Doubles Meganium set?

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Currently in ORAS, I use a meganiun to battle in doubles as support with team defenses. Currently I run this set:

Meganium @Leftovers
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
Ability: Overgrow
EVs: 252 Def, 252 Sp Def, 4 HP
Moveset -
Reflect
Synthesis
Energy Ball
Light Screen

Currently this set seems to be working, but I want to add some changes to it. Firstly, I feel like I should have it hold Light Clay instead of Leftovers (to increase the number of turns reflect and light screen last). I also want to add Aromatherapy to the move set, but doing so would cause it to be taunt-blocked (assuming I'd remove Energy Ball). Other than that everything else seems fine to me, unless you guys feel something could be improved upon...
 
I don't know anything about doubles or meganium and I have not played competitive for a few years (getting back into it now) but if you replace energy ball with aromatherapy it wouldnt really matter to not have an attack move. Because you have 2 pokes on the field. But taunt blocking could be annoying and cost a few turns to switch. But since the meganium doesn't have any special attack evs it wouldn't do good and would probably switch out when taunted anyway. I might be missing something tho.
 
but if you replace energy ball with aromatherapy it wouldnt really matter to not have an attack move. Because you have 2 pokes on the field. But taunt blocking could be annoying and cost a few turns to switch. But since the meganium doesn't have any special attack evs it wouldn't do good and would probably switch out when taunted anyway. I might be missing something tho.
But if I get taunt blocked, all meganium could use is Struggle, which could be a hassle at times. It's sort of a risk as its own reward kind of thing, assuming the opponent doesn't know taunt. However I feel that Meganium could be carrying the whole team (support wise) by having Aromatherapy, healing any status inflicted Pokemon including itself, then having a Synthesis + Leftovers combo to heal Meganium
 
If you put it on a sun team, and give it its HA, it becomes a tank that can't get statused, which is amazing! However, you have to look out for opposing fire types.

Edit: And Synthesis will get boosted for more healing.
 
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