Pokémon Celesteela: (FAT) Princess Kaguya

[PG24]

Type: Steel/Flying
Ability: Beast Boost
Stats: 97/101/103/107/101/61

Moves:

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Air Slash
Leech Seed
Giga Drain
Flash Cannon
Autotomize
Seed Bomb
Heavy Slam
Toxic
Hidden Power
Protect
Earthquake
Flamethrower
Fire Blast
Energy Ball
Explosion
Stone Edge
Rock Slide
Grass Knot
Substitute

With defenses comparable to Heatran and a unique movepool options given its typing, Celesteela is shaping up to be on of the most balanced Pokemon introduced this generation. Its typing, which is shared with the OU cornerstone Skarmory, gives it access to a total of eight resistances and two immunities. While the lack of recovery is worrisome, Celesteela has access to Leech Seed and moves such as Flamethrower and Air Slash to keep Grass-types away. Celesteela also has a gigantic weight of 2204.4 lbs., tied for the heaviest in the game, giving her a (usually) full power STAB Heavy Slam against most of the tier. Due to this, along with Beast Boost, Celesteela isn't as passive as other defensive Pokemon. It can also go with an Autotomize set, which pairs nicely with its typing's neutrality or resistance to all forms of priority.

Example Set:

Celesteela @ Leftovers
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Heavy Slam
- Flamethrower / Toxic / Earthquake

Careful is used over something like Sassy in order to speed creep on neutral min speed Clefable and not tie with Sassy Tyranitar. With -SAtk after SR damage, Flamethrower 2HKOs Ferrothorn, physical Skarmory, and bulky Scizor, while straight offensive Scizor are hit with a OHKO.

 

[Scattered mind]

That is a really impressive mon. Its stats reminds a bit of the 100 in all stats Pokemon like Jirachi and Mew, just without the Speed. With the rise of Fairy type Pokemon this gen, such as the Tapus (ex Tapu-Koko), this Pokemon may be a great threat. Once Heatran is out, this thing better go with Earthquake over Flamethrower, imo, since Scizor and Ferrothorn can barely touch this thing anyway.

 

[PG24]

I'd only consider running Earthquake if your team really needs a lure for Heatran and Magnezone on the switch, which isn't hard to handle. Missing out on Flamethrower is huge since its Celesteela's only way to punish Ferrothorn looking to absorb Leech Seed. Even without Earthquake, Heatran hates getting hit with Leech Seed followed by Protect.

252 SpA Choice Specs Magnezone Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Celesteela: 314-372 (78.8 - 93.4%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

0 Atk Celesteela Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Magnezone: 256-304 (91.1 - 108.1%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

Somewhat unique for a defensive Steel-type, but you're walking away from the exchange with a useless Celesteela unless you hit it on the switch.

 

[Professor Palutena]

This thing is cool! Highly underrated.

I feel like it's a better Skarmory and so I expect that Skarm's role will be changed a lot in Gen 7 due to Celesteela. I'm expecting that more tanky sets will defer to Celesteela while Skarmory will rely more on hazards and Roost for its niche.

Calcs for those interested in a bulk comparison (using SpDef Skarm because it's considered the best variant in Gen 6, though that might change in Gen 7):

252+ Atk Choice Band Tapu Bulu Wood Hammer vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Skarmory in Grassy Terrain: 90-106 (26.9 - 31.7%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Tapu Bulu Wood Hammer vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Celesteela in Grassy Terrain: 117-138 (29.3 - 34.6%) -- 100% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

252+ SpA Choice Specs Tapu Lele Psychic vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Celesteela in Psychic Terrain: 129-153 (32.4 - 38.4%) -- 2.6% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ SpA Choice Specs Tapu Lele Psychic vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Skarmory in Psychic Terrain: 164-193 (49.1 - 57.7%) -- 96.9% chance to 2HKO

This thing is an easy A+/S rank threat and will be the primary thing keeping the Tapus in check. It's actually a Tapu Koko check, as Dazzling Gleam + Thunderbolt doesn't KO after Stealth Rock, while Heavy Slam wrecks Koko. Fini totally struggles with it, as does Lele.

 

[PG24]

Celesteela @ Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Autotomize
- Flash Cannon
- Air Slash
- Flamethrower

The defensive set is a good, aggressive pivot, but this set turns it into a decent late game cleaner. At +2, it outruns Pheromosa and up to +1 +Speed base 84s. A combination of great bulk and resistance / neutrality to all priority ensures it can get in a boost and keep its sweep going. The main staple to this set vs other cleaners is Beast Boost, which boosts its SAtk with each KO it gets under its belt. It struggles with special walls and Heatran, but that's what Dugtrio is made to beat. Like any cleaner, it needs a bit of passive damage to score some KOs.