LC Community Create A Team (Step 2-4)

Charmander · Feb 6th, 2012, 6:25:29 AM

We are currently on Step 2 and nominating Pokemon for the fourth slot.

As you know, the CCAT is where the community works together to make a team of excellent quality and creativity. The steps and instructions on how to contribute are listed below. Remember, as long as your post is thoughtful and aims to help, there is never a penalty for making a suggestion, so don't hesitate to contribute! Also, remember that we don't want some boring team with Murkrow, Misdreavus, Gligar, and Mienfoo. Be as creative as you can!

Step 1: We are going to start by picking which Pokemon (and set) we are going to be basing the team around. This does NOT mean the Pokemon has to be the late game sweeper, it means the team will be built around that Pokemon and whatever role it plays. After about a week, I will select which Pokemon are going to be in the poll that will be posted after we decide on a list of Pokemon. This means you have to convince me, and others, that your Pokemon is worth being put in the vote.

Step 2: We select Pokemon that work well around our Pokemon and fit the team style and test it. The nomination and voting processes will be identical to the initial nomination. Note that this one step will be, on its own, a 5-step process as all of the remaining Pokemon will need to be determined during this phase.

Step 3: We finalize the team and write up a 5-star RMT! Please stay on topic. This thread is meant to create discussion, but lets keep it civil gents and ladies!

Lastly, as much as discovering new sets is cool, please make sure that you have tested your set before posting it.

Current Team:

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Originally Posted by Fat Raseri

Totodile @ Life Orb
Torrent | Adamant
36 HP / 236 Atk / 4 Def / 52 SpD / 172 Spe
- Swords Dance
- Aqua Jet
- Ice Punch
- Crunch

I believe this set is effective in the current meta, none of the big 3 can safely switch in. Offensive Gligar is OHKO'd by +2 Aqua Jet, while defensive is beaten by Ice Punch without being able to deal enough damage back. Even defensive Misdreavus is likely to be KO'd by a +2 Crunch, with Stealth Rock guaranteeing it. Murkrow has a chance of being KO'd by a +2 Aqua Jet, while CM Featherdance will take a lot of damage from Ice Punch before you switch out. This set will need a lot of support, but near the end of the game it rips through both offensive and defensive teams. Also SE Priority for Drillbur is always nice

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Originally Posted by Fat little gk

One issue with where we are at in the team building process is that we have a chosen Pokemon, but no direction outside of that. We do have a solid idea that Totodile is going to be a late game sweeper and the team will play a bit offensively because of that. However, we don't have much more than that. When choosing between a more defensive style or something closer to hyper offense, I'm lead to lean towards a more offensive direction. If anything, we probably need to iron this out in the next Pokemon or two we choose for the core.

Alright, since Totodile is going to be used primarily in late-game situations, why not pick something that can function early and mid game. It'd also be nice if our Pokemon could have enough power to hurt Toto's checks a bit, while keeping enough speed to outrun them. With that in mind, I'm suggesting Gligar with a Choice Scarf.

Gligar (M) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Hyper Cutter
EVs: 236 Atk / 236 Spe
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge / Aerial Ace
- Night Slash
- U-Turn

236 Atk Gligar Earthquake vs 0 HP/52 Def Eviolite Chinchou: 100% - 125%
236 Atk Gligar Earthquake vs 36 HP/0 Def Eviolite Staryu: 50% - 65%
236 Atk Gligar Earthquake vs 228 HP/220 Def Eviolite Lileep: 26.92% - 38.46%
236 Atk Gligar Aerial Ace vs 0 HP/196 Def Eviolite Mienfoo: 57.14% - 71.43%
236 Atk Gligar Earthquake vs 0 HP/196 Def Eviolite Mienfoo: 42.86% - 57.14%
236 Atk Gligar Earthquake vs 84 HP/188 Def Eviolite Ferroseed: 31.82% - 40.91%

Now, this Gligar won't be blowing holes in much, but It can at least 2HKO most of Toto's important checks too, which is nifty! This power also ais enough for us to have some fun with predicted switches and scout a bit before Totodile is ready to set up on anything. This also doesn't do much for other bulky Pokemon, like Scraggy, but that might lead us to something like Mienfoo!

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Originally Posted by Fat blarajan

Hi my name is Mienfoo.

Mienfoo (M) @ Eviolite
Trait: Regenerator
EVs: 156 Atk / 196 Def / 36 SDef / 76 Spd
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Substitute
- Baton Pass
- Drain Punch
- Payback

So what does this nig do for us? Well Totodile gets shat on by Scraggy, and does nothing to stop it from setting up. Mienfoo fixes that. With the given defensive investment, it is never OHKOed by a +1 Adamant Scraggy HJK. Since intelligent (ie: not prem) people don't run that shit, this is more a safety measure. Plus, its incredible bulk gives it outs against a lot of shit that checks Totodile, like Chinchou.

