How viable is Calyrex-Shadow in Natdexag?

Some people say is too overpowered. But is quite frail and easily loses to Yveltal. Why do so many people use it?

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Shadow Calyrex is powerful, due to high speed and Special attack, but it dies to Shadow Sneak and Sucker Punch.commented 28 minutes ago by ■Primal●Shadow■

You should better check it for yourself. Calyrex-Shadow is too broken, not of Sp.Atk and stats though. It’s broken because of As One. Whenever you tell thathe dies too easily,don’t forget that everything has it own counters and checks. Did you know that Zacian-Crowned deals more than 90% to Mega Rayquaza with Behemoth Blade? And only 4 EV Atk invested Life Orb Yveltal does 70% to Mega Rayquaza? Does it mean it is unviable? For sucker punch, we do have Substitute, and for Shadow Sneak, Max Mindstorm does exist. It totally screws stall, getting Nasty Plot + Substitute along with Psyshock for Special walls makes it a monster. Whenever people see Calyrex-S, they are very cautious to not waste Yveltal or things for countering it, hence it is a sweeping machine after a boost. After a boost, it can OHKO the likes of Mega Rayquaza, Zacian-Crowned, Xerneas, Primal Groudon, etc etc. Having priority is very important to beat it, but Sucker Punch is unreliable, due to +1 Max Starfall (Draining Kiss) OHKOing Yveltal (uninvested), and Substitute-ing to avoid Sucker Punch. Of course, it can’t be denied that Marshadow does check Calyrex, but it has its own partner for Marshadow and Yveltal, (Arceus Fairy). Sadly, due to Arceus not existing in Gen 8 AG, it undermines its usability, but we’re talking about Nat Dex AG, where you have Calyrex’s own good partners. While Marshadow does the OHKO with Shadow Sneak, Calyrex is unreliable, due to folks running Choice Scarf (for Ditto), Focus Sash, etc. apart from the standard Life Orb set, which makes it one of the most threatening wall breakers. (I don’t use it though)

Plus it has access to moves that can take care of dark-type Pokemon, such as Draining Kiss or Pollen Puff (though, I wouldn’t suggest them),

The fact isn’t actually true. Don’t forget, +1 Max Starfall OHKOes Yveltal, and Pollen Puff with Buginium Z takes care of Arceus-Dark.

I’m pretty sure they aren’t updated. Even the Nat Dex AG rankings aren’t updated as of now, since they are focusing on Gen 8 AG.

Edit: I want to add something a fellow Nat Dex AG player posted.

There is currently no smogon analysis for Calyrex-S, just sets. So I will be theory crafting this part

Calyrex-Shadow is one of the most dangerous threats the AG metagame has ever seen. Solid HP stat, decent defense, good Sp.Def, and Speed and Special Attack stats that are simply off the charts. Its good defenses let it run Substitute sets, letting it sub up on the many switches it forces and then either seeding them or knocking targets out cold the next turn with its powerful Astral Barrage, potentially boosted by Nasty Plot. It completely destroys the purpose of suicide leads because knocking an important piece of utility on the team only makes it snowball like nothing else. Choice Specs is absolutely amazing on it, giving it insane power, plus it can just trick them onto a would-be wall like Zygarde or Necrozma-DM and call it a day. Its access to Draining Kiss lets it heal from damage it had already taken, such as Stealth Rock, and also lets it hit Dark types which resist Astral Barrage and are immune to Psychic. This isn’t just another offensive threat like Scarf Kyogre, Xerneas, Necrozma-U, or Primal Groudon, this is the offensive threat to end all offensive threats.

BuuuutYveltal is the most popular Pokemon in the tier, and it can threaten Calyrex with Sucker Punch. The best thing to do in that case would be to switch out, but Yveltal could predict this and blast you with Oblivion Wing or another attack like Dark Pulse. Also, switching makes you lose all your As One boosts.