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Hello everybody! I have been working on a team for quite some time now, and need just a tiny bit more help with it. It is a dual Screens team, with a Metagross and Meowstic core.


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Metagross @ Metagrossite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Spd, 4 SpD
Jolly Nature
- Zen Headbutt
- Meteor Mash
- Bullet Punch
- Protect

Metagross has quickly become my favorite mega Pokemon of all time. I know more about this guy than any other Pokemon. I maximized attack, and speed. There really isn't too much to it. This might not my end all be all EV set. I will eventually maximize bulk, speed, and attack, but this is a good substitute for now. Zen Headbutt is your standard psychic type attack, and has great coverage over what Meteor Mash doesn't have. I chose Meteor Mash over Iron Head because the slight damage buff is nice, and the attack bonus is great. I should also mention, that Clear Body is an amazing ability. I can safely send out Metagross into a double Intimidate, and I won't be phased. This is, of course, until it goes mega. Bullet Punch is a staple to Metagross. It can be used to pick off weakened Pokemon, and it hits pretty hard. I have used a slow and bulky Metagross before, but I prefer speedy Metagross under screens because I can hit first, and still have quite a nice amount of bulk. I have found on multiple occasions that Protect is better than anything else.


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Meowstic @ Light Clay
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 148 Def / 108 SpD
Calm Nature
- Light Screen
- Reflect
- Safeguard
- Quick Guard

Meowstic is the main thing that holds this team together. It almost always leads, and the times it doesn't, I regret it. It had dual screens, as well as Safeguard to protect against Smeargle, and Quick Guard to protect against Thunderus's Taunts, and Fake Out. Light Clay keeps screens up for a while, and I need it. I rarely run out of screens, but I use every single turn. Most of my battles are 7-8 turns. I threw together the EV's for Meowstic. There was no calculations made, I just slid the sliders in Showdown and said **** it.


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Scrafty @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 136 Atk / 116 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Drain Punch
- Protect
- Knock Off
- Fake Out

Through all the battles I've done, I have concluded that I love Scrafty. He is very bulky, has Intimidate, has a very good typing, and has Fake Out. What is not to love. He is also pretty slow, and so, sometimes, he with get outsped by an Aegislash, and after it is hit with Knock Off, it won't be happy. Now, for confession time. I stole borrowed the Scrafty set from this thread http://pokemonforever.com/Thread-VGC-VGC...ht=scrafty. I just changed Rocky Helmet to Leftovers. Leftovers have proven much more useful. Protect is, well, Protect. It Protects you. I used to run Super Fang, but I never found it useful.


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Zapdos @ Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Heat Wave
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Protect

I quite like Zapdos. I like it better than Thunderus. With a Life Orb, it hits very hard, and it is pretty bulky behind screens. Heat Wave has been infinitely useful against Pokemon like Bisharp and other steel types that my team has trouble with. Hidden Power Ice does what Hidden Power Ice does; destroy everything that is x4 weak to it. Protect protects me, and is a staple on just about any doubles Pokemon. The natures and EV's are too maximize Speed and Special Attack.


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Aegislash @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 Spe
Calm Nature
- King's Shield
- Flash Cannon
- Shadow Ball
- Wide Guard

Aegislash is basically THE doubles Pokemon. There is so much strategy that goes behind it. Do I King Shield now or wait 'til later? I have Wide Guard to protect myself from Earthquakes, Heat Waves, and Hyper Voice. Weakness Policy is, in my opinion, the best item for Aegislash, especially when it is behind screens. I run Calm instead of Modest or Quiet because when Calm, and in Shield Form, I can almost always survive a Choice Specs 252+ Hydreigon Dark Pulse. The rest is put into Special Attack to maximize my damage output.
252+ SpA Choice Specs Hydreigon Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 0+ SpD Aegislash-Shield: 140-168 (83.8 - 100.5%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO


Now here we get to an interesting point in the team. I have not found a very good last pokemon. I have used Rhyperior, Chansey, Gengar, and Terrakion, and the only pokemon that really helped was Chansey and Rhyperior, and Rhyperior subtracted from Aegislash, because it needs a Weakness Policy as well. I would really love some help on this last Pokemon.
                                                                                         
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I thank you for reading this, and I would love to get some feedback. I will also make edits in the color blue.
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VGC MetaScreens - by Delta - Aug 10, 2015, 10:25 AM
RE: VGC MetaScreens - by Slec - Aug 10, 2015, 11:55 AM
RE: VGC MetaScreens - by Rogue - Aug 10, 2015, 12:44 PM
RE: VGC MetaScreens - by Delta - Aug 10, 2015, 02:25 PM

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