Now, other than its bulk, why are we using Mienfoo? I figured--might as well help Totodile set up, right? So here comes SubPassing. Mienfoo makes a fanfuckingtastic SubPasser due to its ability to force switches and Regenerator. Hi I'll come in on Scraggy, scare you, get up a Substitute, and then get the fuck out of there. The big reason, though, is Regenerator. For most Pokemon, if you set up a Substitute, it's crucial it remains standing. With Mienfoo, it sets it up to buffer itself from the next switch, and let you react accordingly. And even if the Substitute dies as you Baton Pass...well it's just like U-Turn, except you don't risk the hit (so it's kind of better???). Then Regenerator happens and you're at full health anyways and dgaf you wasted that Substitute. Mienfoo's relatively low speed means you will not get fucked up switching out badly, etc. The given spread will never be 2HKOed by Misdreavus at full health, but easily 2HKOes with Payback. This is important as our Totodile gets fucked by Misdreavus.

Thanks to RayJay for helping with the spread.

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**Furai** · Feb 6th, 2012, 7:52:19 AM

Okay let's get this rolling~

nominating:

Porygon @ Eviolite
Trait: Trace
EVs: 236 HP / 196 Def / 76 SAtk
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Recover
- Tri Attack
- Ice Beam
- Charge Beam

Porygon is a beast, that was intoduced massively last end-metagame, before the return of Murkrow, Gligar, and Misdreavus. It worked great last metagame, and I'd like to see us make it work this metagame as well! It's like a bulky Abra; it boasts a lot of power while still having tons of bulk. Tri Attack is an AMAZING STAB which can also Burn, Freeze, or Paralyze. Charge Beam because boosting your Special Attack is sweet, and it also creates the BoltBeam coverage with Ice Beam. If we use Snover Porygon would prefer Blizzard. Recover is a great recovery move. Trace, however, is probably what makes Porygon so annoying. If we switch Porygon into Murkrow it gets Prankster, which will allow it to priority Recover. If the opponent switches Mienfoo as we switch Porygon we get Regenerator, or even if Slowpoke switches in. Magic Guard Abra is also an amazing Pokemon to switch into; taking no damage from weather, especially if we're using Snover, is BOSS.

spuds4ever · Feb 6th, 2012, 8:16:53 AM

Seems like a good pokemon to base a team around.

As porygon is lacking in speed (presuming we are going along with this) I would like to suggest another team member to help in the field.

Venonat @eviolite
Compound Eyes
EVs: 196 HP, 40 def, 36 sp. atk 236 spe
Timid
Sleep Powder
Psychic
Agility
Baton pass

Venonat 4x resists porygon's only weakness virtually ensuring a safe switch in. Sleep powder with compound eyes becomes nearly unmissable. Agility is great as not only does it ensure it out-speeds all scarfers bar elekid (who he still ties with), he can get a guarenteed baton pass in unless he's hit by an inconvenient prankster taunt (which is rare). Porygon with a +2 speed boost even with no speed investment still out-speeds everything unscarfed making him tricky to revenge kill with such good defenses and speed. Psychic supports porygon well as it hits fighting types for super-effective damage as well as being his strongest move outside of sludge bomb, which has terrible coverage.

Methmite · Feb 6th, 2012, 9:11:24 AM

While I agree Venonat would be awesome support for Porygon; I'm pretty sure the point of this thread would be to suggest mons to build around. You're jumping the gun to Step 2.

Venonat itself can be built around though; lots of things enjoy an (almost) equivlent spore/AgiPass.

Anyways; will post a set I have in mind after I test it some.

DDRMaster · Feb 6th, 2012, 9:35:48 AM

Eevee @ Life Orb
Trait: Adaptability
EVs: 236 Atk / 240 Spd
Hasty Nature (+Spd, -Def)
- Quick Attack
- Return
- Bite
- Hidden Power [Fire]

Eevee boasts a powerful Quick Attack when paired with Adaptability, on par with a non-STAB'd Extremespeed, making it easy for Eevee to pick off weakened foes. Return also becomes an incredible 204 Base Power move, hitting everything that's not resistant to it hard. Bite and Hidden Power Fire round out Eevee's coverage and allow it to hit Ghost and Steel-types who won't take much from its STABs, potentially OHKOing Eviolite Gastly and 2HKOing standard Frillish and Ferroseed, provided the former 2 have switched in on Stealth Rock.

spuds4ever · Feb 6th, 2012, 9:41:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Fat Methmite

While I agree Venonat would be awesome support for Porygon; I'm pretty sure the point of this thread would be to suggest mons to build around. You're jumping the gun to Step 2.

