[SET]
name: Meteor Beam
move 1: Meteor Beam
move 2: Dynamax Cannon
move 3: Sludge Bomb
move 4: Flamethrower / Fire Blast
item: Power Herb
ability: Pressure
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Dragon / Fire
[SET COMMENTS]
[SET CREDITS]
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name: Meteor Beam
move 1: Meteor Beam
move 2: Dynamax Cannon
move 3: Sludge Bomb
move 4: Flamethrower / Fire Blast
item: Power Herb
ability: Pressure
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
tera type: Dragon / Fire
[SET COMMENTS]
- Meteor Beam Eternatus is a very potent threat that fully exploits its offensive potential while keeping some of its good defensive traits thanks to its Poison typing, which allows it to come in and absorb Toxic Spikes and Toxic.
- Not only does Meteor Beam boost Eternatus's already good Special Attack, it also lures in and removes Ho-Oh while dealing great damage to targets such as Yveltal, Primal Groudon, and Primal Kyogre.
- Dynamax Cannon is the premier STAB move of choice for Eternatus, and it's preferred over Draco Meteor and Dragon Pulse because despite its low PP, it has high Base Power and no drawbacks, and it also keeps key KOs. For example, after a Meteor Beam boost, Eternatus can 2HKO specially defensive Primal Groudon with Dynamax Cannon as well as 2HKO Primal Kyogre with the move after Stealth Rock damage.
- Power Herb is required to make Meteor Beam a single-turn attack. This also means that Meteor Beam Eternatus will generally get a single opportunity to set up and make progress.
- Sludge Bomb is important to remove Fairy-types like Xerneas and Arceus-Fairy, which can otherwise easily survive what Eternatus throws at them and use it as setup fodder. Spreading poison with this move is also useful to hinder some of its soft checks, like Primal Kyogre, Arceus-Ground, and Ho-Oh.
- Flamethrower covers Steel-types like Necrozma-DM, which takes pitiful damage from Dynamax Cannon and Meteor Beam and can force Eternatus out by setting up with Dragon Dance or crippling it with Thunder Wave. Fire Blast can be used for its higher Base Power in order to take out defensive Necrozma-DM as well as Zacian-C at +1.
- A Timid nature is crucial in order to outrun unboosted Ultra Necrozma and certain threats like Arceus, Mega Salamence, and Marshadow. It also Speed ties with opposing offensive Eternatus.
- Tera Dragon further increases Dynamax Cannon's damage output, allowing Eternatus to menace key threats. For example, +1 Tera Dragon Dynamax Cannon can 2HKO Tera Water Zygarde-C and can OHKO it prior to Power Construct after a layer of Spikes. It also 2HKOes Ho-Oh and OHKOes Marshadow, and it additionally OHKOes defensive Arceus-Ground after a layer of Spikes.
- Tera Dragon also suppresses Eternatus's weaknesses associated with its Poison typing, letting Eternatus survive Primal Groudon's Precipice Blades, Ultra Necrozma's Photon Geyser, and Arceus-Ground's Judgment.
- Tera Fire turns the tables against Zacian-C, allowing Eternatus to not only survive any hits from it but also OHKO Zacian-C with Fire Blast without a boost. Tera Fire Eternatus can also benefit from its new resistance to Fairy-type attacks to serve as a check in a pinch to Geomancy Xerneas and Calm Mind Arceus-Fairy and revenge kill them.
- Meteor Beam Eternatus fits best on offensive teams that are looking for a mid- to late-game wallbreaker and cleaner with sufficient Speed to outrun common threats to offensive teams like unboosted Ultra Necrozma and Xerneas. Cleaners like Double Dance Primal Groudon and Extreme Killer Arceus as well as wallbreakers like offensive Calm Mind Primal Kyogre and Ultra Necrozma appreciate the support of Eternatus chipping their shared checks like Primal Groudon, Ho-Oh, and Giratina-O.
- Sticky Web support from teammates like Smeargle, Shuckle, and Ribombee further increases Eternatus's ability to threaten common anti-offense builds like Choice Scarf Xerneas and Dragon Dance Ultra Necrozma, allowing it to outrun and remove both of them.
- Despite its natural advantage, Eternatus can struggle in dealing with Geomancy Xerneas if it still has access to Terastallization, and Tera Dragon Eternatus is OHKOed by Moonblast. A solid check like Primal Groudon is useful in order to cover this possibility.
[SET CREDITS]
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