Other OU Conquest (Won by Omfuga (again))

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Ladder Heroes

Ladder Heroes

Confirming above. I was supposed to have a RED CARD ON MY CRUSTLE but I had a repeat ball instead :(

I'm also dropping out of this because I'm gonna be really busy and no one wants a Haxorus anyways.
 
jpw234

jpw234

Catastrophic Event Specialist
Alright, so Red Cat challenged me, and I won and took his Talonflame: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-172953278

Here's the team I whipped up:
Quagsire @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Scald
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Recover

Azumarill @ Assault Vest
Ability: Huge Power
EVs: 240 HP / 252 Atk / 16 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Play Rough
- Aqua Jet
- Knock Off

Jolteon @ Choice Specs
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Water]
- Signal Beam

Regirock @ Leftovers
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Drain Punch
- Rock Slide
- Explosion

Mesprit @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- U-turn
- Psychic
- Thunderbolt
- Healing Wish

Braviary (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 252 HP / 212 SpD / 44 Spe
Careful Nature
- Substitute
- Bulk Up
- Roost
- Brave Bird


First of all, keep in mind that I have no experience in RU/NU, which is effectively where these battles are going to be played for the first part of this challenge, so my knowledge of the relevant threats and capabilities of these Pokemon is close to nil.
Alright so I'm up against TFlame and Keldeo, and I have Politoed, Quagsire and Azumarill. Turns out Politoed is total ass. He needs Damp Rock to provide relevant team support, but I don't have a team for him to support. As a Choice Specs user or something he falls pretty flat, tbh I'd probably rather use Clawitzer, especially since the rain would be helping out my opponent's Keldeo, which is right out. So Politoed is probably not gonna come out of the ol' Poke Ball any time soon.
Quagsire, on the other hand, does work against Talonflame. It also beats Keldeo...if you run Water Absorb...which is bad...but also cheesy...and so that's what I've done. Hope there's no SD Talonflame in my future *crosses fingers*.
Azumarill is definitely coming in as a Keldeo check and a general fantastic Pokemon. The AV set to beat Keldeo. I considered Superpower to donk the random steel types that he's probably gonna have to use to check Azu, but decided to stick with the standard set because Azu isn't my win condition.
As far as BirdSpam checks go. I sure would love to use a bulky or fast electric type, since those are great against Keldeo and Talonflame. Unfortunately Raikou, Manectric, Rotom-W, Rotom-H and Mega-Ampharos are all ranked. Rotom-C doesn't resist Flying, so that's right out, and Rotom-F or -S just don't really provide any utility. I ended up on Specs Jolteon as a speedy Electric that still hits reasonably hard, it's basically a worse Mega-Manectric here.
Alright, this team is looking kinda like balance, but definitely skews toward the offensive side of things. Random Scald burns ruin Azumarill and Quagsire also doesn't like status, so I want some sort of cleric support, but not Wish/Heal Bell since those are pretty slow. I did a /ds for Healing Wish and came up with Mesprit, so a Scarf set seems reasonable with U-Turn for a nice little VoltTurn core with Jolteon, Thunderbolt which takes out Keld or TFlame and Healing Wish to recur something that got beat up in the early stages of the game.
Stealth Rock is good, I want it. We have the special side of things reasonably covered with AV Azu, so I want a physical tank. Regirock gives rocks, is a hard stop to Talonflame, and can explode to take out an annoyance. Sounds good to me.
Finally, I want a wincon. Rocks are gonna be important for me to beat Talonflame and wear down my opponent since I'm VoltTurning. BU Braviary has Defiant to discourage Defogging (although idk if Defog or Rapid Spin is gonna be more prevalent with the restrictions we have in place) and provides some inevitability. I can also weaken his checks by spamming Brave Bird in the early game and then Healing Wish him back up for a sweep. Sounds good to me, and there's 6.

The game went pretty well for me as my team pretty much shuts down Keldeo and Talonflame, and AV Azu probably handles Mismagius pretty well (idk) which was the only other big threat he was packing.
 
blinkie

blinkie

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Anyone wanna challenge me I should have time right now.
I'm on as ZZtrollZZ in OU and Lobby on PS
 
jpw234

jpw234

Catastrophic Event Specialist
Salemance challenged me, I beat him and took his Bronzong: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-172965989

My Pokemon: Politoed/Quagsire/Azumarill/Talonflame
His Pokemon: Bronzong/Smeargle/Meloetta/Mega-Houndoom/Hawlucha

Team I used:
Talonflame @ Sharp Beak
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Brave Bird
- Flare Blitz
- U-turn
- Roost

Azumarill @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Whirlpool
- Perish Song
- Protect
- Dive

Banette @ Banettite
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Adamant Nature
- Destiny Bond
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Taunt

Aromatisse @ Leftovers
Ability: Aroma Veil
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Wish
- Protect
- Moonblast
- Aromatherapy

Quagsire @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def
Relaxed Nature
- Scald
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Recover

Crustle @ Red Card
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Rock Blast
- Knock Off


I'll edit in some thought process etc later.
 
Voltage

Voltage

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If anyone wants my lovely Mega Tyranitar and Metagross, I'm usually available from 3-10 PM Central Standard, the only exception will be on Friday as I'm out of town.
 
blinkie

blinkie

¯\_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_/¯ dank meme crew
Anyone else wanna fite me? Still in OU and Lobby as ZZtrollZZ, although I got Hawlucha now :D
 
ForgottenOnes

ForgottenOnes

jpw234 said:
ForgottenOnes - can we please get a clarification on the status of ranked Pokemon that have not been allocated? Do they simply not exist for the purpose of this project? Will they be distributed later, when there are fewer challengers?

Edit: for example, it appears Mega Charizard-X is not allocated, but that doesn't mean we can use him right?

If there's no protocol in place for this yet I could offer a humble suggestion: wait until there are the same number of challengers remaining as unclaimed Pokemon in the viability rankings, and then distribute one to each remaining challenger.
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right. Sorry if that wasn't clarified. The Pokemon that were not distributed WILL NOT get distributed. RIP them. Do not use them either since they are on the viability rankings. For the sake of the Conquest story, lets just say some team rocket jerk killed them all. :/
 
Aragorn the King

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ForgottenOnes said:
right. Sorry if that wasn't clarified. The Pokemon that were not distributed WILL NOT get distributed. RIP them. Do not use them either since they are on the viability rankings. For the sake of the Conquest story, lets just say some team rocket jerk killed them all. :/
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Do you think you could possibly compile a list of all the mons we don't have to prepare for?

So far I've found:

Mega Venusaur
Mega Charizard-X
Mandibuzz
Gengar
Heracross
Mega Scizor
Mega Manectric
Mega Aerodactyl
 
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