Venonat itself can be built around though; lots of things enjoy an (almost) equivlent spore/AgiPass.

Anyways; will post a set I have in mind after I test it some.

Yeah :L I just don't really know anything under-rated to build a team around that would work well in the current meta-game...

I did use dratini a while a couple of metas ago and it worked well, especially once you got around steel types. Here's a slightly custom-made set for this meta which I will try and test out when I get the chance. This in theory could work well if given some steel-killing support (magnemite, show us your stuff).

Dratini @oran berry/Eviolite
Shed Skin
EVs: 244 atk, 36 sp. atk, 28 HP, 116 sp.def, 36 spe
Adamant
Dragon Rush
Ice Beam
Extreme speed
Dragon Dance

This is based around a normal DD set but has quite a few tweaks to fit better in the meta-game. Dragon Dance does what we all know it does, boosts his very nice attack (hits a good 17 with adamant nature) Dragon Rush, yes, it is quite innacurate, but getting locked into a move is really bad in this meta-game where faster scarfers and priority are everywhere. Extreme speed is the crux of the set, beating faster scarfers and priority abusers allowing dratini to sweep more easily. Ice beam takes the place of where fire blast usually is. This is important as it OHKOes the most used pokemon in the tier, gligar, who would otherwise wall this set as well as hitting murkrow harder than extreme speed if it tries to switch in. The EVS seem strange but they are tailored to give him maximum attack, ensuring he hits as hard as possible with extreme speed, as well as some good special bulk which is handy seeing as dratini has a great specially defensive typing. As I said, I haven't tested this (it would be great if someone else could test this too) and I'll get over to it ASAP. Sorry if this is posted too early.

Corkscrew · Feb 6th, 2012, 11:35:49 AM

Cacnea @ Life Orb/Oran Berry/Brightpowder (Sand Hax ftw)
Sand Veil
EVs: 36 HP / 236 Atk / 236 Spd
Adamant
Swords Dance
Sucker Punch
Substitute
Focus Punch

This guy isn't really seen much, but it's damn powerful. After a Swords Dance, not much can survive a sucker punch coming from 38 atk. It can also abuse subpunch with Sand Veil which is sure to frustrate the opponent especially with Brightpowder (Although I think Oran Berry is the superior option). Substitute also works well with Sucker Punch as it forces the opponent to attack.

P.S. Where do you guys get the moving sprites from?

***Vader**** · Feb 6th, 2012, 1:02:17 PM

guys do something weird like Cacnea or Venomoth. We all know what Porygon, Eevee, and Dratini do...

spuds4ever · Feb 6th, 2012, 1:15:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Corkscrew

Cacnea @ Life Orb/Oran Berry/Brightpowder (Sand Hax ftw)
Sand Veil
EVs: 36 HP / 236 Atk / 236 Spd
Adamant
Swords Dance
Sucker Punch
Substitute
Focus Punch

This guy isn't really seen much, but it's damn powerful. After a Swords Dance, not much can survive a sucker punch coming from 38 atk. It can also abuse subpunch with Sand Veil which is sure to frustrate the opponent especially with Brightpowder (Although I think Oran Berry is the superior option). Substitute also works well with Sucker Punch as it forces the opponent to attack.

P.S. Where do you guys get the moving sprites from?

This looks like it could be fun :). I hope you don't mind if I test it out. Btw, on your set, the speed EVs are pointless as focus punch has negative priority and sucker punch has positive unless you just want it to get a substiute up really quickly, but 11 speed will probably do. I'll try the same set with HP EVs instead, though I may give drain punch and seed bomb a go.

Edit: The moving sprites can be found on this website http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites.html

Keiran · Feb 6th, 2012, 1:40:29 PM

Solosis @ Life Orb
Trait: Magic Guard
EVs: 236 HP / 240 SAtk
Quiet Nature (+SAtk, -Spd)
- Psychic
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
- Shadow Ball
- Trick Room

LC is pretty speed-driven so trick room could be fairly anti-metagame. Although I rarely play LC

Corkscrew · Feb 6th, 2012, 3:16:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Fat spuds4ever

This looks like it could be fun :). I hope you don't mind if I test it out. Btw, on your set, the speed EVs are pointless as focus punch has negative priority and sucker punch has positive unless you just want it to get a substiute up really quickly, but 11 speed will probably do. I'll try the same set with HP EVs instead, though I may give drain punch and seed bomb a go.

