Dr Ciel
Banned deucer.
American Terrorist
Hello, once again Smogon Forums, this is Dr Ciel & Co. with my 5th RMT on these forums and I'm glad that you're here to read it. Now, most of you know me as the creator of The Dawn Of Kyurem Hail RMT that I posted late last year, which turned out to be one of the most successful teams that I have made on these forums. Now, even though my last RMT failed to surpass the success of the last RMT, hopefully, this one will do so. Now, I did have some help from some friends on this RMT, the first being Cool Story Brobat, whom helped me on my previous RMT, and the second one being Black Russian, a cool friend of mine (both of which will help me with the descriptions of the Pokemon later in this RMT). Anyway, this team is build around one of the most underrated threats in the OU metagame in Virizion, a fairly interesting Pokemon to use, but it's talents go unnoticed, with it's Swords Dance set being outclassed by Terrakion, and the Calm Mind Set being outclassed by Keldeo. Now, the team is called American Terrorist, a song by Lupe Fiasco, who, personally, I think everyone should listen to. Just like my last RMT, this is a bulky offense team basewd around wallbreaking with Scizor and Mamoswine, in hopes of setting up a late game sweep with Calm Mind Virizion. Anyways, I'll stop talking right about here. So, sit down, and grab your cup of tea, because this is going to be a long RMT.
From here on out, Dr Ciels comments will be in Blue, CoolStoryBrobats comments will be in Purple, and Black Russians comments will be in Pink.
Verizon
Verizon (Virizion) @ Life Orb
Trait: Justified
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 SAtk / 4 HP
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Giga Drain
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power [Rock]
Alright, just as my last RMT started out, this one is starting out with the star of the team, the deadly Calm Mind Virizion. This girl is usually sent in late game when all it's counters are removed and then it will just flat out sweep the opposing team with a single Calm Mind. We went for the straight up 4 / 252 / 252 spread here with a Max Special Attack for maximum attacking Power with Max Speed and a Timid Nature allow it to speed tie with other base 108 Speed Pokemon such as Infernape and Terrakion, while also outspeeding non-scarf Landorus-I, a huge threat to this girl otherwise. Alright, so I'll explain the moveset on this Virizion and explain what the moves do. Calm Mind is the first move on this set and for good reason. Calm Mind helps Virizion bring it's decent base 90 Special Attack to decent levels, allowing it to grab some important KO's. Giga Drain is up next on this set, as it hits so many bulky water Pokemon such as Politoed, Vaporeon and Jellicent. Up next on the set is Focus Blast, which allows Virizion to grab KO's on Ferrothorn, Heatran, Magnezone, Tyranitar, and quite a lot of others. Finally, HP Rock is an interesting option, but it helps us out immensely against Volcarona, while also hitting Thundurus-T, Tornadus-T, Salamence, Dragonite, and a whole lot of other threatening Pokemon.
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John Stewart
John Stewart (Lanturn) (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Volt Absorb
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 52 HP / 252 Def / 204 SDef
Calm Nature
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Discharge
- Heal Bell
John Stewart
John Stewart (Lanturn) (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Volt Absorb
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 52 HP / 252 Def / 204 SDef
Calm Nature
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Discharge
- Heal Bell
I know what you're thinking. "Lanturn in OU? LMAO!" And you know what? You're probably right, but you can't deny that this may or may not be the coolest thing you've ever seen. Lanturn was actually my idea; I noticed it had incredibly good synergy with Virizion; Virizon was weak to Flying, Ice, Fire, and Psychic. Lanturn resisted 3 of those types, and had a huge HP stat to tank most Psychic-type attacks. On the other hand, Lanturn was weak to Grass and Ground, which Virizion resisted quite nicely, not to mention the rest of the team. The other selling point was that Lanturn had the ability to utilize some Clerical support with its use of Heal Bell. Lanturn's got some nifty moves for spreading status in Scald and Discharge, which can help by landing a lucky burn or paralysis on the opponent, with Ice Beam to round out the perfect coverage it has, as well as the exploitable Ice-type weakness of...well, actually a good amount of OU Pokemon. Lanturn's huge HP stat can afford it a lot of necessary investment into its defenses to tank some hits as well while it does its job. With 40 HP, 252 Def, and 216 SpDef and Calm nature, it's pretty dope at tanking some special hits and countering the ever-present rain teams that are just everywhere in OU these days. (SN: Did a bit of testing with Water Absorb > Volt Absorb on Lanturn, just for the sake of exploring options, and the fact the team has 2 water weaknesses in Terrakion and Mamoswine. Also was testing Rotom-W over Lanturn, but I'll let the raters handle the judgment on that.)
