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mostwanted · Jun 26th, 2012, 4:13:43 PM

Standard NU: Practice Team

Credit to MMF

Overview:

This is a basic NU offense team. It relies on using good offensive synergy to beat down SD Samurott’s counters so it can pull of a sweep. Golem is here to counter Swellow and set up rocks while Magmortar, Braviary, and Absol keep the offense going. Amoonguss is there as glue to stop Sawk from spamming Close Combats against my team.
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Golem @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 200 HP / 252 Atk / 56 spe
Adamant Nature: (+Atk, -Spatk)
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Rock Blast
- Sucker Punch

Golem is my lead and Stealth Rock setter. He also helps counter Swellow who would otherwise demolish my team. Stealth Rock is my hazard and limits Magmortar, Swellow, and Braviary from switching in whenever they want. Earthquake is my STAB and hits fire, poison, and rock types hard like Emboar, Garbodor, and Regirock. Rock Blast is my other STAB move and keeps Ninjask away and Sucker Punch is nice priority for when I’ve been knocked down to Sturdy.

Amoonguss @ Black Sludge
Trait: Effect Spore
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spdef
Bold Nature: (+Def, -Atk)
- Spore
- Giga Drain
- Clear Smog
- Synthesis

Amoonguss is the glue of my team. It stops Sawk from spamming Close Combats against my team and it also beats Water types that stop my team cold like Quagsire and Alomomola. Spore is cool to put stuff to sleep that might hurt my team. Giga Drain is its STAB and beats Quagsire and other Waters. Clear Smog is to stop people from setting up on Amoonguss and Synthesis is there as a recovery move so Amoonguss can stay alive.

Magmortar @ Life Orb
Trait: Vital Spirit
EVs: 24 HP / 252 Spatk / 232 Spe
Timid Nature: (+Spe, -Atk)
- Fire Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power Grass
- Focus Blast

Magmortar is the heavy hitter of this team. With a Life Orb equipped he has the potential to 2hko almost everything in NU and almost nothing can switch in on a LO Fire Blast. Vital Spirit is nice to switch in on Sleep Powders, especially ones from Tangela, and smack with STAB Fire Blast. Thunderbolt offers great coverage by hitting Flying types like Braviary and Water types like Samurott. Hidden Power Grass lets me hit Quagsire who otherwise walls this set and Focus Blast punches holes in Regirock allowing Samurott to clean up easier.

Braviary @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Sheer Force
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature: (+Atk, -Spatk)
- Brave Bird
- Return
- Superpower
- U-Turn

Braviary is my Scarfer and Revenge Killer. It revenges things like Sawsbuck and Leafeon and can OHKO Magmortar with Brave Bird! Brave Bird is its strongest STAB move and hits Grass and Bug types really hard. Return is its other STAB move and gets a neutral hit on a lot of NU and its nice for when you don’t want any recoil. Superpower 2HKOS Golem and Probopass and hits Miltank harder than Brave Bird. U-Turn is there so Braviary can also serve as a good scout and it can OHKO Exeggutor as well.

Absol @ Life Orb
Trait: Super Luck
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature: (+Atk, -Spatk)
- Night Slash
- Pursuit
- Sucker Punch
- Superpower

Absol is my other physical attacker. He takes down Misdreavus which is great for Samurott because then he doesn’t have to risk a burn. Absol also takes down Psychic types that might give this team trouble such as Gardevoir and Musharna. Night Slash is STAB and is a really powerful move to use against Musharna and is a good move to spam. Pursuit is to hit things like Haunter who may want to switch out while Sucker Punch is STAB priority and takes down things faster than Absol. Superpower is there to gain coverage against Rock and Normal types like Regirock and Miltank.

Samurott @ Life Orb
Trait: Torrent
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature: (+Atk, - Spatk)
- Swords Dance
- Waterfall
- Aqua Jet
- Megahorn

This is the reason this team was built. Swords Dance Samurott is hands down one of the most powerful Pokemon in the NU tier. With a Swords Dance under its belt it 2HKOs the majority of the tier. Waterfall is STAB and is extremely powerful with Life Orb and a Swords Dance. Aqua Jet is STAB and priority and serves to pick off Pokemon that are faster than Samurott such as Magmortar and Rotom-S. Megahorn is Samurott’s coverage move and 2HKOs Tangela at +2. It also OHKOs Exeggutor and Ludicolo, both big threats to my team.

