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[Rate My Team] Random Psyspam teams I was experimenting with. --- Tapu Lele / Deoxys-A / Yveltal / P-Groudon / M-Salamence / Excadrill Pretty textbook Deo-Lele. Excadrill sets hazards and spins. Salamence ensures I'm not slaughtered by RPDon. I prefer offensive Groudon sets (I hate having...

Aberforth

Why was Giratina moved up? I would assume that it would be weaker this gen, because Zygarde-C means that it loses part of its niche as a physical wall. Though it still has Defog, which is nice.

I think CM Steelceus, as an anti-stall win condition, is stronger than Darkceus and/or Xerneas, mostly because Magearna exists in this gen, and Steelceus can wear it down with little threat to itself.

Solgaleo Balance Solgaleo / Buzzwole / Waterceus / Ho-oh / P-Groudon / Xerneas I reasoned that Solgaleo's niche is that he's a good check on Xern and Psyspam, so I used him alongside a core that has trouble with those things: Buzzwole + Waterceus. In turn, the core checks virtually...

Fireburn

The stall team I came up with (with the help of the Showdown Lobby) used Darkceus and Skarmory over Groundceus and Magearna. The other 4 pokemon (and sets) were the exact same. In retrospect, I could also use Klefki over Skarm. I don't like to play it though, because stall vs stall, or even...

I don't think I've seen any defensive teams recently, mostly just standard heavy offense (Deo-S / Normceus / M-Mence / RP Don / Xern / Filler) and Psychic-Spam Offense (Lele / Deo-A / P-Don / Fillers). I get that the metagame is still early, and it will take time for balanced or even stall...

If Xern uses Thunder on the first turn, it has an 89% chance to 2HKO the Pyukumuku. Of course, this doesn't account for accuracy, so the number is actually about half that (.89 * .7 * .7). Still, I don't know if Pyukumuku can be called a GeoXern check if it loses almost half the time to a...

Pyukumuku @ Leftovers Ability: Unaware EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD Calm Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Recover - Toxic / Curse - Light Screen - Baton Pass Could be useful in place of Clefable, because it can survive Gengar (without Taunt) by Baton-Passing away from it, and doesn't need Shed Shell to do...

Nitpick, but in Pokemon Showdown, Roar is illegal on Zygarde, so you couldn't use it anyways.

Zygarde should be 252 HP / 252 Def / Impish, because teams will be using it to check physical threats. I think the two best Zygarde sets are Coil mono-attacker and Phazer, both with Rest and Sleep Talk. Obviously the Phazer will want hazard support, and the Coil will want some people to deal...

Remember that Jirachi has Healing Wish, which can be solid on offensive teams. Skymin also has it.

Between Solgaleo/Darkceus cores and Lunala, Stall has no shot in Gen 7. I think Spikestacking Bulky Offense might have some merit, but Defog is strong, and hard to block, even without the Lati twins.

Yveltal is so strong right now that it basically makes a rock against Physical offense teams, as well as checking the new Lunala. I think it's better to make Special offense teams atm, at least until the dust clears.

I can't see EKiller being too godly in a metagame with M-Gengar being practically mandatory, and now being able to mega-evolve before outspeeding you. Though at least they're not running Focus Blast anymore. I never liked bulky E-Killer because you're still vulnerable to status and phazers-in...

Blissey @ Shed Shell Ability: Natural Cure EVs: 6 HP / 252 Def / 252 SDef Nature: Calm - Snatch - Toxic - Aromatherapy / Wish - Softboiled I'll leave aside the jokes about Blissey's snatch, and I'll leave it to someone better than me to come up with the definitive Gen 7 Stall Team. But I think...

It's a good Xern check, but it's weak to P-Don in a game when P-Don is on 90+% of teams. I guess it could work on a hyperoffense team that wants to overload P-Don and then sweep. Or you could use it as a P-Don lure.

They said stall was dead, but Zygarde might be just what's needed to make stall great again! Though there's the problem of Mega Gengar, unfortunately. That monster singlehandedly shatters defensive teams.