Yes I suppose the Speed EV's are slightly redundant, I'm not sure what threats you'd need to outspeed. Drain Punch and Seed Bomb/Bullet Seed work too I guess. I just like haxing with a sub up because I'm cheap like that.

sax king · Feb 6th, 2012, 4:01:06 PM

Suggested last time by Darkamber

Quote:

Sweepursa

move 1: Protect / Swords Dance
move 2: Facade
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Crunch
item: Toxic Orb
ability: Quick Feet
nature: Jolly
evs: 36 HP / 196 Atk / 36 Def / 36 SpD / 196 Spe

Basically, everything under 21 is completely fucked. Switch in on predicted burn/poison/ghost/encored useless moves, SD, and get frags. The problem is that it's pretty much defenseless against anything faster than it, priority and scarfers. Those things are actually a lot rarer this generation, which is much less fast and more bulky-offensive. Anyway, sweeping with glass cannons is pretty god damn fun, and Teddiursa can really wreck shit up. Using frail end-game sweepers requires a lot of strategic stuff, and most LC teams don't bother using one. It would be cool to make a team that utilized the hard-hitting, fast sweepers to beat this generation's new Eviolite'd threats.

Ray Jay · Feb 6th, 2012, 5:50:36 PM

Gligar (M) @ Eviolite
Trait: Hyper Cutter
EVs: 156 Atk / 76 Def / 236 Spe
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Aerial Ace
- Earthquake / U-turn
- Roost
- Stealth Rock / Toxic

Although AcroBat is seen on virtually every team, defensive Gligar certainly merits use as it fills a completely different role. Primarily, it is a monster late game (see the teambat where it single handedly played to my demise) once the opponent is unfortunate enough to lack anything to break through it. Also, it is notable for being a more solid switch-in to Fighting-types than AcroBat. Finally, it deviates from the current trend in the metagame of high Speed, high offensive Pokemon and with Eviolite provides enough bulk to take nigh all physical attacks.

D4RR3N · Feb 6th, 2012, 6:00:45 PM

Murkrow (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Prankster
EVs: 36 HP / 236 Atk / 20 Def / 20 SDef / 188 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Brave Bird
- Substitute
- Roost
- Sucker Punch

Will edit in a description later.

Princess of Johto · Feb 6th, 2012, 6:00:53 PM

I'm with Sax King, Teddiursa is so fun to use! I tried building a team around her and it didn't do so great, so maybe the LC community can make a better one xD

Teddiursa has my vote (though I doubt she'll win D:)!

iss · Feb 6th, 2012, 6:25:42 PM

Frillish @ Choice Scarf
Water Absorb | Timid
76 HP / 236 SpA / 196 Spe
- Water Spout
- Shadow Ball
- Hydro Pump / Surf
- Energy Ball / Ice Beam / Recover

This thing actually can do a lot of damage. With 21 Speed and 16 Special Attack, Water Spout actually hurts a ton. While it isn't powerful to OHKO things on its own, it will 2HKO common switchins, such as Eviolite Misdreavus:

236 SpAtk Frillish Water Spout vs 0 HP/0 SpDef Eviolite Misdreavus: 54.55% - 68.18%

Wrecks all forms of Gligar:

236 SpAtk Frillish Water Spout vs 236 HP/0 SpDef Eviolite Gligar: 115.38% - 138.46%

OHKOs non-Eviolite Murkrow:

236 SpAtk Frillish Water Spout vs 0 HP/0 SpDef Murkrow: 113.64% - 140.91%

Shadow Ball is a nice auxillary STAB move, while Hydro Pump and Surf provide secondary Water-type attacks. The last slot comes down to personal preference: Energy Ball usually will 2HKO Chinchou after Stealth Rock (41.67% - 58.33%), while Ice Beam hits Dragon-types and Recover can allow Frillish to repower its Water Spout on a predicted switch/choiced Water-type attack. Water Absorb also helps out here.

Staryu is obviously awesome for removing Stealth Rock/Spikes, Gligar/Dwebble for entry hazards, etc. Pretty standard for a sweeper in terms of teammates, with slightly more emphasis on spinning.

In general, Frillish hits surprisngly hard, and the sheer surprise value of a non-defensive Frillish will net it at least one or two KOes per match if played well.

**Raseri** · Feb 6th, 2012, 6:41:08 PM

@ Life Orb

Totodile @ Life Orb
Torrent | Adamant
36 HP / 236 Atk / 4 Def / 52 SpD / 172 Spe
- Swords Dance
- Aqua Jet
- Ice Punch
- Crunch

I believe this set is effective in the current meta, none of the big 3 can safely switch in. Offensive Gligar is OHKO'd by +2 Aqua Jet, while defensive is beaten by Ice Punch without being able to deal enough damage back. Even defensive Misdreavus is likely to be KO'd by a +2 Crunch, with Stealth Rock guaranteeing it. Murkrow has a chance of being KO'd by a +2 Aqua Jet, while CM Featherdance will take a lot of damage from Ice Punch before you switch out. This set will need a lot of support, but near the end of the game it rips through both offensive and defensive teams. Also SE Priority for Drillbur is always nice

