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Introduction
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Let me start off my RMT by telling you a little about my competitive Pokemon battling history. I started playing competitive Pokemon during the summer of 2010 - around the time Salamence was floating around in most peoples' teams and we all had to play around it. Obviously, it was difficult to start Pokemon in an era were prediction was very key to beating Salamence, but I think that he difficulty involved aided me in becoming a better Pokemon player, and certainly helped me develop my style of play which I use in the current day metagame. Around the time Salamence got banned, I switched and started playing a lot of UU. In UU, FWG cores are dominant and bulky offence is generally the favoured way to play. Over the few months I played of UU, I further developed my style of play and began to take interest in the OU metagame again. This is where I am today.
This is my latest team, and my favourite one to this date. I present to you today, Team Style.
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Teambuilding
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The Team In Depth
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The Lead:
Metagross @ Lum Berry
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 HP/252 Atk/4 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk,-SpAtk)
- Bullet Punch
- Explosion
- Meteor Mash
- Stealth Rock
Why this Pokemon?
Any lead for any team used for competitive battling should have a purpose of setting up momentum or giving a player an advantage during the match. My Metagross does this for me nearly every time. As a general rule, setting up Stealth Rock is a priority, and seeing as Metagross has so many resistances, getting down my entry hazards is nearly guaranteed. On top of this, Metagross has an extremely threatening base attack stat and can sometimes scare the opponent into switching fearing an early 5-6 disadvantage. Metagross does so much for this team, providing a great start to the game, and can even be saved for the late game to help provide resistances and a threatening physical sweeper. He is perfect for his role.
Why this set?
This is pretty much the standard lead Metagross set. I use Stealth Rock for entry hazards, guarantees my team a lot of KO’s late game and no Pokemon is immune to it, nor can it be absorbed, and it only takes one turn to set up. Overall, it’s just the most efficient entry hazard (and the only one Metagross can use). I choose Meteor Mash over Earthquake for the chance for an attack raise, which makes Metagross a lot more threatening. I often lead with this move for the +1 boost which it offers. Bullet Punch for the obligatory STAB priority to nullify Focus Sash leads and hit faster Pokemon for damage. Explosion is awesome coming from Metagross’ huge attack stat, pretty much guaranteeing a kill. It can also be saved till late game to explode on any potentially problem-causing Pokemon. The EV’s listed maximise Metagross’ natural bulk and monstrous attack. The 4 speed EV’s are to speed tie with other lead Metagross if it ever matters. He has an Adamant nature to further boost his attack. Lum Berry allows me to deal with status inducing leads with ease (Roserade >_>) and also lets me combat the annoying Machamp far easier as Lum Berry cures confusion.
The Core:
The core of my team is made up by these four Pokemon. I chose a FWG core because it provides a useful amount of resists and they largely cover each other’s weaknesses. I added a Ghost into the core to complete the synergy and provide a useful Fighting and Ground immunity. I like to play a bulky offence team, and so by choosing these four Pokemon which all have some natural bulk regardless of investments I am allowed to make unpredictable switches and let not the obvious switch take a hit. This often allows me a free turn and gives me the initiative to threaten the opponent. A useful feature of the core (which I picked up from an RMT a long while back) is that none of them are weak to Stealth Rock, which allows me to make constant switching without too much penalty of entry hazard damage.
Heatran (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 Spd/252 SpAtk/4 SpDef
Timid nature (+Spd,-Atk)
- Earth Power
- Fire Blast
- Substitute
- Toxic
Why this Pokemon?
Heatran is pretty much a staple on all of my OU teams that utilize a FWG core because of the relatively frailty of Fire types; they are weak to common Ground and Water attacks, on top of being weak to Stealth Rock – this really hinders their usefulness. This is somewhat cancelled out by Heatran providing a number of resistances, including Rock, and immunities to Poison moves and Fire moves. Flash Fire is an amazing ability, absorbing Fire attacks giving him a free switch in whilst boosting his already threatening Fire attacks. There’s not really much else to say about Heatran, the pros definitely out way the cons when considering him for a team like my own.
