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Too lazy to find Rotom-h sprites
INTRO:
I'm am fairly new to competitive battling in the sense that I understand more or less everything about it but wish to improve. Sure, my teams are okay but they could obviously be better. I'm always experimenting with different pokemon and I think I've finally found a team that's working for me. I think 8 wins 2 losses says so anyways.
TEAM BUILDING:
After being totally destroyed by a Porygon-z, the user informed me that after 1 Nasty Plot, Porygon-z could 2HKO virtually everyone in the OU metagame. I was extremely shocked and figured I'd give it a shot. Of course I've ended up with a similar set that works a bit differently but just as well, but I must say, Porygon-z really is amazing when you use him right.
What good is a balanced team without counters? It's fairly easy to have a back up for a single weakness. Fighting doesn't hit ghosts so I brought it down to Gengar and Dusknoir. But then, after choosing Gengar, Rotom-h was recomended due to lacking firepower. (Pun Intended)
Rotom-h is only weak to Dark and Ghost so I would go Jirachi but that would make me a hypocrite considering how much I despise it. Hey! Bronzong would work! Ghost and Dark still do neutral damage but his defences make up for it!
Bronzong only has 1 weakness which is easily covered because Flash Fire is not just immune to it, but gets a boost too. Easy decision right? Wrong. To me, there was no one with that ability that really appealed to me besides Houndoom and Heatran which are both susceptible to the same weakness as Porygon-z. For this role, I realised that one of the single best Fire counters is Kingdra who takes a small 25% damage from fire. I'd rather have a 25% Fire and 100% Fighting than 0% Fire and 200% Fighting anyday.
Much like Bronzong, Kingdra only has 1 weakness as well. Another reason why I chose Kingdra over the Flash Fires. With only 1 type to resist Dragon, I had to choose a Steel type. After all, every team should be able to down a Salamence because Dragon hits neutral to virtually everything. That leaves you 2 options. Outspeed and OHKO with something like Ice Shard or any Ice Attack before a Dragon Dance. But, if you have adragon yourself, you should have a second resistance to it to cover for it. So I figure, why not be able to hit hard with Ice and resist it? Empoleon, get your penguin butt over here.
Lastly, someone to cover Fighting, Ground and Electric. Obviously, the best Electric counter is Ground and the best Ground being Flying which also resists Fighting! Gliscor you say? Hey, that just might work!
A perfectly balanced team! Awesome! Hmmmm. Actually, I heard recently that Metagross is the 1# lead in OU. With 2 Ground immunities I think it's safe to substitute Bronzong and Metagross. It's the same typing so the Ground weakness is a small price to pay.
(Bar the 1 Psychic weakness, too annoying to update for such a small change.)
So now, I bring you,
THE TEAM: At a Glance,
The Lead:
Metagross @ Occa Berry
Adamant - Clear Body
228 HP / 238 Attack / 12 Defense / 32 Speed
~Bullet Punch
~Earthquake
~Stealth Rock
~Explosion
The basic Metagross, you might think. True, it's extremely similar. Near identical exact. But you'd be wrong. There is a minor change. 32 extra Speed EV's. Why? Because being ranked the 1# lead, he's very common in the OU metagame. Therefore, I never have to worry about Speed ties. Pretty smart, eh? I think so. If you think it wasn't such a good idea, how about the fact that I killed 3 pokemon on a team with this thing. The last being explosion of course. ;)
The Special Sweepers:
Porygon-z @ Silk Scarf
Modest - Adaptability
4 HP / 252 Speed / 252 Sp. Attack
~Nasty Plot
~Dark Pulse
~Hidden Power [Fighting]
~Tri Attack
The reason for the team, the incredible Porygon-z. After simply 1 Nasty Plot boost, it can 2HKO every legit pokemon in OU. The only issue is his speed. The good news is that he's highly effective even if the Agili-pass from Gliscor doesn't work out. Even Special walls are easily taken out. Fear him. ;D
Rotom-h @ Choice Scarf
Timid - Levitate
4 HP / 252 Sp. Attack / 252 Speed
~Trick
~Thunderbolt
~Overheat
~Shadow Ball
Rotom-h plays the role of Special Sweeper and Anti-Spinner. He's also my only source of Fire to take out Forretress, Scizor and others. He actually suits the role very well and the fire power is definetly worth the switch over Gengar.
