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Team ID

5Q27RX8H56

A Swords Dance Mega Skarmory team designed to overcome the current meta's Fairy and Steel threats. The strategy relies on Skarmory's Stalwart ability to ignore redirection and its Steel/Flying typing to resist Fairy moves. The team utilizes Sinistcha for consistent healing and redirection, Rotom-Wash for speed control and weather disruption, and Tyranitar to counter Sun teams and Steel-types.

Provides speed control with Electroweb and disrupts opponents with Trick. Volt Switch is used to pivot out of unfavorable weather conditions like Sun and Rain.

Provides Intimidate to lower physical attackers and Fake Out for flinch support. Choice Scarf allows it to outspeed threats and pivot out.

Counters Sun teams and provides coverage against Steel-types with Superpower. Focus Sash ensures it survives a hit to set up Sandstorm or use Knock Off.

Provides consistent healing via Hospitality and Life Dew. Rage Powder redirects attacks away from Skarmory, which can then ignore the redirection with Stalwart.

Used to threaten Steel-types like Kingambit and Arcalode. Fake Out provides flinch support for Skarmory to set up Swords Dance.

The team's centerpiece. Stalwart allows it to bypass Follow Me and Rage Powder. Swords Dance boosts its attack to sweep, while its typing resists Fairy and Flying.

Team defense

For each attacking move type, effectiveness against each team member and weakness and resistance totals.

x1	x1	x0.5	x0	x1	x0.5	0	3	+3
x0.5	x0.5	x0.5	x2	x1	x2	2	3	+1
x0.5	x2	x2	x0.5	x1	x1	2	2	0
x1	x1	x1	x0.5	x1	x2	1	1	0
x2	x0.5	x2	x0.5	x0.5	x0.25	2	4	+2
x0.5	x0.5	x1	x2	x1	x1	1	2	+1
x1	x2	x4	x0	x0.5	x1	2	2	0
x1	x1	x0.5	x1	x0.5	x0	0	3	+3
x0	x2	x2	x0.5	x2	x0	3	3	0
x0.5	x1	x0.5	x2	x2	x0.5	2	3	+1
x1	x0	x0	x1	x4	x0.5	1	3	+2
x1	x1	x2	x1	x0.25	x0.25	1	2	+1
x1	x2	x1	x1	x0.5	x1	1	1	0
x1	x0.5	x0.5	x2	x1	x1	1	2	+1
x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x0.5	0	1	+1
x1	x0.5	x0.5	x2	x0.5	x1	1	3	+2
x0.25	x0.5	x2	x1	x1	x0.5	1	3	+2
x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x0.5	1	1	0