So pretty much PUPL has ended for many outside of the still undecided finalists so just feel free to share cool sets/teams you built and used in this PUPL. I'll start
Week 3
vs Raiza
Going through this week i was 0-2 and we desperately needed a victory to have any chance to make playoff so i finally built a team i put some thought into. Klang is a very underrated threat in PU so i built some kind of Ground overload team to be able to sweep with it. The first idea was to use the amazing Choice Scarf Ice Fang Arbok since i kinda knew shiny hunter Raiza would have brought a Gabite or a Torterra and i managed to get a kill turn one somehow and to trick Poliwrath a Choice Scarf Later.
FREE PUSSY RIOT (Arbok) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Switcheroo
- Gunk Shot
- Ice Fang
- Earthquake
Another cool set i used is the Poliwrath set. I always liked using Defensive Poliwrath without Rest+Sleep Talk so i settled on a hybrid set with Circle Throw, Scald, and Protect. I would generally reserve the last slot to Toxic but in the end i used Ice Beam because of my weakness to Torterra. Coolstuff.
Poliwrath @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 192 Def / 64 Spe
Bold Nature
- Scald
- Circle Throw
- Protect
- Toxic / Ice Beam
EV Spread lets me outspeed most Golem and Torterra trying to outrun Golem most of the time. Protect is an amazing move and 49 can confirm.
Week 4
vs scorpdestroyer
Ok so this match wasn't really relevant for the week so we brought some fun teams (we had 2 FU Pokemon each i guess) that made for an interesting game. The star of the show was clearly Swalot, able to beat a Poliwrath 1v1 before being revenged by Trapinch of all things and Furfrou getting off a suicide Thunder Wave lol. This team also has perfect record in room tournaments and brought me to about #5 on the ladder as Duosion is amazingly consistent and Piloswine + Pelipper is just amazing with Swalot and Fufrou in the back. Seed Bomb is used over Horn Leech since the latter has a 6% chance not to OHKO full health Carracosta and I'm not about that.
Week 5
vs Montsegur
Play on smogtours if you don't want to forget to save replays. Anyway i am lucky with speed ties and this team is weak to Ice and physical Aurorus which itself loses to the two most popular Pokemon in the tier. Also Roselia is good.
The HO Team that Ary used against Robert Alfons
I built this pretty quickly thinking of the balanced teams that Robert Alfons used were pretty weak to Simipour (what arent lol) so basically i started with that and added Regice and Arbok who also like weakened Poliwrath and such. Team requires big balls to play but it is quite effective all around.
I am 0-2 when using Clefairy, shit mon. Raiza add the good ones to sample teams. I also built some other teams i think but ill post later if anything
Week 3
vs Raiza
Klang @ Eviolite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 HP / 156 Def / 24 SpD / 76 Spe
Impish Nature
- Shift Gear
- Gear Grind
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
Poliwrath @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 192 Def / 64 Spe
Bold Nature
- Scald
- Circle Throw
- Protect
- Ice Beam
Grumpig @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 HP / 36 Def / 220 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Psychic
- Focus Blast
- Thunder Wave
- Taunt
Mightyena @ Life Orb
Ability: Moxie
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Play Rough
- Crunch
- Iron Tail
Stunfisk @ Leftovers
Ability: Static
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Discharge
- Earth Power
- Stealth Rock
- Protect
Arbok @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Switcheroo
- Gunk Shot
- Ice Fang
- Earthquake
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 HP / 156 Def / 24 SpD / 76 Spe
Impish Nature
- Shift Gear
- Gear Grind
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
Poliwrath @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 192 Def / 64 Spe
Bold Nature
- Scald
- Circle Throw
- Protect
- Ice Beam
Grumpig @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 HP / 36 Def / 220 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Psychic
- Focus Blast
- Thunder Wave
- Taunt
Mightyena @ Life Orb
Ability: Moxie
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Play Rough
- Crunch
- Iron Tail
Stunfisk @ Leftovers
Ability: Static
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Discharge
- Earth Power
- Stealth Rock
- Protect
Arbok @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Switcheroo
- Gunk Shot
- Ice Fang
- Earthquake
FREE PUSSY RIOT (Arbok) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Switcheroo
- Gunk Shot
- Ice Fang
- Earthquake
Another cool set i used is the Poliwrath set. I always liked using Defensive Poliwrath without Rest+Sleep Talk so i settled on a hybrid set with Circle Throw, Scald, and Protect. I would generally reserve the last slot to Toxic but in the end i used Ice Beam because of my weakness to Torterra. Coolstuff.
