Mega Pidgeot, also know as Jesus Bird, has plenty of things going for itself: a great ability that allows it to fire off Hurricanes freely, a high Special Attack stat, a Speed stat that allows it to outspeed threats such as Raikou, Infernape, and Latias, good offensive coverage with Hurricane + Heat Wave, and U-turn to pivot and grab momentum—all those make for a terrifying wallbreaker in the UU tier. Despite its Stealth Rock weakness, Pidgeot still has above-average longevity thanks to Roost. Finally, it can also break more defensive teams with its stallbreaker set that is based on Refresh and Work Up.
Pidgeot @ Pidgeotite
Ability: No Guard
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Heat Wave
- U-turn
- Roost
This is Mega Pidgeot's main set, and it aims to break through offensive and balanced cores thanks to coverage from Hurricane + Heat Wave. Pidgeot can use U-turn to ease predictions and to switch out against checks such as Empoleon, Blissey, and Raikou, or it can use Roost in the same case to keep its longevity. It should be brought in against a good matchup to wallbreak or it should be used as a late-game cleaner thanks to its great combination of Speed and power. Obviously, it needs hazard control support from Pokemon such as Empoleon and Tentacruel to work well, or it will get worn down quickly due to Stealth Rock. Support from pivots, U-turn and Volt Switch users, or predictions and double switches to bring it in safely are also appreciated; even if Mega Pidgeot's bulk is good, it still can't stomach strong hits and would rather avoid being worn down. Mega Pidgeot is able to run other moves like Defog or Tailwind, but this is not strongly recommended since it takes away from its longevity or offensive capability. It can also run different sets like the stallbreaker set, which does well at breaking defensive teams. But even if it looks perfect on paper, running Mega Pidgeot has some drawbacks—it is outclassed by Mega Aerodactyl due to Mega Pidgeot not giving enough utility and needing good team support, and it faces competition with Talonflame, which can pressure fast builds thanks to Gale Wings. It suffers from its lackluster Defense and is also threatened by plenty of attackers, including fast offensive threats such as Mega Aerodactyl, Weavile, and Mega Beedrill, which outspeed and either OKHO it with the right moves or trap it and do chip damage to it with Pursuit, strong priority users such as Life Orb Scizor, Mamoswine, and Talonflame, and common revenge killers, such as Sharpedo, Mega Manectric, and Choice Scarf Hydreigon.
Give it a shot and you won't be disappointed!
Pidgeot @ Pidgeotite
Ability: No Guard
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Heat Wave
- U-turn
- Roost
This is Mega Pidgeot's main set, and it aims to break through offensive and balanced cores thanks to coverage from Hurricane + Heat Wave. Pidgeot can use U-turn to ease predictions and to switch out against checks such as Empoleon, Blissey, and Raikou, or it can use Roost in the same case to keep its longevity. It should be brought in against a good matchup to wallbreak or it should be used as a late-game cleaner thanks to its great combination of Speed and power. Obviously, it needs hazard control support from Pokemon such as Empoleon and Tentacruel to work well, or it will get worn down quickly due to Stealth Rock. Support from pivots, U-turn and Volt Switch users, or predictions and double switches to bring it in safely are also appreciated; even if Mega Pidgeot's bulk is good, it still can't stomach strong hits and would rather avoid being worn down. Mega Pidgeot is able to run other moves like Defog or Tailwind, but this is not strongly recommended since it takes away from its longevity or offensive capability. It can also run different sets like the stallbreaker set, which does well at breaking defensive teams. But even if it looks perfect on paper, running Mega Pidgeot has some drawbacks—it is outclassed by Mega Aerodactyl due to Mega Pidgeot not giving enough utility and needing good team support, and it faces competition with Talonflame, which can pressure fast builds thanks to Gale Wings. It suffers from its lackluster Defense and is also threatened by plenty of attackers, including fast offensive threats such as Mega Aerodactyl, Weavile, and Mega Beedrill, which outspeed and either OKHO it with the right moves or trap it and do chip damage to it with Pursuit, strong priority users such as Life Orb Scizor, Mamoswine, and Talonflame, and common revenge killers, such as Sharpedo, Mega Manectric, and Choice Scarf Hydreigon.
Give it a shot and you won't be disappointed!
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