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Uomo Solo · Jan 15th, 2013, 4:08:06 PM

Hey Yggdrasill00 I got your PM, sorry if i rate only now xD. I look that you built a really cool team avoiding the commons wheater teams, so let s rate it ^^

First off, I realize that you have not a Stealth Rock setter that are essential in this Metagame, dominated by the three kami and Dragon-Flyngs. In my opinion Espeon pretty useless in OU tier and i usually use it only for FullBatonPass, from the moment that you already have Starmie that could be a Rapid Spinner the magic bouncer is not to useful. The team is pretty weak to SheerForceLandorus, you re forced to use Latios as checker and this could compromise your strategy many times.

Possible changes:

From the moment that I will suggest you to change Espeon, even if you are not much weak to Entry Hazards like Stealth Rock, i also think that your Starmie must be a Rapid Spinner, that s because one Random Deoxys-D HO could be a big trouble and it can hap you even against FullStall teams. So my suggestion is to try 252HP/36Def/220Spd Timid Nature with movest HydroPump-Scald/Psyshock/Rapid Spin/Recover. This Evs Spread guarantee a good bulkyness, that allow you to enter easily on ScarfKeldeo or ScarfKion, and hit them with Psyshock STAB and that give you a easilier switch in on status inducer and stand out Starmie's trait. Now it s a better switch in on SubCruel or Heatran, that could give you some problems.
About Garchomp, I think that it could be your Stealth Rock setter, because is the only pokemon that can do it. Order not to lose overmuch offens power, you can try Life Orb moveset+Stealth Rock, another item maybe Yache/Haban Berry, that decrase your Ice/Dragon weakness, and allow you to set more easily. If you want try Life Orb option, i think that you must change Fire Fang to Fire Blast, that s because you can HOKO Forretress, or hit harder Ferrothorn/Skarmory, that are the common switch-in. The set should be this :Garchomp @ Life Orb/Haban Berry/Yache Berry Trait: Rough Skin EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SAtk / 252 Spe Jolly Nature Dragon Claw/Earthquake/Fire Blast/Stealth Rock. How you see, I change Outrage in Dragon Claw, the reason is that you must set the Stealth Rock, and you can t be locked in Outrage.
The last thing on your set regards your Thundurus-T. It s agilitier setter, so it don t need Timid Nature to outspeed others pokemon because it s intent is to boost. So I suggest you to change his Nature from Timid to Modest, for more power, and move his 4HP evs in Def to guarantee 4 switch on Stealth Rock, even if it s Booster, it s better. Another suggestion maybe replace Focus Blast with Grass Knot, that s because you can kill pokemons such as Gastrodon, or SpDefHippodown, that can Phaze you. As an alternative to Agilitier set could be Double Dancer, not like someone suggested you, but with this Evs Spread Thundurus (Thundurus-T) (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Volt Absorb EVs: 152 HP / 252 SAtk / 104 Spd Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk) Thunderbolt/Nasty Plot/Agility/Hidden Power [Ice]. I move some Speed evs to HP, now you have a bit more bulk and can boost more easily on many pokemon, and outspeed after Agility all the Metagame, Priority aside. About Lum Berry, i changed it to Leftovers, that s because it s weak to Stealth Rock and you can t ever spin, so 6% of one turn could be essential to completely boost, it has not more problems against Status, because can be only paralyzed from Body Slam/Stun Spore, and the inducer of Spore/Sleep Powder, are usually Grass pokemon, usually slower than him, Hidden Power Ice have a reason ^ (I didn t mencion Hypnosis, i really don t consider it a Competitive Move).
Well, now my suggestion is to maximyze your possibility to setupp and win, Espeon as i told you has poor defenses and is setupp fodder for some Dragons and general boosters. I d suggest you to replace Uxie>Espeon. The reasons are easy, you have much more defensive, so random scarfter don t give you troubles to Screen and it does not give opportunity to setupp to your opponents sweepers thanks a move: Memento.
You should use an Evs spread of 252HP/4Def/252Spd with a moveset of Magic Coat/Memento/Light Screen/Reflect. This evs spread allow you to be quick on setupp of screens and at same time is pretty bulky, Magic Coat replace Espeons trait greatly, useful especially against status inducer (Breloom over all), two screens as you wanted and Memento that allow you to don t worry against some Booster. I thought about him because i wanted to give you a good Screener that wasn t disposable, you r not forced to use Memento on first turns, it depend from the match, you can use to give free setupp to yours pokemon without the risks of the switch-in, or switch the same and screen again later.

