- manaphy just hit gp phase so i can post this niggas
- needs update since rain is getting super popular because ppl realize how good kingdra oma core is and oma kabu core is, but ye needs to express and knock off only slash last slot fools
Overview
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Omastar is one of the most solid Pokemon to use on rain teams because it can aid other sweepers, such as Kingdra and Kabutops. On top of that, its immediate power lets it force the opposition to either sack a Pokemon or have one of their walls take massive damage, and in most scenarios, Hydro Pump will easily 2HKO whatever Omastar is facing. Omastar also checks Talonflame and Mega Pinsir, giving it a niche unique to only itself and Kabutops. However, Omastar is outpaced by common Choice Scarf users such as Landorus-T and Keldeo and is very reliant on rain to do its job. It also compounds rain teams' Thundurus weakness, meaning it has to be played carefully. Omastar also faces competition from Kabutops because of their similar typings, so having both on the same team is unfavorable in most scenarios.
Choice Specs
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name: Choice Specs
move 1: Hydro Pump
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Scald
move 4: Knock Off
ability: Swift Swim
item: Choice Specs
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe nature: Modest
Moves
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Hydro Pump is Omastar's main STAB move when bulky walls such as Mega Venusaur are still in play, as it can 2HKO them after Stealth Rock damage. However, Scald remains Omastar's main choice against more offensive teams because it hits more than hard enough and can spread burns. Ice Beam is an obligatory coverage move, handy for hitting Grass-types. Knock Off hits the most common switch-in to Omastar, Chansey, for good damage and removes its Eviolite so that Omastar can 2HKO it later.
Set Details
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A Modest nature, Choice Specs, and maximum Special Attack investment are required to let Omastar wallbreak and clean effectively. A Life Orb can be used to switch moves, but recoil damage makes Omastar lose a lot of power as well as its ability to check Talonflame well.
Usage Tips
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Omastar should be played recklessly by spamming Hydro Pump against stall teams and using Knock Off to remove Chansey's Eviolite and Azumarill's Assault Vest on the switch. Scald should be used to clean up weakened teams if Omastar is still alive late-game.
Team Options
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Politoed is obviously a mandatory teammate to set up rain. Kingdra is an excellent partner for Omastar because they share checks and counters, most notably Ferrothorn, and can slowly break past them with their powerful Hydro Pumps, allowing one to sweep the remainder of the opposition. Defog Latios and Latias are great for removing entry hazards because Omastar will switch out a lot. Pokemon that can check Thundurus, such as Mega Manectric, Magnezone, and Raikou, are valuable teammates for Omastar. They can also safely use Thunder thanks to Politoed's rain. Mega Heracross can break past Omastar's soft counters, such as Mega Venusaur, Assault Vest Azumarill, Empoleon, and Amoonguss, making it a very good team option. Solid pivots such as Landorus-T and Rotom-W are also useful to allow Omastar to get onto the field safely. Healing Wish Jirachi and Latias are also excellent teammates because they allow Omastar a second chance to sweep.
Other Options
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Omastar does not have many other options. Hidden Power Grass can be used to beat Gastrodon, but losing Knock Off is huge. A Shell Smash set is possible, but priority users being able to pick it off and such a set's continued trouble with Ferrothorn and Thundurus makes it hard to consider. However, it completely destroys stall teams with some of its checks weakened. For instance, Chansey is 2HKOed after a boost while unable to do anything back except Toxic or Seismic Toss.
Checks & Counters
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**Choice Scarf Users**: Omastar is quite slow, so faster Choice Scarf users, such as Garchomp, can outspeed it even under rain and KO it with a powerful attack.
**Special Walls**: Special walls such as Chansey and Blissey, as well as tanks such as Assault Vest Goodra, can take Omastar's hits with relative ease and can either cripple or outright KO it, but they all must watch out for Knock Off.
**Priority Users**: Omastar is weak to a few common priority attacks; Mach Punch from Conkeldurr or Technician Breloom will easily take it out.
**Grass-types**: Although Omastar has Ice Beam to handle most Grass-types, there are a few that it just can't deal with. Mega Venusaur and Ferrothorn both take neutral damage from Ice-type attacks thanks to Thick Fat and its Steel typing, respectively. Both Pokemon also have 4x super effective STAB Grass-type moves to take Omastar down with ease; however, Ferrothorn can be worn down easily, and Mega Venusaur is 2HKOed by Hydro Pump after Stealth Rock, so be cautious. Though it is weak to Ice Beam, Amoonguss is also a good check to Omastar because of Giga Drain.
**Water-types**: Omastar has a hard time dealing with opposing Water-types. Gyarados takes neutral damage from Ice Beam and Hidden Power Grass, and bulky variants of it essentially counter Omastar, especially those with Earthquake. Rotom-W is also a bulky Water-type that can take down Omastar with its STAB Electric-type moves. Empoleon and Assault Vest Azumarill are other good options, but all of these are soft counters because they can be worn down very easily and still take massive damage from Hydro Pump.