Jun 26th, 2012, 4:13:43 PM	#6
mostwanted Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 938	Standard NU: Practice Team Credit to MMF Overview: This is a basic NU offense team. It relies on using good offensive synergy to beat down SD Samurott’s counters so it can pull of a sweep. Golem is here to counter Swellow and set up rocks while Magmortar, Braviary, and Absol keep the offense going. Amoonguss is there as glue to stop Sawk from spamming Close Combats against my team. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Golem @ Leftovers Trait: Sturdy EVs: 200 HP / 252 Atk / 56 spe Adamant Nature: (+Atk, -Spatk) - Stealth Rock - Earthquake - Rock Blast - Sucker Punch Golem is my lead and Stealth Rock setter. He also helps counter Swellow who would otherwise demolish my team. Stealth Rock is my hazard and limits Magmortar, Swellow, and Braviary from switching in whenever they want. Earthquake is my STAB and hits fire, poison, and rock types hard like Emboar, Garbodor, and Regirock. Rock Blast is my other STAB move and keeps Ninjask away and Sucker Punch is nice priority for when I’ve been knocked down to Sturdy. Amoonguss @ Black Sludge Trait: Effect Spore EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spdef Bold Nature: (+Def, -Atk) - Spore - Giga Drain - Clear Smog - Synthesis Amoonguss is the glue of my team. It stops Sawk from spamming Close Combats against my team and it also beats Water types that stop my team cold like Quagsire and Alomomola. Spore is cool to put stuff to sleep that might hurt my team. Giga Drain is its STAB and beats Quagsire and other Waters. Clear Smog is to stop people from setting up on Amoonguss and Synthesis is there as a recovery move so Amoonguss can stay alive. Magmortar @ Life Orb Trait: Vital Spirit EVs: 24 HP / 252 Spatk / 232 Spe Timid Nature: (+Spe, -Atk) - Fire Blast - Thunderbolt - Hidden Power Grass - Focus Blast Magmortar is the heavy hitter of this team. With a Life Orb equipped he has the potential to 2hko almost everything in NU and almost nothing can switch in on a LO Fire Blast. Vital Spirit is nice to switch in on Sleep Powders, especially ones from Tangela, and smack with STAB Fire Blast. Thunderbolt offers great coverage by hitting Flying types like Braviary and Water types like Samurott. Hidden Power Grass lets me hit Quagsire who otherwise walls this set and Focus Blast punches holes in Regirock allowing Samurott to clean up easier. Braviary @ Choice Scarf Trait: Sheer Force EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Adamant Nature: (+Atk, -Spatk) - Brave Bird - Return - Superpower - U-Turn Braviary is my Scarfer and Revenge Killer. It revenges things like Sawsbuck and Leafeon and can OHKO Magmortar with Brave Bird! Brave Bird is its strongest STAB move and hits Grass and Bug types really hard. Return is its other STAB move and gets a neutral hit on a lot of NU and its nice for when you don’t want any recoil. Superpower 2HKOS Golem and Probopass and hits Miltank harder than Brave Bird. U-Turn is there so Braviary can also serve as a good scout and it can OHKO Exeggutor as well. Absol @ Life Orb Trait: Super Luck EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Adamant Nature: (+Atk, -Spatk) - Night Slash - Pursuit - Sucker Punch - Superpower Absol is my other physical attacker. He takes down Misdreavus which is great for Samurott because then he doesn’t have to risk a burn. Absol also takes down Psychic types that might give this team trouble such as Gardevoir and Musharna. Night Slash is STAB and is a really powerful move to use against Musharna and is a good move to spam. Pursuit is to hit things like Haunter who may want to switch out while Sucker Punch is STAB priority and takes down things faster than Absol. Superpower is there to gain coverage against Rock and Normal types like Regirock and Miltank. Samurott @ Life Orb Trait: Torrent EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Adamant Nature: (+Atk, - Spatk) - Swords Dance - Waterfall - Aqua Jet - Megahorn This is the reason this team was built. Swords Dance Samurott is hands down one of the most powerful Pokemon in the NU tier. With a Swords Dance under its belt it 2HKOs the majority of the tier. Waterfall is STAB and is extremely powerful with Life Orb and a Swords Dance. Aqua Jet is STAB and priority and serves to pick off Pokemon that are faster than Samurott such as Magmortar and Rotom-S. Megahorn is Samurott’s coverage move and 2HKOs Tangela at +2. It also OHKOs Exeggutor and Ludicolo, both big threats to my team.