Poliwrath @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 192 Def / 64 Spe
Bold Nature
- Scald
- Circle Throw
- Protect
- Toxic / Ice Beam
EV Spread lets me outspeed most Golem and Torterra trying to outrun Golem most of the time. Protect is an amazing move and 49 can confirm.
Week 4
vs scorpdestroyer
Swalot @ Assault Vest
Ability: Sticky Hold
EVs: 248 HP / 200 SpA / 60 SpD
Quiet Nature
- Sludge Bomb
- Giga Drain
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
Furfrou @ Leftovers
Ability: Fur Coat
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Thunder Wave
- U-turn
- Return
- Sucker Punch
Duosion @ Eviolite
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock
- Signal Beam
- Recover
Piloswine @ Eviolite
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Icicle Spear
- Ice Shard
Pelipper @ Leftovers
Ability: Keen Eye
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Roost
- Defog
- Air Slash
- Scald
Sawsbuck @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sap Sipper
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Seed Bomb
- Double-Edge
- Jump Kick
- Baton Pass
Ability: Sticky Hold
EVs: 248 HP / 200 SpA / 60 SpD
Quiet Nature
- Sludge Bomb
- Giga Drain
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
Furfrou @ Leftovers
Ability: Fur Coat
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Thunder Wave
- U-turn
- Return
- Sucker Punch
Duosion @ Eviolite
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock
- Signal Beam
- Recover
Piloswine @ Eviolite
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Icicle Spear
- Ice Shard
Pelipper @ Leftovers
Ability: Keen Eye
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Roost
- Defog
- Air Slash
- Scald
Sawsbuck @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sap Sipper
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Seed Bomb
- Double-Edge
- Jump Kick
- Baton Pass
Week 5
vs Montsegur
Ruby '81 (Raichu) @ Life Orb
Ability: Lightning Rod
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Focus Blast
Leisureforce (Simipour) @ Life Orb
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Knock Off
- Grass Knot
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
Fryerstarter (Stunfisk) @ Leftovers
Ability: Static
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
- Protect
- Discharge
- Earth Power
- Stealth Rock
Grace (Roselia) @ Eviolite
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 248 HP / 112 Def / 136 SpD / 12 Spe
Calm Nature
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Spikes
- Synthesis
Tetra (Machoke) @ Eviolite
Ability: No Guard
EVs: 160 HP / 252 Atk / 16 Def / 20 SpD / 60 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dynamic Punch
- Bullet Punch
- Knock Off
- Heavy Slam
Homemade Mummy (Misdreavus) @ Eviolite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 Spe
Timid Nature
- Taunt
- Will-O-Wisp
- Foul Play
- Pain Split
Ability: Lightning Rod
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Focus Blast
Leisureforce (Simipour) @ Life Orb
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Knock Off
- Grass Knot
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
Fryerstarter (Stunfisk) @ Leftovers
Ability: Static
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
- Protect
- Discharge
- Earth Power
- Stealth Rock
Grace (Roselia) @ Eviolite
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 248 HP / 112 Def / 136 SpD / 12 Spe
Calm Nature
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Spikes
- Synthesis
Tetra (Machoke) @ Eviolite
Ability: No Guard
EVs: 160 HP / 252 Atk / 16 Def / 20 SpD / 60 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dynamic Punch
- Bullet Punch
- Knock Off
- Heavy Slam
Homemade Mummy (Misdreavus) @ Eviolite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 Spe
Timid Nature
- Taunt
- Will-O-Wisp
- Foul Play
- Pain Split
The HO Team that Ary used against Robert Alfons
Kadabra @ Focus Sash
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 Def / 30 SpA / 30 SpD / 30 Spe
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Encore
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
Regice @ Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Rock Polish
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Focus Blast
Pawniard @ Eviolite
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Knock Off
- Iron Head
- Sucker Punch
Simipour @ Life Orb
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Knock Off
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Grass Knot
Gabite @ Eviolite
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 248 HP / 56 Atk / 104 Def / 100 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
- Toxic
Arbok @ Shuca Berry
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Aqua Tail
- Gunk Shot
- Sucker Punch
- Coil
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 Def / 30 SpA / 30 SpD / 30 Spe
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Encore
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
Regice @ Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Rock Polish
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Focus Blast
Pawniard @ Eviolite
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Knock Off
- Iron Head
- Sucker Punch
Simipour @ Life Orb
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Knock Off
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Grass Knot
Gabite @ Eviolite
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 248 HP / 56 Atk / 104 Def / 100 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
- Toxic
Arbok @ Shuca Berry
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Aqua Tail
- Gunk Shot
- Sucker Punch
- Coil
I am 0-2 when using Clefairy, shit mon. Raiza add the good ones to sample teams. I also built some other teams i think but ill post later if anything