Why this set?
SubTran is definitely my favourite set to use with Heatran. The nature of Heatran forces many switches, which give Heatran the opportunity to use Substitute, and Heatran behind a substitute is very threatening, forcing more switches, allowing for entry hazard damage and Toxic abuse from Heatran. Fire and Ground is pretty good coverage and from Heatran’s special attack stat, it’ll put a dent into almost anything. The idea is pretty simple, come in on something Heatran is either immune to or resists, force the opponent out, Substitute on the switch and from then you’re guaranteed either a free hit, or a free Toxic if it’s appropriate. The EV’s are simple, maximise speed and special attack to hit as hard as possible as fast as possible. The 4 EV’s in special defence are negligible. He has a Timid nature because that way I’m more likely to out speed opposing Heatrans should the need arise. I have chosen Leftovers over the also-popular Shuca Berry so that I can use Substitute more effectively throughout the game.
Suicune @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4 SpDef
Bold nature (+Def,-Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Surf
Why this Pokemon?
I chose Suicune for a few reasons. He has great base defensive stats, a stall-ish ability in Pressure, a good special attack stat and a move with the means of boosting it. Water is a good type, having good coverage with its STAB alone. I did have a few options available to me throughout the tier: Empoleon, Gyarados, Kingdra, Swampert, Tentacruel and Vaporeon but I feel that Suicune has the best combination of offensive and defence qualities whilst maintaining good synergy throughout the team – switching to Empoleon would make me ground weak, Gyarados is weak to Stealth Rock, Kingdra makes me dragon weak, Swampert doesn’t resist water, Tentacruel is again weak to ground and cannot take physical hits very well. Vaporeon was the last option and I’d actually consider him solely for Wish support. Nonetheless, Suicune does his job very well.
Why this set?
In case you hadn’t spotted it yet, this Suicune set is the infamous CroCune which is such an effective Suicune set. Everything here works so well together – maximum defence and HP investment allows him to take nearly any hit on the physical side of the spectrum, whilst Calm Mind allows him to boost his special defence and special attack equally. Surf provides a very reliable move; it is one hundred per cent accurate and has a pretty good damage output. Water is only resisted by other water-types, grass and dragon, all of which can be played around by switching around my team. The combination of Rest and Sleep Talk allows him to stay healthy whilst boosting or attacking during his sleep. Bold nature maximises his defence, and Leftovers ensure that he recovers health even when not resting.
Shaymin @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP/188 Spd/68 SpAtk
Timid nature (+Spd,-Atk)
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Seed Flare
Why this Pokemon?
Why Shaymin? Well, because I needed a bulky grass type and Celebi didn’t quite cut it! Celebi is four times weak to U-turn and also is susceptible to trapping, which I really don’t like. Shaymin however, has the same base stats and isn’t as vulnerable as Celebi is. Another benefit of using Shaymin over any other grass type is Seed Flare, which is incredible, in my opinion one of the best moves in the game.
Why this set?
This set I actually got from an RMT I read a while back, someone had suggested it in the replies. This is a brilliant set to use though. Seed Flare is obviously a no brainer on any Shaymin set, giving the possibility of a sharp special defence drop on the opponent. This is especially useful against Blissey, and essentially makes Seed Flare increase in power. Protect plus Leech Seed and Leftovers ensure that Shaymin sticks around for a while, and HP Fire let’s me trump other enemy grass types and also Scizor (and any other steel type) which I count as a high priority threat. 252 HP EV’s give him maximum bulk on both sides of defence, the 188 speed EV’s (and Timid nature) allow him to out speed max speed and plus nature base 90s, max speed base 95s and some Infernape sets that run the 192 speed EV’s (without a +speed nature). The special attack EV’s give his attacks more damage, which makes Shaymin more threatening.
Rotom-w @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP/136 Def/120 SpDef
Calm nature (+SpDef,-Atk)
- Hydro Pump
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Will-O-Wisp
Why this Pokemon?
