(click on the mons for the pokepaste )
This team is built around Specs Valiant , a really strong wallbreaker in the metagame . I was actually surprised by the raw power which this mon puts on the table , so here we are (built around post pao-espathra ban ) :
The protagonist of the team . Specs Moonblast is a really strong move , dealing massive chunk of damage even to resisted mons with Tera Fairy . Focus Blast as secondary STAB and Shadow Ball and Psyshock for coverage . Tera Fairy powers up Moonblast , and makes it a strong 90 BAP , adaptability + choice specs boosted spammable move . Even offensive Ghol gets 2HKOed , and Kingambit has a chance to be OHKOed . I believe nothing more is needed to show how powerful this mon is .
The 2nd wallbreaker of the team . Banded Pult , is stronger than before with Pao gone and no more Dazzling Gleam Espathra to worry about . Dragapult fills the role for Physical Wall breaker , and creates a strong offensive core with Valiant . Valiant checks the defensive mons like Dondozo and Tusk while Dragapult can check the Sp def walls like Sp def Garganacl ( non tera fairy ofc ) , Skeledirge , etc .
A s+ tier mon in my opinion . Provides for hazard setter and as solid defensive pick . Earthquake and Close combat for STAB . Knock off is always great and provides a lot of value .
At this point , I needed something to check Gholdengo , so I went with a defensive Dragonite . Yes , a trapping set to catch any passive defensive mon off guard , Yea - Ik its not the most
"meta pick" , but hey - as long as it does the job , I aint complaining . Max Sp def investments to get not screwed by make it rain crits from here and there . This set can trap common defensive mons like Skeledirge , Dondozo and Corviknight making the cleaning job easier for the rest of the team . Tera Fire lets lets it take those Make it rain and even few Moonblasts from Valiants if need .
A decent enough Valiant check . Sludge Bomb is a 25% chance to OHKO and 62% after rocks . Spore helps to stop a potential sweep . Leftovers over Black sludge , so that you can tera without fearing to take black sludge damage . Tera water improves your matchup against fire types , but makes you weak against Garg so thats a thing to keep in mind . Tera fairy can be used for as a mid ground option .
At this point , I realised I needed something to help me safely get in my wallbreakers . The Slow brothers no longer have the negative prioirty Teleport and with no Chien-Pao or snow abuser in the team , Chilly Reception seemed not too useful ( basically useless but in mild language xD )
So....
Yea , I slapped in the birb . The team does have 2 fliers now but we also have 1 one ground type and one grass type , so Tbolt valiant or Sandy shocks wont be much of a problem . Corvi provides for hazard removal and a pivot . You need to be bold enough to call those Ghol switches and press U-Turn sometimes , but that is better than running Talonflame or worse , Hawlucha imo . Tera Dragon to remove its Electric and Fire weaknesses .