Crux · Feb 14th, 2012, 12:48:26 AM

Teddiursa
Solosis
Cacnea
Totodile

Those are you choices. Bold your vote, you can only vote one. Also you should probably put a reason for your vote or it wont count! I want discussion here :)

Ray Jay · Feb 14th, 2012, 1:14:37 AM

After some thought, it's gotta be Cacnea. I find pretty Teddiursa and Totodile pretty one dimensional, especially when one considers the fact that Totodile REALLY struggles to compete with Tirtouga (higher base Attack, secondary STAB, Shell Smash) and they're both pretty prone to being revenged. Most notably, I think Snover has started to overpopulate the tier and that sand is still probably a viable strategy, despite the fact that a lot of people are afraid to use it. I've never really been interested in Trick Room due to how easy it is to stall out, but Solosis' power could almost make up for that. Either way, I think Cacnea is the way to go because it has some different options, is pretty unpredictable, and I would like to see a tandem Sand Veil abuse team between it and Gligar (considering Sand Veil was really what many people thought sent Gligar over the top anyways...).

In terms of what set to use, I'm not entirely sure. I've used the set posted above, and also used a bulkier spread and replaced Swords Dance with Toxic. I've also toyed with Synthesis, but sandstorm really hurts that. Still relatively unsure about what's a good idea where. I really would like to see Baton Pass Gligar considered as a teammate, as you pass a Swords Dance to Cacnea when Chinchou comes in or on a weaker shot from Bronzor and see what happens. The double ice weakness there is a bummer, but can be worked around for sure. Overall, interested to see where this goes.

tl;dr: Cacnea is the only multidimensional guy up there that seems both fun to use while being very unique.

D4RR3N · Feb 14th, 2012, 3:55:17 AM

Totodile

I've had really great success with Feraligatr, which is his final evo in RU, therefore i think this thing would work pretty well here too.

**Furai** · Feb 14th, 2012, 6:03:25 AM

Totodile

Swords Dance, STAB Priority, and amazing coverage? Sure, why not. Should be pretty cool to build around it, especially in a metagame it could function pretty well~

Dracoyoshi8 · Feb 14th, 2012, 6:14:30 AM

For the record, BrightPowder is banned under the Evasion clause, thus Cacnea cannot use it in tandem with Sand Veil. Just making sure that was clear since the set posted has BrightPowder as an option.

I think Cacnea and Solosis are both good options, but not the sets that were proposed. Trick Room just doesn't work well in Little Cup since so many Pokemon run Protect and use Eviolite. It was great last Gen when the metagame was frailer and much more offensive-based. With the introduction of Eviolite, it is really difficult to pull off Trick Room. It could propose an interesting challenge when building a team, but I just can't see it being successful, especially when Murkrow's priority moves complete negate it. And that Cacnea set is easily worked around with Gligar and MissyD. So long as you aren't attacking it, Cacnea can't do squat. You can just set up while it tries to Sucker Punch you.

If the community were to pursue those Pokemon, I think a more bulky attacker approach to Solosis and support-based Cacnea would be better. Solosis's Magic Guard means it can switch in repeatedly without fear of hazards, status, etc. That means when it uses Recover it can "hang on" to that health much longer. Solosis's Special Attack is so high it doesn't need Life Orb to inflict a lot of damage, so it can afford to run Eviolite. Cacnea has access to moves like Spikes, Switcheroo and Destiny Bond that allow it to support its team with hazards or messing up a dangerous Pokemon. It also has two forms of semi-reliable recovery: Giga Drain and Drain Punch. Both of Cacnea's offensive stats are great, so it can use them both effectively. It could pose to be a challenge to stop, especially considering Sand Veil.

just my 2 cents

iss · Feb 14th, 2012, 7:58:08 AM

Solosis

I've seen it used a few times in the past, especially by Elevator Music, and it is actually incredibly hard to kill with Recover added in. 105 base SpA is ridiculous too.

Teddiursa and Totodile feel too well-known to me, and Cacnea sort of sucks. Run Life Orb mixed Cacnea if you're going to use it- a SubPunch set is going nowhere.

Methmite · Feb 14th, 2012, 9:16:42 AM

Totodile was my original vote; but to be honest; rayjay is right: Tirtogua gives it a lot of competition that it really doesnt have an answer to. Totodile needs his Sheer Force for Recoiless LO attacks pretty badly.

Teddiursa gets my vote. It's adorable and has potential. Plus I think cacnea is lame :/ and TR can be used in tandem with a Teddiursa.

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Originally Posted by Fat Ninjacalibur

Totodile

^first post of the year, slowly not being a lurker.