Rotom-W completes my core by covering Heatran’s ground and fighting weakness perfectly. He also serves as an excellent spin blocker, hitting common spinners Starmie, Tentacruel and Donphan super effectively. The Washer form is really the only option for me, Hydro Pump threatens a lot of Pokemon that like to come in on Rotom – such as Tyranitar. Ghost/Electric is also a good typing; only being weak to Dark and Ghost attacks.
Why this set?
It was suggested to me that I switch my old Scarf Rotom-W for something. I'd previously considered a defensive Rotom, but I took my chance to actually make this change. The moveset is fairly standard, Will-o-Wisp to cripple physical sweepers and also get burn damage, Hydro Pump, Thunderbolt and Shadow Ball are Rotom's strongest options for attacking with, and they provide excellent coverage. The EV's give a fairly good balance of defence (304/284/308) and Leftovers helps with Rotom's survivability and bulk. The nature is also there to balance defences, not help with attack.
The Ace Card:
Flygon (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Atk/252 Spd/4 SpDef
Jolly nature (+Spd,-SpAtk)
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- ThunderPunch
- U-turn
Why this Pokemon?
Originally, I chose Flygon over Jirachi because in my opinion Outrage is far more useful than anything that the Jirachi offers as a revenge killer – having already got a Trick user on my team. Flygon brags the omnipresent Levitate ability rendering him immune to ground attacks, giving him a free switch in on any ground attacks directed at Heatran (from say, an opposing Heatran?) and then proceed to either kill something or U-Turn for damage.
Why this set?
This is my favourite set for Flygon, Earthquake and Outrage are obvious STAB high powered attacks to sweep with. Outraging on enemy dragons causing trouble causes epic lulz and ragequitting, which I am a big fan of too. A lot of you might be wondering about the third slot, but ThunderPunch lets me kill a +1 Gyarados who I consider another huge priority. Stone Edge can KO, but I think that ThunderPunch is more reliable and it also gives me a way of hurting bulky waters. U-turn is obvious on any scarf set, free damage or a switch to something appropriate should the opponent be scared into switching. 252 into attack and speed are again obvious, maximising attack and speed so that I can hit hard and fast. I chose Jolly over Adamant because winning a speed tie with other Flygon is more important than that little extra damage.
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Final Thoughts
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So this is my team – Team Style.
Overall, I’m very happy with it but I’ve come to you Smogonites to help me improve on my team and spot any threats that my team is weak to.
A weakness that I have already identified and which worries me a lot is the lack of a phazer, if you could help me introduce one into the team, that'd be great.
Here is the resistances chart from Marriland, in case you were interested.
I hope you’ve enjoyed reading my first RMT, and I look forward to the feedback I may receive.
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Changes & Former Members
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Credits
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Introduction
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Let me start off my RMT by telling you a little about my competitive Pokemon battling history. I started playing competitive Pokemon during the summer of 2010 - around the time Salamence was floating around in most peoples' teams and we all had to play around it. Obviously, it was difficult to start Pokemon in an era were prediction was very key to beating Salamence, but I think that he difficulty involved aided me in becoming a better Pokemon player, and certainly helped me develop my style of play which I use in the current day metagame. Around the time Salamence got banned, I switched and started playing a lot of UU. In UU, FWG cores are dominant and bulky offence is generally the favoured way to play. Over the few months I played of UU, I further developed my style of play and began to take interest in the OU metagame again. This is where I am today.
This is my latest team, and my favourite one to this date. I present to you today, Team Style.
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Teambuilding
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Because I wanted to play the same way I play in UU, I had to pick a bulky FWG core that could all take some hits, and do some decent damage to hit back with. Originally, I started with Heatran, Suicune and Celebi.
Next, I wanted a Pokemon that could fix up any weaknesses. I knew Rotom provided a ground and fighting immunity, and so synergises well with Heatran, and it could also provide me with a way of crippling walls with Trick. Choosing the form was easy for me. At this point Tyranitar was a major threat (Pursuiting Celebi and Rotom) so Rotom-W could at least threaten with Hydro Pump. I also knew Rotom-W was a good check to bulky waters, which can always cause issues.