Overview
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Omastar is one of the most solid Pokemon to use on rain teams because it can aid other sweepers such as Kingdra and Kabutops. On tap of that, its immediate power lets it force the opposition to either sack a Pokemon or do massive damage to an opposing wall, and in most scenarios after Stealth Rock, Hydro Pump will easily 2HKO. It also checks Talonflame and Mega Pinsir giving it a unique niche with its brethren, Kabutops. However, Omastar is not there without flaws. It is outpaced by common Choice Scarf users such as Landorus-T and Keldeo and is very reliant on rain to do its job. It also compounds on Rain teams' Thundurus-I weakness meaning it should be played carefully. Omastar even faces competition with Kabutops because their typings overlap meaning you cannot have both on the same team in most scenarios. Despite these flaws, Omastar functions as a powerful attacker that should not be underestimated.
Choice Specs
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name: Choice Specs
move 1: Hydro Pump
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Scald
move 4: Knock Off
ability: Swift Swim
item: Choice Specs
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moves
======
Hydro Pump is your main STAB when bulky walls such as Mega Venusaur are still in play allwoing you to 2HKO them after Stealth Rock. However, Scald remains your main choice against more offensive teams because it hits more than hard enough, and it may spread burns. Knock Off hits the most common switch in for Omastar, Chansey, and it allows Omastar to remove its Eviolite, so Omastar can 2HKO it later. Ice Beam is the obligatory coverage move.
Set Details
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A Modest nature, Choice Specs, with max Special Attack is required to let Omastar wallbreak and clean effectively. A Life Orb may be used to switch moves, but recoil damage will make it lose its ability to check Talonflame as well, andOmastar will lose a lot of power.
Usage Tips
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Omastar should be played wrecklessly by SPAMming Hydro Pump against stall teams and predicting the switch-in to remove Chansey's Eviolite and Azumarill's Assault Vest. Scald should be used to clean up weakened teams if it is still alive.
Team Options
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Politoed is obviously a mandatory teammate for rain. Kingdra is an excellent partner for Omastar because they slowly break past Ferrothorn with their powerful Hydro Pumps allowing one to sweep the remainder of the opposition. Defog Latios and Latias are great for removing hazards because Omastar will switch out a lot. Mega Manectric, Magnezone, and Raikou's ability to check Thundurus make them valuable teammates for Omastar. They can even use Thunder due to Politoed's rain. Mega Heracross can break past Omastar's soft counters such as Mega Venusaur, Assault Vest Azumarill, Empoleon, and Amoonguss making it a very good option. Solid pivots such as Landorus-T and Rotom-W are also useful to allow Omastar get safely on to the field. Healin Wish Jirachi and Latias are also excellent teammates because they allow Omastar a second chance to sweep.
Other Options
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Omastar does not have many other options. Hidden Power [Grass] can be used to beat Gastrodon, but losing Knock Off is huge. A Shell Smash set is possible, but priority users being able to pick off it not to mention still having trouble with Ferrothorn and Thundurus-I makes it hard to consider. However, it completely destroys stall teams with some of its checks weakened. For instance, Chansey is 2HKOed after a boost while it can't do anything back except Toxic or Seismic Toss.
Checks & Counters
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**Choice Scarf Users**: Omastar is quite slow, so Choice Scarf users such as Garchomp can outspeed it even when it's at +2 Speed and KO it with a powerful attack.
**Special Walls**: Special walls such as Chansey and Blissey, as well as tanks such as Assault Vest Goodra, can take Omastar's hits with relative ease and can either cripple or outright KO it, but they all must watch out for Knock Off.
**Priority Users**: Omastar is weak to a few common priority attacks; Mach Punch from Conkeldurr or Technician Breloom will easily take it out.
**Grass-types**: Although Omastar has Ice Beam to handle most Grass-types, there are a few that it just can't deal with. Mega Venusaur, Amoonguss, and Ferrothorn both take neutral damage against Ice-type attacks thanks to Thick Fat and Steel typing, respectively. Both Pokemon also have 4x super effective STAB Grass-type moves to take Omastar down with ease, however, Ferrothorn can be worn down easily and Mega Venusaur and Amoonguss are 2HKOed by Hydro Pump after Stealth Rock, so be cautious.
