - 105.7%) -- 75% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock (the one thing that can be kinda annoying)
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7almostanyabilitysuspecttest-552614891 - maybe sacking diglett wasn't the best idea, but this replay gives a general showing of how it works. Didn't save other replays
Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Ability: Misty Surge
EVs: 248 HP / 28 Def / 232 SpD
Impish Nature
- Leech Seed
- Spikes / Stealth Rock
- Knock Off
- Power Whip
The idea of this set is to shut down all the common poison healers. Zygarde, Tapu Fini, Suicune, Snorlax all can't activate their toxic orbs with misty terrain on the field, and they can't afford to stay in on this because of knock off too. It's amazing at getting up spikes and in my experience, you don't miss flash fire all that much. Also, misty terrain means you can't get burnt, so checking suicune, tapu fini, and manaphy is actually easy. also a middle finger for all the scum that clicks twave against ferrothorn what kind of animals are u
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7almostanyability-546910754 - it stops zygarde and also stops suicune from resting, making it easy to kill.