Okay, core settled. The only things I still didn't like were my Ghost and Dark weaknesses. I knew at this point, I was fairly free with my choices (because I wasn't weak to anything in particular other than Ghost/Dark). I decided that a dedicated revenge killer (should Rotom have to trick something) would always be useful and so what immediately sprung to mind were Jirachi and Flygon. At this point, I lacked a way of dealing with Dragon's reliable, and although Jirachi can Ice Punch, I prefer Flygon and his Outrage, as it is more powerful, and can kill Kingdra's (which Ice Punch cannot).
Right, let's assess the team type weaknesses. I'm still fairly stable. I only have a double weakness to three types, Ghost, Dark and Ice. Nothing was desperately needed to provide a check to something, so I could go ahead and choose myself another Pokemon that is reliable and gets the job done, pretty much regardless of typing. I went here for a lead, a solid lead that could get Stealth Rock down and do damage to the opponents team in the early game. I also know that the lead I have in mind can come back throughout the game and cause havoc.
And let's just arrange the images in a nice order for you: Lead, Core, Glue, Revenge Killer.
After testing the team, I found that the Celebi set I was using wasn't putting enough offensive pressure on the opponent, and at this point I switched set. After another episode of testing, I decided Celebi wasn't doing enough for the team, and so I removed it in favour of Breloom. Breloom was handy as he has a very threatening combination of moves with Spore, Substitute and Focus Punch.
Breloom didn't seem to fit into the team as well as I'd liked him to, so I switched him for Celebi's base 100 counterpart - Shaymin. Shaymin scares anything with Seed Flare and isn't held back by Celebi's 4x weakness to U-Turn or trapping.
This is where I settled upon the team members, the only changes after this being move set changes.
Next, I wanted a Pokemon that could fix up any weaknesses. I knew Rotom provided a ground and fighting immunity, and so synergises well with Heatran, and it could also provide me with a way of crippling walls with Trick. Choosing the form was easy for me. At this point Tyranitar was a major threat (Pursuiting Celebi and Rotom) so Rotom-W could at least threaten with Hydro Pump. I also knew Rotom-W was a good check to bulky waters, which can always cause issues.
Okay, core settled. The only things I still didn't like were my Ghost and Dark weaknesses. I knew at this point, I was fairly free with my choices (because I wasn't weak to anything in particular other than Ghost/Dark). I decided that a dedicated revenge killer (should Rotom have to trick something) would always be useful and so what immediately sprung to mind were Jirachi and Flygon. At this point, I lacked a way of dealing with Dragon's reliable, and although Jirachi can Ice Punch, I prefer Flygon and his Outrage, as it is more powerful, and can kill Kingdra's (which Ice Punch cannot).
Right, let's assess the team type weaknesses. I'm still fairly stable. I only have a double weakness to three types, Ghost, Dark and Ice. Nothing was desperately needed to provide a check to something, so I could go ahead and choose myself another Pokemon that is reliable and gets the job done, pretty much regardless of typing. I went here for a lead, a solid lead that could get Stealth Rock down and do damage to the opponents team in the early game. I also know that the lead I have in mind can come back throughout the game and cause havoc.
And let's just arrange the images in a nice order for you: Lead, Core, Glue, Revenge Killer.
After testing the team, I found that the Celebi set I was using wasn't putting enough offensive pressure on the opponent, and at this point I switched set. After another episode of testing, I decided Celebi wasn't doing enough for the team, and so I removed it in favour of Breloom. Breloom was handy as he has a very threatening combination of moves with Spore, Substitute and Focus Punch.
Breloom didn't seem to fit into the team as well as I'd liked him to, so I switched him for Celebi's base 100 counterpart - Shaymin. Shaymin scares anything with Seed Flare and isn't held back by Celebi's 4x weakness to U-Turn or trapping.