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Caesar
Caesar (Scizor) (M) @ Lum Berry
Trait: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Superpower
- Bug Bite
Caesar
Caesar (Scizor) (M) @ Lum Berry
Trait: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Superpower
- Bug Bite
Ok so SD Scizor, nothing too out of the blue on this pick. After setting up a Swords dance this is guy is a force. Since we had Virizion as our main sweeper we need something to attack on the physical side to make sure things like the blobs out of the way for Verizon to finish things out. We went with the Offensive Swords Dance for pure offense and sweeping power if the situation presents its itself. The EVs allows us to outspeed slower pokemon that can't be taken care of with a Bullet Punch and kill with either Bug Bite or Superpower, which is appropriate. The use of Lum Berry is to heal it for Burns and continue to weaken and clear the path for Virizion to sweep. Scizor also provides priority and scare ward off Terrakion. Overall Scizor has been very reliable in its role nothing to complain here.
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Melissandre
Melissandre (Latias) (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 228 Def / 28 Spd
Bold Nature
- Wish
- Psyshock
- Dragon Pulse
- Roar
Melissandre
Melissandre (Latias) (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 228 Def / 28 Spd
Bold Nature
- Wish
- Psyshock
- Dragon Pulse
- Roar
Alright, so, I know what you may be thinking right now. "Wish Latias? ROFL, guys, why don't you use something better like Jirachi or something? Well, I'll tell you why. Latias ahas some excellent synergy with both Scizor and Virizion, and with it's ability to take down both Terrakion and Keldeo, along with most Dragons, she earns the spot on this team as our Physically Defensive wall. The EV spread may seem weird, but I'll explain it now. The 28 Speed EV's are for outspeeding max Speed Pokemon with base 70 speed such as Timid Politoed and Jolly Breloom, while the rest is placed into bulk to tank some huge hits. Okay, now I'll explain the moveset and discuss what each move does for Latias. The first move up in the set, Wish, helps Latias, as well as the rest of the team in good health, due to Latias' solid 80 Base HP, can provide some huge Wishes for this team, which is absolutely necessary if we need Virizion to sweep, especially late-game. The next move on the set, Psyshock helps us against so many fighting type Pokemon such as Conkeldurr, Terrakion, Latias, Breloom, and a whole lot more. Up next, we have the obligatory STAB move in Dragon Pulse, which provides excellent neutral coverage, hitting dragons for supereffective damage. Finally, the last move, Roar, is used to prevent those setup sweepers from destroying us.
