The Sound of Madness

To celebrate 100 posts, I figured it would be great for me to post an RMT. This team was created the day (or day after) Genesect was officially released to the Pokemon public. Prior to my making of this team, I always had the mindset, "Sun is absolutely terrible." Which, it was. In BW1, using a Drought team was, in my opinion, a bad option to consider for a team. The teams would need a tremendous amount of support. (They still do). I created this after august texted me while theorymonning at work. (http://oi47.tinypic.com/10op5hl.jpg). As the screenshot shows, I do not take credit for Genesect on my Drought team. I'm still surprised Genesect sun got big as it did. It made sun a lot easier to use. Anyways, I've been using this team a bit the past month or so and it's really been my "go to" team.
Let's begin:


Ninetales -- Cry for Help
Drought | Timid | Leftovers
176 HP | 56 Def | 196 SDef | 80 Speed
Will-O-Wisp | Flamethrower | Hidden Power [Ground] | Protect

Oh man, quite possibly, THE most useless Pokemon in all of the overused tier. If its ability wasn't so damn important, I'd use it as death fodder. Oh wait, if it didn't have the ability, I would use it. Anyways, this fox is absolutely terrible. I could talk about how bad this thing is for hours. However, that is not the point. Anyways, this is Ninetales. Not much to say about the set. You're mostly Will-o-wisp'ing on switches to Tyranitar / Politoed and using Protect to scout. Flamethrower is your STAB move that doesn't miss. HP Ground is "insurance" if I don't kill Heatran with Dugtrio. The EVs allow Ninetales to reach 281 speed to outspeed Lucario (not like you're gonna take an Extremespeed very well), The 56 Defense EVs allow Ninetales to reach 200 Defense, which really don't matter since Ninetales isn't taking physical hits anyways. And the rest go into HP and Sp. Def. In case you haven't noticed, Ninetales is terrible.


Dugtrio -- Junkies for Fame
Arena Trap | Jolly | Focus Sash
252 Atk | 252 Speed | 4 Def | 21 HP IV
Earthquake | Reversal | Stealth Rock | Stone Edge

When it comes to winning weather wars, most people turn to these moles. And that's what I did. I love these guys. I use 'em on all kinds of teams in Gens III - V. Here, I'm running the standard trapper set. Nothing different here. Focus Sash to take a hit and revenge. Jolly nature to outspeed all Tyranitar. Obviously max Atk and max Speed. Earthquake to hit Heatran + Tyranitar. Stealth Rock, the most important move in the game. Reversal to hit Tyranitar (and Politoed) hard when at 1 HP. Stone Edge to hit Volcarona, Dragonite, etc. Not much to say, it's just the standard Duggy.


Venusaur -- Cyanide Sweet Tooth Suicide
Chlorophyll | Modest | Black Sludge
252 Sp Atk | 252 Speed | 4 Def
Sleep Powder | Sunny Day | SolarBeam | Hidden Power [Fire]

Another one of those Pokemon that got a nice little toy with Gen V. When the sun is up, this plant monster thing outspeeds over 90% of the Overused tier (including Choice Scarf users). Modest nature with 252 Sp Atk and Speed. No need to speed creep. Black Sludge so I can stay alive longer and take more hits over time. Sleep Powder for status, which is always nice. Sunny Day helps me gain momentum if my opponent thinks they can get their weather abuser in for free on Venusaur. This has saved me so many times. SolarBeam is a nice STAB move to hit when the sun is up, does a lot more than Giga Drain / Energy Ball. Hidden Power Fire to toast steels with a nice sun boost. A very good threat to any opponent.


Heatran -- Sin with a Grin
Flash Fire | Timid | Air Balloon
252 Sp Atk | 252 Speed | 4 Sp Def
Magma Storm | Sunny Day | SolarBeam | Hidden Power [Ice]

Ah, the infamous "TobesTran." Since seeing it used in World Cup of Pokemon, I was fascinated by it and decided to give it a shot. And what a shot it was. This thing is amazing. It allows me to take down any weather abuser that Dugtrio cannot. How great is that? Anyways, max Speed and Sp Atk for maximum power. Air Balloon so I can be immune to any Ground hits. In the sun, Magma Storm will do a devastating amount to anything that switches in. Plus, it traps things like Tyranitar or Politoed which helps me win the weather war. Sunny Day to hinder non-Choice Scarf Politoed from damaging me while I demolish it with SolarBeam. Hidden Power Ice to hit Dragons, really. I had to choose between Earth Power and HP Ice. Earth Power could hit an opposing Heatran, which would absolutely wall this set. HP Ice seemed like the better choice as with a Balloon, Heatran can take down Salamence and the rare Earthquaking Dragonite.


Hitmontop -- Devour
Intimidate | Impish | Leftovers
240 HP | 192 Def | 76 Sp Def
Rapid Spin | Close Combat | Mach Punch | Stone Edge

As my Rapid Spinner, I decided to use Hitmontop. Prior to Hitmontop, I used Starmie. Although Starmie worked as a decent rain check, my team was absolutely walled by the blobs. So I knew it had to go. The EV spread and Nature are to help Hitmontop take as many hits as possible. Intimidate also helps that happen. Rapid Spin is an absolute necessity for any team, in my opinion, especially for a sun team. Close Combat serves a hard hitting STAB move. Mach Punch hits for some nice priority damage and helps finish off low HP pokes. Stone Edge serves as a coverage move, hitting Flyers, Fire types, and Bug types. As I said, this guy was put on this team for one reason. To hit Blissey / Chansey with a nice STAB Close Combat because without it, Blissey / Chansey walls this team.


Genesect -- Sound of Madness
Download | Naive | Choice Scarf
92 Atk | 252 Sp Atk | 164 Speed
U-Turn | Thunderbolt | Flamethrower | Ice Beam

The star of the show. Another gem out of BW2, amongst the Therians, Keldeo, Meloetta, etc. Genesect serves as a nice revenge killer with its ability. When used correctly, Download could be quite the useful tool. Max Special Attack for maximum special damage, obviously. With Naive nature and 164 speed, Genesect reaches 302 speed. You may ask, "Funk, why not run max speed?" Good question. I found that with max speed, the only thing(s) you outspeed are opposing Genesect, with a tie, and random timid Choice Scarf Hydreigon. I don't need to outspeed opposing Genesect, so I don't try to. So I put the rest of the EVs in Atk to power up U-Turns. As for the moves, it is simple. U-Turn, Thunderbolt, Flamethrower, and Ice Beam. With these, I can revenge kill many things in the OU metagame. Since Genesect causing a lot of switches, U-Turn is great for gaining offensive momentum, which is always nice for a sun team. The other moves provide excellent coverage.



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I couldn't really find anything wrong with this team so i am just taking some minor nitpicks here but have you considered Hasty>Jolly on Dugtrio? This helps knock him down to his Sash easier because Hasty lowens defense and increases speed as apposed to Jolly which increases speed and lowens sp attack. Again this is a very minor nitpick also just take the 4 evs out of defense :)

awesome team luvdisc'd

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~Superpowerdude​