This is where I settled upon the team members, the only changes after this being move set changes.
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The Team In Depth
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The Lead:
Metagross @ Lum Berry
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 HP/252 Atk/4 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk,-SpAtk)
- Bullet Punch
- Explosion
- Meteor Mash
- Stealth Rock
Why this Pokemon?
Any lead for any team used for competitive battling should have a purpose of setting up momentum or giving a player an advantage during the match. My Metagross does this for me nearly every time. As a general rule, setting up Stealth Rock is a priority, and seeing as Metagross has so many resistances, getting down my entry hazards is nearly guaranteed. On top of this, Metagross has an extremely threatening base attack stat and can sometimes scare the opponent into switching fearing an early 5-6 disadvantage. Metagross does so much for this team, providing a great start to the game, and can even be saved for the late game to help provide resistances and a threatening physical sweeper. He is perfect for his role.
Why this set?
This is pretty much the standard lead Metagross set. I use Stealth Rock for entry hazards, guarantees my team a lot of KO’s late game and no Pokemon is immune to it, nor can it be absorbed, and it only takes one turn to set up. Overall, it’s just the most efficient entry hazard (and the only one Metagross can use). I choose Meteor Mash over Earthquake for the chance for an attack raise, which makes Metagross a lot more threatening. I often lead with this move for the +1 boost which it offers. Bullet Punch for the obligatory STAB priority to nullify Focus Sash leads and hit faster Pokemon for damage. Explosion is awesome coming from Metagross’ huge attack stat, pretty much guaranteeing a kill. It can also be saved till late game to explode on any potentially problem-causing Pokemon. The EV’s listed maximise Metagross’ natural bulk and monstrous attack. The 4 speed EV’s are to speed tie with other lead Metagross if it ever matters. He has an Adamant nature to further boost his attack. Lum Berry allows me to deal with status inducing leads with ease (Roserade >_>) and also lets me combat the annoying Machamp far easier as Lum Berry cures confusion.
The Core:
The core of my team is made up by these four Pokemon. I chose a FWG core because it provides a useful amount of resists and they largely cover each other’s weaknesses. I added a Ghost into the core to complete the synergy and provide a useful Fighting and Ground immunity. I like to play a bulky offence team, and so by choosing these four Pokemon which all have some natural bulk regardless of investments I am allowed to make unpredictable switches and let not the obvious switch take a hit. This often allows me a free turn and gives me the initiative to threaten the opponent. A useful feature of the core (which I picked up from an RMT a long while back) is that none of them are weak to Stealth Rock, which allows me to make constant switching without too much penalty of entry hazard damage.
Heatran (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 Spd/252 SpAtk/4 SpDef
Timid nature (+Spd,-Atk)
- Earth Power
- Fire Blast
- Substitute
- Toxic
Why this Pokemon?
Heatran is pretty much a staple on all of my OU teams that utilize a FWG core because of the relatively frailty of Fire types; they are weak to common Ground and Water attacks, on top of being weak to Stealth Rock – this really hinders their usefulness. This is somewhat cancelled out by Heatran providing a number of resistances, including Rock, and immunities to Poison moves and Fire moves. Flash Fire is an amazing ability, absorbing Fire attacks giving him a free switch in whilst boosting his already threatening Fire attacks. There’s not really much else to say about Heatran, the pros definitely out way the cons when considering him for a team like my own.
Why this set?
SubTran is definitely my favourite set to use with Heatran. The nature of Heatran forces many switches, which give Heatran the opportunity to use Substitute, and Heatran behind a substitute is very threatening, forcing more switches, allowing for entry hazard damage and Toxic abuse from Heatran. Fire and Ground is pretty good coverage and from Heatran’s special attack stat, it’ll put a dent into almost anything. The idea is pretty simple, come in on something Heatran is either immune to or resists, force the opponent out, Substitute on the switch and from then you’re guaranteed either a free hit, or a free Toxic if it’s appropriate. The EV’s are simple, maximise speed and special attack to hit as hard as possible as fast as possible. The 4 EV’s in special defence are negligible. He has a Timid nature because that way I’m more likely to out speed opposing Heatrans should the need arise. I have chosen Leftovers over the also-popular Shuca Berry so that I can use Substitute more effectively throughout the game.