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H1N1
H1N1 (Mamoswine) (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Icicle Crash
- Ice Shard
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
H1N1
H1N1 (Mamoswine) (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Icicle Crash
- Ice Shard
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
Mamoswine. What more needs to be said? He's dopeness personified. In the form of a huge prehistoric wooly mammoth-pig...thing. I suggested this guy for a number of reasons: One, when building the team, we didn't factor in account for a Stealth Rocker who synergized well with the team, so we looked at some options for a Stealth Rock user, preferably one who had a bit of an offensive presence. Two, things like Salamence, Dragonite, and both formes of Landorus were huge threats to this team so we had to factor in something that could handle some of those guys. Three, though this one is totally optional, having a good physical attacker to back up Scizor would be great when you look at Scizor, whose coverage can only get it so far, and Terrakion, who is always locked into one move with a Choice Scarf despite his good coverage. With a Jolly nature, 252 Atk and 252 Speed, Mamoswine is getting the jump on some things it preys on, namely Jirachi, Breloom, defensive Heatran, and such. Icicle Crash is a strong physical STAB Ice move. Icicle Spear is just as useful but I haven't really looked at it...I mean, it'll ruin Gliscor and Substitute Garchomp's day for sure, but I haven't had any MAJOR problems outside of the former. Earthquake completes Mamoswine's incredibly good STAB Coverage, and hits hard as a truck fully equipped with two huge frozen tusks. Ice Shard is the necessary priority move that makes Mamoswine scary for a huge amount of Pokemon who normally outspeed it, and it does work against all the Dragons and those Ice-weak Pokemon who hang around in OU. Stealth Rock fills the last slot because as I said, our team needed a Stealth Rock user. In practice, I often find myself not getting up Rocks as often, but usually it's due to how much Mamoswine is needed to check certain things on the opponent's team in the long run. However, Stealth Rock is still a vital move every team needs to have, and I really don't feel the need to change it.
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Teriyaki
Teriyaki (Terrakion) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- X-Scissor
- Rock Slide
Teriyaki
Teriyaki (Terrakion) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- X-Scissor
- Rock Slide
After all the other Pokemon were chosen we lacked a good revenge killer and a scarfer. After debating for a while we settled on Terrakion. Terrakion on the team has been decent but not great. Nothing special needs to be said about Terrakion, as we are all familiar with and know what it does. It's presence on the team allows us to break down walls and revenge kill with powefull STABs. However, by having Terrakion on the team it creates a fairly large weakness to Scizor, Lati@s. We have debated replacing Terrakion for Scarfed Infernape which sounds ridiculous but it does resist Scizor's main stab moves, can threaten it to out with a Fire move and have some method of hitting Lati@s for decent damage. Making this switch would also add U-Turn which is needed to to keep pressure on the opponent. Since they both are in the same Speed tier there isn't anything that we wouldnt be outspeeding by choosing one over the over. Not really a conventional move to make but we will leave that up to you guys to decide.
Code:
[LEFT]Verizon (Virizion) @ Life Orb
Trait: Justified
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 SAtk / 4 HP
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Giga Drain
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power [Rock][/LEFT]
[LEFT]John Stewart (Lanturn) (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Volt Absorb
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 52 HP / 252 Def / 204 SDef
Calm Nature
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Discharge
- Heal Bell[/LEFT]
[LEFT]Caesar (Scizor) (M) @ Lum Berry
Trait: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Superpower
- Bug Bite[/LEFT]
[LEFT]Melissandre (Latias) (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 228 Def / 28 Spd
Bold Nature
- Wish
- Psyshock
- Dragon Pulse
- Roar[/LEFT]
[LEFT]H1N1 (Mamoswine) (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Icicle Crash
- Ice Shard
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock[/LEFT]
[LEFT]Teriyaki (Terrakion) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- X-Scissor
- Rock Slide[/LEFT]
Conclusion
Well, we're happy that you made it this far, so congratulations for doing so. I would like to give a huge shoutout to Cool Story Brobat for making this team with me and for the awesome nicknames. Also, I would like to give a shoutout for Black Russian who helped be build this team. Also, I want to give you a shoutout to you guys for reading this RMT. I hope you liked it, so please feel free to rate and please leave a Luvdisc
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Well, we're happy that you made it this far, so congratulations for doing so. I would like to give a huge shoutout to Cool Story Brobat for making this team with me and for the awesome nicknames. Also, I would like to give a shoutout for Black Russian who helped be build this team. Also, I want to give you a shoutout to you guys for reading this RMT. I hope you liked it, so please feel free to rate and please leave a Luvdisc