The Physical Sweepers:
Kingdra @ Leftovers
Adamant - Swift Swim
168 HP / 188 Attack / 152 Speed
~Rest
~Sleep Talk
~Dragon Dance
~Outrage
Kingdra is just a filler pokemon that suits the role of physical sweeper. Mostly for coverage but also posesses the abilty to Sweep if played correctly. Except instead of Anti-Spinner, he's a Rain intercepter. Nuff' said? Apparently not. Isn't that just lovely? I've already well explained his role in the Team Building section so I'll add that Dragon can even dent steel with some boosts from DD and I'll move on.
Empoleon @ Leftovers
Adamant - Torrent
248 HP / 252 Attack / 8 Speed
~Aqua Jet
~Earthquake
~Drill Peck
~Swords Dance
Here, I used the same tactic as Metagross. The extra point in speed can really make all the difference in a battle when it comes down to a speed tie. Empoleon isn't as common as Metagross but it should be. This penguin lacks Nasty Plot to boost his great Sp. Attack but boosting with Swords Dance is the next best thing. Especially since no one sees it coming. It's amazing how many people let this thing Swords Dance 3 times thinking, "Oh, what harm could it do." I wish I could see the look on their face when I 1HKO with a Priority move. This is a force to be reckoned with. Seriously.
The Team Support:
Gliscor @ Yache Berry
Jolly - Hyper Cutter
252 HP / 40 Attack / 216 Speed
~Agility
~Earthquake
~Roost
~Baton Pass
Completing the circle of balance, this beast not just packs a punch but also is able to Agili-pass to Porygon-z in order to attempt a sweep. This guy is literally just support to everyone on the team. I'm sure they all appreciate his efforts in supporting and able to fend off offenders as well. Truly the glue of this team. There's nothing much to say about this because his greatness is expressed in few words.
I really don't feel a threat list is necessary because no one is a huge issue at all. Happy rating!
Too lazy to find Rotom-h sprites
INTRO:
I'm am fairly new to competitive battling in the sense that I understand more or less everything about it but wish to improve. Sure, my teams are okay but they could obviously be better. I'm always experimenting with different pokemon and I think I've finally found a team that's working for me. I think 8 wins 2 losses says so anyways.
TEAM BUILDING:
After being totally destroyed by a Porygon-z, the user informed me that after 1 Nasty Plot, Porygon-z could 2HKO virtually everyone in the OU metagame. I was extremely shocked and figured I'd give it a shot. Of course I've ended up with a similar set that works a bit differently but just as well, but I must say, Porygon-z really is amazing when you use him right.
What good is a balanced team without counters? It's fairly easy to have a back up for a single weakness. Fighting doesn't hit ghosts so I brought it down to Gengar and Dusknoir. But then, after choosing Gengar, Rotom-h was recomended due to lacking firepower. (Pun Intended)
Rotom-h is only weak to Dark and Ghost so I would go Jirachi but that would make me a hypocrite considering how much I despise it. Hey! Bronzong would work! Ghost and Dark still do neutral damage but his defences make up for it!
Bronzong only has 1 weakness which is easily covered because Flash Fire is not just immune to it, but gets a boost too. Easy decision right? Wrong. To me, there was no one with that ability that really appealed to me besides Houndoom and Heatran which are both susceptible to the same weakness as Porygon-z. For this role, I realised that one of the single best Fire counters is Kingdra who takes a small 25% damage from fire. I'd rather have a 25% Fire and 100% Fighting than 0% Fire and 200% Fighting anyday.
Much like Bronzong, Kingdra only has 1 weakness as well. Another reason why I chose Kingdra over the Flash Fires. With only 1 type to resist Dragon, I had to choose a Steel type. After all, every team should be able to down a Salamence because Dragon hits neutral to virtually everything. That leaves you 2 options. Outspeed and OHKO with something like Ice Shard or any Ice Attack before a Dragon Dance. But, if you have adragon yourself, you should have a second resistance to it to cover for it. So I figure, why not be able to hit hard with Ice and resist it? Empoleon, get your penguin butt over here.