Suicune @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4 SpDef
Bold nature (+Def,-Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Surf
Why this Pokemon?
I chose Suicune for a few reasons. He has great base defensive stats, a stall-ish ability in Pressure, a good special attack stat and a move with the means of boosting it. Water is a good type, having good coverage with its STAB alone. I did have a few options available to me throughout the tier: Empoleon, Gyarados, Kingdra, Swampert, Tentacruel and Vaporeon but I feel that Suicune has the best combination of offensive and defence qualities whilst maintaining good synergy throughout the team – switching to Empoleon would make me ground weak, Gyarados is weak to Stealth Rock, Kingdra makes me dragon weak, Swampert doesn’t resist water, Tentacruel is again weak to ground and cannot take physical hits very well. Vaporeon was the last option and I’d actually consider him solely for Wish support. Nonetheless, Suicune does his job very well.
Why this set?
In case you hadn’t spotted it yet, this Suicune set is the infamous CroCune which is such an effective Suicune set. Everything here works so well together – maximum defence and HP investment allows him to take nearly any hit on the physical side of the spectrum, whilst Calm Mind allows him to boost his special defence and special attack equally. Surf provides a very reliable move; it is one hundred per cent accurate and has a pretty good damage output. Water is only resisted by other water-types, grass and dragon, all of which can be played around by switching around my team. The combination of Rest and Sleep Talk allows him to stay healthy whilst boosting or attacking during his sleep. Bold nature maximises his defence, and Leftovers ensure that he recovers health even when not resting.
Shaymin @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP/188 Spd/68 SpAtk
Timid nature (+Spd,-Atk)
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Seed Flare
Why this Pokemon?
Why Shaymin? Well, because I needed a bulky grass type and Celebi didn’t quite cut it! Celebi is four times weak to U-turn and also is susceptible to trapping, which I really don’t like. Shaymin however, has the same base stats and isn’t as vulnerable as Celebi is. Another benefit of using Shaymin over any other grass type is Seed Flare, which is incredible, in my opinion one of the best moves in the game.
Why this set?
This set I actually got from an RMT I read a while back, someone had suggested it in the replies. This is a brilliant set to use though. Seed Flare is obviously a no brainer on any Shaymin set, giving the possibility of a sharp special defence drop on the opponent. This is especially useful against Blissey, and essentially makes Seed Flare increase in power. Protect plus Leech Seed and Leftovers ensure that Shaymin sticks around for a while, and HP Fire let’s me trump other enemy grass types and also Scizor (and any other steel type) which I count as a high priority threat. 252 HP EV’s give him maximum bulk on both sides of defence, the 188 speed EV’s (and Timid nature) allow him to out speed max speed and plus nature base 90s, max speed base 95s and some Infernape sets that run the 192 speed EV’s (without a +speed nature). The special attack EV’s give his attacks more damage, which makes Shaymin more threatening.
Rotom-w @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP/136 Def/120 SpDef
Calm nature (+SpDef,-Atk)
- Hydro Pump
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Will-O-Wisp
Why this Pokemon?
Rotom-W completes my core by covering Heatran’s ground and fighting weakness perfectly. He also serves as an excellent spin blocker, hitting common spinners Starmie, Tentacruel and Donphan super effectively. The Washer form is really the only option for me, Hydro Pump threatens a lot of Pokemon that like to come in on Rotom – such as Tyranitar. Ghost/Electric is also a good typing; only being weak to Dark and Ghost attacks.
Why this set?
It was suggested to me that I switch my old Scarf Rotom-W for something. I'd previously considered a defensive Rotom, but I took my chance to actually make this change. The moveset is fairly standard, Will-o-Wisp to cripple physical sweepers and also get burn damage, Hydro Pump, Thunderbolt and Shadow Ball are Rotom's strongest options for attacking with, and they provide excellent coverage. The EV's give a fairly good balance of defence (304/284/308) and Leftovers helps with Rotom's survivability and bulk. The nature is also there to balance defences, not help with attack.
