Overview
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Pros:
- Access to the infamous EdgeQuake combo and U-Turn.
- Good lead/revenge killer
- Access to Defog
- Levitate gives it immunity to most hazards and to the ever present Ground type.
- A decent counter to Victini.
- Resistant to SR and immune to all other entry hazards, Flygon is an excellent hazard remover with Defog.
- 4x Weakness to the common Ice type, especially Ice Shard.
- CB/CS sets somewhat predictable
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name: Defog
move 1: Defog
move 2: Roost
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: U-turn
ability: Levitate
item: Leftovers
evs: 252 HP / 16 Atk / 104 Def / 136 Spe
nature: Jolly
Moves
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- Earthquake is Flygon's main STAB, powerful and accurate, and can hit Poison and Steel types that aren't affected by Toxic.
- U-turn maintains momentum and allows for a quick switch out while dealing damage.
- Defog gets rid of hazards, screens, the usual.
- Roost gives Flygon instant recovery, which helps with the battering that Flygon is bound to endure.
- Toxic is a good move to have, to stall out some certain pokemon, but not good enough to warrant a slash on this set.
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- Max HP and 104 Def let Flygon effectively check Victini and ScarfDarm effectively.
- Speed EVs to outspeed Timid Nidoking, who usually OHKOs with Ice Beam otherwise, and can OHKO back with EQ 75% of the time after rocks.
- Jolly nature outspeeds Timid Nidoking with some Speed EVs.
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- Use for hazard removal and stalling.
- Physically defensive, great counter to Fire types, especially Victini and Scarf Darmanitan.
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- Specially defensive pokemon like Florges are good defensive partners to Flygon, being immune to Dragon moves, while taking most Fairy and Ice moves well with it's enormous Special Defense.
- Pokemon with Rock moves can hit Flying types that Defog Flygon with Toxic can't.
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name: Choice Band
move 1: Outrage/Dragon Claw
move 2: U-Turn
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Fire Punch
ability: Levitate
item: Choice Band
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
nature: Jolly
Moves
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- Outrage allows Flygon to fire off powerful STAB attacks at its opponents, inflicting more damage than Dragon Claw.
- Earthquake is a powerful, highly accurate STAB attack that can be used to hit the bulky Steel types of the tier, such as M-Aggron.
- Fire Punch hits Ice types that hurt Flygon otherwise, and is more dependable than Stone Edge.
- U-Turn gains/maintains momentum, can be used to scout for specific moves or sets on opposing pokemon, and allows easy switches into pokes better suited for the situation.
- Dragon Claw gives a spammable Dragon STAB attack that you can switch out of, unlike Outrage.
Set Details
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- 252 Atk for max power.
- 252 Speed to maximize Flygon's speed.
- Jolly for more speed, enough to outspeed Scarf Darmanitan, Timid Vivillon and Roserade, and +Speed Lucario, while tying with Mew, Jirachi, and Celebi.
- Band for extra power.
- Defog can also be used instead of Fire Punch, for an emergency field clearance.
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- Banded Flygon's niche in UU is wallbreaking and possibly revenge killing, with good Attack and Speed stats, as well as Earthquake and Outrage, which are good moves to be locked into.
- Before locking yourself into Outrage, be sure your opponent has no Fairy or Steel types remaining, and that any physically bulky pokemon have previous damage to ensure a KO.
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- Pokemon that can better handle Fairy types, like M-Aggron and Nidoking, are appreciated, as well as a Pokemon to hit the rare, but possible, Levitate Bronzong.
- Pokemon with Volt Switch (M-Ampharos, Rotom-H, etc.), to create a VoltTurn-esque core.
- Banded Flygon is best used as a wallbreaker or late-game sweeper, so hazard setters make excellent partners for Flygon, such as Forretress, which resists all of Flygon's weaknesses, while Flygon resists Forretress' only weakness, Fire.
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name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Outrage
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: U-Turn
move 4: Fire Blast/Defog
ability: Levitate
item: Choice Scarf
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
nature: Hasty / Jolly
Moves
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- Outrage allows Flygon to fire off powerful STAB attacks at its opponents, inflicting more damage than Dragon Claw.
- Earthquake is a powerful, highly accurate STAB attack that can be used to hit the bulky Steel types of the tier, such as M-Aggron.
- Fire Blast helps deal with physically defensive or levitating Steel types.
- U-Turn gains/maintains momentum, can be used to scout for specific moves or sets on opposing pokemon, and allows easy switches into pokes better suited for the situation.
- Defog is a good move to use in a pinch, a quick way to clear the field before biting the bullet.
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- Meant to scout out the opponent’s moves, while revenge killing wounded pokes.
- Max speed and attack EV’s for the most speed and attack, respectively, and 4 SpD for it's special weaknesses.
- Jolly nature to outspeed Scarfed Hydreigon if you run Defog, or Hasty to outspeed Scarfed Hydreigon if you run Fire Blast.
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- When using Scarfed Flygon, you can lead with it to counter your opponent's lead, using U-turn to swiftly switch into a counter or check to said lead, or to revenge kill weakened pokemon.
- Before locking yourself into Outrage, be sure your opponent has no Fairy or Steel types remaining, and that any physically bulky pokemon have previous damage to ensure a KO.
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- Heavy hitting pokemon like Arcanine, M-Absol, and Hydreigon help weaken pokemon so Flygon can clean up.
- Hazard setters like Forretress can whittle down the opponent to the point of sweeping, and also covers Flygon's weaknesses.
- Pokemon with Volt Switch (M-Ampharos, Rotom-H, etc.), to create a VoltTurn-esque core.
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- Dragon Claw > Outrage, for a spammable Dragon move that you can switch out from, unlike Outrage.
- Hone Claws may be used on a LO set with Outrage/Dragon Claw, Earthquake, and Stone Edge.
- Stone Edge is a decent move, but outclassed my Flygon's fire moves in general.
- Iron Tail can be used to check Fairy types, but it's accuracy is unreliable.
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- Everything Ice-related (Shard, Beam, etc.) will fuck you UP.
- Physically defensive Fairy types and Bronzong shut Flygon down with key immunities to Dragon and Ground, respectively.
- Bulky water types, like Slowbro, Swampert, and Suicune can bulk out Flygon's moves and possibly retaliate with a supereffective Ice move.
- For every Flygon, revenge killers are a big problem. Scarfed Hydreigon, Infernape, Mega Aerodactyl with Ice Fang, and Scarfed Heracross pose a huge problem for every Flygon besides Scarf Flygon. Even Scarfed Flygon can be revenge killed by priority users, like Fletchinder and ES Lucario, as well as some scarf users like Infernape.
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