Salamence

Sweeping in from the skies, Mega Salamence shows massive improvement over its base forme! The biggest factor in Mega Salamence's rise to stardom is its excellent ability, Aerilate, which gives it a powerful 30% boosted Flying-type STAB move when using Double-Edge, Return, or Hyper Voice. Mega Salamence has an excellent stat distribution as well, being extremely fast and powerful, and thanks to its great Defense stat and its non-Mega ability Intimidate, Mega Salamence actually takes physical hits better than notable walls such as Skarmory! Finally, Mega Salamence's movepool perfectly complements its offenses, as it has access to great coverage moves such as Earthquake and Fire Blast and useful non-attacking moves such as Dragon Dance, which turns Mega Salamence into a dangerous sweeper that can bust through weakened walls, and Roost, which gives Mega Salamence effective staying power.

Mega Salamence may be an extremely dangerous Pokemon, but it is also very well prepared for in Battle Spot Singles. Along with a 4x weakness to Ice, which is exploited by popular offensive Pokemon such as Mamoswine and Greninja and defensive Ice Beam users such as Suicune, Porygon2, and Cresselia, Mega Salamence is also easily worn down by the common Rocky Helmet and Double-Edge recoil. Furthermore, there are other powerful Mega Pokemon that give Salamence serious competition, such as Kangaskhan, Gengar, Blaziken, and Charizard, which makes Mega Salamence lose some of its appeal. Overall, Mega Salamence is an extremely dangerous Pokemon, but it will need adequate team support in order to overcome its major problems.