Mega Blastoise Movesets & Competitive Sets

Moves Rapid Spin provides invaluable support for offensive teams, which often have at least one Stealth Rock-weak Pokemon and prefer to keep entry hazards they have set intact. Dark Pulse punishes Ghost-types that might try to spinblock Mega Blastoise and has outstanding neutral coverage. Ice Beam is extremely practical coverage for the tier's many Grass-, Dragon-, and Flying-types that might otherwise check Mega Blastoise. Aura Sphere perfects Mega Blastoise's neutral coverage and threatens the likes of Snorlax, Umbreon, Registeel, and Porygon2. Scald is an option for its burn chance, as are Water Pulse and Hydro Pump for their high power, OHKOing Pokemon such as Nidoqueen and Arcanine, but overall, they reduce the number of threats Mega Blastoise can hit super effectively. Set Details The given EV spread gives Mega Blastoise the ability to hit as hard as it can while still outspeeding Pokemon with base 60 Speed like Jolly Bewear. Blastoise opts to use a Timid nature instead of Modest, as it lets Mega Blastoise outpace Timid Nidoqueen, Jolly Tsareena, and Jolly Choice Band Tyrantrum. However, Modest can still be used on teams that don't need Mega Blastoise to outpace said Pokemon. The choice of pre-Mega ability is not likely to matter; however, Rain Dish provides a tiny amount of recovery against the occasional rain user, while Blastoise's Torrent-boosted STAB moves are slightly stronger than Mega Blastoise's. Usage Tips Conserving Mega Blastoise's HP is important if you need it to spin repeatedly, so it should prioritize switching in for free or on particularly weak attacks. For example, it can switch in on the likes of Steelix, Nidoqueen, Rhyperior, and Bronzong as they set Stealth Rock to threaten them out and immediately undo their work. Due to this necessary conservation of HP, you will often have to evaluate whether getting Mega Blastoise hit by a strong move to spin or attack is worth making future spinning much more difficult. When attacking, Mega Blastoise's potent coverage can make correct predictions quite rewarding. Such predictions include using Ice Beam on Grass-types expecting to switch in on a Water-type move and decimating aggressively played Ghost-types with Dark Pulse. Hitting a special wall like Snorlax or Cresselia with super effective coverage as it switches in usually fails to outright KO it, but does force it to recover, giving you free turns. Though walls that Mega Blastoise lacks coverage for force it out eventually, it can use these walls' passive nature to safely spin. Mega Blastoise is prone to getting its time cut short by Toxic at some point in a battle, so it might actually be preferable to burn it by switching into moves like Scald. Team Options Mega Blastoise is a good addition to any team that features offensive Rock-weak Pokemon, as it can remove Stealth Rock for them. Salazzle, Noivern, and Yanmega can also switch in on STAB Grass-type moves aimed at Mega Blastoise and threaten those moves' users out. Ground-types such as Nidoqueen, Rhyperior, and Donphan block Volt Switch, which is often used against Mega Blastoise. Wallbreakers like Escavalier and Vanilluxe benefit from the removal of annoying entry hazards and break through common cores that hinder Mega Blastoise. Gardevoir and Shaymin are Choice Scarf users that make up for Mega Blastoise's problematic Speed and give it another chance to put in work by using Healing Wish. Mega Blastoise isn't a safe switch-in to the tier's top Fire-types in Salazzle and Ninetales due to their coverage, so more reliable checks to them like Choice Scarf Tyrantrum and Rindo Berry Rhyperior might be wise choices. Swellow and Aerodactyl have a particularly good matchup against offense, which Mega Blastoise tends to get overloaded by. Having a defensive backbone like Snorlax + Cresselia to fall back on takes a lot of pressure off Mega Blastoise, though not all offensive teams can afford such a core.