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Originally Posted by Znale
You may wanna use this version:
Modest
EVs: 6 HP, 252 Speed, 252 SpAttack
Move 1: Fire Blast
Move 2: Dragon Pulse
Move 3: Draco Meteor
Move 4: Rest
Item: Choice Specs
Fire Blast takes care of the Steel-types, even though it hits neutral to foes such as Aggron. Dragon Pulse for countering Gyarados, Salamence and even Garchomp, while Draco Meteor is an overall damage dealer. The fourth one isn't needed and can either be filled with Rest or then Ground/Rock HPs.
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another bad smogon set ._. that set is under the impression that you are only battling in UU tier, and takes into account that there are a lack of special attackers on your team. i'd much rather give it Bold Nature with some HP evs so that there's a reason to allow it to switch in, take a hit, and rest to switch back out. and also, even with choice specs, it's not going to do much damage to Gyara with dragon pulse. it has to be a 3HKO, which if you consider it may have Stone Edge or Ice Fang, is doom for it. besides, they're not even in the same tier, which makes the set pointless.
anywho, here's what i suggest if you want a sub-defensive altaria:
Altaria @ Leftovers
Bold Nature
252 HP/104 DEF/44 SP DEF/92 SP ATK/16 SPD
-Dragon Pulse
-Flamethrower/Fire Blast
-Roost
-Agility
you basically bring it in against a resistance so that they switch out, and immediately use agility. in doing so, it gives you the option to do one of two things: attack them if they can't ohko you, or immediately use roost so you can reduce the damage of the move they use (stone edge would be a tickle and ice beam wouldn't do much damage). you can scout this way, and if, per se, a weavile comes in with CB Pursuit, then you then KO with flamethrower. if you're sure it doesn't have a choice item or it resists both dragon pulse and fire blast or if they use a status infliction thinking you'd switch out, then you can switch out the following turn to throw them off course.
it does have heal bell, haze and what not, but they're really not effective on altaria.