Metagross @ Choice Band
Ability:
Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Pursuit
- Zen Headbutt
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U-turn
- Ice Punch
Metagross has a very useful typing for steel, and along with great offensive and defensive stats, metagross can be a potent attacker and not drain momentum from HO builds.
However great metagross is, it's is walled by many common walls such as skarmory, hippowdon, slowbro, porygon, and more. So that is why i chose to give it u-turn, so that it can click on a hard hitting u-turn to gain tons of momentum for the team. I also gave metagross intimidate so it could take some strong physical attacks better, and be a soft check to fighting, fire, and ground type attacks. This way, doublade doesnt have to be run to check fighting. With Intimidate, Metagross can survive a Victini V-Create and pursuit trap it, allowing steel to be much better off in the MU. With Ice punch it's also a huge threat to dragon teams.
With it's new move, Metagross would form a really good partner with u-turn scizor, and magnet pull volt switch magnezone. And with intimidate, and being neutral to fighting attacks, and also being able to take care of some psychic mons with pursuit (mainly victini) doublade would not be a necessity on the team. Garchomp also becomes a bit easier to handle.
Some calcs:
-1 252 Atk Victini V-create vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Metagross: 260-308 (71.4 - 84.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Metagross Pursuit vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Victini: 294-348 (86.2 - 102%) -- 12.5% chance to OHKO
-1 252 Atk Terrakion Close Combat vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Metagross: 105-124 (28.9 - 34.1%) -- 2.5% chance to 3HKO
-1 252 Atk Pure Power Mega Medicham High Jump Kick vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Metagross: 187-222 (51.5 - 61.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Metagross Zen Headbutt vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Mega Medicham: 253-298 (96.9 - 114.1%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO
-1 252 Atk Garchomp Earthquake vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Metagross: 174-206 (47.9 - 56.7%) -- 86.7% chance to 2HKO
4 SpA Garchomp Fire Blast vs. 248 HP / 8 SpD Metagross: 144-170 (39.6 - 46.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Metagross Bullet Punch vs. 0 HP / 0- Def Hydreigon: 135-160 (41.5 - 49.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO