Competitive Information for Altaria (mega) [Sun/Moon]
Dragon / Fairy
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Altaria-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Altaria is a sensational Dragon and Fairy-typed Pokemon. It's a frequent sight to see Altaria out in the 7th generation battlefield. Altaria is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Altaria is weak to Fairy, Ice, Poison, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Altarianite
Ability: Pixilate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 148 Hp / 252 Atk / 108 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Dragon Dance
- Return / Facade
- Roost
Physical Tank Altaria-Mega (Popular/Trending)
Altaria is a fabulous Physical Tank for single battles. It's purpose is to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Pixilate, Altaria's normal-type moves become fairy type and have 1.2x power. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Altarianite equipped to it, if held by an altaria, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Dragon Dance is a status move (raises your Altaria's attack and speed by 1 stage).
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Altaria is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. Flying-type removed until turn ends).
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Item: Altarianite
Ability: Pixilate
Nature: Hardy
EVs: 180 Hp / 76 Atk / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Fire Blast / Flamethrower
- Hyper Voice
- Dragon Dance
- Roost
Special Tank Altaria-Mega (Popular/Trending)
Altaria is a phenomenal Special Tank for single battles. It tries to take a mighty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Pixilate, Altaria's normal-type moves become fairy type and have 1.2x power. With a Altarianite equipped to it, if held by an altaria, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Dragon Dance is a status move (raises your Altaria's attack and speed by 1 stage).
◆ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. Flying-type removed until turn ends).
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Item: Altarianite
Ability: Pixilate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Play Rough
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Sky Attack / Pluck
Physical Sweeper Altaria-Mega (Pixilate)
Altaria is popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Pixilate, Altaria's normal-type moves become fairy type and have 1.2x power. With a Altarianite equipped to it, if held by an altaria, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Sky Attack is a physical 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Pluck is a physical 60-base power Flying-type move (Altaria steals and eats the target's berry).
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Item: Altarianite
Ability: Pixilate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam
- Flamethrower / Heat Wave
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Altaria-Mega (Pixilate)
Altaria is a fabulous Special Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Pixilate, Altaria's normal-type moves become fairy type and have 1.2x power. With a Altarianite equipped to it, if held by an altaria, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Moonblast is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Altaria-mega? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Altarianite
Ability: Pixilate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Play Rough
- Sky Attack / Pluck
Doubles Physical Sweeper Altaria-Mega (Pixilate)
Altaria is a decent Physical Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Pixilate, Altaria's normal-type moves become fairy type and have 1.2x power. With a Altarianite equipped to it, if held by an altaria, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Sky Attack is a physical 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Pluck is a physical 60-base power Flying-type move (Altaria steals and eats the target's berry).
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Item: Altarianite
Ability: Pixilate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam / Moonblast
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Heat Wave / Incinerate
- Air Cutter
Doubles Special Sweeper Altaria-Mega (Pixilate)
Altaria is an awesome Special Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Pixilate, Altaria's normal-type moves become fairy type and have 1.2x power. With a Altarianite equipped to it, if held by an altaria, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Moonblast is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Altaria's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
◆ Air Cutter is a special 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Altaria-mega learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Altaria-mega can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Altaria-mega
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Psych up + Haze
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Altaria-mega's stats
- Agility
- Cotton Guard
- Dragon Dance
- Hone Claws
- Ominous Wind
- Rage
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Altaria-mega
- Body Slam
- Defog
- Dragon Dance
- Earthquake
- Facade
- Fire Blast
- Flamethrower
- Frustration
- Heal Bell
- Hyper Voice
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Refresh
- Rest
- Return
- Roost
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Altaria-mega in Sun and Moon
- Adamant Nature ( 148/252/0/0/0/108/ )
- Timid Nature ( 252/0/16/0/4/236/ )
- Optimize Altaria-mega's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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