The Ace Card:
Flygon (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Atk/252 Spd/4 SpDef
Jolly nature (+Spd,-SpAtk)
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- ThunderPunch
- U-turn
Why this Pokemon?
Originally, I chose Flygon over Jirachi because in my opinion Outrage is far more useful than anything that the Jirachi offers as a revenge killer – having already got a Trick user on my team. Flygon brags the omnipresent Levitate ability rendering him immune to ground attacks, giving him a free switch in on any ground attacks directed at Heatran (from say, an opposing Heatran?) and then proceed to either kill something or U-Turn for damage.
Why this set?
This is my favourite set for Flygon, Earthquake and Outrage are obvious STAB high powered attacks to sweep with. Outraging on enemy dragons causing trouble causes epic lulz and ragequitting, which I am a big fan of too. A lot of you might be wondering about the third slot, but ThunderPunch lets me kill a +1 Gyarados who I consider another huge priority. Stone Edge can KO, but I think that ThunderPunch is more reliable and it also gives me a way of hurting bulky waters. U-turn is obvious on any scarf set, free damage or a switch to something appropriate should the opponent be scared into switching. 252 into attack and speed are again obvious, maximising attack and speed so that I can hit hard and fast. I chose Jolly over Adamant because winning a speed tie with other Flygon is more important than that little extra damage.
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Final Thoughts
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So this is my team – Team Style.
Overall, I’m very happy with it but I’ve come to you Smogonites to help me improve on my team and spot any threats that my team is weak to.
A weakness that I have already identified and which worries me a lot is the lack of a phazer, if you could help me introduce one into the team, that'd be great.
Here is the resistances chart from Marriland, in case you were interested.
I hope you’ve enjoyed reading my first RMT, and I look forward to the feedback I may receive.
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Changes & Former Members
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- Metagross hold item changes from Occa Berry to Lum Berry
- Rotom-W set changed.
- Rotom-W set changed.
Rotom-w @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Spd/252 SpAtk/4 SpDef
Timid nature (+Spd,-Atk)
- Hydro Pump
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Trick
Why this Pokemon?
Rotom-W completes my core by covering Heatran’s ground and fighting weakness perfectly. He also serves as an excellent spin blocker, hitting common spinners Starmie, Tentacruel and Donphan super effectively. The Washer form is really the only option for me, Hydro Pump threatens a lot of Pokemon that like to come in on Rotom – such as Tyranitar. Ghost/Electric is also a good typing; only being weak to Dark and Ghost attacks.
Why this set?
Honestly? I don’t really know. It’s the set I tend to default to when using Rotom forms, allowing me to threaten a multitude of threats with its coverage, revenge kill any Pokemon which might have set up, and cripple walls with a Trick. Hydro Pump, Thunderbolt and Shadow Ball maximise coverage and Trick is there for screwing over walls and the possibility of Rotom getting a sweep. 252 speed and special attack EV’s maximise damage output and lethality, and the +nature ensures the speed tie at least against other Scarf Rotoms. Rotom is one of the Pokemon on my team I’d definitely consider changing out, possibly for a more defensive version to fit the team better with Leftovers.
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Credits
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Sprites from Pokemon Elite: http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/
RMT Layout from Chanseys: http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83506
And elements from LonelyNess: http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48348
Shaymin set from Faladran: http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81672
Serioussss, and 15fareed from the Pokemonexperte Server on Pokelab for playing lots of games with me and allowing me to test my team over and over again.
Loves for all of you <3
RMT Layout from Chanseys: http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83506
And elements from LonelyNess: http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48348
Shaymin set from Faladran: http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81672
Serioussss, and 15fareed from the Pokemonexperte Server on Pokelab for playing lots of games with me and allowing me to test my team over and over again.
Loves for all of you <3
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