**Water-types**: Due to the nerf on Hidden Power this generation, Omastar has a much harder time dealing with opposing Water-types. Gyarados takes neutral damage Grass-type attacks, and its bulky variants essentially counter Omastar, especially if it has Earthquake. Rotom-W is also a bulky Water-type that can take advantage of its STAB Electric-type moves to take down Omastar. Empoleon Assault Vest Azumarill is another good option, but all of these are soft counters because they can be worn down very easily and take massive damage from Hydro Pump.
keeping this like the old one because it was really well written, credit to Epikhairz
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Omastar is one of the most solid Pokemon to use on rain teams because it can aid other sweepers such as Kingdra and Kabutops. On tap of that, its immediate power lets it force the opposition to either sack a Pokemon or do massive damage to an opposing wall, and in most scenarios after Stealth Rock, Hydro Pump will easily 2HKO. It also checks Talonflame and Mega Pinsir giving it a unique niche with its brethren, Kabutops. However, Omastar is not there without flaws. It is outpaced by common Choice Scarf users such as Landorus-T and Keldeo and is very reliant on rain to do its job. It also compounds on Rain teams' Thundurus-I weakness meaning it should be played carefully. Omastar even faces competition with Kabutops because their typings overlap meaning you cannot have both on the same team in most scenarios. Despite these flaws, Omastar functions as a powerful attacker that should not be underestimated.
Choice Specs
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name: Choice Specs
move 1: Hydro Pump
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Scald
move 4: Knock Off
ability: Swift Swim
item: Choice Specs
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moves
======
Hydro Pump is your main STAB when bulky walls such as Mega Venusaur are still in play allwoing you to 2HKO them after Stealth Rock. However, Scald remains your main choice against more offensive teams because it hits more than hard enough, and it may spread burns. Knock Off hits the most common switch in for Omastar, Chansey, and it allows Omastar to remove its Eviolite, so Omastar can 2HKO it later. Ice Beam is the obligatory coverage move.
Set Details
======
A Modest nature, Choice Specs, with max Special Attack is required to let Omastar wallbreak and clean effectively. A Life Orb may be used to switch moves, but recoil damage will make it lose its ability to check Talonflame as well, andOmastar will lose a lot of power.
Usage Tips
======
Omastar should be played wrecklessly by SPAMming Hydro Pump against stall teams and predicting the switch-in to remove Chansey's Eviolite and Azumarill's Assault Vest. Scald should be used to clean up weakened teams if it is still alive.
Team Options
======
Politoed is obviously a mandatory teammate for rain. Kingdra is an excellent partner for Omastar because they slowly break past Ferrothorn with their powerful Hydro Pumps allowing one to sweep the remainder of the opposition. Defog Latios and Latias are great for removing hazards because Omastar will switch out a lot. Mega Manectric, Magnezone, and Raikou's ability to check Thundurus make them valuable teammates for Omastar. They can even use Thunder due to Politoed's rain. Mega Heracross can break past Omastar's soft counters such as Mega Venusaur, Assault Vest Azumarill, Empoleon, and Amoonguss making it a very good option. Solid pivots such as Landorus-T and Rotom-W are also useful to allow Omastar get safely on to the field. Healin Wish Jirachi and Latias are also excellent teammates because they allow Omastar a second chance to sweep.
Other Options
######
Omastar does not have many other options. Hidden Power [Grass] can be used to beat Gastrodon, but losing Knock Off is huge. A Shell Smash set is possible, but priority users being able to pick off it not to mention still having trouble with Ferrothorn and Thundurus-I makes it hard to consider. However, it completely destroys stall teams with some of its checks weakened. For instance, Chansey is 2HKOed after a boost while it can't do anything back except Toxic or Seismic Toss.
Checks & Counters
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**Choice Scarf Users**: Omastar is quite slow, so Choice Scarf users such as Garchomp can outspeed it even when it's at +2 Speed and KO it with a powerful attack.
**Special Walls**: Special walls such as Chansey and Blissey, as well as tanks such as Assault Vest Goodra, can take Omastar's hits with relative ease and can either cripple or outright KO it, but they all must watch out for Knock Off.
**Priority Users**: Omastar is weak to a few common priority attacks; Mach Punch from Conkeldurr or Technician Breloom will easily take it out.
**Grass-types**: Although Omastar has Ice Beam to handle most Grass-types, there are a few that it just can't deal with. Mega Venusaur, Amoonguss, and Ferrothorn both take neutral damage against Ice-type attacks thanks to Thick Fat and Steel typing, respectively. Both Pokemon also have 4x super effective STAB Grass-type moves to take Omastar down with ease, however, Ferrothorn can be worn down easily and Mega Venusaur and Amoonguss are 2HKOed by Hydro Pump after Stealth Rock, so be cautious.
**Water-types**: Due to the nerf on Hidden Power this generation, Omastar has a much harder time dealing with opposing Water-types. Gyarados takes neutral damage Grass-type attacks, and its bulky variants essentially counter Omastar, especially if it has Earthquake. Rotom-W is also a bulky Water-type that can take advantage of its STAB Electric-type moves to take down Omastar. Empoleon Assault Vest Azumarill is another good option, but all of these are soft counters because they can be worn down very easily and take massive damage from Hydro Pump.
keeping this like the old one because it was really well written, credit to Epikhairz
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