@ Black Sludge
Ability: Neutralizing Gas
EVs: 252 HP / 120 Def / 136 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Strange Steam
- Pain Split
- Will-O-Wisp
- Defog
This compress defog, a dragon immunity, hydeigon counterplay, a way to force progress by blocking regenerator, and a conk counter. We really are in deep shit vs hydreigon so this provides some breathing room vs NP 2 attacks set while also being able to take dragon attacks from noivern, kommo-o, and salamence while being able to force them out. Defog gives us breathing room vs skarmory/roserade hazard stack, this also gives us a way to spread even more status so chandelure can go to town on pokemon while also helping wear them down. While I believe the ground MU is rough... its managable via pivoting slowking on excadrill as its phys def, zarude on krookodile as mainly run dual stabs + toxic which can be healed off, mamoswine can be dealt with offensive pressure from our team as we give it little breathing room to switch in, rhyperior and swampert are defensive pokemon that are abused by the offensive nature of pokemon that can force progress on it via knock, toxic, or powerful attacks in general, and nidoking is given little switchs ins and slowking can check it in a pinch.