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Tour 12
Tyranitar (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 188 SAtk / 68 Spd
Quiet Nature (+SAtk, -Spd)
- Fire Blast
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Pursuit
- Rock Slide
Lead Tyranitar is a tough cover for other teams with its abundant coverage. Its main objective is to summon Sand and remove Gengar, which it can do in 2 hits if they decide to stay in with its SAtk EVs. The HP EVs are for surviving CB Dugtrio at full health, but it also helps for tanking hits in general. 68 Spd EVs ensures that Tyranitar will be faster than Swampert. Besides Pursuit, the other moves are for coverage. It is good against stall, which is useful because this team is defensive.
Celebi @ Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP / 220 Def / 36 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Leech Seed
- Psychic
- Recover
CM Celebi with plenty of bulk is the glue of the team. It takes hits from a number of things and helps form the defensive core with Forretress and Milotic. Snorlax is the top threat Celebi is responsible to take down. Leech Seed forces switches to help rack up Spikes damage and helps alleviate the need to use Recover while using CM. In a last Pokemon situation, it can whittle their health down until they are in striking distance for Psychic to kill. Psychic is the best move to have since this team is well armed against Tyranitar.
Blissey (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 36 HP / 252 Def / 220 SAtk
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Softboiled
Blissey is necessary to reinforce my defenses against bulky Waters. With the influx of special hyper offense teams, CM Blissey does an excellent job of standing in the way of their onslaught. The only thing you are giving up on to arm yourself against those teams are support moves for the most part. Max Def allows it to take a physical hit and the SpA EVs are to KO Dugtrio using Ice Beam without a boost. Thunderbolt gives me more power against Suicune and can be used as a last ditch measure against Gyarados.
Forretress (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 64 Def / 192 SDef
Sassy Nature (+SDef, -Spd)
- Spikes
- Hidden Power [Bug]
- Rapid Spin
- Explosion
Forretress is the pawn on this team. It can come in to scout move sets and lay Spikes. Rapid Spin should not be difficult if you play Tyranitar effectively. HP Bug is effective against Celebi and Tyranitar. Celebi is not a problem on paper, but it can be a nuisance during a game. The additional support for Tyranitar is nice because Milotic is vulnerable against some of Tyranitar's sets on its own. Explosion is nice to have after Forretress has done its job and you need to take out a threat.
Milotic (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Marvel Scale
EVs: 252 HP / 224 Def / 16 SAtk / 16 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Ice Beam
- Surf
- Recover
- Toxic
Milotic is the bulky Water on the team responsible for keeping Dragons in check. It sacrifices a Rock resist for a reliable method of recovery compared to Swampert. The lack of resistance is amended by the synergy of its teammates and the added bonus is that it doesn't shy away from Grass moves as easily as Swampert. It is harder to overwhelm than Swampert because Recover ensures that I can continually come back in on physical sweepers in good condition. In combination with Spikes and Toxic doing residual damage, Milotic is able to slowly drain the life out of many threats.
Dugtrio (M) @ Choice Band
Trait: Arena Trap
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power [Bug]
- Aerial Ace
- Rock Slide
CB Dugtrio is the failsafe on this team to stand in the way of several things that could pose a serious threat. It just waits in the wings until there is a safe opportunity to come in and eliminate something. Most of the time you will be looking to get this in against the likes of weakened Tyranitar, Metagross, Snorlax, Celebi, etc. on a free turn or prediction. Since this team is well guarded against Raikou, I opted for 252 Atk EVs. Ordinarily, I prefer the EV spread of 208 Atk / 48 SDef / 252 Spd for Dugtrio as it provides it with the bulk necessary to live a Hidden Power from Raikou. It is for this reason it works well with Blissey because they each have a part in finishing off the threats the other one doesn't like.