**Raseri** · Feb 14th, 2012, 9:30:04 AM

Am I allowed to vote for my own suggestion? If so I'll vote Totodile for STAB Priority and amazing coverage. I've used it a lot and have never wanted to use Tirtouga over it so yeah,

If I can't vote for myself change my vote to Solosis; ive also used Solosis a lot(and Elgyem <3) and its a great at Offensive Trick Room imo

Feb 6th, 2012, 7:52:19 AM	#2
Furai standing in the eye of the hurricane Moderator Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,088	Okay let's get this rolling~ nominating: Porygon @ Eviolite Trait: Trace EVs: 236 HP / 196 Def / 76 SAtk Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk) - Recover - Tri Attack - Ice Beam - Charge Beam Porygon is a beast, that was intoduced massively last end-metagame, before the return of Murkrow, Gligar, and Misdreavus. It worked great last metagame, and I'd like to see us make it work this metagame as well! It's like a bulky Abra; it boasts a lot of power while still having tons of bulk. Tri Attack is an AMAZING STAB which can also Burn, Freeze, or Paralyze. Charge Beam because boosting your Special Attack is sweet, and it also creates the BoltBeam coverage with Ice Beam. If we use Snover Porygon would prefer Blizzard. Recover is a great recovery move. Trace, however, is probably what makes Porygon so annoying. If we switch Porygon into Murkrow it gets Prankster, which will allow it to priority Recover. If the opponent switches Mienfoo as we switch Porygon we get Regenerator, or even if Slowpoke switches in. Magic Guard Abra is also an amazing Pokemon to switch into; taking no damage from weather, especially if we're using Snover, is BOSS. __________________ *#gohard* \| Wolfpack (Ubers RMT) Last edited by Furai; Feb 6th, 2012 at 8:17:59 AM.

Feb 6th, 2012, 9:11:24 AM	#4
Methmite Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 150	While I agree Venonat would be awesome support for Porygon; I'm pretty sure the point of this thread would be to suggest mons to build around. You're jumping the gun to Step 2. Venonat itself can be built around though; lots of things enjoy an (almost) equivlent spore/AgiPass. Anyways; will post a set I have in mind after I test it some. __________________ (01:44:11) +blarajan: stop organizing threesomes in the main chat.

Feb 6th, 2012, 1:02:17 PM	#8
*Vader caustic Super Moderator** Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,175 avatar by magistrum	guys do something weird like Cacnea or Venomoth. We all know what Porygon, Eevee, and Dratini do... __________________

Feb 6th, 2012, 5:50:36 PM	#13
Ray Jay Clearly cannot choose the wine in front of you Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,507	Gligar (M) @ Eviolite Trait: Hyper Cutter EVs: 156 Atk / 76 Def / 236 Spe Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Aerial Ace - Earthquake / U-turn - Roost - Stealth Rock / Toxic Although AcroBat is seen on virtually every team, defensive Gligar certainly merits use as it fills a completely different role. Primarily, it is a monster late game (see the teambat where it single handedly played to my demise) once the opponent is unfortunate enough to lack anything to break through it. Also, it is notable for being a more solid switch-in to Fighting-types than AcroBat. Finally, it deviates from the current trend in the metagame of high Speed, high offensive Pokemon and with Eviolite provides enough bulk to take nigh all physical attacks. __________________ Don't count the days, make the days count. Katakiri: How did you even get into this university?

Feb 6th, 2012, 6:00:45 PM	#14
D4RR3N Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 732	Murkrow (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Prankster EVs: 36 HP / 236 Atk / 20 Def / 20 SDef / 188 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Brave Bird - Substitute - Roost - Sucker Punch Will edit in a description later. __________________ I'm back :)

Feb 6th, 2012, 8:16:53 AM	#3
spuds4ever Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 660 UK	Seems like a good pokemon to base a team around. As porygon is lacking in speed (presuming we are going along with this) I would like to suggest another team member to help in the field. Venonat @eviolite Compound Eyes EVs: 196 HP, 40 def, 36 sp. atk 236 spe Timid Sleep Powder Psychic Agility Baton pass Venonat 4x resists porygon's only weakness virtually ensuring a safe switch in. Sleep powder with compound eyes becomes nearly unmissable. Agility is great as not only does it ensure it out-speeds all scarfers bar elekid (who he still ties with), he can get a guarenteed baton pass in unless he's hit by an inconvenient prankster taunt (which is rare). Porygon with a +2 speed boost even with no speed investment still out-speeds everything unscarfed making him tricky to revenge kill with such good defenses and speed. Psychic supports porygon well as it hits fighting types for super-effective damage as well as being his strongest move outside of sludge bomb, which has terrible coverage.

