Wouldn't sucker punch fit better to revenge kill Ultra Necrozma?
Dugtrio @ Groundium Z
Ability: Arena Trap
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Screech
- Substitute
- Memento / Toxic
Dugtrio is capable of trapping and removing almost every single Xerneas check such as PDon, NDM, and Mage. If NDM is Ultra while it cannot kill it it can force the Burst which opens up for a Xern sweep. Cannot trap Ho-Oh which is annoying. Memento is also nice for letting Xern setup easier.
You forgot my Yveltal post dude.
Yveltal @ Life Orb
Ability: Dark Aura
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Mild Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Oblivion Wing
- Heat Wave
- Sucker Punch
Yveltal is a great partner or if not one of the classic core since back in the 6th gen. Yveltal is able to threaten a variety of Xerneas checks like Primal Groudon and Dusk Mane Necrozma and is usually used in early to mid game in order to wall-break the opposing team to pave a way for Xerneas to clean late game. This LO set is equipped with Heat Wave because both of the said mons in the pairings is checked my Magearna - Heat Wave lures Magearna during switch in which puts its in range where it dies to +2 Focus Blast from Xern:
- 252+ SpA Life Orb Yveltal Heat Wave vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Magearna: 195-231 (53.5 - 63.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
- +2 252+ SpA Xerneas Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Magearna: 189-223 (51.9 - 61.2%) -- 96.1% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
Even w/o Heat Wave, Yveltal is still a great partner for Xerneas as they are often paired together in teams from ladder and tours in the current state of the metagame.
Sorry, sometimes when I quote all the posts I miss some but it's updated and on there now!
Imma vote Diglett seniorVoting is here!
Gengar
Gengar @ Gengarite
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Sludge Wave
- Icy Wind / Destiny Bond
- Thunder
So Gengar takes every almost every Xern check, offensive or defensive, and traps them. From there, it chips them down with repeated Shadow Balls and Thunders in Ho-oh’s case. While it won’t eliminate the Xern check, it will often put it in range of a +2 Moonblast or coverage move. If worst comes to worst, Gengar can trade with something on the opposition with Destiny Bond, opening up a Xern sweep.
Naganadel @ Dragonium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Sludge Wave
- Nasty Plot
- Fire Blast
Naganadel + GeoXern is a great offensive combo. They weaken each other's checks and can even allow the other to pull off a clean sweep. Really good against Balance and Bulky Offense. A staple offense team featuring Primal Groudon/Xerneas/Naganadel/Dusk Mane Necrozma/Arceus/Yveltal where Dusk Mane Necrozma is Weakness Policy, Arceus is an Extreme Killer variant, and Yveltal is Scarfed, is good enough to beat almost any build if piloted correctly.
Marshadow @ Life Orb
Ability:Technician
Evs: 252 Atk/4 Sp.Atk/252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Shadow Sneak
- Spectral Thief
- Close Combat
- Rock Tomb/Bulk up/Hidden Power Ice
The deer appreciates Marshadow taking out Necro-DM and Necro-Ultra for him while Marshadow appreciates Xerneas taking out Zygarde and Yvetal while providing Marshadow a tool it otherwise needs i.e liberating it from needing HP Ice and can run Rock Tomb to allow it to lure Ho-oh for Xerneas allowing it to lure common checks.
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane @ Ultranecrozium Z
Ability: Prism Armor
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Sunsteel Strike
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
- Photon Geyser
It doesn't need this set to be effective with Xerneas, but this is one of the ways it can take on several roles at once to give the Xerneas freedom to use the Geomancy set. Xerneas going to have an easier time engaging and weakening an opposing Groudon or Dusk Mane than this will (Xerneas' sets are far more predictable than Necrozma), but this can happen in reverse order. As a Dusk Mane, Necrozma tends to bring in Yveltal, Groudon, Kyogre, and in fringe cases both formes of Giratina and can buy Xerneas Moonblast opportunities to weaken its common checks and counters, or a Groudon that has been hit by a Neuroforce Earthquake. Necrozma can bring in other Necrozma as well but the exchange is generally pretty messy depending on speed ties, moves, and who bursts / doesn't burst. If Necrozma does get an opposing DM to burst or weakens it severely, it is usually a net positive for the Xerneas player. A Magearna that Xerneas brings in can buy Necrozma a Swords Dance and all the trouble it can cause with said Swords Dance, but this is harder to line up safely given what Xerneas checks. A team does need a backstop of ground immune + Arceus or at least one of the two when using this combo thanks to Groudon, but teams generally want these two traits anyways.
Yveltal @ Life Orb
Ability: Dark Aura
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Mild Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Oblivion Wing
- Heat Wave
- Sucker Punch
Yveltal is a great partner or if not one of the classic core since back in the 6th gen. Yveltal is able to threaten a variety of Xerneas checks like Primal Groudon and Dusk Mane Necrozma and is usually used in early to mid game in order to wall-break the opposing team to pave a way for Xerneas to clean late game. This LO set is equipped with Heat Wave because both of the said mons in the pairings is checked my Magearna - Heat Wave lures Magearna during switch in which puts its in range where it dies to +2 Focus Blast from Xern:
- 252+ SpA Life Orb Yveltal Heat Wave vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Magearna: 195-231 (53.5 - 63.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
- +2 252+ SpA Xerneas Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Magearna: 189-223 (51.9 - 61.2%) -- 96.1% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
Even w/o Heat Wave, Yveltal is still a great partner for Xerneas as they are often paired together in teams from ladder and tours in the current state of the metagame.
Dugtrio @ Groundium Z
Ability: Arena Trap
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant / Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Screech
- Substitute
- Memento / Toxic
Dugtrio is capable of trapping and removing almost every single Xerneas check such as PDon, NDM, and Mage. If NDM is Ultra while it cannot kill it it can force the Burst which opens up for a Xern sweep. Cannot trap Ho-Oh which is annoying. Memento is also nice for letting Xern setup easier.
I'm going to vote Chessking345's Dugtrio because its broken trapping ability + Memento support.
I swear when I go through it I make sure to add all of them. Added it now sorry people ;w;
! Ok so Naganadel will be put in the archive but because a banned user won I'm going to also archive Chessking345 and add it to the HoF, Gratz!
