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| Mega Altaria || Dragon/Fairy || 75 || 110 || 110 || 110 || 105 || 80 || Pixilate | | Mega Altaria || Dragon/Fairy || 75 || 110 || 110 || 110 || 105 || 80 || Pixilate | ||
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Altaria was one of the more unimpressible Dragon-types in the game, sporting decent bulk and Natural Cure, but having poor stats otherwise and sharing a typing with much better Dragons. However, it has now received a Mega Evolution, which raises its offenses up to par with its bulk, giving it a more balanced range of stats. Mega Altaria also changes its typing to the unique Dragon/Fairy, an amazing typing with few common weaknesses and a lot of resistances, as well as granting it Pixilate, giving it some very powerful Fairy moves. Mega Altaria also has an excellent movepool, letting it be either a physical or special threat with useful support options to boot. Mega Altaria's Speed is a big flaw, but it is actually quite hard to revenge kill a healthy one due to Altaria's bulk. It also has trouble against fellow Fairy-types, and needs to beware of Steel-types as well. | |||
Mega Altaria is a top user of Dragon Dance, due to having great bulk to set up and benefiting immensely from the Attack and Speed boost it provides. Since Dragon has redundant and poorer coverage compared to Fairy, Mega Altaria usually just run a single Fairy STAB instead. Return is Mega Altaria's main STAB move, sporting a lot of power at max happiness. Hyper Voice is a good alternative for specially-inclined or bulkier playstyles, since it isn't boosted by Dragon Dance but can hit through Substitutes. Earthquake is used to defeat Steel-types that resist Fairy, while Fire Blast targets part-Steels neutral to Ground. Roost bolsters Mega Altaria's health, while Heal Bell protects Mega Altaria from status as well as let it provide team support. Substitute is another nice defensive move usually used with Dragon Dance to give Mega Altaria space to set up and avoid status. | |||
==Zangoose== | ==Zangoose== | ||