Feb 6th, 2012, 11:35:49 AM	#7
Corkscrew Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 641 England	Cacnea @ Life Orb/Oran Berry/Brightpowder (Sand Hax ftw) Sand Veil EVs: 36 HP / 236 Atk / 236 Spd Adamant Swords Dance Sucker Punch Substitute Focus Punch This guy isn't really seen much, but it's damn powerful. After a Swords Dance, not much can survive a sucker punch coming from 38 atk. It can also abuse subpunch with Sand Veil which is sure to frustrate the opponent especially with Brightpowder (Although I think Oran Berry is the superior option). Substitute also works well with Sucker Punch as it forces the opponent to attack. P.S. Where do you guys get the moving sprites from?

Feb 6th, 2012, 1:40:29 PM	#10
Keiran Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 441 memory is ram	Solosis @ Life Orb Trait: Magic Guard EVs: 236 HP / 240 SAtk Quiet Nature (+SAtk, -Spd) - Psychic - Hidden Power [Fighting] - Shadow Ball - Trick Room LC is pretty speed-driven so trick room could be fairly anti-metagame. Although I rarely play LC

Feb 6th, 2012, 6:00:53 PM	#15
Princess of Johto Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,629 Ohio	I'm with Sax King, Teddiursa is so fun to use! I tried building a team around her and it didn't do so great, so maybe the LC community can make a better one xD Teddiursa has my vote (though I doubt she'll win D:)! __________________ » My Pokemon » BW Entralink PID+IV abuse guide » BW ID/SID+shiny starter abuse guide » HGSS Safari Zone abuse guide » Pokecheck Box

Feb 6th, 2012, 6:25:42 PM	#16
iss perpetual semifinalist Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,977 sirndpt <3	Frillish @ Choice Scarf Water Absorb \| Timid 76 HP / 236 SpA / 196 Spe - Water Spout - Shadow Ball - Hydro Pump / Surf - Energy Ball / Ice Beam / Recover This thing actually can do a lot of damage. With 21 Speed and 16 Special Attack, Water Spout actually hurts a ton. While it isn't powerful to OHKO things on its own, it will 2HKO common switchins, such as Eviolite Misdreavus: 236 SpAtk Frillish Water Spout vs 0 HP/0 SpDef Eviolite Misdreavus: 54.55% - 68.18% Wrecks all forms of Gligar: 236 SpAtk Frillish Water Spout vs 236 HP/0 SpDef Eviolite Gligar: 115.38% - 138.46% OHKOs non-Eviolite Murkrow: 236 SpAtk Frillish Water Spout vs 0 HP/0 SpDef Murkrow: 113.64% - 140.91% Shadow Ball is a nice auxillary STAB move, while Hydro Pump and Surf provide secondary Water-type attacks. The last slot comes down to personal preference: Energy Ball usually will 2HKO Chinchou after Stealth Rock (41.67% - 58.33%), while Ice Beam hits Dragon-types and Recover can allow Frillish to repower its Water Spout on a predicted switch/choiced Water-type attack. Water Absorb also helps out here. Staryu is obviously awesome for removing Stealth Rock/Spikes, Gligar/Dwebble for entry hazards, etc. Pretty standard for a sweeper in terms of teammates, with slightly more emphasis on spinning. In general, Frillish hits surprisngly hard, and the sheer surprise value of a non-defensive Frillish will net it at least one or two KOes per match if played well. __________________ "Mienfoo is a shitty Pokemon." - blarajan ~CHINCHOUS~

Feb 6th, 2012, 6:41:08 PM	#17
Raseri I'm a leaf on the wind; watch how i soar Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,704 Mentor	@ Life Orb Totodile @ Life Orb Torrent \| Adamant 36 HP / 236 Atk / 4 Def / 52 SpD / 172 Spe - Swords Dance - Aqua Jet - Ice Punch - Crunch I believe this set is effective in the current meta, none of the big 3 can safely switch in. Offensive Gligar is OHKO'd by +2 Aqua Jet, while defensive is beaten by Ice Punch without being able to deal enough damage back. Even defensive Misdreavus is likely to be KO'd by a +2 Crunch, with Stealth Rock guaranteeing it. Murkrow has a chance of being KO'd by a +2 Aqua Jet, while CM Featherdance will take a lot of damage from Ice Punch before you switch out. This set will need a lot of support, but near the end of the game it rips through both offensive and defensive teams. Also SE Priority for Drillbur is always nice __________________ best Quality Control member 2012

Feb 14th, 2012, 12:48:26 AM	#18
Crux Rawrr Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 933	Teddiursa Solosis Cacnea Totodile Those are you choices. Bold your vote, you can only vote one. Also you should probably put a reason for your vote or it wont count! I want discussion here :) __________________ "I am an overachiever and proud of it! Put this in your signature too if you agree!"

