So recently, I decided to take up competitive battling in VGC. For a while, I was trying to decide on what kind of team I wanted to use since there were so many options, but eventually I settled on Psychic Ter-Rain.
Currently my team consists of:
- Politoed @ Wiki Berry
- Ludicolo @ Waterium Z
- Metagross @ Metagrossite
- Tapu Lele @ Choice Scarf
- Landorus-T @ Assault Vest
(I'll drop the EV spreads and movesets in the comments if anyone's interested.)
I want to add a Tailwind setter with Psychic Seed in the last slot, but can't decide between Zapdos and Hydreigon. Both of them have very similar bulk and speed. I'm leaning more towards Zapdos at the moment since it has access to Roost and no 4x weaknesses. However, Hydreigon's defensive synergy with Metagross is really good, and despite Dragon STAB being pretty bad, a Draco Meteor from Hydreigon is definitely going to punch a few holes in something.
What do you guys think? Any movesets/other recommendations you have are appreciated. Feel free to let me know your thoughts about this, or if there are any changes you'd make to this team :)
It's funny you should mention that, actually. I had considered using Mandibuzz due to its great bulk and similar defensive synergy with Metagross, but didn't choose it as an option due to its really low offensive stats and lower speed.
I think I'll use Zapdos, since as you say, it has a much better defensive typing.
Also, it literally just occurred to me that Zapdos also gets Thunder... and we all know how great Thunder is on Rain teams ;)