Lastly, someone to cover Fighting, Ground and Electric. Obviously, the best Electric counter is Ground and the best Ground being Flying which also resists Fighting! Gliscor you say? Hey, that just might work!
A perfectly balanced team! Awesome! Hmmmm. Actually, I heard recently that Metagross is the 1# lead in OU. With 2 Ground immunities I think it's safe to substitute Bronzong and Metagross. It's the same typing so the Ground weakness is a small price to pay.
(Bar the 1 Psychic weakness, too annoying to update for such a small change.)
So now, I bring you,
THE TEAM: At a Glance,
The Lead:
Metagross @ Occa Berry
Adamant - Clear Body
228 HP / 238 Attack / 12 Defense / 32 Speed
~Bullet Punch
~Earthquake
~Stealth Rock
~Explosion
The basic Metagross, you might think. True, it's extremely similar. Near identical exact. But you'd be wrong. There is a minor change. 32 extra Speed EV's. Why? Because being ranked the 1# lead, he's very common in the OU metagame. Therefore, I never have to worry about Speed ties. Pretty smart, eh? I think so. If you think it wasn't such a good idea, how about the fact that I killed 3 pokemon on a team with this thing. The last being explosion of course. ;)
The Special Sweepers:
Porygon-z @ Silk Scarf
Modest - Adaptability
4 HP / 252 Speed / 252 Sp. Attack
~Nasty Plot
~Dark Pulse
~Hidden Power [Fighting]
~Tri Attack
The reason for the team, the incredible Porygon-z. After simply 1 Nasty Plot boost, it can 2HKO every legit pokemon in OU. The only issue is his speed. The good news is that he's highly effective even if the Agili-pass from Gliscor doesn't work out. Even Special walls are easily taken out. Fear him. ;D
Rotom-h @ Choice Scarf
Timid - Levitate
4 HP / 252 Sp. Attack / 252 Speed
~Trick
~Thunderbolt
~Overheat
~Shadow Ball
Rotom-h plays the role of Special Sweeper and Anti-Spinner. He's also my only source of Fire to take out Forretress, Scizor and others. He actually suits the role very well and the fire power is definetly worth the switch over Gengar.
The Physical Sweepers:
Kingdra @ Leftovers
Adamant - Swift Swim
168 HP / 188 Attack / 152 Speed
~Rest
~Sleep Talk
~Dragon Dance
~Outrage
Kingdra is just a filler pokemon that suits the role of physical sweeper. Mostly for coverage but also posesses the abilty to Sweep if played correctly. Except instead of Anti-Spinner, he's a Rain intercepter. Nuff' said? Apparently not. Isn't that just lovely? I've already well explained his role in the Team Building section so I'll add that Dragon can even dent steel with some boosts from DD and I'll move on.
Empoleon @ Leftovers
Adamant - Torrent
248 HP / 252 Attack / 8 Speed
~Aqua Jet
~Earthquake
~Drill Peck
~Swords Dance
Here, I used the same tactic as Metagross. The extra point in speed can really make all the difference in a battle when it comes down to a speed tie. Empoleon isn't as common as Metagross but it should be. This penguin lacks Nasty Plot to boost his great Sp. Attack but boosting with Swords Dance is the next best thing. Especially since no one sees it coming. It's amazing how many people let this thing Swords Dance 3 times thinking, "Oh, what harm could it do." I wish I could see the look on their face when I 1HKO with a Priority move. This is a force to be reckoned with. Seriously.
The Team Support:
Gliscor @ Yache Berry
Jolly - Hyper Cutter
252 HP / 40 Attack / 216 Speed
~Agility
~Earthquake
~Roost
~Baton Pass
Completing the circle of balance, this beast not just packs a punch but also is able to Agili-pass to Porygon-z in order to attempt a sweep. This guy is literally just support to everyone on the team. I'm sure they all appreciate his efforts in supporting and able to fend off offenders as well. Truly the glue of this team. There's nothing much to say about this because his greatness is expressed in few words.
I really don't feel a threat list is necessary because no one is a huge issue at all. Happy rating!