Feb 14th, 2012, 1:14:37 AM	#19
Ray Jay Clearly cannot choose the wine in front of you Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,507	After some thought, it's gotta be Cacnea. I find pretty Teddiursa and Totodile pretty one dimensional, especially when one considers the fact that Totodile REALLY struggles to compete with Tirtouga (higher base Attack, secondary STAB, Shell Smash) and they're both pretty prone to being revenged. Most notably, I think Snover has started to overpopulate the tier and that sand is still probably a viable strategy, despite the fact that a lot of people are afraid to use it. I've never really been interested in Trick Room due to how easy it is to stall out, but Solosis' power could almost make up for that. Either way, I think Cacnea is the way to go because it has some different options, is pretty unpredictable, and I would like to see a tandem Sand Veil abuse team between it and Gligar (considering Sand Veil was really what many people thought sent Gligar over the top anyways...). In terms of what set to use, I'm not entirely sure. I've used the set posted above, and also used a bulkier spread and replaced Swords Dance with Toxic. I've also toyed with Synthesis, but sandstorm really hurts that. Still relatively unsure about what's a good idea where. I really would like to see Baton Pass Gligar considered as a teammate, as you pass a Swords Dance to Cacnea when Chinchou comes in or on a weaker shot from Bronzor and see what happens. The double ice weakness there is a bummer, but can be worked around for sure. Overall, interested to see where this goes. tl;dr: Cacnea is the only multidimensional guy up there that seems both fun to use while being very unique. __________________ Don't count the days, make the days count. Katakiri: How did you even get into this university?

Feb 14th, 2012, 3:55:17 AM	#20
D4RR3N Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 732	Totodile I've had really great success with Feraligatr, which is his final evo in RU, therefore i think this thing would work pretty well here too. __________________ I'm back :)

Feb 14th, 2012, 6:03:25 AM	#21
Furai standing in the eye of the hurricane Moderator Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,088	Totodile Swords Dance, STAB Priority, and amazing coverage? Sure, why not. Should be pretty cool to build around it, especially in a metagame it could function pretty well~ __________________ *#gohard* \| Wolfpack (Ubers RMT)

Feb 14th, 2012, 6:14:30 AM	#22
Dracoyoshi8 weapon of mass seduction Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 598 intentionally infiltrates	For the record, BrightPowder is banned under the Evasion clause, thus Cacnea cannot use it in tandem with Sand Veil. Just making sure that was clear since the set posted has BrightPowder as an option. I think Cacnea and Solosis are both good options, but not the sets that were proposed. Trick Room just doesn't work well in Little Cup since so many Pokemon run Protect and use Eviolite. It was great last Gen when the metagame was frailer and much more offensive-based. With the introduction of Eviolite, it is really difficult to pull off Trick Room. It could propose an interesting challenge when building a team, but I just can't see it being successful, especially when Murkrow's priority moves complete negate it. And that Cacnea set is easily worked around with Gligar and MissyD. So long as you aren't attacking it, Cacnea can't do squat. You can just set up while it tries to Sucker Punch you. If the community were to pursue those Pokemon, I think a more bulky attacker approach to Solosis and support-based Cacnea would be better. Solosis's Magic Guard means it can switch in repeatedly without fear of hazards, status, etc. That means when it uses Recover it can "hang on" to that health much longer. Solosis's Special Attack is so high it doesn't need Life Orb to inflict a lot of damage, so it can afford to run Eviolite. Cacnea has access to moves like Spikes, Switcheroo and Destiny Bond that allow it to support its team with hazards or messing up a dangerous Pokemon. It also has two forms of semi-reliable recovery: Giga Drain and Drain Punch. Both of Cacnea's offensive stats are great, so it can use them both effectively. It could pose to be a challenge to stop, especially considering Sand Veil. just my 2 cents __________________

Feb 14th, 2012, 7:58:08 AM	#23
iss perpetual semifinalist Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,977 sirndpt <3	Solosis I've seen it used a few times in the past, especially by Elevator Music, and it is actually incredibly hard to kill with Recover added in. 105 base SpA is ridiculous too. Teddiursa and Totodile feel too well-known to me, and Cacnea sort of sucks. Run Life Orb mixed Cacnea if you're going to use it- a SubPunch set is going nowhere. __________________ "Mienfoo is a shitty Pokemon." - blarajan ~CHINCHOUS~

Feb 14th, 2012, 9:30:04 AM	#25
Raseri I'm a leaf on the wind; watch how i soar Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,704 Mentor	Am I allowed to vote for my own suggestion? If so I'll vote Totodile for STAB Priority and amazing coverage. I've used it a lot and have never wanted to use Tirtouga over it so yeah, If I can't vote for myself change my vote to Solosis; ive also used Solosis a lot(and Elgyem <3) and its a great at Offensive Trick Room imo __________________ best Quality Control member 2012