None of the moves you carry on Deoxys-a is something i truly needs. How much bulk are you running on your Primal groudon?
Hue (Zekrom) @ Choice Band
Ability: Tough Claws
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Outrage
- Thunder Punch
- Earthquake
- Flare Blitz
Because jernmax didn't like it.
Now talking about zekrom, my main problem with it is that it performs exactly the same thing as haxorus in regular, even having almost the same base attack. And yet haxorus isn't banned in regular.
I personaly have been using mega alt ever since i heard zekrom was a tihng. Flash fire ferro / whimsicott, pixi arceus, intimidate rhydon, lightningrod xern / azumarill also counter. But there are other ways stall can deal with zekrom, prankster encore, most rhydons with counter, baby doll eyes, will-o-wisp. Groudon can live a hit and ko with eq. And just a fairy + a ground forces zekrom to make predicts that could cause his death.
Zekrom is op yes, but I really don't see what it has over say rayquaza, haxorus or facking kyurem black who is even more powerfull.
Also I already mentioned that any pokemon can run pursuit and that deoxys relies HEAVILY on perfect predicts to be effective. Situation: deoxis come in on my weakened xerneas, i can either stay in or switch on my primadon (carrying pursuit) on the predicted gunk shot. Now if deoxys predicts that and goes for low kick / dark pulse and I stay in he loses, if he goes for gunk shot and i switch he loses and if he goes for gunk shot and I stay in he kills one pokemon and I can then just send my groudon and kill him. There's a bunch of ways this situation could be even better for me. My xern could be running protect and prankster encore or it could be running extremespeed or any priority.
Also, deoxys only has 4 move slots ffs, it can't be running suker punch + fake out + low kick + gunk shot + ice beam + shadow sneak + ice beam and whatever else he learns. And since 90% of deoxys will run sucker punch that's already 1 move you don't have to worry about.
16 Atk Life Orb Protean Deoxys-A Gunk Shot vs. 128 HP / 0 Def Primal Groudon: 94-112 (25.2 - 30%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
252 SpA Life Orb Protean Deoxys-A Ice Beam vs. 128 HP / 0 SpD Primal Groudon: 266-316 (71.3 - 84.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
You don't have the best chance of living. While we're at it I don't think Deoxys-A needs a speed increasing nature, so your Groudon just dies lmao.
You've opened my mind on Zekrom, I'll back off that one. You've put out some good counters