Hope I helped

Tl;dr

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Jan 15th, 2013, 4:08:06 PM	#10
Uomo Solo Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 145 Naples, Italy	Hey Yggdrasill00 I got your PM, sorry if i rate only now xD. I look that you built a really cool team avoiding the commons wheater teams, so let s rate it ^^ First off, I realize that you have not a Stealth Rock setter that are essential in this Metagame, dominated by the three kami and Dragon-Flyngs. In my opinion Espeon pretty useless in OU tier and i usually use it only for FullBatonPass, from the moment that you already have Starmie that could be a Rapid Spinner the magic bouncer is not to useful. The team is pretty weak to SheerForceLandorus, you re forced to use Latios as checker and this could compromise your strategy many times. Possible changes: From the moment that I will suggest you to change Espeon, even if you are not much weak to Entry Hazards like Stealth Rock, i also think that your Starmie must be a Rapid Spinner, that s because one Random Deoxys-D HO could be a big trouble and it can hap you even against FullStall teams. So my suggestion is to try 252HP/36Def/220Spd Timid Nature with movest HydroPump-Scald/Psyshock/Rapid Spin/Recover. This Evs Spread guarantee a good bulkyness, that allow you to enter easily on ScarfKeldeo or ScarfKion, and hit them with Psyshock STAB and that give you a easilier switch in on status inducer and stand out Starmie's trait. Now it s a better switch in on SubCruel or Heatran, that could give you some problems. About Garchomp, I think that it could be your Stealth Rock setter, because is the only pokemon that can do it. Order not to lose overmuch offens power, you can try Life Orb moveset+Stealth Rock, another item maybe Yache/Haban Berry, that decrase your Ice/Dragon weakness, and allow you to set more easily. If you want try Life Orb option, i think that you must change Fire Fang to Fire Blast, that s because you can HOKO Forretress, or hit harder Ferrothorn/Skarmory, that are the common switch-in. The set should be this :Garchomp @ Life Orb/Haban Berry/Yache Berry Trait: Rough Skin EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SAtk / 252 Spe Jolly Nature Dragon Claw/Earthquake/Fire Blast/Stealth Rock. How you see, I change Outrage in Dragon Claw, the reason is that you must set the Stealth Rock, and you can t be locked in Outrage. The last thing on your set regards your Thundurus-T. It s agilitier setter, so it don t need Timid Nature to outspeed others pokemon because it s intent is to boost. So I suggest you to change his Nature from Timid to Modest, for more power, and move his 4HP evs in Def to guarantee 4 switch on Stealth Rock, even if it s Booster, it s better. Another suggestion maybe replace Focus Blast with Grass Knot, that s because you can kill pokemons such as Gastrodon, or SpDefHippodown, that can Phaze you. As an alternative to Agilitier set could be Double Dancer, not like someone suggested you, but with this Evs Spread Thundurus (Thundurus-T) (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Volt Absorb EVs: 152 HP / 252 SAtk / 104 Spd Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk) Thunderbolt/Nasty Plot/Agility/Hidden Power [Ice]. I move some Speed evs to HP, now you have a bit more bulk and can boost more easily on many pokemon, and outspeed after Agility all the Metagame, Priority aside. About Lum Berry, i changed it to Leftovers, that s because it s weak to Stealth Rock and you can t ever spin, so 6% of one turn could be essential to completely boost, it has not more problems against Status, because can be only paralyzed from Body Slam/Stun Spore, and the inducer of Spore/Sleep Powder, are usually Grass pokemon, usually slower than him, Hidden Power Ice have a reason ^ (I didn t mencion Hypnosis, i really don t consider it a Competitive Move). Well, now my suggestion is to maximyze your possibility to setupp and win, Espeon as i told you has poor defenses and is setupp fodder for some Dragons and general boosters. I d suggest you to replace Uxie>Espeon. The reasons are easy, you have much more defensive, so random scarfter don t give you troubles to Screen and it does not give opportunity to setupp to your opponents sweepers thanks a move: Memento. You should use an Evs spread of 252HP/4Def/252Spd with a moveset of Magic Coat/Memento/Light Screen/Reflect. This evs spread allow you to be quick on setupp of screens and at same time is pretty bulky, Magic Coat replace Espeons trait greatly, useful especially against status inducer (Breloom over all), two screens as you wanted and Memento that allow you to don t worry against some Booster. I thought about him because i wanted to give you a good Screener that wasn t disposable, you r not forced to use Memento on first turns, it depend from the match, you can use to give free setupp to yours pokemon without the risks of the switch-in, or switch the same and screen again later. Hope I helped Tl;dr ... Uxie @ Light Clay Trait: Levitate EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) - Light Screen - Memento - Reflect - Magic Coat Garchomp (F) @ Haban Berry Trait: Sand Veil EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SAtk / 252 Spd Naive Nature (+Spd, -SDef) - Earthquake - Dragon Claw - Stealth Rock - Fire Blast Starmie @ Leftovers Trait: Illuminate EVs: 252 HP / 36 Def / 220 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) - Scald - Rapid Spin - Recover - Psyshock Thundurus-T (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Volt Absorb EVs: 152 HP / 252 SAtk / 104 Spd Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk) - Thunderbolt - Agility - Hidden Power [Dark] - Nasty Plot __________________ VM or PM me for an OU Team Rate! Check Out my last team Envincibile Armada [Peaked 1#]